E5 - Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl - Pudding a la Mode

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SIGN    Western Restaurant Nekoya
[01:31] Aletta
    Here's a menu.
[01:33] Lionel
    Pork cutlet rice bowl!
[01:36] Aletta
    Master, does that customer only
    eat pork cutlet rice bowls?
[01:40] Master
    Hm? Oh, him.
[01:42] Master
    I only heard this from my granddad,
    so I'm not sure how much is true...
[01:59] (Flashback) Alexander
    Pretty big sword you have there.
[02:02] (Flashback) Alexander
    But...
[02:06] (Flashback) Lionel
    Damn it!
[02:16] (Flashback) Alexander
    How do you like my attack? It's my specialty.
[02:19] (Flashback) Alexander
    You can't move, can you?
[02:21] (Flashback) Alexander
    I may not look it, but I
    do know how to wield.
[02:24] (Flashback) Alexander
    Whether it's a sword in my hands...
[02:26] (Flashback) Alexander
    or my sword down below.
[02:31] (Flashback) Alexander
    Relax. It won't kill you.
[02:34] (Flashback) Alexander
    In three days, you'll be moving
    as if it never happened.
[02:37] (Flashback) Alexander
    Your minions, too.
[02:38] (Flashback) Alexander
    I stabbed you all in that special way.
[02:42] (Flashback) Alexander
    It's part of my contract with my employer.
[02:44] (Flashback) Alexander
    My share is your belongings and 30% of
    the profits from selling off all of you.
[02:51] (Flashback) Alexander
    Feel free to gloat about it. You went
    up against one of the Four Heroes,
[02:56] (Flashback) Alexander
    the half-elf Alexander,
    and lived to tell the tale!
[03:01] (Flashback) Lionel
    M-Monster...
[03:04] (Flashback) Alexander
    Me? A monster?
[03:08] (Flashback) Alexander
    Never thought a monster would
    be calling me a monster!
[03:22] (Flashback) Old Man
    You. Listen up.
[03:24] (Flashback) Old Man
    You've got special permission
[03:27] (Flashback) Old Man
    to use the same weapon you used before.
[03:33] (Flashback) Old Man
    And another thing. We paid
    ten thousand gold coins for you.
[03:38] (Flashback) Old Man
    Repay it, and you can buy back your freedom.
[03:41] (Flashback) Old Man
    So says the demon lord. Isn't he gracious?
[03:47] (Flashback) Old Man
    If you can best your opponent,
    you'll be awarded one hundred gold coins!
[03:51] (Flashback) Old Man
    Win one hundred times, and you're a free man!
[03:54] (Flashback) Old Man
    Boy, do I envy you!
[03:56] Lionel
    Don't make me laugh.
    You don't think I stand a chance.
[04:01] (Flashback) Old Man
    Well, try to put on a good show.
    Your match is at noon.
[04:23] Master
    Lionel was bought by the demon lord
    family that controlled the demons' capital.
[04:29] Master
    Under the empire, the demons ruled
    through law and intelligence,
[04:34] Master
    and Lionel had committed many
    heinous acts in their domain.
[04:37] Master
    So they decided to make an
    example of him by throwing him
[04:40] Master
    into the arena as a gladiator slave.
[04:52] (Flashback) Lionel
    A manticore?
[04:54] Lionel
    Can I beat it?
[04:56] Lionel
    I lost to that spindly little half-elf.
[05:04] (Flashback) Lionel
    What's that?
SIGN    Western Restaurant Nekoya
[05:07] (Flashback) Lionel
    Why is there a door here?
[05:13] (Flashback) Lionel
    Well, why not? I don't have long, anyway.
[05:23] (Flashback) Former Master
    Welcome! C'mon in.
[05:28] (Flashback) Former Master
    A new customer? Now that's a rare sight.
[05:31] (Flashback) Lionel
    Old man, what is this place?
[05:34] (Flashback) Former Master
    This is an eatery by the name
    of Western Restaurant Nekoya.
[05:38] (Flashback) Lionel
    An eatery?
[05:42] Lionel
    Why is there such a place in the arena?
[05:45] (Flashback) Former Master
    How 'bout it? You gonna eat?
[05:48] (Flashback) Former Master
    If you don't have any money,
    I'll put it on your tab.
