E5 - Episode 5

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[00:02] Hime
    Welcome home, darling.
[00:04] Hime
    Would you like a bath?
[00:07] Hime
    Or dinner?
[00:09] Hime
    Or maybe...
[00:11] Hime
    me?
[00:16] Satou
    I could eat you up right now!
[00:20] Hime
    Oh, Satou...
[00:23] Hime
    honestly, you're so naughty.
[00:35] Hime
    Why?
[00:36] Hime
    Huh?!
SIGN    Huh?!
[00:38] Satou
    Here I go, Nefritis.
[00:41] Nef
    Yes, Satou-sama.
[00:43] Hime
    Wait! That's where I'm supposed to be!
[00:47] Hime
    No!
[00:52] Hime
    Oh, just a dream?
[00:59] Satou
    Here. It's hot, so be careful.
[01:02] Nef
    O-Okay!
[01:04] Satou
    Hmm?
[01:05] Satou
    Hime, you're up?
[01:07] Satou
    Food's ready.
[01:08] Hime
    Oh, yeah.
[01:10] Alabaster
    You should rest while you can.
[01:14] Marse
    So, which ring nation are we heading to next?
[01:17] Alabaster
    I was planning to head for the Land of Water.
[01:20] Alabaster
    It's the nation of dragonfolk.
[01:22] Marse
    Sounds great!
[01:23] Marse
    I wanted to visit there myself.
[01:25] Nef
    Ow!
[01:26] Satou
    Are you okay?
[01:28] Nefritis
    I guess it was still too hot.
[01:31] Hime
    Hmm...
[01:33] Hime
    Now that I think about it,
[01:35] Hime
    Satou has been spending
    all his time with Nefritis lately.
[01:42] Hime
    Hey, Satou, what about mine?
[01:45] Satou
    Oh, sorry.
[01:46] Satou
    Go ahead and help yourself, Hime.
[01:47] Hime
    Wha?!
[01:50] Hime
    Who goes that far?!
[01:52] Satou
    Hime?!
[01:57] Hime
    It's nothing.
[01:59] Satou
    Hime!
[02:03] Hime
    What's that sound?
[02:12] Satou
    What's this?
[02:16] Satou
    The town is moving?!
[02:20] Alabaster
    Oh, lucky us!
[02:23] Alabaster
    I didn't think we'd meet it out here!
[02:27] Alabaster
    This is the Land of Fire, Needakitta,
[02:30] Alabaster
    the nation of wandering knights and cat people.
[04:08] Satou
    This is a nation?
[04:12] Alabaster
    I figured we'd run across it somewhere,
[04:15] Alabaster
    but we can't let this chance pass us by!
[04:17] Alabaster
    We're going to retrieve the Ring
    of Fire from the princess here!
[04:20] Alabaster
    The Land of Water can come later!
[04:24] Marse
    Is that so...
[04:26] Satou
    Did he want to go to
    the Land of Water that badly?
[04:29] Satou
    I wonder if he's close to someone there.
[04:34] Satou
    But how are we supposed
    to enter something like this?
[04:37] Alabaster
    Leave that to me.
[04:39] Alabaster
    Hey! Can we come aboard?
[04:47] Satou
    A ladder?!
[04:48] Alabaster
    Hurry up and climb up.
[04:50] Alabaster
    It's way too dusty down here!
SIGN    Wobble...
[04:59] Satou
    Nefritis?!
[05:01] Nef
    This is where we must part ways.
[05:04] Nef
    It was a fun journey.
[05:05] Satou
    Giving up so quickly?!
[05:08] Satou
    It's okay, Nefritis! I'll—
[05:11] Hime
    Satou!
SIGN    Squeeze!
[05:12] Hime
    I'll keep an eye on Nefritis!
[05:15] Satou
    S-Sure!
[05:19] Hime
    You can do it!
[05:21] Nef
    Yeah... Hup.
[05:29] Hime
    Hey, what are you looking at!
[05:32] Satou
    Whoa, watch it!
[05:33] Marse
    Be careful!
[05:35] Alabaster
    You won't fare well if you fall.
[05:42] Hime
    You did well, Nefritis.
