# 10 - The King's Defiance
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**[00:10] Arthur**
So, this is the Helstea Auction House!
**[00:15] Ellie**
It's like a castle!
**[00:18] Alice**
I hope we have the manners for this.
**[00:20] Tabitha**
It'll be fine. Don't worry,
and have a good time.
**[00:24] Lilia**
Let's hurry inside. That's
where the real surprises are.
**[00:34] Grey**
* There will be aristocrats and adventurers*
* enjoying tonight's festivities.*
**[00:50] Grey**
* It's a prime chance to purchase*
* some of the inventory*
**[00:52] Grey**
* that Vincent and other*
* collectors have assembled.*
**[00:57] Lilia**
What beautiful beast cores!
**[01:06] Grey**
*Fascinating.*
**[01:11] Reynolds**
I want everyone's heads on a
swivel. No mistakes tonight.
**[01:15] Security Team**
Yes, sir!
**[01:17] Arthur**
Dad seems totally different from usual.
**[01:20] Ellie**
He's cool!
**[01:22] Alice**
Make sure to tell him later.
He'll love to hear it.
**[01:33] Vincent**
Ladies and gentlemen!
**[01:35] Vincent**
Allow me to introduce our guests of honor...
**[01:38] Vincent**
His Majesty, King Blaine Glayder!
**[01:41] Vincent**
Queen Priscilla!
**[01:43] Vincent**
Prince Curtis!
**[01:45] Vincent**
And Princess Kathlyn!
**[01:53] Grey**
*It seems the king is fairly popular.*
**[01:55] Vincent**
And now, let the Helstea
10th Anniversary Auction begin!
**[02:03] Grey**
*Such a nostalgic feeling.*
**[02:05] Grey**
*It reminds me of my past life.*
***SIGN*** #10 The King's Defiance.
**[03:54] Vincent**
This sword was forged by a renowned craftsman.
**[03:58] Vincent**
With the application of mana,
electricity will flow through its tip,
**[04:01] Vincent**
resulting in both a razor-sharp edge
**[04:03] Vincent**
and a special effect that will
render your foe immobile.
**[04:06] Vincent**
We'll start with a bid of 50 gold pieces.
**[04:10] Audience**
51!
**[04:11] Audience**
52!
**[04:11] Audience**
53!
**[04:13] Grey**
*So, certain high-quality weapons can receive an elemental enchantment.*
**[04:17] Grey**
*I need to remember to try that.*
**[04:28] Alice**
Did you see anything you want?
**[04:30] Arthur**
Nothing that we can afford.
**[04:32] Alice**
You're right about that.
**[04:33] Arthur**
Huh, where'd Sylvie go?
**[04:37] Alice**
Eleanor was carrying her a minute ago.
**[04:41] Arthur**
I'm going to go look for her.
**[04:57] Vincent**
Now, who will be the person with the riches
and luck necessary to secure our next item?
**[05:03] Vincent**
Here he is, a World Lion cub!
**[05:10] Vincent**
World Lions grow up to become
powerful mana beasts,
**[05:15] Vincent**
and it's fair to say this little
fella could even reach A-Class.
**[05:20] Curtis**
Father, I want that one.
**[05:22] King**
Right.
**[05:23] Vincent**
Now, who wants to hold the
reins of a legendary beast?
**[05:27] Vincent**
The bidding will begin with a
starting price of 100 gold pieces.
**[05:30] Audience**
300!
**[05:31] Audience**
400!
**[05:32] Audience**
450!
**[05:34] King**
1000.
**[05:39] Vincent**
And a stunning bid of 1000
gold pieces from our king!
**[05:43] Arthur**
Where did she go?
**[05:48] Arthur**
Sylvie?
**[05:50] Vincent**
Congratulations on your purchase.
**[05:53] Vincent**
It only stands to reason that
no one could outbid our ruler.
**[05:56] Vincent**
What do you intend to do
with your new pet, my lord?
**[05:59] King**
While the idea of a partner intrigues me,
Curtis is the one who will be taking care of it.
