E12 - Adventurers Can't Save the World Yet

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[00:04] Kizuna
    After their battle with Stepping Man,
[00:06] Kizuna
    the Survivors spent a lot of time in bed.
[00:11] Kizuna
    In addition to the physical
    damage they'd taken,
[00:13] Kizuna
    they all had a lot on their minds, I'm sure.
[00:17] Kizuna
    Whenever they don't have something
    to occupy their minds,
[00:21] Kizuna
    humans start to think about things.
[00:23] Kizuna
    They think about the things they'd
    been too busy to think about.
[00:28] Kizuna
    The things they'd tried not to think about.
[00:33] Nick
    You can't believe in humanity...
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[00:48] (Flashback) Young Nick
    What city are we heading to next, Dad?
[00:52] (Flashback) Dad
    We're heading back to Labyrinth City
    for the first time in ages.
[00:55] (Flashback) Dad
    You remember Uncle Argas, right?
[00:58] (Flashback) Young Nick
    He gave me a pat on the head!
[01:00] (Flashback) Young Nick
    Do I get to see him again?
[01:06] (Flashback) Young Nick
    What is it, Dad?
[01:16] (Flashback) Mom
    Your mom and dad both love you very much.
[01:18] (Flashback) Young Nick
    Mom?
[01:23] (Flashback) Mom
    You saved us, Argas!
[01:26] (Flashback) Dad
    Wh-Why?
[02:19] (Flashback) Argas
    I'm sorry.
[02:24] (Flashback) Argas
    The Sticky Aqueducts.
[02:25] (Flashback) Argas
    The lowest ranked adventurers
    get their start here.
[02:29] (Flashback) Young Nick
    I'm an adventurer starting
    today, right, Mister Argas?
[02:33] (Flashback) Argas
    Yes. And now that you're an
    adventurer, it's just "Argas."
[02:37] (Flashback) Argas
    All adventurers are equal. Listen, Nick.
[02:41] (Flashback) Argas
    Adventurers have to trust each other!
[02:44] (Flashback) Young Nick
    It's chewing grass!
[02:46] (Flashback) Young Nick
    Is that grass yummy?
[02:48] (Flashback) Argas
    Just don't let your guard
    down, or you'll regret it.
[02:51] (Flashback) Young Nick
    I know that, Mister Argas!
[02:56] (Flashback) Argas
    That's what I meant by
    letting your guard down.
[03:10] Nick
    Part of the reason I became an
    adventurer was to make a living.
[03:13] Nick
    But the main reason was that I
    thought that if I had been stronger,
[03:16] Nick
    I could've helped fight
    alongside Mom and Dad.
[03:23] Nick
    When I joined Masters of War,
    Argas gave me a short sword.
[03:36] Nick
    What made me happier than
    anything was that he chose it
[03:39] Nick
    because he thought it would help me learn.
[03:44] Nick
    That's all in the past now.
[03:46] Nick
    I've absorbed the past
    and made it a part of me.
[03:51] Nick
    But, sometimes, I look back with regrets.
[03:55] Nick
    If I'd done something different that
    one time, or that other time...
[04:00] Nick
    If I'd given Argas a different answer,
    would I still be part of Masters of War?
[04:07] Nick
    If I hadn't run away then, would I have
    been able to die alongside my parents?
[04:14] Nick
    If I'd...
[04:44] Nick
    Agate?
[04:51] Nick
    What's Agate doing here?
[04:55] Nick
    And what does it mean for me that I can tell
    it's her just by seeing the back of her head?
[04:59] Agate
    This isn't good... It looks
    like it'll rain for a while.
[05:03] Nick
    Good timing.
[05:05] Nick
    I was wondering how I'd
    give this back to you.
[05:08] Agate
    This is my...
[05:17] Agate
    Which means you're, um...
[05:21] Agate
    You know, I never got your name.
[05:24] Nick
    I'm...
[05:26] Nick
    just a stray dog who loves idols.
[05:29] Agate
    You are?
[05:31] Agate
    Then... I'm Agate, and I'm just an idol.
[05:37] Agate
    It was raining that day, too, wasn't it?
[05:39] Nick
    Yeah...
[05:41] Agate
    You were out there in the
    rain without an umbrella,
[05:45] Agate
    so I couldn't help but talk to you.
[05:48] Agate
    I'm glad to find out you have a house!
[05:52] Agate
    Oh, you know, a girl from my agency...
[05:54] Nick
    Sorry, are you going to keep
    talking like this for a while?
[05:59] Agate
    Is it a bother?
[06:01] Nick
    No, it's not a bother, but...
[06:04] Agate
    Then let me talk a little more.
[06:07] Nick
    Okay.
[06:11] Agate
    Maybe that day was what saved me.
[06:16] Nick
    Did you say something?
[06:18] Agate
    No.
