E10 - In the second half of this episode, we enter the "What Story Is This?" arc...

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[00:02] Alvin
    Monsters threaten human life.
[00:05] Alvin
    They are opposed by brave adventurers!
[00:10] Alvin
    And I, Alvin, am one of them!
[00:15] Alvin
    Now in a party with Carla, the healer,
[00:18] Alvin
    my journey continues!
SIGN    Don't Hurt Me,
SIGN    Don't Hurt Me,
SIGN    My Healer!
SIGN    In the second half of this episode, we enter the "What Story Is This?" arc...
[01:53] Alvin
    Excuse me!
[01:55] Receptionist
    Hello! Welcome to the Adventurers' Guild!
[01:59] Receptionist
    Well, well.
[02:00] Receptionist
    Good to see you, Alvin-san.
[02:02] Alvin
    It's been a while.
[02:04] Receptionist
    You're looking well, too, Carla-san.
[02:09] Alvin
    C'mon, say hello like a functional person!
[02:12] Carla
    Can you please not talk
    to me as if we're frie—
[02:14] Alvin
    Okay! That's quite enough!
[02:16] Alvin
    Apologies for my little goblin here.
[02:18] Receptionist
    N-Not at all.
[02:20] Receptionist
    I'm glad to see her as energetic as ever.
[02:22] Receptionist
    Now, how can I help you today?
[02:25] Alvin
    I'm here to review my adventurer rank.
[02:29] Receptionist
    Review your rank?
[02:32] Carla
    You're not thinking "he doesn't really think
    it's gone up? LOL-in-parentheses!" are you?
[02:36] Carla
    That's so rude!
[02:37] Alvin
    That's what you're thinking!
[02:39] Carla
    Actually, I was thinking "I really hope his
    rank hasn't gone down! LOL-in-parentheses."
[02:43] Carla
    It's very different!
[02:44] Alvin
    Well, keep it to yourself!
[02:46] Receptionist
    In this case, please apply your
    blood seal to this rank testing sheet.
[02:51] Receptionist
    The magic circle drawn on it will offer
    you a rank from one star to five stars
[02:55] Receptionist
    based on your accomplishments
    and experiences.
[02:58] Carla
    A blood seal?
[03:00] Carla
    Are you sure about that, Alvin-san?
[03:02] Alvin
    It's just a little prick on the fingertip.
[03:05] Alvin
    What are you so worried about?
[03:07] Carla
    I thought you might die from blood loss...
[03:09] Alvin
    Like hell!
[03:11] Carla
    You need a little help with that?
[03:13] Alvin
    You mean the healing part, right?
[03:15] Carla
    Come to think of it, Alvin-san.
    What is your current ranking?
[03:19] Carla
    Oh, sorry. I'm sure it's one star—
[03:22] Alvin
    Zero.
[03:23] Alvin
    Last time, the magic circle
    didn't react at all.
[03:26] Alvin
    Which means my rank is zero stars.
[03:29] Alvin
    Funny, isn't it?
[03:31] Carla
    I'm sorry.
[03:32] Carla
    It didn't occur to me that your rank
    might not be able to get any lower.
[03:37] Alvin
    By the way, what's your rank, Carla?
[03:40] Carla
    Well... three stars, actually.
[03:43] Alvin
    I see.
[03:46] Carla
    But I'm sure that with your stars, there were
    just too many dark clouds to see them...
[03:50] Carla
    Because they're stars... get it?
[03:53] Alvin
    "Too many dark clouds" is more
    like the story of my life.
[03:57] Receptionist
    Really not funny...
[03:57] Alvin
    Funny, right?
[03:59] Receptionist
    I'm sure it was just a
    defective testing sheet.
[04:03] Carla
    That's it!
[04:04] Carla
    I'm sure you just got
    unlucky with the device!
[04:07] Alvin
    Five times in a row?
[04:08] Carla
    Y-Yes, five defective sheets!
[04:11] Carla
    Poor Alvin-san! No luck at all!
[04:14] Carla
    Or "no rank at all," I guess I should say...
[04:17] Carla
    You know?
[04:24] Carla
    It's just a joke, Alvin-san!
[04:26] Carla
    I was trying to lighten the mood!
[04:28] Receptionist
    Calm down!
[04:29] Receptionist
    Throwing in more blood
    won't make a difference,
[04:31] Receptionist
    so please don't do anything
    we'll both regret!
