E9 - Sweet Honey and Bitter Armor
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[00:04] Jacob
So, why'd you visit at a time like this?
[00:08] Lawrence
I wanted to get a certificate showing that
I'm a member of this association.
[00:11] Jacob
I wish you'd hurry and become a merchant
[00:13] Jacob
that can make others flinch at your name alone.
[00:18] Jacob
Otherwise...
[00:21] Youth
You go!
[00:22] Jacob
That girl will leave you at the drop of a hat.
[00:23] Youth
No, you go!
[00:25] Lawrence
She's an investment of sorts.
[00:28] Jacob
What's the point of investing in a town girl?
[00:31] Lawrence
I wouldn't invest if there
wasn't something in it for me.
[00:35] Jacob
Big words!
[00:37] Lawrence
That's right. Do any merchants
want to go to Lamtra?
[00:42] Jacob
If you're thinking about
the shepherd girl, don't.
[00:44] Lawrence
Huh?
[00:45] Jacob
There were a lot of people
with the same idea as you.
[00:49] Jacob
But no one wanted to hire
that girl as a bodyguard.
[00:53] Jacob
Do you know why?
[00:57] Lawrence
The Church?
[01:00] Jacob
She's the only one able to wander around
that area without getting hurt.
[01:04] Jacob
There's no need for me to tell you
how the Church feels about it, is there?
[01:08] Jacob
If you get involved with her, you'll go through
a complicated damn mess with the Church.
[01:14] Jacob
Though, I know a lovely fairy
like Nora is your type of girl.
[01:24] Jacob
So, is this certificate addressed
to a certain trading company?
[01:28] Lawrence
Yes, the Remerio Trading Company.
[01:30] Jacob
Remerio, huh?
[01:32] Lawrence
Is there a problem?
[01:33] Jacob
Yeah, well, you'll see when you get there.
[01:39] Jacob
Here.
[01:40] Lawrence
Thank you very much.
[01:43] Jacob
The Rowen Merchant Association is
under the protection of Saint Lambardos.
[01:48] Jacob
I wish you the best of luck.
[01:50] Lawrence
Once I finish up this deal,
I'll buy you some good alcohol.
[01:55] Jacob
Shoo. Shoo.
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Sweet Honey and Bitter Armor
[03:35] Youth
Let's go...
[03:35] Youth
Yeah...
[03:38] Holo
How cute.
[03:40] Holo
They said I was as pretty as a rose.
[03:43] Lawrence
Don't humor them too much.
[03:45] Lawrence
Craftsmen apprentices are like starving dogs.
They'll end up snatching you away.
[03:51] Holo
If they do, will you come save me again?
[03:54] Lawrence
Yeah, I'll save you again.
[03:56] Holo
Well, in the end,
I was the one doing the saving.
[04:04] Holo
I do not know what kind of return
you are expecting,
[04:07] Holo
but I will have you invest in me for now.
[04:09] Lawrence
You overheard?
[04:11] Holo
My cute ears heard every word!
[04:16] Holo
It seems you have taken
quite a liking to that shepherd.
[04:20] Holo
Was it her meager appearance?
[04:22] Holo
Or the fact that she has a hard life?
[04:26] Holo
I, on the other hand, am a mere investment...
[04:29] Lawrence
Hold on a second!
[04:31] Lawrence
The things Jacob says
is his way of greeting people!
[04:34] Lawrence
It's not like...
[04:35] Holo
Not like what?
[04:36] Lawrence
I-It's true that I think Nora is a good girl,
[04:40] Lawrence
and I didn't dislike my conversations with her.
[04:43] Lawrence
But that doesn't mean that I like you
any less or anything like that!
[04:52] Holo
I was just teasing you a bit...
[04:55] Holo
I did not think you would
respond so sincerely.
[04:58] Holo
That makes me so happy!
[05:02] Holo
However...
[05:05] Holo
Males are all the same.
[05:08] Holo
They say whatever they want.
[05:10] Holo
So, how about showing me instead?
