E7 - Blue roses

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    First up, here are
    supplemental funds for Sebas.
[00:05] ---
    Next, here is the reconstruction
    assistance and equipment fund
[00:08] ---
    for the Lizard Man villages.
[00:12] ---
    That leaves...
[00:15] ---
    That's all there is?!
[00:18] ---
    It's not enough.
    There's nowhere near enough money!
[00:22] ---
    I wonder if it would be best
    to get some merchant to sponsor me.
[00:27] ---
    No, I have to avoid the impression
    that the adventurer Momon
[00:31] ---
    is only in it for the money.
[00:33] ---
    Still, I really need the cash...
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    Enter.
[00:42] ---
    Is something wrong, Nabe?
[00:46] ---
    Yes, Mr. Momon...
[00:48] ---
    She's still doing it off and on--
[00:50] ---
    it has become what I can
    only describe as a verbal tic.
[00:53] ---
    Well?
[00:54] ---
    Right. The iron ore that you ordered
    from that merchant is ready.
[01:01] ---
    I see. I'll get his payment ready at once.
[01:08] ---
    But why are you ordering it
    from so many different sources?
[01:11] ---
    It's an experiment. I'm learning
    how the Exchange Box appraises things.
[01:17] ---
    Understood. Then I shall go buy it at once.
[01:21] ---
    Right. And if the situation arises...
    you know what to do, right?
[01:25] ---
    I will give safety top priority,
    and withdraw with all haste.
[01:29] ---
    I will relocate to the counterfeit Nazarick
    that Lord Aura is building,
[01:34] ---
    thereby feeding false information
    to the other side.
[01:37] ---
    Very good. By no means
    take any routes with large crowds,
[01:40] ---
    where you may be easily attacked. And even
    if you do get bumped by someone,
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    or someone calls out to you,
    do not grievously injure them.
[01:46] ---
    No showering your bloodlust about, either.
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    And absolutely no calling humans "worms."
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    After all, we are Momon and Nabe,
[01:54] ---
    hailed as high-ranking
    raven black adventurers.
[01:57] ---
    Right.
[01:57] ---
    Hmm. Okay, off you go, Nabe.
[02:00] ---
    Right.
[02:06] ---
    Ugh... Expenses always come
    when you're out of money, huh?
[03:57] ---
    Why don't you call it a day?
[04:00] ---
    Lord Stronoff...
[04:02] ---
    There's no point in overdoing it, Climb.
[04:05] ---
    You are quite right.
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    My word,
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    if you really believe that,
[04:11] ---
    I wish you wouldn't make me
    repeat myself over and over again.
[04:15] ---
    I am terribly sorry.
[04:18] ---
    What do you say to a little practice match?
[04:23] ---
    But, sir...
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    Just recently, I was shown how callow I am.
[04:28] ---
    I'd like to train with someone
    who has a little resilience.
[04:31] ---
    Who, you, Lord Stronoff?
[04:33] ---
    Yeah. If a merciful magic caster
    hadn't come to my aid,
[04:38] ---
    I probably wouldn't
    be standing here right now.
[04:41] ---
    Who is this magic caster?
[04:45] ---
    Ains Ooal Gown--
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    someone who, most likely,
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    could give that freakish wizard
    from the Baharuth Empire
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    a run for his money.
[04:54] ---
    At least, that's what I think of him.
[04:57] ---
    I will commit the gentleman's name to memory.
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    So then, are you sure you wish to train me?
[05:05] ---
    Not training, just practicing
    with our swords.
[05:09] ---
    Whether or not you take
    anything away from it is up to you.
[05:14] ---
    Now, come at me like this is actual combat.
[05:21] ---
    Aren't you going?
[05:24] ---
    If not, I'll take the fight... to you!
[05:35] ---
    Just because a sword is all I'm carrying
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    doesn't mean you should
    focus all your attention on it.
[05:40] ---
    Otherwise, you could
    get kicked like you just did.
[05:43] ---
    Right.
[05:45] ---
    Ho...
[05:47] ---
    A typical soldier would be
    finished after one of those.
[05:50] ---
    I have to become stronger than I am.
[05:54] ---
    So I can keep Princess Renner safe.
[05:57] ---
    Mm-hmm. Bring it on, Climb!
[06:06] ---
    Unfortunately for you, this will end up
    the same way as last time...!
[06:11] ---
    Martial Art! Fortress!
