4 - I Hate Studying!

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[00:04] Neema
    Nox!
[00:07] Nox
    Cheep?
[00:13] Dan
    Talk about birds of a feather.
[00:14] Les
    Indeed. I knew she'd been training Nox,
    but to think they've made so much progress...
[00:18] Les
    Lady Nefertima is truly full of surprises.
[00:22] Neema
    We're already best fwiends!
[00:24] Nox
    Cheep!
[00:25] Les
    Why don't we try having
     Nox fly even further tomorrow?
[00:30] Nox
    Cheep.
[00:32] Dan
    Is something wrong?
[00:34] Neema
    I might not be able to come by much anymore.
[00:39] Neema
    I have to stawt studying...
[00:51] Sign
    Fluffy Paradise
[02:13] Sign
    Episode 4   I Hate Studying!
[02:18] Neema
    Marjace!
[02:19] Marjace
    I've brought the tutor you'll
    be working with starting today.
[02:24] Annalee
    I am Annalee Dessa. It is a pleasure
    to make your acquaintance.
[02:28] Neema
    Whoa, a perfect bow!
[02:31] Neema
    Minimal makeup...
[02:34] Neema
    Prim and proper clothes and hair...
[02:37] Neema
    She's like a picture-perfect lady!
[02:40] Neema
    It's a pleasure to meet you, too.
[02:47] Marjace
    I shall go get some tea ready.
[02:52] Annalee
    Lady Nefertima.
[02:54] Annalee
    We will first have to work
    on your manner of speech.
[02:58] Sign
    Manner of speech?
[02:59] Neema
    My speech?
[03:01] Neema
    All I said was that it's nice to meet her...
[03:03] Annalee
    According to your butler Marjace,
[03:05] Annalee
    you address your parents as
    "Papa" and "Mama."
[03:09] Neema
    Oh, that's what she meant.
[03:13] Neema
    Ow!
[03:15] Annalee
    I expect to hear a proper response.
[03:19] Neema
    What the heck was that for?!
[03:21] Annalee
    And why, pray tell, are you glaring?
[03:24] Annalee
    You are a noble lady.
[03:26] Annalee
    You must never let your emotions
    show under any circumstances.
[03:32] Marjace
    Pardon me.
[03:34] Marjace
    Oh? I see you're getting along already.
[03:37] Annalee
    Indeed. I'm sure we'll be fast friends.
[03:43] Neema
    Th-This lady is definitely my enemy!
[03:45] Neema
    And so my Spartan lessons
    with Annalee began...
[03:51] Annalee
    You have poor posture.
[03:53] Annalee
    Always keep smiling!
[03:56] Annalee
    Why can't you do this?!
[03:59] Annalee
    That's all for today.
[04:02] Annalee
    And what do you say?
[04:04] Neema
    Yes, ma'am...
[04:06] Annalee
    I see you've learned the basics,
[04:09] Annalee
    but I still have so much to teach you.
[04:11] Annalee
    I taught Lord Ralfreed and Lady Karnadia,
[04:16] Annalee
    and they were both such talented students.
[04:19] Annalee
    I shall also turn you into a
    proper lady, Lady Nefertima.
[04:24] Neema
    Eek!
[04:27] Neema
    I'm all tiwed...
[04:30] Neema
    Man, I'm so annoyed!
[04:32] Neema
    There's no way that she treated
    Ralf or Karna like this.
[04:37] Neema
    Wait... Is she making a fool of me?
[04:43] Neema
    I'm sure Papa would take care
    of things if I told him, but...
[04:46] Dale
    How dare she?!
[04:47] Neema
    Yeah, we can all see that coming.
[04:51] Neema
    That's it! I'm not gonna let her win!
[04:54] Nox
    Cheep.
[04:55] Neema
    Bring it on, lady!
[05:00] Annalee
    How many times must I tell
    you this, Lady Nefertima?
[05:03] Annalee
    You are slouching yet again.
[05:06] Annalee
    What is the matter?
[05:09] Neema
    Thank you for your guidance.
    I will be more careful in the future.
[05:14] Annalee
    Well, as long as you understand...
[05:18] Neema
    Don't underestimate my business smile
[05:20] Neema
    and the feigned obsequiousness
    I learned at work in my last life!
[05:24] Annalee
    Now, let us study some history.
[05:28] Neema
    Yes, ma'am.
[05:31] Neema
    But I don't know how long
    I can keep this up...
[05:38] Neema
    Thank you for the meal.
