# 5 - Surprised by the Monsters in the Forest!
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**[00:07] Neema**
*Ta-da!*
**[00:09] Neema**
*Ta-da!*
**[00:10] Neema**
*Ta-daaa!*
**[00:16] Neema**
*I haven't forgotten anything!*
**[00:23] Mayor**
Please be careful.
**[00:25] Dayland**
We will. Thank you for everything.
**[00:27] Neema**
* The protective pendant and knife*
* I received on my birthday...*
**[00:31] Neema**
*I didn't think I'd be using them so soon!*
**[00:34] Neema**
I'll put them in my bunny bag.
**[00:39] Nox**
Cheep!
**[00:41] Nox**
Cheep.
**[00:42] Neema**
Nox!
**[00:43] Nox**
Cheep.
**[00:46] Neema**
I'll be counting on you as our lookout.
**[00:48] Nox**
Cheep.
**[00:49] Dayland**
We don't know when we'll run into monsters.
**[00:52] Dayland**
Stay on your guard, everyone.
**[00:54] All**
Yes, sir!
**[00:55] Neema**
*All right, let's march right into that forest!*
**[00:58] Nox**
Cheep!
**[01:11] Sign**
Fluffy Paradise
**[02:33] Sign**
Episode 5 Surprised by the Monsters in the Forest!
**[02:36] Guide**
I spotted the monsters right up here.
**[02:39] Guide**
I've been hunting in this area for decades,
**[02:43] Guide**
but I've never seen anything
like this before.
**[02:46] Neema**
* We're definitely on a game trail.*
* This forest is really deep, too.*
**[02:50] Neema**
*She's watching out for us from above, but...*
**[02:56] Dayland**
All right. Let's take a break here.
**[02:58] Guide**
We have some packed lunches from the mayor.
**[03:02] Neema**
I'm hungry!
**[03:05] Cadence**
Please stand back.
***SIGN*** It's just a rabbit!
**[03:29] Neema**
*A-A rabbit?! That furball's a rabbit?*
***SIGN*** My lady...
**[03:33] Neema**
Are you okay?
**[03:35] Neema**
* Actually, it's not moving at all.*
* I wonder what's wrong.*
**[03:39] Neema**
Ah!
**[03:41] Neema**
*I-It ran away! From* me*?!*
**[03:41] Sign**
S
H
O
C
K
**[03:45] Cadence**
My lady, let's get away from here.
**[03:48] Neema**
Huh?
**[03:49] Cadence**
Monsters lured here by the scent
of blood are bound to be vicious.
**[03:54] Neema**
*That little guy must've been hurt!*
***SIGN*** We didn't come here to exterminate the monsters,
***SIGN*** so we should do all we can to avoid them.
**[04:04] Cadence**
My lady!
**[04:05] Dayland**
Neema!
**[04:07] Neema**
*I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't do this...*
**[04:09] Neema**
* But I can't leave that little*
* creature alone if it's hurt!*
**[04:15] Neema**
*I wonder where it went.*
**[04:21] Neema**
There you are!
**[04:23] Neema**
Come here, little one!
**[04:35] Neema**
*Wait, what? It's so tame now!*
**[04:38] Neema**
*How cute!*
**[04:40] Neema**
*Oh, of course.*
**[04:41] Neema**
* It must have been running*
* from the knights earlier.*
**[04:46] Neema**
*Sorry we scared you.*
**[04:49] Neema**
* I guess I haven't lost my floofing*
* powers after all. Thank goodness!*
**[04:54] Neema**
Okay, let's head back and
get you fixed right up.
**[04:58] Neema**
I wonder if that's Father and the others.
**[05:02] Neema**
Wh-What the?!
***SIGN*** Th-This is...
**[05:13] Neema**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[05:21] Neema**
*Something's there...?*
**[05:26] Neema**
*And a lot of them!*
**[05:31] Neema**
*A goblin?!*
**[05:34] Neema**
*I think...*
**[05:37] Neema**
*I might actually be in big trouble!*
**[05:42] Neema**
Don't eat it!
**[05:47] Neema**
*It understood me?*
**[05:49] Neema**
*Huh? Why are you sad all of a sudden?*
**[05:53] Neema**
*Where'd all that intimidation go?*
**[05:57] Neema**
Why did you kidnap me?
