E4 - A Spicy Negotiation and Sweet Baked Treats

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[00:04] Casserole
    We have no money.
[00:05] Feuille
    Boss, you've said that a
    number of times already.
[00:09] Feuille
    That's what we're here to discuss, right?
[00:12] Pas
    Recovery after the bandit
    raid has proved challenging.
[00:17] Pas
    The burden of reopening the two sealed
    villages has proved a heavy one.
[00:24] Pas
    Between digging up the filled-in wells,
[00:26] Pas
    rebuilding the torn-down homesteads,
[00:28] Pas
    and securing food to get through the
    upcoming winter after having to strip the fields,
[00:35] Pas
    we're quickly running through our treasury.
[00:39] Casserole
    Letting that bandit leader
    escape hasn't helped matters.
[00:44] Feuille
    We'd have secured at least
    200 gold coins for his head.
[00:49] Casserole
    We can't borrow the money?
[00:52] Feuille
    Who would lend it out to us?
[00:54] Feuille
    Every nearby fief has nothing
    to spare, thanks to the frost.
[00:58] Feuille
    Some have even been asking us for loans!
[01:02] Casserole
    What about the court nobles?
[01:05] Feuille
    Not a chance!
[01:06] Feuille
    That band of misers would charge
    a gold piece of interest!
[01:12] Pas
    Say...
[01:14] Pas
    Can't you and Mother ask
    your parents for help?
[01:19] Casserole
    I'm afraid Agnes and I both
    cut ties with our parents.
[01:23] Casserole
    A long time ago.
[01:26] Casserole
    I've never even introduced
    them to their grandchildren.
[01:28] Casserole
    I can't exactly ask them about money now.
[01:32] Pas
    I see.
[01:34] Casserole
    When your mother and I first met,
[01:37] Casserole
    my lands were even more
    barren than they are now.
[01:39] Casserole
    Everyone around us opposed the union.
[01:43] Feuille
    And after a whirlwind love affair,
     they basically eloped!
[01:48] Feuille
    Gotta say, I'm pretty jealous!
[01:51] Pas
    When the norm in this world
    is arranged marriages...
[01:53] Pas
    It must have been really hard on them.
[01:55] Casserole
    Anyway, we have no money!
[01:57] Feuille
    Yeah, we know that already!
[02:04] Narrator
    This is the tale of a genius patissier
    who died before his time,
[02:09] Narrator
    and was reincarnated as the son
    of a poor noble in another world
[02:13] Narrator
    to pursue a world full
    of desserts and smiles.
[02:17] Narrator
    It's a tale that is at once cold
    and unsparing, and syrupy sweet.
[02:23] Narrator
    His dream is to create this
    world's very own land of sweets!
SIGN    Sweet Reincarnation
SIGN    A Spicy Negotiation and Sweet Baked Treats
[04:03] Marc
    So that's what you guys have been
    discussing in your dad's office for days?
[04:10] Pas
    Yeah.
[04:10] Marc
    Pas... don't hide stuff from us.
     It's really untouchable.
[04:14] Lumi
    Dummy. You mean "unsociable."
[04:16] Marc
    I know that!
[04:18] Pas
    Lumi, how are you healing up?
[04:20] Pas
    Do you have permission
    to be out here right now?
[04:23] Lumi
    Yeah, Dad and Grandpa both said
    it's okay if I'm out and about.
[04:26] Lumi
    See?
[04:28] Lumi
    Ow!
[04:30] Lumi
    The pain's not totally gone, though.
[04:33] Marc
    Sheesh. Take it easy, would you?
[04:35] Lumi
    C'mon, I'm fine!
[04:38] Marc
    What's so funny?
[04:39] Pas
    You just make such a cute couple!
[04:41] Marc
    I told you, it ain't like that!
[04:46] Marc
    So, what about making the fields bigger?
[04:49] Pas
    There's still room in our
    lands to expand, it's true.
[04:52] Pas
    But to do so requires time,
    manpower, and most of all, money.
[04:57] Pas
    It might not be happening any time soon.
[04:59] Lumi
    What about that bonka pie you made before?
[05:02] Pas
    Bonka pie?
[05:04] Lumi
    That was super tasty!
[05:06] Lumi
    Why not sell them in town?
[05:09] Pas
    They're fun to make, it's true...
[05:14] Pas
    Yes... so very much fun...
[05:23] Pas
    No, no! We're here to
    make money*, not desserts!
[05:25] Pas
    In order to produce enough
    to make a profit,
[05:28] Pas
    we'd need a way to bring in a lot of bonkas.
[05:30] Pas
    It probably wouldn't work.
