E6 - Merchant and Unreasonable God

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[00:14] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[00:15] Holo
    The air is shaking slightly.
[00:23] Lawrence
    We should be right below the marketplace...
[00:25] Lawrence
    Could that be the reason?
[00:27] Holo
    No, I hear it.
[00:31] Holo
    It sounds like...
[00:33] Holo
    water?
[00:35] Holo
    The sound of splashing water...
[00:41] Lawrence
    Pursuers?!
[00:42] Lawrence
    Which way?
[00:44] Holo
    Ahead of us!
[00:46] Holo
    This is bad! We must turn back!
[00:53] Holo
    Are we on a singular path?
[00:55] Lawrence
    The path we were following was!
[00:58] Lawrence
    But it's a labyrinth behind us!
[01:00] Holo
    Even I am not confident
    of navigating my way through here.
[01:07] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[01:08] Holo
    They will catch up to us even if we run.
[01:11] Holo
    They have released hounds.
[01:15] Holo
    They sound quite dim-witted.
[01:18] Holo
    Well, cover your ears.
[01:36] Pursuer F
    What?
[01:50] Holo
    I wish I could eat some apples...
[01:54] Lawrence
    You can eat your fill later.
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[03:30] Holo
    I wonder how they found out where we were?
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[03:33] Lawrence
    They probably happened to find us after
    looking through various underground passages.
[03:36] Holo
    You think so?
[03:38] Lawrence
    If they knew exactly where we were, they
    would have sandwiched us from both sides.
[03:45] Pursuer A
    The Milone Trading Company
    sold us your information!
[03:47] Pursuer A
    There's no point in running!
[03:51] Holo
    He says we have been sold off...
[03:54] Lawrence
    It must have been a pretty penny.
[03:56] Lawrence
    After all, they could have crushed the Milone
    Trading Company as long as they had you.
[04:00] Holo
    I see. Then, the price
    must have been exorbitant.
[04:03] Lawrence
    They're just bluffing and trying their luck.
[04:06] Lawrence
    Let's go.
[04:09] Holo
    Hold on.
[04:13] Pursuer E
    I found them!
[04:16] Pursuer C
    There they are! Don't let them escape!
[04:18] Pursuer A
    Keep chasing them! I'll go around from behind!
[04:21] Pursuer C
    Got it!
[04:22] Pursuer E
    I heard footsteps in that direction!
[04:24] Pursuer A
    Corner them!
[04:25] Pursuer F
    They haven't come this way yet!
[04:26] Pursuer D
    Cut off all their paths!
[04:29] Holo
    Do you know where you're going?
[04:31] Lawrence
    Yeah, we'll be fine. Go left next!
[04:46] Lawrence
    Let's hurry!
[04:56] Holo
    Lawrence!
[04:57] Pursuer A
    God, please forgive my sins.
[05:07] Lawrence
    Before asking forgiveness for your sins,
    how about repenting your current way of life?
[05:19] Holo
    Lawrence?
[05:21] Lawrence
    It's fine. I know where we're going.
[05:29] Pursuer C
    Shit! Where'd they go?!
[05:29] Pursuer E
    Hey! Over here!
[05:31] Pursuer F
    He's completely out.
[05:32] Pursuer D
    After them!
[05:36] Holo
    Lawrence! Are you all right?
[05:40] Holo
    Lawrence!
[05:44] Holo
    Thank goodness...
[05:45] Holo
    You would not move, no matter
    how many times I called you.
[05:49] Lawrence
    It's fine. I was just a bit sleepy.
[05:53] Holo
    Hang in there. We are almost there.
[05:56] Lawrence
    What are you talking about?
[05:57] Holo
    Do you not hear me?
[05:59] Holo
    I said, "I smell light. There must be
    a place that leads to the surface."
[06:03] Lawrence
    Y-Yeah, you did...
[06:07] Lawrence
    What's this?
[06:08] Holo
    You failed to notice that as well?!
[06:15] (Flashback) Holo
    Just a bit further.
[06:17] (Flashback) Holo
    It's just a bit further.
[06:21] Lawrence
    No, I noticed. I'm fine.
[06:32] Holo
    This way.
[06:37] Holo
    If we follow that path
    and turn left at the end of it,
[06:39] Holo
    we should be able to escape to the surface.
[06:55] Holo
    Impossible...
