E5 - Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Spice and Wolf
SIGN    Episode 5
    Wolf Incarnate and Obedient Lamb
[02:00] Marlheit
    A wolf incarnate?
[02:02] Marlheit
    Then this letter is most definitely a threat.
[02:06] Marlheit
    They will send her to the Church if we don't
    withdraw from this until everything is over.
[02:11] Lawrence
    Yes, but there is no guarantee that they
    won't send her to the Church afterwards.
[02:16] Marlheit
    On top of that, we have already invested
[02:18] Marlheit
    in a lot of Trenni silver coins
    that have inflated in price.
[02:22] Marlheit
    It would be a tremendous loss
    if we stepped back at this point.
[02:25] Lawrence
    That means we have to be aggressive!
[02:30] Marlheit
    However, let's say we take back your
    companion and put her under our care...
[02:35] Marlheit
    If we are reported and the Church steps in,
[02:38] Marlheit
    we can only become their obedient lambs.
[02:41] Marlheit
    We cannot hide her anywhere in this town.
[02:44] Lawrence
    What about escaping out of town?
[02:46] Marlheit
    There are grasslands as far as the eye can see.
[02:48] Marlheit
    It would require a great amount
    of luck to pull that off.
[02:51] Marlheit
    She may still be reported in another town.
    Then, there is nothing we can do.
[02:58] Marlheit
    Considering their prospective profits,
    we cannot solve this with money.
[03:03] Marlheit
    The profits they can make could
    possibly destroy us, their rival company.
[03:07] Lawrence
    So, we can only let them complete this deal
    and see if we are reported to the Church?
[03:12] Lawrence
    If only we had some kind of trump card...
[03:15] Marlheit
    There is one way.
[03:17] Marlheit
    We can report Medio Trading
    for sheltering your companion.
[03:23] Marlheit
    However, you'll have a problem
    with that, won't you?
[03:26] Marlheit
    You may even testify against us.
[03:31] Lawrence
    I definitely would.
[03:47] Lawrence
    The greatest benefit of those
    Trenni silver coins is
[03:50] Lawrence
    obtaining some kind of privilege
    from the King of Trenni, correct?
[03:54] Marlheit
    Yes.
[03:55] Marlheit
    According to our investigation, the royal
    family's finances are currently quite tight.
[03:59] Lawrence
    I can imagine.
[04:01] Lawrence
    After all, they're trying to melt down
    their current silver coins
[04:04] Lawrence
    in order to produce more coins of
    lower purity to put into circulation.
[04:08] Lawrence
    It will bring short-term benefits,
[04:10] Lawrence
    but it will destroy the prestige of the royal
    family and be more harmful than beneficial.
[04:14] Lawrence
    Their finances must truly be dire
    to do such a thing.
[04:23] Marlheit
    In order to exchange the coins
    of higher purity,
[04:27] Marlheit
    they will likely hand over
    mining rights, tariff-setting rights,
[04:29] Marlheit
    and market management rights to us.
[04:34] Marlheirt
    That is the biggest profit we will gain
    from the purchase of their silver coins.
[04:39] Lawrence
    Then...
[04:41] Lawrence
    What about finishing our deal before
    the Medio Trading Company reports us
[04:45] Lawrence
    and using that biggest profit
    as our trump card?
[04:51] Marlheit
    You want us to allow them
    to buy the privilege from us?
[04:53] Lawrence
    Yes, if we make the purchase more
    profitable than shutting you down,
[04:58] Lawrence
    Medio Trading wouldn't report us.
[05:02] Marlheit
    Their current trump card can
    send us to the burning stake.
[05:08] Marlheit
    Will they accept?
[05:10] Lawrence
    Of course, please consider
    the stance of the King of Trenni.
[05:15] Lawrence
    The king wouldn't want the public to know
    they worked with a trading company
[05:19] Lawrence
    that was sent to the stake.
[05:21] Marlheit
    I see.
[05:23] Marlheit
    If we are targeted by the Church,
    the Trenni Kingdom will also be targeted.
[05:29] Lawrence
    If we finish our deal first,
[05:32] Lawrence
    Medio Trading will not be able to
    report us for fear of the King of Trenni.
[05:36] Lawrence
    If they do, they will take
    themselves down with us.
[05:44] Marlheit
    If we appear in such a situation
    and offer the rights they want
[05:48] Marlheit
    in exchange for a fair price
    and your companion...
[05:53] Lawrence
    Yes, I'm sure they will agree.