[05:32] Marc
    Why not teach magic, then?
[05:36] Pas
    Why do you want to learn magic?
[05:39] Marc
    You can do big things with magic, right?
[05:43] Marc
    I'd make myself rich and
    eat tasty things every day!
[05:47] Lumi
    What a joke.
[05:49] Lumi
    It'd take a miracle for you to learn magic.
[05:51] Lumi
    And even if you did learn how to use it,
[05:55] Lumi
    there's no way you'd use
    it effectively, Marc.
[05:58] Marc
    What's that supposed to mean?!
[06:00] Lumi
    I'm saying, if you learned a fire spell,
[06:01] Lumi
    the best you'd do is set fire to yourself!
[06:05] Lumi
    Because you're stupid!
[06:07] Marc
    D-Don't make fun of me!
[06:10] Pas
    Okay, okay. Enough flirting.
[06:12] Marc
    It ain't flirting, damn it!
[06:14] Lumi
    Still, magic could still be the key!
[06:17] Pas
    Magic?
[06:19] Lumi
    Why not show us that spell you use, Pas?
[06:22] Lumi
    Something might come up!
[06:24] Marc
    Hey, great idea!
[06:27] Pas
    "Three heads is better," as they say...
[06:29] Pas
    They really might point*
    me in the right direction!
[06:33] Pas
    When I was thinking up new
    sweets back in my old world,
[06:37] Pas
    I'd spend all night brainstorming
    with my colleagues!
[06:42] Pas
    All right.
[06:43] Pas
    Draw any picture you like in the dirt.
[06:47] Lumi
    Can we draw anything?
[06:49] Pas
    Yes.
[06:55] Pas
    What's this one?
[06:58] Marc
    It's me, totally wasting a dragon with magic!
[07:02] Pas
    Oh... is that supposed to be a dragon?
[07:04] Pas
    Really?
[07:06] Pas
    I thought it was a worm with legs.
[07:10] Pas
    Lumi, is that a bonka, then?
[07:13] Lumi
    Yep!
[07:15] Lumi
    Pretty good, right?
[07:17] Pas
    And next to it?
[07:18] Lumi
    A bonka pie, of course!
[07:21] Marc
    I thought it was a rock. You suck at drawing.
[07:24] Lumi
    What was that?
[07:25] Lumi
    Yours just looks like a slithering snake!
[07:28] Marc
    Can't you see how cool my dragon is?!
[07:32] Lumi
    Only a little kid would think that!
[07:34] Pas
    Okay, okay!
[07:35] Pas
    I'm gonna use my spell now!
[07:40] Pas
    Replicate!
[08:02] Marc
    Awesome!
[08:04] Marc
    It put the picture on me!
[08:06] Lumi
    Wow! Pas, you really can use magic!
[08:09] Pas
    Well, you've seen me use it before...
[08:14] Lumi
    It's not rubbing off.
[08:16] Pas
    On skin, it disappears
    after about three days.
[08:19] Pas
    It's permanent on trees or walls, though.
[08:22] Marc
    That's so awesome!
[08:25] Lumi
    I wanna show it to Grandpa!
[08:27] Lumi
    Hey, Pas. Can you do it the other way?
[08:31] Pas
    The other way... how?
[08:34] Lumi
    Instead of copying a drawing onto something,
[08:37] Lumi
    could you copy something else as a drawing?
[08:39] Marc
    Copy something... as a drawing?
[08:42] Lumi
    If you could put a picture of a house
    or someone's face on the ground,
[08:46] Lumi
    I think that'd be pretty cool!
[08:48] Marc
    That don't make no sense!
[08:50] Marc
    Dork.
[08:51] Lumi
    What was that?!
[08:52] Marc
    Mega-dork!
[08:54] Pas
    That's it!
[08:56] Pas
    That's it!
[08:58] Pas
    Yes, that's it!
[08:59] Pas
    Lumi, you're a genius!
[09:03] Lumi
    Hey, where'd that come from?!
[09:05] Pas
    Sorry to put my hands on your wife, Marc.
[09:08] Marc
    Put that gag to rest, would ya?
[09:11] Pas
    But you gave me such a great idea!
[09:16] Agnes
    I see.
[09:17] Agnes
    Are our finances that tight?
[09:22] Agnes
    But... I'm not sure my
    parents will offer much aid.
[09:28] Casserole
    I see. I'm sorry to ask...
[09:31] Pas
    Father!
[09:33] Pas
    I've got a great way to make money!
[09:36] Feuille
    You mean it, kid?
[09:37] Casserole
    What is it?
[09:39] Pas
    You told me about your attempts to
    arrange a marriage for Josie, right?
