2 - The Hero's Conditions

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[00:39] KYLE
    Three years until the Great Invasion, huh?
[00:42] KYLE
    I never practiced seriously
    with a sword or magic.
[00:45] KYLE
    So I'll need... Strength! Haste!
[00:50] KYLE
    My spells are more effective?
[00:52] KYLE
    Has my magic power increased?
[01:08] KYLE/ID
    I have more magic power than I used to,
    but my body can't keep up.
[01:12] KYLE/ID
    Even with a suicide charge,
    I'm dead in an instant.
[01:15] KYLE/ID
    Wait. It's all pointless if I die anyway.
[01:17] KYLE/ID
    I'm trying to get stronger so I can live
    happily and healthily into old age.
[01:22] THERON
    What's gotten into him?
[01:25] LIESE
    He's been acting weird since yesterday.
[01:27] THERON
    Just three days ago, he'd call it quits
    after fifty staring contests in a row.
[01:32] THERON
    I won most of the time, of course.
[01:35] LAYLA
    I swear, you kids are always up to no good.
[01:38] LIESE
    Welcome home, Miss Layla.
[01:40] THERON
    Hey, Mom.
[01:42] LAYLA
    Has my idiot son been providing for himself?
[01:44] LIESE
    He came to beg me for food every day.
[01:46] THERON
    Hey, don't tell her that first thing.
[01:48] LAYLA
    You can give me the full story later.
[01:51] LAYLA
    What kind of monster is he fighting?
[01:54] LAYLA
    He's acting like a completely
    different person.
[01:57] LAYLA
    Did something happen?
[01:59] LIESE
    I know, right? Until the other day,
    he had the eyes of a dead fish.
[02:04] THERON
    And said his dream was to screw
    around with his inheritance.
[02:10] LAYLA
    There's only one thing that would make
    a kid like him change overnight.
[02:14] LAYLA
    A woman.
[02:15] LIESE
    A-A woman?
[02:18] THERON & LAYLA/ID
    Guess it wasn't her.
[02:19] THERON
    Damn him. He beat me to it.
[02:21] LAYLA
    If that's how our likely suspect responds,
    maybe I'm wrong.
[02:24] KYLE
    My back is burning for some reason.
[02:27] KYLE
    Is this also an effect of my
     increased magic power?
[02:29] THERON
    Yikes...
[02:34] LIESE
    Confess. Who is it?
[02:37] KYLE
    Wh-What are you talking about?
[02:39] LIESE
    Don't play dumb! Who are
    you messing around with?!
[02:42] KYLE
    Hey! What are you doing?
[02:44] KYLE
    Calm down!
[02:44] LIESE
    Who is it? Come on!
[02:48] KYLE
    What are you—
[02:51] LIESE
    Who was it? Who?! Come on!
[02:57] LIESE
    Sorry about earlier.
[02:59] LIESE
    To make up for it,
     I made an extra-nice lunch.
[03:02] LIESE
    Help yourself to this too.
[03:05] THERON
    Hey, whoa, this is pretty decadent!
[03:09] KYLE
    Anyway, so you're back, Master?
[03:11] CERAIA
    Good to see you again, Layla.
[03:15] KYLE
    Since my master's here now,
    there's something I'd like to ask all of you.
[03:20] LAYLA
    Why so formal?
[03:22] KYLE
    Who do you think could exert influence
    and bend the ear of multiple nations?
[03:29] THERON
    What kind of question is that?
[03:30] LAYLA
    Bend the ear of nations, huh?
[03:32] THERON
    A king or something, maybe?
[03:34] CERAIA
    The highest-ranking priests of Earth
    Mother Kairis have influence as well.
[03:39] CERAIA
    There's also...
[03:40] LAYLA
    Randolph the hero.
[03:43] LAYLA
    The one who defeated the demon king
     in the war three hundred years ago.
[03:47] THERON
    Yeah. Even elves and dwarves,
    not just humans, might listen to him.
[03:52] KYLE/ID
    So kings, high priests, and heroes, huh?
[03:56] KYLE/ID
    Of those, the only one
    I could be in two years is...
[03:59] KYLE/ID
    a hero.
[04:02] KYLE/ID
    Which means I have no choice
    but to become a hero.
[04:07] LAYLA
    Something has to have happened, right?
[04:09] CERAIA
    I don't see the problem.
    He's thinking about the future now.
[04:12] LIESE
    We should watch over him
    with care for now.
[04:16] THERON
    Not like we have a choice.
[04:18] KYLE/ID
    What gives? My back is burning again.
