7 - I Believe I Can Be of Some Service

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[00:00] Neema
    So, Father, about what I was saying concerning
    humans and monsters living together...
[00:07] Neema
    The main issue is that the monsters
    are losing their places to live, right?
[00:12] Neema
    So we just have to make new places.
[00:15] Dayland
    Hmm...
[00:17] Neema
    We could put up a barrier
    on a mountain where no one lives,
[00:19] Neema
    then have all the monsters who've
    lost their homes move in there.
[00:23] Neema
    And if the monsters overpopulate,
[00:27] Neema
    we'll make it a training area
     for the adventurers' guild
[00:31] Neema
    We can cover the expenses by placing inns
    and shops at the base of the mountain.
[00:35] Neema
    Then we'll have adventurers and monsters
    keep each other in check.
[00:40] Neema
    What do you think?
[00:41] Neema
    Talk about the most cliché RPG setup...
[00:44] Dayland
    We'd run the risk of the monsters
     killing humans that way...
[00:47] Neema
    Yes, and the opposite too.
[00:49] Neema
    But that's all a part
    of the struggle to survive,
[00:51] Neema
    and we can explain as much
     to the adventurers.
[00:54] Dayland
    I see.
[00:56] Dayland
    This plan is rather naïve,
     but I'll give it some thought.
[01:01] Neema
    Thank you.
[01:04] Neema
    Maybe I'll scout some potential locations
[01:06] Neema
    for my plan while we're on this inspection.
[01:18] Sign
    Fluffy Paradise
[02:40] Sign
    Episode 7   I Believe I Can Be of Some Service
[02:40] Dayland
    Now then, we'll be heading
     to our next inspection destination,
[02:43] Dayland
    and I'd like for you to come, Shinki.
[02:46] Dayland
    Your elemental powers may be a great help,
[02:49] Dayland
    and you must be knowledgeable
    about monsters.
[02:53] Shinki
    I don't mind going, but I'm worried
    about leaving the nest for too long.
[02:58] Neema
    I'm the one with the orb, and we
    can't keep that barrier up forever.
[03:03] Shinki
    All right. How about this?
[03:05] Shinki
    We'll have these spirits protect the nest.
[03:08] Shinki
    Master, please give the next
    strongest goblin a name.
[03:12] Shinki
    Then they can protect the nest
    alongside the spirits, and I can rest easy.
[03:17] Neema
    Huh?! Why me?!
[03:19] Neema
    Also, why did you just call me "Master"?!
[03:22] Shinki
    Well, you're my master since you named me,
     which makes you the leader of our horde.
[03:27] Neema
    But Shinki is a friend.
[03:29] Neema
    And being called "Master"
    is really embarrassing.
[03:32] Neema
    Can't you just treat me like a lady?
[03:34] Shinki
    Very well. I shall call you
    my lady from now on.
[03:42] Neema
    She's the next strongest goblin after you?
[03:45] Shinki
    She is.
[03:46] Neema
    I'm surprised it's a girl!
[03:47] Female Goblin
    Leader... you called?
[03:49] Neema
    She can talk?!
[03:51] Shinki
    Yes. She's my right hand.
[03:55] Shinki
    She'll probably evolve
     after a few more hunting trips.
[03:58] Neema
    She'll evolve...?
[04:02] Neema
    No, maybe female hobgoblins are cute.
[04:08] Neema
    Let's give you a cute name, okay?
[04:13] Neema
    So, what do you like?
[04:23] Neema
    You like flowers?
[04:25] Neema
    I see...
[04:27] Neema
    That looks like a lily of the valley,
    or suzuran.
[04:30] Neema
    Suzuko! Your name's Suzuko.
[04:33] Suzuko
    Su...zu...ko?
[04:36] Neema
    Yup, you got it!
[04:42] Neema
    Yay! From now on, you're Suzuko!
[04:51] Shinki
    My lady, he would like a name as well.
[04:55] Suzuko
    No! He's weak! No!
[05:01] Neema
    Why does he want a name?
[05:05] Shinki
    Ah...
[05:06] Shinki
    Apparently, his last horde
    was all but wiped out.