[09:43] Casserole
    Y-Yes...
[09:45] Feuille
    The little lady's thirteen years old now.
[09:47] Feuille
    She's just about marrying age!
[09:50] Pas
    Since you have your teleportation spell,
[09:52] Pas
    you could take her all around
    to introduce her, right?
[09:58] Casserole
    Yes, and I was happy for the chance to
    show off my wonderful daughter, as well...
[10:03] Pas
    What do parents who don't have
    that sort of magic available do?
[10:08] Casserole
    The most efficient way is to attend
    a royal ball at the capital.
[10:14] Agnes
    Yes, and travel can prove so dangerous...
[10:18] Casserole
    Indeed, and it's far from free!
[10:21] Feuille
    They say that when a noble travels,
    their money sprouts wings and flies away!
[10:25] Pas
    What if we sold something like this, then?
[10:30] Pas
    Replicate!
[10:36] Agnes
    Goodness!
[10:38] Casserole
    Look at that!
[10:40] Feuille
    It looks just like her!
[10:42] Agnes
    It's like looking in a mirror!
[10:45] Pas
    I call them "matchmaking photos."
[10:48] Pas
    "Ask the heir to the Fief
    of Morteln to use his magic
[10:50] Pas
    to make you a matchmaking photo,
[10:52] Pas
    and you can show off your child
    without the need for travel."
[10:57] Pas
    That can be our pitch to parents
    seeking arranged marriages!
[11:03] Pas
    I guess knowledge unrelated
    to sweets can come in handy too!
[11:09] Casserole
    We could fetch five or ten gold
    coins for a picture this detailed...
[11:14] Casserole
    It's still cheaper than a proper portrait,
[11:16] Casserole
    and because it's magic, we don't
    have to charge for materials.
[11:20] Casserole
    Plenty of parents would pay out the nose
    to introduce their child with a picture.
[11:26] Casserole
    This might just work.
[11:28] Feuille
    But the nature of the kid's
    magic will get out like this.
[11:32] Feuille
    Do we want to risk it?
[11:33] Pas
    It's not as if we'd be
    able to hide it forever.
[11:36] Pas
    And letting people think my magic
    is just about making pictures
[11:41] Pas
    might let me hide in plain sight.
[11:46] Feuille
    I see.
[11:48] Casserole
    All right.
[11:49] Casserole
    Let's start by feeling
    out Count Retes about it.
[11:50] Agnes
    Pas, my love?
[11:52] Pas
    Yes?
[11:52] Agnes
    Look at this part here.
[11:55] Agnes
    These crow's feet...
[11:56] Agnes
    Can you erase them?
[12:02] Pas
    Located in the south of the
    Divine Kingdom of Praulich,
[12:05] Pas
    the County of Retes is an outlying domain
[12:06] Pas
    bordered to the east and south by the sea.
[12:09] Pas
    Over fifty villages lie within
    its borders, with four main villages.
[12:16] Pas
    They're all linked by roads to the
    local capital, which administrates them.
[12:22] Pas
    It's one of the largest domains in the south.
[12:24] Pas
    At the core of it all is the
    local capital, Retesvale.
SIGN    County of Retes Retesvale
[12:29] Casserole
    I have come seeking a
    meeting with Count Retes.
[12:32] Casserole
    I ask for safe passage within.
[12:35] Captain
    We've been expecting you.
[12:37] Retes
    Has he come to take me to task for
    failing to crush the bandit threat?
[12:42] Coaton
    Chastisement from a mere backwater
    noble is nothing to fear.
[12:48] Retes
    Perhaps so.
[12:50] Retes
    I'll butter him up and send him on his way.
[12:57] Captain
    Mistress, the Lord of Morteln has arrived.
[13:01] Retes
    Allow him in.
[13:03] Coaton
    We are pleased to have you here, milord.
[13:06] Retes
    I could not be more honored to
    meet the famous Lord of Morteln.
[13:10] Retes
    I am the holder of the
    borderland fief of Retes,
SIGN    Brioche Salgrade Mille Retes
[13:13] Retes
    Brioche Salgrade Mille Retes.
[13:18] (Flashback) Casserole
    Listen to me, Pas.
[13:20] (Flashback) Casserole
    She's the eldest daughter
    of the previous Count Retes.
[13:23] (Flashback) Casserole
    Her predecessors died in conflict,
[13:25] (Flashback) Casserole
    and her only rightful heir
    was very young at the time.
[13:31] (Flashback) Casserole
    Brioche was allowed to assume authority
    until that heir came of age.
[13:37] (Flashback) Pas
    So she's the current holder of the fief?
