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E4 - The Forefinger Twitches

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    There's a bit of a disparity between what
    this world's people think are monsters,
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    and what the people of my world
    thought of as monsters.
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    In the world I'm from, monsters
    are neither people nor animals--
[00:22] ---
    they were considered
    a separate class of creature.
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    However, in this world,
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    such creatures fall into both
    the people and animal categories.
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    Specifically speaking, humans,
    elves, beastmen, and dragonewts
[00:37] ---
    "Mankind"
    fall into the category of "mankind."
[00:40] ---
    As for the flora and fauna,
    despite appearing just like dinosaurs,
[00:44] ---
    the giant lizards are still reptiles.
[00:46] ---
    Although as big as a person,
    the giant ants are still ants.
[00:49] ---
    And although they can devour people,
    a maneater is still a plant.
[00:53] ---
    Incidentally, dragons are known as
    "Godbeasts," and are treated differently.
[00:58] ---
    "Godbeasts" "Carnivores"
    "Mankind" "Herbivores"
    "Plants" "Monsters"
[00:59] ---
    "Godbeasts" "Carnivores"
    "Mankind" "Herbivores"
    "Plants" "Monsters"
    The reason they are not called monsters
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    is because they are incorporated
    into the world's ecosystem.
[01:05] ---
    As a result, gelins--slime creatures
    which look to my eyes like monsters--
[01:10] ---
    are treated as animals here on this world.
[01:14] ---
    So when you ask what monsters are,
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    they include various creatures
    that look fused together.
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    Among them are many creatures
    that are relatively humanlike in form,
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    but their intelligence is no different
    from a common beast.
[01:31] ---
    When I started job recruiting
    in this world...
[01:35] ---
    ...I was told something beyond
    the pale by the mystic wolf girl
[01:39] ---
    who came in response to my call.
[01:53] ---
    "Never mind, face forward,"
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    my heart just cried until it was hoarse
[02:04] ---
    When you lose something,
    is that the end of it?

[02:09] ---
    Is there no putting things back
    the way they were?

[02:15] ---
    Just as a line of clouds
    moves off somewhere

[02:21] ---
    when you take your eyes
    off of them for a moment,

[02:26] ---
    so does everything else
[02:31] ---
    I never thought there was a version of me
[02:38] ---
    that the world would have a need for
[02:43] ---
    But when I believed in what I believe,
[02:49] ---
    I found myself as I truly am
[02:55] ---
    Hello, yes, the first step
    I take after nodding

