9 - The S-Rank Adventurers Strive to Get Stronger

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[00:04] Cross
    Man, seriously, what am I gonna do?
[00:08] Cross
    Silica and Daggas are getting results.
[00:11] Cross
    I can't be the only one
    with nothing to show for myself.
[00:15] Cross
    I could get a new weapon...
[00:16] Cross
    Did that.
[00:18] Cross
    Put in lots of training!
[00:19] Cross
    Already doing that.
[00:23] Cross
    I wish there was some way
    for me to get an edge too.
[00:28] Cross
    Whoa there!
[00:29] Lynn
    Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow...
[00:32] Cross
    Sorry.
[00:33] Cross
    You okay?
[00:34] Lynn
    Oh, pardon me.
[00:35] Cross
    Don't worry about it.
[00:37] Cross
    Neither of us were paying attention.
[00:39] Cross
    Here, take my hand.
[00:42] Lynn
    I'm sorry.
[00:44] Cross
    Hmm?
[00:45] Cross
    Are you an adventurer?
[00:47] Lynn
    Huh? O-Oh, yes, sorry.
[00:51] Lynn
    Hey, are you one too?
[00:53] Cross
    Yeah, I'm an adventurer.
[00:57] Lynn
    Um, well...
[01:02] Lynn
    W-Would you party up with me, mister?!
[01:07] Cross
    Huh?
SIGN    Episode 9
SIGN    The S-Rank Adventurers Strive to Get Stronger.
[02:43] Cross
    So this is the town's adventurers guild?
[02:51] Cross
    It's smaller than Ishtar's,
    but it's pretty bustling, huh?
[02:55] Lynn
    U-Um, thank you for actually
    partying up with a stranger like me.
[03:00] Lynn
    And, well, um...
[03:02] Lynn
    I'm sorry.
[03:03] Cross
    Well, it's just this once.
[03:05] Lynn
    Please party up with me!
[03:09] Cross
    It was too hard to turn him down
    when he asked like that.
[03:12] Cross
    Your name was Lynn, wasn't it?
[03:15] Cross
    You look like an archer to me.
[03:16] Lynn
    Y-Yes!
[03:18] Cross
    You don't have a regular party?
[03:21] Cross
    Our class isn't really suited
     for beginners to go solo.
[03:25] Lynn
    Well, uh...
[03:27] Adventurer
    Hey, looks like Lynn the perpetual E-ranker
    brought someone with him.
[03:31] Adventurer
    Never seen him before. Must be new.
[03:34] Adventurer
    Partnering with Lynn will only drag him down.
[03:37] Cross
    I see.
[03:38] Lynn
    I'm sorry. I'm kind of a failure.
[03:42] Lynn
    I'm just an E-rank adventurer.
[03:44] Lynn
    I'm sure partying up with me
     is a huge hassle for you!
[03:48] Cross
    Don't worry about it.
[03:50] Cross
    I'm, uh... kind of stuck on my rank too.
[03:54] Lynn
    You are?!
[03:56] Lynn
    Then we're brothers in low-rank arms!
[04:00] Cross
    Y-Yeah, brothers in arms.
[04:04] Cross
    All right!
[04:05] Cross
    Let's start by checking out the quests.
[04:07] Lynn
    Right!
[04:11] Yui
    There should be a great
    dessert shop around here!
[04:17] Yui
    I've gotta hit all the tasty places in town!
[04:27] Yui
    W-Well, I'm really active in combat!
[04:30] Yui
    I'll be fine! Just fine!
[04:33] Yui
    What's that commotion about?
[04:37] Noble
    You lowly commoner!
[04:39] Noble
    How dare you get mud on my dress?!
[04:43] Boy
    I-I'm s-s-so—
[04:47] Noble
    Hmph! You can't even apologize properly?
[04:51] Noble
    Well, no matter.
[04:55] Noble
    You can atone with your life.
[04:58] Crowd
    Hey, hey.
[04:59] Crowd
    Shouldn't we do something to stop her?
[05:01] Crowd
    But that woman is the heir to House Windy.
[05:04] Crowd
    Their noble family is famous,
    even in the capital.
[05:07] Crowd
    Best not to cross them.
[05:09] Swordsman
    Die!
[05:11] Yui
    That's enough!
[05:16] Noble
    You'd dare get in my way?
[05:18] Noble
    What an ignorant fool!
[05:21] Noble
    Do you have any idea who I am?!