What do you plan to do with me?
**[06:06] Neema**
*Th-They're actually cute!*
**[06:09] Neema**
*No, no. They're monsters, duh.*
**[06:19] Guide**
There are several goblin tracks.
***SIGN*** I believe they're what took Lady Nefertima.
**[06:25] Cadence**
It could be a fairly large horde.
**[06:28] Dayland**
* Unbelievable... How could*
* this happen with me here?*
**[06:37] Neema**
Huh? Here?
**[06:44] Neema**
*H...*
**[06:46] Neema**
*Humans!*
**[06:49] Pino**
Um... Did you get kidnapped, too?
**[06:53] Neema**
Yes, I did.
**[06:54] Neema**
You two as well?
**[06:56] Nino**
Isn't it obvious?
That's clearly why we're here.
**[07:00] Neema**
*Yeesh. Well, she's got a point.*
**[07:03] Neema**
*She's harsher than she looks.*
**[07:07] Neema**
I'm Neema. It's nice to meet you.
**[07:10] Pino**
I'm Pino. This is my little sister, Nino.
**[07:14] Neema**
Are you the only ones here?
**[07:16] Pino**
Well, there're some adults...
**[07:18] Neema**
Adults?
**[07:19] Pino**
They got taken with us.
**[07:21] Pino**
But they're being held somewhere else,
so we haven't seen them since.
**[07:25] Neema**
* Hmm, this would be better*
* if I were alone, but...*
**[07:29] Neema**
* Say, Sol, would it be dangerous to*
* use fire magic in an enclosed space?*
**[07:33] Neema**
*Would we be able to breathe?*
**[07:35] Sol**
Where did this come from?
**[07:37] Neema**
* Some goblins kidnapped me,*
* and I'm stuck in a cave.*
**[07:41] Sol**
Honestly, you're so...
**[07:43] Neema**
*It wasn't on purpose!*
**[07:45] Neema**
* Anyway, I'd like to escape*
* with some other people.*
**[07:49] Neema**
* I was wondering if you could use*
* your magic to teach the goblins a lesson.*
**[07:56] Sol**
You'd be able to breathe
if we channeled wind,
**[07:58] Sol**
but I cannot attack just the goblins.
**[08:01] Sol**
Perhaps if you can adjust your magic...
**[08:04] Neema**
* Yeah, that's not happening.*
* I don't have any magical power!*
**[08:07] Pino**
Neema?
**[08:08] Neema**
Oh, sorry.
**[08:10] Neema**
* I guess we'll just have*
* to wait for Papa to save us.*
**[08:15] Sign**
Gurgle
**[08:17] Nino**
Seriously? You're unbelievable.
**[08:20] Neema**
I-I can't help it! You can get
hungry at any time, you know!
**[08:26] Neema**
Well, well, well!
**[08:27] Nino**
Y-You've got the wrong idea! This is just...
**[08:31] Neema**
I get it.
**[08:32] Neema**
You always get hungry when
you're deep in thought, huh?
**[08:35] Nino**
Th-That's right! I was thinking
about lots of stuff!
**[08:39] Neema**
Yeah, sure.
**[08:40] Nino**
Honest!
**[08:41] Neema**
Yeah, sure.
**[08:41] Nino**
It's the truth, dang it!
**[08:45] Neema**
*I never did get to eat my packed lunch...*
**[08:48] Neema**
Oh?
**[08:50] Neema**
*We might be able to get out.*
**[08:52] Neema**
I'm gonna go look for some food.
**[08:55] Nino**
Huh?
**[08:55] Neema**
Take care of this guy.
**[08:56] Pino**
You're going by yourself?
**[08:58] Nino**
That's dangerous!
**[08:59] Neema**
Yeah, I'll be fine. Just wait here.
**[09:16] Neema**
I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I was startled, too!
**[09:20] Neema**
Um, we're hungry.
Do you have anything to eat?
**[09:31] Neema**
*Fruit?*
**[09:32] Neema**
Can I eat this?
**[09:36] Neema**
*I wonder if it's edible...*
**[09:41] Neema**
*That's bitter!*
**[09:44] Neema**
*What is this? My tongue feels all tingly!*
**[09:56] Neema**
*I wonder if it'll be okay this time...*
**[10:02] Neema**
I-It's so sweet!
