E10 - A Minstrel Came to Town

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[00:02] Azusa
    Okay, shall we head home?
[00:04] Laika
    Yes.
[00:05] Falfa
    Mama!
[00:06] Falfa
    Look, look!
[00:07] Falfa
    It says a minstrel is coming to town!
[00:11] Azusa
    Oh?
[00:13] Azusa
    "The famous minstrel Schifanoia is
    paying her first visit to Flatta."
[00:17] Azusa
    That's... not quite what I was expecting.
[00:21] Azusa
    Anyone know who this is?
[00:22] Laika
    I've never even heard of her.
[00:24] Rosalie
    Probably some nameless chick.
[00:26] Halkara
    It does seem a bit sketchy.
[00:29] Flatorte
    Schifanoia, eh? She's certainly
    been around a while.
[00:32] Azusa
    You know her, Flatorte?
[00:34] Flatorte
    I like minstrels.
    I know at least 1,000 groups.
[00:39] Azusa
    That's hardcore!
[00:40] Flatorte
    Schifanoia has only ever
    performed in the capital,
[00:44] Flatorte
    but it sounds as if she's
    begun touring the nation.
[00:46] Falfa
    I wanna hear the minstrel sing!
[00:46] Flatorte
    Some minstrels tour all manner
    of towns and villages,
[00:49] Shalsha
    It might be fun to give her a listen.
[00:50] Flatorte
    while others stick to different
    areas within the same large city
[00:52] Azusa
    Okay, then... since we're here...
[00:53] Flatorte
    and never visit towns with
    small populations...
[00:55] Azusa
    I guess we can check her out.
SIGN    A Minstrel Came to Town
SIGN    A Minstrel Came to Town
[01:02] Laika
    There are quite a lot of people here.
[01:04] Azusa
    Is that Schifanoia?
[01:06] Flatorte
    It appears so.
[01:22] Azusa
    What... is she doing?
[01:25] Kuku
    Death! Death! Death! Death! Execute!
    Execute! Execute! Execute!
[01:26] Falfa
    I'm scared!
[01:28] Shalsha
    Let's go over there, Big Sister.
[01:28] Villager A
    This is hurting my ears, dear.
[01:30] Laika
    Lady Azusa, Halkara seems
    to have a stomachache.
[01:31] Villager B
    Let's go home, honey.
[01:33] Villager C
    I just don't get the music
    they like in the capital.
[01:33] Laika
    I'm going with her to rest.
[01:34] Halkara
    The scale of my fake sickness is growing...
[01:36] Villager D
    Let's go play chess over there.
[01:36] Azusa
    Hey, wait...
[01:37] Flatorte
    This song truly is Schifanoia's style.
[01:38] Villager E
    Papa, buy me some butter candy!
[01:40] Azusa
    You know what this is?!
[01:41] Flatorte
    It's death-style, from the
    crime-style of emotional-style.
[01:44] Flatorte
    Actually, it's a lonely-style-leaning form
    of death-style called drag-down-style.
[01:48] Azusa
    Sorry, I didn't understand a word of that.
[01:50] Kuku
    This is my first time coming
    to this village on tour,
[01:50] Azusa
    This is the kind of stuff
    people in the capital like?
[01:53] Kuku
    but I can feel your passion!
[01:53] Flatorte
    I think Schifanoia draws
    crowds of about 30 or so.
[01:56] Kuku
    This next song is another of my
    biggest hits, "Gray Dreams."
[01:57] Azusa
    Less than impressive...
[01:59] Azusa
    I'm surprised you knew about
    someone so nameless.
[02:02] Flatorte
    Oh, it isn't about listening to famous
    ones and ignoring the nameless ones.
[02:06] Flatorte
    I give all minstrels a listen
    just because they're minstrels.
[02:06] Kuku
    If you put black and white
    together, you get gray!
[02:09] Azusa
    Those are the words of
    someone who's hooked!
