5 - The Forest of Ente

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[00:18] ELFB
    Hey!
[00:19] ELFB
    Hang in there!
[00:21] ELFB
    Hey, you hear me?!
[00:24] ELFB
    No...
[00:33] ELFB
    What...
[00:35] ELFB
    What the hell are you?!
[00:47] GIO
    What the...
[00:48] FIO
    What in the world?
[00:54] GIO
    What happened here? Tell me!
[00:57] ELFC
    A... A horde of monsters...
[01:08] FIO
    No way.
[01:11] GIO
    We must tell the tribal chief.
SIGN    The Forest of Ente
[02:57] CHRISTINA
    Very good. Maintain your posture
    and be aware of your core balance.
[03:01] TAURO
    'Kay.
[03:08] DOLAN
    Don't swing thoughtlessly.
    It will leave you wide open.
[03:12] BALAN
    Okay, another 30 swings!
[03:15] TAURO/COLKA
    Okay!
[03:24] (Flashback) DENZEL
    Dolan.
[03:26] (Flashback) DENZEL
    Would you like to join the academy?
[03:31] (Flashback) DENZEL
    If you want to protect the village you love,
    leaving it might be one way to do it.
[03:38] (Flashback) DOLAN
    I suppose so...
[03:45] CELINA
    Will Dolan leave me behind
    and go far away someday?
[03:53] CELINA
    Why, you!
[03:57] DOLAN
    I'm happy that Celina is steadily
    becoming a part of this village.
[04:00] DOLAN
    Long may these times continue.
[04:05] CHRISTINA
    Dolan, I have a favor to ask.
[04:08] CHRISTINA
    I would like to explore the forest.
[04:12] DOLAN
    Why the forest?
[04:13] CHRISTINA
    Well, I hear there are many
    vicious animals here,
[04:17] CHRISTINA
    and I wish to test my mettle against them.
[04:22] DOLAN
    The forest is dangerous.
[04:24] DOLAN
    It's not worth venturing into
    without a solid reason.
[04:27] CHRISTINA
    I do have a reason.
[04:29] CHRISTINA
    Albert says he hasn't been able
    to take his pigs grazing.
[04:33] CHRISTINA
    He could find their favorite acorns
    aplenty in the forest, could he not?
[04:37] DOLAN
    So, you want to guard the
    pigs while they graze?
[04:40] CHRISTINA
    I believe helping the village is
    reason enough. Do you disagree?
[04:55] CELINA
    That sure is a lot of armor.
[04:58] DOLAN
    Right. There have been sightings of beasts
    that normally don't venture out here.
[05:04] DOLAN
    So they're being extra careful.
[05:07] DOLAN
    Though with Celina, Chris, and me here,
[05:10] DOLAN
    there shouldn't be all that
    much cause for concern.
[05:16] CHRISTINA
    The air in the forest is so fresh.
[05:19] CHRISTINA
    Nature truly is healing.
[05:24] CELINA
    You can say that again!
[05:33] BALAN
    We'll be over there.
[05:35] DOLAN
    Right. Take care.
[05:41] BALAN
    Not many people come through here.
[05:44] BALAN
    Stay alert.
[05:46] GUARDSAB
    Sir!
[05:51] GUARDB
    Get back here!
[05:52] GUARDB
    Don't wander off!
[06:12] GUARDB
    A... A bladed tiger!
[06:20] BALAN
    Stay on your toes! You never
    know when animals will pounce!
[06:30] CHRISTINA
    What?
[06:32] CELINA
    That's Balan's voice!
[06:34] CELINA
    Wait!
[06:46] BALAN
    S-Stay away.
[06:48] CELINA
    Balan!
[06:50] DOLAN
    Energy Bolt!
[06:55] CHRISTINA
    What kind of monster is that?
[06:58] DOLAN
    That's no monster.
[07:00] DOLAN
    It's a dweller of the
    demonic realm, a demon.
[07:05] CHRISTINA
    A demon?!
[07:08] DOLAN
    This one is a lower-ranked demon, a scout.
[07:13] DOLAN
    I believe they were called zerts.
[07:16] DOLAN
    Lower-ranked or not,
    they're still very agile and powerful.
[07:21] CHRISTINA
    How do you know this?
[07:22] DOLAN
    I read about them in a book
    at old Maguru's place.
[07:26] DOLAN
    I'll keep it pinned down. You take it out.
