E4 - Romantic Merchant and Moonlit Farewell

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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...
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[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...
SIGN    Episode 5
SIGN    Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb
[23:45] Holo
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