9 - Faction Infiltration

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[00:02] Lily
    Are you okay, Carmilla? Are you sick?
[00:07] Carmilla
    Very humorous, suggesting that
    the greatest of the undead
[00:10] Carmilla
    could get sick.
[00:13] Lily
    Well, if you're sure.
[00:15] Carmilla
    Someone might have me on their mind.
[00:20] Lily
    You must be popular!
[00:24] Carmilla
    You little flatterer!
[00:26] Carmilla
    Your stew was quite flavorful, Lily.
[00:30] Lily
    You're good at flattery yourself!
[00:35] Lily
    Zenos! Welcome back.
SIGN    The Brilliant Healer's
    New Life in the Shadows
[02:09] Carmilla
    I see.
[02:10] Carmilla
    Undead being drawn to stronger undead, eh?
[02:16] Zenos
    You knew about that?
[02:17] Carmilla
    I did not, but it's no surprise.
[02:19] Carmilla
    I suppose my overwhelmingly charismatic
    aura must have also overflowed!
[02:24] Carmilla
    Kneel down, human fools!
[02:30] Carmilla
    What now? Will you kick me out?
[02:33] Zenos
    Nah.
[02:34] Zenos
    Given how you affect your surroundings,
    it's probably safer to keep you by my side.
[02:40] Lily
    I... I want him to say that about me, too!
[02:45] Lily
    "Lily. Stay by my side."
[02:52] Zenos
    Carmilla? Something wrong?
[02:52] Lily
    It's 'cuz I'm Zenos's ideal wife!
[02:54] Carmilla
    It's nothing.
[02:57] Carmilla
    Asking a wraith, an entity despised
    by all, to stay by your side...
[03:00] Carmilla
    You are as odd as they come.
[03:04] Carmilla
    Very well. I will dedicate all my
    energy to being a nuisance, then.
[03:07] Zenos
    Did you actually think that sounded cool?
[03:13] 2nd Secretary
    Cresson, you seem to have performed quite
    wonderfully during the undead extermination.
[03:18] Cresson
    W-Well, sure!
[03:20] 2nd Secretary
    The other students who joined you
    have been singing your praises.
[03:24] 2nd Secretary
    It's impressive.
[03:28] 2nd Secretary
    That said, the fact that
    you did such an amazing job
[03:31] 2nd Secretary
    means that the special research student,
    Zeno, failed to live up to expectations.
[03:36] 2nd Secretary
    Continue to dedicate yourself
    to the professor's cause.
[03:39] 2nd Secretary
    You're free to go, Cresson.
[03:42] Cresson
    Right...
[03:45] Cresson
    Actually...
[03:46] Cresson
    I was awesome,
[03:48] Cresson
    but he—the special research student—
    was actually really impressive.
[03:52] Cresson
    The hordes of undead and zombie king...
    He's the one who defeated them.
[03:57] 2nd Secretary
    What are you saying?
[04:00] Cresson
    The truth, sir. I saw it happen.
[04:05] Cresson
    If you'll excuse me.
[04:10] Cresson
    Damn it!
[04:12] Cresson
    We're even now, special research student.
[04:18] Becker
    Zenos! The Goldran Research
    Lab is calling for you.
[04:22] Becker
    Looks like you'll be invited to his faction.
[04:24] Umi
    That's amazing!
[04:25] Zenos
    Really?
[04:27] Becker
    I have to say, I'm impressed.
[04:29] Becker
    I guess your undead extermination
    must've caught their eye.
[04:32] Zenos
    Huh...
[04:34] Becker
    Are you surprised?
[04:36] Zenos
    I kinda thought the story was
    that Cresson took care of that.
[04:40] Becker
    I'm not clear on the specifics, but...
[04:43] Zenos
    Guess this means we've cleared
    the first big obstacle.
[04:45] Becker
    I'd think of it more as
    reaching the starting line.
[04:48] Becker
    You still have to be
    interviewed by the professor.
[04:51] Zenos
    What? There's still more?
[04:54] Zenos
    I was hoping this'd be more casual.
