The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases

Allen is banished from the Duchy of Westfeldt on account of his low level and lack of a god-given Gift, and all seems lost. But with his memories of a past life as a hero intact, Allen sees this twist of fate as a blessing—he can finally live his life as he pleases! That momentary peace is cut short when Allen saves his ex-fiancée, beginning a new saga for the banished former hero.

Season 1

Season 1

E1 - Cast Out

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[00:00] narrator
    Heroes.
[00:01] narrator
    Those who lay waste to the unreasonable
[00:04] narrator
    and repaint tragedy in new hues.
[00:07] narrator
    However, an untimely end awaits every hero.
[00:11] narrator
    They are betrayed by someone they trust
[00:14] narrator
    or felled by an enemy's cunning trap.
[00:16] narrator
    They meet such fates
    possessed of too much power.
[00:20] narrator
    People who fear their great strength
    avoid and ostracize them,
[00:24] narrator
    while the hero flirts with death
    over and over.
[00:26] narrator
    And yet, a certain hero
    continued to save people...
[00:30] narrator
    at the cost of his own heart.
[00:34] narrator
    When at last the world was saved,
    he prayed to the gods,
[00:39] narrator
    "The next time I am reborn..."
[00:50] Bret
    ...lan! Alan!
[00:58] Bret
    You're finally awake, you useless lump.
[01:00] Bret
    Father is asking for you.
[01:02] Bret
    Hurry up and get ready.
[01:06] Bret
    You're no better than garbage,
    yet you live so very comfortably.
[01:09] Bret
    Honestly, Father is far too compassionate.
[01:13] Bret
    Has he any idea how much I've suffered
    having an older brother like you?
[01:17] Bret
    Either way, it all ends today.
[01:20] Bret
    The time has finally come!
[01:27] Craig
    Alan, you were born into the ducal
    House of Westfelt fifteen years ago.
[01:33] Craig
    In all that time, your level has not
    increased. You remain level 1.
[01:37] Craig
    All of your stat values are ordinary.
[01:39] Craig
    And worst of all, at the blessing
    ceremony held the other day,
[01:43] Craig
    you were granted no gift whatsoever.
[01:47] Craig
    Every child in this world receives a gift
     from the gods as a sign of their favor.
[01:53] Craig
    To be denied one is utterly unprecedented.
[01:56] Craig
    Even a fool like you
    must understand, do you not?
[02:01] Alan
    I do.
[02:03] Craig
    As the heir to the Westfelt family,
    you are more than a disappointment.
[02:08] Craig
    You are a failure who sullies our
    family name and brings shame upon it.
[02:12] Craig
    As such, from today,
    starting this very moment,
[02:16] Craig
    the ducal House of Westfelt...
[02:20] Craig
    casts you out!
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[02:33] Alan
    And with that, I'm officially free.
[02:35] Alan
    I never dreamed I'd be reincarnated
    as the son of such an awful duke.
[02:41] Alan
    But now I can finally go find my way, can't I?
[02:46] Alan
    I'll search out the peace I wanted
    so badly in my previous life.
[02:55] Alan
    I'll head for the borderlands on the
    eastern edge of the Westfelt territory.
[03:01] Alan
    I have no idea what it's like,
[03:04] Alan
    but I'm sure no one will
    meddle in my life there.
[03:07] Alan
    I won't get caught up in any trouble.
[03:09] Alan
    I can just live a nice, simple life.
[03:14] Alan
    And unlike my last one...
[03:16] Alan
    no one will be afraid of me.
[03:26] Alan
    Welp, I've walked quite a ways.
[03:28] Alan
    This oughta be a good place to...
[03:34] Alan
    That looks like a rather dire situation.
[03:52] Béatrice
    It's no use.
[03:53] Béatrice
    I keep cutting them down,
    but they regenerate!
[03:55] Béatrice
    I've never heard of monsters like these.
[03:58] Béatrice
    At this rate, they'll get to Lise-sama!
[04:00] Lise
    Béatrice!
[04:04] Béatrice
    Please flee, Lise-sama!
[04:07] Béatrice
    I will hold these monsters at bay!
[04:09] Lise
    I can't run away and leave you behind!
[04:12] Béatrice
    You must survive and fulfill your duty!
[04:15] Alan
    The first princess of the
    Kingdom of Adoastella,
[04:19] Alan
    Lise Adoastella...
[04:23] Alan
    What's she doing in a place like this?
[04:28] (Flashback) noble A
    Look, it's that failure
    everyone is talking about.
[04:32] (Flashback) noble B
    I see. His face looks just as
    cowardly as the rumors say.
[04:35] (Flashback) noble A
    Imagine that being the next heir
    to a prominent ducal house of Adoastella.
[04:40] (Flashback) noble B
    I'm sure Duke Craig must be beside himself.
[04:43] (Flashback) noble B
    To lose his lady wife and be left with
    that failure of a son as a reminder...
[04:48] (Flashback) young Lise
    Apologize!
[04:54] (Flashback) young Lise
    Alan-kun is... Alan-kun is
    perfectly praiseworthy!
[04:57] (Flashback) young Lise
    He isn't a failure!
[05:06] Alan
    If possible, I wanted to avoid using my powers
    from my last life in front of anyone.
[05:25] Alan
    But...
[05:27] Alan
    If someone who believed in
    me is in trouble, then...
[05:42] Lise
    Death is closing in right before my eyes,
[05:46] Lise
    so why is he the only thing
    filling my mind right now?

[05:51] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[05:56] Alan
    I must have imagined it.
[05:58] Alan
    It felt like someone called my name just now.
[06:10] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[06:14] Lise
    Why are you here?
[06:19] Alan
    We can discuss the details later!
[06:25] Alan
    Code Akashic, Divine Eyes!
[06:30] Alan
    Sorcerous life-forms. Clay wolves.
[06:33] Alan
    As I thought, they appear to have cores.
[06:35] Alan
    So if I break those, we'll be done here.
[06:38] Alan
    World End, A Hundred Flowers Bloom!
SIGN    A
SIGN    A Hundred
SIGN    A Hundred Flowers
SIGN    A Hundred Flowers Bloom
[06:59] Lise
    Incredible.
[07:02] Lise
    Béatrice! Béatrice, please hold on!
[07:06] Béatrice
    I'm so sorry, Lise-sama...
[07:10] Béatrice
    that I should fall in a place like this...
[07:16] Lise
    Don't say that!
[07:19] Béatrice
    I am in your debt, Alan-dono.
[07:23] Alan
    Béatrice-san, right? It's been a while.
[07:25] Alan
    Wait a moment. I'll heal your wounds for you.
[07:28] Béatrice
    What are you talking about?
[07:31] Alan
    Parallel Paradox,
[07:32] Alan
    Magic: Healing Light.
[07:40] Béatrice
    I don't believe it!
[07:41] Béatrice
    Such wounds, gone without a trace?
[07:44] Lise
    Even your armor has been restored.
[07:46] Lise
    Alan, what is that power?
[07:49] Alan
    Er, how should I put this...?
[07:52] Alan
    It's not like I can just tell them,
    "It's a power I inherited from my last life!"
[07:57] Béatrice
    Could it be a gift of a rank
    the church is unaware of?
[08:02] Lise
    Yes, in that case,
    this would all make sense.
[08:04] Alan
    Huh? O-Oh, yeah!
[08:06] Alan
    That's about the size of it.
[08:09] Alan
    Be that as it may, you're the first princess.
[08:12] Alan
    What are you doing out in the borderlands?
[08:17] Lise
    The other day, I received
    a divine revelation.
[08:20] Alan
    A revelation?
[08:21] Alan
    Oh, like a prophecy from the gods
     that uses a person's gift, right?
[08:26] Lise
    In truth, we weren't imparted
     any precise information.
[08:31] Lise
    But if we heed their words,
    we can prevent misfortune.
[08:35] Béatrice
    We were guided by the revelation
    toward Kloom Village in the borderlands,
[08:40] Béatrice
    but we suddenly found ourselves under attack.
[08:42] Béatrice
    If not for you, I don't know
    what would have become of us.
[08:46] Alan
    I didn't do anything much.
[08:47] Lise
    Now, why are you here, Alan-kun?
[08:51] Alan
    Well... we shouldn't sit around
    talking in a place like this.
[08:54] Alan
    Why don't we continue this in the wagon?
[08:56] Lise
    What? But the wagon is broken.
[08:59] Alan
    Parallel Paradox, Magic: Healing Light.
[09:12] Lise
    You were cast out?!
[09:14] Lise
    How could the Westfelt family
    treat you so cruelly?
[09:18] Alan
    Well, now I'm traveling
    to the borderlands like you two.
[09:23] Alan
    But are you sure?
[09:25] Lise
    About what?
[09:26] Alan
    I mean, the power I used just now would be
    extremely useful to the kingdom, wouldn't it?
[09:32] Alan
    Are you sure about letting someone
    like me wander free?
[09:35] Béatrice
    It's true that if we think
    of the kingdom's best interests,
[09:38] Béatrice
    we should probably return you
    to the House of Westfelt.
[09:42] Lise
    No. I will put my friend before the kingdom.
[09:46] Lise
    Although I'm sure that makes
     me unfit as royalty.
[09:50] Lise
    Even so, a country surviving
    at the expense of someone's life...
[09:54] Lise
    I think that's wrong.
[09:56] Alan
    Lise...
[09:59] Alan
    Thank you.
[10:00] Lise
    You're quite welcome.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[10:09] Béatrice
    This village is awfully quiet.
[10:12] Béatrice
    Doesn't anyone live here?
[10:14] Lise
    You don't suppose it's been attacked by
    monsters and fallen into ruin, do you?
[10:17] Alan
    I don't think so.
[10:19] Lise
    What?
[10:20] Alan
    I don't sense the presence of monsters
    anywhere in the surrounding area.
[10:25] Béatrice
    Come to think of it,
     ever since you joined us on the way here,
[10:29] Béatrice
    we haven't been attacked by monsters once.
[10:32] Lise
    Perhaps they've all been
    subdued by adventurers?
[10:35] Alan
    Or they're afraid of something
    and avoiding the village.
[10:40] Lise
    Oh! Alan-kun, there are some
    villagers over there.
[10:46] Béatrice
    I see. So the villagers were
     all gathered here.
[10:50] Lise
    I wonder what's going on.
[10:52] village chief
    Get out!
[10:56] village chief
    I have nothing more to say to you!
[11:00] Akira
    Ow, ow, ow...
[11:02] Akira
    Come on. What am I supposed to do here?
[11:08] Lise
    You must be the light that was spoken of...
[11:11] Lise
    Akira-san!
[11:15] Akira
    And you're... Who are you, again?
[11:19] Lise
    Lise! Lise Adoastella!
[11:23] Lise
    When you came to the royal capital,
[11:25] Lise
    I showed you around the palace
    and shared meals with you!
[11:28] Akira
    Sorry, sorry. I'm just really bad
     at remembering names.
[11:32] Lise
    It sounded to me like you'd forgotten
    my existence along with my name!
[11:38] Alan
    So, it seems you two know each other.
[11:40] Alan
    But what's this "light"
    you were talking about?
[11:45] Béatrice
    Alan-dono, have you heard
    of a gift called Braver?
[11:49] Alan
    Braver?
[11:50] Béatrice
    It's a special gift bestowed upon
    but one person in a generation.
[11:54] Béatrice
    It grants the power of a thousand warriors.
    It's the strongest gift.
[11:57] Béatrice
    The bearer is, in other words, a hero.
[12:00] Lise
    This is Akira Kazaragi.
    She's the current hero.
[12:04] Béatrice
    And Lise-sama's revelation
     this time proclaimed,
[12:07] Béatrice
    "Become a guide for the light
    and clear away the darkness."
[12:10] Alan
    Which basically means
    you need to save the hero, right?
[12:18] Akira
    I'm starving.
[12:22] Alan
    Hunting down a dragon?
[12:24] Akira
    I'm just traveling, wandering
    around wherever, you know?
[12:30] Akira
    But while passing close to this village,
[12:33] Akira
    I happened to run into a kid.
[12:36] Akira
    She said she was nearly given to the dragon
    who'd settled in the mountains as a sacrifice.
[12:41] Akira
    Apparently, she'd run away.
[12:43] Akira
    So I came to get the details
     from the village chief.
[12:46] Akira
    As you saw, he didn't want to talk
    and told me to keep out of it.
[12:53] Lise
    Then the villagers were threatened by the
    dragon and forced to offer a sacrifice?
[12:57] Alan
    No, I don't think that's it.
[12:59] Lise
    What?
[13:00] Béatrice
    You can't mean...
[13:01] Alan
    I think that this village means
    to offer a sacrifice to the dragon
[13:04] Alan
    in order to receive its protection.
[13:07] Alan
    For a small village like this, monster
    attacks are a matter of life and death.
[13:12] Béatrice
    That's why there's an unnatural lack
    of monsters in the area!
[13:17] Alan
    The monsters are scared of the dragon,
    so they don't come near.
[13:20] Akira
    Based on the chief's reaction just now,
     that would check out.
[13:24] Akira
    Well, guardian dragons and sacrifices are
    things you hear about a lot, right?
[13:29] Lise
    Akira-san, where is the child who
    was offered up as a sacrifice?
[13:34] Akira
    I've got her hiding in a cave nearby
    until things are sorted out.
[13:37] Akira
    If I'd brought her here, who knows
    what the villagers might have done?
[13:41] Akira
    Now then...
[13:43] Akira
    We've filled our bellies,
[13:45] Akira
    and there's nothing left to do in this town.
[13:47] Akira
    I guess I'll go defeat the dragon.
[13:49] Akira
    If you want to tag along, suit yourselves.
[13:53] Alan
    There's one thing I'd like to ask.
[13:55] Alan
    The people of this village might not
    want to be freed from the dragon.
[14:00] Alan
    You'd go defeat it in spite of that?
[14:04] Akira
    That kid wanted me to save her.
[14:08] Akira
    So I will.
[14:09] Akira
    That's all.
[14:12] Lise
    I'll go with her.
[14:15] Lise
    Since I received a revelation... No.
[14:18] Lise
    I'm going because I want to.
[14:20] Lise
    I promise I won't be a hindrance.
[14:22] Béatrice
    You heard her. We'll be joining
    Akira-dono in defeating the dragon.
[14:28] Béatrice
    Thank you for accompanying us this far.
[14:30] Alan
    No, I'm going too.
[14:32] Lise
    But what about your own journey, Alan-kun?
[14:34] Alan
    Running off to enjoy peace and quiet
     while my friends are in danger?
[14:39] Alan
    I'm not that shameless, you know?
[14:42] Lise
    Alan-kun...
[14:47] Lise
    So this is the mountain
    where the dragon lives...
[14:50] Akira
    Okay, let's have a strategy meeting.
[14:53] Akira
    I'll head for the peak on the
    mountain road in the front.
[14:56] Akira
    The rest of you will use a side road
     to circle around the back.
[14:59] Akira
    We'll pincer the dragon.
[15:01] Lise
    You'll take the front alone, Akira-san?
[15:04] Akira
    What? Don't think I can win?
[15:06] Lise
    No, that isn't what I meant!
[15:09] Alan
    Wouldn't it be better
    for me to take the front?
[15:12] Akira
    No. I refuse.
[15:13] Alan
    Huh?
[15:14] Akira
    I mean, if I leave that to you,
[15:16] Akira
    I get the feeling you'd
     clean house all by yourself.
[15:19] Alan
    I think you're overestimating me.
[15:21] Akira
    No. I can tell.
[15:24] Akira
    You're not ordinary, are you?
[15:30] Akira
    I'd like to try sparring with you,
    but defeating the dragon comes first.
[15:35] Akira
    Once we've taken care of that,
     go a round or two with me.
[15:38] Alan
    All right.
[15:39] Akira
    Then I'll go on ahead!
[15:42] Akira
    Hurry up and get to the top.
[15:43] Akira
    If you don't, I'll crush
    the thing all on my own.
[15:48] Béatrice
    Given her enthusiasm, she really seems
    like she might defeat it on her own.
[15:52] Alan
    Well, shall we get going too?
[15:54] Lise
    Yes.
[16:01] Alan
    Are you all right?
[16:02] Lise
    Thank you, Alan-kun!
[16:04] Lise
    But I'm fine!
[16:05] Lise
    Despite appearances, I have something
    of an interest in self-defense.
[16:09] Alan
    Just don't push yourself.
[16:10] Lise
    I won't!
[16:11] Béatrice
    This may be the borderlands, but still,
[16:14] Béatrice
    for the Westfelts who pride themselves
    on their military strength,
[16:18] Béatrice
    to not have noticed a dragon is just...
[16:21] Lise
    They've always been aggressive
    about getting rid of monsters.
[16:26] Alan
    I think they probably do know.
[16:28] Lise; Béatrice
    What?
[16:30] Alan
    This area may be remote,
[16:33] Alan
    but for a dragon that
    can fly through the skies...
[16:36] Alan
    the Westfelts are practically
    right in front of it.
[16:39] Alan
    They would never let
     such a dangerous situation stand.
[16:43] Lise
    Then, if they know, why simply let it be?
[16:46] Alan
    I suspect my former family
    and this dragon are connected.
[16:51] Alan
    Kloom Village was probably built
    for the purpose of offering up a sacrifice.
[16:56] Béatrice
    The House of Westfelt is borrowing
     the power of a dragon
[16:59] Béatrice
    to maintain peace in the borderlands.
[17:02] Béatrice
    Is that what you're saying?
[17:03] Alan
    It's just a guess based on the situation.
[17:06] Alan
    The actual terms of the
    agreement are likely...
[17:18] Akira
    Attacking so suddenly...
[17:20] Akira
    At least let me introduce myself.
[17:25] Akira
    Strike, Lightning Sovereign!
[17:37] Red Dragon King
    What's wrong, little human?
[17:39] Red Dragon King
    Have you come here to play?
[17:42] Akira
    That's some arrogant
    condescension right there.
[17:45] Akira
    Fine. If that's how you want to roll,
     I won't hold back either.
[17:49] Akira
    First, I'll drag you down from there!
[17:52] Red Dragon King
    Are you sure?
[17:54] Red Dragon King
    That one will get caught in the fight.
[18:01] Sara
    Hero, please save me...
[18:05] Akira
    You dirty little...
[18:07] Akira
    What's the meaning of this?!
[18:10] Red Dragon King
    You still don't understand?
[18:12] Red Dragon King
    It's obvious, isn't it?
    I let her go on purpose.
[18:16] Akira
    You what?
[18:17] Red Dragon King
    For what reason do you
    suppose I desire sacrifices?
[18:21] Red Dragon King
    It isn't that I wish to devour humans.
[18:24] Red Dragon King
    I simply want to see your
    faces steeped in despair.
[18:28] Red Dragon King
    I am long-lived, and this serves
    as the perfect way to kill time.
[18:34] Red Dragon King
    I watched from here to see what might
    happen if I let a sacrifice escape.
[18:40] Red Dragon King
    I never imagined that it would lead
    to such delightful entertainment.
[18:43] Red Dragon King
    You vowing to defeat me like that...
    I nearly split my sides laughing.
[18:48] Akira
    This piece of trash...
[18:55] Akira
    Braver, Azure Lightning of Destruction...
[18:58] Akira
    Final Strike!
[19:05] Akira
    Repent in the world beyond,
    you piece of garbage!
[19:10] Red Dragon King
    Well?
[19:13] Red Dragon King
    I took the hit. Don't tell me
    that was you being serious.
[19:17] Akira
    Impossible...
[19:22] Red Dragon King
    You aren't all bluster, are you?
[19:24] Red Dragon King
    Calling yourself a hero with
    those sword skills is laughable.
[19:28] Akira
    I knew there was a difference
    in our strength,
[19:30] Akira
    but not this great.
[19:34] Red Dragon King
    You didn't do much to relieve my boredom,
[19:37] Red Dragon King
    but that's enough now.
[19:41] Akira
    I can't even lift a finger.
[19:44] Red Dragon King
    Die.
[19:53] Alan
    I wasn't waiting for the right
     moment or anything.
[19:57] Akira
    You...
[19:59] Alan
    But I guess it plays out the same either way.
[20:02] Béatrice
    Akira-dono!
[20:03] Lise
    Akira!
[20:05] Lise
    Please, hold on!
[20:07] Alan
    Now, you were saying some
    pretty arrogant things.
[20:10] Alan
    But of course, you aren't all bluster,
     aren't you?
[20:16] Alan
    Sorry, Lise. Take care of Akira for me.
[20:19] Alan
    Béatrice-san, you take the girl.
[20:20] Lise
    I will!
[20:21] Béatrice
    Understood!
[20:22] Alan
    World End...
[20:24] Alan
    Killing Fiend's Longsword!
[20:32] Red Dragon King
    How?!
[20:33] Red Dragon King
    How are you able to wound me?
[20:36] Red Dragon King
    And with a dull blade like that?
[20:38] Alan
    Now that's just rude.
[20:40] Alan
    I mean, it isn't a famous named sword,
[20:42] Alan
    but I'm rather fond of it.
[20:45] Red Dragon King
    It has been said that I am
    the closest thing to a god.
[20:48] Red Dragon King
    I am the Red Dragon King!
[20:50] Red Dragon King
    And you, a mere human, have wounded me?
[20:56] Alan
    It's true that this dragon is strong,
    with power that sets it apart.
[20:59] Alan
    But thanks to Akira, I was able to
    gather solid information on the dragon.
[21:04] Alan
    World End should take it down,
    no problem.
[21:07] Alan
    Akira risked her life to buy
    us time. For her sake too...
[21:10] Alan
    I won't be beaten here!
[21:27] Red Dragon King
    Go ahead and try it! If you don't mind
    dragging them into the fight, that is!
[21:31] Alan
    You like to play dirty, don't you?
[21:35] Red Dragon King
    You should be honored.
[21:36] Red Dragon King
    I have acknowledged you as my enemy!
[21:39] Red Dragon King
    I won't hesitate to use any means necessary!
[21:45] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[21:51] Alan
    Ever since I became someone
    people call a failure,
[21:54] Alan
    I haven't been able to face it.
[21:57] Alan
    The way she's looking at me...
    Things are different this life.
[22:04] Red Dragon King
    You'd still come for me?
[22:06] Red Dragon King
    Then all of you can die together!
[22:10] Alan
    World End,
[22:12] Alan
    Ultimate Skill...
[22:14] Alan
    Flash!
[22:27] Red Dragon King
    It can't be. This isn't...
[22:30] Red Dragon King
    They didn't tell me anything about...
[22:49] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[22:55] Alan
    I think I'm tired after that.
[23:01] Akira
    Huh?
[23:03] Akira
    What happened with the dragon?
[23:10] Alan
    On the princess's rescue mission,
    I helped the hero defeat a dragon.
[23:14] Alan
    This is far from the peaceful
    life I was after,
[23:17] Alan
    but if someone who believes
    in me is in trouble, then...
[23:21] Lise
    Alan-kun.
[23:31] Alan
    Then it might be all right
    to take a little detour.
[23:35] Alan
    That's what I think.
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[23:45] Lise
    Next time: "The Master Blacksmith
    of the Sacred Sword."

