Season 1

E1 - The Harvest Festival and The Crowded Driver's Box

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[00:05] Girl
    Hey! Hey!
[00:06] Girl
    What story will you tell me tonight?
[00:09] Woman
    What about the time
    I visited a very salty and large pond?
[00:12] Girl
    You already told me that story.
[00:13] Woman
    Then, what about the time
    I bit the arse of a pompous fool?
[00:18] Girl
    You've told me that one, too.
[00:20] Girl
    I don't want to hear those childish stories.
[00:21] Girl
    Aren't there any stories
    I've never heard before?
[00:24] Woman
    Then, what about an old tale from long ago,
    that began in a village far, far away?
[00:30] Woman
    It's a story about a wolf
    that protected the harvests of a village
[00:33] Woman
    in a land much farther south than here...
[00:37] Girl
    A wolf?
[00:38] Woman
    The wolf promised the youths of that village
[00:42] Woman
    that it would bring
    bountiful harvests of wheat.
[00:45] Woman
    The wolf kept its promise.
[00:48] Woman
    It kept it for an exceedingly long time.
[00:52] Woman
    No one knows when it began,
[00:54] Woman
    but the people of the village
    would use the phrase "the wolf is running"
[00:57] Woman
    when ripe wheat stalks swayed in the wind.
[01:00] Woman
    When ears of wheat were flattened by the wind,
[01:02] Woman
    they said they were "trampled by the wolf".
[01:04] Woman
    They even said the wheat was "eaten by
    the wolf" when the harvest was poor.
[01:08] Girl
    The village must have
    really treasured that wolf.
[01:11] Woman
    Yes...
[01:12] Woman
    Yes, they did.
[01:13] Girl
    So, they all lived happily ever after?
[01:15] Girl
    That's the end of the story?
[01:17] Woman
    No...
[01:18] Woman
    After a long time had passed,
[01:20] Woman
    no one remembered the promise
    they made with the wolf anymore.
[01:25] Woman
    The tales of the wolf,
    which were full of familiarity and awe,
[01:29] Woman
    eventually just became antiquated stories.
[01:33] Woman
    The humans who began to sow, nurture,
    and harvest the wheat themselves
[01:37] Woman
    no longer believed in the wolf
    that brought bountiful harvests...
[01:42] Girl
    So, then, what happened to that wolf?
[01:48] Woman
    Well, at the time, in the village...
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[03:38] Lawrence
    The clear weather
    should last until nightfall again.
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    The Harvest Festival and
    The Crowded Driver's Box
[03:41] Lawrence
    Wouldn't rain be troublesome for you, too?
[03:51] Knight
    A traveling merchant?
[03:52] Lawrence
    There's a small village in the mountains
    about a half a day's travel east from here.
[03:56] Lawrence
    I'm on my way back after selling some salt.
[03:59] Knight
    What kind of cargo do you have there?
[04:03] Lawrence
    Fur pelts.
[04:04] Knight
    I see.
[04:05] Knight
    What's this?
[04:06] Lawrence
    A sheaf of wheat I received from the village.
[04:08] Lawrence
    I hear it's a variety of wheat that's strong
    against the cold and resilient against pests.
[04:13] Lawrence
    What's going on?
[04:14] Lawrence
    There normally aren't knights
    such as yourself around these parts.
[04:17] Knight
    There's been word of a pagan festival
    being held in the villages around here.
[04:22] Lawrence
    Pagans?
[04:23] Knight
    Heretics that don't believe in
    the great God that created our world.
[04:28] Knight
    I understand the North, but I can't believe
    there's still some of them around here.
[04:32] Knight
    Know anything about it?
[04:35] Lawrence
    Not a thing.
[04:42] Lawrence
    A pagan village, huh?
[04:51] Lawrence
    Hello! Long time no see!
[04:54] Farmer A
    Oh, you're...
[04:58] Lawrence
    The traveling merchant, Kraft Lawrence.
[05:01] Lawrence
    Looks like quite the harvest this year.
[05:03] Farmer B
    That's right. Look at all of this!
[05:06] Lawrence
    I've come to see Yarei. Where is he?
[05:09] Farmer A
    Yarei's in the field over yonder.
[05:11] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[05:12] Farmer B
    You might miss him if you don't hurry.
[05:15] Lawrence
    Huh?
[05:16] Farmer A
    There's a lot of young men
    over there, and they're still lacking in skill.
[05:20] Farmer A
    I'm sure one of them
    will end up as Holo this year.
[05:24] Lawrence
    Holo?
[05:25] Villager A
    The wolf is there! The wolf is there!
[05:28] Villager B
    The wolf is resting there!
[05:33] Villager A
    It's the last sheaf!
[05:35] Villager B
    Careful not to cut too much!
[05:38] Villager C
    Holo will run from greedy hands!
[05:41] Villager C
    Who will catch the wolf this year?!
[05:52] Villager D
    It's Yarei! It's Yarei! It's Yarei!
[05:58] Villager B
    Holo has appeared!
[05:59] Lawrence
    Yarei...
[06:00] Villager B
    Holo has appeared!
[06:02] Villager C
    Catch him!
[06:13] Villager A
    We've caught Holo!
[06:15] Villager C
    Corner him!
[06:20] Villager B
    Don't let him escape!
[06:22] Villager A
    Lock him in!
[06:27] Yarei
    Lawrence!
[06:28] Yarei
    See you later!
[06:32] Lawrence
    See you later? Really?
[06:40] Lawrence
    But you won't be able to come out for a week...
[06:49] Lawrence
    Looks like another bountiful harvest.
[06:51] Village Chief
    Yes. This is all thanks to Count Erhendott.
[06:56] Lawrence
    He's the new lord of the fiefdom, isn't he?
[06:58] Lawrence
    Looks like the era of praying
    to the old gods has ended.
[07:02] Village Chief
    We have a bad harvest
    when the wolf is displeased.
[07:05] Village Chief
    But we've no bad harvests with the new
    farming methods our lord has taught us.
[07:11] Lawrence
    I never thought I'd see this much Trenni
    silver in such a rural area! What a surprise!
[07:15] Village Chief
    Again, all thanks to our new lord.
[07:17] Lawrence
    Is your price negotiator doing a good job?
[07:20] Village Chief
    If you're talking about Yarei,
    he's doing an excellent job.
[07:24] Village Chief
    He always says he learned
    how to do business from you.
[07:28] Lawrence
    He's just reaping the fruits of his labor.
[07:31] Village Chief
    Yarei was looking forward
    to seeing you again, Mr. Lawrence.
[07:35] Lawrence
    How unfortunate.
[07:36] Village Chief
    Will you stay the night tonight?
[07:40] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[07:41] Lawrence
    However, the items I've purchased
    have a payment deadline.
[07:45] Lawrence
    Next time, perhaps.
[07:56] Lawrence
    No point in an outsider staying here alone...
[08:12] Lawrence
    Fresh vegetables. Aren't they delicious?
[08:18] Lawrence
    I guess I should sleep.
[08:55] Lawrence
    Hey!
[08:58] Lawrence
    Wake up!
[09:00] Lawrence
    Hey, you!
[09:01] Lawrence
    What are you doing in another person's cart?!
[09:03] Lawrence
    Hey!
[09:09] Lawrence
    E-Ears?!
[09:57] Holo
    What a beautiful moon.
[09:59] Holo
    Do you happen to have any alcohol?
[10:02] Lawrence
    I-I don't have anything like that!
[10:03] Lawrence
    First of all, what on earth are—
[10:04] Holo
    Then, something to eat...
[10:08] Holo
    Oh? Is that dried meat?
[10:11] Holo
    How wasteful.
[10:14] Lawrence
    You! Are you the sort possessed by the devil?!
[10:17] Holo
    You must be an ungrateful wretch
    to point your blade at me.
[10:20] Lawrence
    What did you say?
[10:21] Holo
    Oh, that's right.
    You are not a human from the village.
[10:26] Holo
    My apologies. I had forgotten that.
[10:30] Holo
    I slipped into your carriage
    because I wished to leave the village...
[10:34] Holo
    It seems we have already left.
[10:38] Holo
    My name is Holo.
[10:40] Holo
    It has been a long time
    since I've taken this form.
[10:43] Holo
    Yes, there seem to be no problems.
[10:45] Lawrence
    Holo?
[10:46] Holo
    Mm, Holo. Isn't it an excellent name?
[10:53] Lawrence
    What a coincidence!
[10:55] Lawrence
    I happen to know someone
    who's been called that name.
[10:57] Holo
    Oh?
[10:58] Holo
    I know of no creature with
    the name Holo other than myself.
[11:02] Holo
    Pray tell, who has this name?
[11:04] Lawrence
    It's the name of
    the god of harvest in this area.
[11:07] Lawrence
    Are you a god?
[11:08] Holo
    Hmph.
[11:09] Holo
    Though I have been called a god
    and bound to this land for a long time,
[11:14] Holo
    I am nothing so grand.
[11:16] Holo
    I am only Holo and nothing more.
[11:20] Holo
    You think of me as a strange girl who has been
    locked away at home since birth, do you?
[11:26] Holo
    I was not born here,
    but in a land much farther north.
[11:31] Lawrence
    North?
[11:31] Holo
    Yes. The summers are short
    and the winters long.
[11:35] Holo
    A world covered in silvery white.
[11:37] Holo
    I was born in a place called Yoitsu...
[11:40] Holo
    Wise Wolf Holo of Yoitsu would refer to me.
[11:43] Holo
    Have you been there before?
[11:45] Lawrence
    Yoitsu?
[11:47] Lawrence
    No, I've never heard of the place...
[11:52] Lawrence
    What else?
[11:55] Holo
    While I don't dislike taking
    a human form, it is always so chilly.
[12:07] Lawrence
    Hey, if you're really the Wise Wolf Holo,
    show me some proof.
[12:12] Holo
    My ears and tail are not enough to satisfy you,
[12:15] Holo
    so you wish for me to show you
    my form as a wolf?
[12:18] Lawrence
    That's right.
[12:20] Holo
    I refuse.
[12:22] Lawrence
    Why?
[12:24] Holo
    I wish to ask you the same thing!
[12:27] Lawrence
    I-If you're a person,
    I'll turn you into the Church.
[12:31] Lawrence
    Those possessed by the devil
    will bring calamity upon others.
[12:33] Holo
    I hate the Church!
[12:35] Lawrence
    Then, let's go back to the village
    and confirm with the village chief...
[12:39] Holo
    I refuse that as well.
[12:44] Lawrence
    But you can stay with me if you really
    are Holo, the god of harvest.
[12:49] Holo
    Truly?
[12:51] Lawrence
    Truly.
[12:52] Lawrence
    If you're really the Wise Wolf Holo,
    you might bring me some fortune as well.
[12:56] Holo
    You truly wish to see?
[12:58] Lawrence
    Yes.
[12:59] Holo
    No matter what?
[13:00] Lawrence
    No matter what!
[13:05] Holo
    It is impossible for any creature
    to change forms without paying a price.
[13:09] Holo
    In my case, I would need
    blood from the living...
[13:12] Holo
    Or a small amount of wheat.
[13:15] Lawrence
    Let's go with wheat.
[13:29] Lawrence
    H-Hey, are you all right?!
[14:05] Village Chief
    Oh, Mr. Lawrence.
[14:07] Lawrence
    My apologies.
[14:08] Lawrence
    May I stay here for the night?
[14:10] Village Chief
    Of course, but why the sudden change?
[14:14] Lawrence
    Yarei?
[14:17] Yarei
    We meet again, Lawrence.
[14:21] Village Chief
    The bed is over there.
    You can place your things around there.
[14:25] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[14:27] Village Chief
    Then, please take care of the place for us.
[14:32] Lawrence
    What a luxurious meal.
[14:34] Yarei
    They're all offerings for Holo.
[14:35] Yarei
    But I brought them here since it'd be a waste
    to leave it all for the wolf. Want some?
[14:40] Lawrence
    I don't think an outsider
    should eat the offerings...
[14:44] Lawrence
    To begin with, aren't you supposed to be
    locked away in the granary for a week,
[14:47] Lawrence
    so that Holo won't escape from
    the last sheaf of wheat you harvested?
[14:51] Yarei
    That's just a superstition.
[14:52] Yarei
    There's no wolf actually
    living in the wheat fields.
[14:55] Yarei
    It's just an excuse for the people
    in the village to have a festival.
[15:00] Yarei
    This is on me. Now, drink.
[15:03] Yarei
    To an old friend!
[15:04] Yarei
    To reuniting with Lawrence,
    the shrewd traveling merchant!
[15:08] Lawrence
    To an old friend.
[15:09] Yarei
    To the future of Pasloe Village!
[15:15] Lawrence
    The village chief showed me the village silver.
[15:17] Lawrence
    Looks like you're doing
    a good job negotiating prices.
[15:20] Yarei
    I learned it all from you!
[15:23] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[15:25] Yarei
    It is!
[15:30] Lawrence
    How long has it been since I started
    buying wheat from this village?
[15:35] Yarei
    Let me think...
[15:36] Yarei
    It was before Count Erhendott became our lord.
[15:41] Yarei
    The previous lord only thought about
    taking more and more taxes from us.
[15:47] Yarei
    No merchant was willing to buy
    our expensive, tax-inflated wheat.
[15:53] Yarei
    At the time, you actually
    bought some wheat from us.
[15:57] Lawrence
    There weren't many towns willing to work
    with a new traveling merchant like me.
[16:01] Yarei
    The village and I have grown a lot since then.
[16:05] Yarei
    Can you believe it?
[16:06] Yarei
    Now, even merchants from large
    towns come to buy our wheat.
[16:10] Yarei
    I'm negotiating prices
    with big shots like that!
[16:14] Lawrence
    I believe it.
[16:16] Yarei
    I want to try negotiating prices of wheat
    with you again. Just like back then!
[16:21] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[16:23] Lawrence
    Me, too, Yarei.
[16:27] Yarei
    You know!
[16:28] Yarei
    I'm sure we'll have a great harvest
    next year and the year after that!
[16:32] Lawrence
    Yeah, I hope Holo stays in a happy mood.
[16:34] Yarei
    It has nothing to do with wolves!
[16:37] Yarei
    Something like that doesn't exist!
[16:39] Yarei
    We don't need some ancient god!
[16:40] Yarei
    We can't go against the Church in this era.
[16:43] Yarei
    We don't need Holo anymore!
[17:17] Lawrence
    They don't need Holo anymore, huh?
[17:20] Holo
    What about me?
[17:23] Holo
    There is no need to be so surprised.
[17:26] Lawrence
    You!
[17:27] Holo
    As expected, this form is quite chilly.
[17:31] Lawrence
    You were in the village after all.
[17:33] Lawrence
    Where were you hiding?
[17:35] Holo
    To be precise, I live inside the wheat.
[17:39] Holo
    During the harvest,
    I am in the last piece of wheat.
[17:43] Holo
    That's why it's quite difficult
    to escape from there.
[17:45] Holo
    However, there are exceptions.
[17:47] Holo
    If there is a larger amount of wheat
    than the last sheaf of wheat nearby,
[17:51] Holo
    I can move to that wheat
    without being seen by humans.
[17:55] Holo
    That's the reason why.
[17:56] Holo
    In a way, I owe you a great debt.
[18:03] Holo
    Are you afraid of me?
[18:08] Lawrence
    I...
[18:16] Lawrence
    Even though I was the one who
    told you to show me your true form...
[18:31] Lawrence
    I was scared of you.
[18:37] Lawrence
    That's why I thought
    you disappeared from my sight.
[18:45] Holo
    Humans show fear when they see my true form.
[18:50] Holo
    There are very few who have reacted otherwise.
[18:54] Holo
    There was once such a person in this village.
[18:58] Holo
    That person asked me to ensure
    the harvests of this village.
[19:05] Holo
    That's why I kept my promise.
[19:08] Holo
    However, having many bountiful
    harvests is hard on the land.
[19:13] Holo
    So, there were times
    when I had to create bad harvests.
[19:16] Holo
    The people of the village
    just called it my fickleness.
[19:21] Holo
    Their thoughts of me have grown
    quite bad these last few years.
[19:26] Holo
    Next year and the year after that,
[19:27] Holo
    I am sure that they will have
    bountiful harvests without me.
[19:32] Holo
    No one needs me any longer.
[19:36] Lawrence
    Let's say that I believe you.
[19:40] Holo
    You are quite the suspicious one.
[19:42] Lawrence
    Is there somewhere you'd like to go
    after leaving the village?
[19:58] Holo
    North...
[20:02] Holo
    I wish to return to the north...
[20:24] Lawrence
    It's safe now.
[20:25] Holo
    Finally!
[20:28] Holo
    It was so dark and cramped that it was
    difficult to change my clothes.
[20:33] Lawrence
    Y-You!
[20:37] Holo
    What do you think? Does it look nice on me?
[20:39] Lawrence
    Wait! Those are mine!
[20:41] Holo
    I expected as much.
[20:44] Lawrence
    Those are my best clothes.
    It took me ten years!
[20:46] Holo
    True. It is well-tailored and made of
    excellent fabric. Quite suitable for me.
[20:50] Holo
    It seems you are a talented merchant.
[20:53] Lawrence
    Those are my clothes!
[20:54] Holo
    Yes, but I know you are a kind male.
[20:58] Holo
    You wouldn't tell me to
    take them off, would you?
[21:02] Holo
    I wish to travel with you.
[21:05] Holo
    Is that unacceptable?
[21:12] Lawrence
    Fine.
[21:14] Lawrence
    This must be some kind of fate.
[21:17] Holo
    Please take care of me from now on, um...
[21:20] Lawrence
    Lawrence. Kraft Lawrence.
[21:23] Holo
    Yes. Lawrence.
[21:24] Holo
    I will continue to speak of your greatness
    from now to the end of time.
[21:29] Lawrence
    My profession isn't an easy one.
[21:32] Holo
    You'll have to earn your own keep.
[21:40] Holo
    I am not shameless enough to eat your food
    without doing anything in return.
[21:44] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo, an honorable wolf!
[21:56] Holo
    By the way.
[21:59] Holo
    It is quite cramped
    with the two of us sitting here.
[22:03] Lawrence
    Hey, now...
[22:05] Lawrence
    Wha?! Hey!
[22:07] Lawrence
    Hey! Don't get too close!
[22:08] Holo
    A male should be happy to be touched by me.
[22:11] Lawrence
    No, not really...
[22:12] Holo
    Oh? It seems you are embarrassed...
SIGN    Episode 2
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[23:45] Holo
    Next Time: "Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter"

E2 - Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter

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[00:28] Lawrence
    Looks like you slept well.
[00:30] Holo
    Yes. These furs are quite warm.
[00:40] Holo
    A flea.
[00:42] Lawrence
    Well, you have the finest of fur.
[00:44] Lawrence
    It's the perfect environment for them.
[00:47] Holo
    To think you'd notice the greatness
    of this tail! You have a fine eye!
[00:53] Lawrence
    Well, somewhat so.
[00:57] Holo
    My white-tipped tail is a source of pride.
[01:01] Holo
    As are these pointed ears of mine.
[01:04] Holo
    My ears can hear the coming
    of disasters and catch various lies.
[01:08] Holo
    They've saved many a friend from danger!
[01:12] Holo
    The Wise Wolf Holo of Yoitsu
    is none other than me!
[01:20] Lawrence
    And what does that nose
    you're so proud of tell you?
[01:24] Holo
    You should make haste.
[01:26] Lawrence
    What's wrong?
[01:28] Holo
    The rain will soon come.
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    Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter
[03:11] Lawrence
    I thank God for his mercy.
[03:13] Priest
    Is this your companion?
[03:17] Lawrence
    This is my wife.
[03:18] Lawrence
    She has some burns on her face
    and always covers up in public.
[03:22] Priest
    I see...
[03:26] Lawrence
    Then, I will retire to our room
    after taking care of our wares.
[03:47] Holo
    The chilling rain has cooled my burns.
[03:53] Holo
    The furs were fine, were they not?
[03:55] Holo
    Those furs come from fine martens.
[03:58] Holo
    There may be another creature like myself
[04:00] Holo
    bringing abundance to the
    mountains where they dwell.
[04:03] Lawrence
    Will they...
[04:05] Lawrence
    Will they fetch a decent price?
[04:07] Holo
    That, I do not know.
[04:09] Holo
    I am not a fur merchant.
[04:11] Lawrence
    Oh, that's right.
[04:12] Lawrence
    What should I do about that wheat?
[04:14] Holo
    What do you mean?
[04:16] Lawrence
    In other words, should I thresh it?
    Or keep it as is?
[04:20] Lawrence
    Well, that is, if you really
    dwell in that wheat.
[04:24] Holo
    As long as I am alive, that wheat
    will neither spoil nor wither.
[04:29] Holo
    I may disappear if it is eaten, burned,
    or ground down and mixed into the soil,
[04:37] Holo
    but threshing and storing it
    shouldn't be a problem.
[04:40] Lawrence
    Then I'll thresh it later
    and store the grains in a bag.
[04:44] Lawrence
    Don't you want to keep it with you?
[04:45] Holo
    That would be wonderful. It would be even
    better if I could hang it around my neck.
[04:49] Lawrence
    Is it all right to keep some of the wheat?
[04:52] Lawrence
    I'd like to try selling it to another area.
[04:54] Holo
    Many crops only grow well
    in the area they belong.
[04:59] Holo
    It would wither quickly.
    It would be a waste to even go.
[05:06] Holo
    You still smell bad after
    being drenched in the rain!
[05:11] Holo
    I think you are a good-looking man.
[05:14] Holo
    You should try to take care of yourself.
[05:16] Lawrence
    I'm at least careful enough
    to not let it affect my work.
[05:20] Holo
    Well, I think that beard of yours
    does look good.
[05:24] Lawrence
    Oh? So, you can appreciate this, too?
[05:27] Holo
    Though, I prefer it a little longer.
[05:32] Holo
    Like this...
[05:41] Lawrence
    We should dry our clothes in the common room.
[05:43] Lawrence
    I believe the room is heated.
[05:47] Lawrence
    There will be others in front of the fire.
[05:49] Lawrence
    Don't let them discover you.
[05:50] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo!
[05:53] Holo
    Long ago, I always traveled in this form.
[05:55] Holo
    Just leave it to me.
[05:57] Holo
    But I would have never thought of it.
[06:00] Holo
    Hiding my "burned" face from the public.
[06:04] Lawrence
    What do you think of it?
[06:06] Holo
    Such a burn would be part of who I am.
[06:09] Holo
    Just like my ears and tail, it would be
    something that belongs to no one but myself.
[06:17] Lawrence
    I see.
[06:20] Traveler
    I see. So, you come from Yorenz?
[06:24] Lawrence
    Yes, I obtained salt there
    and delivered it to a different village.
[06:28] Lawrence
    They gave me marten pelts in exchange.
[06:31] Traveler
    Won't it be arduous
    to go back to Yorenz from here?
[06:36] Lawrence
    That's where a merchant's wisdom comes in.
[06:38] Lawrence
    There's no need to go back.
[06:39] Traveler
    How interesting!
[06:41] Lawrence
    I didn't pay any money when I purchased salt
    at a trading company in Yorenz.
[06:46] Lawrence
    That's because I sold
    an equivalent amount of wheat to them
[06:48] Lawrence
    at a branch from the same
    trading company in a different town.
[06:51] Lawrence
    Because I received no money for
    the wheat, I paid nothing for the salt.
[06:55] Lawrence
    In other words, two different sale contracts
    were completed without the exchange of money.
[07:00] Traveler
    I see. How mysterious!
[07:03] Lawrence
    This is called an exchange rate transaction
[07:06] Lawrence
    and was invented by merchants
    to deal with people in many different areas.
[07:11] Traveler
    I own a vineyard in a town called Perenzzo,
[07:14] Traveler
    but I've never made a payment
    in such an unusual way.
[07:19] Traveler
    Do you think I should know about such a system?
[07:21] Lawrence
    No, it's unnecessary.
[07:23] Lawrence
    As a lord who owns a vineyard,
[07:25] Lawrence
    you just need to make sure merchants don't take
    advantage of you during price negotiations.
[07:28] Traveler
    That becomes a dispute every year.
[07:32] Traveler
    You said your name was Lawrence?
[07:35] Traveler
    If you ever visit Perenzzo,
    please stop by my house.
[07:40] Traveler
    You will be most welcome.
[07:41] Lawrence
    Yes, I would love to.
[07:44] Traveler
    Well, it seems my wife is a bit tired...
[07:48] Traveler
    We will excuse ourselves for the night.
[07:50] Lawrence
    Well, may God bring us together once again.
[08:01] Zheren
    Mister, you're pretty good.
[08:04] Lawrence
    I'm just an ordinary merchant.
[08:06] Zheren
    No, no! I was aiming
    for that couple myself,
[08:10] Zheren
    but I couldn't quite seize an opportunity.
[08:12] Zheren
    But you were able to do it so easily!
[08:15] Lawrence
    When I was starting out, other
    merchants looked like monsters to me.
[08:20] Lawrence
    Even now, more than half are still monsters.
    You just have to try your best.
[08:23] Zheren
    Well, that makes me feel a little better.
[08:28] Zheren
    My name is Zheren.
[08:31] Zheren
    I'm a rookie merchant.
[08:37] Lawrence
    I'm Lawrence.
[08:40] Zheren
    Is this your companion?
[08:45] Lawrence
    This is my wife, Holo.
[08:48] Zheren
    You're traveling together with your wife?
[08:50] Zheren
    You must really treasure her,
    considering how much you cover her up.
[08:55] Zheren
    I'm sure God brought us together
    for this encounter.
[08:58] Zheren
    Would you let me take a look?
[09:01] Lawrence
    Well...
[09:02] Holo
    A journey is the most enjoyable
    before one sets out.
[09:05] Holo
    The most frightening part of a dog is its bark.
[09:08] Holo
    And women look the most beautiful
    when viewed from behind.
[09:12] Holo
    Uncovering a hood so casually
    can easily dispel the fantasy.
[09:16] Holo
    I could never do something like that to you.
[09:21] Zheren
    Wow, your wife is really something.
[09:23] Lawrence
    It takes everything I have just to avoid
    being completely under her thumb.
[09:28] Zheren
    God must have guided me to the two of you.
[09:31] Zheren
    How about it, mister?
[09:33] Zheren
    Would you listen to what I have to say?
[09:44] Holo
    It smells so good!
[09:46] Holo
    Goat cheese over boiled potatoes?!
[09:50] Lawrence
    Hold on.
[09:54] Holo
    Wheat?
[09:55] Lawrence
    I tied a leather string around it
    so you can hang it around your neck.
[09:59] Holo
    Yes, thank you.
[10:04] Holo
    However...
[10:07] Holo
    This is currently more important!
[10:08] Lawrence
    Hold on!
[10:10] Holo
    Again?!
[10:12] Lawrence
    The leather string and the bag of wheat.
[10:14] Lawrence
    I even got goat cheese
    on the potatoes as a treat.
[10:16] Lawrence
    I had to donate a lot of money for all of it.
[10:19] Lawrence
    On top of that, my best clothes!
[10:21] Lawrence
    You'll have to pay me back for all of it!
[10:26] Holo
    Is that all?
[10:28] Lawrence
    Yes.
[10:31] Holo
    Vegetables grown by humans
    taste better than foraged nuts.
[10:36] Holo
    I love the idea of cooking them with heat.
[10:49] Holo
    Human throats are so narrow.
[10:51] Holo
    How inconvenient!
[10:53] Lawrence
    Well, wolves eat their food without chewing.
[10:56] Holo
    Well, of course.
[10:59] Holo
    We have no cheek space.
[11:01] Holo
    I cannot take my time to chew.
[11:05] Holo
    However, I have choked on potatoes once before.
[11:08] Holo
    They may not be compatible with me.
[11:18] Lawrence
    Come to think of it, didn't you say
    you can tell when people are lying?
[11:24] Holo
    Yes, more or less.
[11:26] Lawrence
    To what extent?
[11:31] Holo
    Well, to the point that I could tell
[11:33] Holo
    you praised my tail even though
    you didn't genuinely think so.
[11:38] Holo
    I am not right all the time.
[11:41] Holo
    Well, it's up to you to whether
    you believe me or not.
[11:47] Lawrence
    Then, let me ask you this.
[11:49] Lawrence
    What do you think of that kid?
[11:51] Holo
    Kid?
[11:53] Lawrence
    The one who talked to us
    in front of the fireplace.
[11:56] Holo
    Oh!
[11:58] Holo
    You are both kids in my eyes.
[12:03] Holo
    Though you are just a bit more mature.
[12:07] Holo
    What that kid told us, huh?
[12:12] Zheren
    Actually, Mister,
[12:14] Zheren
    it's rumored that a certain silver coin
    that is currently being circulated
[12:18] Zheren
    will soon be replaced with coins
    that have a higher percentage of silver.
[12:21] Lawrence
    Oh?
[12:22] Zheren
    The new silver coin is still
    worth the same as the old silver coin,
[12:28] Zheren
    but the new coins will be worth more when
    exchanged for the currency of other countries.
[12:34] Zheren
    In other words...
[12:34] Lawrence
    In other words...
[12:36] Lawrence
    If we collect a large amount
    of the current silver coins
[12:39] Lawrence
    and exchange them with the new coins
    when they become available,
[12:42] Lawrence
    we can make a huge profit from the difference.
[12:45] Zheren
    As expected! You're so quick to catch on!
[12:48] Zheren
    What do you say?
    I can tell you which silver coin it is.
[12:54] Zheren
    In exchange, how about giving me a share
    once you make a big profit?
[13:05] Holo
    I believe that kid is lying.
[13:08] Holo
    Though I don't know exactly
    what part he may be lying about.
[13:12] Lawrence
    I see.
[13:14] Lawrence
    Currency speculation itself
    isn't that rare, but...
[13:18] Holo
    You don't know why he'd lie about such a thing.
[13:21] Holo
    Am I right?
[13:24] Holo
    When one lies, the reason for the lie
    is more important than the lie itself.
[13:32] Lawrence
    You're right.
[13:34] Lawrence
    It took me many years to realize that.
[13:39] Holo
    There is no need
    to be bothered by such a thing.
[13:41] Holo
    After all, you are still a kid in my eyes.
[13:48] Holo
    What would you have done if I was not here?
[13:53] Lawrence
    If I was alone?
[13:58] Lawrence
    I'd put aside whether
    the information was true or false.
[14:01] Lawrence
    And I'd act like I was
    interested in Zheren's offer.
[14:04] Holo
    And why would you do that?
[14:06] Lawrence
    If it were true, I'd make a profit.
[14:09] Lawrence
    If it were false, that means
    someone is plotting something.
[14:13] Lawrence
    If I investigate it carefully, it'll usually
    connect to some kind of moneymaking scheme.
[14:19] Holo
    Now that I have told you it was a lie?
[14:24] Lawrence
    Well...
[14:27] Holo
    There was nothing to
    hesitate about from the start.
[14:31] Holo
    You are going to act like
    you are interested, either way.
[14:37] Holo
    It seems these extra potatoes are mine.
[14:44] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo.
[14:47] Holo
    How many of your lifetimes
    do you think I have lived?
[15:38] Holo
    May my dear husband...
[15:40] Holo
    have more pluck!
[15:49] Lawrence
    Goodness.
[15:51] Lawrence
    What were you doing so early in the morning?
[15:52] Holo
    I woke up early,
    so I listened to their preaching.
[15:57] Lawrence
    Something like that interested you?
[15:59] Holo
    It is interesting to listen to on occasion.
[16:03] Holo
    At any rate, it seems they have
    grown quite important.
[16:07] Lawrence
    The Church has always been important.
[16:10] Holo
    Not so.
[16:11] Holo
    It was not as important when
    I first arrived here from the north.
[16:16] Holo
    At the very least,
[16:17] Holo
    they did not say exaggerated things
    like "the one true God created the world"
[16:22] Holo
    and that we are merely "borrowing" it.
[16:25] Holo
    Nature cannot be created by someone.
[16:28] Holo
    It made me wonder when the Church
    began to perform such comedies.
[16:36] Holo
    This must also be a change of the times.
[16:40] Holo
    It seems the world has changed a lot.
[16:45] Lawrence
    Have you changed?
[16:51] Lawrence
    Then I'm sure your hometown
    hasn't changed, either.
[16:59] Holo
    Being comforted by you
    is a disgrace to a Wise Wolf.
[17:10] Holo
    Hey!
[17:12] Holo
    Come quickly! What are you doing?!
[17:23] Zheren
    Is that so?! You're in?!
[17:27] Lawrence
    However, I can't pay upfront.
[17:29] Lawrence
    I have no funds until
    I exchange my furs for money.
[17:33] Zheren
    Then, let's meet up in the port town
    of Pazzio and draw up an official contract!
[17:40] Zheren
    Once you arrive in Pazzio,
    please stop by a bar called Yorrend.
[17:43] Zheren
    You'll be able to contact me there.
[17:46] Lawrence
    Yorrend?
[17:47] Zheren
    Yes, then I'll head out first.
[17:49] Zheren
    Safe travels, Mister!
[17:53] Holo
    Are we not traveling together?
[17:55] Lawrence
    The roads are muddy.
[17:56] Lawrence
    Walking will be far faster
    than traveling by carriage.
[17:59] Lawrence
    There's no need to force him
    to follow a slow carriage.
[18:03] Holo
    True. Merchants are stingy with their time.
[18:07] Lawrence
    Time is money.
[18:11] Holo
    What an interesting phrase.
[18:13] Holo
    Time is money, huh?
[18:16] Lawrence
    The farmers you've watched over for hundreds
    of years are also particular about time.
[18:21] Holo
    What are you paying attention to?
[18:23] Holo
    They are not particular about time.
[18:25] Holo
    They are particular about sensing things.
[18:29] Lawrence
    I don't understand.
[18:31] Holo
    For instance...
[18:32] Holo
    They awaken when they sense daybreak
[18:35] Holo
    and pull weeds when they sense the afternoon.
[18:38] Holo
    They rejoice the budding sprouts
    as they sense spring,
[18:40] Holo
    enjoy the growth of the crops
    as they sense summer,
[18:43] Holo
    celebrate the harvest as they sense autumn,
[18:46] Holo
    and they wait for spring as they sense winter.
[18:49] Holo
    They do not care about time.
[18:51] Holo
    It is the same for me.
[18:53] Holo
    Your mind is quick, but you lack experience.
[19:04] Holo
    To put it another way, you will become
    well-established as you age.
[19:09] Lawrence
    How many hundreds of years
    are you talking about?
[19:13] Holo
    Your wits are indeed sharp.
[19:16] Lawrence
    Perhaps yours are just too old,
    so they're starting to break down?
[19:21] Holo
    Do you know why we wolves attack humans?
[19:26] Lawrence
    No.
[19:28] Holo
    It is because we wish to eat
    their heads and gain their power.
[19:35] Holo
    You are still a mere chick in my eyes.
[19:38] Holo
    You are no match for me.
[19:43] Holo
    Have you ever been attacked by a wolf?
[19:47] Lawrence
    I have.
[19:48] Lawrence
    About eight times.
[19:52] Holo
    Formidable, were they not?
[19:53] Lawrence
    Yes.
[19:55] Lawrence
    I've made it through bands
    of wild dogs, but wolves...
[20:01] Lawrence
    are really formidable.
[20:03] Holo
    That's because they have eaten
    many humans and gained their—
[20:07] Lawrence
    Stop!
[20:10] Lawrence
    I apologize for saying
    your brain is breaking down.
[20:13] Lawrence
    So,
[20:15] Lawrence
    please stop.
[20:32] Holo
    My apologies...
[20:46] Holo
    Are you angry?
[20:47] Lawrence
    I am.
[20:49] Lawrence
    So, don't ever joke about
    something like that again.
[21:03] Lawrence
    Let's sleep around that area tonight.
[21:07] Holo
    Wolves have only lived in the forest
    while dogs have lived beside humans before.
[21:14] Holo
    That's the difference between
    the difficulty of wolves and dogs.
[21:18] Holo
    Wolves have only been hunted by humans.
[21:21] Holo
    Humans are a source of fear for us.
[21:24] Holo
    That's why we think about
[21:25] Holo
    how to best humans when they enter our forests.
[21:33] Lawrence
    Does that mean that you've also...
[21:35] Holo
    There are things that even I refuse to answer.
[21:42] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[21:43] Holo
    Now, we are even.
[22:02] Holo
    You and I have lived
    in completely different worlds.
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[23:45] Holo
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[00:04] Holo
    What a grand town!
[00:06] Lawrence
    That's Pazzio.
[00:08] Holo
    Does a king reside here?
[00:11] Lawrence
    It's a town of nobles and merchants.
    There's no king here.
[00:17] Holo
    I cannot believe there is a town
    with so many people and no king...
[00:21] Lawrence
    Don't you need to hide your face?
[00:24] Holo
    Face?
[00:25] Lawrence
    People from Pasloe might travel through here.
[00:29] Lawrence
    I was wondering if they would recognize you.
[00:31] Holo
    Oh, is that all.
[00:34] Lawrence
    You were in that village for hundreds of years.
[00:36] Lawrence
    Don't they have legends about you?
[00:38] Holo
    There are.
[00:40] Holo
    "Holo sometimes appears
    in the form of a beautiful girl."
[00:44] Holo
    "She looks like she is in her mid-teens
    with flowing hair, wolf ears,
[00:49] Holo
    and a dark brown tail
    that is white at the tip."
[00:54] Holo
    "As long as you keep her form a secret,
[00:56] Holo
    she promises a bountiful harvest
    in the following year."
[01:00] Lawrence
    They know all your characteristics!
[01:03] Holo
    Hmph.
[01:05] Holo
    No one will recognize me.
[01:06] Holo
    They've long forgotten me.
[01:10] Lawrence
    I see.
[01:14] Holo
    Hey, you.
[01:17] Holo
    They will not recognize me, right?
[01:20] Lawrence
    That's what I'm hoping.
[01:27] Holo
    Well, I'm sure it will be fine.
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[03:03] Holo
    There seems to be a lot of delicious things!
[03:06] Lawrence
    What good looking apples.
[03:07] Holo
    Right? Do they not look enticingly delicious?!
[03:13] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[03:17] Lawrence
    That's right.
[03:18] Lawrence
    An acquaintance of mine
    invested in an apple venture.
[03:21] Lawrence
    He put more than half of
    his entire assets in it.
[03:24] Lawrence
    His total worth may be
    much higher than mine now.
[03:28] Lawrence
    I should have also invested.
[03:30] Holo
    Y-Yes, that is quite unfortunate.
[03:33] Lawrence
    But it was a risky gamble.
[03:35] Lawrence
    I'd rather invest in a commercial ship.
[03:37] Holo
    Commercial ship?
[03:39] Lawrence
    Merchants who have contracts with one
    another pool their money to borrow one.
[03:43] Lawrence
    The amount of storage space you can use
    depends on the amount you paid.
[03:48] Lawrence
    What's wrong?
[03:49] Holo
    The apples...
[03:52] Holo
    I wish to eat some apples.
[03:54] Lawrence
    Oh, so that's what it was.
[04:02] Lawrence
    Here.
[04:03] Lawrence
    Buy as many as you'd like.
[04:08] Lawrence
    Who spends an entire silver coin on apples?
[04:12] Holo
    You were the one who said
    I could buy as many as I'd like.
[04:15] Lawrence
    Make sure you earn your own keep.
[04:18] Holo
    You pretended you didn't notice earlier.
[04:22] Lawrence
    It must feel nice to know
    what others are thinking so clearly.
[04:26] Lawrence
    I'll have one myself...
[04:28] Lawrence
    Ouch!
[04:29] Holo
    These are mine!
[04:31] Lawrence
    I'm the one who paid for them!
[04:33] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo.
    I can earn this amount of money quickly.
[04:37] Lawrence
    Well, I'm looking forward to it.
[04:40] Lawrence
    That silver coin was for
    tonight's room and board!
[04:48] Holo
    Apples are the devil's fruit.
[04:50] Holo
    They are full of irresistibly sweet temptation.
[04:54] Lawrence
    If you're a wise wolf, why don't you
    try to overcome such greed?
[04:57] Holo
    You may lose many things due to greed,
    but you gain no benefits from abstinence.
[05:08] Lawrence
    We'll be selling the furs at the
     Milone Trading Company over there.
[05:12] Holo
    I believe there were bigger buildings
    on our way here.
[05:16] Lawrence
    This is the third largest trading company here.
[05:18] Lawrence
    However, this is just a branch of a very
    large company that is well-established
[05:21] Lawrence
    in a country farther south.
[05:23] Lawrence
    In other words, they often
    purchase items at a higher price
[05:26] Lawrence
    to compete in the market as outsiders.
[05:28] Lawrence
    On top of that...
[05:29] Holo
    "They are able to collect a lot of information
    from their various branches," right?
[05:35] Holo
    Since they run a trading company
    that crosses borders,
[05:37] Holo
    they must be sensitive to the changes
    of the currency market...
[05:41] Lawrence
    E-Exactly...
[05:44] Lawrence
    I want to investigate the information that
    young man named Zheren gave us.
[05:51] Cargo Loader
    Welcome to the Milone Trading Company.
[05:53] Lawrence
    There are a lot of people.
[05:55] Guide
    It's almost time for our
    grand expedition to the North.
[05:58] Guide
    The number of wares being taken to and
    from Ruvinheigen has been overwhelming.
[06:01] Lawrence
    No one wishes to waste
    money-making opportunities.
[06:03] Guide
    You're right about that.
[06:05] Guide
    So, what business do you have with us today?
[06:07] Lawrence
    You purchased wheat from me before.
    Today, I'd like to sell you some fur pelts.
[06:12] Guide
    Business is always welcome. Right this way.
[06:17] Appraiser
    Thank you for considering
    our trading company today.
[06:20] Appraiser
    Mr. Kraft Lawrence, wasn't it?
[06:22] Lawrence
    Please just call me Lawrence.
[06:24] Lawrence
    I'm honored you still remember
    my name from three years ago.
[06:28] Appraiser
    No, no. Pardon.
[06:30] Appraiser
    I hear you wish to sell fur pelts today?
[06:35] Lawrence
    Yes. I have seventy marten pelts
    of good quality today.
[06:40] Appraiser
    What fine pelts.
[06:42] Appraiser
    Crops have been bountiful this year,
    so we haven't obtained many marten pelts.
[06:46] Lawrence
    I'm sure that all the farmers have
    their hands full with the farm work this year.
[06:48] Lawrence
    Even so, I managed to collect
    this many high quality fur pelts.
[06:51] Appraiser
    They are more than acceptable.
[06:53] Appraiser
    Then, since we've done business
    with you before,
[06:58] Appraiser
    how about 132 coins of Trenni silver?
[07:05] Lawrence
    Hm, it is hard to come across
    furs of this quality.
[07:09] Lawrence
    I was hoping to deepen
    our relationship through this trade...
[07:15] Appraiser
    Our company would love to do so as well.
[07:18] Appraiser
    Taking our future relationship
    into consideration...
[07:21] Appraiser
    How about 140 silver coins?
[07:25] Lawrence
    Yes, then let's...
[07:29] Lawrence
    Please excuse me for a moment.
[07:32] Lawrence
    What is it?
[07:33] Holo
    I know nothing about the market.
    How is the price?
[07:36] Lawrence
    Pretty good.
[07:40] Appraiser
    Then, is this price acceptable?
[07:43] Holo
    140 Trenni silver coins!
[07:46] Holo
    Is that what you said?
[07:49] Appraiser
    Oh, yes.
[07:50] Appraiser
    I said 140 Trenni silver coins.
[07:53] Holo
    I see that you are a merchant
    of exceptional caliber.
[07:56] Holo
    Wait, is that why you act
    as if you have not noticed?
[08:00] Holo
    If so, we cannot easily
    let our guard down around you.
[08:03] Appraiser
    M-My apologies. Have I missed something?
[08:08] Holo
    Master, please refrain from such bullying.
[08:12] Lawrence
    Th-That wasn't my intention.
[08:14] Lawrence
    Let him know.
[08:17] Holo
    Yes, Master.
[08:19] Holo
    Sir, please take a whiff of these pelts.
[08:26] Holo
    Well?
[08:27] Appraiser
    Is this the scent of fruits?
[08:30] Holo
    Yes, the forests have also
    produced much fruit this year.
[08:35] Holo
    These are furs of martens
    that lived in such a forest.
[08:38] Holo
    They filled their bellies
    with so much good food
[08:40] Holo
    that their bodies exuded a sweet aroma.
[08:43] Appraiser
    I see that!
[08:44] Holo
    These marten pelts are the highest of caliber.
[08:47] Holo
    It took two large men to skin and treat
    them as their bodies were so firm.
[08:53] Holo
    Try pulling the pelt.
[08:55] Holo
    Harder!
[08:57] Holo
    What do you think?
[08:59] Holo
    It is as resilient as a fierce beast.
[09:01] Holo
    It can warm you like the sunshine in spring
    and repel the moisture of the rain.
[09:07] Holo
    On top of that, this scent.
[09:10] Holo
    Imagine how much this would
    shine amongst other clothes
[09:14] Holo
    made of normal smelly marten fur.
[09:20] Holo
    I am sure you can sell them
    at an incomparable price.
[09:25] Holo
    Now.
[09:26] Holo
    Please tell me again at what price
    you wish to purchase these fur pelts?
[09:30] Appraiser
    Well, then...
[09:35] Appraiser
    How about 200 Trenni silver coins?
[09:40] Holo
    What about three silver coins per pelt?
[09:44] Holo
    In other words, 210 coins.
[09:48] Holo
    Master, what about a different trading company?
[09:50] Appraiser
    I-I accept! Please let me
    purchase them at 210 coins!
[09:55] Holo
    That is what he says, Master.
[09:58] Lawrence
    Y-Yes.
[10:09] Holo
    Wine is definitely the best!
[10:12] Holo
    Are you not going to drink? It is my treat.
[10:15] Lawrence
    Have you ever been a merchant before?
[10:18] Holo
    What? Did I hurt your pride with my act?
[10:23] Holo
    I just used the same method as a sharp-witted
    merchant that once visited the village.
[10:29] Holo
    I did not think it up myself.
[10:41] Lawrence
    But I never noticed.
[10:44] Lawrence
    I touched handled them multiple times
    and never caught the scent of fruit.
[10:48] Holo
    Well, that was from the apples I bought before.
[10:53] Lawrence
    That means that...!
[10:54] Holo
    "It is his fault for falling for the trick."
[10:56] Holo
    Well, I would not go as far as saying that...
[10:58] Holo
    But I am sure he will be impressed
    to know the existence of such a method.
[11:01] Lawrence
    Well, you're probably right.
[11:03] Holo
    People who are easily angered
    from being tricked will never get far.
[11:07] Holo
    A true professional would
     be impressed at being beaten.
[11:10] Holo
    That aside, have you done
    what you needed to do?
[11:15] Lawrence
    For now.
[11:17] Lawrence
    They didn't seem to have
    any knowledge about a country
[11:21] Lawrence
    whose silver coin was being newly minted.
[11:23] Lawrence
    The Milone Trading Company didn't seem
    to be hiding anything, either...
[11:28] Lawrence
    Well, no matter what kind of
    gimmick Zheren's story has,
[11:32] Lawrence
    I'm fine as long as I don't
    lose money and come out ahead.
[11:37] Zheren
    Cheers to our reunion!
[11:44] Zheren
    This is good alcohol.
[11:46] Zheren
    It must mean that you made
    quite a profit on your fur pelts!
[11:49] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[11:50] Zheren
    I'm glad to hear that.
[11:52] Zheren
    The more money you have to invest,
    the more profit I'll make.
[11:56] Lawrence
    Enough about that.
[11:58] Lawrence
    You said you wanted a share of my profits
    in exchange for the information of
[12:03] Lawrence
    which coin was going to be minted
    with a higher percentage of silver.
[12:06] Lawrence
    Am I right?
[12:08] Zheren
    Yes.
[12:08] Lawrence
    Are you sure about this information?
[12:11] Zheren
    Well, to begin with...
[12:13] Zheren
    This is a guess from some information
    I gained from a mining town I used to live in.
[12:17] Zheren
    I think the information is pretty dependable.
[12:20] Zheren
    But, well...
[12:22] Zheren
    Business is never a sure thing.
[12:27] Lawrence
    That's true.
[12:28] Lawrence
    I was planning on turning you down
    if you said you were absolutely sure.
[12:31] Lawrence
    I'd be suspicious of such a good deal.
[12:35] Lawrence
    So, what's your share?
[12:37] Zheren
    Yes, I'd like ten Trenni silver coins
    for the information
[12:40] Zheren
    and ten percent of your profits.
[12:44] Lawrence
    That's pretty conservative.
[12:45] Zheren
    Well, I hold no responsibility
    if you end up at a loss.
[12:50] Zheren
    In exchange for keeping at ten percent,
[12:52] Zheren
    I'm hoping that returning
    your ten silver coins will be enough
[12:56] Zheren
    to end the deal if you take a loss.
[12:59] Lawrence
    I see.
[13:00] Zheren
    The settlement date will be three days
    before the large spring market next year.
[13:06] Zheren
    I believe this'll all happen
    before the end of this year.
[13:10] Lawrence
    In half a year? Sounds good.
[13:13] Zheren
    Then, I'd like to have a contract made
    at the public notary tomorrow.
[13:17] Lawrence
    Got it.
[13:18] Lawrence
    To our profits!
[13:20] Zheren
    Our profits!
[13:25] Holo
    A Farum silver coin!
[13:26] Lawrence
    Wrong. That's a fake Marinne silver coin.
[13:29] Holo
    Is that not this one?
[13:30] Lawrence
    That's a Mitzfing Sacred Birthday
    Festival silver coin.
[13:35] Lawrence
    You'll learn to tell them apart
    as you use them.
[13:37] Lawrence
    Let's continue after you've sobered up.
[13:39] Holo
    No! One more time!
[13:42] Lawrence
    It can't be helped.
    Make sure you listen carefully.
[13:45] Lawrence
    Trenni silver coin, Philing silver coin,
    Illaid silver coin,
[13:49] Lawrence
    Lute silver coin, fake Marinne silver coin,
[13:52] Lawrence
    Farum silver coin,
    Calvous King Lambardo silver coin,
[13:56] Lawrence
    Mitzfing Cathedral silver coin,
    fake Mitzfing Cathedral silver coin,
[14:01] Lawrence
    Holy Mitzfing silver coin,
[14:03] Lawrence
    and Mitzfing Sacred Birthday Festival...
[14:05] Holo
    Enough. I shall sleep.
[14:08] Lawrence
    A wise choice.
[14:09] Holo
    Hmph. Why are there so many different kinds?
[14:14] Lawrence
    As new kingdoms rise and fall,
[14:16] Lawrence
    the powerful and the Church
    keep minting new types of coins.
[14:21] Lawrence
    On top of that,
    counterfeiting never ceases.
[14:24] Lawrence
    Lute silver coins were originally
    called fake Trenni silver coins...
[14:45] Lawrence
    Thanks for the information.
[14:46] Zheren
    Thank you.
[14:48] Zheren
    Mister, I hope you make a lot of money.
[14:51] Zheren
    I hope you stay beautiful, Ma'am!
[14:54] Holo
    He was noisy until the very end...
[14:58] Holo
    So, which silver coin is the one in question?
[15:00] Lawrence
    This one. The Trenni silver coin.
[15:03] Lawrence
    It's a highly trusted coin in this area.
[15:07] Holo
    Trusted?
[15:08] Lawrence
    Yeah. There are several hundred
    types of currency
[15:11] Lawrence
    and the amounts of silver
    and gold in them often change.
[15:14] Lawrence
    The value of a coin is much higher
    than the silver or gold in them.
[15:20] Lawrence
    That's why trust in them is needed
    to make transactions.
[15:23] Holo
    I see.
[15:24] Holo
    So, what do you make of it?
[15:27] Lawrence
    I'm not sure, but I have some ideas about it.
[15:32] Holo
    I wish to eat that.
[15:39] Holo
    So, what did you realize?
[15:42] Lawrence
    His story may be true if it has to do
    with Trenni silver coins.
[15:47] Lawrence
    This is a Philing silver coin.
[15:49] Lawrence
    It has a high percentage of silver
    and it's popular in the market.
[15:52] Lawrence
    It could be considered Trenni's rival coin.
[15:56] Holo
    No matter the era, the value of a coin
[15:58] Holo
    has always depended
    on the power of that country.
[16:01] Lawrence
    If foreign currencies
    dominate a country's market,
[16:05] Lawrence
    they get trapped economically.
[16:07] Lawrence
    It's the same as losing in a war.
[16:10] Holo
    In other words,
[16:11] Holo
    they may be increasing the amount of silver
    in their coins to defeat their rival.
[16:16] Lawrence
    Yes.
[16:18] Lawrence
    That's why Zheren may not necessarily
    be lying as you had thought.
[16:23] Holo
    Well, my ears are not perfect.
[16:29] Holo
    What? Did you think I would be upset?
[16:33] Lawrence
    I did.
[16:35] Holo
    Though, I may become upset
    with your opinion of me.
[16:41] Holo
    Where are you going?
[16:42] Lawrence
    The bridge.
[16:44] Lawrence
    An acquaintance of mine
    is a currency dealer there.
[16:47] Lawrence
    It's hard to actually tell the purity
    of a currency accurately.
[16:52] Lawrence
    Even so, the reason certain currencies
    rise and fall in popularity is
[16:54] Lawrence
    because people are sensitive to the changes
    in purity of silver and gold.
[16:59] Lawrence
    Enough to think that
    a small change is a huge one.
[17:03] Lawrence
    That's why there is always
    some kind of indication
[17:06] Lawrence
    when a currency undergoes a big change.
[17:10] Lawrence
    There's no need to remember
    all of this right away.
[17:11] Lawrence
    I'll explain it to you slowly
    over the next month.
[17:14] Holo
    In other words...
[17:16] Holo
    When the minter plans to make a great
    change in the purity of a coin,
[17:20] Holo
    they will start with small changes to monitor
    the market's reaction, right?
[17:28] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah, th-that's about right.
[17:32] Lawrence
    Long time no see, Weiz.
[17:34] Weiz
    Lawrence!
[17:36] Weiz
    Nice to meet you. What is your name?
[17:39] Holo
    My name is Holo...
[17:41] Weiz
    Holo. What a nice name!
[17:43] Lawrence
    Hey, now...
[17:45] Weiz
    How about working at my shop?
    And perhaps becoming my wife...
[17:49] Holo
    A currency dealer works with many
    different currencies, do they not?
[17:53] Holo
    I do not know much about them.
[17:55] Weiz
    No problem! I can teach you!
    We can take our sweet time!
[18:00] Lawrence
    Weiz, I wanted to talk to you about something.
[18:03] Weiz
    What is it?
[18:04] Lawrence
    I want to see some recently minted
    Trenni silver coins.
[18:09] Weiz
    From older to newer.
[18:11] Weiz
    Nothing's changed.
[18:13] Weiz
    Even people like me, who handle money
    every day, haven't noticed any changes.
[18:18] Lawrence
    Any interest in melting it down and checking?
[18:20] Weiz
    Don't be stupid. I can't do that!
[18:23] Holo
    May I see them as well?
[18:25] Lawrence
    Did you notice something?
[18:26] Weiz
    Feel free!
[18:30] Holo
    You are such a bad man.
[18:33] Weiz
    Sorry! You were so beautiful
    that I couldn't help it.
[18:36] Holo
    Well, please watch.
[18:41] Weiz
    That's impossible.
[18:43] Weiz
    I've been a currency dealer for decades
    and I can't tell the purity just by the sound.
[18:48] Weiz
    I've heard of people who could tell,
    but even those stories are just legends.
[18:55] Weiz
    Well? Can you tell?
[18:57] Holo
    Not at all.
[18:58] Weiz
    It can't be helped. It can't be helped.
[19:01] Weiz
    Forget about the silver
    and have dinner with me instead.
[19:04] Holo
    What an interesting man.
[19:05] Lawrence
    He's a big womanizer.
[19:08] Lawrence
    Did the purity increase? Or decrease?
[19:12] Holo
    You've become good at
    tricking others to answer.
[19:16] Lawrence
    I saw your ears move.
[19:18] Holo
    I cannot let my guard down around you.
[19:20] Lawrence
    I was surprised you didn't say anything.
[19:23] Holo
    Well, it was my way of thanking you.
[19:26] Lawrence
    Thanking me?
[19:27] Holo
    You were jealous earlier, were you not?
[19:30] Holo
    It was to thank you for that.
[19:32] Holo
    There's no need to be bothered by it.
[19:33] Holo
    Males are all jealous idiots.
[19:37] Holo
    And females are idiots
    who feel happy about such things.
[19:42] Holo
    The world is full of idiots.
[19:46] Lawrence
    How were the silver coins?
[19:50] Holo
    It was very gradual,
    but the newer coins sound duller.
[19:55] Lawrence
    Duller? Then the purity is decreasing...
[19:59] Lawrence
    Which means Zheren lied.
[20:03] Lawrence
    It's easy to make a profit if the purity
    of silver or gold were increasing.
[20:07] Lawrence
    All you have to do is buy up the old coins
    and exchange them with the new ones.
[20:11] Lawrence
    But if the purity is decreasing,
[20:14] Lawrence
    it's hard to make money
    even if you know ahead of time...
[20:17] Lawrence
    You could buy them up
    when their value decreases,
[20:21] Lawrence
    but you'd need starting funds
    for something like that
[20:24] Lawrence
    and it'd be unlikely to make
    a profit in half a year...
[20:28] Lawrence
    I have no idea. How does Zheren plan
    to make a profit from this?
[20:35] Holo
    You may have been tricked.
[20:38] Lawrence
    Tricked? You mean he swindled
    ten silver coins from me?
[20:42] Holo
    No. If the value of Trenni silver decreases,
[20:46] Holo
    that kid would return
    the ten silver coins to you.
[20:49] Holo
    At worst, he wouldn't make any money.
[20:51] Holo
    On the other hand, if the value increases,
[20:53] Holo
    he earns ten percent of the profits
    without risking any money.
[20:58] Holo
    Even if he has no gains, he has no losses.
[21:01] Lawrence
    I see what you mean.
[21:02] Holo
    Humans are so quick to understand.
[21:05] Lawrence
    I can't believe it.
    Such an elementary mistake...
[21:08] Holo
    It's just...
[21:10] Holo
    Is it common for the purity
    in silver to decrease?
[21:14] Lawrence
    No, normally the purity level of a silver coin
[21:17] Lawrence
    would be maintained with the utmost of care.
[21:20] Holo
    We suddenly received information about
    the purity of a coin at a time like this.
[21:24] Holo
    Is this truly a coincidence?
[21:29] Holo
    There are times we wolves
    climb up a tree when hunting prey.
[21:33] Holo
    We change our perspective.
    The forest looks different atop a tree.
[21:38] Lawrence
    I should change my perspective?
[21:41] Holo
    Perhaps that kid isn't the true swindler here?
[21:47] Holo
    That kid may not need
    to receive benefit directly from us.
[21:53] Holo
    He may have been asked by someone
    to bring up this deal to others.
[22:00] Lawrence
    I see!
[22:01] Lawrence
    I've figured it out.
[22:03] Lawrence
    The way you can make money with
    a silver coin that's dropping in value!
[22:06] Holo
    It seems you have realized something.
[22:08] Lawrence
    Let's go!
[22:10] Holo
    Where?
[22:12] Lawrence
    To the Milone Trading Company!
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[23:45] Holo
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[00:03] Zheren
    That's why you've taken a liking to this place?
[00:06] Lawrence
    There are still some types
    of alcohol I haven't tried here.
[00:10] Lawrence
    On top of that, we were
    so busy discussing our deal
[00:14] Lawrence
    that we didn't have time
    to talk about other things.
[00:17] Zheren
    Well, I'm grateful for it.
[00:19] Zheren
    For a rookie like me,
    that kind of table talk is a full-on feast!
[00:23] Lawrence
    What areas did you travel through
    before we met you at the church?
[00:27] Zheren
    I came down from the north side of Ruvinheigen.
[00:31] Zheren
    That area will get dangerous once
    the grand northern expedition begins...
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
[02:07] Zheren
    Thanks for all the information!
    Contact me again anytime.
SIGN    Episode 4
    Romantic Merchant
    and Moonlit Farewell
[02:11] Lawrence
    Yes, see you next time.
[02:11] Zheren
    I'll be waiting for you, Mister!
[02:14] Appraiser
    I've confirmed what Zheren looks like.
[02:17] Appraiser
    I'll have our people investigate him.
[02:20] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[02:21] Appraiser
    I hope we find the source
    of the issue you spoke of.
[02:25] Appraiser
    But to be honest, I'm surprised
    all of this has happened in only one day.
[02:30] Appraiser
    We were dubious initially,
[02:32] Appraiser
    but this doesn't seem to be
    a simple case of fraud.
[02:35] Lawrence
    He's been approaching merchants claiming
[02:37] Lawrence
    that the value of the silver coin will go up,
    making everyone buy and collect them.
[02:40] Lawrence
    But, in truth, the value
    of the coin will go down.