**[06:06] King**
Although, whether he manages to do so
will depend his efforts and results.
**[06:10] Curtis**
I'll do my absolute best, Father.
**[06:13] Queen**
Oh, does that mean you're going
to quit skipping your lessons?
**[06:18] Curtis**
Mother...
**[06:19] King**
Is that right?
**[06:23] Sebastian**
Good girl, let me take a look at you.
**[06:28] Arthur**
Sylvie!
**[06:35] Grey**
*A conjurer in the service of the king?*
**[06:41] Grey**
*If he causes a scene, it'll be a problem.*
**[06:44] Arthur**
Excuse me, sir, could you return
her to me? She's my partner.
**[06:50] Sebastian**
Oh, she's not part of the auction?
**[06:54] Sebastian**
Such a unique mana beast...
**[06:59] Sebastian**
You're a very lucky lad. And your
little friend appears quite docile.
**[07:09] Arthur**
Don't wander off on your own again.
**[07:14] Grey**
*This is bad.*
**[07:16] Arthur**
Excuse me, but I need to head back.
**[07:19] Sebastian**
Leave her behind.
**[07:21] ---**
Huh?
**[07:23] Sebastian**
I've long sought a mana beast
worthy of my abilities.
**[07:29] Arthur**
What?
**[07:31] Sebsastian**
I can tap into her full potential.
**[07:37] Sebsastian**
Give her to me.
**[07:42] Sebsastian**
I'm offering you a chance to contract with me.
You should be grateful, and obey.
**[07:47] Arthur**
Why?
**[07:48] Sebsastian**
I am a conjurer in the
service of the royal family.
**[07:51] Arthur**
And?
**[07:57] Sebastian**
It's what's best for this
country and its future!
**[08:00] Sebastian**
Even a child should understand that.
**[08:03] Grey**
*This is pointless.*
**[08:06] Sebastian**
Do you not realize what happens
if you defy the royal family?
**[08:12] Sebastian**
Your family will be held responsible!
**[08:19] Arthur**
Say that again...
**[08:48] King**
*This is overwhelming blood lust.*
**[08:53] King**
Vincent?
**[08:54] King**
*What's going on here?*
**[08:57] Trooper**
Your Majesty! Please, stay back!
**[08:59] King**
Never mind me! Protect the others!
**[09:02] King**
What's going on here? Show yourself!
**[09:12] Arthur**
Damn it.
**[09:19] Grey**
*My emotions got the better of me.*
**[09:24] Helen**
Is everyone all right?
**[09:26] Rey**
For now. Could you handle
the other evacuation routes?
**[09:32] Arthur**
Dad, everyone, I'm so sorry.
**[09:38] Arthur**
I'm sorry I scared you, Sylvie!
**[09:43] King**
You're Reynolds Leywin,
the head of security, yes?
**[09:46] ---**
Sir.
**[09:50] King**
I'd like to talk to you.
**[09:53] King**
It seems you weren't able to catch the intruder.
**[09:57] Rey**
I'm sorry, my lord.
**[09:59] King**
Unfortunate as it may be, that
necessitates disciplinary action.
**[10:06] Rey**
By your command.
**[10:09] Sebastian**
Pardon me, Your Majesty.
**[10:12] Sebastian**
Given the lack of damage, I believe a merciful
response would be fair in this case.
**[10:22] Sebastian**
That is a fine mana beast you've got. I would
be able to raise it in the ideal environment.
**[10:31] King**
Sebastian here has served the royal
family as a bodyguard for many years,
**[10:35] King**
and has saved my family more
times than I can count.
**[10:39] King**
I've thought about how to best reward him,
**[10:44] King**
and it seems he's taken an
interest in your son's partner.
**[10:51] Grey**
*They've got me.*
**[10:53] King**
If he had such a partner, this kind of trouble
could have been avoided in the first place.
**[10:58] King**
What do you say?
**[10:59] Arthur**
I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but...
**[11:01] Alice**
Arthur!