Season 1

E2 - The Master Blacksmith of the Sacred Sword

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[00:05] Lise
    Good morning.
[00:07] Alan
    Sorry. I only meant
    to rest for a little while.
[00:11] Lise
    Please, don't let it bother you.
[00:13] Lise
    That battle with the dragon
    must have left you tired, Alan.
[00:19] Alan
    What about the others?
[00:21] Lise
    Just over there.
[00:26] Alan
    They seem full of energy.
[00:28] Lise
    Alan...
[00:31] Lise
    Um, it's about, well, you know.
[00:48] Alan
    Among the homes of the needy, there travels
    a woman who can heal any wound or illness,
[00:53] Alan
    a miraculous saintess.
[00:56] Alan
    I'd heard rumors, but I never
    imagined they were about you, Lise.
[01:00] Lise
    I'm sorry I never told you.
[01:04] Alan
    Don't beat yourself up over it.
[01:06] Lise
    But...
[01:07] Alan
    Whether you're a princess or a saintess,
[01:10] Alan
    to me, you'll always be you, Lise.
[01:13] Lise
    Alan...
[01:17] Akira
    Hey, Alan!
[01:19] Akira
    Come spar with me!
[01:22] Alan
    Well, duty calls.
[01:24] Akira
    Hurry up and get over here!
[01:25] Béatrice
    I would also ask for a round of instruction!
[01:27] Alan
    Yes, I'm coming!
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    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
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[03:01] Akira
    Well, I'll see you around sometime.
[03:04] Alan
    You could ride with us
    to the nearest village.
[03:07] Akira
    I'm not good with wagons and stuff.
[03:10] Akira
    Walking wherever my mood takes
    me suits me much better.
[03:16] Lise
    Akira, are you certain
    you want to look after her?
[03:20] Akira
    She's gotten so attached to me.
[03:22] Akira
    I'll take her with me as I
    continue on my journey.
[03:25] Akira
    She says she doesn't have any family,
[03:28] Akira
    and it's not like I can send
    her back to that village.
[03:32] Lise
    That's true.
[03:34] Lise
    Isn't that wonderful?
[03:35] Sara
    Yes!
[03:38] Akira
    I'm sorry about your sword, Alan.
[03:41] Alan
    It's not your fault it broke, Akira.
[03:43] Akira
    No...
[03:45] Akira
    But that dragon was a foe
    I was meant to defeat,
[03:48] Akira
    and all I did was rely on you for everything.
[03:51] Akira
    I'm really not fit to be a hero, am I?
[03:55] Akira
    This divine sword, too...
[03:57] Akira
    Maybe someone like you should be
    the one carrying it.
[04:01] Alan
    I was only able to defeat the dragon
    because you fought it first.
[04:05] Akira
    Alan...
[04:07] Alan
    Besides, the only hero that exists
    for this girl is you, Akira.
[04:14] Akira
    Come on! We're going!
[04:19] Akira
    Quit dawdling!
[04:23] Sara
    Wait for me!
[04:27] Lise
    Take care of yourselves!
[04:29] Béatrice
    They seem good for each other.
[04:31] Lise
    Don't they?
[04:36] Craig
    I see.
[04:38] Craig
    So the Red Dragon King was struck down.
[04:40] Horace
    Yes.
[04:41] Craig
    Lure the hero in...
[04:43] Craig
    and dispose of her. That was the plan.
[04:45] Craig
    For her to best him instead...
[04:48] Craig
    Did we overestimate the dragon? Or...
[04:53] Horace
    It appears the saintess lent a hand.
[04:59] Craig
    So we mustn't scorn the
    saintess's power. Is that it?
[05:02] Bret
    Blast it!
[05:04] Bret
    How could this be?
[05:06] Bret
    If only the clay wolves had killed them!
[05:10] Bret
    Next time, we'll send a huge pack
[05:12] Bret
    and ensure their complete obliteration!
[05:15] Craig
    Calm yourself, Bret.
[05:18] Craig
    There's the issue of materials.
[05:20] Craig
    With the Red Dragon King felled,
[05:23] Craig
    we cannot afford to waste
    sorcerous life-forms.
[05:25] Bret
    But Father, at this rate, we're simply
    allowing the hero and saintess to escape!
[05:30] Craig
    What do you mean?
[05:32] Craig
    As long as they remain
    within the borderlands, we'll have
[05:35] Craig
    any number of opportunities
    to consign them to oblivion.
[05:37] Craig
    More importantly...
[05:39] Craig
    Have you discovered
    the whereabouts of that elf?
[05:42] Horace
    There's no need to rush me.
[05:44] Horace
    I'll send you the elf's head soon enough.
[05:47] Horace
    Now, if you'll excuse me...
[05:51] Craig
    We'll entomb those infuriating
    puppets of the divine...
[05:55] Craig
    and have our revenge on both
    this kingdom and the gods.
[06:00] Alan
    You're friends with a smith, Lise?
[06:02] Lise
    She lives in a village not far
    from here called Granholm.
[06:07] Lise
    I was thinking perhaps she
    could make a new sword for you.
[06:11] Alan
    I didn't know there were towns
    out in the borderlands.
[06:14] Béatrice
    The smith is a peculiar elf,
    but her skills are sound.
[06:18] Lise
    I just... really want
    to apologize to you, Alan.
[06:22] Alan
    Apologize?
[06:23] Lise
    My revelation is the reason
    you got caught up in everything.
[06:27] Lise
    Of course, we'll only do this
    if it's okay with you, Alan.
[06:32] Alan
    In that case, I'd appreciate it.
[06:34] Lise
    Leave everything to me!
[06:35] Alan
    But Lise, don't you need
    to go back to the capital?
[06:39] Alan
    You are the princess, after all.
[06:42] Lise
    Béatrice is here with me,
[06:45] Lise
    and I've already contacted Father.
    There's no issue whatsoever.
[06:48] Alan
    That's good, then.
[06:56] Béatrice
    Lady Lise, I'll start a fire.
    Please wait a moment.
[07:00] Alan
    Parallel Paradox: Create Fire!
[07:05] Lise
    Wow, incredible!
[07:09] Béatrice
    Wh-Wh-Wha—?
[07:21] Lise
    I-I-I'm so sorry!
[07:23] Alan
    It's all right.
[07:26] Béatrice
    Since you're engaged to each other,
[07:28] Béatrice
    surely it's fine to lay your head in his lap.
[07:34] Lise
    H-He's my former fiancé!
[07:36] Béatrice
    Ah, yes, that's right.
[07:39] Alan
    You can go ahead and fall asleep
    like that. I don't mind at all.
[07:43] Lise
    Well, I do mind!
[07:59] Alan
    Passing the time like this...
[08:01] Alan
    I don't think I've done it
    since reincarnating into this world.
[08:06] Alan
    We first met on a beautiful
    moonlit night like this, didn't we?
[08:15] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    The moon is lovely, isn't it?
[08:18] (Flashback) 5 year old Alan
    Who are you?
[08:20] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself.
    I'm Lise Adoastella.
[08:26] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    Um, I'm looking forward
    to getting to know you, Lord Alan.
[08:30] (Flashback) 5 year old Alan
    Getting to know me?
[08:31] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    W-Well, um...
[08:33] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    Lord Alan, you and I are...
[08:36] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    betrothed.
[08:39] (Flashback) 5 year old Lise
    That's what I've been told.
[08:41] (Flashback) 5 year old Alan
    What?
[08:47] Alan
    The peaceful life I've so longed for...
[08:50] Alan
    Maybe it's something like this.
[08:55] Lise
    Welcome to Granholm.
[08:58] Alan
    It's so lively here that I'd never
    guess it was in the borderlands.
[09:02] Béatrice
    Adventurers and wanderers
    with particular circumstances...
[09:06] Béatrice
    Such folk gather here precisely
    because it's in the borderlands.
[09:11] Alan
    I see.
[09:18] Alan
    So, Lise, this is...
[09:21] Alan
    where your smith friend lives?
[09:24] Lise
    I'm positive she'll forge
    the perfect sword for you, Alan!
[09:30] Béatrice
    This is strange.
[09:32] Béatrice
    Normally, you'd hear the ringing of a sword
    being struck even out here.
[09:36] Lise
    Perhaps she's gone somewhere?
[09:38] Béatrice
    That woman? Whose only interest
    is in forging swords?
[09:43] Alan
    Hey, Lise?
[09:45] Alan
    The door doesn't seem to be locked.
[09:52] Lise
    Noelle?
[09:53] Lise
    Are you here? Noelle?
[09:59] Alan
    These are all finely crafted pieces.
[10:02] Alan
    They're far better than my sword.
[10:07] Alan
    Lise, are you all right?
[10:09] Lise
    Noelle is...
[10:11] Lise
    Noelle has...
[10:14] Lise
    Noelle...
[10:18] Alan
    Keep your spirits up.
[10:20] Béatrice
    Lady Lise, have you forgotten?
[10:22] Béatrice
    This is normal for her.
[10:28] Alan
    She's sleeping?
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    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[10:36] Alan
    So every time she collapses
    from exhaustion, you heal her, Lise?
[10:43] Lise
    Yes. It's been a while, so I was taken aback.
[10:47] Béatrice
    Once Mistress Noelle begins forging a sword,
    she doesn't eat, drink, or sleep.
[10:52] Béatrice
    Most of the time, she doesn't stop at all.
[10:56] Lise
    I've told her to take care of herself.
[10:59] Lise
    I've told her so many times, and yet...
[11:04] Noelle
    I slept great.
[11:08] Noelle
    What's this?
[11:09] Noelle
    Lise and Béatrice? It's been a while.
[11:12] Noelle
    Who is he?
[11:14] Lise
    Oh, um...
[11:16] Béatrice
    He's serving as Lady Lise's guard
    with me. This is Master Alan.
[11:21] Alan
    Nice to meet you.
[11:23] Noelle
    I see.
[11:25] Noelle
    You want me to forge
    a sword for him, right?
[11:27] Lise
    Yes! You really are quick
    to grasp a situation, Noelle.
[11:30] Noelle
    I can't do it.
[11:31] Lise
    What? Why not?
[11:34] Noelle
    I've got orders piled up right now.
    I'm insanely busy.
[11:38] Alan
    She's your friend?
[11:39] Lise
    H-Honest! At least...
    that's how I think of us, anyway.
[11:46] Noelle
    Lise and I are friends,
     but that has nothing to do with this.
[11:50] Béatrice
    If you haven't got the time, then so be it.
[11:52] Noelle
    Besides...
[11:53] Noelle
    he already has a sword.
[11:55] Alan
    No, this one is broken.
[11:58] Noelle
    What? You broke it?
[12:00] Noelle
    Someone with lackluster skills
    carrying one of my blades would be...
[12:11] Noelle
    This sword was used to its absolute limit.
[12:14] Noelle
    It's completely dead.
[12:17] Noelle
    How could anyone even manage this?
[12:20] Noelle
    I've changed my mind.
[12:21] Noelle
    I'll forge him a sword.
[12:22] Lise
    Really?
[12:24] Noelle
    Before that, let me ask one thing.
[12:27] Noelle
    Do you have any interest in a blade
    that surpasses a divine sword?
[12:30] Alan
    Surpasses a divine sword...?
[12:35] Béatrice
    A sword only a hero could wield.
[12:37] Béatrice
    A sword which exists for the hero.
[12:40] Béatrice
    You mean a sword to transcend even that?
[12:42] Noelle
    That's right.
[12:44] Noelle
    A piece whose value far exceeds
    that of any sword here.
[12:48] Noelle
    No matter how outstanding a smith may be,
[12:50] Noelle
    they can't make their best sword without
    knowing who will be wielding it.
[12:55] Noelle
    They require a worthy bearer.
[12:59] Noelle
    Until now, I haven't been able to find one,
[13:01] Noelle
    but at long last, you're here.
[13:03] Lise
    Noelle...
[13:04] Lise
    The events of that day are truly still...
[13:07] Noelle
    Lise.
[13:08] Lise
    I'm sorry.
[13:10] Noelle
    Now, what do you say?
[13:13] Alan
    Well, after hearing all that,
    I've got no reason to refuse.
[13:17] Noelle
    All right! With that settled,
    I'll get to work right away!
[13:21] Alan; Lise; Béatrice
    What?
[13:23] Lise
    What? Wait!
[13:30] Noelle
    Vanessa...
[13:44] Noelle
    No matter what...
[13:46] Noelle
    I have to forge a blade that
    surpasses a divine sword.
[13:54] Lise
    I hope she doesn't do anything reckless.
[13:57] Alan
    Lise?
[13:58] Lise
    Oh, it's nothing.
[14:00] Béatrice
    While working on a sword, she wouldn't
    converse with us even if we stayed to visit.
[14:05] Alan
    Shall we look for somewhere to lodge?
[14:07] Alan
    We'll probably be staying
    in this village for a while.
[14:13] Mylène
    This must be reported.
[14:16] Horace
    Really? The fact that the saintess is
    here too is quite convenient for us.
[14:21] Horace
    But something concerns me.
[14:25] Horace
    According to Westfelt's information,
[14:27] Horace
    the saintess's personal guard should be
     a lone female knight.
[14:32] Mylène
    Did she hire him in town?
[14:34] Horace
    Who could he be?
[14:37] Horace
    I suppose we should investigate a little.
[14:42] Alan
    Now... what should I be doing?
[14:45] Béatrice
    Why don't you simply relax
    and spend your time as you like?
[14:48] Béatrice
    That's what you've always
    wished for, isn't it?
[14:51] Alan
    That's true.
[14:53] Lise
    Since you have the time, what about going
    to have a look at the adventurers guild?
[14:58] Béatrice
    The materials we obtained from that dragon
    can likely be traded for a large sum.
[15:02] Alan
    You're right.
[15:04] Alan
    Since being cast out of my family,
    I've had basically no money.
[15:09] Alan
    What will you and Lise do?
[15:12] Lise
    Béatrice and I will wander around
    town and do some sightseeing.
[15:16] Alan
    I see. Well, I'll see you later, then.
[15:20] Lise
    Come back safely!
[15:25] Béatrice
    Are you certain about this?
[15:27] Béatrice
    You and I are unlikely to be
    able to handle this on our own.
[15:31] Lise
    I know.
[15:32] Lise
    But I don't want to involve Alan
     any more than he already has been.
[15:41] Nadia
    Come right in!
[15:43] Nadia
    Welcome to the adventurers guild.
[15:45] Alan
    I'd like to exchange this for money.
[15:47] Nadia
    I'll appraise it if you'll wait just a...
[15:50] Nadia
    Th-This is a dragon scale!
[15:53] Nadia
    What a precious item!
    And you've got a whole bag full of them?
[15:56] Alan
    I'm afraid I have no use for them.
[15:58] Nadia
    B-Branch Manager!
[15:59] Nadia
    Th-This is tremendous!
[16:00] Alan
    Wait!
[16:01] Nadia
    Take a look at this!
[16:03] Alan
    Sounds like this is turning into a big deal.
[16:06] Horace
    Excuse me.
[16:09] Horace
    Do you have a moment?
[16:12] Horace
    Regarding that dragon...
[16:14] Horace
    Could I ask you to tell me
     all about it in detail?
[16:17] Alan
    I wouldn't mind, but...
[16:19] Horace
    My.
[16:22] Horace
    Pardon the belated introductions. I'm Horace.
[16:26] Horace
    And this is Mylène.
[16:28] Alan
    An Amazoness?
[16:30] Horace
    They're somewhat unusual in this kingdom.
[16:34] Horace
    Despite how we may look, we simply
    can't get enough of adventure stories.
[16:40] Horace
    We're traveling around
    listening to adventurers.
[16:44] Alan
    Really?
[16:46] Horace
    Did you obtain those dragon
    scales all on your own?
[16:50] Horace
    Or did you have allies with you?
[16:52] Alan
    Well, there's no way I could've
    defeated it by myself, is there?
[16:55] Horace
    By some chance, was the hero with you?
[16:59] Alan
    Your intuition is very good.
[17:01] Horace
    It must have been quite incredible to behold.
[17:05] Nadia
    Sorry to keep you waiting!
[17:06] Nadia
    We've finished the appraisal,
    so we can begin the exchange now.
[17:10] Horace
    Well, if you'll excuse us...
[17:13] Horace
    Let's meet again.
[17:17] Horace
    I came to see the fellow
    because I wanted to get his measure,
[17:21] Horace
    but I never expected him to be
    a failure without so much as a gift.
[17:24] Horace
    It's astounding.
[17:28] Mylène
    Something about him bothers Mylène a little.
[17:30] Horace
    Come now. He's a completely trivial opponent.
[17:40] Alan
    Noelle, is the sword ready?
[17:46] Alan
    I knew it.
[17:52] Noelle
    Sorry to have kept you waiting.
[17:54] Noelle
    It's finished.
[17:58] Noelle
    It's the very best blade I'm
    capable of forging right now.
[18:08] Alan
    Yeah.
[18:12] Alan
    You're not kidding.
    This is an incredible sword.
[18:17] Noelle
    Let's go and test it... right now...
[18:20] Lise
    Noelle.
[18:24] Lise
    Let's go after you've recovered, shall we?
[18:30] Alan
    If this is just about ease of use,
[18:32] Alan
    I could have tested that on my own.
[18:34] Noelle
    I want to see you using it with my own eyes.
[18:37] Noelle
    It will probably need some
    adjustments to suit you better.
[18:40] Alan
    You're very particular.
[18:42] Noelle
    Of course I am.
[18:43] Alan
    Say, Noelle, why are you a smith?
[18:46] Noelle
    Is it odd to see an elven smith?
[18:48] Alan
    Well, considering the special
    traits bestowed by their gifts,
[18:52] Alan
    I'd say that more dwarves
    are better cut out for the work.
[18:58] Alan
    Noelle?
[19:00] Noelle
    I was raised by a dwarf.
[19:04] Noelle
    I don't know where I was born
     or who my parents are.
[19:08] Noelle
    I wound up someplace I'd never seen before.
[19:10] (Flashback) Vanessa
    Hang in there!
[19:11] Noelle
    I was just wandering with nowhere to go,
     and the person who took me in...
[19:15] Noelle
    was Vanessa.
[19:18] Noelle
    She was awkward, unyielding, and obstinate.
[19:21] Noelle
    She didn't teach me a single
    thing about forging swords,
[19:25] Noelle
    but to me, she's still my dear master.
[19:29] Alan
    I see.
[19:30] Noelle
    But my personal history hardly
    matters here, does it?!
[19:33] Noelle
    Let's get a move on!
[19:37] Alan
    You're the one who started talking about it.
[19:39] Horace
    Well, well. What a coincidence.
[19:42] Alan
    Hey, we meet again.
[19:44] Horace
    Are you off to hunt monsters
    at the request of the guild?
[19:47] Alan
    Something like that.
[19:49] Horace
    Well, when you return,
    please tell us all about it.
[19:55] Noelle
    Hey, Alan!
[19:57] Noelle
    Hurry up and get over here!
[19:59] Alan
    I'm coming!
[20:00] Horace
    Well then, we'll be going.
[20:06] Noelle
    That person is...
[20:09] Noelle
    No, it couldn't be.
[20:12] Horace
    It doesn't appear he was
     snooping around about us at all.
[20:18] Mylène
    What's his objective?
[20:19] Horace
    Shadow him.
[20:21] Horace
    If he stumbles upon it,
    it will mean trouble for us.
[20:34] Alan
    I like it!
[20:35] Noelle
    Let me see it for a moment.
[20:37] Alan
    By all means.
[20:42] Alan
    Is that your gift, Noelle?
[20:44] Noelle
    Yes.
[20:45] Noelle
    A sword's strength, sharpness,
[20:47] Noelle
    and conditions imperceptible to the eye...
    I can see all of it.
[20:50] Noelle
    The speed of the blade, its angle,
    the positioning...
[20:53] Noelle
    He's wielding the sword flawlessly.
[20:55] Noelle
    You've used this perfectly,
    leaving not a single scratch on it.
[21:00] Noelle
    As I thought. My eyes didn't deceive me.
[21:06] Alan
    I'm glad I didn't disappoint.
[21:08] Noelle
    Looks like I need to have you fight
     some stronger monsters.
[21:13] Noelle
    Let's try going a little deeper in.
[21:15] Alan
    Noelle?
[21:16] Alan
    Hang on just a second!
[21:22] Noelle
    This is strange.
[21:24] Noelle
    Monsters normally come in droves here.
[21:27] Noelle
    Perhaps they all ran scared because of you.
[21:31] Alan
    No. It isn't me they're scared of.
[21:33] Noelle
    What?
[21:34] Alan
    I imagine...
[21:35] Alan
    it's that.
[21:40] Noelle
    Amazing.
[21:49] (Flashback) Noelle; 3 years earlier
    Run!
[21:50] (Flashback) Noelle; 3 years earlier
    Run!
[21:53] (Flashback) Vanessa
    Noelle!
[21:54] (Flashback) Vanessa
    You have to run!
[21:59] Noelle
    Alan.
[22:01] Noelle
    Use that sword...
[22:03] Noelle
    against... against that thing...
[22:07] Noelle
    and kill it!
SIGN    Stubbornness and Determination
[23:46] Lise
    Next time: "Stubbornness and Determination."

Season 1

E3 - Stubbornness and Determination

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[00:01] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Hey.
[00:04] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Hey!
[00:08] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Hey!
[00:10] (Flashback) young Noelle
    When are you gonna be done?
[00:12] (Flashback) young Noelle
    I'm hungry, you know?
[00:14] (Flashback) young Noelle
    I said, "Hey!"
[00:17] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Honestly.
[00:25] (Flashback) young Noelle
    I ate what we had in the house.
[00:31] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Look at all these tools.
[00:33] (Flashback) young Noelle
    How do you use all of them?
[00:41] (Flashback) young Noelle
    What's your problem?
[00:50] (Flashback) young Noelle
    It's so heavy!
[00:57] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Ow, ow, ow...
[01:13] (Flashback) young Noelle
    You've been banging on that sword forever.
[01:15] (Flashback) young Noelle
    What's so fun about that?
[01:18] (Flashback) young Noelle
    You collapse after going days
    without drink or food...
[01:20] (Flashback) young Noelle
    I'm amazed you're still all right.
[01:23] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Are you stupid?
[01:24] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Stupid! Stupid!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 3
    Stubbornness and Determination
SIGN    Episode 3
    Stubbornness and Determination
[03:32] Noelle
    Alan.
[03:34] Noelle
    Use that sword...
[03:35] Noelle
    against... against that thing...
[03:39] Noelle
    and kill it!
[03:45] Alan
    I have no reason to kill this monster.
[03:48] Alan
    It's not like it's attacked us.
[03:50] Alan
    It's simply sleeping here, in the forest,
     away from human settlements.
[03:54] Noelle
    That's the thing that... my...
[03:58] Alan
    I don't know what your situation may be,
[04:00] Alan
    but I have no intention
    of abetting your revenge.
[04:07] Alan
    I wouldn't do that.
[04:10] Alan
    It seems that this monster, Fenrir,
[04:13] Alan
    has a barrier up that will nullify
    any attacks below a certain level.
[04:17] Alan
    Only the finest of top-class
     weapons could break through it.
[04:21] Alan
    For example, a sacred sword.
[04:24] Noelle
    My blade is greater than a sacred sword!
[04:26] Alan
    No, that blade wouldn't leave
    a single scratch on it.
[04:30] Alan
    You already know, don't you, Noelle?
[04:33] Alan
    You haven't yet made anything
    that surpasses a sacred sword.
[04:38] Alan
    If you still want to try cutting
    the beast down, I won't stop you.
[04:53] Béatrice
    Such a beast in these woods?
[04:56] Béatrice
    There truly are treacherous monsters
    dwelling in the borderlands...
[05:00] Lise
    It was Fenrir?
[05:03] Alan
    I think someone brought it here.
[05:05] Alan
    It was like it was cloaked
    by some kind of power.
[05:08] Béatrice
    Who would do that? And to what end?
[05:11] Alan
    I have something of a hunch,
[05:14] Alan
    but no concrete evidence yet.
[05:16] Béatrice
    In any case, it would be prudent
    to err on the side of caution.
[05:21] Alan
    Oh, right. Lise, did you two
    finish your business?
[05:24] Alan
    You didn't come here just
    to have a sword made for me, did you?
[05:30] Lise
    I really can't hide anything from you, can I?
[05:34] Lise
    About three months ago,
[05:36] Lise
    the renowned General Cyril,
    one of our strongest...
[05:38] Lise
    was assassinated.
[05:41] Lise
    The culprit's motives are unknown,
[05:43] Lise
    but they took his head when they escaped.
[05:47] Lise
    Various gifts were used
     to investigate the scene,
[05:50] Lise
    but not a shred of evidence was left behind.
[05:55] Alan
    In other words...
[05:56] Béatrice
    As you've already surmised,
[05:58] Béatrice
    it's very likely a demon
     perpetrated the crime.
[06:00] Béatrice
    After all, they use powers unknown to us.
[06:04] Alan
    But a demon assassinating a human?
[06:07] Alan
    You don't hear about that often.
[06:08] Alan
    Seems like they'd be completely
    indifferent to political conflicts.
[06:12] Béatrice
    So, someone in the kingdom has
    joined forces with demons...
[06:16] Béatrice
    and is making use of their powers.
[06:19] Lise
    We came to this town, where all sorts
     of people gather, to look for clues.
[06:26] Alan
    Demons, huh?
[06:28] Alan
    I don't know who was responsible,
[06:31] Alan
    but I did meet someone suspicious.
[06:33] Lise; Béatrice
    What?
[06:39] Mylène
    How was this broken?
[06:45] Mylène
    What is that power?
[06:47] Mylène
    He's supposed to be a trivial opponent.
[06:52] Mylène
    But that...
[06:55] Mylène
    doesn't matter either.
[07:02] Horace
    How did it go?
[07:04] Mylène
    No issues to report.
[07:05] Horace
    We will make our move soon.
[07:08] Horace
    After all, no matter how long we stay in a
    town like this, we won't find any fun here.
[07:13] Horace
    Go take the saintess's and elf's heads.
[07:19] Horace
    My, what's this?
[07:20] Horace
    Don't tell me that a hearty, battle-loving
    Amazoness doesn't care to see blood.
[07:28] Horace
    All I want to hear right now is your assent.
[07:35] Horace
    Are we clear?
[07:37] Mylène
    Understood.
[07:53] (Flashback) Alan
    This sword isn't quite there.
[07:55] (Flashback) Alan
    But, depending on how it's refined,
[07:58] (Flashback) Alan
    I think it could become capable
    of landing a blow on Fenrir.
[08:02] (Flashback) Alan
    After using it, I can sense
    how it might improve.
[08:06] (Flashback) Noelle
    Tell me everything!
[08:11] (Flashback) Alan
    All right.
[08:12] (Flashback) Alan
    But make sure you don't do
    anything reckless, all right?
[08:18] Noelle
    Not yet...
[08:20] Noelle
    I can still keep going!
[08:25] Noelle
    I have to do this.
[08:28] Noelle
    Her ideas...
[08:39] Noelle
    I'm nearly there, but...
[08:45] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Hurry up and run, Vanessa!
[08:49] (Flashback) Horace
    I understand you're a smith
     of exceptional talent.
[08:54] (Flashback) Horace
    Alas, that's something of a problem for us.
[08:58] (Flashback) Horace
    We can't have an increase in keen blades
    to rival sacred swords, you see.
[09:13] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Vanessa!
[09:42] (Flashback) Horace
    The hero, I presume?
[09:44] (Flashback) Akira
    Strike through, Divine Lightning!
[09:51] (Flashback) Akira
    Not a scratch, huh?
[09:52] (Flashback) Akira
    In that case...
[10:03] (Flashback) Horace
    I think we'll take this opportunity
    to withdraw for now.
[10:09] (Flashback) Akira
    Curses.
[10:16] (Flashback) Akira
    Hey, we should probably
    take care of those wounds.
[10:21] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Why?
[10:23] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Why could you strike it so easily?
[10:27] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Why wasn't her sword good enough?
[10:32] (Flashback) young Noelle
    That's... That's just...
[10:37] Noelle
    It felt irrational and unfair.
[10:39] Noelle
    Like someone had trampled
    all over something precious.
[10:42] Noelle
    All her hard work...
[10:44] Noelle
    All the heart she'd
    poured into that sword...
[10:47] Noelle
    That's why...
[10:51] Noelle
    Huh?
[10:52] Noelle
    I feel so light...
[10:57] Noelle
    Was it Lise?
[11:02] Alan
    Honestly. I told her not to be reckless.
[11:11] Noelle
    It's done!
[11:33] Noelle
    I'm sorry, Alan.
[11:34] Noelle
    I'm going to use your sword for a bit.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[12:09] Noelle
    There's more where that came from.
[12:11] Horace
    Well, this is a surprise.
[12:14] Horace
    You've taken a blow from Fenrir
    and you're still able to stand?
[12:20] Horace
    I've been looking for you, Noelle Leonhart.
[12:24] Horace
    I never imagined you'd be
    here in the borderlands.
[12:28] Noelle
    You're going to kill me, aren't you?
[12:30] Noelle
    Like you killed Vanessa.
[12:33] Horace
    Vanessa?
[12:34] Horace
    I see! I thought you looked familiar.
[12:38] Horace
    You're the elf who was
    with that dwarven smith.
[12:42] Noelle
    It's your fault that she...
[12:45] Horace
    For both master and apprentice
    to be killed by Fenrir,
[12:48] Horace
    this must be something like fate.
[13:02] Noelle
    If I could just... land a single slash...
[13:07] Horace
    Before Fenrir eats you,
    I'd like to ask you one thing.
[13:13] Noelle
    I have nothing to say to you.
[13:16] Horace
    Would you consider serving me?
[13:19] Noelle
    What?
[13:19] Horace
    I've heard you have a special power.
[13:23] Horace
    So it's a bit of a waste to let you
    simply become a meal for Fenrir.
[13:27] Noelle
    A special power?
[13:29] Horace
    The eyes of the fairy sovereign, Grahm Sight.
[13:32] Horace
    There are only five known inborn gifts
     in this world, and that is one of them.
[13:37] Horace
    Were you aware?
[13:40] Horace
    Don't worry. You will, of course,
     be compensated.
[13:43] Horace
    I have others in my service.
[13:46] Horace
    We can bring you in right away.
[13:49] Noelle
    You mean that Amazoness girl, don't you?
[13:51] Horace
    Despite appearances,
    I am quite tenderhearted.
[13:55] Horace
    She's lost her homeland and has nowhere
    to go, so I keep her close to me.
[14:00] Horace
    Although, we were the ones
    who destroyed the place.
[14:06] Noelle
    You fiend!
[14:08] Horace
    What do you say?
[14:09] Horace
    I don't believe it's such a bad idea.
[14:12] Noelle
    If the alternative is becoming
    your slave, then I choose death!
[14:17] Horace
    I thought you were someone
    who'd make the smarter choice.
[14:22] Noelle
    I'll pray in the next world
    for your suffering and death!
[14:27] Horace
    What a shame!
[14:39] Noelle
    Alan!
[14:40] Alan
    Sorry I'm late.
[14:42] Horace
    Well! Looks like I misjudged your abilities.
[14:47] Horace
    Coming to the rescue of an ally
     in dire straits... How splendid!
[14:51] Horace
    However, Sir Knight,
[14:54] Horace
    should you really have abandoned
    your primary post to come here?
[14:59] Alan
    What are you trying to say?
[15:00] Horace
    Should anything befall the princess,
[15:03] Horace
    you'll be too late to stop it.
[15:22] Béatrice
    That's far enough.
[15:27] Mylène
    How can you see me?
[15:29] Alan
    Oh, you mean the Amazoness
    who can cloak her presence?
[15:33] Alan
    That won't be a problem.
[15:34] Alan
    I had a feeling about that,
[15:36] Alan
    so I put up a barrier to nullify invisibility
     within a certain range of Lise.
[15:41] Horace
    What?
[15:42] Alan
    I was subjected to schemes like this so many
    times in my last life that I'm sick of them.
[15:47] Horace
    Your last life? You're talking nonsense.
[15:51] Horace
    Still, even if you attempt to reveal her...
[16:04] Lise
    Béatrice, wait!
[16:23] Lise
    You don't really...
[16:36] Alan
    Yeah, it doesn't look like they'll
    be needing any assistance.
[16:39] Alan
    Your assassination attempt
     fell through after all.
[16:43] Horace
    That's a transparent lie!
[16:44] Alan
    You're welcome to keep thinking
    I'm just bluffing if you want.
[16:49] Horace
    Either way, I'm the one in control here!
    That much is undeniable fact.
[16:54] Horace
    Because, without a sacred sword, you can't
    inflict so much as a scratch on us!
[16:58] Horace
    Go, Fenrir!
[17:00] Horace
    Go and sink your teeth
    into that insolent man!
[17:12] Noelle
    Alan!
[17:28] Horace
    Th-This can't be!
[17:42] Alan
    The instant I healed her, she fell asleep.
[17:46] Alan
    Well, she did stay up all night
    forging that sword.
[17:48] Alan
    Guess that's how it goes.
[17:50] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[17:53] Lise
    You aren't hurt, are you?
[17:54] Alan
    No, I'm fine.
[17:56] Lise
    What about Noelle?
[17:57] Alan
    She's just asleep.
[17:59] Lise
    I'm so glad.
[18:02] Alan
    Did we wake you?
[18:05] Noelle
    Hey! Why are you carrying
    me without my permission?
[18:08] Noelle
    Put me down!
[18:13] Alan
    She's already been released from the effects
     of that man's subordination gift.
[18:18] Alan
    She should be able to speak freely.
[18:21] Lise
    If she insists on staying silent,
    we'll never understand her situation.
[18:25] Béatrice
    Perhaps we should send her
    to the capital and have her stand trial.
[18:29] Lise
    But I just don't believe she's a bad person.
[18:33] Béatrice
    Then we should just leave her here?
[18:36] Béatrice
    Lise-sama, she nearly killed you!
[18:39] Lise
    She didn't attempt the assassination
     of her own free will.
[18:43] Lise
    Besides, she must have someone
    waiting for her to return back—
[18:46] Mylène
    They burned it all.
[18:48] Mylène
    I have nowhere to return to.
[18:59] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Who are you?
[19:00] (Flashback) Vanessa
    Vanessa.
[19:05] (Flashback) young Noelle
    Where are we going?
[19:08] (Flashback) Vanessa
    To our home.
[19:17] Noelle
    In that case...
[19:20] Lise
    Noelle?
[19:25] Noelle
    Why don't you come with me?
[19:27] Noelle
    To our home.
[19:31] Béatrice
    Noelle-dono!
[19:33] Noelle
    I'll look after this girl.
[19:35] Noelle
    That takes care of everything, doesn't it?
[19:37] Béatrice
    Th-There's still a possibility
    she'll come after Lise-sama's life again!
[19:42] Noelle
    If that happens, I'll catch her...
[19:45] Noelle
    and I'll scold her very sternly.
[19:47] Noelle
    Okay?
[19:53] Lise
    Are you all right?
[19:56] Béatrice
    I-I'm sorry! Did I speak too harshly?
[20:05] Alan
    I guess that's one problem solved.
[20:13] Alan
    Now, then...
[20:14] Alan
    Let's see. It was around here, wasn't it?
[20:29] Horace
    I've gotten far enough away now.
[20:31] Horace
    Still...
[20:32] Horace
    That power exceeds our understanding.
[20:37] Horace
    Just who is he?
[20:58] Horace
    Don't tell me that's also...
[21:14] Alan
    Oh dear.
[21:16] Alan
    I was going to ask him all sorts of things,
[21:19] Alan
    but someone else got here first.
[21:27] Damien
    I dealt with him before he
    could leak any information.
[21:32] Craig
    As you should. This blunder falls
    squarely on all of you, after all.
[21:36] Bret
    After all that big talk, you couldn't
    finish off the saintess or the elf.
[21:40] Bret
    At this point, all you've done
    is take the head of one general.
[21:44] Bret
    Demons aren't so impressive after all.
[21:49] Damien
    We will deal with the saintess
     and the elf next.
[21:53] Craig
    Then we'll handle the hero
     and the archbishop.
[21:56] Bret
    Father, leave the archbishop to me.
[22:00] Craig
    Oh? You seem quite confident about this.
[22:04] Bret
    Of course.
[22:05] Bret
    After all, I'm not like that failure.
SIGN    Returning Spirits Festival
[23:46] Lise
    Next time: "Returning Spirits Festival."