[04:33] Carla
    I'm sure you'll get stars this time,
[04:35] Carla
    even without offering up your worthless arm!
[04:37] Carla
    You've survived encounters
    with all kinds of monsters.
[04:40] Carla
    The golem, the cyclops, the
    necromancer... even the Medusa!
[04:44] Receptionist
    Really?
[04:46] Receptionist
    You survived battles with all
    of those savage monsters?
[04:49] Alvin
    Well... that technically
    describes it, but...
[04:52] Receptionist
    I'm sure you'll get one star—
    no, you could even get four!
[04:57] Alvin
    You think?
[04:58] Carla
    Isn't that great?
[04:59] Carla
    You'll be propelled into the
    ranks of the adventuring elite!
[05:02] Alvin
    Well, well... We don't know
    that for sure, just yet.
[05:06] Alvin
    But it is true.
[05:07] Alvin
    I have had experiences that
    most adventurers haven't.
[05:11] Alvin
    I think I've been doing pretty
    good, relatively speaking!
[05:14] Carla
    Can we skip past the small
    talk and get to the testing?
[05:18] Alvin
    C'mon, don't rush me!
[05:20] Alvin
    Boy, might be about time
    to figure out my title!
[05:23] Alvin
    You know?
[05:24] Alvin
    How many stars will I get?
[05:29] Carla
    Look, Alvin-san! It's changing!
[05:31] Carla
    You've got at least one star!
SIGN    (LOL)
[05:39] Carla
    LOL-in-parentheses.
[05:42] Receptionist
    I told you, it doesn't matter
    how much blood you use!
[05:51] Alvin
    You could have picked a
    better way to stop me!
[05:53] Brigan
    What's this?
[05:54] Brigan
    I thought I heard a commotion
    in here. If it isn't Alvin!
[05:57] Brigan
    What a surprise...
[05:59] Brigan
    That you're still alive, that is.
[06:01] Brigan
    I figured you'd died to
    some stray dog's bite.
[06:04] Carla
    You know him?
[06:06] Alvin
    Yeah... he's an adventurer, just like us.
[06:10] Brigan
    Just like you?
[06:12] Brigan
    Don't make me laugh!
[06:13] Brigan
    A pathetic weenie like you doesn't
    belong in the same category as me!
[06:17] Carla
    What did he just say?
[06:18] Alvin
    Let it go. It's just a cheap provocation.
[06:21] Carla
    Did you just call Alvin-san a lousy, stinking,
    slug weenie loser nothing old man?!
[06:27] Carla
    How dare you?!
[06:28] Alvin
    He didn't say most of that!
[06:29] Carla
    Who in the world is this guy who
    looks like an escaped felon?
[06:32] Brigan
    Escaped felon?!
[06:35] Brigan
    You're a funny little kid...
[06:37] Brigan
    Mind telling me your name?
[06:38] Carla
    Don't you know it's basic manners to give
    your name before asking for someone else's?
[06:44] Carla
    Oh, wait! You don't want to give your
    name because you're on the run!
[06:47] Brigan
    You little brat...
[06:49] Alvin
    Calm down, Brigan!
[06:50] Alvin
    She doesn't mean any harm!
    She just doesn't have a filter, that's all!
[06:55] Carla
    Brigan. I see.
[06:55] Alvin
    I truly apologize for my little goblin!
[06:57] Carla
    Is that your name?
[06:59] Carla
    That's a very nice name.
[07:01] Carla
    Yes, yes...
[07:02] Alvin
    See? That's also how she feels!
[07:04] Carla
    It sounds like "prison."
[07:06] Carla
    Perfect for an escaped convict.
[07:07] Alvin
    You didn't have to say that!
[07:09] Brigan
    You lousy, little dark elf...
[07:11] Brigan
    Give it a rest—
[07:13] Brigan
    A dark elf, dressed as a healer...
[07:16] Brigan
    The irritating behavior...
[07:18] Brigan
    You're not "Carla," are you?
[07:21] Carla
    Indeed I am!
[07:22] Carla
    Carla, also known as the goddess
    who descended from the heavens!
[07:26] Carla
    Smug face!
[07:27] Alvin
    I wish you could have descended
    straight to the underworld...
[07:31] Brigan
    You two have formed a party, then, have you?
[07:34] Alvin
    Well... there were circumstances.
[07:40] Brigan
    The infamous disaster
    land mine healer Carla,
[07:44] Brigan
    and "the walking load" Alvin,
    in a party together?
