10 - A Request from a Noble Lady

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[00:06] 2nd Sec
    Welcome back, Professor.
[00:09] 2nd Sec
    How did your lunch meeting
    with Lord Fennel go?
[00:16] 2nd Sec
    You look upset. Was there a problem?
[00:19] Goldran
    Do you really think I'd cause a problem
    during a lunch with Lord Fennel?
[00:25] 2nd Sec
    No, sir. I apologize.
[00:31] (Flashback) Fennel
    I'd like you to examine
    my daughter, Professor.
[00:34] (Flashback) Fennel
    A week ago, she developed
    a rash on her face.
[00:37] (Flashback) Fennel
    I assumed it would get better on its own,
[00:39] (Flashback) Fennel
    but it seems to be getting bigger over time.
[00:43] (Flashback) Goldran
    That may be a case of Odd Face.
[00:47] (Flashback) Fennel
    Odd Face?
[00:49] (Flashback) Fennel
    Professor, is there
    anything that can be done?
[00:52] (Flashback) Fennel
    I owe you so much already!
[00:54] (Flashback) Fennel
    I'm sure you can manage this.
[00:57] Goldran
    It's not life-threatening,
[00:59] Goldran
    but if the growth is at
    the point that it's visible,
[01:02] Goldran
    that means it's taken root deep already.
[01:04] Goldran
    Considering the amount of cutting that will
    be necessary, it's likely to leave a scar.
[01:11] Goldran
    With enough donors and
    health transfer magic,
[01:14] Goldran
    the skin can be regenerated
    without trouble...
[01:18] Goldran
    but Lord Fennel said his daughter
    would absolutely refuse
[01:21] Goldran
    to let too many people see her face.
[01:24] Goldran
    I can count on one assistant,
    maybe two at most.
[01:32] Goldran
    At times like this,
[01:33] Goldran
    it's best to soothe my nerves
    by gazing at my dear Milk.
[01:43] Bons
    I heard your darling pup
    got run over by a carriage.
[01:46] Goldran
    What?!
[01:48] Goldran
    Are you behind this?!
[01:51] Goldran
    It's about time you learned your place!
[01:53] Bons
    It wasn't me. And I don't
    appreciate the insinuation.
[01:56] Bons
    Besides, I heard the dog-sitter healed
    her and she's all better, anyway.
[02:08] Goldran
    I confirmed with my secretary on the way,
[02:10] Goldran
    and it seems she really was in an accident.
[02:17] Goldran
    Someone capable of healing an injury
    completely, with no trace of scarring...
[02:26] Goldran
    Good girl, good girl!
SIGN    The Brilliant Healer's
    New Life in the Shadows
[04:02] Cresson
    I'm in a real bind here!
[04:04] Cresson
    Please help me!
[04:10] Cresson
    I was asked to heal the daughter
    of one of the seven major nobles.
[04:13] Cresson
    You know about Odd Face, right?
[04:15] Cresson
    She's come down with that.
[04:17] Cresson
    Don't tell anyone!
[04:18] Zenos
    You just told us...
[04:19] Zenos
    Why the panic? If it's a benign growth,
    she could leave it and be perfectly fine.
[04:23] Cresson
    Even I know that!
[04:25] Cresson
    But she won't attend any of her social
    functions with that thing on her face!
[04:28] Zenos
    Then why not cut it out?
[04:30] Cresson
    It's rooted too deep.
    The excision would cover a huge area!
[04:33] Cresson
    Even textbooks say the scarring is so bad
[04:36] Cresson
    that Odd Face is better left untreated!
[04:38] Cresson
    If I mess up the face of one of
    the seven nobles, I'm done for!
[04:43] Zenos
    Why don't you just make
    sure there's no scar, then?
[04:47] Cresson
    Talking to you always makes
    me question my sanity...
[04:50] Cresson
    It's not that easy for
    normal people, you know!
[04:53] Umin
    I'm curious as to why such a lofty
    request was made of you, Cresson.