Season 1

E4 - Returning Spirits Festival

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[00:21] (Flashback) knight
    Monsters!
[00:23] (Flashback) Alfred
    Stay right here.
[00:27] (Flashback) young Lise
    Uncle!
[00:53] (Flashback) young Lise
    Uncle!
[00:56] (Flashback) Alfred
    Li...
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 4
    Returning Spirits Festival
SIGN    Episode 4
    Returning Spirits Festival
[02:44] Béatrice
    What a peaceful village.
[02:49] villager A
    What's this? I haven't seen you before.
[02:52] Alan
    Are you getting ready for a festival?
[02:54] villager A
    Yes. It's called the
    Returning Spirits Festival.
[02:57] villager A
    We welcome the spirits of
    our departed ancestors.
[02:59] villager A
    It takes place every year.
[03:02] Béatrice
    You welcome... spirits?
[03:06] villager C
    I don't blame you for being surprised.
[03:07] villager C
    It's a custom unique to our village.
[03:10] villager C
    But, basically, we just dress up as
    ghosts and dance. It's a great time.
[03:15] Béatrice
    I see.
[03:17] Lise
    E-Excuse me.
[03:18] Lise
    Do you know someone who wears silver armor?
[03:21] Lise
    I heard someone of that description
    had been seen in this village.
[03:24] villager A
    Silver armor?
[03:26] villager A
    Well?
[03:29] Lise
    I see.
[03:31] villager A
    I'm sorry we couldn't be of any help.
[03:33] Lise
    It's all right.
[03:35] Béatrice
    So it was no more than a rumor, then.
[03:45] (Flashback) Lise
    No leads today either.
[03:47] (Flashback) Alan
    And the guild apparently hasn't
    picked up any information.
[03:51] (Flashback) Béatrice
    If only we had some kind of hint,
[03:54] (Flashback) Béatrice
    like a suspicious incident.
[03:57] (Flashback) Noelle
    A general was assassinated, huh?
[03:59] (Flashback) Noelle
    Come to think of it...
[04:01] (Flashback) Noelle
    I heard from a regular
    client of mine, an adventurer,
[04:04] (Flashback) Noelle
    about a ghost that appears
     in a certain village.
[04:08] (Flashback) Noelle
    Supposedly from the royal family.
[04:12] (Flashback) Noelle
    Bearing a grudge born
    of the royal family's oppression
[04:15] (Flashback) Noelle
    and wearing silver armor
    splattered with blood,
[04:18] (Flashback) Noelle
    it walks through the graveyard
    night after night...
[04:23] (Flashback) Béatrice
    A ghost? How preposterous!
[04:34] (Flashback) Noelle
    So you're scared of ghosts?
[04:35] (Flashback) Mylène
    You're terrified.
[04:36] (Flashback) Béatrice
    N-No, I'm not! Certainly not!
[04:39] Béatrice
    What do I possibly have to fear from spirits?
[04:41] Béatrice
    To begin with, they aren't even real!
[04:43] (Flashback) Lise
    This village...
[04:44] (Flashback) Lise
    Let's go and investigate.
[04:46] (Flashback) Alan
    If we're dealing with demons,
[04:47] (Flashback) Alan
    it's not out of the question they might
    know how to raise the dead, right?
[04:52] (Flashback) Béatrice
    Y-Yes, I suppose you're right.
[04:53] (Flashback) Noelle
    But you're not afraid.
[04:55] (Flashback) Mylène
    You're not scared.
[04:56] (Flashback) Béatrice
    What? Of course I'm afr—
[04:58] (Flashback) Béatrice
    I'm not afraid!
[04:59] (Flashback) Béatrice
    I am not scared!
[05:01] (Flashback) Béatrice
    I would never fear such a thing!
[05:03] (Flashback) Béatrice
    Stop saying that! It's rude to
    even suggest that I'd be scared!
[05:08] Alan
    Thinking back on it, Noelle
    mentioned a graveyard, didn't she?
[05:12] Alan
    Let's check out the village
    cemetery, shall we?
[05:18] Alan
    It doesn't seem like anything
    of the sort is going to appear.
[05:25] Béatrice
    Wh-Who goes there?!
[05:31] Alan
    He's the man from earlier.
[05:34] Béatrice
    Thank you for going to the trouble
    of escorting us to the village headman.
[05:39] villager B
    When it comes to this village,
[05:41] villager B
    no one is more knowledgeable.
[05:45] Alan
    What were you doing in the cemetery?
[05:48] villager B
    I happened to be passing by...
    and saw you were there.
[05:54] villager B
    I'll be going now.
[06:00] village head
    Well, things are quiet here.
[06:02] village head
    We haven't heard any rumors like that.
[06:06] Lise
    I see.
[06:07] village head
    It's not much consolation,
    but would you care to stay the night?
[06:11] village head
    We have the festival tomorrow.
    Stay and see it if you'd like.
[06:20] Alan
    We'll take you up on that kind offer.
[06:22] village head
    Please do! By all means!
    I'll make the preparations right away.
[06:31] Lise
    Uncle...
[06:39] (Flashback) Alfred
    Lise!
[06:45] (Flashback) young Lise
    Father!
[06:49] (Flashback) Alfred
    Lise, you know I'm not your father.
[06:52] (Flashback) young Lise
    You're like a father to me too, Uncle!
[06:54] (Flashback) young Lise
    Having two fathers makes me so happy!
[06:59] (Flashback) Alfred
    I only stopped by to say hello today.
[07:01] (Flashback) Alfred
    I'll be away on a campaign
    for a while, you see...
[07:04] (Flashback) young Lise
    What?
[07:06] (Flashback) young Lise
    When will I be able to see you next?
[07:10] (Flashback) Alfred
    I'll come visit again very soon.
[07:12] (Flashback) young Lise
    Really?
[07:14] (Flashback) Alfred
    Lise.
[07:15] (Flashback) Alfred
    In every situation, believing in people
     is the most important thing.
[07:20] (Flashback) Alfred
    That belief becomes a connection
     that links us together.
[07:27] Lise
    Uncle...
[07:50] Lise
    Uncle!
[07:56] Lise
    Wait! Uncle!
[08:00] Lise
    Uncle, where are you?
[08:17] Alan
    Lise! Lise!
[08:23] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[08:25] Alan
    Are you all right?
[08:27] Lise
    It was a dream?
[08:35] Alan
    L-Lise?
[08:38] Lise
    Just for a moment...
[08:40] Lise
    please let me stay like this.
[09:00] Béatrice
    What a strange festival.
[09:14] Béatrice
    They're celebrating, but treating the
    dead this way is taboo in our kingdom.
[09:19] Alan
    Then, as a knight of the realm,
    why don't you put a stop to it?
[09:23] Béatrice
    It isn't as if the festival
    is causing problems for anyone.
[09:42] Alan
    I don't see anything unnatural,
[09:45] Alan
    but this village is...
[09:54] villager B
    Um, if you'd like...
[09:56] villager B
    since you're here,
    why don't all of you dance, too?
[10:01] Béatrice
    Oh, no, we couldn't.
[10:04] Lise
    I would like to rest here awhile.
[10:08] Lise
    You two should go
    enjoy yourselves. Please.
[10:22] Alan
    Yeah, all right.
[10:24] Béatrice
    You're going?
[10:26] Béatrice
    If you'll excuse me.
[10:38] Alfred
    Lise!
[10:46] Lise
    Uncle?
[10:55] Lise
    Wait!
[11:15] Alfred
    Coming somewhere like this on
    your own is dangerous, you know?
[11:20] Lise
    But... But...
[11:24] Lise
    You're here with me, Father!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[11:46] Alfred
    I told you. I'm your uncle.
[11:48] Lise
    You're like a father to me too, Uncle.
[11:53] Lise
    I've wondered...
[11:55] Lise
    all this time...
[11:56] Lise
    What have you been doing all this time?
[11:59] Lise
    Back then, search as we might,
[12:02] Lise
    we could never find you, Uncle.
[12:05] Lise
    That's why... I believed
    you must be alive somewhere.
[12:10] Lise
    Where were you? What have you been doing?
[12:12] Alfred
    I've been resenting the royal family.
[12:18] Alfred
    I hid myself away
    so that I could take revenge.
[12:22] Alfred
    My older brother, your father...
[12:26] Alfred
    is trying to kill you!
[12:28] Lise
    What do you mean? I don't
    understand what you're saying!
[12:31] Alfred
    Listen closely, Lise.
[12:33] Alfred
    The king is targeting the lives of
    those who possess inborn gifts...
[12:39] Alfred
    The naturally gifted!
[12:42] Alfred
    The power to vanquish a dragon.
[12:45] Alfred
    The power to create unparalleled weapons.
[12:49] Alfred
    The power to double the strength of the
    soldiers and bring glory to the nation.
[12:54] Alfred
    The power to read any gift.
[12:58] Alfred
    And finally, Lise, your power as a saintess.
[13:03] Alfred
    Any of these powers has the
    potential to destroy the kingdom.
[13:06] Alfred
    You're all known as the puppets of the gods.
[13:10] Lise
    That's unthinkable!
[13:12] Alfred
    Yes, I feel the same way.
[13:14] Alfred
    But the king thinks differently.
[13:17] Alfred
    You're rebels who will wreak havoc
    at the behest of the gods...
[13:22] Alfred
    That's how he feels.
[13:25] Alfred
    And that's why he's decided
     to kill all of you!
[13:28] Lise
    That can't be.
[13:30] Alfred
    I want to save you.
[13:34] Alfred
    Come and defeat him with us!
[13:42] Lise
    I'm sorry, Uncle.
[13:45] Lise
    Even if all you say is true,
[13:48] Lise
    I believe that if we can just talk,
    we can come to an understanding.
[13:53] Lise
    Uncle, you once told me something.
[13:55] Lise
    You said, "In every situation, believing
    in people is the most important thing."
[14:00] Alfred
    I see. Come to think of it...
[14:04] Alfred
    I did say that.
[14:07] Lise
    Uncle?
[14:08] Alfred
    Don't worry. Your corpse won't go to waste.
[14:12] Lise
    Uncle, you can't be...
[14:14] Alfred
    Rest easy...
[14:17] Alfred
    and die!
[14:28] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[14:30] Alfred
    You.
[14:31] Alfred
    Don't interfere.
[14:32] Alan
    You're the one interfering
    with my peace and quiet.
[14:36] Lise
    Alan-kun, why are you...
[14:39] Alan
    I've been watching the whole time.
[14:41] Alfred
    Alan, you say?
[14:43] Alfred
    If it isn't Lise's former fiancé, the failure!
[14:47] Alan
    I'm not here to make small talk.
[14:49] Alan
    You will return Alfred-san to us.
[14:54] Alan
    Parallel Paradox: Spell Break!
[15:02] Lise
    Alan-kun, what have you done to my uncle?
[15:04] Alfred
    Wait, Lise.
[15:08] Alfred
    I...
[15:11] Alfred
    am already dead.
[15:14] Alfred
    Alan-kun, is this your doing?
[15:18] Alan
    I broke the spell that had been cast on you.
[15:21] Alfred
    Thank you.
[15:23] Alfred
    Lise, to think that I would
    turn my sword on you.
[15:27] Alfred
    The things I said to you...
[15:29] Alfred
    and the fact that I tried to kill you...
    None of that was of my own will.
[15:33] Alfred
    It isn't the king who's
    responsible. It's demons.
[15:38] Alfred
    However, my grudge against
    the royal bloodline is very real.
[15:43] Lise
    Why?
[15:44] Alfred
    I am the younger brother of the king.
[15:48] Alfred
    As second in line to the throne,
    I've had many try to ingratiate themselves.
[15:54] Alfred
    Some even tried to drive a wedge
    between me and my brother.
[15:58] Alfred
    I hated the fetters that
    came with being a royal.
[16:02] Alfred
    That's why I chose to abandon my position
    and start over again from scratch.
[16:07] Alfred
    That's how I became vice-captain
    of our premier knight squadron.
[16:12] Alfred
    But, Lise, you were the only thing
    in my life that brought me peace.
[16:18] Lise
    Uncle...
[16:21] Alfred
    I don't have much time.
[16:24] Alfred
    Alan-kun, there are two
    things I want to ask of you.
[16:28] Alan
    Sir.
[16:30] Alfred
    Take care of Lise for me.
[16:33] Alfred
    She's a good girl, but she's reckless,
    so I worry a little about her.
[16:38] Alan
    Even if you hadn't asked,
    that was always my plan.
[16:41] Alfred
    Thank you.
[16:43] Alfred
    Now, the second thing...
[16:48] Alfred
    Will you spar with me once?
[16:53] Alan
    All right.
[16:55] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[16:57] Alan
    He's entrusting his little girl to me.
[17:01] Alan
    It's only natural that he wants
     to see if I'm worthy.
[17:04] Alfred
    How very wise you are.
[17:06] Alfred
    Right now, it is not as a corpse,
    but as a man, as a knight, as a father...
[17:12] Alfred
    that I charge into battle!
[17:23] Alfred
    Come! Tonight is the
    Returning Spirits Festival!
[17:28] Alfred
    The living and the dead mingle!
[17:30] Alfred
    It is the dream of but a single night!
[17:33] Alfred
    A chance to dance with those
    who shall never return!
[17:44] (Flashback) young Lise
    Father!
[17:46] (Flashback) young Lise
    Father, you're really strong, aren't you?
[17:49] (Flashback) young Lise
    Will you protect me from scary monsters?
[17:52] (Flashback) Alfred
    Yes. Until the day that someone
    stronger than me appears,
[17:57] (Flashback) Alfred
    I will protect you.
[18:16] Alfred
    Lise...
[18:18] Alfred
    I'm sorry to put such a look on your face.
[18:22] Alfred
    But I feel at ease now.
[18:26] Alfred
    You were truly like a daughter to me.
[18:31] Alfred
    When you called me "Father,"
[18:33] Alfred
    I tried not to let my joy show on my face.
[18:36] Alfred
    You have no idea how difficult that was.
[18:41] Lise
    I've been so blessed.
[18:44] Lise
    I love you...
[18:47] Lise
    Father.
[18:50] Alfred
    Lise...
[18:54] Alfred
    Find happiness.
[19:28] village head
    May I ask when you noticed?
[19:35] Alan
    Right from the start.
[19:38] Alan
    Both that the town was full of the dead,
[19:40] Alan
    and that you, the village head,
    were the one controlling them.
[19:44] village head
    If you knew, then why...
[19:47] Alan
    I didn't want to get involved.
[19:50] Alan
    The dead may live amongst the living here,
[19:53] Alan
    but this place is the
    very definition of peaceful.
[19:55] village head
    Even if this old fool... is a demon?
[19:59] Alan
    Assuming that every demon is evil
    just because they're demons...
[20:02] Alan
    That's too simplistic, don't you think?
[20:09] Alan
    Though, right now, that consideration
    seems rather fruitless.
[20:13] village head
    You seem like you'd be
    an excellent pawn to have.
[20:17] village head
    Now, bow to my power!
[20:34] Alan
    World End: Two with One Stroke!
[21:01] Bret
    You're saying you failed again?
[21:03] Bret
    Even though I lent you my help?
[21:05] Craig
    Enough, Bret.
[21:08] Craig
    Letting one girl escape will no longer
    pose any obstacle to the plan.
[21:13] Bret
    Yes.
[21:14] Bret
    Because, unlike them, I was successful.
[21:19] Craig
    Indeed. The archbishop's head
    is already in our hands.
[21:26] Béatrice
    Lise-sama.
[21:29] Béatrice
    Lise-sama?
[21:31] Béatrice
    Are you all right?
[21:33] Lise
    Yes.
[21:34] Béatrice
    As a knight, I will always
    be by your side, Lise-sama.
[21:41] Lise
    Thank you.
[21:46] Alan
    The power in this...
[21:49] Alan
    Bret, huh?
[21:51] Alan
    The only part of Alfred that
    was truly his was his head.
[21:55] Alan
    And then there's the general,
    who lost his head.
[21:59] Alan
    I see.
[22:05] chamberlain
    Lise-sama!
[22:06] chamberlain
    General Cyril... He's returned!
SIGN    The Beginning of Madness
[23:46] Lise
    Next time: "The Beginning of Madness."

Season 1

E5 - The Beginning of Madness

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[00:17] Bret
    Ever since the day the kindest
    woman in the world left us...
[00:28] Bret
    I've been terrified.
[00:34] (Flashback) young Bret
    Father!
[00:35] (Flashback) young Bret
    Look! This rock is really pretty.
[00:39] Bret
    He beheld me with disdain and pity.
[00:46] (Flashback) maid A
    Lord Bret is always playing, isn't he?
[00:50] (Flashback) maid B
    In contrast, Lord Alan
    is incredible, isn't he?
[00:54] Bret
    This world...
[00:58] (Flashback) young Alan
    Bret, what's wrong?
    What are you doing out here?
[01:03] Bret
    At least he isn't here anymore.
[01:10] (Flashback) Bret
    You're mocking me too, aren't you?!
[01:12] (Flashback) Alan
    I wouldn't do that.
[01:14] (Flashback) Bret
    You're just like Father!
[01:17] Bret
    Now I'll never be compared to him again.
[01:21] (Flashback) Craig
    You failure...
[01:24] Bret
    I'm not a failure!
[01:34] Bret
    How infuriating!
[01:44] Bret
    Good morning, Father.
[01:54] Bret
    Father?
[01:55] Craig
    Now then, shall we begin our revenge?
[02:00] Craig
    Upon this kingdom. Upon the gods!
[02:07] Bret
    I am the one, the only one...
[02:13] Bret
    worthy of ruling this kingdom!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 5
    The Beginning of Madness
SIGN    Episode 5
    The Beginning of Madness
[03:48] citizen 1
    Have you heard?
[03:50] citizen 2
    Yeah. The kingdom couldn't
    possibly intend for us to...
[03:54] citizen 3
    But word came from the general.
[03:57] citizen 4
    He's served the king faithfully
    for many long years, you know?
[04:03] Clark
    As usual, the town is abuzz with gossip.
[04:06] Edward
    Do you mean with rumors that General Cyril,
     supposedly dead, has reappeared?
[04:12] Clark
    Yes. It's gotten the people on edge.
[04:16] Clark
    It was unavoidable to some extent,
[04:19] Clark
    but this is something else entirely.
[04:21] Clark
    I believe it's spreading far too quickly.
[04:26] Edward
    It's possible it's being spread as a deliberate
     and systematic form of incitement.
[04:31] Clark
    Captain Edward, what do you make of things?
[04:34] Clark
    Is the general an impostor, or...
[04:38] Edward
    Clark, don't get lost in the details.
[04:42] Edward
    Even if he's an impostor or a ghost,
[04:45] Edward
    it doesn't change what the
    premier knight squadron must do.
[04:49] Edward
    If anyone wishes harm upon the kingdom,
    we will stop them. It's that simple.
[04:54] Clark
    Sir!
[04:55] Edward
    If he were here, I'm sure
    that's what he would do.
[05:03] Edward
    Cyril protected this kingdom for so long,
[05:06] Edward
    and we will uphold his will.
[05:19] Clark
    Who goes there?!
[05:20] archbishop
    Oh, how frightening.
[05:25] Edward
    Archbishop?
[05:28] Edward
    What brings you to such a place
    without an escort?
[05:31] archbishop
    There is something
    I wish only you to know.
[05:34] archbishop
    Please come with me.
[05:38] Edward
    Very well.
[05:40] Clark
    Captain!
[05:41] Clark
    You're going alone?
[05:42] Edward
    It isn't as though I'm going into battle.
[05:45] Edward
    Right now, gathering information
    is our top priority.
[05:48] Clark
    Even so!
[05:49] Edward
    Don't worry. I'll be back soon.
[05:52] Edward
    Look after everyone for me.
[06:05] Archibishop
    We've arrived.
[06:07] Edward
    These are the training grounds.
[06:09] Edward
    Why bring me to this place?
[06:11] Archbishop
    My role ends here.
[06:42] Edward
    Not bad.
[06:45] Edward
    However, when you're so full of bloodlust...
[06:49] Edward
    Craig.
[06:53] Craig
    I see you haven't changed.
[06:55] Edward
    Sparring without even a word of greeting?
    You're the only one who'd do that.
[07:00] Edward
    Still, it's been a while, hasn't it?
[07:04] Edward
    I haven't seen you since that day.
[07:08] Edward
    Now, what are your intentions here?
[07:15] Craig
    You're such a fool.
[07:16] Edward
    What?
[07:18] Craig
    The archbishop already belongs to us.
[07:23] Edward
    What do you mean?
[07:26] Edward
    What have you done?
[07:30] Craig
    This brings back memories.
[07:32] Craig
    I crossed swords with you
    so many times here.
[07:35] Craig
    However...
[07:40] Craig
    I no longer...
[07:43] Craig
    have any need of this world!
[08:00] (Flashback) young Bret
    Brother, why is our mother sleeping?
[08:04] (Flashback) young Alan
    Because she died.
[08:08] (Flashback) young Bret
    Why?
[08:09] (Flashback) young Alan
    Because everyone dies one day.
[08:26] (Flashback) young Alan
    Can't sleep?
[08:29] (Flashback) young Bret
    Brother, what is a "failure"?
[08:32] (Flashback) young Alan
    Why are you asking?
[08:34] (Flashback) young Bret
    Am I a failure?
[08:37] (Flashback) young Alan
    Of course not.
[08:39] (Flashback) young Alan
    There's no value in the arbitrary
    judgments other people pass.
[08:45] (Flashback) young Bret
    You're lying.
[08:46] (Flashback) young Alan
    I'm not.
[08:49] (Flashback) young Bret
    But...
[08:50] (Flashback) young Bret
    Father says... that I'm a failure.
[08:58] (Flashback) young Bret
    You're a liar!
[09:01] (Flashback) young Alan
    Bret?
[09:07] (Flashback) Craig
    I never imagined that your level
    would increase first, Bret.
[09:12] (Flashback) Craig
    Exactly what I'd expect of my son.
[09:18] (Flashback) Craig
    And why are you just standing there staring?
[09:21] (Flashback) Craig
    Hurry up and get out of here, you failure.
[09:34] (Flashback) Bret
    Doesn't it make you angry?!
[09:36] (Flashback) Bret
    They're calling you a failure!
[09:39] (Flashback) Alan
    Your hard work has paid off.
[09:42] (Flashback) Bret
    You're always like this.
[09:44] (Flashback) Bret
    No matter what people say about you,
     you act like nothing's wrong.
[09:49] (Flashback) Bret
    The one most worthy to inherit
    House Westfelt isn't you...
[09:53] (Flashback) Bret
    It's me!
[09:55] (Flashback) Alan
    Bret!
[09:58] (Flashback) Alan
    I know you, so I'm sure you'll be fine.
[10:02] (Flashback) Alan
    But still...
[10:03] (Flashback) Alan
    Even so, if the worst comes to pass
    and you choose the wrong path...
[10:14] Bret
    Why am I remembering that now?
[10:18] Damien
    Our dealings are proceeding without issue.
[10:21] Damien
    How is your side faring?
[10:23] Bret
    You know what my power is, don't you?
[10:26] Bret
    We used the archbishop to lure in Edward.
[10:29] Damien
    But his gift is problematic.
[10:32] Damien
    He can nullify any other gift
    within a radius of one meter.
[10:37] Damien
    As his nickname, Disaster, implies,
    he's nigh invincible on the battlefield.
[10:42] Damien
    He is bound to interfere in our plans.
[10:44] Bret
    My father is handling him.
[10:47] Bret
    You needn't concern yourself.
[10:49] Bret
    Even in a worst-case scenario...
[10:52] Bret
    with my special ability,
[10:54] Bret
    I can put our plan in motion without
    being affected by Edward's gift.
[10:59] Bret
    What about on your end?
[11:01] Bret
    Will things really work out this time?
[11:03] Bret
    You've done nothing but fail before now.
[11:10] demon B
    The hero has appeared.
[11:12] Damien
    Then shall we begin?
[11:14] Damien
    Let's go play with the
    premier knight squadron.
[11:20] Damien
    We are lending you our strength.
[11:23] Damien
    Mistakes on your end will not be tolerated.
[11:28] Bret
    I won't screw this up.
[11:31] Bret
    I'm not like that failure.
[11:39] Akira
    Sara, don't get caught in
    the crowd and end up lost.
[11:45] Akira
    I never said I'd leave you behind, did I?
[11:52] Akira
    Here.
[11:56] Akira
    Once things calm down,
[11:57] Akira
    I'll look for somewhere
     to live where you'll feel safe.
[12:09] Akira
    Let's go.
[12:22] Akira
    Let's see. This should be a good place.
[12:25] Akira
    How long are you planning
    on playing hide-and-seek?
[12:32] Akira
    Radiating bloodlust like that...
    Did you think I wouldn't notice?
[12:36] demon B
    That just makes things quicker.
[12:38] demon B
    You will die here.
[12:40] Akira
    You think the likes of you can kill me?
[12:44] demon B
    You're right. We'd be unlikely to succeed...
[12:47] demon B
    If you were alone, that is.
[12:51] Akira
    You'd attack her?
[12:54] demon B
    You seem to have the wrong idea.
[13:02] Sara
    Hero!
[13:05] Akira
    Sara, what's wrong?
[13:07] demon B
    Everyone from that village
[13:08] demon B
    had our magic sigil inscribed into their body.
[13:11] demon B
    It uses their life as fuel for an explosion.
[13:15] demon B
    I only need to launch a fireball,
    and she detonates.
[13:19] Akira
    You...
[13:21] demon B
    Will you die in the blast too?
[13:24] demon B
    Or will you abandon the child and run?
[13:29] demon B
    What will you do, Hero?
[13:32] Sara
    Run!
[13:45] Akira
    A hero... would never run!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[13:57] knight A
    Vice Captain Clark?
[13:59] knight A
    You look pale.
[14:00] Clark
    I'm worried about the captain.
[14:02] knight A
    I understand how you feel.
[14:04] knight A
    But it's the captain. I'm sure he's fine.
[14:07] Clark
    You're right.
[14:08] Clark
    He'll probably scold me again
     for worrying too—
[14:13] knight A
    Who goes there?!
[14:15] Clark
    Wait! Don't make any false moves.
[14:18] Clark
    I can tell at a glance.
[14:20] Clark
    We don't stand a chance
    against them on our own.
[14:23] Clark
    What should I do?
[14:25] Damien
    We bear you no animosity. Hear me.
[14:28] Damien
    I will tell you the truth of this world.
[14:33] citizen 5
    Hey, that's the archbishop and...
[14:35] citizen 6
    That's General Cyril!
[14:37] Cyril
    Everyone! First, I apologize for startling
    you with recent sudden events.
[14:43] Cyril
    The reason we stand before you now...
[14:46] Cyril
    is to tell all of you the truth.
[14:50] archbishop
    This kingdom—no, the gods—are lying to you!
[14:56] archbishop
    Gifts are not blessings for us!
[14:58] citizen 7
    What does that mean?
[15:00] citizen 8
    What's he saying?
[15:01] Cyril
    Think about it for a moment.
[15:02] Cyril
    What if the gift bestowed
    upon you had been different?
[15:06] Cyril
    Many of you were disappointed at your
    blessing ceremony, were you not?
[15:10] Cyril
    "I wanted to become a bread artisan."
[15:12] Cyril
    "I wanted to become a traveling merchant
    and visit many different lands."
[15:17] Cyril
    The thing that fetters your freedom
    and decides your life for you is your gift.
[15:22] Cyril
    And not one of you chose yours
     of your own free will.
[15:27] archbishop
    Everyone, we are slaves of the gods!
[15:30] archbishop
    They are using these gifts
    to control us like puppets!
[15:34] archbishop
    But there's one way for us
     to escape their grasp.
[15:39] archbishop
    And that's to give up our gifts!
[15:42] archbishop
    Now is the time to liberate
    ourselves from the gods
[15:45] archbishop
    and grasp our future with our own hands!
[15:49] citizen 9
    But gifts grant us powerful abilities.
[15:51] citizen 11
    Gifts are being used to protect the kingdom,
    aren't they? What will happen there?
[15:53] citizen 10
    To give them up all of a sudden...
[15:55] Cyril
    We have prepared an answer
    to all of your doubts.
[16:00] Cyril
    Come.
[16:03] woman 1
    That's Lord Bret.
[16:05] man 1
    Lord Bret? You mean from the
    ducal house of Westfelt?
[16:12] Bret
    Everyone! First, please look over there.
[16:18] crowd
    What is that?
[16:20] Bret
    Please, don't worry.
    That is a sorcerous life-form.
[16:24] Bret
    It will become a major asset for us.
[16:27] Cyril
    It's as strong as ten thousand soldiers.
[16:31] Cyril
    And there are no weaknesses in its defenses.
[16:34] Cyril
    That much, we have tested
    and verified for ourselves.
[16:38] man 2
    If the general says so, then it must be true.
[16:41] man 3
    But that one thing can't replace
    all of our gifts, can it?
[16:44] Bret
    With my ability, Marionette, it's possible!
[16:50] archbishop
    Marionette draws forth latent abilities!
[16:55] archbishop
    Using this ability, even without your gifts,
[16:59] archbishop
    you can harness powers far stronger
     than what you have now!
[17:03] archbishop
    And whatever abilities it may bring forth,
[17:06] archbishop
    they will be powers that already
    existed inside you!
[17:09] archbishop
    As they differ from gifts,
    they will usher us into a new age!
[17:15] woman 2
    That would be good if it's true.
[17:18] man 4
    So our lives won't be determined
    by gifts anymore?
[17:21] woman 3
    But what happens after Lord Bret passes away?
[17:24] Bret
    You're right.
[17:26] Bret
    There is much we will not
    be able to do without gifts.
[17:30] Bret
    Which is why they will be here for us!
[17:33] citizen 13
    What?
[17:34] citizen 14
    Who is that?
[17:36] Bret
    His appearance will be familiar to you all.
[17:38] Bret
    Allow us to show you.
[17:44] citizen 16
    That isn't human!
[17:45] Bret
    Your surprise is only natural.
[17:47] Bret
    This man is one whom the
    world should despise.
[17:51] Bret
    He is a demon. But please, rest assured.
[17:54] Bret
    We have succeeded in forming a cooperative
    relationship with the demons!
[17:59] archbishop
    We were only able to learn the truth
    we just revealed to you with their help!
[18:06] archbishop
    The truth which the kingdom hid from us...
[18:08] Archbishop
    It was the demons who revealed it!
[18:11] archbishop
    And they are the ones who will lend us
    the power that will replace our gifts.
[18:16] Bret
    We don't need gifts!
[18:18] Bret
    Let us join hands with another people
    and think of the lives we wish to lead!
[18:23] Bret
    Now is the time for us to become free!
[18:30] Bret
    That's right. Sing my praises!
[18:34] Bret
    You need me!
[18:36] Bret
    I am worth more than
    anyone else in the world!
[18:52] Craig
    It has long been clear
    who will win this fight,
[18:55] Craig
    but your eyes haven't
    clouded in the slightest.
[19:00] Edward
    It's because I know.
[19:02] Edward
    His gift should be nullified.
[19:05] Edward
    But this strength...
[19:09] Edward
    I see. It's your level.
[19:11] Craig
    So you've finally realized it.
[19:14] Craig
    All of you have always
    regarded gifts so highly,
[19:16] Craig
    but level holds the most meaning.
[19:19] Craig
    To raise your level is to raise
    the status of your spirit.
[19:24] Craig
    In other words,
    you become a superior existence,
[19:26] Craig
    approaching the gods.
[19:29] Craig
    That's right.
[19:30] Craig
    Your level can give you
     the strength to kill a god!
[19:36] Clark
    Gifts are used to manipulate us, is that it?
[19:39] Clark
    And what of it?
[19:42] Damien
    What?
[19:44] Clark
    Even if that's true, we are knights!
[19:48] Clark
    If anyone wishes harm upon our kingdom,
    we shall stop them!
[19:52] Clark
    We remain the shield
    of the people and this nation!
[19:56] Damien
    You fools.
[19:58] Clark
    He disappeared!
[20:04] Clark
    This is a one-sided slaughter!
[20:06] Clark
    At this rate...
[20:09] knight A
    Vice Captain!
[20:10] Clark
    Don't lose focus!
[20:12] Damien
    Oh dear. With that wound,
    you won't be able to do anything.
[20:16] Clark
    Don't make me laugh!
[20:17] Damien
    You're about to fall in battle
    and you'd still defy us?
[20:20] Clark
    That's what it means to be a knight!
[20:23] Damien
    How utterly foolish.
[20:26] Béatrice
    Well, I can't deny that.
[20:31] Béatrice
    Knights, myself included,
    tend to be fools, you see.
[20:47] Craig
    You've already seen the
    difference in our strength.
[20:50] Craig
    You should just quietly comply.
[20:54] Craig
    This is unsightly.
[20:58] Craig
    Have you ended the hero?
[21:04] Akira
    Ended?
[21:08] Akira
    Too bad for you.
[21:10] Craig
    H-How are you...
[21:20] (Flashback) demon B
    Why isn't she exploding?
[21:24] (Flashback) Akira
    It looks like this battle is over.
[21:30] Alan
    Oh, and before I forget,
    I overwrote the sigil on her.
[21:37] Akira
    Man, that guy is just...
[21:40] Akira
    Just how much did he know?
[21:43] Bret
    With our powers, we can bring
    forth all of your abilities!
[21:48] Bret
    This world held prisoner
    by gifts will face its end!
[21:53] Bret
    Very good! This world will
    be redrawn by my hand!
[22:00] Alan
    You look like you're enjoying yourself.
[22:07] Bret
    What are you doing here?
[22:11] Bret
    You failure!
SIGN    The Utmost Limit of Hate
[23:46] Lise
    Next time: "The Utmost Limit of Hate."

