E6 - Better bend than break. 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.) [00:01] Chise     Elias. [00:04] Chise     When we first met, why did you say      you intended to make me your bride? [00:14] Elias     Well... [00:19] Chise     Tell me later, okay? [00:41] Elias     Renfred. [00:45] Renfred     What? [00:46] Elias     Have you ever considered taking      someone as your spouse? [00:53] Renfred     Huh? [02:31] Elias     I'm looking for examples     I might use to explain. [02:35] Renfred     Ah, to her, huh? [02:37] Elias     What about your girl? [02:40] Renfred     What about her? [02:41] Elias     Alice has a lot of magic power, but she     doesn't quite have the talent to match. [02:48] Elias     I thought you were bringing her     up to maintain your lineage. [02:55] Renfred     I'll admit that a lot of     sorcerers think that way. [03:02] Renfred     But she's my daughter! [03:06] Renfred     I took her in! [03:08] Renfred     She's a slow learner. [03:09] Renfred     She's not physically tough. [03:11] Renfred     She's stubborn and clumsy, but she's honest. [03:15] Renfred     She's become attached to     a combative guy like me. [03:19] Renfred     Unlike me, she smiles a lot. [03:22] Renfred     I would never have raised her     for such a senseless reason. [03:25] Renfred     I'll protect her. [03:28] Renfred     Until she can make her own     decisions and live her own life. [03:32] Renfred     That's my duty. [04:07] Chise     Alice. [04:08] Alice     Sorry to call you out of the blue. [04:10] Alice     And for making you pick me up, too. [04:12] Chise     It's fine. [04:13] Chise     There aren't any buses this late. [04:16] Simon     Hi, nice to meet you. [04:19] Simon     Call me Simon. [04:20] Alice     I'm Alice. [04:21] Alice     Nice to meet you, um... [04:24] Chise     He's a priest who's familiar     with our circumstances. [04:27] Simon     Okay, let's go. [04:33] Simon     I never would have thought you'd come     to me about something like this. [04:37] Chise     I'm sorry, I just couldn't     think of anyone else to ask. [04:42] Simon     That's all right. [04:43] Simon     I'm really glad you made a friend, though. [04:48] Alice     N-Not really friends, so much as     someone in the same situation. [04:55] Simon     Did you know? [04:56] Simon     You can describe a fact     using many different words. [05:01] Simon     And you can summarize many different     facts using just one word. [05:06] Alice     Uh-huh... [05:07] Simon     How many copies of the Bible do you     think there are throughout the world? [05:11] Chise     Th-The Bible? [05:14] Simon     Over three billion, according to some counts. [05:17] Simon     That figure is contested, though. [05:19] Alice     That's a lot. [05:21] Simon     Do you think everyone who's read     it interprets it the same way? [05:26] Chise     No. [05:27] Simon     Exactly. [05:28] Simon     The same words and bits of information     mean something different to each person. [05:35] Alice     Right... [05:37] Simon     You asked for her help, [05:38] Simon     and she spent three hours of     her time to pick you up. [05:41] Simon     And she, despite not liking to ask for     help, was kind enough to rely on me. [05:46] Simon     So, I took the liberty of assuming that     the two of you are close friends. [05:53] Simon     My apologies. [05:56] Alice     No, well... [05:58] Chise & Alice     We are friends. [06:01] Simon     I appreciate the honesty! [06:06] Simon     Here we are. [06:14] Chise     Thank you. [06:16] Chise     I'd like to repay you later. [06:18] Alice     Thank you. [06:20] Simon     Don't worry about it. [06:21] Simon     Good night. [06:22] Chise & Alice     Good night. [06:31] Alice     What is this? [06:32] Alice     What's it called? [06:34] Alice     It's different somehow. [06:36] Chise     Do you like it? [06:37] Alice     It's great. [06:38] Alice     I want the