[05:13] Holo
Knights leave their shields and swords in
the hands of others to show their sincerity.
[05:19] Holo
Since you are a merchant,
how will you show your sincerity?
[05:26] Lawrence
Fine...
[05:30] Lawrence
Those honey-pickled peaches...
[05:33] Holo
What will you buy for me?
[05:36] Lawrence
H-Hey!
[05:37] Lawrence
You know better than to do that!
[05:40] Holo
You told me to ask for it cutely.
[05:43] Lawrence
I told you to ask honestly!
[05:45] Lawrence
I didn't tell you to use underhanded tricks!
[05:48] Holo
But was I not cute?
[05:52] Holo
Though, you were cuter.
[05:56] Lawrence
Wha?!
[06:00] Holo
Hey, do not be so angry.
[06:04] Holo
Your words really did make me happy.
[06:07] Holo
Are you angry with me even so?
[06:13] Lawrence
Fine.
[06:14] Lawrence
I'm not angry.
[06:15] Lawrence
Are you happy now?
[06:17] Holo
It would not be good to get separated.
[06:20] Holo
May I hold your hand?
[06:24] Lawrence
Yeah. It'd be troublesome if we got separated.
[06:40] Nora
Um, Father!
[06:44] Priest
What is the matter?
[06:45] Nora
Um...
[06:48] Nora
I would like to take the sheep...
[06:53] Holo
to graze in a slightly safer area.
[06:58] Priest
You will be fine.
[07:00] Nora
Huh?
[07:01] Priest
God has graced you with the power
to keep wolves at bay.
[07:05] Priest
Do you not trust in Him?
[07:09] Priest
Your work was also given to you by Him.
[07:14] Priest
Please continue to work hard.
[07:18] Nora
Y-Yes...
[07:25] Holo
You seem to be in a good mood.
[07:28] Lawrence
Any merchant would be excited
when there are profits on the horizon.
[07:32] Holo
However, the hunter is most vulnerable
when it is captivated by its prey.
[07:38] Lawrence
Merchant trading isn't the same
as hunting prey.
[07:43] Holo
Buying on credit, was it?
[07:46] Holo
That means you are currently
in debt, are you not?
[07:49] Lawrence
If you know something will sell,
shouldn't you buy it even if you go into debt?
[07:53] Lawrence
If I did the same thing with apples,
[07:55] Lawrence
someone would eat them
until I fell into the red.
[07:57] Holo
Fool.
[07:59] Holo
Either way, being in debt
does not suit my nature.
[08:04] Lawrence
Even though you're currently buried in debt?
[08:06] Holo
If you wish for me to pay you back,
you should ensure my happiness.
[08:11] Lawrence
Sure, sure. I will work hard.
[08:17] Lawrence
We just need to sell the goods we purchased
to the trading company here.
[08:23] Lawrence
There's nothing to worry about.
[08:30] Holo
It is lively everywhere you look.
[08:34] Lawrence
It's the busy season, after all.
[08:40] Holo
I do not smell any honey-pickled peaches.
[08:43] Lawrence
I told you it's a rare item.
[08:54] Holo
Does a monk manage this place?
[08:57] Lawrence
If so, we'd at least hear some praying.
[09:04] Lawrence
Though, the crunch of eating
that pie is so loud,
[09:06] Lawrence
your amazing ears may have missed it.
[09:10] Holo
What skillful sarcasm.
[09:15] Holo
However, I can at least hear
the sound of the people inside.
[09:18] Lawrence
There are people inside?
[09:20] Holo
Yes.
[09:21] Holo
However, the atmosphere seems quite unpleasant.
[09:24] Lawrence
Well, nothing will happen if I stand out here.
[09:27] Lawrence
I won't make any money
if I don't sell the product.
[09:30] Holo
Just as I will not gain nourishment
if I do not eat this meat pie.
[09:34] Lawrence
That was supposed to be for my nourishment.
[09:37] Holo
Oh? Did you wish to eat it?
[09:41] Holo
Here you go.
[10:06] Lawrence
It is not yet the day of rest.
