E4 - The Land Where Souls Rest
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SIGN Beyond Journey's End
SIGN 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
at the Granz Channel, located in the central lands
[01:37] Village Chief
This area has always been
difficult to navigate,
[01:41] Village Chief
so all kinds of things wash up here.
[01:45] Village Chief
It used to be that the entire village
helped clean up the shore.
[01:49] Frieren
But now you don't have enough people,
so it lies neglected.
[01:53] Village Chief
These waters used to be beautifully clear.
[01:59] Frieren
I know.
[02:03] Village Chief
How about this as payment?
[02:09] Frieren
It's a book written by
Flamme the Legendary Mage.
[02:12] Fern
Ms. Frieren.
[02:15] Frieren
Is this the only grimoire
you have in your village?
[02:17] Village Chief
Yes.
[02:19] Frieren
Very well. We'll clean up the area for you.
[02:27] Fern
That grimoire is a fake, isn't it?
[02:30] Frieren
I see you've been studying like
I told you to. Good girl, Fern.
[02:35] Frieren
Books attributed to Flamme are never real.
This is just another poor imitation.
[02:41] Fern
Why did you accept the job?
[02:44] Frieren
To help someone in need.
[02:47] Fern
I find that hard to believe.
[02:50] Frieren
You're right. I'm doing this for me.
[02:56] Fern
Sounds like we've got another
long stay ahead of us.
[03:14] Shopkeeper
Thanks for being such a
regular customer, Fern.
[03:17] Shopkeeper
I threw in an extra one for you.
[03:20] Fern
Thank you.
[03:21] Shopkeeper
It's been three months already.
[03:24] Shopkeeper
Have you gotten used to the village?
[03:26] Fern
Yes.
[03:27] Old Woman
The shore gets cold this
time of year. Be careful.
[03:36] Fern
It's winter already.
[03:43] Fern
She's still asleep.
[03:45] Fern
This place is a mess.
[03:48] Fern
I just tidied up yesterday, too.
[03:52] Fern
Ms. Frieren, it's morning. Please wake up.
[04:07] Fern
Let's go clean up the shore.
[04:33] Frieren
So cold...
[04:37] Fern
I've been thinking.
[04:39] Frieren
About what?
[04:41] Fern
Are you actually a very sloppy person?
[04:46] Fern
Every morning I wake you up, feed you
breakfast, and help you get dressed.
[04:52] Fern
I'm practically your mother.
[04:56] Frieren
I can do all that myself.
[04:58] Fern
But then you'd sleep until noon.
[05:01] Frieren
Yeah.
[05:02] Fern
Well, I've already given up hope, anyway.
[05:06] Frieren
Sorry.
[05:08] Fern
How did you manage traveling
with the hero's party?
[05:12] Fern
There wasn't anyone there
to look after you.
[05:15] Frieren
I overslept all the time.
[05:18] Fern
And you never got in trouble for it?
[05:20] Frieren
I did, just once.
[05:24] Fern
Just once? They must have been very tolerant.
[05:29] Frieren
They were a whole different breed.
[05:31] Frieren
Also, Heiter sometimes clicked his tongue.
[05:34] (Flashback) Frieren
Sorry.
[05:36] (Flashback) Eisen
Hey.
[05:37] (Flashback) Himmel
I understand how you feel, but...
[05:39] Fern
Sounds like they were rather upset with you.
[05:55] Village Chief
How is the cleanup coming along?
[05:58] Frieren
We have about a third of it left.
[06:01] Village Chief
Do you think you'll be done in time
for the New Year's Festival?
[06:04] Frieren
Just barely.
[06:06] Village Chief
In that case, I hope you'll be able to watch
the sunrise this time, Ms. Frieren.
[06:21] Fern
Is the beach cleanup related to
the New Year's Festival somehow?
[06:27] Frieren
In this village, it's customary to watch the
sunrise on the day of the New Year's Festival.
[06:31] Frieren
They say it's beautiful how the light
reflects off the clear waters.