[06:57] Lawrence
    An old well.
[06:59] Holo
    I am sorry. I did not think
    this would happen...
[07:03] Pursuer E
    There they are!
[07:07] Lawrence
    Stand back.
[07:10] Holo
    No way...
[07:11] Holo
    It will be impossible for you.
[07:12] Lawrence
    Don't worry,
[07:16] Lawrence
    I can handle a few more rounds.
[07:18] Holo
    Lies! I do not even need my ears
    to tell you that you are lying!
[07:22] Pursuer E
    Hold on.
[07:26] Yarei
    The informant described
    your appearance, so I thought...
[07:31] Yarei
    I can't believe it was really you, Lawrence.
[07:35] Lawrence
    I was surprised, too.
[07:37] Lawrence
    I never took you for a guy who'd
    get involved in a big deal like this.
[07:40] Lawrence
    You've really grown, Yarei.
[07:45] Lawrence
    Count Erhendott is the one
    behind Medio Trading...
[07:50] Lawrence
    A large wheat producing land
[07:51] Lawrence
    can receive payment in any kind of
    silver coin they like in their dealings.
[07:55] Lawrence
    On top of that, tariff exemptions
    on wheat would be a great blessing
[08:00] Lawrence
    for the count, Medio Trading,
    and the villagers...
[08:03] Lawrence
    You're acquainted with all
    the merchants that come to trade,
[08:07] Lawrence
    and the chief leaves
    all the business dealings to you.
[08:09] Lawrence
    And, the trade of wheat is most abundant
    right after the harvest festival.
[08:14] Yarei
    Well, we can catch up later.
[08:17] Yarei
    There's currently no time.
[08:18] Lawrence
    How cold, Yarei.
[08:20] Lawrence
    You went through all the trouble of coming here
[08:22] Lawrence
    to see the wolf you
    didn't believe in, didn't you?
[08:24] Yarei
    I can't believe you're her companion.
[08:27] Yarei
    The incarnation of a wolf that lives in
    our wheat and controls our harvests at will.
[08:34] Yarei
    Hand her over.
[08:36] Yarei
    We will hand her over to the church
    and say good-bye to the old era.
[08:41] Yarei
    We'll be able to crush
    Milone Trading if we hand her over.
[08:47] Yarei
    On top of that,
    if we can remove the tariffs on wheat,
[08:49] Yarei
    our village will gain
    an enormous amount of profit.
[08:53] Yarei
    The villagers will all become prosperous.
[08:56] Yarei
    Lawrence...
[08:57] Yarei
    The same goes for the merchants
    that buy our wheat.
[09:00] Yarei
    The villagers are all grateful
    that you bought our wheat
[09:05] Yarei
    when we were suffering under heavy taxation.
[09:07] Yarei
    It'll be easy for you to obtain
    priority in buying our wheat.
[09:12] Yarei
    We've been friends for a long time, haven't we?
[09:15] Yarei
    You'll be able to obtain
    the store of your dreams.
[09:19] Yarei
    Then, we'll be able to get involved
    in even bigger businesses.
[09:24] Yarei
    I learned how to do business from you.
[09:26] Yarei
    This time, I want to help
    you succeed in your business.
[09:30] Yarei
    Come on, Lawrence.
[09:32] Yarei
    As a merchant, you can calculate
    profit and loss, can't you?
[09:39] Lawrence
    Of course I can.
[09:43] Yarei
    Lawrence!
[09:44] Lawrence
    However...
[09:45] Lawrence
    First and foremost, a good merchant
    must honor their contracts.
[09:50] Lawrence
    As fate would have it,
[09:52] Lawrence
    I ended up picking up a strange girl
    that wants to go back home to the north.
[09:57] Lawrence
    I already promised her that I would
    keep her company during her journey.
[10:01] Lawrence
    I can't go against my contractual obligations.
[10:08] Yarei
    Then, all I can do is fulfill
    my own contractual obligations.
[10:11] Yarei
    How unfortunate. Looks like
    our relationship ends here, Lawrence.
[10:16] Lawrence
    Traveling merchants
    are familiar with farewells.
[10:21] Yarei
    You can kill the man.
[10:23] Yarei
    Make sure to capture the woman alive.
[10:37] Lawrence
    Holo?!
[10:42] Lawrence
    The dagger...