[06:19] Agate
    Mr. Stray Dog, do you sometimes hear things?
[06:24] Nick
    Quiet.
[06:32] Nick
    Hey.
[06:34] Nick
    Am I still holding onto this?
[06:37] Agate
    Until the rain stops.
[06:55] Zem
    That'll do.
[07:00] Patient
    Are you the one who killed Nalgava?
[07:07] Zem
    Yes.
[07:09] Zem
    That was me.
[07:10] Patient
    I knew it!
[07:12] Patient
    Which means I win!
[07:13] Patient
    I knew it! You killed him so
    you could take his place!
[07:18] Patient
    Ow...
[07:20] Zem
    You don't need to be making bets
    after breaking three ribs.
[07:23] Patient
    You don't get it, Doc.
[07:25] Patient
    If I'd lost, I was gonna lose another three!
[07:29] Zem
    Since you won, does that mean
    you get to grow three more?
[07:36] Patient
    That's impossible, duh.
[07:38] Patient
    Man, I'm a little worried about our new doc!
[07:44] Zem
    Medicine's a wonderful thing.
[07:46] Zem
    You can help others, even if only a little.
[07:50] Zem
    And while you're helping, you don't
    have to think about things.
[07:54] Zem
    Strangely, even after all
    the terrible things he did,
[08:00] Zem
    I can't bring myself to hate
    Stepping Man... Nalgava.
[08:05] Zem
    Maybe I took his place as a way to mourn
    him, or maybe I'm just doing it for myself.
[08:13] Zem
    Maybe they're the same thing, actually.
[08:16] Zem
    I just...
[08:18] Patient B
    Doctor...
[08:22] Patient B
    Thanks.
[08:31] Zem
    Of course.
[08:39] Tiana
    I keep waking up, again and again.
[08:56] Tiana
    Once again, the promise of some
    small salvation makes me suffer...
[09:02] Tiana
    But is that really true?
[09:04] Tiana
    Is life that cruel?
[09:08] Tiana
    Is there really no salvation
    in going forward every day,
[09:14] Tiana
    even if each day's progress
    is too small to see?
SIGN    Hono Draco
    Rases Horn
    Dragon King
[09:21] Tiana
    Gambling's not supposed to be something
    you do unless you feel like you'll win.
[09:26] Tiana
    But even if I don't feel like coming,
    I still want my daily life back.
[09:30] Tiana
    So I'm spending my days imitating
    the life I had before.
[09:33] Tiana
    I'm a lucky girl, to be able to do that.
[09:37] Tiana
    I've got no problems with life right now.
[09:39] Tiana
    Right now, nobody's lying
    to me or trying to get me.
[09:46] Tiana
    Things are going well.
[09:48] Tiana
    How could I have a problem with this?
[09:50] Tiana
    Oh...
[09:53] Tiana
    I won.
[09:55] Tiana
    I keep winning and losing.
    I haven't made or lost money.
[10:00] Tiana
    But...
[10:02] Tiana
    I'm bored.
[10:10] Tiana
    It's good.
[10:12] Tiana
    I wonder if Curran would eat this.
[10:19] Curran
    Morning!
[10:21] All
    Morning!
[10:22] Nick
    Hey, it's been a while.
[10:25] Curran
    Guys...
[10:29] Curran
    H-Have you all been doing well?
[10:32] Tiana
    I guess.
[10:39] Kizuna
    You're still doing it?
[10:44] Zem
    We agreed to stay out of each
    other's private lives, right?
[10:47] Kizuna
    O-Oh, that's right.
[10:53] Tiana
    What happened with the
    Stepping Man incident was sad.
[10:58] Tiana
    But it ended the way it should have.
[11:01] Tiana
    We need to accept the life we have now,
    where we're not lacking for anything.
[11:08] Tiana
    But right now, everyone's a little distant.
[11:12] Tiana
    Everybody feels like they're struggling
    against something they can't quite figure out.
[11:29] Zem
    Survivors Law #1.
[11:33] Kizuna
    No interfering with other people's hobbies.
[11:37] Zem
    Nothing you say will make a difference.
[11:40] Kizuna
    If I wanted to, I could
    just take you and...
[11:46] Zem
    Very true.
[11:49] Kizuna
    If you want to be a doctor in
    a dangerous place like this...
[11:57] Kizuna
    You'll need my power.
[12:01] Kizuna
    Think of me as your bodyguard.
[12:04] Zem
    Thank you.
[12:08] Curran
    Morning!
[12:10] All
    Morning!
[12:11] Kizuna
    That's the latest edition
    of Lemuria Monthly!
[12:15] Tiana
    Olivia's still at it.
[12:17] Kizuna
    Let's see...
[12:18] Kizuna
    "Top 100 Weirdos of Labyrinth City."
[12:22] Curran
    Are you guys all...