[13:40] (Flashback) Casserole
    But the heir died before he came of age.
[13:45] Casserole
    I am so grateful to have this
    time with you, Count Retes.
[13:50] Retes
    My, what a charming young gentleman.
[13:56] Pas
    She seems genial enough...
[13:58] Pas
    But she's watching us very closely.
[14:05] Retes
    Would you join me for tea?
[14:08] Casserole
    I would be delighted.
[14:14] Pas
    Look at those!
[14:16] Pas
    Baked treats... cookies!
[14:18] Retes
    Tea is one of our household businesses.
[14:21] Retes
    We've prepared only the
    finest for your visit.
[14:24] Casserole
    The teas of Retes are well known
    even in the royal capital.
[14:31] Casserole
    Yes, truly excellent.
[14:33] Casserole
    The aroma and flavor both
    live up to their reputation.
[14:37] Retes
    I'm truly pleased to hear that.
[14:42] Pas
    I used to make cookies all the time!
[14:45] Pas
    The time and temperature until
    you bake them is most important!
[14:52] Pas
    It's kind of...
[14:55] Retes
    Most children are thrilled to
    receive sweet things of any kind.
SIGN    Slurp...
SIGN    Hmmmmm
[15:03] Retes
    I see you excel at more
    than just military matters.
[15:06] Retes
    To extract such bounties from a barren land
[15:09] Retes
    suggests you're a wonderful leader as well.
[15:12] Casserole
    You flatter me.
[15:14] Retes
    I'd love to learn your secrets
    of agricultural administration.
[15:19] Casserole
    Surely you overestimate me, my lady.
[15:22] Casserole
    A large part of why the land can
    support its people so well now
[15:26] Casserole
    is because of my son's advice.
[15:29] Casserole
    I myself have done very little.
[15:31] Retes
    My, such humility!
[15:33] Retes
    While I shamefully struggle
    just to keep my lands together,
[15:36] Retes
    you refuse to take pride in
    your many accomplishments.
[15:41] Casserole
    I suppose it does seem unbelievable
    for a child not yet ten years old
[15:47] Casserole
    to oversee the cultivation of a wasteland.
[15:52] Retes
    You must be proud to have
    such a fine man for a father.
[15:57] Pas
    She's finally talking to me.
[15:59] Pas
    Now's my chance!
[16:00] Pas
    Yes, we owe our household's
    prosperity to my father!
[16:04] Retes
    I'm sure you do!
[16:08] Pas
    But the fief into which my father
    poured his sweat and tears
[16:11] Pas
    recently came under terrible attack.
[16:14] Pas
    A raid by several hundred bandits.
[16:16] Pas
    Even I and my fellow children
    were forced to take up arms.
[16:20] Retes
    Several hundred?
[16:22] Pas
    It was actually just about fifty,
[16:24] Pas
    but it's to my advantage to lie.
[16:26] Pas
    Exaggeration to throw her
    off is a negotiating tactic.
[16:27] Retes
    Oh, is that so?
[16:29] Retes
    Damnation!
[16:31] Retes
    I let the child broach the subject.
[16:34] Retes
    It's splendid to see you assuming the
    duties of nobility at such a young age.
[16:38] Coatan
    Our household could truly
    learn from your example!
[16:41] Pas
    And when we interrogated
    the bandits we'd captured,
[16:44] Pas
    they admitted they'd come out of Retesvale.
[16:49] Retes
    He's going to negotiate for damages.
[16:51] Retes
    I should plead ignorance.
[16:53] Retes
    Gracious, could such a thing be true?
[16:55] Retes
    I'd heard nothing of it.
[16:56] Pas
    If you doubt my words, we're prepared
    to turn a few bandits over to you.
[17:02] Pas
    If that fails to spark your memory,
[17:04] Pas
    we could hand them directly
    over to the royal family.
[17:06] Pas
    That could lead to an
    official investigation...
[17:09] Pas
    But would you prefer that?
[17:11] Retes
    This child...
[17:12] Retes
    Then, assuming your theory is correct,
[17:15] Retes
    perhaps it's a band that our household
    eradicated within our territory,
[17:19] Retes
    and the few remaining stragglers
    escaped into yours.
[17:24] (Flashback) Feuille
    It seems that attempts to stamp out bandits
    in the County of Retes have failed.
[17:29] Pas
    The bandits claimed they moved on after
    shaking off pursuit in your domain.
[17:36] Pas
    If you claim that your household
    eradicated the bandits,
[17:39] Pas
    whose forces did they shake off?
[17:42] Pas
    Who did they fight?
[17:45] Retes
    Well, I fear I couldn't say.