[10:45] Holo
    Enough!
[10:47] Holo
    It may hurt a bit, but you must endure.
[11:02] Pursuer B
    She's sucking his blood!
[11:13] Yarei
    Don't flinch!
[11:14] Yarei
    She's merely a woman possessed by the devil!
[11:23] Holo
    Do not look any longer.
[13:13] Yarei
    Th-The gods are always the same.
[13:16] Yarei
    They're always... always so unfair...
[13:22] Lawrence
    Holo...
[13:28] Lawrence
    Stop, Holo!
[14:05] Lawrence
    Wait...
[14:07] Lawrence
    Holo!
[14:15] Lawrence
    How much do you think
    the clothes you tore up cost?!
[14:18] Lawrence
    Whether you're a god or not,
    I'll have you compensate me!
[14:21] Lawrence
    You only earned 70 silver coins!
    That's not enough at all!
[14:25] Lawrence
    How many years do you think it took me
    to earn enough money for them?!
[14:32] Lawrence
    I'll chase after you!
[14:33] Lawrence
    I'll chase after you all the way
    to the forests of the north!
[14:45] Lawrence
    Holo!
[14:50] Lawrence
    Ho... lo...
[15:09] Marlheit
    Have you awoken?
[15:12] Marlheit
    Is your wound doing all right?
[15:14] Lawrence
    Yes, thanks to you.
[15:16] Marlheit
    I apologize for causing you so much trouble
    due to our poor execution of matters.
[15:22] Lawrence
    No, this all happened because of my companion.
[15:29] Marlheit
    Luckily, the Church was unable to find her.
[15:32] Marlheit
    It's fortunate that everything happened
    in the underground passages.
[15:36] Marlheit
    If the public saw her form,
[15:39] Marlheit
    our headquarters and branches
    may have all been burnt to the ground.
[15:43] Lawrence
    You saw her true form?!
[15:44] Marlheit
    Yes.
[15:46] Marlheit
    I received a report from my subordinates.
[15:49] Marlheit
    The report stated there was a giant wolf
    protecting you that wouldn't move.
[15:53] Marlheit
    I came to see the situation in person
    and saw your companion there.
[16:01] Lawrence
    She was protecting me?!
[16:03] Lawrence
    So, where is Holo now?!
[16:06] Marlheit
    Well, after we brought you here...
[16:14] Marlheit
    She left without telling us her destination.
[16:20] Lawrence
    When?
[16:21] Marlheit
    It has been an entire day since then...
[16:24] Lawrence
    I see.
[16:31] Lawrence
    So...
[16:32] Lawrence
    Did the deal go well?
[16:34] Marlheit
    Yes. We were able to obtain
    the privilege that Medio Trading
[16:39] Marlheit
    desired most from the royal family.
[16:41] Marlheit
    It is unlikely that your companion
    will be reported to the Church.
[16:45] Lawrence
    That's good to hear.
[16:46] Marlheit
    We were able to collect 307,212 silver coins.
[16:52] Marlheit
    It seems His Majesty plans to
    devalue the coins quite drastically.
[16:56] Marlheit
    He agreed to pay us immediately
    in another currency worth
[16:59] Marlheit
    350,000 silver coins at the time of delivery.
[17:01] Lawrence
    350,000 coins?!
[17:03] Marlheit
    According to our contract,
    you receive five percent of our profits.
[17:09] Marlheit
    Am I correct?
[17:12] Lawrence
    Yes...
[17:13] Marlheit
    Please confirm our calculations.
[17:14] Lawrence
    Yes.
[17:17] Lawrence
    This is...
[17:17] Marlheit
    120 silver coins.
    That is five percent of our profit.
[17:23] Lawrence
    Is that... all?
[17:25] Marlheit
    The delivery costs of the coins we collected...
[17:28] Marlheit
    As well as the tariffs that come with it...
[17:30] Marlheit
    Also, the handling fees
    for the contract itself...
[17:36] Lawrence
    This is a ridiculous amount of contract fees...
[17:38] Marlheit
    The royal family's official merchants
    probably gave him the idea.
[17:42] Marlheit
    Since he was trading off privileges,
[17:44] Marlheit
    he wanted to recoup as much
    of his financial losses as possible.
[17:49] Marlheit
    Our total profits were 2,400 silver coins.