[05:45] Nef
    I'm already exhausted.
[05:47] Nef
    Wow!
[05:55] Satou
    These are supposed to be knights?
[05:57] Hime
    It just looks like an open market to me.
[06:02] Nefritis
    Many strong cat people make up
    Needakitta's knights.
[06:05] Nefritis
    Therefore, many merchants sought to travel
    with them for their protection,
[06:10] Nefritis
    and in doing so it eventually
    became a massive caravan.
[06:13] Nefritis
    It's exactly like my books described!
[06:16] Alabaster
    Yes, you're well informed.
[06:19] Alabaster
    The cat people lost their nation
    during the era of the first Ring King,
[06:23] Alabaster
    so they built their capital on wheels
[06:26] Alabaster
    and became a nation that traveled the world
    selling their martial prowess.
[06:30] Alabaster
    Perhaps it would be easier
    to call them mercenaries?
[06:33] Alabaster
    However, the world's most powerful knights
[06:36] Alabaster
    have now created the world's
    safest mobile market.
[06:40] Alabaster
    Every town the Land of Fire,
    Needakitta, passes by
[06:44] Alabaster
    is able to acquire all manner of goods.
[06:47] Satou
    Hmm...
[06:48] Alabaster
    Now!
[06:49] Alabaster
    Let's start by asking for an audience
    with the Maiden of the Ring of Fire.
[06:55] Satou
    Huh? The other two are gone!
[07:00] Nef
    Amazing!
[07:01] Nef
    It's amazing!
[07:03] Nef
    There are so many rare books!
[07:07] Nef
    Wow! This is the Imauniyai
    mentioned in the Dusk Records!
[07:13] Nef
    Look at this, Satou-sama!
[07:15] Nef
    This is—
[07:17] Nef
    Huh?
[07:18] Hime
    I think we got separated.
[07:20] Hime
    Maybe we're in trouble?
SIGN    Shiver... Shiver...
[07:24] Nef
    Huh?
[07:26] Nef
    Wh-What do I do?!
[07:28] Nef
    There are so many people I don't know!
[07:29] Nef
    Blegh! I feel sick.
[07:35] Nef
    I'm so sorry.
[07:37] Nef
    I'm always causing trouble.
[07:38] Hime
    It's fine. Don't worry about it.
[07:40] Hime
    Hmm?
[07:42] Hime
    Hey, hey, are those the cat people?
[07:44] Nef
    Yes. They look just like
    my books described them.
[07:48] Hime
    That's cute.
    It's like they're wearing cat ears.
[07:51] Nef
    How can you say that?!
[07:52] Nef
    The blood of ancient warriors
    courses through their veins.
[07:55] Nef
    They're wild beasts that served the
    Ring King with bravery and violence.
[08:00] Nef
    Or so my books tell me.
[08:02] Nef
    Also, elf ears are much cuter!
[08:05] Nef
    They're long!
[08:06] Hime
    I-I see...
[08:08] Cat
    Hey, you two!
[08:11] Cat
    Are you lost?
[08:13] Hime
    Yes.
[08:14] Hime
    Um, we got separated from our friends.
[08:17] Cat
    I see.
[08:19] Cat2
    If you get lost in Needakitta,
    then you should head for the arena!
[08:23] Cat2
    It's the biggest landmark around.
[08:25] Hime
    Th-Thank you so much.
[08:27] Cat
    I hope you find your friends.
[08:31] Nef
    They seem different
    from what I read in my books.
[08:37] Satou
    I wonder where Hime and Nefritis got off to.
[08:40] Alabaster
    Calm down, Satou-kun.
[08:43] Alabaster
    Needakitta is a very safe place.
[08:45] Alabaster
    There's only one place for them to go.
[08:47] Alabaster
    It's where the Fire Princess is.
[08:49] Satou
    Ah, I'm so worried!
[08:53] Satou
    They're really staring at us.
[08:56] Satou
    Are you sure this place is safe?
[08:58] Marse
    Yeah. Cat people value strength most of all.
[09:03] Satou
    Oh! I get it!
[09:05] Satou
    I guess strength is just oozing off of me!
[09:08] Satou
    Sorry, but my heart already belongs to someone.