[04:56] Becker
    Professor Goldran is a major mover
[04:59] Becker
    who commands the majority of
    support in the Royal Hospital.
[05:02] Becker
    He doesn't meet with just anyone.
[05:04] Zenos
    The more organized they are,
    the more of a pain they are, huh?
[05:07] Zenos
    I don't think I'm cut out for this stuff.
[05:09] Becker
    And Professor Goldran is exceptionally
    particular when it comes to authority and honors.
[05:14] Zenos
    But isn't he an advanced healer?
[05:17] Zenos
    Doesn't that make you, an
    elite healer, more important?
[05:20] Becker
    Unfortunately, political power
    and titles don't equate.
[05:24] Becker
    Especially in my case, given that
    I earned my title via developing drugs.
[05:30] Zenos
    Well, for now, I should probably
    go answer their call.
[05:34] Becker
    I'll be praying for your success.
[05:36] Umin
    You've got this, Zenos!
[05:42] 2nd Secertary
    Welcome, Zeno.
[05:43] 2nd Secertary
    I am the professor's second secretary.
[05:47] Goldran
    You're the special research student?
[05:50] Goldran
    What can you do?
[05:52] Zenos
    Healing's about the only thing I can do.
[05:54] Goldran
    How small...
[05:56] Goldran
    Any healer can do that.
[06:00] Goldran
    If you have power, then
    you should aim higher.
[06:03] Goldran
    You should know that healers hold
    special sway in our country.
[06:08] Zenos
    Wait, they do?
[06:10] Goldran
    You could even say this country's
    history is the history of healers...
[06:14] Goldran
    Yet, at the moment, the ruling class
    reaps the majority of the benefits.
[06:17] Goldran
    I intend to join them in the near future.
[06:21] Goldran
    This will ensure that our faction
    earns proportionate gains.
[06:25] Goldran
    Everyone deserves treatment equal
    to what they are capable of.
[06:29] Goldran
    That includes healers.
[06:31] Goldran
    Not all life is equal in value.
[06:33] Goldran
    It stands to reason that the wealthy
[06:35] Goldran
    and the impoverished would
    receive differing quality of care.
[06:39] Goldran
    Could you reproduce the magic circle
    you drew in your class right now?
[06:43] Goldran
    I'd like to see for myself whether
    or not you'll be of any use.
[06:48] Goldran
    And if you prove valuable,
[06:50] Goldran
    I'm prepared to welcome you.
[07:01] Zenos
    What exactly does this prove, though?
[07:03] Goldran
    The depth of your healing magic knowledge.
[07:06] Goldran
    And whether or not said knowledge
    has questionable roots.
[07:13] Goldran
    There are several different schools
    of magic circle conception,
[07:16] Goldran
    and with healing magic, there are certain
    principles that need to be minded.
[07:20] Goldran
    Any signs that they are not is an indicator
    that you did not receive an official education.
[07:26] Goldran
    Those who work for me must prove to
    be as legitimate as they are capable.
[07:33] 2nd Sec
    What do you think, Professor?
[07:35] Goldran
    A fascinating magic circle.
[07:38] Goldran
    I've never seen these
    particular applications.
[07:41] Goldran
    And it does a fine job of minding
    the fundamentals, as well.
[07:47] Goldran
    You may join the lab starting tomorrow.
[08:04] Zenos
    What is all this?
[08:06] Cresson
    Look sharp, man!
[08:07] Cresson
    Hurry and line up!
[08:10] Zenos
    It's you...
[08:11] Cresson
    I'm Cresson, your senior in this group!
[08:13] Cresson
    Looks like you're a member of
    the Goldran Lab starting today.
[08:17] Cresson
    Which means you're gonna
    have to follow the rules!
[08:19] Zenos
    Sure, all right.
[08:21] Cresson
    I hope you realize the only reason you're a
    part of this is because I recommended you!
[08:27] Cresson
    You basically owe me your life!
[08:29] Zenos
    Really?
[08:30] Zenos
    Well, I am grateful. Why'd you do it, though?
