9 - The King Teaches

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[00:27] Arthur
    I can't believe I can only
    hold it for a few seconds.
[00:30] Grey
    Was it reckless? Should I be
    pursuing a different option?
[00:35] Grey
    No. I need to master this power,
[00:40] Grey
    so that I can defend those I love.
[00:44] Arthur
    That's the whole reason I came back.
[00:51] Arthur
    That's right. I'm...
[01:02] Arthur
    I'm back home.
[01:05] Arthur
    You reek!
SIGN    #9 The King Teaches.
[02:43] Arthur
    Quit squirming!
[02:46] Arthur
    We can't have you stinking
    up this fancy mansion.
[02:52] Grey
    I have to say,
[02:53] Grey
    the Helsteas have certainly reaped the
    benefits of running their auction house.
[03:00] (Flashback) Arthur
    Stressed?
[03:02] (Flashback) Servant
    The master and missus want nothing
    more than for her to awaken as a sorcerer,
[03:09] (Flashback) Servant
    even though they're not sorcerers themselves.
[03:12] Arthur
    I can't get it out of my head.
[03:17] Arthur
    Oh, sorry, Sylvie! Let me wipe you down.
[03:24] Arthur
    There, you're much cleaner now.
[03:26] Alice
    And I'd say that next...
[03:29] Alice
    It's time to clean you up!
[03:31] Ellie
    Yeah!
[03:39] Beautician
    Oh my, I've got a real unpolished gem here!
[03:43] Beautician
    I'm going to enjoy this job.
[03:45] Arthur
    An unpolished gem?
[03:47] Beautician
    Relax. You're going to be shining
    like a star when I'm done with you.
[04:04] Alice
    Honey, you look perfect!
[04:07] Ellie
    My big brother looks neat!
[04:09] Arthur
    Wh-What's all this for, though?
[04:11] Tabitha
    I was thinking you should
    come by the auction house.
[04:16] Alice
    The Helstea Auction House is such a draw
    that royalty will show up in disguise!
[04:22] Alice
    So, we couldn't have you
    showing up looking shabby.
[04:24] Grey
    Was it really that bad?
[04:28] Tabitha
    Today, we're going to show
     you around Xyrus City.
[04:31] Ellie
    Big brother!
[04:33] Ellie
    Escort me, please.
[04:37] Arthur
    It would be my pleasure.
[04:40] Lilia
    I'm jealous. Before you got back,
     Eleanor was all over me.
[04:45] Arthur
    She just thinks I'm novel
    because I only just got back.
[04:48] Arthur
    Right?
[04:50] Ellie
    That's right!
[04:56] Lilia
    I'm glad the outfit suits you.
[05:00] Arthur
    Did you pick it out?
[05:02] Lilia
    Yeah. Not the whole thing, though.
[05:44] Arthur
    Who were they?
[05:45] Lilia
    Students from the Xyrus Magic Academy.
[05:48] Arthur
    They seem like trouble...
[05:50] Lilia
    Well, yeah. Wearing one of the uniforms
    practically makes you royalty around here.
[05:56] Arthur
    Then why...
[06:01] Grey
    I sense something.
[06:08] Tabitha
    Those are beast cores.
[06:10] Arthur
    Beast cores as in...
[06:12] Tabitha
    Right. Magic cores taken from mana beasts,
[06:16] Tabitha
    that amplify the power of those who hold them.
[06:20] Arthur
    Beast cores can be bought and sold?
[06:23] Tabitha
    Oh, you didn't know?
[06:25] Alice
    We ended up separated from him before we had
    a chance to take him to a store like this.
[06:28] Arthur
    That wasn't the case with the elves.
[06:31] Tabitha
    The effects tend to vary depending on the core.
[06:33] Tabitha
    If it comes with a beast will,
    it'd be worth a hundred gold coins.
[06:38] Arthur
    A hundred gold coins?
[06:39] Alice
    That'd be enough money to live
    off of for 250 years, back home.
[06:43] Arthur
    250 years?!
[06:46] Tabitha
    A few are going to be on
    sale at the next auction.
[06:50] Tabitha
    I'll arrange it so you get a
    chance to check them out, Arthur.
[06:53] Arthur
    Right.
[06:54] Grey
    I'm satisfied with the
    beast will I have now, frankly.
[06:59] Lilia
    Mom...
[07:00] Lilia
    Mom, I think...
[07:03] Tabitha
    The answer's still no. Having a beast core
    isn't a shortcut to awakening your sorcery.
