4 - A Witch

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SIGN    A Witch
[01:59] CHRISTINA
    Celina would never...
[02:01] OLIVIA
    Of course not. It would be impossible
    for her, living out in Verun.
[02:04] OLIVIA
    But if Keiren says so,
[02:08] OLIVIA
    suspicion may very well fall on her.
[02:12] CHRISTINA
    What?!
[02:14] OLIVIA
    That's the government-general for you,
[02:17] OLIVIA
    and Keiren wields considerable power there.
[02:21] CHRISTINA
    Is there nothing we can do?!
[02:23] OLIVIA
    Acting thoughtlessly could get us
    accused of overstepping our bounds.
[02:28] OLIVIA
    There's something else
    I'm worried about, too.
[02:32] GOUDA
    I have brought her, Lady Keiren.
[02:37] KEIREN
    Welcome to Galoa.
[02:39] KEIREN
    You must be Celina. Thank you
    for making the long journey.
[02:43] KEIREN
    And you are...?
[02:45] DOLAN
    Dolan, of Verun Village.
    I took it upon myself to accompany her.
[02:49] KEIREN
    Is that so?
[02:52] KEIREN
    Welcome.
[02:55] KEIREN
    I'm sure you're hungry.
    Let us have dinner first.
[02:59] KEIREN
    Gouda, please go on ahead
    and draft up your report.
[03:04] GOUDA
    Understood.
[03:07] CELINA
    Wow, this looks delicious.
[03:10] KEIREN
    Feel free to have whatever you like.
[03:13] KEIREN
    Call it making up for summoning you here.
[03:15] KEIREN
    You must have been concerned.
[03:18] CELINA
    Thank you. I'll do just that.
[03:21] DOLAN
    We appreciate it.
[03:24] DOLAN
    But if Celina intends to
    continue living in Verun,
[03:27] DOLAN
    she would've had to come
    to Galoa at some point.
[03:29] KEIREN
    That's right. I'll get the
    paperwork started tomorrow.
[03:35] CELINA
    I'm so relieved.
[03:37] CELINA
    I was shocked when all those
    soldiers showed up out of nowhere.
[03:40] CELINA
    I thought I was going to be killed.
[03:43] KEIREN
    That was certainly a possibility.
[03:46] KEIREN
    There were concerns you were manipulating
    the villagers with your cursed eyes.
[03:52] KEIREN
    But I see they were misplaced.
[03:55] KEIREN
    I would never have you eliminated
    when you're so pure and beautiful.
[04:01] OLIVIA
    That was quicker than expected.
[04:06] CHRISTINA
    Why are you here?
    Where are Dolan and Celina?!
[04:11] GOUDA
    I need to speak with the
    headmistress, you see.
[04:19] KEIREN
    I hope you like the food.
[04:22] CELINA
    Yes. It's delicious.
[04:26] KEIREN
    Really? I'm glad to hear it.
[04:31] KEIREN
    I've seen many a lamia in my time,
    but you're strikingly beautiful.
[04:37] KEIREN
    Your pretty hair, you clear
    blue eyes, and your scales...
[04:42] KEIREN
    I almost want to eat you up.
[04:45] CELINA
    Huh?
[04:54] GOUDA
    Do you mind if I tell her?
[04:57] OLIVIA
    It's not like we have a choice.
[05:00] GOUDA
    Have you heard of the recent incidents
    of young women disappearing in Galoa?
[05:06] CHRISTINA
    I have, yes. And that not a
    single one of them has been found.
[05:12] CHRISTINA
    What does that have to do with Celina?
[05:16] GOUDA
    There happens to be a mage living in Galoa.
[05:19] GOUDA
    She is said to be over 300 years old.
[05:22] CHRISTINA
    The headmistress?!
[05:23] OLIVIA
    Not me.
[05:26] GOUDA
    She is human, and humans
    don't live that long.
[05:33] CHRISTINA
    You suspect she's using forbidden magic?
[05:36] GOUDA
    The academy's top student is
    no slouch, I see. Exactly.
[05:40] GOUDA
    They say she used forbidden magic
    to possess a young woman's body
[05:46] GOUDA
    and continue living.
[05:49] GOUDA
    And now, that mage has taken
    an interest in a lamia.
[05:53] CHRISTINA
    Celina!
[05:54] GOUDA
    We don't have time.
    We should head there at once.
[05:57] GOUDA
    I'll fill you in on the way.
[06:00] GOUDA
    Is that all right?
[06:01] OLIVIA
    Sheesh. I didn't want to get
    a student involved in this.
[06:08] KEIREN
    I haven't got my hands on
    a live lamia in forever.
[06:10] KEIREN
    Not to mention one that is so full of life.
[06:15] KEIREN
    Such pretty skin, and it will soon be mine!