[04:59] Cresson
    Because Professor Goldran has finally
    realized how brilliant I am!
[05:06] Cresson
    That's a lie! Don't give
    me that frosty look!
[05:09] Cresson
    Aren't we classmates?!
[05:11] Cresson
    The professor asked for me after
    what happened with Madam Milk!
[05:15] Umin
    So, just like with the zombie king,
[05:16] Umin
    you stole the credit for something?
[05:19] Cresson
    It's not like that.
[05:20] Cresson
    I told the second secretary that the
    special research student handled it.
[05:25] Umin
    You could always just tell him
    that was the case again,
[05:27] Umin
    and admit that you were totally useless.
[05:29] Cresson
    You're weirdly harsh on me,
    considering we're classmates!
[05:32] Cresson
    Besides, if I tell them it wasn't me again,
[05:35] Cresson
    the second secretary is gonna
    notice and write me off.
[05:38] Cresson
    So, that being the case,
    I need your help, bro!
[05:42] Zenos
    I'm not your bro.
[05:47] Lily
    I made some tea.
[05:48] Cresson
    Who's this?
[05:50] Umin
    Zeno's little sister.
[05:52] Lily
    Thank you for always
    looking after my brother.
[05:55] Cresson
    Wouldn't have expected you
    to have such a cute sister...
[05:58] Lily
    Cute?
[06:01] Lily
    I'm so sorry,
[06:03] Lily
    but I belong to my big brother.
[06:05] Lily
    So no matter how much you compliment
    me, I'll never be yours, Cresson.
[06:08] Cresson
    Not even a "Mister" Cresson?!
[06:10] Cresson
    And you two are that kind of siblings, huh?
[06:13] Zenos
    No, we're not.
[06:15] Cresson
    Still, if you're my bro's sister,
    you're basically mine, too.
[06:19] Cresson
    Nice to meet you, little sis!
[06:21] Zenos
    That's also wrong.
[06:24] Lily
    I don't want a big brother like him!
[06:34] Fennel
    Professor, we've been waiting for you.
[06:37] Goldran
    Lord Fennel, why the sudden summons?
[06:41] Fennel
    Well... the situation's
    become a bit complicated.
[06:48] Fennel
    It seems that Charlotte
    is refusing the surgery.
[06:52] Fennel
    She's locked herself in
    her room, saying that
[06:54] Fennel
    any kind of scar on her
    face is unacceptable.
[06:57] Goldran
    I see.
[06:59] Fennel
    But I have faith that you can treat
    her without leaving a scar, Professor!
[07:04] Goldran
    Yes, of course.
[07:06] Fennel
    So would you please convince my daughter?
[07:11] Goldran
    Understood.
[07:21] Fennel
    Charlotte, the professor is here.
[07:26] Fennel
    It's me, Papa.
[07:28] Fennel
    You should let the professor
    handle your treatment.
[07:30] Fennel
    It'll be fine. Have I ever lied to you?
[07:40] Charlotte
    Papa, you promised me that that
    fire fox pelt scarf for my birthday,
[07:45] Charlotte
    but you didn't get it for me!
[07:50] Goldran
    Miss, my name is Goldran.
    I'm with the royal hospital.
[07:54] Goldran
    Would you be willing to trust
    me to treat your condition?
[07:57] Charlotte
    No!
[07:58] Goldran
    But without surgery,
    your condition can't be fixed.
[08:02] Charlotte
    I absolutely refuse to allow
    a blade near my face!
[08:05] Charlotte
    I bet you were ordered by someone to
    mutilate my beautiful face, weren't you?!
[08:09] Goldran
    Of course not!
[08:10] Goldran
    I bet it's the Geese family's girl.
[08:12] Goldran
    She's always been jealous of me.
    She probably arranged this whole thing.
[08:17] Goldran
    I guess being too pretty
    brings its own problems.
[08:20] Cresson
    Hey, bro.
[08:21] Zenos
    I'm not your bro, but what?
[08:23] Cresson
    I just had an awesome idea.
[08:26] Cresson
    Something even simpler
    than getting promoted.