[07:49] Brigan
    This is too priceless!
[07:50] Carla
    H-How dare you?!
[07:52] Carla
    Did you hear what he said to us, Alvin-san?
[07:55] Carla
    Doesn't it frustrate you?
[07:57] Alvin
    But I can't exactly say he's wrong...
[08:00] Carla
    He called me the "disaster land mine healer"!
[08:03] Carla
    Doesn't it frustrate you?
[08:04] Alvin
    Oh, that part? Not at all.
[08:07] Carla
    It frustrates me.
[08:09] Carla
    To hear him call you "the walking load"...
[08:12] Alvin
    Carla...
[08:13] Carla
    You don't just walk! You talk, too!
[08:16] Alvin
    Speaking of, I could do with
    a lot less talking from you!
[08:18] Brigan
    C'mon, that was a compliment.
[08:20] Brigan
    A pain in the ass elf and
    a human ball and chain.
[08:22] Brigan
    You're a perfect match!
[08:25] Carla
    A p-perfect match?
[08:27] Carla
    Gosh, I wouldn't say that...
[08:29] Carla
    Right?
[08:29] Alvin
    Pure slander.
[08:31] Carla
    Why don't we call ourselves "Team Exile"?
[08:34] Alvin
    I hate that too much!
[08:35] Alvin
    And why are you enjoying this?!
[08:37] Brigan
    Exile! I love it!
[08:40] Brigan
    You've got good taste!
[08:42] Carla
    Right? Right?
[08:44] Carla
    Though, Brigan-san,
    you deserve the title "Ex-Con."
[08:50] Brigan
    You little brat!
[08:55] Carla
    H-He's mad for no reason!
[08:57] Carla
    What a low boiling point!
[08:58] Alvin
    Not for no reason!
[09:00] Alvin
    I'm impressed he lasted as long as he did!
[09:01] Brigan
    What do you take me for?
[09:03] Brigan
    Guess I'll have to teach
    you a painful lesson!
[09:06] Brigan
    Hey, Alvin!
[09:07] Brigan
    Let me at her—
[09:08] Alvin
    But I refuse!
[09:09] Alvin
    I'm not such a coward as to sit back and
    take all the abuse you've dished out, either.
[09:14] Carla
    Alvin-san...
[09:16] Brigan
    What, you wanna fight?
[09:18] Brigan
    Sounds good to me!
[09:19] Brigan
    Let's step outside!
[09:21] Carla
    Wh-What will we do?
[09:22] Alvin
    Accept the challenge.
[09:24] Alvin
    I have my own form of pride!
[09:26] Alvin
    But he's probably going
    beat the shit out of me,
[09:29] Alvin
    so could I get some healing afterwards?
[09:31] Carla
    Sure thing!
[09:33] Brigan
    Hey, what's wrong?
[09:34] Brigan
    Are you coming or not, you filthy coward?
[09:37] Alvin
    Shut up!
[09:38] Alvin
    I'm on my way! Just you wait!
[09:40] Brigan
    Don't run away!
[09:41] Alvin
    Please. I've been waiting for this!
[09:44] Carla
    You're open!
[09:47] Alvin
    B-Brigan!
[09:51] Alvin
    What did you do?!
[09:53] Carla
    Well, he was wide open...
[09:56] Carla
    I thought he was asking for it.
[09:58] Alvin
    Are you an assassin now?!
SIGN    The legendary
    pro wrestler
    The Cuban
    Assassin
    #1
SIGN    m 0 0 l 15 0 l 15 20 l 0 20
SIGN    Special Moves:
SIGN    Any rule-breaking
    attack
[09:59] Alvin
    Not that!
SIGN    Special Moves:
SIGN    Any surprise
    attack
[10:01] Alvin
    Yes, more like that!
[10:04] Alvin
    Thank goodness! He's alive!
[10:05] Brigan
    Wh-What just happened?
[10:07] Alvin
    Well, actually... I'm sorry...
[10:10] Alvin
    No, maybe we should treat them first?
[10:12] Carla
    This is where I step in.
[10:16] Alvin
    Why are you tying him up?!
[10:18] Carla
    Got him in custody!
[10:19] Alvin
    He's seriously not an escaped felon!
[10:27] Alvin
    Is this the mansion in question?
[10:30] Carla
    Yes.
[10:31] Carla
    The mansion in which the evil spirit dwells.
