# E7 - The Footsteps That Stalk the Witches
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**[00:03] som**
What's wrong, Uzoi?
**[00:05] som**
Your nose is all red.
**[00:07] uzo**
Well, of course it is!
**[00:09] uzo**
I cried a lot!
**[00:12] som**
I knew you were a crybaby, Uzoi.
**[00:15] uzo**
Are you kidding? Is this really the time?!
**[00:18] hai**
I won't let you cry again.
**[00:24] hai**
I won't let you cry again.
**[00:29] uzo**
Well... you can certainly try.
**[00:37] hai**
Yes. I promise I will.
**[00:40] som**
Hey, he made a promise!
**[00:43] uzo**
I suppose he did.
**[00:45] som**
My dad made a promise to me, too!
**[00:48] som**
He said we'd be together forever!
**[00:50] som**
Right, Dad?
**[00:56] dad**
Yes.
***SIGN*** Episode 7
The Footsteps That Stalk the Witches
**[02:35] som**
So sweet!
**[02:36] uzo**
Hang on, how much canestalk was that?
**[02:39] uzo**
You *are* leaving enough for everyone, right?
**[02:42] som**
Oh, no!
**[02:44] uzo**
Okay, I'm confiscating the rest.
**[02:46] som**
No! That's mine!
**[02:48] uzo**
Cut it out already!
**[02:52] dad**
We are several hours past Lakda Rock.
**[02:55] dad**
We appear to have come quite far.
**[02:57] hai**
Yes. If we continue at this speed,
**[02:59] hai**
we should be through the
Osuna Desert by tomorrow.
**[03:04] hai**
Is something the matter?
**[03:06] dad**
Our course was decided based on
a rumor that humans had been seen
**[03:10] ---**
at the edge of the desert.
**[03:12] dad**
However, that seems unlikely.
**[03:17] dad**
Although I hope to find pockets of
remaining humans somewhere...
**[03:30] som**
Hey, Uzoi...
**[03:33] uzo**
What is it? Can't sleep?
**[03:36] som**
How come all the humans went away?
**[03:42] uzo**
Well... because of the war,
I guess, and other stuff.
**[03:47] som**
What other stuff?
**[03:48] uzo**
I don't know much about it.
**[03:51] uzo**
Why do you ask?
**[03:53] som**
I don't know anything,
**[03:56] som**
even though I'm a human.
**[04:02] uzo**
It's another early day tomorrow.
**[04:03] uzo**
Let's get some sleep.
**[04:10] (Flashback) fb**
You gotta promise.
**[04:12] (Flashback) fb**
You promise, right, Dad?
**[04:16] (Flashback) fb**
Yes.
**[04:17] (Flashback) fb**
I promise.
**[04:29] dad**
The cracks in my body grow larger by the day.
**[04:32] dad**
If it continues at this rate...
**[04:36] dad**
Haitora.
**[04:38] hai**
May I join you?
**[04:42] hai**
Thank you for everything you did today.
**[04:47] hai**
You've given me the determination
to stay with Uzoi to the bitter end.
**[04:52] hai**
It's been a long time since I've
felt a genuine will to live.
**[04:58] hai**
I wish I could keep watch
over Uzoi until she grows up.
**[05:05] hai**
I genuinely envy that you can be
with Somali through the years.
**[05:13] dad**
I cannot.
**[05:16] dad**
Every golem has a predetermined lifespan.
**[05:20] dad**
My life functions will cease in 301 days.
**[05:26] dad**
This is why I must bring Somali to humans
**[05:29] dad**
while this body still functions.
**[05:32] hai**
Have you told Somali about this?
**[05:35] gol**
I have not.
**[05:40] hai**
I don't have any information
about humans, myself.
**[05:44] hai**
But I hear that if you head
west out of the desert,
**[05:48] hai**
there's a village that collects
knowledge from all over the world.
**[05:51] hai**
If you go there, maybe...
**[05:54] dad**
Knowledge from all over the world?
**[05:57] dad**
I see.
**[05:58] dad**
We will travel to that village, then.
**[06:02] hai**
I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
**[06:05] dad**
No...
**[06:06] dad**
Even the smallest things
are a great help to us.