[02:44] Appraiser
    They plan to buy all the coins from the
    merchants who will be in a hurry to sell them
[02:48] Appraiser
    and gain a profit from their loss.
[02:51] Appraiser
    The profits of the mastermind will be enormous.
[02:56] Lawrence
    The merchants who were fooled
[02:57] Lawrence
    won't announce their losses,
    since it may affect their reputation.
[03:01] Lawrence
    The story about the silver coin
    will not go public
[03:03] Lawrence
    and the mastermind will be able to collect
[03:06] Lawrence
    a large amount of silver coins
    without anyone's knowledge.
[03:09] Appraiser
    I'm also quite curious about
    what they will do with all that silver.
[03:13] Appraiser
    I'll speak to the higher officials
    in the trading company about it.
[03:17] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[03:19] Appraiser
    It's all about experience.
    Just like the scent on those marten furs.
[03:27] Holo
    Do you think they will make it?
[03:32] Holo
    Even if your assumptions are correct,
[03:34] Holo
    we will not gain any benefit if the Milone
    Trading Company does not move quickly enough.
[03:38] Lawrence
    Well, I think it will be fine.
[03:41] Lawrence
    The Milone Trading Company
    has thrived on foreign land.
[03:44] Lawrence
    Their ability to seize opportunities
    should be top-notch.
[03:50] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[03:51] Holo
    I was just remembering the past.
[03:57] Lawrence
    Looking at me?
[03:58] Holo
    Well, he would act like you
    and end up tumbling quite grandly.
[04:05] Holo
    He was a fool, but always full of cheer.
[04:08] Holo
    He was not surprised at all by my wolf form.
[04:12] Holo
    He was truly a strange one,
    but he was a nice guy.
[04:17] Lawrence
    He must have been from Pasloe village.
[04:19] Lawrence
    The one who asked you
    to bring bountiful wheat harvests...
[04:21] Holo
    That's right. He treated me
    like he treated everyone else.
[04:26] Holo
    Yes, he was my first friend.
[04:30] Holo
    He was truly a fool. I was often speechless.
[04:49] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[04:50] Holo
    There was something I had to tell you.
[04:52] Holo
    At least I think I did,
    but I cannot remember it.
[04:56] Holo
    I am sure that it was something important...
[04:59] Lawrence
    If it was really important,
    I'm sure you'll remember it eventually.
[05:02] Holo
    You are right.
[05:10] Lawrence
    Friend, huh?
[05:26] Marlheit
    I am the branch manager, Richten Marlheit.
[05:30] Marlheit
    We'll take on this deal.
[05:33] Lawrence
    Does that mean you found out
    who was behind Zheren?
[05:37] Marlheit
    Yes. Medio Trading is backing him.
[05:41] Lawrence
    I remember that they are
    the leading crop dealer in Pazzio
[05:45] Lawrence
    and that they have
    many shipping vessels as well...
[05:47] Marlheit
    However, it is impossible for them
    to carry out your suspicions alone.
[05:53] Marlheit
    I believe there is a noble behind them.
[05:57] Marlheit
    While we have not yet identified who it is,
[05:59] Marlheit
    it won't matter as long as
    we make our move first.
[06:05] Lawrence
    Then, let's begin talks about our shares.
[06:12] Lawrence
    This is the best day of my life.
[06:14] Holo
    You look quite happy.
[06:16] Lawrence
    At least 200,000 Trenni silver coins...
[06:18] Lawrence
    No, if things go well,
    400,000 Trenni silver coins will move.
[06:21] Lawrence
    If the trading company earns a ten percent profit,
    I'll get five percent of it. That's 2,000 silver coins!
[06:26] Lawrence
    That's 2,000 silver coins!
[06:28] Lawrence
    With that much money,
    I could open up a store in town!
[06:32] Holo
    Well, I am glad that things
    seem to be going well...
[06:39] Lawrence
    I told you to rest in the inn
    if you had a hangover.
[06:42] Holo
    I was worried that you would be
    taken advantage of.
[06:46] Lawrence
    What do you mean?
[06:47] Holo
    I meant exactly what I said.
[06:51] Lawrence
    Hang in there. The inn is
    right around the corner.
[06:59] Holo
    Yes.
[07:18] Holo
    Are you drawing the plans for your store?
[07:20] Lawrence
    When did you wake up?
[07:22] Holo
    I slept well and no longer feel sick.
[07:24] Holo
    You are quite skilled.
[07:26] Lawrence
    Not really...
[07:28] Holo
    Is this your store?
    What town do you wish to settle in?
[07:31] Lawrence
    I haven't decided yet.
    This is my ideal store in my ideal town.
[07:36] Lawrence
    Every traveling merchant dreams of owning
    their own store, and I'm no exception.
[07:41] Lawrence
    But if my deal with the Milone Trading Company
    works out, my dream will become a reality.
[07:48] Holo
    Is it that great to own a store?
[07:51] Lawrence
    Traveling merchants go from town to town
[07:53] Lawrence
    and never stay in one place,
    in order to make money.
[07:56] Lawrence
    That's why I spend most of
    the year living in my carriage.
[07:59] Lawrence
    Because of that,
    it's difficult to make close friends.
[08:03] Lawrence
    At best, I have acquaintances
    in the places where I do business.
[08:06] Lawrence
    If I open a store, I will become
    a member of that town.
[08:09] Lawrence
    I'll be able to forge close friendships
    and have an easier time finding a wife.
[08:14] Lawrence
    That's right. I need to tell Yarei about it.
[08:16] Lawrence
    I'm sure he'll be happy for me.
[08:18] Lawrence
    I might be able to do
    business with him again...
[08:21] Holo
    I will be a bit at a loss...
[08:24] Lawrence
    Why is that?
[08:25] Holo
    Once you open a store,
    you will not move from there.
[08:29] Holo
    I will have to travel alone
    or find a new traveling partner.
[08:34] Lawrence
    You are the Wise Wolf Holo.
[08:36] Lawrence
    You have the money from the marten furs, too.
[08:38] Lawrence
    You won't have any problems traveling alone.
[08:43] Holo
    I am tired of being alone.
[08:50] Lawrence
    Well, I don't mind traveling with you
    until you return home.
[08:58] Lawrence
    Even if I have money,
    I won't be able to own a store yet.
[09:03] Holo
    Truly?
[09:05] Lawrence
    Why would I lie?
[09:08] Lawrence
    So, you know...
[09:11] Lawrence
    don't make that face.
[09:15] Holo
    Okay.
[09:44] Lawrence
    How unlike you.
[09:46] Holo
    I always have the same dream.
[09:49] Lawrence
    Dream?
[09:51] Holo
    When I wake up, I am completely alone.
[09:54] Holo
    Yue, Inty...
[09:57] Holo
    Paro and Myuri, too. They are all gone.
[10:00] Holo
    I can live for hundreds of years.
[10:02] Holo
    That is why I decided to travel.
[10:06] Holo
    I was sure that I would see them again,
    but they are all nowhere to be found.
[10:14] Holo
    I do not wish to wake up
    and find myself alone anymore.
[10:19] Holo
    I am tired of being alone.
[10:21] Holo
    It is cold being alone.
[10:23] Holo
    It is lonely to be alone.
[10:31] Lawrence
    Traveling merchants
    are troubled by a similar dream.
[10:38] Holo
    How embarrassing.
[10:41] Lawrence
    Your face is sticky with your tears.
    Hold on a moment.
[10:49] Holo
    But this...
[10:51] Lawrence
    I draw them up and throw them away.
[10:53] Lawrence
    And, the deal has yet to succeed.
[10:56] Lawrence
    I shouldn't count
    my chickens before they hatch.
[11:04] Holo
    I owe you another large favor.
[11:08] Holo
    I am still sleepy.
[11:10] Holo
    Are you not sleeping?
[11:11] Lawrence
    I will soon.
[11:13] Lawrence
    It'll be a waste of the candle fee.
[11:15] Holo
    What a merchant-like way of thinking.
[11:36] Lawrence
    What are you doing?!
[11:37] Holo
    Do not be so uncouth.
[11:46] Holo
    I cannot breathe.
[11:51] Holo
    Have your eyes grown used to the dark?
[11:54] Lawrence
    What do you...
[11:55] Holo
    I remembered the important thing
    I needed to tell you.
[11:58] Holo
    You are trying to intervene in a large scheme.
[12:01] Holo
    I am sure the enemy is also wary.
[12:03] Holo
    Three people by the door.
[12:05] Holo
    They are surely not the respectable type.
[12:08] Lawrence
    Could it be Medio Trading?
[12:10] Holo
    Fortunately, there are
    no people outside the building.
[12:13] Holo
    Are you prepared?
[12:20] Holo
    Please take a good look
    at my body under the moonlight!
[12:42] Holo
    We need to give up the carriage.
[12:45] Holo
    They have nothing to gain
     from killing your horse.
[12:48] Holo
    We can retrieve it after things have settled.
[13:04] Holo
    Run!
[13:06] Lawrence
    Yeah!
[13:15] Holo
    Just in case.
[13:16] Holo
    You should hold onto some grains.
[13:24] Lawrence
    They're hot.
[13:25] Holo
    Because I dwell in that wheat!
[13:29] Man A
    They're running toward
    the Milone Trading Company!
[13:31] Man C
    Don't let them escape!
[13:45] Lawrence
    Holo, let's go shopping once this is over.
[13:48] Holo
    What are you saying so suddenly?
[13:50] Lawrence
    I'll buy you a comb, a hat,
    and other things for you!
[13:52] Holo
    What are you up to?
[13:53] Lawrence
    Nothing. It's just that you have
    such beautiful hair.
[13:59] Holo
    I would rather have a comb for my tail.
[14:02] Lawrence
    Got it! I'll buy it for you.
[14:04] Holo
    That is a promise.
[14:05] Lawrence
    Yes!
[14:11] Lawrence
    All right, we've almost reached
    the Milone Trading Company!
[14:20] Man D
    They'll definitely pass through here!
[14:21] Man B
    Don't let them escape!
[14:22] Man D
    Reinforcements should be here soon.
[14:23] Man D
    We'll search each nook and cranny!
[14:23] Holo
    Things are looking quite bad for us.
[14:26] Lawrence
    Should we split up?
[14:27] Holo
    A good idea, but I have a better one.
[14:30] Lawrence
    For instance?
[14:32] Holo
    I will go out to the main street
    and attract them.
[14:35] Holo
    In the meantime, you run for the Milone...
[14:37] Lawrence
    Hold on. I can't do that!
[14:39] Holo
    Listen well.
[14:39] Holo
    Even if we split up,
    they will catch you quickly.
[14:43] Holo
    I am Wise Wolf Holo.
    They cannot catch me easily.
[14:46] Holo
    However, who will negotiate with the Milone
    Trading Company if you get caught?
[14:51] Holo
    You have already revealed your plan to them.
[14:54] Holo
    In order not to be abandoned by them,
[14:56] Lawrence
    you must threaten them by saying
    you might betray them otherwise.
[15:00] Lawrence
    No!
[15:01] Lawrence
    Medio Trading will take you to
    the Church if they see your ears and tail!
[15:07] Holo
    I just won't get caught.
[15:09] Holo
    And even if I were caught, I should be able
    to hide my ears and tail for a day or so.
[15:14] Holo
    Just come save me in time.
[15:16] Lawrence
    You!
[15:17] Holo
    You wish to open a store
    with the money you earn.
[15:21] Holo
    And I told you I owed you a big favor.
[15:25] Holo
    Are you trying to make me an ungrateful wolf?
[15:29] Lawrence
    Don't be stupid!
    You'll be killed if they catch you!
[15:31] Lawrence
    There's no way it would match your debt!
[15:36] Holo
    Loneliness is a disease that leads to death.
[15:39] Holo
    It matches well enough.
[15:46] Holo
    I believe in you.
[15:48] Holo
    You will definitely come for me.
[15:53] Man A
    Found them!
[15:54] Man B
    Roinu street!
[15:55] Man A
    She's alone?
[15:56] Man B
    There should be two of them! Find them!
[16:01] Man F
    There he is!
[16:11] Lawrence
    This is Lawrence from this afternoon!
[16:12] Lawrence
    Save us! We're being attacked!
[16:14] Man B
    There he is!
[16:21] Man B
    Wait! Hey, hand that man over to us!
[16:25] Cargo Loader A
    Bastards!
[16:27] Cargo Loader A
    This is the Great Marquis
    Milone's Milone Trading Company,
[16:30] Cargo Loader A
    authorized by 33rd Grand Duke
    Roundio of the Roundio Grand Duchy!
[16:36] Cargo Loader A
    That fence is owned by the Marquis
[16:39] Cargo Loader A
    and anyone on these premises
    is the Marquis' guest.
[16:41] Cargo Loader A
    And all guests of the Marquis are under
    the protection of the Grand Duke of Roundio!
[16:47] Cargo Loader A
    Listen well!
[16:48] Cargo Loader A
    Hitting this place
    with that stick is the same
[16:50] Cargo Loader A
    as hitting the pedestal of
    His Highness the Grand Duke!
[17:00] Man E
    Fall back!
[17:03] Cargo Loader A
    What a big fuss in the middle of the night.
[17:05] Cargo Loader A
    What in the world happened?
[17:07] Lawrence
    I apologize for my rudeness.
[17:09] Lawrence
    More importantly, thank you for saving me.
[17:12] Cargo Loader A
    If you wanna give thanks, thank Marquis
    Milone, who is far away from here.
[17:16] Cargo Loader A
    More importantly, who were they?
[17:22] Marlheit
    I'm sure they were people from Medio Trading.
[17:25] Lawrence
    I believe so.
[17:27] Lawrence
    I think they've discovered my deal with you.
[17:30] Lawrence
    They were probably trying to stop us.
[17:32] Marlheit
    Stop us?
[17:34] Lawrence
    My companion may have been captured.
[17:38] Lawrence
    Could you please use the power
    of your company to take her back?
[17:41] Marlheit
    One of our men followed them after the uproar
[17:44] Marlheit
    and saw a young girl
    being forcefully taken away.
[17:50] Lawrence
    That is probably my companion, Holo.
[17:53] Lawrence
    She acted as a decoy so I could come here...
[17:56] Marlheit
    I see.
[17:58] Marlheit
    But, for what reason do you think
    they captured Ms. Holo?
[18:02] Lawrence
    Like I said before!
[18:03] Lawrence
    They wanted to prevent us from working
    with you and blocking Medio Trading's way.
[18:09] Marlheit
    Isn't that a little strange?
[18:12] Lawrence
    What's strange?!
[18:13] Marlheit
    Please calm down.
[18:15] Marlheit
    Something is strange. Definitely strange.
[18:18] Lawrence
    How so?!
[18:19] Marlheit
    Think about it. We are already
    collecting the coins.
[18:24] Marlheit
    Can they stop anything
    by taking the two of you hostage?
[18:30] Lawrence
    Huh?
[18:30] Marlheit
    We are already collecting Trenni silver coins,
[18:33] Marlheit
    which means we already fully understand
    the deal happening behind the scenes.
[18:39] Marlheit
    If you hadn't told us what kind of
    money-making scheme it was
[18:42] Marlheit
    and only told us to collect
    Trenni silver coins,
[18:46] Marlheit
    there would be some use
    in taking your companion hostage.
[18:49] Marlheit
    However, our company would never
    act in a situation like that.
[18:54] Lawrence
    That means...
[18:55] Marlheit
    Yes.
[18:56] Marlheit
    Since we already have
    all the information we need,
[18:59] Marlheit
    it doesn't matter
    what happened to the two of you.
[19:03] Marlheit
    We have already invested
    a lot of money in this deal.
[19:06] Marlheit
    If we compare the enormous
    amount of profit at stake
[19:11] Marlheit
    with your personal grudge against us...
[19:15] Marlheit
    I really hate to say this, but I would
    choose the profits of our company.
[19:20] Lawrence
    I can't believe this!
[19:45] Marlheit
    That's the reason I cannot see
    the reason for their actions.
[19:50] Marlheit
    Please wait!
[19:53] Marlheit
    I see that your companion is very dear to you.
[19:56] Marlheit
    But if your thinking grows dull because of it,
    you are putting the cart before the horse.
[20:02] Lawrence
    My apologies.
[20:04] Marlheit
    No, if my wife were in the same situation
    I would also not be able to maintain my calm.
[20:11] Marlheit
    All things considered, it's still strange.
[20:14] Marlheit
    Medio Trading would know
    that we would make this decision.
[20:20] Marlheit
    Even so, they targeted you.
[20:23] Marlheit
    That means you must have
    some kind of leverage against us.
[20:28] Marlheit
    Does anything come to mind?
[20:34] Marlheit
    The profit before us is enormous.
[20:38] Marlheit
    Please let me know, no matter how trivial.
[20:40] Lawrence
    Could it be?
[20:41] Marlheit
    Mr. Lawrence, you have some idea, don't you!
[20:50] Cargo Loader A
    Excuse me.
[20:51] Marlheit
    What is it?
[20:52] Cargo Loader A
    A letter was tossed into our grounds.
[20:55] Cargo Loader A
    I believe it is related to current events.
[20:58] Marlheit
    "To the wolf and the forest the wolf lives in"?
[21:03] Lawrence
    I'm sorry. May I read that first?
[21:10] Marlheit
    Here.
[21:20] Lawrence
    "We have the wolf. The door
    of the Church is always open.
[21:25] Lawrence
    Close the doors with those
    in your house to keep the wolf out."
[21:37] Lawrence
    My companion, Holo,
[21:40] Lawrence
    is an incarnation of a wolf
    that brings bountiful harvests!
[23:40] Holo
    You are...
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[23:45] Holo
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    Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb
[02:00] Marlheit
    A wolf incarnate?
[02:02] Marlheit
    Then this letter is most definitely a threat.
[02:06] Marlheit
    They will send her to the Church if we don't
    withdraw from this until everything is over.
[02:11] Lawrence
    Yes, but there is no guarantee that they
    won't send her to the Church afterwards.
[02:16] Marlheit
    On top of that, we have already invested
[02:18] Marlheit
    in a lot of Trenni silver coins
    that have inflated in price.
[02:22] Marlheit
    It would be a tremendous loss
    if we stepped back at this point.
[02:25] Lawrence
    That means we have to be aggressive!
[02:30] Marlheit
    However, let's say we take back your
    companion and put her under our care...
[02:35] Marlheit
    If we are reported and the Church steps in,
[02:38] Marlheit
    we can only become their obedient lambs.
[02:41] Marlheit
    We cannot hide her anywhere in this town.
[02:44] Lawrence
    What about escaping out of town?
[02:46] Marlheit
    There are grasslands as far as the eye can see.
[02:48] Marlheit
    It would require a great amount
    of luck to pull that off.
[02:51] Marlheit
    She may still be reported in another town.
    Then, there is nothing we can do.
[02:58] Marlheit
    Considering their prospective profits,
    we cannot solve this with money.
[03:03] Marlheit
    The profits they can make could
    possibly destroy us, their rival company.
[03:07] Lawrence
    So, we can only let them complete this deal
    and see if we are reported to the Church?
[03:12] Lawrence
    If only we had some kind of trump card...
[03:15] Marlheit
    There is one way.
[03:17] Marlheit
    We can report Medio Trading
    for sheltering your companion.
[03:23] Marlheit
    However, you'll have a problem
    with that, won't you?
[03:26] Marlheit
    You may even testify against us.
[03:31] Lawrence
    I definitely would.
[03:47] Lawrence
    The greatest benefit of those
    Trenni silver coins is
[03:50] Lawrence
    obtaining some kind of privilege
    from the King of Trenni, correct?
[03:54] Marlheit
    Yes.
[03:55] Marlheit
    According to our investigation, the royal
    family's finances are currently quite tight.
[03:59] Lawrence
    I can imagine.
[04:01] Lawrence
    After all, they're trying to melt down
    their current silver coins
[04:04] Lawrence
    in order to produce more coins of
    lower purity to put into circulation.
[04:08] Lawrence
    It will bring short-term benefits,
[04:10] Lawrence
    but it will destroy the prestige of the royal
    family and be more harmful than beneficial.
[04:14] Lawrence
    Their finances must truly be dire
    to do such a thing.
[04:23] Marlheit
    In order to exchange the coins
    of higher purity,
[04:27] Marlheit
    they will likely hand over
    mining rights, tariff-setting rights,
[04:29] Marlheit
    and market management rights to us.
[04:34] Marlheirt
    That is the biggest profit we will gain
    from the purchase of their silver coins.
[04:39] Lawrence
    Then...
[04:41] Lawrence
    What about finishing our deal before
    the Medio Trading Company reports us
[04:45] Lawrence
    and using that biggest profit
    as our trump card?
[04:51] Marlheit
    You want us to allow them
    to buy the privilege from us?
[04:53] Lawrence
    Yes, if we make the purchase more
    profitable than shutting you down,
[04:58] Lawrence
    Medio Trading wouldn't report us.
[05:02] Marlheit
    Their current trump card can
    send us to the burning stake.
[05:08] Marlheit
    Will they accept?
[05:10] Lawrence
    Of course, please consider
    the stance of the King of Trenni.
[05:15] Lawrence
    The king wouldn't want the public to know
    they worked with a trading company
[05:19] Lawrence
    that was sent to the stake.
[05:21] Marlheit
    I see.
[05:23] Marlheit
    If we are targeted by the Church,
    the Trenni Kingdom will also be targeted.
[05:29] Lawrence
    If we finish our deal first,
[05:32] Lawrence
    Medio Trading will not be able to
    report us for fear of the King of Trenni.
[05:36] Lawrence
    If they do, they will take
    themselves down with us.
[05:44] Marlheit
    If we appear in such a situation
    and offer the rights they want
[05:48] Marlheit
    in exchange for a fair price
    and your companion...
[05:53] Lawrence
    Yes, I'm sure they will agree.
[05:56] Lawrence
    That will be the only way Medio Trading
    will be able to obtain the rights.
[06:12] Marlheit
    Your reasoning is sound. However,
    there is still a large problem remaining.
[06:18] Lawrence
    According to my analysis,
[06:19] Lawrence
    Medio Trading has not collected
    all the silver coins they need.
[06:23] Marlheit
    Why do you think so?
[06:24] Lawrence
    This is a deal that takes advantage
    of a king's weakness.
[06:27] Lawrence
    That's why they've been enticing
    merchants and collecting them secretly,
[06:32] Lawrence
    so that they can obtain the silver coins
    as cheaply as possible.
[06:35] Lawrence
    If they had collected enough silver,
[06:37] Lawrence
    they would have sent Holo
    to the Church immediately.
[06:40] Lawrence
    The fact that they're using her
    to stop our movements instead
[06:43] Lawrence
    shows their lack of confidence.
[06:46] Lawrence
    In other words, at this point they have
    not collected enough silver.
[06:50] Marlheit
    I see.
[06:52] Marlheit
    Then, what action do you plan
    to take Mr. Lawrence?
[06:57] Lawrence
    I will steal Holo back and run around
    until your deal is complete.
[07:02] Marlheit
    Reckless!
[07:03] Lawrence
    Even if I can't throw them off,
    I can buy us some time.
[07:06] Lawrence
    Please collect the rest of the silver
    and finish the deal by that time.
[07:10] Marlheit
    That's impossible!
[07:12] Lawrence
    Then, should we report Holo?
[07:15] Lawrence
    I will definitely testify against you!
[07:19] Lawrence
    With your help, I'm sure we can avoid
    being captured for a day or two.
[07:23] Lawrence
    A wolf incarnate will be
    running around with me.
[07:26] Lawrence
    She let herself be caught this time
    in order to let me escape.
[07:30] Lawrence
    If she uses her true strength,
    no human would be her opponent.
[07:37] Lawrence
    Let me ask you this.
[07:39] Lawrence
    How long will it take you to gather
    enough silver to negotiate with the king?
[07:46] Marlheit
    If we have a horse run to the Trenni castle,
[07:49] Marlheit
    we should be able to finish the deal
    before the sun sets tomorrow.
[07:51] Marlheit
    If we finish the deal successfully,
[07:54] Marlheit
    the earliest we could return
    is dawn the day after tomorrow.
[07:57] Lawrence
    Right now?
[07:58] Lawrence
    Even though you still
    don't have all the silver?
[08:02] Marlheit
    We can negotiate using estimated numbers.
[08:05] Marlheit
    There will be no problem as long as we
    have the coins at the time of delivery.
[08:09] Lawrence
    Do you think you'll be able to negotiate
    with the king on the spot?
[08:13] Marlheit
    If the Milone Trading Company gets serious,
    any negotiation can be dealt with immediately.
[08:21] Lawrence
    So, you must know
    where Holo is currently being held.
[08:27] Marlheit
    We are the Milone Trading Company.
[08:30] Marlheit
    Our employees getting attacked in the dark
[08:32] Marlheit
    and our buildings getting set on fire
    is an everyday occurrence.
[08:37] Marlheit
    Our emergency measures are perfect.
[08:40] Marlheit
    However, there is a great wall
    blocking our way.
[08:43] Lawrence
    The Church.
[08:44] Marlheit
    That's right.
[08:45] Marlheit
    They have more connections
    than we do across various countries.
[08:49] Marlheit
    They're prepared to take action any time.
[08:51] Marlheit
    That is why we must finish all of this
    before they decide to make a move.
[08:56] Marlheit
    Normally, we wouldn't make a move until
    we knew who was backing Medio Trading.
[09:02] Marlheit
    That way, we could make appropriate plans
    and perhaps snatch their funding as well.
[09:09] Lawrence
    That is truly unfortunate.
[09:12] Marlheit
    I pray for your safety and success.
[09:16] Lawrence
    I will definitely pull through!
[09:19] Marlheit
    Our passwords are Pireon and Numai.
[09:23] Lawrence
    Two major gold coins?
[09:24] Marlheit
    Doesn't it sound lucky?
[09:40] Stooge A
    Have you remembered the path?
[09:42] Lawrence
    Once I go underground,
[09:43] Lawrence
    I should move forward with my hand
    touching the right wall, correct?
[09:46] Stooge A
    Yes.
[09:47] Stooge A
    Please wait for us at the end of that path.
[09:49] Lawrence
    The building above that point is
    where Holo is being held, right?
[09:52] Stooge A
    Yes. Our information has been confirmed.
[09:55] Stooge A
    We will begin the operation to take
    her back at the opening bell of the market.
[09:58] Stooge A
    If we succeed, the cover above you
    will open and your companion will join you.
[10:03] Stooge A
    At that point, if you hear the word "Rahhe",
    wait for my colleague to join you.
[10:07] Stooge A
    If you hear "Perouso," please escape
    immediately on the planned path.
[10:12] Lawrence
    So it'll be "boom" or "bust"?
[10:14] Stooge A
    Isn't it easy to understand?
[10:19] Stooge A
    It's almost time.
[10:34] Driver A
    That was dangerous!
[10:36] Driver A
    Be more careful!
[10:37] Passerby
    I'm so sorry!
[10:40] Stooge A
    Mr. Lawrence.
[10:42] Stooge A
    Now's the time.
[10:52] Stooge A
    Hurry!
[11:04] Lawrence
    I can't believe they prepared all of this...
[11:08] Lawrence
    I've heard that the Church
    uses the guise of digging graves
[11:12] Lawrence
    to dig underground passages
    for espionage and tax evasion...
[11:25] Lawrence
    This should be the place...
[12:04] Lawrence
    Please, don't get rough...
[12:13] Lawrence
    What am I trembling for?!
[12:40] Lawrence
    They're taking too long...
[12:42] Lawrence
    Did I get the place wrong?
[12:45] Voice
    Rahhe.
[12:48] Voice
    Rahhe.
[12:49] Lawrence
    Numai!
[12:51] Voice
    Pireon.
[13:01] Lawrence
    Holo!
[13:03] Holo
    You want us to take this
    and make it look like a burglary?
[13:07] Lawrence
    Hurry up!
[13:08] Holo
    I cannot descend unless you
    move out of the way.
[13:11] Lawrence
    Huh?
[13:12] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah.
[13:19] Lawrence
    Ho—
[13:20] Holo
    What are you standing there for?
[13:23] Holo
    This is your share. Hurry up. Take it and go.
[13:27] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah!
[14:09] Lawrence
    Pireon.
[14:12] Lawrence
    Pireon!
[14:13] Voice
    Numai.
[14:26] Stooge A
    Looks like things are going well...
[14:33] Stooge A
    The business world is always full of surprises!
[14:38] Lawrence
    There was one more person.
[14:40] Stooge A
    He'll go out from a different exit.
[14:42] Stooge A
    We'll leave town after I relay some
    information about Medio Trading to a comrade.
[14:46] Lawrence
    Very thorough.
[14:48] Stooge A
    I wish the both of you luck.
[14:51] Driver B
    Clear.
[15:03] Lawrence
    I'm glad you're safe.
[15:06] Holo
    You're glad I'm safe?
[15:09] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[15:11] Holo
    Say my name.
[15:13] Lawrence
    Holo, right?
[15:14] Holo
    Wise Wolf Holo!
[15:16] Holo
    I can name every person
    who has embarrassed me in my entire life until now!
[15:22] Holo
    And now I must remember yet another name!
[15:25] Holo
    I am talking about you!
[15:28] Holo
    I told you clearly, didn't I?!
[15:30] Holo
    To come for me!
[15:33] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah.
[15:34] Holo
    I...
[15:36] Holo
    I was sure you were the one
    who came for me and...
[15:42] Holo
    Just thinking about it makes me so angry!
[15:44] Lawrence
    Don't tell me, you...
[15:47] Holo
    If you are a male, you should have
    sharpened your fangs and leapt into battle!
[15:51] Holo
    Instead, you hid in that hole!
[15:55] Holo
    I was needlessly humiliated because of that!
[16:00] Lawrence
    But you're safe, aren't you?
[16:06] Lawrence
    I'm glad you're safe.
[16:14] Holo
    I cannot die as long as
    you hold onto that wheat.
[16:19] Holo
    I am cute. Human males fall for me easily.
[16:24] Holo
    Be that as it may,
    no human male could handle me.
[16:28] Holo
    When I told them that their thing
    will get torn off if they touch me,
[16:31] Holo
    everyone grew pale with fright.
[16:34] Lawrence
    You...
[16:38] Lawrence
    Goodness.
[16:40] Holo
    There was one outlier.
[16:43] Holo
    Who do you think was among
    those that captured me?
[16:49] Lawrence
    Who was there?
[16:52] Holo
    Yarei.
[16:54] Holo
    You know him, do you not?
[16:55] Lawrence
    Yarei?!
[16:56] Holo
    From Pasloe village.
[16:58] Holo
    It seems like he heard my name from Zheren.
[17:01] Lawrence
    Did you speak to him?
[17:04] Holo
    Just a bit.
[17:08] Holo
    What do you think Yarei said to me?
[17:20] (Flashback) Yarei
    The guy named Zheren said your name was Holo.
[17:26] (Flashback) Yarei
    That's when I thought of the possibility that
[17:30] (Flashback) Yarei
    you were the god of harvest from my village.
[17:34] (Flashback) Yarei
    You're really her.
[17:43] Holo
    I... You know, I...
[17:48] Holo
    It is pathetic, but that made me so happy.
[17:51] Holo
    But he told me this immediately after:
[17:57] (Flashback) Yarei
    The era of trying to get
    on your good side is over.
[18:00] (Flashback) Yarei
    There's no longer any need
    to be afraid of your temper.
[18:04] (Flashback) Yarei
    We'll turn you into the Church
    and say goodbye to the old era.
[18:14] Holo
    I felt so chagrined and sorrowful...
[18:28] Lawrence
    Well, think of it in a different way.
[18:35] Lawrence
    Either way, you had to leave the village
    in order to return north.
[18:39] Lawrence
    If they're not sorry to see you go,
[18:41] Lawrence
    then kick sand in their faces as you leave.
[18:43] Lawrence
    You'll be able to cut ties
    more cleanly that way.
[18:46] Lawrence
    But when you leave, you make them pay a price.
[18:48] Lawrence
    We're merchants. Everything is fine
    as long as we make money.
[18:55] Lawrence
    We don't laugh until the money comes in,
    and we don't cry until we've gone bankrupt.
[18:59] Lawrence
    And you and I,
[19:02] Lawrence
    we'll definitely laugh.
[19:12] Holo
    Yes, I feel much better.
[19:15] Holo
    I have not spoken properly
    with anyone for hundreds of years.
[19:20] Holo
    I have grown weak to emotion.
[19:23] Holo
    Although I have cried twice in front of you,
[19:25] Holo
    I am sure I would have cried
    whether you were here or not.
[19:28] Holo
    Do you understand what I am trying to say?
[19:30] Lawrence
    Don't misunderstand?
[19:32] Holo
    Correct.
[19:33] Lawrence
    I'm just doing everything for the money!
[19:36] Lawrence
    Our job is to keep running until the Milone
    Trading Company seals the deal.
[19:40] Lawrence
    You'd become a burden
    if you were sobbing the entire time.
[19:43] Lawrence
    That's why even if it
    wasn't you, I would have...
[19:51] Lawrence
    That's not very fair.
[19:53] Holo
    A female's privilege, is it not?
[19:59] Driver A
    We've arrived.
[20:00] Driver A
    Have things been resolved
    between the two of you?
[20:03] Lawrence
    Not yet.
[20:05] Lawrence
    Count Erhendott is the one
    behind Medio Trading.
[20:10] Lawrence
    The merchants dealing with wheat
    in the Count's territory are the ones
[20:12] Lawrence
    who've been targeted
    to collect the silver coins.
[20:14] Lawrence
    Please let Mr. Marlheit know.
[20:16] Driver B
    No problem.
[20:18] Driver A
    As expected, the ones who
    bring up moneymaking ideas
[20:21] Driver A
    are a little different from others.
[20:23] Holo
    Are you talking about my ears?
[20:26] Driver A
    I was thinking about becoming a merchant
    again after watching the two of you.
[20:32] Lawrence
    That's not a good idea.
[20:35] Lawrence
    You'll end up picking up people like her.
[20:38] Driver A
    Well, a driver's box is too big for one person.
[20:42] Driver A
    I couldn't ask for more.
[20:55] Holo
    I am also in a terrible mess
    after being picked up by you.
[21:00] Lawrence
    As I thought, you're not being fair.
[21:01] Holo
    But I am still cute, am I not?
[21:05] Lawrence
    Well, it's true that you're cute.
[21:12] Holo
    I'm glad.
[21:16] Holo
    You are really a cute boy yourself.
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[00:14] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[00:15] Holo
    The air is shaking slightly.
[00:23] Lawrence
    We should be right below the marketplace...
[00:25] Lawrence
    Could that be the reason?
[00:27] Holo
    No, I hear it.
[00:31] Holo
    It sounds like...
[00:33] Holo
    water?
[00:35] Holo
    The sound of splashing water...
[00:41] Lawrence
    Pursuers?!
[00:42] Lawrence
    Which way?
[00:44] Holo
    Ahead of us!
[00:46] Holo
    This is bad! We must turn back!
[00:53] Holo
    Are we on a singular path?
[00:55] Lawrence
    The path we were following was!
[00:58] Lawrence
    But it's a labyrinth behind us!
[01:00] Holo
    Even I am not confident
    of navigating my way through here.
[01:07] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[01:08] Holo
    They will catch up to us even if we run.
[01:11] Holo
    They have released hounds.
[01:15] Holo
    They sound quite dim-witted.
[01:18] Holo
    Well, cover your ears.
[01:36] Pursuer F
    What?
[01:50] Holo
    I wish I could eat some apples...
[01:54] Lawrence
    You can eat your fill later.
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[03:30] Holo
    I wonder how they found out where we were?
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[03:33] Lawrence
    They probably happened to find us after
    looking through various underground passages.
[03:36] Holo
    You think so?
[03:38] Lawrence
    If they knew exactly where we were, they
    would have sandwiched us from both sides.
[03:45] Pursuer A
    The Milone Trading Company
    sold us your information!
[03:47] Pursuer A
    There's no point in running!
[03:51] Holo
    He says we have been sold off...
[03:54] Lawrence
    It must have been a pretty penny.
[03:56] Lawrence
    After all, they could have crushed the Milone
    Trading Company as long as they had you.
[04:00] Holo
    I see. Then, the price
    must have been exorbitant.
[04:03] Lawrence
    They're just bluffing and trying their luck.
[04:06] Lawrence
    Let's go.
[04:09] Holo
    Hold on.
[04:13] Pursuer E
    I found them!
[04:16] Pursuer C
    There they are! Don't let them escape!
[04:18] Pursuer A
    Keep chasing them! I'll go around from behind!
[04:21] Pursuer C
    Got it!
[04:22] Pursuer E
    I heard footsteps in that direction!
[04:24] Pursuer A
    Corner them!
[04:25] Pursuer F
    They haven't come this way yet!
[04:26] Pursuer D
    Cut off all their paths!
[04:29] Holo
    Do you know where you're going?
[04:31] Lawrence
    Yeah, we'll be fine. Go left next!
[04:46] Lawrence
    Let's hurry!
[04:56] Holo
    Lawrence!
[04:57] Pursuer A
    God, please forgive my sins.
[05:07] Lawrence
    Before asking forgiveness for your sins,
    how about repenting your current way of life?
[05:19] Holo
    Lawrence?
[05:21] Lawrence
    It's fine. I know where we're going.
[05:29] Pursuer C
    Shit! Where'd they go?!
[05:29] Pursuer E
    Hey! Over here!
[05:31] Pursuer F
    He's completely out.
[05:32] Pursuer D
    After them!
[05:36] Holo
    Lawrence! Are you all right?
[05:40] Holo
    Lawrence!
[05:44] Holo
    Thank goodness...
[05:45] Holo
    You would not move, no matter
    how many times I called you.
[05:49] Lawrence
    It's fine. I was just a bit sleepy.
[05:53] Holo
    Hang in there. We are almost there.
[05:56] Lawrence
    What are you talking about?
[05:57] Holo
    Do you not hear me?
[05:59] Holo
    I said, "I smell light. There must be
    a place that leads to the surface."
[06:03] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah, you did...
[06:07] Lawrence
    What's this?
[06:08] Holo
    You failed to notice that as well?!
[06:15] (Flashback) Holo
    Just a bit further.
[06:17] (Flashback) Holo
    It's just a bit further.
[06:21] Lawrence
    No, I noticed. I'm fine.
[06:32] Holo
    This way.
[06:37] Holo
    If we follow that path
    and turn left at the end of it,
[06:39] Holo
    we should be able to escape to the surface.
[06:55] Holo
    Impossible...
[06:57] Lawrence
    An old well.
[06:59] Holo
    I am sorry. I did not think
    this would happen...
[07:03] Pursuer E
    There they are!
[07:07] Lawrence
    Stand back.
[07:10] Holo
    No way...
[07:11] Holo
    It will be impossible for you.
[07:12] Lawrence
    Don't worry,
[07:16] Lawrence
    I can handle a few more rounds.
[07:18] Holo
    Lies! I do not even need my ears
    to tell you that you are lying!
[07:22] Pursuer E
    Hold on.
[07:26] Yarei
    The informant described
    your appearance, so I thought...
[07:31] Yarei
    I can't believe it was really you, Lawrence.
[07:35] Lawrence
    I was surprised, too.
[07:37] Lawrence
    I never took you for a guy who'd
    get involved in a big deal like this.
[07:40] Lawrence
    You've really grown, Yarei.
[07:45] Lawrence
    Count Erhendott is the one
    behind Medio Trading...
[07:50] Lawrence
    A large wheat producing land
[07:51] Lawrence
    can receive payment in any kind of
    silver coin they like in their dealings.
[07:55] Lawrence
    On top of that, tariff exemptions
    on wheat would be a great blessing
[08:00] Lawrence
    for the count, Medio Trading,
    and the villagers...
[08:03] Lawrence
    You're acquainted with all
    the merchants that come to trade,
[08:07] Lawrence
    and the chief leaves
    all the business dealings to you.
[08:09] Lawrence
    And, the trade of wheat is most abundant
    right after the harvest festival.
[08:14] Yarei
    Well, we can catch up later.
[08:17] Yarei
    There's currently no time.
[08:18] Lawrence
    How cold, Yarei.
[08:20] Lawrence
    You went through all the trouble of coming here
[08:22] Lawrence
    to see the wolf you
    didn't believe in, didn't you?
[08:24] Yarei
    I can't believe you're her companion.
[08:27] Yarei
    The incarnation of a wolf that lives in
    our wheat and controls our harvests at will.
[08:34] Yarei
    Hand her over.
[08:36] Yarei
    We will hand her over to the church
    and say good-bye to the old era.
[08:41] Yarei
    We'll be able to crush
    Milone Trading if we hand her over.
[08:47] Yarei
    On top of that,
    if we can remove the tariffs on wheat,
[08:49] Yarei
    our village will gain
    an enormous amount of profit.
[08:53] Yarei
    The villagers will all become prosperous.
[08:56] Yarei
    Lawrence...
[08:57] Yarei
    The same goes for the merchants
    that buy our wheat.
[09:00] Yarei
    The villagers are all grateful
    that you bought our wheat
[09:05] Yarei
    when we were suffering under heavy taxation.
[09:07] Yarei
    It'll be easy for you to obtain
    priority in buying our wheat.
[09:12] Yarei
    We've been friends for a long time, haven't we?
[09:15] Yarei
    You'll be able to obtain
    the store of your dreams.
[09:19] Yarei
    Then, we'll be able to get involved
    in even bigger businesses.
[09:24] Yarei
    I learned how to do business from you.
[09:26] Yarei
    This time, I want to help
    you succeed in your business.
[09:30] Yarei
    Come on, Lawrence.
[09:32] Yarei
    As a merchant, you can calculate
    profit and loss, can't you?
[09:39] Lawrence
    Of course I can.
[09:43] Yarei
    Lawrence!
[09:44] Lawrence
    However...
[09:45] Lawrence
    First and foremost, a good merchant
    must honor their contracts.
[09:50] Lawrence
    As fate would have it,
[09:52] Lawrence
    I ended up picking up a strange girl
    that wants to go back home to the north.
[09:57] Lawrence
    I already promised her that I would
    keep her company during her journey.
[10:01] Lawrence
    I can't go against my contractual obligations.
[10:08] Yarei
    Then, all I can do is fulfill
    my own contractual obligations.
[10:11] Yarei
    How unfortunate. Looks like
    our relationship ends here, Lawrence.
[10:16] Lawrence
    Traveling merchants
    are familiar with farewells.
[10:21] Yarei
    You can kill the man.
[10:23] Yarei
    Make sure to capture the woman alive.
[10:37] Lawrence
    Holo?!
[10:42] Lawrence
    The dagger...
[10:45] Holo
    Enough!
[10:47] Holo
    It may hurt a bit, but you must endure.
[11:02] Pursuer B
    She's sucking his blood!
[11:13] Yarei
    Don't flinch!
[11:14] Yarei
    She's merely a woman possessed by the devil!
[11:23] Holo
    Do not look any longer.
[13:13] Yarei
    Th-The gods are always the same.
[13:16] Yarei
    They're always... always so unfair...
[13:22] Lawrence
    Holo...
[13:28] Lawrence
    Stop, Holo!
[14:05] Lawrence
    Wait...
[14:07] Lawrence
    Holo!
[14:15] Lawrence
    How much do you think
    the clothes you tore up cost?!
[14:18] Lawrence
    Whether you're a god or not,
    I'll have you compensate me!
[14:21] Lawrence
    You only earned 70 silver coins!
    That's not enough at all!
[14:25] Lawrence
    How many years do you think it took me
    to earn enough money for them?!
[14:32] Lawrence
    I'll chase after you!
[14:33] Lawrence
    I'll chase after you all the way
    to the forests of the north!
[14:45] Lawrence
    Holo!
[14:50] Lawrence
    Ho... lo...
[15:09] Marlheit
    Have you awoken?
[15:12] Marlheit
    Is your wound doing all right?
[15:14] Lawrence
    Yes, thanks to you.
[15:16] Marlheit
    I apologize for causing you so much trouble
    due to our poor execution of matters.
[15:22] Lawrence
    No, this all happened because of my companion.
[15:29] Marlheit
    Luckily, the Church was unable to find her.
[15:32] Marlheit
    It's fortunate that everything happened
    in the underground passages.
[15:36] Marlheit
    If the public saw her form,
[15:39] Marlheit
    our headquarters and branches
    may have all been burnt to the ground.
[15:43] Lawrence
    You saw her true form?!
[15:44] Marlheit
    Yes.
[15:46] Marlheit
    I received a report from my subordinates.
[15:49] Marlheit
    The report stated there was a giant wolf
    protecting you that wouldn't move.
[15:53] Marlheit
    I came to see the situation in person
    and saw your companion there.
[16:01] Lawrence
    She was protecting me?!
[16:03] Lawrence
    So, where is Holo now?!
[16:06] Marlheit
    Well, after we brought you here...
[16:14] Marlheit
    She left without telling us her destination.
[16:20] Lawrence
    When?
[16:21] Marlheit
    It has been an entire day since then...
[16:24] Lawrence
    I see.
[16:31] Lawrence
    So...
[16:32] Lawrence
    Did the deal go well?
[16:34] Marlheit
    Yes. We were able to obtain
    the privilege that Medio Trading
[16:39] Marlheit
    desired most from the royal family.
[16:41] Marlheit
    It is unlikely that your companion
    will be reported to the Church.
[16:45] Lawrence
    That's good to hear.
[16:46] Marlheit
    We were able to collect 307,212 silver coins.
[16:52] Marlheit
    It seems His Majesty plans to
    devalue the coins quite drastically.
[16:56] Marlheit
    He agreed to pay us immediately
    in another currency worth
[16:59] Marlheit
    350,000 silver coins at the time of delivery.
[17:01] Lawrence
    350,000 coins?!
[17:03] Marlheit
    According to our contract,
    you receive five percent of our profits.
[17:09] Marlheit
    Am I correct?
[17:12] Lawrence
    Yes...
[17:13] Marlheit
    Please confirm our calculations.
[17:14] Lawrence
    Yes.
[17:17] Lawrence
    This is...
[17:17] Marlheit
    120 silver coins.
    That is five percent of our profit.
[17:23] Lawrence
    Is that... all?
[17:25] Marlheit
    The delivery costs of the coins we collected...
[17:28] Marlheit
    As well as the tariffs that come with it...
[17:30] Marlheit
    Also, the handling fees
    for the contract itself...
[17:36] Lawrence
    This is a ridiculous amount of contract fees...
[17:38] Marlheit
    The royal family's official merchants
    probably gave him the idea.
[17:42] Marlheit
    Since he was trading off privileges,
[17:44] Marlheit
    he wanted to recoup as much
    of his financial losses as possible.
[17:49] Marlheit
    Our total profits were 2,400 silver coins.
[17:52] Marlheit
    It was an unimaginably disappointing result.
[17:55] Lawrence
    Unexpected things always happen in business...
[17:59] Marlheit
    However...
[18:01] Marlheit
    Unexpected things can
    also happen in a good way.
[18:07] Marlheit
    Take a look at this.
[18:11] Lawrence
    This is...
[18:11] Marlheit
    It seems Medio Trading
    was quite desperate for this privilege.
[18:16] Marlheit
    On top of that,
[18:17] Marlheit
    they were collecting silver coins even though
    they knew the coins' value would drop.
[18:21] Marlheit
    That is the same as going into debt.
[18:24] Marlheit
    They must have been determined
    to make sure their business turned a profit.
[18:30] Marlheit
    They offered an amount
    we could accept on the spot.
[18:33] Lawrence
    1,000 silver coins... Are you sure?
[18:36] Marlheit
    Yes, it was a great deal for us.
[18:39] Marlheit
    Would you like the payment in silver coins?
[18:41] Marlheit
    If you like, I can arrange
    an equivalent value in product instead.
[18:48] Lawrence
    Pepper.
[18:50] Lawrence
    Do you have pepper?
[18:51] Lawrence
    It's light and doesn't take up much space.
[18:53] Marlheit
    Pepper?
[18:55] Lawrence
    The price of pepper will rise as winter
    arrives and people cook more meat.
[19:01] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[19:02] Marlheit
    My apologies.
[19:04] Marlheit
    I just remembered a play I read recently.
[19:07] Lawrence
    Play?
[19:09] Marlheit
    Yes.
[19:10] Marlheit
    It's a religious play that the Church uses
[19:13] Marlheit
    to preach about moderation
    to trading companies.
[19:16] Marlheit
    A devil appears before an extremely
    rich merchant and says to him,
[19:21] Marlheit
    "Bring me the most delicious human
    in the land, or I will eat you instead."
[19:26] Marlheit
    Fearing for his life,
[19:28] Marlheit
    he brings a young maidservant
    and fat servant before the devil,
[19:32] Marlheit
    but the devil shakes his head.
[19:35] Marlheit
    He searches all over town
    for a delicious human.
[19:39] Marlheit
    Finally, he finds a boy
    who smells of honey and milk.
[19:42] Marlheit
    He offers that boy immediately to
    the devil, but the boy says to the devil,
[19:48] Marlheit
    "The most delicious human
    is before your very eyes."
[19:51] Marlheit
    "This man before you seasons his fat-laden
    soul abundantly with spices day after day."
[20:02] Marlheit
    Sorry, I could not help it.
[20:05] Marlheit
    I imagined you earning money
    using pepper, Mr. Lawrence.
[20:11] Lawrence
    I would love to be laden
    with spices as soon as possible.
[20:14] Marlheit
    I look forward to it.
[20:15] Marlheit
    After all, we always wish
    to build a good relationship
[20:19] Lawrence
    with merchants as talented as yourself.
[20:24] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[20:26] Marlheit
    I will prepare your pepper.
[20:28] Marlheit
    There is still work to be done,
    so I will take my leave.
[20:35] Marlheit
    Mr. Lawrence, we received
    an invoice with your name on it.
[20:43] Lawrence
    140 silver coins? I don't remember
    purchasing these products...
[20:56] Lawrence
    Where is your loading area?
[20:57] Marlheit
    Oh, well, it's right down
    that hallway and to the left...
[21:00] Lawrence
    Thanks!
[21:05] Lawrence
    A woman's robe,
[21:07] Lawrence
    silk sash,
[21:09] Lawrence
    traveling shoes,
[21:11] Lawrence
    and a tortoiseshell comb!
[21:18] Lawrence
    Excuse me! Please let me through!
[21:21] Lawrence
    And,
[21:22] Lawrence
    an enormous number of apples!
[21:22] Appraiser
    That'll be 40 silver coins.
[21:25] Lawrence
    Holo!
[21:36] Holo
    I cannot have you coming all the way
    to the forests of the north to collect a debt.
[21:56] Holo
    I will return home after I have repaid you.
[22:00] Lawrence
    Of course.
[22:08] Marlheit
    Spice and Wolf, is it?
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SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 7
    Scale of God and
    Sorcerer of the Grasslands
[02:09] Lawrence
    Well, aren't you well-off?
[02:11] Holo
    I am hungry.
[02:13] Lawrence
    You just ate some bread.
[02:15] Holo
    Bread that hard and unpalatable does not count!
[02:18] Lawrence
    If we bought enough food for you
    to feel full at every meal,
[02:21] Lawrence
    we'd go bankrupt in one week.
[02:24] Holo
    You can serve someone as cute as myself.
    Should you not feel honored as a male?
[02:29] Lawrence
    How about I put that honor between
    some slices of bread and eat it.
[02:34] Holo
    Do not puff up so.
[02:36] Lawrence
    I'm not bread, so I can't puff up.
[02:41] Holo
    So...
[02:42] Holo
    How long until the next town?
[02:49] Lawrence
    It should be right beyond that hill.
[02:51] Holo
    I wonder what I will eat next.
[02:54] Holo
    I would love to gnaw on a
    fresh and bloody cow or sheep.
[02:58] Holo
    Something sweet on the side
    would perfect the meal.
[03:01] Lawrence
    You ate a mountain of apple pies in Pazzio.
[03:04] Lawrence
    After taking care of the apples
    you couldn't finish,
[03:07] Lawrence
    I don't even want to smell
    sweet things for a while.
[03:10] Holo
    They were delicious.
[03:12] Holo
    Such an innovative way
    to eat them surprised me.
[03:16] Lawrence
    Jeez, I hope you know that apples
    aren't processed for free.
[03:21] Lawrence
    I'll be adding all the money
    you used to your tab...
[03:35] Holo
    Is that it?
[03:37] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah.
[03:39] Lawrence
    That's Poroson.
[03:45] Traveling Priest
    For there is only one God.
    He leads the people...
[03:52] Holo
    What a boring town.
[03:56] Lawrence
    Well, there aren't any food stalls open here.
[03:59] Holo
    You make it seem as if
    I am only interested in food.
[04:02] Lawrence
    Then, do you want to go
    listen to some preaching?
[04:05] Holo
    They are five hundred years
    too young to preach to me.
[04:08] Lawrence
    I think you'd benefit from listening
    to their preaching about frugality.
[04:12] Holo
    I am a wolf.
[04:15] Holo
    I do not understand such
    complicated things as preaching.
[04:18] Lawrence
    Well, this town is probably the only place
[04:21] Lawrence
    where preaching about frugality
    holds any weight.
[04:26] Lawrence
    In the religious city of Ruvinheigen,
[04:29] Lawrence
    the very bishop and priests
    that should follow those teachings
[04:32] Lawrence
    are the most willing to fatten their wallets.
[04:34] Holo
    The city is called Ruvinheigen?
[04:36] Lawrence
    You recognize the name?
[04:37] Holo
    Yes, though the name I heard
     was that of a person.
[04:43] Lawrence
    Oh, you're not wrong.
[04:46] Lawrence
    The city was named after the holy
    crusader, Saint Ruvinheigen,
[04:49] Lawrence
    who fought against the pagans.
[04:50] Holo
    It was the name of a man who had
    long flaming red hair and a beard,
[04:54] Holo
    who always had a very austere expression.
[04:56] Lawrence
    I believe that is how the saint
    is recorded in history.
[04:59] Lawrence
    It was also said that his left arm was
    bitten off while fighting against a pagan god.
[05:03] Holo
    His left arm?
[05:05] Holo
    I only bit his arse.
[05:09] Holo
    The moment he saw my cute ears and tail,
[05:12] Holo
    he started screaming that I was
    a minion of the devil and chased me.
[05:16] Holo
    He made me so angry
    I could not help but bite his arse.
[05:22] Holo
    It was fibrous and not delicious at all.
[05:27] Lawrence
    His arse, huh? Well, that's too embarrassing
    to leave in the history books.
[05:31] Holo
    However, I must say.
[05:33] Holo
    I only bit him. I did not end his life.
[05:38] Lawrence
    You worry about strange things.
[05:40] Holo
    It is important.
[05:43] Lawrence
    Right.
[05:45] Lawrence
    All right, let's head to the trading company.
[05:47] Holo
    Yes.
[05:48] Holo
    But first...
[05:54] Holo
    Did you wait long?
[06:03] Lawrence
    You looked like a nun in your robe, but now
    you totally look like a normal town girl.
[06:08] Holo
    It would be difficult to find
    a town girl as cute as me.
[06:13] Holo
    However, it seems there is not much point
    in showing me off in such a dull town.
[06:17] Lawrence
    We'll head to Ruvinheigen after we sell
    this pepper to the Latparron Trading Company.
[06:21] Lawrence
    Be patient until then.
[06:27] Holo
    Is Ruvinheigen a large town?
[06:30] Lawrence
    It's huge.
[06:31] Lawrence
    It's more of a city than a town.
    There will be a lot of stalls.
[06:34] Holo
    And apples?
[06:36] Lawrence
    You really never get tired of them.
[06:37] Holo
    Delicious things are delicious!
[06:40] Holo
    So, how is it?
[06:43] Lawrence
    I'm not sure about raw apples.
[06:45] Lawrence
    It's about the time for them
    to be pickled for winter.
[06:49] Holo
    Pickled?
[06:50] Lawrence
    They pickle them in honey.
[06:52] Lawrence
    They also pickle pears and sometimes
    peaches, on rare occasions.
[06:56] Lawrence
    They're considered high class foods.
[06:57] Lawrence
    They cut the peaches thinly and put
    figs and almonds between them.
[07:02] Lawrence
    They generously pour honey over that
    and add a bit of ginger at the end.
[07:08] Lawrence
    I had the opportunity to eat it once,
[07:11] Lawrence
    but it was so sweet the Church
    debated banning it.
[07:15] Lawrence
    Hey, you're drooling.
[07:19] Lawrence
    I don't know if they'll be available though.
[07:22] Lawrence
    They're usually reserved for the nobles or
    the rich, so they aren't normally in stores.
[07:30] Holo
    If they are?
[07:31] Lawrence
    Got it. I'll buy it for you.
[07:34] Holo
    You swear it?
[07:35] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah...
[07:37] Holo
    Then, we must make haste!
[07:41] Holo
    They may sell out.
[07:43] Holo
    It would be terrible if that happened.
[07:45] Holo
    This is peaches and honey we speak of.
[07:47] Holo
    I cannot believe it.
[07:48] Holo
    I cannot believe this at all!
[07:49] Lawrence
    Only if they're being sold. Are you listening?
[07:52] Holo
    But pears are difficult to ignore as well.
[07:59] Shopkeeper
    Heretics and devils hide among us in town,
    looking like normal people.
[08:05] Shopkeeper
    Just a few days ago,
[08:06] Shopkeeper
    they found a sorcerer living among them that
    could control wolves near Ruvinheigen.
[08:12] Shopkeeper
    However, the Church still reaches their
    benevolent hands toward people like that
[08:15] Shopkeeper
    and forgives them.
[08:19] Shopkeeper
    Well, then. Shall we get down to business?
[08:23] Lawrence
    Please.
[08:25] Shopkeeper
    So, what kind of product
    do you have for me today?
[08:28] Lawrence
    This.
[08:31] Shopkeeper
    Oh, pepper?
[08:35] Lawrence
    I'm surprised you recognized it so easily.
[08:37] Shopkeeper
    I could smell it.
[08:38] Shopkeeper
    Then, let's weigh the product.
    Do you own a scale?
[08:44] Lawrence
    No, I don't.
[08:46] Lawrence
    However, I have faith in God.
[08:52] Shopkeeper
    Even so, you brought pepper at a good time.
[08:58] Shopkeeper
    The demand for pepper
    has increased drastically lately.
[09:01] Shopkeeper
    I would have been able to buy it at a lower
    price if you had come a week earlier.
[09:08] Holo
    I am thirsty.
[09:10] Lawrence
    Be patient!
[09:16] Shopkeeper
    Well, even saints cannot live without water.
[09:20] Shopkeeper
    Would you like some water?
    Or perhaps some wine?
[09:24] Holo
    May I have some water?
[09:26] Shopkeeper
    Please wait a moment.
[09:41] Shopkeeper
    The pepper is equal to forty-five weights.
[09:44] Shopkeeper
    Where was this pepper produced?
[09:46] Lawrence
    It was obtained from Ramapata
    in the Kingdom of Leedon.
[09:49] Lawrence
    The Milone Trading Company
    contracted the import.
[09:52] Shopkeeper
    From Ramapata? This pepper
    has traveled a long way.
[09:59] Shopkeeper
    It seems the certificate is genuine.
[10:02] Shopkeeper
    How about one Lumione gold coin
    for each weight here?
[10:08] Lawrence
    What is the current market rate
    of Lumione gold coins?
[10:11] Shopkeeper
    What is the principal currency
    you use, Mr. Lawrence?
[10:13] Lawrence
    Trenni silver coins.
[10:15] Shopkeeper
    One gold coin is worth 32 and 5/6 coins
    of Trenni silver in the current market.
[10:26] Lawrence
    I accept that price.
[10:29] Shopkeeper
    Thank you very much.
[10:32] Lawrence
    What's wrong?
[10:34] Holo
    I feel a bit dizzy...
[10:36] Shopkeeper
    Are you all right?
[10:39] Shopkeeper
    You must be exhausted from your travels.
[10:41] Holo
    It seems my vision
    has suddenly tilted one way...
[10:50] Holo
    Sir, it seems like I am still dizzy.
[10:55] Holo
    Look, as you can see,
[10:57] Holo
    everyone in front of me is leaning to one side.
[11:14] Holo
    Now, did I drink water or wine?
[11:21] Holo
    I must have consumed wine.
[11:24] Holo
    Is that not right?
[11:25] Lawrence
    They say that the livelier the tavern,
    the less the tavern owner drinks...
[11:30] Lawrence
    I see. It seems that being the only
    sober person in the room
[11:34] Lawrence
    is the key to a successful business.
[11:37] Shopkeeper
    No, this is...
[11:39] Lawrence
    It seems my companion and I are both drunk.
[11:42] Lawrence
    So, I'm sure we will forget
    many things we saw and heard today.
[11:47] Lawrence
    However, drunkards often
    make unreasonable demands.
[11:51] Shopkeeper
    Wh-What do you mean?
[11:53] Lawrence
    We'll receive what we deserve
    after the pepper is properly weighed and...
[11:59] Lawrence
    Let's see...
[12:02] Lawrence
    How about allowing me
    to buy twice its worth on credit?
[12:06] Shopkeeper
    That is too much!
[12:08] Lawrence
    Is that not possible? How unfortunate,
    it seems like I am growing sober.
