E8 - The Beautiful Paladin

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[00:05] Nick
    Okay, I'll try and keep up this pace!
[00:07] Agate
    Yeah, work hard! Work hard!
[00:15] Nick
    I must be tired.
[00:16] Nick
    I'm hearing Agate's voice...
[00:19] Agate
    Your hard work is paying off.
[00:21] Nick
    Is that really you, Agate?
[00:24] Agate
    Yes.
[00:25] Agate
    Agate lives in the hearts
    of her most devout fans.
[00:31] Nick
    And I've finally reached that level?!
[00:34] Agate
    Now you must continue to buy
    all her merchandise forever!
[00:39] Nick
    The Agate in my heart is kind of greedy.
[00:44] Agate
    You'll wind up out of breath
    if you keep running.
[00:47] Agate
    Why not take a break?
[00:49] Nick
    Y-Yeah. Good idea, Agate...
[00:52] Nick
    Agate?!
[00:56] Agate
    You're just running around this park with
    nowhere else to go, then, Mr. Stray Dog?
[01:01] Nick
    Is that what it looked like?
[01:04] Agate
    You have some goal, don't you?
[01:08] Nick
    Well, I guess so.
[01:10] Agate
    I'm glad.
[01:11] Agate
    Now I feel a little less guilty.
[01:15] Nick
    Guilty?
[01:16] Nick
    That's a little much, don't you think?
[01:18] Agate
    Yes. I almost killed someone!
[01:21] Nick
    That's definitely a little much!
[01:25] Agate
    You're not a stray dog at all
    anymore, are you, Mr. Stray Dog?
[01:30] Agate
    I've been really happy about that.
[01:34] Nick
    Sorry. Sometimes, I lose track
    of what you're talking about...
[01:40] Agate
    Of course.
[01:41] Agate
    Well, do you remember the
    day I gave you that ticket?
[01:44] Agate
    Give me a second so I can get
    it all straight in my head!
[01:49] Agate
    Once I did, two thoughts went to war in my brain:
[01:54] Agate
    that I'm glad I gave it to you, and that
    I never should have given it to you.
[01:57] Agate
    Oh, I don't mean they literally went to war.
[02:00] Nick
    I know that.
[02:03] Agate
    And then, the day of the
    concert, you showed up.
[02:08] Agate
    And the war between
    "I'm so glad I gave him the ticket"
[02:11] Agate
    and "I never should've given
    him that ticket" continued.
[02:15] Agate
    I mean, you'd think I'd feel better
    after you showed up, right?
[02:19] Nick
    Yeah.
[02:21] Agate
    The greatest thing for an idol is
    for someone to care about you.
[02:25] Agate
    But some people take it too far.
[02:29] Agate
    If you were that type of person,
    instead of helping you feel better,
[02:34] Agate
    I was worried I might've
    ruined your life for good.
[02:37] Agate
    And each time I saw you in the
    stands, I kept thinking that...
[02:43] Agate
    So I'm glad.
[02:47] Agate
    Do you follow me now?
[02:52] Nick
    To be honest, if I hadn't become an idol
    otaku, I might've chosen another thing.
[02:58] Nick
    I might've even become a criminal.
[03:01] Nick
    But instead, there was somebody like you
    to push me back on the right path.
[03:07] Nick
    That's what an idol is.
[03:10] Agate
    Huh...
[03:11] Nick
    "Huh"?!
[03:12] Agate
    No, no! It's a good "Huh".
[03:16] Nick
    "Huh".
[03:20] Agate
    Talking to you has made me feel
    better, Mr. Former Stray Dog.
[03:26] Agate
    I'm an idol, you know.
[03:28] Nick
    Huh?
[03:29] Agate
    I'm an idol, right?
[03:34] Nick
    I could tell there was something
    bothering her even before that.
[03:37] Nick
    She'd canceled all her concerts and
    stopped making public appearances.
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[05:21] Bell
    My name is Bell Haggins.
[05:24] Bell
    I help out at my boyfriend's bar,
[05:27] Bell
    and in my free time, I sing.
[05:30] Bell
    Nobody listens to me.
[05:34] Bell
    I sing for my own sake.
[05:39] (Flashback) Joseph
    That was a wonderful song.