[09:11] Cat
    Hey!
[09:12] Marse
    Hmm?
[09:13] Cat
    I'm guessing from your stance and your build
    that you must be a famous swordsman.
[09:17] Cat
    If you're interested,
    maybe we could get some tea together?
[09:22] Marse
    You shouldn't be judging people
    by their appearances.
[09:24] Marse
    That man there is far stronger than I am.
[09:27] Cat
    Oh, you're so funny!
SIGN    Gloom...
[09:31] Cat
    That boy doesn't have any muscles on him.
[09:35] Marse
    By the way, girls,
[09:37] Marse
    we were hoping to see this nation's princess.
[09:40] Marse
    Do you know where we can go to meet her?
[09:43] Cat
    Another one after the princess?
[09:47] Cat
    All right!
[09:48] Cat
    I guess that means you're hoping
    to court the princess, too!
[09:52] Satou
    Court?!
[09:57] Hime
    This is the arena, right?
[10:02] Hime
    Here.
[10:03] Nef
    Thank you so much.
[10:05] Nef
    Wow, there're so many Imauniyai!
    They look delicious!
[10:09] Hime
    I'm a little scared, but...
[10:13] Nef
    It's delicious.
[10:15] Hime
    It's surprisingly sweet.
[10:17] Hime
    Hmm?
[10:18] Hime
    You've got some on your cheek. Jeez.
[10:24] Nef
    You're just like Satou-sama, Krystal-sama.
[10:28] Hime
    Huh? How so?!
[10:30] Nef
    You're both very kind.
[10:32] Nef
    When I'm with you two,
[10:34] Nef
    I feel like I'm being cared for
    by my mother and father.
SIGN    Mother
SIGN    Daughter?!
SIGN    Father
[10:39] Hime
    Mother...
[10:41] Hime
    No, no, no!
[10:43] Hime
    You're older than me, Nefritis!
[10:45] Hime
    There's no way you could be our daughter!
[10:47] Nef
    Huh?
[10:48] Hime
    Oh, no, it's nothing.
[10:53] Nef
    I've been meaning to
    apologize to you, Krystal-sama.
[10:57] Hime
    Huh? Why?
[10:59] Nef
    Lately, Satou-sama has been
    focused on taking care of me.
[11:03] Hime
    Huh?!
[11:04] Hime
    It's not like I've been worried about that!
[11:06] Hime
    You were raised like
    a real princess, unlike me.
[11:10] Hime
    Satou's a rather caring person, anyway.
[11:13] Nef
    But it still made you jealous, right?
[11:18] Hime
    That's not... exactly untrue.
[11:22] Nef
    My!
[11:25] Nef
    I heard the heart aches more
    the deeper love grows.
[11:29] Nef
    So I think that's proof that
    you truly love Satou-sama.
[11:34] Nef
    Compared to you, I'm just
    watching him with admiration.
[11:40] Nef
    I don't feel like I have strong feelings
    for him the way you do yet.
[11:45] Nef
    But if that's how I feel...
[11:47] Nef
    then will I be able to fulfill my duty
    as the Ring King's wife?
[11:56] Cook
    Good grief.
[11:57] Cook
    This guy didn't stand a chance either, huh?
[12:04] Hime
    Oh, Satou!
[12:06] Satou
    Hime! Nefritis is with you, too, huh?
[12:09] Hime
    This is bad news.
[12:11] Hime
    That guy just got beat up here.
[12:13] Satou
    Huh? Why?
[12:16] Cat
    Now, this way.
[12:17] Cat
    To the stage people court our princess on!
[12:40] Satou
    That's the Land of Fire's princess?!
[12:45] Granart
    Who's next to court me?
[12:51] Granart
    You're the Ring King?
[12:55] Granart
    If you want to be my husband,
[12:57] Granart
    then you must be stronger than me.
[13:01] Granart
    Are you strong?
[13:05] Granart
    I'll test you.
[13:08] Alabaster
    Satou-kun!
[13:18] Hime
    Satou!
[13:20] Granart
    Out of the question.
[13:22] Granart
    I expected better when I heard
    you were chosen as the Ring King,
[13:26] Granart
    but how can a weakling face the monsters
    of the abyss, even if he has a ring?