[02:11] Flatorte
    Well, in crime-style, the lute tends to
    be given more focus than the vocals,
[02:13] Kuku
    If you add even more black...
[02:14] Azusa
    She's on her second song now...
[02:16] Flatorte
    but death-style has a sound that feels
    like it's splitting your ears.
[02:20] Kuku
    It gets duller...
[02:26] SFX
    Flump.
[02:28] Azusa
    Wait, is this part of the act?
[02:37] Flatorte
    This is awful!
    She's actually lost consciousness!
[02:40] Azusa
    Yeah, I thought so!
[02:43] Azusa
    Are you okay?! I'm gonna help you now!
[02:50] Azusa
    You're awake? If anything
    feels off, tell me!
[02:54] SFX
    Grrr! Gurgle gurgle gurgle...
SIGN    Grrr...
[02:57] Azusa
    Oh.
[02:59] Kuku
    So good! So good!
[03:01] Rosalie
    She must've been really hungry.
[03:03] Azusa
    When you're done eating,
    you're welcome to take a bath, too.
[03:06] Kuku
    Okay! Thank you!
[03:14] Kuku
    Allow me to introduce myself.
    I'm Kuku the almiraj.
[03:18] Azusa
    That's how you look without the makeup?
[03:21] Kuku
    That's right.
[03:24] Azusa
    You know...
[03:25] Azusa
    I bet you've passed out like
    that before, haven't you?
[03:29] Kuku
    A few times...
[03:31] Kuku
    I can't support myself with
    minstrel work alone,
[03:35] Kuku
    so I do some part-time jobs.
[03:37] Flatorte
    Very few minstrels actually
    earn enough to live on.
[03:42] Kuku
    Yes... I wanted to be like them,
[03:46] Kuku
    so I left my hometown 63 years ago.
[03:50] Kuku
    I believed that I was gonna be big...
[03:51] Kuku
    that I'd ditch my weak self
    and become a great minstrel.
[03:55] Azusa
    Just like a guy who left his
    hometown to be in a band...
[03:58] Kuku
    But I couldn't get anywhere at all.
[04:01] Kuku
    Over and over, I told myself I'd quit,
[04:05] Kuku
    but I decided to keep trying
    just a little longer...
[04:08] Azusa
    Kuku, why don't you stay here
    and take it easy for a while?
[04:13] Azusa
    The air's fresh. It's a great
    place to rest and recover.
[04:16] Kuku
    Thank you so much.
[04:19] Kuku
    But... well...
[04:21] Kuku
    I think it's time to quit music
    and start living my second life.
[04:27] Rosalie
    Do you have a plan in mind?
[04:29] Kuku
    Actually, I've gotten offers
    from a few places like this.
[04:36] Flatorte
    There's a steady demand for
    beastfolk in these sorts of jobs.
[04:39] Flatorte
    Almiraj are particularly popular.
[04:42] Kuku
    I've been told numerous times that I could
    make all the money I need in this line of work.
[04:47] Kuku
    I thought, at this point, I should
    just work where I'm wanted.
[04:52] Azusa
    So, Kuku...
[04:53] Azusa
    Do you not like music anymore?
[04:56] Kuku
    It's not like that!
[04:58] Kuku
    I love music!
[05:02] Azusa
    Really? You shouldn't quit
    making music, then.
[05:06] Azusa
    Stick with it.
[05:07] Kuku
    Huh?
[05:08] Azusa
    You might not be making any money now,
[05:10] Azusa
    but you never would've kept it up
    this long if you didn't love it.
[05:15] Azusa
    It'd be a shame to just give that up.
[05:18] Azusa
    I bet you'd regret it one day.
[05:22] Azusa
    If you're optimistic about starting
    a new job, I won't stop you.
[05:26] Azusa
    But that's not what you're doing right now,
[05:28] Azusa
    so you should stick with what you're doing.
[05:31] Azusa
    For now, just devote yourself to your music
[05:34] Azusa
    while you think about your
    future one more time.
[05:37] Azusa
    You can stay here in the meantime.