[05:55] KYLE/ID
    Knowing what's coming
    is certainly an advantage.
[05:59] KYLE/ID
    I'm glad I have a good memory.
[06:02] THERON
    Whoa, this is impressive.
[06:04] KYLE
    I've never been so grateful
    my mom's such a bookworm.
[06:09] THERON
    Are you serious about trying to become a hero?
[06:12] KYLE
    Of course. As quickly as possible too.
[06:16] THERON
    But it's not like that's something
    you can just go out and do.
[06:19] KYLE
    I know. Got any good ideas for me?
[06:23] THERON
    How about defeating the demon king?
[06:26] KYLE
    If I could do that, I wouldn't be stuck.
[06:28] THERON
    Yeah, I guess not.
[06:30] KYLE
    What do you think a hero needs?
[06:34] THERON
    Strength, right?
[06:36] KYLE
    That's a given, but strength
    alone is meaningless.
[06:40] THERON
    Then what else does a hero need?
[06:42] KYLE
    First, I think they need money.
[06:46] THERON
    Well, that's oddly blunt.
[06:48] KYLE
    A hero doesn't accept rewards
    for helping people.
[06:52] KYLE
    That said, traveling
     and adventuring cost money.
[06:56] THERON
    Yeah, you can't do either
    without funds to spare.
[06:59] KYLE
    Next, a hero needs connections.
[07:01] KYLE
    Receiving special treatment
    from the famous and influential
[07:05] KYLE
    naturally increases your own renown.
[07:07] THERON
    This is starting to sound shady.
[07:10] KYLE
    You can do most things
    with money and connections.
[07:13] KYLE
    But that's still not enough.
[07:15] THERON
    What else do you need?
[07:17] KYLE
    A hero also needs luck.
[07:19] THERON
    Luck, huh?
[07:20] KYLE
    Yes, but not just any kind of luck.
[07:24] KYLE
    Gotta be in the right place
    when misfortune strikes.
[07:27] KYLE
    Then you step in and become a hero.
[07:30] THERON
    Wait a minute. You don't mean...
[07:31] KYLE
    No, I'm not talking about creating
    problems so I can solve them myself.
[07:37] KYLE
    In any case, I intend to use all means
    available, even if they're underhanded.
[07:42] THERON
    That doesn't sound like something
    an aspiring hero would say.
[07:46] THERON
    Why do you even want to be one, anyway?
[07:50] KYLE
    You're curious?
[07:52] THERON
    When I look at you, it doesn't feel
    like becoming a hero is your real goal.
[07:57] THERON
    It's like that's a step on your way
     to achieving something.
[08:02] KYLE
    I do have my reasons, but you'll
     just have to trust me, friend.
[08:10] THERON
    If you say so, then fine.
[08:13] THERON
    Good luck. I'll be rooting for you.
[08:17] KYLE/ID
    Actually, I expect you to help me.
[08:20] KYLE/ID
    Now, I can use this for funds,
    and I'd like to meet her again soon.
[08:26] KYLE/ID
    As for renown, if I can do something
    about the Archen incident...
[08:31] KYLE/ID
    I'll be cutting it close, though.
[08:34] LAYLA
    Going on a journey, eh?
[08:37] LAYLA
    This is rather sudden.
[08:39] LAYLA
    Have you told Ceraia?
[08:41] KYLE
    Yes. She cried a bit.
[08:43] LAYLA
    Well, she's overprotective.
[08:45] LAYLA
    What did you tell Lauer?
[08:50] LAYLA
    Well, learning more
     about the world is a good thing.
[08:53] LAYLA
    Take this guy with you.
[08:55] THERON
    What?
[08:56] KYLE
    I intended to, but I'm glad
    to have your permission.
[09:00] LAYLA
    He makes a good shield.
[09:02] KYLE
    I wouldn't waste him like that.
[09:04] KYLE
    I need a sacrificial pawn.
[09:06] THERON
    Does what I want not matter? How could you?
[09:12] LIESE
    Is it true you're going on a journey?
[09:14] KYLE
    Yeah, in two days.
[09:16] LIESE
    Where are you going?
[09:18] KYLE
    My first stop is Malad, the royal capital.
[09:20] KYLE
    I'll get what I need there,
    and then the real work can begin.
[09:25] LIESE
    Listen, Kyle...
[09:26] KYLE
    I'm not taking you with me.
[09:28] LIESE
    Why not? You're taking Theron, aren't you?
[09:31] LIESE
    I train with the Oracle Warriors!
[09:34] LIESE
    I won't get in your way!