[05:45] (Flashback) Bell
    R-Right...
[05:48] (Flashback) Bell
    Thank you.
[05:50] (Flashback) Joseph
    But...
[05:52] (Flashback) Joseph
    you'd do better if you faced
    towards the customers.
[05:55] (Flashback) Bell
    I see.
[05:58] (Flashback) Joseph
    My apologies.
[06:00] (Flashback) Joseph
    I'm Joseph Coleman, a producer
    with Jewelry Productions.
SIGN    Producer
SIGN    Joseph Coleman
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SIGN    Jewelry Productions
[06:06] (Flashback) Joseph
    Let me ask you a question:
[06:10] (Flashback) Joseph
    would you like to be an idol?
[06:14] (Flashback) Donny
    Bell, I told you to kick out
    customers if they act weird.
[06:18] (Flashback) Bell
    S-Sorry.
[06:20] (Flashback) Joseph
    My apologies.
[06:21] (Flashback) Joseph
    You're the owner of this fine establishment?
[06:24] (Flashback) Donny
    You don't look like a customer to me.
[06:26] (Flashback) Joseph
    I've come to recruit her as an idol.
[06:30] (Flashback) Donny
    How much?
[06:31] (Flashback) Bell
    Donny!
[06:33] (Flashback) Joseph
    Let's just say it's a world
    where dreams come true.
[06:39] (Flashback) Donny
    Sounds fun.
[06:40] (Flashback) Bell
    Hey...
[06:41] (Flashback) Joseph
    I hope you'll come to one of our concerts.
[06:46] (Flashback) Joseph
    Would it be best if I spoke
    to the owner from now on?
[06:49] (Flashback) Donny
    Yeah. I'm basically her manager.
[06:53] (Flashback) Crowd
    Man, I can't wait!
[06:57] (Flashback) Crowd
    I'm so nervous!
[07:03] (Flashback) Topaz
    This place is incredible...
[07:06] (Flashback) Amber
    We've come this far.
    Let's have fun before we go home.
[07:09] (Flashback) Topaz
    Y-Yeah.
[07:19] (Flashback) Idol
    Thanks for coming, everyone!
[07:25] Bell
    When I was scouted, the feeling
    that took root in my heart...
[07:30] Bell
    was greed.
[07:33] Bell
    I wanted to be like them!
[07:36] Bell
    I wanted people to listen
    to and enjoy my songs!
[07:40] Bell
    I wanted people to accept me.
[07:44] Bell
    I was much greedier than I thought I was.
[07:55] (Flashback) Bell/Amber/Topaz
    Thank you very much!
[07:59] (Flashback) Topaz
    You, too?
[08:00] (Flashback) Amber
    Then, the three of us are rivals, huh?
[08:07] Bell
    The three of us were all
    given different names.
[08:10] Bell
    We each took the name of a jewel:
[08:13] Bell
    Topaz.
[08:14] Bell
    Amber.
[08:15] Bell
    And I became Agate.
[08:18] Bell
    My days as an idol were so wonderful...
[08:23] Bell
    And my relationship with
    Donny quickly went south.
[08:28] (Flashback) Donny
    Hey, Bell...
[08:30] (Flashback) Donny
    I hate to ask, but can I have some money?
[08:34] Bell
    So when Donny said those words
    to me, I wasn't that sad.
[08:39] (Flashback) Bell
    The bar's doing that badly?
[08:43] (Flashback) Donny
    Just this once.
[08:45] (Flashback) Donny
    You've got the money, right?
[08:54] (Flashback) Bell
    Um, Donny, I'm...
[08:54] Donny
    Good timing, Bell!
[08:59] Bell
    The brighter the spotlights
    shone down on me as an idol,
[09:02] Bell
    the bigger a shadow they cast
    over my life with Donny.
[09:06] (Flashback) Donny
    Please, Bell! This is the last time!
[09:09] (Flashback) Bell
    Again?
[09:09] (Flashback) Donny
    This time it'll be fine!
    I've got connections!
[09:12] (Flashback) Bell
    What do you mean?
[09:14] (Flashback) Donny
    Remember that Tigerian that
    came to the bar the other day?
[09:17] (Flashback) Donny
    He's going to help me out.
