# Season 1
# E1 - The Boy from the City of the Dead
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUN92J4/the-boy-from-the-city-of-the-dead)
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**[00:00] Blood**
Don't you agree, Will?
**[00:02] Na**
My memories of that time are vague and murky.
**[00:07] Na**
My life felt like stagnant water.
**[00:10] Na**
I grew more and more impatient,
**[00:12] Na**
but everything felt tiresome.
**[00:15] Na**
I wanted to take a step
forward, but I was scared.
**[00:22] Na**
But...
**[00:24] Na**
This pain in my chest,
**[00:27] ---**
this agony...
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[00:44] Gus**
A long, long time ago, at the
very beginning of the world,
**[00:48] Gus**
the mana that made up the world
was too great to hold its shape,
**[00:53] Gus**
and it swirled in a muddy mass of chaos.
**[00:55] Guy**
Then the first of the gods appeared.
**[00:57] Gus**
The god said, "Let there be earth,"
**[01:00] Gus**
and the mana solidified beneath the
god's feet, becoming the earth.
**[01:03] Gus**
The mana overhead thinned and became the sky.
**[01:06] Will**
Hey, Gus, all I asked was how
words are related to magic.
**[01:10] Gus**
Be quiet and listen!
**[01:12] Gus**
I'm not even getting paid to
teach you all this, you know!
**[01:15] Will**
Fine.
**[01:17] Gus**
The creator god made the sun and the moon,
**[01:19] ---**
and separated the land from the sea.
**[01:22] Gus**
Fire, wind, and trees came next,
**[01:25] Gus**
followed by other gods as
well as humans and animals.
**[01:25] Will**
* Gus the ghost is a little eccentric,*
* and he can be overbearing,*
**[01:27] Gus**
The creator god was pleased and said, "It is good."
**[01:30] Will**
* but he's smarter than anyone else,*
* and he teaches me things.*
**[01:30] Gus**
But good cannot exist without bad,
**[01:34] Gus**
and evil gods then came into being.
**[01:36] Gus**
And the words and symbols—in other words,
writing—that the creator god used
**[01:40] Gus**
are called the Words of Creation.
**[01:43] Gus**
These words, whether spoken
or written, have power.
**[01:45] Will**
Power?
**[01:47] Gus**
Yes.
**[01:53] Gus**
If you write the word "Ignis,"
it defines the existence of fire.
**[01:57] Gus**
And... Erasus!
***SIGN*** Erasure
**[01:59] Gus**
When followed by the word for
"erasure," the fire is extinguished.
**[02:03] Gus**
That's what magic is.
**[02:05] Will**
*The power of words...*
**[02:07] Will**
Magic...
**[02:15] Will**
The god of justice and lightning, Volt.
**[02:20] Will**
The earth-mother, Mater.
**[02:22] Will**
The god of fire and technology, Blaze.
**[02:27] Will**
The god of wind and commerce, Whirl.
**[02:31] Will**
The goddess of water and
greenery, Rhea Silvia.
**[02:35] Will**
The god of knowledge, Enlight.
**[02:41] Will**
* Ancient words of magic*
* offered up to the gods...*
**[02:45] Will**
*Words of Creation.*
**[02:47] Will**
Oh, I get it. Parts are scratched
out so their powers won't activate.
**[02:55] Will**
Gracefeel...
**[03:10] Mary**
Are you curious?
**[03:11] Will**
Yeah, sort of.
**[03:14] Mary**
The god of light, who governs
the cycle of death and rebirth,
**[03:17] Mary**
Gracefeel.
**[03:18] Mary**
He is the child of the lightning god
Volt and the earth-mother Mater.
**[03:21] Will**
You worship the earth-mother Mater, right?
**[03:25] Mary**
Yes, that's right.
**[03:28] Mary**
She is the god of child-rearing
and the bounties of the earth.
**[03:32] Mary**
Of the six principal gods,
**[03:34] Mary**
she is particularly revered
by people in rural areas.
**[03:37] Will**
You pray to the earth-mother
every day, don't you?
**[03:44] Will**
Mary?
**[03:46] Mary**
Shall we head back and have dinner now?
**[03:49] Will**
Yeah!
**[03:57] Will**
Blood!
**[04:00] Will**
That's a really nice boar!
**[04:02] Blood**
You get to eat some tasty meat
from this guy today, Will.
**[04:06] Will**
Thanks!
**[04:09] Will**
Hey, that hurts.
**[04:12] Will**
Wow, it looks so good!
**[04:14] Mary**
Eat up.
**[04:15] Will**
I will!
**[04:18] Will**
It's great!
**[04:20] Will**
Thanks, Blood! And you, too, Mary!
**[04:23] Blood**
That's right. Be grateful.
**[04:25] Blood**
Once you're a little bigger,
I'll teach you how to hunt.
**[04:29] Will**
What? Hunt?
**[04:31] Blood**
Hunting teaches you all kinds of lessons.
**[04:34] Blood**
You're gonna have to get
used to taking lives.
**[04:38] Blood**
What's the matter? Losing your nerve?
**[04:40] Mary**
He's still too young for that!
**[04:43] Gus**
That's right.
**[04:44] Gus**
He needs to learn the basics first.