[06:38] Fern
You haven't seen it?
[06:41] Frieren
Do you think I'd be able
to wake up that early?
[06:43] Fern
I suppose not.
[06:46] Frieren
Let's hurry. We don't have much time.
[07:29] Fern
No problems with the water quality.
[07:32] Frieren
We managed to finish by the day before.
[07:35] Fern
It hardly looks like the same beach.
[07:38] Village Chief
Thank you, Ms. Frieren.
[07:41] Village Chief
You'll be joining us for the
New Year's Festival, won't you?
[07:45] Frieren
Yes.
[07:46] Village Chief
We'd love to have you.
[07:49] Fern
Have you lost your mind, Ms. Frieren?
[07:52] Fern
You'll have to wake up before the sun rises.
[07:54] Fern
That's impossible for you.
[07:56] Frieren
I'll be fine. I just need
to stay up all night.
[07:59] Fern
You're that desperate to see the sunrise?
[08:02] Frieren
Honestly, I'm not interested,
which is why I want to see it for myself.
[08:07] Fern
I don't understand.
[08:10] Frieren
No, I suppose you wouldn't.
[08:19] (Flashback) Himmel
Why didn't you come to the
New Year's Festival, Frieren?
[08:23] (Flashback) Himmel
The shock was so great,
it left Heiter bedridden. Poor guy.
[08:28] (Flashback) Eisen
He's just out of commission
because he drank too much.
[08:32] (Flashback) Frieren
What's the problem?
The rest of you got to go.
[08:35] (Flashback) Himmel
We wanted you to enjoy it, too.
[08:39] (Flashback) Frieren
It's just a sunrise.
I doubt I'd enjoy it much.
[08:44] (Flashback) Himmel
No, you would.
[08:46] (Flashback) Frieren
Why?
[08:48] (Flashback) Himmel
Because you're that kind of person.
[08:54] Fern
She's asleep.
[08:57] Fern
She's asleep!
[08:59] Fern
Ms. Frieren, wake up.
You'll be late for the New Year's Festival.
[09:03] Frieren
Mother...
[09:04] Fern
Who are you calling "Mother"?
[09:08] Fern
Why am I doing this?
[09:14] Frieren
Thank you, Fern.
[09:30] Frieren
It's certainly pretty, but it wasn't
worth waking up early for.
[09:36] Frieren
Himmel didn't understand me after all.
[09:40] Frieren
Fern, I'm going home so I can go back to...
[09:43] Fern
Ms. Frieren, it's beautiful.
[09:48] Frieren
Is it?
[09:51] Frieren
It's just a sunrise.
[09:54] Fern
But you seem to be enjoying
yourself a little.
[09:58] Frieren
That's because you're smiling.
[10:10] Frieren
I wouldn't have been able to see
this sunrise if I'd been on my own.
[10:14] Fern
Of course not. After all, you can't
get out of bed by yourself.
SIGN Episode 4: The Land Where Souls Rest
[10:25] (Flashback) Heiter
Are these for your family?
[10:27] (Flashback) Eisen
It was a long time ago.
[10:29] (Flashback) Eisen
My village was attacked by demons.
[10:36] (Flashback) Eisen
What are you doing?
[10:38] (Flashback) Heiter
Praying.
[10:39] (Flashback) Eisen
People return to nothingness when they die.
[10:42] (Flashback) Heiter
No, they go to Heaven.
[10:45] (Flashback) Frieren
Until several thousand years ago,
[10:46] (Flashback) Frieren
the commonly held belief
was that there was no afterlife.
[10:50] (Flashback) Frieren
Dwarves value tradition.
[10:53] (Flashback) Frieren
I'm skeptical about the idea
of a heaven myself,
[10:56] (Flashback) Frieren
but since current magics can't
observe the souls of the dead,
[11:01] (Flashback) Frieren
its existence can't be proven or disproven.
[11:04] (Flashback) Himmel
I don't think it matters either way.