[13:31] Granart
    If you want to challenge me again,
    come back another day.
[13:39] Granart
    I have lots of men
    who want to court me, after all.
[13:51] Marse
    Make sure you watch your opponent's eyes.
[13:54] Marse
    If you keep letting yourself
    get distracted by their blade...
[13:58] Marse
    See?
[14:00] Satou
    Ow.
[14:01] Satou
    I can't even graze you.
[14:03] Satou
    I'm really bad at this.
[14:07] Cook
    Hey!
[14:08] Cook
    Ring King and company!
[14:10] Cook
    Food's ready!
[14:12] Marse
    All right, let's take a little break.
[14:20] Cook
    The Fire Princess's husband
    has to be someone strong.
[14:24] Cook
    Still, our one problem is that
[14:26] Cook
    not a single man in the nation
    is a match for the princess.
[14:30] Cook
    That's why our princess started
    seeking out people willing to court her
[14:34] Cat
    from races all across the world.
[14:37] Cook
    Granart Needakitta is the strongest cat
    person of our generation, and our princess.
[14:42] Satou
    Is she someone I can even beat?
[14:46] Alabaster
    It would be impossible
     with your skill in the sword.
[14:50] Satou
    Then what's the point of training?!
[14:52] Satou
    And I kind of knew it was useless already!
[14:54] Alabaster
    Have you forgotten what's on your left hand?
[15:01] Satou
    Is that okay?!
[15:03] Satou
    Using magic wouldn't be fair, would it?
[15:05] Cook
    Magic power is basically a mage's muscles.
[15:09] Cook
    It's a fair part of your strength, mister.
[15:12] Cook
    Human wizards often come to court her, too.
[15:15] Cook
    Though they've all been trounced!
[15:18] Alabaster
    The magic of the rings
    is a strength on another level.
[15:21] Alabaster
    If you employ it well,
    then you'll have a chance to win.
[15:24] Alabaster
    Maybe.
[15:27] Cook
    Go on, eat more.
[15:29] Cook
    You'll never get stronger if you don't eat.
[15:31] Satou
    Yeah!
[15:44] Satou
    More courting again today?
[15:51] Satou
    Wow!
[16:08] Hime
    Satou!
[16:09] Satou
    Wah! Hime?
[16:12] Hime
    You look beat.
     All done for today already?
[16:14] Satou
    No, just taking a little break.
[16:17] Satou
    Your grandpa is teaching me
    magic in the afternoon.
[16:20] Hime
    Really?
[16:23] Hime
    Lie down for a bit.
[16:25] Satou
    Hmm?
[16:28] Hime
    A little reward for all your hard work.
[16:30] Satou
    Wow, this is a great view.
[16:34] Hime
    Feel more motivated?
[16:36] Satou
    Forget motivated! I can work as hard
    as I need to if you're doing this for me!
[16:41] Hime
    You're so simple.
[16:52] Hime
    Hey...
[16:53] Satou
    Hmm?
[16:55] Hime
    I think it's okay for you to be weak.
[16:59] Satou
    Hmm?!
[17:00] Satou
    But I can't stay weak.
[17:03] Hime
    You have to marry five princesses
    and gather the rings.
[17:08] Hime
    As long as you use
    the ring's power well, that's enough.
[17:12] Hime
    The strength of the rings
    is the strength of our bonds.
[17:15] Hime
    I'll do my best on my end for that.
[17:19] Hime
    So you don't need to force yourself
    to grow stronger.
[17:24] Satou
    But wouldn't I... be really uncool, then?
[17:28] Hime
    A little uncool is just perfect for you, Satou.
[17:33] Hime
    I like it!
[17:37] Alabaster
    Satou-kun!
[17:38] Alabaster
    It's time to start your magic training.
[17:42] Satou
    I'm heading off.
[17:51] Satou
    I couldn't understand
    a single thing that old man said!
[17:55] Satou
    Hmm?
[17:56] Woman
    How's the pressure?
[17:59] Satou
    Gulp...
[18:00] Marse
    Satou-kun.
[18:02] Satou
    Ow.
[18:04] Satou
    You worked hard today.