Season 1

E6 - The Utmost Limit of Hate

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[00:03] Alan
    You look like you're enjoying yourself.
[00:09] Bret
    What are you doing here?
[00:14] Bret
    You failure!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 6
    The Utmost Limit of Hate
SIGN    Episode 6
    The Utmost Limit of Hate
[01:53] Béatrice
    The general's assassination
[01:56] Béatrice
    and the monsters sent
    in an attempt to kill Lise-sama...
[01:59] Béatrice
    Both were the doing of you demons
[02:01] Béatrice
    working together with the ducal
    house of Westfelt, weren't they?
[02:05] Damien
    And how did you get wind of that?
[02:08] Béatrice
    What is your objective?
[02:10] Damien
    Well, as you're destined to die here,
[02:15] Damien
    I'll tell you so you can take
    the truth to the underworld.
[02:22] Damien
    Those who possess powerful gifts,
    like the general and princess,
[02:29] Damien
    will only get in the way of our plans.
[02:32] Bret
    Stop!
[02:34] Damien
    We mean to incite the humans into giving up
    their gifts of their own free will.
[02:40] Bret
    You...
[02:41] Bret
    You always, always only ever do
    things to provoke me!
[02:47] Bret
    Don't interfere with our scheme!
[02:49] crowd 4
    He said "scheme"!
[02:51] crowd 5
    So it's true?
[02:55] Lise
    Please, stop this!
[03:00] crowd 6
    Princess Lise!
[03:01] crowd 7
    Is it true they tried to kill you?!
[03:04] Lise
    Everyone, please listen!
[03:06] Lise
    The assassination attempt was real.
[03:08] Lise
    As for what attacked me...
[03:10] Lise
    They were sorcerous life-forms like that one!
[03:13] crowd 8
    So it is true!
[03:14] crowd 9
    How terrifying!
[03:14] crowd 10
    How could they?
[03:31] Bret
    Look at what your meddling has done.
[03:37] Bret
    Marionette!
[03:52] Bret
    What?
[03:57] Bret
    That failure...
[04:00] Bret
    Don't get in my way!
[04:08] Lise
    Everyone, take shelter!
[04:12] Alan
    I wasn't able to look after him much,
    so maybe this is partly my fault.
[04:16] Alan
    Still...
[04:19] young Alan
    The sun is going to set soon. Let's go home.
[04:23] Alan
    Even so, if the worst comes to pass
    and you choose the wrong path...
[04:28] Alan
    I will stop you.
[04:31] Alan
    Bret!
[04:33] Bret
    Alan!
[04:35] Bret
    Who do you think you are, you failure?
[04:40] Bret
    What?
[05:00] Lise
    Calm yourself.
[05:02] Lise
    Everything's fine now.
[05:05] Alan
    Lise, can I leave the rest to you?
[05:08] Lise
    Yes.
[05:10] Alan
    You don't need to look so worried.
[05:14] Alan
    I'm going to stop him.
[05:16] Lise
    Won't it be painful for you?
[05:21] Craig
    As the heir to the Westfelt family,
    you are more than a disappointment.
[05:25] Craig
    You are a failure who sullies our
    family name and brings shame upon it.
[05:30] Alan
    I may be a failure, but I have...
[05:35] Alan
    I'll be all right.
[05:50] Damien
    So it's that girl Horace
     reared from infancy...
[05:54] Béatrice
    She's now our ally,
    and a heartening one at that!
[05:58] Mylène
    We're allies!
[06:00] Damien
    If their abilities are roughly equivalent,
[06:04] Damien
    then she must be formidable.
[06:06] Damien
    For now, we should probably...
[06:09] Mylène
    Not so fast!
[06:24] Béatrice
    Is everyone unharmed?
[06:26] Clark
    Yes, though there's much I'd like to ask you.
[06:32] Clark
    Thank you.
[06:34] Béatrice
    It's been a while, hasn't it,
    Vice Captain Clark?
[06:38] Béatrice
    However...
[06:39] Béatrice
    we have no time for reminiscing now.
[06:43] Béatrice
    This isn't the only place
    the demons are attacking.
[06:47] Béatrice
    To sow chaos in the capital,
    they're hitting several spots at once.
[06:51] Béatrice
    Anyone who can still move,
    lend me your strength!
[06:54] Clark
    It is our duty to act as the shield
    of this kingdom and its people.
[06:58] Clark
    We will happily lend you our aid.
[07:01] Béatrice
    You have my thanks.
[07:02] Noelle
    You there! Are you planning to go fight
     in such a battered state?
[07:08] Noelle
    I had a feeling this might happen,
    so I brought every weapon I could.
[07:14] Clark
    You've all thought of everything.
[07:17] Clark
    We're most grateful.
[07:18] Noelle
    That Alan... He really
    works people to the bone.
[07:30] Akira
    This is bad.
[07:32] Akira
    The way he's moving isn't normal, is it?
[07:35] Akira
    It's like he knows what we're going to do.
[07:39] Edward
    His gift is called...
[07:42] Edward
    Undertaker.
[07:45] Edward
    It allows him to see the future.
[07:49] Edward
    But it requires a lot of concentration,
[07:53] Edward
    so it isn't something that
    can be used in battle.
[07:55] Edward
    Craig, you crave power that badly?
[07:59] Edward
    Mariel wouldn't have wanted this.
[08:02] Craig
    I kept foreseeing her death!
[08:06] Craig
    I saw it again and again!
[08:09] Craig
    When I tried to avoid that future,
    there were things I was able to change.
[08:14] Craig
    But no matter what I did...
[08:16] Craig
    her death was the one thing I couldn't stop!
[08:22] Mariel
    Craig, you've done enough for me.
[08:28] Craig
    I was utterly powerless.
[08:32] Craig
    I lost hope so many times.
[08:36] Craig
    Her life was a mere plaything
     before gifts... No, before the gods!
[08:44] Craig
    Mariel's gift, Holy Grail,
    or "Sacred Mother" as it's known,
[08:48] Craig
    consigned her to the fate
    of giving birth to a hero.
[08:54] Craig
    But the son she birthed...
[08:56] Craig
    wasn't granted so much as a gift!
[08:58] Craig
    He was a failure!
[09:01] Craig
    What did Mariel die for?
[09:05] Craig
    If her fate was devised by the gods,
[09:08] Craig
    then all gifts, this whole world...
[09:12] Craig
    should just disappear!
[09:16] Akira
    Quit griping about all that!
[09:20] Akira
    Basically, you can't get over the fact
    you lost someone dear to you, right?
[09:25] Craig
    You're right. Perhaps I've dwelled
    too much on things that weren't important.
[09:34] Craig
    In exchange for the light of my life force,
[09:37] Craig
    grant me power!
[09:42] Akira
    Take this...
[09:43] Akira
    and wake up!
[09:45] Craig
    You will burn!
[09:48] Akira
    Azure Lightning!
[09:51] Akira
    Blast it! Our powers are evenly matched!
[09:54] Craig
    Blot her out!
[10:05] Edward
    Craig!
[10:07] Edward
    Your power...
[10:11] Edward
    Is it coming from demons?
[10:13] Edward
    Stop! If you use that power any
    more than you already have...
[10:17] Edward
    you won't be yourself anymore!
[10:20] Craig
    What of it?
[10:25] Akira
    Mister!
[10:35] Edward
    The darkness is swallowing me.
[10:39] Edward
    Rage. Grief. Sorrow.
[10:43] Edward
    Craig, these are your...
[10:58] Edward
    My friend, I'm so sorry.
[11:08] Edward
    Crai—
[11:32] Craig
    I won't allow anyone to claim
    they understand what's in my heart!
[11:37] Akira
    Cut the crap!
[11:39] Akira
    Right up until the end,
    he was thinking of you!
[11:44] Craig
    So?
[11:46] Craig
    So what if he was?
[11:49] Craig
    It's your turn to die next, Hero!
[11:57] Akira
    Blast it!
[12:05] Alan
    Hey there.
[12:09] Alan
    Sorry I took so long.
[12:12] Craig
    Of all the people to come interfere...
[12:17] Craig
    To think it would be you!
[12:21] Craig
    You failure!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[12:29] Alan
    You're right.
[12:31] Alan
    If possible, I wish it could have
    been someone else.
[12:36] Craig
    If that's how you feel,
    then you should just leave.
[12:42] Craig
    You are offensive in my
    sight no matter what you do.
[12:44] Craig
    On your knees!
[12:51] Craig
    It can't be!
[12:53] Craig
    My hate isn't so feeble...
[12:59] Craig
    Just who are you?!
[13:05] Alan
    You already know. After all, you're
    the one who said it, aren't you?
[13:09] Alan
    I'm a failure, right?
[13:12] Craig
    So you understand, then.
[13:15] Alan
    Even if I'm a failure, there are
    people I simply won't abandon.
[13:20] Alan
    And I'm certain that Mother
    never would have wanted this.
[13:26] Craig
    Don't you ever speak of Mariel!
[13:35] Akira
    Hey, that guy is...
[13:43] Akira
    Alan!
[14:03] Alan
    It's like being frozen in ice.
[14:09] Alan
    Bottomless despair.
[14:26] Alan
    These memories...
[14:37] Alan
    I had no idea.
[14:39] Alan
    He...
[14:41] Alan
    showered her with so much love.
[14:44] Alan
    No, maybe it was that
    I tried to keep myself from seeing it.
[14:56] Alan
    A person's weakness
    can change them in an instant.
[15:01] Alan
    I know that pain all too well.
[15:06] Alan
    I looked away.
[15:07] Alan
    I avoided getting involved.
[15:10] Alan
    But...
[15:12] Alan
    there are people who have believed in me.
[15:15] Alan
    They still exist in this world.
[15:19] Alan
    And if that's the case, then I...
[15:30] Alan
    World End!
[15:31] Alan
    Killing Fiend's Longsword!
[15:33] Alan
    A Hundred Flowers Bloom!
[15:53] Craig
    You failure!
[16:16] Noelle
    What is that?
[16:18] crowd 11
    Is that the demons' work?!
[16:20] crowd 12
    It's the end of the world!
[16:21] Lise
    Everyone, please stay calm!
[16:22] crowd 13
    We're doomed!
[16:25] Lise
    It's all right!
[16:28] Lise
    I'm sure that Alan-kun will...
[16:40] Akira
    This is beyond any human's capabilities now.
[16:42] Alan
    In that case, I think...
[16:44] Alan
    I'm gonna have to go stop him, aren't I?
[16:51] Akira
    Alan?
[16:52] Alan
    World End...
[16:57] Alan
    Ultimate Skill: Flash!
[17:31] Alan
    Held prisoner by rage...
[17:33] Alan
    You must have been suffering.
[17:37] Alan
    I was wrong, too.
[17:39] Alan
    I'm certain it was because of my weakness.
[17:42] Alan
    Running from the pain of being betrayed...
[17:45] Alan
    It's no different from being trapped in anger.
[17:47] Alan
    There's nothing on the
    other side of it, is there?
[17:51] Alan
    Father, thank you for teaching me that.
[18:38] Craig
    You blasted failure...
[18:42] Craig
    It seems you've fulfilled your destiny.
[18:49] Craig
    Mariel...
[19:07] king
    You have rendered us a great
    service, and in recognition...
[19:12] king
    you are hereby granted the
    title of Duke of Westfelt.
[19:21] Alan
    I respectfully decline.
[19:29] retainer
    Are you sure of this, sire?
[19:32] king
    It makes no matter.
    I anticipated that response.
[19:35] king
    I've heard plenty about him, you see.
[19:39] (Flashback) young Lise
    Father!
[19:42] (Flashback) young Lise
    Alan-kun and I talked lots!
[19:44] (Flashback) young Lise
    May I tell you about it?
[19:46] (Flashback) king
    Yes, please tell me everything.
[19:50] king
    He protected this kingdom and
    my most precious treasure.
[19:58] king
    This is the greatest honor I can bestow.
[20:03] Noelle
    You're coming to Granholm?
[20:05] Alan
    Whatever anyone might say,
    that place is pretty convenient.
[20:09] Lise
    Everyone!
[20:11] Lise
    I've finally found you!
[20:14] Lise
    I was hoping that you would
    take me with you, too.
[20:18] Alan
    What?
[20:21] Lise
    For the good of my domain, too.
[20:24] Lise
    I have a slightly different
    name now, you know?
[20:28] Lise
    I'm Lise Westfelt.
[20:32] Noelle
    What? What?! Lise, you...
[20:34] Mylène
    Does this mean you've taken
    responsibility for Westfelt?
[20:38] Alan
    If it's already been decided,
    I guess there's nothing I can do.
[20:41] Lise
    Indeed! There's nothing to be done about it.
[20:44] Noelle
    Wait, where's Béatrice?
[20:46] Lise
    She was originally a guard
    to the immediate royal family.
[20:52] Lise
    And since I'm no longer in that family,
    she's no longer in service to me.
[20:56] Lise
    It seems she's trying everything she can.
[20:56] Béatrice; background
    Please! Isn't there any way?
    Please! Please! Please! Please!
[20:59] Alan
    Huh? Are you sure you shouldn't wait for her?
[21:02] Lise
    It's all right! We're talking
    about Béatrice, after all.
[21:06] (Flashback) Béatrice
    Lise-sama!
[21:08] Alan
    Then you're really on your own, Lise?
[21:10] Lise
    Yes. I'll feel much safer
    if you're with me, Alan-kun.
[21:18] Alan
    In this world...
[21:20] Alan
    there are still people who need me.
[21:24] Alan
    Even if I'm not a hero...
[21:25] Alan
    Even if I am a failure...
[21:28] Alan
    Even if I'm no one important...
[21:32] Mylène
    What's wrong?
[21:33] Noelle
    We're leaving now.
[21:35] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[21:37] Alan
    Yeah. Let's go!
[21:41] Noelle
    Man, this kingdom is impressive!
[21:44] Noelle
    Giving out such a huge reward like that...
[21:46] Alan
    Even after buying a nice mansion,
    you'd still probably be set for life.
[21:50] Noelle
    In that case, I'm going to be a layabout!
[21:51] Mylène
    Layabout!
[21:53] Lise
    That's not fair!
[21:56] Henriette
    Honestly, I take one little peek
    and what do I find?
[22:00] Henriette
    He's not all right at all.
[22:08] Henriette
    I don't know why he bothered
    to reincarnate at this point.
[22:12] Henriette
    He just can't help himself.
SIGN    The Imperial Marquis's Daughter
[23:45] Lise
    Next time: "The Imperial Marquis's Daughter."