[06:13] ---
    You were waiting for that?!
[06:14] ---
    Yes!
[06:17] ---
    Martial Art!
[06:18] ---
    Slash!
[06:27] ---
    Bravo. Now I'm going to
    take this a bit more seriously.
[06:31] ---
    Please do!
[06:41] ---
    How about it?
[06:43] ---
    I was trying not to smash or
    fracture anything while swinging at you.
[06:48] ---
    Nothing worse than a bruise...
    No problem at all...
[06:52] ---
    You'll be heading off
    to bodyguard the princess now, right?
[06:55] ---
    Yes, sir...
[06:56] ---
    In that case, I'll give this to you.
[07:00] ---
    Thank you very much.
[07:03] ---
    You really are amazing. How did you...
[07:07] ---
    If you're asking how I got so strong,
    I don't have a good answer.
[07:12] ---
    I simply happen to have a talent for it.
[07:17] ---
    However, Climb, you're cut out
    for the kind of fighting I do.
[07:21] ---
    I... am?
[07:23] ---
    Yeah. Those who receive formal training...
[07:26] ---
    ...can't help but focus
    on fighting with their swords,
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    but I don't see that as a good thing.
[07:33] ---
    Realizing that the sword
    is just one means of attacking,
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    and using your hands and feet
    in your method of fighting
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    are what will really be
    of use to you in combat.
[07:41] ---
    Of course, that's more a style
    for mud-ridden adventurers.
[07:48] ---
    Thank you for your
    pointers today, Lord Stronoff.
[07:51] ---
    That strike from above was a pretty good one.
[07:55] ---
    Although, you should also think about
    what you're going to do next.
[07:59] ---
    Right! I will!
[08:00] ---
    Head Warrior...
[08:02] ---
    Well, if you will excuse me...
[08:03] ---
    What is it, Vice-Chief?
[08:08] ---
    This is bad, sir.
    He's Princess Renner's bodyguard.
[08:12] ---
    If word gets out that he fought the
    royal head warrior, and either of you lost,
[08:16] ---
    the Noble Faction will have a field day.
[08:18] ---
    I just wanted to fight someone
    who could fight me back for a bit.
[08:22] ---
    Well, I don't think anyone saw you.
[08:27] ---
    He's an orphan whom
    the princess took in on a whim.
[08:29] ---
    The nobles' antipathy
    toward him is pretty strong,
[08:32] ---
    with him being a boy
    from God only knows where.
[08:35] ---
    So, does he show
    any promise for improvement?
[08:38] ---
    Nope. No matter how hard he tries,
[08:42] ---
    he's what adventurers
    would call "capped at gold."
[08:46] ---
    But while he may be limited by his ability,
    he isn't limited by experience.
[08:51] ---
    That's what I think.
[08:53] ---
    That's...
[08:55] ---
    Prince Zanac and Marquis Raeven, isn't it?
[08:58] ---
    Why would Marquis Raeven
    of the Noble Faction be with him?
[09:01] ---
    Could he be switching sides
    to the Royal Faction?
[09:04] ---
    It wouldn't surprise me
    to see Marquis Raeven anywhere.
[09:08] ---
    The man is an opportunist by nature.
[09:11] ---
    He likely has many things
    in motion behind the scenes.
[09:28] ---
    Oh my, Climb. On your way
    to visit that monster, are you?
[09:34] ---
    Your Highness, with all due respect,
    Princess Renner is a person
[09:37] ---
    who could be called a kindhearted,
    beautiful treasure of the kingdom.
[09:41] ---
    I wasn't the one here who
    just referred to Renner as a monster.
[09:46] ---
    But a treasure?
    Erecting facilities for the commoners,
[09:50] ---
    and prohibiting transit tariffs
    for adventurers? It's unheard-of.
[09:55] ---
    Your Highness, I believe the measure
    that abolished slave trafficking
[09:59] ---
    that was passed the other day
    was proposed by Princess Renner.
[10:02] ---
    A rare exception.
    But what about other than that?
[10:06] ---
    I have the feeling that she is
    acting with the understanding
[10:09] ---
    that what she is doing is impossible.
[10:11] ---
    I am certain that she would not do so!
[10:13] ---
    I see, I see, then would you
    tell that monster something for me?