[18:06] Satou
    You're doing well for someone
    who just took up the sword.
[18:10] Satou
    I'm kind of surprised.
[18:12] Satou
    You're so skilled at
    martial arts stuff, too, Marse-san.
[18:15] Marse
    Did I seem that frail to you?
[18:18] Satou
    No, you just seem like you don't like fighting.
[18:22] Satou
    Somehow.
[18:23] Marse
    Those born of the Emperor
    must excel in both pen and sword.
[18:29] Marse
    That's just what the Empire I'm from is like.
[18:32] Marse
    My father and older brother
    are even more outstanding than me.
[18:36] Marse
    I could hardly compare to them.
[18:39] Satou
    If you had become the Ring King,
[18:41] Satou
    do you think you could have beat Granart,
    the Land of Fire's princess?
[18:45] Marse
    Even I probably couldn't beat her
    in a contest of swordsmanship alone.
[18:49] Satou
    She's that strong?!
[18:52] Woman
    Would you two men like a scrub, as well?
[18:54] Woman
    It feels really good!
[18:57] Satou
    I think I might take you up on that!
[19:00] Woman
    One customer, if you'd please!
[19:02] Satou
    Please!
[19:05] Master
    Time for a scrub!
[19:08] Satou
    Huh?
[19:11] Satou
    Wha?!
[19:13] Marse
    Well, I'll be going now.
[19:15] Satou
    No way!
[19:16] Woman
    Smooth skin is key to being popular!
[19:19] Woman
    It'll blow away all the fatigue
    from your training, too.
[19:21] Satou
    Wait!
[19:23] Mster
    Now, let's get started!
SIGN    Sparkly Smooth
[19:28] Master
    Now you're a proper man!
[19:35] Satou
    Princess?!
[19:38] Granart
    Satou, was it?
[19:40] Granart
    You can call me Granart, too.
[19:43] Granart
    Well? He got a lot of your fatigue out, right?
[19:47] Granart
    Hmm...
[19:47] Granart
    Since we're here, maybe I'll ask you for one.
[19:55] Satou
    Uh, what?
[19:57] Granart
    Scrub me.
[19:59] Granart
    You just had it done,
    so surely you can do it, too.
[20:01] Satou
    But I'm a man! And I've never done this!
[20:05] Granart
    I don't care.
[20:07] Granart
    You tried to court me and lost.
[20:09] Granart
    So you can do at least one thing I ask, right?
[20:13] Satou
    All right...
[20:18] Granart
    Well? How's my body?
[20:22] Satou
    A-Amazing.
[20:24] Satou
    She has thick, refined muscles
    under her smooth skin.
[20:29] Satou
    I could never match her
    in simple physical strength!
[20:33] Granart
    I'm tired from today's courting, too.
[20:36] Granart
    The people challenging me
    have nothing but glory on their minds.
[20:41] Granart
    To be honest, I'm already growing sick of it.
[20:43] Satou
    Huh?
[20:44] Granart
    Then you appeared.
[20:46] Granart
    It is a Ring Princess's duty
    to serve the Ring King.
[20:50] Granart
    So I wouldn't mind lending you a hand.
[20:56] Granart
    I'm saying that I wouldn't mind losing
    the next time you court me.
[21:00] Satou
    Wha?!
[21:01] Granart
    Shh!
[21:02] Granart
    You're too loud.
[21:04] Granart
    Though we would have to
    save face in front of others.
[21:07] Granart
    So we'll need you to put on a bit of a show.
[21:11] Granart
    Then you can make me yours,
[21:13] Granart
    just like you did the other princesses.
[21:16] Granart
    I think...
[21:17] Granart
    you'll be able to enjoy this body quite a bit.
[21:21] Granart
    I can tell those rings
    aren't just for decoration.
[21:25] Granart
    At the very least, you're already
    qualified to wear them.
[21:31] Granart
    So I'll do my part
    to go along with what you do.
[21:36] Satou
    I don't need you to go easy on me!
[21:39] Satou
    I'm coming to win for real.
[21:42] Granart
    Then give it your best try.
[22:00] Satou
    "I've got to get stronger," my foot!
[22:03] Satou
    That's so uncool.