[09:37] KYLE
    I doubt your mother would want
    you to put yourself in danger.
[09:43] LIESE
    I'll apologize at her grave
    as much as I have to.
[09:47] KYLE
    I want you to stay someplace safe too.
[09:50] LIESE
    But I—
[10:04] KYLE
    When I return, you'll be
     the first person I come see.
[10:07] KYLE
    So have faith and wait for me.
[10:10] LIESE
    No fair.
[10:11] LIESE
    I can't say anything when you pull that.
[10:15] KYLE
    Call it the composure that comes with age.
[10:17] LIESE
    What are you talking about?
    We're both sixteen.
[10:22] LIESE
    Promise me you'll come back safe, okay?
[10:26] KYLE
    Yeah. I won't do anything reckless.
[10:30] LIESE
    Okay.
[10:41] KYLE
    Sorry for making you come shopping with me.
[10:43] LIESE
    Nah, I don't mind at all.
[10:45] LIESE
    Oh, an elf.
[10:50] LIESE
    How unusual.
[10:52] LIESE
    She's so pretty.
[10:58] LIESE
    Kyle?
[11:03] (Flashback) URZA
    Kyle...
[11:04] (Flashback) URZA
    When we're alone together,
    call me by my true name.
[11:08] (Flashback) URZA
    My true name is—
[11:10] KYLE
    Eksess.
[11:13] URZA
    What did you just say?
[11:14] KYLE
    Oh, uh...
[11:16] KYLE/ID
    Crap. We're just meeting for the first time.
[11:18] KYLE/ID
    Worse, that name is a secret!
[11:20] URZA
    Just who are you?
[11:24] KYLE
    Wait!
[11:26] URZA
    What are you doing? Let go of me!
[11:28] KYLE/ID
    She's going to make a scene.
[11:30] KYLE/ID
    I have no choice.
[11:31] KYLE
    Sleep, Eksess!
[11:34] URZA
    H-How dare you...
[11:41] KYLE/ID
    Come to think of it, she did mention
    she'd been to Rimarzé before.
[11:45] KYLE/ID
    Never expected to run into her here.
[11:49] LIESE
    Kyle, I know she's beautiful, but I can't
    believe you'd make a move on her so quickly.
[11:56] KYLE
    I-I can explain all this.
[11:58] KYLE
    See, I was lonely without you...
[12:00] LIESE
    What are you talking about?!
[12:02] LIESE
    You have me right here!
[12:04] LIESE
    Okay, I'm going with you after all!
[12:06] LIESE
    And you can't stop me!
[12:18] KYLE
    Uh, nice to meet you.
[12:20] KYLE
    It's Miss Urza, right?
[12:25] URZA
    You think that'll work now?
[12:27] URZA
    Only my parents and I know my true name!
[12:30] URZA
    Where and how did you learn it?
[12:32] KYLE
    Oh, uh...
[12:33] KYLE/ID
    I can't tell her that, four years from now,
[12:36] KYLE/ID
    we'll fall in love and she'll
    share it with me herself...
[12:41] URZA
    Normally, I'd have to kill you
     to keep you silent.
[12:45] LIESE
    H-Hang on...
[12:46] KYLE
    I'll tell you eventually.
[12:48] URZA
    Don't be absurd!
[12:49] URZA
    Have you any idea how important
    an elf's true name is?
[12:53] KYLE
    I do, but I can't let you kill me.
[12:57] KYLE
    So I have a suggestion.
[12:59] KYLE
    Until I can tell you, why don't
    we do an Application of the Contract
[13:02] KYLE
    to prevent me from using
    your true name for evil?
[13:05] URZA
    You know about the
    Application of the Contract?
[13:09] KYLE
    Usually, contracts are forged with spirits,
    but in the name of deities,
[13:14] KYLE
    elementalers can give their
    true name to bind human beings.
[13:19] KYLE
    The terms will be that I won't tell anyone
    your true name or use it for ill.
[13:24] KYLE
    How does that sound?
[13:25] URZA
    You know what happens
    if you break the contract, yes?
[13:28] KYLE
    Yeah. I'll die.
[13:32] URZA
    My life is hanging in the balance as well.
[13:35] URZA
    If you're serious, let's do it.
[13:40] URZA
    Very well.
[13:41] URZA
    That said, I cannot currently forge
     the contract unless the moon is full.
[13:46] URZA
    The next full moon is a few weeks away.
[13:49] URZA
    We'll have to stay here in town until then.
[13:52] KYLE
    Oh, sorry. I'm actually leaving tomorrow.