**[11:04] Rey**
I'm afraid I need to apologize
for a second time, Your Majesty.
**[11:09] Rey**
I played no role in my son's
adoption of his partner.
**[11:14] Rey**
He obtained her himself, so I am in no position
to tell him what to do in that regard.
**[11:23] King**
And what do you say, boy?
**[11:26] Troop 1**
Kid, did your parents not teach you
not to look your betters in the eye
**[11:30] Troop 1**
when they talk to you?
**[11:32] Alice**
I'm so sorry.
**[11:35] Grey**
*Stay calm. This is the king of Sapin.*
**[11:39] Arthur**
I am truly grateful for
your kind offer, my lord,
**[11:43] Arthur**
but this is something I simply cannot agree to.
**[11:47] Arthur**
I could never find a replacement for Sylvie.
**[11:49] Troop 1**
Of all the nerve!
**[11:51] King**
It's fine.
**[11:53] King**
What about a trade, then, for the
World Lion cub I just purchased?
**[11:58] Curtis**
Father?!
**[12:00] King**
What do you say? Yours is certainly rare,
**[12:04] King**
but reptilian mana beasts
take a long time to mature,
**[12:07] King**
and even when they do,
they're not as strong as predators.
**[12:12] Arthur**
Forgive me for not making
myself clearer, Your Majesty,
**[12:16] Arthur**
but I have no intention of either
relinquishing or selling Sylvie.
**[12:20] King**
After two requests? Two requests, from me?
**[12:25] Alice**
Arthur...
**[12:28] King**
I'll ask one last time.
Will you let me have your partner?
**[12:35] Arthur**
May I ask you a question
in exchange, Your Majesty?
**[12:38] Arthur**
At what price would you
relinquish your own children?
**[12:43] Arthur**
You have asked me three times,
and three times, I have declined.
**[12:48] Arthur**
But it seems your pride poses an
obstacle in accepting that answer.
**[12:54] Arthur**
Which is why I ask, for what
price would you be willing
**[12:58] Arthur**
to hand over your own children, King Glayder?
**[13:06] Sebastian**
Do it.
**[13:07] Troop 1**
You arrogant little—
**[13:09] Troop 2**
How dare you humiliate the king!
**[13:19] Sebastian**
You fools! Can't you kill a mere child?!
**[13:23] Sebastian**
That beast must be mine, at any cost.
That's how valuable it is!
**[13:46] Sebastian**
What is this? What's going on?!
**[13:49] Arthur**
Your spells won't work.
**[13:59] Sebastian**
S-Stay away from me. You can't think
that you can defeat a royal conjurer!
**[14:06] Arthur**
Considering the circumstances?
**[14:12] Sebastian**
M-My leg!
**[14:14] Sebastian**
Save me! Can't you hear me calling for help?!
**[14:17] Sebastian**
Why are you all just standing around?!
**[14:20] Arthur**
You're right. They can't hear you.
**[14:23] Arthur**
Which is why you should pay attention,
while you're still conscious.
**[14:28] Sebastian**
You can't possibly believe you'll get
away with this! I'm the royal family's—
**[14:31] Arthur**
*You* should consider...
**[14:35] Arthur**
...the position that *you're* in.
**[14:41] Sebastian**
Please, mercy...
**[14:53] Alice**
Arthur!
**[15:12] Arthur**
M-My head...
**[15:16] Grey**
*I went overboard.*
**[15:28] Grey**
* I was able to step outside the*
* flow of time temporarily, but...*
**[15:34] Grey**
*It came at a big cost.*
**[15:38] Grey**
*I suppose I need more training.*
**[15:44] Alice**
Thank goodness! You're awake.
**[15:47] Arthur**
What happened after I passed out?
**[15:51] Alice**
Everyone was in a panic.
**[16:00] Alice**
The doctor said you should wake up soon, but...
**[16:06] Alice**
It wasn't soon enough for me.
**[16:10] Grey**
*I worried her again.*
**[16:18] Alice**
Are you sure you're okay?
**[16:21] Arthur**
I'm fine. And I could use a change of pace.