[05:39] Kuku
    B-But I can't pay rent...
[05:41] Azusa
    You don't need to.
[05:42] Azusa
    I'm the one who told you
    to stick with music,
[05:45] Azusa
    so I'll do everything I can.
[05:48] Kuku
    I appreciate it!
[05:51] Kuku
    To celebrate our new friendship,
    let me play for you!
[05:57] Kuku
    Welcome to my feast of
    death and destruction!
[06:00] Azusa
    Her personality changed!
[06:01] Kuku
    Poison, poison, poison, poison,
    poison, poison, poison...
[06:05] Kuku
    Wormwood... Wormwood...
[06:07] Falfa
    I can't tell how it's any different
    from her other songs!
[06:08] Kuku
    Poison, poison, poison, poison,
    poison, poison, poison...
[06:10] Falfa
    They all sound the same!
[06:12] Azusa
    That's a pretty real complaint!
[06:12] Kuku
    Wormwood... Wormwood...
[06:14] Azusa
    Sorry, Kuku, but could you stop now?!
[06:17] Kuku
    Wh-Who are you talking to?!
    I am Schifanoia!
[06:21] Kuku
    I'm here to bring true despair to all of—
[06:23] Azusa
    You can drop that act.
[06:24] Kuku
    I messed up in two spots...
[06:27] Kuku
    I couldn't give you a good performance.
[06:29] Azusa
    I think we're way beyond that level here.
[06:32] Flatorte
    Speaking from the perspective
    of a listener,
[06:34] Flatorte
    lonely-style-leaning death-style
    doesn't sell in this day and age.
[06:37] Flatorte
    Why don't you try some
    flowery-style-leaning excessive-style?
[06:41] Kuku
    Yes, but... I really prefer the death-style
    that lets me use my artistry...
[06:47] Flatorte
    I bet you're just afraid to
    do something that sells.
[06:50] Kuku
    Th-That's not true!
[06:51] Flatorte
    It is true.
[06:52] Flatorte
    You do tend to look down on minstrels
    who have a lot of fans.
[06:57] Azusa
    Is this a drinking party
    for young band boys?
[06:59] Flatorte
    And forget using your artistry.
    You just suck.
[07:03] Kuku
    I-I'm doing the best I can!
[07:05] Kuku
    Amateurs should just stay out of this!
[07:08] Flatorte
    Oh? Let me see your lute, then.
[07:11] Azusa
    It's not a guitar?
[07:18] Flatorte
    The clear, sunny sky just makes
    this Sabbath even colder
[07:25] Flatorte
    I yawn as I wait for you to arrive
[07:35] Flatorte
    To a place higher than the clouds,
    where there's no background noise
[07:41] Flatorte
    We'll fly, let's fly
[07:47] Azusa
    That's amazing, Flatorte! I didn't
    know you had that kind of talent!
[07:52] Flatorte
    You see? Even an amateur like the
    great Flatorte can manage that much!
[07:57] Flatorte
    If you understand,
    then stop making excuses!
[08:02] Kuku
    I'm sorry.
[08:03] SFX
    Gloom...
[08:04] Azusa
    Hey, you know, I was thinking...
[08:06] Azusa
    Why don't you try writing lyrics
    that are easier to understand?
[08:09] Kuku
    But I've been performing
    this way for so long now,
[08:13] Kuku
    I wouldn't know what's
    easy to understand...
[08:17] SFX
    Blink, blink!
[08:18] Azusa
    Since we have such a big family,
[08:20] Azusa
    let's have everyone write some lyrics!
[08:24] Azusa
    Okay, we'll start with Laika.
SIGN    Ah, Devotion
SIGN    Laika Lyrics
    
    Kuku Music
[08:35] Laika
    Only through step-by-step devotion
[08:41] Laika
    Can one achieve anything
[08:45] Laika
    And—
[08:48] Azusa
    I think the message is a little
    too direct for song lyrics.
[08:51] Flatorte
    Unusable. Try again.