[03:00] ---
    Hello, yes, is toward
    the yet-unseen horizon

[03:16] ---
    "The Forefinger Twitches"
[03:16] ---
    "The Forefinger Twitches"
    Okay, now you don't
    have to speak so loud,
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    so don't be nervous, and tell me
    what you have to say.
[03:26] ---
    You're certain of that?
[03:28] ---
    Y-Yes.
[03:30] ---
    Have you told anyone else about this?
[03:32] ---
    N-No, nobody else besides my mother.
[03:42] ---
    Keep calm. Breathe normally. Don't let
    anyone here see how shaken you are.
[03:48] ---
    Your request has been heard.
[03:51] ---
    While I cannot promise anything,
    I will consider it.
[03:54] ---
    Huh?
[03:55] ---
    --Marx...
    --Yes, sire?
[03:57] ---
    Her talent is a rare one.
[03:59] ---
    But I will need to give some
    thought as to how to use it.
[04:02] ---
    I would like to speak
    to you about that later.
[04:04] ---
    As you wish.
[04:07] ---
    Those of you with aptitude,
[04:09] ---
    I am grateful to you for
    answering my summons.
[04:12] ---
    I ask that you lend us your aid in
    reviving the kingdom. Please.
[04:16] ---
    Yes, sire.
[04:27] ---
    U-Um...
[04:29] ---
    I understand we have something
    important to talk about?
[04:33] ---
    Was there anyone in the audience chamber
    who heard what she whispered into my ear?
[04:38] ---
    I didn't hear her.
[04:39] ---
    No, she was too quiet.
[04:43] ---
    My ears didn't pick it up, either.
[04:45] ---
    Then there's no danger that it went out
    over the Gemstone Broadcast, either.
[04:49] ---
    I think we're fine in that regard.
    It isn't all that sensitive.
[04:53] ---
    You seem to be worried about
    what she said leaking out.
[04:56] ---
    Was it that serious?
[04:57] ---
    Yeah. She can converse with animals.
    You all heard that, right?
[05:03] ---
    Yes.
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    She can not only understand
    what animals are saying,
[05:06] ---
    but somehow, what she says
    is also understood by the animals.
[05:09] ---
    It truly is fair to call
    her talent phenomenal.
[05:15] ---
    She said that she used her
    power to speak to a demon.
[05:20] ---
    Hitherto, it was thought that
    the monsters of this world
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    had intelligence no greater
    than an animal's.
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    However, among the Demon
    Lord Domain's monsters
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    were those who acted in groups,
    could use weapons and magic,
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    and behaved almost as
    though they were people.
[05:36] ---
    The humans began calling these
    unique monsters "demons,"
[05:40] ---
    to distinguish them from the others.
[05:43] ---
    These demons conducted themselves
    as though they had intelligence,
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    but there was one crucial
    difference between them
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    and the other various races and breeds
    that made up the people of this world.
[05:54] ---
    "Barbarians" "Those who speak
    in incomprehensible tongues"
    Demons could not be understood.
[05:56] ---
    "Barbarians" "Those who speak
    in incomprehensible tongues"
    They did not share the same language
    as the rest of the world's people.
[06:02] ---
    You spoke to a demon?!
[06:04] ---
    That isn't possible! No one can
    understand what demons say!
[06:08] ---
    What exactly did you say to each other?
[06:10] ---
    Th-The demon I spoke to was short...
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    ...and his entire face
    looked like a dog's.
[06:18] ---
    When I went into the mountains
    to pick wild vegetables,
[06:20] ---
    I happened to run into him, and yelled
    out, "Help!" before I could think...
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    But then he cried out, "Can you
    understand me?" and seemed surprised.
[06:31] ---
    I guess you could say he was a scout.
    That's what it looked like he was doing.
[06:36] ---
    So then, this demon said,
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    "I can't bear watching someone with the