[12:16] Lawrence
    About the product I want...
[12:18] Lawrence
    How about high-grade armor?
[12:22] Shopkeeper
    Armor, you say?
[12:23] Lawrence
    It is almost time for the yearly
    grand northern expedition.
[12:27] Lawrence
    Armor is a standard risk-free
    and solid profit-making item.
[12:32] Shopkeeper
    Armor...
[12:34] Lawrence
    I'm sure you have a good relationship
    with some trading companies in Ruvinheigen.
[12:39] Lawrence
    If I sell the armor to them,
[12:40] Lawrence
    I should be able to pay you back
    immediately and offset the credit.
[12:44] Lawrence
    How about it?
[12:47] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[12:49] Lawrence
    Then, please prepare the products
    as quickly as possible.
[12:52] Shopkeeper
    I-I understand...
[12:54] Shopkeeper
    What about the appraisal?
[12:56] Lawrence
    I will leave it to you.
[12:58] Lawrence
    After all, I have faith in God.
[13:01] Holo
    Now, it seems I am growing sober as well.
[13:05] Holo
    Some high-quality wine and dried
    sheep meat should suffice to please me.
[13:10] Shopkeeper
    Th-There is a store that trades with me.
    Please take whatever you'd like from there.
[13:15] Shopkeeper
    I will call for someone to guide you.
[13:23] Holo
    I feel sorry for him.
[13:24] Lawrence
    Even so, I'm surprised you noticed.
[13:27] Holo
    My appearance, the coat of my tail,
    and my brain are all excellent,
[13:31] Holo
    but so are my ears and eyes.
[13:32] Holo
    I noticed the moment I entered the room.
[13:36] Holo
    Well, it is enough to fool people like you.
[13:39] Lawrence
    I can't argue with that.
[13:43] Holo
    I am sure you will be fine
    on your own from here.
[13:47] Holo
    I will go buy some food in the meantime.
[13:50] Holo
    We must set off to Ruvinheigen as quickly
    as possible for the peaches pickled in honey!
[13:58] Lawrence
    But just enough for us to reach Ruvinheigen.
[14:01] Holo
    I know! Frugality, right?
[14:15] Lawrence
    That took quite a while.
[14:17] Lawrence
    Holo still isn't back?
[14:21] Lawrence
    I hope this place doesn't go bankrupt
    due to her drinking tab.
[14:24] Traveling Preacher
    I heard when I was traveling in the north.
[14:28] Traveling Preacher
    The town that worshiped a pagan wolven god...
[14:47] Holo
    That was delicious.
[14:49] Lawrence
    Did you eat all of it?
[14:51] Holo
    Be at ease. There is still plenty.
[14:55] Lawrence
    Looks like you didn't practice any frugality.
[14:58] Holo
    Well, now that my belly is full,
    I should groom my tail.
[15:08] Holo
    That is right.
[15:12] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[15:13] Holo
    I would like some oil
    once we reach the next town.
[15:17] Lawrence
    Oil?
[15:18] Holo
    Yes, I have heard it is good
    for maintaining my tail.
[15:29] Holo
    Will you buy it for me?
[15:32] Lawrence
    Have you ever calculated
    how much your clothes,
[15:34] Lawrence
    shoes, travel expenses,
    alcohol and food expenses cost?
[15:37] Lawrence
    Don't tell me that you're
    incapable of doing addition!
[15:40] Holo
    I can add.
[15:43] Holo
    Not only am I good at addition,
    but subtraction as well.
[15:46] Lawrence
    Then it should be easy for
    the great Wise Wolf to guess my answer.
[15:51] Holo
    Yes, I know.
[15:53] Holo
    I am sure you will buy it for me.
[15:55] Holo
    After all, you were able to make
    quite a profit because of me.
[16:04] Holo
    Will you buy the oil?
[16:06] Lawrence
    How much do you think you owe me by now?
[16:09] Lawrence
    I'm not going to buy
    unnecessary items on top of that.
[16:12] Holo
    Hm? You want me to return
    what I owe you that badly?
[16:17] Lawrence
    Of course.
[16:19] Holo
    I did not know you thought that way.
[16:22] Lawrence
    Wh-What do you mean?
[16:24] Holo
    Well, I will be free once I have paid you back.
[16:30] Holo
    Then, I will hurry north.
[16:34] Holo
    I hope Paro and Myuri are doing well.
[16:39] Lawrence
    There isn't a deadline for your debt.
[16:42] Lawrence
    Just pay me back before you
    reach the northern forests.
[16:46] Lawrence
    How's that?
[16:48] Holo
    Yes.
[16:50] Holo
    I should be able to pay you back
    by the time I reach the northern forests.
[16:54] Holo
    So, well...
[16:56] Lawrence
    The oil?
[16:58] Holo
    Will you buy it for me?
[17:05] Holo
    Thank you.
[17:13] Holo
    Why did you choose armor of all things?
[17:15] Lawrence
    Ruvinheigen is the central hub
    for the great northern expedition,
[17:18] Lawrence
    which is an expedition to hunt down heretics.
[17:21] Lawrence
    Armor sells really well.
[17:23] Holo
    Then, you should be making a big profit.
[17:25] Lawrence
    No, there are a lot of merchants who provide
    armor, which in turn, lowers the price.
[17:30] Holo
    But should this not be enough
    to make some profit?
[17:33] Lawrence
    Well, we should make enough to afford your oil.
[17:36] Lawrence
    But, all things considered,
    spices are definitely the best.
[17:40] Holo
    To eat?
[17:42] Lawrence
    I'm not like you.
    I'm talking about profits.
[17:45] Holo
    Then you should have exchanged for more spices.
[17:48] Lawrence
    The price of pepper doesn't change much
    between Poroson and Ruvinheigen.
[17:52] Lawrence
    I'd lose out because of the tariffs.
[17:54] Lawrence
    If I could find something
    as lucrative or better than spices,
[17:58] Lawrence
    I'd be able to open up a store right away.
[18:00] Holo
    Is there not something else?
[18:02] Holo
    For instance, jewels or gold?
[18:06] Lawrence
    Things like that aren't
    very profitable in Ruvinheigen.
[18:10] Holo
    Why is that?
[18:11] Lawrence
    If you try to import gold in Ruvinheigen,
    you get charged with an enormous tariff.
[18:16] Holo
    Do the people in this town not want gold?
[18:20] Lawrence
    That's not it.
[18:20] Lawrence
    Only merchants who have connections
    with the Church are allowed to import gold.
[18:25] Lawrence
    They get to pay a much
    lower tariff than others.
[18:30] Lawrence
    On top of that,
[18:31] Lawrence
    they can get the seal of the Church carved
    into the gold at Ruvinheigen's holy cathedral.
[18:35] Lawrence
    That gold becomes "sacred gold"
    and rises a ridiculous amount in price.
[18:39] Holo
    In other words, the Church and certain
    merchants are monopolizing all the profits.
[18:45] Lawrence
    You guessed right.
[18:46] Holo
    That is too filthy to be called sacred.
[18:50] Lawrence
    Well, if you could join the secret circle,
[18:53] Lawrence
    you'd be able to sell it ten times
    higher than it's actually worth.
[18:55] Holo
    How about smuggling it in?
[18:57] Lawrence
    Everyone would be doing that
    if that were possible.
[19:00] Lawrence
    If you get caught, you lose your
    dominant arm, at the very least.
[19:03] Lawrence
    The reward isn't worth the risk.
[19:06] Holo
    That is true.
[19:08] Holo
    Well, you have a solid business plan.
[19:11] Holo
    It is better to save up your money
    the honest way.
[19:13] Lawrence
    Well, there's someone using up
    all my hard-earned money...
[19:16] Holo
    Hey.
[19:18] Holo
    There are a lot of people ahead.
[19:20] Lawrence
    Huh?
[19:24] Merchant 1
    If we take this detour,
    we'll end up on the holy road of Lyne...
[19:27] Merchant 2
    What do you think of this weave?
[19:29] Merchant 3
    Does anyone speak Palucian here?
[19:36] Lawrence
    It seems like on the road ahead of us...
[19:37] Holo
    Mercenary troops from the north
    are moving southward.
[19:41] Holo
    There is a detour, but it's filled
    with wandering wolves.
[19:45] Holo
    On top of that, there's been rumors of
    a pagan sorcerer that can summon wolves.
[19:52] Lawrence
    So, what would the Wise Wolf Holo like to do?
[19:56] Holo
    I have no fond memories of mercenaries.
[20:00] Lawrence
    Well, mercenaries are a problem
    no matter there they go.
[20:03] Lawrence
    What about the wolves on the detour?
[20:04] Holo
    Hmph. They will be easier
    to handle than humans.
[20:07] Holo
    At the very least, I can talk to them.
[20:10] Lawrence
    Then it's decided.
[20:16] Lawrence
    There's no one around.
[20:18] Holo
    The power of rumors is quite formidable.
[20:21] Lawrence
    Do you sense any wolves?
[20:22] Holo
    We wolves are not foolish enough
    to be easily found in such an open area.
[20:29] Holo
    However...
[20:35] Holo
    A type of human I hate is ahead of us.
[20:38] Lawrence
    The sorcerer? What should we do?
[20:40] Holo
    It is the human's job to run.
[20:44] Holo
    There is no need for us to avoid them.
[20:59] Lawrence
    That's...
[21:08] Lawrence
    A shepherd...
[21:11] Lawrence
    So, the sorcerer is actually a shepherd.
[21:27] Holo
    What was that just now?
[21:29] Lawrence
    It's a ritual used when meeting a shepherd.
[21:32] Lawrence
    Now I'm sure that person isn't a sorcerer.
[21:38] Lawrence
    I am Lawrence, a traveling merchant.
[21:40] Lawrence
    That is my traveling companion, Holo.
[21:46] Lawrence
    I am sure that God
    has brought us together today.
[21:49] Lawrence
    If you are a good shepherd,
    I know you will treat us appropriately.
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[00:01] Nora
    Blessings from God in Heaven.
[00:03] Norah
    Divine protection from the Spirit of the earth.
[00:06] Nora
    Listen to God's Word
    that whispers within the wind,
[00:09] Nora
    and chew upon the benevolence of
    the spirits as the sheep chews on grass.
[00:16] Nora
    The shepherd guides the sheep,
    and God guides the shepherd.
[00:22] Nora
    The shepherd walks down the righteous path
    through God's providence.
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
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[02:00] Lawrence
    We apologize for suspecting you.
SIGN    Episode 8
    Fellow Traveler
    and Foreboding News
[02:03] Lawrence
    You must be a good shepherd.
[02:05] Lawrence
    May I ask the shepherd
    we have met through divine providence
[02:08] Lawrence
    to pray for the safety of our journey?
[02:12] Nora
    I would be happy to.
[02:16] Nora
    Palti mis tuelo moro.
[02:19] Nora
    Lu spinzzio tilatto kul.
[02:33] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[02:35] Nora
    No, thank you.
[02:43] Lawrence
    Well, then.
[02:45] Nora
    Um, are you heading toward Ruvinheigen?
[02:49] Lawrence
    Yes, we came from Poroson.
[02:52] Nora
    Why did you take this road? I mean...
[02:55] Nora
    did you not hear about the wolves?
[02:58] Lawrence
    We did.
[02:59] Lawrence
    It's just that we're pressed for time.
[03:02] Nora
    I see.
[03:04] Lawrence
    Is there something wrong?
[03:05] Nora
    Huh?
[03:06] Nora
    Oh, no...
[03:07] Nora
    Well...
[03:09] Lawrence
    Please don't hold back.
[03:10] Lawrence
    Or could it be there's something you need?
[03:13] Nora
    Well,
[03:17] Nora
    I was wondering if you would be
    interested in hiring me...
[03:22] Lawrence
    Well, as you can see, we're traveling
    merchants and have no sheep.
[03:29] Lawrence
    Though I appreciate the offer...
[03:31] Nora
    N-No, that's not what I mean.
[03:33] Nora
    I am a shepherd.
[03:35] Nora
    Um, I can drive wolves
    away as well as raise sheep.
[03:44] Nora
    If you hire me, I can keep the wolves
    at bay during your journey.
[03:55] Nora
    So...
[03:56] Nora
    What do you think?
[04:04] Lawrence
    What do you think about that shepherd?
[04:06] Holo
    Hmm. I am cuter.
[04:10] Lawrence
    I'm not talking about that.
    I'm asking about her skill.
[04:12] Holo
    Her skills?
[04:13] Lawrence
    How are her skills as a shepherd?
[04:16] Lawrence
    You were listening, weren't you?
[04:17] Holo
    You have me.
[04:20] Lawrence
    Of course I do.
[04:21] Lawrence
    It's just that she could lead us
    to new business opportunities.
[04:30] Lawrence
    Oh. It's not like I'm being
    swayed by her beauty.
[04:36] Lawrence
    After all, you're much cuter than her.
[04:47] Holo
    Though barely, you pass.
[04:50] Lawrence
    So, how are her skills?
[04:52] Holo
    I would be able to hunt her sheep.
[04:54] Holo
    But she would easily keep normal wolves
    at bay, even if they attacked all at once.
[04:59] Holo
    She has excellent dog-handling skills.
[05:02] Holo
    Troublesome shepherds have clever
    dogs and work with them as one.
[05:10] Holo
    So young. I fear how much
    she will grow in the future.
[05:13] Holo
    Perhaps I should nip the bud...
[05:15] Lawrence
    Got it. Thanks.
[05:17] Holo
    Hey.
[05:18] Lawrence
    Hm?
[05:19] Holo
    Are you truly hiring her?
[05:23] Lawrence
    Do you hate shepherds that much?
[05:26] Holo
    If it were a matter of liking her
     or not, then I don't.
[05:28] Holo
    However, I meant something else.
[05:30] Holo
    I was asking if you are
    truly all right with that.
[05:33] Lawrence
    What do you mean?
[05:34] Holo
    If you hire her,
    we will be traveling together.
[05:39] Holo
    You have no problem with that?
[05:41] Lawrence
    Well, it'll take about two days
    to reach Ruvinheigen.
[05:45] Lawrence
    No good?
[05:46] Holo
    That is not what I am saying.
[05:48] Lawrence
    Sorry, you'll have to bear
    with it for a little while.
[05:51] Holo
    What must I bear?
[05:54] Lawrence
    Well, I mean...
[05:56] Lawrence
    I just want to see if a shepherd can
    really guard us against the wolves.
[06:00] Lawrence
    You can handle two days, right?
[06:03] Holo
    That is fine, but that is not the main problem.
[06:07] Lawrence
    Well, that's true...
[06:09] Holo
    If we carelessly travel with others, will not
    the risk of being discovered increase?
[06:16] Holo
    I see.
[06:18] Holo
    You probably wished
    to hear something like this?
[06:24] Holo
    "I wished for the two of us to travel alone..."
[06:31] Holo
    Fool.
[06:33] Lawrence
    No, I...
[06:35] Holo
    Goodness.
[06:37] Holo
    Well, two days should
    not pose much of a problem.
[06:43] Lawrence
    I apologize for making you wait.
[06:44] Nora
    Not at all.
[06:46] Nora
    U-Um...
[06:47] Lawrence
    How about forty Trie?
[06:49] Lawrence
    We'll pay an additional fee
    if you fend off any wolf attacks.
[06:53] Nora
    Th-Thank you very much.
[06:55] Lawrence
    No, thank you.
[06:57] Lawrence
    May I ask your name?
[06:59] Nora
    Oh, I-I'm sorry.
[07:04] Nora
    I'm Nora Arendt.
[07:12] Nora
    Enek.
[07:17] Lawrence
    Have you been herding sheep for a long time?
[07:19] Nora
    I've only done it for about four years.
[07:21] Lawrence
    Did you raise your sheepdog,
    um, Enek, yourself?
[07:24] Nora
    No, I found him.
[07:27] Nora
    Enek is the reason I became a shepherd.
[07:30] Lawrence
    And until then?
[07:33] Nora
    I lived in a shelter for the poor.
[07:37] Lawrence
    I see.
[07:39] Nora
    But I've always wanted to have a job of my own.
[07:47] Nora
    I was fortunate enough to meet Enek.
[07:51] Nora
    He was ragged and covered
    in wounds when I met him.
[07:54] Lawrence
    Was it wolves?
[07:56] Nora
    No, I think it was mountain
    bandits or mercenaries...
[07:59] Nora
    He had this staff in his mouth and was
    cowering under a small cliff on a hill.
[08:04] Lawrence
    I see.
[08:06] Lawrence
    But, this was the first time a shepherd
    offered to guard me on my journey.
[08:11] Nora
    Huh?
[08:11] Lawrence
    Normal shepherds don't do such things.
[08:15] Nora
    Um, well...
[08:18] Lawrence
    Huh?
[08:19] Nora
    I wanted someone to talk to...
[08:24] Lawrence
    I understand that feeling.
[08:26] Nora
    And...
[08:28] Nora
    I want to become a tailor.
[08:31] Lawrence
    So, you need money for the association fees?
[08:34] Lawrence
    That's true. You would earn more money
    guarding merchants than tending sheep.
[08:39] Lawrence
    I'm sure that it's difficult
    to fight over territory.
[08:41] Nora
    That's true.
[08:43] Nora
    The safer areas have already been
    taken by other shepherds.
[08:48] Lawrence
    So, the only areas left
    are filled with wolves...
[08:51] Nora
    Yes.
[08:52] Lawrence
    Wolves are very troublesome.
[09:02] Lawrence
    On top of that, they're
    cunning and underhanded.
[09:04] Nora
    They may be listening in on us,
    so I wouldn't bad mouth them.
[09:09] Lawrence
    Right.
[09:12] Nora
    Um, I'm sorry. I will need to
    settle down for the day...
[09:15] Lawrence
    Oh, I forgot.
[09:17] Lawrence
    It's already the time for shepherds to rest.
[09:19] Nora
    Yes.
[09:20] Nora
    I have to sleep now in order to
    watch over the sheep at night.
[09:25] Lawrence
    Then, we will set up camp here.
[09:34] Lawrence
    You're skilled enough
    to handle a lot more sheep.
[09:39] Nora
    No, I'm happy for any small amount of work.
[09:43] Nora
    I can't take care of that many...
[09:46] Lawrence
    Your employer probably lacks a discerning eye.
[09:49] Lawrence
    Why not change your employer?
[09:52] Nora
    Huh?
[09:52] Nora
    Change my employer?
[09:54] Nora
    I couldn't possibly...
[09:57] Lawrence
    Sorry. As a merchant, I can't help
    calculating things based on loss and profit.
[10:02] Nora
    Oh, n-no...
[10:07] Nora
    Um...
[10:08] Lawrence
    Yes?
[10:09] Nora
    Um, is it common to change employers?
[10:18] Lawrence
    Pardon me for asking,
    but is the Church your employer?
[10:22] Nora
    Huh?
[10:22] Nora
    Y-Yes.
[10:26] Lawrence
    The Church offers steady work, doesn't it?
[10:30] Nora
    Yes.
[10:32] Nora
    I am truly fortunate.
[10:34] Nora
    The Church entrusted their sheep to me,
[10:36] Nora
    and they've also been quite considerate of me.
[10:40] Lawrence
    I see.
[10:42] Lawrence
    If that's the case, there's probably
    no need for you to change employers.
[10:46] Nora
    Is that so?
[10:48] Lawrence
    Yes.
[10:48] Lawrence
    The pay may be lower,
[10:51] Lawrence
    but the Church will exist
    as long as God doesn't abandon us.
[10:56] Lawrence
    At the very least, you will not be out
    of a job and have no food to eat.
[11:02] Nora
    You're right...
[11:05] Lawrence
    Well, I'll tell the merchants I know
    in Ruvinheigen about you, Ms. Nora.
[11:12] Lawrence
    God never forbade
    having another job on the side.
[11:17] Nora
    Thank you!
[11:29] Lawrence
    Looks like a difficult job.
[11:31] Holo
    Well, daily tail maintenance is important.
[11:35] Holo
    Oh, you were talking about that young girl.
[11:42] Lawrence
    Her name is Nora Arendt.
[11:48] Lawrence
    H-Hey, now!
[11:54] Lawrence
    That's why I asked you first!
[11:56] Holo
    I cannot even groom my tail in peace.
[12:00] Lawrence
    Couldn't you do it in the wagon?
[12:02] Holo
    If I had groomed myself in the wagon...
[12:04] Lawrence
    If you had?
[12:06] Holo
    The two of you seemed to have a nice chat.
[12:09] Lawrence
    Well, she wanted to talk to someone.
[12:12] Lawrence
    There wasn't a reason to refuse her, was there?
[12:14] Lawrence
    And I hadn't spoken to
    a normal girl in a while...
[12:18] Holo
    You did not even notice that
    she disliked speaking with you.
[12:22] Lawrence
    Huh?
[12:30] Lawrence
    Well, that's fine, too.
[12:34] Lawrence
    If I was loved at first sight,
[12:36] Lawrence
    I'd miss the pleasure of experiencing
    someone's affection for me grow.
[12:44] Lawrence
    Aren't I a pretty smooth talker?
[12:51] Holo
    H-How unlike you!
[12:57] Lawrence
    Hey, you're laughing too much.
[13:01] Lawrence
    Jeez...
[13:10] Holo
    What a good laugh.
[13:13] Lawrence
    Do you feel better now?
[13:14] Holo
    Yes. You have quite a surprising trump card.
[13:18] Lawrence
    Well, I'm happy as long as
    your bad mood is gone.
[13:21] Holo
    Hm? Bad mood?
[13:23] Lawrence
    You were in a bad mood because
    you couldn't groom your tail.
[13:27] Holo
    Oh, that is right.
[13:30] Holo
    It cannot be helped.
[13:32] Holo
    I laughed so much that it seems foolish
    to care about such things.
[13:37] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[13:39] Lawrence
    I should start collecting firewood.
[13:41] Holo
    Hey, you.
[13:43] Lawrence
    Wh-What is it?
[13:45] Holo
    Some raw sheep would be nice
    every once in a while.
[13:50] Holo
    What do you think?
[14:00] Lawrence
    If you're going to joke, say something
    that I can actually laugh about.
[14:10] Nora
    Over there.
[14:23] Lawrence
    Here is your promised forty Trie.
[14:25] Nora
    But these coins are actually
     worth more than that...
[14:29] Lawrence
    It's an investment.
[14:30] Nora
    Investment?
[14:32] Lawrence
    If I become acquainted with a skilled shepherd,
[14:35] Nora
    I might gain some surprising money-making
    opportunities when trading wool.
[14:43] Nora
    Thank you very much.
[14:45] Lawrence
    Are you only able to guard people
    going through the road we just traveled?
[14:49] Nora
    Um, I can go as far as Kasrata and Poroson.
[14:52] Nora
    Oh, and Lamtra as well.
[14:54] Lawrence
    Lamtra?
[14:56] Lawrence
    You either have to go through
    a dangerous forest
[14:58] Lawrence
    or make a very large detour to reach that town.
[15:01] Nora
    I'm not talking about the detour.
[15:03] Lawrence
    I can accept requests
    through the forest as well.
[15:06] Lawrence
    That's amazing.
[15:08] Lawrence
    It's a place that's so dangerous they say
    that even knights tremble in fear.
[15:11] Lawrence
    If you can go as far as Lamtra,
    you have a good chance of finding customers.
[15:14] Nora
    Thank you very much for your help.
[15:16] Lawrence
    Well, then. We'll be entering from that gate.
[15:26] Holo
    Now, I wonder how those
    honey-pickled peaches will taste.
[15:30] Holo
    I cannot wait.
[15:32] Lawrence
    You still remember that?
[15:33] Holo
    Do you plan to go back on your word?
[15:36] Lawrence
    I can't buy it if it's not for sale.
[15:38] Holo
    Of course.
[16:15] Inspector
    Pass permit.
[16:16] Lawrence
    Here it is.
[16:18] Inspector
    From Poroson? What did you bring?
[16:22] Lawrence
    Twenty sets of armor.
[16:24] Inspector
    Armor? From Poroson?
[16:27] Lawrence
    Y-Yes.
[16:28] Lawrence
    I purchased them from Latparron
    Trading. Is there something wrong?
[16:32] Inspector
    Yes, this looks like
    the type of armor they carry.
[16:36] Inspector B
    Do you wish to pay the taxes
    with cash or actual goods?
[16:39] Lawrence
    With actual goods.
[16:42] Inspector B
    That's a wise decision.
[16:44] Inspector B
    Pay with one set of armor over there.
[16:48] Holo
    Is armor from Poroson rare?
[16:51] Lawrence
    No. This city is always in need of armor.
[16:54] Lawrence
    A lot of the armor should be
    imported from Poroson.
[17:00] Lawrence
    Thank you.
[17:05] Lawrence
    Is there a problem?
[17:06] Tax Collector
    No, it's nothing.
[17:15] Holo
    Government officials are unpleasant
    no matter where one goes.
[17:18] Holo
    They seem to dislike the idea of
    a mere traveling merchant
[17:21] Holo
    earning a large amount of money.
[17:26] Lawrence
    Well, it's fine.
[17:27] Lawrence
    We just need to sell these
    and rake in our profits.
[17:30] Holo
    Yes!
[17:31] Holo
    By the way.
[17:33] Lawrence
    What is it?
[17:34] Holo
    I have grown hungry.
[17:49] Holo
    Delicious!
[17:56] Holo
    Another serving!
[17:58] Stall Owner
    Appreciate the business!
[17:59] Stall Owner
    Here you go! Two beers!
[18:01] Holo
    The alcohol is delicious.
[18:03] Holo
    What a nice and lively town! Do you not agree?
[18:06] Lawrence
    In exchange, you can't let
    your guard down here.
[18:09] Lawrence
    Don't get into trouble with
    the knights and mercenaries here.
[18:13] Holo
    No problem!
[18:18] Holo
    Where are we going?
[18:19] Lawrence
    The trading house.
[18:22] Lawrence
    Hey, you have something around your mouth.
[18:30] Lawrence
    Geez! You better remember this!
[18:33] Holo
    However...
[18:36] Holo
    What is the point of me going with you?
[18:38] Holo
    I would like to continue
    drinking in the square.
[18:42] Lawrence
    It'd be dangerous to leave you alone.
[18:46] Holo
    Yes. I am cute!
[18:49] Holo
    It is dangerous to leave me alone.
[18:53] Lawrence
    You can't sway all the soldiers of the Church
    and holy knights with your cuteness.
[18:57] Lawrence
    I can't have you getting drunk
    and showing your ears and tail in public.
[19:00] Holo
    Then, we would only make virtue of necessity.
[19:04] Holo
    I would take you in my mouth
    and escape out of town.
[19:10] Crowd Man
    I heard your daughter
    has recovered from being sick?
[19:13] Crowd Man
    Yes, truly a blessing from God.
[19:16] Crowd Woman
    My husband hasn't been
    feeling well lately, either.
[19:19] Crowd Man
    That's terrible. You should have the priest
    pray for him as soon as possible.
[19:23] Crowd Man
    The Church is the only thing
    you can really believe in.
[19:27] Holo
    So, what is a trading house?
[19:29] Lawrence
    Running a business is fraught
    with dangers and accidents.
[19:32] Lawrence
    Knights protect themselves with armor,
[19:35] Lawrence
    but we merchants protect ourselves
    with our connections to other people.
[19:38] Lawrence
    That's what we call a merchant association.
[19:42] Lawrence
    I'm part of a merchant association that
    consists of merchants from my homeland.
[19:46] Lawrence
    The trading house here is
    a branch of that association.
[19:48] Lawrence
    It's like my home away from home.
[19:57] Lawrence
    Okay. Wait here.
[19:59] Holo
    What?
[20:00] Holo
    Were you not planning to take me in
    and show me off to your fellows?
[20:04] Lawrence
    I'd have to marry you first for that.
[20:07] Lawrence
    My homeland's wedding celebration
     is pretty rough. Still want to enter?
[20:11] Lawrence
    I'll be quick.
[20:13] Lawrence
    I'll buy you some sweet bread
    if you wait here obediently.
[20:15] Holo
    Do not treat me as a child!
[20:18] Lawrence
    Then, you don't want the bread?
[20:19] Holo
    I do.
[20:24] Jacob
    Oh, looks like an incompetent
    merchant is visiting.
[20:27] Jacob
    Anyone who comes around this time
    isn't serious about making money.
[20:32] Lawrence
    A great merchant can make money
    without collecting any dust on his shoes.
[20:38] Lawrence
    He only dirties his fingertips
    with a bit of black ink.
[20:41] Lawrence
    Running around the market all day long is
    what third-class merchants do.
[20:45] Lawrence
    Am I wrong?
[20:50] Jacob
    You've become a smooth talker.
[20:53] Jacob
    Welcome home, my son!
[20:57] Lawrence
    Please stop calling me your son.
[20:59] Jacob
    What are you talking about?!
[21:01] Jacob
    Every member of the Rowen Merchant
    Association is my son or daughter!
[21:07] Jacob
    On top of that, I know that you often
    wet your bed when camping outside.
[21:13] Jacob
    Want me to remind you of the time
    you snatched the proceeds of a sale
[21:17] Jacob
    to go to a brothel with
    your friends, all while trembling?
[21:19] Lawrence
    Okay! Okay!
[21:22] Lawrence
    I am Kraft Lawrence, the son of
    the great Jacob Tarantino!
[21:28] Jacob
    Well, Kraft.
[21:30] Jacob
    It's been a year since you've
    come back to your home in Ruvinheigen!
[21:45] Man
    Is this the Remerio Trading Company?
[21:47] Servant
    Yes. What is your business here?
[21:50] Man
    Did a merchant named Lawrence visit here?
[21:54] Servant
    As you can see, we haven't had a single
    soul visit, much less a merchant.
[22:00] Man
    Then, if he visits, tell him this.
[22:08] Man
    There's some news from Latparron
    Trading in Poroson for him...
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[00:04] Jacob
    So, why'd you visit at a time like this?
[00:08] Lawrence
    I wanted to get a certificate showing that
    I'm a member of this association.
[00:11] Jacob
    I wish you'd hurry and become a merchant
[00:13] Jacob
    that can make others flinch at your name alone.
[00:18] Jacob
    Otherwise...
[00:21] Youth
    You go!
[00:22] Jacob
    That girl will leave you at the drop of a hat.
[00:23] Youth
    No, you go!
[00:25] Lawrence
    She's an investment of sorts.
[00:28] Jacob
    What's the point of investing in a town girl?
[00:31] Lawrence
    I wouldn't invest if there
    wasn't something in it for me.
[00:35] Jacob
    Big words!
[00:37] Lawrence
    That's right. Do any merchants
    want to go to Lamtra?
[00:42] Jacob
    If you're thinking about
    the shepherd girl, don't.
[00:44] Lawrence
    Huh?
[00:45] Jacob
    There were a lot of people
    with the same idea as you.
[00:49] Jacob
    But no one wanted to hire
    that girl as a bodyguard.
[00:53] Jacob
    Do you know why?
[00:57] Lawrence
    The Church?
[01:00] Jacob
    She's the only one able to wander around
     that area without getting hurt.
[01:04] Jacob
    There's no need for me to tell you
    how the Church feels about it, is there?
[01:08] Jacob
    If you get involved with her, you'll go through
    a complicated damn mess with the Church.
[01:14] Jacob
    Though, I know a lovely fairy
    like Nora is your type of girl.
[01:24] Jacob
    So, is this certificate addressed
    to a certain trading company?
[01:28] Lawrence
    Yes, the Remerio Trading Company.
[01:30] Jacob
    Remerio, huh?
[01:32] Lawrence
    Is there a problem?
[01:33] Jacob
    Yeah, well, you'll see when you get there.
[01:39] Jacob
    Here.
[01:40] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[01:43] Jacob
    The Rowen Merchant Association is
    under the protection of Saint Lambardos.
[01:48] Jacob
    I wish you the best of luck.
[01:50] Lawrence
    Once I finish up this deal,
    I'll buy you some good alcohol.
[01:55] Jacob
    Shoo. Shoo.
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[03:35] Youth
    Let's go...
[03:35] Youth
    Yeah...
[03:38] Holo
    How cute.
[03:40] Holo
    They said I was as pretty as a rose.
[03:43] Lawrence
    Don't humor them too much.
[03:45] Lawrence
    Craftsmen apprentices are like starving dogs.
    They'll end up snatching you away.
[03:51] Holo
    If they do, will you come save me again?
[03:54] Lawrence
    Yeah, I'll save you again.
[03:56] Holo
    Well, in the end,
    I was the one doing the saving.
[04:04] Holo
    I do not know what kind of return
    you are expecting,
[04:07] Holo
    but I will have you invest in me for now.
[04:09] Lawrence
    You overheard?
[04:11] Holo
    My cute ears heard every word!
[04:16] Holo
    It seems you have taken
    quite a liking to that shepherd.
[04:20] Holo
    Was it her meager appearance?
[04:22] Holo
    Or the fact that she has a hard life?
[04:26] Holo
    I, on the other hand, am a mere investment...
[04:29] Lawrence
    Hold on a second!
[04:31] Lawrence
    The things Jacob says
    is his way of greeting people!
[04:34] Lawrence
    It's not like...
[04:35] Holo
    Not like what?
[04:36] Lawrence
    I-It's true that I think Nora is a good girl,
[04:40] Lawrence
    and I didn't dislike my conversations with her.
[04:43] Lawrence
    But that doesn't mean that I like you
    any less or anything like that!
[04:52] Holo
    I was just teasing you a bit...
[04:55] Holo
    I did not think you would
    respond so sincerely.
[04:58] Holo
    That makes me so happy!
[05:02] Holo
    However...
[05:05] Holo
    Males are all the same.
[05:08] Holo
    They say whatever they want.
[05:10] Holo
    So, how about showing me instead?
[05:13] Holo
    Knights leave their shields and swords in
    the hands of others to show their sincerity.
[05:19] Holo
    Since you are a merchant,
    how will you show your sincerity?
[05:26] Lawrence
    Fine...
[05:30] Lawrence
    Those honey-pickled peaches...
[05:33] Holo
    What will you buy for me?
[05:36] Lawrence
    H-Hey!
[05:37] Lawrence
    You know better than to do that!
[05:40] Holo
    You told me to ask for it cutely.
[05:43] Lawrence
    I told you to ask honestly!
[05:45] Lawrence
    I didn't tell you to use underhanded tricks!
[05:48] Holo
    But was I not cute?
[05:52] Holo
    Though, you were cuter.
[05:56] Lawrence
    Wha?!
[06:00] Holo
    Hey, do not be so angry.
[06:04] Holo
    Your words really did make me happy.
[06:07] Holo
    Are you angry with me even so?
[06:13] Lawrence
    Fine.
[06:14] Lawrence
    I'm not angry.
[06:15] Lawrence
    Are you happy now?
[06:17] Holo
    It would not be good to get separated.
[06:20] Holo
    May I hold your hand?
[06:24] Lawrence
    Yeah. It'd be troublesome if we got separated.
[06:40] Nora
    Um, Father!
[06:44] Priest
    What is the matter?
[06:45] Nora
    Um...
[06:48] Nora
    I would like to take the sheep...
[06:53] Holo
    to graze in a slightly safer area.
[06:58] Priest
    You will be fine.
[07:00] Nora
    Huh?
[07:01] Priest
    God has graced you with the power
    to keep wolves at bay.
[07:05] Priest
    Do you not trust in Him?
[07:09] Priest
    Your work was also given to you by Him.
[07:14] Priest
    Please continue to work hard.
[07:18] Nora
    Y-Yes...
[07:25] Holo
    You seem to be in a good mood.
[07:28] Lawrence
    Any merchant would be excited
    when there are profits on the horizon.
[07:32] Holo
    However, the hunter is most vulnerable
    when it is captivated by its prey.
[07:38] Lawrence
    Merchant trading isn't the same
    as hunting prey.
[07:43] Holo
    Buying on credit, was it?
[07:46] Holo
    That means you are currently
    in debt, are you not?
[07:49] Lawrence
    If you know something will sell,
    shouldn't you buy it even if you go into debt?
[07:53] Lawrence
    If I did the same thing with apples,
[07:55] Lawrence
    someone would eat them
    until I fell into the red.
[07:57] Holo
    Fool.
[07:59] Holo
    Either way, being in debt
    does not suit my nature.
[08:04] Lawrence
    Even though you're currently buried in debt?
[08:06] Holo
    If you wish for me to pay you back,
    you should ensure my happiness.
[08:11] Lawrence
    Sure, sure. I will work hard.
[08:17] Lawrence
    We just need to sell the goods we purchased
    to the trading company here.
[08:23] Lawrence
    There's nothing to worry about.
[08:30] Holo
    It is lively everywhere you look.
[08:34] Lawrence
    It's the busy season, after all.
[08:40] Holo
    I do not smell any honey-pickled peaches.
[08:43] Lawrence
    I told you it's a rare item.
[08:54] Holo
    Does a monk manage this place?
[08:57] Lawrence
    If so, we'd at least hear some praying.
[09:04] Lawrence
    Though, the crunch of eating
    that pie is so loud,
[09:06] Lawrence
    your amazing ears may have missed it.
[09:10] Holo
    What skillful sarcasm.
[09:15] Holo
    However, I can at least hear
    the sound of the people inside.
[09:18] Lawrence
    There are people inside?
[09:20] Holo
    Yes.
[09:21] Holo
    However, the atmosphere seems quite unpleasant.
[09:24] Lawrence
    Well, nothing will happen if I stand out here.
[09:27] Lawrence
    I won't make any money
    if I don't sell the product.
[09:30] Holo
    Just as I will not gain nourishment
    if I do not eat this meat pie.
[09:34] Lawrence
    That was supposed to be for my nourishment.
[09:37] Holo
    Oh? Did you wish to eat it?
[09:41] Holo
    Here you go.
[10:06] Lawrence
    It is not yet the day of rest.
    What is going on here?
[10:11] Servant A
    Well, it's just...
[10:15] Servant A
    Did you just arrive in town today?
[10:17] Lawrence
    No, I arrived a few days ago.
[10:20] Lawrence
    Well, I'm not in any particular rush.
[10:23] Lawrence
    I will visit another day.
[10:33] Servant A
    Are you Mr. Lawrence?
[10:37] Servant A
    You must be.
[10:38] Servant A
    You were planning to sell armor that you
    bought from Latparron Trading, correct?
[10:43] Lawrence
    How did you know that?
[10:44] Servant A
    The Latparron Trading Company
    came by yesterday evening
[10:46] Servant A
    to tell us your debt was transferred to us.
[10:53] Holo
    What is going on?
[10:55] Servant A
    It seems you are unaware of the recent
    drastic drop of prices in armor.
[11:00] Servant A
    Now that the northern expedition
    has been canceled,
[11:03] Servant A
    armor has become practically worthless.
[11:06] Servant A
    In other words,
[11:08] Servant A
    your companion now owes
    our trading company a lot of money.
[11:13] Servant A
    To put it simply, he's gone bankrupt.
[11:17] Holo
    What did you say?!
[11:19] Lawrence
    I've been set up!
[11:36] Remerio
    We both live based on such arrangements.
[11:39] Remerio
    You understand, don't you?
[11:41] Lawrence
    Of course, Mr. Remerio.
[11:43] Lawrence
    I am also a merchant.
[11:45] Remerio
    Mr. Lawrence, you were loaned forty-seven
    and three-fourths Lumione coins
[11:49] Remerio
    with a payment deadline when making your
    purchase at the Latparron Trading Company.
[11:55] Remerio
    This is what we wish for you to pay.
[11:57] Remerio
    If not,
[11:59] Remerio
    we will ask the Rowen Merchant Association
    to assume the debt on your behalf.
[12:04] Lawrence
    Yes.
[12:07] Remerio
    Well, the deadline is the day after tomorrow,
[12:11] Remerio
    so we can wait the full two days.
[12:13] Remerio
    What do you want to do with the armor you have?
[12:18] Remerio
    It won't be worth much
    no matter where you go...
[12:20] Lawrence
    No, I'll be sure to sell it at a high price.
[12:22] Lawrence
    We will settle the debt in two days.
[12:24] Lawrence
    Is that acceptable?
[12:26] Remerio
    Yes, we'll be waiting for you.
[12:34] Lawrence
    Sorry for making you wait.
[12:39] Lawrence
    Let's go.
[12:49] Holo
    S-So, what has happened?
[12:58] Lawrence
    The goods in our carriage have become trash.
[13:01] Holo
    I see.
[13:04] Holo
    Will you run?
[13:05] Lawrence
    No, the information network of merchants
    is practically the same as the eyes of God.
[13:10] Lawrence
    No matter where we go,
[13:11] Lawrence
    we'll be found immediately
    if we do any kind of business.
[13:13] Lawrence
    I wouldn't be able to live
    as a merchant after that.
[13:16] Holo
    However, everyone knows that an injured
    animal will be eaten to the bone.
[13:22] Holo
    Will you let that happen?
[13:24] Lawrence
    Of course not!
[13:26] Lawrence
    I just need to make enough money
    in two days to pay the debt!
[13:28] Lawrence
    It's possible to make a fresh start.
[13:31] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo. I am sure
    to be of some help to you.
[13:36] Lawrence
    Yeah, just saving on your food costs
    would help me out a lot!
[13:40] Holo
    I told you I will earn what I eat.
[13:43] Lawrence
    I'm kidding.
[13:45] Holo
    Your expression has improved.
[13:49] Holo
    If necessary, on my honor,
    I will make sure you escape.
[13:53] Holo
    Even if I must use the power of this wheat.
[13:56] Holo
    You promised me that you would
    take me to the northern forests.
[14:01] Holo
    I cannot have you falter here.
[14:04] Lawrence
    Yeah, I'll be sure to keep my promise.
[14:06] Lawrence
    And...
[14:10] Lawrence
    If it really comes to that,
    I might ask you to save me.
[14:13] Holo
    Leave it to me.
[14:16] Holo
    So, what will you do now?
[14:19] Lawrence
    For now, I'm going back
    to the Rowen Merchant Association.
[14:21] Holo
    Yes, your fellow countrymen
    may be of help to you.
[14:25] Lawrence
    That's why you should wait at the inn...
[14:28] Holo
    Do you see me as the type of wolf
[14:32] Holo
    that can groom herself quietly in an inn
    while her traveling companion is in trouble?
[14:36] Lawrence
    No, but...
[14:37] Holo
    Do you?
[14:40] Lawrence
    No, but that's not the issue here.
[14:42] Holo
    Then, what is the issue?
[14:44] Lawrence
    The merchant association
    is a merchant's hometown.
[14:48] Lawrence
    You understand what it means
    to take a woman there, don't you?
[14:51] Holo
    Just explain it to them.
[14:52] Lawrence
    How am I supposed to explain?
[14:55] Holo
    Just tell them that we are lovers!
[15:01] Lawrence
    Fine, please come with me.
[15:04] Holo
    Of course.
[15:07] Lawrence
    I will tell them you are my business partner.
[15:11] Lawrence
    Don't say anything unnecessary.
[15:13] Holo
    Yes.
[15:19] Jacob
    So, what should I ask about first?
[15:23] Jacob
    First and foremost,
    who is this beautiful woman with you?
[15:29] Lawrence
    Due to some dealings,
    we've become business partners.
[15:33] Jacob
    Business?
[15:35] Lawrence
    At the Pazzio branch
    of the Milone Trading Company,
[15:38] Lawrence
    she was able to sell the furs assessed at
    140 Trenni silver for 210 Trenni silver.
[15:46] Lawrence
    I told you I'd never invest if there
    wasn't something in it for me.
[15:52] Jacob
    If you were husband and wife,
[15:54] Jacob
    I was thinking of convincing
    the two of you to get a divorce.
[15:59] Jacob
    But there are guys like you
    every once in a while.
[16:03] Lawrence
    Huh?
[16:04] Jacob
    One day, they have an unimaginable beauty
    with them and seem to... get along.
[16:09] Jacob
    Yet, they never talk about the woman,
    and I never ask about them.
[16:15] Jacob
    Well, the scriptures say it isn't good
    to carelessly open a mysterious box.
[16:21] Holo
    A wise decision.
[16:27] Jacob
    Now, let's get straight to the point.
[16:32] Jacob
    Let me get this right.
[16:34] Jacob
    You bought armor at Latparron Trading.
[16:37] Jacob
    You were loaned forty-seven and
    three-fourth Lumione coins in the process
[16:42] Jacob
    and that debt was transferred
    to Remerio Trading.
[16:48] Jacob
    Is that right?
[16:51] Jacob
    Even though it looks like Latparron
    Trading pulled the rug from under you,
[16:55] Jacob
    I won't show you any pity.
[16:57] Jacob
    You got greedy and made a mistake. Am I right?
[17:01] Lawrence
    It's exactly as you say...
[17:03] Jacob
    Robbery. Sickness. Injury.
[17:07] Jacob
    The merchant association doesn't mind
[17:10] Jacob
    doing everything in their power to
    help you in those kinds of situations.
[17:14] Jacob
    But that's not the case here.
[17:18] Jacob
    In other words, you have to return
    what you owe yourself.
[17:23] Lawrence
    Yes...
[17:28] Jacob
    Unfortunately, I can't play favorites with you.
[17:33] Jacob
    Rather, keeping a firm attitude is
    precisely the reason I am in this position.
[17:38] Lawrence
    Of course.
[17:40] Lawrence
    I would also be angry if you had
    treated someone differently from the others.
[17:44] Jacob
    On top of that, members in the association
    may not lend money to another member.
[17:49] Jacob
    Of course, the association itself
    can't lend you any either.
[17:53] Jacob
    It wouldn't be a good example for the others.
[17:56] Lawrence
    I know.
[17:57] Jacob
    The deadline is two days from now.
[17:59] Jacob
    Remerio Trading is feeling the pressure after
    failing in their own investment in armor,
[18:04] Jacob
    so I'm sure they'll want
    to collect it as soon as possible.
[18:07] Jacob
    In other words, your failure
     will become public
[18:10] Jacob
    the day after tomorrow,
    and I'll have to detain you.
[18:13] Jacob
    Do you know what happens after that?
[18:16] Lawrence
    If I don't prepare the forty-seven Lumione
    coins and pay them back in two days,
[18:22] Lawrence
    I will not have a tomorrow.
[18:24] Jacob
    No.
[18:26] Jacob
    You will have a tomorrow.
[18:29] Jacob
    It'll just be dark, painful, and heavy.
[18:35] Jacob
    You'd be able to pay back forty-seven Lumione
[18:37] Jacob
    by rowing a long-distance boat for ten years.
[18:41] Jacob
    You could also dig holes in a mine.
[18:44] Jacob
    But to do so without injury or sickness...
[18:48] Jacob
    It's not that I want you to die.
[18:52] Jacob
    Please understand that.
[18:55] Jacob
    Sins must be punished.
    I'm just carrying out common practice.
[19:03] Lawrence
    Yes...
[19:05] Jacob
    If there is something
    I can help you with, I will.
[19:10] Jacob
    I trust you, so I won't detain you immediately.
[19:13] Jacob
    Do whatever you can until then.
[19:16] Lawrence
    Thank you very much for your consideration.
[19:18] Jacob
    Businesses always have surprising loopholes.
[19:21] Jacob
    Sometimes you can only see them
    when you're in a pinch.
[19:24] Jacob
    Go and fight until the very end.
[19:29] Lawrence
    I'll make sure to pay back the money.
[19:40] Holo
    What will you do now?
[19:42] Lawrence
    I've gotten two days’ worth of freedom.
[19:46] Lawrence
    There's something I'd like to try first.
[19:50] Lawrence
    Paying a debt with another debt.
[19:52] Random Merchant
    Oh, it's been a while, Mr. Lawrence.
[19:55] Random Merchant
    Do you have some new ways to make money today?
[19:58] Lawrence
    I'm embarrassed to ask,
    but I'd like to borrow some money.
[20:02] Random Merchant
    Oh, is that the case?
[20:05] Random Merchant
    I'm sorry to say that money
    has been pretty tight lately...
[20:09] Lawrence
    I see.
[20:11] Lawrence
    I'm sorry for asking so much.
[20:19] Lawrence
    There are still others.
[20:40] Holo
    How was it?
[20:44] Lawrence
    There are others.
[20:54] Lawrence
    Maybe over there...
[21:16] Lawrence
    Shit.
[21:26] ---
    Here you go.
[21:29] Lawrence
    Next.
[21:34] Holo
    H-Hey...
[21:37] Lawrence
    What is it?!
[21:41] Holo
    I am sorry, I cannot walk
    as I like in this form.
[21:47] Lawrence
    No.
[21:48] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[21:52] Lawrence
    Excuse me.
[21:55] Master
    Oh, it's been a while, Mr. Lawrence.
[21:58] Lawrence
    It has been a while.
[22:00] Lawrence
    I'm sorry for bothering you
    after the market has closed...
[22:02] Master
    I heard from others...
[22:05] Master
    You've been asking for loans
    all over the place.
[22:08] Master
    A very large loan at that. Was it because
    of the crash in the armor market?
[22:12] Lawrence
    Yes, I lacked proper vision...
[22:16] Master
    Only God could predict
     a market collapse.
[22:20] Master
    It would be harsh to blame someone for that.
[22:25] Master
    I live according to His word
[22:28] Master
    and believe in showing others
    the same sincerity I was shown.
[22:34] Master
    I wanted to be of some help
    to you, Mr. Lawrence.
[22:40] Master
    However, you're walking
    around with a woman
[22:43] Master
    while depending on the mercy
    of others for money?!
[22:46] Master
    How dare you mock others like this?!
[22:57] Holo
    Hey.
[23:06] Holo
    Are you all right?
[23:08] Holo
    You face is so pale! Let us go to the inn...
[23:12] Lawrence
    If it weren't for you!
[23:20] Lawrence
    I-I'm sorry...
[23:27] Holo
    I will return to the inn.
[23:35] Lawrence
    Damn...
[23:37] Lawrence
    Damn.
SIGN    Episode 10
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    Smooth Talk of a Merchant
[23:45] Holo
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[00:06] Lawrence
    Please! I'm begging you!
[00:09] Merchant A
    You're so persistent!
[00:11] Merchant A
    You want money that badly?!
[00:14] Merchant A
    You don't have to pay me back.
    Just never show your face in front of me again!
[00:22] Lawrence
    I'll be borrowing this...
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 10
    Wisdom of a Wolf and
    Smooth Talk of a Merchant
[02:08] Innkeeper
    Looks like you're back early.
[02:27] Lawrence
    Holo.
[02:36] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[02:50] Lawrence
    This was what I was able to gather on my own.
[02:54] Lawrence
    I still need over forty Lumione,
    but I'm out of options.
[03:00] Lawrence
    The only other thing I can think of
    is trying my luck at the gambling house.
[03:04] Lawrence
    I believe that money can grow
    exponentially when it's in the right hands.
[03:10] Lawrence
    That's why I want you to hold on to this money.
[03:13] Lawrence
    And, if we're bound to fail anyways,
    we might as well spend everything we have.
[03:19] Lawrence
    Nothing will change
    even if I fall further into debt.
[03:31] Innkeeper
    Hey! I'm about to lock up!
[03:52] Holo
    Fool!
[03:53] Holo
    Come back up quickly!
[04:01] Lawrence
    Uh...
[04:04] Lawrence
    My companion threw out
    my purse from the window.
[04:07] Innkeeper
    Give me a break.
[04:13] Holo
    You fool!
[04:15] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[04:17] Holo
    The money...
[04:18] Holo
    How did you manage to collect it?
[04:20] Lawrence
    You want to know?
[04:24] Holo
    What would you have done
    if I ran away with your precious money?
[04:28] Lawrence
    I collected the money with that half in mind.
[04:31] Lawrence
    If my mistake prevents me
    from keeping my promise,
[04:36] Lawrence
    I wanted to at least provide
    some traveling funds...
[04:40] Holo
    You wished to leave me traveling funds?!
[04:43] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah.
[04:45] Holo
    How dare you spout such stupidity!
[04:50] Holo
    I am the one at fault!
[04:53] Holo
    You would have been able to
    borrow money if I were absent!
[04:55] Holo
    Why are you not angrier?!
[04:58] Holo
    I...
[04:59] Holo
    I...
[05:00] Lawrence
    I was the one in the wrong.
[05:02] Lawrence
    You came along because
    you were worried about me.
[05:05] Lawrence
    How could I be angry at—
[05:08] Holo
    You fool!
[05:16] Holo
    You!
[05:18] Lawrence
    Watch out!
[05:41] Holo
    You...
[05:46] Holo
    You are too good-natured...
[05:49] Lawrence
    Good-natured?
[05:50] Holo
    Am I not right?!
[05:52] Holo
    You were unable to borrow money
    because I went with you...
[05:58] Holo
    Even so... Even so...
[06:00] Lawrence
    I swatted your hand away.
[06:02] Lawrence
    That was wrong of me.
[06:04] Holo
    I forced you to take me along
    due to my selfishness.
[06:08] Holo
    Since my actions backfired on you,
    you should be angrier at me!
[06:14] Holo
    On top of that, if you apologize
    to me in such a way, I...
[06:18] Holo
    I...
[06:19] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[06:21] Lawrence
    I really thought I did something I couldn't
    take back when I swatted your hand away.
[06:28] Lawrence
    I really wanted to apologize
    over and over for that.
[06:32] Lawrence
    That's why I thought
    I should do the best I could.
[06:35] Lawrence
    My actions seemed to have backfired. I'm sorry.
[06:43] Holo
    You...
[06:46] Holo
    Answer me this.
[06:49] Holo
    Wh-Why are you this good-natured?
[07:03] Lawrence
    It's probably my personality.
[07:07] Holo
    Y-You!
[07:09] Holo
    I cannot believe this!
[07:11] Holo
    You are unbelievably good-natured!
[07:13] Holo
    You fool!
[07:17] Holo
    P-Personality?
[07:19] Holo
    Your personality?!
[07:21] Holo
    Even if it is a lie, an astute male should say
[07:24] Holo
    their actions are a sign
    of their affection! You fool!
[07:27] Lawrence
    S-Sorry.
[07:29] Lawrence
    Actually, the truth is...
[07:30] Holo
    Now, listen here.
[07:33] Holo
    There are times when one wishes
    to hear something even if it is a lie
[07:36] Holo
    and times when one wishes to beat the other
[07:39] Holo
    until their face is swollen because
    it is spoken too late.
[07:42] Holo
    Which time do you think it is now?
[07:45] Lawrence
    The latter...
[07:46] Holo
    Your good nature is unparalleled!
[07:49] Holo
    Just how many males in the world
    would refrain from saying
[07:53] Holo
    they love or value a female in such
    a situation to woo her with ease?
[07:57] Holo
    Though, it is easy to read
    your thoughts on the matter.
[08:02] Holo
    And, well, I am able to travel with a light
    heart because of your good nature.
[08:09] Holo
    It may be too lavish to wish for everything.
[08:16] Holo
    Even so, I wished to hear those words.
[08:20] Holo
    So, let us try again.
[08:23] Holo
    Why are you so good-natured?
[08:29] Lawrence
    Because you're special to me.
[09:07] Holo
    Goodness. What in the world are we doing?
[09:10] Lawrence
    You're the one who made us do it!
[09:14] Holo
    Well, was it not good practice for you?
[09:18] Lawrence
    Goodness...
[09:19] Holo
    But you know...
[09:22] Holo
    Next time, you should make me upset.
[09:24] Holo
    I am happy about your consideration,
[09:27] Holo
    but problems may oft be resolved faster
    if we grow angry and argue with one another.
[09:32] Lawrence
    All right.
[09:34] Holo
    You were right to have
    grand expectations of my wisdom.
[09:38] Holo
    After all, I have a good idea in mind.
[09:42] Lawrence
    Wha?!
[09:43] Lawrence
    What is it?!
[09:55] Servant
    Please wait here.
[10:03] Holo
    I'm here by your side.
[10:09] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[10:17] Remerio
    I heard you have some
    important business with me?
[10:21] Remerio
    Smuggling gold?! You can't be serious.
[10:24] Lawrence
    I'm completely serious.
[10:29] Remerio
    People who are at the brink of bankruptcy
    often confuse a reckless plan as a perfect one.
[10:35] Lawrence
    What if the gold is smuggled
    by an extremely skilled person?
[10:39] Remerio
    Your plan is impossible to put into motion.
[10:43] Remerio
    If such a skilled person existed, they would be
    making plenty of money on their own.
[10:48] Lawrence
    What if the extremely skilled person
    isn't making good money?
[10:52] Remerio
    If they're that skilled, they shouldn't
    have problems finding work in this city.
[10:56] Lawrence
    What if they are skilled,
    earning low wages in this city,
[11:00] Lawrence
    and are in desperate need of money?
[11:04] Lawrence
    Most importantly, the individual is
    frustrated with their current employer...
[11:09] Lawrence
    and the employer of that person is the Church.
[11:13] Lawrence
    If I convince her that smuggling gold
    would be an act against the Church,
[11:17] Lawrence
    she will definitely accept the job.
[11:19] Lawrence
    There is no chance of betrayal.
[11:21] Remerio
    Th-Then, why not smuggle
    the gold with just yourselves?
[11:25] Remerio
    There's no reason to come to me!
[11:28] Lawrence
    I have two reasons.
[11:30] Lawrence
    First, the deadline
    for my debt with you is today.
[11:35] Lawrence
    Second...
[11:39] Lawrence
    this is all the money I currently have.
[11:45] Lawrence
    I was only able to collect
    three and two-sevenths Lumione
[11:47] Lawrence
    after running around all day.
[11:50] Lawrence
    This is everything I have.
[11:52] Lawrence
    I would like to use this
    as collateral for this proposal.
[11:55] Lawrence
    With it, I would like you to hold off
    on collecting the debt
[11:59] Lawrence
    and provide enough money
    for the purchase of the gold.
[12:02] Remerio
    Wha?!
[12:06] Holo
    Great sir.
[12:08] Holo
    Do you have the time to hesitate?
[12:11] Holo
    It seems yet another person has left just now.
[12:15] Holo
    Is it all right to drag your feet?
[12:18] Holo
    Since my ears are especially good,
    I can easily hear their whispering.
[12:23] Holo
    In the room below us, there are people
    planning to abandon you and run away.
[12:27] Holo
    Should I repeat their words in detail?
[12:31] Holo
    I see. The crash of the armor market has
    brought this trading company tremendous losses.
[12:35] Holo
    They're saying, "Let's run. This place has
    no future. Let's gather the others together."
[12:42] Holo
    At this rate, this company...
[12:44] Remerio
    Stop it!
[12:50] Lawrence
    What do you think, Mr. Remerio?
[12:52] Lawrence
    If you wait for me to pay you back
    and I get a reasonable cut from this deal...
[12:58] Lawrence
    I'm sure it's not a bad deal for you as well.
[13:03] Lawrence
    What do you think, Mr. Remerio?
[13:18] Remerio
    I'll do it.
[13:24] Lawrence
    May God overlook our actions...
[13:36] Remerio
    Call Liebert here.
[13:39] Holo
    I am surprised he had enough funds to buy gold.
[13:43] Lawrence
    Most trading companies put aside
    fiercely protected emergency funds
[13:46] Lawrence
    to recover from drastic and unexpected losses.
[13:49] Lawrence
    I wanted to dip into those funds.
[13:51] Holo
    I see.
[13:53] Holo
    Now, then.
[13:55] Holo
    How confident are you in conning a young woman?
[13:57] Lawrence
    Don't put it like that.
[13:59] Holo
    Am I wrong?
[14:01] Lawrence
    Well, you're not.
[14:02] Holo
    You are too good-natured.
[14:05] Holo
    But, well, I am able to travel with a light
    heart because of your good nature.
[14:11] Holo
    I can go in your place and cajole her.
[14:15] Holo
    I need to make myself a little useful.
[14:18] Lawrence
    Are you still bothered by yesterday?
[14:20] Holo
    Not really...
[14:21] Lawrence
    Who knows what would have happened
    if you didn't corner Remerio just now.
[14:26] Lawrence
    You've been plenty useful.
[14:28] Holo
    Is that so?
[14:31] Lawrence
    I'm the one who was blinded by greed on an item
    that had already crashed in the markets.
[14:37] Lawrence
    I'll convince her myself.
[14:40] Lawrence
    And, if I get your help for every little thing,
[14:44] Lawrence
    who knows how much advantage
    you'll take of me later.
[14:49] Holo
    How unfortunate.
[14:50] Holo
    I was hoping to get you deep into debt
    with me so I could collect more later.
[14:54] Lawrence
    That was a close one.
[14:56] Lawrence
    I almost fell for it.
[15:07] Lawrence
    Hello!
[15:08] Nora
    Huh?
[15:09] Nora
    Oh...
[15:11] Nora
    Mr. Lawrence and Ms. Holo?
[15:14] Lawrence
    I can't believe we ran into you
    in front of the church!
[15:16] Lawrence
    God must have brought us together!
[15:18] Nora
    Even I wouldn't be fooled by such words.
[15:21] Lawrence
    That's good to hear.
[15:22] Lawrence
    I heard there were people who drink
    too much holy blood during church, so...
[15:27] Nora
    I can't drink much,
    so I rarely touch wine myself.
[15:30] Nora
    So, um...