[05:23] Yui
    Beats me.
[05:24] Yui
    Some hag who can't act her age,
     disgracing herself by snapping at a child?
[05:28] Noble
    Wha?!
[05:29] Noble
    Men!
[05:31] Noble
    Start with that girl! Get her!
[05:33] Men
    Yeah!
[05:34] Yui
    Hurry up and run.
[05:38] Yui
    Storage.
[05:41] Man
    What?!
[05:42] Man
    Where'd that sword come from?!
[05:47] Noble
    Don't be intimidated!
[05:49] Noble
    That's just a paltry trick!
[05:56] Cross
    Found it.
[05:58] Cross
    This is a red slime nest.
[06:01] Cross
    Our quest is to defeat them.
[06:03] Cross
    It should be easy enough, even with Lynn.
[06:07] Cross
    Let's get started.
[06:08] Lynn
    Y-Yes!
[06:10] Cross
    Storage.
[06:11] Lynn
    Huh?!
[06:12] Lynn
    H-How did you do that just now?!
[06:14] Cross
    C-Crap!
[06:15] Cross
    Er, this is the one spell I'm good at.
[06:18] Cross
    A friend taught it to me a long time ago.
[06:21] Lynn
    Really?
[06:23] Lynn
    It's my first time seeing magic like that.
[06:25] Cross
    More importantly,
    let's finish these off quick.
[06:28] Lynn
    R-Right!
[06:36] Cross
    Yeah.
[06:37] Lynn
    Amazing!
[06:38] Cross
    Don't just watch.
[06:39] Cross
    You try it too.
[06:41] Lynn
    I-I'm sorry.
[06:43] Lynn
    Here I go...
[06:55] Lynn
    I'm so sorry!
[06:57] Cross
    This is going to be a long day.
[07:04] Yui
    You can already see how this ends, right?
[07:07] Yui
    Why don't you give up already?
[07:09] Noble
    What is taking you men so long?!
[07:13] Noble
    You're up against a little girl!
[07:15] Crowd
    Huh?
[07:16] Crowd
    Isn't that Yui, the talented swordfighter
    who achieved S-rank at a young age?
[07:19] Crowd
    She's a bona fide S-rank adventurer?!
[07:22] Crowd
    I think she's got them beat, don't you?
[07:26] Yui
    So, what'll it be?
[07:41] Yui
    Wh-What is this?!
[07:44] Nobel
    Magic chains that steadily
    drain mana and stamina.
[07:47] Nobel
    Too bad for you.
[07:49] Yui
    You had other allies?!
[07:53] Yui
    I'm losing my strength! I can't move!
[07:55] Noble
    Now then, time to die.
[08:00] Lily
    Fighting out in broad daylight?
[08:06] Man
    What?!
[08:07] Man
    When did she—
[08:08] Lily
    I won't tell you not to fight,
[08:11] Lily
    but four on one is a bit cowardly, no?
[08:14] Noble
    H-Hmph!
[08:15] Noble
    I don't know who you think you are,
[08:17] Noble
    but could you not interfere?
[08:20] Noble
    We're just getting to the good part.
[08:21] Lily
    The good part, huh?
[08:23] Noble
    That's right!
[08:24] Noble
    I was in the middle of teaching her
    what happens to those who defy me!
[08:29] Lily
    Oh? Is that so?
[08:36] Noble
    Huh?!
[08:37] Yui
    Huh?!
[08:40] Noble
    What?!
[08:42] Noble
    Huh?!
[08:44] Yui
    Sh-She's fast!
[08:55] Yui
    She defeated all four guards in an instant,
[08:58] Yui
    and she's not even out of breath!
[09:01] Yui
    Who in the world is she?!
[09:03] Noble
    Wh-What just happened?!
[09:05] Noble
    This can't be!
[09:07] Noble
    There's no way my guards
     would fall so easily!
[09:11] Lily
    In that case,
[09:14] Lily
    would you care to try me personally?
[09:27] Yui
    Thank you for rescuing me.
[09:30] Lily
    Don't worry about it.
[09:32] Lily
    I just stuck my nose in
    while I was looking for something.
[09:35] Yui
    Um, there's something I'd like to ask.
[09:40] Yui
    What can I do to become strong like you?
[09:44] Lily
    You're already quite strong for one so young.
[09:47] Lily
    No need to rush.
[09:50] Yui
    There's this white mage
    named Lloyd in my party...