    same scent get killed. Run away, now."
[06:44] ---
    A demon told you that?
[06:47] ---
    There may only be a handful of demons
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    who would let the mystic wolves
    escape from them.
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    But even if they are only a fraction,
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    if there are demons that
    we can communicate with,
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    it could alter our situation dramatically.
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    How do you mean?
[07:02] ---
    Are you saying that we can
    negotiate with these demons,
[07:04] ---
    and take back the lands that we've lost?
[07:10] ---
    It would be nice if things
    took a turn in that direction...
[07:15] ---
    ...but right now, the nations
    of mankind are joined together,
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    facing off against the
    Demon Lord's Domain.
[07:21] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain lands"
    "Mankind's lands"
    That's because the demons are
    seen as the enemy of mankind,
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    "Demon Lord's Domain lands"
    "Mankind's lands"
    one that is irreconcilably
    at odds with us.
[07:27] ---
    If people learn that we can
    communicate with the demons,
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    then there may be those
    among the nations of mankind
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    who will attempt to forge
    an alliance with them.
[07:35] ---
    No, they would never...
[07:37] ---
    I'm still not familiar with
    everything about this world,
[07:39] ---
    but I'll bet there are conflicts between
    nations, the same as where I come from.
[07:44] ---
    Yes. In recent memory,
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    there is the Principality of Amidonia
    on our western border,
[07:49] ---
    "Principality of Amidonia"
    "Elfrieden Kingdom"
    with whom we went through
    a conflict under our prior king.
[07:53] ---
    We are all working hand in hand now,
    with the Gran Chaos Empire at the head,
[07:57] ---
    to keep the Demon Lord's
    Domain from spreading,
[08:01] ---
    but mankind is by no means
    a monolithic group.
[08:05] ---
    You're right.
[08:08] ---
    You're absolutely right, Souma.
[08:20] ---
    Now, what I said earlier was
    just to bring up one possibility.
[08:25] ---
    After all, being able to
    communicate with demons
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    is a fact that is liable
    to shake up this world.
[08:32] ---
    We can't be too careful about this.
[08:34] ---
    We must be cautious that word
    of this does not become public.
[08:39] ---
    Right.
[08:42] ---
    But most importantly,
[08:44] ---
    the kingdom has to safeguard you
    with everything we have.
[08:48] ---
    S-Safeguard me?
[08:50] ---
    Yeah. It's no exaggeration
    to say that right now,
[08:52] ---
    you are far more important than even I am.
[08:55] ---
    You're someone who could
    turn the whole tide
[08:57] ---
    of relations between mankind
    and demons, after all.
[09:00] ---
    No way... You're kidding me, aren't you?
[09:09] ---
    I'd like to put a royal-level guard
    on her. Will you see to that?
[09:13] ---
    As you wish.
[09:14] ---
    But if we do that, will it not
    just draw greater suspicion?
[09:20] ---
    That is true.
[09:21] ---
    If all of a sudden,
    this simple peasant girl
[09:25] ---
    has an elaborate guard surrounding her,
[09:27] ---
    people are inevitably going
    to think something is up.
[09:30] ---
    You're right. Then there's the chance
    others will start snooping around.
[09:33] ---
    Then why not simply welcome her
    into the castle as royalty?
[09:38] ---
    Huh? We can do something like that?
[09:40] ---
    Yes, sire. The quickest way
    to accomplish this
[09:43] ---
    would be to have Your Majesty adopt her,
[09:45] ---
    but as Your Majesty is yet to be wed,
    that will not be possible.
[09:49] ---
    And in order for you
    to marry the princess,
[09:50] ---
    preparations will take more