[15:31] Lawrence
    Actually, I'd like to offer you a job.
[15:33] Nora
    Really?!
[15:39] Lawrence
    We should discuss this elsewhere.
[15:41] Nora
    Yes.
[15:44] Lawrence
    Cheers to our reunion!
[15:54] Lawrence
    So, didn't you say you could go
    as far as Lamtra, Ms. Nora?
[15:58] Nora
    Y-Yes, I can.
[16:00] Lawrence
    Even while herding sheep?
[16:02] Nora
    As long as there aren't too many...
[16:07] Lawrence
    There is a job I'd like to hire you for.
    The pay is twenty Lumione.
[16:12] Nora
    T-Twenty?!
[16:14] Lawrence
    But that amount is only if we succeed.
[16:17] Lawrence
    It's a dangerous job,
    so there will be no pay if we fail.
[16:23] Lawrence
    Your job is to take your sheep there
    and to come back safely with them.
[16:29] Lawrence
    Your herding skills as a shepherd
    are all that is required.
[16:33] Nora
    Then, why...
[16:34] Lawrence
    But!
[16:35] Lawrence
    But it will be extremely dangerous.
[16:37] Lawrence
    Dangerous enough to fit the pay.
[16:40] Lawrence
    At most, the fee to join the tailor
    association would be one Lumione.
[16:45] Lawrence
    If you have twenty Lumione,
[16:46] Lawrence
    you'll be able to work without worrying
    about any immediate living expenses.
[16:50] Lawrence
    In fact, you may even be able to buy
    your way into a master tailor position.
[16:54] Lawrence
    Then, you'll become the owner
    of Nora's Clothing Store.
[17:03] Lawrence
    Oh, that's right.
[17:05] Lawrence
    Were you planning on joining
    the association here?
[17:08] Nora
    N-No, I was planning on
    registering in a different town.
[17:12] Lawrence
    I see.
[17:14] Lawrence
    Since this city is so big,
    wouldn't it be better to register here?
[17:17] Lawrence
    It'll be hard to live in a new town
    where no one knows who you are.
[17:24] Lawrence
    Well, I'm sure you don't want to be
    involved with the Church in this city.
[17:29] Nora
    Th-That's not really true...
[17:34] Lawrence
    The harder you work and do your best
    to protect their valuable sheep,
[17:41] Lawrence
    the more they suspect you to be
    a heretic with diabolic powers.
[17:45] Lawrence
    Am I wrong?
[17:48] Lawrence
    They keep trying to reveal your true colors
[17:52] Lawrence
    by sending you to dangerous areas
    other shepherds would never go to.
[17:57] Lawrence
    I'm sure the priest here will keep
    sending you to dangerous places
[18:01] Lawrence
    until you are attacked
    by wolves or mercenaries.
[18:05] Lawrence
    Every single day, they continue
    to suspect that you are a heretic.
[18:10] Lawrence
    I've also had a similar experience.
[18:13] Lawrence
    Let me be straight with you.
[18:15] Lawrence
    The Church here is worse than pigs.
[18:19] Lawrence
    So, we've made a plan.
[18:25] Lawrence
    You'll cause a little trouble for
    the Church, earn some money,
[18:28] Lawrence
    and go to a different town.
[18:29] Lawrence
    That's the kind of plan this is.
[18:37] Lawrence
    We'll smuggle gold.
[18:42] Nora
    But, what use am I to you?
[18:48] Lawrence
    As you know, this city is very strict
    on the smuggling of gold.
[18:54] Nora
    Yes...
[18:56] Lawrence
    We plan to hide the gold
    under the bellies of the sheep
[19:00] Lawrence
    and secretly bring in a large amount
    of gold without being caught.
[19:05] Nora
    I see.
[19:06] Lawrence
    However, the price of gold is exorbitant
    in any of the towns influenced by this city.
[19:12] Lawrence
    But there's one exception.
[19:15] Lawrence
    The pagan town, Lamtra.
[19:17] Lawrence
    Many people travel the safe route to Lamtra,
[19:21] Lawrence
    and it's been the territory of
    other shepherds for a long time.
[19:25] Lawrence
    That's why I chose you, Ms. Nora.
[19:28] Lawrence
    No one will suspect you for traveling
    through secluded areas with your sheep.
[19:32] Lawrence
    On top of that, you'll be taking
    the shortest route to Lamtra.
[19:36] Lawrence
    Also, for you, this is the perfect chance
    to get back at the Church.
[19:43] Lawrence
    The import and export of gold,
    along with donations,
[19:46] Lawrence
    are the greatest sources
    of income for the Church.
[19:48] Lawrence
    However, if they discover us,
    we will be severely punished.
[19:52] Lawrence
    After we finish this job, we'll have to
    leave this city to ensure our safety.
[19:56] Lawrence
    But the reward will be twenty Lumione.
[20:13] Nora
    Please allow me to take this job.
[20:26] Lawrence
    I look forward to working with you.
[20:28] Nora
    I, as well.
[20:33] Lawrence
    Then, let's talk in more detail.
[20:36] Holo
    Hey, why are you not happier?
[20:39] Holo
    Things have gone well.
[20:42] Lawrence
    No matter what profits are involved,
    it's never enough to gamble your life.
[20:48] Holo
    Well, that is true.
[20:49] Lawrence
    And I only talked about the profits
    involved. It's practically fraud!
[20:54] Lawrence
    It's normal to call a merchant who signs
     an unfavorable contract with another a fool.
[20:58] Lawrence
    But she's not a merchant.
[21:00] Lawrence
    She's just a young shepherd!
[21:03] Holo
    You are truly hopelessly good-natured.
[21:07] Holo
    That girl is not a mere sheep
    to be hunted as prey and eaten.
[21:12] Holo
    She is a daring sheep that decided to
    jump into a circle of wild animals herself.
[21:17] Holo
    She may be a different animal
    wearing a sheep's skin.
[21:23] Holo
    I do not wish to say this,
    but she is a talented shepherd.
[21:28] Holo
    Well, you are not too bad yourself.
[21:32] Lawrence
    I see.
[21:33] Holo
    Although, you are also not one
    to be underestimated.
[21:36] Lawrence
    Of course.
[21:38] Lawrence
    Be careful not to be seduced by my charm.
[21:42] Holo
    I will wait with anticipation.
[21:43] Lawrence
    Well, we'll have to work hard to make sure
    we can all laugh at the end of this.
[21:47] Holo
    A reasonable way of thinking.
[21:49] Holo
    However...
[21:52] Holo
    I think that the two of us chuckling
    together alone is the most appealing.
[21:59] Lawrence
    An attractive idea, but I still wish
    for everyone to laugh together.
[22:06] Holo
    You are just too good-natured.
[22:09] Lawrence
    No good?
[22:09] Holo
    Do not be silly.
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[23:45] Holo
    Next Episode: "Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain".

E11 - Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain

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[00:18] Nora
    Good morning.
[00:20] Lawrence
    Good morning. We're depending on you.
[00:26] Lawrence
    He will be helping us with this job.
[00:28] Liebert
    I am Marten Liebert
    from the Remerio Trading Company.
[00:32] Nora
    My name is Nora Arendt.
[00:35] Liebert
    Then, let us depart immediately.
[00:37] Lawrence
    Yes.
[00:42] Nora
    Then, please follow me.
[00:49] Servant B
    Will things go smoothly?
[00:54] Remerio
    If it doesn't, we will only have
    dark days ahead.
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[02:36] Nora
    Let's settle down around here today.
SIGN    Episode 11
    Forest of Wolves and Frigid Rain
[02:39] Liebert
    What are you saying so leisurely?!
    The sun has yet to set!
[02:44] Nora
    U-Um...
[02:45] Liebert
    We must hurry as quickly as possible!
[02:50] Holo
    Then, you may move forward on your own.
[02:53] Holo
    Hungry wolves will be waiting for you.
[02:57] Lawrence
    Shepherds must rest early in order to
    guard the sheep from attacks in the night.
[03:03] Lawrence
    The safety of the sheep
    is a priority for this endeavor.
[03:08] Lawrence
    That's why following Ms. Nora's words
    is in our best interests.
[03:14] Liebert
    My apologies.
[03:16] Liebert
    My nerves keep telling me to move quickly.
[03:19] Lawrence
    Of course, the entire trading company
    is on your shoulders.
[03:22] Lawrence
    We will enter the dangerous forest tomorrow.
[03:24] Lawrence
    We should rest well tonight.
[03:32] Liebert
    It feels like anything could show up in there.
[03:35] Nora
    Please don't panic even if any wolves appear.
[03:37] Nora
    I will definitely make sure
    you make it to town.
[03:40] Lawrence
    We're depending on you.
[03:46] Liebert
    May the grace of God be with us.
[03:58] Lawrence
    Do you think things will go
    smoothly with the wolves?
[04:01] Holo
    No. We are already surrounded.
[04:03] Lawrence
    Huh?!
[04:04] Holo
    Even if such a thing happens,
    I will guarantee your safety.
[04:10] Holo
    However, I cannot make promises
    about everyone else.
[04:13] Lawrence
    Everyone needs to make it
    through this safely...
[04:16] Holo
    I truly do not know the outcome.
[04:19] Holo
    Right now, the forest is downwind from us.
[04:21] Holo
    If there are wolves,
[04:22] Holo
    they will have noticed the sheep and are
    sharpening their fangs as we speak...
[04:32] Lawrence
    What a clever dog.
[04:34] Holo
    That dog has already realized what I am.
[04:37] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[04:38] Holo
    He has been keeping an eye on me
    since the moment we met.
[04:42] Holo
    His eyes clearly convey his intention.
[04:44] Holo
    "If you lay your hands on the sheep,
    I will tear at your throat."
[04:49] Holo
    But, well, I am the Wise Wolf Holo.
[04:53] Holo
    I will not respond to the threats
    of a mere dog.
[04:56] Lawrence
    Do you think Nora has realized it?
[05:00] Lawrence
    If this smuggling operation fails,
    Nora will be the one in the most danger.
[05:04] Lawrence
    As long as we keep our mouths shut,
    there's a chance that we can escape.
[05:07] Lawrence
    However, Nora has no excuse.
[05:10] Holo
    You really are too sweet to that girl.
[05:13] Lawrence
    I've already told you the punishment
    that's waiting if we get caught.
[05:19] Lawrence
    I don't think she can withstand
    something like that.
[05:22] Holo
    Then, just protect her
    so such a thing does not happen.
[05:42] Lawrence
    According to Nora, we'll reach Lamtra
    by afternoon, if we depart at dawn.
[05:48] Liebert
    Then, my work will begin after that.
[05:52] Liebert
    I will rest well so I do not make
    any mistakes in the negotiations.
[05:56] Lawrence
    Sweet dreams.
[05:59] Lawrence
    Oops.
[06:26] Nora
    Please wake up!
[06:29] Liebert
    What is going on?!
[06:30] Nora
    Stand back!
[07:14] Liebert
    Have they been driven off?
[07:16] Nora
    I'm not sure, but they have
    distanced themselves.
[07:20] Nora
    The wolves here are always like this.
[07:23] Nora
    I rarely hear them howl, and
    they rarely show signs of attacking.
[07:27] Nora
    They just watch us the entire time.
[07:30] Holo
    It is very strange that they do not howl.
[07:34] Holo
    There may be something other than wolves here.
[07:37] Holo
    For instance, monsters borne
    from the corpses of travelers.
[07:45] Lawrence
    Holo, that's enough...
[07:47] Holo
    I am half-serious.
[07:48] Lawrence
    Huh?
[08:10] Liebert
    Now, it is my turn.
[08:15] Nora
    I hope things go well.
[08:17] Lawrence
    Me, too.
[08:24] Nora
    U-Um! Ms. Holo...
[08:28] Nora
    Are you knowledgeable about wolves?
[08:31] Holo
    Hm?
[08:32] Nora
    No! Um...
[08:34] Nora
    You noticed the wolves
    extremely quickly last night...
[08:40] Holo
    It was a coincidence.
[08:41] Nora
    Is that so?
[08:45] Holo
    To begin with, the men with us
    are too undependable.
[08:51] Holo
    Do you not agree?
[08:52] Nora
    Huh? Oh, I-I wouldn't say that.
[08:55] Holo
    Then, does that really look dependable to you?
[08:58] Nora
    W-Well...
[09:02] Holo
    Do not hold back. Speak.
[09:12] Holo
    It seems you are a good judge of character.
[09:19] Holo
    To begin with, I am traveling alone with a man.
[09:24] Holo
    It is strange to even ask whether or not
    I am knowledgeable of wolves.
[09:28] Nora
    What do you mean?
[09:31] Holo
    A wolf appears every night.
[09:34] Holo
    After all, such a cute rabbit
    is sitting right before it.
[09:38] Holo
    How can a rabbit that is hunted by a wolf
    every night not know of wolves?
[09:44] Nora
    U-Um, y-you mean...
[09:49] Holo
    Well, he is more like
    the rabbit in our situation.
[09:53] Holo
    If I do not care for him,
    he will die of loneliness.
[10:00] Holo
    That is why it is a "coincidence" that
    I noticed the wolves so early last night.
[10:07] Nora
    I thought you might be a shepherd, Ms. Holo.
[10:12] Holo
    Oh? Why ever so?
[10:14] Nora
    It seems that Enek is
    very attentive to you, Ms. Holo.
[10:19] Holo
    Hm, that is easy to understand.
    He must be smitten by me.
[10:23] Nora
    Huh?
[10:25] Nora
    Oh, um... You mean, Enek is?
[10:28] Holo
    It is because you treasure him so dearly.
[10:31] Holo
    He probably thinks your affection
    for him is unchanging.
[10:35] Holo
    That is why he grows greedy
    and occasionally flirts with others.
[10:40] Holo
    You must sometimes
    show your cold side to a man.
[10:44] Holo
    That is how to keep him in line.
[10:46] Nora
    I will do as you say if he cheats on me again.
[10:51] Nora
    However, I want to praise him
    as much as I can right now.
[10:55] Nora
    Whether this job is a success or a failure,
[10:59] Nora
    I will probably quit being a shepherd.
[11:05] Holo
    It is exactly as I have said!
[11:13] Lawrence
    You're absolutely right...
[11:29] Lawrence
    How did things go?
[11:33] Liebert
    As you can see.
[11:35] Nora
    How amazing!
[11:41] Liebert
    Now, we just need to bring this back.
[11:42] Liebert
    Let us find a suitable time to feed them
    the nuggets and pass through the city gates.
[11:48] Nora
    Yes.
[11:49] Lawrence
    The sun is already setting today.
[11:52] Lawrence
    We should camp near the forest
    and pass through it tomorrow.
[11:55] Nora
    I agree.
[12:00] Holo
    The rain is coming...
[12:21] Lawrence
    Shit! They're catching up to us!
[12:23] Holo
    No.
[12:24] Holo
    We have already been surrounded.
[12:25] Lawrence
    What?!
[12:28] Nora
    Enek!
[12:38] Liebert
    Shit! Shit!
[12:44] Nora
    Enek!
[13:00] Holo
    As I thought, that girl is quite skilled.
[13:04] Holo
    Wolves surround their prey
    and hunt them with caution and cunning.
[13:09] Holo
    She is well aware of that
    and gives her orders perspicaciously.
[13:13] Holo
    Also, this long formation makes it difficult
    for the wolves to make a move.
[13:18] Lawrence
    Then, are we all right?
[13:21] Holo
    No. It is only a matter of time
    in this terrible weather.
[13:27] Nora
    Enek!
[13:37] Nora
    Mr. Lawrence!
[13:45] Holo
    Stay back!
[14:02] Holo
    Even humans say, "Young ones these days."
[14:06] Lawrence
    Huh?
[14:07] Holo
    You should have that girl and boy go on ahead.
[14:11] Holo
    After that, you should
    separate from me as well.
[14:13] Lawrence
    What are you saying so suddenly?
[14:42] Lawrence
    Wh-What was that?!
[14:44] Holo
    The wolf in this forest is no normal wolf.
[14:48] Holo
    Their target is not the sheep.
[14:50] Lawrence
    What?!
[14:57] Holo
    Cheap stubbornness.
[14:59] Holo
    Crude pride.
[15:02] Holo
    They are things that young ones hold dear.
[15:05] Holo
    I must take care of them myself.
[15:09] Holo
    Look, no one will move
    until you give them orders.
[15:13] Holo
    You are my partner.
[15:19] Lawrence
    We will take care of things here!
[15:23] Lawrence
    Please go on ahead as planned!
[15:26] Nora
    No way!
[15:29] Nora
    Mr. Lawrence!
[15:30] Liebert
    Let's go, Ms. Nora.
[15:32] Liebert
    This will all be for naught if
    we are hunted down by the wolves.
[15:36] Holo
    We will meet you near the walls of Ruvinheigen!
[15:39] Holo
    Then, we shall all become rich together!
[15:42] Liebert
    I wish you luck!
[15:54] Holo
    You should get away from me as well.
[15:56] Holo
    It will be troublesome for me
    if you are too close.
[16:00] Holo
    You understand, do you not?
[16:03] Lawrence
    I won't forgive you if you lose.
[16:08] Holo
    If you were a handsome male,
    I would kiss you at this moment.
[16:16] Holo
    Oh, that's right.
[16:17] Holo
    Keep this safe for me.
[16:20] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah...
[16:26] Holo
    I hope to settle this peacefully,
    but I am not sure what will happen.
[16:31] Holo
    It will be cold if I am naked
    when we rejoin them.
[16:34] Holo
    Will that not also cause you trouble?
[16:40] Lawrence
    I'll see you again.
[17:07] Nora
    The wolves are no longer chasing us.
[17:11] Liebert
    It seems we managed to escape.
[17:14] Nora
    Mr. Lawrence and Ms. Holo
    haven't caught up with us.
[17:16] Liebert
    Let us hurry ahead.
[17:18] Liebert
    We cannot let their deaths be in vain.
[17:20] Nora
    Deaths? Please don't say such things!
[17:23] Liebert
    My apologies.
[17:25] Liebert
    But if we stay here, their courageous
    decision will be for naught.
[17:31] Liebert
    Now, let's go.
[18:09] Holo
    Is that all you have to say for yourself?
[18:17] Holo
    As I thought, you are too young.
[18:22] Holo
    Your attitude toward your elders is lacking.
[18:35] Lawrence
    Holo...
[18:37] Lawrence
    I hope you're all right.
[18:42] Lawrence
    I'm so powerless...
[18:47] Lawrence
    Holo!
[18:52] Merchant 1
    Mr. Lawrence?
[18:54] Lawrence
    Oh. Y-Yes!
[18:56] Merchant 2
    Thank goodness you're safe.
[18:58] Lawrence
    Yes...
[18:59] Merchant 3
    We couldn't stand still after hearing
    about the situation from Mr. Liebert.
[19:03] Merchant 2
    We were on stand-by
    outside the forest, just in case.
[19:07] Lawrence
    I see.
[19:09] Merchant 1
    So, Mr. Lawrence. Where are your things?
[19:12] Lawrence
    Huh?
[19:13] Lawrence
    Oh, over there, with my horse.
[19:16] Merchant 1
    I see. We should take cover
    from the rain first.
[19:27] Merchant 3
    Um, Mr. Lawrence, where is your companion?
[19:34] Lawrence
    She isn't with me.
[19:35] Merchant 2
    That's good to hear.
[19:37] Lawrence
    Huh?
[19:45] Lawrence
    What are you doing?!
[19:46] Merchant 1
    We wouldn't blame you
     for thinking poorly of us.
[19:48] Lawrence
    Remerio Trading is betraying us?!
[19:50] Merchant 1
    It's just for insurance.
[19:52] Merchant 3
    We're teetering at the edge
    of a cliff ourselves.
[19:54] Merchant 3
    We need to eliminate all the dangers we can!
[19:58] Merchant 2
    We were a bit reluctant
    since you had a woman with you.
[20:02] Merchant 2
    But it's good to hear she isn't with you.
[20:04] Merchant 2
    We'll let you keep your companion's memento.
[20:08] Merchant 1
    It's not as though it doesn't pain us
     to be unable to say, "Let's meet again."
[20:15] Merchant 2
    It depresses me to think of
    what we have to do next.
[20:19] Merchant 3
    She's a woman, after all...
[20:22] Merchant 1
    Hey! Hold your tongue!
[20:23] Lawrence
    You can't be serious!
[20:25] Merchant 2
    Be quiet!
[20:28] Lawrence
    Don't you dare lay a hand on her!
[20:35] Merchant 1
    Bastard!
[20:40] Merchant 1
    Just lie there and become food for the wolves!
[20:47] Merchant 2
    Hey, why don't we tie up the girl
    and leave her behind like this, too?
[20:53] Merchant 3
    Then the wolves will take care of her.
[20:55] Merchant 1
    Don't be stupid!
[20:56] Merchant 1
    She's able to escape this forest
    without losing a single sheep.
[21:01] Merchant 1
    We don't know what kind of
    pagan sorcery she has!
[21:04] Merchant 1
    Even if we tie her up, blindfold her,
    and leave her here, she will probably survive.
[21:09] Merchant 1
    Then we'll be the ones who meet a terrible end.
[21:12] Merchant 3
    That's true.
[21:14] Merchant 2
    Even so, my heart is heavy.
[21:16] Merchant 2
    I won't be able to eat for a while
    after ending the life of such a young girl.
[21:22] Merchant 3
    Should we kill him before leaving?
[21:25] Merchant 2
    You want to do it?
[21:26] Merchant 3
    No, we should kill as little as possible.
[21:29] Merchant 1
    We should go soon. Mr. Liebert
    will yell at us if we don't hurry.
[21:33] Merchant 3
    You're right.
[21:52] Merchant 2
    Even so, thank goodness his companion
    was already dead. It helped us out a lot.
[21:57] Merchant 3
    I agree.
SIGN    Episode 12
SIGN    Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold
[23:45] Holo
    Next Episode:
    "Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold"

E12 - Price of Betrayal and Price of Gold

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SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 12
    Price of Betrayal
    and Price of Gold
[02:29] Holo
    Is this our touching reunion?
[02:33] Lawrence
    Holo!
[02:35] Holo
    You look terrible.
[02:37] Lawrence
    They betrayed us.
[02:38] Holo
    I know.
[02:43] Holo
    I am not good-natured enough
    to think this was merely a tumble.
[02:48] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah...
[02:56] Holo
    Goodness.
[02:57] Holo
    There was no need to do all of this.
    I would have come to you in time.
[03:08] Holo
    You are a strange one.
[03:10] Holo
    The only thing you treated
     with care was my cloak.
[03:12] Holo
    You must have something you wish to say to me.
[03:15] Holo
    But let me speak first.
[03:19] Holo
    I may kill humans.
[03:24] Holo
    I believed I could not continue
    my carefree journey with you
[03:27] Holo
    without the success of this plan.
[03:31] Holo
    That is why I kept my patience.
[03:35] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo.
[03:37] Holo
    I can casually forgive
    the arrogance of a youngster.
[03:47] Lawrence
    You...
[03:48] Holo
    Forget about that.
[03:49] Holo
    I am the Wise Wolf Holo. I am not that
    angry about getting on my knees.
[03:58] Holo
    But what is this?
[04:01] Holo
    You are a dim-witted fool!
[04:04] Holo
    Look at your unbearable state!
[04:07] Holo
    Yet, you still carefully folded my cloak
    and protected it from the rain.
[04:12] Holo
    What an utter fool! Unsaveable!
[04:18] Holo
    How unbelievably good-natured!
[04:24] Holo
    Now, Lawrence, we must
    make haste to Ruvinheigen.
[04:29] Holo
    The leader must
    take responsibility for betrayal.
[04:32] Holo
    That is the way of the world.
[04:34] Lawrence
    No, we have to find Liebert
    and the others first.
[04:36] Lawrence
    Remerio Trading plans to kill Nora!
[04:39] Lawrence
    Nora will definitely be saved
    if you go and rescue her!
[04:43] Holo
    Is that so?
[04:44] Lawrence
    Of course!
[04:45] Lawrence
    Even a hundred fully armed men
    would be no problem for you!
[04:50] Holo
    That is not the problem.
[04:52] Lawrence
    Then what is?!
[04:55] Holo
    I am a wolf. She is a shepherd.
[04:59] Holo
    It is impossible for one to welcome the other.
[05:02] Lawrence
    You're still hung up on that?
[05:04] Holo
    Do you not understand?
[05:05] Holo
    The moment that girl and her dog see me as
    a wolf, they will think I am their enemy!
[05:11] Holo
    I would be in no position to save her life.
[05:16] Lawrence
    Even so, could you do it?
[05:18] Lawrence
    I can't turn a blind eye when I know
    someone will be unjustly murdered!
[05:22] Lawrence
    Of course, I will thank you for it!
[05:25] Holo
    How so?
[05:26] Lawrence
    As long as you don't ask for Nora's life...
[05:28] Lawrence
    I will do everything I can
    to fulfill your wish!
[05:39] Lawrence
    Holo...
[05:43] Holo
    Do not whimper so.
[05:46] Holo
    Here, hold this.
[05:47] Lawrence
    Will you do it?
[05:49] Holo
    Only on one condition.
[05:52] Holo
    I cannot guarantee the lives of those
    who have gotten on my nerves.
[05:55] Holo
    That, you must understand.
[05:57] Lawrence
    That's fine.
[05:59] Lawrence
    Even so, I believe in you.
[06:02] Holo
    That tongue of yours
    has become quite eloquent...
[06:09] Holo
    I have gotten quite a troublesome
    companion for my journey.
[06:14] Holo
    Come, where are your praises?
[06:16] Lawrence
    Oh! What a stunning tail!
[06:20] Holo
    A little wooden, but acceptable.
[06:25] Holo
    Now, then.
[06:26] Holo
    Close your eyes for a moment.
[06:28] Lawrence
    All right.
[06:43] Holo
    Come. Get on.
[06:45] Holo
    You cannot hurt me no matter
    how tightly you grasp my fur.
[06:48] Holo
    Do not hold back when climbing up.
[06:52] Lawrence
    Got it.
[06:53] Holo
    If you fall off, I will carry you
    with my mouth.
[06:56] Lawrence
    I'll make sure not to fall off.
[06:58] Holo
    You know...
[06:59] Lawrence
    What is it?
[07:00] Holo
    I truly do hate shepherds.
[07:04] Lawrence
    It'll be fine.
[07:05] Lawrence
    Whether this smuggling operation succeeds
    or fails, Nora will quit being a shepherd.
[07:11] Holo
    To thank me...
[07:15] Holo
    You must provide me with more
    honey-pickled peaches than I can eat!
[07:42] Holo
    Hey, we are getting close.
[07:45] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[07:48] Holo
    I will jump over them.
    You must get off quickly.
[07:52] Lawrence
    Got it.
[08:12] Holo
    Come on.
[08:15] Holo
    Leave the rest to me.
[08:16] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[08:23] Merchants
    Wh-What's that?!
[08:24] Merchants
    No way...
[08:26] Merchants
    A w-wolf?!
[08:38] Lawrence
    There she is!
[08:38] Liebert
    Protect the shepherd and sheep!
[08:52] Liebert
    Sh-Sh-Shepherd! Protect me!
[08:58] Liebert
    You must protect me!
[09:03] Liebert
    Shepherd! If you protect me,
    I will pay you three hundred Lumione!
[09:10] Liebert
    I leave it to you!
[09:21] Lawrence
    This is bad!
[10:31] Nora
    Enek, stop!
[10:44] Lawrence
    Ms. Nora!
[10:45] Nora
    Huh?
[10:47] Lawrence
    Thank goodness you're safe!
[10:49] Nora
    What are you doing here?
[10:53] Lawrence
    That wolf is Holo. My companion.
[10:57] Nora
    Huh?
[11:01] Lawrence
    You didn't kill him?
[11:02] Holo
    Though I thought about swallowing him whole...
[11:05] Holo
    Gold would not sit well in my stomach.
[11:11] Lawrence
    This must be it.
[11:16] Nora
    U-Um! Wh-why are you
    still alive Mr. Lawrence?
[11:21] Nora
    The m-merchants said
    you were both eaten by wolves...
[11:26] Lawrence
    Ms. Nora, actually...
[11:28] Liebert
    M-Monster! Don't come any closer!
[11:34] Lawrence
    Good evening, Mr. Liebert.
[11:38] Liebert
    Wh-Why are you still...
[11:41] Lawrence
    Holo. Honey-pickled peaches.
[11:47] Liebert
    I wasn't the one who
    betrayed you! It was Remerio!
[11:50] Liebert
    I told him we shouldn't do it!
    I was against it!
[11:53] Lawrence
    Please think of this wolf
    as a proxy sent by our almighty God.
[11:57] Lawrence
    Lying will not work against her.
[12:01] Liebert
    The amount we needed to pay you was too high!
[12:04] Liebert
    As things stood, our own debts
    would eat up the remaining profit!
[12:08] Liebert
    Remerio told me to do something about it!
[12:10] Liebert
    I had no choice but to act!
[12:12] Liebert
    You're also... You're also a merchant like me!
[12:16] Lawrence
    We're not the same!
[12:22] Lawrence
    Remerio Trading has betrayed us.
[12:25] Lawrence
    They planned to kill you as well, Ms. Nora.
[12:29] Nora
    Everything did seem a little strange.
    So that's how it was.
[12:34] Lawrence
    Now, then.
[12:35] Lawrence
    This gold is worth six hundred Lumione coins.
[12:38] Lawrence
    We've been betrayed.
[12:40] Lawrence
    We could give up the smuggling
    and just run with the gold.
[12:46] Lawrence
    However...
[12:47] Nora
    However?
[12:49] Lawrence
    It's true that we wouldn't
    have been able to get this gold
[12:51] Lawrence
    without the funds from Remerio Trading.
[12:55] Lawrence
    And, if we run away with this gold,
[12:58] Lawrence
    they will go completely bankrupt.
[13:02] Lawrence
    So...
[13:04] Lawrence
    Holo!
[13:06] Lawrence
    Things aren't over after getting
    revenge on them for their betrayal.
[13:10] Lawrence
    We'll have to continue living after that.
[13:13] Lawrence
    Then, they may come after us
    to get their own revenge.
[13:16] Holo
    Then...
[13:17] Lawrence
    Don't say you'll bite everyone here to death!
[13:23] Lawrence
    There are many ways to finish things.
[13:26] Lawrence
    If we plan to live on,
[13:29] Lawrence
    we should make choices
    that lead us to that future, right?!
[13:33] Lawrence
    Without you, I would already be dead.
[13:37] Lawrence
    I know that we were only able to
    make it through this because of you,
[13:41] Lawrence
    and I'm thankful that you
    listened to my request.
[13:44] Lawrence
    It's just...
[13:44] Holo
    Enough. Enough.
[13:47] Holo
    My traveling companion
    is truly a troublesome one.
[13:52] Holo
    Do as you wish.
[13:56] Lawrence
    Thank you.
[13:58] Lawrence
    Ms. Nora.
[13:59] Nora
    Y-Yes.
[14:00] Lawrence
    This is my suggestion.
[14:06] Holo
    Now, then.
[14:08] Lawrence
    What?
[14:08] Holo
    Why not tell me the truth now?
[14:13] Lawrence
    Ms. Nora, I'd like you to decide
    what to do with the gold.
[14:16] Nora
    Huh?
[14:17] Lawrence
    Only, if we smuggle the gold into
    Ruvinheigen, it will rise ten-fold in value.
[14:23] Lawrence
    In other words, six thousand Lumione.
[14:25] Nora
    Six thousand...
[14:27] Lawrence
    With that amount of money, we could save
    both ourselves and Remerio Trading.
[14:34] Lawrence
    There wasn't enough gold.
[14:37] Holo
    Oh?
[14:38] Lawrence
    That wasn't anywhere near six hundred
    Lumione. It was closer to a hundred Lumione.
[14:43] Holo
    If you split the gold with her, it would
    barely be enough to pay off your debt.
[14:47] Holo
    There would be no profit
    if we did not smuggle it in.
[14:51] Lawrence
    It looks like Remerio is
    in a really tough spot.
[14:54] Lawrence
    The hundred Lumione worth of gold is
    probably barely enough for him to recover.
[14:59] Lawrence
    He knew he wouldn't have
    enough money to pay us off.
[15:03] Lawrence
    That's probably why he agreed
    to this plan in the first place...
[15:09] Holo
    However, that was quite a lofty excuse.
[15:12] Holo
    It made you sound like a saint.
[15:15] Lawrence
    I meant more than half of what I said.
[15:21] Holo
    Get on.
[15:22] Lawrence
    Are you done questioning me?
[15:24] Holo
    Your foolishness has merely
     rendered me speechless.
[15:29] Lawrence
    Well, we're not really saving
    Remerio Trading for their sake.
[15:34] Holo
    Oh?
[15:35] Lawrence
    It's to further our own profits.
[15:37] Holo
    Further our profits?
[15:40] Holo
    Even I cannot fathom how you would do that.
[15:42] Lawrence
    Merchants can turn all sorts
    of things into money.
[15:45] Lawrence
    I should show you my good side
    every once in a while.
[15:47] Holo
    What do you plan to do?
[15:49] Lawrence
    We're not just saving them.
[15:51] Lawrence
    We'll have Remerio Trading
    pay for what they've done.
[15:54] Lawrence
    Leave the rest to me.
[16:02] Holo
    Then, I think I will drink some wine
    and wait for your good news.
[16:15] Remerio
    Five hundred, you say?!
[16:17] Lawrence
    Yes, I'd like you to buy the gold
    we smuggled in for five hundred Lumione.
[16:21] Remerio
    I provided enough money for a hundred Lumione.
[16:24] Remerio
    How could I pay five hundred for it?!
[16:26] Lawrence
    Too expensive? Then, let's see.
[16:31] Remerio
    Hey! What are you doing?!
[16:35] Lawrence
    I'll take the money you prepared to run with
    and sell the gold to someone else.
[16:41] Lawrence
    You can split the payment over ten years.
[16:43] Lawrence
    You created such a large trading company,
[16:46] Lawrence
    I'm sure five hundred Lumione
    will be nothing to you in the long run.
[16:52] Lawrence
    Well, then. Let's prepare
    the statement of debt.
[16:54] Remerio
    U-Um, who will be owed the money?
[16:57] Lawrence
    The Rowen Merchant Association.
[16:59] Lawrence
    I may not be able to collect
    all five hundred Lumione as an individual,
[17:03] Lawrence
    but the association will be sure
    to collect it in full within ten years.
[17:07] Remerio
    What a fearsome man.
[17:12] Jacob
    I was so worried! You unfilial son!
[17:18] Jacob
    Good job coming back
    to your home in Ruvinheigen.
[17:24] Jacob
    However...
[17:25] Jacob
    You managed to come up with something
    like this when you had no money?
[17:28] Jacob
    What kind of bad things did you do?
[17:30] Lawrence
    I didn't do much.
[17:32] Lawrence
    Well, I just managed to
    bring in some gold. Literally.
[17:36] Jacob
    Gold?
[17:40] Jacob
    Sounds good. I'll buy this loan off of you.
    It's worth thirty Lumione up front.
[17:45] Jacob
    You'll get another hundred once
    Remerio Trading gets back on their feet.
[17:49] Lawrence
    That much? Thank you very much!
[17:54] Jacob
    That should be enough
    to turn some profit, right?
[17:57] Lawrence
    Well...
[18:00] Holo
    So, in reality?
[18:02] Lawrence
    With the trouble we caused
    the merchant association,
[18:04] Lawrence
    the debt payment, Nora's share,
    and a few other things...
[18:09] Lawrence
    Well, we've broken even.
[18:13] Holo
    What? What happened to further profits?
[18:17] Lawrence
    Those profits were what allowed us
    to recover from the loss.
[18:22] Holo
    Now, then.
[18:24] Holo
    There are two things I wish to ask.
[18:28] Lawrence
    What is it?
[18:29] Holo
    How much do you trust that girl?
[18:34] Lawrence
    Even if Nora runs with the gold,
    we'll be able to chase after her.
[18:37] Lawrence
    That was the extent of my distrust
    when I handed her the gold.
[18:42] Holo
    Well, I guess that is about it.
[18:44] Lawrence
    Your second question?
[18:48] Lawrence
    I'll answer anything you ask.
    I owe you so much this time.
[18:55] Lawrence
    Aren't you going to ask?
[19:01] Holo
    I believe the girl should be returning soon.
[19:20] Holo
    Do you...
[19:22] Holo
    Do you remember?
[19:24] Holo
    Whose name did you call
    when I faced the girl and her dog?
[19:31] Holo
    I was so angry that I did not hear it.
[19:35] Holo
    But you must have called one of our names.
[19:40] Holo
    Do you remember?
[19:46] Lawrence
    I called your name.
[19:51] Holo
    You just lied!
[19:53] Lawrence
    Yeah, I did.
[19:54] Lawrence
    I actually don't remember, myself.
[19:57] Lawrence
    Even so...
[19:59] Lawrence
    At the time, I think I called your name.
[20:04] Lawrence
    There was no time to lose.
[20:06] Lawrence
    I'm sure I would have chosen
    your name without realizing it.
[20:10] Lawrence
    That's because...
[20:14] Lawrence
    That's because your name is
    a little shorter than hers.
[20:19] Lawrence
    On top of that, even if I called out Nora
    quickly, you would've realized it.
[20:24] Lawrence
    But Holo can be said in a split second.
[20:27] Lawrence
    You just may not have heard it
    because you were angry.
[20:30] Lawrence
    What do you think? I think it's a convincing...
[20:32] Holo
    Shut up!
[20:34] Lawrence
    Ouch...
[20:36] Holo
    You called my name
    merely because it was shorter?!
[20:39] Holo
    You fool!
[20:41] Holo
    What makes me so angry is that
    you seriously believe that!
[20:47] Lawrence
    H-Hey...
[20:52] Holo
    Come, try calling out a name.
[21:33] Holo
    Hey, you!
[21:43] Lawrence
    Holo.
[21:46] Lawrence
    Holo is definitely much easier to say.
[21:53] Holo
    Fool!
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[00:11] Lawrence
    A lot of things happened,
    but our gold smuggling operation was a success.
[00:15] Lawrence
    We were able to secure my future as a merchant,
[00:18] Lawrence
    as well as open the path
    of a tailor to Ms. Nora.
[00:24] Lawrence
    Let's drink and eat our fill today.
[00:27] Lawrence
    Now, cheers to a bright future ahead!
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    Supper of Three and Afternoon of Two
[02:02] Lawrence
    What? Is that what happened?
[02:03] Nora
    Yes!
[02:04] Lawrence
    That was truly impressive.
[02:06] Nora
    Not at all!
[02:07] Lawrence
    As expected of you, Ms. Nora.
[02:09] Nora
    It was only because the sheep
    were all very obedient.
[02:13] Lawrence
    Don't be modest. It's because you are
    a really skilled shepherd.
[02:17] Nora
    That's not true...
[02:20] Lawrence
    Oh, it's here.
[02:21] Nora
    It looks delicious.
[02:23] Lawrence
    Let's cut into it.
[02:30] Lawrence
    Here.
[02:31] Nora
    Thank you very much.
[02:33] Lawrence
    You're welcome.
[02:34] Lawrence
    Do you want some, too?
[02:39] Lawrence
    Let me know if you want some.
[02:41] Lawrence
    Even so, I didn't know
    sheep could find rock salt.
[02:45] Nora
    For some reason, they really love salty things.
[02:48] Nora
    For instance, if you rub some salt onto a rock,
    they'll stay there and lick it forever.
[02:57] Lawrence
    Come to think of it, I once heard that
    a faraway town used sheep as a torture method.
[03:05] Lawrence
    I thought such a thing would be impossible.
[03:08] Nora
    Using sheep?
[03:09] Lawrence
    Yes, I've forgotten the name of the town,
[03:13] Lawrence
    but it's said that they have
    sheep lick the prisoner's feet.
[03:18] Nora
    Huh?
[03:18] Nora
    The sheep?
[03:26] Lawrence
    Yes. They have the sheep lick the person's
    feet by slathering salt on them.
[03:30] Lawrence
    At first, it only feels ticklish,
    but the sheep don't stop,
[03:34] Lawrence
    and they end up laughing so much it's painful.
[03:36] Nora
    Oh, my!
[03:38] Lawrence
    Have your sheep ever licked
    your hands or fingers before?
[03:41] Nora
    It's true that my sheep have gathered around me
[03:44] Nora
    before trying to lick my hands
    after I've eaten some dried meat.
[03:49] Lawrence
    In comparison, it seems that the knight
    at your side is quite obedient.
[03:56] Nora
    Hmm, well, there are times when Enek tries
    a little too hard or gets a little stubborn.
[04:12] Lawrence
    If that's the case, you must truly be
    a skilled shepherd to guide all of them.
[04:16] Nora
    Well, that's...
[04:21] Lawrence
    By the way, Ms. Nora, are you planning...
[04:27] Lawrence
    What's the matter? Are you already drunk?
[04:32] Lawrence
    Your face looks pale!
[04:34] Holo
    It's nothing, I'm just...
[04:40] Lawrence
    Holo!
[04:40] Lawrence
    Holo! Hey! Get a hold of yourself! Holo!
[04:46] Holo
    For hundreds of years,
    I have lived alone in those wheat fields.
[04:50] Holo
    They were peaceful days.
[04:54] Holo
    One could not tell the difference
    between yesterday and today,
[04:56] Holo
    much less tomorrow or the day after that.
[04:59] Holo
    I would only be reminded
    of the concept of time on festival days.
[05:05] Holo
    In a year, there would be
    one harvest festival, two planting festivals,
[05:10] Holo
    a festival to pray that
    there wouldn't be frost,
[05:13] Holo
    a festival to pray for rain,
[05:16] Holo
    and a festival to pray for calm winds.
[05:21] Holo
    In comparison, the days of my travel
    are filled with so many new things
[05:24] Holo
    that I feel as if I were born again.
[05:27] Holo
    The days I have experienced
    since meeting my traveling companion
[05:29] Holo
    are already comparable to
    hundreds of years worth of my life.
[05:33] Holo
    Even in a single day, the morning and evening
    are completely different experiences.
[05:37] Holo
    We may argue vigorously in the morning,
    but reconcile in the afternoon,
[05:42] Holo
    having him take breadcrumbs
    off my face while teasing him,
[05:45] Holo
    only to fight with him once again
    over the food at supper,
[05:48] Holo
    then quietly talk about the plans
    of tomorrow at night.
[05:52] Holo
    I have traveled and lived with
    other humans in the past.
[05:56] Holo
    I have unforgettable memories as well.
[06:00] Holo
    However, there is never
    a chance to get lost in them.
[06:04] Holo
    I am busy wondering what my companion was
    doing the day before, how he was this morning,
[06:08] Holo
    and what he may be scheming
    at this very moment.
[06:12] Holo
    I only had time to recall my birthplace
    with sad nostalgia when I first met him.
[06:18] Holo
    With days so full of excitement that it makes
    me dizzy, I have no time to feel such sadness.
[06:24] Holo
    It would be a lie to say I am not having fun.
[06:27] Holo
    In fact, I am having
    so much fun that I feel uneasy.
[06:39] Holo
    Where am I?
[06:49] Holo
    What a blunder.
[06:53] Holo
    I wonder why.
[06:55] Holo
    I get angry when it is not to my liking,
    laugh because it is funny,
[06:59] Holo
    and end up exposing my weak side...
[07:03] Holo
    No, this is all the fault of that man!
[07:06] Holo
    We were able to overcome this ordeal
    thanks to this Wise Wolf!
[07:10] Holo
    What is so good about the meager
    form of that shepherd?
[07:16] Holo
    Is it her blonde hair?
[07:18] Holo
    Where is that man right now?
[07:21] Holo
    To think he is not at my side in my time
    of need. He is truly a failure as a male...
[07:51] Lawrence
    Why didn't you tell me
    you weren't feeling well?
[07:55] Lawrence
    You're not a child.
[07:56] Lawrence
    Don't tell me you didn't realize it
    until you fainted?
[08:00] Lawrence
    I was really worried about you.
[08:01] Lawrence
    What if this happened
    in the middle of traveling?
[08:04] Lawrence
    Even a small incident can lead to one's death.
[08:08] Holo
    I am sorry.
[08:10] Lawrence
    Well, I'm just glad that you're okay.
[08:12] Lawrence
    It's not a cold or sickness, is it?
[08:17] Holo
    I think my exhaustion
    has merely caught up to me.
[08:19] Lawrence
    As I thought.
[08:21] Lawrence
    I'm pretty knowledgeable about sicknesses.
[08:24] Lawrence
    It's just that...
[08:25] Lawrence
    I thought maybe it was from
    eating onion or something.
[08:29] Holo
    I am not a dog!
[08:32] Lawrence
    Yeah, you're a Wise Wolf.
[08:35] Holo
    However, I regret wasting the wine
    and sumptuous meal.
[08:39] Lawrence
    I'm a merchant. And I am no fool.
[08:42] Lawrence
    I wrapped up all the leftovers
    and brought them back with us.
[08:45] Lawrence
    Is what I'd like to say, but...
[08:57] Lawrence
    As I thought, you have a fever.
[08:59] Lawrence
    You must have been really tired.
[09:01] Holo
    It is all your fault.
[09:02] Lawrence
    Huh? Me?
[09:04] Holo
    Your fingers are hard and
    similar to the nose of a wolf.
[09:10] Holo
    Rubbing your nose on me, in human terms...
[09:16] Holo
    I cannot say it out loud.
[09:17] Lawrence
    What nonsense is that?
[09:18] Holo
    Enough! Leave me alone!
[09:21] Lawrence
    Well, you'll need to stay away
    from meat for a while.
[09:26] Lawrence
    In exchange, I'll make some food that is
    easy to eat for the sick tomorrow.
[09:30] Lawrence
    Rest well and recover your strength.
[09:32] Holo
    I feel like there will be a heavy price
    to pay when you act with kindness.
[09:34] Lawrence
    I should be the one saying that.
[09:53] Holo
    Where has he gone and what is he doing?
[09:56] Holo
    In Yoitsu, taking care of the sick means
    grooming the other's fur with their tongue
[10:00] Holo
    and huddling close to give them warmth.
[10:02] Holo
    I cannot believe he is not by
    my side when I open my eyes!
[10:10] Lawrence
    How are you feeling?
[10:11] Holo
    I cannot sit up.
[10:13] Lawrence
    You're probably lying.
[10:16] Lawrence
    Well, then. I'll have some
    porridge made for you.
[10:19] Holo
    My throat is parched. Is that water?
[10:22] Lawrence
    Oh. No, you had a fever yesterday, didn't you?
[10:26] Lawrence
    That's why I brought some apple wine.
[10:31] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[10:32] Holo
    The covers are too heavy.
[10:37] Lawrence
    How's that?
[10:38] Holo
    My apologies.
[10:54] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[10:56] Holo
    The flavor...
[10:57] Lawrence
    Oh, I diluted it.
[10:59] Holo
    This is much too diluted!
    I thought something was wrong with my nose!
[11:04] Lawrence
    You had a fever, didn't you?
[11:05] Lawrence
    That's why you get diluted apple wine.
[11:07] Holo
    Why is that the case?
[11:09] Lawrence
    Oh, I see. You don't know
    about stuff like this.
[11:13] Lawrence
    I ran to a trading house when you fainted
[11:15] Lawrence
    and read through translated
    medical books in a panic.
[11:20] Holo
    And what was written in those texts?
[11:22] Lawrence
    Sickness is when the balance
    of a person's body crumbles.
[11:26] Lawrence
    Things like exhaustion or miasma can cause it.
[11:28] Lawrence
    The body can also be affected
    by the alignment of the stars.
[11:32] Lawrence
    You can heal the sick
    by restoring the patient's balance.
[11:35] Lawrence
    To do that, you must make use
    of the four temperaments.
[11:39] Holo
    Four temperaments?
[11:41] Lawrence
    Yeah, the four temperaments of the human
    body are warm, cold, dry, and moist.
[11:47] Lawrence
    You can balance those temperaments
    with the food you eat.
[11:50] Lawrence
    That's because food can also be
    categorized into hot foods,
[11:54] Lawrence
    cold foods, dry foods, and moist foods.
[11:58] Lawrence
    You currently have a fever, so cold foods
    like apples are perfect for you.
[12:02] Holo
    If that is the case,
    I would rather eat fresh apples.
[12:07] Lawrence
    That's not good enough.
[12:09] Lawrence
    While apples are considered a cold food,
[12:10] Lawrence
    they're also medically
    categorized as a dry food.
[12:13] Lawrence
    Sick people are often dry,
    so they have to be kept moist.
[12:18] Lawrence
    That's why it had to be a drink.
[12:20] Lawrence
    It's just that strong alcohol
    is considered hot,
[12:23] Lawrence
    so I had to dilute it to keep it cold.
[12:26] Holo
    So, that is why I am drinking this
    terrible tasting water with a hint of color.
[12:32] Holo
    So? What kind of food will you have me eat?
[12:36] Lawrence
    Well, since you had an exhaustion fever,
    we need to cool you down first.
[12:42] Lawrence
    Your body should also be dry,
    so we'll have to replenish your moisture.
[12:47] Lawrence
    Don't you get thirsty after running?
[12:49] Lawrence
    However, moist things will cool down the body
[12:52] Lawrence
    and if it gets too cold
    people will become melancholic.
[12:54] Lawrence
    That's why we have to warm you up, too.
[12:57] Lawrence
    Putting that into consideration...
[12:58] Lawrence
    Putting that into consideration,
    some wheat grains simmered in sheep milk
[13:03] Lawrence
    with slices of apples and cheese should work.
[13:08] Lawrence
    The reason, starting with the apples...
[13:11] Holo
    Yes, that is good. That is what I wish to eat.
[13:14] Holo
    No, if I do not eat it,
    I will collapse once again.
[13:17] Holo
    Look. My face is so pale.
[13:20] Holo
    Come, now, bring it here quickly!
[13:23] Lawrence
    You're actually all better, aren't you?
[13:27] Holo
    I feel dizzy...
[13:29] Lawrence
    H-Hey! Get a hold of yourself!
[13:32] Holo
    Please hurry.
[13:37] Lawrence
    Goodness...
[13:39] Lawrence
    So, you don't want any more apple wine?
[13:42] Holo
    Well, this is fine as it is, as well.
[13:45] Holo
    Make sure the porridge portion is large.
[13:47] Lawrence
    Sure. Sure.
[14:01] Holo
    Sometimes, I dream.
[14:04] Holo
    I dream of my birthplace,
    and I dream of the wheat fields.
[14:08] Holo
    While they are both nostalgic dreams,
[14:10] Holo
    there is an overwhelming feeling
    of repulsion along with them.
[14:14] Holo
    As an existence that stands above others,
[14:17] Holo
    they were both times that I had to
    accept and fulfill my responsibilities.
[14:22] Holo
    Neither was I asked, nor did I ask for it,
    but it was a duty that someone must do.
[14:28] Holo
    Before I realized it, the heavy, heavy shackle
    had already dug itself into my neck.
[14:36] Holo
    They depend on me because I am powerful,
[14:38] Holo
    they revere me because of my immense size,
    and they honor me because I am useful.
[14:43] Holo
    I did not ask for their worship,
[14:46] Holo
    but I could not abandon them
    and let myself be imprisoned.
[14:51] Holo
    Neither did I ask for the responsibility
    nor was asked to take it,
[14:56] Holo
    yet hundreds of years passed by.
[14:59] Holo
    I am used to sniffing the aroma
    of delicious food.
[15:02] Holo
    And yet, until now, I had never seen a person
[15:05] Holo
    who would give me such a friendly smile
    when my nose twitched at the smell of food.
[15:11] Holo
    Though, that human is an impudent one
    that does not know his place.
[15:22] Lawrence
    Can you prop yourself up?
[15:28] Lawrence
    Goodness...
[15:29] Lawrence
    You better take really good care
    of me if I ever get sick.
[15:33] Holo
    As long as the traditions
    of Yoitsu are acceptable.
[15:35] Lawrence
    What's that supposed to mean?
[15:37] Holo
    Do not worry.
    I have an exceptionally good nose.
[15:40] Holo
    I will notice before you get to this point
    and do something about it.
[15:44] Lawrence
    Well, it's my fault for not noticing sooner.
[15:47] Lawrence
    But I hope you say something
    to me first, next time.
[15:51] Lawrence
    I'm, well, pretty dense
    about this kind of thing.
[15:56] Holo
    That is true.
[15:57] Holo
    I expect you would be slow
    to notice a certain sickness
[16:00] Holo
    that even doctors cannot heal, as well.
[16:02] Lawrence
    Huh?
[16:03] Holo
    It is nothing.
[16:04] Holo
    More importantly, food.
[16:06] Lawrence
    Goodness, are you some kind of princess?
[16:25] Holo
    Will you use the spoon and feed me?
[16:30] Lawrence
    Here you go.
[16:41] Holo
    It would be more delicious with more apples.
[16:44] Lawrence
    Maybe. Cold apples might make you
    a little more melancholic.
[16:48] Holo
    Are you...
[16:51] Holo
    Are you saying I am too merry?
[16:54] Lawrence
    I'm just saying it wouldn't hurt
    to become a little quieter.
[17:03] Lawrence
    Well, I'm a little relieved
    seeing you eat this much.
[17:06] Lawrence
    I'm sure you'll get better in a day or two.
[17:09] Lawrence
    Well, there's no rush.
[17:11] Lawrence
    We'll be traveling on my cart
    for a while after we leave town.
[17:14] Lawrence
    You can take your time to recover.
[17:19] Holo
    But, you know...
[17:21] Holo
    The inn is, well, too quiet...
[17:29] Lawrence
    True. It's noisy when we travel by cart.
[17:33] Lawrence
    I don't have anything to do today.
[17:36] Lawrence
    And, I still need to get advice on what
    a certain big eater should eat this evening.
[17:41] Lawrence
    So, do you have a rough idea
    of what you'd like to eat?
[17:45] Lawrence
    I won't be able to prepare the right
    ingredients after the market closes.
[17:50] Lawrence
    You may look energetic, but that may not
    hold true on the inside. No heavy food.
[17:57] Holo
    Even meat?
[17:58] Lawrence
    No way. You can eat porridge
    or maybe bread soaked in soup...
[18:03] Holo
    Then, I wish to eat the same thing.
[18:05] Holo
    Sheep milk, was it? It was deliciously sweet
    and rich at the same time. I want that.
[18:10] Lawrence
    Sheep milk, huh?
[18:12] Holo
    Is there a problem?
[18:14] Lawrence
    It spoils easily, so good sheep milk
    is really expensive after noon.
[18:18] Lawrence
    You want it fresh, don't you?
[18:20] Holo
    Of course.
[18:21] Lawrence
    Well, I guess I'll have Nora
    go find some again.
[18:24] Lawrence
    Since she's a shepherd, she has a good eye.
[18:27] Holo
    Nora, you say?
[18:30] Lawrence
    No, I just want to
    get some good milk for you...
[18:34] Holo
    If you spend enough money, it doesn't
    matter if you have a good eye or not!
[18:37] Lawrence
    Th-There's no reason not to hire a guide!
[18:41] Lawrence
    However!
[18:42] Lawrence
    However, why do you treat Nora
    like a sworn enemy?
[18:46] Holo
    Wh-What did you say?
[18:48] Lawrence
    W-Well, I don't know what happened
    between you and shepherds in the past.
[18:53] Lawrence
    I also know that you don't like them
    because you're a wolf.
[18:56] Lawrence
    But is there a reason to be so openly hostile?
[18:59] Lawrence
    Nora may be a shepherd,
    but how do I say this...
[19:02] Lawrence
    I mean, she has such a sweet disposition.
[19:04] Lawrence
    There are always exceptions to everything.
[19:10] Holo
    Hey.
[19:11] Lawrence
    Wh-What?
[19:12] Holo
    I am in the wrong.
[19:14] Lawrence
    Is that so? Good to hear.
[19:16] Holo
    However, one does not like or dislike
    something based on logic.
[19:19] Holo
    I have told you this once before.
[19:20] Lawrence
    I understand that. I don't think that
    everything can be explained clearly with reason.
[19:25] Lawrence
    Then, I'm going to go return this.
[19:27] Holo
    And, so...
[19:29] Lawrence
    What is it now?
[19:34] Holo
    Will you come right back after returning that?
[19:39] Lawrence
    Yeah, of course.
    The inn is pretty quiet, after all.
[19:44] Lawrence
    Okay, wait here obediently.
[20:07] Lawrence
    Holo.
[20:14] Lawrence
    Ms. Nora has come to visit you.
[20:20] Nora
    How are you feeling?
[20:23] Holo
    Well, it is just that my exhaustion
    has gotten to me.
[20:27] Holo
    However, I was looking for someone to talk to.
[20:30] Holo
    That is why I wish to ask you something
    that I was always curious about.
[20:35] Nora
    Huh? A question for me?
[20:37] Nora
    I'll gladly answer if I can.
[20:41] Holo
    What is the greatest secret
    to guiding sheep well?
[20:52] Nora
    Probably having a generous heart.
[21:04] Holo
    I see.
[21:08] Lawrence
    The wind is picking up.
[21:13] Holo
    After all, sheep all think that they are smart.
[23:14] Holo
    And that is the story.
[23:16] Holo
    Really, do you not think him
    a troublesome sheep?
[23:18] Myuri
    Was the wolf able to handle
    the sheep well after that?
[23:22] Holo
    Well, I wonder.
[23:25] Myuri
    The story doesn't end there, right?
[23:28] Holo
    Of course not.
[23:29] Myuri
    Then, more!
[23:32] Myuri
    Tell me more about it!
[23:35] Holo
    Hey, now. Do not rush me so.
[23:38] Holo
    As the wolf continued her journey home,
    the place they both headed to next was...
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[23:45] Holo
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[00:16] Holo
    What is it?
[00:17] Lawrence
    Hurry up and put your tail
    under the lap blanket.
[00:19] Holo
    My tail is not a hot water bottle!
[00:22] Lawrence
    With a tail as grand as that,
[00:24] Lawrence
    I feel like I'm snuggling warmly in a mountain
    of furs when it's just under the blanket.
[00:36] Lawrence
    That's right! I have a thank you gift for you!
[00:44] Lawrence
    We were able to get by until now
    as long as you dressed as a nun,
[00:47] Lawrence
    but it'll be different in the town of Kumerson.
[00:49] Lawrence
    It's a town with both
    orthodox believers and pagans.
[00:53] Lawrence
    This tells everyone that you're a nun,
[00:55] Lawrence
    but you won't perform
    any sort of missionary activities.
[00:59] Lawrence
    You have to put it somewhere
    that's easily seen.
[01:02] Lawrence
    What? You really thought I got you a gift?
[01:05] Holo
    Do not underestimate my ears!
[01:08] Holo
    I was merely hoping for something
    that would defy my expectations!
[01:13] Holo
    So? Are we close to this town?
[01:16] Lawrence
    We're almost there.
[01:17] Holo
    We will finally have some
    warm food, will we not?
[01:20] Holo
    I have grown sick of eating
    cold porridge in such frigid weather.
[01:24] Lawrence
    Well, just wait.
[01:26] Lawrence
    Kumerson is in the middle of
    opening a huge market
[01:28] Lawrence
    because their big festival is about to start.
[01:31] Holo
    Festival?!
[01:32] Lawrence
    It's called the Ladra festival.
[01:34] Lawrence
    Every year, a huge number
    of people come to attend it.
[01:36] Lawrence
    They have many different kinds of food.
[01:38] Holo
    I see...
[01:40] Holo
    However...
[01:41] Holo
    Will your coin purse be able to handle
    the purchase of unnecessary things?
[01:45] Lawrence
    I've put some money aside
    for your snacks. Don't worry.
[01:50] Lawrence
    In the end, I wasn't able to buy you any
    honey-pickled peaches in Ruvinheigen.
[01:55] Lawrence
    Think of it as the funds put aside for that.
[01:57] Holo
    Is that so?
[01:59] Holo
    However...
[02:00] Lawrence
    What?
[02:01] Holo
    Will our lodging not grow meager
    as you buy more snacks for me to eat?
[02:05] Lawrence
    I plan to rent a reasonable place.
[02:07] Lawrence
    You're not asking for each of
    the rooms to have a fireplace, right?
[02:11] Holo
    I would not ask for that much.
[02:14] Holo
    I just do not wish for my snacks
    to be used as an excuse at a later time.
[02:18] Lawrence
    Excuse?
[02:19] Holo
    How terrible would it be if we had to
[02:21] Holo
    rent a room with a single bed
    because we lacked money?
[02:25] Holo
    Even I occasionally wish to take
    my time and rest in peace.
[02:35] Lawrence
    I can't believe someone who snores so much
    would say something like that!
[02:38] Holo
    What did you say?!
[02:40] Lawrence
    On top of that!
[02:41] Lawrence
    You aren't my type!
[02:44] Lawrence
    You can tell I'm not lying, right?
[02:52] Holo
    In other words...
[02:54] Holo
    You like it when I act thusly, do you not?
[02:59] Holo
    You fool! The more stupid the male,
    the more they like the weak!
[03:04] Holo
    Yet, you males do not realize
    the weakness lies in your own heads.