[08:35] Cresson
    Isn't it obvious?
[08:36] Cresson
    I can use you to make my
    way up in the faction!
[08:40] Zenos
    You're an honest guy, huh?
[08:42] Zenos
    What's with the procession, anyway?
[08:45] Cresson
    It's for Professor Goldran's general rounds.
[08:47] Cresson
    He goes around visiting the patients
[08:50] Cresson
    with an entourage that he's at the head of.
[08:54] Zenos
    So... until I showed up, you
    were at the back of the line?
[08:57] Cresson
    Sh-Shut up!
[08:59] Cresson
    Just watch! I'm going to claw my way up!
[09:03] Zenos
    Okay. Good luck with that.
[09:05] Cresson
    Don't give me that pitying look!
[09:12] Zenos
    Does he really need all these people?
[09:14] Cresson
    It's all about creating an impression.
[09:16] Cresson
    Besides, the professor only visits
    people from the upper-upper crust.
[09:21] Zenos
    I wanna get a better look.
[09:22] Cresson
    Whoa! Where are you going?!
[09:25] Zenos
    I need to know more about Goldran
[09:27] Zenos
    if I intend to find anything
    out about the disappearances.
[09:31] Patient
    Dr. Goldran, the pain has been so bad since
    I twisted my ankle on the side of the bed...
[09:38] Goldran
    It's a sprain.
[09:41] Goldran
    Three should be sufficient for this.
[09:44] Zenos
    What is that?
[09:46] Goldran
    Woven into a single ray of light,
[09:49] Goldran
    let the lost embers of life be your guidance,
[09:52] Goldran
    so that they may find their way home.
[09:55] Goldran
    Give Heal.
[10:01] Patient
    The pain's gone!
[10:03] Patient
    Thank you so much!
[10:06] Cresson
    Dude, don't just wander off!
[10:10] Zenos
    Sorry. But what was that magic
    where he used multiple healers?
[10:15] Cresson
    You don't even know that?
[10:17] Cresson
    The professor's specialty
    is health transfer magic.
[10:20] Zenos
    Health transfer magic?
[10:23] Cresson
    It's basically magic that transfers
    life force between people to heal.
[10:26] Cresson
    Pretty revolutionary, right?
[10:28] Cresson
    It can provide major results even if
    the caster isn't particularly powerful.
[10:33] Cresson
    Say you've got someone who's injured.
[10:35] Cresson
    You transfer someone else's
    life force into them
[10:38] Cresson
    in order to boost their recovery.
    That's health transfer magic.
[10:42] Cresson
    The worse the injury, the
    more life force it requires,
[10:45] Cresson
    so you need to prepare a larger number of
[10:47] Cresson
    healthy people to transfer the necessary
    bit of health to the patient.
[10:50] Cresson
    That way the patient is healed,
[10:52] Cresson
    and the burden on the donors is minimal.
[10:55] Cresson
    They only have to deal
    with a bit of exhaustion.
[10:58] Zenos
    That is interesting.
[11:01] Zenos
    It explains why he wants so
    many people for his faction.
[11:04] Cresson
    That's a part of it, yeah, but the biggest
    reason is probably the election for director.
[11:07] Cresson
    There are rumors that the current director,
    Shalbard, is going to retire soon.
[11:11] Cresson
    So he's trying to secure votes in
    preparation for the next election.
[11:16] Cresson
    At this rate, Professor Goldran's
    basically guaranteed to win.
[11:20] Cresson
    And if I ride the coattails of a winner,
    it'll mean a path straight to the top.
[11:24] Zenos
    I appreciate you filling me in like this.
[11:26] Zenos
    You're nicer than I figured.
[11:28] Cresson
    D-Don't be stupid!
    I'm just trying to use you!
[11:32] Zenos
    Since you're feeling so generous with info,
[11:34] Zenos
    I don't suppose you know
    someone named Afread, do you?
[11:36] Cresson
    Afread?
[11:38] Cresson
    The idiot who went missing despite the
    professor's hopes for him. Not a fan.