[10:17] ---
    Our elder brother, Barbro,
    thinks of her as a political instrument,
[10:21] ---
    but if she will work with
    me, the second prince,
[10:24] ---
    he will relieve her of the title of princess,
[10:25] ---
    and grant her some territory
    out on the frontiers.
[10:29] ---
    Surely you jest!
    I will pretend I did not hear that.
[10:34] ---
    That's a shame.
[10:39] ---
    Ah, I almost forgot.
[10:41] ---
    Marquis Raeven is of the same opinion as me,
[10:43] ---
    and says he considers that
    girl to be a monster.
[10:45] ---
    And since we see eye-to-eye,
[10:48] ---
    it seems that our joining forces
    was the right call.
[10:51] ---
    Prince Zanac...
[10:52] ---
    Don't worry about it, Marquis Raeven.
    Knowing that monster,
[10:55] ---
    I'm sure she already knows our opinion.
[11:03] ---
    Goodness, what is a commoner doing in here?
[11:05] ---
    The princess is quite the fanciful one.
[11:07] ---
    Definitely.
[11:12] ---
    Pardon me.
[11:16] ---
    Morning, Climb.
[11:22] ---
    Good morning,
    Princess Renner... Lady Aindra....
[11:26] ---
    Whoops...
[11:28] ---
    Oh, she's one of my team members.
[11:32] ---
    This is Tina.
[11:33] ---
    I beg your pardon. It is a pleasure
    to meet you. My name is Climb.
[11:38] ---
    I am extremely pleased
    to meet the renowned Lady Tina,
[11:40] ---
    of the adventurers group Blue Rose.
[11:45] ---
    The pleasure's mine.
    Thanks for looking out for our fiendish boss.
[11:49] ---
    Climb, why don't you have a seat
    before we start talking?
[11:52] ---
    But I am your bodyguard, so...
[11:55] ---
    It makes no difference to me.
[11:57] ---
    Yes, but... Lady Aindra...
[11:59] ---
    I told you before, call me Lakyus.
[12:02] ---
    Because you're so special, Climb.
[12:04] ---
    --Oof...
    --Please don't joke like that.
[12:07] ---
    Huh? Joke?
[12:09] ---
    Of course it was.
    Now, Climb is special, to be sure,
[12:13] ---
    but he's special because he's yours.
[12:16] ---
    Jeez...
[12:17] ---
    Go on, feel free to sit down, Climb.
    That nice tea will get cold.
[12:25] ---
    Let's go back to what
    we were talking about before.
[12:28] ---
    About Eight Fingers, right?
[12:30] ---
    You're with me up to the part
    where we burned the fields
[12:33] ---
    that were growing the raw materials
    for Black Dust, right?
[12:36] ---
    Yes. Lakyus, I really am grateful
    to you and your team.
[12:40] ---
    My brother and the nobles do nothing
    but quarrel among their factions,
[12:44] ---
    and if they keep allowing Eight Fingers
    to secretly do business
[12:47] ---
    behind the scenes of the kingdom,
    it will soon fall into ruin,
[12:50] ---
    and the kingdom will
    collapse from the inside.
[12:52] ---
    However, I do not have
    any influential backing,
[12:56] ---
    nor a military force at my discretion.
[12:59] ---
    Eight Fingers has ties to the nobles--
    no, to the royals as well,
[13:02] ---
    and if I'm to fight them,
[13:04] ---
    I have no choice but to turn
    to adventurers, such as yourselves.
[13:07] ---
    Enough of that, now. We're friends, right?
[13:12] ---
    Tina, let's have it.
[13:16] ---
    We discovered this at the village
    where they were producing Black Dust.
[13:19] ---
    Can you tell what it is?
[13:21] ---
    This is a substitution cipher.
[13:25] ---
    Makes sense. The reason
    this was left behind...
[13:29] ---
    ...was as a trap? Or for some other reason?
[13:32] ---
    If that were the case, they wouldn't
    use something so hard. Mm-hmm.
[13:36] ---
    If that's it, I have a hunch that
    cracking this code will be pretty easy.
[13:40] ---
    Unbelievable.
[13:41] ---
    She says that she is powerless to help,
[13:46] ---
    but I don't know anyone else
    for whom the word "genius" is a better fit.
[13:53] ---
    I cracked it. It isn't a written order,
[13:56] ---
    but each one of these appear to be
    the name of a village or building.
[14:00] ---
    Seven of which are within the capital.