[05:10] Shinki
    He says he'd like to be stronger
    so that he can protect his current one.
[05:16] Shinki
    But just as Suzuko pointed out, he's weak.
[05:19] Shinki
    There's not much hope for him
     even if he gets a name.
[05:22] Neema
    Oh no...
[05:25] Neema
    But giving up on him because
    he may not grow is kinda...
[05:29] Neema
    Okay, if you can keep this promise,
     I'll give you a name.
[05:33] Neema
    You must be able to hunt giant boars
    by yourself by the time we come back.
[05:39] Neema
    You're so small that you could die
    if they happen to body slam you.
[05:43] Neema
    There's no guarantee you'll survive.
[05:45] Neema
    Would you work hard even so?
[05:47] Neema
    Honestly, this is partly a threat.
[05:50] Neema
    I'll get to see if he's serious.
[05:55] Neema
    Then I guess it's decided!
[05:56] Neema
    As for a name that suits him
    and will hopefully make him stronger...
[06:00] Neema
    Hmm...
[06:01] Neema
    I know! Let's go with Touki,
    which means "fighting ogre"!
[06:04] Sign
    TOUKI
[06:06] Neema
    Your name will be Touki!
[06:13] Neema
    Let's both do our best.
[06:18] Neema
    And then, I gave Sol head pats
    because I summoned him by accident.
[06:23] Neema
    That's how we got so close!
[06:26] Shinki
    You're surrounded by so many
    people and creatures, my lady.
[06:29] Neema
    Yes!
[06:30] Neema
    Father, Mother,
    my big brother, my big sister,
[06:35] Neema
    Dee, Nox, everyone at home,
    and everyone at the palace...
[06:40] Neema
    I love them all!
[06:43] Shinki
    I had an older brother as well...
    Though he died battling the humans.
[06:49] Neema
    Shinki...
[06:53] Neema
    You're part of my circle
    of friends now too, Shinki.
[07:00] Shinki
    Thank you, my lady.
[07:05] Dayland
    We're headed to the town
    of Cass in the Parzeth Proxy next.
[07:09] Dayland
    It'll take a while to get there,
[07:11] Dayland
    so I was hoping you'd be able
     to enlighten us on the way, Shinki.
[07:16] Shinki
    All right.
[07:17] Dayland
    I'm currently compiling eyewitness
    reports of monsters.
[07:22] Dayland
    Could you tell me about the route
    you traveled as you were fleeing?
[07:26] Dayland
    I'd be interested in any
     of its defining features.
[07:31] Shinki
    Far down the path, there were
    three connecting mountains.
[07:35] Dayland
    I see. Mountains, you say?
[07:37] Shinki
    And a very rough river.
[07:39] Dayland
    Got it.
[07:41] Dayland
    Thank you.
    I think I've managed to sort this out.
[07:46] Dayland
    These mark all the recent reported sightings.
[07:50] Neema
    Huh?
[07:51] Neema
    The Osphe domain is bleeding red!
[07:53] Dayland
    I can't be certain until I
    gather more information,
[07:57] Dayland
    but this trouble with the monsters
    may be man-made.
[08:01] Dayland
    We need to investigate thoroughly.
[08:05] Dayland
    I'm sorry, but after the inspection in Cass,
[08:08] Dayland
    I shall return to the royal capital.
[08:09] Neema
    What? You're going home?
[08:11] Neema
    Why?!
[08:13] Neema
    I wanted to scout out locations for my plan!
[08:16] Dayland
    I've asked Ralf to come fill in for me.
[08:19] Neema
    Ralf?!
[08:20] Dayland
    He'll eventually take over the domain,
[08:22] Dayland
    so I'm having him make
     the rounds on my behalf.
[08:25] Dayland
    You should be able to meet
    up with him in Cass.
[08:29] Dayland
    Look, we can see it now.
[08:31] Dayland
    This is the town of Cass.
[08:35] Important Person A
    Thank you for coming!
[08:37] Important Person B
    You must be tired from your
    long journey. Right this way.
[08:41] Neema
    There's somewhere I want to see...
[08:41] Important Person A
    We've a meal prepared for you.