[08:53] Laika
    D'oh!
[08:54] Azusa
    Okay, next is Halkara.
[08:58] Halkara
    My lyrics are great! They'd sell for sure!
[09:02] SFX
    Jingle!
SIGN    Halkara Pharmaceuticals'
SIGN    Nutri-Spirit
SIGN    Halkara Lyrics
    
    Kuku Music
[09:08] Halkara
    One more push to get through work today!
[09:11] Halkara
    Nu...
SIGN    Performance Halted
[09:13] Azusa
    Okay, next!
[09:14] Halkara
    Master! At least give me
    constructive criticism!
SIGN    The Field
SIGN    Falfa & Shalsha Lyrics
    
    Kuku Music
[09:24] Shalsha
    Praying mantises are scary
[09:28] Shalsha
    They're scary because
    they have those scythes
[09:32] Falfa
    Grasshoppers jump
[09:36] Falfa
    They shake their legs to jump
[09:41] Falfa
    Nature is so big
[09:45] Shalsha
    And I am part of nature, too
[09:49] Falfa
    What am I?
[09:53] Shalsha
    I am a being that amounts to nothing
[09:57] Both
    In other words, I think that means I'm me
[10:11] Azusa
    I love it! So cute!
[10:14] Flatorte
    Yes... Its theological elements
    might be rather novel.
[10:17] Falfa
    Yay!
[10:19] Azusa
    And last is Rosalie!
[10:20] Rosalie
    Got it!
SIGN    Nothing
SIGN    Rosalie Lyrics
    
    Kuku Music
[10:29] Rosalie
    When you've been stuck in
    one place for a long time
[10:33] Rosalie
    Even the daytime seems dark
[10:39] Rosalie
    So dark, so dark, so dark,
    there's truly nothing
[10:45] Rosalie
    I don't even know how to laugh anymore
[10:52] Rosalie
    Even though I want to die, I can't
[10:58] Rosalie
    That's what that night was like
[11:04] SFX
    Gloom...
[11:07] Rosalie
    Oh, I'm having fun now, though!
[11:11] Kuku
    I was singing about things
    like destruction and death,
[11:15] Kuku
    but it was all just words.
    I've never actually died.
[11:18] Azusa
    No kidding.
[11:19] Kuku
    So... I realize now that I can't beat
    the power of words spoken in truth...
[11:24] SFX
    Sparkle, sparkle!
[11:24] Kuku
    I'm going to abandon the name Schifanoia
    and go by my real name, Kuku!
[11:30] Kuku
    And I'm going to try writing a new song
    incorporating all of your lyrics!
[12:08] Kuku
    Thank you all so much for everything!
[12:10] Azusa
    If you're ever in the area on tour,
    drop by the highlands to see us.
[12:15] Azusa
    In fact, you can think
    of it as coming home.
[12:18] Kuku
    I will! I promise!
[12:21] Flartorte
    Put on good concerts.
[12:23] Flartorte
    If you can do that,
    everything will work out.
[12:26] Kuku
    Right!
[12:27] Flatorte
    Frankly, you have no musical talent.
[12:30] Flatorte
    But success in this world doesn't
    always favor the talented first.
[12:34] Flatorte
    So it's possible that even you
    could end up successful.
[12:38] Flatorte
    First, you have to fight!
    Then just keep fighting from now on!
[12:42] Kuku
    Right!
[12:44] Azusa
    They're master and pupil already.
[12:48] Beelzebub
    I got some great sake,
    so I brought it here!
[12:51] Azusa
    Beelzebub, welcome!
    You don't have work to do?
[12:55] SFX
    Spinny spin!
[12:55] Beelzebub
    It's my day off!
[12:57] Beelzebub
    I'm spending today with Falfa and Shalsha!
[13:01] Beelzebub
    Who's this?
[13:03] Kuku
    I'm Kuku the minstrel.
[13:05] Azusa
    She's been staying here at
    the house for reasons.
[13:08] Beelzebub
    Oh?