**[06:11] dad**
I am grateful.
**[06:15] hai**
I've been traveling for a long time.
**[06:18] hai**
I imagine traveling with a human
girl comes with its share of trouble.
**[06:24] gol**
Human children are indeed driven
by exceptional curiosity.
**[06:28] gol**
They disappear the moment
you take your eyes off them.
**[06:31] gol**
Their weak immune systems cause them
**[06:34] gol**
to suffer frequent declines in health.
**[06:36] gol**
Many times, I have struggled to treat
her with my insufficient knowledge.
**[06:41] gol**
But I consider these things
**[06:42] gol**
to be trivial, so long as they allow
Somali to remain in good health.
**[06:47] hai**
Somali's a lucky girl, huh?
**[06:52] dad**
Please elucidate your meaning.
**[06:54] hai**
There's no safe place for
humans in this world.
**[06:58] hai**
We always have to stay in hiding.
**[07:01] hai**
There's no telling what will
happen if we're caught.
**[07:04] hai**
And yet, she found you.
**[07:07] hai**
She can sleep at night without fear.
**[07:10] hai**
She can smile her way through the day.
**[07:13] hai**
She has peace of mind, and I think
you're the reason why.
**[07:21] dad**
We are the same, Haitora.
**[07:24] dad**
I do not know if I can
protect Somali to the end.
**[07:28] dad**
But when you say these things to me,
**[07:32] ---**
this part of me feels lighter.
**[07:36] dad**
I see.
**[07:37] dad**
Is this the "peace of mind" you describe?
**[07:43] hai**
It is.
**[07:52] som**
It's so nice and cool!
**[07:54] uzo**
That's how you know
we're leaving the desert.
**[07:57] uzo**
We'll be going our separate ways soon, too.
**[08:01] som**
Really?!
**[08:02] uzo**
I told you that yesterday.
**[08:04] som**
I was so busy eating, I didn't listen...
**[08:08] som**
Why are you laughing?!
**[08:09] uzo**
Well, it's just funny.
**[08:13] som**
I wish I could stay with
you guys for longer...
**[08:20] uzo**
Don't be that way, now.
**[08:22] som**
But...
**[08:23] uzo**
This isn't anything to be sad about.
**[08:25] uzo**
We'll meet again someday,
**[08:27] uzo**
after I cure Haitora's illness.
**[08:31] som**
Uzoi...
**[08:34] uzo**
To be honest, I haven't worked
through it all myself.
**[08:40] uzo**
But the way I feel now isn't a lie.
**[08:44] uzo**
I know that... someday...
**[08:50] hai**
It's within sight now, you two.
**[08:56] som**
A forest!
**[09:00] hai**
If you follow this river, you should
reach the village I mentioned.
**[09:06] som**
Hey, Dad!
**[09:07] som**
Where are we going next?
**[09:09] dad**
To a village where we
can acquire information.
**[09:12] som**
Will they tell us more about humans?
**[09:15] dad**
It is possible.
**[09:18] som**
That's great, Dad!
**[09:22] hai**
Best of luck to you.
**[09:25] dad**
To you, as well.
**[09:29] som**
Come on, Dad! Let's go!
**[09:33] uzo**
That's great news, Somali.
**[09:35] ---**
Yeah!
**[09:37] uzo**
See you later, Somali!
**[09:39] som**
Yeah! See you, Uzoi!
**[09:47] uzo**
Thank you, Somali.
**[11:06] dad**
This is quite an unusual settlement.
**[11:09] witch**
Hello there, little traveler.
**[11:12] witch**
Would you like to try the
witches' special wicca wine?
**[11:15] witch**
It's safe for children to drink.
**[11:19] som**
Wicca wine?
**[11:21] witch**
Would you like some roseberry jam with that?
**[11:23] witch**
And some herb-stuffed wursts, too!
**[11:26] witch**
I've got crimson pickles here!
**[11:29] som**
I love this witch village!
**[11:33] som**
All full!
**[11:35] dad**
Somali, you are aware that dining
is not the purpose of our journey?
**[11:39] som**
I forgot!
**[11:41] som**
Where's the information?!
**[11:43] witch**
Are you trying to do some research?
**[11:46] dad**
Yes.