Season 1

E7 - The Imperial Marquis's Daughter

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[00:00] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    I'm sorry.
[00:03] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    We... I didn't make you a hero with the
    intention of making you feel this way.
[00:09] (Flashback) Hero Alan
    Why are you apologizing?
[00:12] (Flashback) Hero Alan
    It was my own obstinacy that landed me here.
[00:16] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    You are the reason we were able to hold on
    to that which could have been lost
[00:20] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    and countless people were spared bitter tears.
[00:24] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    You were exactly the sort
     of hero I wished for.
[00:29] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    Now, tell me your wish...
[00:32] (Flashback) Disciple Henriette
    our hero.
[00:40] Alan
    What a nostalgic dream.
[00:47] Lise
    Alan-kun! Good morning.
[00:50] Alan
    Morning.
[00:52] Lise
    Breakfast is ready.
    Why don't we eat together?
[00:55] Alan
    Where are the other two?
[00:57] Lise
    They haven't woken yet.
[00:59] Lise
    I was thinking of going to get them soon.
[01:02] Lise
    Good morning!
[01:09] Alan
    Could you at least get dressed
    before coming out?
[01:12] Noelle
    What does it matter?
[01:14] Noelle
    You've seen me in an
     even more compromising state.
[01:17] Lise
    A-A compromising state?!
[01:19] Lise
    Wh-Wh-Wh-What does she mean, Alan-kun?!
[01:24] Lise
    What compromising state?!
[01:25] Alan
    When will I find the sort of peace I seek?
[01:25] Lise
    Do you like that sort of thing?
[01:27] Lise
    Alan-kun, answer me!
[01:31] Lise
    So, basically...
[01:32] Lise
    she got hot working at the forge,
    so she took off some clothes, and that's all?
[01:36] Alan
    I didn't count myself lucky
     for seeing it, either.
[01:39] Noelle
    What's that supposed to mean? It's not like
    I do that in front of just anyone.
[01:44] Alan
    Yes, of course. I consider myself honored.
[01:46] Noelle
    Alan, hurry up and eat.
[01:49] Noelle
    You're testing out my new
    sword today, aren't you?
[01:52] Lise
    What?
[01:53] Lise
    But what about your promise to help
    me with ducal house paperwork?
[01:56] Mylène
    You're supposed to take
    a nap with Mylène today.
[01:59] Alan
    Huh? Did I make all those promises?
[02:03] Alan
    It's just, um...
[02:05] Nadia
    Alan-dono!
[02:07] Nadia
    Alan-dono, why do you never
    show your face at the guild?
[02:12] Nadia
    Just look at how the requests
    for you have piled up, Alan-dono!
[02:17] Alan
    Even so, I...
[02:19] Nadia
    Come with me this instant!
[02:21] Alan
    Wait!
[02:21] Noelle
    Hold it right there!
[02:23] Noelle
    Alan is supposed to test my sword!
[02:26] Lise
    And there's the paperwork!
[02:27] Mylène
    Our nap, too.
[02:29] Lise
    Now, Alan-kun, come with me!
[02:32] Nadia
    There's a swarm of powerful monsters
    that only Alan-dono can defeat!
[02:36] Nadia
    The place is in chaos!
[02:38] Noelle
    How is that my problem?
[02:41] Lise
    Alan-kun, I've been so
    looking forward to this!
[02:43] Alan
    Ow, ow, ow!
[02:46] Mylène
    Alan is going to take a nap with Mylène.
[02:50] Alan
    Um, what about how I feel about all this?
[02:57] Alan
    I somehow managed to do it all.
    I'm exhausted.
[03:02] Alan
    But I guess this is one way
     to live in peace...
[03:10] (Flashback) Lise
    What? You're going to travel to the empire?
[03:13] (Flashback) Alan
    I thought it'd be a good change of pace.
[03:16] (Flashback) Alan
    And if I find somewhere that seems
    nice to live, I might settle there.
[03:20] (Flashback) Lise
    I see...
[03:23] (Flashback) Mylène
    The empire?
[03:24] (Flashback) Noelle
    The Victour Empire.
[03:26] (Flashback) Noelle
    We have a truce right now,
[03:28] (Flashback) Noelle
    but they're a major power
    neighboring this kingdom.
[03:31] (Flashback) Noelle
    I've heard they've got lots
    of skilled dwarven smiths.
[03:34] (Flashback) Noelle
    I should learn a lot there!
[03:37] (Flashback) Alan
    Why are you talking
    like you're coming with me?
[03:40] (Flashback) Mylène
    Mylène is going too.
[03:43] (Flashback) Noelle
    What's another one
    or two people on the journey?
[03:47] (Flashback) Noelle
    With you of all people, it's not like
    we'd be much of a burden.
[03:50] (Flashback) Alan
    Well, I can't deny that.
[03:53] (Flashback) Noelle
    Then it's decided!
[03:56] (Flashback) Alan
    Lise, what will you do?
[03:58] (Flashback) Lise
    I have work to do for the duchy, so...
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 7
    The Imperial Marquis's Daughter
SIGN    Episode 7
    The Imperial Marquis's Daughter
[05:36] Lise; Mylène; Noelle
    And we're off!
[05:40] Lise
    Take care of the duchy for me!
[05:44] Béatrice
    Lise-sama...
[05:47] Béatrice
    Lise-sama, take care of yourself!
[05:53] Noelle
    Are you sure it's okay for you to come?
[05:55] Noelle
    You may not be a princess anymore,
    but you're in charge of the duchy.
[06:00] Lise
    That's precisely my motivation.
[06:03] Lise
    The empire continues to harbor
    ambitions of uniting the continent.
[06:06] Lise
    Half a year ago, the chaos within our kingdom
     provided them the perfect chance to act,
[06:09] Lise
    and yet they showed no sign of movement.
[06:12] Lise
    The House of Westfelt is charged with
    protecting the kingdom's borders.
[06:16] Lise
    As its head, I must gain a true understanding
    of the empire's internal state of affairs!
[06:20] Noelle
    You could have at least had Béatrice
    accompany you as a guard.
[06:20] Béatrice
    Lise-sama! Lise-sama!
[06:25] Lise
    She said that if Alan-kun was with me,
    she'd rest easier
[06:27] Lise
    than if she accompanied me herself.
[06:30] Noelle
    Well, that's fair enough.
[06:32] Alan
    That's a lot of responsibility.
[06:35] Lise
    I'll be counting on you, Alan-kun.
[06:54] Noelle
    Honestly! I can't get any rest at all!
[06:58] Noelle
    There really isn't a smoother road somewhere?
[07:01] Lise
    The empire is surrounded by
    mountain ranges and deserts.
[07:04] Lise
    The paths in are very limited.
[07:19] Lise
    Alan-kun, is something wrong?
[07:22] Alan
    Yeah. This might be a little tricky.
[07:27] Lise
    Those are...
[07:29] Lise
    sand wolves!
[07:30] Noelle
    I've heard of those.
[07:32] Noelle
    Cross them, and you're as good as dead.
[07:35] Noelle
    They're also known as Desert Reapers.
[07:38] Mylène
    No escape.
[07:49] Alan
    Now, shall we get going?
[07:51] Noelle
    Well, it is Alan we're talking about.
[07:53] Lise
    It is Alan-kun, after all.
[07:54] Mylène
    Of course Alan can handle them.
[07:56] Alan
    I'd like a little bit of gratitude
     every now and then.
[08:00] Alan
    Still...
[08:02] Alan
    that was the perfect terrain
    to engage any intruders,
[08:05] Alan
    and we find Desert Reapers there?
[08:06] Alan
    Who could be manipulating things this time?
[08:23] Lise
    Incredible! This town is so far from the
    imperial capital, yet it's still so lively!
[08:28] Mylène
    That's the empire for you.
[08:29] Noelle
    A smithy! Where is there a smithy?
[08:32] Lise
    Alan-kun, is something wrong?
[08:34] Alan
    No. I was just thinking that the
    atmosphere is a little intimidating.
[08:40] Alan
    I know that this is a border town,
    but I feel like there are too many guards.
[08:45] Noelle
    You're overthinking things.
[08:47] Alan
    I hope that's all it is.
[08:51] Alan
    I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where—
[08:54] Alan
    Henriette.
[08:56] Henriette
    Alan?
[08:58] Alan
    It's been a while.
[09:00] Henriette
    What are you doing in a place like this?
[09:03] Alan
    I'd like to ask you the same thing.
[09:06] Alan
    For the daughter of a marquis to wander
    around town without a single attendant...
[09:10] Alan
    What circumstances could
    have led to this, I wonder?
[09:14] Henriette
    None of your business!
[09:16] Henriette
    And let go of me already!
[09:19] Alan
    Sorry.
[09:20] Noelle
    What? Is this cute girl
    an acquaintance of yours?
[09:24] Mylène
    Take that.
[09:26] Lise
    You're Lady Henriette from
    Marquis Lindqvist's family, aren't you?
[09:30] Henriette
    Princess Lise Adoastella...
[09:33] Henriette
    No, now you're the head of the
    duchy of Westfelt, aren't you?
[09:37] Henriette
    What brings such an esteemed
    personage here to the empire?
[09:41] Lise
    Well...
[09:43] Lise
    We're sightseeing!
[09:45] Henriette
    You're majorly bad at lying.
[09:48] Henriette
    It doesn't really matter.
[09:50] Henriette
    No further questions
    about why you've come here,
[09:54] Henriette
    but a warning for you...
[09:56] Alan
    A warning?
[09:58] Henriette
    The empire is smoldering with embers that
    could ignite and turn the country on its head.
[10:04] Henriette
    You should head home to your kingdom
    before you get caught up in it.
[10:08] Noelle
    What? We only just got here!
[10:11] Alan
    You say to head home, but I'm pretty
    much a rootless wanderer right now.
[10:14] Henriette
    What if you were told that the
    Black Wolf Knights are on the move?
[10:17] Henriette
    Would that tell you how dire things are?
[10:20] Alan
    The Black Wolf Knights?
[10:22] Noelle
    Who are they?
[10:23] Henriette
    The empire has authorized them
    to mobilize at their own discretion.
[10:27] Henriette
    They are the most feared unit
     in all the empire.
[10:31] Henriette
    It's best to have nothing
    to do with their lot.
[10:36] Henriette
    And so...
[10:38] Henriette
    Henriette will now take her leave.
[10:40] Henriette
    Please go home as soon as you can!
[10:43] Alan
    Thanks for the warning!
[10:45] Noelle
    Sounds like we came at a terrible time.
[10:48] Lise
    Bad enough the empire could
    be turned on its head...
[10:51] Lise
    What in the world is happening here?
[10:57] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[10:58] Alan
    I'll be right back!
    Go ahead and see the sights!
[11:10] Lise
    Shall we go sightseeing?
[11:18] Alan
    Henriette!
[11:20] Henriette
    Have you some other business here?
[11:21] Alan
    Yes, but not with you, Henriette.
[11:25] Henriette
    Huh?
[11:25] Alan
    I know you're you, but it's the disciple
    of the gods that I want to speak with.
[11:31] Alan
    Your warning earlier...
    Was that as the daughter of the marquis?
[11:35] Alan
    Or was it as a disciple of the gods?
[11:38] Henriette
    In our last life, you had a disciple
     always telling you what to do,
[11:42] Henriette
    but in this world,
    all you have is a girl named Henriette.
[11:47] Alan
    But you still have your powers
    as a disciple, don't you?
[11:50] Henriette
    With certain limitations.
[11:54] Henriette
    What is it?
[11:55] Alan
    I was just wondering how you also ended up
    in this world in the first place.
[12:03] Henriette
    It's almost like your destiny
    is to be drawn into trouble,
[12:07] Henriette
    so consider this a bonus!
[12:10] Alan
    So, basically, you were worried about me and—
[12:12] Henriette
    In any case!
[12:14] Henriette
    If you want to live peacefully,
[12:16] Henriette
    then hurry up and go home!
[12:20] Alan
    All right.
[12:22] Alan
    Henriette...
[12:25] Alan
    Thanks.
[12:27] Henriette
    A-As long as you understand.
[12:33] Alan
    I need to rejoin the others as soon as I can.
[12:38] crowd 1
    What was that?
[12:39] crowd 2
    Oh man...
[12:40] crowd 3
    An explosion?
[12:41] crowd 4
    What happened?
[12:42] Alan
    She was right. Looks like things
     are about to flare up.
[12:51] knights
    There! Don't let him get away!
[12:55] man
    Outta the way!
[12:57] Alan
    Destined to be drawn into trouble, huh?
[13:00] Alan
    Guess she's not really wrong about that.
[13:06] Alan
    Now, if I hand him over
    to the guards like this,
[13:08] Alan
    they're bound to ask lots of questions.
[13:11] Alan
    What should I do?
[13:25] Alan
    That was the work of demons!
[13:26] Lizette
    That man was the suspected culprit
    in that explosion earlier.
[13:34] Lizette
    Now, what sort of situation do we have here?
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[13:50] Lizette
    Mind telling me what happened here?
[13:53] Alan
    First, in my defense,
[13:55] Alan
    he attacked me. I merely counterattacked.
[13:58] Alan
    I didn't kill him.
[14:00] Lizette
    Your story doesn't seem
    to line up very well with the evidence.
[14:04] Lizette
    How did you kill him so gruesomely
    without using a weapon or your gift?
[14:09] Alan
    How can you tell I didn't use a gift?
[14:12] Lizette
    Mine is a little unusual, you see.
[14:14] Lizette
    I can see what gifts others have used.
[14:18] Alan
    Really?
[14:19] Lizette
    By the way, do you know
    about the existence of demons?
[14:22] Alan
    Of course.
[14:23] Lizette
    The powers they use resemble gifts,
     but they're altogether different.
[14:27] Lizette
    Meaning that I can't see them when used.
[14:32] Alan
    I'm not a demon.
[14:34] Alan
    Though I don't suppose you'll
    believe me even if I say that.
[14:37] Lizette
    Not a chance, unless you can prove it.
[14:40] Alan
    So, a real-life devil's proof issue, then?
[14:43] Lizette
    If you're not a demon, then I'm very sorry.
[14:46] Lizette
    But as a knight who protects this realm,
    I can't simply look the other way.
[14:51] Alan
    This is a problem.
[14:53] Alan
    If I fight and defeat her,
    that'd be like provoking the empire.
[14:57] Alan
    If I try to run, she seems like
    she'd really make that hard for me.
[15:02] Lizette
    Now then, you'll be coming with us.
[15:09] Lizette
    That was a mistake!
[15:11] black wolf A
    Captain!
[15:13] Lizette
    Close the borders immediately!
[15:15] black wolf A
    Yes, right away!
[15:19] Lizette
    If the kingdom learns of this incident,
     it would be a disaster.
[15:28] Alan
    You really saved me, Mylène.
[15:31] Alan
    But how did you know I was in trouble?
[15:34] Henriette
    Alan!
[15:37] Henriette
    I swear, you're so...
[15:38] Alan
    Henriette?
[15:40] Henriette
    Right after you were warned,
    you went and got yourself in trouble!
[15:44] Alan
    What do you mean?
[15:46] Lise
    Just as we started to worry because you
    were gone too long, Henriette came by.
[15:56] (Flashback) Lise
    Alan-kun is taking a while, isn't he?
[15:58] (Flashback) Mylène
    That's the twentieth cow, isn't it?
[16:00] (Flashback) Noelle
    Should we really go sightseeing?
    Or should we go looking—
[16:03] (Flashback) Henriette
    No need for that.
[16:06] (Flashback) Lise
    Lady Henriette?
[16:07] (Flashback) Henriette
    However, you're gonna be
    lending us your power.
[16:12] (Flashback) Mylène
    Mylène?
[16:15] Alan
    I see.
[16:17] Alan
    Mylène's gift is Copycat.
[16:19] Alan
    Her power is demonic in nature,
[16:21] Alan
    so she was able to evade that knight's gaze.
[16:24] Alan
    Very impressive, Henriette.
[16:26] Mylène
    Did Mylène do well, too?
[16:28] Alan
    You did very, very well.
[16:31] Alan
    Now, we should hurry up
    and leave this country.
[16:34] Henriette
    You don't appreciate your situation, do you?
[16:36] Alan
    What?
[16:37] Henriette
    All of the roads leading to your
    kingdom have already been closed.
[16:42] Lise
    That can't be!
[16:43] Alan
    Which means that we won't be
    able to go back for a while.
[16:47] Noelle
    Can't we slip through
    using Mylène's invisibility?
[16:50] Alan
    The knights aren't stupid. I don't think
    they'll fall for the same trick twice.
[16:55] Lise
    And with this many people,
    the strain on Mylène would be significant.
[17:04] Henriette
    Why are you looking at Henriette?
[17:07] Alan
    I was thinking you might
     be able to do something.
[17:10] Henriette
    Y-You're pretty presumptuous, aren't you?
[17:13] Henriette
    Although it's not as if
    there isn't a potential plan...
[17:20] Henriette
    This is Henriette's home.
[17:25] Silas
    Welcome home, my lady.
[17:28] Silas
    Who are your guests?
[17:29] Henriette
    They aren't guests, but please
    treat them as though they are.
[17:33] Silas
    As you wish.
[17:36] Silas
    Lord Alan?
[17:37] Alan
    Wait, Silas?
[17:38] Lise
    Do you know him?
[17:41] Alan
    Before I was kicked out of House Westfelt,
    Silas was the head butler there.
[17:46] Silas
    I am happy to see you again, Lord Alan.
[17:49] Alan
    I'm glad to see you're looking well!
[17:51] Alan
    I was worried where you might've ended up.
[17:54] Silas
    When we servants quit
    House Westfelt in protest,
[17:58] Silas
    this kindhearted young lady welcomed us here.
[18:03] Henriette
    Enough about that! That's enough!
[18:05] Henriette
    Hurry up and show these guys around!
[18:08] Silas
    As you wish.
[18:13] Noelle
    It's so fluffy!
[18:14] Mylène
    Fluffy, fluffy!
[18:16] Lise
    Stop that, you two!
[18:17] Henriette
    Please, make yourselves at home.
[18:20] Henriette
    Only Henriette lives here, after all.
[18:22] Alan
    You live in this huge mansion all alone?
[18:25] Henriette
    Henriette is an only child,
    and her parents are long gone.
[18:29] Henriette
    Apparently, there was
    an accident some time ago.
[18:32] Lise
    I'm so sorry.
[18:34] Noelle
    You make it sound so impersonal.
[18:36] Alan
    Well, getting straight to business,
    what's going on in this country?
[18:41] Alan
    All those guards, the closed border,
     the Black Wolf Knights...
[18:47] Henriette
    The emperor has been assassinated.
[18:51] Henriette
    It happened over a year ago.
[18:54] Lise
    So that's why the empire didn't make
    a move when the kingdom was in trouble.
[19:00] Henriette
    We're too busy dealing with our own problems.
[19:03] Noelle
    Hang on, hang on!
[19:04] Noelle
    Should you be blabbing such vital
    information to outsiders like this?
[19:09] Noelle
    You're the daughter
    of an imperial marquis, aren't you?
[19:12] Mylène
    Should we pretend we didn't hear?
[19:15] Henriette
    Henriette knows that you aren't people
    who'd carelessly speak someone's secrets.
[19:21] Lise
    You know that?
[19:22] Henriette
    In any case, you should stay here
    and relax until the commotion dies down.
[19:32] Alan
    I wish you'd at least
    come in through the door.
[19:36] Henriette
    What's the harm? We've been stuck with
     each other since our last life, after all.
[19:41] Alan
    This is all the doing of the demons, isn't it?
[19:44] Henriette
    Most likely.
[19:46] Henriette
    The emperor was under
    the strictest of guards.
[19:49] Henriette
    The only ones who could assassinate
    him without leaving a single trace...
[19:52] Henriette
    would be them or you.
[19:54] Alan
    In that case, you could too,
    right, Henriette?
[19:57] Henriette
    Snuffing out the emperor wouldn't
    be of any benefit to Henriette.
[20:02] Alan
    So, how long have you been watching?
[20:04] Henriette
    What do you mean?
[20:06] Alan
    You don't have to play dumb.
[20:08] Alan
    You've been watching me all this time, right?
[20:12] Alan
    If not, you wouldn't have been there
     to hire Silas and the others.
[20:16] Alan
    Also, bumping into me right after
    I entered the empire...
[20:19] Alan
    That's too coincidental to be a coincidence.
[20:22] Henriette
    C-Coincidences are coincidental!
[20:26] Alan
    That's true.
[20:32] Alan
    Henriette?
[20:33] Henriette
    Henriette is returning to her room.
[20:36] Alan
    Right.
[20:37] Alan
    Good night.
[20:47] Henriette
    So, you really can smile now.
[20:52] Henriette
    Alan, you were worthy
    of a hero's power and mission.
[20:56] Henriette
    I knew you had that sort
    of strong, unyielding heart.
[21:00] Henriette
    However...
[21:02] Henriette
    The looks of fear the people turned on you,
[21:04] Henriette
    their ostracizing words...
[21:06] Henriette
    They hurt you so deeply.
[21:09] Henriette
    They broke your heart.
[21:13] Henriette
    That's right.
[21:15] Henriette
    I couldn't help wondering about you.
[21:17] Henriette
    I was worried about you.
[21:20] Henriette
    That's why I reincarnated into this world.
[21:24] Henriette
    At the very least...
[21:26] Henriette
    I wanted you to be happy in your next life...
[21:30] Henriette
    I never wanted you to feel that way again,
[21:34] Henriette
    so I've been watching over you.
[21:37] Henriette
    Always.
[21:52] Henriette
    So when you met someone who
    could make you smile, I...
[21:58] Henriette
    was so happy.
[22:03] Henriette
    Even if...
[22:05] Henriette
    the fact that it wasn't me
     upsets me a little.
SIGN    The Fairy Sovereign
[23:46] Lise
    Next time: "The Fairy Sovereign."

Season 1

E8 - The Fairy Sovereign

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[00:02] Noelle
    I'm bored!
[00:03] Noelle
    Bored! Bored! Bored! Bored!
    Bored! Bored! Bored!
[00:06] Noelle
    I'm so bored!
[00:09] Noelle
    Where are the empire's best blades?
[00:11] Noelle
    Where are the dwarven workshops?
[00:13] Noelle
    I want to see a smithy.
    I want to forge a sword.
[00:17] Henriette
    You can give up on that. The town is under
    the strictest of guards right now.
[00:23] Noelle
    Say it isn't so...
[00:25] Henriette
    That aside, there's somewhere you—
[00:29] Lise
    Noelle has begun forging an invisible sword!
[00:32] Noelle
    The best blades. Dwarven workshops.
     The best blades.
[00:35] Lise
    This is dire!
[00:39] Alan
    But, you know...
[00:41] Alan
    I'm the one the Black Wolf Knights
     are after, right?
[00:44] Alan
    If Noelle goes into town alone, it shouldn't
    be too dangerous, should it?
[00:49] Henriette
    That's true enough, but...
[00:51] Alan
    Or do you have some sort of plan for us?
[00:54] Henriette
    N-Nothing in particular.
[00:56] Noelle
    What? It's all right for me to go into town?
[00:59] Henriette
    You might as well.
[01:02] Noelle
    All right!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 8
    The Fairy Sovereign
SIGN    Episode 8
    The Fairy Sovereign
[02:36] Noelle
    An outing! An outing!
[02:45] Noelle
    Myléne, thank you for coming with me.
[02:47] Myléne
    I'm your bodyguard, Noelle.
[02:49] Noelle
    How reassuring!
[03:00] Noelle
    We've still got tons to go see!
[03:02] Myléne
    Yeah!
[03:04] Noelle
    Although...
[03:05] Noelle
    I can't help noticing
     there are a lot of elves here.
[03:08] Noelle
    And does it feel like they're staring at us?
[03:11] Noelle
    Oh, could it be...
[03:13] Noelle
    that I'm just too cute?
[03:16] Noelle
    Oh, what should I do? What if someone
    suddenly comes up to talk to me?
[03:19] Noelle
    What if they ask me to forge
     a sword with them?
[03:22] Noelle
    Am I a popular elf?
[03:24] elf A
    Um...
[03:27] elf A
    Never mind!
[03:31] elf B
    Excuse me.
[03:33] elf C
    May I have a moment?
[03:37] Myléne
    Noelle, this place is dangerous!
[03:39] Noelle
    Wait, Myléne! Let go!
[03:42] Noelle
    I'm exhausted...
[03:45] Myléne
    Did Myléne do a good job?
[03:47] Noelle
    Yes, you did great.
[03:51] Alan
    Sounds like quite an ordeal.
[03:53] Noelle
    It didn't exactly make me feel bad, though.
[03:57] Lise
    Well, you are cute, Noelle.
[03:59] Lise
    It's no wonder the other
    elves wouldn't leave you alone.
[04:02] Noelle
    It's criminal to have so little
    self-awareness, isn't it?
[04:05] Noelle
    From now on, I'll appreciate that
    I'm so highly admired—
[04:07] Henriette
    That's not it at all.
[04:08] Noelle
    That's blunt!
[04:11] Henriette
    Though you're not wrong about them
    taking an interest in you specifically.
[04:15] Noelle
    What's that supposed to mean?
[04:18] Henriette
    Do you want to know more about yourself?
[04:21] Noelle
    Huh? Well...
[04:24] Noelle
    I do want to know, but I
    remember nothing of my past.
[04:29] Henriette
    Then come along.
[04:31] Henriette
    Henriette will show you the way.
[04:33] Noelle
    The way to where?
[04:38] Noelle
    To the Elven Forest.
[04:41] Henriette
    This place looks good.
[04:43] Noelle
    Does it? Where's the forest?
[04:46] Henriette
    Just watch.
[05:07] Henriette
    This is the Elven Forest.
[05:12] Lise
    But we were just at the mansion...
[05:15] Henriette
    We still are.
[05:17] Lise
    What?
[05:18] Henriette
    Just in a slightly different dimension.
[05:20] Lise
    I-I see.
[05:22] Alan
    The Elven Forest was hidden with barrier magic
    because they were wary of outside enemies, right?
[05:28] Henriette
    Exactly.
[05:30] Henriette
    And to keep people from finding out about it,
[05:33] Henriette
    they wipe the memory of anyone who
    leaves the forest, without exception.
[05:36] Henriette
    But Henriette has been granted
    the right to enter the forest.
[05:41] Noelle
    So is that why I don't have
    any of my old memories?
[05:45] Henriette
    It's possible, don't you think?
[05:48] Alan
    I'm surprised, though.
[05:50] Alan
    To think that the elves could construct a
    barrier so powerful that I couldn't sense it...
[05:54] Alan
    Were you involved by any chance, Henriette?
[05:57] Henriette
    W-Well, you know.
    Perhaps a bit here and there.
[06:02] Alan
    I see.
[06:04] Henriette
    Let's hurry along now.
[06:07] Henriette
    The settlement is this way.
[06:19] Lise
    Noelle, is something wrong?
[06:21] Noelle
    Yes, but I don't know how to explain it.
[06:24] Noelle
    I have this sense that this is where I belong.
[06:28] Noelle
    It feels nostalgic somehow.
[06:32] Lise
    I'm sure that the forest where you
    were born was as lovely as this one.
[06:47] Noelle
    Wh-Who are all of you?
[06:49] Alan
    It's all right. They don't seem
    to have any hostile intent.
[06:52] Henriette
    Of course not. After all...
[06:57] Henriette
    their sovereign has returned.
[06:59] Noelle
    S-Sovereign?
[07:01] Percival
    Welcome home, my liege.
[07:05] elves
    Welcome home.
[07:07] Noelle
    Wh-What? Me? You mean me?
[07:11] Percival
    We have awaited your return
    with all our hearts.
[07:16] Alan
    Oh, I get it.
    The eyes of the fairy sovereign.
[07:19] Noelle
    The eyes of the fairy sovereign?
[07:22] Noelle
    That demonic man who
    attacked us mentioned that.
[07:25] Henriette
    The eyes of the fairy sovereign, Grahm Sight,
     are only possessed by the elven royal family.
[07:30] Henriette
    It's a special gift.
[07:32] Noelle
    You're saying... I'm descended from royalty?
[07:37] Henriette
    And the royal bloodline has all but ended.
[07:41] Henriette
    So, to these people, their sovereign is...
[07:43] Noelle
    Me?
[07:46] Percival
    I serve as the sovereign's regent.
     My name is Percival.
[07:49] Percival
    My liege and your honored friends,
     welcome to the Elven Forest.
[07:54] Noelle
    W-W-Wait!
[07:55] Noelle
    You're really putting me on the spot,
    just suddenly treating me like your ruler.
[07:59] Percival
    Indeed. We have no intention
    of rushing your decision.
[08:02] Percival
    Let's begin by having you
    get to know us better.
[08:06] Percival
    Please, right this way.
[08:08] Percival
    I shall show you around the forest.
[08:21] Percival
    This is our settlement.
[08:23] Alan
    Elves are as free and uninhibited
     as I've heard.
[08:27] Myléne
    A nap would be nice.
[08:28] Lise
    Still, I didn't expect
[08:30] Lise
    to see human tools
    and furniture in the Elven Forest.
[08:35] Percival
    Oh, it was Henriette-dono
    who brought those for us and—
[08:38] Henriette
    Percival!
[08:40] Percival
    N-Never mind.
[08:44] Percival
    My liege, what do you think
     of our way of life?
[08:48] Noelle
    I'm not your liege yet.
[08:51] Percival
    My apologies, my liege.
[08:56] demon child A
    My liege!
[08:59] Noelle
    Yes? What is it?
[09:01] demon child A
    Here! A present for you, my liege!
[09:04] demon child B
    We gathered lots of them!
[09:06] Noelle
    Oh, how delightful!
[09:08] Noelle
    I'll take this one and this one.
[09:11] demon child A
    Tomorrow, we'll bring you
    something even more amazing!
[09:14] Noelle
    Okay! I'm looking forward to it.
[09:20] Percival
    Now then, our liege is in
    the middle of an inspection.
[09:23] Percival
    Run along.
[09:24] demon child A; B
    Yes, sir!
[09:28] Percival
    Phillip, that means you, too.
[09:32] Percival
    Honestly. You've been following us this whole
    time trying to get a closer look at our liege.
[09:37] Phillip
    That's because...
[09:38] Percival
    Now, go and play with the other children.
[09:40] Percival
    Our liege is busy.
[09:42] Noelle
    If you'd like to chat a little, I don't mind.
[09:46] Percival
    No. There will be no end to it.
[09:48] Phillip
    But the other kids got to talk to her!
[09:51] Percival
    Phillip.
[09:52] Phillip
    It's no fair! I can't, but they can?
[09:55] Phillip
    They're bad guys!
[09:58] Phillip
    After all, they're—
[10:00] Percival
    Phillip!
[10:07] Percival
    My apologies.
[10:08] Noelle
    What was that just now?
    What did he mean by "bad guys"?
[10:11] Percival
    It's nothing.
[10:12] Percival
    Now, let's proceed.
[10:14] Percival
    Up ahead, there is a beautiful water source.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[10:30] Oswald
    Hey, Lizette.
[10:36] Lizette
    That's "Captain" to you, Oswald.
[10:38] Oswald
    I didn't take you for the formal type.
[10:41] Lizette
    Have you found the entrance
    to the Elven Forest?
[10:44] Oswald
    Those elves sure are cagey.
[10:47] Lizette
    When someone like you approaches,
    radiating bloodlust, anyone would run.
[10:54] Oswald
    I don't want to hear that from you,
[10:55] Oswald
    the heinous criminal who broke the worst
     possible taboo in the history of the empire!
[11:00] Lizette
    I suggest refraining from jokes
    no one would find funny.
[11:04] Oswald
    For which one of us?
[11:07] Lizette
    Don't mess this up.
[11:09] Oswald
    I won't. Don't get so hotheaded.
[11:14] Lizette
    And don't complicate the situation.
[11:17] Oswald
    Complicate it?
[11:18] Lizette
    Don't go on a rampage.
[11:20] Oswald
    Yeah, yeah.
[11:38] Percival
    May I have a moment?
[11:39] Alan
    Of course.
[11:42] Percival
    To long-lived folk like us,
[11:44] Percival
    the past decade without a monarch
    has been both short and long.
[11:47] Percival
    Everyone's been so anxious.
[11:48] Alan
    No wonder you all welcomed
    Noelle with open arms.
[11:52] Percival
    We elves cannot be without our ruler.
[11:56] Alan
    You can't?
[11:58] Percival
    We elves serve our monarch, and it is through
    years of such service that we grow.
[12:03] Alan
    So without a sovereign, you stop growing?
[12:07] Percival
    It's not just that.
    We can't even bear children.
[12:11] Percival
    Thus our people face a slow death.
[12:17] Percival
    The one who kindled hope for us...
[12:20] Percival
    was Henriette-dono.
[12:24] (Flashback) Henriette
    There is a lost one whose
     only interest is smithing.
[12:28] (Flashback) Percival
    Really? It's unusual for our kind
    become so taken with smithing.
[12:32] (Flashback) Percival
    How did you meet her?
[12:33] (Flashback) Henriette
    Huh? I haven't m-met her exactly.
[12:37] (Flashback) Henriette
    I just sort of saw her...
    I guess you say I was spying on her.
[12:42] (Flashback) Henriette
    Anyway, she has the eyes
    of the fairy sovereign!
[12:49] Alan
    And that was Noelle?
[12:51] Percival
    Yes.
[12:52] Percival
    And that's not all Henriette-dono
     has provided us with.
[12:57] Percival
    We always avoided contact with other peoples,
[13:00] Percival
    so we'd never enter
    the villages where they dwelt.
[13:03] Percival
    But Henriette-dono brought us goods
     from other cultures as often as she could.
[13:09] Percival
    Thus we who have only known
     life in the forest
[13:12] Percival
    slowly came to understand the outside world.
[13:16] Percival
    Thanks to that, many of us have
    now experienced other cultures
[13:20] Percival
    and freely enter towns outside the forest.
[13:25] Percival
    She never scorns hard work and is
    always laboring for the sake of others.
[13:33] Alan; internal
    So she hasn't changed a bit in this world.
[13:37] Alan
    Was it also Henriette who brought in
     those children we saw earlier?
[13:41] Percival
    Children?
[13:42] Alan
    Yeah, the demon children.
[13:46] Percival
    So you knew.
[13:48] Percival
    I've heard those who are very skilled
    or sensitive can see a demon's aura.
[13:54] Alan
    You don't need to worry.
[13:56] Alan
    I don't hold any particular
    animosity toward demons.
[14:01] Percival
    Really? That's unusual.
[14:04] Alan
    But this has got me curious.
[14:06] Alan
    Why would demons, who are
    so loathed in this world,
[14:09] Alan
    be living together with elves,
     who are so insular?
[14:13] Percival
    About three years ago, Henriette-dono
    suddenly asked it of us.
[14:18] Percival
    She said that she wanted us to shelter
    these kids who had no relatives.
[14:22] Percival
    Of course, most were opposed to it.
[14:25] Percival
    For elves, who do not mingle with other races,
[14:27] Percival
    they said harboring demons was
    completely out of the question.
[14:31] Percival
    But Henriette-dono introduced us to an idea.
[14:35] Percival
    She said that if elves lived
    alongside other races,
[14:37] Percival
    we might be able to grow
    even without a monarch.
[14:41] Percival
    Of course, deep in their hearts,
    many still don't approve of this.
[14:45] Percival
    Even so, little by little, we're trying to change.
[14:58] Lise
    Are you all right?
[15:00] Noelle
    If I look all right to you, Lise, then
    there's something wrong with your eyes.
[15:05] Lise
    Don't say that!
[15:07] Alan
    Well, she has been subject to the
    elves' excessive hospitality all day.
[15:11] Alan
    Good job hanging in there.
[15:12] Noelle
    Seriously! Even if they think of me
    as their ruler, let's be reasonable here!
[15:19] Myléne
    Noelle, are you going
     to become their sovereign?
[15:23] Myléne
    If you do, will you still be able to play?
[15:26] Noelle
    Nothing's been decided yet.
[15:29] Noelle
    I really don't know.
[15:34] Alan
    Well, why don't we go and
    get some rest for today?
[15:37] Lise
    Y-Yes. The elves have prepared this
    comfortable place for us to stay, after all.
[15:42] Alan
    Well then, good night.
[15:45] Lise
    Myléne-san, we should go too.
[15:48] Alan
    You too, Henriette. Good night.
[16:03] Noelle
    What should I do?
[16:07] Noelle
    Vanessa's unfulfilled wish to forge
[16:10] Noelle
    a blade that surpasses a divine sword...
[16:13] Noelle
    I've accomplished that goal.
[16:16] Noelle
    Wait a minute!
[16:19] Noelle
    Then what is my goal right now?
[16:21] Noelle
    What do I want to do?
    What to I want to become?
[16:24] Noelle
    Why am I traveling with Alan and the others?
[16:37] Noelle; internal
    I see.
[16:39] Noelle; internal
    I've come all this way without
    really understanding myself.
[16:56] Henriette
    Alan.
[17:00] Henriette
    That look you gave me earlier...
[17:02] Henriette
    Was that meant to call me to your room?
[17:05] Alan
    That's right.
[17:06] Alan
    I really wanted the two of us to be alone.
[17:08] Henriette
    I-I'm not really familiar
    with this sort of thing.
[17:15] Henriette
    So, um, I hope you'll be
    gentle as you teach me.
[17:25] Alan
    Sure. You can go now.
[17:27] Henriette
    Hey! You don't know how
    to take a hint, do you?!
[17:30] Henriette
    Not jumping on a beautiful girl like me?!
[17:32] Henriette
    There's something wrong
    with you, isn't there?!
[17:35] Alan
    You're not beautiful on the inside, though.
[17:37] Henriette
    Huh?! What'd you just say?!
[17:39] Alan
    Oh, nothing.
[17:43] Henriette
    So, what is it you want to discuss?
[17:47] Alan
    I heard that you asked the elves
    to give the demon children refuge.
[17:51] Henriette
    That blasted Percival.
[17:53] Henriette
    He's supposed to be tight-lipped.
[17:57] Henriette
    All right, fine. There are a few things
    about demons that I haven't told you.
[18:02] Alan
    I'm sure there are.
[18:04] Henriette
    First, demons aren't a
    distinct race or anything.
[18:09] Henriette
    When someone resents other people
     and wishes them all dead,
[18:13] Henriette
    the Will of the World
    recognizes that person as a demon.
[18:18] Henriette
    But there are exceptions.
[18:20] Henriette
    Demon children are born to demon parents.
[18:24] Henriette
    From the moment they enter this world,
[18:27] Henriette
    they are branded and despised as demons.
[18:31] Henriette
    They're made demons through
    no fault of their own.
[18:35] Henriette
    And demons cast their children
    into the poorest conditions.
[18:39] Henriette
    They're forced into a harsh
    struggle for existence.
[18:43] Henriette
    Because those who survive become
    the strongest demons, you see?
[18:47] Alan
    What a horribly vicious cycle.
[18:50] Henriette
    It's nearly impossible for
    children to escape on their own.
[18:53] Alan
    Then what about the kids in the woods?
[18:55] Henriette
    I happened to find them when
    they were about to be killed.
[18:59] Henriette
    I couldn't just leave them, could I?
[19:01] Alan
    I see.
[19:03] Henriette
    What's with that expression?
[19:06] Alan
    I was just thinking how like you that is.
[19:09] Henriette
    I-I didn't ask for your opinion!
[19:23] Lise
    Incredible! There are places like this here?
[19:26] Percival
    The Elven Forest is very vast.
[19:31] Henriette
    Didn't get much sleep?
[19:32] Noelle
    Huh?
[19:34] Henriette
    You shouldn't fret about turning them down.
[19:36] Henriette
    In their own way, they're trying to figure out
     how to live without a monarch.
[19:41] Henriette
    The decision you make should be for you.
[19:45] Noelle
    Yeah. Thanks.
[19:47] demon child A
    My liege!
[19:49] demon child B
    Here! This is for you!
[19:52] demon child A
    It's our treasure! A sparkly stone!
[19:55] Noelle
    It's beautiful! Thank you.
[19:58] Henriette
    Oh, a spirit stone!
[20:00] Noelle
    A spirit stone?
[20:02] Henriette
    It's a crystallization of elven power,
    a precious stone that's used in alchemy.
[20:09] Phillip
    This stupid thing!
[20:10] Phillip
    Stay away from our sovereign!
    You're just demons!
[20:16] Percival
    Phillip! You stand before our liege!
[20:20] Percival
    Phillip!
[20:22] Percival
    My deepest apologies
     you had to witness such an ugly scene.
[20:24] Noelle
    Not at all.
[20:28] Alan
    It seems the elves' loathing
    of demons runs deep.
[20:32] Henriette
    It isn't just the elves.
[20:39] Henriette
    The other races are the same.
[20:42] Alan
    Henriette?
[20:43] Henriette
    Some minor business calls.
[20:55] Henriette
    So this is where you are.
[20:57] Phillip
    Lady Henriette?
[21:00] Henriette
    That was pretty mean earlier,
     don't you think?
[21:02] Phillip
    But those demons were getting
    so cozy with our sovereign!
[21:07] Phillip
    I can't stand it!
[21:08] Henriette
    So what if they're demons?
[21:10] Henriette
    Have they done anything to you?
[21:14] Phillip
    They haven't.
[21:18] Henriette
    Wanting to speak with the monarch.
[21:20] Henriette
    Wanting to give her gifts.
[21:22] Henriette
    Wanting to be friends with her.
[21:24] Henriette
    Phillip, they feel the same way about
    your sovereign that you do, don't you think?
[21:31] Phillip
    Yeah.
[21:32] Henriette
    In that case, Henriette believes
    you could all be friends.
[21:38] Henriette
    They're littler than you are,
     so you should treat them kindly.
[21:42] Henriette
    Everyone will be worried,
    so come back soon, all right?
[21:51] Phillip
    I have to go apologize.
[22:01] Oswald
    Hang on, kid.
[22:03] Phillip
    Let go!
[22:06] Oswald
    You really think I'd do that?
[22:08] Oswald
    I need you to show me the way, you see?
[22:11] Oswald
    The way to the Elven Forest.
SIGN    The Mark of a Demon
[23:46] Lise
    Next time: "The Mark of a Demon."