[08:29] Cresson
    Say I convince her to go under the knife,
    we heal her perfectly, and she falls for me...
[08:33] Cresson
    Then we get married.
[08:36] Cresson
    All of a sudden, I'm a member of
    the aristocracy! It's a perfect plan.
[08:40] Zenos
    Yeah? Hope that works for you.
[08:43] Cresson
    Let me speak to her, please!
[08:47] Cresson
    Excuse me, Miss Charlotte?
[08:50] Charlotte
    And who are you?
[08:51] Cresson
    My name is Cresson.
    I'm the professor's assistant.
[08:55] Charlotte
    What?
[08:56] Charlotte
    Where does some assistant
    get off talking to me?
[08:59] Charlotte
    You're noise pollution!
[09:01] Cresson
    S-Sorry!
[09:03] Cresson
    Bro! I'm gonna work my
    way to the top after all!
[09:07] Cresson
    You can't trust chicks.
[09:09] Zenos
    You sure know how to adapt, huh?
[09:14] Zenos
    Guess it's my turn.
[09:19] Zenos
    Uh, can you hear me?
[09:22] Charlotte
    Another one?
[09:24] Charlotte
    Who are you?
[09:25] Charlotte
    You certainly seem to be lacking in manners.
[09:28] Zenos
    I'm the other assistant.
[09:29] Charlotte
    Again?! Where does some assistant get off—
[09:31] Zenos
    About the surgery. If you don't
    want to do it, that's fine.
[09:37] Zenos
    Anyone would be scared to have
    their face cut open with a knife.
[09:40] Zenos
    And that growth won't kill you,
[09:42] Zenos
    so there's no need to force
    it if you don't want to.
[09:44] Zenos
    It's your call to make.
[09:46] Zenos
    Left alone, the worst you'll have is a
    mark that looks like an old lady's face.
[09:50] Zenos
    Some people even get
    attached to how they look.
[09:52] Zenos
    They even give the growths
    names and everything.
[09:56] Zenos
    Well, that does it for me.
[09:58] Goldran
    What do you think you're doing?!
[10:04] Charlotte
    W-Wait.
[10:07] Charlotte
    Just wait...
[10:13] Cresson
    Oh, wow! Pictures that were
    produced with a magic projector!
[10:17] Cresson
    Do you know how expensive
    it is to get these in color?!
[10:19] Cresson
    These folks really are rich!
[10:22] Charlotte
    So, is that true?
[10:24] Charlotte
    If nothing is done, the growth will
    look like an old woman's face?
[10:28] Cresson
    Yes, that's right! It's—
[10:30] Charlotte
    Keep your mouth shut.
[10:32] Charlotte
    I don't want your breath
    stinking up my lovely room.
[10:39] Goldran
    Yes, it is true, milady.
[10:42] Goldran
    It's called Odd Face, and after about a month,
[10:46] Goldran
    the growth takes the shape
    of an old woman's face.
[10:49] Charlotte
    So, what do I do?!
[10:51] Goldran
    The only way to remove it is via surgery.
[10:54] Charlotte
    I refuse to be cut!
[10:55] Goldran
    But—
[10:56] Charlotte
    I won't be cut! I don't want pain!
[10:59] Charlotte
    And I don't want the growth to stay!
[11:01] Charlotte
    I don't want any of this!
[11:03] Cresson
    This chick is spoiled like crazy.
[11:05] Fennel
    Charlotte, if we don't do something,
    the growth will only get bigger.
[11:10] Fennel
    Why not trust the professor
    to take care of it?
[11:12] Charlotte
    You don't care if my face
    is all scarred up, Papa?
[11:15] Fennel
    It won't be! The professor
    can heal the scars.
[11:19] Charlotte
    Can you guarantee that?!
[11:20] Fennel
    Guarantee...
[11:24] Charlotte
    I refuse unless you can guarantee
    me there will be no scars!
[11:29] Fennel
    Charlotte...
[11:45] Zenos
    You like birds, huh?