[11:07] (Flashback) Heiter
You're right. I don't care
if it exists or not.
[11:12] (Flashback) Himmel
Should a man of the cloth be saying that,
you corrupt priest?
[11:15] (Flashback) Heiter
But even if it doesn't exist,
I believe it should.
[11:21] (Flashback) Eisen
Why?
[11:22] (Flashback) Heiter
Because it's more convenient that way.
[11:26] (Flashback) Heiter
All those people doing their best
to live deserve something better
[11:29] (Flashback) Heiter
than nothingness awaiting them.
[11:32] (Flashback) Heiter
I prefer to think they get to
live the good life in Heaven.
[11:43] (Flashback) Himmel
That certainly is more convenient.
[11:46] (Flashback) Himmel
Shall we pray?
[11:47] (Flashback) Eisen
Yeah.
SIGN 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Bredt region, located in the central lands
[12:04] Frieren
Eisen, I'm here to hang out.
[12:07] Eisen
You act like it hasn't been thirty years.
[12:11] Frieren
What's a mere thirty years?
[12:16] Eisen
You're right.
[12:18] Eisen
I never thought you'd take on an apprentice.
[12:23] Frieren
Eisen, is there anything you need help with?
[12:28] Eisen
Frieren, I heard you asked
Heiter the same thing.
[12:33] Eisen
I'm not on my deathbed yet.
[12:36] Frieren
How do you know about that?
[12:38] Eisen
Because we wrote to each other.
[12:41] Frieren
You're more conscientious than you look.
[12:43] Eisen
You're just too indifferent.
[12:46] Frieren
So, do you need help with anything?
[12:54] Frieren
Voll Basin...
[12:56] Frieren
This place brings back memories.
[12:58] Eisen
You've been here before?
[12:59] Frieren
A long time ago.
[13:01] Eisen
"A long time," she said.
How long must that be?
[13:06] Fern
Perhaps she came here in prehistoric times.
[13:08] Frieren
Not even I've lived that long.
[13:13] Frieren
So, what are we looking for?
[13:16] Eisen
The notes of Flamme the Legendary Mage.
[13:21] Frieren
Fine. You know most of Flamme's
supposed writings are fake, though?
[13:26] Eisen
I have a lead.
[13:28] Eisen
Heiter deduced the location from records
on Flamme left in the holy city.
[13:36] Eisen
Her genuine notes are located
somewhere in Voll Basin.
[13:41] Eisen
Frieren, you must know that.
[13:45] Frieren
That corrupt priest.
He'd gotten that far in his research?
[13:50] Frieren
Fine. We'll begin by searching
for a large tree.
[13:54] Eisen
A large tree?
[13:56] Eisen
That's ridiculous. There are tons of trees.
[14:00] Eisen
Well, I suppose you have
all the time in the world.
[14:04] Frieren
That's right.
[14:05] Frieren
But Fern wouldn't like that,
so I'll try to finish quickly.
[14:12] Fern
Let's search as efficiently as possible.
[14:18] Eisen
You've changed.
[14:20] Eisen
You never cared about
other people's time before.
[14:25] Frieren
Fern is scary when she's mad.
[14:29] Eisen
I see. Then I should watch myself.
[15:05] Fern
Ms. Frieren.
[15:07] Fern
There's a large tree to the west
growing over some ruins.
[15:11] Fern
This way.
[15:13] Frieren
Got it.
[15:17] Frieren
Hey. Why did you decide to
look for Flamme's notes?
[15:23] Eisen
Because I felt sorry for you.
[15:26] Frieren
What?
[15:27] Eisen
I felt sorry for you and Himmel.
[15:32] Eisen
On that day thirty years ago,
[15:34] Eisen
you said you wished you'd gotten
to know Himmel better.
[15:39] Eisen
You should tell Himmel himself that.
[15:45] Eisen
They say the notes of Flamme the Legendary
Mage describe her conversing with the dead.