[17:52] Marlheit
    It was an unimaginably disappointing result.
[17:55] Lawrence
    Unexpected things always happen in business...
[17:59] Marlheit
    However...
[18:01] Marlheit
    Unexpected things can
    also happen in a good way.
[18:07] Marlheit
    Take a look at this.
[18:11] Lawrence
    This is...
[18:11] Marlheit
    It seems Medio Trading
    was quite desperate for this privilege.
[18:16] Marlheit
    On top of that,
[18:17] Marlheit
    they were collecting silver coins even though
    they knew the coins' value would drop.
[18:21] Marlheit
    That is the same as going into debt.
[18:24] Marlheit
    They must have been determined
    to make sure their business turned a profit.
[18:30] Marlheit
    They offered an amount
    we could accept on the spot.
[18:33] Lawrence
    1,000 silver coins... Are you sure?
[18:36] Marlheit
    Yes, it was a great deal for us.
[18:39] Marlheit
    Would you like the payment in silver coins?
[18:41] Marlheit
    If you like, I can arrange
    an equivalent value in product instead.
[18:48] Lawrence
    Pepper.
[18:50] Lawrence
    Do you have pepper?
[18:51] Lawrence
    It's light and doesn't take up much space.
[18:53] Marlheit
    Pepper?
[18:55] Lawrence
    The price of pepper will rise as winter
    arrives and people cook more meat.
[19:01] Lawrence
    What's the matter?
[19:02] Marlheit
    My apologies.
[19:04] Marlheit
    I just remembered a play I read recently.
[19:07] Lawrence
    Play?
[19:09] Marlheit
    Yes.
[19:10] Marlheit
    It's a religious play that the Church uses
[19:13] Marlheit
    to preach about moderation
    to trading companies.
[19:16] Marlheit
    A devil appears before an extremely
    rich merchant and says to him,
[19:21] Marlheit
    "Bring me the most delicious human
    in the land, or I will eat you instead."
[19:26] Marlheit
    Fearing for his life,
[19:28] Marlheit
    he brings a young maidservant
    and fat servant before the devil,
[19:32] Marlheit
    but the devil shakes his head.
[19:35] Marlheit
    He searches all over town
    for a delicious human.
[19:39] Marlheit
    Finally, he finds a boy
    who smells of honey and milk.
[19:42] Marlheit
    He offers that boy immediately to
    the devil, but the boy says to the devil,
[19:48] Marlheit
    "The most delicious human
    is before your very eyes."
[19:51] Marlheit
    "This man before you seasons his fat-laden
    soul abundantly with spices day after day."
[20:02] Marlheit
    Sorry, I could not help it.
[20:05] Marlheit
    I imagined you earning money
    using pepper, Mr. Lawrence.
[20:11] Lawrence
    I would love to be laden
    with spices as soon as possible.
[20:14] Marlheit
    I look forward to it.
[20:15] Marlheit
    After all, we always wish
    to build a good relationship
[20:19] Lawrence
    with merchants as talented as yourself.
[20:24] Lawrence
    Thank you very much.
[20:26] Marlheit
    I will prepare your pepper.
[20:28] Marlheit
    There is still work to be done,
    so I will take my leave.
[20:35] Marlheit
    Mr. Lawrence, we received
    an invoice with your name on it.
[20:43] Lawrence
    140 silver coins? I don't remember
    purchasing these products...
[20:56] Lawrence
    Where is your loading area?
[20:57] Marlheit
    Oh, well, it's right down
    that hallway and to the left...
[21:00] Lawrence
    Thanks!
[21:05] Lawrence
    A woman's robe,
[21:07] Lawrence
    silk sash,
[21:09] Lawrence
    traveling shoes,
[21:11] Lawrence
    and a tortoiseshell comb!
[21:18] Lawrence
    Excuse me! Please let me through!
[21:21] Lawrence
    And,
[21:22] Lawrence
    an enormous number of apples!
[21:22] Appraiser
    That'll be 40 silver coins.
[21:25] Lawrence
    Holo!
[21:36] Holo
    I cannot have you coming all the way
    to the forests of the north to collect a debt.
[21:56] Holo
    I will return home after I have repaid you.
[22:00] Lawrence
    Of course.
[22:08] Marlheit
    Spice and Wolf, is it?
SIGN    Episode 7
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[23:45] Holo
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