[05:45] Dayland
    What's wrong with Neema?
    She always cleans her plate.
[05:50] Karna
    Maybe she has a stomachache.
[05:57] Cerulia
    Neema. If you aren't feeling well,
     let's have a doctor take a look at you.
[06:03] Neema
    Huh?! A d-doctor?!
[06:06] Neema
    I-I'm fine. There's nuffing wrong with me.
[06:09] Cerulia
    Still, just in case.
[06:11] Neema
    But I'm fine!
[06:13] Cerulia
    Neema!
[06:14] Neema
    I mean, there's nothing wrong with me!
[06:16] Neema
    If Mama catches me, she definitely won't let
    me leave until I tell her about Annalee!
[06:22] Ralf
    Caught you.
[06:24] Neema
    Ralf! No fair using magic!
[06:28] Ralf
    You can fuss at me all you want later.
[06:31] Ralf
    More importantly,
[06:32] Ralf
    you should probably think about what
    you're going to tell Mother right now.
[06:38] Cerulia
    Neema...
[06:41] Neema
    She's ten billion times scarier
    than Annalee Dessa!
[06:45] Cerulia
    The reason you've been acting strange lately
    is because of Annalee Dessa, right?
[06:50] Neema
    She got me!
[06:51] Cerulia
    Why won't you just talk to me about it?
[06:55] Neema
    'Cause I can fight my own fights.
[06:57] Cerulia
    So you don't want us to interfere?
[07:00] Neema
    Well, you'd make her quit, wouldn't you?!
[07:03] Cerulia
    Yes, but...
[07:07] Cerulia
    Do you have a strategy to defeat Annalee?
[07:09] Neema
    A strategy?
[07:11] Cerulia
    She's known for being a perfect lady,
[07:13] Cerulia
    so you won't be able
    to best her with etiquette.
[07:16] Cerulia
    If you challenge her,
[07:17] Cerulia
    you must do so on your terms
    or you won't stand a chance.
[07:21] Cerulia
    Neema, learn everything
    you can from Annalee.
[07:25] Cerulia
    You must know your opponent well,
[07:27] Cerulia
    or she won't even bother taking
    this fight seriously.
[07:31] Neema
    So you're saying that I hafta get
    Annalee to acknowledge me?
[07:36] Cerulia
    Do you think you can, Neema?
[07:39] Ralf
    I'll help you out.
[07:44] Ralf
    Lute Cresiolle.
[07:49] Neema
    It feels so warm!
[07:51] Neema
    My whole body feels lighter.
[07:56] Ralf
    If you ever feel drained again,
     I'll use magic to heal you.
[08:00] Ralf
    I'll also be your dance partner.
[08:02] Neema
    But...
[08:03] Ralf
    Don't worry. I promise I won't interfere.
[08:07] Ralf
    I just want to help you blossom
    into a lovely lady, Neema.
[08:12] Neema
    He knows exactly how to handle me!
[08:15] Cerulia
    We'll keep this a secret
    from Dayle and Karna.
[08:18] Cerulia
    So... go fight your heart out, Neema.
[08:23] Neema
    'Kay!
[08:26] Neema
    All right! I'm gonna do this!
[08:28] Neema
    I'm will make Annalee acknowledge me!
[08:31] Sign
    One Year Later
[08:33] Dayland
    Wow, Neema!
[08:35] Neema
    Hello, everyone.
[08:37] Neema
    Good day to you all.
[08:39] Dayland
    I can't believe how much
    you've grown in a year...
[08:47] Dayland
    Amazing! You're magnificent, Neema!
[08:49] Neema
    It's all thanks to Madam Dessa's guidance.
[08:51] Annalee
    I'm very proud.
[08:54] Annalee
    I'd expect no less from a fine young lady
[08:56] Annalee
    of the Osphes, who are so close
     with the royal family.
[08:59] Neema
    Annalee carries herself so beautifully,
[09:02] Neema
    but she just doesn't strike
    me as a real lady.
[09:05] Neema
    What's this awkwardness I'm feeling?
[09:09] Cerulia
    You must know your opponent well.
[09:18] Neema
    Say, Paul...
[09:21] Neema
    Tell me about Madam Annalee.
[09:27] Paul
    When we were hiring her as a tutor,
[09:29] Paul
    I looked into Annalee Dessa.
[09:32] Paul
    But I found nothing of concern.
[09:34] Paul
    That said... some of her relatives are ardent
    believers in the Church of Divine Creation.