[13:56] URZA
    C-Come again?
[13:59] CERAIA
    Kyle, you can't just eat meat, okay?
[14:03] KYLE
    I know, Mom.
[14:05] LIESE
    Don't worry. I'll be with him.
[14:08] KYLE
    You're really coming?
[14:10] LIESE
    Of course. That's already settled.
[14:12] LAUER
    Good luck, Kyle. And make sure
     you watch out for your friends.
[14:20] LIESE
    He's talking to you, you know?
[14:21] KYLE
    Right.
[14:23] KYLE/ID
    Even my dad's here?
[14:25] KYLE
    Well, Mom, Dad... take care of yourselves.
[14:29] KYLE
    Don't stay up all night reading.
[14:32] CERAIA
    Okay.
[14:34] KYLE
    I'll be back.
[14:38] LIESE
    We'll be back!
[14:49] THERON
    I'm delighted a beauty like you
    decided to join our party.
[14:54] URZA
    I'm just here to watch him.
    I'm not part of your party.
[14:57] LIESE
    Wait, isn't the royal capital the other way?
[15:01] KYLE
    We can save that for later
[15:04] KYLE
    now that Urza the elementaler
    has joined our party.
[15:07] URZA
    I-I told you, I'm not in your party.
[15:13] KYLE
    First, we make for the Sungard Mountains.
[15:16] KYLE
    Do you know the Legend of Sungard?
[15:19] LIESE
    Isn't that about the ancient
    magic kingdom of Xarles?
[15:23] THERON
    It's about the Magic Queen's Labyrinth, right?
[15:26] THERON
    That place is just a legend.
[15:28] KYLE
    Actually...
[15:30] KYLE
    I have here a map of the place.
[15:32] KYLE
    It even shows the treasure room.
[15:34] LIESE
    Kyle...
[15:36] THERON
    You poor thing. You got scammed with a fake.
[15:39] KYLE
    No! I swear it's real!
[15:41] LIESE
    Right. Of course you want to believe that.
[15:44] THERON
    People who become obsessed
    with money always end up unhappy.
[15:48] KYLE/ID
    Yeah, I guess it's too much
    to expect them to buy in like that.
[15:53] URZA
    This map...
[15:54] URZA
    It's made from a magic tree
    over a thousand years old.
[15:58] URZA
    The technology has long been lost,
    so these can no longer be produced.
[16:01] URZA
    It's most likely genuine.
[16:02] LIESE
    What? Really?
[16:04] THERON
    Then it's gotta be the real deal.
[16:06] THERON
    You can always trust what
    a beautiful woman says.
[16:08] KYLE/ID
    These jerks...
[16:09] LIESE
    But this place looks massive.
[16:11] LIESE
    How long will it take to reach the treasure?
[16:14] KYLE
    Don't worry. I have a plan.
[16:18] LIESE & THERON
    Which is?
[16:20] KYLE
    We'll dig.
[16:24] THERON
    Why are we digging a tunnel?
[16:26] KYLE
    I told you, we're digging a
    shortcut to the treasure.
[16:29] KYLE
    The labyrinth is huge
    and full of dangerous traps.
[16:32] THERON
    Traps?
[16:33] KYLE
    There are lots of riddles too.
[16:35] THERON
    Riddles?
[16:37] KYLE
    There are even autonomous magic weapons.
[16:39] THERON
    Magic weapons?!
[16:41] THERON
    Was all that stuff on the map?
[16:43] KYLE
    Uh, actually...
[16:45] KYLE/ID
    I know they're there because of all
    the trouble they gave me last time.
[16:49] KYLE
    This labyrinth is the stuff of legend.
    We have to be on our guard.
[16:53] THERON
    Yeah, I guess that's true.
[16:55] KYLE
    When I swore to become a hero,
[16:57] KYLE
    I didn't think digging a tunnel
    would be the first thing I'd do.
[17:00] URZA
    I could say the same thing.
[17:04] URZA
    Why are we using a gnome spirit to do this?
[17:07] KYLE
    Hey, it's saving us the cost
    of buying magic equipment.
[17:13] URZA
    Theron, don't dig there yet.
[17:16] URZA
    I haven't finished reinforcing the walls.
[17:18] THERON
    What? Really?
[17:20] URZA
    And Kyle, use Detect Magic to confirm
    the direction of the treasure room.
[17:24] KYLE
    I'm already on it.
[17:25] THERON
    Is it just me, or does Urza
    seem the most into this?
[17:28] KYLE
    Well, she's a serious girl.
[17:30] URZA
    No chatting!