**[10:05] Neema**
I guess I wasn't supposed to eat the skin!
**[10:07] Neema**
*This is yummy.*
**[10:08] Neema**
* Pino and Nino should be*
* able to eat this, too.*
**[10:12] Neema**
Could I get a few more?
**[10:15] Neema**
This many? Thank you!
**[10:19] Neema**
*How do I get the skin off?*
**[10:21] Neema**
*I know!*
**[10:22] Neema**
Ta-da!
**[10:35] Neema**
Yes, very good!
**[10:38] Neema**
Now you'll be able to eat these easier, too.
**[10:40] Neema**
Let's peel some more!
**[10:43] Neema**
*And so, before I knew it...*
**[10:45] Neema**
*We all became friends.*
**[10:48] Neema**
* To think the power I received from God*
* works on monsters, too!*
**[10:53] Neema**
* But this isn't good. I don't want*
* to see any of them exterminated.*
**[10:59] Neema**
* Papa's definitely coming here,*
* and I doubt he'll listen to me.*
**[11:05] Neema**
Say, why do you all live here?
**[11:12] Neema**
Sorry. I don't know what you're saying.
**[11:18] Neema**
It sure is rowdy out there.
**[11:19] Neema**
*Did Papa come for...*
**[11:28] Neema**
* I-It's huge! Is he one of*
* those hobgoblin things?*
**[11:33] Hobgoblin**
What's a human girl doing here?
**[11:36] Neema**
*I-It can talk?!*
**[11:38] Hobgoblin**
You kidnapped another one?
**[11:41] Hobgoblin**
How many times do I have
to tell you to knock that off?
**[11:44] Neema**
Wait a second!
**[11:45] Neema**
I have some questions for you!
**[11:48] Neema**
First, is it safe to assume
you're their leader?
**[11:53] Hobgoblin**
Yes.
**[11:53] Neema**
*Hey, we can actually have a conversation!*
**[11:56] Neema**
Second, why do they keep
kidnapping kids like me?
**[12:00] Hobgoblin**
That's just in their nature.
**[12:03] Neema**
Their nature?
**[12:05] Hobgoblin**
I'd say they're protecting you
rather than kidnapping you.
**[12:08] Hobgoblin**
Goblins take very good care of children,
even if they're human children.
**[12:13] Neema**
* I see. Although it wasn't like*
* I was lost or anything.*
**[12:18] Neema**
Okay, here's my third and final question.
**[12:21] Neema**
Why do you attack humans?
**[12:25] Hobgoblin**
To survive.
**[12:29] Hobgoblin**
That's the only reason we came this far.
**[12:35] Neema**
But I heard that there weren't any
goblins in this forest before.
**[12:39] Neema**
Is there a reason you had
to leave your former nest?
**[12:44] Hobgoblin**
We were chased out of our forest...
**[12:46] Hobgoblin**
by humans.
**[12:47] Neema**
Huh?
**[12:49] Hobgoblin**
And not just us goblins.
The kobolds, orcs, and ogres, too.
**[12:54] Neema**
But why'd you come this far north?
**[12:56] Hobgoblin**
The humans just kept pursuing us.
**[12:59] Hobgoblin**
Those who weren't willing to fight or
couldn't take the cold perished one by one.
**[13:04] Hobgoblin**
We're weak, so we kept running,
**[13:07] Hobgoblin**
but even so, many of us fell.
**[13:11] Neema**
*So basically, this is all humans' fault?*
**[13:15] Neema**
*I need Papa to look into what happened.*
**[13:19] Neema**
* But what am I going to about these guys?*
* I can't just leave them alone...*
**[13:24] Neema**
*Hmm...*
**[13:27] Neema**
What do all of you want to do?
**[13:29] Neema**
Do you want revenge against the humans?
**[13:35] Hobgoblin**
We just want to go back
to our old way of life.
**[13:38] Hobgoblin**
We want to hunt and be hunted
alongside animals and monsters,
**[13:41] Hobgoblin**
and go back to being part of the forest.