[13:09] Beelzebub
    Then you should sing while we drink.
[13:11] Azusa
    Hey, don't put her on the spot like that.
[13:15] Kuku
    I'll do it!
[13:16] Kuku
    No, please let me do it!
[13:19] Kuku
    To find out if I can get by
    as my new, reborn self...
[13:23] Kuku
    I want someone who doesn't know me
    to hear my song and be the judge!
[13:33] Kuku
    Thank you for listening.
[13:40] Beelzebub
    Fantastic.
[13:42] Beelzebub
    That was great!
[13:44] Kuku
    Th-Thank you!
[13:46] Beelzebub
    I want you to perform at
    our next music festival!
[13:49] Azusa
    What's that?
[13:51] Beelzebub
    It's the biggest demon music event
    held in the castle town of Vanzeld.
[13:55] Azusa
    So it's a festival?
[13:56] Beelzebub
    I'll invite all of you, as well.
[13:59] Falfa
    Yay!
[14:00] Beelzebub
    Kuku, was it? Will you perform for us?
[14:02] Kuku
    Yes, if you'll have me!
[14:04] Kuku
    Oh, but how big is the stage?
[14:07] Beelzebub
    Well, you'll be performing for
    an audience of about 20,000.
[14:12] Kuku
    Twenty thousand?!
[14:15] Azusa
    Kuku?!
[14:16] Kuku
    Um... I'll practice like
    my life depends on it,
[14:20] Kuku
    so would you mind letting
    me stay here a bit longer?
[14:23] Azusa
    It looks like our life with
    Kuku isn't over just yet.
SIGN    I've Been Killing Slimes
    for 300 Years and
    Maxed Out My Level
[14:33] Fatla
    Now, everyone,
    please enjoy our music festival.
[14:37] Azusa
    Thanks, Fatla.
[14:39] Fatla
    You're welcome to visit the stage and
    rehearse before the event tonight.
[14:43] Fatla
    Would you like to?
[14:45] Kuku
    Yes, of course.
[14:46] Kuku
    It's a much bigger stage
    than any I've experienced.
[14:50] Azusa
    Kuku, give it your best!
[14:52] Kuku
    I will!
[14:53] Halkara
    Master, what shall we do?
[14:56] Rosalie
    There are a bunch of shops set up!
[14:58] Falfa
    I want to go see!
[15:00] Shalsha
    Me, too.
[15:13] Azusa
    That was fun!
[15:22] Azusa
    Kuku, what's wrong?
[15:24] Kuku
    I visited the venue,
    and it was just too big.
[15:27] Kuku
    When I think of performing on that stage...
[15:30] Azusa
    The new Kuku will pull through just fine.
[15:33] Laika
    That's right. I'm no expert, but I can
    still tell that you've improved.
[15:38] Kuku
    I hope so...
[15:40] Flatorte
    You'll be fine.
[15:42] Flatorte
    You already have the perseverance to stick
    with the same thing for a long time.
[15:45] Flatorte
    You were just investing your
    effort in the wrong way.
[15:48] Flatorte
    Now that you've fixed that, you can
    put on a good performance for sure.
[15:53] Kuku
    Right...
[15:54] Laika
    For all you say, Flatorte, you have no
    perseverance and never invest effort for long.
[16:00] Flatorte
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What do you mean by that?!
[16:03] Laika
    Well, you only crashed my sister
    Leila's wedding on a whim, right?
[16:08] Laika
    If you wanted to defeat us Red Dragons,
[16:10] Laika
    shouldn't you have started trying sooner?
[16:13] Flatorte
    That was the kind of thing
    that's best done on a whim!
[16:16] Laika
    Well, even if you had tried,
    I doubt you could have beaten us.
[16:21] Flatorte
    Fine! Let's settle this right here and now!
[16:23] Azusa
    Okay, you two, that's enough!
[16:25] Flatorte
    We'll have a contest to see who has
    better luck in today's horoscope.
[16:28] Laika
    I accept!