    than a year to complete.
[09:53] ---
    Well, that's that.
[09:54] ---
    Don't look at me!
[09:57] ---
    What else is there?
[09:58] ---
    Your Majesty could take her
    as your secondary consort.
[10:01] ---
    Huh? Consort? This little girl?
[10:03] ---
    In this kingdom, for a child
    to be a princess consort,
[10:06] ---
    who is in line for the throne, she must
    have standing of a knight or better,
[10:10] ---
    but as long as she is not a princess
    consort, there will not be a problem.
[10:14] ---
    Yeah, that's not the issue here!
[10:16] ---
    By the way, how old are you?
[10:18] ---
    I'm ten years old.
[10:19] ---
    Ah, that is within the allowable range.
[10:21] ---
    That is not an exceptional age for
    a political marriage to take place.
[10:25] ---
    Souma, ten is far too young for--
[10:28] ---
    Why are you laying this at my feet?
[10:30] ---
    And why can't the previous
    king and queen adopt her?
[10:33] ---
    Hmm, yes, I suppose
    that would work, as well...
[10:36] ---
    That would be great!
[10:38] ---
    I've always wanted a little sister.
[10:42] ---
    Wah!
[10:43] ---
    U-Um, that will not work, either...
[10:47] ---
    I-I already have a family.
[10:50] ---
    My mother and little brother are
    waiting for me at the refugee camp.
[10:57] ---
    It's all right.
[10:59] ---
    When we say you'll be adopted,
[11:00] ---
    it's more a matter of expediency
    to keep you protected.
[11:04] ---
    If you become my little sister,
[11:06] ---
    your mother and brother
    will also become my relatives,
[11:08] ---
    and they will be able to live
    here in the castle with us.
[11:12] ---
    Oh, well, in that case, all right.
[11:15] ---
    Mm-hmm. Marx, let a little
    time pass before the adoption,
[11:20] ---
    and announce it then.
[11:22] ---
    If we rush into this without warning,
[11:24] ---
    we risk people becoming suspicious
    that something must be going on.
[11:27] ---
    A most wise decision.
[11:30] ---
    But I would still like to keep
    her safe in the meantime.
[11:33] ---
    Then you wish to give Miss Tomoe
    a position that would require her
[11:36] ---
    to stay here within the castle?
[11:38] ---
    That's right.
[11:39] ---
    Hmm, then in recognition
    of her ability to talk to animals,
[11:43] ---
    how about putting her
    in charge of the horses
[11:45] ---
    that draw Your Majesty's carriage?
[11:47] ---
    Great idea. Let's go with that.
[11:50] ---
    Is that okay with you?
[11:51] ---
    Y-Yes!
[11:53] ---
    Mm-hmm.
[11:58] ---
    "Demon Lord's Domain: A region where
    monsters suddenly appeared
    ten years ago.
    Intelligent demons reside within."
[12:01] ---
    "Juna Doma (18): Reserved and kind,
    always mindful of those around her.
    Mature and supportive of Souma
    and company at arm's length."
[12:17] ---
    Say, what's that you're doing?
[12:19] ---
    Can't you tell by looking? I'm sewing.
[12:22] ---
    That part I get, but why are you
    doing it here, in my room?
[12:26] ---
    Well, everyone in the state
    affairs office is working,
[12:29] ---
    and I just can't relax with
    some downtime around them.
[12:39] ---
    Why don't you get my father
    to give up his room already,
[12:42] ---
    and use it as your own?
[12:43] ---
    Hmm... Then again, for efficiency's sake,
[12:47] ---
    it's better for me to sleep
    in the state affairs office.
[12:52] ---
    Still, why do you have
    to do this in my room?
[12:54] ---
    By the way, what is Tomoe up to?
[12:57] ---
    You've been doting on her
    ever since she got here, haven't you?
[13:01] ---
    Lately my mother has taken a liking
    to her, and won't leave her side.
[13:06] ---
    And while Tomoe was
    a little hesitant at first,
[13:08] ---
    now she's delighted to have found
    a second mother, so I guess she's fine.
[13:13] ---
    It's okay, come in.
[13:24] ---
    Hey! Don't read anything into this!
[13:30] ---
    Really, he's back?
[13:32] ---
    Yes, sire. He is already waiting
    for you in the reception room.
[13:37] ---
    Let's go, Liscia!
[13:38] ---
    Huh?
[13:40] ---
    H-Huh?!
[13:46] ---
    Good work.
[13:48] ---
    So, how did you fare?
[13:50] ---
    Yes, since you let me use
    your royal wyvern,
[13:54] ---