**[04:47] Gus**
I couldn't believe it.
**[04:49] Gus**
He's only three, and he's already
learned to read and write.
**[04:53] Gus**
He might be just as much a genius as me.
**[04:56] Gus**
It couldn't hurt to teach him some magic.
**[04:59] Blood**
Hey, give us a break!
**[05:01] Blood**
What if he grows up to be an old miser
with an over sized brain, like you?
**[05:03] Will**
* Blood the skeleton looks scary,*
* and he can be unruly,*
**[05:05] Gus**
What?!
**[05:06] Blood**
What Will needs is some muscle!
**[05:08] Blood**
We gotta put some meat on his bones first!
**[05:08] Will**
but he always keeps things
lively and friendly.
**[05:09] Gus**
What are you talking about?
**[05:11] Gus**
Also, the "miser" part aside,
what was that about an over sized brain?
**[05:13] Will**
Hey, Mary...
**[05:13] Blood**
What's wrong with strengthening
the body, anyway?
**[05:15] Will**
When do you bake this bread?
**[05:16] Gus**
Oh, just shut up!
**[05:20] Mary**
That's a secret.
**[05:24] Will**
*The three of them keep a lot of secrets.*
**[05:26] Will**
*Like why they live here,*
**[05:29] Will**
*and why there are no humans other than me.*
**[05:32] Will**
* I've never met anyone but the*
* three of them since I was born.*
**[05:37] Will**
*And above all...*
**[05:38] Will**
*Why are they undead?*
**[05:42] Will**
* There are so many things I*
* want to ask them, but I can't.*
**[05:47] Will**
* Because I'm keeping a*
* secret from them myself.*
**[05:52] Will**
*And that is...*
**[06:01] Will**
Thanks for dinner!
**[06:02] Will**
* ...that I'm a human with*
* memories of my previous life.*
**[06:08] Will**
*They're vague, murky memories,*
**[06:11] Will**
*and my vision won't focus...*
**[06:14] Will**
*A ceiling?*
**[06:17] Will**
*A monster!*
**[06:26] Will**
*A mummy?!*
**[06:28] Will**
*A ghost?!*
**[06:34] Will**
*They're gonna kill me!*
**[06:41] Will**
*Huh?*
**[06:46] Will**
*This is the 186th morning since then,*
**[06:49] Will**
* half a year since I started living*
* with these walking corpses.*
**[06:54] (Flashback) Mary**
Time to eat.
**[07:01] (Flashback) Mary**
What a good boy you are, Will.
**[07:06] (Flashback) Mary**
Are you all full now?
**[07:09] Will**
*I can't say them very well,*
**[07:11] Will**
* but I can generally understand*
* the language they speak now.*
**[07:16] (Flashback) Mary**
Shall we take a little walk outside today?
**[07:18] Will**
*Outside? I've never been outside before!*
**[07:25] Will**
*It smells like incense.*
**[07:29] Will**
*What's it like outside the temple?*
**[07:38] Will**
*The breeze was refreshing.*
**[07:40] Will**
* It smelled of the plants,*
* wet with morning dew.*
**[07:48] (Flashback) Mary**
Isn't it beautiful, Will?
**[07:53] Will**
*It really was beautiful.*
**[07:59] (Flashback) Mary**
It's all right.
**[08:01] (Flashback) ---**
There's nothing to be afraid of.
**[08:03] Will**
*At first, I thought I'd fallen into Hell.*
**[08:07] Will**
*After living such a hopelessly vague life,*
**[08:10] Will**
*I was in Hell, being punished.*
**[08:12] Will**
*But I was wrong. This is no punishment.*
**[08:15] Will**
*It must be...*
**[08:18] Will**
*the grace of God.*
**[08:19] Will**
* I felt as if something I had wastefully*
* thrown away without a thought*
**[08:24] Will**
*had been given back to me again.*
**[08:27] (Flashback) Mary**
Will, my sweet little boy...
**[08:31] Will**
*This time... This time...*
**[08:34] Will**
*I'm going to live.*
**[08:38] Will**
*I'm going to live in this world.*
**[08:46] Will**
*Finally done...*
**[08:47] Blood**
We gotta build your muscle and stamina first.
**[08:49] Blood**
Skills are useless without
the muscle to back 'em up.
**[08:53] Will**
Isn't making up for your
lack of strength a skill?
**[08:56] Blood**
Think you can knock me down?
**[08:59] Will**
No.
**[09:00] Blood**
With the right skill,
you could knock me over,
**[09:03] Blood**
but there'll be times when
that skill won't work for you.
**[09:06] Blood**
But you can't separate
muscles from your body.
**[09:08] Blood**
The brute force that muscles give
you can solve most problems.
**[09:12] Blood**
Skills come after that.
**[09:13] Blood**
Understand?
**[09:15] Will**
Muscles are super masochistic, huh?
**[09:24] Will**
Flammo Ignis!
***SIGN*** Flames Ignite
**[09:27] Gus**
Erasus!
***SIGN*** Erasure
**[09:28] Gus**
Fool! Your pronunciation is too precise!
**[09:31] Gus**
Given your talent, you need to
learn to control your accuracy,
**[09:34] Gus**
or you will kill yourself!