[12:27] Curran
    Did you guys already eat?
[12:31] Nick
    Huh? Yeah...
[12:34] Zem
    I opted for the all-night package,
    so I ate a little at Red's place.
[12:38] Tiana
    I only ever have a smoke for breakfast.
[12:41] Curran
    I see.
[12:43] Curran
    Then maybe I'll go eat something.
[12:55] Curran
    Was everyone already able to forget?
[13:00] Curran
    I can't.
[13:03] Curran
    Calios... my old party leader...
[13:07] Curran
    The one I once swore loyalty to.
[13:12] Curran
    I was deceived by him, abandoned...
    He stole everything I had.
[13:18] Curran
    Even if they lied to me, my days
    adventuring with White Heron were fun.
[13:24] Curran
    But... I'll never forgive Calios,
[13:26] Curran
    the man who stole the Dragon King's
    Jewel, the pride of my clan.
[13:30] Curran
    There hasn't been a single day
    where I've forgotten him.
[13:33] Shopkeep
    You're a Tigerian! You need to be careful!
[13:37] Tigerian Girl
    I didn't do anything, though!
[13:40] Shopkeep
    It's okay to be careless, occasionally.
    But it's not nice to lie.
[13:45] Tigerian
    But I really didn't...
[13:47] Curran
    "You look like you just came out
    of the backwoods,
[13:51] Curran
    but here in the Labyrinth City,
    we take these things seriously.
[13:56] Curran
    You can buy it for half price,
    or would you rather..."
[14:00] Shopkeep
    Y-You...
[14:02] Curran
    Want to see what happens if
    she scratches that pendant?
[14:13] Nick
    Curran.
[14:17] Curran
    Huh? What are you guys up to?
[14:20] Kizuna
    We heard they're preparing
    for the Summersleep Festival.
[14:23] Kizuna
    So we're off to take a look.
[14:25] Curran
    Summersleep Festival?
[14:27] Tiana
    That's right, the Summersleep Festival.
[14:30] Zem
    They say that around this time of year,
    the monsters all become calm.
[14:36] Curran
    Will there be good food?
[14:38] Tiana
    I'd guess so, yeah.
[14:41] Curran
    I can't wait!
[14:43] Curran
    Will the rage that was once
    so strong fade away some day?
[14:48] Curran
    If it does, is that a good
    thing or a bad thing?
[14:52] Curran
    I couldn't tell you.
[14:54] Curran
    The more you care about the present,
    the further away the past gets.
[14:59] Curran
    Maybe you're just supposed to care
    about the things that remain?
[15:03] Curran
    If that's true, then I only want
    the things I love to remain.
[15:11] Curran
    Dragonians are a proud race, with a destiny.
[15:15] Curran
    Their destiny is to serve the human who
    will become the hero, and save the world.
[15:20] Curran
    I'm a Dragonian. The daughter
    of the Tsubaki Clan leader.
[15:25] Curran
    Curran Tsubaki!
[15:27] Curran
    A proud Dragoon, protected by
    the grace of the Fire Dragon!
[15:32] Olivia
    Big news!
[15:34] Olivia
    Big news! Big news!
[15:38] Tiana
    Olivia?
[15:40] Olivia
    Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
[15:44] Olivia
    A special, extra issue of Lemuria Monthly!
[15:47] Nick
    What's this about, Olivia?
[15:49] Olivia
    Big news, everyone. Extremely big news.
[15:53] Zem
    Seems big, yeah.
[15:54] Olivia
    It certainly is!
[15:56] Kizuna
    What's going on?
[15:58] Olivia
    This is no time to stay calm!
[16:01] Olivia
    Get excited or I won't tell you.
[16:03] Kizuna
    Wh-Wh-What?!
[16:05] Kizuna
    Whatever in the world is happening?
[16:07] Olivia
    Great, that's perfect.
[16:09] Zem
    I don't like people who try to
    manipulate others' emotions.
[16:12] Olivia
    A shocking story is breaking
    even as we speak!
[16:16] Tiana
    What's this? "Legendary Dark Demon
    God on the Verge of Reviving"?
[16:22] Tiana
    "...Say Rumors"?
[16:23] Olivia
    Hey, don't steal my big reveal!
[16:26] Tiana
    You're the one who was
    flinging papers everywhere.
[16:29] Nick
    More fake news?
[16:31] Nick
    If you keep spreading lies,
    eventually nobody's going to believe you.
[16:35] Olivia
    But, this time, I've got verified sources.
[16:40] Kizuna
    What? Really?
[16:42] Olivia
    I can see Kizuna's smart enough
    to know what this means.
[16:44] Kizuna
    Right!
[16:45] Nick
    It means she's making stuff up.
[16:49] Olivia
    What if I said White Mask was involved?
[16:51] Nick
    Really?