[17:31] KYLE & THERON
    Yes, ma'am!
[17:44] THERON
    That's good!
[17:45] KYLE
    Food tastes even better after hard labor.
[17:49] URZA
    It's revitalizing after the effort
    I spent on spirit magic too.
[17:52] LIESE
    Have as much as you'd like.
[17:55] URZA
    Did you catch this, Liese?
[17:58] LIESE
    Yup.
[17:59] URZA
    With a trap or something?
[18:01] LIESE
    My bare hands.
[18:02] URZA
    Your hands?
[18:06] LIESE
    I never dreamed I'd get to take a
    bath so deep in the mountains.
[18:10] LIESE
    You made this, didn't you, Miss Urza?
[18:13] URZA
    Yes. I had an undine provide groundwater.
[18:18] URZA
    I devised this little trick for long journeys.
[18:22] LIESE
    Magic is so nifty.
[18:24] LIESE
    I'm jealous since I can't use any.
[18:28] URZA
    Felling a bear with your bare
    hands is far more impressive.
[18:33] URZA
    Did you get so strong for Kyle's sake?
[18:35] LIESE
    I guess so, although I felt
    I needed it for myself too.
[18:41] LIESE
    Miss Urza, I don't think you need to worry
     about your true name too much.
[18:46] LIESE
    I know Kyle's hiding something.
[18:49] LIESE
    But he'd never do anything to make us cry.
[18:57] LIESE
    So I plan to wait until he tells us what it is.
[19:02] URZA
    Right.
[19:03] LIESE
    If he does anything to hurt you,
    Miss Urza, I'll take responsibility and...
[19:08] URZA
    Call me Urza.
[19:09] LIESE
    Huh?
[19:10] URZA
    You don't need to call me "miss."
[19:13] LIESE
    Okay, Urza.
[19:19] LIESE
    A heart...
[19:24] URZA
    Don't mention that!
    I'm self-conscious about it!
[19:27] LIESE
    You're so cute, Urza!
[19:29] THERON
    Let go of me! I'm gonna go spy on them!
[19:31] KYLE
    Don't! I can't allow you to see them naked!
[19:38] KYLE
    We're almost there.
[19:41] URZA
    Theron's not back yet?
[19:43] KYLE
    Nah, he said he was taking a break.
[19:47] KYLE
    He always does this.
[19:48] URZA
    No matter. I have a question for you.
[19:52] URZA
    Why do you want to become a hero?
[19:57] URZA
    Liese and Theron won't pry because
    they trust you, but I'm different.
[20:02] URZA
    Those rings are part of your
    training, aren't they?
[20:05] KYLE
    You noticed?
[20:06] KYLE
    Each one of these increases my
    body weight by two or three times.
[20:12] KYLE
    In any case, for now, I'm trying
    to work on my physical fitness.
[20:15] URZA
    Why go so far?
[20:18] URZA
    Does it have anything to do
    with you knowing my true name?
[20:21] KYLE
    Well...
[20:25] KYLE
    We made it!
[20:27] KYLE
    Go fetch Liese and Theron!
[20:29] URZA
    G-Got it.
[20:39] URZA
    This is...
[20:40] LIESE
    Incredible.
[20:41] KYLE
    All right.
[20:42] THERON
    For real?
[20:45] THERON
    You could fool around for a lifetime
    and still have money left over!
[20:48] THERON
    Yahoo!
[20:50] KYLE
    Keep your wits about you.
[20:53] KYLE
    We're only here because I need
    money to achieve my goal.
[20:56] KYLE
    Don't become a slave to it.
[20:59] URZA
    Y-You're right.
[21:01] LIESE
    You're not wrong.
[21:03] KYLE
    Look. That's what happens to people
    who become obsessed with money!
[21:06] THERON
    Yahoo!
[21:09] THERON
    Money, money, money!
[21:11] THERON
    I'm rich!
[21:16] URZA
    How disgraceful.
[21:16] THERON
    I'm gonna spend this on so many women!
[21:17] LIESE
    No one wants to end up like that.
[21:19] KYLE
    Thank you, Theron.
[21:20] KYLE
    Because of you, their hearts will remain pure.
[21:23] THERON
    Yahoo! Money, money, money!
[21:28] THERON
    It's all mine!
[21:28] KYLE
    Now's my chance.
[21:57] SILDONIA
    A human, eh?
[21:59] SILDONIA
    I'm impressed you made it this far.
[23:35] SIGN
    Next Time
[23:35] SIGN
    Application of the Contract
[23:35] NA
    Next time: "Application of the Contract."