Season 1

E9 - The Mark of a Demon

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[00:05] Mylène
    Wow!
[00:06] Henriette
    It all looks delicious.
[00:08] Percival
    Please, no need to refrain.
    Eat as much as you'd like.
[00:13] demon child A
    Miss, have some of this!
[00:15] demon child B
    It's yummy!
[00:16] Lise
    Thank you.
[00:21] Henriette
    She looks like she's really
    fretting over this, doesn't she?
[00:25] Alan
    Well, she was suddenly asked
    to become the elves' sovereign.
[00:29] Alan
    I bet she's not interested in food right now.
[00:31] Henriette
    It'd be nice if we could help her somehow.
[00:34] Alan
    It's something she has to decide for herself.
[00:38] Alan
    This is so refreshing and tasty.
[00:45] Noelle
    I want some meat...
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 9
    The Mark of a Demon
SIGN    Episode 9
    The Mark of a Demon
[02:20] Henriette
    Well, Henriette will take her leave here.
[02:23] Henriette
    Percival, you're in charge
    of showing everyone around.
[02:26] Percival
    Henriette-dono, there's no
    need for you to go looking.
[02:29] Henriette
    It's fine, it's fine! Henriette has
    to return to the mansion anyway.
[02:34] Henriette
    She'll look on the way.
[02:36] Percival
    Sorry for the trouble.
[02:37] Henriette
    Farewell!
[02:39] Alan
    Did something happen?
[02:40] Percival
    One of us left the forest and hasn't returned.
[02:43] Noelle
    Could it be that boy named Phillip?
[02:49] Percival
    I hope he hasn't gotten
    caught up in any trouble.
[02:56] Henriette
    Phillip! Where are you?
[03:00] Henriette
    Honestly, where has he wandered off to?
[03:06] Alan
    Elves really are carefree, aren't they?
[03:09] Mylène
    Not carefree so much as...
[03:12] Mylène
    Lazy?
[03:14] Lise
    Do elves not have the concept of work?
[03:17] Percival
    Hardworking... is not
    something you could call us.
[03:21] Percival
    In our defense, we elves have no need of work.
[03:27] Percival
    Actually, it might be more correct
    to say that we shouldn't work.
[03:31] Lise
    What do you mean?
[03:33] Percival
    We grow at an incredibly slow rate
    compared to other races,
[03:37] Percival
    and we're long-lived!
[03:39] Percival
    The way we experience time
    and perceive most things is different.
[03:42] Percival
    That includes, of course,
    the value of hard work.
[03:47] Mylène
    So to work is to be defeated?
[03:49] Noelle
    That's pretty deep.
[03:50] Lise
    I-Is it?
[03:52] Alan
    So, does being obsessed with smithing even
    though she's an elf make Noelle eccentric?
[03:57] Noelle
    Don't act like I'm some weirdo!
[04:00] Mylène
    Who makes your food?
[04:03] Percival
    Food isn't a problem. Because, you see...
[04:09] Lise
    Incredible!
[04:10] Noelle
    What was that? Magic? Sleight of hand?
[04:13] Percival
    When we wish for it, the forest
    shares its bounty with us.
[04:22] Lise
    How is that?
[04:24] Percival
    The forest is part of us,
    and we are part of the forest.
[04:30] Lise
    So... what does that mean?
[04:33] Noelle
    B-Basically, it means...
    the Elven Forest is amazing!
[04:42] Alan
    The forest and the elves blend together?
[04:46] Percival
    You can tell? Very impressive.
[04:49] Alan
    Just a sense of it, though.
[04:51] Percival
    It's not complicated.
[04:54] Percival
    We are born here. We live here. We die here.
[04:58] Percival
    After death, we return to the forest,
[05:00] Percival
    and we look after our descendants
    together with the forest.
[05:03] Alan
    I see. This seems like a nice place to live.
[05:06] Alan
    And you don't have any trouble finding food.
[05:08] Percival
    My liege.
[05:10] Noelle
    I haven't decided to become
    your sovereign yet.
[05:13] Percival
    What do you think of life in the forest?
[05:15] Percival
    Do you like it?
[05:17] Noelle
    Well, I do think it's a nice place, but...
[05:21] Alan
    Would it be possible for me to live here, too?
[05:23] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[05:24] Alan
    I came all the way to the empire
    to find a peaceful place to live.
[05:29] Alan
    It feels like life here would be ideal for me.
[05:33] Percival
    You seem to have your reasons,
[05:35] Percival
    but in order for you to live here,
    we'd have to acknowledge you as our kin.
[05:40] Alan
    What could I do to make that happen?
[05:43] Percival
    We wouldn't know.
[05:45] Alan
    What?
[05:46] Percival
    The forest decides everything.
[05:49] Alan
    I see.
[05:50] Alan
    Of all the places I've seen so far,
     this one seems the best.
[05:54] Percival
    I'm happy to hear you say that,
    but this is a rule of ours.
[05:59] Noelle
    But what about the demon children?
[06:02] Percival
    Henriette-dono introduced them to us.
[06:05] Percival
    We're looking after them for a short time.
[06:07] Percival
    It's not as if they'll
     be here all their lives.
[06:11] Alan
    Then what if I said I wanted
    to live here for a short time?
[06:15] Percival
    If that's the case,
    there should be no problem.
[06:17] Alan
    By the way, how long would
    you consider "a short time"?
[06:20] Percival
    Well, I'd say about a hundred years or so.
[06:23] Lise
    A-A hundred years is a short time?
[06:26] Mylène
    That's elves for you.
[06:27] Noelle
    Yeah, it really is.
[06:29] Alan
    Noelle, are you one to talk?
[06:35] Percival
    I see. We will take care of it.
[06:38] Alan
    Who are you talking to?
[06:40] Percival
    The forest.
[06:41] Percival
    It seems someone has come to visit.
[06:44] Lise
    Could it be Lady Henriette?
[06:45] Percival
    It is apparently someone
    the forest doesn't recognize.
[06:48] Mylène
    Someone suspicious?
[06:51] Percival
    No need to worry.
[06:53] Percival
    There are several people in the empire who've
    been granted the right to enter our forest.
[06:59] Percival
    My apologies, my liege.
[07:02] Percival
    As I must go and receive our visitor,
[07:04] Percival
    would it be all right to
    pause the tour for a time?
[07:07] Noelle
    I don't mind. We'll see you later.
[07:10] Percival
    Until then, my liege.
[07:14] Alan
    Well, we should be good and head back.
[07:18] Lise
    Yes, we should.
[07:19] Noelle
    What? We're not going to explore?
[07:22] Alan
    If the worst case happens and someone from
    the empire finds us, it'd be trouble, right?
[07:28] Noelle
    Oh, that's right.
[07:29] Noelle
    They're still after you, aren't they?
[07:40] Noelle
    Hey! That's cheating!
[07:43] Noelle
    What's with that attitude?
[07:44] Lise
    Alan-kun, do you really intend
     on staying here?
[07:49] Alan
    Yes, I'm seriously considering it.
[07:51] Alan
    It seems like a comfortable place to live,
    and the elves seem like good people.
[07:56] Alan
    Henriette's nearby too, so I can
    go to her if anything comes up.
[08:01] Alan
    Is something wrong?
[08:02] Lise
    Yes, of course. Of course you want to stay.
[08:04] Lise
    After all, you and Lady Henriette are
    on such good terms with each other.
[08:09] Alan
    Huh? Oh.
[08:11] Alan
    Henriette and I don't have the kind
    of relationship you're imagining.
[08:15] Alan
    Although it's true she's more
     than just an acquaintance.
[08:17] Lise
    Then what exactly is she to you?!
[08:20] Alan
    U-Uh, let me think...
[08:24] Alan
    I-It's hard to explain.
[08:27] Alan
    You could say we're stuck together...
    Like it's fate or something.
[08:31] Lise
    Fate?
[08:32] Lise
    What do you mean by that?!
[08:35] Alan
    No, n-not like that!
[08:40] Noelle
    Like a husband who's been caught cheating.
[08:43] Mylène
    By his monster wife.
[08:45] Lise
    N-No! I didn't mean to...
[08:48] Noelle
    Don't you worry.
[08:50] Noelle
    I'll keep an eye on Alan to make
    sure he doesn't get up to anything.
[08:54] Lise
    What? Noelle, you're going to stay here, too?
[08:57] Noelle
    Yeah, I am.
[08:58] Lise
    But that's also a bit, um...
[09:02] Alan
    Have you decided to become their sovereign?
[09:04] Noelle
    No. I'm going to live here so
    I can make up my mind about that.
[09:07] Noelle
    It's a really important decision.
[09:09] Noelle
    So all the better to take my time, right?
[09:11] Alan
    What will you do about smithing?
[09:13] Noelle
    I'll just build a forge here.
[09:15] Noelle
    There are a lot of dwarves in the empire,
    so it'll be a good chance to learn things.
[09:19] Mylène
    Then Mylène will live with you, too.
[09:22] Lise
    And so will I.
[09:23] Alan
    Lise, you can't do that, can you?
[09:26] Lise
    Why not?
[09:28] Alan
    Because you're not like us wanderers.
[09:30] Noelle
    You're in charge of a duchy.
[09:32] Mylène
    Not to mention a former princess.
[09:37] Henriette
    Henriette is back!
[09:38] Silas
    My lady, you have a visitor.
[09:40] Henriette
    A visitor?
[09:41] Silas
    It's...
[09:45] Lizette
    Hey there. Thanks for having me.
[09:47] Henriette
    Lizette Berwald.
[09:50] Henriette
    What business brings the captain
    of the Black Wolf Knights here?
[09:55] Lizette
    Lady Henriette, you know that the emperor
    was assassinated a year ago, don't you?
[10:02] Lizette
    We've received information that you're
    harboring a suspect in that incident here.
[10:08] Henriette
    Dear, dear. Whatever are you talking about?
[10:10] Henriette
    Who told you such a preposterous thing?
[10:13] Lizette
    That was all a lie.
[10:15] Henriette
    Huh?
[10:16] Lizette
    To be honest, I came here on a hunch.
[10:19] Lizette
    The suspect was seen several
    days ago in Laurus,
[10:23] Lizette
    after which they suddenly went into hiding.
[10:26] Lizette
    There's no sign they've crossed the border.
[10:28] Lizette
    It's almost as if they were never
    in the empire to begin with.
[10:31] Lizette
    All traces of them have vanished.
[10:35] Lizette
    The only one who could perform
    such wizardry, as far as I know,
[10:39] Lizette
    is you, Lady Henriette.
[10:48] Henriette
    Even if Henriette is harboring a fugitive,
[10:52] Henriette
    do you really think her foolish enough
    to leave evidence in her own home?
[10:55] Lizette
    We might not find anything here.
[10:58] Lizette
    But...
[11:00] Lizette
    what about in the Elven Forest?
[11:04] Lizette
    I hear that you often go there.
[11:18] Oswald
    Now then...
[11:20] Oswald
    It's time to get a little rough.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[11:32] Percival
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[11:36] Phillip
    Percival-sama, I'm sorry.
[11:39] Oswald
    Yuck! No one should eat this stuff!
[11:43] Percival
    He used Phillip to make his way in here?
[11:48] Oswald
    Are you the boss of the elves here?
[11:51] Percival
    The Black Wolf Knights!
[11:56] (Flashback) Henriette
    The Black Wolf Knights have been granted
    extrajudicial rights to mete out punishment.
[12:01] (Flashback) Percival
    Extrajudicial rights to mete out punishment?
[12:04] (Flashback) Henriette
    If you so much as bump
     into them, you're done for!
[12:07] (Flashback) Henriette
    They have that kind of authority.
[12:10] (Flashback) Percival
    That is problematic.
[12:13] (Flashback) Henriette
    Just don't engage with them.
[12:15] (Flashback) Henriette
    If you wind up on their bad side,
[12:17] (Flashback) Henriette
    they'll find something to pin on you
    and crush you in the blink of an eye.
[12:22] (Flashback) Henriette
    Be as careful as you possibly can.
[12:25] Percival
    I am Percival, regent to the elven sovereign.
[12:28] Percival
    Now please state your business here.
[12:31] Oswald
    Yeah, we heard that you're
    harboring a criminal here.
[12:36] Oswald
    Where is he?
[12:37] Percival
    A-A criminal? Could this
    be some sort of mistake?
[12:41] Oswald
    What was that? I'm the one
    asking the questions here!
[12:44] Percival
    My apologies.
[12:46] Percival
    However, we have no idea
    to whom you might be referring.
[12:49] Oswald
    I don't care! If I say he's here,
     then he's here!
[12:53] Oswald
    Now go and drag him out here!
[12:55] Percival
    But...
[12:56] Oswald
    I said go and get him right now!
[12:59] demon child A
    Percival-sama!
[13:01] demon child B
    Do we have a visitor?
[13:05] Percival
    Stay away, you two!
[13:07] demon child B
    We gathered these.
    You can have some, mister!
[13:09] demon child A
    They're really good!
[13:11] Oswald
    Hey, these kids are—
[13:12] Percival
    My, they really are a handful.
[13:15] Percival
    These children are much
    too friendly with people.
[13:18] Oswald
    Move!
[13:20] Oswald
    Forget criminals! Who'd have
    guessed you're hiding demons here?
[13:27] Percival
    Please, just let them go.
[13:30] Percival
    They haven't done anything wrong!
[13:35] Oswald
    Burst.
[13:42] Lise
    Noelle?
[13:45] Lise
    Are those the spirit stones
    the children gave you?
[13:49] Noelle
    Those children...
    and the forest are in danger.
[13:52] Alan
    Did you see something?
[13:54] Noelle
    I didn't see it, exactly. It just
    suddenly flashed through my mind.
[13:58] Noelle
    The children being attacked
    by a Black Wolf Knight.
[14:02] Lise
    Could it be that they're asking
    for help through the spirit stones?
[14:06] Noelle
    Attacking children is unforgivable!
[14:09] Noelle
    I have to go save them!
[14:10] Mylène
    Mylène will go, too!
[14:15] Alan
    Attacking children is unforgivable?
[14:19] Alan
    But what if the attacker has just cause?
[14:23] Alan
    In that case, should I stop them?
[14:28] Alan
    In my previous life, I might have gone
    to the rescue without a second thought.
[14:32] Alan
    But I'm not a hero anymore.
[14:36] Alan
    Saving anyone and everyone
    only led to emptiness.
[14:40] Alan
    Which means...
[14:42] Lise
    Alan-kun.
[14:45] Lise
    Alan-kun, are you all right?
[14:49] Alan
    Well, we should go too.
[14:52] Alan
    We can't just leave Noelle and
    the others on their own, can we?
[14:58] Alan
    I didn't want to have
    to think about these things.
[15:01] Alan
    That's why I wanted to live peacefully.
[15:13] Oswald
    Huh. You're pretty good.
[15:15] Percival
    Please, begone from here.
[15:16] Percival
    These children are innocent!
[15:18] Oswald
    No one asked you. The brats'
    executions are a done deal.
[15:23] Percival
    You two, stay back.
[15:25] demon children
    R-Right.
[15:27] Oswald
    C'mon, now. You really wanna go with me?
[15:30] Percival
    I will not allow the likes of you to slay me!
[15:36] Oswald
    Sounds like fun!
[15:38] Oswald
    Let's see. Maybe I'll try that tree.
[15:43] Oswald
    Burst!
[15:54] Percival
    Th-That can't be...
    He came at me from behind?
[15:57] Oswald
    You're just aren't on my level.
[16:02] demon child A
    S-Someone save us!
[16:05] Oswald
    Now then...
[16:08] Oswald
    Which one should I execute first?
[16:13] Oswald
    Hey, kid! What're you playing at?
[16:17] Oswald
    If you want to die that badly,
    I'll grant your wish and slaughter you!
[16:21] Oswald
    Ow!
[16:29] Phillip
    The sovereign!
[16:31] Percival
    My liege!
[16:32] Noelle
    I've told you, I'm not your sovereign!
[16:35] Noelle
    What's this? Are you their leader?
[16:39] Noelle
    I'm just a smith.
[16:41] Mylène
    And her shop clerk.
[16:43] Oswald
    What?
[16:44] Noelle
    Leave this forest immediately,
    you saw-toothed jerk!
[16:49] Oswald
    Got crazies crawling out of the woodwork.
[16:51] Oswald
    You'll also...
[16:54] Mylène
    Noelle, this way!
[16:55] Noelle
    Huh?
[16:56] Oswald
    Burst!
[17:06] Noelle
    What is all this?!
[17:08] Oswald
    Tch, scurrying around like that...
[17:10] Oswald
    Burst!
[17:12] Noelle
    And what's Alan doing?!
[17:16] Percival
    If this continues, our liege will also...
[17:27] Oswald
    Too slow!
[17:33] Noelle
    Percival!
[17:48] Oswald
    What?!
[17:49] Alan
    Honestly, just when I thought
    I'd found a peaceful place to live...
[17:56] Oswald
    Wh-Who are you?
[17:58] Alan
    Do I need to give you my name?
[18:00] Alan
    This is going to be over in an instant.
[18:02] Oswald
    What?! Don't go getting cocky,
     you blasted brat!
[18:07] Oswald
    Burst!
[18:11] Oswald
    Don't tell me he... There's no way.
    But in that case...
[18:16] Oswald
    I'll target that woman!
[18:19] Oswald
    Burst!
[18:27] Oswald
    You can see my fuse?
[18:29] Alan
    Yeah. I have pretty good eyes.
[18:32] Oswald
    You... Don't you dare mock me!
[18:37] Alan
    Do I have to tell you it's pointless
    for you to understand?
[18:41] Oswald
    Don't act like you've won just because
    you've seen through how my Explode works!
[18:46] Alan
    You know, I really don't like bloody fights.
[18:49] Oswald
    Blasted brat!
[18:54] Alan
    One last thing.
[18:57] Alan
    I'd like for you to tell me...
[18:59] Alan
    Why did you try to kill those children?
[19:01] Oswald
    Enough of your yapping!
[19:04] Oswald
    Who needs a reason to kill demons?
[19:22] Lise
    You'll be all right now.
[19:24] Phillip
    Thank you!
[19:29] children
    Yay! Over here!
[19:29] Lise
    Alan-kun, when you saved those
    children, it made me happy.
[19:34] Alan
    Huh?
[19:35] Lise
    They've committed no crime.
[19:37] Lise
    They're still too young to clearly
    differentiate right from wrong.
[19:43] Lise
    I don't want to see them suffer.
[19:45] Lise
    That's true, even if they do
     happen to be demons.
[19:47] Lise
    I'm really glad.
[19:49] Alan
    I see. Thank you, Lise.
[19:53] Mylène
    Poke, poke.
[19:54] Mylène
    He's unconscious.
[19:57] Percival
    How are we going to handle this?
[19:59] Noelle
    What's done is done, but we definitely just
    challenged the empire to a fight, didn't we?
[20:04] Alan
    If Henriette saw this,
    I'm sure she'd be fuming.
[20:09] Henriette
    What was that about Henriette?
[20:13] Alan
    Henriette! There were some complicated
    circumstances that led to this...
[20:17] Percival
    A-Alan-dono saved us!
[20:20] Henriette
    Seriously, you...
[20:24] Henriette
    You've made a mess again, haven't you?
[20:26] Alan
    Sorry.
[20:28] Henriette
    Henriette will make sure
    to handle it artfully.
[20:33] Alan
    That'd be a huge help.
[20:36] Henriette
    More importantly,
    there's good news for all of you.
[20:39] Henriette
    The blockades on the roads were just lifted.
[20:42] Alan
    What?
[20:43] Lise
    Now we can return to our kingdom.
[20:46] Henriette
    That's right! Leave all of this
    to Henriette and hurry home!
[20:55] Percival
    Take care of yourself, my liege.
[20:58] Noelle
    I told you, I'm not your sovereign.
[21:00] Percival
    Yes, you did, Noelle-dono.
[21:03] Percival
    Are you really going?
[21:06] Percival
    Even if you don't become our monarch,
    you can still live in the forest.
[21:10] Noelle
    There's still too much I don't know
    for me to become your sovereign.
[21:15] Percival
    Too much you don't know?
[21:17] Noelle
    About elves, humans,
    demons, and this world...
[21:21] Noelle
    There's still so much more I need to learn.
[21:26] Noelle
    If I continue traveling with them,
[21:28] Noelle
    I think I might become a
    little more like a monarch.
[21:33] Percival
    We will always be here waiting for you.
[21:37] Noelle
    Bye, everyone!
[21:41] demon children
    Bye!
[21:42] Phillip
    Come back and play sometime!
[21:45] Noelle
    I will! I promise I'll be back!
[23:24] Lizette
    Daughter of Marquis Lindqvist,
[23:26] Lizette
    you are being taken into custody on
    suspicion of assassinating the emperor.
[23:34] Lizette
    That completes our deal.
[23:39] Lizette
    On your way!
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[23:45] Henriette
    Next time: "A Cry for Help."