[11:43] Zenos
    Did anything seem off before he went missing?
[11:45] Cresson
    Hell if I know.
[11:46] Cresson
    He was invited to dinner and
    vanished right afterward.
[11:50] Zenos
    Dinner?
[11:51] Cresson
    The professor occasionally has dinner parties, and he invites all his favorites to them.
[11:55] Cresson
    Getting the invite basically guarantees
    you're one of his people in the future.
[11:59] Cresson
    Damn it! So jealous!
[12:04] Becker
    This has all been very enlightening.
[12:06] Zenos
    Well, that about does it for me, right?
[12:09] Becker
    Oh, hardly!
[12:11] Becker
    This is a good hint, but still
    far from the evidence we need.
[12:15] Becker
    The best thing to do would be to have you
    become one of Professor Goldran's favorites
[12:19] Becker
    so that you could infiltrate
    one of these dinner parties.
[12:22] Becker
    Pull that off and I'll pay you extra.
[12:25] Becker
    In addition to making sure,
[12:27] Becker
    as we originally agreed, that your
    underground operations aren't interrupted.
[12:31] Zenos
    I was kind of hoping to go home soon...
[12:34] Zenos
    However this plays out, once I'm done,
[12:36] Zenos
    I want you to tell me about my teacher.
[12:39] Becker
    Of course. Everything I know.
[12:46] Becker
    Zenos, I have a question for you.
[12:48] Becker
    You see these coins scattered
    on the floor, yes?
[12:53] Becker
    Now, I'd like to pick them up,
[12:56] Becker
    but unfortunately, between
    research and meetings,
[12:58] Becker
    I don't have the necessary time.
[13:00] Becker
    So, if it was you, which
    would you pick up first?
[13:06] Becker
    Do you believe that lives
    should be valued equally?
[13:11] Umin
    Are you in, Dr. Becker?
[13:13] Umin
    Oh, Zenos is here, too.
[13:16] Umin
    Am I interrupting?
[13:18] Becker
    Not at all. Just chatting a bit.
[13:21] Becker
    I've got a meeting, right?
[13:23] Becker
    Where was it again?
[13:24] Umin
    Ugh... I'll show you the way.
[13:27] Becker
    I'm always in your debt.
[13:30] Becker
    I'm counting on you.
[13:36] Zenos
    I'll do what I can.
[13:47] Lynga
    Lynga might be a genius!
[13:52] Lynga
    Now I can sneak into Sir Zenos's bed on
    my own and sniff it as much as I want!
[13:59] Lynga
    Zophia?!
[13:59] Zophia
    Lynga?!
[14:01] Lynga
    What are you doing here?!
[14:03] Zophia
    I was gonna ask you the same thing.
[14:06] Zophia
    Oh, I see.
[14:07] Zophia
    You came to clean up, too?
[14:09] Lynga
    You, too?
[14:12] Loewe
    I'm a genius! Who else would think of
    cleaning the clinic while Zenos was out?!
[14:18] Zophia
    I kinda saw this coming, y'know.
[14:21] Lynga
    And a broken door means even more work...
[14:25] Loewe
    I guess the two of you showed up ahead of me.
[14:39] Zophia
    This is looking good! I did a fine job!
[14:42] Lynga
    Lynga did over half the work!
[14:45] Loewe
    And I have perfectly repaired the door!
[14:47] Both
    You're the one who broke it!
[14:58] Cresson
    I'm providing you the opportunity
    to help my glorious self!
[15:02] Cresson
    That means looking after the
    professor's beloved pup!
[15:05] Cresson
    You just have to watch her.
[15:09] Zenos
    Uh... you do more stuff for
    the lab than this, right?
[15:13] Cresson
    Of course I do!
[15:15] Cresson
    Other than walks, I also provide
    Madam Milk with her meals!
[15:18] Cresson
    In addition to washing
    and grooming... and more!
[15:22] Zenos
    Not exactly the answer I was expecting.
[15:24] Cresson
    The professor's meeting with the seven
    major nobles that he's currying favor with.