**[09:36] Will**
That's scary...
**[09:38] Gus**
Magic is a scary thing.
**[09:40] Gus**
Do you know why words have so much power?
**[09:44] Will**
I think it's for the same reason we
think a chair is "a chair," right?
**[09:48] Gus**
Indeed.
**[09:49] Will**
When we see a wooden stool with four legs,
**[09:52] Will**
no matter what color it is or
what kind of wood it's made of,
**[09:56] Will**
we don't think of it as
"four sticks and a round slab,"
**[10:00] Will**
nor would we call it a "table."
**[10:01] Will**
We categorize it under the "chair" label.
**[10:05] Will**
So in short, words are what define
and differentiate the way things are.
**[10:10] Will**
* I'm just repeating what*
* someone told me, though.*
**[10:12] Gus**
Hmm...
**[10:13] Gus**
Will, you might just be a genius after all.
**[10:17] Will**
But isn't there anything I can
do about my mixed results?
**[10:20] Gus**
No! That is what words are all about.
**[10:23] Gus**
Words have fluctuations.
**[10:26] Gus**
No one can say a word in
exactly the same way twice.
**[10:29] Gus**
The only answer is to let your
instincts determine the ideal level.
**[10:33] Will**
My instincts?
**[10:34] Gus**
You'll start by learning how to use
minor magic skillfully and accurately.
**[10:39] Gus**
But do your best to get by
without even using that.
**[10:42] Will**
Without using magic? How?
**[10:45] Gus**
I'm talking about money.
**[10:47] Will**
That again?
**[10:49] Will**
How can a ghost be such a money worshiper?
**[10:51] Gus**
What are you talking about?
Money is important!
**[10:54] Gus**
Money drives this world!
**[10:56] ---**
With the power of money, you can
solve anything without magic!
**[10:59] Gus**
You can buy the necessary
tools, hire people...
**[11:02] Gus**
The ability to make a quick profit
is just as important as magic!
**[11:07] Gus**
Why, oh, why must I have hands that are
incapable of stroking silver and gold?!
**[11:12] Gus**
I want to feel money! I want to
count gold coins with my own hands!
**[11:15] Gus**
Curses!
**[11:17] Will**
You are not normal...
**[11:22] Mary**
Creatures such as these are "beasts."
**[11:24] Mary**
"Demon beasts" are a particular type
of beast that are extremely aggressive.
**[11:29] Will**
That's...
**[11:31] Mary**
Old Gus taught you the myths, right?
**[11:35] Mary**
The minions of the god
of despotism and tyranny,
**[11:38] Mary**
spectres and phantoms...
**[11:39] Mary**
and the demons of the god of
dimensions, who lurks in Hell.
**[11:44] Mary**
And the god of the undead,
Stagnate, commands undead.
**[11:49] Mary**
People like the three of us.
**[11:52] Mary**
We used to be humans, as well.
**[11:55] Will**
What? Really?
**[11:56] Mary**
Yes.
**[11:57] Mary**
When we died, we clung to
powerful emotions that led us
**[12:00] Mary**
to form a contract with
the god of the undead.
**[12:03] Mary**
We are traitors to the virtuous gods.
**[12:07] Will**
Mary...
**[12:10] Mary**
I'm sorry for talking
about such strange things.
**[12:14] Will**
Hey, Mary, do you think
I should get stronger?
**[12:18] Mary**
It would certainly put me at ease if you did.
**[12:32] Blood**
Don't make it suffer.
**[12:34] Blood**
Snap its neck quick.
**[12:41] Blood**
Still can't get used to it, huh?
**[12:45] Will**
I don't like killing.
**[12:47] ---**
Am I just naïve?
**[12:49] Blood**
Hey, I don't like it, either.
**[12:50] Will**
Huh?
**[12:51] Blood**
I don't like taking lives,
whether it's a bird's or a human's.
**[12:54] Blood**
But these guys are necessary
sustenance to keep you alive.
**[12:58] Blood**
In life-or-death situations, you put all
that aside and go for the kill reflexively.
**[13:04] Blood**
That's what it means to be a warrior.
**[13:06] Blood**
In battle, it determines
whether you live or die.
**[13:09] Blood**
Okay, let's bring down a few more.
**[13:12] Will**
Okay.
**[13:14] Will**
*Blood seems a lot like a father.*
**[13:19] Blood**
You're almost eight years old.
**[13:22] Blood**
I think it's time you started
some real-life training.
**[13:25] Will**
What?
**[13:26] ---**
It's bad enough when you
stop just before hitting me.
**[13:28] Will**
If I take a hit with your
ridiculous strength, I'm dead!
**[13:31] Blood**
I'm nothing but bones now.
**[13:32] ---**
You'll be fine... probably.
**[13:34] Will**
Probably?!
**[13:35] Blood**
This is why I said you can use the
magic you're learning from the old man!
**[13:40] Gus**
Go on. Do just as I taught you.
**[13:42] Blood**
That's right. Do it well,
and you could actually hit me...
**[13:46] Blood**
Maybe!
**[13:47] Will**
Hey!
**[13:48] Blood**
And don't cry that I'm playing dirty!
**[13:50] Blood**
The battle has begun!