[11:47] Charlotte
    Why is another assistant talking to me?
[11:51] Charlotte
    You're fouling the air of
    my room with your breath.
[11:54] Zenos
    We're on the veranda,
    so I'm pretty sure I'm not.
[11:58] Charlotte
    You think you're so clever.
[12:00] Zenos
    One of them is hurt.
[12:07] Charlotte
    I found it in the garden yesterday.
[12:09] Charlotte
    It won't be able to fly again...
[12:12] Charlotte
    just like me.
[12:15] Charlotte
    No more dresses for me. Or dancing at balls.
[12:19] Charlotte
    It won't be long before people
    ignore me altogether.
[12:22] Zenos
    Do you want to get better?
[12:25] Charlotte
    Just stop talking to me.
[12:28] Zenos
    I'll ask again. Do you want
    your illness to get better?
[12:31] Charlotte
    Of course I do! But I don't want any scars!
[12:35] Charlotte
    So stop talking to me!
[12:37] Charlotte
    Who do you think I am?!
[12:39] Zenos
    A patient.
[12:43] Zenos
    If you're in trouble and request
    treatment, you're a patient.
[12:48] Zenos
    I don't care if you're royalty,
    nobility, a civilian, or a peasant.
[12:53] Zenos
    Healing patients is my job.
[13:01] Zenos
    You want to dance again, right?
[13:05] Zenos
    Well, he flew.
[13:08] Charlotte
    I...
[13:10] Charlotte
    Can I fly again?
[13:13] Zenos
    If you want to, yeah.
[13:23] Fennel
    Please, take good care of her, Professor.
[13:29] Zenos
    Did Becker make this sleeping drug, too?
[13:33] Goldran
    All right, time for you two to go to work.
[13:36] Goldran
    This absolutely has to be a success.
[13:39] Goldran
    I'm sure you realize what'll
    happen if you fail.
[13:43] Cresson
    R-Right! Leave it to me!
[13:48] Zenos
    I'll handle the surgery.
[13:50] Cresson
    Bro, have you done this before?
[13:52] Zenos
    When I was a kid, yeah.
[13:53] Cresson
    Huh?
[13:54] Zenos
    Don't worry about it.
[13:56] Zenos
    Point is, I have some experience,
    so I should be able to manage.
[13:59] Cresson
    I really picked the right guy for my big bro!
[14:02] Zenos
    I never agreed to that, you know.
[14:05] Goldran
    What are you doing?
[14:07] Goldran
    Dog-sitter, you were the one
    who treated Milk, right?
[14:11] Goldran
    You'll be the surgeon.
[14:13] Cresson
    Uh, but...
[14:16] Goldran
    What is it?
[14:18] Cresson
    Nothing, sir.
[14:20] Goldran
    Then get started already!
[14:22] Cresson
    Yes, sir.
[14:27] Zenos
    So that's what most people
    use for the incisions?
[14:30] Cresson
    What else would you use?
[14:32] Zenos
    Come on, if you keep shaking like that,
    it's only gonna leave a bigger scar.
[14:36] Zenos
    Don't worry. It's not a
    complicated procedure.
[14:39] Cresson
    The textbook says it's A+ difficulty!
[14:42] Goldran
    Hey!
[14:44] Goldran
    What are you babbling about?
[14:45] Cresson
    R-Right.
[14:48] Cresson
    The roots of Odd Face growths are said
    to take hold at 3, 7, and 10 o'clock...
[14:53] Zenos
    One sec.
[14:54] Zenos
    Scan.
[14:57] Cresson
    What was that?
[14:58] Zenos
    I ran an internal check.
[15:00] Zenos
    The directions of the roots can vary,
[15:02] Zenos
    so you shouldn't assume
    common knowledge is correct.
[15:04] Zenos
    In this case, 2, 6, 9, and 10 o'clock.
[15:09] Cresson
    You can tell all that?
[15:11] Zenos
    Can't operate unless you can.
[15:13] Zenos
    I'll whisper the specifics
    to you, so just do as I say.