[10:35] Carla
    We have to exorcise it, right?
[10:38] Alvin
    Yes...
[10:39] Alvin
    We destroyed a table in
    that fight with Brigan,
[10:42] Alvin
    and made a lot of trouble for the Guild.
[10:44] Alvin
    So this is our punishment.
[10:46] Alvin
    It looks like an ordinary
    old ruin at a glance,
[10:48] Alvin
    but I detect a terrifying aura from it.
[10:51] Carla
    I hear it's known as the
    "Shocking Rocking Horror House!"
[10:55] Alvin
    Suddenly, it sounds like an attraction.
[10:58] Carla
    But the rumors say that anyone who
    enters this mansion never comes out alive.
[11:05] Carla
    It's believed that they're killed by
    the evil spirit that dwells within.
[11:09] Alvin
    There it is!
    The classic horror house setup line!
[11:13] Alvin
    It's always made up! Don't tell me you
    actually believe, etcetera, etcetera.
[11:16] Carla
    You mean you don't believe in it?
[11:18] Alvin
    Is there anyone who actually
    believes stories like that?
[11:21] Carla
    Ackchyuwally...
[11:23] Carla
    I invited a special guest
    along to attest to just that.
[11:27] Carla
    This person infiltrated
    the mansion once before.
[11:31] Alvin
    You can't do that! The setup is supposed
    to be that no one leaves there alive!
[11:34] Carla
    Show yourself!
[11:36] Anna
    Oh, hello there!
[11:37] Alvin
    Well, that's freaking haunted!
[11:39] Carla
    This is Anna-san, a former thief
    who infiltrated the mansion
[11:44] Carla
    and was tragically killed
    by the evil spirit there.
[11:46] Carla
    Let's give her a hand!
[11:47] Anna
    P-Please don't, Carla-chan!
[11:49] Anna
    It's embarrassing!
[11:50] Carla
    But I need to give you
    a proper introduction.
[11:52] Anna
    But if you say I was "tragically killed,"
    it makes me sound like a bad thief!
[11:56] Carla
    But you did die, so...
[11:58] Anna
    It's not like that!
[11:59] Anna
    That evil spirit was really, really tough!
SIGN    Pad it with small talk!
[12:01] Alvin
    What the heck is he doing?
[12:02] Alvin
    Wait, are you still here?!
[12:04] Alvin
    Where have you been?
[12:05] Kinoko
    Well, I was looking for Big Sis Carla's
    crystal ball, and I got lost...
[12:11] Alvin
    We wrapped up that nonsense
    a while back, actually.
[12:13] Kinoko
    What?
[12:14] Carla
    Well, I'd rather not stand
    outside talking forever.
[12:16] Carla
    Let's go into the mansion
    and discuss it in there.
[12:19] Anna
    It is awfully cold today...
[12:21] Carla
    The chill of the grave, right?
[12:23] Alvin
    Wait, wait, wait!
[12:25] Carla
    What?
[12:26] Carla
    We were going to go into the mansion,
[12:28] Carla
    roll some dice with subjects written on them,
[12:30] Carla
    and have a nice talk based on
    the outcome of the roll...
[12:32] Anna
    Happy! Rappy! Exciting talk!
[12:34] Alvin
    Just shut up!
[12:36] Carla
    What, you want to be part
    of our girls' talk?
[12:38] Anna
    As a man in his thirties,
    would you be able to contribute?
[12:41] Alvin
    How did you know how old I—
[12:43] Alvin
    But never mind that!
[12:44] Alvin
    The mansion is dangerous, right?
[12:46] Alvin
    Why are you trying to go
    in like it's nothing?
[12:48] Alvin
    We need to hear what she has to
    say, figure out a plan, and—
[12:51] Carla
    Oho? Don't tell me...
[12:54] Anna
    Aw, no way!
[12:56] Alvin
    What?
[12:58] Alvin
    It's not like I'm afraid or—
[12:59] Carla
    Oho!
[13:01] Alvin
    Just say it outright!
[13:02] Alvin
    And just so we're clear,
    I'm not afraid at all!
[13:05] Alvin
    I mean it!
[13:06] Carla
    Don't be ashamed!
[13:07] Carla
    Everyone has things they're afraid of.
[13:09] Carla
    And evil spirits are like
    a reminder of death!
[13:12] Carla
    Death is a fear that all
    living beings share!