Season 1

E10 - A Cry for Help

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[00:00] Alan
    There. That should do it for supplies.
[00:04] Noelle
    I wanted to go around and see more forges!
[00:07] Myléne
    Will you come back?
[00:09] Noelle
    Yes, I guess I will.
[00:10] Noelle
    And next time, I'll spend a
    whole day—no, a whole month
[00:15] Noelle
    observing dwarven artisans and their skills!
[00:19] Alan
    Lise? What's wrong?
[00:21] Lise
    It's nothing.
[00:23] Lise
    I was just thinking that we didn't
    properly get to say farewell to Henriette.
[00:27] Alan
    We were in a rush to leave her house too,
    so we didn't even get to see her.
[00:31] Lise
    She did so much for us.
[00:33] Lise
    I wanted to thank her.
[00:36] Alan
    I don't think Henriette's worried about that.
[00:39] Alan
    She's not good at accepting gratitude.
[00:39] Henriette; background
    No! No! Stop it!
[00:42] Lise
    Really?
[00:44] Alan
    You can tell her the next time you see her.
[00:47] Lise
    I will.
[00:49] Alan
    Well, shall we set out?
[00:51] Noelle; Myléne
    Yeah!
[00:52] Curtis
    Please wait!
[01:01] Noelle
    Who're you?
[01:04] Lise
    Has something happened?
[01:05] Curtis
    My sister...
[01:07] Curtis
    My older sister...
[01:10] Curtis
    I want you to save her!
[01:13] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[01:15] Alan
    We were leaving the empire because we didn't
    want to get caught up in any more trouble.
[01:20] Noelle
    Why don't you at least hear him out?
[01:23] Noelle
    It might be something you
    can take care of quickly.
[01:26] Myléne
    It'll be child's play for Alan!
[01:30] Curtis
    I haven't introduced myself yet.
[01:33] Curtis
    My name is Curtis Lindqvist.
[01:36] Lise
    Lindqvist?
[01:38] Alan
    Then, is your older sister...
[01:41] Curtis
    I'm begging you!
[01:43] Curtis
    Please save Henriette-neesan!
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 10
    A Cry for Help
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    A Cry for Help
[03:18] Alan
    So, what did you mean when you said
    that you wanted us to save Henriette?
[03:23] Curtis
    My sister was detained
    by the Black Wolf Knights
[03:28] Curtis
    on the charge of assassinating the emperor.
[03:30] Lise
    That can't be!
[03:32] Curtis
    They'll take her to the imperial
    capital for sentencing.
[03:36] Curtis
    And then...
[03:38] Noelle
    Henriette-sama wouldn't assassinate anyone!
[03:41] Curtis
    I agree. The accusation has to be false!
[03:44] Noelle
    Then we'll go prove she's innocent!
[03:47] Curtis
    I'm afraid that isn't really possible.
[03:51] Noelle
    Now listen here, you...
[03:53] Curtis
    Even if you could prove it,
    any evidence would just get suppressed.
[03:58] Noelle
    What do you mean?
[04:00] Curtis
    My sister is shunned
    by certain royal and noble factions.
[04:04] Lise
    But she's so kind and intelligent.
[04:08] Curtis
    That's exactly why!
[04:11] Curtis
    My sister is too brilliant.
[04:13] Curtis
    It's earned her people's envy and resentment.
[04:17] Alan
    I see.
[04:19] Noelle
    So they're just being mean out of jealousy!
[04:21] Curtis
    And because she's what
    some might call fearless,
[04:24] Curtis
    my sister has bucked
     the ideas and principles
[04:28] Curtis
    of the empire without batting an eye.
[04:31] Alan
    There's the way she talks, too.
[04:34] Alan
    I imagine she's crossed a lot of people.
[04:37] Curtis
    This must be a plot designed
     by someone who sees her as an enemy!
[04:41] Curtis
    But there isn't anything I can
    do with my power alone.
[04:46] Alan
    Any friends or relatives you could call on?
[04:50] Curtis
    My sister and I are isolated even
    within the Lindqvist family.
[04:55] Noelle
    The two of you really are something.
[04:59] Henriette
    Henriette is an only child,
    and her parents are long gone.
[05:06] Alan
    This is a pretty big request.
[05:09] Alan
    May we have a little time to think it over?
[05:12] Curtis
    Yes.
[05:13] Curtis
    I'm very sorry to involve you in any of this.
[05:19] Curtis
    But...
[05:21] Curtis
    More than anything, I want you to save her!
[05:24] Curtis
    My sister means so much to me!
[05:38] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[05:39] Lise
    Can we talk for a moment?
[05:42] Lise
    It's... about Curtis-san.
[05:45] Alan
    Just when we're about to leave town,
    he shows up with a request we can't ignore.
[05:52] Alan
    I don't know what he might be after,
    but it's suspicious nonetheless.
[05:56] Lise
    So you thought so, too?
[05:59] Alan
    To start, Henriette
    doesn't have a little brother.
[06:02] Noelle
    I believed him without a second thought,
[06:04] Noelle
    but now that you mention it,
     this is strange.
[06:07] Noelle
    We've never met him before,
[06:10] Noelle
    so how did he know that we're
    friends of Henriette's?
[06:14] Myléne
    It's suspicious.
[06:15] Alan
    Still, it does appear Henriette was
     indeed taken by the Black Wolf Knights.
[06:21] Lise; Noelle
    What?
[06:22] Alan
    I just took a look using Divine Eyes.
[06:25] Alan
    She's en route to the imperial
    capital under heavy guard.
[06:28] Lise
    Then Curtis-san really is Lady Henriette's...
[06:32] Noelle
    So we're being overly cautious?
[06:33] Alan
    At times like this, it's best to dive into the
    heart of the matter and decide from there.
[06:38] Lise
    But what if this is a trap?
[06:42] Alan
    If it is, then I'll figure something out.
[06:50] Henriette
    I wasn't expecting a comfortable journey,
[06:54] Henriette
    but you could treat me a
    little better, couldn't you?
[06:58] Henriette
    Despite appearances, I am the
    daughter of a marquis, after all.
[07:02] Lizette
    This is protocol. I hope you
    don't think worse of me for it.
[07:06] Henriette
    You're as inflexible as ever, I see.
[07:10] Henriette
    You know I couldn't escape.
[07:12] Lizette
    I am fully aware of that fact.
[07:15] Lizette
    However, there is an element of the
    unknowable to you, Lady Henriette.
[07:20] Lizette
    And if I allowed a prisoner to escape,
    my head would roll.
[07:25] Lizette
    I'd prefer not to die if I can help it.
[07:28] Henriette
    Yes, yes. I understand.
[07:32] Henriette
    You did keep your promise, didn't you?
[07:35] Lizette
    Of course.
[07:37] Lizette
    Now that the emperor's assassin
    has been apprehended,
[07:40] Lizette
    who they are and what they're
    doing in the empire
[07:44] Lizette
    doesn't concern us in the least.
[07:48] Lizette
    By now, they've probably left Laurus
     and are headed for the border.
[07:54] Henriette
    Should anything happen to befall them...
[07:58] Henriette
    then no matter what it takes,
     I will kill you.
[08:10] Curtis
    Alan-san!
[08:12] Alan
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[08:14] Curtis
    I trusted that you would come!
[08:16] Alan
    Who's this?
[08:18] Curtis
    My guard and coachman.
[08:21] Curtis
    He's trustworthy. No need to worry.
[08:25] Noelle
    Alan, no matter what happens,
    you'd better protect us.
[08:29] Curtis
    We'll travel to the capital in my coach.
[08:32] Curtis
    This way, please.
[08:39] Noelle
    I can't tell what kind of trap this might be.
[08:42] Noelle
    Being overly cautious is probably
    fitting for a situation like this.
[08:46] Curtis
    Um...
[08:48] Curtis
    Is something wrong?
[08:50] Noelle; Lise
    What?
[08:51] Curtis
    You seem unsettled.
[08:53] Noelle
    Um, well, it's...
[08:58] Noelle
    I-I was just thinking what
    a nice coach this is!
[09:02] Lise
    Yes, it's charming! Just lovely!
[09:05] Curtis
    Is it?
[09:08] Alan
    Are you really Henriette's younger brother?
[09:11] Noelle
    Hey! You're just going
    to ask out of nowhere?
[09:15] Alan
    How did you know that
    we're Henriette's friends?
[09:18] Noelle
    Th-That's right! Fess up!
[09:23] Curtis
    I understand.
[09:25] Curtis
    I can't blame you for being suspicious.
[09:28] Lise
    Could you please just tell
    us everything honestly?
[09:32] Curtis
    To be precise...
[09:33] Curtis
    I'm from a lesser branch
    of the Lindqvist family.
[09:37] Curtis
    Henriette-neesan, who hails from
    the main house, is my cousin.
[09:40] Lise
    You're...
[09:41] Noelle
    Cousins?
[09:42] Curtis
    Even since we were little,
    she's been like a sister to me.
[09:46] Curtis
    I think I've always looked up to her.
[09:53] Curtis
    I have no special talents or abilities,
[09:56] Curtis
    so I was ridiculed and scorned
    for falling behind everyone else.
[10:00] Curtis
    The only one who extended
    a hand to me then...
[10:04] Curtis
    was Nee-san.
[10:08] (Flashback) young Henriette
    Do something about that messy face of yours.
[10:12] (Flashback) young Curtis
    I don't need that!
[10:13] (Flashback) young Henriette
    You really are an idiot.
[10:16] (Flashback) young Henriette
    Showing up at a gathering
    of lowlifes like them...
[10:19] (Flashback) young Henriette
    They're bound to see you
    as prey, aren't they?
[10:22] (Flashback) young Curtis
    It's because I...
[10:25] (Flashback) young Henriette
    There we go.
[10:28] (Flashback) young Curtis
    Go away! I don't need comforting!
[10:31] (Flashback) young Henriette
    Idiot. Who's comforting you?
[10:35] (Flashback) young Henriette
    A pathetic loser like you?
[10:43] (Flashback) young Henriette
    But if you just need to vent,
    that could be arranged.
[10:54] Curtis
    However, my parents...
[10:57] Curtis
    They hated her.
[10:59] young Curtis
    I don't want to go!
[10:59] Curtis
    They hardly ever let me see her.
[11:05] Curtis
    So I've only ever been able
    to watch her from afar.
[11:12] Curtis
    As for how I knew you
     were her friends, well...
[11:15] Curtis
    I happened to be watching when you all met.
[11:25] Curtis
    And when she was taken away
    by the Black Wolf Knights...
[11:28] Curtis
    all I could do was watch then, too!
[11:32] Curtis
    She's so important to me! But I...
[11:35] Curtis
    I was so concerned for myself
     that I did nothing!
[11:37] Curtis
    I'm a coward!
[11:42] Lise
    That isn't true.
[11:48] Lise
    You worked up the courage
    to tell us the whole truth,
[11:51] Lise
    and you came to us for help, didn't you?
[11:55] Noelle
    You know, I'm sorry for being
    weirdly suspicious of you.
[12:01] Curtis
    No, I'm the one who's sorry for
    making you suspect me at all.
[12:06] Curtis
    By the way, Alan-san,
    what is your relationship with Nee-san?
[12:10] Alan
    Huh? We're just friends.
[12:13] Curtis
    It's just that you two
    seem to get along so well.
[12:16] Alan
    Do we?
[12:19] Lise
    Indeed. You're perfectly
    in sync with each other.
[12:22] Noelle
    It's like watching two people
    who've known each other for decades.
[12:27] Mylène
    Are you actually married?
[12:29] Alan
    What?
[12:30] Lise
    I-Is that what it is?!
[12:34] Alan
    Could you not go into shock
    without verifying things first?
[12:39] Curtis
    I didn't know that Nee-san
    had such good friends.
[12:41] Lise; background
    Is that what it is? Is that what it is?
     Is that what it is, Alan-kun?
[12:51] Henriette
    Why don't you go and take
    a little break, too?
[12:54] Henriette
    Henriette will just sleep here.
[12:56] Lizette
    I appreciate the concern,
[12:59] Lizette
    but my orders are not to take my
    eyes off you for a moment.
[13:02] Henriette
    You just aren't flexible at all.
[13:04] Lizette
    Orders are orders.
[13:07] Henriette
    Well, keep up the good work.
[13:12] Henriette
    Speaking of which,
[13:13] Henriette
    what happened to the man who went
    on a rampage in the Elven Forest?
[13:17] Lizette
    I'm not going to spill internal
    information on my unit to you.
[13:21] Henriette
    This is just sleep talk.
    Henriette can't hear a thing.
[13:30] Lizette
    Oswald was granted a pardon.
[13:33] Henriette
    A pardon?
[13:35] Lizette
    In the end, we achieved
     our primary objective, after all.
[13:39] Henriette
    So basically, since Henriette was
    captured, he was off the hook.
[13:43] Lizette
    That's right.
[13:45] Henriette
    Meanwhile, whoever benefits from Henriette
    being made into the emperor's assassin...
[13:51] Henriette
    The empire's full of such
    people right now, isn't it?
[13:55] Lizette
    You made too many enemies, Lady Henriette.
[13:58] Lizette
    I think you'd have ended up like
    this sooner or later anyway.
[14:02] Henriette
    We'll chalk it up as a case
    of reaping what you sow.
[14:06] Henriette
    But I guess if he's fine,
    then everything's all right.

[14:11] Henriette
    Alan, seeing you after all this time...
[14:14] Henriette
    I had a lot of fun.
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    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[14:26] crowd A
    Hey, what's goin' on here?
[14:29] crowd B
    Suddenly locking things down like this is...
[14:31] crowd C
    How long do you suppose this will last?
[14:34] Lise
    This is a problem.
[14:35] Lise
    The imperial capital is beyond this point.
[14:38] Curtis
    I'm sorry.
[14:41] Curtis
    I'm the one who said we
    should stop in this town.
[14:44] Noelle
    It isn't your fault.
[14:46] Alan
    We'd have had to resupply
    somewhere, in any case.
[14:49] Curtis
    But at this rate, Neesan will...
[14:53] Lise
    Let's try not to think negatively.
[14:56] Noelle
    Still, why would they suddenly
    lock down the town?
[15:00] Alan
    Could it be...
[15:02] Lise
    Was it us?
[15:05] Curtis
    I hope that isn't the case.
[15:08] Alan
    First things first, let's gather information.
[15:10] Curtis
    Right.
[15:12] Alan
    We'll try inquiring at the adventurers guild.
[15:15] Curtis
    That'd be a huge help.
[15:16] Curtis
    But I think those two
    should probably wait here.
[15:20] Noelle
    What? Why?
[15:23] Mylène
    Why?
[15:24] Curtis
    Elves and Amazonesses are
    something of a rarity in the empire.
[15:31] Noelle
    So we'd stand out too much?
[15:33] Curtis
    Yes.
[15:34] Noelle
    Ugh! This is no fun!
[15:37] Mylène
    Mylène will stay while others go.
[15:40] Curtis
    I'll show you to our lodgings.
[15:42] Lise
    In that case, it will just be...
[15:44] Lise
    me and Alan-kun going to the guild.
[15:49] Lise
    Just the two of us...
[15:58] Alan
    What's going on? You look really happy.
[16:02] Lise
    What?
[16:03] Lise
    Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
[16:07] Lise
    I mean, it's the first time I've
    been alone with you in a while.
[16:11] Lise
    Not that I'm excited about it or anything!
[16:13] Lise
    Not in the least!
[16:15] Alan
    I see.
[16:16] Lise
    Now, let's hurry to the adventurers guild!
[16:20] Lise
    Valuable information awaits us!
[16:23] Alan
    Lise.
[16:25] Alan
    The guild's this way.
[16:27] Lise
    Sorry.
[16:34] Lise
    It's a tense place, isn't it?
[16:37] Alan
    With the town locked down,
    they can't ply their trade.
[16:41] Lise
    Should we come back later?
[16:43] Alan
    It's all right. Things will work out somehow.
[16:47] Curtis
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[16:49] Curtis
    They said your room is on the upper floor.
[16:51] Noelle
    Hey, is this really all right?
[16:54] Curtis
    Is what all right?
[16:56] Noelle
    Well, if the Black Wolf Knights
    really are looking for us,
[17:00] Noelle
    then this inn isn't really safe, is it?
[17:03] Curtis
    There's no need to worry.
[17:05] Curtis
    This place is trustworthy.
[17:08] Curtis
    They'd never sell out their guests.
[17:10] Noelle
    I hope not, but...
[17:13] Curtis
    Even if the Black Wolf Knights
    set foot in here,
[17:15] Curtis
    we have him with us.
[17:17] Curtis
    He's one of the most accomplished
    knights in the empire.
[17:20] Curtis
    Please, set your mind at ease.
[17:23] Mylène
    Have we met somewhere before?
[17:28] Mylène
    Hey!
[17:29] Noelle
    Hey! Don't bother him by saying weird stuff!
[17:34] Noelle
    But you...
[17:36] Noelle
    Don't you get tired wearing
    armor all hours of the day?
[17:40] Noelle
    Why don't you take off your helmet at least?
[17:42] Curtis
    He's very shy. He never takes his
    helmet off in front of others.
[17:53] Lise
    How did it go?
    Did you find a way out of town?
[17:56] Alan
    They said they'd like to ask
    me the same thing.
[17:59] Alan
    What about you?
[18:01] Lise
    I tried eavesdropping on the
    conversations around me.
[18:05] Lise
    It seems the Black Wolf Knights are
    looking for a party of six that left Laurus.
[18:10] Alan
    There's no question that's us, then.
[18:13] Lise
    Let's get back to the others
    before we're discovered.
[18:16] Alan
    Yeah.
[18:21] Alan
    The Black Wolf Knights?
[18:23] Celia
    Adventurers! Apologies, but we ask that
    you remain where you are.
[18:28] adventurer A
    Huh? What gives you the right
    to boss us around like that?
[18:32] Celia
    This is an order from the Black Wolf Knights.
[18:34] Celia
    Any who defy it will be cut down
    with no room for argument!
[18:40] Celia
    Now, I have a question.
[18:43] Celia
    We are in search of a group of six
    that recently departed Laurus.
[18:48] Celia
    Might anyone here know of their whereabouts?
[18:51] adventurer B
    A group of six, huh?
[18:53] adventurer C
    What about their races or traits?
[18:55] Celia
    My apologies. No further information
    on them has been passed down to me.
[19:00] adventurer C
    Seriously?
[19:01] Alan
    Either they don't know
    our identities yet, or...
[19:05] adventurer B
    So, who are they anyway?
[19:09] Celia
    Rebels who seek to plunge
    the empire into chaos.
[19:13] Celia
    We ask for your assistance.
[19:16] adventurer D
    Wanderers like us don't much care
    what happens to your empire.
[19:20] adventurer E
    Helping you with something like
    that... What's it get us?
[19:25] Celia
    Of course, we are not asking
     your help for free.
[19:29] Celia
    Anyone with information
    will be paid a hundred gold coins.
[19:33] adventurer A
    A hundred?
[19:35] Celia
    It matters not how trivial
    the information may be.
[19:37] adventurer F
    Actually, there were some strangers
    sniffing around about the locked gates!
[19:43] adventurer E
    Yeah. I'd never seen them before.
[19:46] adventurer F
    They should still be nearby!
[19:48] Celia
    Really?
[19:49] Celia
    Who were they?
[19:50] adventurer F
    See? Over there!
[19:54] adventurer F
    When did they...
[20:04] Celia
    They're quick on their feet!
[20:06] Celia
    You there! Halt!
[20:08] Lise
    Is it really all right for us to do this?
[20:10] Alan
    Well, we aren't adventurers.
[20:13] Alan
    There's no need for us
     to follow her orders, is there?
[20:16] Lise
    You're really splitting hairs!
[20:18] Celia
    You two! Halt!
[20:21] Lise
    How is this still okay?!
[20:23] Alan
    She just said "you two."
    How do we know who she's talking to?
[20:26] Lise
    Honestly!
[20:28] Alan
    Shall we hurry a little?
[20:29] Lise
    What?
[20:37] Celia
    Apologies!
[20:39] boy
    It hurts!
[20:41] boy
    It hurts!
[20:48] Celia
    Are you all right?
[20:49] Celia
    I'll tend to you right away.
[20:55] Alan
    Her kindness to others saved us.
[20:58] Alan
    Lise?
[20:59] Lise
    Huh? Oh, I'm fine.
[21:02] Alan
    It's only a matter of time before
    someone else comes looking for us.
[21:06] Lise
    It'd be best to avoid joining up
     with the others right now.
[21:11] Alan
    Well, what should we do?
[21:20] Lise
    That noise... Was that an explosion?
[21:23] Alan
    That's the direction of the inn!
[21:27] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[21:28] Alan
    The others are in danger!
[21:51] Osawld
    Hey there! Took you long enough.
[22:03] Oswald
    I'm gonna pay you back what you're owed
    for what happened at the Elven Forest,
[22:08] Oswald
    you blasted brat!
SIGN    A Former Hero at a Loss
[23:46] Henriette
    Next time, "A Former Hero at a Loss."

Season 1

E11 - A Former Hero at a Loss

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[00:14] (Flashback) child A
    Someone... Someone save me!
[00:48] (Flashback) Hero Alan
    Everything's all right now.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 11
    A Former Hero at a Loss
SIGN    Episode 11
    A Former Hero at a Loss
[02:31] Lise
    This is awful.
[02:33] Lise
    Curtis-san!
[02:35] Curtis
    Lise-san, there was
    an explosion out of nowhere...
[02:40] Lise
    I'll help you right—
[02:41] Oswald
    Hold it.
[02:42] Oswald
    Don't go getting any big ideas now.
[02:45] Oswald
    This stage is set for me
    and that blasted brat.
[02:52] Oswald
    You look pretty calm.
[02:53] Oswald
    Is that all these people mean to you?
[02:59] Oswald
    Then you won't mind if I kill 'em, right?
[03:04] Lise
    Please don't do this!
[03:05] Oswald
    Do you get it now?
[03:08] Oswald
    Do you see who's superior here?
[03:10] Oswald
    Do you see who's calling the shots?
[03:14] Alan
    Say, let me ask you just one thing.
[03:17] Oswald
    What?
[03:18] Alan
    You strangling them to death
    or your head going flying...
[03:24] Alan
    which do you think would happen faster?
[03:26] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[03:27] Oswald
    You...
[03:29] Oswald
    Sounds like you still don't
    understand your place!
[03:39] Lise
    Noelle!
[03:40] Lise
    Myléne-san!
[03:41] Alan
    Now then, I've got lots of questions for you,
[03:45] Alan
    so could you be quiet for a second?
[03:55] Oswald
    You moron.
[03:56] Oswald
    I knew from the start there
    was no way for me to beat you.
[04:03] Oswald
    Yeah, that's right.
[04:05] Oswald
    Those friends of yours...
[04:07] Oswald
    All those people lying on death's door...
[04:09] Oswald
    I've cast Explode on every single one of 'em.
[04:13] Oswald
    If I feel like it, they all go boom.
[04:16] Lise
    Oh no!
[04:17] Oswald
    Seeing your sorry face in tears
    will be enough for me.
[04:23] Oswald
    Do it. Cut the fuses like you did back in the
    Elven Forest to save your precious friends.
[04:31] child B; background
    Onee-chan!
[04:31] Oswald
    But in the time that takes,
    everyone else is headed for the next life!
[04:33] man
    Someone! We need help over here!
[04:38] Oswald
    So what'll it be, you blasted brat?
[04:41] Oswald
    Choose who you're gonna save!
[04:48] (Flashback) Hero Alan
    Everything's all right now.
[04:51] (Flashback) child A
    Don't come near me.
[04:52] (Flashback) child A
    Stay away...
[04:54] (Flashback) child A
    Stay away! Don't come near me!
[04:56] (Flashback) child A
    I don't need your help!
[04:58] (Flashback) child A
    Monster!
[05:05] Alan
    That's right. I'm not a hero anymore.
[05:09] Alan
    I have no obligation
    to save people I don't know.
[05:12] Alan
    What I should prioritize right now is...
[05:59] child B
    Onee-chan...
[06:05] Lise
    What just happened?
[06:07] Oswald
    Why? Why isn't anyone exploding?
[06:12] Alan
    I'll ask for formality's sake.
[06:13] Alan
    Do you have any last words?
[06:17] Oswald
    You monster.
[06:20] Celia
    Wait!
[06:22] Alan
    Sorry, but would you mind not interfering?
[06:24] Celia
    I can't agree to that!
[06:26] Celia
    Not as long as he's a member
    of the Black Wolf Knights.
[06:30] Celia
    Your rage is justified.
[06:32] Celia
    He destroyed this town and injured its people.
[06:35] Celia
    It's only natural that he be punished.
[06:38] Celia
    However, that duty belongs to us!
[06:41] Alan
    If it needs to be done,
    it doesn't really matter who does it, right?
[06:44] Celia
    I ask that you please stay your hand.
[06:46] Celia
    I do not wish to aggravate
    the situation any further.
[06:50] Alan
    You expect me to take
    a Black Wolf Knight at their word?
[06:54] Celia
    I don't blame you for being dubious.
[06:56] Celia
    I will take personal responsibility
    and see that man is dealt with properly.
[07:00] Celia
    As vice captain of the Black Wolf Knights...
    No, on my honor as a knight,
[07:05] Celia
    I, Celia Bartolus, swear this unto you.
[07:18] Celia
    My thanks.
[07:23] Alan
    How is everyone?
[07:25] Lise
    Their wounds have been treated,
    and they're sleeping soundly.
[07:28] Alan
    I'm glad.
[07:29] Lise
    The town's no longer locked down, either,
[07:31] Lise
    so we can set out for the
     imperial capital tomorrow.
[07:36] Lise
    Something's worrying you, isn't it?
[07:38] Alan
    Sort of.
[07:40] Alan
    We were supposedly
    the Black Wolf Knights' target.
[07:43] Alan
    For them to pull out with so little
    fuss just doesn't feel right.
[07:47] Lise
    Is it possible that they were actually
    looking for someone else?
[07:50] Alan
    If so, that would be fantastic.
[07:53] Alan
    I have no idea what they were after.
[07:55] Lise
    Come to think of it,
    whose orders are they acting under?
[08:00] Lise
    The emperor has been assassinated.
[08:04] Alan
    Must be someone who wants to see
    the emperor's power maintained.
[08:08] Lise
    But who could it be?
[08:19] Lizette
    How are things over there?
[08:21] Celia
    Ma'am!
[08:22] Celia
    We've successfully withdrawn
     the unit in Feenis.
[08:25] Lizette
    Good work.
[08:27] Celia
    However, Captain Lizette,
    why did you lift the blockade?
[08:31] Celia
    We haven't yet located our target.
[08:33] Lizette
    It was the brass's idea.
[08:35] Lizette
    Nothing you need to know.
[08:37] Celia
    My apologies.
[08:42] Celia
    Also, I request authorization
    to punish a corps member.
[08:45] Lizette
    Is it Oswald?
[08:47] Celia
    What? Yes.
[08:48] Celia
    He's likely to die even if I leave him.
[08:51] Celia
    The least I can do is finish him.
[08:52] Lizette
    There's no need for that.
[08:54] Celia
    Why not?
[08:55] Lizette
    Our leader will handle it personally.
[08:57] Celia
    Personally?
[08:59] Lizette
    That dumb dog biting its master has
    put the master in a very bad mood.
[09:07] Oswald
    So you've come, have you?
[09:10] Oswald
    I only set this all up because
    you kept draggin' your feet.
[09:13] Oswald
    What do I care about some grand plan?
[09:16] Oswald
    I'm not your lapdog.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[09:32] Lizette
    You'll be staying here for a while.
[09:35] Henriette
    A rather dreary chamber, wouldn't you say?
[09:37] Lizette
    I think it's better than a dungeon cell.
[09:42] Lizette
    Now then, I'll take my leave.
[09:45] Henriette
    What? You could at least stay and chat
    to help stave off imminent boredom.
[09:51] Lizette
    I have my duties, though I can't
    say I'm thrilled about them.
[09:57] Lizette
    If there's anything you need,
     I can get it for you.
[10:01] Henriette
    How about the key to this room?
[10:02] Lizette
    Not happening.
[10:03] Henriette
    It was a joke.
[10:05] Henriette
    A few books would be welcome.
[10:08] Lizette
    Books? What kind of books?
[10:10] Henriette
    Well...
[10:16] solider A
    Peddlers, huh?
[10:18] solider A
    You may pass. Next!
[10:20] soldier B
    You don't have a travel permit?
[10:21] solider B
    Hey, take this guy in!
[10:23] soldier C
    Sir!
[10:24] solider C
    Come on. You come this way.
[10:26] solider C
    Hurry up!
[10:29] Alan
    Looks like you need a
    travel permit to get in.
[10:33] Lise
    It only makes sense that security in the
    capital would be particularly stringent.
[10:37] Curtis
    The assassination has something
     to do with it, I imagine.
[10:40] Curtis
    They can't let something
    like that happen again.
[10:43] Alan
    Curtis is one thing, but it'll be hard
    for the rest of us to get in through the gate.
[10:48] Noelle
    Why? We just need to get
    a travel permit, right?
[10:51] Alan
    Huh? I mean...
[10:53] Alan
    An elf and Amazoness,
    both of which are rare in the Empire...
[10:56] Alan
    The former first princess of
    the Kingdom of Adoastella...
[10:59] Alan
    And an unidentified, rootless wanderer.
[11:02] Alan
    There's no way anyone would simply
    give us a travel permit, is there?
[11:07] Curtis
    Isn't there anything we can try?
[11:09] Mylène
    Charge straight through!
[11:10] Curtis
    What?
[11:11] Lise
    Alan could do it.
[11:13] Alan
    Don't ask me to do anything that crazy.
[11:16] Noelle
    Have a stroke of genius?
[11:18] Lise
    Yes! We'll dig a hole!
[11:20] Lise
    We'll dig a really long tunnel
     and bypass the walls!
[11:24] Lise
    That's how we'll sneak into the capital!
[11:29] Alan
    If we come out somewhere
    full of enemy soldiers,
[11:31] Alan
    that'd be the end of us then and there.
[11:34] Noelle
    Besides, how many days
    would it take to dig that?
[11:37] Lise
    I'm sorry.
[11:39] Curtis
    No, Lise-san! That's a really brilliant idea!
[11:43] Curtis
    The imperial capital has secret tunnels!
[11:46] Curtis
    Oh! Forgive me.
[11:48] Alan
    What do you mean?
[11:50] Curtis
    Only certain people affiliated
    with the imperial family know,
[11:53] Curtis
    but the city has secret underground catacombs.
[11:55] Noelle
    Why would it have something like that?
[11:57] Curtis
    I've heard they're for escape
    in cases of emergency.
[12:00] Curtis
    Apparently, they've hardly ever been used.
[12:02] Alan
    So we can evade the guards' notice
    if we come in through those.
[12:06] Curtis
    Yes.
[12:07] Curtis
    It will be risky for a large
     group to sneak in,
[12:11] Curtis
    so the two of us will go through the gate.
[12:13] Noelle
    Then we'll meet up later.
[12:16] Curtis
    It pains me to suggest a route that
    carries danger, however minor.
[12:21] Alan
    This is for Henriette. Solving big problems
    often means small sacrifices.
[12:25] Curtis
    Thank you.
[12:58] Noelle
    This place is creepy.
[13:00] Mylène
    It's all rundown.
[13:02] Lise
    It truly must not see much use.
[13:04] Alan
    I'm sure it's rare that
     the imperial capital is attacked.
[13:11] Alan
    Wait.
[13:12] Noelle
    What is it?
[13:14] Noelle
    Someone's coming!
[13:16] Alan
    This is bad.
[13:18] Lise
    Is there anywhere we can hide?
[13:30] Lise
    That was close, wasn't it?
[13:33] Alan
    You saved us, Mylène.
[13:37] Noelle
    Are you all right?
[13:38] Mylène
    Just a little tired.
[13:41] Noelle
    Don't push yourself, all right?
[13:44] Mylène
    Understood.
[13:46] Lise
    Those soldiers just now...
[13:48] Alan
    Yeah, they were Black Wolf Knights.
[13:50] Lise
    Are they here looking for us?
[13:52] Alan
    Probably.
[13:54] Noelle
    Don't tell me Curtis got caught
    and now they know where we are!
[13:58] Alan
    Or it could be...
[14:00] Lizette
    Well, well. I was getting tired of waiting.
[14:03] Lizette
    Suppressing my presence and waiting quietly
    is really hard labor, you know?
[14:09] Lizette
    Come, now. If you go invisible like that,
[14:12] Lizette
    you make me look like some weirdo
    just talking to myself.
[14:15] Lizette
    I'd prefer you knock it off!
[14:18] Lizette
    Well, we meet again, mysterious young man.
[14:22] Alan
    You saw me?
[14:24] Lizette
    I can't see you.
[14:25] Lizette
    But I do know where you are.
[14:28] Lizette
    The Amazoness's strange power doesn't
     erase things from existence.
[14:33] Lizette
    It just makes them invisible.
[14:36] Alan
    Huh.
[14:36] Lizette
    Even if you hold your breath
    and halt your footsteps,
[14:42] Lizette
    with my hearing, I can tell
    exactly where you are!
[14:46] Lise; overlapping
    Mylène-san!
[14:46] Noelle; overlapping
    Mylène!
[14:48] Lizette
    I have no intention of taking
     the ladies' lives.
[14:51] Lizette
    I only have business with the young man.
[14:54] Lizette
    But the same tricks won't work on me twice.
[14:57] Alan
    Go on without me.
[14:58] Lise
    Alan-kun, we can't leave you here!
[15:00] Mylène
    No!
[15:01] Noelle
    We'll stay, too!
[15:03] Alan
    Sorry, but I'm not confident that I could
    beat her while shielding all of you.
[15:10] Lise
    Let's go.
[15:15] Noelle
    Make sure you catch up to us.
[15:23] Lizette
    Now, shall we begin?
[15:26] Lizette
    For a duel like this,
    would you prefer a starting signal?
[15:31] Alan
    I don't care. Do as you like.
[15:33] Lizette
    Then I'll take you up on that!
[15:47] Lise
    You're safe, aren't you, Curtis-san?!
[15:50] Curtis
    What about all of you?
[15:52] Curtis
    Where is Alan-san?
[15:53] Lise
    We were attacked by a
    Black Wolf Knight underground.
[15:56] Noelle
    They were waiting for us!
[15:58] Mylène
    It was a trap! A trap!
[15:59] Curtis
    What?
[16:07] Alan
    You've had a number of chances
[16:09] Alan
    but haven't sent my head flying.
    Is this your true strength?
[16:11] Alan
    Or is something holding you back?
[16:15] Lizette
    Would you cease your strange accusations?
[16:23] Henriette
    Should anything happen to befall Alan
    and the others, I will kill you.
[16:31] Alan
    See what I mean?
[16:33] Lizette
    I suppose I'll just have to get
    a little more serious about this.
[16:39] Alan
    Is this your doing, too?
[16:41] Lizette
    That wasn't me.
[16:43] Alan
    At this rate, we'll both be buried alive.
[16:46] Lizette
    Looks like it.
[16:49] Lizette
    Is that what's going on?
[16:55] Lise
    That's the direction
    of the underground tunnels!
[16:58] Mylène
    Don't tell me...
[16:59] Noelle
    Did they get buried alive?
[17:03] Lise
    Oh no!
[17:05] Lise
    Alan-kun...
[17:07] Alan
    You called?
[17:14] Lise
    Alan-kun!
[17:18] Lise
    I was really, truly worried!
[17:22] Alan
    Sorry.
[17:23] Noelle
    Hey, could you save it for
    when you're alone together?
[17:27] Lise
    I-I-I-I-I'm so sorry!
[17:30] Noelle
    Honestly! You showed up
     like you'd planned that.
[17:32] Mylène
    That's Alan for you!
[17:37] Alan
    What's wrong?
[17:38] Alan
    You look like you've just seen
     a man you thought was dead.
[17:41] Curtis
    N-Not at all! I'm glad you're all right.
[17:44] Alan
    Now then, how do we rescue Henriette?
[17:47] Alan
    Do you have some kind of plan?
[17:50] Curtis
    Actually, I don't have a plan yet.
[17:52] Curtis
    You should get some rest tonight.
[17:54] Curtis
    We'll think about it tomorrow.
[17:56] Curtis
    You must all be tired.
[17:58] Noelle
    That's true.
[18:00] Mylène
    Mylène is sleepy.
[18:02] Curtis
    There's a bedroom next to this one.
    You can rest there.
[18:09] Alan
    That should do it.
[18:10] Curtis
    Alan-san, where are you going?
[18:12] Alan
    Just a little errand.
[18:22] Alan
    Wow. Tales of heroes, huh?
[18:25] Alan
    You've liked those for ages... Ages?
[18:28] Alan
    I guess it would be better
    to say "lives" at this point.
[18:31] Henriette
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What in the world
    are you doing here?!
[18:35] Alan
    What am I doing?
[18:36] Alan
    I heard you're being framed
    for assassinating the emperor.
[18:41] Henriette
    I swear... You teleported, didn't you?
[18:44] Alan
    Yeah. It's just me, after all.
[18:47] Henriette
    Well, what do you want?
[18:49] Henriette
    You're not going to say that
    you've come to save me, are you?
[18:52] Alan
    That was the plan.
[18:54] Henriette
    Oh, please. Do you think I'm
    going to be hanged or something?
[18:58] Alan
    You aren't?
[19:00] Henriette
    You're less keen than you seem.
[19:03] Henriette
    In the end, false charges are false charges.
[19:06] Alan
    So you're saying...
[19:07] Henriette
    In spite of everything,
    I'm the head of the Lindqvist family.
[19:10] Henriette
    Realistically, they can't execute me.
[19:14] Henriette
    Right about now, I'm sure the powers that be
    are discussing how to settle this quietly.
[19:20] Henriette
    At worst, I'll be stripped of my rank
    and exiled, wouldn't you say?
[19:24] Alan
    In that case, I guess I jumped
    to the wrong conclusions.
[19:28] Henriette
    Yes, you did. This is most unusual for you.
[19:32] Henriette
    Were you just that worried about me?
[19:36] Alan
    Yes, I was.
[19:42] Henriette
    Go away.
[19:44] Henriette
    Alan, I don't need you to save me,
[19:47] Henriette
    and there's no need to worry.
[19:51] Alan
    Is that true?
[19:53] Henriette
    Don't make me repeat myself.
[19:57] Henriette
    Hurry up and go back to your kingdom!
[20:00] Alan
    All right.
[20:03] Alan
    Henriette.
[20:06] Alan
    I'll see you later.
[20:09] Henriette
    Yes.
[20:11] Henriette
    Farewell.
[20:21] Henriette
    What am I doing?
[20:28] Curtis
    Alan-san?
[20:29] Curtis
    Alan-san!
[20:31] Alan
    Sorry! What were you saying?
[20:33] Curtis
    Nee-san is suspected of colluding
    with your kingdom to betray the empire.
[20:39] Alan
    Oh, really?
[20:41] Noelle
    Is that all you have to say?
[20:43] Noelle
    Do you understand what's going on here?
[20:45] Curtis
    If you saved Nee-san and it became public,
[20:49] Curtis
    your kingdom would be seen
    as abetting the assassination.
[20:52] Curtis
    It may plunge us into war.
[20:55] Curtis
    That is the one thing we must avoid!
[20:57] Alan
    So we should quietly leave the empire
     without doing anything?
[21:04] Alan
    That's what you mean, right?
[21:06] Curtis
    Exactly. As frustrating as I'm sure that is.
[21:09] Noelle
    How could we possibly agree to that?
[21:12] Lise
    We can't simply abandon Lady Henriette!
[21:14] Mylène
    Objection! Objection!
[21:15] Curtis
    That's precisely how I feel!
[21:18] Curtis
    No, I have Nee-san in my
    thoughts more than any of you!
[21:21] Curtis
    Which is why I'll figure
    something out myself.
[21:25] Curtis
    I will save Nee-san! Please, trust me!
[21:31] Lise
    Alan-kun?
[21:34] Alan
    Let's go.
[23:18] Curtis
    It's been a while, hasn't it, Nee-san?
[23:21] Curtis
    What's this? Do you not know who I am?
[23:24] Curtis
    Well, I have changed quite a lot
     since the last time we met.
[23:31] Henriette
    Curtis? Is that you?
[23:35] Henriette
    Why are you here in a place like this...
[23:38] Henriette
    Curtis Harnes Victour?
SIGN    The Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
[23:45] Henriette
    Next time: "The Former Hero
    Lives as He Pleases."