[09:20] (Flashback) Bell
    And you're going gambling with him?
[09:21] (Flashback) Donny
    D-Dumb girl!
[09:23] (Flashback) Donny
    It's an investment!
[09:24] (Flashback) Donny
    Don't worry. I'll give you back
    a dozen times what you lend me.
[09:30] (Flashback) Donny
    Thanks so much, Bell...
[09:46] (Flashback) Donny
    Hello, Mr. Stray Dog.
[09:54] Donny
    Donny, I've got enough money
    to support you financially.
[09:59] Donny
    And I know you're blowing
    your money on gambling.
[10:04] Donny
    But...
[10:05] Donny
    Is that really what you want?
[10:08] Donny
    The dream you shared with me before
    was something totally different!
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[10:13] (Flashback) Donny
    People will come from all over
    the country to eat my food!
[10:16] (Flashback) Donny
    Broke-ass adventurers and politicians
[10:19] (Flashback) Donny
    with pricey tastes will
    both be equal before me!
[10:24] (Flashback) Donny
    Don't worry! When that happens,
    I'll be adding more tables,
[10:28] (Flashback) Donny
    but I'll have a stage for you to
    sing on in the middle of the place!
[10:32] (Flashback) Donny
    We'll bedazzle them with my
    cooking and your singing!
[10:36] (Flashback) Donny
    It'll be so much fun, don't you think?
[10:40] Bell
    And that was the first time I saw him...
[10:48] (Flashback) Claudine
    So, let's break up, then!
[10:50] (Flashback) Claudine
    I mean, if you're not part of Masters of War,
[10:53] (Flashback) Claudine
    you're just a wimpy Swashbuckler.
[10:55] (Flashback) Nick
    Wait, Claudine!
[10:56] (Flashback) Claudine
    Bye.
[10:57] (Flashback) Nick
    No... Claudine...
[11:05] Bell
    Then it really started to pour.
[11:10] Bell
    He didn't even have an umbrella.
[11:13] Bell
    He didn't even seem to
    realize it was raining.
[11:25] (Flashback) Bell
    You're soaked.
[11:29] Bell
    Once, Donny had said to me...
[11:32] (Flashback) Donny
    I'll let you watch as I win a lot of money!
[11:34] (Flashback) Donny
    Then you'll feel a little better, right?
[11:37] (Flashback) Donny
    About the future, and stuff.
[11:41] Bell
    Those words felt to me like a break-up.
[11:45] Bell
    So I went without saying a thing.
[11:48] Bell
    I wanted to see for myself, just once.
[11:52] (Flashback) Bell
    Yeah...
[11:55] Bell
    And on that day in the
    casino, I met a goddess.
[12:02] Bell
    When Donny was starting
    to win, things changed.
[12:10] Bell
    She wasn't the goddess.
[12:15] Bell
    She was more like the avatar
    of gambling itself,
[12:19] Bell
    taking all the chips from everyone
    there and walking away.
[12:25] Bell
    She had her eyes on me the whole time.
[12:29] Bell
    If anything, she seemed to have chosen
    that table because I was there.
[12:34] Bell
    It wasn't Donny or the dealer she
    wanted to destroy. It was me.
[12:40] Bell
    And when she'd finished
    punishing me, she laughed,
[12:43] Bell
    satisfied, and disappeared
    in a puff of smoke.
[12:48] Bell
    The goddess had a sword that
    controlled the weather,
[12:52] Bell
    and in an instant, she turned
    the room into a frozen tundra.
[12:56] Bell
    It was a sight that inspired
    awe, and even fear.
[13:14] Bell
    My paladin...
[13:18] (Flashback) Joseph
    We've assumed responsibility
    for all of your debts.
[13:25] (Flashback) Joseph
    No one will distract you
    from your cooking now.
[13:29] (Flashback) Joseph
    You may sleep peacefully,
    without fear of debt collectors.
[13:34] (Flashback) Joseph
    But this is also the end of your
    relationship with our idol.
[13:40] (Flashback) Joseph
    Even if you were to somewhere,
    someday, see her on the street,
[13:45] (Flashback) Joseph
    please don't say a word. Just walk by.