[05:56] Lawrence
    That will be the only way Medio Trading
    will be able to obtain the rights.
[06:12] Marlheit
    Your reasoning is sound. However,
    there is still a large problem remaining.
[06:18] Lawrence
    According to my analysis,
[06:19] Lawrence
    Medio Trading has not collected
    all the silver coins they need.
[06:23] Marlheit
    Why do you think so?
[06:24] Lawrence
    This is a deal that takes advantage
    of a king's weakness.
[06:27] Lawrence
    That's why they've been enticing
    merchants and collecting them secretly,
[06:32] Lawrence
    so that they can obtain the silver coins
    as cheaply as possible.
[06:35] Lawrence
    If they had collected enough silver,
[06:37] Lawrence
    they would have sent Holo
    to the Church immediately.
[06:40] Lawrence
    The fact that they're using her
    to stop our movements instead
[06:43] Lawrence
    shows their lack of confidence.
[06:46] Lawrence
    In other words, at this point they have
    not collected enough silver.
[06:50] Marlheit
    I see.
[06:52] Marlheit
    Then, what action do you plan
    to take Mr. Lawrence?
[06:57] Lawrence
    I will steal Holo back and run around
    until your deal is complete.
[07:02] Marlheit
    Reckless!
[07:03] Lawrence
    Even if I can't throw them off,
    I can buy us some time.
[07:06] Lawrence
    Please collect the rest of the silver
    and finish the deal by that time.
[07:10] Marlheit
    That's impossible!
[07:12] Lawrence
    Then, should we report Holo?
[07:15] Lawrence
    I will definitely testify against you!
[07:19] Lawrence
    With your help, I'm sure we can avoid
    being captured for a day or two.
[07:23] Lawrence
    A wolf incarnate will be
    running around with me.
[07:26] Lawrence
    She let herself be caught this time
    in order to let me escape.
[07:30] Lawrence
    If she uses her true strength,
    no human would be her opponent.
[07:37] Lawrence
    Let me ask you this.
[07:39] Lawrence
    How long will it take you to gather
    enough silver to negotiate with the king?
[07:46] Marlheit
    If we have a horse run to the Trenni castle,
[07:49] Marlheit
    we should be able to finish the deal
    before the sun sets tomorrow.
[07:51] Marlheit
    If we finish the deal successfully,
[07:54] Marlheit
    the earliest we could return
    is dawn the day after tomorrow.
[07:57] Lawrence
    Right now?
[07:58] Lawrence
    Even though you still
    don't have all the silver?
[08:02] Marlheit
    We can negotiate using estimated numbers.
[08:05] Marlheit
    There will be no problem as long as we
    have the coins at the time of delivery.
[08:09] Lawrence
    Do you think you'll be able to negotiate
    with the king on the spot?
[08:13] Marlheit
    If the Milone Trading Company gets serious,
    any negotiation can be dealt with immediately.
[08:21] Lawrence
    So, you must know
    where Holo is currently being held.
[08:27] Marlheit
    We are the Milone Trading Company.
[08:30] Marlheit
    Our employees getting attacked in the dark
[08:32] Marlheit
    and our buildings getting set on fire
    is an everyday occurrence.
[08:37] Marlheit
    Our emergency measures are perfect.
[08:40] Marlheit
    However, there is a great wall
    blocking our way.
[08:43] Lawrence
    The Church.
[08:44] Marlheit
    That's right.
[08:45] Marlheit
    They have more connections
    than we do across various countries.
[08:49] Marlheit
    They're prepared to take action any time.
[08:51] Marlheit
    That is why we must finish all of this
    before they decide to make a move.
[08:56] Marlheit
    Normally, we wouldn't make a move until
    we knew who was backing Medio Trading.
[09:02] Marlheit
    That way, we could make appropriate plans
    and perhaps snatch their funding as well.
[09:09] Lawrence
    That is truly unfortunate.
[09:12] Marlheit
    I pray for your safety and success.
[09:16] Lawrence
    I will definitely pull through!
[09:19] Marlheit
    Our passwords are Pireon and Numai.
[09:23] Lawrence
    Two major gold coins?
[09:24] Marlheit
    Doesn't it sound lucky?
[09:40] Stooge A
    Have you remembered the path?
[09:42] Lawrence
    Once I go underground,
[09:43] Lawrence
    I should move forward with my hand
    touching the right wall, correct?
[09:46] Stooge A
    Yes.
[09:47] Stooge A
    Please wait for us at the end of that path.