[05:53] (Flashback) Lionel
    Is that so?
[05:55] (Flashback) Lionel
    Then feed me something.
[05:57] (Flashback) Lionel
    I can't pay, though.
[05:59] (Flashback) Lionel
    So? What's good here?
[06:02] (Flashback) Former Master
    Well, everything's good here, of course.
[06:05] (Flashback) Former Master
    If you've got a craving, just say the word.
[06:08] (Flashback) Lionel
    For now, I need some meat, and...
[06:13] (Flashback) Lionel
    Something that could carry me
    to victory... No, never mind.
[06:16] (Flashback) Former Master
    Got it. Comin' right up.
[06:20] (Flashback) Lionel
    He has such a thing?
[06:34] (Flashback) Former Master
    And here you go.
SIGN    Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl
[06:38] (Flashback) Lionel
    What is this?
[06:40] (Flashback) Former Master
    We call it "katsudon."
[06:42] (Flashback) Lionel
    Katsudon?
[06:44] (Flashback) Former Master
    That's right. In my country's language,
[06:48] (Flashback) Former Master
    "katsu" can mean "victory."
[06:51] (Flashback) Former Master
    It's made with meat, eggs, and rice,
    so it's jam-packed with nutrition.
[06:56] (Flashback) Former Master
    Now this is a meal for a warrior.
[07:02] (Flashback) Former Master
    Well, take your time and enjoy.
[07:10] (Flashback) Lionel
    All right. I'll eat it.
[07:26] (Flashback) Lionel
    What is this?
[07:28] (Flashback) Lionel
    Oh, right. Is this that "rice"
    stuff the old man mentioned?
[07:35] Lionel
    I see. It isn't half-bad.
[07:38] Lionel
    So it's basically to pad out the meal.
[07:41] Lionel
    Wait...
[07:56] Lionel
    I see now! So that's the
    kind of dish this is!
[08:00] Lionel
    The meat is strong alone,
    and the rice is weak alone. I see!
[08:05] Lionel
    Delicious!
[08:20] Lionel
    It's not nearly enough.
[08:23] Lionel
    Damn it! If only I had some money.
[08:26] Lionel
    Well, that's just the way it goes.
[08:29] (Flashback) Former Master
    Here you go. Another pork
    cutlet rice bowl for you.
[08:36] (Flashback) Former Master
    Well, watching how you wolfed that down,
    I figured one bowl couldn't be enough.
[08:42] (Flashback) Former Master
    If you don't want it, I'll make it my lunch.
[08:46] (Flashback) Former Master
    So, what'll it be?
[08:47] (Flashback) Lionel
    I'll eat it, of course!
[08:56] (Flashback) Former Master
    Want another bowl?
[08:57] (Flashback) Former Master
    I won't hassle you for the money.
    You can pay me when you have it.
[09:01] (Flashback) Lionel
    Of course. Much appreciated!
[09:08] (Flashback) Lionel
    I'm indebted to you.
[09:11] (Flashback) Former Master
    Think nothin' of it.
[09:15] (Flashback) Lionel
    I'll come again.
[09:17] (Flashback) Former Master
    See you then.
[09:19] (Flashback) Former Master
    That's five bowls on your tab.
    Be sure to pay me soon!
[09:22] (Flashback) Lionel
    What's this? Didn't you say you
    wouldn't hassle me for the money?
[09:26] (Flashback) Former Master
    Did I, now?
[09:32] (Flashback) Lionel
    All right. Time to go in.
[09:37] (Flashback) Lionel
    I have to earn money for
    those pork cutlet rice bowls!
[11:05] Master
    He went on to win ten thousand
    gold coins in just one year,
[11:10] Master
    and dominated the arena as its top
    gladiator for more than twenty years.
[11:15] Master
    I hear they even started
    calling him the "Lion King."
[11:20] Aletta
    That's incredible!
[11:21] Aletta
    If they fought again now, do you
    think he could beat that half-elf?
[11:27] Master
    I wonder...
[11:30] Lionel
    Another pork cutlet rice bowl!
[11:39] Master
    I hope he could.
[11:40] Aletta
    Absolutely. After all, look at
    all the victory bowls he eats.
SIGN    Western Restaurant Nekoya
[11:49] Aletta
    Master, on our menu...