[03:10] Holo
    If you wish for me to be a weak princess,
    you must be a stalwart knight!
[03:16] Holo
    Yet look how things are in reality.
[03:21] Holo
    Well, thinking back, there was
    one time you acted as a knight...
[03:24] Lawrence
    Huh?
[03:25] Holo
    Do you not remember?
[03:26] Holo
    When we got involved in that
    troublesome mess about silver coins
[03:29] Holo
    in those underground channels...
[03:31] Lawrence
    Oh, that...
[03:33] Holo
    Brawn is not the only strength of a knight.
[03:38] Holo
    Truly, it was the first time
    anyone had protected me...
[03:48] Holo
    I hope you continue treasuring me
    for the time to come...
[03:55] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[03:56] Lawrence
    I shouldn't have said you weren't my type...
[04:04] Holo
    I love that side of you.
[04:09] Holo
    Well, I do not mind a single bed at the inn...
[04:13] Holo
    In exchange, I would rather have
    two plates of food instead!
[04:16] Lawrence
    I got it already!
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[05:52] Holo
    So? What kind of delicious foods
    do they have in this area?
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[05:56] Lawrence
    Mainly fish.
[05:58] Holo
    I cannot imagine what kind of foods
    can be cooked with fish...
[06:03] Lawrence
    They do things like steam the fish
    with vegetables and meat
[06:05] Lawrence
    or season it with herbs and grill it.
[06:08] Lawrence
    The town we're going to
    has its own special method, too.
[06:12] Lawrence
    You'll find out when we get to town.
[06:18] Holo
    Then, should we purchase something nice
    from those carts and make it our supper?
[06:24] Holo
    Their scent has been wafting
    toward me with the wind.
[06:27] Holo
    Those carts are transporting fish.
[06:38] Amati
    Fish?
[06:39] Lawrence
    Yes, would you be willing to part with a few?
[06:43] Amati
    My apologies.
[06:45] Amati
    All of our fish have already been
    reserved by our buyers.
[06:50] Amati
    Pardon me for asking,
    but are you a traveling merchant?
[06:53] Lawrence
    Yes, we are traveling from Ruvinheigen.
[06:56] Amati
    If that's the case,
[06:57] Amati
    you can probably make a trade
    with the fishermen at the lake
[07:01] Amati
    half a day's travel from here.
[07:03] Amati
    They've been able to
    catch some good carp lately.
[07:06] Lawrence
    Oh, no. We don't want to
    buy them as goods to sell.
[07:09] Lawrence
    We wanted a few fish for our own supper.
[07:12] Amati
    Is that so?
[07:16] Lawrence
    What a business-oriented person.
[07:18] Lawrence
    It looks like you're thinking of
    a new business idea...
[07:21] Amati
    Oh! How embarrassing...
[07:24] Amati
    If you are planning to buy
    some fish for supper,
[07:27] Amati
    are you planning on staying in Kumerson?
[07:29] Lawrence
    Yes, we want to see the
     big winter market and festival.
[07:33] Amati
    Have you arranged your lodgings yet?
[07:35] Lawrence
    No...
[07:36] Lawrence
    The festival hasn't begun yet, has it?
[07:39] Lawrence
    Are all the inns already sold out?
[07:41] Amati
    Yes. It's like that a few days
    before the Ladra Festival every year.
[07:46] Lawrence
    Then, I'll ask my merchant
    association for help.
[07:49] Amati
    Oh, you belong to an association?
[07:51] Amati
    May I ask which one?
[07:53] Lawrence
    The Kumerson Trading branch
    of the Rowen Merchant Association.
[07:57] Amati
    What an amazing coincidence!
    I am also a part of the Rowen Association!
[08:01] Lawrence
    Oh! This must be divine...
[08:07] Lawrence
    Oops, those words are forbidden around here.
[08:11] Amati
    It's all right.
[08:13] Amati
    I'm an orthodox believer from the south myself.
[08:16] Amati
    My name is Fermi Amati.
[08:18] Amati
    In business, I go by Amati.
[08:20] Lawrence
    My name is Kraft Lawrence. I go by Lawrence.
[08:27] Lawrence
    Her name is Holo.
[08:28] Lawrence
    We have our reasons for traveling
    together, but we aren't married.
[08:36] Holo
    Nice to meet you.
[08:38] Amati
    N-Nice to meet you...
[08:44] Amati
    Ms. Holo is...
[08:45] Lawrence
    Yes, she is a traveling nun.
[08:49] Amati
    Does that mean the hardships of travel
    could be considered trials from God?
[08:55] Amati
    That being said, it would be difficult
    to prepare two separate rooms.
[08:59] Amati
    However, I can probably procure a single
    room if I ask one of the inns I work with.
[09:03] Lawrence
    Oh, no! That's asking too much of you...
[09:05] Amati
    Of course, as a merchant,
    I am always thinking about business.
[09:10] Amati
    I hope you eat plenty
    of the delicious fish at the inn.
[09:15] Lawrence
    As I thought, you are good at business.
[09:18] Lawrence
    If that's the case,
    may we take you up on that offer?
[09:20] Amati
    Please leave it to me.
[09:42] Holo
    What a nice room!
[09:44] Holo
    I like it!
[09:45] Lawrence
    Yeah, we'll have a good view of the festival.
[09:47] Holo
    Now, we must eat first.
[09:51] Holo
    What is that?
[09:52] Lawrence
    A letter from a fellow merchant.
[09:55] Lawrence
    It was waiting for me at the trading house
    we stopped by earlier.
[10:02] Holo
    What does it say?
[10:04] Lawrence
    Take a look.
[10:07] Lawrence
    Important information tends to arrive
    after you no longer need it.
[10:12] Lawrence
    Funny, isn't it?
[10:16] Holo
    I cannot read.
[10:18] Lawrence
    Huh? Is that so?
[10:20] Holo
    There are too many letters to remember!
[10:22] Holo
    And there are too many
    incomprehensible combinations!
[10:26] Lawrence
    Well, it was difficult learning to read.
[10:28] Holo
    So? What does the letter say?
[10:31] Lawrence
    It's warning me about the prices of armor
[10:34] Lawrence
    since the grand northern expedition
    was canceled this year.
[10:37] Holo
    Seeing the letter or not is truly
    the difference between Heaven and Hell!
[10:41] Lawrence
    You're telling me.
[10:43] Lawrence
    The information in a single letter
    can truly decide your fate.
[10:47] Holo
    Well, who cares about a letter that
    does not fill the stomach? Let us eat!
[10:52] Lawrence
    Yeah, yeah.
[11:14] Lawrence
    Thank you very much for the wonderful room.
[11:17] Amati
    Y-You're welcome...
[11:20] Holo
    Since you introduced us to this inn, Mr. Amati,
[11:23] Holo
    I look forward to the food here.
[11:25] Amati
    Y-Yes! I am confident about my suggestions!
[11:37] Holo
    This is all thanks to me.
    You should be grateful.
[11:40] Lawrence
    Amati would probably call this
    a scam if he saw you right now.
[11:46] Holo
    Such fine wine. It reminds me of home.
[11:49] Holo
    And the fish is delicious.
[11:51] Holo
    That young boy truly has a good eye.
[11:54] Lawrence
    At such a young age, too.
[11:56] Lawrence
    He's already dealing with
    a large number of wares.
[11:59] Holo
    In comparison, what is wrong with your wares?
[12:04] Holo
    Can you not deal with more eye-catching things?
[12:07] Holo
    Or has the mistake in Ruvinheigen
    affected your judgment?
[12:11] Lawrence
    It may not be eye-catching,
    but it should turn a reasonable profit.
[12:14] Lawrence
    And I don't only have things
    that are dull on the eyes.
[12:19] Lawrence
    You're in my cart, after all.
[12:25] Holo
    Well, that is all you amount to.
[12:28] Lawrence
    Hey! It wouldn't hurt for you to be
    a little more considerate of me!
[12:32] Holo
    Males are quick to get carried away
    if you are too kind to them.
[12:35] Holo
    It would be terrible if you succeeded
    and learned to repeat such drivel.
[12:40] Lawrence
    Then, next time I'll...
[12:41] Holo
    Fool.
[12:43] Holo
    Kindness is what matters in a male.
[12:47] Holo
    Besides, you want to be kind to me
    when I am dispirited, do you not?
[13:00] Holo
    It is easy to forget what
    something looks like in ten years,
[13:03] Lawrence
    but the taste and scent
    of things are unforgettable...
[13:08] Holo
    This wine is similar to the one from Yoitsu.
[13:12] (Flashback) Preacher
    I heard when I was traveling in the north.
[13:16] (Flashback) Preacher
    The town that worshiped a pagan wolf god...
[13:24] Lawrence
    Have you always drank such strong alcohol?
[13:27] Holo
    Only alcohol as strong as this is fitting
    for a noble Wise Wolf such as myself.
[13:30] Lawrence
    You've drank a lot. You're going
    to be feeling it tomorrow.
[13:35] Holo
    This amount is nothing! I am a Wise Wolf!
[13:51] Lawrence
    I knew you'd have a hangover...
[13:54] Lawrence
    I'll have a water jug and basin
    prepared for you. Stay in bed.
[14:01] Lawrence
    I'm going out for a bit.
[14:16] Preacher
    Breo, torandia. Vori pitora.
[14:18] Marc
    Aspairo, ghanor.
[14:19] Lawrence
    Marc!
[14:20] Preacher
    Vorta, yoshudaan. Habahn?
[14:25] Preacher
    Le, spandia mirt, wanderge.
[14:30] Marc
    Pireji, bao.
[14:32] Lawrence
    Looks like I'm interrupting something.
[14:34] Marc
    Not really. He was just preaching about
    what a blessing Pitola's mountain god is.
[14:38] Marc
    This is what happens as soon as they
    know I understand their language.
[14:42] Lawrence
    There may be more profit from a mountain god
[14:45] Lawrence
    than a god that never leaves its golden shrine.
[14:49] Marc
    No doubt about that.
[14:50] Marc
    They say that the gods of harvest
    are usually beauties.
[14:53] Lawrence
    Like your wife?
[14:55] Marc
    You've become a smooth talker!
[14:58] Marc
    So? Did you bring me
    a profitable proposition today?
[15:02] Marc
    That's what you're here for, right?
[15:05] Lawrence
    Yeah, I brought nails from Ruvinheigen.
    I'd like you to buy them off of me.
[15:10] Marc
    Nails?!
[15:11] Marc
    We're a business that deals with wheat!
[15:13] Lawrence
    You should sell some nails
    alongside your wheat.
[15:17] Lawrence
    They're a necessity for
    your customers from the north
[15:19] Lawrence
    to protect their houses from snow.
[15:21] Marc
    Well, that's true...
[15:23] Marc
    Nails, huh?
[15:25] Marc
    How many?
[15:26] Lawrence
    I have one hundred and
    twenty nails three-pate long,
[15:28] Lawrence
    two hundred nails four-pate long,
    and two hundred nails five-pate long.
[15:31] Lawrence
    Their quality is guaranteed by
    the Ruvinheigen blacksmith association!
[15:36] Marc
    Well, I can buy them
    for ten and a half Lumione.
[15:38] Lawrence
    Too cheap.
[15:40] Marc
    Don't you know?
[15:41] Marc
    The great northern expedition
    was canceled this year.
[15:44] Marc
    All the unnecessary swords
    and armor are being melted down,
[15:47] Marc
    and the prices of nails have dropped.
[15:49] Marc
    Even ten Lumione is considered a lot for them!
[15:52] Lawrence
    Isn't that only the case farther south?
[15:56] Lawrence
    What's the point of expending valuable fuel
[15:58] Lawrence
    to melt down metals
    during this time of the year?
[16:01] Lawrence
    I'd like to see such a stupid smithy, if it exists.
[16:05] Marc
    Goodness...
[16:06] Marc
    Nails really aren't my specialty.
[16:08] Lawrence
    How about sixteen Lumione?
[16:10] Marc
    Too expensive! Thirteen Lumione.
[16:13] Lawrence
    Fifteen!
[16:13] Marc
    Fourteen and two-thirds!
[16:21] Lawrence
    Let's go with that.
[16:23] Marc
    As expected of you, brother!
[16:25] Marc
    So? Cash? Or credit?
[16:29] Lawrence
    Credit is better, right?
[16:30] Marc
    That'll be great. It's hard because everyone
    wants cash this time of the year.
[16:35] Marc
    Hey, Lant!
[16:36] Lant
    Yes, what do you need?
[16:38] Marc
    I bought the goods on this cart just now.
[16:40] Marc
    Move it over to our cart.
    I'll go sell it later.
[16:43] Lant
    Y-Yes!
[16:45] Lawrence
    You took on an apprentice?
[16:46] Marc
    There's too much to do alone.
[16:49] Marc
    How long you staying in town?
[16:51] Lawrence
    I want to go north, so I'll be leaving before
    the snow makes it too difficult to travel.
[16:56] Marc
    But you'll be here until the
    end of the festival, right?
[16:59] Marc
    Come over for a drink before then.
[17:01] Lawrence
    Yeah, I will.
[17:02] Marc
    I'm sure Adele will be happy.
[17:04] Marc
    That's right. You haven't
    met my kid yet, have you?
[17:07] Lawrence
    I forgot you had a child coming.
[17:10] Marc
    The kid's already two years old.
[17:11] Lawrence
    You started owning a shop,
    grabbed an apprentice,
[17:14] Lawrence
    and became a dad before I even realized it.
[17:16] Lawrence
    I still remember when you were
    first starting out.
[17:19] Marc
    We were both amateurs once.
[17:22] Marc
    But, well, the difficulties don't stop just
    because you become a town merchant.
[17:27] Marc
    There are times I wish I could go back
    to being a traveling merchant.
[17:31] Marc
    Even so, it's nice to settle down to do
    business with a wife and child in tow.
[17:40] Marc
    No, forget what I just said...
[17:42] Marc
    Well, we both just have to work our hardest.
[17:44] Marc
    Merchants never change, right?
[17:47] Lawrence
    Right.
[17:55] Holo
    Another!
[17:57] Lawrence
    Hey, you're going to get a hangover again...
[18:02] Holo
    I shall be fine.
[18:03] Holo
    Fine wine never results in a hangover,
     no matter how much you drink.
[18:06] Holo
    Yet such wine pulls at me
    with painful reluctance,
[18:09] Holo
    especially since it reminds me so much of home.
[18:12] Holo
    It is impossible not to drink it!
[18:14] Lawrence
    I'd like to ask you something
    before you're too far gone.
[18:19] Holo
    What is it?
[18:20] Lawrence
    I want to know where
     your hometown is located.
[18:23] Holo
    As I thought, you do not know where it is...
[18:26] Holo
    I suspected as much.
[18:29] Holo
    You were expecting me to grow depressed
    again if we talked of Yoitsu.
[18:34] Holo
    Do I look that weak to you?
[18:36] Lawrence
    No, not at all.
[18:39] Holo
    Fool! That is where you should say yes!
[18:42] Lawrence
    So? Where is Yoitsu?
[18:46] Holo
    Actually, I do not remember
    exactly where it is.
[18:49] Lawrence
    Hey, now.
[18:51] Holo
    I think I will remember once we get closer...
[18:54] Holo
    Is that not enough?
[18:56] Lawrence
    For instance, do you remember
    the names of any nearby towns?
[19:00] Lawrence
    That could serve as a clue.
[19:04] Holo
    The only towns I remember are
    Yoitsu and... other than that...
[19:10] Holo
    What was it again?
[19:12] Holo
    Nyo...
[19:13] Lawrence
    Nyo?
[19:14] Holo
    That's right! Nyohhira!
[19:16] Lawrence
    Nyohhira! I know that place.
[19:19] Holo
    You know of it?
[19:20] Lawrence
    Yeah, the town is famous for its hot springs.
[19:23] Lawrence
    It's a pagan town,
[19:24] Lawrence
    but even archbishops and various kings have
    secretly visited the hot springs incognito.
[19:28] Holo
    I see.
[19:30] Holo
    When I lived in Yoitsu,
[19:32] Holo
    it was famous as a place that could
    help heal wounds and sicknesses.
[19:38] Lawrence
    Let's say the distance
    between Pasloe and Kumerson
[19:40] Lawrence
    is the distance between
    the entrance and the lamp over there.
[19:44] Lawrence
    That would put Nyohhira around there.
[19:46] Lawrence
    If beyond that was north,
    where do you think Yoitsu would be?
[19:49] Holo
    Hmm, let me see...
[19:53] Holo
    That way.
[19:56] Lawrence
    Southwest, huh?
[20:02] Holo
    It's about this far away.
    It would take two days with my legs!
[20:05] Lawrence
    With your legs?
[20:12] Lawrence
    That's pretty far...
    I'm sure it'll take at least a month...
[20:15] Holo
    Now I truly feel like we are
    getting closer to Yoitsu!
[20:20] Holo
    I cannot wait!
[20:22] Lawrence
    The area is too large.
[20:25] Lawrence
    And we won't be able to travel
    easily once it begins to snow...
[20:29] Lawrence
    Can you go home on your own
    once we reach Nyohhira?
[20:33] Lawrence
    You know the direction, right?
[20:35] Holo
    Y-Yes, as long as we get to Nyohhira.
[20:39] Holo
    I am sure I will remember
    how to get to Yoitsu from there.
[20:45] (Flashback) Holo
    I am tired of being alone.
[20:47] (Flashback) Holo
    It is cold being alone.
[20:49] (Flashback) Holo
    It is lonely to be alone.
[20:54] Lawrence
    Hey, don't think of things in a bad way.
[20:57] Lawrence
    If you can go in two days and come back,
    I can wait for a while in Nyohhira.
[21:00] Holo
    Yes! That is enough...
[21:04] Holo
    You will take me to Nyohhira, correct?
[21:06] Holo
    I'd like to explore the town a little more.
[21:09] Lawrence
    Listen! I plan to help you as much as I can.
[21:12] Lawrence
    My words just now...
[21:13] Holo
    While I did say that kindness
    is what matters in males,
[21:16] Holo
    it will be troublesome
    if you are overly concerned.
[21:21] Holo
    Shame on me...
[21:23] Holo
    I cannot help but measure things
    by my own standards.
[21:26] Lawrence
    H-Hey...
[21:27] Holo
    To me, humans grow old in the blink of an eye.
[21:33] Holo
    A year is extremely valuable
    in such a short life.
[21:36] Holo
    I tend to forget such facts.
[21:39] Holo
    I am the one who has forgotten the obvious.
[21:43] Holo
    After all, it is so comforting
    to be by your side.
[21:48] Holo
    I cannot help but spoil myself...
[21:51] Lawrence
    Holo...
[21:54] Holo
    It seems that I have grown drunk!
[21:56] Holo
    I should go to bed quickly
    lest I speak more nonsense.
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SIGN    Spice and Wolf
[01:58] Marc
    A chronicler?
SIGN    Episode 15
    Bird Feather and Mysterious Ore
[02:00] Lawrence
    Yeah, is there one around here?
[02:02] Marc
    Are you talking about the people who
    earn money from nobles and the Church
[02:05] Marc
    by writing a diary about everything
    that happens in town?
[02:07] Lawrence
    They aren't writing a diary.
    They're keeping historical records.
[02:11] Marc
    What's the difference?
[02:13] Marc
    They can earn a pretty penny just by sitting
    around all day and writing. How annoying.
[02:18] Lawrence
    So? Know of any?
[02:19] Marc
    Yeah, I know one.
[02:21] Marc
    It's rumored that the chronicler
    is a runaway heretic
[02:24] Marc
    that was kicked out of a convent somewhere.
[02:25] Lawrence
    I just want to ask a few questions.
[02:28] Lawrence
    I want to find old stories
    and legends from the North.
[02:31] Marc
    You're interested in something peculiar again.
[02:33] Lawrence
    Well, it'd be strange to suddenly show up
    on their doorstep. Do you know a middleman?
[02:40] Marc
    Would someone from Rowen be best?
[02:42] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[02:43] Marc
    There's an old merchant
    named Gi Batos in the association.
[02:47] Marc
    He's a fearless man.
[02:49] Marc
    He does business with people
    no one should get involved with.
[02:53] Marc
    I'm sure he has a good relationship
    with the chronicler.
[02:56] Marc
    I'll connect you to him.
[02:58] Lawrence
    That'd be great.
[03:00] Lawrence
    Oh, and I'm planning to go to Nyohhira.
[03:03] Lawrence
    I'd like to ask some Northerners about
    the route there and the situation there.
[03:07] Marc
    Something like that's not a problem.
    I'll ask around for you.
[03:10] Lawrence
    I owe you one.
[03:13] Marc
    It's scary to think that's all it takes
    to get you to owe me one.
[03:16] Lawrence
    Then, can I ask you for something else?
[03:18] Marc
    Huh? What now?
[03:21] Lawrence
    I want to buy some delicious bread.
[03:22] Lawrence
    How about you introduce me
    to one of your best customers?
[03:38] Holo
    Something smells good...
[03:41] Lawrence
    How are you feeling?
[03:43] Holo
    I am hungry...
[03:45] Lawrence
    I thought as much. I went all out
    and bought some wheat bread.
[03:56] Holo
    Are you not having any?
[03:58] Lawrence
    I'm fine.
[03:59] Lawrence
    I tested the taste earlier.
[04:00] Holo
    Is that so?
[04:06] Holo
    Hey.
[04:08] Holo
    We can attend the festival now, can we not?
[04:11] Lawrence
    Sorry. Not yet.
[04:17] Lawrence
    Don't do that. Even if you're joking.
[04:21] Holo
    I knew you were weak to things such as this!
[04:24] Holo
    I shall remember.
[04:25] Lawrence
    Hey, now.
[04:26] Holo
    Hm, but why can't I go explore
    the town on my own?
[04:31] Lawrence
    You'll go even if I say you can't.
[04:34] Holo
    You're not wrong.
[04:38] Lawrence
    Oh, that's right.
[04:39] Lawrence
    I don't have any small change
    on me right now...
[04:43] Lawrence
    Don't go crazy and spend it all.
[04:49] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[04:51] Holo
    Well...
[04:53] Holo
    I realize there is no point
    in going out alone, after all...
[04:59] Holo
    What are you doing?
[05:01] Lawrence
    Huh?
[05:02] Holo
    If you take me along with you,
    I shall return this to you.
[05:06] Lawrence
    Oh, well...
[05:08] Lawrence
    I'm meeting with someone.
[05:10] Holo
    If it is inconvenient for me
    to stay close, I will step away.
[05:13] Holo
    So, will you take me with you?
[05:17] Lawrence
    I'm really sorry...
[05:19] Lawrence
    I might go somewhere else right after that.
[05:22] Lawrence
    Even if I have you wait for me,
    it might be for the whole time.
[05:25] Holo
    I see.
[05:27] Lawrence
    Everything should be taken care of by tomorrow.
[05:29] Lawrence
    Can you endure and be alone for today?
[05:35] Holo
    Well, it is not very good to get in your way.
[05:38] Holo
    Then, I shall wander around on my own.
[05:41] Lawrence
    Sorry...
[05:42] Holo
    Oh, right. If I bring someone back with me,
    please be considerate and leave the room.
[05:50] Holo
    Now that I have seen such a cute expression,
[05:53] Holo
    I should be able to spend
    the rest of the day alone!
[05:56] Lawrence
    Hey, now...
[05:57] Holo
    Well, for now, snuggling in your arms
    is the best. Do not fret...
[06:08] Preacher
    The town that worshiped a pagan wolf god...
[06:12] (Flashback) Preacher
    The town of Yoitsu was annihilated
    by a monstrous bear!
[06:21] Lawrence
    It might not be true...
[06:29] Director
    Oh, you'll be able to recognize him right away.
[06:31] Director
    He's a large man that looks like
    a coffin crushed vertically...
[06:34] Amati
    Mr. Lawrence?
[06:40] Lawrence
    Thank you for finding us a place to stay.
[06:43] Amati
    Not at all! Thank you for
    eating a lot of fish dishes there.
[06:48] Lawrence
    My picky companion
    spoke very highly of the food there.
[06:51] Lawrence
    She says you have a good eye for fish.
[06:53] Amati
    I am happy to hear that!
[06:55] Amati
    I will look for other things for her to enjoy.
[07:02] Amati
    By the way, Mr. Lawrence,
    are you busy after this?
[07:06] Lawrence
    I need to meet with Mr. Batos
    and ask him a few things.
[07:10] Amati
    I see...
[07:12] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[07:13] Amati
    Well, I wanted to show you around town.
[07:18] Lawrence
    Show me around?
[07:19] Amati
    Yes, divine providence
    must have brought us together.
[07:23] Amati
    I thought I could broaden my view if
    I talked with a traveling merchant like you...
[07:29] Lawrence
    Come to think of it, my companion Holo
[07:31] Lawrence
    has also been begging me to explore
    the town with her this morning.
[07:34] Amati
    If you don't mind, I would love
    to show Ms. Holo around at least!
[07:38] Lawrence
    No, I don't want to ask you for too much...
[07:40] Amati
    Actually, I've already finished
    my work for today and I'm free.
[07:44] Amati
    If I loiter around alone, all my profits
    will just go towards some alcohol.
[07:47] Amati
    Please allow me to show her around!
[07:49] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[07:50] Lawrence
    However, she's not the type to quietly
    stay at the inn just because I ask her to.
[07:55] Lawrence
    She might already be out...
[07:57] Amati
    I've been meaning to ask the inn
    about some purchases,
[08:00] Amati
    so I can stop by and invite her
    if she happens to be there!
[08:03] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[08:04] Amati
    Not at all!
[08:06] Amati
    Please let me show you
    around next time, Mr. Lawrence.
[08:11] Batos
    Are you Mr. Kraft Lawrence?
[08:14] Lawrence
    You're...
[08:15] Batos
    I'm Gi Batos.
[08:19] Batos
    I heard you were looking for a chronicler
    to ask about old stories of the north.
[08:25] Lawrence
    Yes, that's right.
[08:27] Batos
    Well, you're a strange one. Are you looking
    for some kind of inspiration to make money?
[08:32] Lawrence
    No, that's not the reason.
[08:35] Lawrence
    Perhaps you could call it a whim?
[08:37] Batos
    I see.
[08:39] Batos
    What an interesting hobby for someone so young.
[08:42] Batos
    I've only recently
    grown interested in old stories.
[08:47] Batos
    After doing business in the same area for
    decades, I suddenly realized something.
[08:51] Batos
    The world I know is actually very small.
[08:55] Batos
    Even so, even here,
[08:57] Batos
    I know nothing about the people who have
    been coming and going for hundreds of years.
[09:05] Batos
    That's why I wanted to know
    about a world that I haven't seen.
[09:08] Batos
    Even if they're legends, I want to know
    about the stories of a past that
[09:13] Batos
    I can never experience due to God's fickleness.
[09:17] Lawrence
    I understand a little how you feel.
[09:19] Batos
    I was busy chasing
    after profits when I was young.
[09:24] Batos
    My life might have been completely
    different if I had taken a moment
[09:28] Batos
    to make time for such things.
[09:31] Batos
    I'm a little envious of you, Mr. Lawrence,
    for your interest at such a young age...
[09:35] Lawrence
    It's just a whim.
[09:38] Lawrence
    Um, the person living here...
[09:41] Batos
    Yes, this is the living quarters
    of those chased by the Church.
[09:46] Lawrence
    An alchemist...
[09:48] Batos
    Yes. Though they aren't
    considered criminals here,
[09:51] Batos
    they'd be hanged the moment they set
    foot near places like Ruvinheigen.
[09:55] Batos
    Be that as it may,
[09:58] Batos
    the people here are all good people.
[10:15] Lawrence
    Is this the smell of sulfur?
[10:16] Batos
    Oh? You even dabble in medicine?
[10:19] Lawrence
    No, I just know a little about it.
[10:23] Batos
    Knowledge is a merchant's weapon.
[10:26] Lawrence
    You flatter me.
[10:28] Lawrence
    There are a lot of birds.
[10:30] Batos
    Not all poisonous winds smell bad.
[10:33] Batos
    We have to be wary if a bird suddenly dies.
[10:38] Lawrence
    Mr. Batos, is it very profitable doing
    business with alchemists?
[10:43] Lawrence
    I feel like there are a lot of risks
    to working with them...
[10:46] Batos
    Not only do they buy
    a lot of gold, silver, and copper...
[10:48] Batos
    They also purchase iron, lead, tin,
    mercury, sulfur, and phosphorous.
[10:54] Lawrence
    Iron and lead? The items are
    more normal than I expected.
[11:00] Batos
    Many people think that
    alchemists dabble in magic,
[11:04] Batos
    but they aren't much different from goldsmiths.
[11:07] Batos
    Although...
[11:08] Batos
    Some of them do research magic.
[11:13] Batos
    However, I've only heard rumors
    and never met such alchemists.
[11:18] Lawrence
    I-Is that so...
[11:21] Batos
    There's no need to be so nervous.
    They're all good people.
[11:25] Lawrence
    Y-Yes...
[11:31] Batos
    Excuse us!
[11:40] Diana
    Oh, Mr. Batos...
[11:43] Batos
    Long time no see.
    Looks like you've been doing well.
[11:46] Diana
    Right back at you.
[11:49] Diana
    I can't believe you walked around
    the mountains of Hyoram unscathed.
[11:52] Diana
    God must love you very much.
[11:55] Diana
    Oh, what a handsome man.
[11:57] Diana
    But your expression tells me
    that you think I'm a witch.
[12:00] Lawrence
    N-No, that's...
[12:02] Batos
    Madam, this is a traveling merchant...
[12:05] Lawrence
    My name is Kraft Lawrence.
[12:08] Lawrence
    Is Dian Rubens currently home?
    May I speak with him?
[12:14] Diana
    Oh, you didn't tell him, Mr. Batos?
[12:17] Batos
    Oh...
[12:18] Diana
    I am Dian Rubens.
[12:20] Lawrence
    Huh?!
[12:21] Diana
    It sounds like a man's name, doesn't it?
    Please feel free to call me Diana.
[12:33] Lawrence
    First, I apologize for the sudden visit.
[12:36] Diana
    No, please don't worry about that...
[12:39] Lawrence
    Actually, Ms. Rubens...
[12:40] Diana
    Diana.
[12:42] Lawrence
    Excuse me...
[12:44] Lawrence
    Actually, Ms. Diana,
[12:46] Lawrence
    I wanted to ask about various
    old stories from the northern lands...
[12:50] Diana
    The north?
[12:51] Lawrence
    Yes.
[12:52] Diana
    I was sure you were going to
    talk about a business deal...
[12:55] Batos
    Please don't joke.
[12:57] Batos
    You would have shown him the door
    if he came to talk business, wouldn't you?
[13:01] Diana
    However, I don't know if the stories
    I know will satisfy you...
[13:05] Lawrence
    I want to hear old stories
    about a town called Yoitsu.
[13:11] Diana
    Oh, Yoitsu...
[13:13] Diana
    The town that was destroyed
    by a bear that hunts the moon...
[13:21] Diana
    The Moon-Hunting Bear.
[13:24] Diana
    I believed it's pronounced
    Irawa Will Mhedhend.
[13:29] Diana
    It is quite an old story, but there are
    many legends about that bear.
[13:34] Lawrence
    I'm not interested in the bear,
    but about the town called Yoitsu.
[13:38] Diana
    The town?
[13:39] Lawrence
    Yes.
[13:40] Lawrence
    For certain reasons, I am looking
    for the location of Yoitsu.
[13:43] Diana
    The location?
[13:46] Diana
    Location... Location...
[13:50] Lawrence
    Do you not know?
[13:56] Diana
    I remember.
[13:58] Diana
    At the source of the Rohm River that runs
    north from Proania is a town called Lenos...
[14:04] Lawrence
    If I remember correctly, it's a town
    known for their lumber and fur.
[14:07] Diana
    It'll be easier to explain
    if you know the town.
[14:10] Diana
    There is an old story
    passed down from that town.
[14:14] Diana
    Long ago, a lone wolf appeared in the village.
[14:19] Diana
    She called herself Holou of Yoitsu.
[14:22] Diana
    Her frame was so tall
    we could only crane our necks upwards.
[14:26] Diana
    Though we thought she came
    to bring divine punishment,
[14:29] Diana
    Holou told us she came from
    the deep mountain forests of the east
[14:32] Diana
    to travel southward.
[14:36] Diana
    The wolf loved wine and would sometimes
    transform into a young girl
[14:40] Diana
    to dance with the village girls.
[14:42] Diana
    Her form looked younger than her age, yet,
    she had a tail unlike those of humankind.
[14:48] Diana
    After some time, she promised
    good harvests and continued southward.
[14:55] Diana
    Starting that year,
[14:57] Diana
    our harvests grew rich and thus
    we call her Wheat-Tailed Holou...
[15:03] Diana
    Is that of any help?
[15:08] Lawrence
    Yes!
[15:09] Lawrence
    There are only so many
    mountains east of Lenos.
[15:12] Lawrence
    I couldn't ask for a better clue.
[15:15] Diana
    That's good to hear.
[15:17] Lawrence
    I would like to show my thanks to you...
[15:20] Diana
    As you can see, even though I am
    currently on the run from the Church,
[15:24] Diana
    I love old stories from pagan lands.
[15:27] Diana
    Old stories and legends that
    haven't been twisted by the Church...
[15:33] Diana
    Haven't you come across such a story or two?
[15:39] Lawrence
    I understand...
[15:42] Lawrence
    Then, let me tell you a special one.
[15:46] Lawrence
    In a certain village
    filled with vast fields of wheat,
[15:49] Lawrence
    a wolf is worshiped
    as the bringer of harvests...
[15:56] Batos
    It's been a while since I've talked about
    legendary dragons and cities of gold.
[16:01] Lawrence
    There was a time when I also
    dreamt of traveling as a knight
[16:05] Lawrence
    with a single sword at my hip.
[16:07] Lawrence
    Thank you for your help today.
[16:09] Batos
    Not at all.
[16:10] Batos
    I'm happy, since a lot of people
    nag when I visit the madam alone.
[16:15] Batos
    On top of that, I was able to
    hear a very interesting story.
[16:18] Batos
    Please ask me for this kind of thing anytime.
[16:20] Lawrence
    Yes! Gladly!
[16:25] Adele
    Oh, Mr. Lawrence.
[16:28] Adele
    Long time no see.
[16:30] Lawrence
    It has been a long time.
[16:31] Marc
    Oh! Playboy!
[16:35] Marc
    Well, have a drink.
[16:36] Lawrence
    Yeah, so about the information
    I asked for this morning...
[16:41] Lawrence
    Hey! That's too much!
[16:43] Lawrence
    Goodness...
[16:44] Marc
    So? What about it?
[16:48] Lawrence
    Well, I've changed destinations.
[16:49] Lawrence
    You know the town of Lenos?
[16:51] Marc
    What?
[16:52] Marc
    I already gathered
    some information about Nyohhira...
[16:55] Lawrence
    Sorry, the situation has changed.
[16:57] Marc
    So, is it true that you're currently
    in a fight with your companion?
[17:02] Lawrence
    What'd you say?!
[17:04] Marc
    I've already looked into you, playboy!
[17:06] Marc
    It's well-known in these parts that you're
    staying in a nice inn with a gorgeous nun.
[17:11] Marc
    Now I know what
    "fearless before God" truly means.
[17:14] Lawrence
    My companion and I aren't in
    a relationship that's juicy enough
[17:17] Lawrence
    to talk about over drinks.
[17:18] Lawrence
    But why do you think we're fighting?
[17:20] Marc
    Just a little bit ago,
[17:21] Marc
    rumors that your companion and
    a young merchant from our association
[17:24] Marc
    were walking around started coming in.
[17:27] Lawrence
    Oh, you're talking about Mr. Amati.
[17:30] Marc
    Oh, you've already given up?
[17:34] Lawrence
    Unfortunately, you have the wrong idea.
[17:37] Lawrence
    I've been busy all day and couldn't
    accompany my companion.
[17:40] Lawrence
    Mr. Amati was free, so he offered
    to show her around town. That's all.
[17:47] Lawrence
    Unsatisfied?
[17:48] Marc
    Let me warn you as a fellow merchant.
[17:52] Marc
    Don't underestimate Amati.
[17:54] Marc
    Do you know how much fish he
    deals with at such a young age?
[17:58] Lawrence
    I know. I saw it myself.
[18:02] Lawrence
    But there's nothing to worry about.
[18:04] Lawrence
    My companion isn't such a frivolous person.
[18:06] Marc
    That's a lot of confidence!
[18:09] Marc
    If I found out Adele was
    walking around with Amati,
[18:13] Marc
    I'd give up immediately
    because I wouldn't stand a chance.
[18:15] Adele
    What about me and Mr. Amati?!
[18:19] Marc
    I was talking about
    how I'd burn up with jealousy
[18:21] Marc
    if that happened,
    because of how much I love you!
[18:25] Adele
    Just burn up with jealousy then.
[18:28] Adele
    I'll use that fire to bake
    Mr. Amati a delicious pie.
[18:32] Marc
    A-Adele...
[18:33] Marc
    I'm sorry! I'll help close up the shop!
[18:45] Holo
    I cannot breathe...
[18:48] Lawrence
    That scarf!
[18:50] Holo
    Hey...
[18:52] Holo
    Come and help me...
[19:00] Lawrence
    How much did you drink and eat?
[19:07] Lawrence
    You even had him buy such
    an expensive looking thing.
[19:10] Holo
    I shall sleep...
[19:12] Lawrence
    Hey, what else did you have him buy?
[19:23] Lawrence
    This is...
[19:28] Holo
    It is very high-quality fur.
[19:31] Holo
    Though it is still lacking compared to my tail.
[19:33] Lawrence
    You can't accept such nice things
    and not give anything back...
[19:39] Lawrence
    Goodness.
[19:40] Lawrence
    Getting in your good graces
    drags a man into the red.
[19:44] Lawrence
    Did he ask you about our relationship?
[19:47] Holo
    I am more interested in why
    you would ask about such a thing...
[19:51] Lawrence
    It won't be good if our stories don't match.
[19:56] Holo
    Well, fine.
[19:57] Holo
    I told him that I am a traveling nun
    that you saved from bad people
[20:01] Holo
    who were trying to sell me off.
[20:05] Holo
    And, after being saved by you,
    I was shouldered with a huge debt.
[20:10] Holo
    The debt is so enormous I could
    never pay it back, so I am currently
[20:13] Holo
    paying you back by praying
    for your safety during our travels.
[20:16] Holo
    Ah, how pitiful I am...
[20:19] Holo
    I spoke of it quite sadly.
[20:23] Lawrence
    That totally makes me sound like a villain...
[20:25] Lawrence
    And? What's this?
[20:27] Holo
    Oh, that?
[20:28] Holo
    A fortune teller was using it!
[20:30] Holo
    I was told it was a die
    that could see through fate!
[20:33] Holo
    Does it not have an excellent shape?
[20:35] Holo
    I am impressed with such craftsmanship.
[20:38] Holo
    I am sure it can be sold for a high price!
[20:40] Lawrence
    Fool.
[20:42] Lawrence
    Do you really think
    something like this can be sold?
[20:44] Holo
    What?!
[20:45] Lawrence
    This is a natural mineral called pyrite.
[20:48] Lawrence
    It naturally chips off
    in this shape when it's mined.
[20:51] Holo
    Impossible.
[20:52] Lawrence
    I'm not lying. You can tell, can't you?
[20:56] Lawrence
    It's usually given as gift or used to
    con others into thinking it's gold.
[21:01] Lawrence
    There weren't a lot of people
    buying it, were there?
[21:03] Holo
    There were a lot of people.
[21:04] Lawrence
    Huh? Really?!
[21:06] Holo
    Yes.
[21:09] Holo
    The fortune teller said that anyone
    could predict their fate with these dice...
[21:14] Holo
    There were many who wanted to buy some
    to heal sicknesses and ward away evil.
[21:19] Lawrence
    And you believed it?!
[21:21] Holo
    The fortune teller was quite skilled
    and I was very impressed...
[21:26] Holo
    Amati was able to
    successfully bid for this die.
[21:29] Lawrence
    An auction? That's how popular it was?!
[21:31] Holo
    Everyone grew quite excited.
[21:33] Holo
    It was the first time I witnessed
    an auction, and it was amazing.
[21:37] Lawrence
    They took advantage
    of the festive atmosphere...
[21:40] Lawrence
    What a clever business strategy.
[21:51] Lant
    I apologize for coming so early in the morning!
[21:53] Lant
    I have a message from my... master...
[22:00] Lawrence
    So? What's the message?
[22:02] Lant
    Oh...
[22:03] Lant
    Y-Yes! Actually...
[22:08] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence!
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[00:05] Merchant
    Hey! Here comes the knight in shining armor!
[00:06] Merchant
    Make way!
[00:13] Amati
    This is my declaration!
[00:15] Amati
    I will repay the debt that weighs upon
    the thin shoulders of the traveling nun!
[00:19] Amati
    And once she gains her freedom,
[00:22] Amati
    I will profess my sincere affections
    for the traveling nun Holo
[00:26] Amati
    and request her hand in marriage!
[00:30] Amati
    Ms. Holo has told me about
    the hardships she has endured,
[00:32] Amati
    as well as your treatment of her.
[00:34] Amati
    I wish to use my status and assets
    to give her the wings of freedom.
[00:40] Lawrence
    She may not quit being my traveling companion
    just because she's no longer in debt.
[00:45] Amati
    Of course. But I'm confident!
[00:50] Lawrence
    She may not seem like it, but Holo
    is still a traveling nun. Marriage is—
[00:53] Amati
    I know that Ms. Holo isn't actually
    associated with any monastic order.
[00:57] Amati
    As such, marriage is still possible.
[01:01] Lawrence
    I see...
[01:02] Amati
    According to the laws of Kumerson,
[01:04] Amati
    when a woman is in debt,
    the creditor becomes her legal guardian.
[01:11] Amati
    You'll accept this
    contractual knife, won't you?
[01:18] Amati
    Mr. Lawrence.
[01:20] Lawrence
    I'm not careless enough to
    sign a contract I have yet to read.
[01:25] Amati
    Of course.
[01:29] Lawrence
    One thousand Trenni silver coins...
[01:31] Amati
    That is the amount that Ms. Holo owes you.
[01:36] Amati
    The deadline for payment is tomorrow evening.
    I will be sure to have the money ready.
[01:40] Lawrence
    One thousand Trenni silver coins paid in cash.
[01:42] Lawrence
    No negotiations on discounts or payments
    in installments. Is that acceptable?
[01:47] Amati
    Of course.
[01:51] Lawrence
    I accept.
[02:00] Amati
    Then, let us meet here again tomorrow.
[02:05] Lawrence
    Sorry for all the commotion.
[02:07] Lawrence
    Well, my companion won't be swayed
    just because a man took her debt.
[02:14] Merchant 1
    Lawrence, two! Amati, four! Who'll place bets?!
[02:18] Merchant 2
    Ten Illaid coins on Lawrence!
[02:19] Merchants
    My bet's on Lawrence, too!
[02:21] Merchants
    Me, too! Me, too!
[02:21] Merchants
    Twenty on Lawrence for me!
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 16
    Night of the Festival and Misaligned Gear
[03:59] Batos
    Looks like you've been dragged
    into something troublesome.
[04:01] Lawrence
    Mr. Batos.
[04:04] Lawrence
    How embarrassing.
[04:05] Batos
    I believe Mr. Amati has a way
    to gather all the funds.
[04:10] Lawrence
    Huh?
[04:10] Batos
    Though, it doesn't seem to be
    a very admirable method.
[04:14] Batos
    I won't tell you the details,
[04:16] Batos
    since it wouldn't be fair to
    Mr. Amati if I took your side.
[04:21] Batos
    I just wanted to let you know.
[04:23] Lawrence
    Why?
[04:26] Batos
    Whatever the reason, a willing
    traveling companion is a happy thing.
[04:31] Batos
    It's painful for any traveling
    merchant to lose that.
[04:36] Holo
    So? You accepted such a contract?
[04:40] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[04:41] Holo
    Hey.
[04:42] Lawrence
    What?
[04:43] Holo
    What will you do if that boy hands you
    one thousand silver coins?
[04:47] Lawrence
    Well, after calculating the amount
    you've used, I'll give the rest of it to you.
[04:53] Holo
    Do not test me so.
[04:54] Lawrence
    It's not fair that I'm the only one
    who always gets tested.
[04:58] Lawrence
    If Amati fulfills his end
    of the contract, so will I.
[05:02] Holo
    Oh?
[05:03] Lawrence
    Of course, you'll be free of debt
    and can do as you wish.
[05:07] Holo
    You are quite confident.
[05:09] Lawrence
    It isn't confidence.
[05:11] Lawrence
    It's just that I believe in you.
[05:18] Holo
    Goodness.
[05:20] Holo
    You were a lot cuter when you were clumsier.
[05:23] Lawrence
    I feel like I've grown a lot myself.
[05:29] Holo
    Does acting with composure make one an adult?
[05:32] Lawrence
    Doesn't it?
[05:33] Holo
    Keeping your composure after weighing the odds
    on a favorable gamble is mere cunning.
[05:38] Holo
    That is not what it means to be truly mature.
[05:43] Holo
    For instance, would not refusing to accept
    Amati's contract also be an admirable act?
[05:49] Lawrence
    No, that's...
[05:51] Holo
    I am sure you took a look around to determine
[05:53] Holo
    whether it would be shameful
    to do so or not, right?
[05:58] Holo
    Try to imagine how I feel about the situation.
[06:01] Holo
    I cannot believe you even considered
    accepting such a contract.
[06:06] Holo
    I wish to always be with Lawrence!
[06:08] Holo
    Even if it is a debt, it is something
    that connects the two of us together.
[06:13] Holo
    I could never accept such a bond to be broken!
[06:16] Holo
    So, even if it may be shameful,
    I cannot accept that contract!
[06:22] Holo
    What do you think?
[06:24] Holo
    If I were told such a thing,
[06:26] Holo
    my heart would be brimming with happiness.
[06:29] Lawrence
    Sure, that may have been
    a more manly thing to do.
[06:31] Lawrence
    But whether that's the more mature
    thing to do isn't certain.
[06:35] Holo
    That is true.
[06:36] Holo
    Such actions would overflow
    with reckless youth.
[06:40] Holo
    Though the words would make me happy,
    it would also make me want to barf a little.
[06:43] Lawrence
    Right?
[06:45] Holo
    When you think about it,
[06:46] Holo
    being both a good male and a good
    adult may be a contradiction in itself.
[06:51] Holo
    A good male has a childish side to him.
[06:55] Holo
    A good adult is cowardly.
[06:59] Lawrence
    What would the Wise Wolf Holo do
    as both a good woman and good adult?
[07:03] Holo
    I would accept with a smile.
[07:06] Holo
    Of course, once I accept the
    contract and return to the inn...
[07:09] Holo
    I would quietly come
    forward—silently, like this—
[07:14] Holo
    and lower my eyes.
[07:23] Holo
    Well, you are a rather good merchant.
[07:27] Holo
    I am sure you will take various
    measures behind the scenes.
[07:35] Lawrence
    You want me to take you to the festival?
[07:37] Holo
    You are a merchant that would
    not hesitate to use bribery
[07:39] Holo
    to ensure a contract, are you not?
[07:43] Marc
    Should you be walking around
    with the beauty in question?
[07:46] Lawrence
    If I keep her cooped up in the inn, it'll really
    seem like I've shackled her with debt.
[07:52] Marc
    That's what Mr. Lawrence is saying.
[07:55] Marc
    What's the truth?
[07:56] Holo
    The truth?
[07:58] Holo
    I am shackled by an enormous amount of debt.
[08:02] Holo
    The chain is so heavy it would be impossible
    for me to escape or see a bright future!
[08:08] Holo
    If you remove this chain for me,
[08:10] Holo
    I would gladly be buried in your wheat flour.
[08:17] Marc
    No wonder Amati fell for you.
[08:19] Marc
    Looks like Lawrence is
    the one who's shackled here.
[08:24] Lant
    I've looked into it.
[08:25] Marc
    Oh! Good job. How was it?
[08:27] Lant
    Yes, um...
[08:33] Marc
    So, how was it?
[08:34] Lant
    Y-Yes!
[08:35] Lant
    Two hundred Illaid was
    recorded in the tax ledgers.
[08:40] Marc
    That means that Amati should have about
    eight hundred Trenni worth of assets right now.
[08:46] Marc
    I'm sure he has some secret savings
    and some money owed to him, too...
[08:51] Lawrence
    The gambling parlors in town?
[08:52] Marc
    There's only cards, dice, and rabbit races.
[08:55] Marc
    There's a betting limit, too.
[08:58] Lawrence
    It'd be impossible with gambling.
[08:59] Marc
    That's right.
[09:00] Marc
    Speaking of gambling...
[09:02] Marc
    People are betting on what happens
    after the contract with Amati.
[09:04] Lant
    This whiter one is higher quality flour.
[09:06] Holo
    Then, this one?
[09:07] Lawrence
    Afterwards?
[09:07] Lant
    This one...
[09:08] Marc
    If Amati succeeds in fulfilling the contract,
    there will be another challenge.
[09:15] Marc
    You're currently at an advantage
    with a ratio of 1:2.
[09:20] Lawrence
    Looks like I need to get
    a share from the bookkeeper.
[09:25] Marc
    So, what's really going on?
[09:27] Holo
    In this world, many questions are difficult to
    answer openly, even if there is an answer.
[09:34] Holo
    For instance, the mixture
    quality of this flour...
[09:41] Holo
    Would you like to ask what I will do
    if my debt is cleared?
[09:46] Marc
    No, no! Not at all!
[09:50] Lawrence
    At this rate, it looks like we'll need
    to keep an eye on him directly.
[09:54] Holo
    How insidious.
[09:56] Lawrence
    I'd like you to call it a battle
    behind the scenes.
[09:58] Lawrence
    I'm sure that he has someone
    monitoring my movements as well.
[10:02] Marc
    Well, I wonder about that.
[10:04] Marc
    Amati believes that it's a dirty tactic to use
    the connection network of town merchants.
[10:10] Lawrence
    Really?
[10:11] Marc
    He was born as the third son of a rich family,
[10:15] Marc
    but went out on his own because
    he didn't want to be kept in the house.
[10:19] Marc
    Since he was able to amass
    his current fortune all on his own,
[10:23] Marc
    he's really self-assertive.
[10:26] Lawrence
    I see. He's young, on top of that.
[10:28] Marc
    Yeah.
[10:30] Marc
    He pretty much only believes
    in his own eye for fish,
[10:32] Marc
    his own mouth for sales,
    and the blessing of God.
[10:37] Lawrence
    However, I'd never hesitate
    to use all my connections.
[10:42] Lawrence
    I don't know about knights, but there's no
    whining about a battle between merchants.
[10:47] Marc
    I totally agree.
[10:50] Holo
    It would be nice to be attacked
    head-on once in a while.
[11:00] Lawrence
    A blowing horn?
[11:01] Holo
    Did you just hear a shepherd?
[11:03] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[11:04] Lawrence
    If you think so, too, it must have
    really been a blowing horn.
[11:08] Holo
    Do you think the shepherd girl is here?
[11:11] Lawrence
    Even if she was, she wouldn't be
    blowing a horn anymore.
[11:14] Lawrence
    She should be a tailor by now.
[11:18] Holo
    If you do not get shaken, it seems as though
    I am trying to draw your attention.
[11:21] Lawrence
    That makes me extremely delighted.
[11:23] Lawrence
    So much so that I'm scared of
    what's to come later.
[11:29] Holo
    It is the best freshly fried!
[11:33] Lawrence
    I see.
[11:35] Lawrence
    That horn was to signal
    the beginning of the festival.
[11:38] Holo
    Shall we go?
[11:39] Holo
    It is boring to just eat.
[11:51] Holo
    I cannot see.
[11:53] Lawrence
    Holo.
[11:54] Lawrence
    This way.
[12:06] Holo
    What an excellent view!
[12:08] Lawrence
    We have to thank Amati for this.
[12:41] Holo
    What is next?!
[13:03] Wine Workers
    Heave-ho!
[13:16] Wine Workers
    There!
[13:25] Wine Workers
    Come on, now! Line up!
[13:47] Holo
    Let us join the dance!
[13:53] Lawrence
    Okay.
[13:54] Holo
    Just take care not to step on my feet.
[14:00] Lawrence
    I'll try my best.
[14:11] Holo
    Where are we?
[14:16] Holo
    Where is my drink?
[14:18] Lawrence
    Go to sleep so you can drink more tomorrow.
[14:41] Innkeeper
    This letter is for you.
[14:43] Innkeeper
    Also, Mr. Marc asks you to go
    visit his shop as soon as possible.
[14:47] Lawrence
    As soon as possible?
[14:48] Innkeeper
    Good-bye.
[14:51] Lawrence
    It's from Ms. Diana...
[14:58] Lawrence
    Sorry, I'll step out for a moment.
[15:00] Holo
    While holding a letter in your bosom
    that reeks of a female?
[15:03] Lawrence
    She's a real beauty. Does it bother you?
[15:05] Holo
    Fool.
[15:07] Lawrence
    I went to see someone yesterday
    who knew a lot of northern legends.
[15:11] Lawrence
    I even heard a story about you.
[15:13] Holo
    About me?
[15:14] Lawrence
    There's a legend about you
    in a town called Lenos.
[15:16] Lawrence
    Wheat-Tailed Holou must have been you.
[15:19] Holo
    I am not sure...
[15:21] Lawrence
    I got some information about Yoitsu, too,
[15:22] Lawrence
    since the story said
    which direction you came from.
[15:26] Holo
    Is that true?
[15:28] Lawrence
    It seems like you came
    from a forest east of Lenos.
[15:30] Lawrence
    Yoitsu should be southwest of
    Nyohhira and east of Lenos.
[15:34] Lawrence
    This letter probably has
    additional information.
[15:38] Lawrence
    At this rate, we might be able to find
    the place faster than expected.
[15:48] Lawrence
    I'm sure we'll find it if we spend
    half a year searching with my cart.
[15:54] Holo
    Yes...
[15:56] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[15:57] Lawrence
    So, right now, I'm heading to Marc's place.
[16:00] Holo
    While holding a letter in your bosom
    that reeks of a female?
[16:05] Lawrence
    Fine, I'll leave it behind.
[16:07] Holo
    You said she was a beauty?
[16:09] Lawrence
    You can open and read the letter, if you want.
[16:11] Lawrence
    If you can read, that is.
[16:14] Marc
    Goodness.
[16:16] Marc
    You go and play while asking me to help you?
[16:19] Lawrence
    Sorry about that.
[16:20] Marc
    Well, I made a lot of money
    this time, so I'll let it slide.
[16:26] Lawrence
    You jumped on Amati's bandwagon?!
[16:28] Marc
    Yeah, I made a lot of easy money.
[16:33] Marc
    I was able to find out his method
    after you told me that
[16:35] Marc
    Mr. Batos had an idea of
    what he was planning to do.
[16:38] Lawrence
    Is he dealing in jewelry?
[16:39] Marc
    Close, but not quite.
[16:40] Marc
    He's using something
    that's a far cry from jewelry.
[16:47] Lawrence
    Pyrite?
[16:48] Marc
    Oh? You've heard of it?
[16:51] Lawrence
    No, I was thinking it would make good money.
    Does it have to do with the fortune teller?
[16:57] Marc
    Seems so. Even though the actual
    fortune teller has already left town.
[17:01] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[17:02] Marc
    The official rumor is that the fortune teller's
    skills were so good the inquisitors were called,
[17:08] Marc
    but the whole thing's pretty suspicious.
[17:11] Lawrence
    I'm sure.
[17:13] Lawrence
    It would've caused a huge commotion
[17:14] Lawrence
    if people from the Church
    came to investigate in this town.
[17:17] Marc
    The amount of pyrite the fortune teller
    circulated was unusually high.
[17:22] Marc
    I'm sure he bought it in some other town
    and left after he sold it all here.
[17:31] Marc
    How much do you think they cost right now?
[17:33] Lawrence
    They're normally about ten Illaid coins, so...
[17:38] Lawrence
    One hundred.
[17:39] Marc
    Two hundred and seventy.
[17:41] Lawrence
    No way!
[17:41] Marc
    I'm sure the price will go up
    when the market opens tomorrow.
[17:44] Marc
    All the women in town are
    scrambling for them right now.
[17:48] Lawrence
    But, for this? Two hundred and seventy?!
[17:52] Marc
    The women are all asking rich merchants
    or farmers to buy this miracle stone for them
[17:56] Marc
    and competing with each other
    on how much was spent.
[18:01] Marc
    The more women ask for it in sweet
    voices, they higher they rise in price.
[18:05] Marc
    The profits aren't at the level
    of percent of cost.
[18:08] Marc
    It's at how many times
    or tens of times of the cost.
[18:10] Marc
    I dabbled in the matter a bit and I've
    already made about three hundred Illaid.
[18:17] Lawrence
    How much has this spread?
[18:19] Marc
    Everyone knew about it by morning.
[18:22] Marc
    Around the time you were
     dancing with the princess,
[18:25] Marc
    there was a huge uproar
    at the stone merchant shops.
[18:28] Lawrence
    I can't believe I didn't notice
    such a profitable deal.
[18:31] Lawrence
    I'm a failure as a merchant.
[18:33] Marc
    Hey, it's still not over.
[18:35] Marc
    Merchants planning to sell the stuff
    have been running around and buying it all up.
[18:38] Marc
    The price can only rise.
[18:41] Lawrence
    Then, do you think I still have a chance?
[18:43] Marc
    Yeah, that's the spirit.
[18:44] Marc
    Worst case scenario, don't you need to
    save money to find yourself a new princess?
[18:51] Lawrence
    Then, let me buy this pyrite from you
    with the money you owe me for the nails.
[18:58] Marc
    Jokes aside, I heard that Amati
    has been making a huge killing in profits.
[19:04] Marc
    I'm sure he'll prepare a thousand Trenni silver
    coins just like he stated in the contract.
[19:08] Marc
    Will your princess be all right?
[19:10] Lawrence
    I told you that there's nothing to worry about.
[19:13] Lawrence
    Amati doesn't know, but Holo is
    traveling with a destination in mind.
[19:17] Lawrence
    I'm the one going along with her.
[19:20] Lawrence
    I'll raise our traveling funds
    with the thousand silver coins and pyrite!
[20:02] Lawrence
    You can read...
[20:06] Holo
    Hey, what should I do?
[20:09] Holo
    I no longer have a place to return to.
[20:16] Holo
    What should I do?
[20:17] Lawrence
    They're just old legends.
    A lot of them are false.
[20:21] Holo
    False?
[20:22] Lawrence
    That's right.
[20:23] Lawrence
    When a new king or people take over an area,
[20:26] Lawrence
    they often create
    fake stories to cover things up.
[20:31] Holo
    Then, why did you keep this from me?
[20:35] Lawrence
    I wanted to find the right time to tell you.
[20:37] Lawrence
    I know that it's a really
    sensitive topic, so...
[20:41] Holo
    It must have been amusing
    to watch me grow so excited,
[20:45] Holo
    completely oblivious to the truth.
[20:48] Lawrence
    Holo! Calm down!
[20:50] Holo
    I am! I am calm.
[20:52] Holo
    You knew what happened
    to Yoitsu long ago, did you not?
[20:57] Holo
    I see. Of course.
[20:59] Holo
    You must have known.
    Now many things make sense.
[21:05] Holo
    After all, you love pathetic
    and weak little lambs.
[21:10] Holo
    What did you think of me,
[21:11] Holo
    who wanted to return to a home
    that had long since disappeared?
[21:15] Holo
    Was I foolishly cute? Pathetically adorable?
[21:20] Holo
    Is that not why you allowed me
    to be selfish and treated me so kindly?!
[21:23] Lawrence
    Holo...
[21:24] Holo
    Did you tell me to go back to Nyohhira alone
    because you have grown tired of me?!
[21:29] Lawrence
    Do you really think so?
[21:32] Holo
    Yes! I do!
[21:41] Holo
    Once again, I am alone.
[21:44] Holo
    Wh-Wh-What should I do?
[21:48] Holo
    No one is waiting for my return
    any longer. Nowhere.
[21:52] Holo
    I am now alone...
[21:57] Lawrence
    I'm here.
[22:01] Holo
    What are you to me?!
[22:03] Holo
    No, what am I to you?!
[22:10] Holo
    No...
[22:12] Holo
    I do not wish to be alone again...
[22:17] Holo
    Hey, Lawrence, will you make love to me?
[22:22] Holo
    I am currently in the form of a human.
[22:26] Holo
    Should it not be possible to do so?
[22:29] Holo
    I am now alone.
[22:31] Holo
    But if I have a child, there will be
    two of us, right? Lawrence?!
[22:34] Lawrence
    Stop talking like that. Please!
[22:39] Holo
    That is right!
[22:40] Holo
    You are good-natured.
    I did not place any hope in you.
[22:44] Holo
    However, it does not matter. I remember now.
[22:48] Holo
    There is... That is right,
    there is someone who loves me.
[22:53] Holo
    This is why you were never
    flustered from the start, right?
[22:58] Holo
    You thought a thousand silver coins
    would be worth the loss, did you not?!