[09:49] Lawrence
    The building above that point is
    where Holo is being held, right?
[09:52] Stooge A
    Yes. Our information has been confirmed.
[09:55] Stooge A
    We will begin the operation to take
    her back at the opening bell of the market.
[09:58] Stooge A
    If we succeed, the cover above you
    will open and your companion will join you.
[10:03] Stooge A
    At that point, if you hear the word "Rahhe",
    wait for my colleague to join you.
[10:07] Stooge A
    If you hear "Perouso," please escape
    immediately on the planned path.
[10:12] Lawrence
    So it'll be "boom" or "bust"?
[10:14] Stooge A
    Isn't it easy to understand?
[10:19] Stooge A
    It's almost time.
[10:34] Driver A
    That was dangerous!
[10:36] Driver A
    Be more careful!
[10:37] Passerby
    I'm so sorry!
[10:40] Stooge A
    Mr. Lawrence.
[10:42] Stooge A
    Now's the time.
[10:52] Stooge A
    Hurry!
[11:04] Lawrence
    I can't believe they prepared all of this...
[11:08] Lawrence
    I've heard that the Church
    uses the guise of digging graves
[11:12] Lawrence
    to dig underground passages
    for espionage and tax evasion...
[11:25] Lawrence
    This should be the place...
[12:04] Lawrence
    Please, don't get rough...
[12:13] Lawrence
    What am I trembling for?!
[12:40] Lawrence
    They're taking too long...
[12:42] Lawrence
    Did I get the place wrong?
[12:45] Voice
    Rahhe.
[12:48] Voice
    Rahhe.
[12:49] Lawrence
    Numai!
[12:51] Voice
    Pireon.
[13:01] Lawrence
    Holo!
[13:03] Holo
    You want us to take this
    and make it look like a burglary?
[13:07] Lawrence
    Hurry up!
[13:08] Holo
    I cannot descend unless you
    move out of the way.
[13:11] Lawrence
    Huh?
[13:12] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah.
[13:19] Lawrence
    Ho—
[13:20] Holo
    What are you standing there for?
[13:23] Holo
    This is your share. Hurry up. Take it and go.
[13:27] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah!
[14:09] Lawrence
    Pireon.
[14:12] Lawrence
    Pireon!
[14:13] Voice
    Numai.
[14:26] Stooge A
    Looks like things are going well...
[14:33] Stooge A
    The business world is always full of surprises!
[14:38] Lawrence
    There was one more person.
[14:40] Stooge A
    He'll go out from a different exit.
[14:42] Stooge A
    We'll leave town after I relay some
    information about Medio Trading to a comrade.
[14:46] Lawrence
    Very thorough.
[14:48] Stooge A
    I wish the both of you luck.
[14:51] Driver B
    Clear.
[15:03] Lawrence
    I'm glad you're safe.
[15:06] Holo
    You're glad I'm safe?
[15:09] Lawrence
    Yeah.
[15:11] Holo
    Say my name.
[15:13] Lawrence
    Holo, right?
[15:14] Holo
    Wise Wolf Holo!
[15:16] Holo
    I can name every person
    who has embarrassed me in my entire life until now!
[15:22] Holo
    And now I must remember yet another name!
[15:25] Holo
    I am talking about you!
[15:28] Holo
    I told you clearly, didn't I?!
[15:30] Holo
    To come for me!
[15:33] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah.
[15:34] Holo
    I...
[15:36] Holo
    I was sure you were the one
    who came for me and...
[15:42] Holo
    Just thinking about it makes me so angry!
[15:44] Lawrence
    Don't tell me, you...
[15:47] Holo
    If you are a male, you should have
    sharpened your fangs and leapt into battle!
[15:51] Holo
    Instead, you hid in that hole!
[15:55] Holo
    I was needlessly humiliated because of that!
[16:00] Lawrence
    But you're safe, aren't you?
[16:06] Lawrence
    I'm glad you're safe.
[16:14] Holo
    I cannot die as long as
    you hold onto that wheat.
[16:19] Holo
    I am cute. Human males fall for me easily.
[16:24] Holo
    Be that as it may,
    no human male could handle me.
[16:28] Holo
    When I told them that their thing
    will get torn off if they touch me,
[16:31] Holo
    everyone grew pale with fright.
[16:34] Lawrence
    You...
[16:38] Lawrence
    Goodness.
[16:40] Holo
    There was one outlier.
[16:43] Holo
    Who do you think was among
    those that captured me?