[15:53] Frieren
That's just a fairy tale.
Besides, I don't want to see him now.
[15:58] Eisen
All magic started as fairy tales.
[16:02] Eisen
And don't you want to know more about Himmel?
[16:06] Eisen
That's why I talked it over with Heiter.
[16:09] Eisen
We were sure you had regrets,
so we wanted to help you.
[16:24] Fern
Ms. Frieren, both the tree and ruins
are protected by a powerful barrier.
[16:33] Frieren
Even after a thousand years, I'm still
dancing in the palm of my master's hand.
[16:41] (Flashback) Frieren
How's that little sapling going to keep watch?
[16:44] (Flashback) Flamme
Don't sell it short.
[16:47] (Flashback) Flamme
Once it grows, it'll still be protecting
this place a thousand years from now.
[16:53] (Flashback) Frieren
You'll be dead by then.
[16:57] (Flashback) Flamme
But you won't be.
[16:59] (Flashback) Flamme
Someday, you'll make a terrible mistake
and wish you'd gotten to know people better.
[17:05] (Flashback) Frieren
Do you wish I knew you better?
Are you being needy?
[17:09] (Flashback) Flamme
Yeah, no.
[17:10] (Flashback) Flamme
When that happens, return to this place.
[17:14] (Flashback) Flamme
Then I, Flamme the Legendary Mage,
will help you.
[17:34] Fern
Those are Flamme's notes?
[17:38] Fern
Are they real?
[17:40] Frieren
They're real.
[17:42] Fern
How do you know that?
[17:44] Eisen
Frieren was Flamme's best student.
[17:48] Fern
Flamme the Legendary Mage is an ancient hero
who's written about in magical history.
[17:54] Fern
Are you sure you haven't been
around since prehistoric times?
[17:58] Eisen
Does it say anything about
speaking to the dead?
[18:01] Frieren
It's already opened to that very page.
[18:05] Frieren
Did she know a thousand years ago
that I'd come here?
[18:10] Frieren
What an unpleasant woman.
[18:14] Frieren
"On the northernmost end of the continent..."
[18:17] Flamme
I arrived at the place the people
of this world call heaven:
[18:21] Flamme
Aureole, the land where souls rest.
[18:26] Flamme
Many souls gather there,
[18:29] Flamme
and I spoke with friends
who once fought alongside me.
[18:34] Flamme
This discovery of the century...
[18:37] Frieren
"...will propel research on souls forward."
[18:42] Fern
Do you suppose it's true?
[18:44] Frieren
Who knows? She was an irresponsible person.
[18:48] Eisen
Heaven exists.
[18:50] Eisen
It's more convenient if it does.
[18:55] Frieren
You're right. Perhaps I should
believe in it for once.
[19:00] Fern
Where exactly is this place?
[19:03] Frieren
Give me a moment.
[19:05] Frieren
The northern continent... Ende.
[19:09] Fern
Ende?
[19:11] Frieren
Yes.
[19:13] Frieren
It's where the Demon King's
castle is located now.
[19:18] Fern
But why there?
[19:21] Eisen
Frieren.
[19:22] Eisen
You must find Aureole and speak with Himmel.
[19:29] Eisen
You said you'd help me, didn't you?
[19:34] Frieren
You've learned some cunning tricks, Eisen.
[19:37] Eisen
Thanks to Heiter.
[19:40] Frieren
Fine. I didn't have a particular
destination anyway.
[19:45] Frieren
But it's so cold around
the Demon King's castle.
[19:50] Frieren
I don't want to go.
[19:52] Fern
She's already feeling discouraged.
[20:00] Fern
She fell asleep.
[20:02] Eisen
What a carefree girl.
[20:05] Frieren
It's cold. I don't want to go.
[20:08] Fern
She's moaning in her sleep.
[20:10] Fern
Is it really that cold around
the Demon King's castle?
[20:17] Eisen
Ende, where the castle is, is located at the
very northernmost end of the continent.