[11:51] Aletta
    The regular menu and the dessert menu
    were written by different people, right?
[11:55] Master
    Hmm? I'm surprised you noticed.
[11:58] Master
    I thought you couldn't read the
    script of the Eastern Continent.
[12:03] Aletta
    W-Well, I can't, but the shapes are different.
[12:07] Aletta
    Also, I do have the menu memorized.
[12:11] Aletta
    P-P-Please don't fire me.
[12:14] Master
    Fried shrimp.
[12:17] Aletta
    Shripe caught in the southern sea,
    coated in bread crumbs and fried in oil.
[12:22] Master
    Stewed cow's mea—
[12:23] Aletta
    Beef stew!
[12:30] Aletta
    Welcome!
[12:43] Artorius
    In one of the major nations of the Eastern
    Continent that boasts great power,
[12:49] Artorius
    the Duchy, which stretches back to
    ancient times, there lives a princess.
[12:55] Artorius
    Her name is Victoria.
[12:57] Artorius
    She is the elder sister of the current duke,
    and will be 36 years old this year.
[13:02] Artorius
    She is still unmarried,
[13:06] Artorius
    and they say she is almost certain to
    remain so for the rest of her life.
[13:11] Artorius
    The reason is a trait
    with which she was born.
[13:16] Artorius
    She is a half-elf.
[13:27] Duchess
    Is something the matter?
[13:30] Duchess
    Are you feeling unwell?
[13:32] Victoria
    No, I'm fine.
[13:34] Duke
    But surely being cooped up in
    your chambers must depress you.
[13:38] Victoria
    It's not that. I was only...
[13:41] Duke
    Ah, you were thinking again?
[13:45] Duke
    You're so devoted to your research, Sister.
[13:51] Victoria
    Do you want it?
[13:52] Duke's Son
    Really?
[13:53] Duke's Daughter
    I want some, too!
[13:56] Duchess
    Is it about the storage box
    you mentioned before?
[13:59] Victoria
    Yes. A little longer, and I should
    be able to make a big version.
[14:03] Duchess
    That's wonderful.
[14:06] Victoria
    Well, I'll be going.
[14:08] Duke
    Is that so?
[14:10] Duke
    Please take care not to
    push yourself too hard.
[14:13] Victoria
    Thank you for inviting me.
    We'll chat another time.
[14:18] Artorius
    Victoria's parents were human.
[14:21] Artorius
    Yet Victoria came into
    this world as a half-elf.
[14:27] Artorius
    For even a child of two humans
    may markedly exhibit the traits
[14:33] Artorius
    of elves and half-elves
    who may have mixed into
[14:36] Artorius
    their bloodline over the
    past thousands of years.
[14:39] Artorius
    Those born in this way cannot hope for
    the happiness of an ordinary life.
[14:46] Artorius
    Half-elves inherit the magical prowess
    of elves, and the spirit of humans.
[14:53] Artorius
    They have a lifespan of hundreds of years.
[14:55] Artorius
    Until they reach roughly
    one hundred years of age,
[14:58] Artorius
    they appear to be as young as teenagers.
[15:03] Artorius
    They are beings that defy what humans know.
[15:08] Artorius
    In the human world, they are alien,
    to say nothing of the elves' world.
[15:15] Artorius
    Regardless of their origins,
    they are forced out of ordinary society.
[15:20] Artorius
    Their choices are to reject the
    secular world and serve the gods,
[15:24] Artorius
    to make full use of their long lifespan
    and superhuman magic to become sorcerers,
[15:32] Artorius
    to become mercenaries or adventurers,
    jobs in which ability is everything,
[15:37] Artorius
    or to migrate to one of the small handful
    of half-elf villages across the land.
[15:44] Artorius
    Victoria chose the path of a sorcerer.
[15:50] Artorius
    She appealed to the
    previous duke, her father,
[15:54] Artorius
    saying that she wanted to make
    use of her powerful magic,
[15:57] Artorius
    and so walked along the path of magic.
[16:01] Artorius
    There she learned
[16:03] Artorius
    that she was a genius.
[16:06] Artorius
    It took a mere three months for her
    to surpass her magic tutor's skills
[16:12] Artorius
    and a short year for her to master magic
    beyond the best sorcerer in the Duchy,
[16:15] Artorius
    the court's head sorcerer.
