# 6 - The Desire to Become Stronger
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**[00:07] Dayland**
That's...
**[00:08] Dayland**
a frost spider!
**[00:10] Dayland**
Neema, come here.
**[00:15] Neema**
* I can sense it...*
* It's feeling starved and panicked.*
**[00:18] Neema**
*I can tell that it's hungry.*
**[00:21] Neema**
*But why is it panicky?*
**[00:28] Dayland**
Neema!
**[00:29] Dayland**
You mustn't interfere.
**[00:32] Dayland**
This is his battle.
**[01:08] Neema**
Look out!
**[01:14] Neema**
Wow!
**[01:16] Neema**
* Even though he's a huge*
* hobgoblin capable of speech,*
**[01:18] Neema**
*to the frost spider, he's just food.*
**[01:21] Neema**
*This is...*
**[01:25] Neema**
* This is a hardcore life-or-death*
* battle for survival!*
**[01:38] Sign**
Fluffy Paradise
**[03:00] Sign**
Episode 6 The Desire to Become Stronger
**[03:29] Neema**
*If he actually loses here,*
**[03:33] Neema**
* Papa will probably incinerate them*
* without a second thought.*
**[03:38] Neema**
*It's so that we humans can survive...*
**[03:42] Neema**
* I get that. It's just another form*
* of the survival of the fittest.*
**[03:47] Neema**
*But...*
**[04:18] Hobgoblin**
I managed to avoid being crushed
because of that ultimate cheat
**[04:22] Hobgoblin**
or whatever you put on me.
**[04:24] Hobgoblin**
Thank you.
**[04:31] Neema**
*There it is again.*
**[04:35] Neema**
*I'm getting a very strong sense of panic.*
**[04:39] Neema**
*What's making you feel that way...?*
**[04:45] Frost Spider**
*Help... me...*
**[04:48] Neema**
*You need help?*
**[04:50] Frost Spider**
*Want to... protect my child...*
**[04:54] Neema**
*Your child? You have a child?*
**[05:02] Neema**
*I see. It's because she was pregnant.*
**[05:06] Neema**
*That's why she was so panicked.*
**[05:10] Neema**
*She needed to eat lots and lots,*
**[05:12] Neema**
* but the ecosystem has been messed up*
* since the goblins arrived.*
**[05:18] Neema**
*She couldn't catch any food...*
**[05:22] Neema**
*She's a victim too.*
**[05:24] Neema**
*I'm so sorry.*
**[05:26] Neema**
* I don't like God,*
* but let me pray just this once.*
**[05:34] Neema**
* If she goes to the afterlife*
* and maybe another life after...*
**[05:39] Neema**
*Please let her live in peace.*
**[05:45] Dayland**
Neema...
**[05:50] Neema**
I know.
**[05:55] Neema**
No matter the situation,
only the strongest will survive.
**[05:59] Neema**
I can't change that just
because I want to be selfish.
**[06:09] Neema**
* If it was possible to save her,*
* I really wish I could have.*
**[06:12] Neema**
*But I didn't.*
**[06:16] Neema**
* I was too scared of the*
* responsibility of saving her.*
**[06:25] Neema**
*I want to become stronger...*
**[06:27] Neema**
* So that every living creature can*
* live happily where they belong.*
**[06:32] Neema**
* It doesn't matter how. I just*
* want to be able to help them.*
**[06:43] Dayland**
Have you calmed down a bit?
**[06:46] Neema**
Yeah.
**[06:55] Neema**
The hobgoblin...
**[07:18] Neema**
*Wh-Who might you be?!*
**[07:20] Dayland**
He must've evolved.
**[07:21] Sign**
Evolved?
**[07:22] Neema**
Evolved?
**[07:24] Neema**
Are you the hobgoblin?
**[07:26] Shinki**
Yeah. What happened?
**[07:29] Neema**
*I'd like to know that myself!*
**[07:31] Neema**
*I guess even he has no idea.*
**[07:36] Neema**
*I know!*
**[07:37] Neema**
*I can always count on Sol!*
**[07:39] Neema**
* Sol! It looks like the hobgoblin*
* may have evolved or something?*
**[07:45] Sol**
Evolved?
**[07:46] Sol**
The highest order of goblin species
is the hobgoblin,
**[07:49] Sol**
so it cannot evolve any further.
**[07:51] Neema**
*Say what now?!*
**[07:53] Neema**
*But, but he sorta looks human now!*
**[07:55] Neema**
*And he's got some horns.*
**[07:57] Sol**
Horns?
**[07:58] Sol**
I do know that the oni who live in Wazhite
possess human bodies and horns.