[08:43] Important Person B
    Please, come with us.
[08:45] Neema
    Now's my chance!
[08:47] Neema
    There! A sign for the adventurers' guild!
[08:50] Neema
    They'll be helping me out with my plan,
[08:53] Neema
    so I wanted to check them out.
[08:57] Neema
    This definitely isn't what I was imagining.
[09:00] Neema
    Sorta looks like an employment
    agency from my past life.
[09:04] Ariabelle
    Hello there. How can I help you?
[09:09] Ariabelle
    O-Oh my...
[09:12] Neema
    Does she know Shinki's a monster?!
[09:14] Ariabelle
    Beastpeople aren't common in these parts,
[09:17] Ariabelle
    so you might not want to linger for long.
[09:20] Neema
    She has no idea! We're safe.
[09:23] Shinki
    I'll leave as soon as my lady is done here.
[09:25] Ariabelle
    W-Wait, your lady? This young girl?
[09:28] Neema
    Yeah, I get that reaction.
[09:30] Neema
    My apologies. I just wanted to see
    what the guild hall looked like.
[09:35] Ariabelle
    You don't have one where you're from?
[09:38] Neema
    The guild hall in the royal capital
    is far from where I live,
[09:41] Neema
    so I don't really get to go there.
[09:43] Ariabelle
    Ah, I see.
[09:45] Ariabelle
    Then I'll show you around a little.
[09:48] Ariabelle
    My name is Ariabelle,
    but you can call me Belle.
[09:51] Neema
    I'm Neema, and this is Shinki!
     Nice to meet you!
[09:57] Ariabelle
    These are our private reception booths.
[10:00] Ariabelle
    We offer various quests to our
    adventurers based on their ranks.
[10:04] Ariabelle
    To make sure no one overhears the details,
    we use soundproofing magic.
[10:08] Neema
    You do?
[10:09] Ariabelle
    Apparently when the guild
    was first established,
[10:12] Ariabelle
    reward swiping was rampant.
[10:15] Neema
    Huh?
[10:16] Ariabelle
    Folks would cash in on quests other
    adventurers had completed for the reward
[10:21] Ariabelle
    because more than one person
    could take a job.
[10:25] Neema
    That's so evil!
[10:27] Ariabelle
    Of course, it becomes a trust issue.
[10:30] Ariabelle
    Who wants anyone who does that
    to call themselves an adventurer?
[10:34] Ariabelle
    So, ever since then,
    we've used magic to prevent it.
[10:37] Ariabelle
    The adventurers' guild is very
    strict about wrongdoing.
[10:40] Neema
    Oho...
[10:41] Neema
    I guess things are better now.
[10:45] Healran
    What's that supposed to mean?!
[10:46] Healran
    Is the guild just going to sit by
    and ignore this injustice?!
[10:50] Neema
    Wh-What in the world?
[10:54] Healran
    Is the guild just going to sit by
    and ignore this injustice?!
[10:58] Healran
    Three times the standard reward
    just to clear a small goblin horde?
[11:02] Healran
    The mayor put this job up
    and his son accepted it!
[11:03] Neema
    Wh-What about the soundproofing magic?
[11:05] Neema
    I guess he's yelling outside the booth...
[11:05] Healran
    Clearly, the mayor is just
    lining his own pockets!
[11:09] Guild Staff
    The mayor is just doing
    what's best for the town...
[11:12] Healran
    What are you saying?!
[11:13] Healran
    He's pocketing the restitution for
    any casualties caused by monsters!
[11:17] Neema
    This all sounds really fishy...
[11:20] Healran
    Why isn't anyone taking this seriously?!
[11:20] Neema
    Miss Belle, who is that?
[11:25] Ariabelle
    His name is Healran Dewitt.
[11:25] Healran
    What's going on?!
[11:27] Guild Staff
    I'm not sure what else I can say...
[11:27] Ariabelle
    He's one of the town chairmen.
[11:28] Ariabelle
    He's very good at his job
    but doesn't get along with the mayor.
[11:32] Guild Staff
    Please, calm down.
[11:32] Neema
    Can't the guild do something?