[06:23] KEIREN
    I should skin her first and
    think about my next move later.
[06:28] DOLAN
    Don't touch Celina.
[06:36] KEIREN
    Did I mess up the dosage?
[06:39] DOLAN
    Hm, the magic circle on the floor...
[06:42] DOLAN
    It reeks of blood.
[06:45] DOLAN
    This must be routine for you.
[06:48] DOLAN
    How many people have you killed?
[06:50] KEIREN
    Those restraints were made
    with gollum lizard skin.
[06:56] KEIREN
    Are you really human?
[07:01] DOLAN
    These people never listen, do they?
[07:05] DOLAN
    I'll ask again. How many
    people have you killed?
[07:09] KEIREN
    Beats me. I stopped
    counting after a hundred.
[07:13] DOLAN
    And why did you kill them?
[07:16] KEIREN
    Research.
[07:19] KEIREN
    Everyone possesses something
    beautiful, right?
[07:22] KEIREN
    So I collected them all for myself.
[07:25] KEIREN
    That's what keeps me so beautiful.
[07:29] DOLAN
    That magic should be forbidden.
[07:32] DOLAN
    Did you make a deal with a devil?
[07:34] KEIREN
    I did.
[07:35] KEIREN
    I got these arms from an arachne,
    and my legs from beastkin.
[07:41] KEIREN
    This elf skin is oh so pretty too, isn't it?
[07:44] KEIREN
    But I think it's about
    time I got an upgrade.
[07:50] DOLAN
    Your desires take precedence
    over the lives of others?
[07:54] DOLAN
    How depraved can you be?
[07:56] KEIREN
    You don't appreciate my beauty?
    I feel sorry for you.
[08:01] KEIREN
    My research has been recognized
    by many powerful people.
[08:06] KEIREN
    Rejoice. This girl has passed my eye test.
[08:10] KEIREN
    I'll use every last bit of her.
    No part of her will go to waste.
[08:14] CELINA
    Is that all?
[08:16] CELINA
    You did such cruel things just for that?!
[08:19] KEIREN
    You're awake, too?
[08:22] KEIREN
    That drug needs to be improved.
[08:26] CELINA
    Did you trick that arachne, beastkin, and elf
[08:31] CELINA
    just like you did me?!
[08:35] CELINA
    They all must've come to
    you looking for help!
[08:39] KEIREN
    So what?
[08:41] KEIREN
    They were doomed to a life of struggle,
[08:44] KEIREN
    sure to ruin their lovely skin
    in the pleasure quarters.
[08:48] KEIREN
    They should thank me for
    putting it to much better use.
[08:53] CELINA
    How awful. Commissioner Gouda
     was right about you.
[08:59] KEIREN
    Gouda? Why would he...
[09:03] DOLAN
    The thing about scoundrels is that
    they always come with a big mouth.
[09:07] DOLAN
    This is a magic item that transmits sound.
[09:11] CELINA
    Gouda has heard about all your evil deeds!
[09:18] CHRISTINA
    Are you two all right?!
[09:20] DOLAN
    What a showy entrance...
[09:22] CHRISTINA
    Celina, Dolan!
[09:25] CHRISTINA
    You're okay?!
[09:26] CHRISTINA
    I could scarcely believe my ears when
    I heard you took on the role of bait!
[09:29] OLIVIA
    We apologize for dragging you into this.
[09:32] GOUDA
    Apprehend Keiren!
[09:34] SOLDIERS
    Sire!
[09:37] OLIVIA
    I take it you were going to frame
    Celina for the kidnappings
[09:40] OLIVIA
    and report that you had to kill
    her because she resisted.
[09:44] OLIVIA
    Then you could use her body
     however you pleased.
[09:47] OLIVIA
    Was that your scheme?
[09:50] CHRISTINA
    You would stoop to murder
    if it kept you alive?
[09:53] OLIVIA
    It's scarcely believable.
[09:56] KEIREN
    Talking down to me from up
    on your high horse, eh?
[10:00] KEIREN
    You were blessed with pretty faces,
    so you would never understand
[10:06] KEIREN
    how much I struggled to
    obtain this beauty of mine.
[10:13] KEIREN
    There is so much beauty in this world.
[10:16] KEIREN
    It fascinated me in my youth.
[10:22] KEIREN
    But soon, I realized
[10:25] KEIREN
    that I was not part of it.
[10:53] (Flashback) KEIREN
    Give it to me.
[10:59] (Flashback) KEIREN
    Give me more.
[11:08] (Flashback) KEIREN
    More...
[11:11] (Flashback) KEIREN
    More!
[11:32] (Flashback) KEIREN
    More...
[11:34] (Flashback) KEIREN
    I can do it!