[15:16] Cresson
    Bro!
[15:35] Goldran
    I'm impressed, dog-sitter.
[15:38] Cresson
    Oh, no...
[15:39] Goldran
    What is it?
[15:41] Cresson
    Well... the roots... are
    tangled with her nerves.
[15:44] Cresson
    To cut them, I'd have to cut the nerves, too—
[15:46] Goldran
    Hold on!
[15:47] Goldran
    Doing that will alter her appearance.
[15:50] Goldran
    Nerves are a lot harder
    to repair than epidermis.
[15:53] Cresson
    B-But if we leave any roots uncut,
    the growth will come back!
[15:56] Cresson
    Maybe we should close her up and try to
[15:58] Cresson
    convince her to undergo a second
    surgery at the royal hospital?
[16:01] Goldran
    It's too late for that!
[16:03] Goldran
    If we don't deal with the growth now, it'll
    likely grow back even stronger than before!
[16:11] Goldran
    We've no choice.
[16:13] Goldran
    Cut it out.
[16:14] Cresson
    Y-You're sure?
[16:16] Goldran
    Leaving a root behind and the resulting
    recurrence will reflect badly on my reputation.
[16:21] Goldran
    Our priority is completely
    removing the growth.
[16:24] Cresson
    But it'll change her appearance!
[16:27] Goldran
    This is bound to affect
    the director's election,
[16:29] Goldran
    but leaving the root will
    end up disfiguring her.
[16:32] Goldran
    The best choice here is
    to minimize the damage.
[16:37] Goldran
    Damn it! I can't believe
    I got stuck with this mess.
[16:46] Goldran
    You imbecile!
[16:50] Goldran
    How could you do this?!
[16:52] Fennel
    Is something wrong, Professor?
[16:54] Goldran
    My idiot assistant ignored
    my orders and cut her nerves!
[16:59] Goldran
    I said that was the one thing not to do!
[17:05] Fennel
    Is that a problem?
[17:07] Goldran
    A major one!
[17:09] Goldran
    And it's your fault, dog-sitter!
[17:11] Goldran
    Since we have no other choice, we'll
    take her to the royal hospital tomorrow,
[17:15] Goldran
    and I'll reconnect the nerves
    with my health transfer magic.
[17:19] Goldran
    It won't restore her completely,
[17:22] Goldran
    but it should be better
    than her current state.
[17:25] Zenos
    Don't worry about it.
[17:28] Zenos
    The nerves just had to be cut because the
    roots of the growth were running too deep.
[17:32] Zenos
    You just need to reconnect what was cut.
[17:35] Fennel
    I don't need to worry?
[17:37] Fennel
    My daughter will be fine, then?
[17:39] Zenos
    Yeah, she will be.
[17:41] Zenos
    An injury like this is
    nothing to worry about.
[17:44] Zenos
    And definitely nothing worth
    going to the royal hospital for.
[17:48] Zenos
    Wouldn't you agree, Professor?
[17:50] Goldran
    What?
[17:52] Zenos
    This girl said she wanted to dance again.
[17:54] Zenos
    She was scared, but willing to trust us.
[17:57] Zenos
    As a healer, I need to answer that.
[18:02] Zenos
    All right, I'm getting a little
    tired of standing around.
[18:05] Zenos
    It's time to wrap this up.
[18:18] Zenos
    You did great.
[18:20] Zenos
    The surgery was a success.
[18:30] Fennel
    Charlotte!
[18:31] Charlotte
    Wait, Papa.
[18:33] Charlotte
    A mirror...
[18:36] Charlotte
    Papa... The growth is gone?
[18:40] Fennel
    Yes. They were able to completely remove it!
[18:44] Charlotte
    Thank goodness...
[18:47] Charlotte
    I'm so glad.
[18:49] Fennel
    It really is a relief!
[18:51] Fennel
    Professor Goldran did a perfect job.
[18:54] Charlotte
    Yes...
[18:56] Charlotte
    Where is he?