[07:08] Tabitha
    We've been over this.
[07:10] Lilia
    But...
[07:11] Tabitha
    Besides, buying something so expensive
    for a child doesn't make any sense.
[07:16] Lilia
    But... the weapon stores have cheaper
    ones! I just want to try it out.
[07:21] Tabitha
    No. And we're done talking about this.
[07:40] Grey
    From their conversation, it doesn't sound
    like her mother is pressuring Lilia.
[07:50] Grey
    So, is it her father's expectations
    that trouble her? Or perhaps...
[07:56] Arthur
    Hey, listen—
[07:57] Arthur
    Huh?
[07:59] Grey
    She's gone.
[08:00] Grey
    But where to?
[08:17] Lilia
    I could afford this with my allowance.
[08:20] Arthur
    Are you really going to buy it?
[08:22] Lilia
    Arthur? What are you doing here?
[08:24] Arthur
    Having a beast core isn't a guarantee
    you'll be able to use magic.
[08:29] Arthur
    Your mom told you as much.
[08:32] Lilia
    We won't know unless we try!
[08:36] Arthur
    And what if you try, and it doesn't work?
[08:37] Lilia
    I've already tried so many different things!
[08:40] Lilia
    One more failure won't get to me.
[08:43] Arthur
    Lilia...
[08:44] Lilia
    You're special, so you don't understand!
[08:47] Lilia
    Mom and Dad won't even let me touch a
    beast core, no matter how much I ask!
[08:52] Grey
    I see. Then I'm the reason
    she's feeling this pressure.
[08:58] Arthur
    Lilia, let's talk this over.
[08:59] Lilia
    Leave me alone!
[09:02] Lilia
    I'm sorry.
[09:07] Student B
    Who's this shrimp?
[09:09] Student A
    Was that your idea of an apology?
[09:11] Student C
    Who do you think you're dealing with?
[09:14] Arthur
    Those uniforms...
[09:15] Store Owner
    Hey! What's all this commotion—
[09:19] ---
    Eh?
[09:20] Store Owner
    Uh, no... take your time.
[09:24] Student B
    He says we can take our time.
[09:26] Student A
    So, how are we gonna have some fun?
[09:31] Grey
    This has become a nuisance.
[09:33] Student C
    Don't even bother trying to run away!
[09:36] Grey
    I was hoping to avoid getting rough, but...
[09:40] Tabitha
    What are you doing?
[09:42] Tabitha
    Both of you, release your power! Right now!
[09:46] Student B
    Wh-Who are you supposed to be?
[09:47] Store Owner
    Lady, those are students from the Academy!
[09:51] Store Owner
    If you upset them and it
    ends up affecting my store—
[09:53] Tabitha
    You're worried about that?
[09:55] Tabitha
    Instead of what's going to happen if you let
    the daughter of the Helsteas get injured?
[10:01] Store Owner
    The Helsteas?! Of the auction house?!
[10:03] Student A
    The Helsteas... of the auction house.
[10:04] Student B
    They're big donors to the Academy, too.
[10:07] Student B
    If the director finds out...
[10:10] Student B
    Damn it.
[10:13] Student B
    Too useless to earn your spot,
    so you wanna buy it, huh?
[10:19] Arthur
    Lilia...
[10:25] Vincent
    A fight with students from the Academy?!
[10:28] Tabitha
    I stopped it before it got that far.
[10:31] Alice
    We were honestly more worried
    about the other students.
[10:36] Lilia
    I'm sorry, Dad.
[10:39] Vincent
    Lilia...
[10:41] Vincent
    It's nothing to worry about.
    Not some trifle like this.
[10:46] Vincent
    You too, Arthur. This won't be any kind of
    problem if you choose to enroll at the Academy.
[10:52] Vincent
    You can relax.
[10:53] Arthur
    Uh, I really haven't decided...
[10:55] Vincent
    We've made many sizable
    donations to the Academy.
[10:59] Vincent
    An incident like this won't be
    enough to deprive you of a spot.
[11:02] Lilia
    Are you saying that you want to send
    Arthur to the Academy in my place, Dad?
[11:09] ---
    Huh?
[11:10] Vincent
    Of course not—
[11:12] Lilia
    Because, after all this time,
    I still can't use magic,
[11:16] Lilia
    so you want to send Arthur
    instead of me, is that it?
[11:20] Tabitha
    What are you saying, Lilia? Calm down.
[11:24] Lilia
    I hate you, Dad!
[11:26] Lilia
    And you too, Arthur!