[23:05] Lawrence
    Holo.
[23:08] Holo
    I am sorry.
SIGN    Episode 17
SIGN    Traveling Merchant's Shallow Thinking
    and Town Merchant's Signboard
[23:45] Holo
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[00:35] (Flashback) Holo
    No...
[00:37] (Flashback) Holo
    I do not wish to be alone again...
[00:40] (Flashback) Holo
    However, it does not matter. I remember now.
[00:42] (Flashback) Holo
    There is... That is right,
    there is someone who loves me.
[00:48] Holo
    What are you to me?!
[00:50] (Flashback) Holo
    No, what am I to you?!
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
[02:28] Marc
    Goodness. What'd I tell you?
SIGN    Episode 17
    Traveling Merchant's Shallow Thinking and Town Merchant's Signboard
[02:31] Marc
    You were so confident. Look at yourself now.
[02:34] Lawrence
    There was an unforeseen accident.
[02:36] Lawrence
    It was completely unexpected and I—
[02:38] Marc
    Just admit that you let your guard down.
[02:41] Marc
    Be honest with yourself.
[02:44] Lawrence
    You're absolutely right.
[02:45] Marc
    So? What're you here for?
[02:48] Marc
    If you're asking for money,
    I've got to turn you down.
[02:50] Lawrence
    I want to know which way
    the wind is blowing.
[02:52] Lawrence
    Even if I plan to set sail,
[02:55] Lawrence
    as an outsider, it's hard to get
    a reading on the day-to-day market.
[03:01] Marc
    Give it up.
[03:03] Marc
    Just like how you can't stop
    a horse that's gained momentum,
[03:06] Marc
    it's rare for rising prices to suddenly stop.
[03:09] Marc
    The price board that was hastily made
    next to the stone merchant
[03:12] Marc
    shows that the number of people waiting
    to buy keeps growing against the sellers.
[03:17] Marc
    There's no hint of the price
    dropping within a day or two.
[03:21] Marc
    Our almighty God is the only one
    who can change the direction of the wind.
[03:26] Lawrence
    Then, I'll just have to pretend to be God.
[03:30] Lawrence
    I can't imagine Amati falling
    for a predictable price drop.
[03:35] Marc
    Are you trying to plan a price crash?
[03:38] Lawrence
    What else can I do?
[03:41] Lawrence
    I have to turn the pyrite in his hands
    into plain rocks by sunset tomorrow.
[03:55] Lawrence
    A trap that'll make him
    misinterpret the market...
[03:58] Lawrence
    Something that will cause
    a crash in prices...
[04:01] Lawrence
    Is there anything like that?
[04:04] (Flashback) Lawrence
    Then, I'll just have to pretend to be God.
[04:10] Lawrence
    God...
[04:12] (Flashback) Holo
    Please tell me again at what price you
    wish to purchase these fur pelts?
[04:15] (Flashback) Holo
    It seems my vision
    has suddenly tilted one way...
[04:24] (Flashback) Holo
    Great sir.
[04:25] (Flashback) Holo
    Do you have the time to hesitate?
[04:28] Lawrence
    If it were Holo...
[04:38] Man A
    Take a look at this!
[04:40] Man A
    Don't be too surprised.
[04:43] Men
    Whoa...
[04:45] Man B
    You went all in, didn't you?
[04:48] Man C
    Are you planning on quitting
    your job as a wheat merchant?
[04:50] Man A
    It's rumored that the price
    will be as much as double tomorrow.
[04:53] Man C?
    Double?! Are you sure?
[04:54] Man A
    It's a solid bet.
[04:56] Man A
    If you furled your sails
    just because of the festival,
[04:58] Man A
    you'll miss the perfect
    chance to set sail!
[05:00] Man D
    Looks like this isn't the time
    to be diligently buying wheat!
[05:04] Men
    You're right!
[06:03] Lady
    That was delicious!
[06:04] Man
    The freshwater fish
    was just as good as rumored!
[06:17] Innkeeper
    Mr. Lawrence.
[06:20] Lawrence
    Oh, excuse me.
[06:22] Lawrence
    Can I help you?
[06:23] Innkeeper
    I have letters for you.
[06:27] Lawrence
    Who are they from?
[06:28] Innkeeper
    They were both from your companion.
[06:31] Innkeeper
    One is written by me in place of
    your companion at her request.
[06:36] Lawrence
    May I have a light?
[06:40] Lawrence
    Two hundred silver coins in cash.
[06:43] Lawrence
    Pyrite worth three hundred silver coins.
[06:47] Lawrence
    Assets that can be liquidated...
[06:49] Lawrence
    This is the division of Amati's assets!
[06:56] Lawrence
    Holo...
[07:01] Lawrence
    This is Amati's handwriting...
[07:06] Lawrence
    Let's see.
[07:07] Lawrence
    In God's name...
[07:12] Lawrence
    Contract of marriage?!
[07:20] Lawrence
    Holo...
[07:26] Lawrence
    Please bring out all the money
    I've left with you!
[07:33] (Flashback) Innkeeper
    Bars that Mr. Amati regularly visits?
[07:44] Man E
    What was that all about?
[07:46] Man F
    It's that guy from the association!
[07:53] Man G
    Hey! Watch where you're going!
[08:03] Lawrence
    Excuse me.
[08:10] Lawrence
    Good evening.
[08:15] Amati
    Do you have business with me?
[08:16] Lawrence
    There's no need to be so alarmed.
[08:19] Lawrence
    I came to talk business with you.
[08:26] Lawrence
    This is a nice and quiet place.
[08:28] Amati
    It's difficult to enjoy
    a quiet drink in other places.
[08:30] Amati
    This is a very valuable place of mine.
[08:33] Amati
    What are you plotting?
[08:36] Lawrence
    To be frank,
    I'd like you to buy my pyrite.
[08:40] Amati
    Huh?
[08:41] Lawrence
    I'd like you to buy my pyrite.
[08:43] Lawrence
    I currently have five hundred Trenni
    silver coins worth of pyrite,
[08:46] Lawrence
    according to today's market value.
[08:48] Amati
    You must be joking.
[08:50] Lawrence
    I'm not.
[08:51] Amati
    You already know that I'm making money
    by reselling pyrite, don't you?
[08:55] Amati
    Knowing that, what's your intention
    behind selling pyrite to me?!
[09:00] Amati
    Could it be that you truly
    don't care about Ms. Holo
[09:03] Amati
    as long as you recover the
    money owed to you?
[09:06] Lawrence
    No, Holo is very precious to me.
[09:10] Amati
    Why, then?
[09:11] Lawrence
    Of course, I don't just
    plan to sell it to you.
[09:14] Lawrence
    I'd like to sell it to you on credit.
[09:16] Amati
    On credit?
[09:18] Lawrence
    Yes.
[09:19] Amati
    What do you mean?
[09:21] Lawrence
    In other words, I'd like to sell you pyrite
    currently worth five hundred Trenni coins,
[09:24] Lawrence
    at the current market value
    tomorrow evening.
[09:27] Lawrence
    Then speak to me again tomorrow evening.
[09:31] Lawrence
    No, I'd rather have
    the money right now.
[09:35] Lawrence
    In other words, I'd like to receive
    five hundred coins, in advance, right now.
[09:40] Lawrence
    Then, I will hand over the pyrite
    to you tomorrow evening.
[09:52] Amati
    So, I'll get the pyrite calculated at today's
     rate even if the price has risen?
[10:02] Lawrence
    That's right.
[10:03] Lawrence
    For example, I sell you
    one piece of pyrite
[10:07] Lawrence
    worth one thousand
    two hundred Illaid on credit.
[10:10] Lawrence
    I would get the money from you now.
[10:13] Lawrence
    Then, even if the pyrite is worth
    two thousand Illaid by the end of tomorrow,
[10:17] Lawrence
    I would still give you
    that one piece of pyrite.
[10:21] Amati
    On the other hand, even if the price
    drops down to two hundred Illaid,
[10:26] Amati
    I will still only get one piece of pyrite.
[10:29] Lawrence
    Exactly.
[10:34] Amati
    Why not just trade normally?
[10:37] Amati
    We're only putting a day
    between a standard trade.
[10:40] Amati
    This is no different than usual...
[10:44] Amati
    No, it is different.
[10:47] Amati
    So, that's your plan.
[10:49] Amati
    Selling on credit means receiving money
    by selling an item you don't have.
[10:56] Amati
    If you buy on credit and the item
    gains that much in value,
[10:59] Amati
    you make that amount of profit.
[11:01] Amati
    So, if you sell on credit, you're
    hoping the value of money will increase.
[11:05] Amati
    In other words, you want the value
    of the item you sell to decrease in value.
[11:12] Lawrence
    As expected,
    you're quick to catch on.
[11:15] Amati
    What an interesting way to do business.
[11:18] Amati
    It looks like I cannot see the extent
    of this world if I only trade in fish.
[11:21] Lawrence
    This time, you can gain a proportional
    profit from the rise in prices
[11:25] Lawrence
    if you buy five hundred coins
    worth of pyrite from me,
[11:28] Lawrence
    but your losses will be that much
    bigger if the value goes down.
[11:34] Amati
    That's true.
[11:35] Amati
    If you make a profit, I will take a loss.
[11:39] Amati
    This is...
[11:41] Lawrence
    Mr. Amati, I am challenging you to a duel.
[11:49] Amati
    You can't really call this a duel.
[11:52] Amati
    We can't possibly do this trade
    without putting it in writing.
[11:56] Amati
    Even if the price goes down
    before the end of the day tomorrow,
[12:00] Amati
    I will probably sell the loan
    document earlier in the day,
[12:04] Amati
    as long as it rises enough to meet
    the amount needed for the contract.
[12:06] Amati
    This is far too disadvantageous
    to you, Mr. Lawrence.
[12:10] Amati
    After all, even a small rise in price
    would be enough for me to reach my goal.
[12:15] Amati
    I don't wish to accept a deal
    where I gain from your loss.
[12:22] Lawrence
    It may seem that way
    if you only look at this deal alone,
[12:26] Lawrence
    but this amount of
    disadvantage is just right.
[12:29] Amati
    What do you mean?
[12:30] Lawrence
    There's a chance that Holo tears up
    the contract of marriage with you.
[12:35] Lawrence
    You also have an agreement
    with her, don't you?
[12:37] Lawrence
    Even if you pay off her
    one thousand silver coin debt,
[12:40] Lawrence
    you're shouldering the heavy risk
    that she may not say yes.
[12:45] Lawrence
    This disadvantage is minor
    compared to yours.
[12:50] Amati
    I don't think that's something
    you need to worry about.
[12:54] Amati
    I heard the two of you got
    into a very severe fight.
[12:58] Lawrence
    Holo has cried in my arms three times
    since we started traveling together.
[13:03] Lawrence
    She's pretty cute when she's like that,
    but she's a stubborn one.
[13:10] Lawrence
    There are times when she acts
    in opposition to her feelings.
[13:13] Lawrence
    In other words...
[13:15] Amati
    I accept.
[13:17] Amati
    I accept your challenge, Mr. Lawrence.
[13:20] Amati
    I... I...
[13:22] Amati
    I thought it would be too cruel of me
    to take everything away from you.
[13:29] Amati
    However, if that's how you choose to speak,
    I accept this challenge.
[13:33] Amati
    With it, I will take everything
    from you, Mr. Lawrence!
[13:42] Lawrence
    Then, you accept this deal?
[13:47] Amati
    Gladly!
[13:56] Marc/Lawrence
    Cheers!
[14:06] Lawrence
    This is good beer!
[14:07] Marc
    Wheat harvests have been
    great everywhere this year.
[14:10] Marc
    The wheat for beer has to be used for
    bread instead when the harvests are bad.
[14:14] Marc
    Guess we have the gods
    of harvest to thank for that!
[14:18] Lawrence
    You're right!
[14:20] Lawrence
    But my business with you is a little
    too serious to be telling you over drinks...
[14:25] Marc
    Is it a money-making scheme?
[14:27] Lawrence
    I wonder about that...
[14:29] Lawrence
    It's profitable in a sense,
    but that's not my goal this time.
[14:32] Marc
    Meaning?
[14:33] Lawrence
    Doesn't the wholesale purchase of wheat
     usually focus around the end of the festival?
[14:37] Marc
    It does.
[14:39] Lawrence
    I'd like a certain rumor to be spread.
[14:42] Marc
    I'm not doing anything dangerous.
[14:44] Lawrence
    It might be risky if you spread it yourself,
[14:47] Lawrence
    but it shouldn't be a problem
    for your apprentice to say.
[14:51] Marc
    Tell me what it is.
[14:53] Lawrence
    When I give the signal,
    I want him to say this:
[14:57] Lawrence
    "I wonder if it's about time
    for the price of wheat to go up."
[15:02] Marc
    Are you planning to make the prices
    of those stones drop using a rumor?
[15:06] Lawrence
    Something like that.
[15:08] Lawrence
    Most of the people trading pyrite
    are traveling through
[15:10] Lawrence
    to sell something and to buy
    something before heading back home.
[15:15] Lawrence
    The item they're buying to
    take back is usually wheat.
[15:20] Lawrence
    If the price of wheat is rumored to increase,
    they'll rush to buy it before that happens.
[15:25] Lawrence
    They'll sell the pyrite they bought
    to earn some side money all at once.
[15:30] Marc
    And that'll naturally
    lower the price of pyrite?
[15:35] Marc
    I didn't think you'd be such a simpleton.
[15:39] Lawrence
    That's not all.
[15:41] Lawrence
    Once all that pyrite is on the market...
[15:44] Marc
    How much?
[15:46] Lawrence
    A thousand Trenni silver coins worth.
[15:47] Marc
    A thousand?!
[15:48] Marc
    Are you stupid?! Imagine
    how much that'll hurt your wallet!
[15:52] Lawrence
    It doesn't matter how
    much the price drops.
[15:55] Marc
    What the hell are you saying?!
[15:56] Lawrence
    As long as I can get five hundred
    silver coins worth of pyrite,
[16:00] Lawrence
    my wallet won't hurt
    whether the prices go up or down.
[16:05] Marc
    Damn. You sold on credit.
[16:08] Lawrence
    Yeah. I'm doing regular trading on credit,
[16:12] Lawrence
    so my wallet is safe whether
    the price of pyrite goes up or down.
[16:17] Lawrence
    In exchange, I get no gains, either.
[16:20] Marc
    Amati might lose a lot
    of money or go bankrupt.
[16:24] Marc
    Looks like you took
    advantage of his ignorance.
[16:26] Lawrence
    No, I think he accepted
    the challenge fully knowing the risks.
[16:29] Lawrence
    He said as much.
[16:30] Marc
    Then, you still managed to get him
    to accept with that silver tongue of yours.
[16:35] Marc
    You're such a scary guy.
[16:36] Marc
    Is that all you wanted to ask me to do?
[16:39] Lawrence
    There's one more thing.
[16:41] Lawrence
    I want you to buy a large amount of pyrite.
[16:43] Marc
    You didn't find a place to buy pyrite
    before signing the contract with him?!
[16:46] Lawrence
    Unfortunately,
    I didn't have enough time.
[16:48] Lawrence
    If I go around buying a lot of pyrite
    when the sun goes up,
[16:53] Lawrence
    the prices will just continue to rise.
[16:55] Lawrence
    I want to gather it secretly,
    without affecting the market.
[16:59] Lawrence
    That's why I want you to use
    your connections as a town merchant.
[17:04] Lawrence
    It's okay even if you buy it at a slightly
    higher price than the current market, in cash.
[17:08] Lawrence
    I pay with Lumione gold coins
    once you've gathered enough.
[17:12] Lawrence
    Of course, I'll pay you well
    for your efforts, too.
[17:14] Marc
    I can't.
[17:15] Lawrence
    I see. Then... What?
[17:20] Marc
    I can't help you there.
[17:22] Lawrence
    I'll pay you! I'm not talking
    about a small amount like wages.
[17:26] Lawrence
    You've got nothing to lose!
    Isn't it a good deal?!
[17:29] Marc
    I have nothing to lose?
[17:31] Lawrence
    Of course! All I'm asking you
    to do is buy the pyrite!
[17:36] Lawrence
    I'm not asking you to invest.
[17:37] Lawrence
    And, of course, I'll pay you in cash.
[17:39] Lawrence
    What would you lose
    in a situation like that?
[17:42] Marc
    Lawrence, the max you can pay
    is about ten Lumione, right?
[17:46] Lawrence
    Isn't that enough?!
[17:48] Lawrence
    I'm not asking you to cross
    the steep mountains alone
[17:52] Lawrence
    and bring back a crazy amount of pyrite.
[17:55] Marc
    You're telling me to run around the market
    and gather the pyrite for you.
[18:00] Marc
    That's practically the same.
[18:01] Lawrence
    How is that—?!
[18:07] Lawrence
    I just want you to use
    your connections to buy pyrite.
[18:13] Marc
    I'm telling you that
    the danger's the same.
[18:17] Marc
    The dangers you're talking about
    pertain to traveling merchants.
[18:20] Marc
    But I'm a town merchant
    and my battlefield is this market.
[18:24] Marc
    It's not virtuous for a town merchant
    to jump on any great money-making deal.
[18:29] Marc
    Town merchants would rather make
    a modest living with their main job
[18:33] Marc
    than make a large profit
    on a side venture.
[18:37] Marc
    What will people think of me if I run around
[18:39] Marc
    gathering five hundred
    silver coins worth of pyrite?
[18:41] Marc
    They'll think of me as a hopeless man
[18:43] Marc
    who drowned himself in gambling
    and abandoned his stall.
[18:46] Marc
    I may be the owner of this stall,
    but I'm not the only one that's a part of it.
[18:51] Marc
    All the people who have supported this place,
[18:53] Marc
    my wife, children, and all of our relatives.
[18:58] Marc
    The honor of all of those people
    is attached to this stall.
[19:01] Marc
    Can you pay me enough money
    to match risking all of their honor?
[19:05] Marc
    Even for a small shop like this, the price
    of my signboard is surprisingly expensive.
[19:11] Marc
    If it gets damaged, a mere ten or twenty
    gold coins isn't enough to repair it.
[19:21] Marc
    That's how things are.
[19:25] Marc
    Sorry.
[19:27] Lawrence
    No, I'm sorry for being unreasonable.
[19:31] Marc
    Well, I'm sure you can't help it
    considering that companion of yours.
[19:35] Marc
    You don't need to hinder
    him so desperately.
[19:39] Marc
    She won't be swayed by
    him so easily, right?
[19:42] Marc
    Even I thought so, after seeing her
    next to you for the first time.
[19:47] Marc
    You should have more confidence!
[19:49] Lawrence
    I was slapped with a contract
    of marriage with her signature on it.
[19:52] Lawrence
    Of course, the other party is Amati.
[19:54] Lawrence
    I'm not the type to
    lose confidence over nothing.
[19:58] Lawrence
    But now, something has happened.
[20:01] Marc
    In this world, darkness can always
    be found one step ahead of you.
[20:04] Marc
    But you're still running around
    because you have a chance, right?
[20:09] Marc
    So? You got any other angles to work with?
[20:11] Lawrence
    I'll try talking to Mr. Batos first.
[20:14] Marc
    I see.
[20:15] Marc
    You plan on using that woman.
[20:19] Lawrence
    That woman?
[20:20] Marc
    Huh? Am I wrong?
[20:21] Marc
    Didn't you meet that chronicler?
[20:24] Lawrence
    I've met Ms. Diana, but I don't
    understand what you're talking about.
[20:28] Marc
    I think it would be all right for an outsider
    like you to trade with that woman.
[20:32] Lawrence
    I still don't get what you're talking about.
[20:34] Marc
    That woman controls the northern district.
[20:37] Marc
    She's the person to talk to
    if you want to deal with the alchemists.
[20:41] Marc
    Alchemists are always targeted
    for various reasons.
[20:46] Marc
    Everyone thinks the only reason so many
    can gather together is that woman.
[20:49] Lawrence
    So, what?
[20:50] Marc
    Alchemists have pyrite!
[20:54] Marc
    They're the type of people that
    reputable businesses would never work with.
[21:00] Marc
    In other words...
[21:01] Lawrence
    No one has touched their pyrite!
[21:04] Marc
    I'm happy you thought of depending on me,
    but this is all I can do for you.
[21:08] Lawrence
    No, I almost missed a huge opportunity!
[21:12] Marc
    I know I turned you down,
    but I'm really hoping for your success.
[21:16] Lawrence
    I learned something.
    That alone is a huge windfall.
[21:22] Marc
    I can't do things openly,
[21:24] Marc
    but I can at least mutter about
    the financial situation of others.
[21:29] Marc
    Come back later. I can at least point out
    places that might be interested in selling.
[21:35] Lawrence
    That'll be a great help!
[21:36] Marc
    To think you'd make a face like that.
    No wonder she's done something so bold.
[21:42] Lawrence
    What do you mean?
[21:43] Marc
    Nothing at all.
[21:44] Marc
    I'm just saying that merchants
    should stick to thinking about business.
[21:50] Marc
    I'm sure a good wind will blow.
[21:52] Marc
    Well, try your best!
[21:57] Marc
    See you later!
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[00:13] Customer
    So, I went there and found
    my wife waiting for me!
[00:17] Customer
    Can you believe it?!
[00:19] Lawrence
    Mr. Batos.
[00:21] Lawrence
    I apologize for interrupting your fun.
[00:25] Batos
    So, what business do you have with me?
[00:28] Lawrence
    Right.
[00:29] Lawrence
    I would like to obtain some pyrite,
     and I'm looking for suppliers.
[00:33] Lawrence
    I thought you'd know of
    someone, Mr. Batos.
[00:36] Batos
    Pyrite?
[00:38] Lawrence
    Do you know of any suppliers?
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[02:13] Batos
    Do you remember what I said when I
    gave you the hint about Mr. Amati's plan?
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[02:19] Lawrence
    Of course I do.
[02:21] Lawrence
    Not only that, I remember that
    Ms. Diana hates talking about business.
[02:25] Batos
    You're interested in the alchemists' pyrite?
[02:29] Lawrence
    I heard that no business can be done
    without Ms. Diana's permission.
[02:33] Lawrence
    That's why I came to you, Mr. Batos.
[02:35] Batos
    Why are you suggesting a deal
    when you know that?
[02:39] Batos
    Is it because of the profits in pyrite?
[02:42] Lawrence
    No, not at all.
[02:44] Batos
    Is it because of the rumors
    that it can show you your fate
[02:46] Batos
    or that it can heal all diseases?
[02:47] Lawrence
    It's true that I am doing it
    for my own profit.
[02:51] Lawrence
    I won't deny that.
[02:53] Lawrence
    However, the profit I'm trying to gain
    isn't from the explosive increase in price.
[02:59] Lawrence
    It's something...
    something more fundamental.
[03:02] Lawrence
    Mr. Batos, you're a merchant..
[03:04] Lawrence
    Haven't you ever felt like your cargo
     was about to fall into a valley?
[03:08] Lawrence
    If our wagon gets stuck in the mud,
[03:11] Lawrence
    we weigh abandoning it
    against stubbornly getting it out.
[03:15] Lawrence
    We weigh the value of the goods
    on the cart, the profit,
[03:18] Lawrence
    the funds on hand, the schedule,
    and the cost of getting help.
[03:22] Lawrence
    There's also a danger of
    being discovered by bad people.
[03:25] Lawrence
    We weigh all those things before deciding
    to abandon the goods or not.
[03:30] Batos
    And you're in that situation right now?
[03:32] Lawrence
    That's right.
[03:33] Lawrence
    I don't want to give up my cargo.
[03:37] Lawrence
    I'll push myself recklessly if that's
    what I need to do to keep the goods.
[04:05] Batos
    That's what I was waiting to hear.
[04:08] Batos
    No matter how little time there is,
    if there's no other option,
[04:11] Batos
    a good traveling merchant
    would wait patiently for the chance.
[04:15] Lawrence
    Mr. Batos...
[04:16] Batos
    Oh, I don't have any pyrite on hand.
[04:20] Batos
    However, I believe the alchemists
    may have some stock.
[04:24] Lawrence
    Then...
[04:25] Batos
    Tell her, "I've come to buy
    a box to store white feathers."
[04:30] Batos
    After that, it's all up to you.
[04:32] Lawrence
    Thank you very much!
[04:33] Lawrence
    I'll be sure to properly thank—
[04:36] Batos
    Just tell me an old tale sometime.
[04:39] Batos
    Do I give off the same air
    of dignity as the madam?
[05:14] Lawrence
    Is anyone home?
[05:21] Diana
    Who is it?
[05:23] Lawrence
    I apologize for calling so late at night.
[05:26] Lawrence
    I'm Lawrence. I visited you
     yesterday with Mr. Batos.
[05:39] Lawrence
    I came, fully aware
    of my rudeness.
[05:41] Lawrence
    I've come to buy a box
    to store white feathers.
[05:57] Diana
    Festivals always bring in people.
[06:01] Diana
    It's rare for me to have
    several visitors in one day.
[06:09] Diana
    Come in.
[06:10] Diana
    Did you hear about the box
    for white feathers from Mr. Batos?
[06:16] Lawrence
    Y-Yes.
[06:18] Lawrence
    I imposed myself on him
    quite a bit to see you.
[06:21] Diana
    Oh, is that so?
[06:23] Diana
    He's not the type to
    easily give in to others, is he?
[06:27] Diana
    What business with me is worth
    convincing a stubborn man like that?
[06:32] Lawrence
    I would like to buy pyrite from you.
[06:36] Diana
    I heard it's been rising in price.
[06:38] Lawrence
    However...
[06:38] Diana
    I know Mr. Batos wouldn't help you
    just because of some simple gains in profit.
[06:44] Diana
    You must have a different reason, right?
[06:46] Lawrence
    I don't need the pyrite for profits,
    I need it for a duel.
[06:51] Diana
    A duel with whom?
[06:52] Lawrence
    That's...
[06:57] Lawrence
    No.
[07:04] Lawrence
    That'd be my cargo.
[07:06] Diana
    Cargo?
[07:07] Lawrence
    The enemy of a merchant
    is always his goods.
[07:10] Lawrence
    They must evaluate its value,
    consider its handling,
[07:13] Lawrence
    and scrutinize the
    destination of delivery.
[07:15] Lawrence
    A traveling merchant loses when he
    makes a mistake in any of these aspects.
[07:19] Lawrence
    Right now, I'm trying to pull back the
    goods that are about to fall out of my cart.
[07:24] Lawrence
    After reconsidering the value,
    handling, and destination of my goods,
[07:28] Lawrence
    I've realized that I definitely
    can't drop my cargo halfway.
[07:33] Diana
    Buying a box to store white feathers...
[07:37] Diana
    It sounds like a grand password,
[07:39] Diana
    but I set it in hopes of finding things
    that spark my interest.
[07:45] Diana
    A bird will naturally drop their feathers
    when they flap their wings in joy.
[07:48] Diana
    The people who've been given my password
    will screen my visitors for me, as well.
[07:53] Diana
    I just need to take a final look.
[07:58] Diana
    Do you already have
    some pyrite in hand?
[08:01] Lawrence
    I do not.
[08:02] Lawrence
    Though I know a few merchants
    that I can buy some from.
[08:05] Lawrence
    I also hope to buy some
    from you, Ms. Diana.
[08:06] Diana
    That's fine.
[08:08] Diana
    If it's just pyrite,
    you may buy it from us.
[08:11] Lawrence
    Thank you very—
[08:13] Diana
    However.
[08:15] Diana
    Someone else has already
    requested its purchase before you.
[08:18] Lawrence
    How much of it?! At what price?!
[08:19] Diana
    Please calm down.
[08:22] Diana
    That person has bought it on credit
    and has yet to receive the actual item.
[08:26] Diana
    You may call it a reservation.
[08:29] Diana
    Personally, I am fine with
    selling it to you instead.
[08:34] Diana
    So, allow me to negotiate
    with the other party.
[08:37] Diana
    The amount was sixteen thousand Illaid
     worth at today's market price.
[08:42] Lawrence
    That's four hundred Trenni silver coins...
[08:46] Lawrence
    I understand.
[08:47] Lawrence
    Um, so, what was that person's name...?
[08:50] Diana
    I will be the one to do the negotiations.
[08:52] Diana
    As a safety measure, we never allow others
    to know who has done business with us.
[08:59] Lawrence
    H-However...
[09:01] Diana
    Are you unsatisfied?
[09:08] Diana
    Where will I be certain to
    find you tomorrow?
[09:12] Lawrence
    Oh, um...
[09:14] Lawrence
    In front of the stone merchant's
    stall at the market.
[09:17] Lawrence
    I believe you'll be able to find me there
    around the time the market opens.
[09:21] Lawrence
    Otherwise—
[09:22] Diana
    That's enough.
[09:24] Diana
    I understand.
[09:25] Diana
    I will have someone
    contact you as soon as possible.
[09:28] Lawrence
    Please.
[09:29] Lawrence
    I don't care about the price.
[09:30] Lawrence
    Please let the other party
    know that as long as
[09:33] Lawrence
    it's not double the current value,
    I can buy it at a much higher price.
[09:37] Lawrence
    I apologize again for
    intruding so late at night.
[09:41] Diana
    Not at all.
[09:42] Diana
    My lifestyle does not follow
    the cycles of day and night.
[09:44] Diana
    And, I wouldn't even mind
    you staying the night
[09:48] Diana
    as long as you bring me
    interesting tales.
[09:52] Diana
    What is it?
[09:54] Lawrence
    Oh.
[09:55] Lawrence
    Uh, well...
[09:57] Diana
    Making such a suggestive expression
    when leaving a woman's house...
[10:01] Diana
    Goodness, God may pass
    judgment on you.
[10:06] Lawrence
    May I ask a question?
[10:08] Diana
    Feel free.
[10:10] Lawrence
    Are there any stories of pagan gods
    and humans becoming a couple?
[10:18] Diana
    Yes.
[10:20] Diana
    There are many.
[10:22] Lawrence
    Really?!
[10:23] Diana
    Yes, for instance...
[10:25] Diana
    Oh, you were in a rush.
[10:28] Lawrence
    Oh, y-yes, I am, but...
[10:32] Lawrence
    Will you tell me about
    these stories in detail next time?
[10:37] Diana
    Of course.
[10:40] Lawrence
    Then, I'll be waiting in hopeful
    earnest about the pyrite.
[10:43] Diana
    Yes, good night.
[10:45] Lawrence
    Excuse me.
[10:49] Diana
    Good luck.
[10:50] Lawrence
    Huh?
[10:59] Marc
    How was it?
[11:00] Lawrence
    I spoke with Ms. Diana.
[11:02] Lawrence
    But there was a buyer before me,
    so I'm not sure what will happen.
[11:05] Marc
    A buyer before you?
[11:07] Lawrence
    That's why I'm putting my hopes on you.
[11:10] Marc
    Right. About that...
[11:13] Marc
    Will you give him the report?
[11:14] Lant
    Y-Yes.
[11:15] Lant
    As long as it's cash up front,
[11:18] Lant
    there is three hundred and seventy
    coins worth of, um, pyri—
[11:21] Marc
    That's enough.
[11:24] Marc
    That's how it is.
[11:26] Lawrence
    Three hundred and
    seventy coins worth...
[11:28] Lawrence
    That much?
[11:30] Marc
    Well, I did some thinking after you left.
[11:34] Marc
    The only reason it was
    pocket money for me
[11:36] Marc
    was because I didn't have
    much extra money to begin with.
[11:39] Marc
    But what about those
    with a lot of money?
[11:41] Lawrence
    Some people must have
    secretly bought a lot.
[11:45] Marc
    Unlike lone wolf traveling merchants,
[11:47] Marc
    they're merchants that have
    prestigious signboards.
[11:50] Marc
    They bought a lot, but now
    that the price has risen so much,
[11:53] Marc
    it's difficult for them to sell it all.
[11:55] Marc
    Even a small amount has
    grown to a huge profit.
[11:57] Marc
    The sensitive ones are even more
    hesitant to sell it all openly.
[12:02] Marc
    Well, I bet you can guess
    what I did after that.
[12:05] Lawrence
    You had your assistant
    run around flapping his mouth.
[12:09] Lawrence
    "There's a greedy little traveling merchant
[12:11] Lawrence
    that's running around buying pyrite
    with cold hard cash. Are you interested?"
[12:16] Marc
    That's right.
[12:18] Marc
    Should I send him out?
[12:19] Lawrence
    Of course.
[12:20] Lawrence
    Then...
[12:25] Marc
    What's the matter?
[12:26] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[12:27] Marc
    You're supposed to thank me here.
[12:30] Lawrence
    Huh? Oh, yeah, of course. Sor...
[12:34] Lawrence
    No.
[12:36] Lawrence
    Thanks.
[12:39] Marc
    If I knew you were
    such an interesting guy...
[12:42] Marc
    No, that's not it.
[12:44] Marc
    You weren't just an excellent merchant,
    but a merchant top to bottom, inside and out.
[12:50] Marc
    You've never really thought
    of me as a friend, have you?
[12:54] Marc
    What about now?
[12:56] Marc
    Do you still just consider me a convenient
    merchant for your business deals?
[13:00] Lawrence
    No.
[13:01] Marc
    It's a problem most traveling merchants
    face when becoming a town merchant.
[13:06] Marc
    But there's something
    more interesting than that.
[13:11] Marc
    Let me ask you this.
[13:13] Marc
    If we were going to part ways forever,
[13:15] Marc
    would you run around town
    this desperately for me?
[13:22] Marc
    Well, I'll look forward to the future.
[13:24] Marc
    You're running around this frantically
    for that companion of yours.
[13:29] Marc
    This is what a boneless man looks like
    when they're smitten by a woman.
[13:32] Marc
    However, only flexible branches
    can withstand fierce winds.
[13:37] Marc
    I think you're the same as me.
[13:39] Marc
    You're probably affected
    by the curse of traveling merchants.
[13:43] Lawrence
    Curse?
[13:44] Marc
    You've become an interesting guy
    because that curse is being lifted.
[13:49] Marc
    You can't tell?
[13:51] Marc
    You just happened to start your travels
    with your companion by luck, right?
[14:04] Marc
    You remind me of when I met Adele.
[14:07] Marc
    You're cursed.
[14:09] Marc
    Beset by the curse
    of traveling merchants.
[14:11] Lawrence
    Curse of traveling merchants?
[14:14] Marc
    Exactly!
[14:15] Marc
    You know, don't you?
[14:16] Marc
    The poets all say that
    money can't buy love.
[14:19] Marc
    The preachers preach that there are more
    important things in the world than money.
[14:23] Marc
    Then, when making money is so hard,
[14:26] Marc
    how are we to obtain something
    more precious than that?
[14:32] Merchant
    You tell him, Marc!
[14:40] Marc
    If we work hard and finally obtain it,
    we can't help but treasure it right?
[14:46] Marc
    But the really valuable things
    are surprisingly easy to obtain.
[14:50] Marc
    And before you realized it, you've
    been protecting that princess of yours.
[14:56] (Flashback) Holo
    Brawn is not the only strength of a knight.
[15:00] Marc
    Don't lose heart.
[15:03] Marc
    You're the main character in this story.
[15:07] (Flashback) Holo
    What are you to me?!
[15:14] Marc
    Understand?
[15:20] (Flashback) Holo
    What am I to you?!
[15:33] Lawrence
    I feel like I can give her
    an answer now.
[15:36] Marc
    Well, I feel like I haven't given
    such good advice in a while.
[15:40] Marc
    With all the information
    on the north of top of that,
[15:42] Marc
    I feel like ten Lumione isn't enough.
[15:45] Lawrence
    If that's all second-hand information,
    it's a terrible deal.
[15:50] Marc
    I hope things work out for you.
[15:52] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[15:53] Marc
    Well, the way things fall
    will all depend on you.
[15:57] Lawrence
    Huh?
[15:57] Marc
    So? Where're you sleeping tonight?
[16:00] Lawrence
    I haven't decided.
[16:01] Marc
    Then—
[16:02] Lawrence
    No, I've decided after all.
[16:05] Lawrence
    Will you let me spend the night here?
[16:06] Marc
    Here?
[16:07] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[16:08] Lawrence
    You have some sacks used
    to hold wheat, right?
[16:10] Lawrence
    Lend me some.
[16:11] Marc
    I don't mind lending as many as you need,
    but you should come to the house.
[16:15] Marc
    Free of charge.
[16:24] Lawrence
    I want to get some experience.
[16:32] Marc
    Well, whatever.
[16:33] Marc
    Then, see you again at dawn.
[16:35] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[16:37] Marc
    Oh, before that.
[16:41] Marc
    Let's have a drink for good luck!
[17:01] Lawrence
    Holo, it's cold today so
    can you tuck your tail...
[17:11] Boy
    Morning!
[17:12] Lant
    Morning!
[17:14] Lawrence
    Morning.
[17:16] Lant
    Good morning.
[17:18] Lawrence
    Did Marc tell you what we're doing today?
[17:20] Lant
    No, he has not.
[17:23] Lant
    But I heard that we were
    making a trap for a terrible guy...
[17:27] Lawrence
    I can't tell you the details,
    but it's something like that.
[17:29] Lawrence
    You might have to do a difficult job
    for the plan to work.
[17:33] Lawrence
    What's your name?
[17:34] Lant
    Huh? Oh, um... It's Lant.
[17:37] Lant
    My name is Eu Lant.
[17:38] Lawrence
    You must have been born north of here.
[17:40] Lant
    Yes.
[17:41] Lant
    I'm from a village always
    frozen with snow and frost.
[17:43] Lawrence
    I see.
[17:46] Lawrence
    Lant, I'm depending on you today.
[17:51] Lawrence
    Well, I'll need to fill up
    my stomach first.
[17:54] Lant
    There's a stall that sells dried bread.
    Should I go buy some?
[17:59] Lawrence
    Will you?
[18:03] Lant
    Um, one coin is enough to buy plenty.
[18:06] Lawrence
    The other coin is for your work today.
[18:08] Lawrence
    Of course, you'll get a separate and proper
    payment later as well, so don't worry.
[18:13] Lawrence
    Marc will get here if you dally too long.
[18:16] Lawrence
    He says that eating breakfast
    is a luxury, right?
[18:18] Lant
    I-I'll go now!
[18:21] Marc
    Don't spoil my assistant.
[18:24] Lawrence
    Then, you should have stopped me.
[18:26] Marc
    Well, it's been pretty cold lately.
[18:28] Marc
    It'll be a problem if he comes down
    with a cold because he was hungry.
[18:30] Lawrence
    Same for me.
[18:32] Lawrence
    After all, there's work
    I need Lant to do.
[18:37] Marc
    Looks like another sunny day.
    It's a good day for sales.
[18:47] Merchant A
    Everyone's waiting to buy and no one's selling.
[18:50] Merchant B
    The price'll go up today, too.
[18:51] Merchant C
    We'll buy wheat later.
[18:53] Merchant C
    We should focus on pyrite for now.
[18:55] Merchant D
    My wife also wants some,
    but at that price...
[19:00] Lawrence
    The average price is eight hundred Illaid.
[19:02] Lawrence
    Eighty times the usual price.
[19:04] Lant
    Um, what will it take for
    Mr. Lawrence to win?
[19:08] Marc
    When do prices go up?
[19:11] Lant
    When there are more buyers
    than there is product.
[19:15] Marc
    Then, when does it go down?
[19:17] Lant
    When there is more product
    than there are buyers.
[19:20] Marc
    Well, that's the gist of it.
[19:22] Marc
    Sales are needed to heat up the market.
[19:25] Marc
    If no one sells, only the people who
    already have some have any advantage.
[19:31] Lant
    Because people sell,
    others can obtain it and the price goes up.
[19:35] Marc
    Exactly.
[19:37] Marc
    However, his goal this time
    isn't to make money.
[19:40] Lant
    Huh?
[19:40] Marc
    He doesn't want Amati to make money.
[19:43] Marc
    He has to find the perfect timing
    to sell a large amount of pyrite
[19:46] Marc
    and cause the price to crash.
[19:49] Marc
    If Amati sells his stock
    even a second before that
[19:52] Marc
    and reaches his goal of
    a thousand silver coins, he'll win.
[19:57] Marc
    You need just the right mix of patience
    and resolve to find the perfect timing.
[20:39] Amati
    Good morning, Mr. Lawrence.
[20:41] Lawrence
    Good morning.
[20:42] Amati
    It will get busy the moment
    the opening bell of the market rings.
[20:47] Amati
    I thought I should give this to you
    as early as possible.
[20:49] Lawrence
    What's this?
[20:51] Amati
    What I've promised you.
[20:56] Lawrence
    Rimmer gold coins!
[20:58] Amati
    Yes. I thought that carrying
    around five hundred silver coins
[21:01] Amati
    would be too heavy
    and inconvenient for you.
[21:06] Lawrence
    I'm sure the exchange
    cost you a lot in fees.
[21:09] Amati
    It wasn't much.
[21:11] Amati
    I exchanged it at today's
    current market value,
[21:14] Amati
    making it twenty-three
    Rimmer gold coins.
[21:19] Lawrence
    I understand.
[21:20] Lawrence
    I've indeed received it.
[21:21] Amati
    Aren't you going to
    count it to make sure?
[21:27] Amati
    Now, I'd like the contract for the
    five hundred silver coins worth of pyrite.
[21:31] Lawrence
    Y-Yes.
[21:37] Amati
    I've indeed received it.
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[00:11] Lant
    Do you think Mr. Lawrence will be all right?
[00:13] Marc
    It'll be tough. He won't be able to put up
    a fight without a huge amount of pyrite.
[00:19] Marc
    We can only hope that Diana
    will send someone for him.
[00:23] Marc
    If he gets impatient and sells
    a middling number of stones,
[00:30] Marc
    he'll just fan the greed of the buyers.
[00:33] Marc
    If that happens,
    the price will keep going up.
[00:36] Lant
    Then, won't Mr. Lawrence be pushed
[00:39] Lant
    into making a move if Mr. Amati
    acts like he's about to sell?
[00:42] Marc
    That's right. You're pretty smart.
[00:49] Lawrence
    Where's Holo?
[01:01] Merchants
    Another buy tag!
[01:03] Merchants
    The value's gonna go up again.
[01:05] Merchants
    I should probably buy some now, too.
[01:08] Lawrence
    Just how much higher will it rise?
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[01:13] Marc
    Wow, it's gone up that much?
[01:16] Customer
    It'll probably go up twenty percent by noon.
[01:19] Customer
    I should have bought some
    when I still had the chance.
[01:24] Lant
    The price is creeping up.
[01:27] Marc
    Amati currently has eight hundred
    silver coins worth of pyrite.
[01:31] Marc
    If it goes up by twenty percent?
[01:32] Lant
    It'll be worth nine hundred
    and sixty silver coins.
[01:36] Marc
    If that happens, he'll probably sell all his
    assets to gather the remaining forty coins
[01:42] Marc
    and complete the contract.
[01:46] Marc
    He'll do it before the poison
    from the sale on credit takes effect.
[01:51] Lant
    The poison from the sale on credit?
[01:56] Lawrence
    Ms. Diana's representative still isn't here?
[02:01] Lawrence
    If Holo has been by his side the whole time,
[02:03] Lawrence
    Amati might have already
    gained a lot from her wisdom...
[02:10] Merchants
    Another buy tag!
[02:12] Merchants
    I can't believe it's gone up so much.
[02:14] Merchants
    No, I'm sure it'll still go up.
[02:17] Merchants
    How much is it now?
[02:19] Merchants
    All right! Keep going!
[02:24] Lawrence
    This is bad.
[02:32] Lawrence
    Did Ms. Diana make a contract with Amati?
[02:37] Lant
    But won't Mr. Lawrence make
    a lot of money if Mr. Amati wins?
[02:41] Marc
    You're right.
[02:42] Lant
    Then, he succeeded as a merchant.
[02:45] Marc
    But his losses will be great.
[02:49] Marc
    There are things you can never obtain again,
    no matter how much money you make.
[02:54] Merchants
    Should we sell?
[02:55] Merchants
    No, we should wait a little longer.
[02:57] Merchants
    I'm sure it'll keep going up!
[02:59] (Flashback) Batos
    You're interested in the alchemists' pyrite?
[03:03] (Flashback) Marc
    You didn't find a place to buy pyrite
    before signing the contract with him?!
[03:06] (Flashback) Lawrence
    Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time.
[03:08] (Flashback) Diana
    Someone else has already requested
    its purchase before you.
[03:11] (Flashback) Diana
    I will be the one to do the negotiations.
[03:13] (Flashback) Diana
    Where will I be sure to find you tomorrow?
[03:18] Merchants
    The number of buyers isn’t going down.
[03:19] Merchants
    No sellers.
[03:20] Lawrence
    Doesn't look good...
[03:20] Merchants
    It just keeps going up.
[03:21] Merchant
    Another buyer!
[03:23] Merchants
    Amazing. How much longer will it keep going?
[03:24] Merchants
    All right! Keep going!
[03:26] Merchants
    This isn't the time to be doing business deals!
[03:28] (Flashback) Holo
    You thought a thousand silver coins
    would be worth the loss, did you not?!
[03:37] Lawrence
    He's looking for her, too?
[03:39] Merchants
    A seller!
[03:39] Merchants
    Someone sold!
[03:40] Lawrence
    Was it Amati?!
[03:41] Merchants
    For how much?
[03:41] Merchants
    How will the prices move?
[03:45] Lawrence
    Excuse me!
[03:46] Lawrence
    Please!
[03:47] Lawrence
    Please let me through!
[03:53] Lawrence
    Oh, um...
[03:55] Merchants
    Another buyer!
[03:56] Merchants
    It bounced right back...
[03:58] Merchants
    That was quick.
[03:59] Merchants
    It's not gonna stop rising.
[04:00] Merchants
    Will the price start moving?
[04:01] Merchant A
    Is it time to sell?
[04:02] Merchant B
    No, you should still buy.
[04:02] Merchants
    This has got to be as far as it goes.
[04:04] Merchants
    It's a little unusual today.
[04:07] Lawrence
    Holo?!
[04:08] Lant
    E-Excuse me.
[04:11] Lawrence
    Oh, it's you.
[04:13] Lant
    Someone came by our stall
    wanting to buy wheat with stones.
[04:18] Lawrence
    How much?
[04:19] Lant
    Two hundred and fifty coins worth.
[04:23] Lawrence
    As much as you can, quickly.
[04:24] Lant
    Yes!
[04:29] Merchants
    A seller!
[04:29] Merchants
    I need it to go up even more.
[04:32] Merchants
    The number of sellers is increasing.
[04:33] Merchants
    I'm buying! This is where it counts!
[04:36] Merchants
    The price isn't dropping!
[04:39] (Flashback) Marc
    Amati bought five hundred coins
    worth of pyrite from Lawrence,
[04:43] (Flashback) Marc
    but he has a contract
    instead of the actual product.
[04:46] (Flashback) Marc
    He'll be delivering the actual
    product tomorrow evening.
[04:54] (Flashback) Marc
    Do you understand what that means?
[04:57] (Flashback) Lant
    He'll be able to sell the contract
    if the price seems to be rising,
[05:00] (Flashback) Lant
    but not if it's dropping.
[05:03] Marc
    That's right.
[05:04] (Flashback) Marc
    No one wants to hold
    onto something that dangerous.
[05:07] (Flashback) Marc
    If the price drops back down to normal,
[05:11] (Flashback) Marc
    the contract he bought for five hundred
    silver becomes a worthless piece of paper.
[05:17] (Flashback) Lant
    The final person with
    the contract will go bankrupt.
[05:20] (Flashback) Marc
    That's right. That's why being sold
    on credit is so poisonous.
[05:30] Merchants
    Is this the limit?
[05:32] Merchants
    The patient ones will win out in the end.
[05:33] Merchants
    This price is good enough for me. I'm selling!
[05:35] Lawrence
    Hurry up, Lant.
[05:40] Merchants
    It's time to sell.
[05:41] Amati
    Ms. Holo? Ms. Holo?
[05:42] Merchants
    I should before the price drops any further...
[05:44] Merchants
    Another buyer!
[05:46] Merchants
    How much?
[05:46] Merchants
    I can't see! Don't crowd the front!
[05:48] Merchants
    It's a huge buyer!
[05:52] Merchants
    It went up again.
[05:53] Lawrence
    Have I hit the limit?
[05:54] Merchants
    But will it keep going up?
[05:55] Merchants
    I'm sure this is as far as it'll go.
[05:57] Lawrence
    There's a small number of buyers right now.
[06:02] Lawrence
    If I sold everything I have...
[06:05] Lawrence
    I'm selling!
[06:07] Merchants
    A seller.
[06:08] Merchants
    That much?
[06:11] Merchants
    The price dropped a lot.
[06:12] Merchants
    I missed the timing to sell...
[06:13] Merchants
    It'll go back up. We still have a chance!
[06:27] Lawrence
    If I had Ms. Diana's four hundred coins
    worth of pyrite right now,
[06:32] Lawrence
    the price would definitely crash.
[06:41] Lawrence
    If she appears now...
[06:42] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence!
[06:48] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence.
[06:49] Lant
    Sorry for the wait!
    Here's two hundred and fifty coins worth!
[06:55] Lant
    What's wrong?
[06:57] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah...
[07:00] Lawrence
    To be safe, I should wait
    for Ms. Diana's representative...
[07:04] Lant
    But...
[07:06] Lant
    Is that person coming?
[07:08] Lawrence
    Huh?
[07:09] Lawrence
    That's right.
[07:10] Lawrence
    I just gave up on that a moment ago.
[07:14] Lawrence
    If I'm gambling...
[07:18] Lawrence
    I need to sell before another buyer appears!
[07:21] Lant
    Oh...
[07:25] Merchants
    Here it is! A big buyer!
[07:26] Merchants
    Hey, what's the price now?!
[07:37] Merchants
    It's a stabilizing buy!
[07:38] Merchants
    It went up again!
    It's the highest it's ever been!
[07:40] Merchants
    I'm going to buy! It's still time to buy!
[07:40] Lant
    What's the matter?
[07:41] Lawrence
    There's... another buyer.
[07:45] Lawrence
    The winds have changed.
[07:48] Lawrence
    Now, all I can do is wait
    for Ms. Diana's representative...
[07:53] Lant
    L-Look!
[07:59] Lawrence
    Holo!
[08:02] Lawrence
    There's no mistake.
[08:04] Lawrence
    Amati has realized the danger
    of being sold on credit.
[08:08] Lant
    Oh, Mr. Lawrence!
[08:11] Lawrence
    I'm out of time.
[08:13] Lawrence
    Please, hurry.
[08:15] Lawrence
    Please!
[08:17] Diana's Rep
    Are you Mr. Lawrence?
[08:22] Diana's Rep
    You're Mr. Lawrence, aren't you?
[08:23] Lawrence
    Y-Yes.
[08:25] Diana's Rep
    I have a message from Ms. Diana.
[08:32] Diana's Rep
    She has failed in the negotiations.
[08:36] Diana's Rep
    Ms. Diana says she has failed to convince
    the other party to sell to you.
[08:43] Diana's Rep
    She also apologizes for being unable
    to meet your expectations.
[08:48] Diana's Rep
    If you'll excuse me...
[08:59] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence.
[09:03] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence.
[09:05] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence!
[09:06] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence!
[09:08] Lawrence
    O-Oh...
[09:10] Lawrence
    Sorry.
[09:11] Lawrence
    I caused you a lot of trouble...
[09:14] Lant
    Huh? No, that's not...
[09:17] Lawrence
    Please give Marc a message.
[09:20] Lawrence
    The plan failed.
[09:24] Lawrence
    Well, I'll get a thousand
    silver coins from Amati.
[09:27] Lawrence
    As a merchant, I should be happy.
[09:30] Lawrence
    Here, this is for you...
[09:36] Lant
    Mr. Lawrence!
[09:41] Lant
    A-Are you giving up?!
[09:43] Lant
    Master has always told me that
    merchants should never give up easily.
[09:47] Lant
    Th-The god of money
    doesn't come to those who pray,
[09:52] Lant
    but to those who don't give up easily!
[09:58] Lant
    I...
[10:00] Lant
    I fell in love with Ms. Holo
    the moment I saw her!
[10:04] Lant
    But Master told me that you would...
[10:11] Lant
    beat me senseless if I told you!
[10:16] Lawrence
    Yeah, someone's definitely in for a beating!
[10:23] Lawrence
    I want to go all out...
[10:26] Lawrence
    on myself.
[10:30] Lant
    Huh?
[10:31] Lawrence
    I forgot.
[10:33] Lawrence
    People who don't give up easily
    are all unbelievably wishful thinkers.
[10:40] Lawrence
    And I'm one of them.
[10:43] Lawrence
    A merchant does business
    by making plans, predictions,
[10:46] Lawrence
    and comparing those things against the facts.
[10:49] Lawrence
    If I sell that, this'll happen.
[10:51] Lawrence
    If I buy this, that'll happen.
[10:52] Lawrence
    It's an important aspect of business.
[10:55] Lawrence
    But people can make
    all the hypotheses they want.
[10:58] Lawrence
    That's why you can get lost
    if you make too many of them.
[11:01] Lawrence
    You start thinking that any business
    you do is full of dangers.
[11:05] Lawrence
    That's why you need a guidepost.
[11:10] Lawrence
    That is the one thing every merchant must have.
[11:13] Lawrence
    If it's a trustworthy guidepost,
[11:15] Lawrence
    you should have faith in it...
[11:21] Lawrence
    no matter how crazy something seems.
[11:27] Lawrence
    That's how it should be.
[11:30] Lawrence
    Once I sell the pyrite,
    spread the rumor I asked you to spread.
[11:35] Lant
    Y-Yes!
[11:37] Lawrence
    Do you believe in God?
[11:39] Lant
    Huh?
[11:42] Lawrence
    I'm depending on you.
[11:51] Stall Owner
    You're here again.
[11:55] Lawrence
    I'm selling.
[12:01] Holo
    I am selling as well.
[12:02] Merchants
    Another seller?
[12:03] Holo
    Fool.
[12:03] Merchants
    Hey, that amount...
[12:05] Lawrence
    Sorry.
[12:07] Lawrence
    Unlike someone else I know,
    she was a mature and beautiful lady, right?
[12:08] Stall Owner
    Hey, come and help!
[12:19] Merchants
    A seller!
[12:20] Merchants
    How much will the price change?
[12:28] Merchants
    It's a huge sale!
[12:30] Merchants
    Sell!
[12:31] Merchants
    I'm selling, too!
[12:32] Merchants
    Out of the way! Me first!
[12:33] Merchants
    Hey, shopkeeper! Come here quickly!
[12:59] Lawrence
    In the end, Amati didn't lose
    too much financially,
[13:03] Lawrence
    but it was a huge psychological blow to him.
[13:09] (Flashback) Kumerson Associate
    You shouldn't have tried
    to take another person's woman.
[13:15] Lawrence
    That's what he was told.
[13:19] Holo
    I had planned to break things off
    with him in a much harsher manner.
[13:22] Lawrence
    Huh?
[13:23] Holo
    I cannot forgive his words!
[13:26] Lawrence
    What?
[13:27] Holo
    Do not ask me what words he spoke.
[13:30] Lawrence
    That's probably for the best.
[13:33] Holo
    So? You cannot possibly think
    that everything has been resolved.
[13:43] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[13:44] Holo
    Do you truly know what
     you should be sorry for?
[13:49] Lawrence
    I do.
[13:53] Lawrence
    At least, I think so.
[13:56] Lawrence
    My contract with Mr. Amati
    was a complete ego trip, right?
[14:05] Lawrence
    And the worst thing was,
    I didn't completely trust you.
[14:11] Lawrence
    You showed me the white feathers to tell me
[14:13] Lawrence
    that you were the one
    who bought the pyrite from Ms. Diana.
[14:17] Lawrence
    You disappeared because you
    were getting the pyrite from Ms. Diana.
[14:23] Lawrence
    However, I thought you laid a trap for me
    when Amati sold some of his stones.
[14:29] Holo
    Explain yourself!
[14:33] Lawrence
    I thought you were trying
    to get me to play my hand...
[14:36] Lawrence
    On top of that, if the price kept rising,
[14:39] Lawrence
    I'd have to buy the pyrite
    I promised Amati at a higher price...
[14:43] Lawrence
    I thought you had completely
    turned to Amati's side.
[14:48] Lawrence
    But I was wrong.
[14:49] Lawrence
    You instigated Amati, who isn't used
    to this kind of trade, to sell some.
[14:54] Lawrence
    You were trying to tell me
    that Amati had enough stock,
[14:58] Lawrence
    so I should hurry up and sell, right?
[15:03] Holo
    Goodness...
[15:07] Lawrence
    Even before that, you sent over
    the contract you signed that Amati prepared.
[15:12] Lawrence
    That...
[15:14] Lawrence
    That was to make me
    upset enough to take action...
[15:20] Lawrence
    Wasn't it?
[15:21] Holo
    I was on the second floor at the time...
[15:27] Holo
    It is nothing.
[15:28] Holo
    Continue!
[15:32] Lawrence
    You told me in Ruvinheigen.
[15:34] Lawrence
    I shouldn't try to play games
    and tell you how I truly feel.
[15:38] Lawrence
    You told me problems are solved faster
    if we get angry and argue with one another.
[15:42] Lawrence
    Then, we had our first misunderstanding.
[15:45] Lawrence
    When you got upset
    about the issue with Yoitsu...
[15:48] Lawrence
    The apology you gave me at the end...
[15:50] (Flashback) Holo
    I am sorry.
[15:53] Lawrence
    I thought you were rejecting me.
[15:56] Lawrence
    But you actually said that because
    you returned to your senses, right?
[16:00] Holo
    You fool!
[16:03] Holo
    This is what they mean when they say
    the thinking of a fool is a waste of time!
[16:06] Holo
    You ruined all of my efforts!
[16:09] Holo
    As if that were not enough,
    you thought I sided with the enemy?
[16:13] Holo
    You were so obsessed with the contract
     you signed with that youngster!
[16:18] Holo
    It is true that I met you only recently.
[16:22] Holo
    Even so, I believed that we formed
    a bond that was far from shallow!
[16:27] Holo
    Was that merely a one-sided assumption?
[16:32] Holo
    Or could it be that you truly...
[16:37] Lawrence
    I want to continue traveling with you.
[16:50] Lawrence
    Until now, I've spent
    my entire life doing business.
[16:53] Lawrence
    And I don't plan to change that.
[16:55] Lawrence
    That's why I'm stupid
    when it comes to everything else.
[17:02] Lawrence
    Even so, I want to travel with you.
[17:07] Holo
    Then, what am I to you?
[17:13] Lawrence
    No words can fully describe it.
[17:21] Holo
    What kind of salty line was that?
[17:23] Lawrence
    Don't you love jerky that's well salted?
[17:27] Holo
    I hate it!
[17:35] Lawrence
    There's something I also wanted to ask.
[17:38] Holo
    Hm?
[17:39] Lawrence
    How were you able to convince
    Ms. Diana to sell you the pyrite?
[17:50] Holo
    I was able to figure out your plan
    from what that youngster told me.
[17:57] Holo
    I was impressed you were able to think of
    something like that. You deserve my praise.
[18:02] Holo
    And Diana...
[18:05] Holo
    I visited her for a different reason.
[18:08] Lawrence
    A different reason?
[18:10] Holo
    I found her location
    from her scent on the letter.
[18:12] Holo
    Though, I could hardly stand
    such a powerful smell of sulfur.
[18:17] Holo
    I told her this.
[18:19] Holo
    Invent a story that Yoitsu may still exist
    somewhere and tell that story to you.
[18:25] Holo
    But that young girl refused my request.
[18:30] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[18:34] Holo
    Goodness.
[18:35] Holo
    It was embarrassing, but I told her
    the situation and almost convinced her.
[18:40] Holo
    Then, you appeared.
[18:46] (Flashback) Lawrence
    Is anyone home?
[18:48] Holo
    Then, that young girl
    thought of an unnecessary plan.
[18:53] Holo
    She told me I should confirm
    the depth of your resolve.
[18:56] Holo
    She spoke as if she knew everything...
[18:58] (Flashback) Diana
    Yes, good night.
[19:00] (Flashback) Lawrence
    Excuse me.
[19:05] (Flashback) Diana
    Good luck.
[19:09] Holo
    I heard your foolish question
    clearly with my own ears.
[19:16] (Flashback) Lawrence
    May I ask a question?
[19:18] (Flashback) Diana
    Feel free.
[19:20] (Flashback) Lawrence
    Are there any stories of pagan gods
    and humans becoming a couple?
[19:28] (Flashback) Diana
    Yes.
[19:30] (Flashback) Diana
    There are many.
[19:31] Holo
    It seems there are many stories
    about gods and humans becoming a couple.
[19:37] Holo
    I do not mind, if that is what you wish.
[19:41] Holo
    In exchange...
[19:43] Holo
    please be gentle.
[19:47] Holo
    I am joking.
[19:49] Holo
    I cannot get in the mood
    after talking to that young girl.
[19:55] Holo
    Did you realize that young girl is not human?
[19:58] Lawrence
    Huh?
[19:59] Holo
    There were a lot of feathers
    scattered in her room.