[15:29] Cresson
    Man, that's so cool!
[15:31] Cresson
    Then again, if I climb my way
    up the faction's ladder,
[15:34] Cresson
    I could be in the same position soon enough!
[15:38] Zenos
    You're hoping for a promotion, then?
[15:41] Cresson
    Of course I am!
[15:42] Cresson
    Once I become a big deal
    and join the upper crust,
[15:45] Cresson
    I'll have good food, good women,
    and peons to push around!
[15:50] Cresson
    That's why I'm working hard to be a healer!
[15:53] Zenos
    I thought being a healer was
    about, y'know, healing people.
[15:57] Cresson
    Ideally, maybe.
[15:59] Cresson
    I mean, sure, even I had a time when
[16:01] Cresson
    I dreamed about saving a bunch of
    lives or curing a terrible disease,
[16:05] Cresson
    but healing magic isn't all-powerful.
[16:08] Cresson
    There are things it just can't do.
[16:10] Cresson
    Y'know what's more reliable? Money and power!
[16:15] Cresson
    What?
[16:16] Bons
    Hey, Cresson!
[16:18] Bons
    Looking after Goldran's
    high and mighty mutt again?
[16:21] Cresson
    Mr. Bons!
[16:23] Cresson
    I'm doing what I can, yes.
[16:25] Bons
    Damn it all...
[16:27] Bons
    That is one smug-looking mutt.
[16:30] Bons
    Ticks me off.
[16:31] Cresson
    Don't let the professor
    hear you say that, sir!
[16:35] Bons
    Takes more than sucking up
    to get anywhere in life, boy.
[16:39] Zenos
    Who was that?
[16:40] Cresson
    Professor Goldran's first secretary.
[16:43] Zenos
    That guy?
[16:44] Cresson
    Unbelievable, right?
[16:45] Cresson
    They're apparently old friends,
    but he barely does any work,
[16:49] Cresson
    and he's usually drunk all day long.
[16:51] Cresson
    Can't believe he gets the spot of first
    secretary, even if they do go way back.
[16:57] Bons
    Hey, Cresson!
[16:58] Cresson
    Y-Yes?! You called for me?
[17:01] Bons
    You can have this booze!
[17:06] Cresson
    Oh, no! Madam Milk!
[17:14] Cresson
    Milk! Milk!
[17:30] Cresson
    Light of life that dwells deep within,
[17:32] Cresson
    hear my prayers, and let your
    blessing shine forth here!
[17:35] Cresson
    High Heal!
[17:38] Cresson
    It... It's not enough.
[17:41] Zenos
    She should be fine once the
    bleeding's stopped, right?
[17:44] Cresson
    That's not enough!
[17:46] Cresson
    There'll be scars!
[17:49] Cresson
    The professor loves Madam
    Milk's beautiful fur!
[17:53] Cresson
    I'm done for...
[17:55] Cresson
    I'm sorry for making a mess
    of you, too, Madam Milk...
[18:00] Zenos
    Heal.
[18:01] Cresson
    What do you think you're doing?!
[18:03] Zenos
    What's it look like? Casting healing magic.
[18:06] Cresson
    It's pointless! Maybe you have enough
    magic output to take out a zombie king,
[18:10] Cresson
    but the kind of finesse needed
    to regenerate skin is...
[18:14] Cresson
    She's fixed?!
[18:15] Cresson
    There's no trace of a scar!
[18:18] Zenos
    Isn't that the kind of magic Heal is?
[18:20] Zenos
    I fixed the ribs that had been cracked,
    too, so you can continue the walk,
[18:24] Zenos
    but I'd recommend letting
    her rest for today.
[18:29] Cresson
    That's not the kind of magic Heal is, man.
[18:32] Cresson
    Making yourself sound like an elite-grade...
[18:37] Cresson
    Stop right there, special research student!
    Looking after Madam Milk is my job!
[18:50] Umin
    Hello, Zenos... er, Zeno.
[18:53] Zenos
    What's up?