**[13:52] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[13:54] Will**
Currere!
***SIGN*** Run
**[13:55] Will**
Oleum!
***SIGN*** Oil
**[13:58] Will**
Cadere Araneum!
***SIGN*** Falling Spiderweb
**[14:00] Blood**
Hey, not too shabby!
**[14:04] Gus**
Fool! Distance yourself!
**[14:13] Blood**
C'mon. I told you never to
close your eyes during a fight.
**[14:17] Will**
Ow!
**[14:20] Blood**
I'd like to say you've got a long way
to go, but frankly, you surprised me.
**[14:23] Blood**
I thought you'd unload a
bunch of crazy magic on me.
**[14:27] Will**
Gus keeps telling me I should learn to use
minor magic skillfully and accurately.
**[14:31] Blood**
That style of not relying on sheer firepower
**[14:34] Blood**
is exactly the style of the great
sorcerer hailed as the Wandering Sage.
**[14:39] Will**
Are you talking about Gus?
**[14:41] Blood**
Yep.
**[14:42] Blood**
He's exterminated monsters,
calmed raging rivers,
**[14:45] Blood**
and rediscovered ancient languages.
**[14:48] Gus**
Hmph. That was long ago.
**[14:50] Gus**
You were known as the War Ogre yourself.
**[14:53] Blood**
And Mary was known as the Daughter of Mater.
**[14:55] ---**
At one time, the three of us...
**[14:57] Will**
Wow!
**[14:58] Blood**
Never mind.
**[14:59] ---**
That subject runs a little too deep.
**[15:02] Blood**
Not long ago, you were just a little baby.
**[15:06] Blood**
Keep up your learning and get even stronger.
**[15:09] Will**
Blood...
**[15:11] Gus**
When you brought back a human child,
**[15:14] ---**
I thought you shouldn't have bothered,
**[15:16] Gus**
but it occurred to me that if I
educated him, he might be of use—
**[15:20] Blood**
Hey, old man!
**[15:20] Gus**
Nothing I said was incorrect!
**[15:23] Gus**
I now recognize his talent and
am teaching him, am I not?!
**[15:27] Blood**
That's not the point.
**[15:29] Blood**
I know that's just how you are.
**[15:32] Blood**
I don't expect you to change that now.
**[15:35] Blood**
I even think it suits you.
**[15:37] Blood**
But what you just said was unnecessary.
**[15:39] Blood**
Can't you imagine how it feels to
be the one on the other end of it?
**[15:44] Gus**
You are right. It was a
thoughtless thing to say.
**[15:47] Gus**
I will be more careful in the future.
**[15:49] Gus**
I apologize, Will.
**[15:51] Will**
Oh, it's okay. It didn't bother me.
**[15:54] Will**
*I couldn't believe it.*
**[15:56] ---**
*Gus was apologizing?*
**[15:58] Blood**
It was rude of me to get all
intimidating like that, too.
**[16:00] Blood**
Sorry.
**[16:02] Gus**
You being impolite is nothing new.
**[16:05] Blood**
What?!
**[16:08] Blood**
Will...
**[16:09] Blood**
You might not realize it since it's been
**[16:12] ---**
this way for as long as you've been aware,
**[16:15] Blood**
but you know that you're not
like the three of us, right?
**[16:19] Will**
Yeah.
**[16:21] Will**
I'm the only one who breathes and feels warm.
**[16:24] Blood**
Yeah, basically. There's a lot to the story.
**[16:28] Blood**
Sorry, though. I can't explain it to you yet.
**[16:31] Will**
I know.
**[16:32] Blood**
Don't be too mad at Old Gus.
**[16:35] Blood**
He never bothers to choose his
words or show consideration.
**[16:40] Will**
I'm not mad. I respect Gus.
**[16:43] Blood**
That so?
**[16:45] Blood**
You've got a big heart.
**[16:48] Blood**
Once your body's grown big
enough to match that heart
**[16:51] Blood**
and you're able to accept things,
I'll explain everything.
**[16:57] Will**
Okay.
**[16:59] Will**
*Blood was genuinely angry at him for my sake.*
**[17:03] Will**
* Could I have gotten angry for someone*
* else's sake in my previous life?*
**[17:11] Will**
Thanks.
**[17:12] Will**
*Blood, Mary, Gus...*
**[17:16] Will**
* All three of them are undead*
* who aren't alive anymore...*
**[17:19] Blood**
Will...
**[17:20] Blood**
You've got another hundred years before you
**[17:22] ---**
can land a hit on me from behind!
**[17:24] Will**
H-Huh?!
**[17:25] Will**
*But right now, they're my precious family.*
**[17:31] Will**
* Gus teaches me academic lessons,*
* and Blood teaches me how to fight,*
**[17:36] Will**
*but Mary is the one I learn the most from.*
**[17:39] Will**
* The things she teaches me are*
* little, everyday matters,*
**[17:40] Will**
*but they're important.*
**[17:42] Mary**
Will, can you take care of things here?
**[17:45] Will**
Oh, it's almost time for
your prayer, isn't it?
**[17:48] Mary**
Yes.