[20:02] Holo
    Those are hers.
[20:04] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[20:05] Holo
    She was originally a bird much bigger than you.
[20:08] Holo
    One day, she fell in love with a traveling monk
[20:12] Holo
    and spent many years
    creating a church with him.
[20:14] Holo
    The monk grew suspicious
    because the young girl never aged.
[20:19] Holo
    I am sure you can guess what happened next.
[20:33] Holo
    I wish to return to my hometown.
[20:36] Holo
    Even if it is no longer there.
[20:39] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[20:52] Holo
    Humans do such flashy things.
[20:55] Lawrence
    Yeah. It's amazing.
[21:10] Holo
    We should join them.
[21:12] Lawrence
    Good idea.
[21:13] Holo
    I do not mind burning passionately
    like that straw figure, you know.
[21:26] Lawrence
    That might work out
    if some alcohol gets involved.
[21:29] Holo
    Who will care for me if you get drunk?!
[21:32] Holo
    You fool!
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[23:45] Holo
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E20 - Church Girl and Miller Boy

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[00:21] Lawrence
    What's wrong? What happened?!
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[01:55] Lawrence
    I said I was sorry...
[01:57] Holo
    Of course, I am happy to give you
    some warmth in this cold.
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[02:03] Holo
    That is why I have turned
    a blind eye to your actions
[02:06] Holo
    and refrained from demanding any payment.
[02:08] Holo
    Even so, Lawrence.
[02:10] Holo
    Are there not things you must never do?!
[02:12] Holo
    This tail of mine is my pride.
[02:15] Holo
    The sole proof of who I am.
[02:18] Holo
    And my tail...
[02:21] Holo
    had its hairs pulled out
    and flattened! Moreover...
[02:34] Holo
    How dare you fall asleep!
[02:54] Lawrence
    We should be able to see the town soon.
[02:55] Holo
    Is that where we can ask about my home town?
[02:58] Lawrence
    Ms. Diana told me that there's an abbot who
    collects various stories of pagan gods there.
[03:05] Holo
    I see.
[03:06] Holo
    So, this abbot lives in that town.
[03:08] Lawrence
    No, the abbey is in a very secluded place.
[03:12] Lawrence
    The only one who knows its whereabouts
    is a church priest in Tereo.
[03:15] Holo
    So, we are going to Tereo.
[03:17] Lawrence
    No. Since we don't know how to get to Tereo,
[03:21] Lawrence
    we need to stop by the town
    of Enberch to get directions.
[03:25] Holo
    What a roundabout path.
[03:36] Priest
    You are very lucky
    to live in the town of Enberch.
[03:40] Priest
    That's because God always stands
    beside those who are properly faithful.
[03:44] Holo
    I wish to eat sweet bread.
[03:45] Lawrence
    After we sell our goods.
[03:45] Priest
    You, who are being taught
    the true way by the official Church,
[03:48] Holo
    Remind me what goods we carry this time?
[03:48] Priest
    have no reason not to be blessed.
[03:50] Lawrence
    You remember, right? It's flour
    that we bought from Marc in Kumerson.
[03:54] Holo
    Oh. Right, right. It was flour.
[03:57] Lawrence
    This is also my first time visiting this town.
[03:59] Lawrence
    I didn't know what kind of
    products were in demand.
[04:02] Lawrence
    Even so...
[04:04] Lawrence
    I thought a town of this size
    would have rich nobles
[04:06] Lawrence
    or a large church that would buy some.
[04:09] Lawrence
    I put at least a little thought
    into the purchase.
[04:11] Holo
    I do not care about such shallow cleverness.
[04:14] Holo
    Why must I eat black and bitter rye bread
    every day when we carry such goods in our cart?
[04:24] Holo
    Though you made a lot of money
    in Kumerson, you are still quite stingy!
[04:27] Lawrence
    Hey, now...
[04:29] Lawrence
    We're not on this journey
    just to find your home town.
[04:32] Lawrence
    We're also here for my trade!
[04:34] Holo
    Fool!
[04:35] Holo
    My cute tail was beaten by your legs!
[04:39] Holo
    It is not fair unless
    I can beat your arse in return!
[04:43] Holo
    No more rye bread!
[04:45] Holo
    I wish to eat soft and fluffy wheat bread!
[04:49] Riendott
    There was a bountiful harvest of rye this year.
[04:52] Riendott
    We don't have the extra
    finances to deal with wheat.
[04:55] Riendott
    Wheat is profitable, so we
    wish we could buy it from you...
[04:59] Lawrence
    I wish we could have
    sold you bread instead of flour.
[05:05] Riendott
    That is how all merchants think.
[05:07] Riendott
    But then, you'd be picking
    a fight with the bakeries.
[05:10] Lawrence
    Are the bakeries powerful here?
[05:12] Riendott
    Very powerful!
[05:13] Riendott
    If anyone other than a bakery bakes bread,
[05:15] Riendott
    they'd come after you with stone rolling pins.
[05:17] Riendott
    Are you looking to create
    a sales channel this time?
[05:20] Lawrence
    No, I'm just trading as I travel.
[05:24] Riendott
    Where is your destination?
[05:26] Lawrence
    I plan to head to Lenos.
[05:28] Riendott
    Lenos? That far?
[05:31] Lawrence
    Before that, I wish to stop by Tereo.
[05:34] Lawrence
    I have some business with their church.
[05:37] Riendott
    Tereo's church? The church
    in Enberch is much grander...
[05:41] Lawrence
    Oh yes, you have a large church here.
[05:44] Riendott
    Our church manages this entire area.
[05:47] Riendott
    We have an extraordinary priest
    named Bishop Mendez, too...
[05:51] Lawrence
    Oh, no. I just want to meet
    someone from Tereo's church.
[05:55] Lawrence
    Oh, by the way, do you know
    how to get to Tereo?
[06:00] Riendott
    There's a direct road, so you won't get lost.
[06:02] Riendott
    It's about a day's travel from here by cart.
[06:06] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[06:08] Lawrence
    May God bring us together in the future.
[06:09] Riendott
    Yes, I hope we do business
    together at that time.
[06:13] Holo
    Hey, it seems Tereo is only a day away.
[06:16] Lawrence
    Huh?
[06:16] Lawrence
    Yeah, it seems so.
[06:18] Holo
    If we depart today, we should
    be able to reach it by the morrow.
[06:21] Lawrence
    Shouldn't we rest? Aren't you tired?
[06:24] Holo
    We can rest in Tereo tomorrow.
[06:28] Holo
    I would like to go as soon as possible.
[06:30] Lawrence
    All right.
[06:31] Lawrence
    Let's eat something warm before we go.
[06:34] Lawrence
    We can at least do that, right?
[06:37] Holo
    Well, of course.
[07:11] Holo
    What is that sound?
[07:13] Lawrence
    It's from that.
[07:21] Lawrence
    Since there's a waterwheel, we must be close.
[07:34] Evan
    Whoa, there.
[07:38] Evan
    Sorry. Sorry.
[07:39] Evan
    Say, aren't you a traveler?
[07:42] Lawrence
    That's right. Who are you?
[07:45] Evan
    As you can see, I'm a miller.
[07:47] Evan
    So, where'd you come from?
    You don't look like you're from Enberch.
[07:50] Lawrence
    You have a good eye. Let me ask you back.
[07:53] Lawrence
    How much longer
    till we reach the town of Tereo?
[07:55] Evan
    The "town" of Tereo?
[07:57] Evan
    If Tereo is a town,
    then Enberch is a royal capital.
[08:00] Evan
    I don't know why you're going,
     but it's a tiny village.
[08:03] Lawrence
    I see. So, how much further?
[08:05] Evan
    It's just a bit further down the road.
[08:07] Evan
    You could even say you're already in Tereo.
[08:09] Lawrence
    I see. I understand, thank you.
[08:11] Evan
    H-Hey, there! There's no rush! Right, traveler?
[08:17] Lawrence
    Do you have some business with me?
[08:18] Evan
    Oh, um, business?
[08:22] Evan
    Oh, th-that's right! You have
    quite a beauty by your side.
[08:28] Lawrence
    She's a nun in the middle of a pilgrimage.
[08:30] Evan
    A nun?
[08:31] Lawrence
    Is there a problem?
[08:33] Evan
    Well, it's not a good idea
    to bring a nun into Tereo.
[08:37] Lawrence
    Oh?
[08:39] Lawrence
    We have business with the church in Tereo.
[08:42] Lawrence
    It shouldn't be a problem
    for a nun to visit a church.
[08:45] Evan
    W-Well, how should I put this,
[08:47] Evan
    there's a fight going on with the annoying
    people from the Church of Enberch.
[08:53] Evan
    Won't things get complicated
    if a traveling nun gets involved?
[08:57] Lawrence
    I see. Well, we'll be careful.
[09:00] Lawrence
    No one would mind if we visited as long
    as she isn't dressed as a nun, right?
[09:04] Evan
    That would be great.
[09:06] Evan
    But what business do you have with the church?
[09:08] Lawrence
    We came to ask for directions.
[09:10] Evan
    Directions?
[09:12] Evan
    So, you didn't come here to do business.
[09:15] Evan
    I was hoping to help if you were.
[09:18] Lawrence
    I'll come to you if that happens.
[09:19] Lawrence
    May I pass now?
[09:31] Lawrence
    My name is Kraft Lawrence.
[09:34] Lawrence
    What's yours?
[09:35] Evan
    Evan!
[09:36] Evan
    Gyoam Evan!
[09:38] Lawrence
    Evan. Got it. I'll remember your name.
[09:41] Evan
    Yeah, don't forget it!
[09:45] Evan
    Please stop by on your way out, too!
[10:05] Holo
    His eyes were more on you than me.
[10:07] Lawrence
    Well, he's a miller.
[10:09] Lawrence
    He probably doesn't have an easy life.
[10:10] Holo
    Is that so?
[10:11] Lawrence
    It's like being a shepherd.
[10:14] Lawrence
    It's a necessary job, but a lot of
    towns and villages don't like them.
[10:18] Lawrence
    You have wheat in that pouch, right?
[10:20] Lawrence
    If you were to hull and grind that much wheat,
[10:22] Lawrence
    how much do flour do you think it'll yield?
[10:24] Holo
    I was just a god of harvest.
    I do not know such a thing.
[10:29] Lawrence
    Let's say you have this much grain.
[10:32] Lawrence
    If you hull it and grind it into flour,
    you'll have about this much at the end.
[10:36] Holo
    That little?
[10:39] Lawrence
    They say that millers at the waterwheel
    always steal some of the flour.
[10:44] Lawrence
    Also, waterwheels are usually
    owned by the landlord.
[10:47] Lawrence
    Who do you think collects the taxes from
    everyone who grinds their wheat there?
[10:51] Holo
    I assume it would be the miller.
[10:53] Lawrence
    That's right.
[10:54] Lawrence
    Nobody pays their taxes happily.
[10:57] Lawrence
    So, who do they end up hating?
[11:01] Holo
    I see.
[11:02] Holo
    Then, the reason that whelp
    was wagging his tail at you...
[11:05] Lawrence
    Yes, he's probably dying to find
    a way to leave this village.
[11:09] Lawrence
    There has to be someone running the grinder,
[11:12] Lawrence
    but most people are suspicious of them
    and hate them. It's a thankless job.
[11:18] Holo
    A familiar story to me...
[11:21] Lawrence
    But it's a necessary job.
[11:25] Lawrence
    There are people who appreciate it, too.
[11:58] Holo
    What a large stone.
[12:00] Lawrence
    It's probably used for festival ceremonies,
    dancing, or holding meetings.
[12:06] Lawrence
    Hello. Nice to meet you.
[12:59] Elsa
    Who is it?
[13:00] Lawrence
    I apologize for the sudden visit.
[13:03] Lawrence
    I am a traveling merchant named Lawrence.
[13:06] Elsa
    A traveling merchant?
[13:07] Lawrence
    Yes, I came from Kumerson.
[13:10] Elsa
    And, who is she?
[13:12] Lawrence
    Due to some circumstances,
    she is currently traveling with me.
[13:21] Elsa
    What business do you have here?
[13:23] Lawrence
    I'd like to meet with
    the priest of this church.
[13:28] Elsa
    I am not an official priest, but...
[13:33] Elsa
    My name is Elsa Schtingheim,
    and I am responsible for this church.
[13:37] Lawrence
    Huh?
[13:38] Elsa
    So, what business do you have?
[13:40] Lawrence
    W-We came to ask for directions.
[13:42] Elsa
    Directions?
[13:43] Lawrence
    I am looking for the directions
    to Diendran Abbey.
[13:46] Lawrence
    The abbot, Louis Lana Schtinghilt,
    should be caring for it.
[13:51] Elsa
    I do not know!
[13:55] Lawrence
    I heard there was a priest
    named Father Franz here.
[13:59] Elsa
    Father Franz passed away last summer!
[14:01] Lawrence
    Huh?
[14:01] Elsa
    Are you satisfied now?!
[14:02] Elsa
    I don't know about the abbey
    you speak of and I'm very busy!
[14:07] Lawrence
    R-Right...
[14:10] Holo
    She really disliked you.
[14:13] Lawrence
    Is it because I didn't give a donation?
[14:16] Lawrence
    Is it true that Father Franz is dead?
[14:19] Holo
    She doesn't seem to be lying. However...
[14:22] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[14:23] Lawrence
    She's definitely lying about
    not knowing about the abbey.
[14:30] Holo
    It has been so long...
[14:32] Lawrence
    It's a pretty small village.
    Don't cause any problems.
[14:36] Holo
    That will depend on your attitude.
[14:41] Holo
    I am a bit sleepy.
[14:42] Holo
    May I sleep?
[14:44] Lawrence
    What if I say no?
[14:47] Holo
    I will just doze off at your side.
[14:53] Lawrence
    Well, I know you're really tired.
[14:56] Lawrence
    As my traveling companion,
    I would appreciate you resting
[14:58] Lawrence
    before getting sick from exhaustion.
[15:00] Holo
    Yes. Then, I shall rest now.
[15:03] Lawrence
    Before that, you should take off your robe,
[15:05] Lawrence
    fold my coat that you just tossed aside,
[15:08] Lawrence
    and properly rest under the blankets.
[15:13] Lawrence
    If the clothes aren't folded properly
    by the time I come back,
[15:17] Lawrence
    your dinner will drop in quality.
[15:19] Holo
    I know you are too kind to do such a thing.
[15:22] Lawrence
    You'll get yourself hurt one of these days.
[15:25] Holo
    Only if you do something about it.
[15:27] Holo
    Where are you going now?
[15:29] Lawrence
    Since it looks like we're
    going to stay here a bit,
[15:32] Lawrence
    I want to go and greet the head of the village.
[15:34] Lawrence
    I may be able to ask him about the abbey, too.
[15:38] Lawrence
    So, be obedient and sleep.
[15:42] Holo
    Yes...
[15:44] Lawrence
    I won't have any gifts for you, though.
[15:46] Holo
    I do not mind.
[15:49] Holo
    All I ask is that you return.
[15:53] Holo
    That foolish face of yours is enough of a gift.
[15:57] Holo
    I've already received my gift.
[15:59] Holo
    Good night.
[16:02] Lawrence
    Sleep well.
[16:23] Lawrence
    Is anyone home?
[16:25] Kemp
    Coming.
[16:28] Kemp
    Yes, yes. Who is it?
[16:30] Lawrence
    I apologize for the sudden visit.
    I'm a traveling merchant...
[16:34] Kemp
    Oh, my!
[16:34] Kemp
    Elder! It's the rumored man!
[16:38] Kemp
    Elder!
[16:41] Kemp
    See, here he is!
[16:42] Sem
    Ms. Kemp, you're being rude to our guest.
[16:46] Kemp
    Yes, yes.
[16:47] Sem
    Please forgive our terrible manners.
[16:51] Sem
    I am the head of Tereo Village. My name is Sem.
[16:58] Lawrence
    Were you in the middle of something?
[17:00] Sem
    No, no.
[17:01] Sem
    We're in the middle of turning
    the wheat we harvested into bread.
[17:15] Sem
    Please be at ease. It isn't alive.
[17:18] Lawrence
    It's stuffed?
[17:21] Sem
    Now then.
[17:22] Sem
    What business do you have here?
[17:25] Lawrence
    First, I wanted to give you my regards.
[17:28] Lawrence
    This is some of the wheat flour
    I have brought with me.
[17:30] Sem
    Goodness!
[17:32] Sem
    Lately, business is the first word
    out of other traveling merchants.
[17:37] Sem
    And, your second goal?
[17:39] Lawrence
    I am looking for an abbey.
[17:44] Lawrence
    I asked about its whereabouts
    at the church earlier, but they didn't know.
[17:49] Sem
    Is that so?
[17:51] Sem
    I know of no abbey in this area...
[17:54] Lawrence
    I heard that Father Franz
    would know the location of the abbey.
[17:58] Sem
    Father Franz passed away last summer.
[18:01] Lawrence
    I heard.
[18:02] Sem
    We lost a good man.
[18:05] Sem
    He devoted many years
    of his life to this village.
[18:12] Lawrence
    Has Ms. Elsa taken his place?
[18:14] Sem
    Yes. She's quite young,
    so I'm sure you were surprised.
[18:18] Lawrence
    Yes. So, then—
[18:21] Man
    Elder!
[18:22] Sem
    It seems something has happened.
[18:25] Lawrence
    It's always busy right after the harvest.
[18:27] Sem
    I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you...
[18:29] Man
    Elder!
[18:32] Man
    I was told to bring this here!
[18:35] Man
    Sorry it took so long! The roads were...
[18:51] Lawrence
    I should get some sleep myself.
[19:07] Holo
    I recall you said the quality
    of dinner would drop
[19:09] Holo
    if the clothes were not folded
    and I was not under the covers?
[19:12] Lawrence
    You're too kind to do something like that.
[19:18] Lawrence
    I must have slept a long time.
[19:20] Holo
    Was I not so kind that I did not wake you
    even though my stomach rumbled?
[19:25] Lawrence
    So, you didn't sadly sneak
    the coins out of my purse?
[19:34] Lawrence
    It seems night falls quickly here.
[19:36] Lawrence
    There is no one in the square.
[19:38] Holo
    No stalls, either.
    Will we be able to find dinner?
[19:42] Lawrence
    I'm sure we'll be fine at the tavern.
[19:43] Holo
    Yes. Then, let us hurry.
[19:46] Lawrence
    I just woke up...
[19:50] Lawrence
    Okay. I got it...
[19:53] Lawrence
    What's that?
[20:05] Lawrence
    Don't pop out like that. That surprised me.
[20:08] Holo
    What is he doing?
[20:10] Lawrence
    Seems like he's heading toward the church.
[20:12] Holo
    How suspicious.
[20:17] Lawrence
    We're definitely more suspicious.
[20:26] Holo
    I see...
[20:30] Lawrence
    Only gods are allowed to peek
    into the lives of people.
[20:35] Holo
    Are you not interested?
[20:38] Lawrence
    I'm surprised you'd be
    so interested in such gossip.
[20:41] Holo
    What is wrong with being interested?
[20:43] Lawrence
    It's hardly praiseworthy behavior.
[20:46] Holo
    I am not only interested
    because of mere curiosity.
[20:52] Holo
    I would rather call it studying.
[20:55] Lawrence
    Studying?
[20:56] Holo
    Yes. Studying.
[20:58] Holo
    To study how you and I would
    look in the eyes of others.
[21:06] Holo
    Is it not necessary to see things
    from another perspective?
[21:14] Holo
    So, that is how it looks
    when others see me with you.
[21:25] Holo
    Well, I do not think
    we pale in comparison to them.
[21:29] Holo
    Right, Lawrence?
[21:35] Holo
    Hey, you.
[21:40] Holo
    Are you listening?
[21:46] Holo
    I am hungry.
[21:54] Lawrence
    You're right.
[21:55] Lawrence
    We should get some food
    and gather some information.
[21:58] Holo
    Yes, we must seek out
    the location of the abbey.
[22:01] Lawrence
    No, I'm going to change how we go about this.
[22:03] Holo
    Oh?
[22:04] Lawrence
    I think Elsa and Sem both know about the abbey.
[22:09] Lawrence
    Even so, they're pretending that they don't.
[22:12] Lawrence
    So, I'm going to look into why first.
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[00:10] Guest 2
    That's the way you gotta drink!
[00:12] Guest 1
    Lady, you got skills!
[00:14] Guest 1
    Here you go.
[00:18] Baker
    Come on now.
[00:19] Baker
    As a man, you can't lose to your companion.
[00:23] Guest A
    Drink up! Drink up!
[00:24] Lawrence
    Oh, thank you.
[00:30] Lawrence
    Well, this is a fine beer!
[00:32] Guest B
    Right?
[00:33] Baker
    The mistress of this tavern, Iima Ranel,
    is famous around these parts!
[00:38] Baker
    She has the strength of three men
     and the appetite of five!
[00:43] Iima
    Don't be lying to the travelers!
[00:45] Iima
    Well, here's your garlic fried mutton.
[00:48] Baker
    I was just about to sing your praises!
[00:51] Iima
    Meaning what you said just now wasn't!
[00:54] Guest A
    The tavern mistress here used to travel from
    place to place while carrying a brewing jug!
[01:00] Lawrence
    Huh? No way.
[01:01] Iima
    That's right.
[01:02] Iima
    It was back when I was younger and prettier.
[01:07] Iima
    I was born in a town along
    the coast west of here.
[01:12] Iima
    Towns like that are fated to be
    swept up by the sea one day.
[01:15] Lawrence
    The sea... you mean pirates?
[01:18] Iima
    Right.
[01:18] Iima
    I ran away in the confusion
    and realized afterwards
[01:21] Iima
    that all I had with me was a brewing jug
    on my back and a sack of barley.
[01:25] Iima
    Who knows what I was thinking.
[01:27] Baker
    Here, a glass for you, too!
[01:28] Iima
    Ah, thanks.
[01:30] Iima
    So, with the brewing jug and barley in my arms,
[01:33] Iima
    I used some river water to start brewing beer.
[01:35] Baker
    Then, lo and behold!
[01:37] Baker
    The count and his men passed by
    to check on the efforts against the pirates!
[01:53] Iima
    The count himself asked me if I'd travel
    with him while brewing him beer.
[01:58] Guest A
    Things were looking up
    and the young and beautiful Iima
[02:02] Guest A
    followed the Count with ambition in her eyes!
[02:04] Lawrence
    So, did you become his personal brewer?
[02:08] Iima
    That'd have been impossible.
[02:10] Iima
    As thanks, though, I got permission to go
    around selling beer under the count's name.
[02:16] Guest B
    That's when it started.
    The story of the rare beer selling woman!
[02:21] Iima
    Call me the Wandering Maiden Brewer!
[02:24] Iima
    In order to sell every drop I could,
    I never touched my own beer.
[02:29] Iima
    But I ended up drinking it
    for the first time in this village.
[02:33] Iima
    I got completely drunk and fell into
    the arms of my now husband.
[02:37] Iima
    But, well, this little village ain't too bad.
[02:40] Iima
    I hope you enjoy yourselves here.
[02:41] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[02:43] Lawrence
    Wow, what a fine tavern.
[02:46] Lawrence
    I doubt you'd find one this good
     even in the royal capital, Endima.
[02:48] Baker
    Right you are! Right you are!
[02:50] Guest A
    You got an eye for quality!
[02:52] Lawrence
    On top of that, the alcohol is delicious.
[02:53] Lawrence
    I'm sure that this village
    must be blessed by God.
[02:59] Lawrence
    Oh!
[03:00] Lawrence
    I'm so sorry.
[03:01] Guest B
    No, no. It's not your fault.
[03:03] Guest B
    It's true that the village
    owes Father Franz a lot.
[03:08] Guest B
    But, well...
[03:09] Guest A
    No matter what happens,
    we can't disobey Lord Truyeo.
[03:12] Baker
    Yeah, that's right.
[03:12] Guest B
    Right you are.
[03:14] Lawrence
    Lord Truyeo?
[03:15] Guest C
    Yeah, he's the god that protects our village.
[03:18] Guest C
    He grants us bountiful harvests
    and the town Tereo was named after him.
[03:22] Lawrence
    I see...
[03:24] Lawrence
    A god of harvests... Is he a wolf?
[03:27] Guest A
    A wolf?!
[03:29] Guest A
    Don't be ridiculous!
[03:30] Guest A
    That's a tool of the devil!
    No way one'd be a god.
[03:34] Lawrence
    Then?
[03:35] Guest C
    Lord Truyeo is a snake.
[03:38] Guest C
    A snake god.
[03:40] Lawrence
    Snake...
[03:44] Baker
    He's so big that the weather
    is different at the head and at the tail.
[03:47] Baker
    He devours the moon for breakfast
    and swallows up the sun for supper.
[03:51] Baker
    You can't compare him
    to others! You just can't!
[03:54] Guest A
    There's a cave outside the village that Lord
    Truyeo once dug to hibernate in the winter.
[03:59] Lawrence
    Cave?
[04:00] Baker
    There's an old legend that anyone
    who enters the cave will be cursed.
[04:03] Baker
    Even Father Franz got scared
    and told everyone never to enter.
[04:08] Guest C
    The entrance is right against the slope.
    Didn't you see it on the way in?
[04:13] Lawrence
    Now that you mention it...
[04:14] Guest B
    But there's a town called
    Enberch on the way here, right?
[04:19] Guest C
    There's a big church over there and we've
    had problems with it for generations.
[04:23] Guest C
    I think a guy named Mendez
    is currently running it...
[04:26] Guest A
    Enberch was also a town that was
    guarded by Lord Truyeo...
[04:31] Guest B
    But they were roped in by some
    missionaries from the Church
[04:33] Guest B
    and converted over to their side.
[04:35] Holo
    Another!
[04:35] Guest B
    Then, more people came, roads were built,
    and it became a huge town...
[04:40] Lawrence
    The Church is very powerful.
[04:42] Baker
    That's right.
[04:44] Baker
    Well, they got all powerful and
    turned around to convert all of us.
[04:48] Baker
    The original deal was just to
    build a church in the village...
[04:53] Guest A
    Then, they said we needed to pay punitive taxes
[04:55] Guest A
    for them to turn a blind eye to Lord Truyeo!
[04:58] Lawrence
    Punitive taxes?
[04:59] Guest B
    Then, about thirty or forty years ago,
    Father Franz came to this village.
[05:04] Lawrence
    However, doesn't a lady named
    Ms. Elsa now run the church?
[05:09] Guest C
    Yeah, about that...
[05:11] Lawrence
    When we stopped by to pray for safe travels,
[05:14] Lawrence
    we were surprised to see
    a young woman in priestly robes.
[05:17] Baker
    Anyone'd think the same. It's too unrealistic.
[05:20] Baker
    Father Franz picked up
    Ms. Elsa over ten years ago,
[05:25] Baker
    but she wants to be a priest, too?
    No way, right?
[05:31] Guest B
    You're a merchant from a distant land, right?
[05:33] Lawrence
    Y-Yes.
[05:34] Guest A
    Then, do you know anyone
    powerful in the Church?
[05:39] Lawrence
    Someone powerful?
[05:41] Baker
    That's right! Someone who could
    shut Enberch up with one word!
[05:45] Baker
    Ouch!
[05:45] Iima
    Hey, now!
[05:46] Iima
    What are you saying to a traveling merchant?!
[05:49] Baker
    Y-You're right.
[05:51] Iima
    Sorry about that.
[05:52] Iima
    Well, as a traveling merchant,
    I'm sure you know.
[05:55] Iima
    Every village has their problems.
[05:57] Lawrence
    Yes.
[05:58] Iima
    Travelers just need to enjoy
    our food and drink.
[06:02] Iima
    Then, when they go to other towns, they'll
    be able to say how nice our village was.
[06:06] Lawrence
    Yes, I completely agree.
[06:08] Iima
    All right, boys!
[06:09] Iima
    Your last job for the night
    is to drink and be merry!
[06:13] Iima
    ...Is what I'd like to say,
[06:17] Iima
    but your companion seems
    to have completely crashed.
[06:19] Lawrence
    Looks like she went a little too wild...
[06:21] Lawrence
    I'll take her back to the inn before
    she makes a spectacle of herself.
[06:26] Lawrence
    After all, she's still not married yet.
[06:28] Guests
    Thanks for the drinks!
[06:29] Guests
    Thanks!
[06:30] Guests
    Come by again!
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[08:02] Lawrence
    You drank and ate too much.
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[08:05] Holo
    Was that not my job?
[08:07] Lawrence
    I know that, but...
[08:09] Lawrence
    You only ordered expensive things, didn't you?
[08:12] Holo
    What a stingy male...
[08:15] Holo
    But, more importantly, I wish to lie down.
[08:18] Holo
    I don't feel well.
[08:19] Lawrence
    Hey, it's just a bit farther.
    Don't fall asleep.
[08:26] Innkeep
    What's wrong with your companion?
[08:28] Lawrence
    She's just drunk.
[08:31] Innkeep
    That's right. Take these.
[08:43] Lawrence
    Wh-What's wrong?!
[08:47] Holo
    What in the world are these?!
[08:49] Lawrence
    The innkeeper's wife gave them to us.
    She said they were good for hangovers.
[08:54] Holo
    The sourness of these fruits
[08:55] Holo
    would make me sober even if I had
    been drunk for a hundred years.
[09:06] Lawrence
    What a laid-back town.
[09:09] Lawrence
    It seems the shops open up quite late.
[09:11] Holo
    Then waking up only brings cold and hunger.
[09:15] Lawrence
    They say God made us bodies
    that only need sleep once a day.
[09:21] Holo
    Well, I am a wolf.
[09:25] Lawrence
    But it's quite odd.
[09:27] Holo
    Oh?
[09:27] Lawrence
    I'm just wondering how the people
    in this village make money.
[09:31] Holo
    What do you mean by that?
[09:32] Lawrence
    The harvest may be over, but farming
    villages don't have time to rest like this.
[09:37] Lawrence
    On top of that, this village should be
    under heavy taxes imposed by Enberch.
[09:41] Lawrence
    So, why...
[09:43] Holo
    What a miraculous village.
[09:47] Lawrence
    It's ironic you'd call a town that
    doesn't believe in the Church miraculous.
[09:52] Holo
    Hm? Ironic?
[09:54] Lawrence
    What, you didn't realize that when you said it?
[09:56] Holo
    How is that ironic?
[09:58] Lawrence
    I see. Then, let me tell you about
    the miracles the Church preaches about.
[10:03] Holo
    I dislike your haughty way
    of speaking, but I will listen.
[10:07] Lawrence
    The word "miracle" is
    very special to the Church.
[10:10] Lawrence
    A miracle is when God
    uses the power of the Spirit
[10:12] Lawrence
    to create an event that is
    beyond human capability.
[10:17] Lawrence
    If the Church recognizes that
    a person has brought about a miracle,
[10:21] Lawrence
    that person becomes
    a saint and is praised by the people.
[10:25] Holo
    Must the Church recognize a miracle
    as a miracle each time?
[10:29] Lawrence
    It's the job of the Church
    to judge whether it was truly a miracle
[10:33] Lawrence
    and not a trick of the devil.
[10:36] Holo
    So, what miracles has
    the Church actually recognized?
[10:39] Lawrence
    Out of the stories I've heard...
[10:41] Lawrence
    Things like calming a storm,
    instantly healing the sick,
[10:45] Lawrence
    and turning water into wine...
[10:46] Holo
    Wine?!
[10:47] Lawrence
    You only respond to alcohol!
[10:49] Lawrence
    Anyway, the Church only recognizes things
    beyond human capability as a miracle.
[10:56] Holo
    I was also called a god.
[10:58] Lawrence
    I think the amount you can drink
    and eat is pretty godly.
[11:01] Holo
    Fool!
[11:02] Holo
    I have shown such miracles
    to humans for fun in the past!
[11:08] Lawrence
    Well, most of the miracles from
    the Church have some kind of trick to it.
[11:11] Lawrence
    We can't compare them to someone like you...
[11:20] Lawrence
    Looks like I know where I'll be going today.
[11:22] Lawrence
    I may be able to find some clues
    about the abbey we're looking for.
[11:25] Lawrence
    Though, it's your home we're looking for...
    Why am I doing all the work?
[11:30] Holo
    Is it not hard for you to
    move around if I am with you?
[11:34] Holo
    This is a small village.
    There are eyes everywhere.
[11:37] Holo
    I would love to move on my own
    if I were allowed to do so.
[11:41] Holo
    I wish to go to the abbey as soon as
    possible and listen to their stories.
[11:47] Lawrence
    Got it. I'll be back
    in the afternoon at the latest.
[11:51] Holo
    Do not forget a souvenir.
[11:57] Baker
    Good morning, Mr. Lawrence.
[11:59] Lawrence
    Good morning.
[12:00] Lawrence
    Thank you for last night.
[12:02] Baker
    Yeah. We're there every night,
    so feel free to come on by.
[12:06] Baker
    Where are you going today?
[12:08] Lawrence
    I'm going to get some wheat ground into flour.
[12:10] Baker
    Oh, you're going to the miller.
[12:13] Baker
    Be careful not to get your flour stolen.
[12:16] Baker
    Come by my place if you want
    to turn your flour into bread.
[12:18] Baker
    I'll make some delicious loaves for you.
[12:20] Lawrence
    Yes, I'll depend on you at the time.
[12:26] Evan
    Oh, Lawrence, sir!
[12:27] Lawrence
    Don't call me sir. Is the mill currently free?
[12:32] Evan
    Leave it to me! I turn
    all the wheat in Tereo into flour.
[12:37] Evan
    This amount should cost about three Lute.
[12:39] Lawrence
    That's pretty cheap.
[12:40] Evan
    Huh? Really?
[12:42] Lawrence
    It's about three times more
    expensive in other places.
[12:45] Evan
    I thought it was really expensive.
[12:47] Evan
    Everyone in town really hates paying for it.
[12:51] Lawrence
    Everyone's like that no matter where you go.
[12:52] Evan
    Have you ever been a miller, Mr. Lawrence?
[12:55] Lawrence
    No, but I've worked as
    a substitute tax collector.
[13:00] Lawrence
    I collected butcher tax on meat, like pork.
[13:03] Evan
    There’re taxes on stuff like that?
[13:05] Lawrence
    The rivers get dirty when you
    clean meat and bones in them
[13:08] Lawrence
    and it also creates a lot of waste.
[13:09] Lawrence
    The tax is to pay for the clean-up,
    but no one ever wants to pay.
[13:14] Lawrence
    In the end, I had to beg and cry to
    get them to pay. It was really terrible.
[13:18] Evan
    I understand you!
[13:22] Lawrence
    By the way, didn't you say that all of
    Tereo's grain is turned into flour here?
[13:26] Evan
    Why, Mr. Lawrence? Did you want
    to do business with Tereo flour?
[13:30] Lawrence
    Well, that depends on the circumstances.
[13:32] Evan
    Then, you should give up on that idea.
[13:34] Lawrence
    Merchants are particularly bad about giving up.
[13:37] Evan
    Spoken like a true merchant! But the grains
    here all have to be sold to Enberch.
[13:42] Lawrence
    Does that mean that Enberch owns the land here?
[13:46] Evan
    We're equals with Enberch.
[13:48] Evan
    They buy our grains, and we buy
    everything except grains from them.
[13:53] Evan
    On top of that, we don't have to pay any taxes
    when buying alcohol and clothes from them.
[13:57] Evan
    Pretty impressive, right?
[13:59] Lawrence
    That's amazing, if it's true...
[14:02] Lawrence
    That's more than equal standing.
[14:04] Lawrence
    It's normally impossible to have such
    favorable terms with a town that big.
[14:08] Lawrence
    How in the world...
[14:10] Lawrence
    And, from what I heard, this village
    paid heavy punitive taxes to Enberch.
[14:16] Evan
    That's ancient history.
[14:18] Lawrence
    Is that so?
[14:19] Evan
    You want to know why?
[14:20] Lawrence
    Very much so.
[14:23] Evan
    Sorry. I actually don't know myself.
[14:26] Lawrence
    Hey, now.
[14:27] Evan
    But I know who was responsible for the change.
[14:29] Lawrence
    Father Franz, right?
[14:31] Evan
    Ah, uh, h-how'd you know?
[14:35] Lawrence
    It's just a merchant's intuition.
[14:39] Evan
    Th-That's amazing.
[14:41] Evan
    I knew you weren't
    an average man, Mr. Lawrence.
[14:44] Lawrence
    Flattery won't get you anywhere.
[14:45] Lawrence
    More importantly, is my wheat done?
[14:48] Evan
    Oh, that's right.
[14:55] Evan
    Make sure to sift it really well
    before you turn it into bread.
[14:58] Lawrence
    Got it.
[14:59] Lawrence
    By the way, I happened to see you this morning.
[15:02] Lawrence
    Looks like you’re quite close to Ms. Elsa.
[15:03] Evan
    Oh, you saw.
[15:06] Evan
    It's too cold to sleep here
    during the winter, right?
[15:09] Evan
    So, she lets me stay at the church.
[15:11] Evan
    We've gotten a little close...
[15:12] Lawrence
    She was pretty impatient with us
    when we visited yesterday.
[15:15] Lawrence
    Yet this morning, I was surprised that she
    looked as kind and gentle as the Holy Mother.
[15:21] Evan
    Elsa is pretty short-tempered
    for how timid she is.
[15:23] Evan
    On top of that, she is really shy
    with those she doesn't know.
[15:25] Evan
    She usually bares the fangs of a wild mountain
    rat when she meets you for the first time.
[15:29] Evan
    But it's been a while since
    she was in such high spirits.
[15:32] Evan
    You must have stopped by at a bad time.
[15:34] Evan
    She was quite happy by yesterday evening.
[15:36] Evan
    Oh, but she didn't mention that
    the two of you had stopped by.
[15:41] Evan
    She's the type who even tells me
    how many times she's sneezed that day.
[15:45] Lawrence
    That's probably because, in the end, I'm a man.
[15:49] Evan
    Oh. She's such a silly girl.
[15:52] Lawrence
    Well, I'm happy for you...
[15:54] Evan
    Well, Elsa really looked up to Father Franz,
[15:57] Evan
    so she's been trying her best
    to follow in his footsteps.
[15:59] Evan
    I'm trying to support her as much as I can.
[16:02] Lawrence
    Yeah, I can tell.
[16:03] Lawrence
    But I wonder what made her change
    her mood so drastically in half a day.
[16:09] Evan
    Why are you so interested?
[16:11] Lawrence
    My companion's mood changes more often
    than the weather in the mountains.
[16:15] Evan
    You have it tough, Mr. Lawrence.
[16:17] Lawrence
    I know.
[16:18] Evan
    But there's no use asking about that.
[16:20] Evan
    For Elsa, it's just that a long-standing
    problem had finally been resolved.
[16:24] Lawrence
    What do you mean?
[16:25] Evan
    Well...
[16:26] Evan
    Oops. I was told not to tell
    outsiders about it. Sorry...
[16:31] Lawrence
    Oh, no. If you can't
    talk about it, that's fine.
[16:33] Lawrence
    See you later.
[16:33] Evan
    H-Hey, Mr. Lawrence.
[16:36] Evan
    Well, is it hard to be a traveling merchant?
[16:43] Lawrence
    No job is easy in this world.
[16:46] Lawrence
    But, well, I'm enjoying it right now.
[16:48] Evan
    I see. You're right.
[16:51] Evan
    I understand. Thanks.
[16:54] Lawrence
    See you later.
[17:03] Lawrence
    Why don't we give up on finding the abbey?
[17:07] Holo
    For what reason?
[17:08] Lawrence
    Something is wrong with this village.
    It's dangerous.
[17:11] Holo
    So, you cannot risk danger to find my hometown?
[17:14] Lawrence
    You're saying it that way on purpose.
[17:19] Lawrence
    I'm guessing that the abbey we're
    looking for is actually the village church.
[17:25] Lawrence
    If that's true, the head
    of the abbey was Father Franz.
[17:30] Lawrence
    That means that Elsa and the village head
[17:33] Lawrence
    both knew that the priest was
    collecting stories about pagan gods.
[17:37] Lawrence
    Even so, they both pretended not to know.
[17:40] Lawrence
    Next, considering
    what people said in the tavern,
[17:43] Lawrence
    the Church isn't respected in this village.
[17:45] Lawrence
    The villagers worship a snake god here.
[17:49] Holo
    However, the people spoke of this Franz
    as a man the village owes a lot to.
[17:52] Lawrence
    That's right.
[17:53] Lawrence
    That means Father Franz
    did something for this village.
[17:57] Lawrence
    I found out what, when I spoke
    to Evan just a little while ago.
[18:00] Holo
    What did the boy say?
[18:02] Lawrence
    This village has an unequal
    contract with Enberch.
[18:06] Lawrence
    That's why the villagers can live so leisurely.
[18:09] Lawrence
    Father Franz was the one
    who negotiated that contract.
[18:13] Lawrence
    Then, we have to think about
[18:15] Lawrence
    why the relationship of this village
    and Enberch's church is so bad.
[18:19] Lawrence
    Enberch was trying to end the contract
    with the death of Father Franz.
[18:25] Lawrence
    This village worships a pagan god.
[18:27] Lawrence
    So, if Enberch can claim
    the village as a pagan village,
[18:30] Lawrence
    they can use force to attack the village.
[18:33] Lawrence
    However, Elsa and the others
    tried to think of a way to resist.
[18:37] Lawrence
    A notice came to the village
    head's house yesterday.
[18:39] Lawrence
    I'm sure a larger church or noble
[18:42] Lawrence
    has agreed to support Elsa
    as the church's successor.
[18:45] Lawrence
    Elsa was probably on pins and needles until
    now and finally got some room to breathe.
[18:49] Lawrence
    Even so, I don't imagine Enberch will give up.
[18:53] Lawrence
    So, why don't we stop?
[18:55] Lawrence
    Considering the situation,
    Elsa and the village head
[18:57] Lawrence
    will definitely continue hiding the existence
    of the abbey that deals with pagan gods.
[19:02] Lawrence
    And if, by chance, we get branded as heretics,
    the situation will escalate very quickly.
[19:07] Holo
    Listen...
[19:12] Lawrence
    Hey, Holo.
[19:13] Lawrence
    I want you to tell me clearly
    before I misunderstand again.
[19:17] Lawrence
    What are you expecting from
    hearing the tales of pagan gods?
[19:22] Lawrence
    Are you looking for the bear that, well,
    was said to have destroyed your hometown?
[19:28] Lawrence
    Or...
[19:29] Lawrence
    Are you looking for your friends?
[19:32] Holo
    If that is the case, what of it?
[19:35] Lawrence
    I may be willing to cross
    this dangerous bridge.
[19:40] Holo
    Then, it is fine.
[19:42] Holo
    It is fine. There is no need for you
    to brace yourself so grandly.
[19:46] Lawrence
    Holo...
[19:47] Holo
    If I could, I would slap that girl's cheek
[19:51] Holo
    and make her tell me what stories
    may have been left behind.
[19:54] Holo
    For exactly the reason you said.
[19:57] Holo
    The other reason is, I merely wish
    to know more about Yoitsu.
[20:01] Holo
    Do you not also wish to hear
    stories of your hometown?
[20:04] Lawrence
    That's true...
[20:06] Holo
    But it would be troublesome for me if you
    had to cross a dangerous bridge for that sake.
[20:14] Holo
    Your good nature is one of
    your few good points...
[20:18] Holo
    And it is also something a bit frightening.
[20:21] Holo
    Even if I stand here so lonely,
    you do not leap to devour me whole.
[20:27] Holo
    Truly, what a frightening male.
[20:29] Lawrence
    Something may look like sweet fruit,
[20:31] Lawrence
    but taste completely different
    when bitten into.
[20:34] Holo
    True, it could be unbelievably sour...
[20:38] Holo
    However,
[20:39] Holo
    are you saying I am not sweet?
[20:41] Lawrence
    Yes.
[20:42] Holo
    Oh, how brave of you.
[20:46] Lawrence
    Are you really sure it's okay to give up?
[20:49] Holo
    It is unfair to ask me that in such a way.
[20:54] Holo
    Of course, I wish to know more
    details about Yoitsu, my friends,
[21:00] Holo
    and that infuriating bear.
[21:02] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[21:03] Holo
    The story I heard from that bird girl
    in Kumerson was hardly enough.
[21:07] Holo
    It was like receiving only a few drops of
    water when feeling unbearable thirst.
[21:11] Lawrence
    What do you want to do?
[21:14] Holo
    May I ask something of you?
[21:18] Lawrence
    Leave it to me.
[21:21] Lawrence
    I'll take care of it.
[21:22] Holo
    Actually, I have an idea.
[21:30] Lawrence
    Are you serious?
[21:31] Holo
    There is no point beating around the bush.
[21:34] Holo
    You were the one who said
    I could ask you anything.
[21:38] Holo
    I want you to cross this
    dangerous bridge together with me.
[21:43] Lawrence
    But...
[21:43] Holo
    You said very dependably, "Leave it to me."
[21:47] Holo
    That made me very happy.
[21:51] Holo
    After all, I must grab your reins
    every once in a while.
[21:54] Holo
    Well, I will leave things to you
    if it does not end up well.
[21:58] Holo
    So, all I will do for now is grab your hand.
[22:06] Holo
    Now, then. Let us hurry and eat something.
[22:12] Lawrence
    Fine.
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[00:06] Lawrence
    I apologize for the other day.
[00:09] Elsa
    What business do you have here?
[00:11] Lawrence
    I heard from Mr. Evan that you were facing
[00:13] Lawrence
    a really difficult situation
    of some kind at the time.
[00:17] Elsa
    Are you here to ask about the abbey again?
[00:18] Lawrence
    Not at all.
[00:19] Lawrence
    The village head didn't know anything either,
[00:22] Lawrence
    so it looks like I had come
    on a wild goose chase.
[00:24] Elsa
    Is that so?
[00:25] Lawrence
    So, we've decided to continue on our journey,
[00:28] Lawrence
    and we've come to the church
    to pray for safe travels.
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
[02:04] Elsa
    This way.
SIGN    Episode 22
    Church Teachings and
    Memories of Father
[02:09] Elsa
    Then, a prayer...
[02:11] Lawrence
    Father Franz.
[02:12] Elsa
    Huh?
[02:12] Lawrence
    He must have been a man of great faith.
[02:16] Elsa
    Oh.
[02:18] Elsa
    Yes, he was.
[02:21] Elsa
    Just...
[02:22] Elsa
    I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out.
[02:27] Elsa
    Now, let us pray.
[02:29] Lawrence
    Oh, before that, I'd like to make a confession.
[02:31] Elsa
    I see.
[02:34] Elsa
    Then let us go into a different room...
[02:36] Lawrence
    No, I'd like to do it here.
[02:37] Lawrence
    Before God, if possible.
[02:40] Elsa
    I understand.
[02:44] Elsa
    Let God hear your confession, for He...
[02:53] Elsa
    is gracious to those who are honest with Him.
[02:57] Lawrence
    I have lied.
[02:59] Lawrence
    I have fooled another for my own gain.
[03:02] Elsa
    Do you have the courage
    to confess the truth before God?
[03:06] Lawrence
    I do.
[03:07] Elsa
    There is no need to be afraid.
[03:09] Elsa
    God is merciful to those who are faithful.
[03:13] Lawrence
    I lied today.
[03:15] Lawrence
    I spoke falsely to trick another.
[03:19] Elsa
    For what reason?
[03:20] Lawrence
    There was something I needed to know.
[03:22] Lawrence
    I lied in order to get close
    to the other person.
[03:25] Elsa
    Who did you lie to?
[03:28] Lawrence
    You, Ms. Elsa.
[03:30] Lawrence
    I have confessed my lies before God.
[03:35] Lawrence
    And now, I shall speak the truth.
[03:37] Lawrence
    I have come to ask about
    the location of Diendran Abbey.
[03:42] Lawrence
    No, I have lied again.
[03:45] Lawrence
    I have not come to ask for the location.
[03:47] Elsa
    Huh?
[03:48] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa, I came to confirm that
    this place is Diendran Abbey.
[03:53] Lawrence
    And, Father Franz is also known as
    the managing abbot, Louis Lana Schtinghilt.
[03:59] Lawrence
    Am I wrong?
[04:00] Lawrence
    You are before God.
[04:03] Lawrence
    You must not lie before Him.
[04:05] Lawrence
    We have come to ask about the stories
    of pagan gods he had collected.
[04:11] Lawrence
    You are worried about the town of Enberch
    discovering the actions of Father Franz, right?
[04:17] Elsa
    Wh-Who in the world are you two?!
[04:21] Holo
    It is difficult to give you a satisfying
    answer to that question.
[04:27] Elsa
    D-Difficult?
[04:28] Holo
    This is the reason.
[04:35] Holo
    Do you wish to touch them?
[04:44] Holo
    She is much more timid than I expected.
[04:47] Lawrence
    I wonder about that.
[04:48] Lawrence
    That letter was from a lord of another area
    stating he would support this church.
[04:54] Lawrence
    She must've been busy
    every night until its arrival.
[04:57] Lawrence
    It seems that things are a lot more
    dire here than I imagined.
[05:05] Lawrence
    Are you all right?
[05:09] Elsa
    So, it wasn't a dream.
[05:12] Holo
    Though it would be better
    for you to think as such.
[05:15] Elsa
    They say devils fool humans in their dreams.
[05:20] Lawrence
    Once we finish what we came here for,
    we will disappear like a dream.
[05:25] Lawrence
    There should be records of
    the stories Father Franz collected.
[05:29] Elsa
    Why are you looking for such a thing?
[05:31] Holo
    I wish to return home.
[05:33] Elsa
    Home?
[05:34] Holo
    I left my hometown ages ago.
[05:37] Holo
    I have forgotten my way back and do not
    know if my friends are still doing well.
[05:42] Holo
    Moreover, I am not even sure
    whether my hometown still exists.
[05:46] Holo
    What would you do?
[05:48] Holo
    If you knew there was someone
    who may know about your home, long lost?
[05:57] Elsa
    I am a servant of God.
[06:01] Elsa
    At the same time, I am someone who
    wishes to follow Father Franz's footsteps.
[06:05] Elsa
    I do not believe you have been
    possessed by the devil.
[06:08] Elsa
    Father Franz always said there is
    no such thing as being possessed by the devil.
[06:14] Elsa
    Please follow me.
[06:36] Lawrence
    What is this place?
[06:38] Elsa
    Precious things are always
    hidden behind the prayer room.
[06:43] Elsa
    May God forgive us.
[06:52] Elsa
    In his will, Father Franz wrote that the
    statue could then be removed from its place...
[06:57] Lawrence
    I understand.
[07:00] Lawrence
    There we go.
[07:06] Lawrence
    May we enter?
[07:08] Elsa
    I will go first.
[07:17] Lawrence
    Be careful.
[07:24] Lawrence
    She's not going to set fire to
    the basement, is she?
[07:26] Holo
    You are much more suspicious than I.
[07:34] Elsa
    Thank you for waiting.
[07:36] Lawrence
    Not at all.
[07:37] Lawrence
    What are those?
[07:38] Elsa
    Letters.
[07:40] Elsa
    To me.
[07:41] Elsa
    There are books in the basement.
[07:43] Elsa
    I believe they are what you are looking for.
[07:46] Lawrence
    May we take them out and read them?
[07:48] Elsa
    Please read them within the church.
[07:55] Lawrence
    I know we forced you to do this.
[07:57] Lawrence
    I'd like to thank you, as well as apologize.
[08:00] Elsa
    Yes, you did indeed force me.
[08:03] Elsa
    However...
[08:05] Elsa
    I'm sure Father Franz would have been happy.
[08:08] Elsa
    He always said that the stories
    he collected were not mere fairy tales...
[08:15] Elsa
    It's just, I did not expect so many books...
[08:17] Elsa
    You may need to talk with the inn about
    staying a few more days to read them all.
[08:21] Lawrence
    But you might call for help in that time.
[08:25] Elsa
    I have spent my life embracing the true faith.
[08:28] Elsa
    I would never lay a trap for others.
[08:30] Elsa
    Even in the prayer room, I did not lie.
[08:34] Lawrence
    Yes, I was the one who laid a trap for you.
[08:39] Elsa
    I'll remember that you should never
    let your guard down around a merchant.
[08:46] Holo
    Hey...
[08:50] Holo
    May I read these here?
[08:52] Elsa
    You may, but remember to extinguish
    the candles when you're finished.
[08:55] Elsa
    This is not a wealthy church.
[08:58] Holo
    Very well.
[09:04] Lawrence
    If a merchant wishes to ascend to heaven,
    I heard that he needs to lighten his purse.
[09:11] Elsa
    Thank you.
[09:14] Elsa
    May God's blessing be with you.
[09:18] Lawrence
    You don't need to watch over us?
[09:20] Elsa
    As you don't plan to bring disaster upon
    our village, I have no reason to make a fuss.
[09:24] Elsa
    True, your companion is a being
    that should not be in this church.
[09:29] Elsa
    However...
[09:30] Lawrence
    Your suspicion is completely understandable.
[09:33] Elsa
    Huh?
[09:34] Elsa
    Well, if you ask me whether
    I have any suspicions or not, I do.
[09:40] Elsa
    However...
[09:41] Elsa
    I have a much bigger problem...
[09:43] Lawrence
    While I can't take confessions,
[09:46] Lawrence
    I can be helpful in giving advice.
[09:50] Lawrence
    However...
[09:52] Lawrence
    I can only give sincere advice when it
    doesn't revolve around making money.
[09:58] Elsa
    No, you're right. It may be better to
    ask someone like you in this situation.
[10:04] Elsa
    May I ask?
[10:06] Lawrence
    Though, I'm not sure if I can
    give you a satisfactory answer.
[10:11] Elsa
    If...
[10:13] Elsa
    If the stories collected
    in that basement are true, then...
[10:17] Lawrence
    Then?
[10:18] Elsa
    Does that mean the God we believe in is false?
[10:21] Elsa
    My father... Father Franz collected
    stories about the northern gods.
[10:26] Elsa
    He was suspected of heresy
     more than once or twice.
[10:31] Elsa
    Yet, he was a commendable priest
    who never missed a single day of prayer.
[10:35] Elsa
    However, if your companion is truly
    a pagan god, it would mean our God is false.
[10:43] Elsa
    I don't know.
[10:44] Elsa
    I do not have the courage to judge you
    with holy water and bible in hand.
[10:49] Elsa
    I can't even tell if my hesitation
    is good or bad thing...
[10:52] Lawrence
    I am a mere traveling merchant,
    so I'm not well versed in the teachings of God.
[10:57] Lawrence
    I can't really tell you what's right or wrong.
[11:02] Lawrence
    However, I don't think Father Franz was wrong.
[11:07] Elsa
    Why...
[11:08] Elsa
    Why do you believe that?!
[11:12] Elsa
    That knock must be from elder Sem.
[11:15] Elsa
    He is probably here to speak to me about you.
[11:18] Elsa
    I will tell him that I've been asking you about
    the churches in other countries and towns.
[11:25] Elsa
    This isn't really a lie because...
[11:27] Lawrence
    Yes, I understand.
[11:29] Lawrence
    I would love to tell you about my experiences.
[11:38] Holo
    You seemed quite compassionate.
[11:39] Lawrence
    Merchants are always compassionate
    to those they do business with.
[11:44] Lawrence
    Can you hear their conversation?
[11:46] Holo
    She is speaking with him
    like she said she would.
[11:49] Holo
    It seems the one named Sem
    is just about to leave.
[11:51] Lawrence
    Our main problem is time.
[11:53] Lawrence
    If we take too long,
    the snow will stop our travels.
[11:57] Holo
    Yet, I do not know if we will
    get through all of this.
[11:59] Lawrence
    I'm sure we'll be able to get through them
    if the two of us skim through quickly.
[12:07] Holo
    Yes.
[12:09] Lawrence
    What's wrong?
[12:10] Holo
    I have told you that I am tired of being alone.
[12:31] Elsa
    The elder has returned home.
    About what we spoke of earlier...
[12:41] Elsa
    Then, let us speak again later.
[12:50] Lawrence
    Hey, now.
[12:56] Lawrence
    Did someone come to the church?
[12:59] Lawrence
    I got it. It must be Evan.
[13:03] Holo
    I have grown hungry.
[13:05] Lawrence
    Well, let's take a break.
[13:09] Lawrence
    Let's keep you a secret from Evan.
[13:12] Holo
    Though that girl may tell him.
[13:14] Lawrence
    She tells Evan how many times
    she sneezes in a day,
[13:18] Lawrence
    but didn't tell him about
    when we first visited the church.
[13:22] Holo
    I am still uneasy.
[13:25] Lawrence
    We've also made a donation,
    I'm sure she understands what we mean.
[13:29] Lawrence
    Most importantly, even if we
    can't trust the existence of god,
[13:31] Lawrence
    we can trust those who are faithful to him.
[13:34] Holo
    Yet, that girl seems quite troubled.
[13:38] Holo
    Who knows what action she will take
    once she makes her decision?
[13:42] Lawrence
    About God?
[13:44] Holo
    Incidentally, how were you planning to reply?
[13:47] Lawrence
    Oh...
[13:48] Lawrence
    I think Father Franz started collecting
    stories about pagan gods
[13:52] Lawrence
    to prove the existence of God.
[13:56] Lawrence
    He prayed day after day,
    but never saw a hint of Him.
[13:59] Lawrence
    It makes one want to question
    God's existence, doesn't it?
[14:03] Lawrence
    Isn't that why he grew interested
    in the gods of others?
[14:07] Lawrence
    If pagan gods truly exist...
[14:09] Lawrence
    Then, there is no way God himself doesn't.
[14:12] Holo
    God does not exist.
[14:14] Holo
    After all, the Church believes that
[14:16] Holo
    God created this world and that humans
    are merely borrowing it, correct?
[14:21] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[14:22] Lawrence
    Even so, I'm sure he wanted
    to feel His existence.
[14:28] Elsa
    Come, don't spill.
[14:30] Elsa
    And tear the bread before eating it.
[14:32] Evan
    Yeah, I know.
[14:34] Evan
    More importantly,
    please continue, Mr. Lawrence.
[14:37] Lawrence
    Where was I?
[14:39] Evan
    You just got on a large ship.
[14:40] Lawrence
    Oh, that's right.
[14:42] Lawrence
    The thing that surprised me
    most on the ship was the food.
[14:45] Evan
    The food?
[14:46] Holo
    Oh?
[14:47] Lawrence
    There were merchants
    from many different regions.
[14:50] Lawrence
    For instance, the bread of a merchant
    from the Ebgod region was incredibly salty.
[14:55] Evan
    Salty bread? Can you believe it?
[14:58] Elsa
    Well...
[14:59] Lawrence
    There was also completely flat bread.
[15:01] Lawrence
    Flour and water were kneaded and baked before
    being blessed by the bread-leaving spirits.
[15:05] Lawrence
    This one had honey in it and was really good.
[15:11] Evan
    There are a lot of things I don't know
    about outside the village.
[15:15] Lawrence
    Thank you very much for
    preparing such a feast today.
[15:19] Elsa
    No, you gave quite a generous donation.
    This is the least I can do.
[15:24] Lawrence
    So, after this...
[15:26] Elsa
    You may read the books at night as well.
[15:28] Lawrence
    Thank you.
[15:29] Evan
    Then, Mr. Lawrence, tell me more
    about the outside world later!
[15:33] Elsa
    Evan, you need to practice writing.
[15:35] Evan
    What?!
[15:37] Lawrence
    Oh, that's right.
[15:39] Lawrence
    About your question this afternoon...
[15:40] Elsa
    I will consider the answer on my own.
[15:42] Elsa
    Father Franz always said, think before asking.
[15:49] Evan
    What are you talking about?
[15:50] Elsa
    It's nothing.
[15:51] Elsa
    Come on. Help me clean up.
[15:54] Evan
    Sure thing.
[15:58] Elsa
    Not just the plates. Clean up the breadcrumbs.
[16:00] Evan
    Yeah. Yeah. I got it.
[16:02] Elsa
    It's bad manners, so don't eat them.
[16:04] Evan
    You don't have to tell me that.
[16:06] Elsa
    I wonder. You always seem so hungry, Evan.
[16:11] Lawrence
    Those two...
[16:13] Holo
    Yes?
[16:13] Lawrence
    They get along really well.
[16:19] Lawrence
    Huh? Did I same something odd?
[16:22] Holo
    Well, you know...
[16:24] Holo
    For the most part...
[16:28] Holo
    I know my own good and bad points.
[16:32] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah?
[16:33] Holo
    So, you know...
[16:34] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[16:35] Holo
    I wish you would not speak
    so enviously of them.
[16:39] Holo
    I, too...
[16:41] Holo
    No, I understand.
[16:43] Holo
    I understand, but...
[16:44] Holo
    We must look like quite the fools ourselves.
[16:48] Holo
    I do not know why I feel
    so embarrassed about this.
[16:52] Holo
    But you enviously say
    they get along well, yet we...
[16:58] Lawrence
    No.
[17:00] Lawrence
    No, well, you're right, but, I mean...
[17:06] Lawrence
    No, I understand.
[17:09] Lawrence
    I already knew.
[17:11] Lawrence
    I just didn't want to put it into words.