[17:48] Retes
    Do you have any proof that
    the bandits we eradicated
[17:51] Retes
    and the ones you captured
[17:53] Retes
    are the same set of bandits?
[18:00] Casserole
    One of the bandits was carrying it.
[18:02] Casserole
    It carries your family crest.
[18:06] Captain
    That's... one of my men's...
[18:08] Retes
    They've got me.
[18:10] Pas
    From our perspective, it seems your
    eradication of the bandits failed,
[18:15] Pas
    and they raided our fief as
    a result of your failure.
[18:21] Retes
    It would be difficult to say.
[18:23] Pas
    We understand your position, of course.
[18:25] Pas
    We have no intention of causing
    trouble over this incident.
[18:29] Retes
    I would be terribly grateful for that.
[18:31] Pas
    However, even if they were mere stragglers,
[18:33] Pas
    the bandits still came out of your territory.
[18:36] Pas
    Compensation for our trouble
    would be greatly appreciated.
[18:41] Retes
    Compensation, you say?
[18:44] Retes
    I'm sure we can find an appropriate amount.
[18:48] Retes
    A hundred gold coins, perhaps?
[18:51] Pas
    And damages. Surely we deserve
    to be made whole again as well?
[18:56] Retes
    You don't speak like a child, do you?
[18:59] Retes
    A hundred and thirty, then.
[19:01] Pas
    Try again.
[19:13] Retes
    A hundred and fifty.
[19:16] Pas
    Acceptable, perhaps.
[19:18] Pas
    What do you think, Father?
[19:20] Casserole
    Agreed.
[19:23] Retes
    This child...
[19:25] Retes
    He's exceptional.
[19:30] Retes
    Perhaps the Lord of Morteln's words before
[19:33] Retes
    were more than mere humility.
[19:36] Retes
    Normally, it is the father who
    would conduct negotiations.
[19:40] Retes
    And yet...
[19:42] Retes
    Still, 150 gold coins,
[19:44] Retes
    against the possibility
    of losing the king's trust
[19:47] Retes
    for letting bandits escape
    and ravage nearby lands...
[19:50] Retes
    It's a small price to pay.
[19:54] Pas
    Father, it's 150 even!
[20:02] Retes
    Perhaps I underestimated you due to your age.
[20:06] Retes
    I must admit defeat.
[20:09] Pas
    A hope you'll forgive me for
    the impertinent things I said.
[20:12] Retes
    I don't believe you've introduced yourself.
[20:16] Pas
    An unfortunate lapse. Forgive me.
[20:18] Pas
    I am the son of Casserole
    Mille Morteln, Pastry.
[20:23] Pas
    It's been a pleasure to
    make your acquaintance.
[20:26] Retes
    Pastry...
[20:27] Retes
    I'll remember that.
[20:29] Retes
    Might I ask you one thing?
[20:32] Pastry
    Yes?
[20:33] Retes
    You seemed rather displeased
    by the tea we served earlier.
[20:39] Pas
    Oh...
[20:40] Retes
    Was there a problem with it?
[20:41] Pas
    Oh, no... the tea was excellent.
[20:44] Pas
    But...
[20:45] Retes
    But?
[20:46] Pas
    I thought the accompaniments
    were perhaps overly sweet.
[20:51] Retes
    Oh?
[20:52] Pas
    When serving baked treats with tea,
[20:54] Pas
    a more modest sweetness
    might prove more appealing!
[20:59] Pas
    Why not make something less sweet next time?
[21:00] Casserole
    Pas!
[21:03] Pas
    It would allow the aroma of
    the tea to assert itself,
[21:06] Pas
    and make both the tea and
    sweets far more enjoyable!
[21:10] Retes
    Gracious... what a refined palate you have.
[21:13] Pas
    To reduce the sweetness—
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[21:16] Casserole
    Pas!
[21:20] Casserole
    A thousand apologies.
[21:23] Retes
    I thought he was
    merely precocious, but perhaps...
[21:23] Casserole
    We should take our leave now.
[21:26] Pas
    Right...
[21:27] Pas
    Forgive me for arriving with no gift in hand.
[21:31] Pas
    Perhaps you'll take this instead.
[21:35] Pas
    Replicate.
[21:53] Retes
    It's most delightful.
[21:55] Retes
    Thank you.
[21:57] Pas
    A show of gratitude for the delicious tea,
[22:00] Pas
    and Your Ladyship's most
    gracious consideration.
[23:36] Pas
    Next time on Sweet Reincarnation...
[23:39] Pas
    "Sweet Matchmaking Photos and Twin Ladies."
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[23:42] Pas
    Bon appétit!
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