recipe. [06:40] Elias     What brings you here without Renfred? [06:44] Alice     I'm borrowing your apprentice for a night. [06:49] Elias     I'd rather not lend her out. [06:51] Alice     You've got Ruth. [06:53] Elias     Ew. [06:54] Ruth     That's my line. [06:56] Chise     Elias, I'll sleep in your room tomorrow. [07:03] Elias     Oh, fine. [07:05] Alice     Are you two sleeping together? [07:29] Chise     Did something happen? [07:36] Alice     Have you ever experienced      suddenly being told [07:40] Alice     you don't need to do something that     you were determined to pull off? [07:45] Alice     I'm still in the middle of studying and     training, but I thought I could do it. [07:51] Alice     But it turns out that I wasn't     being useful to Master at all. [07:58] Alice     How could I forget? [08:01] Alice     The same thing happened way back when, too. [08:07] Alice     It was like fireworks on     New Years or Guy Fawkes Night. [08:13] Alice     The scene was just as vibrant     and just as wretched. [08:19] (Flashback) Alice     Master, want some coffee? [08:22] (Flashback) Renfred     The powdered stuff you bought in bulk? [08:23] (Flashback) Alice     Crap, I was supposed to open     the stuff he gave me first. [08:29] (Flashback) Alice     Were we expecting someone? [08:31] (Flashback) Renfred     No. [08:35] (Flashback) Alice     A kid? [08:37] (Flashback) Alice     I'll get it. [08:38] (Flashback) Renfred     Be careful. [08:40] (Flashback) Alice     Right. [08:43] (Flashback) Joseph     Hello, Miss. [08:46] (Flashback) Alice     Who the hell are you? [08:48] (Flashback) Joseph     Are you his apprentice? [08:50] (Flashback) Joseph     You don't look like him. [08:51] (Flashback) Joseph     So not his daughter, either. [08:54] (Flashback) Renfred     Did someone send you? [08:55] (Flashback) Joseph     Oh, sorry, I haven't even introduced myself. [09:00] (Flashback) Joseph     I'm Joseph. [09:02] (Flashback) Joseph     Some seeds I sowed a long time ago     ended up producing a good yield. [09:06] (Flashback) Joseph     So I'd like your cooperation. [09:08] (Flashback) Alice     Huh? [09:09] (Flashback) Alice     What the hell are you going on about?! [09:27] (Flashback) Joseph     It's just like I heard. [09:29] (Flashback) Joseph     You protect your bodyguard. [09:30] (Flashback) Alice     Master... [09:33] (Flashback) Alice     Master! [09:34] (Flashback) Joseph     You're too soft. [09:36] (Flashback) Alice     You... [09:47] (Flashback) Joseph     You're not strong enough for me. [09:51] (Flashback) Joseph     You shouldn't expose your     weakness like that, Mikhail Renfred. [09:58] Alice     Weakness... [10:01] (Flashback) Joseph     You seemed the most cooperative.     Guess I was right. [10:07] (Flashback) Joseph     You're going to die if you     don't do something about that. [10:10] (Flashback) Joseph     I'll stop the pain and bleeding for you. [10:13] (Flashback) Joseph     Oh, you're doing it yourself. [10:19] (Flashback) Renfred     What do you want? [10:21] (Flashback) Joseph     First off, I want to claim the     corruption in the Kingdom of Cats. [10:27] (Flashback) Renfred     The corruption? [10:29] (Flashback) Joseph     It's gonna make a good ingredient     in something I'm making. [10:35] (Flashback) Joseph     You don't have very long     hair for a sorcerer. [10:39] (Flashback) Joseph     Do you specialize in logical construction? [10:42] (Flashback) Renfred     Well, anyway... [10:47] (Flashback) Renfred     I'd rather you don't have magic power. [10:49] (Flashback) Renfred     I can't have you resisting, after all. [10:52] (Flashback) Renfred     I'll redraw these for you, too. [10:56] (Flashback) Renfred     That way, you'll remember you've got a chain     around your neck every time you look in the mirror. [11:02] (Flashback) Renfred     I like it. [11:05] (Flashback) Renfred     Well, I should probably explain. [11:09] (Flashback) Renfred     Don't