**[08:06] Neema**
*Oni?!*
**[08:07] Sol**
*I'd like to see him for myself.*
**[08:09] Sol**
* At long last, I shall visit you*
* in person tomorrow.*
**[08:12] Dayland**
What did the great dragon say?
**[08:14] Neema**
He wants to see for himself,
so he'll come tomorrow.
**[08:18] Neema**
Hmm...
**[08:21] Neema**
* I mean, I guess he looks like an oni, but he*
* seems much flashier than the Japanese ones.*
**[08:26] Dayland**
G-Get the hobgoblin some clothes!
**[08:40] Neema**
Lemme see!
**[08:42] Neema**
There.
**[08:44] Shinki**
Oh!
**[08:47] Neema**
Thank you so much for saving us!
**[08:52] Dayland**
Neema! It's time for little girls
to be in bed!
**[08:54] Dayland**
More importantly, get away from him!
**[08:56] Dayland**
Get away from him this instant! No! Bad!
**[09:06] Neema**
What would you like to do?
Wanna come with me?
**[09:09] Neema**
Or would you like to stay in this
forest where your mommy lived?
**[09:15] Neema**
*I wonder if it isn't sure...*
**[09:21] Neema**
Aw, so cute!
**[09:23] Neema**
Your name's going to be Gratia.
**[09:25] Neema**
Your lovely mother made me stronger
and protected you,
**[09:29] Neema**
and *gratia* is what I want to tell her.
**[09:31] Neema**
It means "thank you."
**[09:33] Neema**
It's nice to meet you, Gratia.
**[09:41] Neema**
H-Huh?
**[09:43] Neema**
* Did I do something I wasn't*
* supposed to again...?*
**[09:56] Neema**
That feels much better!
**[10:00] Shinki**
Start loading up the parts that are ready.
**[10:04] Shinki**
We'll be reusing her carapace,
so make sure you handle it with care.
**[10:08] Shinki**
You there. Mind her venomous fangs.
**[10:11] Neema**
Hey, hey!
**[10:13] Neema**
Will you free the human adults now, too?
**[10:16] Shinki**
Yeah, sure.
**[10:17] Neema**
Really?
**[10:19] Shinki**
Well, if we're going along with
your plan, they'd be a burden.
**[10:23] Neema**
Thanks!
**[10:25] Nino**
Neema! Morning.
**[10:27] Neema**
Good morning, Nino and Pino.
**[10:30] Pino**
Good morning...
**[10:41] Pino**
Don't worry about it.
**[10:49] Neema**
We can eat breakfast over there.
**[10:53] Pino**
Nino, let's go eat.
**[10:56] Nino**
Yeah!
**[10:58] Neema**
*They're like angels.*
**[11:01] Cadence**
My lady.
**[11:03] Cadence**
This little one's all better now.
**[11:06] Neema**
Thank you!
**[11:08] Cadence**
No problem.
**[11:09] Neema**
*Amazing! His healing magic worked perfectly!*
**[11:13] Neema**
So fluffy!
**[11:15] Neema**
Father, this little one...
**[11:18] Dayland**
Neema, you're smart, so you know how
much responsibility owning a pet is.
**[11:24] Neema**
Of course I do!
**[11:26] Dayland**
I think it's best for it
to stay where it belongs.
**[11:31] Neema**
Does that mean I can't keep it?
**[11:35] Dayland**
When wild animals are kept by humans,
it distorts their disposition.
**[11:39] Dayland**
They might lose their guard or become
unable to find food on their own.
**[11:44] Dayland**
Think of the distortion as ripples on water.
**[11:48] Neema**
Ripples?
**[11:49] Dayland**
If you take that rabbit home with you,
**[11:51] Dayland**
it will form a small ripple in the world.
**[11:54] Dayland**
That ripple will continue on forever,
bumping into other ripples
**[11:59] Dayland**
and swallowing them or getting swallowed up.
**[12:02] Dayland**
It will affect the world.
**[12:05] Dayland**
Every single day, countless ripples form.
**[12:08] Dayland**
All such phenomena shape this world.
**[12:12] Dayland**
It doesn't matter how big or small they are.
**[12:15] Dayland**
They all impact the world in some fashion.
**[12:21] Dayland**
And someday, they end up coming back to us.
**[12:25] Dayland**
So the fewer ripples in the world, the better.
**[12:28] Dayland**
When there are no ripples, that means
the world is at peace. Understand?
**[12:37] Dayland**
No matter what, you will be the
center of a ripple, Neema.
**[12:41] Dayland**
So it's best to be cautious, okay?
**[12:45] Neema**
* How rude! I'm content just being*
* able to pet and fluff all the floofs.*
**[12:49] Neema**
*I mean, if someone got in my way,*
**[12:51] Neema**
* I'd take advantage of Papa's authority*
* or Sol's cheaty magic to destroy them.*
**[12:57] Neema**
* Wait. Is that the kind*
* of thinking that's wrong?*
**[13:01] Neema**
Oh well.