[14:02] ---
    I wonder if these are Black Dust stockpiles,
    or other critical sites.
[14:08] ---
    I doubt they would have
    anything that important written in code
[14:10] ---
    and left in an ordinary production site.
[14:13] ---
    It's probably bait.
[14:15] ---
    --Bait?
    --Bait?
[14:16] ---
    Well, um, Eight Fingers is divided up
    into eight different organizations, right?
[14:21] ---
    Such as drugs, slave trafficking,
    smuggling, and gambling.
[14:25] ---
    Rumor has it that each section
    has its own chief.
[14:29] ---
    Then I believe these are the bases
    for those other organizations.
[14:32] ---
    Their goal is to temporarily
    draw interest away from themselves.
[14:36] ---
    And they're using
    their own partners as the bait?
[14:41] ---
    That underground brothel isn't on here.
[14:44] ---
    What is it?
[14:45] ---
    Begging your pardon,
    but thanks to Princess Renner's work,
[14:49] ---
    I thought that such establishments
    had been done away with.
[14:51] ---
    Yes, thanks to the slave
    trade being abolished.
[14:55] ---
    However, there is still one
    Eight Fingers underground brothel
[14:58] ---
    in business in the capital.
[15:00] ---
    Tell me, Renner, what would you say
    to Blue Rose raiding the place?
[15:06] ---
    If we can turn up some evidence,
    it would strike a powerful blow
[15:09] ---
    against the nobles
    who are in bed with Eight Fingers.
[15:12] ---
    But that would create trouble
    for your family, the Alveins.
[15:17] ---
    On the other hand, it would be
    too much for Climb to handle alone.
[15:21] ---
    I am terribly sorry for my lack of strength.
[15:24] ---
    Oh, I'm so sorry, Climb!
[15:26] ---
    That isn't what I meant by that!
[15:28] ---
    I rely on you most of all, Climb.
[15:31] ---
    I know just how hard you work for me.
[15:35] ---
    Still, don't do anything too foolhardy, okay?
[15:38] ---
    That isn't a request; it's an order.
[15:41] ---
    If anything were to happen to you, I'd...
[15:47] ---
    Ahem... In any case,
    while we can't ignore the brothel,
[15:50] ---
    let's first discuss what we're going to do
[15:52] ---
    about the other locations
    revealed by the code.
[15:56] ---
    Right. We should take action quickly.
[15:59] ---
    They haven't realized that
    we're the ones who attacked the village.
[16:03] ---
    But they have to know that
    this information has already gotten out.
[16:07] ---
    Then is it okay if we borrow Climb from you?
[16:10] ---
    I want him to go right away,
[16:11] ---
    and tell Gagaran and the others
    that we're going to be making our move.
[16:15] ---
    Understood!
[16:17] ---
    Come to think of it,
    Tina's investigation turned up the names
[16:21] ---
    --Look. It sounds like the princess
    is about to do something again.
[16:21] ---
    --of several nobles who have dealings
    with the slave trade chief, Cocco Doll.
[16:25] ---
    It must be tough for those Blue Rose ladies.
[16:28] ---
    That nobleman's daughter
    is currently serving as one of my maids.
[16:32] ---
    Huh? It doesn't seem likely
    that she is here just to spy on you, but...
[16:38] ---
    You're right. I'll have to
    warn Climb to be careful.
[16:49] ---
    Welcome... back... Lord Sebas...
[16:53] ---
    I'm home, Tuare. I trust there were
    no problems with your work?
[16:57] ---
    No... none...
[16:59] ---
    I see. Glad to hear it.
[17:02] ---
    What are we having for dinner today?
[17:05] ---
    A stew... made with... potatoes...
[17:08] ---
    I look forward to it.
    Your cooking is tasty, Tuare.
[17:14] ---
    Oh... no...
[17:16] ---
    I mean it. Now, do you
    have enough ingredients?
[17:20] ---
    Oh, I will... check later...
[17:24] ---
    Would you like to go shopping together?
[17:27] ---
    No... that's... all right...
[17:33] ---
    Tuare, I understand why you are afraid.
[17:37] ---
    You must be terrified of going outside.
[17:39] ---
    But please rest at ease;
    I, Sebas, will protect you.
[17:44] ---
    No matter what peril may befall you,
[17:47] ---
    I will dash them all, and keep you safe.
[17:51] ---
    Tuare, please step forward.
