5 - A Place To Belong

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[00:03] Lily
    Zenos, I'm looking forward
    to buying some new tea!
[00:06] Zenos
    Yeah? Well, I'm looking
    forward to you making it.
[00:32] (Flashback) Aston
    Hey. What are you doing?
[00:35] (Flashback) Zenos
    Nothing.
[00:37] (Flashback) Aston
    Well, if you're not doing anything,
    how about adventuring with us?
[00:42] (Flashback) Aston
    It's not like you've got
    anywhere else to be, right?
[00:45] (Flashback) Zenos
    I heard people from the slums
    couldn't become adventurers.
[00:48] (Flashback) Aston
    Normally, yeah.
[00:50] (Flashback) Aston
    But I think that if you're
    motivated and have the skills,
[00:53] (Flashback) Aston
    then your status doesn't matter.
[00:55] (Flashback) Aston
    Is there anything you can do?
[00:58] (Flashback) Zenos
    I know a bit of healing magic.
[01:01] (Flashback) Aston
    Healing magic?
[01:04] (Flashback) Aston
    Poor folks can't afford
    that kind of education.
[01:06] (Flashback) Aston
    There's no way.
[01:08] (Flashback) Aston
    Well, you can join our party.
[01:11] (Flashback) Aston
    I don't expect you to contribute much.
[01:14] (Flashback) Aston
    I just really want a slave.
[01:38] Aston
    These kinds of creatures are nothing to me.
[01:42] Aston
    But, man...
[01:44] Aston
    He really is useless. Like lugging
    a bunch of baggage around.
[01:50] Aston
    It's about time...
[01:54] (Flashback) Aston
    We don't need you anymore.
SIGN    The Brilliant Healer's
    New Life in the Shadows
[03:29] Aston
    Why's this damn place so far out of the way?
[03:32] Aston
    I know this is our chance to
    earn points with one of
[03:35] Aston
    the seven great nobles,
    but it feels like a waste of energy.
[03:39] Guile
    I'm still feeling the wine from last night...
[03:41] Yuma
    The sooner we wrap this up, the
    sooner we can get back to drinking.
[03:45] Andres
    Sounds good.
[03:46] Andres
    Did you see the way the bar maid's eyes lit up
    when we said we were the Golden Phoenix?
[03:51] Aston
    Looks like slaying multiple magic beasts
    without taking so much as a scratch
[03:55] Aston
    has made us big news,
    even all the way out in the sticks.
[04:00] Aston
    There they are.
[04:07] Aston
    Let's kill these things and get
    their hides to Lord Fennel!
[04:13] Aston
    Guile, just to be safe,
    whip up some defensive magic!
[04:16] Guile
    You got it!
[04:18] Guile
    Come forth, force!
[04:19] Guile
    Become an unyielding shield to repel all that
    would do harm, as the spirit of lofty aspiration!
[04:25] Guile
    Encase!
[04:29] Aston
    Your pitiful attacks aren't gonna...
[04:33] Aston
    It burns!
[04:35] Aston
    What the hell?!
[04:39] Aston
    Andres, hurry up with the attack magic!
[04:42] Andres
    I-I am! I hereby defy the laws of
    creation and shake the foundation of—
[04:46] Aston
    Useless fool! Maybe I oughta fire him, too!
[04:51] Aston
    Guile! Where's the damn defense magic?!
[04:54] Guile
    I-I'm casting it! But it doesn't
    seem to be working well...
[04:57] Aston
    Because you're hungover?!
    Are you kidding me?!
[05:01] Aston
    Damn it, they're all worthless!
[05:04] Aston
    No other choice. We're pulling out for now!
[05:11] Aston
    How the hell were you struggling
    against magic beasts rated only B+?!
[05:15] Andres
    You weren't doing much, either!
[05:19] Guile
    Look, I'm just throwing it out there,
[05:21] Guile
    but Zenos couldn't have actually been
    using healing magic on us, right?
[05:25] Aston
    There's no way in hell.
[05:27] Aston
    Still, maybe we should hire a healer...
[05:31] Aston
    The real deal, and not some
    worthless peasant like Zenos.