What is going on here?
[10:11] Servant A
Well, it's just...
[10:15] Servant A
Did you just arrive in town today?
[10:17] Lawrence
No, I arrived a few days ago.
[10:20] Lawrence
Well, I'm not in any particular rush.
[10:23] Lawrence
I will visit another day.
[10:33] Servant A
Are you Mr. Lawrence?
[10:37] Servant A
You must be.
[10:38] Servant A
You were planning to sell armor that you
bought from Latparron Trading, correct?
[10:43] Lawrence
How did you know that?
[10:44] Servant A
The Latparron Trading Company
came by yesterday evening
[10:46] Servant A
to tell us your debt was transferred to us.
[10:53] Holo
What is going on?
[10:55] Servant A
It seems you are unaware of the recent
drastic drop of prices in armor.
[11:00] Servant A
Now that the northern expedition
has been canceled,
[11:03] Servant A
armor has become practically worthless.
[11:06] Servant A
In other words,
[11:08] Servant A
your companion now owes
our trading company a lot of money.
[11:13] Servant A
To put it simply, he's gone bankrupt.
[11:17] Holo
What did you say?!
[11:19] Lawrence
I've been set up!
[11:36] Remerio
We both live based on such arrangements.
[11:39] Remerio
You understand, don't you?
[11:41] Lawrence
Of course, Mr. Remerio.
[11:43] Lawrence
I am also a merchant.
[11:45] Remerio
Mr. Lawrence, you were loaned forty-seven
and three-fourths Lumione coins
[11:49] Remerio
with a payment deadline when making your
purchase at the Latparron Trading Company.
[11:55] Remerio
This is what we wish for you to pay.
[11:57] Remerio
If not,
[11:59] Remerio
we will ask the Rowen Merchant Association
to assume the debt on your behalf.
[12:04] Lawrence
Yes.
[12:07] Remerio
Well, the deadline is the day after tomorrow,
[12:11] Remerio
so we can wait the full two days.
[12:13] Remerio
What do you want to do with the armor you have?
[12:18] Remerio
It won't be worth much
no matter where you go...
[12:20] Lawrence
No, I'll be sure to sell it at a high price.
[12:22] Lawrence
We will settle the debt in two days.
[12:24] Lawrence
Is that acceptable?
[12:26] Remerio
Yes, we'll be waiting for you.
[12:34] Lawrence
Sorry for making you wait.
[12:39] Lawrence
Let's go.
[12:49] Holo
S-So, what has happened?
[12:58] Lawrence
The goods in our carriage have become trash.
[13:01] Holo
I see.
[13:04] Holo
Will you run?
[13:05] Lawrence
No, the information network of merchants
is practically the same as the eyes of God.
[13:10] Lawrence
No matter where we go,
[13:11] Lawrence
we'll be found immediately
if we do any kind of business.
[13:13] Lawrence
I wouldn't be able to live
as a merchant after that.
[13:16] Holo
However, everyone knows that an injured
animal will be eaten to the bone.
[13:22] Holo
Will you let that happen?
[13:24] Lawrence
Of course not!
[13:26] Lawrence
I just need to make enough money
in two days to pay the debt!
[13:28] Lawrence
It's possible to make a fresh start.
[13:31] Holo
I am the Wise Wolf Holo. I am sure
to be of some help to you.
[13:36] Lawrence
Yeah, just saving on your food costs
would help me out a lot!
[13:40] Holo
I told you I will earn what I eat.
[13:43] Lawrence
I'm kidding.
[13:45] Holo
Your expression has improved.
[13:49] Holo
If necessary, on my honor,
I will make sure you escape.
[13:53] Holo
Even if I must use the power of this wheat.
[13:56] Holo
You promised me that you would
take me to the northern forests.
[14:01] Holo
I cannot have you falter here.
[14:04] Lawrence
Yeah, I'll be sure to keep my promise.
[14:06] Lawrence
And...
[14:10] Lawrence
If it really comes to that,
I might ask you to save me.
[14:13] Holo
Leave it to me.