[17:54] ---
    If you are scared,
    I do not mind if you close your eyes.
[17:59] ---
    Would you place your trust in me?
[18:03] ---
    Lord Sebas, you are... a rascal...
[18:06] ---
    When you say it like that...
    I cannot... say no...
[18:11] ---
    Please do not worry.
    I may not look it, but I am plenty strong.
[18:16] ---
    Indeed. There are only 41 others,
[18:19] ---
    and perhaps a few more,
    who are stronger than me.
[18:23] ---
    Is that... a lot...?
[18:32] ---
    My lady, I have returned.
[18:35] ---
    Very good, Sebas.
[18:44] ---
    Are you sure we should not inform Lord Ains?
[18:48] ---
    You must be in daily contact with him.
[18:52] ---
    Could you not simply make mention
    of the woman when you speak to him?
[18:55] ---
    I have an extremely high regard
    for her culinary abilities. Moreover,
[19:01] ---
    it might be seen as odd for only two people
[19:05] ---
    to be living in such a large mansion
    as this, might it not?
[19:08] ---
    You are saying that this is
    part of a diversionary tactic?
[19:11] ---
    Correct. If I seek permission from
    Lord Ains over maintaining our cover,
[19:16] ---
    he will snap at me, and tell me
    to think for myself over such a thing.
[19:23] ---
    I am Staffan Havish, a constable
    charged with keeping the capital safe.
[19:29] ---
    So, what can I do for you?
[19:31] ---
    There is an establishment--
    well, his establishment, as it happens...
[19:34] ---
    Succulent. It is a pleasure to meet you.
[19:38] ---
    I received a report from
    his establishment, you see,
[19:41] ---
    that someone carrying a scroll
    bearing the seal of the magicians' guild
[19:45] ---
    handed over an inordinate amount of money
[19:47] ---
    and carried off one of
    the establishment's employees.
[19:50] ---
    Slave trafficking is prohibited
    within the kingdom,
[19:54] ---
    and it sounds as though
    this was a violation of that.
[19:58] ---
    Is that so?
[19:59] ---
    Huh?
[20:00] ---
    I will let my butler, Sebas,
    deal with this touchy matter.
[20:04] ---
    Sebas, you handle it from here.
    Good day, gentlemen.
[20:10] ---
    Now then, in my lady's stead,
[20:12] ---
    I will hear whatever it is you have to say.
[20:17] ---
    Well, from the circumstantial evidence,
[20:19] ---
    it is beyond a doubt
    that you have committed a crime,
[20:23] ---
    but the establishment
    is willing to offer you clemency.
[20:27] ---
    Naturally, this will incur
    consolation payments and commissions.
[20:32] ---
    I see. How much will that cost?
[20:34] ---
    It will be 500 gold coins.
[20:37] ---
    That is extortionate. She
    was in a terrible state.
[20:42] ---
    If you were to take her away now,
    she might very well die.
[20:46] ---
    You don't say, you don't say.
[20:48] ---
    Well then, until she is done convalescing,
[20:51] ---
    what would you say to loaning us
    the lady of your house?
[20:55] ---
    Oh, indeed, your lost income
    must be compensated.
[20:59] ---
    Is your excessive lust not a problem for you?
[21:02] ---
    Huh?! How rude of you to mention lust!
[21:05] ---
    This whole law originally
    came about at the noble behest
[21:09] ---
    of the eminent Golden Princess, Renner!
    You dare to--
[21:12] ---
    Now, now, please calm yourself, Lord Havish.
[21:15] ---
    We will return for your decision
    the day after tomorrow.
[21:18] ---
    Will that be all right, Mr. Sebas?
[21:21] ---
    Understood.
[21:29] ---
    What are you going to do?
[21:31] ---
    I think I would like to think this through
    over a short stroll outside.
[21:42] ---
    Message.
[21:45] ---
    Is that you, Lord Ains?
[21:47] ---
    Solution? I'm surprised
    to have you contact me.
[21:51] ---
    Is there an emergency?
[21:52] ---
    Yes. There is a chance
    that Lord Sebas has turned on us.
[21:56] ---
    Hmm. Huh? Eh?! You can't mean it!
[21:59] ---
    Ahem, no more kidding around, Solution.
[22:02] ---
    A declaration like that without
    any proof cannot go unanswered.
[22:06] ---
    Is there any?
[22:08] ---
    Yes.
[22:09] ---