[11:37] (Flashback) KEIREN
    I can be far more beautiful!
[11:40] KEIREN
    I was going to be!
[11:43] KEIREN
    You vain high elves.
[11:45] KEIREN
    How dare you talk down to
    me and belittle my efforts?!
[11:49] KEIREN
    I'll show you the fruits of my
    300 years of research!
[12:03] KEIREN
    Hand over that lamia!
[12:11] CHRISTINA
    What in the world?!
[12:12] DOLAN
    It's body fusion.
[12:15] DOLAN
    She's put together parts of
    various species with magic.
[12:19] CHRISTINA
    Is that even possible?!
[12:21] DOLAN
    You really did make a deal with a devil.
[12:23] DOLAN
    How many lives were sacrificed
    to make this possible?
[12:26] KEIREN
    Look how big and beautiful I am,
    made up with countless lives!
[12:33] KEIREN
    I will live forever in harmony
    with all manner of living beings!
[12:40] KEIREN
    Congratulations! You will
    become part of my beauty, too!
[12:45] SOLDIERS
    Damn it! No!
[12:48] SOLDIERS
    Keep away!
[12:49] CELINA
    Halt!
[12:52] KEIREN
    The lamia's cursed eyes? Such power!
[12:55] OLIVIA
    Get away now!
[13:12] CHRISTINA
    Hurting my friends is a
    crime punishable by death.
[13:20] CHRISTINA
    Let's go, El Spada!
[13:33] KEIREN
    It hurts...
[13:35] KEIREN
    How dare you hurt my legs... my body!
[13:39] KEIREN
    Eg de Aster!
[13:48] DOLAN
    Dark magic.
[13:50] GOUDA
    She lives up to her reputation.
[13:52] GOUDA
    Such powerful offensive magic.
[13:54] OLIVIA
    This is no time to be impressed.
    We need to do something.
[13:59] OLIVIA
    But I can't summon spirits underground.
[14:03] OLIVIA
    We'll all end up buried alive.
[14:07] DOLAN
    Okay.
[14:08] DOLAN
    Celina, Christina, I'll take it from here.
[14:11] CHRISTINA
    Are you sure?
[14:13] DOLAN
    Yes.
[14:15] OLIVIA
    Using a superior magic now?
[14:18] OLIVIA
    There's another magic circle, too.
[14:20] OLIVIA
    Ah, he plans to use a barrier
    magic while attacking.
[14:24] DOLAN
    Hey, mage.
[14:26] DOLAN
    Let me ask you something.
[14:28] DOLAN
    Are you happy now?
[14:31] KEIREN
    Don't look at me like that!
[14:34] KEIREN
    Behold my mana! I have long
    surpassed human limits!
[14:39] KEIREN
    You will all recognize and
    kneel before my beauty!
[14:43] DOLAN
    Bloodstained hands can
    never obtain true beauty!
[14:47] DOLAN
    Those bodies you absorbed belonged to those
    with hopes and dreams for the future!
[14:52] DOLAN
    They were not meant to be
    consumed by the likes of you!
[14:57] DOLAN
    Celestial Javelins!
[15:11] CELINA
    Dolan!
[15:27] CELINA
    Er, um... I...
[15:31] DOLAN
    Shall we take a break?
[15:35] CELINA
    My head's about to explode!
    Studying is terrifying!
[15:40] DOLAN
    It proves that you're getting used to it.
[15:44] DOLAN
    You must be able to express your
    thoughts in the language of this land.
[15:50] DOLAN
    I can't wait to see what you will write.
[15:55] CELINA
    It's all because I used my cursed eyes.
[15:58] CELINA
    Even you're having to stay confined
    in this mansion with me.
[16:03] DOLAN
    Don't let it bother you.
[16:09] CHRISTINA
    Well? Make any progress?
[16:11] CELINA
    My head's spinning!
[16:14] DOLAN
    So she says, but she can
    read a fair bit now.
[16:18] CHRISTINA
    I see. You must be a good teacher.
[16:22] CELINA
    He is, but I'm more impressed
    that you can do this every day.
[16:33] CELINA
    Oh, Headmistress Olivia and...
    Commissioner Gouda!
[16:39] GOUDA
    I must say...
[16:40] GOUDA
    Apologies for not coming by sooner.
[16:44] DOLAN
    You must be busy with the aftermath.
    It's understandable.
[16:48] GOUDA
    I'm truly sorry for getting you
    involved in that incident.
[16:55] CELINA
    Please raise your head!
    We ended up just fine!
[16:59] DOLAN
    I was very surprised when you suggested
    we act as bait to investigate.
[17:08] GOUDA
    I feel terrible for putting
    you through that.
[17:11] DOLAN
    We were fine thanks to the
    antidote Master gave me.