[18:57] Fennel
    He seems to be busy with the upcoming
    election for hospital director,
[19:02] Fennel
    and I didn't want to keep
    him, so I let him go.
[19:06] Charlotte
    I see...
[19:07] Fennel
    I do, of course, intend to offer him
    my full support in the election.
[19:11] Fennel
    After all, he saved me once,
[19:13] Fennel
    and now he's saved you, as well.
[19:15] Charlotte
    R-Right.
[19:18] Zenos
    You did great.
[19:21] Charlotte
    Say, Papa... What was his name?
[19:25] Fennel
    Whose?
[19:26] Charlotte
    The one with bad manners!
[19:28] Fennel
    Oh, the professor's second
    assistant? What of him?
[19:34] Charlotte
    Wh-What difference does it make?
[19:37] Butler
    Miss, I believe his name was Zeno.
[19:50] Charlotte
    Zeno...
[19:58] Umin
    I appreciate you helping me out.
[20:01] Zenos
    It's fine, but this is a lot of bottles.
[20:03] Zenos
    What's in them?
[20:05] Umin
    These are experimental
    concoctions of Dr. Becker's.
[20:07] Umin
    We're moving them into storage.
[20:11] Zenos
    What kind of drug is it?
[20:12] Umin
    That's a good question.
[20:14] Zenos
    You don't know?
[20:17] Umin
    I'm not sure Dr. Becker knows, either.
[20:20] Zenos
    Shouldn't he, though?
[20:23] Umin
    Well, he always says
    repeated experimentation
[20:25] Umin
    holds the promise of new breakthroughs.
[20:29] Umin
    I just wish he'd consider I feel as the one
    who has to find a way to store the results.
[20:34] Becker
    I am grateful, though.
[20:36] Umin
    Dr. Becker.
[20:38] Becker
    You didn't have to carry them all at once.
[20:41] Umin
    I wanted to make sure they were stored
    in the best condition possible.
[20:46] Becker
    I appreciate that.
[20:47] Becker
    These concoctions are going to be
    particularly valuable this time.
[20:51] Umin
    You say that every time.
[20:54] Becker
    Do I?
[20:56] Becker
    How did your noble surgery go?
[20:59] Zenos
    Well enough.
[21:00] Becker
    I suppose I didn't need to ask.
[21:02] Becker
    Maybe now Professor Goldran
    will think highly of you.
[21:06] Cresson
    Bro!
[21:08] Cresson
    You and I were invited to one of
    Professor Goldran's dinner parties!
[21:15] Umin
    Zeno, that's amazing!
[21:17] Becker
    Congratulations, Zeno.
[21:21] Umin
    Normally, you'd get a big head
    and make snide remarks.
[21:25] Umin
    What's going on?
[21:26] Umin
    Aren't you glad?
[21:28] Cresson
    I mean, I am, but...
[21:31] Umin
    You could be selected to be an officer!
[21:33] Umin
    This is the opportunity for a promotion
    that you've been waiting for!
[21:36] Cresson
    Yeah... That's right!
[21:41] Cresson
    Once I become a big shot,
    I'll push you around!
[21:46] Umin
    Now there's the friendless
    Cresson I remember!
[21:49] Cresson
    Don't call me friendless!
[21:51] Cresson
    I'm pretty self-conscious about that!
[21:54] Cresson
    Let's get a move on, bro!
[21:56] Cresson
    The dinner party is this evening,
[21:58] Cresson
    so I'll see you in the lobby tonight!
[22:01] Umin
    He's taken a real liking to you.
[22:04] Zenos
    I'm not thrilled about it.
[22:07] Becker
    Whatever the case, congratulations.
[22:10] Becker
    I don't think anyone has
    ever been invited to one of
[22:13] Becker
    Professor Goldran's dinner
    parties in such a short time.
[22:16] Becker
    The risk I took in bringing you into
    this matter is really paying off.
[22:20] Becker
    Your job is almost done.
SIGN    Just a Normal Healer
[23:57] Zenos
    "Just a Normal Healer."