**[11:48] witch**
In that case...
**[11:50] witch**
Over there is a repository of knowledge
from all over the world,
**[11:54] witch**
the Witches' Crest Library.
**[11:56] witch**
I'll show you around.
**[12:06] som**
Dad! Look at all the books!
**[12:09] dad**
Indeed. There are more than I had imagined.
**[12:11] gro**
There are 10,000 medical tomes alone, I hear!
**[12:15] gro**
A person could solve
the mysteries of the ages!
**[12:18] dad**
This does appear promising.
**[12:20] dad**
Somali...
**[12:22] som**
Dad, look! It's a book about food!
**[12:24] som**
Breakfasts of the world!
**[12:26] som**
Afternoon snacks!
**[12:27] som**
A-All the meat you can eat?!
**[12:30] som**
They all look so good, Dad!
**[12:30] dad**
It seems there is nothing
on your mind but food.
**[12:34] watch**
Sorry for the wait, traveler.
**[12:37] watch**
This is Hazel.
**[12:38] watch**
She's a top librarian here.
**[12:41] haz**
It's a pleasure to meet you.
**[12:43] witch**
Well, I hope you find
what you're looking for.
**[12:47] witch**
Take care of them, Hazel.
**[12:49] haz**
Certainly!
**[12:50] haz**
Now, what brings you to this library?
**[12:54] dad**
We are on a journey in search of humans.
**[12:57] dad**
We wish to find clues
regarding their whereabouts.
**[12:59] ha**
Clues, huh?
**[13:02] ha**
Just one minute.
**[13:10] haz**
There's a biography in the warehouse
that talks about humans...
**[13:15] dad**
A biography?
**[13:16] som**
I'll read it!
**[13:19] haz**
Well... It might be a bit
advanced for you, dear.
**[13:22] som**
That's okay! I'll do my best to read it!
**[13:25] som**
I wanna know all about humans!
**[13:29] haz**
You're a funny little one.
**[13:31] haz**
I'll show you the way, then.
**[13:36] haz**
We witches are a clan whose
devotion is to the world itself.
**[13:41] haz**
In gratitude to the god who
created the land and life,
**[13:44] haz**
and in remembrance of those great deeds,
**[13:46] haz**
we have brought books to this library from
around the world since the days of antiquity.
**[13:52] haz**
Some leave the village to collect books.
**[13:55] haz**
Some—like us—sort the
books that are collected.
**[14:00] haz**
And some protect those books.
**[14:03] haz**
It has been the treasured duty
of the witches since ages of old.
**[14:07] haz**
It's like an instinct for our clan,
so we receive no compensation.
**[14:12] haz**
That is why we use our knowledge
to sell medicines and food,
**[14:16] haz**
and earn money that way.
**[14:17] som**
It was all yummy!
**[14:20] haz**
I'll be sure to tell the others.
**[14:23] haz**
Now, then...
**[14:24] haz**
The book you seek should be in this area.
**[14:27] haz**
Let me see...
**[14:30] haz**
That's odd... It should be right here.
**[14:35] haz**
There's no record of it being checked out...
**[14:38] gol**
Has it been lost, then?
**[14:42] haz**
No, I think I know where it is.
**[14:45] haz**
I'm embarrassed to admit it, but this library
is at times plagued by bookworms.
**[14:50] som**
Worms?
**[14:51] haz**
Yes. Given past experience...
**[14:54] haz**
It's likely in here.
**[14:59] haz**
Praline! You're here, aren't you?
**[15:03] pra**
Huh?
**[15:04] pra**
Yo, Hazel! What're you doin' here?
**[15:08] haz**
And there's the bookworm... my big sister.
**[15:12] pra**
Heya!
**[15:13] haz**
Goodness... How many times must I tell you—
**[15:16] pra**
Wow, a golem! What're you doin' here?
**[15:18] pra**
He's freakin' huge!
**[15:20] pra**
Wow, tough, too!
**[15:22] pra**
Say, where'd you come from?!
**[15:25] haz**
Desist.
**[15:28] pra**
Right...
**[15:30] pra**
A book on humans, right?
**[15:32] pra**
Talk about obscure requests...