[05:41] Aston
    It took us ten days to get here.
[05:43] Aston
    You said your name was Umin, right?
    You'd better make yourself useful.
[05:47] Umin
    I wouldn't expect too much.
[05:49] Umin
    I normally heal in the capital.
[05:52] Umin
    I just happen to have an adventuring license.
[05:55] Umin
    I'm curious as to why the Golden Phoenix, who
    are famous for coming out of battle unscathed,
[06:00] Umin
    would need the support of a
    mid-ranked healer like myself.
[06:04] Aston
    A lot's happened, all right?
[06:07] Guile
    Hey, is Yuma gonna be okay?
[06:10] Umin
    Your archer friend?
[06:12] Umin
    He should survive, but I don't think
    he'll be adventuring ever again.
[06:17] Aston
    That just proves he wasn't
    Golden Phoenix material.
[06:22] Aston
    The loss of an archer
    won't make a difference.
[06:24] Aston
    Guile defends, I attack,
[06:27] Aston
    and Andres uses attack magic for the kill.
[06:30] Aston
    Lord Fennel wants a scarf made of firefox
    fur for his daughter's birthday present.
[06:37] Aston
    And I am not missing my chance to
    get in good with the upper crust!
[06:45] Aston
    I'll cut 'em in two with my
    treasured sword, Hunber!
[06:49] Aston
    What?!
[06:50] Aston
    An ambush?
[06:54] Aston
    Guile! Defenses!
[07:07] Umin
    Mr. Andres!
[07:09] Aston
    Defensive magic is no reason
    to get careless, damn it!
[07:13] Aston
    Why can't I hit them?! Why?!
[07:18] Aston
    My body feels sluggish. But why—
[07:20] Umin
    Hey!
[07:21] Umin
    Mr. Andres is going to be in real
    trouble without proper healing!
[07:25] Aston
    Why? Why?!
[07:25] Guile
    What's the call, Aston?!
[07:27] Umin
    You can't be serious about continuing this!
[07:28] Aston
    Why?! Why isn't it working?!
[07:33] Aston
    Are you even trying?!
[07:34] Umin
    The defensive magic was in effect!
[07:37] Umin
    If it wasn't, he would've died on impact.
[07:40] Aston
    Well, a fat lot of good it does
    if he still gets hurt so bad!
[07:42] Aston
    You're a healer, so heal him already!
[07:45] Umin
    I have to cast and enchant the spell
    based on the condition of injury!
[07:49] Umin
    I've done what I can for now,
[07:51] Umin
    but he needs to be taken to a hospital with
    specially prepared magic circles, and soon!
[07:55] Aston
    We don't have time for that.
     Fix him right now.
[07:58] Umin
    Do you even realize what you're asking?
[08:01] Umin
    Even the upper echelon of healers couldn't
    restore him in this environment.
[08:04] Umin
    The only ones capable of that are a select
    few elite healers, or maybe a Saint.
[08:11] Aston
    We've been taking damage
    ever since I kicked him out.
[08:15] Aston
    But it can't be that...
[08:16] Aston
    Hey, could there be someone
    capable of this elite healing magic,
[08:21] Aston
    but without a healing license?
[08:23] Umin
    It's hard to imagine, but... do you
    have reason to believe there is?
[08:27] Aston
    What am I even saying?
[08:29] Aston
    There's no way that peasant
    could've done all that.
[08:32] Aston
    I'm overthinking it.
[08:33] Aston
    He was just the party's slave.
[08:40] Fennel
    It seems I was a fool for
    placing my hopes in your group.
[08:43] Fennel
    Begone, and don't darken
    my doorstep ever again.
[08:47] Aston
    P-Please, just hang on!
[08:49] Aston
    Let me speak to Lord Fennel directly!
[08:51] Messenger
    I'm afraid milady's birthday
    has already passed.
[08:55] Messenger
    What could you possibly say at this point?
[08:58] Aston
    But—
[08:58] Messenger
    Sir Aston.
[09:00] Messenger
    Lord Fennel's disappointment is not rooted
    entirely in your failed hunting attempts.