worry, I'll give you your     arm back as soon as I'm done. [11:18] Alice     I was so preoccupied with what      was happening at the time. [11:22] Alice     Master protected me. [11:25] Alice     And we couldn't even get his arm back. [11:28] Alice     I've grown taller, but I'm not any stronger. [11:32] Alice     And yet here I am, acting like     some badass bodyguard. [11:38] Alice     He said I'm a daughter to him. [11:43] Alice     "Daughter"?! What the shit?! [11:45] Alice     Thanks for raising your      "bodyguard," damn it! [11:50] Alice     Sure, it was my own decision, but... [11:54] Chise     And it made you sad to hear him say that? [12:00] Alice     I didn't hate it, I guess. [12:02] Alice     I've lived with him at his      house this whole time. [12:09] Alice     Like you would with your family. [12:11] Alice     But it still sucked to hear it. [12:16] Alice     I don't think of Master as my dad. [12:20] Alice     My idea of a father is     a pathetic, worthless junkie. [12:28] Alice     Not someone as awesome as he is. [12:32] Chise     That's complicated. [12:39] Alice     What about you? [12:41] Chise     Me? [12:43] Alice     You're sleeping with him. [12:45] Alice     You aren't just master     and apprentice, are you? [12:49] Chise     I guess not. [12:52] Chise     I don't really know, either. [12:55] Chise     He's my master, technically. [12:58] Chise     But we're technically also married, so... [13:03] Alice     Married... [13:04] Alice     You're in pretty deep. [13:06] Chise     I don't really think about it, usually. [13:08] Chise     Maybe we are, maybe we aren't. [13:12] Chise     I think other people usually use     a different word to describe it. [13:17] Alice     That thing Simon said about people     having different interpretations? [13:24] Chise     Yeah. [13:26] Chise     But whatever we call it, it doesn't     change what it really is. [13:32] Chise     There are different ways of thinking     about it, but the truth is still the same. [13:37] Chise     Renfred-san has his own interpretation [13:40] Chise     of your relationship with him,     and you have your own, too. [13:45] Chise     Maybe it's the same thing     with a different name. [13:50] Alice     Still, though, how would you feel     if someone said Elias is your dad? [13:59] Will-o'-the-Wisp     You're so silly. [14:01] Alice     Brother. [14:02] Will-o'-the-Wisp     Who even cares what he thinks? [14:05] Will-o'-the-Wisp     You want to become his bodyguard, don't you? [14:09] Will-o'-the-Wisp     If you don't intend to change that,      what's there to worry about? [14:13] Alice     Like I said... [14:17] Alice     I mean, yeah, you're right! But... [14:21] Alice     I... [14:27] Will-o'-the-Wisp     You're what? [14:29] Alice     I'm sleeping! [14:39] Chise     Good night. [15:11] Chise     You still aren't asleep. [15:14] Elias     Nor are you. [15:15] Chise     I was hearing Alice out,     and now I can't sleep. [15:20] Elias     Did she want to discuss something with you? [15:21] Chise     Yes. [15:29] Chise     May I ask your answer to my     question from this morning? [15:34] Elias     Can I think about it a bit longer? [15:37] Chise     There's so much to think about every day. [15:40] Chise     I might forget if I wait too long. [15:51] Elias     I thought it would be a convenient solution. [15:54] Elias     Whether you're a spouse or an     apprentice, you'd be living with me. [15:58] Elias     If I had the same person be both,     I'd have one less thing to deal with. [16:05] Elias     Are you disappointed in me? [16:10] Chise     To be honest, I expected as much. [16:13] Elias     You did... [16:15] Chise     I mean... [16:18] Elias     Although... [16:20] Elias     An apprentice eventually     leaves their master. [16:24] Elias     You became my master and      taught me all kinds of things. [16:30] Elias     You left me at one point. [16:32] Elias     And then you came