[16:49] Lawrence
    Who was there?
[16:52] Holo
    Yarei.
[16:54] Holo
    You know him, do you not?
[16:55] Lawrence
    Yarei?!
[16:56] Holo
    From Pasloe village.
[16:58] Holo
    It seems like he heard my name from Zheren.
[17:01] Lawrence
    Did you speak to him?
[17:04] Holo
    Just a bit.
[17:08] Holo
    What do you think Yarei said to me?
[17:20] (Flashback) Yarei
    The guy named Zheren said your name was Holo.
[17:26] (Flashback) Yarei
    That's when I thought of the possibility that
[17:30] (Flashback) Yarei
    you were the god of harvest from my village.
[17:34] (Flashback) Yarei
    You're really her.
[17:43] Holo
    I... You know, I...
[17:48] Holo
    It is pathetic, but that made me so happy.
[17:51] Holo
    But he told me this immediately after:
[17:57] (Flashback) Yarei
    The era of trying to get
    on your good side is over.
[18:00] (Flashback) Yarei
    There's no longer any need
    to be afraid of your temper.
[18:04] (Flashback) Yarei
    We'll turn you into the Church
    and say goodbye to the old era.
[18:14] Holo
    I felt so chagrined and sorrowful...
[18:28] Lawrence
    Well, think of it in a different way.
[18:35] Lawrence
    Either way, you had to leave the village
    in order to return north.
[18:39] Lawrence
    If they're not sorry to see you go,
[18:41] Lawrence
    then kick sand in their faces as you leave.
[18:43] Lawrence
    You'll be able to cut ties
    more cleanly that way.
[18:46] Lawrence
    But when you leave, you make them pay a price.
[18:48] Lawrence
    We're merchants. Everything is fine
    as long as we make money.
[18:55] Lawrence
    We don't laugh until the money comes in,
    and we don't cry until we've gone bankrupt.
[18:59] Lawrence
    And you and I,
[19:02] Lawrence
    we'll definitely laugh.
[19:12] Holo
    Yes, I feel much better.
[19:15] Holo
    I have not spoken properly
    with anyone for hundreds of years.
[19:20] Holo
    I have grown weak to emotion.
[19:23] Holo
    Although I have cried twice in front of you,
[19:25] Holo
    I am sure I would have cried
    whether you were here or not.
[19:28] Holo
    Do you understand what I am trying to say?
[19:30] Lawrence
    Don't misunderstand?
[19:32] Holo
    Correct.
[19:33] Lawrence
    I'm just doing everything for the money!
[19:36] Lawrence
    Our job is to keep running until the Milone
    Trading Company seals the deal.
[19:40] Lawrence
    You'd become a burden
    if you were sobbing the entire time.
[19:43] Lawrence
    That's why even if it
    wasn't you, I would have...
[19:51] Lawrence
    That's not very fair.
[19:53] Holo
    A female's privilege, is it not?
[19:59] Driver A
    We've arrived.
[20:00] Driver A
    Have things been resolved
    between the two of you?
[20:03] Lawrence
    Not yet.
[20:05] Lawrence
    Count Erhendott is the one
    behind Medio Trading.
[20:10] Lawrence
    The merchants dealing with wheat
    in the Count's territory are the ones
[20:12] Lawrence
    who've been targeted
    to collect the silver coins.
[20:14] Lawrence
    Please let Mr. Marlheit know.
[20:16] Driver B
    No problem.
[20:18] Driver A
    As expected, the ones who
    bring up moneymaking ideas
[20:21] Driver A
    are a little different from others.
[20:23] Holo
    Are you talking about my ears?
[20:26] Driver A
    I was thinking about becoming a merchant
    again after watching the two of you.
[20:32] Lawrence
    That's not a good idea.
[20:35] Lawrence
    You'll end up picking up people like her.
[20:38] Driver A
    Well, a driver's box is too big for one person.
[20:42] Driver A
    I couldn't ask for more.
[20:55] Holo
    I am also in a terrible mess
    after being picked up by you.
[21:00] Lawrence
    As I thought, you're not being fair.
[21:01] Holo
    But I am still cute, am I not?
[21:05] Lawrence
    Well, it's true that you're cute.
[21:12] Holo
    I'm glad.
[21:16] Holo
    You are really a cute boy yourself.
SIGN    Episode 6
SIGN    Merchant and Unreasonable God
[23:45] Holo
    Next Episode: Merchant and Unreasonable God