E16 - Night of the Festival and Misaligned Gear

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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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