E22 - A Man without Learning Is Unwise; a Man without Wisdom Is a Fool
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We need more personnel.
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We sure do.
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For example, Roroa has an
extraordinary sense of economics...
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I do, huh?
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All the same, Roroa, you can't run the
kingdom's finances by yourself, right?
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That's true. I need a bureaucracy,
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along with those working under
them who can do math.
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It's those people who can read, write,
and do math that we're short on.
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I'm sad to say that the literacy rate
among the people is not that high.
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And as for those who can do arithmetic,
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if you exclude the nobility and the
knights, that just leaves the merchants.
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You're right, Juna.
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Well then, why don't we try general
recruiting from everyday people?
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When it comes to appointing
outstanding talent,
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countries that can concentrate money
and power have an advantage.
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But when it comes to finding large numbers
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of talented people from off
the street, that's a lot tougher.
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Okay, then what do we do?
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I think we'll have to draw
talent from other nations,
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while at the same time doing that.
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What's "that"?
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"...Keep on going anyway"
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Our bond strikes deep into my left breast
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We enjoy a fleeting happiness
after weathering one fog,
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until our vision becomes obscured again
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Bitterly betrayed, we grow
disgusted by our destiny
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But why does the dawn still come?
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We close our eyes and try to remember
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the chance of stopping, of never meeting
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From boundless zero to infinity,
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dreaming is the heartbeat of believing
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We'll move along alone and in pairs
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Don't stay put; our small,
though by no means helpless steps
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will open uncharted territory
for each of us
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Realize we will never again
let our dreams die on the vine
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The tear tracks that run down
our cheeks are shooting stars
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We're going to grab hold of them
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"Slavery"
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Slavery--the greatest violation of
mankind's rights still in existence.
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When a person owns a person, does not
recognize their rights or freedoms,
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and can buy or sell them like property.
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The great Aristotle once defended
the practice, calling them "living tools,"
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but it is a system that should have
by no means been adopted.
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Sadly, however, this practice
still remains in place
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on the supercontinent of Landia.
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The Kingdom of Friedonia was no
exception to this rule, either.
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The slaves here include those who were
enslaved because of their crimes,
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but most had no other choice but
to sell themselves due to poverty.
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If their masters permitted it,
they could be freed,
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and physical and sexual abuse
was forbidden.
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However, there were still many female
slaves who were sexually violated,
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and many male slaves who
ended up being worked to death.
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Here we find a slave trader
by the name of Ginger Camus.
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"A Man Without Learning is Unwise;
a Man Without Wisdom is a Fool"
I'm Camus. Now that my grandpa
has died, I've inherited all of you.
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So, um, nice to meet you.
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Wh-Why do all of you seem so frightened?
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You don't know, Shopmaster?
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Oh, let's see, are you
a mystic tanuki, then?
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I'm a raccoon person.
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Incidentally, the difference is the tail.
Mystic tanuki have no stripes,
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while we raccoon people
have elegant stripes.
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Oh. Who are you?
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Please excuse me. I am Sandria, the slave.
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Okay, can I call you "San," then?
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Huh? Oh, yes.
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Pleased to meet you.
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The pleasure is mine, Shopmaster.
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So tell me, San,
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do you know why everyone seems so gloomy?
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It is because your grandfather
passed away, Shopmaster.
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You grieve his death even though
you were his slaves?
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There is some sadness...
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Compared to other slave traders,
your grandfather treated us well.
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He did?
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He made sure that we had something
to wear and enough to eat.
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He was a perfectly
reasonable slave trader.
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I'm sorry. I didn't know anything
about the slave trade.
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No, I would assume you didn't.
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Before your grandfather passed,
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he said that you would probably
be unable to take over his business.
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That this work would be too great
a burden for his overly kind grandson.
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Grandpa saw right through me.
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I don't want any of his remaining slaves.
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I would rather sell them off and
start some new, other business.
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At least, I thought I would...
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Shopmaster?