[09:39] Neema
    The Church of Divine Creation? Wasn't that...
[09:42] High Priest
    I believe it was the will 
    of the God of Divine Creation.
[09:48] Neema
    They're the church with that lousy priest
[09:50] Neema
    who kept yapping like
    he was a messenger from God.
[09:53] Neema
    I get it now. This awkwardness
    I'm feeling might be because...
[09:59] Annalee
    So as you can see, there are numerous
    countries surrounding the Kingdom of Gaché,
[10:04] Annalee
    all with different climates.
[10:06] Neema
    Say, Madam Annalee,
[10:07] Neema
    I heard that Icoux to the southwest
    of us is struggling due to a drought.
[10:11] Annalee
    How very knowledgeable of you.
[10:14] Neema
    This summer, Icoux suffered a drought,
[10:16] Neema
    which killed the harvest
    and led to a food shortage.
[10:20] Neema
    They went to neighboring nations
    and the Church for help.
[10:23] Neema
    In the end, our kingdom along with two
    other countries decided to provide aid.
[10:28] Neema
    But...
[10:29] Neema
    Why hasn't the Church of Divine Creation
     done anything for them?
[10:32] Neema
    Icoux is clearly struggling,
    so they should help.
[10:38] Annalee
    Unfortunately, Icoux has angered God.
[10:42] Annalee
    As messengers of God,
    if members of the Church helped them,
[10:45] Annalee
    they would be going against God's will.
[10:47] Neema
    How are you so sure that the
    drought was divine punishment?
[10:51] Annalee
    Because our priestesses received
    a divine revelation from God.
[10:54] Neema
    Your priestesses?
[10:56] Neema
    You sure the Church of Divine
    Creation didn't just make it up?
[11:02] Neema
    But were not all people created
    by the God of Divine Creation?
[11:05] Neema
    It doesn't make any sense
    to kill them as punishment.
[11:08] Annalee
    Icoux is a barbaric country that
    harbors the likes of beastpeople.
[11:12] Annalee
    Who knows what they may
    be doing in the shadows?
[11:15] Neema
    I knew it. Annalee is... She's...
[11:20] Neema
    Have you ever met anyone or any
    beastpeople from Icoux, Madam Annalee?
[11:25] Annalee
    What?
[11:27] Annalee
    Oh, of course not.
[11:30] Annalee
    They're much too terrifying to approach.
[11:33] Neema
    This is it. This is why
    I was feeling so awkward.
[11:37] Neema
    It's that discriminatory elitism
    that comes from being suckered into beliefs.
[11:41] Neema
    You could hardly call her a real lady.
[11:44] Neema
    I never would have imagined...
[11:48] Neema
    that someone like you could be so uncouth.
[11:52] Annalee
    What?
[11:56] Annalee
    Me?
[11:59] Annalee
    Uncouth?!
[12:11] Neema
    This is not education.
[12:13] Neema
    This is just violence because
    she's enraged that I insulted her.
[12:18] Neema
    But it's true, isn't it?
[12:19] Neema
    I never want to become the type of vile
     person to scorn those I've never even met!
[12:25] Neema
    Or are you trying to say that's
     a proper outlook for a noble lady?
[12:30] Annalee
    W-Well...
[12:32] Neema
    As the daughter of Duke Osphe,
[12:35] Neema
    I must become a fine lady who
    doesn't bring shame upon my father.
[12:41] Annalee
    A true lady shouldn't discuss boorish
    topics like politics in the first place.
[12:47] Neema
    Then I beg your pardon,
     but what should I talk about?
[12:50] Neema
    It's true that when ladies get together,
[12:53] Neema
    they prefer talk of sweet shops and fashion.
[12:57] Neema
    But are gentlemen interested in such things?
[13:00] Neema
    Or are you suggesting
[13:02] Neema
    I should simply stay silent
    in their company like some doll?
[13:06] Annalee
    All you need to do is nod in response.
[13:10] Neema
    That would be just plain rude.
[13:13] Neema
    The point of conversation
     is to better understand one another.
[13:16] Neema
    So if what you say is true, Madam,
[13:19] Neema
    exactly how do the ladies of this world
    entertain the gentlemen around them?
[13:24] Annalee
    W-Well...
[13:41] Neema
    I guess that's one victory for me...
[13:51] Neema
    Nox, come here.
[13:52] Nox
    Cheep.
[13:56] Nox
    Cheep, cheep, cheep...
[14:00] Neema
    I'm so exhausted.