    I was able to get around to all
    of my places faster than I expected.
[13:58] ---
    As a result, I was able to gather
    pretty much all of the food I was after.
[14:03] ---
    Hold on, that's the hero's sack, isn't it?
[14:06] ---
    Yeah.
[14:07] ---
    It's a handy sack that can hold
    a lot more than it looks like it can,
[14:10] ---
    plus, whatever goes inside it
    is less prone to spoil.
[14:14] ---
    I figured it was the perfect thing to
    gather food with, so I lent it to him.
[14:17] ---
    That's one of the crown treasures,
    and part of the hero gear set.
[14:22] ---
    A crown treasure, a crown treasure...
[14:25] ---
    Well, whatever. So what are you doing,
[14:28] ---
    going to these lengths
    to gather food, anyway?
[14:31] ---
    What am I doing? Something that will
    do the kingdom a little good, maybe.
[14:36] ---
    Huh?
[14:40] ---
    Good day, people of Elfrieden Kingdom!
[14:44] ---
    G-Good day...
[14:46] ---
    This program is one to bring you
    some information from Parnam Castle,
[14:49] ---
    which we're calling
    "The King's Brilliant Lunch,"
[14:52] ---
    or "The King's Brillunch" for short!
[14:55] ---
    Your hosts, myself, Juna Doma, and...
[14:58] ---
    ...Poncho Panacotta will
    be bringing this to you, yes.
[15:02] ---
    Poncho, there is no reason
    to be so nervous.
[15:06] ---
    W-Well, I'm not used to this
    sort of thing, you see...
[15:10] ---
    Miss Juna, you certainly are confident,
    aren't you? I envy you, yes.
[15:16] ---
    I do often sing in front of others.
[15:20] ---
    Whenever you are in Parnam,
[15:21] ---
    be sure to stop by Lorelei,
    the café where I work, won't you?
[15:26] ---
    I sing there from time to time.
[15:29] ---
    Please, no blatant endorsements.
[15:32] ---
    Now then, to explain
    the purpose of this program,
[15:35] ---
    we will turn to this gentleman--
[15:38] ---
    E-Elfrieden's 14th king,
    His Majesty, Souma Kazuya.
[15:43] ---
    I haven't been crowned yet, so strictly
    speaking, I'm not really the king.
[15:48] ---
    Uh, hello there. I'm Souma Kazuya,
    acting king of the nation.
[15:55] ---
    As you all know, the kingdom is in
    the middle of a food shortage.
[16:00] ---
    As the chief administrator, and the one
    responsible for this circumstance,
[16:04] ---
    I profoundly apologize to you, the people.
[16:11] ---
    We are currently moving forward
[16:13] ---
    with a plan to immediately increase
    food production, but it will take time.
[16:17] ---
    This broadcast is designed to help you
    until the food shortage is resolved
[16:23] ---
    by introducing foods that you are
    unaccustomed to eating in this nation,
[16:27] ---
    as well as the methods
    to use to prepare them.
[16:31] ---
    And to demonstrate that these
    unknown foods can actually be eaten,
[16:37] ---
    we have arranged for
    a panel of taste-testers.
[16:42] ---
    All right, let's get started right away.
    Poncho, what is our first food item?
[16:47] ---
    Ah, yes, our first food item is...
[16:54] ---
    D-D-Don't tell me you're planning
    to feed that to us, are you?!
[16:58] ---
    That's exactly what I'm planning.
[17:03] ---
    Now, you can see by the way it looks,
[17:06] ---
    that only those in some
    coastal areas have eaten these,
[17:09] ---
    but they are very good.
[17:10] ---
    J-Juna, you've eaten one of those before?
[17:14] ---
    Yes. It was a regular dish in my homeland.
[17:48] ---
    Mmm, that is starting
    to smell pretty good.
[17:56] ---
    Okay, go ahead and try one.
[18:07] ---
    What is this? It's delicious!
[18:12] ---
    You're right! It's really yummy!
[18:16] ---
    Yeah, this is pretty good.
[18:19] ---
    I can't stop myself.
[18:23] ---
    Would you mind if I
    helped myself to one, as well?
[18:26] ---
    Of course.
[18:28] ---
    --So good!
    --These are delicious.
    --Another one!
[18:30] ---
    They really are delicious, aren't they?
[18:33] ---
    The octopus, appearing from inside
    its crispy coating, is so juicy!
[18:38] ---
    Daddy, we caught a whole bunch of
    octopuses in our net today, right?
[18:42] ---
    Yeah. Usually we'd toss them out,
    but let's give them a try.
[18:46] ---
    Our next food item is right here.