[13:48] (Flashback) Joseph
    Like the other people on the street.
[13:51] (Flashback) Joseph
    If you fail to do this...
[13:54] Donny
    B-Bell, I'm sorry!
[13:57] (Flashback) Joseph
    Donny, you don't even know this girl.
[13:57] Donny
    I didn't mean...
[14:02] (Flashback) Joseph
    And a stranger has no right to
    touch one of our precious jewels.
[14:07] (Flashback) Bell
    It's all right, Joseph!
[14:09] (Flashback) Donny
    B-Bell!
[14:11] (Flashback) Joseph
    I'm glad I got your signature
    on the documents first.
[14:14] (Flashback) Joseph
    While you were still
    capable of signing them.
[14:18] (Flashback) Bell
    Donny...
[14:20] (Flashback) Bell
    Your dreams were so innocent and fun.
[14:23] (Flashback) Bell
    I wish I could've stood by your
    side and listened to them forever.
[14:27] (Flashback) Bell
    I was even willing to quit
    being an idol for that.
[14:31] (Flashback) Bell
    But at some point,
    you stopped looking at me.
[14:34] (Flashback) Donny
    Bell, I...
[14:36] (Flashback) Bell
    At some point, all you were
    seeing was the money behind me.
[14:41] (Flashback) Bell
    I know you're not actually
    that kind of person.
[14:45] (Flashback) Bell
    But right now, having me around
    just makes your life worse.
[14:50] (Flashback) Donny
    Bell...
[14:52] (Flashback) Bell
    No, that's not true...
[14:55] (Flashback) Bell
    The truth is, I'm just tired
    of betting on the dark horse.
[15:00] (Flashback) Donny
    The dark horse? That's me?
[15:04] (Flashback) Bell
    I'm sorry.
[15:06] (Flashback) Donny
    That's pretty damn...
[15:11] (Flashback) Bell
    I'm sorry.
[15:15] (Flashback) Donny
    It's fine. That's the problem with amateurs.
[15:19] (Flashback) Donny
    Listen to me, Bell.
[15:21] (Flashback) Donny
    When you're gambling, the minute you
    give up, somebody else takes your prize.
[15:26] (Flashback) Joseph
    I'm afraid you...
[15:28] (Flashback) Donny
    Yeah, I know that, Joseph.
[15:30] (Flashback) Donny
    I'm not worth that much.
[15:32] (Flashback) Donny
    From my perspective, the offer you're
    making is too good to be true.
[15:37] (Flashback) Donny
    But the way gambling works,
[15:41] (Flashback) Donny
    you never know how things'll
    go until it's over.
[15:45] (Flashback) Donny
    Just you watch, Bell.
[15:49] (Flashback) Bell
    Donny.
[15:52] (Flashback) Bell
    Take this.
[15:54] (Flashback) Bell
    You saw that goddess, too, right?
[15:58] (Flashback) Bell
    She'll protect you.
[16:02] (Flashback) Donny
    Dumb girl.
[16:03] (Flashback) Donny
    Why would you give a gambler
    something so scary?
[16:07] (Flashback) Bell
    Really? I'm sorry!
[16:12] (Flashback) Donny
    Nah, it's ironic. I like that.
[16:19] (Flashback) Joseph
    We were lucky that he hurt himself
    dealing with those drunks.
[16:24] (Flashback) Joseph
    I never want to do something
    scary like that again.
[16:27] (Flashback) Bell
    Thank you so much.
[16:30] (Flashback) Bell
    Um... the card I just gave him...
[16:37] (Flashback) Joseph
    "Accept your death".
[16:39] (Flashback) Joseph
    You've certainly learned to
    speak your mind, haven't you?
[16:41] (Flashback) Bell
    No! I didn't mean... Jeez!
[16:45] Bell
    I never saw him after that.
SIGN    Celebrating Agate's Comeback
    Solo Concert
[17:10] Nick
    When Agate announced she was taking
    a break, I was sure it was over.
[17:14] Nick
    But now she's back, and with a solo concert!
[17:20] Agate
    Good evening, everyone!
[17:31] Agate
    I know that I might have worried
    you when I took that break...
[17:35] Audience
    It's okay!
[17:36] Audience
    We've been waiting!