[17:14] Lawrence
    It's true that I'm envious,
    but not about their relationship.
[17:20] Lawrence
    Those two will continue living in this church.
[17:25] Lawrence
    But what about us?
[17:27] Lawrence
    You found a clue about your hometown.
[17:29] Lawrence
    And I'm helping you follow that clue.
[17:32] Lawrence
    However,
[17:34] Lawrence
    I'm a traveling merchant without any roots.
[17:37] Holo
    You...
[17:38] Lawrence
    So...
[17:40] Lawrence
    What will you do once you return home?
[17:51] Holo
    I do not know.
[17:53] Lawrence
    A quick look at your hometown
     won't satisfying you, will it?
[17:58] Lawrence
    No, let's not.
[18:00] Lawrence
    I'm sorry.
[18:01] Holo
    I am Wise Wolf Holo.
[18:04] Holo
    I am Wise Wolf Holo of Yoitsu.
[18:08] Holo
    I am Wise Wolf Holo of Yoitsu.
[18:16] Lawrence
    What?
[18:18] Lawrence
    Ho...
[18:22] Holo
    Is there a problem?
[18:24] Lawrence
    No, no problem...
[18:32] Holo
    I shall sleep for a bit.
[18:33] Holo
    Will you look through the books for me?
[18:39] Lawrence
    All right.
[18:57] Lawrence
    "I do not wish to regard the tale of this
    bear god as more special than others."
[19:01] Lawrence
    "This god seems to be
    represented in various stories."
[19:06] Franz
    However, I believe this god is
    the only one I have been able
[19:10] Franz
    to connect with others so thoroughly.
[19:12] (Flashback) Franz
    Does the Pope know of this?
[19:15] (Flashback) Franz
    If my assumptions are correct,
    our God has triumphed without a fight.
[19:21] (Flashback) Franz
    I cannot possibly remain calm if this is true.
[19:24] (Flashback) Franz
    I could not help feeling strongly
    the existence of God as I assembled this book.
[19:30] Lawrence
    "I hope that this will not be judged by
    narrow-minded worshipers of God,"
[19:35] Lawrence
    "but those with open hearts whose love of
    God is like a gentle breeze in a vast field."
[19:49] Lawrence
    I found a book about the Moon-Hunting Bear.
[19:53] Holo
    Did something happen?
[19:55] Lawrence
    There's a good chance.
[19:59] Lawrence
    I don't know what you want
    to do after reading this.
[20:03] Lawrence
    But I'd like you to be honest with me
    and tell me your thoughts.
[20:09] Holo
    I understand.
[20:11] Holo
    I promise.
[20:25] Lawrence
    According to the letter on your desk,
[20:28] Lawrence
    I thought Enberch wouldn't lay
    their hands on this village.
[20:30] Elsa
    The keen eyes of a merchant
    are truly impressive.
[20:34] Elsa
    That is what I thought myself...
[20:36] Lawrence
    I'm a traveler. I can easily fall into
    danger when something happens.
[20:41] Elsa
    I will not allow anything like that
    to happen while I'm here.
[20:44] Elsa
    Please close up the basement.
[20:46] Elsa
    The elder will be sure to visit if this
    has something to do with Enberch.
[20:50] Lawrence
    We stayed late into the night here
    after having a religious discussion.
[20:54] Lawrence
    Since my companion is a nun,
    the situation is plausible.
[20:58] Elsa
    Take a blanket with you to the prayer room.
[21:19] Sem
    However, as the village head...
[21:29] Sem
    I apologize for disturbing you
    so late at night.
[21:34] Lawrence
    Did something happen?
[21:35] Sem
    Please bear with the inconvenience for now.
[21:40] Lawrence
    I am a part of the Rowen Merchant Association.
[21:44] Lawrence
    Many people in the Kumerson branch
    know that I am currently in this village.
[21:49] Sem
    I understand.
[21:51] Sem
    We have not appeared before you
    because we have ill intentions.
[22:00] Sem
    Someone in Enberch has died
    eating the wheat from our village.
SIGN    Episode 23
SIGN    Orchestrated Catastrophe and
    Appropriate Retribution
[23:45] Holo
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[00:04] Sem
    A shoemaker living in Enberch
    died after eating some bread.
[00:08] Sem
    The wheat that was used to
    make that bread was from this village.
[00:15] Lawrence
    Ridelius' Hellfire...
[00:17] Holo
    Ride... what now?
[00:19] Lawrence
    It's wheat that's been poisoned by disease.
[00:22] Lawrence
    You can't tell if it's poisoned a wheat field
    until someone dies from eating it.
[00:27] Sem
    An official representative will be coming soon.
[00:30] Sem
    Enberch plans to return
    all of the wheat from our village.
[00:33] Baker
    R-Return all the wheat? That means...
[00:36] Sem
    That's right. We have to return the money.
[00:39] Villager A
    Village Head, what should we do?
[00:41] Villager B
    We've already used the money
[00:43] Villager B
    to buy pigs and chickens,
    as well as mend our sickles and spades!
[00:45] Iima
    That's not all.
[00:47] Iima
    We had a bumper harvest this year.
[00:50] Iima
    The quality of food and alcohol
    went up at my place.
[00:54] Iima
    Your money's been spent there, too.
[00:57] Iima
    And there's another problem...
[00:58] Lawrence
    The scary thing about this is that it
    doesn't end with just a few deaths.
[01:03] Lawrence
    There's no telling if other stalks
    have snuck their way in,
[01:06] Lawrence
    so the entire harvest can no longer be eaten.
[01:10] Sem
    We have no stores of wheat in the village.
[01:13] Baker
    What are we going to do?!
[01:14] Villager A
    We can bear being poor, but we can't starve!
[01:16] Sem
    Exactly, however...
[01:19] Villager B
    These two mixed poisonous
    wheat into our harvest!
[01:22] Villager B
    I heard they brought wheat to this village!
[01:24] Baker
    That's right!
[01:24] Baker
    Didn't you go to the waterwheel
    and grind your wheat into flour?!
[01:27] Villager A
    You conspired with the miller
    boy to destroy this village!
[01:30] Villager B
    That's right! Where'd that liar go?!
[01:32] Baker
    Tie them both up and make them confess
    which batches of wheat they poisoned!
[01:35] Elsa
    Please hold on!
[01:37] Baker
    Stay out of this, woman!
[01:39] Iima
    Excuse me?
[01:42] Elsa
    Evan is in the church.
[01:44] Sem
    What matters most right now
[01:46] Sem
    is that the wheat will be returned
     and how we can pay them back.
[01:50] Baker
    We can't pay back money we don't have.
[01:53] Baker
    We'll have to ask them
    to wait until next year...
[01:55] Sem
    I hope things will be that simple.
[01:57] Villager A
    What do you mean?
[01:58] Sem
    Enberch might use this as an excuse to
    change our relationship back to how it was...
[02:03] Villager B
    Wh-What are you saying?!
[02:04] Baker
    Those guys shouldn't be able
    to lay their hands on us.
[02:06] Villager C
    Didn't Father Franz set it up that way?
[02:09] Villager A
    It was impossible for Elsa from the start!
[02:11] Villager A
    Of course they'd look down on her!
[02:13] Baker
    That's right! She stays in the church all day
    and never comes out to help in the fields!
[02:17] Villager B
    The wheat harvest this year
    was all thanks to Lord Truyeo!
[02:20] Villager A
    A church girl like her is completely useless!
[02:22] Sem
    That's enough.
[02:24] Sem
    Every villager needs to check how much money
    they have left after selling the harvest
[02:28] Sem
    and how many provisions
    they already have prepared.
[02:30] Sem
    At the earliest, the messenger
    will reach our village by daybreak.
[02:34] Sem
    Let's disperse for now.
[02:43] Sem
    Elsa.
[02:45] Sem
    I'm sure this is painful for you,
    but please endure it for now.
[02:49] Sem
    Ms. Iima, please go to the church with Elsa.
[02:52] Sem
    Some of the hot-blooded villagers
    may come pounding on the door.
[02:55] Iima
    Leave it to me.
[02:56] Sem
    Mr. Lawrence, I'm just as suspicious
    of you as the villagers are.
[03:02] Sem
    Even so, please don't think that I'm foolish
    enough to immediately believe that as truth.
[03:06] Lawrence
    I would say the exact same thing
    if I were in your place, Village Head Sem.
[03:10] Sem
    In order to ensure your safety
    and prevent further suspicion,
[03:16] Sem
    I'd like the two of you to come to my home.
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 23
    Orchestrated Catastrophe
    and Appropriate Retribution
[04:54] Lawrence
    The situation seems to be
    too much of a coincidence.
[04:57] Lawrence
    The more I think about it, the more
    I feel like Enberch orchestrated all of this
[05:00] Lawrence
    in order to control Tereo.
[05:02] Holo
    I agree.
[05:03] Lawrence
    Even so, Elsa's backer wouldn't stay
    silent if the village gets trapped like that.
[05:08] Lawrence
    That's why they needed a scapegoat.
[05:11] Lawrence
    Then we happened by,
     giving them the perfect opportunity.
[05:14] Lawrence
    They'll surely offer the village this deal.
[05:17] Lawrence
    "We'll delay the return payment for
    the wheat if you hand over the culprits to us."
[05:22] Holo
    Are you going to allow that?
[05:24] Lawrence
    Of course not.
[05:25] Lawrence
    However...
[05:27] Holo
    Yes. If we run, it would be like
    admitting we poisoned the wheat.
[05:30] Holo
    Your image would be posted everywhere and...
[05:32] Lawrence
    My life as a merchant would be over.
[05:38] Holo
    Could we seek help
    from that association of yours?
[05:41] Lawrence
    The association, huh? If only...
[05:45] Lawrence
    Oh, that's right.
[05:49] Lawrence
    If I rode on your back,
[05:51] Lawrence
    we could flee to another
     town faster than on horseback.
[05:53] Holo
    Of course.
[05:54] Lawrence
    It would be a huge problem if news got out
    that a merchant poisoned some wheat.
[05:58] Lawrence
    The association would
    fervently deny such accusations.
[06:00] Holo
    If that is the case, the ones
    trying to entrap us may give up.
[06:06] Lawrence
    But then, who would take the blame instead?
[06:09] Lawrence
    They'd blame Evan, since he could
     poison the wheat at any time
[06:12] Lawrence
    and the villagers have
    always been suspicious of him.
[06:15] Holo
    Then, I shall carry him on my back as well.
[06:17] Lawrence
    But then...
[06:19] Holo
    If that girl is in danger,
    I shall carry her as well.
[06:22] Holo
    You are foolishly good-natured, after all.
[06:25] Holo
    Goodness, how troublesome...
[06:27] Lawrence
    I'm sorry. Thank you.
[06:29] Sem
    Well, then.
[06:31] Sem
    Please tell me who in the world
    the two of you are.
[06:34] Lawrence
    I have already told you.
[06:36] Sem
    Yes, you have.
[06:39] Sem
    And you probably speak the truth.
[06:41] Sem
    However, the two of you were seeking
    Diendran Abbey. For what reason?
[06:47] Lawrence
    A person I met in Kumerson
    introduced me to the abbot of that abbey.
[06:51] Sem
    So, you didn't come here at
    the request of the town of Enberch?
[06:56] Lawrence
    It's true that we stopped by the town
    of Enberch, but we only passed through.
[07:00] Lawrence
    We came in search of Diendran Abbey
    only for our own selves.
[07:05] Sem
    Y-You're lying!
[07:09] Lawrence
    We have absolutely nothing to do with
    the feud between Enberch and this village.
[07:14] Lawrence
    I only found out about the feud
    after coming to this village
[07:18] Lawrence
    and I used my own experience
    to deduce the situation.
[07:21] Sem
    You absolutely, truly,
    have nothing to do with any of this?
[07:24] Lawrence
    Yes.
[07:25] Sem
    If that's truly the case...
[07:28] Sem
    If that's truly the case, can you lend us
    some wisdom and perhaps some money?
[07:32] Lawrence
    I can lend you my wisdom, however...
[07:35] Sem
    I won't ask you to lend it to us
    free of charge.
[07:37] Sem
    In exchange, I can guarantee your safety.
[07:40] Lawrence
    Is that a threat?
[07:42] Sem
    The only reason I did not simply
    tie you up as the culprit was
[07:45] Sem
    because you brought wheat as a gift
    when you came to greet me.
[07:50] Lawrence
    It looks like I have no choice but to agree.
[07:54] Lawrence
    However.
[07:55] Lawrence
    I will ask for appropriate compensation
    if I'm able to turn this situation around.
[08:01] Sem
    I understand.
[08:04] Lawrence
    Then, let me say this first.
[08:07] Lawrence
    This commotion was all orchestrated
    by the town of Enberch itself.
[08:11] Sem
    Please continue.
[08:12] Lawrence
    Yes.
[08:13] Lawrence
    This is what I expect Enberch's plan to be.
[08:15] Lawrence
    You will not be able to pay back
    the money for all the wheat.
[08:19] Lawrence
    So, they will demand you credit them
    towards the wheat you harvest next year.
[08:25] Sem
    What does that mean?
[08:26] Lawrence
    They will negotiate the price of next year's
    wheat and buy it at that price now.
[08:31] Lawrence
    However, since they're buying
    something that doesn't exist yet,
[08:35] Lawrence
    they'll haggle down the price.
[08:38] Lawrence
    You'll be forced to make up the difference
     with the following year's wheat.
[08:42] Lawrence
    Repeating this cycle will become
     increasingly difficult for your village.
[08:45] Lawrence
    In the end, they will probably
    take advantage of your weakness
[08:48] Lawrence
    to end the contract made with Father Franz.
[08:53] Sem
    We only wished to avoid
    heavy taxation in our village.
[08:56] Sem
    Thinking that, we desperately
    protected what Father Franz left us.
[09:01] Sem
    I can't believe they used
    Ridelius' Hellfire against us...
[09:04] Lawrence
    Is there really no chance the poisonous
     wheat made it into your harvest?
[09:09] Sem
    That cursed wheat is black and sticky.
[09:13] Sem
    Everyone in the village can recognize it.
[09:15] Sem
    It's unlikely that enough to kill someone
     was carelessly mixed into our harvest.
[09:22] Sem
    I spoke with Elsa a bit, and she
    immediately suspected Enberch.
[09:30] Sem
    I am so pathetic.
[09:32] Sem
    I thought our livelihood would be secure
    as long as we had someone to buy our wheat,
[09:35] Sem
    so I didn't consider anything else.
[09:39] Sem
    I can't believe they'd
    attack us in such a way...
[09:42] Lawrence
    I'd like to speak with Ms. Elsa.
[09:53] Iima
    You want to meet with Elsa?
[09:54] Lawrence
    Village Head Sem has promised our safety
    in exchange for my wisdom and money.
[10:00] Lawrence
    I need to speak with Miss Elsa
    to gain some accurate information.
[10:05] Iima
    Elsa! Elsa!
[10:08] Elsa
    What is it?
[10:10] Lawrence
    I've come to talk with you.
[10:12] Iima
    You all right?
[10:14] Elsa
    We cannot depend on them,
    but we can trust them.
[10:17] Elsa
    At the very least, the two of them
    know the proper method of prayer.
[10:22] Iima
    Got it.
[10:26] Elsa
    Please come in.
[10:29] Elsa
    Please stay outside.
[10:30] Evan
    Wh-Why?
[10:31] Elsa
    Please.
[10:33] Evan
    Fine...
[10:34] Lawrence
    Evan.
[10:37] Lawrence
    Any merchant would cry
     if they dropped this purse.
[10:42] Lawrence
    Think of it as proof that you can trust me.
[10:52] Elsa
    I can't believe Enberch
    would use such underhanded tricks...
[10:55] Elsa
    My backer is merely supporting me
    because of my father.
[11:00] Elsa
    If I ask for much more,
    I risk losing my backer completely...
[11:03] Lawrence
    As expected...
[11:05] Lawrence
    So, what do you think will happen
    to us after this, Ms. Elsa?
[11:10] Elsa
    You're asking me?
[11:11] Lawrence
    I think only you, and perhaps Ms. Iima,
[11:14] Lawrence
    are able to tell how Enberch
    plans to play this out.
[11:17] Elsa
    As well as the two of you, right?
[11:24] Lawrence
    We are thinking of running.
[11:26] Elsa
    I cannot believe you'd be able to escape,
    even with a horse.
[11:31] Lawrence
    That would be the case if my companion
    was a mere girl like she seems.
[11:38] Elsa
    Then, why haven't you fled?
[11:41] Lawrence
    First, we haven't finished reading
    through the books in this church.
[11:45] Lawrence
    The next reason is that we know
    who will be blamed if we disappear.
[11:53] Elsa
    Are you confident
    you'll be able to escape with Evan?
[11:55] Lawrence
    Not just him, but you as well.
[12:00] Elsa
    There is no reason for me to refuse
    your request to read the books.
[12:03] Elsa
    But there isn't much time...
[12:04] Lawrence
    There is only one book
    we'd like to read, no matter what.
[12:09] Holo
    It has been hidden under the altar.
[12:11] Holo
    As long as I can read that book...
[12:13] Holo
    Well, considering the current
    predicament, I will not wish for more.
[12:24] Elsa
    Goodness.
[12:26] Elsa
    There should be a book
    under the alter. Go get it.
[12:31] Evan
    Y-Yeah.
[12:34] Elsa
    I will neither encourage
    nor discourage you from escaping.
[12:37] Elsa
    However, will you lend me your
    merchant's wisdom until that time?
[12:43] Lawrence
    I'm not sure if I can
    give you a satisfactory answer.
[12:46] Elsa
    It seems merchants really like that phrase.
[12:49] Lawrence
    We are a cautious lot.
[12:52] Evan
    I brought the book.
[12:54] Evan
    But this...
[12:56] Evan
    Isn't this one of Father Franz's
    books on pagan legends?
[12:58] Evan
    Whoa!
[13:01] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa, please excuse me.
[13:11] Holo
    Hey.
[13:12] Holo
    If I tear this book apart in anger,
    will you apologize on my behalf?
[13:17] Lawrence
    I don't mind apologizing, but don't tear
    the book apart just to wipe your tears.
[13:22] Holo
    You would happily buy my tears at a high price.
[13:27] Holo
    It would be a waste not to cry before you.
[13:29] Lawrence
    Such expensive gems,
    I'll have to make sure they're not fake.
[13:36] Holo
    I would like to read alone.
[13:38] Lawrence
    Tell me your thoughts after you finish.
[13:40] Holo
    Yes...
[13:46] Lawrence
    Oh.
[13:57] Evan
    I'll be by your side no matter what happens...
[13:59] Evan
    There's no need for you to worry, Elsa!
[14:02] Elsa
    Yeah...
[14:08] Evan
    If I shouldn't be here, I'll step out.
[14:12] Lawrence
    So, what can my knowledge
    and experience help you with?
[14:17] Elsa
    According to Village Head Sem,
[14:19] Elsa
    we'll be seventy Rimmer coins short
    if they return all the wheat to us.
[14:22] Lawrence
    Seventy Rimmer. That's a lot.
[14:25] Elsa
    That's not all.
[14:28] Elsa
    Since the wheat we stored can no longer
    be used, we'll also need money for food...
[14:33] Elsa
    I thought things wouldn't come to this
    as long as we still had father's contract.
[14:38] Lawrence
    That way of thinking isn't wrong.
[14:40] Lawrence
    However, the villagers never understood
    the greatness of that blessing.
[14:45] Elsa
    I heard from my father that
    farmers in other villages work hard
[14:50] Elsa
    doing odd jobs throughout the winter.
[14:52] Elsa
    They try to earn as much money as possible,
    so their land isn't taken from them.
[14:57] Elsa
    But here...
[14:58] Lawrence
    That's right. However,
    nothing will change if we just grieve.
[15:02] Elsa
    Yes, you're right.
[15:04] Elsa
    If I merely grieve, my father...
    Father Franz will get angry with me...
[15:09] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa!
[15:10] Evan
    Elsa! Elsa!
[15:11] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa!
[15:20] Evan
    Hey, Mr. Lawrence.
[15:21] Evan
    Everyone in the village
    suspects the two of us, don't they?
[15:24] Lawrence
    That's right.
[15:25] Evan
    Of course they do...
[15:27] Evan
    I eavesdropped, but... you said you can escape?
[15:32] Lawrence
    That?
[15:33] Lawrence
    Yeah, we can.
[15:35] Lawrence
    I'd like to selfishly
    take the two of you with me, too.
[15:38] Evan
    That's not selfish at all.
[15:40] Evan
    I don't want to die
    in a place like this. Elsa, too.
[15:42] Evan
    I'm sure she wants to leave this village, too.
[15:45] Evan
    Everyone says Mr. Franz is their benefactor,
[15:47] Evan
    but no one in the village
    really appreciates it...
[15:52] Evan
    They never listen to his teachings.
[15:55] Evan
    They've always given
    their god a ton of offerings
[15:58] Evan
    but have never offered a single
    piece of bread to the church.
[16:00] Evan
    Without the village head or Ms. Iima, we
    would have starved to death a long time ago.
[16:05] Iima
    It's true that the outside world isn't easy,
[16:08] Iima
    but it might be easier than this village.
[16:10] Evan
    Ms. Iima...
[16:11] Iima
    You're, um...
[16:12] Lawrence
    My name is Lawrence.
[16:14] Iima
    Mr. Lawrence, if you want to escape
    with the two of them, I think you should.
[16:21] Iima
    No, I hope you do.
[16:23] Evan
    Yeah.
[16:24] Evan
    Then, I'll need to convince Elsa.
[16:31] Iima
    I know what I said, but how do
    you all plan on escaping?
[16:36] Lawrence
    If a man can come across a maiden
     brewing beer in the mountains,
[16:41] Lawrence
    it wouldn't be odd for another man
    to encounter something else equally strange.
[16:47] Iima
    Did you meet a fairy or something?
[16:49] Lawrence
    Something like that.
[16:59] Holo
    Have you finished talking?
[17:01] Lawrence
    More or less.
[17:03] Holo
    I have already accomplished my goal.
[17:05] Lawrence
    I see.
[17:08] Holo
    If you are curious, you should read it as well.
[17:10] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[17:15] Lawrence
    "The gods of the land all fled in terror."
[17:18] Lawrence
    "In the time it took for nuts
    of a tree to fall,
[17:20] Lawrence
    Yoitsu was shredded apart by the bear's claws."
[17:25] Lawrence
    That's all there is?
[17:32] Holo
    I sense an infuriating gaze on me.
    Is it my imagination?
[17:37] Lawrence
    I'm not...
[17:39] Lawrence
    No, I am. You're right. I'm sorry.
[17:42] Lawrence
    Don't get so angry.
[17:45] Holo
    I am satisfied to hear that my old
    friends seemed to have gotten away.
[17:49] Holo
    There was nothing else.
[17:51] Lawrence
    Nothing in the world ever goes as one wishes.
[17:55] Holo
    I cannot agree more.
[17:56] Holo
    So, what are we going to do?
[17:58] Holo
    We should escape quickly,
     if we plan to do so.
[18:01] Lawrence
    Of course, we'll escape.
[18:05] Holo
    You are taking a great loss this time.
[18:07] Lawrence
    It can't be helped.
[18:08] Lawrence
    We can't take the wheat with us.
[18:11] Lawrence
    If the goods were expensive and
     more portable, we'd have options.
[18:16] Holo
    Are you speaking of the pepper
    you sold once before?
[18:18] Lawrence
    There is something more valuable
    and easier to carry than spices.
[18:23] Holo
    Oh?
[18:25] Lawrence
    Trust.
[18:26] Holo
    It seems I will have to sell your trust
    once it grows higher in value.
[18:29] Lawrence
    Do you know how paranoid of you I've
    become now that you've teased me so much?
[18:36] Holo
    Then, I'll just have to regain that trust.
[18:39] Lawrence
    This is the very reason
    I'm always suspicious of you!
[18:42] Holo
    Lies will only lower the value of your trust.
[18:45] Lawrence
    Well, you have never once blamed me
    for the trouble we are in.
[18:49] Lawrence
    I am honestly grateful for that.
[18:51] Lawrence
    Huh?
[18:52] Holo
    You would not have taken a loss
    if I had not wished to come here.
[18:56] Lawrence
    Then, it looks like we'll have to tighten your
    food and drinking budget to make up for it.
[19:00] Holo
    You have grown quite unrestrained lately.
[19:05] Villagers
    Hand over that merchant!
[19:07] Villagers
    This is definitely their fault!
[19:09] Villagers
    Hand over the miller, too!
[19:17] Iima
    Don't come over. Go deeper inside.
[19:20] Lawrence
    But...
[19:21] Elsa
    I'll go out and persuade them.
[19:22] Iima
    Don't be stupid.
[19:24] Elsa
    But...
[19:29] Iima
    You'll just add oil to the fire.
[19:32] Iima
    You're close with Evan.
[19:35] Iima
    They might hand you over to Enberch
    as a heretic to get on the town's good side.
[19:40] Iima
    Listen to me.
[19:41] Iima
    The two of you can't stay
    in this village any longer.
[19:45] Iima
    If it's hard to make a living everywhere,
[19:47] Iima
    but it's better to look for a new life
    out there with someone you trust.
[19:53] Iima
    You might have to give up a lot of things,
[19:55] Iima
    but there should be a lot
    of things you'll gain on the way.
[19:58] Iima
    No matter the journey,
[20:01] Iima
    choosing your path at a fork
     takes only an instant.
[20:03] Lawrence
    I couldn't agree more.
[20:11] Elsa
    I'd like to run.
[20:14] Evan
    Yeah.
[20:19] Holo
    I have one condition,
    if you'd like to leave it to me.
[20:26] Holo
    Think of everything that happens
    after this as a dream before the dawn.
[20:32] Iima
    I'm a fairy that brews beer, after all.
    I'm so drunk I won't remember a thing.
[20:37] Holo
    Then, leave it all to me.
[20:39] Holo
    Just...
[20:40] Holo
    I can easily jump over the crowd
    with all of you on my back,
[20:45] Holo
    but I am not sure if you can
    withstand such a thing.
[20:48] Lawrence
    Is there a back door in this church?
[20:51] Elsa
    I heard from Father Franz that there was
    an underground passage in the basement...
[20:55] Lawrence
    Let's use that.
[20:56] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa and Evan should prepare
    to leave immediately.
[20:59] Elsa
    Y-Yes.
[21:01] Iima
    Well, it's lucky enough to be able to make
    some preparations for your escape.
[21:05] Holo
    It is not as though your hometown will
    disappear tomorrow. Be glad it still exists.
[21:09] Iima
    Oh? You, too, Ms. Fairy?
[21:12] Holo
    Do not lump me together
    with such weak creatures.
[21:16] Elsa
    We will prepare immediately.
[21:19] Iima
    All right, then. Off you go!
[21:22] Holo
    Even I have lost to her
    strong sense of presence.
[21:27] Holo
    Do not worry.
[21:29] Holo
    This is the only human form I can take.
[21:32] Lawrence
    That's unfortunate.
[21:34] Lawrence
    I prefer a woman with a more ample figure.
[21:39] Lawrence
    Ouch!
[21:41] Holo
    Hurry up and open the door to the basement.
[22:04] Lawrence
    Then, are you ready?
[22:06] Evan
    Y-Yeah.
[22:08] Elsa
    Yes.
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[00:07] Evan
    H-Hey...
[00:10] Evan
    Do you think the villagers will chase after us?
[00:13] Evan
    I mean, we left the entrance
    to the basement wide open...
[00:16] Lawrence
    Ms. Iima said she would close
    the entrance after us.
[00:20] Evan
    Huh? But that means...
[00:22] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[00:23] Lawrence
    If this leads to a dead end,
    we'll be in a lot of trouble.
[00:32] Evan
    Hey, doesn't it strangely stink in here?
[00:36] Holo
    We are close to the outside.
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 24
    Path of the Snake God
    and Answer of the Wise Wolf
[02:32] Lawrence
    No way.
[02:36] Evan
    Huh?
[02:36] Elsa
    Th-This is...
[02:43] Evan
    This is great.
[02:46] Evan
    Mr. Lawrence, what do you think this hole is?
[02:49] Lawrence
    I have no idea.
[02:51] Evan
    This is the hole that Lord Truyeo was said
    to have dug long ago in order to hibernate.
[02:57] Elsa
    The villagers always come here to pray
    when sowing seeds and harvesting.
[03:04] Elsa
    We rarely participate ourselves, but...
[03:08] Elsa
    Why does the church passage lead out here?
[03:10] Lawrence
    I don't know why, but it's very clever.
[03:13] Lawrence
    The villagers would never dare enter this cave.
[03:19] Holo
    Come now.
[03:19] Holo
    If we dawdle here,
    we are asking for them to find us.
[03:23] Holo
    Let us head down near the river first.
[03:26] Evan
    R-Right.
[03:27] Evan
    Let's go, Elsa.
[03:29] Elsa
    Y-Yes.
[03:34] Lawrence
    This den is real, isn't it?
[03:37] Holo
    Yes, though I do not know how long ago it was made.
[03:40] Lawrence
    That basement was made to intersect
    with this large burrow,
[03:43] Lawrence
    and it still keeps going deeper
    in the other direction.
[03:47] Lawrence
    I wonder if there's really a giant
    snake curled up at the end.
[03:51] Holo
    I doubt it would be able to nap peacefully
    if the burrow it happened to make
[03:54] Holo
    is constantly worshiped by humans.
[03:57] Holo
    Well, humans are peculiar creatures
    that love to worship things.
[04:01] Holo
    Do you not wish to worship me as well?
[04:11] Holo
    Let us go.
[04:14] Lawrence
    H-Hey.
[04:25] Evan
    So, how are we going to escape?
[04:27] Holo
    We shall head towards Enberch first.
[04:29] Evan
    Huh?
[04:30] Holo
    We have gone through that town once before.
[04:33] Holo
    Since we wish to escape in the shadows,
[04:36] Holo
    it is better to have some sense
    of the lay of the land.
[04:38] Evan
    I see.
[04:39] Holo
    Let me say one thing.
[04:45] Holo
    If you show fear, I will devour the two of you.
[04:50] Holo
    Turn around.
[04:51] Elsa
    Y-Yes.
[04:55] Holo
    Lawrence.
[04:56] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[05:09] Elsa
    Don't.
[05:13] Holo
    Goodness. Why is it always so chilly
    in my human form?
[05:16] Lawrence
    Just looking at you makes me cold.
[05:33] Lawrence
    Are you hoping for a compliment?
[06:07] Holo
    As I thought, my fur is truly the finest.
[06:10] Lawrence
    Tell me if you ever want to sell it.
[06:18] Holo
    I did not expect much.
[06:21] Lawrence
    Come on.
[06:28] Lawrence
    This is merely a dream before the dawn.
[06:31] Lawrence
    Right?
[06:32] Elsa
    Yes. You're right.
[06:35] Evan
    Looks like Father Franz wasn't a liar.
[06:40] Holo
    Get on quickly.
[06:43] Holo
    It will be troublesome if we are found.
[06:46] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[07:00] Holo
    If you fall off my back, I will carry you
    in my jaws. Be prepared.
[07:07] Holo
    Then, let us be off.
[07:32] Evan
    Hold on tight!
[07:46] Lawrence
    How far have we come?
[07:47] Holo
    Halfway.
[07:52] Lawrence
    Is this a small break? Or...
[07:54] Holo
    It will be pointless if all of you die.
[07:57] Holo
    Let us rest here until morning.
[08:00] Holo
    Out this far, it would take horses
    a long time to catch up to us.
[08:03] Holo
    It will be safe for a while.
[08:07] Holo
    Do not sleep there. Sleep after climbing down.
[08:16] Holo
    I feel like I have become a mother.
[08:24] Lawrence
    What's wrong?
[08:30] Lawrence
    Is it safe to go take a peek?
[09:01] Evan
    Mr. Lawrence.
[09:05] Evan
    Are they from Enberch?
[09:07] Lawrence
    I'm guessing so.
[09:08] Evan
    I see...
[09:10] Lawrence
    How is Ms. Elsa doing?
[09:13] Evan
    Not sure. She looks a lot better,
[09:16] Evan
    but she looks like she's been
     thinking about something.
[09:20] Evan
    There's a lot of them.
[09:22] Lawrence
    That's because they plan
    to return all the wheat.
[09:24] Lawrence
    There are men with spears, too.
[09:28] Evan
    Hey, Mr. Lawrence.
[09:31] Evan
    Can't you ask your, um,
    goddess that carried us here?
[09:36] Lawrence
    Ask her what?
[09:37] Evan
    To kill them all.
[09:42] Lawrence
    Let's say she agreed to your request
    and went to do such a thing.
[09:45] Lawrence
    She would definitely succeed.
[09:48] Lawrence
    After that, Enberch would definitely
    send an army to Tereo.
[09:53] Lawrence
    We cannot fight every army that comes.
[09:55] Evan
    That makes sense...
[09:56] Evan
    So, what are we going to do now?
[09:59] Lawrence
    If we get to the town of Kumerson,
    we will be able to protect our lives.
[10:03] Lawrence
    We'll figure out the future after that.
[10:06] Evan
    I see...
[10:07] Lawrence
    Let me know if there's
    something you want to do.
[10:09] Lawrence
    Fate brought us together.
    I'll do what I can to help.
[10:12] Evan
    Thanks.
[10:14] Evan
    What's that?
[10:18] Lawrence
    That's the carriage of
    a high-ranking member of the Church.
[10:21] Evan
    Why is a member of the Church with them?
[10:23] Lawrence
    To label the village pagan.
[10:25] Evan
    P-Pagan?
[10:27] Lawrence
    Someone died because Ridelius' Hellfire
    was mixed in the wheat from Tereo,
[10:31] Lawrence
    but no one in Tereo was harmed.
[10:33] Evan
    Of course there weren't any deaths!
[10:35] Evan
    There was no
    Ridelius' Hellfire to begin with!
[10:37] Lawrence
    But I'm sure the Church will claim
[10:39] Lawrence
    that the villagers of Tereo are safe because
    they're being protected by the devil.
[10:43] Lawrence
    That Tereo is a pagan village.
[10:47] Lawrence
    Let's go back.
[10:54] Lawrence
    Let's go a bit farther and stop for breakfast.
[11:27] Evan
    Elsa?
[11:31] Elsa
    Holo...
[11:34] Elsa
    Are you truly... a god?
[11:44] Holo
    I am Wise Wolf Holo of Yoitsu.
[11:47] Holo
    Though, I have been called
    a god for a long time.
[11:52] Holo
    I live within the wheat and can turn
    into both a wolf and human form.
[11:57] Holo
    Humans have worshiped me
    as a god of bountiful harvests,
[12:00] Holo
    and I responded to their prayers.
[12:03] Elsa
    Bountiful harvests? Then, are you Truyeo...
[12:07] Holo
    You already know that answer, do you not?
[12:18] Elsa
    Truyeo is Truyeo.
[12:20] Elsa
    You are you.
[12:30] Elsa
    Then—
[12:31] Holo
    That question...
[12:39] Holo
    is not one you should ask me.
[12:46] Evan
    Elsa!
[12:51] Elsa
    I'm fine.
[12:59] Elsa
    I will carry on the legacy of Father Franz.
[13:02] Elsa
    Now, I can say that with certainty.
[13:07] Holo
    Is that so?
[13:12] Elsa
    I will return to the village.
[13:15] Evan
    What?!
[13:19] Elsa
    Mr. Lawrence, I'm sorry.
[13:24] Evan
    What's the point of returning to the village?
[13:26] Evan
    Even if you do, that village is already...
[13:28] Elsa
    Even so, I must return.
[13:30] Evan
    Why?!
[13:35] Elsa
    I am responsible for the village church.
[13:38] Elsa
    And...
[13:39] Elsa
    I cannot abandon the villagers.
[13:43] Elsa
    Evan, I hope you become a fine merchant.
[13:51] Evan
    M-Mr. Lawrence!
[13:56] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa wants you to become a fine merchant.
[14:00] Lawrence
    A merchant must be able to weigh
    the gains and losses in a calm manner.
[14:04] Lawrence
    Can you do that?
[14:11] Lawrence
    No matter how strong-minded she may be
    and no matter how firm her resolve,
[14:16] Lawrence
    it doesn't mean she's without worry.
[14:20] Lawrence
    A merchant must be able
    to weigh the gains and losses.
[14:23] Lawrence
    How do the gains and losses
    weigh on your scale?
[14:40] Lawrence
    So, what should we—
[14:47] Holo
    Was I wrong?
[14:51] Holo
    Was I wrong?
[14:53] Lawrence
    S-Something like that...
[14:55] Lawrence
    Who can truly be the judge?
[14:58] Holo
    I cannot.
[15:00] Holo
    However, I... I...
[15:03] Lawrence
    To fight for your hometown,
    even against hopeless odds...
[15:12] Lawrence
    At the very least,
    you'll be left with no regrets.
[15:26] Holo
    My claws can crush stone.
    I can defeat any number of humans.
[15:31] Lawrence
    I know that well.
[15:32] Holo
    No one could beat me in Yoitsu.
    No human. No wolf. No deer nor boar.
[15:40] Holo
    So, what about a bear?
[15:43] Holo
    Could I have beaten the Moon-Hunting Bear?!
[15:46] Lawrence
    I don't think so.
[15:51] Lawrence
    But if you fought to the death,
[15:54] Lawrence
    I'm sure you would have filled
    at least three pages of that book.
[16:02] Lawrence
    I can't tell you if that would be
    a good or bad thing,
[16:04] Lawrence
    but this is all hypothetical. Am I wrong?
[16:09] Holo
    You are not wrong.
[16:11] Lawrence
    If you heard that the Moon-Hunting Bear
    attacked soon after you left Yoitsu,
[16:17] Lawrence
    I'm sure you would have rushed back.
[16:19] Lawrence
    But that's not what happened.
[16:22] Lawrence
    Disaster came while you were
    completely unaware.
[16:26] Lawrence
    You understand how foolish
    you're acting right now, don't you?
[16:30] Holo
    Something like that!
[16:33] Holo
    That, I know well...
[16:48] Lawrence
    What excuse were you going to use
    if Elsa and Evan came back?
[16:52] Holo
    Excuse for what?
[16:54] Lawrence
    Killing me.
[16:55] Holo
    In a situation like this,
    if I were a human female,
[16:59] Holo
    you would have no right to complain
    about getting murdered.
[17:01] Lawrence
    The murdered don't have
    the ability to voice a complaint.
[17:04] Lawrence
    So, what do you want to do?
[17:07] Holo
    I should be the one asking you that.
[17:16] Lawrence
    Just you wait.
[17:21] Holo
    Can we not do something for them?
[17:23] Holo
    It is too late for Yoitsu, but there is
    yet a chance for their village.
[17:29] Lawrence
    I'm just a traveling merchant, you know.
[17:31] Holo
    Yet, I am not a mere wolf.
[17:34] Holo
    Poisonous wheat, was it not?
[17:36] Holo
    I would easily be able
    to discern the difference.
[17:39] Lawrence
    I already thought of that possibility,
    but I don't think that will help.
[17:43] Holo
    There is no way to make them believe us...
[17:45] Lawrence
    Yeah, unless a miracle happens...
[17:49] Lawrence
    A miracle?
[17:50] Holo
    I have shown such miracles
    to humans for fun in the past!
[17:57] Lawrence
    You said you've performed
    miracles for humans before.
[18:00] Holo
    I have said such.
    Will that help us in some way?
[18:04] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[18:05] Lawrence
    There have been cases in the past
[18:07] Lawrence
    where claims of heresy were
    retracted because of a miracle.
[18:10] Lawrence
    However, the Church is the one who decides
    if a miracle is indeed a miracle.
[18:13] Lawrence
    They won't accept a minor event as a miracle.
[18:15] Holo
    So, it must be a miracle that happens
    before their very eyes.
[18:20] Lawrence
    Can you do something like that?
[18:21] Holo
    You, where is my wheat?
[18:25] Lawrence
    There it is.
[18:26] Holo
    Bring it to me.
[18:34] Holo
    Watch closely.
[18:43] Lawrence
    What?!
[18:46] Holo
    This should be sufficient.
[18:49] Lawrence
    That's amazing...
[18:50] Lawrence
    It's truly a miracle.
[18:54] Holo
    So, what do you think?
[18:56] Holo
    The only other thing that can easily be seen
    with the eyes would be my form as a wolf.
[19:00] Lawrence
    No, this is more than enough.
[19:07] Lawrence
    The only question now is
     if Elsa will accept this method.
[19:10] Lawrence
    And...
[19:11] Holo
    There is still more?
[19:13] Lawrence
    Even if we are able to tip
    the scales in our favor,
[19:15] Lawrence
    I don't think Enberch will buy back the wheat.
[19:17] Lawrence
    We'll have to turn
    the returned wheat into money.
[19:22] Holo
    Yes.
[19:23] Lawrence
    Well, that's where I'll be able to
    show my skills as a merchant.
[19:27] Lawrence
    I'm sure things will work out.
[19:30] Lawrence
    Let's go back.
[19:31] Holo
    Yes. It is much too chilly.
[19:42] Holo
    You look disappointed.
[19:45] Lawrence
    And you look amused.
[19:57] Lawrence
    I have a suggestion.
[20:08] Lawrence
    That's the miracle Holo can perform.
[20:11] Lawrence
    Now we just need to figure out how exactly
    to show this miracle to the others.
[20:14] Elsa
    Do you have any ideas?
[20:16] Lawrence
    I have an idea on the best timing.
[20:17] Elsa
    Timing?
[20:18] Lawrence
    Yes. Any product should be purchased
[20:20] Lawrence
    when the price is the lowest
    to obtain the greatest profit.
[20:23] Elsa
    Are you talking about when the village
    head and the others are cornered?
[20:27] Lawrence
    Exactly.
[20:28] Evan
    I'm sure we don't need to wait long.
[20:30] Evan
    Bishop Mendez is heading
    to the village as well.
[20:32] Elsa
    The priest...
[20:35] Elsa
    I will gratefully follow your suggestion.
[20:38] Elsa
    Thank you for all of your help.
[20:40] Elsa
    Yet, even if I show them a miracle,
    I doubt the villagers will abandon Truyeo.
[20:46] Lawrence
    That's true...
[20:47] Elsa
    I have an idea on how to show
    this miracle to the others.
[20:53] Lawrence
    I see.
[20:55] Lawrence
    That's a clever idea.
[20:56] Lawrence
    What do you think?
[20:58] Elsa
    This method will place
    the pagan gods under our God.
[21:04] Elsa
    Even so, will you still help us?
[21:07] Holo
    Though I am unquestionably more amazing,
[21:10] Holo
    a truly great wolf does not take
    such things as one's position to heart.
[21:16] Holo
    If it is necessary for your schemes,
[21:18] Holo
    I can act the part of a fool
    with a gracious heart.
[21:23] Elsa
    Thank you very much.
[21:26] Elsa
    Will you be all right, Evan?
[21:28] Evan
    No problem. If I get poisoned...
[21:31] Evan
    Just kill me before I realize
    I'm going to die from the poison.
[21:36] Holo
    Yes.
[21:37] Holo
    If that happens,
    I will easily swallow you whole.
[21:40] Holo
    There will be no pain.
[21:45] Elsa
    Then, I will leave the monetary negotiations
    after the miracle to you, Mr. Lawrence.
[21:49] Lawrence
    Leave it to me.
[21:54] Holo
    They're here.
[22:11] Elsa
    May God's grace be with us.
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[00:10] Lawrence
    Thank goodness she didn't lock the base.
[00:12] Lawrence
    Do you sense anyone nearby?
[00:13] Holo
    No. There is no one.
[00:16] Elsa
    I will go search for the items we need.
[00:23] Lawrence
    As long as everything goes well,
    you'll be able to take your time reading.
[00:27] Holo
    You are right...
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
[02:01] Evan
    Mr. Lawrence!
SIGN    Episode 25
    Miracle's Path and
    Journey's Continuation
[02:04] Evan
    Here!
[02:04] Lawrence
    Now we just need to find the right time.
[02:09] Lawrence
    How are things going?
[02:11] Lawrence
    Can you tell what they're saying?
[02:15] Holo
    They are demanding money.
[02:17] Lawrence
    Oh...
[02:20] Lawrence
    He's the one who planned to trap us.
[02:23] Baker
    Hey! What the hell're you doing?!
[02:25] Lawrence
    That's...
[02:27] Evan
    The bread baker. He complains to me the most.
[02:33] Holo
    It is over.
[02:35] Holo
    They have received their final ultimatum.
[02:48] Holo
    "All will be fine if you light this on fire
    and accept the true teachings."
[02:52] Holo
    "Otherwise, we shall declare
    your village pagan."
[02:56] Holo
    Humans always depend
    on others when they are in trouble.
[03:00] Holo
    Yet, there have been times when
    I have depended on humans as well.
[03:03] Holo
    What shall we do?
[03:08] Elsa
    As a servant of the true faith,
[03:10] Elsa
    I cannot abandon my village.
[03:17] Elsa
    So, let us go forth.
[03:32] Iima
    Elsa!
[03:34] Iima
    Elsa! Why?!
[03:36] Elsa
    I'm sorry, Ms. Iima.
[03:38] Mendez
    Well, well.
[03:40] Mendez
    If it isn't Ms. Elsa,
    the successor of Father Franz.
[03:42] Elsa
    It has been a long time, Bishop Mendez.
[03:45] Mendez
    I was told that you ran away.
[03:47] Mendez
    Was your guilt too heavy
    to bear on your conscience?
[03:50] Elsa
    God is always forgiving to those
    who have committed sins.
[03:55] Mendez
    The people of Enberch, who follow the true
    faith, have been suffering under this curse,
[03:59] Mendez
    while the people of Tereo are unaffected.
[04:05] Mendez
    They are obviously under the
    protection of an evil pagan god.
[04:10] Mendez
    We will rebuild a new and proper
    holy church of the true faith here.
[04:15] Mendez
    The false servant of God is a poisonous
     evil snake in sheep's clothing
[04:23] Mendez
    that will face the judgment
    of our most righteous God.
[04:27] Elsa
    That is not necessary.
[04:29] Elsa
    It is true that my faith has wavered at times.
[04:32] Elsa
    However, God has graciously
    shown me the true path.
[04:37] Elsa
    I have met one of His divine messengers!
[04:46] Mendez
    The fact that you claim to have met a divine
    messenger so easily is proof of your heresy!
[04:50] Mendez
    If I am wrong, bring proof before me!
[04:55] Elsa
    Allow me to show you if you have doubts!
[05:03] Mendez
    Let them through.
[05:05] Mendez
    Father Franz was a talented man.
[05:08] Mendez
    He was an admirable servant of God.
[05:12] Mendez
    However, he should have acted
    in accordance with the will of the Church.
[05:16] Mendez
    It also seems like he failed
    to raise a proper successor.
[05:20] Elsa
    The worship of the serpent god,
    Truyeo, is indeed a mistake.
[05:25] Elsa
    However, the mistake itself
    is not completely off the mark.
[05:31] Elsa
    I believe that Truyeo itself
[05:36] Elsa
    is one of God's miracles.
[05:40] Lawrence
    She neither confirmed nor
    denied Truyeo. A clever move.
[05:45] Mendez
    The words of men easily stray from the truth.
[05:49] Mendez
    How can you be sure that they
    were not the whispers of the devil?
[05:52] Elsa
    The divine messenger promised to reveal a sign,
[05:55] Elsa
    to guide the lost lambs of God
    onto the true path.
[06:01] Mendez
    That God would show
    his power to someone like...
[06:04] Villagers
    Th-The wheat!
[06:34] Soldiers
    God! It's a miracle of God!
[06:37] Soldiers
    God!
[06:40] Soldiers
    Th-That's...
[06:42] Soldiers
    Look! The wheat on that carriage!
[06:45] Soldiers
    Only the wheat there grew no ears!
[06:57] Elsa
    God has shown us the true path.
[07:00] Mendez
    I-Impossible. This...
[07:03] Elsa
    Bishop Mendez, I would like you to confirm
    that this is not an act of the devil.
[07:09] Mendez
    H-How?
[07:13] Elsa
    With this.
[07:14] Elsa
    Please bless this chalice.
[07:17] Elsa
    Once you have done so,
    Evan, who mills the wheat of this village,
[07:21] Elsa
    will prove God's righteousness
    with his own body.
[07:23] Mendez
    Wh-What exactly do you plan
    to prove with this?
[07:26] Elsa
    Even the poor may be baptized in God's name.
[07:30] Elsa
    Please cleanse this chalice
    with your own hands.
[07:39] Elsa
    Please.
[07:49] Elsa
    Water poured by the bishop is holy
    and this chalice has been blessed.
[07:54] Elsa
    Take this chalice to him there.
[08:00] Elsa
    Please watch closely.
[08:24] Elsa
    With this, except for one,
    he has collected flour from every cart.
[08:44] Elsa
    This is the truth of God's miracle that
    the divine messenger has revealed to us.
[08:52] Elsa
    If this miracle is false, you should surely
    be able to demonstrate a true one.
[08:58] Elsa
    Bishop Mendez.
    If we are wrong, you must correct us.
[09:06] Elsa
    Will you drink this water?
[09:13] Mendez
    V-Very well. This is a miracle. A true miracle.
[09:17] Elsa
    Then, the church of this village?
[09:22] Mendez
    Legitimate. It is a legitimate church.
[09:25] Elsa
    Then, please put that in writing.
[09:46] Elsa
    Father...
[09:48] Elsa
    Thank you.
[09:52] Holo
    You look envious.
[09:54] Lawrence
    Yeah, I am.
[09:56] Lawrence
    This time, we only worked behind the scenes.
[10:01] Holo
    However, the issue of money still has
    not been resolved. Is that not your job?
[10:06] Lawrence
    You're right.
[10:07] Lawrence
    But I can't believe how completely
    the tables have turned...
[10:17] Lawrence
    Yes, I think I can make things work.
[10:22] Lawrence
    What is it?
[10:23] Holo
    Are you sure you are
    not actually a wolf yourself?
[10:32] Lawrence
    Mr. Riendott.
[10:34] Lawrence
    Please wait a moment.
[10:39] Lawrence
    While they settle the matters of religion,
[10:43] Lawrence
    we still need to settle matters of money.
[10:49] Lawrence
    So, Mr. Riendott.
[10:51] Riendott
    Y-Yes!
[10:53] Lawrence
    I've been asked to handle
    all the negotiations of coin.
[10:56] Lawrence
    I am sure the villagers have no objections?
[11:00] Villager A
    We can't go against the village head...
[11:03] Lawrence
    That's how it is.
[11:05] Lawrence
    Then, let's start with the greatest demand.
[11:09] Lawrence
    We'd like you to keep the wheat.
[11:15] Riendott
    Th-That's impossible!
[11:16] Lawrence
    Why?
[11:17] Riendott
    Wh-Why? There's been a death!
[11:21] Riendott
    My shop's reputation has already been damaged!
[11:24] Riendott
    Besides! Besides!
[11:25] Riendott
    Our contract with Father Franz states that
[11:29] Riendott
    the wheat can all be returned
    if Ridelius' Hellfire is found in it.
[11:33] Lawrence
    I understand.
[11:34] Lawrence
    Then, what's the price for
    accepting the returned wheat?
[11:40] Riendott
    T-Two hundred Ri...
[11:41] Baker
    Don't be ridiculous!
[11:44] Baker
    That's the exact same price you bought it at!
[11:47] Riendott
    Th-Th-Th-Then, one hundred and ninety-five...
[11:51] Baker
    You're still talking nonsense!
[11:53] Lawrence
    Now, now.
[11:54] Lawrence
    Mr. Riendott.
[11:55] Lawrence
    Won't it be bad for you if
    another miracle were to happen?
[12:00] Riendott
    Wha?!
[12:01] Lawrence
    The story of poisonous wheat is actually—
[12:04] Riendott
    No! No! I understand! I understand!
[12:07] Riendott
    One hundred and six...
[12:10] Riendott
    No, fif... f-forty...
[12:20] Lawrence
    Then, let's go with that.
[12:22] Lawrence
    Everyone here is bearing witness.
[12:27] Lawrence
    By the way, Mr. Riendott.
[12:29] Lawrence
    Would you like to buy back
    the wheat you've returned?
[12:34] Lawrence
    I understand.
[12:35] Lawrence
    However, the people of this village don't have
[12:38] Lawrence
    enough cash on hand to pay
    for the returned wheat.
[12:40] Lawrence
    Even with the lowered cost,
    they still lack the funds.
[12:43] Lawrence
    So, I have a proposal.
[12:46] Lawrence
    It's a simple one.
[12:48] Lawrence
    I'd like you to persuade the bishop to allow
    the village to sell wheat under his name.
[12:54] Riendott
    Huh?
[12:55] Riendott
    If you plan to sell this wheat to other
    businesses, I think you should give up...
[13:01] Lawrence
    I am fully aware of that.
[13:03] Lawrence
    So, can you do this favor for us?
[13:06] Riendott
    I th-think I can...
[13:08] Lawrence
    Then, one more thing.
[13:09] Lawrence
    It's possible that the people of Enberch
    will cause trouble in my business.
[13:15] Lawrence
    I'd like you to be my ally in that case.
[13:20] Riendott
    You can't possibly be thinking of making bread?
[13:22] Lawrence
    No, the bakers would definitely
    not allow such a thing. Don't worry.
[13:26] Riendott
    Wh-What in the world...
[13:28] Lawrence
    Now, now. We'll return the money
    once that business goes well.
[13:33] Riendott
    No, I can't accept such a condition...
[13:35] Lawrence
    Of course, I'm not saying you wait for free.
[13:38] Lawrence
    I'm adding on an extremely
    attractive condition.
[13:43] Lawrence
    Why don't we dissolve the contract
    created by Father Franz?
[13:48] Villager B
    Hey! You can't decide that on your own!
[13:50] Villager C
    Even if the village head
    left the negotiations to you!
[13:52] Lawrence
    But, as long as the contract exists,
[13:54] Lawrence
    the town of Enberch
    will continue to resent you.
[14:00] Lawrence
    Am I right?
[14:02] Lawrence
    This contract was abnormal from to begin with.
[14:06] Lawrence
    Contracts should be made to benefit both sides.
[14:08] Lawrence
    That's business.
[14:12] Lawrence
    What do you think? Will you do as I request?
[14:15] Villager A
    Hey!
[14:16] Villager B
    But...
[14:17] Lawrence
    If Mr. Riendott and Bishop Mendez
    are willing to be on our side,
[14:21] Lawrence
    I can suggest a wonderful
    business idea to this village.
[14:28] Riendott
    What are you...
[14:30] Lawrence
    Though, we'll need some
    cooperation from the baker.
[14:35] Lawrence
    Also, can you prepare some eggs and butter?
[14:38] Lawrence
    Honey, too, if possible.
[14:41] Holo
    It seems this proposal
    will result in something delicious.
[14:52] Lawrence
    Don't eat while you're reading.
[14:56] Elsa
    Don't scatter crumbs everywhere.
[14:58] Evan
    Sure, sure. I got it.
[15:05] Holo
    These "biscuit" things are delicious.
[15:09] Elsa
    They are selling well in Enberch
    as a Tereo specialty.
[15:13] Elsa
    At this rate, not only will we be able to return the money, but turn a profit as well.
[15:20] Evan
    Who would have guessed that the flat bread
    you talked about would be this delicious.
[15:24] Lawrence
    Yeah. They're common in the south
    but unknown around here,
[15:27] Lawrence
    so I thought it would be good business.
[15:31] Lawrence
    Even though wheat is used,
[15:33] Lawrence
    it's baked before the blessing
    of the bread-leavening spirits.
[15:36] Lawrence
    It looks nothing like bread, so the bread
    bakers have no reason to complain.
[15:40] Lawrence
    Well, even if something happens,
[15:42] Lawrence
    we've made a profit-sharing contract
    with Riendott and Bishop Mendez.
[15:46] Lawrence
    I'm sure they'll handle it.
[15:48] Holo
    Though, it was difficult to go through
[15:50] Holo
    all the bags of wheat
    to confirm the lack of poison...
[15:54] Lawrence
    Well, we should go soon.
[15:56] Evan
    Huh? Already?
[16:01] Holo
    Well, I guess we should.
[16:09] Elsa
    Please come visit again whenever
    you wish to read the books.
[16:12] Holo
    Then, make sure...
[16:16] Holo
    to have plenty of biscuits prepared when I do.
[16:19] Elsa
    Of course.
[16:20] Evan
    I'll mill a mountain of flour for you!
[16:22] Lawrence
    I see. Then I'll make sure
    to turn a huge profit
[16:25] Lawrence
    with that flour the next time we visit.
[16:30] Evan
    That's right.
[16:31] Evan
    The attitude of the villagers
    has changed since then.
[16:35] Evan
    I've been chosen to take care
    of our negotiations with Enberch.
[16:39] Lawrence
    Oh? That's amazing.
[16:42] Elsa
    Lately, there have been more
    people stopping by the church.
[16:46] Evan
    Even so, Lord Truyeo is still way more popular.
[16:51] Elsa
    True. But...
[16:53] Elsa
    I want to continue my duty
    as a servant of God here in this village.
[17:00] Lawrence
    Ms. Elsa, you asked me a question once before.
[17:03] Lawrence
    Have you found your answer?
[17:06] Elsa
    Yes.
[17:07] Elsa
    You told me that my father was not wrong.
[17:12] Elsa
    I thought over it for a long time.
[17:15] Elsa
    Why did my father collect stories
    about pagan gods?
[17:20] Elsa
    I believe that he wanted to confirm
    the existence of pagan gods
[17:27] Elsa
    to confirm the existence of God.
[17:29] Lawrence
    Yes. I agree.
[17:32] Elsa
    That is the very reason that I believe
    it isn't good for the church of Enberch
[17:37] Elsa
    to refute the existence of Truyeo.
[17:40] Holo
    Well, all of this was
    thanks to the miracle I created.
[17:44] Elsa
    If a creature like you
    can create such a grand miracle,
[17:50] Elsa
    it is clear that our God could easily
    create all living things in this world.
[17:59] Elsa
    And, if Truyeo can create
    miracles as grand as yours...
[18:04] Elsa
    Well, the people of this village
    have a good eye...
[18:09] Elsa
    That's all there is to it.
[18:26] Sem
    Mr. Lawrence.
[18:34] Sem
    Are you continuing your travels?
[18:36] Iima
    You should have said something.
[18:39] Lawrence
    Thank you for taking care of us until now.
[18:41] Sem
    Not at all.
[18:43] Sem
    Our village was saved thanks to your help.
[18:46] Iima
    Elsa and Evan, too.
[18:55] Villagers
    Thank you!
[18:59] Lawrence
    Then, farewell.
[19:17] Lawrence
    Travelers don't leave behind regrets
    in a village, but good memories.
[19:41] Lawrence
    Farewell!
[19:56] Elsa
    May you be blessed by God's grace.
[20:01] Lawrence
    Just like the apples, should we have
    all your meals be biscuits?
[20:05] Holo
    Who was the one that sniffed out
    the poison and created a miracle?
[20:08] Holo
    Without me, you would have been
    stripped naked and burned at the stake.
[20:12] Lawrence
    That's that. This is this.
[20:15] Holo
    Even so, we truly faced calamity this time.
[20:18] Lawrence
    Well, we were able to sell our wheat
    at a decent price. We still made a profit.
[20:22] Holo
    That is all you ever care about.
[20:25] Holo
    My hopes were not fully met
    this time, but I gained enough.
[20:31] Holo
    I believe it was worth the effort.
[20:36] Holo
    So, where are we going next?
[20:39] Lawrence
    Lenos. The town
    you personally left a legend in.
[20:43] Holo
    Oh, is that right?
[20:49] Holo
    Do not make such a greedy face.
[20:52] Lawrence
    I've already eaten plenty!
[20:56] Holo
    Yet, you still have a greedy look to you.
[21:05] Lawrence
    Wh-What?
[21:06] Holo
    It is nothing.
[21:11] Lawrence
    Hey.
[21:12] Holo
    Hm?
[21:14] Lawrence
    I heard of a good business deal...
[21:16] Holo
    Oh?
[21:18] Lawrence
    But...
[21:21] Lawrence
    it's a bit out of the way.
[21:25] Holo
    Then, my travels with you
    will grow ever longer.
[21:28] Holo
    It cannot be helped.
    I suppose I can accompany you.
[21:33] Holo
    So?
[21:40] Holo
    What business is to be had?
[23:07] Holo
    Well, that is enough for today.
[23:10] Myuri
    What?!
[23:11] Holo
    It is late.
[23:12] Holo
    Time for you to sleep.
[23:14] Myuri
    But I still want to hear more!
[23:17] Myuri
    There's more, isn't there?
[23:19] Holo
    The secret to a good journey
    is to take your time and enjoy it.
[23:24] Myuri
    But...
[23:26] Myuri
    He's home!
[23:29] Holo
    Hey, you little fool! Where are you going?
[23:32] Myuri
    I have to welcome him home!
[23:34] Myuri
    Tell me more tomorrow! It's a promise!
[23:39] Holo
    Fine, fine.
[23:42] Holo
    Of course, the story is far from finished...