[16:30] Azusa
    That's too peaceful a solution!
[16:34] Flatorte
    What are you laughing at?
[16:36] Kuku
    I'm sorry... I didn't mean to...
[16:42] Flatorte
    Kuku, you've done all you could.
[16:45] Flatorte
    All that's left is to let the
    audience hear your song!
[16:50] Kuku
    Right!
[16:57] Beelzebub
    How's Kuku doing?
[17:00] Azusa
    She was a little nervous,
    but I think she's okay now.
[17:03] Azusa
    Beelzebub, thanks for offering
    Kuku this opportunity.
[17:09] Beelzebub
    All I did was give her a opportunity.
[17:12] Beelzebub
    Whether or not she seizes
    that opportunity is up to her.
[17:29] Kuku
    I'm Kuku.
[17:30] Kuku
    The song I'm about to perform...
[17:38] Kuku
    is called "Thank You."
[18:04] Kuku
    I know that
[18:08] Kuku
    I should be saying goodbye
[18:14] Kuku
    But that would be too sad
[18:20] Kuku
    So I'll say this instead
[18:24] Kuku
    Thank you
[18:27] Kuku
    I'm not disappearing and going away forever
[18:32] Kuku
    We'll both still be living under the same sky
[18:42] Kuku
    In different places, but at the same time
[18:48] Kuku
    There may be things that we forget
[18:56] Kuku
    Because we are alive
[19:00] Kuku
    But because we're alive, we can remember
[19:07] Kuku
    Yes, we can remember
[19:11] Kuku
    So whenever you feel like it, at least,
[19:16] Kuku
    Come and see me, please come and see me
[19:21] Kuku
    Thank you
[19:26] Kuku
    Thank you
[19:32] Kuku
    Thank you
[20:09] All
    Cheers!
[20:11] Azusa
    Kuku, you were awesome!
[20:13] Kuku
    I never thought it would go so well!
[20:15] Kuku
    I owe everything to all of you!
[20:18] Kuku
    I don't know how to thank you...
[20:20] Azusa
    What?
[20:21] Azusa
    There's only one thing to
    say at a time like that.
[20:24] Azusa
    "Thank you," right?
[20:26] Kuku
    Thank you!
[20:28] Beelzebub
    You've already got a ton of requests from
    the organizers to make appearances!
[20:33] Kuku
    This...
[20:34] Kuku
    It looks like enough work to keep me
    going in the capital for a while!
[20:38] Azusa
    Good for you, Kuku!
[20:40] Azusa
    You've become an overnight sensation!
[20:42] Kuku
    Yes...
[20:48] Flatorte
    Kuku, can I borrow your lute?
[20:51] Kuku
    Y-Yes, of course.
[20:54] Flatorte
    I have a song for you.
    It's not a very good one, though.
[21:07] Laika
    Is this...
[21:08] Flatorte
    Schifanoia!
[21:11] Flatorte
    As Schifanoia, you sang so hard
    that you lost consciousness!
[21:15] Flatorte
    Of course you wouldn't get popular
    with music like this, but still!
[21:18] Flatorte
    You kept doing it because
    you believed it was right!
[21:21] Flatorte
    So if you ever want to go back, you can!
[21:24] Flatorte
    Don't you dare get any dumb ideas
    about giving up on it forever!
[21:28] Flatorte
    You're not clever enough to keep up
    with what's popular in the world!
[21:32] Flatorte
    If you were, you would've
    been popular long ago!
[21:34] Flatorte
    Even I, Flatorte, got it wrong
    over and over and over again...
[21:42] Flatorte
    And now, I'm living here.
[21:45] Flatorte
    There is no right answer, but as
    long as you don't stop completely,
[21:48] Flatorte
    there are no total failures!
[21:50] Flatorte
    So you just sing however you want!
[21:54] Flatorte
    That's what your life is.
[22:00] Kuku
    Thank you so much!
[22:02] Kuku
    I'll do my best right here!
[22:05] Azusa
    They're definitely master and pupil.