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Hmm? Oh, I'm sorry. I was just
thinking about my grandpa.
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If you do not take over the business,
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we will end up being sold off
to some other slave trader.
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But no slave trader is going to
take on this many slaves at once.
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We're going to be split up.
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That is the reason why we are grieving
your grandfather's passing.
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Shopmaster?
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San, what is this?
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I, a mere slave, was presumptuous
enough to offer my opinion.
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I should like you to punish me for it now.
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Huh?! Why?!
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It is all right.
That whip is specially made,
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so that it leaves no mark
on the one being whipped,
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and so my market value
will not be lowered.
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That's not what I'm talking about!
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Why did you offer your opinion to me
when you knew you might be punished?!
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So that even once you close up shop,
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you might offer the slightest
bit of accommodation,
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and at least find buyers who will allow
family members to stay together...
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San, do you have family members here?
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San, you really do care for others, huh?
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I now understand your situation.
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That being said, I don't intend
to keep running this business.
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However, I will do the best I can
until all of you have been sold.
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Naturally, I don't intend to sell
any of you to strange buyers.
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I will take it upon myself
to scrutinize them carefully.
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I'm sorry about this, San--
bringing you along to carry all that.
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Such concern is wasted on a slave.
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Please order me to do whatever you wish.
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Also, if I may ask, Master Ginger,
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why are you providing enough
food to eat and new clothing
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to slaves that you are about to part with?
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Which would you think has
been better taken care of,
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something that is clean,
or something that is dirty?
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Well, I would think the clean one.
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It's the same idea.
I think that if a slave is clean,
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buyers who are looking for someone
they can use as disposable labor
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are likely to stay away.
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All right, everyone,
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let's review our threes tables. Ready, go!
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Three times one is three. Three times
two is six. Three times three is nine...
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Master Ginger, what are you doing now?
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Ah, welcome back.
Do you have what I asked for?
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Oh, yes.
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Now I can teach everyone
to read and write, too.
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Um, Master Ginger,
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why are you teaching slaves to read,
write, and do arithmetic?
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Hmm? I've been thinking about it,
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and even tools get better taken care of
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if they have some added
value to them, right?
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So when I thought about what
value I could add to a person,
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I said, what about an education?
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That is indeed true,
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but there are a limited number of people
who will buy an educated slave.
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If they remain unsold, or only
get sold to do manual labor,
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I don't see the point.
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Yeah, maybe you're right, but I don't plan
on continuing to run this business.
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If I can get decent enough buyers
to take on the people here now,
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that's good enough for me.
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San, would you like me to teach you, too?
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That's all right.
My family ran their own store,
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so I can already read, write, and do math.
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Um...
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San, may I ask you how you
ended up being a slave?
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A shopkeeper was tricked into
taking on a debt by someone,
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and had to sell one of his daughters
to save the shop and his family.
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That's all there is to it.
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That's all there is to it?
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It's a common enough tale. This kind
of misery sprouts up everywhere.
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Oh, thank you.
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How are the sales going?
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Not too well, I'm afraid.
By which I mean not at all.
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What could the matter be?
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I believe some customers have come in.
Why did they not buy anyone?
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I don't mean to brag, but I do have
a good eye for sizing people up.
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Every buyer who came in saw slaves as
nothing more than disposable tools--
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no matter how gentlemanly they behaved.
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Is that right?
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I promised everyone that I would find
them buyers that were trustworthy.
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I have to be very selective.
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If you keep talking like that,
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you'll find yourself in debt
and become a slave yourself.
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Well, we can't have that.
My grandpa used to have a saying--
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"Someday, the calm will end,
and the tide will suddenly turn."
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It means to not ever give up,
and wait for the right opportunity.
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Then when it comes,
grab hold of it so you don't miss it.
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It's the strangest thing.
Whenever I'm with you, Master Ginger,
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despite being a slave,
I'm almost hopeful for the future.