**[17:49] Will**
* A few times a day, Mary sequesters*
* herself inside the temple dome.*
**[17:54] Will**
* I've been told I'm not allowed to*
* go in the dome while she's in there.*
**[17:58] Blood**
All right, it's time for
your physical training.
**[18:06] Will**
I can't lift my arms...
**[18:08] Will**
Mary?
**[18:12] Will**
*Bread?*
**[18:13] Will**
*Why is she carrying it out of the temple?*
**[18:17] (Flashback) Will**
When do you bake this bread?
**[18:19] (Flashback) Mary**
That's a secret.
**[18:32] Will**
*I'm sorry, everyone,*
**[18:34] Will**
*but I just have to know.*
**[18:42] Will**
Ma—
**[18:45] Will**
*No...*
**[18:46] Will**
*I don't want to feel that again...*
**[18:49] Will**
*I don't want to lose anyone again!*
**[18:53] Will**
Mary!
**[18:55] Will**
Mary!
**[18:56] Will**
Mary! Mary!
**[18:59] Will**
Mary!
**[19:00] Will**
Blood! Gus! Come in here!
**[19:03] Will**
Help Mary... Help Mary!
**[19:09] Mary**
It's...
**[19:11] Mary**
It's all my fault.
**[19:13] Mary**
I kept it a secret...
**[19:15] Blood**
Sorry. I was careless.
**[19:18] Gus**
All those times we told him to be careful...
**[19:20] Blood**
Will his arms heal?
**[19:22] Gus**
Thankfully, his fingers
didn't adhere to each other,
**[19:26] Gus**
but scarring will be unavoidable.
**[19:28] Will**
Mary...
**[19:29] Mary**
Will! I'm sorry... This is my...
**[19:33] Will**
No, it's not. It's my fault for prying.
**[19:37] Will**
So don't apologize.
**[19:39] Will**
I'm glad you're all right.
**[19:42] Mary**
Will...
**[19:44] Will**
*The smell of incense that Mary has calms me.*
**[19:49] Blood**
Why'd you try to look in on her?
**[19:52] Will**
I got curious.
**[19:53] Will**
I thought I might find some hint about
**[19:57] ---**
what you guys are hiding from me.
**[19:59] Blood**
I told you I'd explain someday.
**[20:01] Mary**
Blood!
**[20:02] Blood**
Be quiet, Mary.
**[20:04] Blood**
Well, Will? Want to give me an excuse?
**[20:07] Will**
No. I'm sorry.
**[20:10] Blood**
From now on, consult with me
or Mary before doing anything.
**[20:14] Will**
Okay.
**[20:15] Blood**
That said, Will,
**[20:16] Blood**
the way you jumped in there
to help Mary was impressive.
**[20:18] Blood**
Those wounds you bear are
your badge of manhood.
**[20:21] Will**
Well, I'm your student.
**[20:22] Gus**
All it got you was unnecessarily
wounded, though.
**[20:26] Gus**
Well, out of respect for your lack of fear
toward the fire, I'll teach you this.
**[20:30] Gus**
That bread is a gift from
the earth-mother Mater.
**[20:34] Gus**
They are the goddess's divine protection,
her blessing... call it what you will.
**[20:39] Will**
Then why were you on fire?
**[20:41] Mary**
That happens because I betrayed
the earth-mother Mater.
**[20:45] Mary**
The impure god of death, Stagnate,
is the earth-mother Mater's enemy.
**[20:51] Mary**
Since the three of us formed
a contract with him,
**[20:53] Mary**
just coming in contact with her
divine presence causes us to burn.
**[20:57] Will**
That's awful...
**[20:59] Mary**
I do not expect to be forgiven.
**[21:02] Will**
Why do you still pray to her?
**[21:04] Will**
For my sake?
**[21:06] Mary**
No, Will.
**[21:08] Mary**
Praying to the earth-mother
every morning and evening
**[21:11] Mary**
has been my daily routine
since long before I met you.
**[21:15] Will**
Doesn't it hurt?
**[21:16] Mary**
Of course it does. So badly that I could cry.
**[21:19] Will**
Mary...
**[21:20] Mary**
But even if I've betrayed her,
even if I must endure pain in retribution,
**[21:24] Mary**
I still continue to revere the earth-mother.
**[21:29] Mary**
Mater never says anything,
**[21:31] Mary**
but she blesses me with
bread for you every day.
**[21:35] Mary**
That alone is more than
enough saving grace for me.
**[21:39] Mary**
I'm sorry I didn't tell you.
**[21:41] Mary**
I hope you will continue to eat the bread.
**[21:46] Will**
Yes, I will.
**[21:48] Will**
Also, I want to ask a favor.
**[21:50] Mary**
What is it?
**[21:52] Will**
From now on, let me pray with you.
**[21:55] Will**
* I want to understand what Mary sees*
* and feels, even if only a little bit.*
***SIGN*** Episode 1
The Boy from the City of the Dead
**[22:01] Will**
*That was the thought I had.*
***SIGN*** Episode 2
The Wandering Sage
# E2 - The Wandering Sage
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZ87N4/the-wandering-sage)
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**[00:00] Gus**
The original Creation was destroyed by the
evil gods that it had brought into existence.
**[00:07] Gus**
Thus began the age of war among the gods.