**[13:03] Neema**
I'm sorry we hurt you.
Let's play again sometime.
**[13:11] Neema**
*Aw, I'm so lonely...*
**[13:17] Neema**
*That's right.*
**[13:18] Neema**
* I have Nox with me, Dee waiting at home,*
* and I'll be able to see Sol later.*
**[13:27] Dayland**
What's wrong?
**[13:29] Neema**
Father, you see...
Well, there's this little one.
**[13:36] Dayland**
Neema! That's not even an
animal! It's a monster!
**[13:40] Dayland**
Furthermore, the fact that it's
black means it's one of a kind!
**[13:43] Neema**
* Oh, right. The color black*
* isn't very good in his world.*
**[13:47] Shinki**
Do you know the difference
between an animal and monster?
**[13:50] Neema**
It's whether they have their own
thoughts or not, right?
**[13:53] Neema**
*That's right. Mister Dan mentioned before*
**[13:55] Neema**
* that animals and monsters are separated*
* by how well they can think.*
**[14:00] Shinki**
Is that how humans see it?
**[14:04] Shinki**
In short, monsters are failures.
They're defective.
**[14:10] Neema**
Defective?
**[14:11] Shinki**
Yes. Goblins are defective
versions of humans.
**[14:16] Shinki**
Frost spiders are defective spiders.
**[14:19] Shinki**
That's why most monsters are weak.
**[14:23] Shinki**
In order for one to get stronger,
it must be given a name.
**[14:27] Shinki**
That frost spider probably also had a name.
**[14:30] Neema**
A name?
**[14:32] Shinki**
If you're given a name by someone powerful,
**[14:34] Shinki**
the world recognizes you as an individual.
**[14:37] Shinki**
Then you can use magic
and receive blessings from spirits.
**[14:42] Neema**
*Huh... I see.*
**[14:44] Neema**
* There's also the True Name Vow...*
* Names must be really important in this world.*
**[14:49] Neema**
So what's your name?
**[14:51] Neema**
*It must be pretty impressive!*
**[14:54] Shinki**
I don't have one.
**[14:55] Neema**
What?! When you're *that* strong?!
**[14:59] Shinki**
Honestly, I'm jealous of this one.
**[15:03] Shinki**
It has a mark on its forehead,
meaning it's been named.
**[15:08] Neema**
Her name is Gratia!
**[15:11] Dayland**
Neema!
**[15:12] Neema**
I didn't mean to do anything bad!
**[15:15] Dayland**
Then so be it.
I guess we're taking her with us.
**[15:20] Neema**
Isn't that great?
***SIGN*** Your Grace, we're all set.
**[15:26] Dayland**
Good.
**[15:33] Dayland**
All right, let's go.
**[15:35] Neema**
* After that, because the former*
* hobgoblin was leaving,*
**[15:39] Neema**
* I had Sol cast a protective*
* spell on the cave.*
**[15:45] Neema**
* The hobgoblin took extra care to*
* tell the goblins not to go outside*
**[15:50] Neema**
* because we wouldn't be able*
* to help if anything happened.*
**[15:56] Neema**
* With everything that happened,*
* our party grew bigger than when we started...*
**[16:01] Neema**
* But it's all happily ever after, and we're*
* returning to the village at long last!*
**[16:13] Neema**
Thank goodness. What house do you two live in?
**[16:16] Pino**
We actually live in the Ireiga Proxy nearby.
**[16:21] Dayland**
Wait, are you two Earl Ireiga's children?
**[16:24] Pino**
Yes.
**[16:25] Nino**
Ireiga is our family name.
**[16:28] Dayland**
I see. Then we'll have to make sure
you're escorted safely.
**[16:35] Dayland**
I'll also send a messenger pigeon,
**[16:37] Dayland**
but you should head home as soon as possible.
**[16:40] Pino**
Yes, sir.
**[16:41] Neema**
Pino, Nino, be careful.
**[16:44] Pino**
We will. Thank you.
**[16:47] Neema**
Nino?
**[16:50] Neema**
*D-Does she hate me?! Why?!*
**[16:53] Pino**
You sure about this? You're the one
who'll regret it later, Nino.
**[16:59] Nino**
Why don't you... sometime?
**[17:02] Neema**
Come again? Do what sometime?
**[17:10] Nino**
Hey, what are you doing, Pino?!
**[17:13] Pino**
It's because you're being difficult, Nino!
**[17:19] Pino**
I-I said, why don't you...
**[17:27] Pino**
come to our house sometime?