**[16:26] Arthur**
This.
**[16:27] Alice**
Oh, I bet Eleanor would like that.
**[16:31] Alice**
There, you should be the one to give it to her.
**[16:35] Alice**
Is there anything you want for yourself?
I could get you something.
**[16:39] Arthur**
Are you sure? It's all so expensive.
**[16:42] Grey**
*And Reynolds may have just lost his job.*
**[16:45] Alice**
What are you saying? I've got
a job of my own, you know.
**[16:50] Arthur**
You do?
**[16:56] Grey**
* It seems like Alice's products*
* are popular with the nobles,*
**[16:59] Grey**
* and can be found on the shelves of*
* general shops throughout the city.*
**[17:02] Grey**
* Apparently, Tabitha helped*
* her make the connections.*
**[17:06] Alice**
Reynolds never comes shopping
with me, so this is a huge help!
**[17:10] Grey**
*Maybe because you buy too much.*
**[17:16] Rey**
Like I said, it isn't an issue of money.
**[17:20] Rey**
My son could have been killed!
**[17:25] Arthur**
What's going on?
**[17:26] Adam/Durden**
Shh!
**[17:31] Arthur**
Excuse me...
**[17:33] Rey**
Arthur! Are you okay?
**[17:36] Arthur**
I'm okay. Ready to spar whenever you are, even.
**[17:39] Conglite**
Ah, there you are.
**[17:42] Conglite**
I'd like to offer my most heartfelt
apologies for what happened yesterday,
**[17:45] Conglite**
in place of His Majesty.
**[17:49] Rey**
The king apparently sees this as a
**[17:51] Rey**
show of good faith, in wanting to
make up for the "little incident."
**[17:55] Arthur**
Little?
**[18:05] Grey**
* The move here is to play the*
* part of a humble victim.*
**[18:08] Arthur**
Thank you so much for going out of the way.
**[18:12] Coglite**
Such a well-mannered boy. The two guards
who attacked you have been fired.
**[18:19] Rey**
They try and kill a child and the king gives
them a talking to, and lets them go.
**[18:23] Coglite**
Your son did defy the king, first, you realize.
**[18:28] Rey**
Only because—
**[18:29] Coglite**
The king also mentioned the
failing in your security service.
**[18:35] Arthur**
It's okay, Dad.
**[18:37] Arthur**
I went too far. And I'm not hurt or anything.
**[18:41] Rey**
If you say so.
**[18:44] Arthur**
Speaking of injuries, I'm curious
what happened to him.
**[18:49] Arthur**
I believe his leg was broken...
**[18:52] Coglite**
He was relieved of his position
and sent for treatment.
**[18:55] Coglite**
As soon as he woke, he claimed that
you were the one who injured him.
**[19:00] Rey**
That doesn't make any kind of sense!
**[19:03] Coglite**
Please, let me finish.
**[19:06] Coglite**
We've determined that the
two soldiers who attacked first
**[19:09] Coglite**
had their mana reflected towards him,
which disrupted his own spells.
**[19:13] Coglite**
The king is upset at this entire fiasco.
**[19:17] Coglite**
Which is why he is offering
this show of reconciliation.
**[19:22] Coglite**
Your son is apparently incredibly talented,
**[19:25] Coglite**
but you should really teach him
more in the way of manners.
**[19:29] Coglite**
Not everyone is as forgiving as our ruler.
**[19:37] Rey**
Apology accepted.
**[19:43] Arthur**
Dad?
**[19:44] Rey**
You're the one who was almost killed.
**[19:46] Rey**
Besides, no matter what you end up doing,
money is going to come in handy.
**[19:52] Arthur**
Thank you.
**[19:54] Rey**
Plus... that was a hell of an attack.
**[20:06] Grey**
* This has reminded me, to a painful degree,*
* that I am still just a child in this world.*
**[20:13] Grey**
* If I want to defy the power of whole nations,*
* I'll need to make use of something comparable.*
**[21:11] Cynthia**
I've been waiting, Arthur.