[09:55] Lily
    Lloyd?
[09:57] Yui
    He's really incredible,
[09:59] Yui
    and I've found myself heavily relying on him.
[10:03] Yui
    So I want to get even stronger.
[10:07] Lily
    Lloyd and Yui...
[10:09] Lily
    So that's what's going on here.
[10:11] Lily
    If you're so inclined,
[10:15] Lily
    would you care to train with me for a bit?
[10:28] Lloyd
    No, there's still room for improvement here.
[10:32] Lloyd
    Hmm, a spell I can use for support...
[10:36] Lloyd
    Shared awareness?
[10:38] Lloyd
    No, I should work on a way to keep calm
    in anticipation of a protracted battle.
[10:42] Lloyd
    But in that case...
[10:43] Silica
    Lloyd.
[10:44] Silica
    Lloyd!
[10:47] Silica
    Are you okay, Lloyd?
[10:50] Lloyd
    Y-Yeah.
[10:51] Lloyd
    I'm fine.
[10:52] Daggas
    You look like you're running yourself ragged.
[10:55] Lloyd
    I've been trying lots of things,
[10:58] Lloyd
    but I'm not getting any notable results.
[11:00] Daggas
    Why don't you try going out
     to clear your head?
[11:03] Daggas
    You've been holed up in here for days, right?
[11:06] Lloyd
    I don't have time to spare on that...
[11:08] Claire
    Um, in that case, I can show you around town.
[11:13] Lloyd
    Huh?
[11:14] Both
    Huh?
[11:18] Lily
    I know this won't mean much from me,
[11:21] Lily
    but you shouldn't jump
    at such shady offers, you know?
[11:24] Yui
    It's fine!
[11:26] Yui
    I'm confident I'm a good judge of character!
[11:30] Lily
    Hmm, now I'm even more worried.
[11:32] Yui
    By the way, could I get your name?
[11:35] Lily
    Well...
[11:37] Lily
    You can call me Lilith.
[11:39] Yui
    Lilith...
[11:42] Yui
    I wonder if that's a fake name.
[11:44] Yui
    I may not know her real name,
    and she does look rather suspect...
[11:49] Yui
    but my gut's telling me
    it's okay to trust her.
[11:55] Lilith
    Shall we get started?
[12:02] Yui
    Storage magic?
[12:04] Yui
    I didn't even know that
    existed until I met Lloyd.
[12:08] Yui
    This tells me what a small world
    I've been living in.
[12:14] Yui
    I'll do all I can to learn the secrets
    of Lilith's strength for myself!
[12:22] Lloyd
    That's good!
[12:23] Claire
    I'm glad.
[12:24] Claire
    Yui told me about this place.
[12:27] Lloyd
    I'm sorry for dragging you along, Claire.
[12:31] Claire
    You've already helped me quite a bit, Lloyd,
    so I'm happy to do this much for you.
[12:38] Claire
    Researching magic is tough, isn't it?
[12:41] Lloyd
    I just can't seem to make a breakthrough.
[12:44] Claire
    I wish there was something
    I could do to assist.
[12:48] Lloyd
    Claire, there's something I'd like to ask.
[12:51] Claire
    You mean of me?
[12:52] Lloyd
    Yeah.
[12:54] Lloyd
    Your spell, the song that allows you
     to communicate with monsters...
[12:58] Lloyd
    That's ancient magic, isn't it?
[13:01] Claire
    Huh?!
[13:04] Cross
    You're too tense.
[13:06] Cross
    You're not drawing far back enough either.
[13:10] Lynn
    R-Right!
[13:12] Cross
    Observe your target well
    and predict their movement.
[13:17] Lynn
    I hit it!
[13:19] Cross
    That's good.
[13:20] Cross
    Now keep it up and try aiming for the core.
[13:24] Lynn
    Right!
[13:26] Cross
    Pull your chin in a little,
[13:28] Cross
    calm yourself, and hold steady.
[13:31] Cross
    Good. Just like that...
[13:32] Cross
    Fire!
[13:37] Lynn
    I did it!
[13:38] Lynn
    I slew one, Cross!
[13:40] Cross
    Yeah!
[13:42] Cross
    I thought he was just clumsy,
[13:44] Cross
    but he's a surprisingly quick learner.
[13:46] Cross
    Now, let's keep at it
[13:48] Cross
    and clear out the rest!