**[13:44] Neema**
*A part of the forest, huh?*
**[13:48] Neema**
*He's talking as though they're prey.*
**[13:51] Neema**
* But goblins aren't*
* from these woods to begin with,*
**[13:55] Neema**
* so if they settle here,*
* it'd upset the ecosystem.*
**[13:59] Neema**
*If we could just get them and the other*
**[14:02] Neema**
* displaced creatures*
* to live in the same spot...*
**[14:05] Neema**
Hey, how about this? You see...
**[14:08] Neema**
Whisper, whisper...
**[14:12] Nino**
She sure is taking a long time.
**[14:14] Pino**
Are you worried?
**[14:15] Nino**
O-Of course I'm not!
**[14:18] Hobgoblin**
Hmm, that's certainly an interesting thought.
**[14:21] Neema**
Right?
**[14:23] Hobgoblin**
So it's all right to kill the humans?
**[14:27] Neema**
Well, it's survival of the fittest.
**[14:29] Neema**
* At this rate, I can't ensure*
* the humans will survive,*
**[14:32] Neema**
* but it should work out*
* if we can form a contract.*
**[14:35] Hobgoblin**
Then that's not a bad idea.
**[14:37] Neema**
Even so, you'll have to get through today.
**[14:41] Hobgoblin**
Today?
**[14:41] Neema**
My father will probably be on the
warpath coming to find me.
**[14:46] Neema**
If he makes it here, I don't know
what he'll do to all of you.
**[14:49] Neema**
You could be wiped out
before we find you somewhere to live!
**[14:53] Neema**
So we need to come up with a plan
to make sure he'll listen to us.
**[14:57] Hobgoblin**
A plan?
**[14:58] Neema**
Yeah.
**[15:03] Pino**
Don't eat so fast. It's rude.
**[15:06] Nino**
Well...
**[15:08] Neema**
Don't worry. There's still plenty,
so you don't have to hurry.
**[15:11] Nino**
Thanks. So, are we really going
to be able to get out of here?
**[15:15] Neema**
Yes. The goblins said it was okay, too.
**[15:19] Neema**
My father should be nearby,
so if we escape, he'll take care of us.
**[15:24] Pino**
That's great. We'll be able to go home.
**[15:28] Nino**
But why are we going outside?
**[15:30] Nino**
If help's on the way,
shouldn't we wait here?
**[15:33] Neema**
You now understand that the goblins had
their reasons for doing what they did, right?
**[15:37] Pino**
Yeah...
**[15:38] Neema**
I want to save them.
**[15:43] Neema**
But if my father is angry,
he probably won't hear the goblins out.
**[15:48] Nino**
Yeah, no one would listen to monsters anyway.
**[15:51] Neema**
That's why I wanted to create a situation
where they *have* to listen to us.
**[15:55] Neema**
So I need you two to help me.
**[15:59] Neema**
Would you mind being our decoy?
**[16:02] Pino**
Decoy?
**[16:04] Neema**
I want you to pretend like you're
being chased by goblins.
**[16:07] Neema**
Then the ones assigned to protect
you will be out of the fight.
**[16:12] Neema**
I think it'll be easier to talk
if their numbers are lower.
**[16:19] Pino**
We can't do that.
**[16:20] Neema**
Huh?
**[16:20] Pino**
I can't put Nino in danger.
**[16:24] Neema**
I'll cast a protection spell on you.
**[16:29] Pino**
No.
**[16:30] Neema**
It's a really powerful spell, though!
**[16:32] Pino**
It's still a no.
**[16:34] Pino**
I don't want her to go
through anything else scary.
**[16:38] Nino**
I'll do it.
**[16:41] Nino**
If we can play the decoy and your
plan goes well, we'll all be saved, right?
**[16:47] Neema**
Yes.
**[16:48] Pino**
Nino...
**[16:51] Nino**
Neema's younger than both of us,
but she's doing this for all of us.
**[16:56] Nino**
Not to mention...
**[16:58] Nino**
She says we'll be safe.
**[17:00] Nino**
Neema would never lie to us,
so we'll be fine.
**[17:05] Neema**
Nino!
**[17:06] Nino**
Hey! Stop being so gross!
Quit being clingy!
**[17:12] Pino**
Okay. You're right, Nino.
**[17:15] Pino**
I'm sorry about that.
I'll do what I can to help!
**[17:18] Neema**
Thanks, you two.