[18:55] Umin
    Well... if you don't mind,
    would you join me for a walk?
[19:01] Zenos
    A walk?
[19:12] Zenos
    Is there something you need to tell me?
[19:14] Umin
    Well... it's...
[19:18] Umin
    I... wanted to apologize.
[19:21] Umin
    It's just...
[19:24] Umin
    If I were more capable,
[19:26] Umin
    I would've been able to get
    Professor Goldran's attention.
[19:30] Umin
    Then you wouldn't have
    been dragged into this...
[19:34] Umin
    I feel guilty.
[19:37] Zenos
    And you asked me out for
    a walk to tell me that?
[19:39] Umin
    Yes. I'm sure an apology from me
    doesn't amount to much, but...
[19:45] Zenos
    I'll be taking payment for my efforts
    from Becker, so it's all good.
[19:49] Zenos
    Don't let it bother you.
[19:50] Umin
    Be that as it may...
[19:52] Zenos
    Besides, without opportunities like these,
[19:55] Zenos
    I never would've set foot
    inside the Royal Hospital.
[19:58] Zenos
    I never would've had a chance
    to learn more about my teacher.
[20:01] Zenos
    There's plenty for me to gain.
[20:03] Zenos
    So you honestly don't need to worry.
[20:06] Umin
    Still, if there's anything
    I can do, just ask.
[20:10] Umin
    Come to think of it, what kind
    of person was your teacher?
[20:15] Zenos
    I honestly don't have much of a clue.
[20:17] Zenos
    He seemed kinda shady, but he taught me how to
    read and write, and about the outside world,
[20:22] Zenos
    to say nothing about diseases, injuries,
    and magic. Taught me a whole bunch.
[20:27] Zenos
    I basically owe him my life.
[20:29] Umin
    That sounds a bit like Dr. Becker and myself.
[20:33] Zenos
    You owe him your life?
[20:35] Umin
    Certainly!
[20:36] Umin
    When I decided to become a
    healer, he mentored me closely.
[20:42] Umin
    Granted, his dedication to research
    caused his girlfriend to leave him,
[20:45] Umin
    so I'm basically looking after him...
[20:48] Zenos
    How do you even know him?
[20:50] Umin
    Did I not mention it?
[20:51] Umin
    He's my mother's little brother.
[20:54] Umin
    My uncle, in other words.
[20:56] Umin
    But I didn't amount to much,
    either in magic or in research.
[21:00] Zenos
    What kind of research are you doing, anyway?
[21:03] Umin
    To put it simply, the storage of medication.
[21:07] Umin
    At what temperature, what humidity, and
    other factors for how they should be stored.
[21:12] Umin
    It's pretty boring.
[21:14] Zenos
    It is.
[21:17] Zenos
    But the most important things in
    life tend to be the boring ones.
[21:21] Umin
    Zenos...
[21:23] Zenos
    That's just something my teacher told me.
[21:26] Umin
    I was trying to apologize, and
    you ended up cheering me up.
[21:31] Zenos
    Sometimes it's best to rely on other people.
[21:35] Zenos
    I get plenty of help in my daily life, too.
[21:38] Zenos
    I can barely even get out of
    bed on my own in the morning.
[21:41] Umin
    You're an interesting person, Zenos.
[21:45] Carmilla
    Another prospective wife, eh?
[21:47] Umin
    What was that?
[21:49] Zenos
    Don't worry about it.
    I think we were followed.
[21:51] Umin
    By who?
[21:53] Carmilla
    And yet, not as exciting
    as I had hoped. One star.
[21:57] Zenos
    Quit scoring people.
[22:10] Cresson
    Please! You've gotta help me!
[22:13] Zenos
    Uh...
[22:15] Cresson
    I'm in a real bind here!
[22:16] Cresson
    Please help me!
[22:18] Carmilla
    Now, this looks interesting! Three stars.
[22:22] Zenos
    Seriously, no more scores, okay?
SIGN    A Request from a Noble Lady
[23:57] Zenos
    "A Request from a Noble Lady."