[09:06] Messenger
    If you had judged the task impossible
    and reported it as such,
[09:09] Messenger
    he could've avoided the
    embarrassment of having nothing
[09:13] Messenger
    prepared for his daughter's birthday.
[09:15] Aston
    How am I supposed to say "no" when it's a
    chance to get in with a big-shot aristocrat?!
[09:20] Aston
    I-It's not like that! We had a traitor!
[09:23] Aston
    That bastard Zenos got in our way!
[09:24] Messenger
    Zenos?
[09:26] Aston
    That's right. I never gave Zenos's name
    to make sure no one found out
[09:31] Aston
    that someone from the
    slums was in the party!
[09:34] Aston
    I-It's nothing, sir.
[09:36] Aston
    Please, just give us another chance!
[09:40] Aston
    I can't believe I'm having to bow
    my head to a damned servant!
[09:44] Messenger
    And what, pray tell, can a party with only
    half its members intact do to make amends?
[09:49] Aston
    You don't have to worry about that!
[09:51] Aston
    We'll be recruiting members
    to make up for the losses soon.
[09:54] Aston
    Next time, we'll be sure to get the job done!
[10:01] Guile
    Hey, are you sure you
    should've said all that?
[10:04] Guile
    We don't have any leads yet.
[10:06] Aston
    Don't worry about it.
[10:07] Aston
    There was one other member
    of the party, remember?
[10:10] Aston
    Our slave.
[10:12] Guile
    You mean Zenos?
[10:13] Aston
    He'll be desperate to get back with us.
[10:15] Aston
    He'll be weeping with gratitude
    the moment I offer.
[10:18] Guile
    That's a great idea, Aston!
[10:20] Aston
    I don't believe Zenos was
    keeping this party going.
[10:23] Aston
    I refuse to believe it.
[10:25] Aston
    But the fact is, everything was
    going smoothly with him around.
[10:29] Aston
    I'll use him like I did when we started out
    and regain all the fame that we've lost.
[10:34] Aston
    The phoenix will rise again!
[10:38] Aston
    I'm coming to get you personally.
[10:41] Aston
    Be grateful, Zenos.
[10:46] BG Characters{unmarked ad}
    You doing anything?
[10:46] BG Characters{unmarked ad}
    Not a thing.
[10:47] BG Characters{unmarked ad}
    Come on, I'm not asking that much.
[10:53] Guile
    Hey, I'm starting to think Zenos might've
    already died in a ditch somewhere.
[10:57] Aston
    Nah, he might still be alive.
[10:59] Aston
    I did give him that gold
    coin as severance pay.
[11:03] Aston
    I could almost cry at the thought
    of how generous I was.
[11:06] Guile
    The slums aren't exactly small, though.
[11:09] Guile
    How do we find him?
[11:10] Aston
    I've got the perfect idea for that.
[11:12] Aston
    We hire the three demihuman
    bosses to help find him.
[11:17] Aston
    Crooks like that are always
[11:19] Aston
    on top of everything that
    goes on in the slums.
[11:21] Guile
    That makes sense! Good idea, Aston.
[11:26] Lizardman
    Boss, this human wants to hire us.
[11:30] Zophia
    A job?
[11:32] Zophia
    I'm kinda busy, y'know.
    I was about to go see the doc.
[11:37] Aston
    Damn, she's fine.
[11:39] Aston
    Wouldn't mind having her in my
    harem once I become an aristocrat.
[11:43] Aston
    I'm Aston, the leader of the Golden
    Phoenix, a gold-class adventuring party.
[11:49] Zophia
    That's an awful lot of qualifications.
[11:52] Zophia
    Sun's gonna set before you're
    done introducing yourself.
[11:54] Zophia
    Let's get down to business already.
[11:57] Aston
    I want you to find someone for me.
[11:59] Aston
    A man named Zenos.
[12:01] Aston
    He would've made his way into
    the slums about two months ago.
[12:08] Zophia
    Oh, I see what this is!
[12:10] Zophia
    You're the idiots who kicked
    the doc out of your party!
[12:14] Zophia
    You certainly look dumb enough.