[18:52] ---
    Are these... tree roots?
[18:55] ---
    They don't look very tasty.
    Are you sure we can eat them?
[19:00] ---
    These are burdock roots.
[19:02] ---
    Oh, you know about these, Aisha?
[19:05] ---
    Have you ever eaten
    these sorts of roots before?
[19:09] ---
    In the forest, you have to eat everything
    that's edible, or you don't survive.
[19:14] ---
    You don't say.
[19:18] ---
    A little salt here...
[19:20] ---
    A little sugar there...
[19:24] ---
    All right, it's finished.
[19:31] ---
    They're crisp,
    and the salty flavor is good.
[19:34] ---
    Mmm... When I bite into them, the oil
    that comes out blends with the sugar,
[19:39] ---
    and the sweetness bursts in my mouth.
[19:43] ---
    I'd like to let my mother try these.
[19:48] ---
    When you eat both at once,
    they're sweet and salty, and so good!
[19:52] ---
    Your Majesty, do you have
    any more of these?
[19:55] ---
    Brother, Aisha sure seems
    to be doing well.
[19:58] ---
    Y-Yeah...
[20:00] ---
    Next, we have something that I
    cooked up ahead of time.
[20:10] ---
    W-We're to consume these?
[20:12] ---
    I-I thought you had to eat everything
    in the forest to survive.
[20:17] ---
    I-I did indeed say that,
    but I wasn't talking about these...
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    Mmm, that's good.
[20:26] ---
    The taste of bean-boiled giant
    locust reminds me of home.
[20:30] ---
    Bean-boiled? These were
    boiled in bean extract?
[20:33] ---
    Oh, yes. I seasoned them primarily
    with mashwater and sugar.
[20:38] ---
    Mashwater?
[20:39] ---
    Mashwater is a condiment
    that the mystic wolves enjoy.
[20:46] ---
    The mystic wolves have a seasoning
    called bean mashwater,
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    which is made from salting beans
    to ferment them.
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    They skim off the layer of liquid
    that forms during the process,
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    and after fermenting it,
    it becomes mashwater.
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    Both of them are unique flavors
    not found in the kingdom, yes.
[21:05] ---
    Meaning the fermented bean product
    is miso, and the mashwater is soy sauce.
[21:12] ---
    Souma, are you really going to eat that?
[21:25] ---
    Huh? Souma, are you crying?
[21:28] ---
    How can I keep myself from crying?
    This is the taste of my homeland.
[21:34] ---
    The taste of your homeland?
[21:36] ---
    Ah, with every bite, the taste of home
    spreads throughout my mouth...
[21:42] ---
    This world has soy sauce. It has miso.
[21:46] ---
    I no longer have to dream about
    the flavors I love so much.
[21:53] ---
    Um, Your Majesty, I hate to disturb you
    while you're so moved,
[21:57] ---
    but would it be all right if we
    moved on to the next dish?
[22:03] ---
    Yeah, sorry. On with the show.
[22:07] ---
    All right, Poncho,
    what is our next food item?
[22:11] ---
    Yes, it is right here!
[22:14] ---
    Huh?!
[22:18] ---
    The wind blowing by rushes
    through the world,

[22:22] ---
    connecting us when otherwise
    we never would have met

[22:27] ---
    Unfurling wings that no one else can see,
[22:31] ---
    I take flight in search of a miracle
    that no one else can find

[22:43] ---
    Seeking the courage to keep on choosing
[22:48] ---
    the outcome of an ever-meandering morrow,
[22:52] ---
    I never want to fear change
[22:56] ---
    or doubt the blueness of the sky
[23:01] ---
    More than any dreams I once had
[23:03] ---
    and beyond any future I've imagined,
[23:05] ---
    I want to keep on drifting along
[23:09] ---
    within this transcendentally beautiful
    moment I'm spending with you

[23:13] ---
    If I can make that come true...
[23:17] ---
    I shoot up through the blue
    to the sky where we connect

[23:22] ---
    Grasp my destiny and reel it in
[23:25] ---
    And through our joined hands,
[23:30] ---
    you feel my helpless wish for eternity
[23:35] ---
    Even if this is only an illusion
[23:37] ---
    taking place within someone's dream,
[23:39] ---
    I'll still take this blowing wind
[23:41] ---
    and hold on tight as I take flight