[13:16] Alvin
    I told you, I'm not scared!
[13:18] Carla
    But here's a question: Da-dun!
[13:21] Carla
    Who's the holy woman that evil spirits fear,
[13:25] Carla
    with divine protection, a vulnerable gaze that
    inflames the protective instincts of others,
[13:29] Carla
    silver hair, dark skin,
    and an altogether enchanting visage?
[13:49] Carla
    Correct!
[13:51] Alvin
    What in the world are you talking about?
[13:53] Carla
    Well, we have our plan to
    deal with the evil spirit.
[13:56] Carla
    Let's go exorcise the thing!
[13:58] Anna
    Yeah!
[13:59] Alvin
    H-Hey!
[14:01] Carla
    What's wrong!
[14:03] Carla
    There is nothing to be afraid of.
[14:05] Alvin
    You're the thing I'm afraid of!
[14:08] Carla
    It's fine.
[14:09] Carla
    You have me, and I have a divine protection.
[14:12] Carla
    Besides, the evil spirit might
    be willing to listen to reason.
[14:17] Carla
    And even if it's not willing
    to listen to reason,
[14:20] Carla
    I can pound reason into it using
    my iron fists of brotherly love!
[14:24] Alvin
    How in the world do you get
    "fists of brotherly love"?
[14:32] Ryoko
    Welcome ho—
[14:33] Carla
    I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm an
    absolutely worthless trash healer.
[14:36] Carla
    I am truly grateful you would form
    a party with one as worthless as I.
[14:39] Carla
    At the same time, I am
    extremely filled with guilt.
[14:41] Alvin
    Crap! She's gone crazy from the fear,
    and she's actually talking sense!
[14:44] Carla
    I'm so obnoxious and worthless I should just
    go home and live as a shut-in forever.
[14:49] Alvin
    Hey. Don't talk like that!
[14:51] Alvin
    It's okay. I'll forgive you for everything
    that's happened between us.
[14:54] Alvin
    So please, stay exactly as you are now!
[14:58] Alvin
    I'm begging you!
SIGN    Sincere
[15:01] Carla
    What a generous thing to say!
[15:03] Carla
    The kindness to accept the
    faults of anyone around you...
[15:05] Carla
    You sound almost like...
[15:07] Carla
    Like me!
[15:08] Alvin
    Damn it! She's back!
[15:10] Carla
    That's better.
[15:12] Carla
    I didn't expect it to be that intense.
[15:15] Alvin
    I agree.
[15:17] Carla
    An aura of hostility so powerful,
    it shakes even me...
[15:21] Carla
    Clearly, this is not an enemy we can
    deal with through normal means.
[15:24] Carla
    But...
[15:27] Carla
    A new sacrifice has
    resulted from my failure!
[15:31] Alvin
    This is pretty tough.
[15:34] Alvin
    But can't you use a resurrection
    spell on the evil spirit?
[15:39] Carla
    You magic-ignorant bumpkins
    are so troubling sometimes.
[15:42] Carla
    Resurrection is an extremely
    high-level spell.
[15:45] Carla
    It's not something I can
    simply use on command!
[15:48] Carla
    Of course, I can use it...
[15:50] Alvin
    You can?
[15:51] Carla
    But I still have a long way to go.
[15:54] Carla
    I can only resurrect someone who's
    been dead three seconds or fewer.
[15:58] Alvin
    Three seconds?
[15:59] Alvin
    Well, I guess it's better
    than not having it at all...
[16:01] Carla
    However...
[16:02] Carla
    the time it takes to cast
    the resurrection spell...
[16:06] Carla
    is... dun-dun-dun! Ten seconds!
[16:08] Alvin
    You won't make it in time!
[16:09] Carla
    But if I start thinking you might die,
    I can start the incantation in advance.
[16:13] Alvin
    So you might cast it before I die?
[16:17] Alvin
    Well, never mind.
[16:18] Alvin
    Let's just get out of here.
[16:20] Carla
    Could you please wait just a minute?
[16:22] Alvin
    What is it?
[16:23] Carla
    That evil spirit said something, didn't it?
[16:26] Alvin
    I do think it tried to say "welcome home."
[16:28] Carla
    That's right.
[16:29] Alvin
    What about it?
[16:31] Carla
    It just seemed awfully presumptuous
    of it. I mean, we'd just met!
[16:35] Alvin
    Are you seriously...