[16:19] Artorius
    At this time, her ability was recognized.
[16:22] Artorius
    And so, ten years ago, she became the pupil
    of the greatest sorcerer in the Kingdom,
[16:26] Artorius
    one of the heroes who
    killed the malevolent god...
[16:31] Artorius
    I, the Sage Artorius.
[16:36] Artorius
    Amazingly, after eight years
    of devotion to her studies,
[16:40] Artorius
    Victoria attained the
    greatest secrets of magic.
[16:43] Artorius
    After this, on my advice,
[16:46] Artorius
    she returned to the Duchy
    to walk her own path.
[16:52] Artorius
    She was granted generous research
    funds on the condition that
[16:56] Artorius
    she would remain out of the spotlight.
[16:59] Artorius
    She continues to push her
    magic research forward
[17:03] Artorius
    in her personal laboratory, under the
    nickname "The Witch Princess of the Duchy."
[17:08] Artorius
    However, there are times when
    even she puts her research aside.
[17:13] Artorius
    To be precise, once every seven days...
[17:21] Victoria narr
    I could have something light.
[17:36] Aletta
    Thank you very much.
[17:44] Aletta
    Welcome.
[17:48] Master
    Welcome.
[17:49] Victoria
    Hello.
[17:54] Aletta
    Here's water and a menu.
[17:57] Victoria
    Thanks.
[18:01] Aletta
    Is she an elf, too?
    So will she order tofu steak?
[18:11] Victoria
    Pudding a la mode.
[18:15] Aletta
    O-Okay, coming right up.
[18:23] Victoria narr
    It really is my writing.
[18:26] Victoria narr
    My master's writing, too.
[18:33] Victoria narr
    But we only gave him one.
[18:39] (Flashback) Master
    Welcome.
[18:41] (Flashback) Master
    Could you write a menu for me, miss?
[18:47] (Flashback) Master
    I decided to add some desserts,
[18:50] (Flashback) Master
    but I don't know a lick of the
    language of the Eastern Continent.
[18:52] (Flashback) Artorius
    I leave it to you. I'm not so fond of sweets.
[18:58] (Flashback) Master
    Here's a pen and paper.
[19:05] (Flashback) Master
    This is the first dish.
[19:08] (Flashback) Master
    I hear you like egg-based sweets.
[19:14] Aletta
    Here you go. One pudding a la mode.
SIGN    Pudding a la Mode
[19:25] Victoria narr
    I'll save the best part for last.
[20:07] Victoria narr
    I'll have it now.
[20:17] Victoria narr
    The velvety texture unique to this dessert
[20:19] Victoria narr
    rolls over my tongue.
[20:22] Victoria narr
    The brown sauce is distinctly sweet,
    with just a hint of bitterness.
[20:28] Victoria narr
    Then, there's the sweetness
    of the pudding itself,
[20:31] Victoria narr
    containing the rich taste of eggs and milk.
[20:35] Victoria narr
    The pudding softly accepts
    the flavor of the sauce,
[20:39] Victoria narr
    and the sauce accents the
    flavor of the pudding.
[20:43] Victoria narr
    This truly is the greatest combination.
[20:53] Victoria
    Check, please.
[20:55] Aletta
    Coming right up.
[20:56] Victoria
    Also...
[20:58] Master
    Got it. The usual, right?
[21:02] Master
    Come again.
SIGN    Western Restaurant Nekoya
[21:04] Aletta
    Thank you very much!
[21:07] Victoria
    Now, then...
[21:17] Aletta
    M-Master, doesn't pudding
    a la mode contain milk and eggs?
[21:23] Master
    That's right.
[21:24] Aletta
    B-But isn't she an elf?
[21:30] Artorius
    Victoria isn't bitter about being a half-elf.
[21:35] Artorius
    It's what enabled her
[21:37] Artorius
    to encounter pudding a la mode in
    the Restaurant to Another World,
[21:40] Artorius
    and to immerse herself in
    researching how to store it.
[21:46] Artorius
    To the Witch Princess of the Duchy,
[21:49] Artorius
    living in the shadows
    wasn't a hardship at all.
SIGN    Episode Six
SIGN    Sandwiches
SIGN    Steamed Potato With Butter