[13:50] Lynn
    Right!
[13:52] Lily
    So, for your training,
[13:54] Lily
    try cutting down that tree.
[13:57] Yui
    You just want me to cut it down?
[14:00] Lily
    Without moving a foot from here, yes.
[14:03] Yui
    Huh?
[14:05] Yui
    Is this some riddle?
[14:06] Lily
    Do it like so.
[14:17] Yui
    Wh-Wha?!
[14:21] Lily
    I wreathed my blade in mana
     and sent it flying.
[14:25] Yui
    That would let me attack at range too!
[14:29] Lily
    It's simple once you get
    the hang of it, so try it.
[14:31] Yui
    Okay!
[14:34] Claire
    As you're suggesting,
     I've inherited ancient magic.
[14:38] Lloyd
    I knew it.
[14:41] Lloyd
    Lost spells only mentioned
    in the texts of yore...
[14:45] Lloyd
    That's ancient magic as we know it.
[14:47] Lloyd
    I figured an exceptional spell
    like manipulating monsters
[14:51] Lloyd
    could only possibly be ancient magic...
[14:54] Lloyd
    though I'm surprised it's actually real.
[14:57] Claire
    So what was it you want to ask me?
[15:00] Lloyd
    Would it be possible
     for me to learn ancient magic?
[15:04] Lloyd
    If so, that might be a clue as to how
    to get over the wall I've hit in my research.
[15:09] Claire
    I'd say...
[15:11] Claire
    it's probably impossible.
[15:14] Claire
    Ancient magic only appears
    once every few centuries
[15:17] Claire
    when a capable user is born by chance.
[15:22] Claire
    It's said that divine punishment will befall
[15:25] Claire
    all who attempt to use it
    without inheriting it so.
[15:28] Claire
    I've heard there was one person in the past
    who used ancient magic that way,
[15:33] Claire
    but the story goes that they lost
    their life the moment they did.
[15:38] Claire
    I understand how you must feel,
[15:41] Claire
    but ancient magic is taboo.
[15:43] Claire
    It's not to be dabbled in lightly.
[15:50] Lloyd
    Understood.
[15:51] Lloyd
    I won't dig any further into it.
[16:00] Cross
    That's the last of them.
[16:03] Cross
    It took a while, since there were so many.
[16:06] Cross
    This'd be so much easier
    if I could shoot rapid fire.
[16:09] Lynn
    Rapid fire?
[16:12] Cross
    I'm kidding.
[16:13] Cross
    There's no way to pull that off with a bow.
[16:16] Cross
    Now then, let's collect the
    materials and head back.
[16:19] Lynn
    Right.
[16:21] Lynn
    Ah, Cross! Over there!
[16:23] Cross
    A lunamagra?!
[16:25] Lynn
    Th-Th-That's a high-rank monster!
[16:28] Lynn
    We need to flee, and fast!
[16:30] Lynn
    But...
[16:32] Lynn
    We won't have any proof
    we completed the quest,
[16:35] Lynn
    even though we defeated
     all those red slimes...
[16:40] Cross
    Hmph!
[16:43] Cross
    Tch, not happening with a bow, huh?
[16:46] Cross
    It's gonna take a heavy blow or successive
     attacks to pierce that carapace.
[16:52] Lynn
    Cross, your rapid fire!
[16:54] Lynn
    Shoot rapid fire!
[16:55] Cross
    Huh?
[16:56] Cross
    I told you, that trick's impossible.
[16:58] Lynn
    This is just an idea, but...
[17:03] Cross
    I never thought of that!
[17:09] Cross
    Storage.
[17:11] Cross
    Hmph!
[17:11] Cross
    Storage.
[17:22] Lynn
    Cross!
[17:28] Lynn
    Here are the red slimes from the quest,
[17:31] Lynn
    plus a lunamagra we defeated
    while we were at it!
[17:33] Adventurers
    Whoa!
[17:38] Cross
    Now the folks at the guild
    should see you in a new light.
[17:42] Lynn
    Are you really sure about this?
[17:44] Lynn
    Letting me take the credit, I mean.
[17:46] Cross
    I don't mind.
[17:48] Cross
    You helped me realize a way I could grow
    stronger when I thought I had none.
[17:52] Lynn
    I'm sorry about today.
[17:54] Lynn
    I really caused all kinds of trouble for you.
[17:57] Cross
    Listen. It's important
    to be able to apologize,
[18:00] Cross
    but you do it way too much.