[16:37] Carla
    Plus, I'm supposed to be an
    entity that evil spirits fear.
[16:40] Carla
    So having that thing say "welcome home☆" as
    it escorts me inside feels kind of insulting.
[16:45] Alvin
    I don't think it was quite that friendly...
[16:47] Carla
    This has never happened before.
[16:49] Carla
    I've never had an evil spirit show
    such a lack of respect before.
[16:52] Carla
    I'm not the kind of girl who
    can take this lying down!
[16:55] Carla
    I'm going to put that evil spirit
    in a catgirl maid outfit,
[16:58] Carla
    and make it say "welcome home, mew☆!"
[17:01] Alvin
    That doesn't seem like
    much of a punishment...
[17:04] Carla
    Don't worry.
[17:05] Carla
    I won't be rough with it.
[17:07] Carla
    I'm just going to put it
    in a catgirl maid outfit.
[17:10] Alvin
    I've forgotten why we came
    here in the first place.
[17:13] Carla
    Allow me tieshankao!
[17:14] Alvin
    Do you have to open it like that?!
[17:16] Carla
    Now, show yourself!
[17:17] Carla
    I'll teach you proper manners for someone
    you're meeting for the first time!
[17:21] Alvin
    I don't want to hear that from someone
    who doesn't know how to open a door...
[17:28] Carla
    I-It's here, isn't it?!
[17:29] Carla
    Y-You certainly humiliated me before!
[17:33] Carla
    But this time, you won't
    find it so easy-peasy!
[17:36] Alvin
    Open your eyes! Don't point at me!
[17:39] Alvin
    Carla!
[17:40] Carla
    Wh-What now?!
[17:41] Carla
    Are you trying to scare me?
[17:42] Alvin
    Just look behind you!
[17:43] Carla
    You can't scare me again!
[17:45] Carla
    But if you shout out "wah" or something...
[17:47] Ryoko
    Welcome home, mew!
[17:50] Alvin
    That's pushing it!
[17:51] Alvin
    But isn't that nice?
[17:53] Alvin
    It looks like it's reasonable after all!
[17:56] Carla
    It's completely wrong!
[17:59] Carla
    Just completely wrong!
[18:01] Carla
    It's obvious your heart's not in it!
[18:04] Carla
    It's not just a matter of appearance!
    It's a matter of dedication!
[18:06] Carla
    Right?
[18:07] Alvin
    The minute she realizes it's reasonable,
    she starts walking all over it...
[18:11] Alvin
    But that face!
[18:13] Carla
    What people want from maids
    these days is rejuvenation.
[18:16] Alvin
    What's with the holy woman pose?
[18:18] Carla
    A truly heartfelt desire to serve another
[18:21] Carla
    is more rejuvenating than any healing spell.
[18:24] Carla
    It is, indeed, the ultimate rejuvenation!
[18:26] Carla
    But merely putting on a maid outfit
    will not confer true rejuvenation!
[18:31] Alvin
    There are some healers who can't
    rejuvenate a damned thing, either.
[18:34] Carla
    But...
[18:36] Carla
    Seeking rejuvenation from an evil spirit
    like you might be too high a bar...
[18:45] Carla
    All right. I know what to do!
[18:47] Carla
    Just this one time,
    the rejuvenation specialist,
[18:50] Carla
    "rejuvelist" for short...
[18:52] Alvin
    That's hard to say!
[18:54] Carla
    ...will teach you the hidden
    secrets of rejuvenation!
[18:56] Ryoko
    For real?
[18:57] Carla
    It's going to be hard, violent training.
[19:00] Carla
    Do you still wish to pursue it?
[19:02] Ryoko
    Please!
[19:03] Alvin
    That was easy!
SIGN    Push-ups x 100
    Sit-ups x 200
    Voice Training x 10 minutes
    Squats 2 sets of 10
[19:05] Alvin
    And so Carla unveiled her
    intense training regimen.
SIGN    Carla-chan Awesome!! x 100
[19:11] Alvin
    She unveiled it, but she didn't
    actually put it into practice.
[19:15] Carla
    Honestly, smiling's about
    all you need to do...
[19:18] Ryoko
    Right...
[19:19] Alvin
    Then she talked about
    something-or-other for five minutes...
[19:21] Alvin
    And then...
[19:23] Carla
    All done! Yay!
[19:27] Alvin
    It doesn't look any different...
[19:29] Alvin
    Actually, it's gotten more twisted!