[11:35] Ariabelle
    Most of the staff are locals,
[11:38] Ariabelle
    so when they're told it's best for the town...
[11:40] Neema
    They're supposedly strict on wrongdoing,
    but this place is so small
[11:44] Neema
    that they go easy on one of their own...
[11:46] Ariabelle
    Apparently, he used to work at the palace.
[11:50] Ariabelle
    Maybe that's why he just
     can't let stuff like this slide.
[11:54] Neema
    He's from the palace?
    What's he doing out here in the country?
[12:00] Guild Staff
    Please, you're going to disturb others
     out here, so kindly return to the booth.
[12:06] Healran
    But if we turn a blind eye...
[12:13] Neema
    Could you tell me more about it, sir?
[12:18] Healran
    I've no time for children.
[12:20] Neema
    Wh-What'd he just say?!
[12:23] Neema
    Ahem. Oh, I see.
[12:26] Neema
    And here I thought I could be
     of some service, but oh well.
[12:31] Healran
    What do you mean by that?
[12:33] Neema
    Eek!
[12:35] Neema
    I know the duke of this domain...
[12:37] Healran
    You know the duke?
[12:41] Neema
    My name is Nefertima Osphe.
[12:43] Neema
    I'm the second daughter of Dayland Osphe.
[12:46] Neema
    Depending on what it is, I may be able
    to relay this matter to my father.
[12:49] Neema
    What do you say?
[12:51] Healran
    Wha...
[12:52] Ariabelle
    You're the duke's daughter?!
[12:55] Neema
    Well, let's hear it.
[12:58] Neema
    What exactly is going on in this town?
[13:04] Healran
    I apologize for my rudeness earlier.
[13:07] Healran
    I'm Healran Dewitt,
    the financial auditor of this town.
[13:13] Neema
    The financial auditor?
[13:15] Neema
    The guy who makes sure all financial
    accounts and reports are done right?
[13:19] Neema
    Let's get right down to business.
    Can you tell me more about the mayor?
[13:24] Healran
    I beg your pardon,
[13:25] Healran
    but this may be difficult
     for someone your age to follow.
[13:29] Neema
    Yeah, I can't blame him for thinking that.
[13:31] Neema
    Well, I'm smart enough to accompany
     my father on inspections.
[13:36] Healran
    Very well. Are you aware of the steep
    rise in monster attacks lately?
[13:42] Neema
    Yes.
[13:43] Healran
    There's been an increase
     in the Parzeth Proxy as well,
[13:46] Healran
    but in Cass specifically,
    we've barely had more than last year.
[13:50] Healran
    A few people have been injured,
    but the mayor grossly exaggerates.
[13:54] Healran
    He made false reports claiming fatalities,
[13:56] Healran
    and he pocketed the five gold
    coins sent as restitution.
[14:00] Neema
    Five gold coins? So about five million yen?
[14:04] Neema
    Okay, so we're dealing with your
    typical small-time villain.
[14:08] Neema
    Have you beseeched the knights?
[14:10] Healran
    When there were goblin sightings,
[14:12] Healran
    we sent out a subjugation
    request immediately,
[14:14] Healran
    but for certain reasons,
    the knights couldn't come.
[14:16] Neema
    Certain reasons?
[14:18] Healran
    That was when the townsfolk were harmed.
[14:21] Healran
    Beyond that, the mayor's been doing things
    like inflating the cost of infrastructure.
[14:26] Neema
    Have you any proof of this?
[14:30] Healran
    Yes. I've witnessed him gleefully
    keeping a secret ledger.
[14:34] Neema
    Yeesh, okay. Well, as long as there's
    evidence, the rest is up to Papa.
[14:40] Neema
    Would you swear on your name to as much
[14:42] Neema
    and repeat it before my father?
[14:46] Healran
    Yes!
[14:49] Neema
    Very well.
[14:51] Neema
    I have but one concern.
[14:53] Neema
    Do you happen to know why the
    knighthood couldn't make it here?
[14:58] Healran
    Yes. West of here lies the biggest
    city in the Parzeth Proxy, Lenice.