[14:02] Neema
    As for how things unfolded after that...
[14:05] Dayland
    Neema! What happened to your cheek?!
[14:06] Neema
    Papa saw the mark on my cheek
    and got really mad at Annalee.
[14:11] Neema
    No!
[14:12] Neema
    But I told him not to interfere
    because it was my fight. And then...
[14:13] Neema
    No butting in!
[14:17] Neema
    He mumbled something about how
    I was becoming like my mother.
[14:21] Neema
    I just had him give Annalee a little warning.
[14:26] Neema
    I heard she apologized
[14:28] Neema
    and asked to continue as my personal tutor.
[14:32] Neema
    After that, I had fewer tutoring sessions
[14:36] Neema
    and started learning various
    other things besides etiquette.
[14:41] Neema
    Those lessons are actually pretty fun!
[14:46] Neema
    Uwaz!
[14:51] Neema
    Our duel continues...
[14:54] Neema
    but I'm doing great now that
    I'm able to get some floof time in.
[15:01] Neema
    Touring the northern territory?
[15:03] Dayland
    Yes.
[15:05] Dayland
    The Osphe family is in charge of the
    northern lands of the Kingdom of Gaché.
[15:10] Dayland
    I need to go check on things there.
[15:12] Dayland
    Now that you're five,
[15:14] Dayland
    I'm told that some of your academic
    and other lessons have wound down.
[15:20] Dayland
    I figured I'd take you along so
    you can expand your horizons.
[15:24] Dayland
    What say you?
[15:25] Neema
    I'd like to go!
[15:27] Neema
    Yay!
[15:28] Neema
    If we're going north, I bet it's pretty cold!
[15:30] Neema
    I'm sure there are plenty of fluffs up there!
[15:36] Dayland
    A transportation spell will take us up north.
[15:39] Dayland
    This is the device we use for that.
[15:41] Dayland
    Because it's such a large-scale spell,
[15:44] Dayland
    only the palace and major cities
    have such devices.
[15:47] Neema
    Wow...
[15:49] Mage
    Are you ready, Your Grace?
[15:51] Dayland
    Go ahead.
[16:00] Dayland
    Arsenta!
[16:11] Neema
    It doesn't look like anything changed...
[16:14] Warnus
    We've been awaiting your arrival.
[16:17] Warnus
    I'm humbled you'd come all this way.
[16:20] Warnus
    I am Warnus Gilva, the proxy lord here.
[16:24] Dayland
    My daughter Nefertima will
    be accompanying us on this trip.
[16:27] Dayland
    I appreciate your hospitality.
[16:29] Neema
    I am my father's second daughter, Nefertima.
[16:31] Neema
    Thank you for your hospitality.
[16:33] Warnus
    My, my, such a polite young lady.
[16:35] Warnus
    Welcome to Arsenta.
[16:37] Neema
    Oh, Arsenta's the name of a place!
[16:40] Warnus
    We've prepared a carriage for you.
    Please, right this way.
[16:44] Dayland
    Certainly. Thank you.
[16:47] Dayland
    Neema!
[16:52] Neema
    Wow!
[16:54] Neema
    Snow! It's snowing!
[16:56] Neema
    I've never seen it in this world before!
[17:03] Neema
    Huh?
[17:05] Dayland
    Neema!
[17:07] Dayland
    Expel the outside air and
    let the warmth be sustained.
[17:12] Neema
    Huh? I'm not cold anymore.
[17:14] Dayland
    You can't just run off like that.
[17:16] Dayland
    The climate here isn't like the capital.
[17:18] Dayland
    You must be dressed properly.
[17:19] Neema
    Properly how?
[17:24] Neema
    It's so warm!
[17:26] Dayland
    Indeed, you look perfect!
[17:29] Dayland
    We'll be traveling to our
    destination by carriage
[17:31] Dayland
    since we want to make it by nightfall.
[17:35] Dayland
    Let's hurry.
[17:43] Neema
    Take that!
[17:44] Dayland
    Oh no!
[17:50] Dayland
    One third of the northern territory
    consists of a mountain range.
[17:54] Dayland
    It might be rather cold, but that
    doesn't mean business here is suffering.
[17:58] Dayland
    The mountains provide lumber.
[18:00] Dayland
    The plains have dairy farms.
[18:01] Dayland
    And closer to the capital,
    there are crops that can survive the cold.
[18:05] Dayland
    Each region adapts as they need to.
[18:09] Neema
    Huh...