[20:23] Eisen
We went through a lot in that place.
[20:28] Fern
A lot?
[20:36] Fern
This is awkward.
[20:39] Fern
Maybe I'll wake Ms. Frieren.
[20:43] Fern
Ms. Frieren. Ms. Frieren.
[20:49] Fern
She won't wake up.
[20:51] Eisen
Say, Fern. Is she a good master?
[20:57] Fern
That's a good question.
[20:59] Fern
I don't really know.
[21:01] Fern
All she does is drag me around
while she searches for magic.
[21:08] Fern
But she does seem interested in getting
to know Mr. Himmel and his companions.
[21:15] Fern
Perhaps she's not very interested in me.
[21:20] Fern
Ms. Frieren only took me on as an apprentice
[21:24] Fern
because she promised Mr. Heiter she would.
[21:28] Eisen
I see.
[21:30] Fern
But she's such a strange person.
[21:34] Fern
After we began traveling together,
she started giving me birthday presents.
[21:40] Fern
Normally she seems so disinterested in me.
[21:44] Fern
I wonder what she's thinking.
She's so strange.
[21:54] (Flashback) Himmel
Frieren, you're not going
to stay in the royal capital?
[21:58] (Flashback) Frieren
I'm going to keep traveling.
[22:00] (Flashback) Himmel
Alone?
[22:01] (Flashback) Frieren
It'll be nice and easy.
[22:03] (Flashback) Eisen
You're not going to take on an apprentice?
[22:06] (Flashback) Eisen
Traveling is better when you
have someone to talk to.
[22:09] (Flashback) Frieren
It's a waste of time.
[22:11] (Flashback) Frieren
Even if I taught them, they'd die in no time.
[22:17] (Flashback) Eisen
Frieren, that's not how relationships work.
[22:21] (Flashback) Frieren
Yes, it is.
[22:23] (Flashback) Frieren
My adventure with you wasn't even
one one-hundredth of my life.
[22:29] (Flashback) Frieren
You must understand that, Eisen.
[22:31] (Flashback) Eisen
I...
[22:35] (Flashback) Heiter
Okay, okay. That's enough depressing talk.
[22:38] (Flashback) Heiter
Today is a day for celebrating. Let's drink.
[22:42] (Flashback) Himmel
You just want a reason to drink, don't you?
[22:45] (Flashback) Heiter
You saw right through me.
[22:46] (Flashback) Eisen
You're always drinking.
[22:49] (Flashback) Frieren
You corrupt priest.
[22:55] Eisen
Fern...
[22:57] Eisen
She's a good master.
[23:02] Fern
You're right.
[23:08] Frieren
Eisen, you're really not coming with us?
[23:11] Eisen
That's right.
[23:12] Eisen
I told you before, I'd only get in your way.
[23:18] Frieren
I see.
[23:19] Eisen
You remember how to get to Ende, don't you?
[23:23] Frieren
Yes. First we travel through the Wille region,
[23:26] Frieren
and then we cross Riegel Canyon and pass
through the northern lands checkpoint.
[23:32] Eisen
Sorry to ask this of you.
[23:34] Eisen
It'll be a long journey.
[23:36] Eisen
It took us ten years.
[23:41] Fern
I see.
[23:43] Fern
We'll be following the same path Mr. Himmel's
party took to the Demon King's castle.
[24:14] Frieren
You're right.
[24:16] Frieren
It'll be a mere ten-year adventure.
[25:50] Child
Do you think I can become a powerful warrior?
[25:50] Heiter
I'll haunt you after I'm dead.
[25:51] Fern
You really do collect a lot of odd spells.
[25:52] Villager
Travelers, may I have a moment of your time?
[25:53] Frieren
Why haven't you defeated the dragon?
[25:55] Eisen
You're searching for someone, aren't you?
[25:56] Stark
That's ridiculous.
SIGN Episode 5
Phantoms of the Dead
[25:57] Fern
This is a phantom of the dead.