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Excuse me! I heard that you had slaves
here who could read, write, and do math!
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Is this true?!
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I need them immediately! You can name
your own price, just let me have them!
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I need some, as well!
Whatever you require, just tell me!
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I have money!
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Oh, uh...
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Please, I'm in desperate need of slaves
that can read, write, and do math.
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All of my slaves are able to
read, write, and do arithmetic.
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All of them?! For real?!
Oh, thank you, God!
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Please! Please sell them to us!
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Me, first! I'm worried about my territory!
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Everyone, please calm down!
What exactly is going on here?
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I see. His Majesty declared
"As of now, the evaluation policy
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for the promotion or demotion
of knights and noblemen
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will include the ability to govern
one's territory, so good luck," has he?
[13:09] ---
My lord believed that being a nobleman
and taking part in state affairs
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was the way for him to get ahead in life.
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A knight is distinguished only
by his heroics on the battlefield.
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And now the ability to govern one's
own domain is called into question.
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In order to govern,
office skills are a must!
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Which is why I need to have someone
who can read, write, and do math!
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Well, um, I understand the situation.
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I have parents here who have children,
and a pair of sisters to consider,
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so I would ask that you take on
members of the same family together.
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So you are saying that if
we take families together,
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we have priority when it comes
to securing two or more of them?
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Is that right? In that case,
I will take on as many as I can get!
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I already told you, I come first!
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Everyone, quiet down! Quiet down, please!
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In no time at all, things have
become very quiet here, huh?
[14:11] ---
Indeed they have. The last two,
Anzu and Shiho, went to Piltory Saracen.
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I never would have guessed that
he would promise to set them free,
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not to mention take them as wives.
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You're right.
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And finally, I am the
only slave remaining.
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I can't say that I made a fortune,
exactly, but this is still a tidy sum.
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Only because you spent
too much money teaching us
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to read, write, and do math.
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I'm not really cut out
to be a slave trader.
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Although now, I think I can
start a new business.
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A new business, you say?
Then that would mean that I...
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San, aren't you tired from
standing here all this time?
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Don't be silly. I'm just a slave.
I could never sit in front of my master.
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Is that right? I could make it an order.
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V-Very well.
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Let's have a little break.
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I should be doing that sort of chore!
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It's all right.
A small token of my thanks.
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Thanks?
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Yes. If you hadn't had the courage
to state what you did earlier,
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I probably would have let other
slave traders buy up everyone else.
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It wasn't wise to do as a slave trader,
but I taught them how to read,
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write, and to do math in an effort
to give them more value.
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But thanks to His Majesty's order,
it just happened to work out nicely.
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And it is all because you had the
courage to speak up when you did.
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No, we are the ones
who should be thanking you.
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You say you did it to give us more value,
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but Master Ginger, you were kind enough
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to give us all new clothing, enough food
to eat, and even an education.
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You were gracious enough to cut
into your grandfather's inheritance
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to provide for us.
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That is not something
an ordinary person would do.
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I really would like to thank you.
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Listen...
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Welcome.
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What a strange hat. Could he be
from the Nine-Headed Dragon Union?
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I have a request.
Would you mind selling me that slave?
[16:55] ---
Um, did you see the sign outside?
We're closed.
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Oh, you'll have to excuse me.
[17:02] ---
But I am so taken with this
raccoon-people slave, I can't stand it.
[17:09] ---
Please, is there any way that
you can let me have this slave?
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Naturally, I plan on paying
much more than she is worth.
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Once I've purchased her, I will also
release her from her slave status.
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Um, well, you see...
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So then, what price would you
be willing to pay for me?
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San!
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Master Ginger has taken
very good care of all of his slaves.
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I am the only one remaining.
Thus, as one final act of service,
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I would like for you to
purchase me for a high price.
[17:44] ---
Master Ginger, please use it
to fund your new business.
[17:49] ---
Hold on, what are you talking about?!
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As you wish.
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There are ten large gold coins and
50 standard gold coins in here.