**[00:11] Will**
The big statues in the temple
are the virtuous gods, right?
**[00:14] Gus**
To a human, yes, they would be.
**[00:18] Will**
What does that mean?
**[00:20] Gus**
Among the legends told since ancient times
**[00:22] Gus**
is a battle between the lightning god Volt,
**[00:25] Gus**
the king of the gods who
governs order and judgment,
**[00:27] Gus**
and his elder brother, the war god Iltreat.
**[00:30] Gus**
The elder brother had the
advantage in the beginning,
**[00:33] Gus**
but Volt, with the divine protection
of his wife, the earth-mother Mater,
**[00:36] Gus**
banished the war god to
the depths of the earth.
**[00:39] Gus**
The war god continues to lurk within the
earth, vigilantly plotting his revenge.
**[00:45] Gus**
There are other similar stories,
but they all take the same general shape.
**[00:49] Gus**
What are your thoughts?
**[00:51] Will**
Isn't it just a fable?
**[00:53] Gus**
Oh?
**[00:54] Will**
Ruling in this world starts
with violence and despotism,
**[00:58] Will**
but eventually,
agriculture starts to thrive,
**[01:00] Will**
and law and order begin to reach everyone.
**[01:02] Will**
But over time, that also leads to violent
overthrows... Something like that.
**[01:07] Gus**
You are very sharp indeed.
**[01:11] Gus**
Volt, the god of order and
judgment, is a virtuous god.
**[01:15] Gus**
The war god, on the other hand,
is considered an evil god.
**[01:18] Gus**
But if that order becomes corrupt,
Volt could become an evil god,
**[01:22] Gus**
and by defeating that corruption,
Iltreat could become a virtuous god.
**[01:26] Gus**
In short, the concept of
virtuous gods and evil gods
**[01:29] Gus**
is a distinction applied by those
who place their faith in them.
**[01:33] Gus**
The priests would not be pleased
with me for saying so, however.
**[01:38] Gus**
Naturally, you must not
speak of this to Mary.
**[01:40] Will**
I won't.
**[01:41] Gus**
Besides, the gods think about things
based on different standards than ours.
**[01:47] Gus**
It is impossible for one with a
human's sense of good and evil
**[01:51] Gus**
to gauge their true intentions.
**[01:52] Will**
You know, Gus, you're pretty rock 'n roll.
**[01:55] Gus**
What on earth does that mean?
**[01:56] Will**
Er...
**[01:57] Will**
It means, like... you don't fit in any mold!
**[02:00] Gus**
Children truly make up some
bizarre words sometimes...
**[02:03] Gus**
But I do like the sound of that.
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[03:40] Will**
* Becoming free from obstructive thoughts*
* doesn't mean thinking about nothing.*
**[03:45] Will**
*You just block out the past and future,*
**[03:47] Will**
*and focus only on the present.*
**[03:50] Will**
* I need to offer all of my current*
* insignificant self to the gods,*
**[03:55] Will**
*and then dive in deep.*
**[03:58] Will**
*As far as I can.*
**[04:07] Mary**
This concludes the five-day Silent Prayer.
**[04:11] Mary**
You did very well.
**[04:14] Will**
* I've done nothing but pray continuously*
* for the past five days.*
**[04:18] Mary**
Do you feel all right physically, Will?
**[04:21] Will**
Yeah, I'm fine.
**[04:22] Mary**
And you're only thirteen.
How remarkable you are.
**[04:25] Will**
Only because I've been praying
with you all these years.
**[04:31] Will**
* It's been five years since*
* my arms were burned.*
**[04:35] Will**
* Mary says she could heal the*
* scars with her blessing,*
**[04:39] Will**
*but I chose to keep them.*
**[04:41] Will**
* Blood said they were my badge*
* of manhood, after all.*
**[04:44] Mary**
I'll prepare all of your favorite
things for dinner tonight.
**[04:47] Will**
Yay!
**[04:50] Gus**
Memorize all of this by tomorrow.
**[04:52] Will**
Huh?!
**[04:54] Will**
*Gus's lessons became more difficult,*
**[04:56] Will**
*and there was a lot more to keep track of,*
**[04:59] Will**
*but I stuck to it for all I was worth.*
**[05:02] Will**
* And then his lessons became*
* even more intensive.*
**[05:06] Will**
* It's as if he wants me*
* to get fed up and quit.*
**[05:11] Will**
* Still, Mary and Gus were*
* nothing compared to...*
**[05:15] Blood**
All right!
**[05:17] Blood**
Let's move on to our main event of the day.
**[05:20] Will**
What is that?
**[05:22] Blood**
Your opponent. I caught him in the ruins.
**[05:25] Will**
Uh, that's not what I mean!
**[05:27] Blood**
What's the problem?
It's just a low-ranked demon's corpse.
**[05:30] Will**
*Demons can become undead, too?*
**[05:33] Blood**
Okay, go.
**[05:34] Will**
Wait a—
**[05:42] Will**
*I got him!*
**[05:45] Will**
Blood, I win!
**[05:47] Blood**
Y-Yeah... Good job.
**[05:50] Will**
So this is what they mean
**[05:51] Will**
when they say a trained warrior
can kill with mechanical reflexes!
