E21 - Pagan Village and Priest's Contract
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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!
SIGN Spice and Wolf
[08:02] Lawrence
You drank and ate too much.
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Pagan Village and Priest's Contract
[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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