**[17:27] Guide**
The goblin nest is just ahead.
***SIGN*** Shall we go?
**[17:31] Dayland**
Yes. But prioritize bringing
Nefertima back safely.
***SIGN*** Yes, sir!
**[17:36] Nino**
No!
**[17:38] Nino**
Get away!
**[17:41] Atleran**
Children?
**[17:42] Cadence**
That's not Lady Nefertima.
**[17:45] Dayland**
*Could it be...?*
**[17:47] Dayland**
Capture them.
***SIGN*** But...
**[17:49] Dayland**
Just do it.
**[17:50] Neema**
*Yes, very good!*
**[17:53] Neema**
* There's no way Papa would*
* just abandon some kids!*
**[17:56] Pino**
Nino! This way!
**[17:58] Nino**
No!
**[17:59] Neema**
* Sol's magic is amazing!*
* I can hear their voices so clearly.*
**[18:03] Cadence**
You two! Over here!
**[18:08] Neema**
* All right, that's enough!*
* You can all go back to the nest.*
**[18:15] Dayland**
After them.
***SIGN*** Yes, sir!
**[18:19] Neema**
*All right. Everything's going as planned!*
**[18:22] Neema**
*Now they can't attack at will if they think*
**[18:25] Neema**
*other people might be inside.*
**[18:27] Neema**
* And when faced with a big, bad hobgoblin,*
* I'm sure they'll be willing to talk.*
**[18:39] Neema**
*Yes, this was the perfect plan!*
**[18:42] Cadence**
It's huge...
**[18:44] Hobgoblin**
We'll return the children. Begone, humans.
**[18:48] Dayland**
My.
**[18:50] Dayland**
It's rare to encounter
a goblin that can speak.
**[18:57] Neema**
*Yikes!*
**[18:59] Dayland**
I'll have you return Nefertima to us.
**[19:02] Dayland**
It's time for children to be in bed.
**[19:07] Neema**
*So scary! He's terrifying!*
**[19:08] Neema**
*That's not the papa I know!*
**[19:31] Dayland**
I knew you were in there.
**[19:32] Dayland**
Come out this instant, Nefertima!
**[19:34] Sign**
YIKES
**[19:36] Neema**
*He totally had me figured out!*
**[19:37] Neema**
*Maybe my best option is to just apologize...*
**[19:42] Neema**
You won't get mad? You won't use any magic?
**[19:45] Dayland**
I will neither use magic nor get mad.
You have my word.
**[19:56] Neema**
I'm sorry.
**[19:58] Dayland**
I'm not exactly sure why you're apologizing,
**[20:01] Dayland**
but hurry up and come over here
to put me at ease.
**[20:09] Neema**
Father!
***SIGN*** Let's shoot a huge fireball.
**[20:16] Cadence**
Three shots.
**[20:18] Neema**
Sol, protect them!
**[20:30] Neema**
I won't let you kill them!
**[20:32] Dayland**
Why are you protecting the goblins?
**[20:34] Neema**
They were just used by the humans!
**[20:37] Dayland**
Used?
**[20:38] Neema**
They were chased out by humans and
had no choice but to end up here!
**[20:46] Neema**
Please, Father! Listen to what I have to say!
**[20:53] Dayland**
Very well. If you insist, Neema.
**[20:57] Neema**
Really?
**[20:58] Dayland**
Yes.
**[20:59] Neema**
Thank you!
**[21:02] Neema**
Pino, Nino, are you hurt?
**[21:05] Pino**
We're fine. You seem okay too, Neema.
**[21:09] Nino**
Isn't your father a bit too scary?
**[21:14] Neema**
Nox?
**[21:18] Neema**
*That cry is to let us know danger's nearby.*
**[21:25] Neema**
*Something's there...*
**[21:28] Dayland**
*Most of the reports seem to be about goblins.*
**[21:31] Dayland**
* There have also been reports of kobolds*
* and, very rarely...*
**[21:35] Neema**
Sol, I need some light.
**[21:37] Sol**
Understood.
**[21:43] Cadence**
Please stand back!
**[21:52] Pino**
Nino!
**[21:54] Dayland**
That's...
**[21:57] Dayland**
a frost spider!
**[23:34] Sign**
Next Time
**[23:34] Sign**
The Desire to Become Stronger