You can come over and play.
**[17:33] Pino**
Wh-What? Y-You don't have to
come over if you don't want to!
**[17:39] Neema**
What a tsundere.
**[17:41] Nino and Pino**
Huh?
**[17:46] Neema**
Yeah, I'll definitely come by to play.
**[17:52] Nino**
Hey! What are you doing?! Get off of me!
**[17:56] Neema**
Nope!
**[17:57] Nino**
I said get off!
**[17:59] Neema**
Nope, nope, nope, nope!
**[18:01] Nino**
Hey!
**[18:10] Neema**
* He's so perfectly smooth!*
* Sol's scales are the best!*
**[18:15] Sol**
He's different from any oni I've ever seen.
**[18:18] Sol**
There are also remnants of elemental power.
**[18:20] Neema**
*I wonder if I can nap with Sol today.*
**[18:23] Neema**
* Will I go for the classic*
* using his tummy as a pillow,*
**[18:25] Neema**
*or should I use his wing as a blanket?*
**[18:28] Sol**
Are you listening, child?
**[18:30] Neema**
Hmm. Decisions, decisions...
**[18:32] Sol**
Heed me, Neema!
**[18:38] Neema**
*H-He startled me! And called me by my name!*
**[18:44] Neema**
Thanks!
**[18:45] Sol**
This one is not an oni.
Oni cannot use elemental powers.
**[18:51] Neema**
Elemental powers?
**[18:53] Neema**
*That's what the holy beasts use, right?*
**[18:56] Neema**
Can you see spirits or anything?
**[18:58] Shinki**
If these translucent bug-looking
creatures count, then yes.
**[19:03] Neema**
Bugs?
**[19:04] Neema**
Then can you use elemental powers?
**[19:07] Shinki**
Maybe if I knew how.
**[19:09] Sol**
I shall show you.
**[19:13] Neema**
Let's see... What would make a good target?
***SIGN*** My lady.
***SIGN*** Here is a clay doll created with earth magic. Will this work?
**[19:31] Neema**
Yay! Thank you!
**[19:34] Neema**
Here's your target! Give it a try!
**[19:36] Shinki**
Defeat that clay doll.
**[19:44] Neema**
W-Wow... It completely fell apart.
**[19:49] Dayland**
Fire elemental power?
And you can conjure it remotely?
**[19:54] Sol**
All he said to the fire spirit was,
"Defeat that clay doll."
**[19:59] Neema**
Can you do other elements as well?
**[20:03] Neema**
*In the end...*
**[20:05] Neema**
*He was able to use wind,*
**[20:09] Neema**
*water,*
**[20:13] Sign**
sparkly
**[20:13] Sign**
Somehow
made him
**[20:13] Neema**
*and earth too!*
**[20:15] Neema**
* He was able to use them all!*
* Talk about cheating.*
**[20:19] Neema**
Elemental powers, huh?
They might prove useful in that one plan.
**[20:23] Dayland**
Huh? That one plan?
**[20:27] Neema**
*I haven't told Papa about it yet!*
**[20:31] Neema**
Um... I figured out a way for humans
and monsters to live peacefully together.
**[20:36] Neema**
I would like for you to help me out, Father.
**[20:39] Neema**
I'll tell you the details later, okay?
**[20:42] Dayland**
All right, sure.
**[20:46] Neema**
More importantly...
**[20:47] Neema**
You're a new creature now!
**[20:51] Neema**
Let's see... How about Shinki?
**[20:55] Shinki**
Shinki?
**[20:57] Neema**
* Written with the kanji*
* for "forest" and "oni"!*
**[20:59] Neema**
*I am so awesome at naming things.*
**[21:11] Dayland**
Neema...
**[21:12] Neema**
Y-You've got it all wrong!
**[21:13] Neema**
That's not *his* name! It's his species!
**[21:17] Sol**
So this is how you keep gaining
more servants to serve you.
**[21:20] Neema**
Nuh-uh!
**[21:22] Neema**
*Damn that God! He's definitely enjoying this!*
**[21:26] Neema**
Sorry for giving you a name without asking.
**[21:30] Shinki**
It's all right. I was going to ask you anyway.
**[21:33] Neema**
Huh?
**[21:34] Shinki**
Because you're the one who showed us the way.
**[21:41] Shinki**
The goblins led by me, Shinki,
will all swear fealty to you, Nefertima.
**[21:46] Shinki**
And because you gave me my name,
you are my master.
**[21:54] Neema**
*I-Is this okay?*
**[21:57] Neema**
*Either way...*
**[22:00] Neema**
It's good to have you, Shinki.
**[23:35] Sign**
Next Time
**[23:35] Sign**
I Believe I Can Be of Some Service