Season 1

E12 - The Former Hero Lives as He Pleases

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[00:00] Henriette
    There's a veritable mountain of questions,
[00:03] Henriette
    but let's start with who you're working for.
[00:06] Curtis
    My, how upsetting.
[00:08] Curtis
    I set all of this up on my own.
[00:11] Henriette
    A lazy incompetent like you?
    Don't be ridiculous.
[00:15] Curtis
    I've changed.
[00:19] Henriette
    That's...
[00:21] Curtis
    This power turned the tables for me.
[00:25] Henriette
    But the authority to command
     the Black Wolf Knights
[00:28] Henriette
    is passed through the imperial family.
[00:32] Henriette
    You killed them all, didn't you?!
[00:34] Curtis
    Of course not.
    I just threatened them a little.
[00:37] Curtis
    They're pathetic, always here in the castle,
    so arrogantly relaxed about everything.
[00:42] Curtis
    Yet every last one of them ran away!
[00:44] Henriette
    So, what is it that you're trying to do?
[00:48] Henriette
    Why'd you try to pin
     the assassination on Henriette?
[00:52] Curtis
    There was no other way.
    In order to make my wish come true,
[00:56] Curtis
    I need your help, Nee-san!
[00:58] Henriette
    Your wish?
[01:00] Henriette
    You can't possibly mean...
[01:02] Curtis
    That's right! I want to become
     the rightful emperor!
[01:06] Curtis
    But as things stand,
    no one will acknowledge me.
[01:09] Curtis
    You understand, don't you?
[01:11] Curtis
    My mother was a peasant.
[01:14] Henriette
    As the son of a branch family,
    you mean to marry into House Lindqvist
[01:17] Henriette
    and gain legitimacy that way.
[01:20] Curtis
    You're so quick on the uptake!
    That's my Nee-san.
[01:24] Curtis
    Now, let us hurry out of here...
[01:27] Curtis
    and rule over this empire together!
[01:32] Curtis
    Nee-san?
[01:33] Henriette
    That's so stupid! Really, truly stupid!
[01:38] Henriette
    Curtis! I didn't think you were the kind of
    guy to have such a cliche, inane ambition!
[01:43] Curtis
    Inane ambition? This is for you, too, Nee-san.
[01:48] Henriette
    What?
[01:49] Curtis
    If you rule this land with me,
[01:52] Curtis
    you can take revenge on
    everyone who persecuted you!
[01:55] Henriette
    Sorry, but Henriette only looks to the future.
[01:58] Henriette
    She has no interest in revenge.
[02:01] Henriette
    If you're gonna do this, do it alone.
[02:05] Henriette
    Henriette is suddenly exhausted
    and will be going to sleep.
[02:10] Curtis
    Y-Yes, of course. You must be confused
    having this sprung on you.
[02:15] Curtis
    We're talking about marriage, after all.
[02:20] Curtis
    Nee-san, you have such a cute side to you.
[02:25] Curtis
    I'll give you time to think things over.
[02:28] Curtis
    Though I shouldn't have to ask
    what your answer is.
[02:37] Curtis
    She's being pointlessly stubborn.
[02:40] Curtis
    That was quite the disaster,
    wasn't it, Lizette?
[02:44] Curtis
    I heard that a blunder nearly
    got you buried alive.
[02:47] Curtis
    You're not hurt, are you?
[02:49] Lizette
    There's no need for concern.
[02:51] Lizette
    More importantly, I'm sorry I wasn't
    able to put an end to that young man.
[02:55] Curtis
    Don't worry about it. He's left the empire.
[02:59] Curtis
    And he's not likely to return.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
SIGN    Episode 12
    The Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
SIGN    Episode 12
    The Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
[04:44] Noelle
    I feel like I can't breathe!
[04:46] Noelle
    Is this atmosphere gonna last
    all the way back to the kingdom?
[04:52] Lise
    I'm sorry.
[04:53] Alan
    But there isn't really anything
    to talk about, is there?
[04:56] Noelle
    Then I'm gonna say something!
[04:58] Noelle
    I won't complain about a decision
    you've already made, Alan.
[05:02] Noelle
    If you say you're going back to the
    kingdom, then I'm going with you.
[05:06] Noelle
    After all, Alan...
[05:08] Mylène
    You love him?
[05:09] Noelle
    No! I trust him!
    I meant that I believe in him!
[05:13] Noelle
    So, um, what I'm trying to say here is...
[05:16] Alan
    I understand. It's about Henriette, right?
[05:19] Noelle
    Yes.
[05:20] Noelle
    I don't know that the choice
    you made was the right one...
[05:24] Noelle
    but it wasn't wrong, either.
[05:27] Lise
    That's true. Lady Henriette can likely
    cope with the situation herself.
[05:33] Alan
    She told me she didn't need my help
    when she sent me away.
[05:38] Noelle
    I swear. When did you even see her?
[05:40] Mylène
    That's Alan for you.
[05:42] Alan
    Well, you know...
[05:44] Noelle
    In any case, don't beat yourself up over it.
[05:47] Noelle
    It just wasn't something
    we could solve ourselves this time.
[05:51] Alan
    Thank you, Noelle.
[05:52] Alan
    Now then, to lighten the mood,
     why don't we take an afternoon break?
[05:56] Alan
    Say, could you stop when you
    find somewhere that looks good?
[06:00] Lise; internal
    Yes, this was for the best.
[06:07] Henriette
    If that's food, Henriette doesn't want it.
[06:10] Lizette
    I've come to deliver something you forgot.
[06:12] Lizette
    I'm sorry you got thrown
    into a place like this.
[06:17] Henriette
    It isn't your fault.
[06:21] Henriette
    If you would, just leave it over there.
[06:25] Lizette
    Understood.
[06:31] (Flashback) Alan
    Wow. Tales of heroes, huh?
[06:34] (Flashback) Alan
    You've liked those for ages... Ages?
[06:37] (Flashback) Alan
    I guess it would be better
    to say "lives" at this point.
[06:39] Henriette
    You're right.
[06:41] Henriette
    I've loved heroic tales...
[06:44] Henriette
    ever since my last life.
[06:47] (Flashback) disciple A
    She's reading books again?
[06:49] (Flashback) disciple B
    Imitating humans... What a strange girl.
[06:52] (Flashback) disciple Henriette
    No one asked your opinion.
[06:55] (Flashback) disciple Henriette
    Heroes...
[07:01] Henriette; narration
    They never ask for a reward.
[07:04] Henriette; narration
    They always fight for others
    and save the world.
[07:08] Henriette; narration
    They crush every incomprehensible hardship.
[07:10] Henriette; narration
    And the moment they stopped
    tragedy in its tracks,
[07:13] Henriette; narration
    my heart would always feel lighter.
[07:15] Henriette; narration
    But there was one thing that bothered me...
[07:19] Henriette; narration
    The hero's ultimate untimely death.
[07:22] Henriette; narration
    Even though that is
    the natural way of the world,
[07:25] Henriette; narration
    I just can't stand it.
[07:28] Henriette; narration
    In order to prevent such a tragic ending,
[07:32] Henriette; narration
    I worked my hardest to guide Alan.
[07:35] (Flashback) Henriette
    Not that way! Go right!
[07:39] (Flashback) Henriette
    His weakness is the spot between his eyes!
[07:42] Henriette; narration
    But... it didn't change his ending.
[07:57] Henriette
    That's why I'm fine with this.
[07:59] Henriette
    Alan, I'll be taking my leave
    of this place a bit ahead of you.
[08:07] Curtis
    Hey, Nee-san. Sorry to keep you waiting.
[08:10] Henriette
    No one was waiting for you.
[08:13] Curtis
    As scathing as ever, I see.
[08:15] Curtis
    So, what do you say?
[08:17] Curtis
    Are you of a mind to work with me now?
[08:19] Henriette
    The answer is obvious.
[08:21] Henriette
    Cooperating with you is
    utterly out of the question.
[08:25] Curtis
    But why? At this rate, they'll execute you.
[08:28] Henriette
    Is that something the person
    who set this all up should be saying?
[08:32] Henriette
    Not that it matters.
    Hurry up and bring the noose.
[08:37] Curtis
    Nee-san, stop being stubborn.
[08:40] Henreitte
    Did you honestly think that Henriette
    would agree to work with you?
[08:45] Henriette
    If so, you're a rather simple-minded fool.
[08:50] Curtis
    That's enough!
[08:51] Henriette
    Same to you!
[08:53] Curtis
    If you refuse to go along with it, then fine.
[08:58] Curtis
    I'll dispatch an assassin immediately
[09:00] Curtis
    and have Alan killed!
[09:02] Henriette
    Only if you have an assassin that
    can hold their own against him.
[09:08] Curtis
    I'll burn the Elven Forest down!
[09:10] Henriette
    Henriette will swallow her tongue
    and die before you could!
[09:17] Curtis
    This is just...
[09:20] Curtis
    Why? Why?! Why are you like this?
[09:23] Curtis
    Nee-san! Nee-san, I...
[09:30] Henriette
    Do you feel better now?
[09:32] Curtis
    I-I didn't mean...
[09:34] Curtis
    Nee-san!
[09:35] Curtis
    I didn't mean for this to happen!
[09:45] Curtis
    Curses! Curses! Why isn't anything
    working out like it should?
[09:54] Curtis
    That's right. That's it.
    If she won't be mine, then...
[10:06] Noelle
    Errands done!
[10:08] Mylène
    All done!
[10:09] Noelle
    This should see us all
    the way back to the kingdom.
[10:12] Alan
    Sorry, you two.
[10:14] Alan
    There's something I forgot to ask for.
[10:16] Alan
    Can I send you on another errand?
[10:18] Noelle
    Ugh. Yeah, I guess.
[10:21] Noelle
    Get everything packed
     by the time we're back, okay?
[10:24] Alan
    Sure. Leave it to me.
[10:27] Alan
    You wanted to talk to me
    about something, right?
[10:31] Alan
    I just got that feeling from you.
[10:34] Lise
    Let's go back and rescue Lady Henriette.
[10:39] Lise
    I understand that taking action
    might worsen the situation.
[10:44] Lise
    So I can see why we'd leave
     without doing anything.
[10:48] Lise
    I understand it, but I don't want to accept it!
[10:51] Alan
    Even if Henriette
    doesn't want to be rescued?
[10:56] Lise
    Even so. Even if it's just
    my own selfish desire,
[10:59] Lise
    I want to go and save her!
[11:04] Celia as guard
    If you want to, then you
    should go and save her.
[11:07] Celia as guard
    You needn't be rational
    when you want to save someone.
[11:10] Celia as guard
    That principle is what led you to save
     the people of this town, isn't it?
[11:16] Lise
    Might you possibly be...
[11:23] Henriette
    You again?
[11:25] Curtis
    Nee-san, come and rule the empire with me.
[11:29] Henriette
    Do it yourself.
[11:31] Curtis
    Please rethink this.
[11:33] Henriette
    You're being annoying.
[11:34] Curtis
    I need you, Nee-san!
[11:36] Henriette
    Stop it!
[11:40] Curtis
    All right. Fine then.
[11:50] Curtis
    I'll kill you and make you mine alone!
[11:59] Henriette
    You really are just...
[12:05] Curtis
    You should've just quietly disappeared.
[12:09] Curtis
    You're...
[12:12] Curtis
    C-Celia!
[12:14] Curtis
    You've betrayed me!
[12:17] Celia
    Betrayed you? I serve the Victour Empire.
[12:21] Celia
    Harming citizens for your own selfish ends...
[12:24] Celia
    A tyrant who'd frame the innocent...
[12:26] Celia
    I have no recollection
     of serving the likes of you!
[12:28] Alan
    Well, we're keeping everyone waiting.
[12:31] Alan
    Let's finish this quickly.
SIGN    THE BANISHED FORMER HERO
    LIVES AS HE PLEASES
[12:41] (Flashback) demon
    What is your wish?
[12:43] (Flashback) Curtis
    Nee-san. I want Henriette-neesan.
[12:48] (Flashback) Curtis
    I want to make her mine.
[12:58] (Flashback) Curtis
    What have you done?
[12:59] (Flashback) Curtis
    H-Harming His Imperial Majesty is...
[13:02] (Flashback) demon
    A necessary sacrifice
    for granting your wish.
[13:06] (Flashback) Curtis
    Th-Then if I become emperor,
    Nee-san will be mine?
[13:13] (Flashback) Curtis
    But that's impossible.
[13:14] (Flashback) Curtis
    I'm an outsider who'd never
     be allowed in the royal family.
[13:18] (Flashback) Curtis
    I could never become emperor!
[13:21] (Flashback) demon
    And what if you had the power
    to overturn everything?
[13:26] (Flashback) Curtis
    Wh-Where would power like that come from?
[14:03] Curtis
    Are you mocking me?
[14:05] Curtis
    You are helpless before my power!
     You're nothing!
[14:10] Alan
    You're talking like that
    power belongs to you,
[14:12] Alan
    but it isn't yours, is it?
[14:15] Curtis
    S-S-Silence!
[14:36] Curtis
    Tch! Stop moving around!
[14:38] Henriette
    Stop this already, Curtis!
[14:41] Henriette
    Alan isn't someone you can beat!
[14:44] Curtis
    I'll overpower him!
[14:52] Henriette
    Are you all right?
[14:53] Celia
    Y-Yes, somehow.
[14:55] Henriette
    You went and accepted the power of a demon.
[14:58] Henriette
    Do you really want to be
    emperor that badly?
[15:01] Alan
    Huh? You still haven't realized?
[15:04] Alan
    Henriette, you're pretty dense.
[15:06] Henriette
    Dense?
[15:08] Alan
    Not that I should talk.
[15:10] Curtis
    Don't speak to Nee-san!
[15:27] Curtis
    Blast it! It was all going so well!
[15:31] Curtis
    Why did you come and interfere?
[15:33] Alan
    It was going well?
[15:35] Alan
    You really thought no one had
    caught on to such a sloppy plan?
[15:39] Alan
    Your naivete is almost commendable.
[15:43] Alan
    But there was one thing I didn't understand.
[15:46] Alan
    And that's your objective.
[15:48] Curtis
    It's obvious, isn't it?
    I want to be the rightful emperor.
[15:52] Curtis
    No, I must become the emperor.
[15:54] Alan
    Then why did you approach us?
[15:57] Alan
    Why did you try to take my life?
[15:59] Alan
    As far as the empire's concerned,
     I'm just an outsider.
[16:03] Curtis
    That's because... you're in the way.
[16:06] Alan
    Well, I finally figured it out.
[16:08] Alan
    The emperor's throne means nothing to you...
[16:12] Alan
    because what you really want is Henriette.
[16:16] Curtis
    No! No, you're wrong! You're wrong!
[16:18] Alan
    Then let me ask you this.
     Why do you want to be emperor?
[16:21] Alan
    Once you have the crown, what will you do?
[16:24] Curtis
    When I become emperor, I'll rule this land...
[16:29] Curtis
    I'll rule the land a-and... I...
[16:32] Curtis
    Wh-What did I want to do?!
[16:35] Alan
    I thought so. That power has consumed you.
[16:39] Curtis
    No, it hasn't!
[16:40] Alan
    You can't seem to think straight
    and your morals are wavering.
[16:44] Alan
    Don't you sense it?
[16:45] Alan
    You're hurting the person
    most precious to you... and for what?
[16:55] Curtis
    I... I...
[17:04] Celia
    Come, let us go.
[17:15] Celia
    Lady Henriette?
[17:20] Henriette
    Curtis, I can't return your feelings,
[17:24] Henriette
    but if there's anything I can do to help...
[17:28] Henriette
    Curtis?
[17:29] Curtis
    I knew it.
[17:31] Curtis
    I knew it was his fault that you
     were acting strangely, Nee-san!
[17:34] Curtis
    You won't look at me because of him!
[17:39] Curtis
    Wait for me, Nee-san!
[17:40] Curtis
    I'm going to kill him now!
[17:42] Alan
    Curtis! You have to let go of that power!
[17:45] Alan
    There's still time!
[17:46] Curtis
    No! I will have everything!
[17:49] Curtis
    Nee-san! The emperor's throne!
[17:52] Curtis
    The empire! The world!
[17:54] Curtis
    Everything!
[17:56] Alan
    You leave me no choice.
[17:57] Alan
    Whether you become emperor or rule
    the whole world makes no difference to me.
[18:02] Alan
    But you're giving Henriette back.
[18:05] Curtis
    Nee-san belongs to me!
[18:07] Curtis
    I'm not letting the likes of you have her!
[18:12] Celia
    What terrifying power!
[18:18] Curtis
    Die!
[18:27] Celia
    Captain?
[18:29] Henriette
    Lizette?
[18:30] Henriette
    What do you think you're doing?
[18:33] Lizette
    I owe that young man there a favor.
[18:36] Henriette
    You mean Alan?
[18:37] Curtis
    Lizette, do you understand what you've done?
[18:42] Lizette
    An act of rebellion, I believe.
[18:44] Curtis
    What?
[18:45] Lizette
    You're going to lose anyway.
[18:47] Lizette
    So I decided to intrude and get
    a hit in before that happened.
[18:53] Curtis
    Very well.
[18:54] Curtis
    I'll slaughter all of you with my own hands!
[19:00] Curtis
    This is the end!
[19:02] Alan
    Yes, let's finish this.
[19:04] Curtis
    Cease your false show of strength!
[19:07] Alan
    I'm going to go all out now
    without reservation.
[19:10] Alan
    Henriette isn't near you anymore, you see?
[19:13] Curtis
    Sh-Shut up!
[19:16] Curtis
    You can just...
[19:26] Curtis
    Th-This can't be!
[19:28] Curtis
    You dare...
[19:31] Alan
    World End, Ultimate Skill: Flash!
[19:44] Alan
    Curtis.
[19:46] Curtis
    It's like the power of a god.
[19:50] Curtis
    Who are you, really?
[19:52] Alan
    I'm just Alan.
[19:54] Alan
    A failure who was expelled from a duchy
    in the neighboring kingdom.
[19:58] Curtis
    With power like yours, you could
    have whatever you wanted.
[20:02] Curtis
    You could be the absolute ruler
    of our entire world.
[20:06] Curtis
    You could have anything you wished for.
[20:08] Curtis
    So why haven't you tried
    to become something?
[20:12] Alan
    Even if I had control over the whole world,
[20:15] Alan
    someone would appear to break that control.
[20:18] Alan
    That's just the way the world works.
[20:21] Curtis
    I wonder about that.
[20:23] Alan
    Besides, things like political power and
    world domination have never interested me.
[20:30] Alan
    All I want is to live peacefully.
[20:34] Curtis
    How unfair.
[20:36] Curtis
    If I'd had your power, everyone
    would have acknowledged me.
[20:39] Curtis
    I wouldn't have been ridiculed or neglected.
[20:42] Curtis
    And Nee-san would have...
[20:45] Alan
    It's not as nice as you think it is...
[20:49] Alan
    All of this.
[20:52] Curtis
    Even so, I wish...
[21:00] Henriette
    Alan!
[21:01] Alan
    Henriette. Are you hurt?
[21:03] Henriette
    I'm fine, but...
[21:05] Alan
    But what?
[21:06] Henriette
    Just... good work coming to save me.
[21:10] Henriette
    No, that's not it.
[21:12] Henriette
    It's, um... Th-Thank...
[21:16] Alan
    Huh?
[21:17] Henriette
    Oh, why did you come back?!
[21:19] Henriette
    How many times did I tell you
    I didn't need saving?
[21:22] Alan
    Who knows? Why did I come back?
[21:25] Henriette
    Honestly! Why do you always go sticking your
    nose in wherever you feel like?!
[21:31] Lizette
    I'm sorry to interrupt when you two
    are having such a touching moment.
[21:35] Henriette
    This is not a touching moment!
[21:37] Lizette
    You should escape
    before things get complicated.
[21:40] Alan
    That's true.
[21:42] Henriette
    Things seem pretty complicated already.
[21:46] Alan
    Well, let's go!
[21:48] Henriette
    Alan.
[21:49] Alan
    Huh?
[21:53] Henriette
    It's nothing.
[21:56] Henriette; narration
    Curtis Harnes Victour had joined forces
    with a demon to assassinate the emperor.
[22:01] Henriette; narration
    The truth was buried in darkness...
[22:04] Henriette; narration
    and Henriette Lindqvist was executed.
[22:08] Henriette; narration
    Thus, the Lindqvist family came to an end.
[22:16] Henriette
    What a tragic ending.
    The tears just won't stop.
[22:20] Alan
    So, why is the supposedly dead
     Henriette sitting in front of me?
[22:24] Alan
    Are you a ghost?
[22:27] Henriette
    Want to touch me and find out?
[22:29] Lise
    Lady Henriette!
[22:31] Alan
    I decline with every fiber of my being.
[22:34] Noelle
    Then we will...
[22:36] Mylène
    ...touch and see.
[22:38] Henriette
    Wait! Stop!
[22:42] Noelle
    Wow, that's amazing!
[22:44] Mylène
    It looks delicious.
[22:47] Henriette
    Why did you come to save me?
[22:50] Alan
    When I was banished from my parents' home,
[22:52] Alan
    I thought that I'd live peacefully,
    this time for sure, doing whatever I want.
[23:00] Alan
    I saved you because I wanted to.
[23:01] Alan
    Even if that wasn't what you wanted.
[23:08] Henriette
    That's not...
[23:10] Lise
    Alan-kun! Lady Henriette!
[23:13] Lise
    Let's have breakfast!
[23:15] Alan
    Okay! I'm coming!
[23:27] Henriette
    Alan, you really are my...
[23:31] Henriette
    No, you're everyone's...
[23:33] Henriette
    hero.
SIGN    Thank you for watching to the end!
SIGN    Illustration by: Tamura Kazuhiko