[18:03] Lynn
    I-I'm sor—
[18:05] Lynn
    Oh, right.
[18:07] Lynn
    Thank you so much!
[18:09] Cross
    Now that feels a whole lot better.
[18:12] Lynn
    Um...
[18:13] Lynn
    Cross, you're actually a really
    strong adventurer, aren't you?
[18:17] Cross
    Ah...
[18:20] Cross
    Sorry for fooling you.
[18:22] Lynn
    H-Huh?! You're S-rank?!
[18:26] Lynn
    I'm sorry!
[18:27] Lynn
    I'm sorry for making you
    teach me how to use a bow!
[18:29] Lynn
    I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
    Seriously, for real, I am so sorry!
[18:32] Cross
    I just told you that you apologize too much.
[18:43] Yui
    I failed again...
[18:45] Lily
    That's strange.
[18:47] Lily
    It should be simple once
    you learn the trick.
[18:49] Yui
    This is simple*?!
[18:51] Yui
    You shape your mana to your weapon*
    without it going berserk, then unleash it.
[18:55] Yui
    That's a super advanced technique!
[18:57] Yui
    Lilith is crazy strong
    if she thinks that's easy.
[19:03] Yui
    Even so, that doesn't mean I can give up!
[19:07] Lily
    You're practicing hard.
[19:09] Lily
    Why do you want to grow stronger so badly?
[19:13] Yui
    I got a big head.
[19:16] Yui
    I thought I'd gotten stronger than anyone
     when I became an S-rank adventurer.
[19:22] Yui
    But after meeting Lloyd,
[19:24] Yui
    I learned there's always someone stronger.
[19:26] Yui
    So I want to get even better,
[19:29] Yui
    so that I can stand by Lloyd's
     side with my head held high.
[19:34] Lily
    I see.
[19:37] Yui
    Lilith!
[19:40] Yui
    No!
[19:41] Yui
    I won't make it!
[19:52] Yui
    Are you okay, Lilith?!
[19:54] Lilith
    See? You did it.
[19:58] Yui
    My body just moved on its own when
    I thought you were in danger!
[20:03] Yui
    Though I guess there's no way you really were,
    given how strong you are, huh, Lilith?
[20:09] Yui
    Maybe I overstepped, huh?
[20:11] Lily
    No, thank you.
[20:13] Lily
    You saved me.
[20:16] Yui
    Great!
[20:18] Yui
    Huh?
[20:19] Yui
    With that weight off me,
     I'm suddenly sleepy...
[20:26] Lily
    Lloyd has found himself
    some fine companions.
[20:33] Silica
    Yui's late, isn't she?
[20:36] Daggas
    I just hope she hasn't
    gotten into any trouble.
[20:41] Lloyd
    Yui?
[20:44] Lloyd
    Hmm?
[21:01] Yui
    Is everyone ready?
[21:03] Yui
    Then we're off!
[21:05] Lloyd
    I'm really sorry. I'm the only
    one walking away empty-handed.
[21:10] Lloyd
    I only optimized my existing spells,
[21:12] Lloyd
    picked up a few new ones for mass combat,
[21:16] Lloyd
    and crafted an original kind of search magic.
[21:18] Lloyd
    That was all I managed to do.
[21:21] Yui
    I'd say that's plenty.
[21:23] Daggas
    He's at it again.
[21:24] Silica
    He's always like this.
[21:26] Cross
    I figured this's how it would go.
[21:31] Lloyd
    I'm not sure what to say but sorry.
[21:36] Lily
    Well, that about covers things.
[21:39] Lily
    It was a tough job, looking
     into them using this "Lilith" persona.
[21:44] Lily
    And all because you kept saying,
[21:46] Lily
    "I feel awkward about going to see
    my apprentice after he ran from me,
[21:49] Lily
    but I'm so worried about his well-being!"
[21:55] Lily
    Hey, Merlin, are you listening to me?
[21:58] Merlin
    It's not fair!
[21:59] Lily
    Huh?
[22:01] Merlin
    It's not fair only you got to see them, Lily!
[22:03] Merlin
    I'm going to go see Lloyd after all!
[22:06] Merlin
    I can't stand it any longer!
[22:07] Lily
    Do whatever you want.
[22:11] Credits
    John Pickett
    Henry Lin
    Riley Dalton
    William Haggard
    Sho Stifler
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