[11:34] Arthur
    Lilia. It's time for dinner.
[11:40] Arthur
    Lilia, I...
[11:51] (Flashback) Lilia
    The Academy?
[11:53] (Flashback) Vincent
    That's right. It's the school you'll
    attend when you're old enough.
[11:57] (Flashback) Vincent
    It's a school for sorcerers.
[12:00] (Flashback) Lilia
    I wanna be a sorcerer!
[12:06] Lilia
    When will my magic awaken?
[12:11] (Flashback) Tabitha
    There's no need to rush.
    This is normal, for your age.
[12:16] (Flashback) Vincent
    We've made sizable donations to the Academy.
[12:19] (Flashback) Vincent
    There'll definitely be a place for you, there.
[12:22] Lilia
    But...
[12:24] (Flashback) Vincent
    What about enrolling Arthur in Xyrus Academy?
[12:25] Vincent
    We've made many sizable
    donations to the Academy.
[12:28] (Flashback) Student B
    Too useless to earn your spot,
    so you wanna buy it, huh?
[12:30] Arthur
    Lilia. Lilia!
[12:33] Arthur
    There you are.
[12:38] Lilia
    Arthur...
[12:40] Arthur
    Your mom and dad are worried about you.
[12:47] Arthur
    Lilia... I'm sorry—
[12:50] Grey
    Apologies can give the impression of arrogance,
[12:53] Grey
    even if that wasn't the intention... particularly
    when the haves offer them to the have-nots.
[12:59] Lilia
    I'm sorry, Arthur.
[13:02] Lilia
    I was jealous of you.
[13:07] Lilia
    You showed up out of nowhere,
    and had this amazing power...
[13:10] Lilia
    and stole all my dad's attention.
[13:13] Arthur
    It's not like that—
[13:14] Lilia
    I'm sorry.
[13:16] Lilia
    It's my fault for not awakening my magic,
     no matter how much time passes.
[13:21] Lilia
    I'm sure Mom and Dad are tired of me.
[13:27] Grey
    I know this feeling.
[13:31] Grey
    The cold sensation of sinking into
    the darkness of self-reproach.
[13:39] Grey
    I know what to do.
[13:43] Lilia
    Arthur?
[13:45] Arthur
    You should know better!
[13:47] Arthur
    Even I can tell how hard you're trying, Lilia.
[13:55] Arthur
    When I was separated from my parents,
    there was a girl who cheered me up like this.
[14:09] Lilia
    It's pretty...
[14:11] Arthur
    That same girl taught me about them.
[14:13] Arthur
    They're my favorite flowers.
[14:16] Arthur
    Lilia, your mom and dad know
    how hard you're trying.
[14:22] Arthur
    As for his expectations for me, well...
[14:27] Arthur
    It's just like Eleanor! He just finds me
    novel because I showed up out of nowhere.
[14:37] Lilia
    Dad wants me to become a sorcerer
    because he wants me to be happy.
[14:43] Lilia
    Which is the same reason
    he donates to the Academy.
[14:47] Lilia
    But I went and started feeling
    all this pressure on my own...
[14:50] Arthur
    I see.
[14:52] Grey
    On her own, eh?
[14:54] Grey
    No, it's not that simple.
[14:57] Grey
    The more Vincent does to push this through,
[14:59] Grey
    the more it places expectations from
    otherwise unrelated people on Lilia.
[15:02] Grey
    The results are obvious.
[15:05] Grey
    So, the best thing to do...
[15:06] Arthur
    Lilia, do you really want
    to be able to use magic?
[15:11] Lilia
    Huh?
[15:13] Vincent
    What?!
[15:15] Vincent
    Lilia left the house?!
     What are you saying, Arthur?!
[15:19] Tabitha
    Please, explain!
[15:21] Arthur
    She's doing it to awaken her magic.
[15:24] Arthur
    I've sent Lilia to where I was
    before, so she can train.
[15:28] Tabitha
    Train?
[15:30] Alice
    In the place you were?
[15:33] Arthur
    You don't have to worry. It's a
    great place. I promise you that.
[15:37] Vincent
    That really isn't the issue!
[15:39] Vincent
    Why would you do this without asking us first?!
[15:41] Arthur
    It's what she wants.
[15:44] Arthur
    She said that, if she spoke to you
    two first, it'd make her waver.
[15:58] Vincent
    "Dear Mom and Dad. As long as
    I am unable to use magic..."
[16:03] Lilia
    I'm a useless burden to the two of you.