[14:16] Holo
So, what will you do now?
[14:19] Lawrence
For now, I'm going back
to the Rowen Merchant Association.
[14:21] Holo
Yes, your fellow countrymen
may be of help to you.
[14:25] Lawrence
That's why you should wait at the inn...
[14:28] Holo
Do you see me as the type of wolf
[14:32] Holo
that can groom herself quietly in an inn
while her traveling companion is in trouble?
[14:36] Lawrence
No, but...
[14:37] Holo
Do you?
[14:40] Lawrence
No, but that's not the issue here.
[14:42] Holo
Then, what is the issue?
[14:44] Lawrence
The merchant association
is a merchant's hometown.
[14:48] Lawrence
You understand what it means
to take a woman there, don't you?
[14:51] Holo
Just explain it to them.
[14:52] Lawrence
How am I supposed to explain?
[14:55] Holo
Just tell them that we are lovers!
[15:01] Lawrence
Fine, please come with me.
[15:04] Holo
Of course.
[15:07] Lawrence
I will tell them you are my business partner.
[15:11] Lawrence
Don't say anything unnecessary.
[15:13] Holo
Yes.
[15:19] Jacob
So, what should I ask about first?
[15:23] Jacob
First and foremost,
who is this beautiful woman with you?
[15:29] Lawrence
Due to some dealings,
we've become business partners.
[15:33] Jacob
Business?
[15:35] Lawrence
At the Pazzio branch
of the Milone Trading Company,
[15:38] Lawrence
she was able to sell the furs assessed at
140 Trenni silver for 210 Trenni silver.
[15:46] Lawrence
I told you I'd never invest if there
wasn't something in it for me.
[15:52] Jacob
If you were husband and wife,
[15:54] Jacob
I was thinking of convincing
the two of you to get a divorce.
[15:59] Jacob
But there are guys like you
every once in a while.
[16:03] Lawrence
Huh?
[16:04] Jacob
One day, they have an unimaginable beauty
with them and seem to... get along.
[16:09] Jacob
Yet, they never talk about the woman,
and I never ask about them.
[16:15] Jacob
Well, the scriptures say it isn't good
to carelessly open a mysterious box.
[16:21] Holo
A wise decision.
[16:27] Jacob
Now, let's get straight to the point.
[16:32] Jacob
Let me get this right.
[16:34] Jacob
You bought armor at Latparron Trading.
[16:37] Jacob
You were loaned forty-seven and
three-fourth Lumione coins in the process
[16:42] Jacob
and that debt was transferred
to Remerio Trading.
[16:48] Jacob
Is that right?
[16:51] Jacob
Even though it looks like Latparron
Trading pulled the rug from under you,
[16:55] Jacob
I won't show you any pity.
[16:57] Jacob
You got greedy and made a mistake. Am I right?
[17:01] Lawrence
It's exactly as you say...
[17:03] Jacob
Robbery. Sickness. Injury.
[17:07] Jacob
The merchant association doesn't mind
[17:10] Jacob
doing everything in their power to
help you in those kinds of situations.
[17:14] Jacob
But that's not the case here.
[17:18] Jacob
In other words, you have to return
what you owe yourself.
[17:23] Lawrence
Yes...
[17:28] Jacob
Unfortunately, I can't play favorites with you.
[17:33] Jacob
Rather, keeping a firm attitude is
precisely the reason I am in this position.
[17:38] Lawrence
Of course.
[17:40] Lawrence
I would also be angry if you had
treated someone differently from the others.
[17:44] Jacob
On top of that, members in the association
may not lend money to another member.
[17:49] Jacob
Of course, the association itself
can't lend you any either.
[17:53] Jacob
It wouldn't be a good example for the others.
[17:56] Lawrence
I know.
[17:57] Jacob
The deadline is two days from now.
[17:59] Jacob
Remerio Trading is feeling the pressure after
failing in their own investment in armor,
[18:04] Jacob
so I'm sure they'll want
to collect it as soon as possible.