[07:29] CHRISTINA
    Got it.
[07:30] DOLAN
    I beseech thee, O laws of power.
[07:34] DOLAN
    Give me an arrow to smite my foe.
[07:37] DOLAN
    Energy Bolt!
[07:52] CHRISTINA
    What just happened?
[07:54] DOLAN
    Chris, please don't tell the
    villagers about the demon.
[08:10] CHRISTINA
    Elder, how is Captain Balan doing?
[08:14] ELDER
    No threat to his life, it seems.
[08:17] ELDER
    Maguru and Miu are taking care of him now.
[08:20] CHRISTINA
    I see.
[08:22] CELINA
    Thank goodness.
[08:24] VILLAGERA
    A bladed tiger is rare enough,
[08:27] VILLAGERA
    but they say there was an
     unknown monster, too?
[08:29] VILLAGERB
    That's bad news.
[08:32] CHRISTINA
    Do monsters like that appear
    frequently around here?
[08:36] ELDER
    No, this is the first I've of
    heard of anything like it.
[08:41] ELDER
    Balan is the leader of our village's
    garrison and the strongest soldier here.
[08:46] ELDER
    And if even he was hurt that
    badly by this monster...
[08:52] DOLAN
    Yeah, even a bladed tiger
    would be big news here,
[08:57] DOLAN
    but that demon is the bigger issue.
[09:00] DOLAN
    What's going on in that forest?
[09:03] ELDER
    Maguru?
[09:05] MAGURU
    Balan has come to.
[09:08] MAGURU
    He should be fine now.
[09:12] MAGURU
    He wasn't cut by a bladed tiger.
    That was a much more potent slash.
[09:20] MAGURU
    It couldn't have been any ordinary animal.
[09:25] DOLAN
    Master, is something strange
    happening in the forest?
[09:32] DOLAN
    If it is, I'll go—
[09:33] MAGURU
    Dolan.
[09:35] MAGURU
    Even if it is so, we must
    learn to live with it.
[09:39] MAGURU
    Such is life in the frontier.
[09:44] MAGURU
    We live in harmony with nature
    and return to it at the end.
[09:49] MAGURU
    Do you understand?
[09:50] DOLAN
    I do, but defying nature
    is also the human way.
[09:55] DOLAN
    Master, please let me go
    investigate the forest.
[10:00] CELINA
    Dolan...
[10:06] MAGURU
    I'll yield.
[10:08] MAGURU
    However, you must not go alone.
[10:11] MAGURU
    Take someone with you, just in case.
[10:16] CHRISTINA
    Then I'll go.
[10:17] ELDER
    Absolutely not.
[10:19] CHRISTINA
    But why?
[10:20] ELDER
    What would we ever tell the academy
    if something happened to you?
[10:26] ELDER
    We even promised Commissioner Gouda
    we'd keep you safe just the other day.
[10:32] CHRISTINA
    Still...
[10:33] CELINA
    I'll go!
[10:35] CELINA
    I'll accompany Dolan into the forest.
[10:38] CELINA
    I have my cursed eyes, and I can use magic.
[10:41] CELINA
    I'm sure I can be of some help.
[10:43] DOLAN
    Er...
[10:44] CELINA
    You're okay with that, right?!
[10:52] DOLAN
    Let Celina and me investigate the forest.
[10:56] DOLAN
    Chris, this is our village.
[10:59] DOLAN
    We will sort our problems out ourselves.
[11:04] ELDER
    Very well. You and the
    young lady can handle it.
[11:08] ELDER
    However, I want you to prioritize
    your own lives above all else.
[11:12] ELDER
    If you can't promise to come back
    alive and safe, the deal is off.
[11:16] DOLAN
    We will return perfectly unharmed.
[11:19] DOLAN
    I promise you that.
[11:29] DOLAN
    It's been a while since we've had
    time to ourselves, hasn't it?
[11:32] CELINA
    Huh? Y-Yeah, it has.
[11:35] CELINA
    Get it together! I can't get distracted
    by the fact that we're alone!
[11:38] CELINA
    I must show Dolan that
    I can be useful in battle!
[11:42] CELINA
    I'll try my best not to be a burden.
[11:46] DOLAN
    That's very reassuring.
[11:47] DOLAN
    And we have your cursed eyes
    if it comes down to it.
[11:50] CELINA
    Oh, I forgot to cast them on you.
[11:54] DOLAN
    Don't joke about that.