[16:07] Lilia
    However many years it might take,
    I promise to become an amazing sorcerer,
[16:11] Lilia
    and then return to you.
[16:14] Lilia
    Please, stay well.
[16:17] Alice
    But that's...
[16:22] Vincent
    I've... I've been a fool.
[16:27] Vincent
    I pushed my belief that being a sorcerer
    would mean a happy future onto her.
[16:34] Vincent
    She doesn't need to be a sorcerer.
[16:37] Vincent
    Even without magic, Lilia is still
    my daughter, and I love her!
[16:45] Arthur
    You hear that, Lilia?
[16:53] Tabitha
    Lilia?!
[16:56] Arthur
    See? It's just like I told you.
[16:59] Vincent
    What's going on here?
[17:01] Lilia
    Mom, Dad, I'm sorry for lying.
[17:05] Arthur
    No, I should be the one to apologize.
[17:08] Arthur
    Forgive me for doing this.
[17:11] Arthur
    I know that losing a child is a pain
    worse than death, for a parent,
[17:16] Arthur
    especially considering I made my own
    parents suffer for a similar reason.
[17:22] Rey
    Arthur...
[17:23] Arthur
    I understand it's reprehensible to
    test the two of you in the same way.
[17:28] Arthur
    But...
[17:30] Vincent
    No, it's fine. This is all my doing.
[17:36] Vincent
    I was insensitive. Trying to send your son,
    who had finally come home, off to the Academy.
[17:42] Vincent
    I...
[17:44] Vincent
    Reynolds, Alice, please, accept my apology.
[17:51] Vincent
    You too, Lilia. You don't
    have to attend the Academy.
[17:56] Vincent
    Even if you're not a sorcerer,
    I promise I'll make you happy.
[18:02] Lilia
    Dad...
[18:04] Lilia
    No, I still want to go to the Academy.
[18:08] Lilia
    Even if I can't right away,
    I want to learn how to use magic.
[18:12] Lilia
    I want to become the kind of sorcerer
    who can make other people happy, too.
[18:19] Lilia
    Like Arthur.
[18:23] Vincent
    Lilia...
[18:25] Tabitha
    I know you can do it, sweetie.
[18:30] Arthur
    Okay, then.
[18:32] Arthur
    I'll awaken Lilia's mana.
[18:41] Ellie
    I get to be strong like big brother?
[18:44] Arthur
    You sure do.
[18:45] Tabitha
    I know Arthur only wants to help,
     and that he is incredibly talented,
[18:50] Tabitha
    but I've never heard of anything like this.
[18:52] Arthur
    The first step involves your breathing.
[18:55] Lilia
    Breathing?
[18:56] Grey
    Mana gives off a stronger impression when
    you're breathing in a focused, meditative fashion.
[19:02] Grey
    I hope I can get that across to them.
[19:05] Arthur
    Take a deep breath, and then slowly let it out.
[19:10] Arthur
    Deep breath, and slowly let it out...
[19:14] Arthur
    Now close your eyes.
[19:17] Arthur
    Keep going until you can see a
    light appear in the darkness.
[19:29] Ellie
    Pretty light!
[19:31] Ellie
    Oh, but it's gone...
[19:34] Arthur
    That's because your let your
    breathing get disrupted.
[19:39] Lilia
    I can't see anything yet. Why?
[19:42] Arthur
    There's no rush. Just keep breathing.
[19:46] Grey
    If my theory is correct...
[19:50] Arthur
    Lilia, Eleanor. You might feel a little heat,
    but keep breathing like I taught you.
[20:09] Lilia
    It's beautiful...
[20:12] Lilia
    This gentle light.
[20:14] Vincent
    Lilia?
[20:17] Lilia
    It's like the flower Arthur showed me.
[20:25] All
    Cheers!
[20:28] Servant 3
    I'm so happy for you, Miss Lilia!
[20:31] Lilia
    Thank you.
[20:34] Maria
    To celebrate, some duck
    with plenty of fat on it!
[20:38] Maria
    Eat all you want today!
[20:41] Lilia
    Yes!
[20:42] Arthur
    It might take two of three years
    until the power stabilizes.
[20:46] Arthur
    It'll be a lot of work,
    but keep at it, every day.
[20:49] Lilia
    I wonder what kind of elements
    I'll be able to use.
[20:55] Lilia
    Hey!
[22:37] Court Mage
    The auction house, eh?
[22:40] Court Mage
    I wonder if anything there will prove amusing.