**[05:54] Blood**
Y-Yeah, I guess so...
**[05:57] Will**
Blood?
**[05:59] Blood**
Well, for your first killing
match, that wasn't bad.
**[06:02] Blood**
Hear me? It just *wasn't bad*!
**[06:04] Blood**
Don't get a big head!
**[06:05] Will**
Oh, that's what you meant?
**[06:08] Will**
Well? I'm a genius, right?
**[06:11] Blood**
You might just be a genius...
**[06:13] Will**
C'mon, aren't you gonna
chew me out for that?
**[06:15] Blood**
Okay!
**[06:16] Blood**
Why don't we speed things up and
try something harder, genius?
**[06:20] Will**
Huh?
**[06:23] Will**
* The ruined city that I always*
* saw from the top of the hill.*
**[06:27] Will**
* That day was the first*
* time I set foot in it.*
**[06:38] Will**
I didn't know there were passages
like this underground.
**[06:41] Blood**
Humans and dwarfs used to live here.
**[06:44] Blood**
Their blacksmith helped me out a lot.
**[06:47] Blood**
But now it's just a danger zone filled
with mindless, wandering undead.
**[06:52] Blood**
That's why we never allowed
you to enter here before.
**[06:57] Blood**
This spot should be good.
**[06:59] Blood**
You've got all your stuff, right?
**[07:00] Will**
Yeah.
**[07:01] Will**
My sword, shield, bread,
jerky, and a waterskin.
**[07:05] Blood**
Those things are everything
to you right now.
**[07:07] Blood**
Okay. Now escape from here.
**[07:09] Will**
Huh?
**[07:09] Blood**
I'll be waiting outside. Don't die, now.
**[07:12] Will**
W-Wait a minute! Blood!
**[07:15] Will**
*H-He can't be serious!*
**[07:18] Will**
Lumen!
***SIGN*** Light
**[07:20] Will**
Blood?
**[07:23] Will**
The exit is this way, right?
**[07:26] Will**
But what was it Blood said a minute ago?
**[07:29] Will**
This place is...
**[07:34] Will**
Of course.
**[07:44] Will**
* I'm pretty sure Blood is testing*
* my overall practical ability.*
**[07:50] Will**
I didn't know being alone was such
a lonely, anxious feeling...
**[07:55] Will**
*I had forgotten even that fact.*
**[07:58] Will**
* Even though I spent all of*
* my previous life alone...*
**[08:01] Will**
Ever since I came here,
Blood and Mary have been by my side.
**[08:07] Will**
* In this world, people reach*
* adulthood at fifteen,*
**[08:09] Will**
*so I'll be striking out on my own soon.*
**[08:12] Will**
* That's probably part of why all of their*
* lessons have gotten so much harder.*
**[08:16] Will**
*In that case...*
**[08:18] Will**
I want to give back the best results I can.
**[08:21] Will**
I want them to boast that I was a pupil
worth teaching, that they're proud of me.
**[08:33] Will**
*That's probably an undead Vraskus demon.*
**[08:37] Will**
* They can use the Words. They're stronger*
* than any opponent I've faced.*
**[08:42] Will**
* Should I stay hidden and slip*
* past it? Go another route?*
**[08:46] Will**
*What would Blood do?*
**[09:09] Will**
*It's strong, but not as strong as Blood!*
**[09:15] Will**
Tacere, Os!
***SIGN*** Be Silent, Mouth
**[09:32] Will**
Oh, no... This is not the place
to be stuck without a weapon...
**[09:43] Will**
This isn't a demon weapon.
**[09:45] Will**
A dwarven magic spear?
**[09:48] Will**
It's better than nothing.
**[09:56] Will**
There's a draft here.
**[09:59] Will**
Maybe I'm near the exit.
**[10:01] Will**
I wonder how long this
place has been deserted.
**[10:04] Will**
It sounded like Blood knew
it while it was populated...
**[10:07] Will**
Does that mean the three of them
became undead around the same time?
**[10:11] Will**
From the level of degradation,
it's been more than just a decade or two.
**[10:15] Will**
* I already know there are no humans*
* living anywhere near here.*
**[10:19] Will**
*I wonder where my birth parents are...*
**[10:23] Will**
*And why am I in these ruins?*
**[10:27] Will**
*My real parents...*
***SIGN*** Episode 2
The Wandering Sage
**[10:44] Will**
Gus?
**[10:47] Will**
You're Gus, right?
**[10:51] Will**
Why aren't you saying anything? And...
**[10:55] Will**
*Why are you glaring at me like that?*
**[10:58] Will**
Did Blood tell you I was here?
**[11:02] Will**
Or is this another lesson of some kind?
**[11:05] Will**
It's a lesson, right? With conditions for—
**[11:07] Gus**
Expergisci!
***SIGN*** Awaken
**[11:14] Will**
A golem?!
**[11:20] Will**
Gus!
**[11:23] Will**
*He's serious!*
**[11:27] Will**
*I'm aiming for...*
**[11:40] Will**
Stone Blast can carry that much force?!
**[11:45] Gus**
Cadere Araneum!
***SIGN*** Falling
***SIGN*** Spiderweb
**[11:47] Will**
Mendacium!