[12:09] CHRISTINA
    Er...
[12:10] CHRISTINA
    Good morning. It's a fine day, isn't it?
[12:13] CHRISTINA
    I just happened to be in the
    mood for a forest stroll, too.
[12:37] DOLAN
    Chris?
[12:39] DOLAN
    Didn't the elder forbid you
    from leaving the village?
[12:46] DOLAN
    I thought you had accepted his decision.
[12:52] CHRISTINA
    You said you'd sort out your
    village's problems yourselves.
[12:57] CHRISTINA
    But Verun Village is a place that
    I'm starting to care very much about, too.
[13:03] CHRISTINA
    Is it so strange that I wish to
    help the people who I hold dear?
[13:11] DOLAN
    I see.
[13:13] DOLAN
    What do you think, Celina?
[13:15] CELINA
    Huh?
[13:16] CELINA
    Hm... I don't see any problem with it.
[13:19] CELINA
    I feel the same way as her.
[13:22] CELINA
    The village's problems
    are our problems, too.
[13:27] DOLAN
    Very well.
[13:28] DOLAN
    Let's just say we happened to
    be going in the same direction.
[13:33] CHRISTINA
    I'm glad that you two are so understanding.
[13:41] DOLAN
    They feel the same way, huh?
[13:44] DOLAN
    Is gaining more places
    and people to care about
[13:47] DOLAN
    simply a part of life for
    people as time goes on?
[13:50] DOLAN
    I'm starting to become quite human myself.
[13:56] CHRISTINA
    Another monster!
[14:10] CELINA
    Here, have a fruit.
[14:13] CELINA
    Huh?
[14:14] CELINA
    "Sorry for scaring you just now"?
[14:17] CELINA
    It's fine.
[14:19] CHRISTINA
    I have never seen a monster be so docile.
[14:22] CHRISTINA
    What am I witnessing right now?
[14:26] CHRISTINA
    Dolan, is she always like this?
[14:29] CHRISTINA
    What is even going on over there?!
[14:31] DOLAN
    I couldn't tell you why, but it
    seems they've taken a liking to me.
[14:34] DOLAN
    They were so scared of me at first, too.
[14:39] CELINA
    Okay.
[14:40] CELINA
    Eat up!
[14:43] CHRISTINA
    Are you two not scared of monsters?
[14:48] CELINA
    Come on, Christina.
    I'm a monster too, you know.
[14:51] CHRISTINA
    O-Oh, right you are.
[14:54] CHRISTINA
    I completely forgot about that.
[14:57] CELINA
    If only everyone else was like you.
[15:07] DOLAN
    Indeed.
[15:10] CELINA
    Oh, Dolan, did Miu make that jam?
[15:14] DOLAN
    That's right. It's her latest creation.
[15:17] CELINA
    Yay! I want some!
[15:22] CELINA
    It's all right, Christina.
[15:24] CELINA
    Try feeding him this.
[15:45] CELINA
    They were simply hungry.
[15:49] CELINA
    They must've tried to attack us
    because they couldn't forage for food.
[15:53] DOLAN
    They're such powerful monsters, and they
    got chased off their feeding grounds?
[15:58] DOLAN
    Those giant spotted spiders
    might've been the same, too.
[16:02] DOLAN
    The change in the forest is
    starting to feel very real.
[16:05] CHRISTINA
    Thank you.
[16:07] CHRISTINA
    Indeed, we cannot very well ignore
    this state of affairs.
[16:15] CHRISTINA
    Delicious!
[16:16] DOLAN
    My mother baked those using
    wheat from the village,
[16:20] DOLAN
    and my father taught me
    how to dry and cure meat.
[16:24] DOLAN
    What do you say? A meal like this
    is a fun experience too, is it not?
[16:28] CHRISTINA
    Huh...
[16:32] CHRISTINA
    Yes.
[16:34] CHRISTINA
    And I'm starting to find them
    cuter the more I look at them.
[16:42] CELINA
    Christina, you cut such a
    pretty sight just eating.
[16:47] DOLAN
    I agree. She has a fascinating charm to her.
[16:51] DOLAN
    It's almost like she's straight
    out of a classic art piece.
[16:57] CHRISTINA
    Stop teasing me.
[17:02] CELINA
    Say, Christina, would you be willing
    to tell me the secret to your charm?
[17:08] CHRISTINA
    Huh?