back. [16:35] Elias     And I couldn't let you go. [16:38] Elias     And... [16:40] Elias     You said it was because you're my bride. [16:46] Elias     A married couple is supposed     to stick together, right? [16:50] Chise     Honestly, it's not like that anymore. [16:53] Elias     Eh? [16:54] Chise     A lot of couples get divorced these days. [16:59] Chise     I think a married couple,     or a master and apprentice... [17:03] Chise     are each just one interpretation. One role. [17:06] Elias     Role? [17:08] Chise     Whether you're parent and child or friends, [17:11] Chise     people have all kinds of     relationships and roles. [17:14] Chise     They either take on those roles     or wish the other person would. [17:21] Chise     Depending on who you ask, people have     different names for the same role. [17:26] Chise     So we take on the roles of "master and     apprentice" and "married couple," but... [17:33] Chise     But I guess we don't have to really     stick to those roles so strictly. [17:41] Elias     Do you mean you don't appreciate being     assigned the role of my bride or my master? [17:48] Chise     No, actually, I do appreciate it. [17:50] Chise     I don't hate it at all. [17:53] Chise     It's just that... [17:59] Chise     It doesn't matter how it started. [18:04] Chise     Whatever our roles, [18:06] Chise     I'm happy when I'm with you. [18:11] Chise     And it makes me happy to know      that you can't let me go. [18:27] Elias     Happy? [18:31] Chise     "Happy" means... [18:34] Chise     I can make it through another day tomorrow. [18:38] Chise     As long as I have this memory, I can     make through a hardship or two. [18:43] Chise     It cheers me up. [18:45] Chise     It makes my insides go "wahhh"... [18:53] Elias     I see. [18:55] Elias     So, right now, I'm happy that     I got to speak with you, [18:58] Elias     and I feel lonely about     having to go back to bed. [19:04] Elias     I think I'm probably happy to take     on the role of your husband. [19:11] Elias     Is it all right if I continue in this role? [19:15] Elias     Frankly, I don't know what     I'd do if you said no. [19:25] Chise     I'm still your master, too, though. [19:29] Elias     Yes. [19:38] Alice     I never managed to figure anything out. [19:44] Alice     And I ended up dumping all of it on Chise. [19:48] Renfred     It's noon. [19:49] Renfred     What happened to class? [19:51] Alice     Good morning, sir! [19:53] Renfred     Morning. [19:58] Alice     Damn it, screw this! [20:01] Alice     You might think of me as your daughter, [20:05] Alice     but I don't think of you as my dad at all! [20:10] Renfred     What are you... [20:11] Alice     I don't hate that you think     of me as your daughter. [20:14] Alice     But that's not the role I want. [20:17] Alice     You keep talking about me being     your duty or job and shit... [20:20] Alice     Do you think you're inferior     to me or something? [20:26] Renfred     I was the one who set you on your path. [20:29] Renfred     I forced it on you in a way      you wouldn't notice. [20:32] Alice     No! [20:34] Alice     You taught me my path! [20:36] Alice     And I took it because     I thought it'd be good for me! [20:40] Renfred     If I hadn't taken you in, you would      have chosen a more normal path. [20:46] Alice     There are no "what ifs"! [20:49] Alice     You chose me back then! [20:52] Alice     So now it's my turn to choose you! [20:56] Alice     Mikhail Renfred! [21:09] Alice     I'm done just being protected. [21:12] Alice     I'm begging you, let me protect you     at least for that arm's worth. [21:19] Alice     I'll work harder. [21:30] Renfred     You're still a child, so long as     you're just standing there shouting. [21:41] Renfred     It's an adult's duty to protect children. [21:44] Renfred     If you want to protect me, you     can start by not skipping class. [21:52] Alice     You don't get it!