[19:31] Carla
    Now, do just as I advised you!
[19:34] Alvin
    Advised her?
[19:35] Alvin
    Did you do that?
[19:36] Ryoko
    W... W...
[19:40] Ryoko
    W-W-Welcome home...
[19:43] Alvin
    This doesn't seem good!
[19:48] both
    Mew!
[19:49] Alvin
    No freakin' way!
[19:51] Alvin
    Wait, wait!
[19:52] Alvin
    Who the hell is that?
[19:53] Carla
    Who is it? What's wrong with you?
[19:56] Carla
    It's the evil spirit!
[19:58] Carla
    She's been here the whole time!
[20:00] Alvin
    Has not!
[20:01] Alvin
    That's obviously a different life form!
SIGN    After
SIGN    Before
[20:04] Carla
    Life form? You old silly!
[20:06] Carla
    She's totally dead!
[20:08] Alvin
    That's not the point!
[20:10] Carla
    Well, I'm sure it's very surprising to you,
[20:13] Carla
    and I'm sure you want to
    shower me with praise...
[20:15] Carla
    And I really appreciate
    the round of applause...
[20:18] Carla
    But please, let's turn it down,
    and sit back down.
[20:20] Alvin
    Nobody's giving you a standing ovation!
[20:23] Carla
    Before I could pass on the
    secrets of rejuvenation,
[20:26] Carla
    I had to purify the heart of my successor!
[20:29] Alvin
    Hang on a minute.
[20:30] Alvin
    That means you couldn't
    possibly pass on any secrets!
[20:33] Alvin
    Because your own heart is pitch black!
[20:36] Alvin
    There, I win.
[20:37] Carla
    As a result, the evil spirit
    was purified, inside and out.
[20:42] Alvin
    Hey, don't just ignore me.
[20:44] Carla
    Earlier, too, we weren't just talking.
[20:47] Carla
    I was letting her vent all her
    anger, stress, and worries.
[20:51] Alvin
    Are you a counselor now?
[20:52] Carla
    And I carefully plucked out the
    seeds of her anger and resentment.
[20:56] Alvin
    Do you have a per-episode
    quota for that pose?
[20:58] Carla
    Yes, it's almost like...
[21:00] Carla
    the way the Grim Reaper plucks
    out the life of a living being.
[21:03] Carla
    Right?
[21:04] Alvin
    Not a great choice of words.
[21:05] Anna
    Hang on a minute!
[21:07] Alvin
    Oh, you're back to life?
[21:08] Alvin
    Actually, I guess you're still dead...
[21:10] Anna
    Thank you for the help before.
[21:12] Anna
    No, wait!
[21:13] Anna
    She's pretty cute now that
    she's been purified, but...
[21:17] Anna
    Having two cute little ghosts
    around is just redundant!
[21:22] Alvin
    Is that all you have to say
    to the being that killed you?
[21:25] Mushroom
    Wait just a mushroom!
[21:27] Mushroom
    There's only room for one cute mascot
    on this team, and that's me!
[21:30] Alvin
    No one actually thinks of you that way...
[21:32] Carla
    Wait a minute!
[21:33] Carla
    The cute mascot on this
    team is obviously m—
[21:34] Alvin
    I'm not letting you finish that one!
[21:44] Carla
    The real cutie on this team is m—
[21:44] Alvin
    I'm not letting you say it!
SIGN    Next Time
[23:25] Anna
    Isn't that great, Ryoko-chan?
[23:27] Anna
    We've made our anime debut!
[23:28] Ryoko
    We have, Anna-san!
[23:29] Ryoko
    Especially since we don't appear
    in the official publication!
[23:32] Anna
    But becoming regulars as of
    the next episode is like a dream!
[23:35] Ryoko
    Let's do our best
    to make the show exciting!
SIGN    "So, this is Part 2 of the "What Story Is This?" arc and I'm really
    glad we found out a way for Anna and Ryoko to get involved
    and also to fill in some time based on the fact that there's not
    enough manga material available but there's also a reference
    to that classic family anime in this episode that I think a lot
    of people will get even if I don't explain it but it's been a chance
    to think about how animators back then had to put so much care
    into drawing each cel by hand instead of doing it digitally like
    we do now which is pretty cool and that's the deal with episode 11."
SIGN    See you then!
[23:37] Anna
    Wait, there're only two more episodes!
[23:39] Ryoko
    Wh—