[15:04] Healran
    The Manoa Highway runs through it
    and is integral to trade,
[15:09] Healran
    but it's been hit relentlessly
    by kobold robberies.
[15:13] Neema
    Kobolds?!
[15:14] Neema
    And that's what's keeping them busy?
[15:17] Healran
    The kobolds are many in number
[15:19] Healran
    and move in a very organized manner.
[15:22] Healran
    At one point, Lenice itself was in danger.
[15:25] Healran
    So most of the knights in this region have
    been deployed and are unable to come.
[15:32] Ariabelle
    Lady Nefertima?
[15:34] Neema
    If they're organized,
    that must mean they have a leader.
[15:37] Neema
    If all goes well, I may be able to pull
    in the kobolds into my plan, too!
[15:42] Neema
    Yes! We welcome the puppers!
[15:46] Shinki
    What does "welcome the puppers" mean?
[15:48] Neema
    Huh?! Hey, don't go reading my mind!
[15:51] Shinki
    You said that very out loud.
[15:53] Neema
    Ahem, anyway... Healran, you should
    come with me to see my father.
[15:59] Healran
    R-Right.
[16:00] Neema
    I have a favor to ask, Shinki.
[16:03] Neema
    I need you to convince the goblin hordes
     around here to do something.
[16:07] Shinki
    Of what?
[16:08] Neema
    To join you... Or rather,
    to band together under Suzuko.
[16:13] Shinki
    Understood.
[16:14] Neema
    Also...
[16:17] Neema
    Nox.
[16:19] Nox
    Cheep.
[16:21] Nox
    Cheep.
[16:22] Neema
    There, there. Good girl.
[16:25] Neema
    Find Father for me and give him this message.
[16:28] Nox
    Cheep.
[16:30] Nox
    Cheep!
[16:31] Neema
    Make sure he comes to the mayor's house!
[16:35] Ariabelle
    Um, you're going to the mayor's place, then?
[16:38] Ariabelle
    I can take you there.
[16:40] Neema
    But this isn't part of your job, Miss Belle.
[16:44] Ariabelle
    As a part of this town,
    I want to help somehow.
[16:47] Neema
    All right. In that case, I'm counting on you!
[16:52] Neema
    Has the mayor been in office for a long time?
[16:55] Ariabelle
    Yes. I believe he's been the mayor since he
    took over for the last one fifteen years ago.
[17:00] Neema
    I wonder how long he's been embezzling...
[17:03] Healran
    I believe it started about five years ago.
[17:06] Neema
    Oh?
[17:06] Ariabelle
    I'm surprised you'd know that.
[17:09] Ariabelle
    Didn't you only come to town three years ago?
[17:13] Healran
    Well, I checked past records.
[17:16] Healran
    Apparently my predecessor
    didn't do their job properly.
[17:20] Neema
    Wow, I guess he really is adamant.
[17:24] Ariabelle
    You can see it now. That's the mayor's house.
[17:28] Neema
    Nox is there, too!
[17:30] Neema
    Which means...
[17:35] Dayland
    Wandering off without permission...
[17:37] Dayland
    If you've got an excuse,
    let's hear it, Nefertima.
[17:41] Neema
    Angry Papa has arrived!
[17:43] Neema
    I-I... should probably be honest
    and apologize here, right?
[17:47] Neema
    I'm sorry I worried you!
[17:50] Neema
    I'm sorry for causing everyone trouble, too!
[17:53] Neema
    I wanted to see the adventurers' guild.
[17:56] Dayland
    Where's Shinki?
[17:57] Neema
    He went to see the goblins causing trouble.
[18:02] Dayland
    Nefertima...
[18:03] Dayland
    Do you have any idea how
    foolishly you've behaved?
[18:08] Dayland
    It may have been too early to present
    you to the world as a duke's daughter.
[18:14] Neema
    Papa...
[18:15] Neema
    Up until now,
[18:17] Neema
    he'd tell me something was dangerous
    or decline my request with good reason.
[18:21] Neema
    But I've never seen him
    this upset with me before.
[18:27] Neema
    No! Papa has every right to be mad!
[18:30] Neema
    The point of this trip was to observe
    various parts of his domain.