[12:17] Aston
    Say what?!
[12:20] Zophia
    Run on home.
[12:22] Zophia
    The person you're looking for has better
    things to do than put up with your nonsense.
[12:27] Zophia
    And frankly, so do I.
[12:29] Aston
    Who do you think you're talking to?!
[12:33] Zophia
    And do you realize who you're talking to?
[12:37] Aston
    This is a waste of time!
[12:40] Guile
    What was that, Aston?!
[12:42] Aston
    How should I know?!
[12:45] Lynga
    Oh, so you're the party that was
    stupid enough to kick Sir Zenos out!
[12:50] Lynga
    Lynga thinks you'd be better off dying
    and reincarnating as toilet roaches.
[12:55] Aston
    You know Zenos, too?
[12:58] Lynga
    Sir Zenos has no business
    with toilet roaches.
[13:00] Lynga
    If you know what's good for
    you, you'll run on home.
[13:02] Aston
    Say what?!
[13:04] Lynga
    You wanna go?
[13:06] Lynga
    Lynga has no time for toilet roaches, either.
[13:08] Aston
    Damn it!
[13:10] Guile
    What is going on?!
[13:15] Loewe
    Oh? So you're the trash that kicked Zenos out?
[13:20] Loewe
    What business do you have
    with him after all this time?
[13:25] Guile
    Wh-Who do you think—
[13:26] Aston
    Stop talking, Guile.
[13:29] Loewe
    Hey. If I find out you've
    been harassing Zenos...
[13:32] Loewe
    We orcs won't take too kindly
    to that sort of thing.
[13:36] Guile
    Aston...
[13:37] Aston
    Not a word!
[13:38] Aston
    The three leaders of the demihuman
    gangs all love Zenos?
[13:42] Aston
    That can't be right! It must be someone else!
[13:46] Aston
    Some other guy named Zenos!
[13:48] Aston
    There's no way that peasant
    has this kind of sway!
[13:53] Guile
    H-Hey, Aston...
[13:58] Aston
    Zenos!
[14:00] Zenos
    This way, Lily.
[14:02] Lily
    Wait up, Zenos! I'm still having
    trouble learning the streets.
[14:07] Zenos
    The slums can be kind of
    complicated in terms of layout.
[14:09] Lily
    I'm surprised you know them so well.
[14:12] Lily
    Is it because you used to live here?
[14:14] Aston
    Hey! Zenos!
[14:18] Zenos
    Is that you, Aston? And Guile?
[14:21] Aston
    You're damn right it is.
[14:23] Aston
    Looks like you managed to
    survive somehow, Zenos.
[14:27] Zenos
    What brings you to the slums?
[14:29] Aston
    Good question. Care to guess?
[14:32] Zenos
    Not really, no.
[14:34] Zenos
    Well, I'm kind of busy, so...
[14:36] Aston
    G-Get back here!
[14:39] Aston
    I came for you, damn it!
[14:41] Zenos
    What?
[14:42] Aston
    I was looking for you!
[14:44] Zenos
    Why?
[14:45] Aston
    Congratulations! I'm going to let
    you rejoin the Golden Phoenix!
[14:49] Zenos
    No, thanks.
[14:49] Aston
    Don't go bawling in gratitude—
[14:52] Aston
    Wait, what?!
[14:53] Aston
    Did I hear that right?!
    Did you turn me down?!
[14:57] Zenos
    Yeah, I did.
[14:58] Aston
    Why?!
[14:59] Zenos
    You even have to ask?
[15:00] Zenos
    Unreasonable treatment and next to no pay.
    There's basically nothing in it for me.
[15:05] Zenos
    Wouldn't most people say "no"?
[15:06] Aston
    That's not what I mean! I'm offering
    you a chance to come back! Me!
[15:10] Zenos
    Look, if you're that desperate,
[15:12] Zenos
    I don't mind accompanying you on a
    quest when I have some free time.
[15:17] Zenos
    But you'll actually pay me this time, right?
[15:18] Aston
    Huh? What are you even—
[15:20] Zenos
    50,000 wen for every healing.
[15:23] Zenos
    A million for critical injuries.