[18:07] Jacob
In other words, your failure
will become public
[18:10] Jacob
the day after tomorrow,
and I'll have to detain you.
[18:13] Jacob
Do you know what happens after that?
[18:16] Lawrence
If I don't prepare the forty-seven Lumione
coins and pay them back in two days,
[18:22] Lawrence
I will not have a tomorrow.
[18:24] Jacob
No.
[18:26] Jacob
You will have a tomorrow.
[18:29] Jacob
It'll just be dark, painful, and heavy.
[18:35] Jacob
You'd be able to pay back forty-seven Lumione
[18:37] Jacob
by rowing a long-distance boat for ten years.
[18:41] Jacob
You could also dig holes in a mine.
[18:44] Jacob
But to do so without injury or sickness...
[18:48] Jacob
It's not that I want you to die.
[18:52] Jacob
Please understand that.
[18:55] Jacob
Sins must be punished.
I'm just carrying out common practice.
[19:03] Lawrence
Yes...
[19:05] Jacob
If there is something
I can help you with, I will.
[19:10] Jacob
I trust you, so I won't detain you immediately.
[19:13] Jacob
Do whatever you can until then.
[19:16] Lawrence
Thank you very much for your consideration.
[19:18] Jacob
Businesses always have surprising loopholes.
[19:21] Jacob
Sometimes you can only see them
when you're in a pinch.
[19:24] Jacob
Go and fight until the very end.
[19:29] Lawrence
I'll make sure to pay back the money.
[19:40] Holo
What will you do now?
[19:42] Lawrence
I've gotten two days’ worth of freedom.
[19:46] Lawrence
There's something I'd like to try first.
[19:50] Lawrence
Paying a debt with another debt.
[19:52] Random Merchant
Oh, it's been a while, Mr. Lawrence.
[19:55] Random Merchant
Do you have some new ways to make money today?
[19:58] Lawrence
I'm embarrassed to ask,
but I'd like to borrow some money.
[20:02] Random Merchant
Oh, is that the case?
[20:05] Random Merchant
I'm sorry to say that money
has been pretty tight lately...
[20:09] Lawrence
I see.
[20:11] Lawrence
I'm sorry for asking so much.
[20:19] Lawrence
There are still others.
[20:40] Holo
How was it?
[20:44] Lawrence
There are others.
[20:54] Lawrence
Maybe over there...
[21:16] Lawrence
Shit.
[21:26] ---
Here you go.
[21:29] Lawrence
Next.
[21:34] Holo
H-Hey...
[21:37] Lawrence
What is it?!
[21:41] Holo
I am sorry, I cannot walk
as I like in this form.
[21:47] Lawrence
No.
[21:48] Lawrence
I'm sorry.
[21:52] Lawrence
Excuse me.
[21:55] Master
Oh, it's been a while, Mr. Lawrence.
[21:58] Lawrence
It has been a while.
[22:00] Lawrence
I'm sorry for bothering you
after the market has closed...
[22:02] Master
I heard from others...
[22:05] Master
You've been asking for loans
all over the place.
[22:08] Master
A very large loan at that. Was it because
of the crash in the armor market?
[22:12] Lawrence
Yes, I lacked proper vision...
[22:16] Master
Only God could predict
a market collapse.
[22:20] Master
It would be harsh to blame someone for that.
[22:25] Master
I live according to His word
[22:28] Master
and believe in showing others
the same sincerity I was shown.
[22:34] Master
I wanted to be of some help
to you, Mr. Lawrence.
[22:40] Master
However, you're walking
around with a woman
[22:43] Master
while depending on the mercy
of others for money?!
[22:46] Master
How dare you mock others like this?!
[22:57] Holo
Hey.
[23:06] Holo
Are you all right?
[23:08] Holo
You face is so pale! Let us go to the inn...
[23:12] Lawrence
If it weren't for you!
[23:20] Lawrence
I-I'm sorry...
[23:27] Holo
I will return to the inn.
[23:35] Lawrence
Damn...
[23:37] Lawrence
Damn.
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[23:45] Holo
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