[16:53] Olivia
    I don't know for sure yet...
[16:57] Olivia
    But what if I said I'd
    located the black market
[16:59] Olivia
    that was dealing in Illusion King's Jewels?
[17:02] Nick
    You did?
[17:03] Olivia
    Not yet.
[17:06] Olivia
    Ahem!
[17:07] Olivia
    I haven't found it yet, but my job's
    to take things that seem suspicious
[17:11] Olivia
    and combine them into a
    sensational news article.
[17:14] Zem
    It's not news if you make it up.
[17:16] Olivia
    Of course!
[17:18] Olivia
    Where there's smoke, there's fire!
[17:20] Olivia
    And if there's no fire, it's a
    gossip rag's job to start one!
[17:23] Tiana
    You realize you're saying
    you're a fraud, right?
[17:27] Olivia
    A fraud? No. A romanticist!
[17:30] Kizuna
    A romanticist!
[17:32] Oliva
    A romanticist, Kizuna!
[17:33] Kizuna
    A romanticist! How exciting!
[17:36] Curran
    Would they deal...
[17:39] Curran
    in a Dragon King's Jewel, too?
[17:41] Zem
    Curran...
[17:44] Curran
    To be honest, I don't think I
    should be obsessing over Calios.
[17:50] Curran
    But I don't know what I should do!
[17:55] Curran
    I'm having fun with all of you, but it
    feels like there's something I'm avoiding!
[18:03] Tiana
    Why not go for it?
[18:06] Tiana
    If you can't get over it,
    then go chasing after it.
[18:10] Tiana
    But, this time, you're not alone.
[18:14] Zem
    Yes.
[18:15] Zem
    Just make it a job,
    like we did with Stepping Man.
[18:21] Curran
    Nick...
[18:23] Nick
    It's fine by me.
[18:25] Nick
    We're the Survivors. We'll come
    back alive, no matter who we face.
[18:31] Olivia
    A connection between
    Nalgava and White Mask...
[18:34] Olivia
    We knew there had to be one.
[18:37] Olivia
    And we can guess at other connections...
    I've heard lots of rumors.
[18:41] Olivia
    Would a bad guy be connected to a good guy?
[18:44] Olivia
    No, he'd be connected to
    an even bigger bad guy.
[18:47] Olivia
    And if you keep following
    the chain of bad guys...
[18:49] Olivia
    eventually you'll find the biggest bad
    guy, and you can teach him a lesson!
[18:52] Kizuna
    That sounds fun.
[18:54] Nick
    I think she just manipulated him.
[18:56] Zem
    Let's give it a go!
[18:58] Tiana
    We can go catch all the bad guys!
[19:00] Nick
    Huh?
[19:00] Curran
    Nick, I want to do it too!
[19:02] Olivia
    Then we're all in agreement!
[19:04] Olivia
    Let's all go defeat the legendary
    dark Demon God! Hip, hip, hooray!
[19:07] All
    Hooray!
[19:09] Nick
    Well, sure. I guess.
SIGN    Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't
    Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
SIGN    Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't
    Believe in Humanity Will Save the World
[22:07] Kizuna
    I have a question for you.
[22:10] Olivia
    Anything.
[22:12] Kizuna
    We artifacts will probably outlive them.
[22:18] Kizuna
    From your perspective, as the "Sword of War"
    that trains mankind and helps them grow,
[22:24] Kizuna
    what do you think of the Survivors?
[22:28] Olivia
    They're all right, I suppose.
[22:30] Olivia
    I'd expect a little more ambition
[22:33] Olivia
    from the people who are going
    to slay the Demon God, though.
[22:36] Kizuna
    Oh? I thought you'd be harder on them.
[22:40] Olivia
    That wouldn't be fair, would it?
[22:43] Olivia
    They've only been around for 20
    or so years of their short lives.
[22:47] Olivia
    I'm amazed they've survived this long.
[22:49] Olivia
    Clap, clap, clap.
[22:51] Kizuna
    Well, they do call themselves the Survivors.
[22:54] Olivia
    And a bit of skepticism can
    save you a lot of trouble.
[22:59] Olivia
    It's their greatest weapon.
[23:01] Olivia
    And it's something you lose as you grow up.
[23:05] Kizuna
    Or it gets worse, and makes you stubborn.
[23:08] Olivia
    That's fine. A hard head's a weapon, too.
[23:11] Kizuna
    Agreed.
[23:12] Olivia
    Let them take their time.
[23:14] Olivia
    And maybe they will be able to
    defeat the Demon God in the end.
[23:21] Kizuna
    Maybe they will...
[23:24] Old Man Kizuna
    Right now, these adventurers
    can't save the world.
[23:29] Old Man Kizuna
    But someday, they will.
[23:33] Young/Old Kizuna
    But that won't happen for a long, long time!