[18:33] Neema
    Even if I'm just tagging along,
    I'm part of his party.
[18:37] Neema
    And yet, not only did I run
    off without his permission,
[18:40] Neema
    I didn't even keep my guard with me.
[18:42] Neema
    If something had happened to me,
[18:44] Neema
    the ones who would've punished were
    those tasked to protect me.
[18:48] Neema
    How could I do something so selfish?
[18:51] Neema
    Your status should be used
    to protect those below you.
[18:54] Neema
    That's what I've been taught...
[18:59] Ralf
    Now, now, Father. Not even you
    are allowed to make Neema cry.
[19:04] Neema
    Ralf?
[19:06] Ralf
    He can scold us both together,
    so don't you worry.
[19:10] Dayland
    Ralf! You made it here so soon?
[19:13] Neema
    Ah, that's right...
[19:15] Neema
    My older brother and sister
    always take my side.
[19:19] Neema
    No matter how wrong I am,
    they always take the scolding with me.
[19:24] Neema
    Oh no. Now that the nerves have passed,
    the tears and snot won't stop...
[19:30] Wilhelt
    Here, use this.
[19:31] Neema
    Th-Thanks—
[19:35] Neema
    What was that for?!
[19:39] Neema
    Will?!
[19:40] Neema
    Wh-Wha...
[19:42] Neema
    Lars?
[19:47] Dayland
    Good evening, Prince Wilhert.
[19:50] Healran
    The prince?!
[19:51] Ariabelle
    What?!
[19:55] Willhert
    It's all right. At ease.
[19:59] Dayland
    Your Highness, what brings you here?
[20:01] Wilhert
    I just wrapped up some business,
[20:04] Wilhert
    so I thought I'd play with
    Nefertima and relax a bit,
[20:07] Wilhert
    but Ralf told me she was accompanying you.
[20:10] Dayland
    Does His Majesty know you're here?
[20:12] Wilhert
    Yes. I've brought guards with me.
[20:15] Dayland
    Very well. But if His Majesty asks
    you to return, please do so.
[20:21] Neema
    Papa's definitely not smiling on the inside.
[20:24] Dayland
    By the way, Neema, who are these people?
[20:27] Neema
    Oh, right!
[20:30] Neema
    This is Healran,
    this town's financial auditor.
[20:33] Neema
    And this is Miss Ariabelle,
    who helped me at the guild.
[20:36] Neema
    There's something that Healran
    would like to tell you, Father.
[20:41] Neema
    He needs your help!
[20:44] Dayland
    If that's the case,
[20:46] Dayland
    it must be either as the
     duke or the prime minister.
[20:49] Healran
    Yes, Your Grace.
[20:51] Healran
    I'd like to speak with you
     about the mayor's embezzling.
[20:56] Dayland
    What?!
[20:58] Dayland
    Very well. Let us talk inside.
[21:02] Mayor
    Oh, Your Grace!
[21:04] Dayand
    Sorry for taking off.
[21:07] Mayor
    Were you able to meet
    with your acquaintance?
[21:10] Dayland
    Yes, I was...
[21:12] Dayland
    But apparently, these people
    have something to say to you.
[21:15] Dayland
    What's this I hear about embezzlement?
[21:19] Neema
    After that, the adults had
    a very difficult conversation
[21:23] Neema
    about the mayor's embezzling
    according to Healran's testimony.
[21:28] Neema
    The mayor made a scene,
[21:31] Neema
    but the only one who can win an
    argument against Papa is Mama, so...
[21:35] Dayland
    That's enough! You're finished!
[21:38] Neema
    Now, one of Papa's trusty
    subordinates is supposed to come.
[21:43] Neema
    Until then, the mayor
[21:45] Neema
    is being held under the watch
    of the adventurers' guild.
[21:49] Neema
    And that takes care of the
    mayor's embezzlement schemes!
[21:53] Neema
    Isn't that great, Healran?
[21:55] Neema
    So now...
[21:58] Neema
    I get to fully enjoy some well-deserved
    fluffy paradise time!
[23:35] Sign
    Next Time
[23:35] Sign
    A Lot's Been Decided