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Will this amount be enough?
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That is an extraordinary amount.
We have a deal.
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Glad to hear it.
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That's not something you get to decide!
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I'm sorry to say that she is
not for sale. She is not a slave.
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I want to have her to serve as my
employee when I begin my new business.
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Master Ginger...
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I'm sorry, San.
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It's possible that you would be
better off being bought by this man.
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He obviously has considerable
financial resources.
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But I... Out of my own self-interest,
I don't want to let you go.
[18:39] ---
Master Ginger...
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Please, Master Ginger,
keep me here by your side.
[18:49] ---
Mm-hmm, of course I will.
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Okay, well...
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See? Just like Sebastian said.
Quite the fascinating slave trader, huh?
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Absolutely.
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Um, what is this?
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Sorry about this.
It was only supposed to be a test.
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A test?
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There's no shortage
of people in the world.
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I mean, there's someone as capable
as you, hiding right under our noses.
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This is why we can't stop
looking for talented personnel.
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Y-Your Majesty!
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We're here incognito,
so enough of that formal nonsense.
[19:33] ---
Mm-hmm, "incognito" is something
I've always wanted to say.
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U-Um... Your Majesty, why are you here?
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I heard about your reputation.
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You taught your slaves how to
read, write, and do arithmetic,
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to see that they ended up in places
that would treat them well, didn't you?
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Slave traders around the kingdom
are now following your example,
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and are starting to educate their slaves.
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O-Oh...
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Judging from your reaction,
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you have no idea of how glorious
an achievement you've made, do you?
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I wouldn't say "glorious."
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I've always thought about
whether it would be possible
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to abolish the system
of slavery in this country.
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But if I implemented any sudden
reforms by royal decree,
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societal upheaval would be unavoidable.
[20:17] ---
One wrong move, and there's the
chance of a civil war breaking out.
[20:19] ---
Oh, that's a bit over the top.
[20:21] ---
No. In the world I came from,
it actually did lead to war.
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Which is why I first want to make the
system in place slavery in name only.
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Oh, you don't mean...
[20:33] ---
Your Majesty, is this the "that"
you were speaking of to the princess?
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That's right. Education.
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You attempted to improve the
treatment of the socially vulnerable
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by giving them employment.
And as a result,
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the slaves are no longer slaves. If that's
not a glorious achievement, what is it?
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Oh, but I was just trying as hard as
I could to protect the people here.
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That's just the sort of person
I've been looking for.
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From here on, I'm going to be socializing
the slave trade in this country.
[21:09] ---
Your Majesty, what's "socializing"?
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Slave traders will become public servants,
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and we'll establish a
proper screening process.
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Beyond that, I'm also planning
to build a job training center,
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so that slaves can get real jobs,
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instead of being used as
disposable manual labor.
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I'd like to abolish the system
of slavery all at once,
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but for now, this is about all I can do.
[21:32] ---
So then...
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You're a bit of a slow learner, huh?
[21:36] ---
The whole kingdom is gonna
do the same thing you did.
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I would like to appoint you as the first
director of this job training center.
[21:43] ---
Wh-Who, me?!
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I think that you're the
one most deserving of this.
[21:49] ---
This money is your reserve fund.
[21:52] ---
How would you like to take this
money and start your new business?
[21:57] ---
Someday, the calm will end...
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...and the tide will suddenly turn.
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I'll do it, Your Majesty.
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Please allow me to do this.
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"What are we supposed to choose?"
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Our voices imploring the future are hoarse
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We've become so afraid
of what we could lose
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that we're just frozen in place
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How many times have we made mistakes
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because we wanted to check our "answers"?
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Before we knew it we were in love,
we had fallen in love
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I'll hold fast to you
in the times we're in
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We who set alight
our finite lives to fight
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are noble and beautiful above all
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As long as we create
as many bright tomorrows
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as the indelible wounds we suffer,
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we can be proud of all
we've woven together