**[15:37] haz**
Excuse me, Praline!
**[15:38] haz**
Could you please be more
gentle with the books?
**[15:42] dad**
I will aid your search.
**[15:44] dad**
What is the name of the book?
**[15:45] pra**
I think it was... *The Chronicle of Haraiso*?
**[15:49] dad**
And its appearance?
**[15:49] som**
Haraiso... Haraiso... Haraiso...
**[15:50] pra**
It was super old and falling apart.
**[15:53] haz**
Be more specific!
**[15:54] pra**
I want to say it was blue,
**[15:58] ---**
and had something like an eye on the spine...
**[16:05] som**
Dad, I found the book!
**[16:07] dad**
Have you?
**[16:09] som**
I'm bringing it now!
**[16:13] dad**
Somali!
**[16:32] dad**
Were you harmed, Somali?
**[16:35] pra**
That was a close one!
**[16:39] som**
What are those?
**[16:41] pra**
Book-eating fish.
**[16:42] pra**
Pescafish.
**[16:44] pra**
Old paper soaked with ink is their favorite,
**[16:46] pra**
so they're witches' mortal enemy.
**[16:49] pra**
They get especially prevalent
during their breeding period...
**[16:52] pra**
But why did this happen?
**[16:54] haz**
It's because you leave the room so messy.
**[16:58] pra**
R-Regardless!
**[17:04] pra**
Go!
**[17:12] dad**
Your efforts appear insufficient, however.
**[17:18] pra**
Hazel?
**[17:19] haz**
Yes, yes...
**[17:48] som**
Magic is cool!
**[17:49] som**
So awesome!
**[17:50] pra**
I know, right?
**[17:52] pra**
My magic is powerful,
but it only affects a small area.
**[17:55] pra**
But Hazel's magic works over a huge area!
**[17:58] pra**
Which means when we work
together, we're unstoppable!
**[18:02] haz**
Honestly...
**[18:04] haz**
I wish you would calm down.
**[18:07] dad**
It does not appear to be over.
**[18:26] som**
I-It's huge!
**[18:28] haz**
I've never seen a subspecies like that!
**[18:37] som**
The books!
**[18:39] pra**
You big stupid fish!
**[18:45] pra**
N-No way!
**[18:49] som**
Dad! You okay?
**[18:53] dad**
I am undamaged.
**[19:01] som**
It's looking at the book...
**[19:03] haz**
You think it's after *The Chronicle of Haraiso*?
**[19:05] dad**
Somali, release the book.
**[19:08] som**
No!
**[19:09] som**
It's important!
**[19:11] som**
I'll protect it!
**[19:13] dad**
Somali!
**[19:24] som**
No!
**[19:31] som**
The information...
**[19:45] som**
Dad...
**[19:48] dad**
Foreign hostile detected.
**[19:50] dad**
Purge required.
**[20:13] pra**
Golems are... something else...
**[20:22] som**
Dad?
**[20:25] dad**
Somali, were you harmed?
**[20:27] som**
I'm okay.
**[20:30] som**
But...
**[20:32] som**
You're not okay at all, Dad!
**[20:34] som**
That must have hurt a lot!
**[20:37] som**
It's all my fault!
**[20:39] som**
I'm sorry!
**[20:45] pra**
Hazel.
**[20:47] pra**
This is *The Chronicle of Haraiso*.
**[20:54] pra**
Can't read it now, can we?
**[20:59] som**
I couldn't keep the book safe.
**[21:02] dad**
That is acceptable.
**[21:03] som**
But...
**[21:06] dad**
It is not an issue.
**[21:08] dad**
As long as you are safe, it is not an issue.
**[21:28] pra**
Say, if we check the record of borrowers,
**[21:31] ---**
we could find someone who's read it, right?
**[21:33] haz**
That's true!
**[21:35] dad**
Is it possible?
**[21:36] haz**
Yes!
**[21:41] haz**
There it is!
**[21:42] haz**
Just one person, 304 years ago...
**[21:45] haz**
A librarian...
**[21:48] haz**
Isolde Nebsolv?
**[21:51] pra**
Wait, isn't that...
**[21:54] haz**
Yes, it is.
**[21:58] haz**
Our head librarian.
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