# E15 - Bird Feather and Mysterious Ore
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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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**[23:45] Holo**
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