[17:15] DOLAN
    It counteracted Keiren's drug immediately.
[17:18] GOUDA
    The government-general is ashamed that
    it let its own mage commit such crimes.
[17:24] GOUDA
    Oh, I nearly forgot.
[17:26] GOUDA
    I brought this for you.
[17:30] CHRISTINA
    Is that...
[17:32] GOUDA
    The first one is your permit for Galoa.
[17:35] GOUDA
    And the second is your registration.
[17:38] GOUDA
    Rest assured you'll be able to
    live in Verun without issue.
[17:43] CELINA
    Hooray!
[17:45] GOUDA
    We knew you were a gentle
    soul from the start, Celina.
[17:49] GOUDA
    My apologies for keeping
    you waiting so long.
[17:54] CELINA
    He's so different from the
    first time we met him.
[17:57] DOLAN
    Indeed. He's hard to dislike.
[18:00] OLIVIA
    By the way, there is someone
    who wishes to meet you.
[18:08] DENZEL
    It's been a while, Dolan.
[18:11] DENZEL
    I never expected to see you in Galoa.
[18:13] DOLAN
    It has, Denzel. This is...
[18:17] CELINA
    N-Nice to meet you! I'm Celina.
[18:20] DENZEL
    So you're the one. My mother
    spoke of you in her letters.
[18:24] DOLAN
    Denzel is old Maguru's son.
[18:28] DENZEL
    The headmistress has told me
    all about your exploits.
[18:34] DENZEL
    Since you're here,
[18:36] DENZEL
    why don't we take a stroll of
    the city? I'll show you around.
[18:42] DENZEL
    This is the main street.
[18:45] DENZEL
    You can find basically anything here.
[18:47] CELINA
    Wow, this is amazing!
[18:49] KID
    Yay!
[18:55] KIDSMOM
    A lamia?!
[18:56] KIDSMOM
    Come here! She's dangerous!
[19:00] CROWD
    A lamia?!
[19:02] CROWD
    No way!
[19:06] CELINA
    Dolan...
[19:09] CELINA
    Let's buy gifts for the
    villagers and head back.
[19:15] DOLAN
    Yeah.
[19:16] DOLAN
    Let's buy lots and surprise them all.
[19:23] DENZEL
    I'll give this back for you.
[19:26] CELINA
    Right.
[19:29] DOLAN
    Thank you all for everything.
[19:32] GOUDA
    Likewise. I really appreciate
    your assistance.
[19:37] DOLAN
    Don't mention it. You should come
    home to Verun sometime, Denzel.
[19:43] DENZEL
    I will.
[19:47] DENZEL
    Dolan.
[19:48] DENZEL
    Would you like to join the academy?
[19:53] DENZEL
    The headmistress and I spoke earlier.
[19:56] DENZEL
    Your magic powers are extraordinary.
[20:00] DENZEL
    It would be a shame to let them go to waste.
[20:03] DOLAN
    I appreciate the invitation,
[20:06] DOLAN
    but I have my hands full with my
    own affairs and the village's.
[20:09] DENZEL
    I see. But take your time
    and think about it.
[20:15] OLIVIA
    Your soul...
[20:18] OLIVIA
    If you wish to use those
    powers to help people,
[20:21] OLIVIA
    I believe you'll need to expand
    your knowledge at the academy.
[20:26] DENZEL
    If you want to protect the village you love,
    leaving it might be one way to do it.
[20:33] DOLAN
    I suppose so.
[20:38] GOUDA
    See you. Safe travels.
[20:57] CHRISTINA
    Are you considering what the
    headmistress said to you?
[21:00] DOLAN
    Yes. I can't say I'm not intrigued
    by the magic academy,
[21:06] DOLAN
    but I feel like I have much
    to do in the village yet.
[21:09] CHRISTINA
    You truly do love your village.
[21:13] CHRISTINA
    Verun certainly is a lovely place.
[21:16] DOLAN
    Seeing Galoa has emphasized that Verun is a
    remote, tiny place with little to offer.
[21:24] DOLAN
    What do you think, Christina?
[21:25] CHRISTINA
    We're not far apart in age. Call me Chris.
[21:29] DOLAN
    Sure. What do you think, Chris?
[21:33] CHRISTINA
    Certainly.
[21:35] CHRISTINA
    There's only so much you can
    learn in Verun Village.
[21:39] CHRISTINA
    And the academy will afford you
    experiences you will not find here.
[21:45] DOLAN
    Hm...
[21:49] DOLAN
    Maybe Denzel is right. Going to the
    academy might be a good option.
[22:12] M. ELF
    Wh-What is this?!
SIGN    Next Episode
[24:04] AIRI
    This week's lucky item is a picture book!
[24:07] AIRI
    Look forward to next time!