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...
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SIGN    Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter
[23:45] Holo
    Next Time: "Mischievous Wolf and No Laughing Matter"