[15:25] Zenos
    Triple that cost if you need
    defensive and buff magic.
[15:28] Zenos
    Don't expect a discount.
[15:30] Aston
    Who do you think you are?!
[15:31] Aston
    It's not like you have a
    place around here, either!
[15:35] Lizardman
    Dr. Zenos! How ya doing?
[15:38] Zenos
    Hey. How's your leg feeling?
[15:40] Lizardman
    Pretty great, thanks to you!
[15:42] Zenos
    Glad to hear it.
[15:44] Kid A
    Zenos, come play with us!
[15:46] Kid B
    Who are those strangers?
[15:49] Adult A
    Hey, Doc!
[15:50] Adult A
    Appreciate you always patching me up.
[15:53] Aston
    Hey!
[15:53] Lily
    Zenos, these old guys are pretty noisy, huh?
[15:57] Aston
    I am not old!
[15:59] Zenos
    Well, let's head on back.
[16:01] Aston
    Are you serious about not coming back?!
[16:04] Aston
    When it's me making the offer?!
[16:07] Aston
    I was the one who took you in!
    Gave you a place to belong!
[16:11] Aston
    It was all me!
[16:12] Zenos
    Sorry, Aston,
[16:14] Zenos
    but it's too late.
[16:20] Aston
    Don't you ignore me.
[16:22] Aston
    Get back here, Zeno—
[16:26] Krishna
    Bold of you to attack someone
    right in front of me.
[16:30] Krishna
    The royal knights can't overlook that.
[16:33] Zenos
    Huh? What brings you around, Krishna?
[16:36] Krishna
    I came to see you.
[16:38] Zenos
    But... I don't live around here.
[16:41] Krishna
    I got lost.
[16:42] Krishna
    That said, I managed to run into you, so my
    lack of direction has paid off this time.
[16:46] Zenos
    That's one way of looking at it.
[16:50] Aston
    She's supposed to be the youngest vice
    commander in the history of the royal knights...
[16:54] Aston
    So why is she so friendly with Zenos?
[16:57] Aston
    Just what are you?!
[17:01] Krishna
    Now, I'm taking you to the nearest
    station for attempted assault.
[17:06] Aston
    It's not like that! I didn't
    want to, but he forced me!
[17:12] Aston
    Don't you... Don't you ignore me,
[17:15] Aston
    Zenos!
[17:19] Zophia
    Come to think of it, the crew that kicked
    Doc out came calling on me the other day.
[17:24] Lynga
    They came to see Lynga, too.
[17:26] Lynga
    And they really did look stupid.
[17:28] Loewe
    I had an encounter with
    this trash party, as well.
[17:32] Zenos
    You three don't hold back, huh?
[17:35] Zophia
    I had a bad feeling, so I asked
    some of my boys to watch them,
[17:40] Zophia
    but they lost the trail.
[17:42] Lynga
    Same for Lynga. Even werewolves'
    noses have lost their scent.
[17:46] Loewe
    They've managed to stay out of
    the net cast by my orcs, as well.
[17:50] Lily
    Maybe they just went home?
[17:52] Zophia
    That'd be great, but if they went digging
    even deeper, we might be in for trouble.
[17:57] Lily
    Deeper?
[17:59] Carmilla
    She means the underground guild.
[18:00] Lily
    The underground guild?
[18:02] Zophia
    It's a guild that handles illegal tasks.
[18:05] Loewe
    The true bottom of the depths, which even
    our demihuman gangs don't trifle with.
[18:08] Lynga
    They'll do anything for the right price,
[18:12] Lynga
    which is why Lynga hates them.
[18:13] Zophia
    Drug deals, assassination,
    revenge by proxy...
[18:19] Lily
    Then if those loud old men go to the
    underground guild and ask for something bad...
[18:24] Zenos
    You need a lot of money to hire people
    through the underground guild.
[18:27] Carmilla
    Indeed. And if he bothered
    to seek you out, Zenos,
[18:31] Carmilla
    I'd wager this fellow's
    finances are rather depleted.
[18:35] Carmilla
    Which would mean he can't
    afford that kind of trouble.