[17:09] CELINA
    It might help boost my charm spell
[17:13] CELINA
    and be a powerful asset in
    my search for a husband.
[17:17] CELINA
    Please teach me!
[17:19] CHRISTINA
    I'm not sure what to tell you.
[17:21] CELINA
    You don't want to?
[17:22] CHRISTINA
    Uh...
[17:24] DOLAN
    You don't need it.
[17:25] CELINA
    Huh?
[17:26] CELINA
    What do you mean?
[17:28] DOLAN
    You're fine the way you are.
[17:30] CELINA
    Huh? What?
[17:32] CELINA
    Does he mean I'm charming enough already?
[17:35] CELINA
    I don't need to search for a husband?
[17:37] CELINA
    Is he going to take me for his wife?
[17:42] CELINA
    Gosh, Dolan. He never showed any
    indication that he felt this way.
[17:46] CELINA
    What a shy boy!
[17:49] CELINA
    I'm not sure how to respond
    to this sudden proposal!
[17:55] CELINA
    Huh?
[17:57] DOLAN
    Did you feel that?
[17:58] CHRISTINA
    Yes.
[18:09] MERL
    Run...
[18:12] CELINA
    How unusual. It's a fairy.
[18:15] CHRISTINA
    Is she hurt?
[18:19] MERL
    Run... away...
[18:22] DOLAN
    Is she saying something?
[18:28] CHRISTINA
    A zert?!
[18:30] DOLAN
    Celina, send them away!
[18:32] CELINA
    Okay!
[18:33] CELINA
    Get away from here!
[18:36] DOLAN
    Let's do this.
[18:37] CHRISTINA
    Right!
[18:46] DOLAN
    There's more coming.
[18:47] CHRISTINA
    Right.
[18:56] CELINA
    Dolan!
[18:59] DOLAN
    Energy Rain!
[19:11] DOLAN
    There you are.
[19:23] DOLAN
    I see. There was another
    hiding in the back?
[19:29] DOLAN
    You think you've taken away my sword?
[19:34] DOLAN
    I feel bad for my parents who
    gifted me this body, but...
[19:39] DOLAN
    Transform.
[19:48] DOLAN
    Yeah, my dragon powers
    make things much easier.
[19:59] DOLAN
    Christina!
[20:02] CELINA
    Jaraam!
[20:07] CHRISTINA
    Thanks, you saved me.
[20:10] CELINA
    Oh, you would've been fine
    even without my help.
[20:15] DOLAN
    That humility is part of what makes
    you so beautiful and charming.
[20:20] CELINA
    Wh-What are you saying, Dolan?
[20:22] CELINA
    Me? Beautiful?
[20:27] CELINA
    Are you okay?
[20:29] DOLAN
    You aren't hurt?
[20:30] MERL
    Um, thank you for helping me.
[20:35] MERL
    A-Are you humans?
[20:37] MERL
    And a lamia?
[20:40] DOLAN
    That's right. I'm Dolan.
[20:43] DOLAN
    This is Christina...
[20:45] CELINA
    And I'm Celina.
[20:46] MERL
    I'm Merl.
[20:48] MERL
    That demon soldier started
    chasing me out of nowhere.
[20:52] DOLAN
    I see. Those troops must be the ones
    behind the change in the forest.
[20:58] DOLAN
    The zert are mere scouts.
[21:01] DOLAN
    There must be more powerful demons coming.
[21:10] CHRISTINA
    Merl, could you tell us what is happening?
[21:14] CHRISTINA
    We're here to investigate
    the change in the forest.
[21:17] CHRISTINA
    We can help you.
[21:20] MERL
    Erm, well...
[21:23] MERL
    We're in a lot of trouble,
    so I really appreciate your offer, but...
[21:30] CELINA
    "We"? Hm?
[21:33] DOLAN
    We're surrounded.
[21:35] CHRISTINA
    Seems so.
[21:39] DOLAN
    Demons? No.
[21:41] DOLAN
    They're looking at us with caution
    and suspicion, not hostility.
[21:46] DOLAN
    Which means...
[21:54] CELINA
    Dolan?
[22:06] CHRISTINA
    Wood elves.
[22:08] DOLAN
    Yeah.
[22:16] GIO
    Merl, get away from them and come here.
SIGN    Next Episode
[24:05] AIRI
    This week's lucky item is jam!
[24:07] AIRI
    Look forward to next time!