[17:37] Agate
    What do you think I was doing?
[17:40] Audience
    What?
[17:42] Audience
    You went home to your parents!
[17:44] Audience
    You ate food!
[17:45] Audience
    You were asleep the whole time!
[17:46] Audience
    You walked the dog!
[17:51] Agate
    Actually, I met a goddess!
[17:59] Agate
    You remember that sad incident that
    took place at the casino, right?
[18:06] Agate
    I was nearby, and I saw a knight in
    pure white battle the raging monster.
[18:16] Agate
    When danger was near, this pure white
    knight appeared from within the light,
[18:20] Agate
    defeated the bad guy, and left
    without giving her name.
[18:25] Agate
    Yes... the goddess I saw was...
[18:29] Agate
    the legendary paladin!
[18:31] Nick
    What?!
[18:33] Jonathan
    That's a big surprise, huh?
[18:34] Nick
    Y-Yeah...
[18:38] Agate
    I thought to myself that I wanted to
    help someone and give them courage,
[18:43] Agate
    like she gave to me.
[18:45] Agate
    So I wrote this new song, thinking of her,
[18:48] Agate
    and hoping that the feelings
    inside me can reach all of you.
[18:56] Agate
    Listen to my new song.
[18:58] Agate
    "The Beautiful Paladin".
[19:12] Agate
    Holding my head high into the future
[19:19] Agate
    even if it leads beyond the light,
[19:25] Agate
    I will keep vowing, I will keep believing.
[19:30] Agate
    No matter how dazzling the light may be...
[19:37] Agate
    I'll go on!
[19:39] Agate
    Idols got their start as bards.
[19:43] Agate
    And bards were more than
    people who just sang songs.
[19:48] Agate
    They traveled and wrote songs of
    the things they heard and saw,
[19:54] Agate
    of the beautiful and noble
    things in this world,
[19:57] Agate
    and sometimes of the foolishness of mankind.
[20:00] Agate
    My encounter with the paladin made me
    realize that I wanted to be a real idol.
[20:07] Agate
    I want to be like those bards,
    and inspire and encourage people who fight.
[20:13] ---
    Celebrating Agate's Comeback
    Solo Concert
    South Terane Auditorium Outdoor Stage
    Gates 17:30, Start 18:00
    Produced by Jewelry Productions
[20:27] Agate
    "It feels so good to have a
    drink after you exercise.
[20:31] Agate
    I think I just heard Agate's voice.
[20:35] Agate
    No, no. She must be tired
[20:37] Agate
    after her massively successful
    comeback concert the other day.
[20:41] Agate
    There's no way she'd come
    to see a stray dog like me!
[20:46] Agate
    Wahaha!"
[20:49] Nick
    My internal voice sure likes to prattle on...
[20:53] Agate
    "But more importantly, this drink...
[20:56] Agate
    This drink is what I live for!"
[20:58] Nick
    You okay?
[21:00] Agate
    W-With what?
[21:03] Nick
    You looked like something was
    bothering you last time.
[21:08] Agate
    N-Nothing was bothering me...
[21:12] Agate
    Worries...
[21:16] Agate
    Of course I have worries. I'm human.
[21:21] Agate
    You solve one, and then there's another...
[21:24] Agate
    Or two or three at the same time...
[21:28] Nick
    Yeah.
[21:29] Agate
    Or four, or five, or six...
[21:33] Nick
    Once you get a taste for them,
    it's hard to let go.
[21:36] Agate
    That's true for people and
    stray dogs both, woof.
[21:41] Nick
    You're still doing that?
[21:42] Agate
    A stray dog can be strong, too, woof.
[21:45] Agate
    I can do this, woof.
[21:48] Nick
    Yeah. You gotta.
[21:51] Agate
    Woof. Woof.
[21:54] Nick
    Whenever you resolve
    something that's bothering you,
[21:56] Nick
    it means you're taking a step forward.
[21:59] Agate
    Yeah.
[22:07] Nick
    You gotta move forward.
[22:12] Agate
    Woof.
SIGN    Next time:
    "The Legend of the Labyrinth City - Stepping Man?!"
[23:35] Kizuna
    Next time: "The Legend of the Labyrinth City - Stepping Man?!".