[18:10] Neema
    Maybe this place is like
    Hokkaido or the Tohoku region.
[18:15] Neema
    I hope there are a lot of yummy
    things and rare creatures around!
[18:21] Mayor
    Ah, Duke Osphe!
    Thank you for traveling all this way.
[18:26] Mayor
    I am the mayor here.
[18:28] Mayor
    Please, make yourselves at home.
[18:30] Dayland
    Thank you for having us.
[18:36] Neema
    Talk about a warm welcome.
[18:40] Neema
    That's interesting...
[18:42] Neema
    Apparently, the snow doesn't
    pile up around here.
[18:45] Neema
    I wonder why.
[18:55] Neema
    How yummy!
[18:57] Neema
    I had no idea giant boars were so delicious!
[19:00] Neema
    May I have seconds, please?
[19:02] Mayor's Wife
    I'm glad you like it.
[19:07] Neema
    Your cooking is so delicious,
    ma'am. I love it!
[19:10] Mayor's Wife
    My!
[19:11] Mayor's Wife
    I'll have to do my best
    for your packed lunches tomorrow.
[19:14] Neema
    Packed lunches?
[19:15] Dayland
    We'll be entering the forest tomorrow.
[19:17] Dayland
    It'll be very dangerous,
    so I was thinking of leaving you here.
[19:22] Dayland
    But I'd like you to help us out.
[19:26] Dayland
    Lately, there have been a lot of
    casualties from monsters in this area.
[19:31] Dayland
    We've deployed knights to cull them,
    but their numbers aren't thinning.
[19:35] Dayland
    So we're going to be building
    an outpost for the knights.
[19:39] Dayland
    I'm here this time to inspect the site
[19:42] Dayland
    and see what's going on in the forest.
[19:45] Dayland
    And I'd like for you to be our
    intermediary with the fire dragon.
[19:49] Neema
    Intermediary? Are you going to ask him
    to eliminate all the monsters here?
[19:53] Neema
    I'm worried the whole forest
    would go up in flames...
[19:57] Dayland
    No, but I'm sure he's quite
    knowledgeable about monsters.
[20:00] Dayland
    I was hoping he might be able
     to give us a clue.
[20:04] Neema
    Oh, I see.
[20:05] Neema
    In that case, I'll ask him!
[20:11] Neema
    Sol. Sol? Sol?
[20:15] Neema
    Mister Sol! O great Sol?
[20:19] Sol
    You needn't call for me repeatedly.
[20:22] Neema
    Oh! I hear Sol!
[20:25] Neema
    So, hey, I tagged along with Papa
    to tour the territory up here...
[20:30] Neema
    But lots of monsters have
    been killing people lately.
[20:32] Neema
    Do you know anything about that?
[20:34] Sol
    Monsters, eh?
[20:36] Sol
    Where are you?
[20:38] Neema
    Huh? Where are we?
[20:42] Dayland
    Icoff in the Gilva Proxy.
[20:45] Dayland
    He might know it as the Needle Frost Forest.
[20:47] Sol
    How odd... There shouldn't be any
    monsters in the Needle Frost Forest.
[20:52] Neema
    Sol says he wants to know what
    kind of monsters are here.
[20:55] Dayland
    Most of the reports seem to be about goblins.
[20:59] Dayland
    There have also been reports of kobolds
    and, very rarely, frost spiders.
[21:05] Neema
    Sol says that the goblins and kobolds
    should live much farther south.
[21:10] Dayland
    Hmm, in that case...
[21:18] Dayland
    Maybe they're overpopulated.
SIGN    It's also rather curious that all  the reports are coming from here.
[21:24] Dayland
    Hmm... It's not likely,
    but it's possible the cause is man-made.
[21:29] Dayland
    Maybe someone gathered them here.
[21:33] Neema
    Um... could there be any
    way this is God's fault?
[21:37] Dayland
    Why would he do this?
[21:38] Neema
    Huh?!
[21:39] Neema
    Well...
[21:40] Neema
    It's not like I can tell him
    this may be for my mission...
[21:45] Dayland
    I guess we'll just have
    to rule out one thing at a time.
[21:49] Cadence
    There might be some kind of evidence.
[21:50] Neema
    He's definitely the most suspicious, though...
[21:53] Dayland
    All right.
[21:54] Dayland
    There's no point sitting around
    thinking about it.
[21:57] Dayland
    Tomorrow morning, we head into the woods.
[23:35] Sign
    Next Time
[23:35] Sign
    Surprised by the Monsters in the Forest!