[18:38] Lily
    Th-That's a relief.
[18:40] Lily
    Then we don't have to worry...
[18:43] Lily
    Zophia?
[18:44] Zophia
    Well, I was remembering how
    I've been hearing about someone
[18:48] Zophia
    who will take jobs under certain
    conditions, even without pay.
[18:52] Zophia
    I think they called themselves... the Guide.
[18:59] Lily
    Can't sleep?
[19:01] Zenos
    Lily? You're still awake?
[19:04] Lily
    I was asleep. But when I woke up,
    I saw the lights were on...
[19:09] Lily
    Want some tea? Or would that
    make it even harder to sleep?
[19:14] Zenos
    Actually, I would like some.
[19:25] Lily
    How is it?
[19:26] Zenos
    As good as always. I appreciate it.
[19:36] Zenos
    What?
[19:37] Lily
    When I can't sleep, you stroke my head.
    I'm returning the favor.
[19:42] Zenos
    Then I think I'll get a good
    night's sleep after all.
[20:01] Carmilla
    Unable to sleep, Zenos?
[20:04] Zenos
    You're up, too?
[20:05] Carmilla
    Well, there were three cups of tea prepared.
[20:08] Carmilla
    How could I refuse?
[20:10] Carmilla
    Has this run-in with your old
    party kept you from sleeping?
[20:15] Zenos
    What, you're worried about me?
[20:17] Zenos
    At the end of the day, you're
    actually pretty nice, Carmilla.
[20:20] Carmilla
    Enough mockery!
[20:21] Carmilla
    That's not the case, anyway!
[20:23] Carmilla
    There's little to do at night, so I figured
    I could go for a bit of conversation, that's all!
[20:28] Zenos
    Okay, sorry.
[20:29] Zenos
    This is too much tea for just me,
    so I'd appreciate you joining in.
[20:32] Carmilla
    In that case, I see no
    reason to turn you down.
[20:38] Zenos
    I'd honestly forgotten
    about Aston and the others.
[20:42] Zenos
    But after being reminded like that,
    I kind of regret not slugging them.
[20:47] Zenos
    That said, I was actually
    thinking a bit further back.
[20:51] Carmilla
    Zenos, you've said you learned healing
    magic while living in the slums.
[20:57] Carmilla
    How is that possible?
[20:59] Zenos
    I was trying to revive a corpse,
    and it came with the territory.
[21:04] Carmilla
    That's forbidden sorcery.
[21:05] Zenos
    Yeah. But when I was a kid, I didn't know
    anything about resurrection or the like.
[21:09] Zenos
    My teacher popped me on the head for it.
[21:13] Carmilla
    You know, it's not exactly the same thing,
[21:17] Carmilla
    but when I was among the living,
    there was such a thing as artificial life...
[21:20] Carmilla
    The sorcery to create golems.
[21:22] Zenos
    Three hundred years ago, huh?
[21:24] Zenos
    That would've been during the Man-Fiend War,
    back when the Demon Lord was still around.
[21:28] Carmilla
    It's a form of lost demon sorcery.
[21:32] Carmilla
    They use a special kind
    of magic stone as a core,
[21:33] Carmilla
    then add carbon and sulfur, among other
    ingredients, to create the golem.
[21:38] Zenos
    Huh.
[21:38] Carmilla
    The way they felt no pain or fear
[21:42] Carmilla
    and worked tirelessly on their
    tasks made them quite dreadful.
[21:47] Zenos
    What were you up to three
    hundred years ago, anyway?
[21:52] Carmila
    It was so long ago, I've forgotten.
[21:55] Zenos
    You really don't like to
    talk about yourself, huh?
[21:58] Zenos
    Well, I guess we should clean up...
[22:02] Zenos
    What was that?
[22:04] Carmilla
    It came from the slums.
[22:06] Carmilla
    Wait just a moment.
[22:17] Carmilla
    Unbelievable...
[22:19] Carmilla
    We were just talking about it,
[22:22] Carmilla
    and now a golem is rampaging in the slums?
SIGN    The End of Adventure
[23:57] Zenos
    "The End of Adventure."