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!
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[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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[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!
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[23:46] Henriette
Next time, "A Former Hero at a Loss."