***SIGN*** It Is False
**[11:53] Will**
*Grease magic?*
**[11:54] Will**
*When did...*
**[11:57] Will**
*His magic projection is way too quick!*
**[11:59] Will**
*A double cast?!*
**[12:01] Gus**
Robigus!
***SIGN*** Slow
**[12:02] Will**
Mendacium!
***SIGN*** It Is False
**[12:03] Gus**
Somnus!
***SIGN*** Sleep
**[12:03] Will**
Mendacium!
***SIGN*** It Is False
**[12:05] Will**
*Why? Why, Gus?*
**[12:07] Gus**
Expergisci!
***SIGN*** Awaken
**[12:09] Will**
*A triple cast?!*
**[12:12] Will**
* I'm gonna be killed by one of my own*
* parents, and I don't even know why...*
**[12:17] Will**
*This can't be real!*
**[12:20] Will**
*No... No!*
**[12:22] Will**
*No! No! No!*
**[12:24] Will**
*I don't want that! I don't want to die!*
**[12:27] Will**
*What can I...*
**[12:28] Will**
* Oh, right! This spear should*
* work on a ghost like Gus!*
**[12:32] Will**
*He's the one who tried to kill me first.*
**[12:36] Will**
*No one can complain if I kill him!*
**[12:39] Will**
*Pierce!*
**[12:40] Will**
*Pierce!*
**[12:42] Will**
*Pierce him!*
**[12:43] Will**
*Kill him!*
**[12:53] Will**
Tell me, Gus...
**[12:55] Will**
Grandpa...
**[12:58] Will**
If you really have to kill me...
**[13:02] Will**
There must be some reason you're
being forced to do it, right?
**[13:08] Will**
I know you wouldn't do this
if you didn't have a reason.
**[13:12] Will**
I know that.
**[13:14] Will**
* If Gus was really serious, he wouldn't*
* need to play around like this.*
**[13:18] Will**
*If he throws around a lot of fire magic,*
**[13:21] Will**
*I'll die of oxygen deficiency and toxicity.*
**[13:23] Will**
*If he makes the ceiling collapse,*
**[13:25] Will**
* his ghost body won't be hurt,*
* but I'll be crushed and die.*
**[13:29] Will**
I know... I know that, but...
**[13:33] Will**
I still don't want to fight you to the death.
**[13:38] Will**
Hurting you would make me feel
worse than dying myself.
**[13:44] Will**
If that's really important
to you, that's fine.
**[13:51] Will**
You can kill me.
**[13:54] Will**
I'm not afraid.
**[13:57] Will**
I'm your pupil.
**[14:01] Will**
B-But... I'd appreciate it if you
didn't make it hurt too much...
**[14:05] Gus**
Ah, forgive me!
**[14:07] Gus**
I took that a bit too far for a lesson!
**[14:10] Gus**
This place did give me an
advantage, but still, I win.
**[14:13] Gus**
Yes, I'm sure that was a shock to you,
**[14:15] Gus**
but now you've gained experience in
combat against a sorcerer! Right?
**[14:15] Will**
*What shocks me isn't that this was a lesson.*
**[14:19] Will**
Gus...
**[14:20] Gus**
Now, don't ask questions!
**[14:21] Gus**
If you managed to defeat a
Vraskus and take his spear,
**[14:24] Gus**
even Blood will congratulate you heartily!
**[14:27] Gus**
Oh, yes! Weren't the double
and triple casts amazing?
**[14:28] Will**
* It's that Gus is trying to pass*
* all of this off as a lesson.*
**[14:31] Gus**
I'll teach you some ill-mannered
tricks like that soon!
**[14:35] Gus**
So...
**[14:36] Gus**
Please don't be upset.
**[14:39] Gus**
Come, Will.
**[14:40] Gus**
The best thing to do in a gloomy
place like this is leave.
**[14:44] Will**
* This city, the three of*
* them, my own history...*
**[14:49] Will**
*There's something more to it all.*
**[14:56] Mary**
Oh, my! Will found a fine spear
like this beneath the ruined city?
**[15:00] Blood**
Yeah. The steel is so vivid and
bright, it absolutely shines.
**[15:04] Blood**
It's a good, sharp blade.
**[15:06] Mary**
It's a short spear made with functionality
in mind. Truly the work of dwarfs.
**[15:10] Gus**
It appears to have several
Words engraved in it.
**[15:13] Gus**
It will be perfect for
our lesson on appraisal.
**[15:16] Will**
Yeah. Teach me all about it.
**[15:19] Will**
* Gus hasn't brought up that*
* incident at all since then.*
**[15:23] Will**
* There must be a reason why*
* he won't talk about it.*
**[15:27] Will**
* That's why I decided not*
* to tell Blood or Mary.*
**[15:32] Will**
*Later, I appraised the spear with Gus,*
**[15:34] Will**
* and we found that it had*
* the name "Pale Moon."*
**[15:37] Will**
* Words of Creation are engraved on*
* both the spearhead and the shaft.*
**[15:41] Will**
*The spearhead can emit light magic,*
**[15:44] Will**
* so it can serve as a light*
* source or distract enemies.*
**[15:46] Will**
* The shaft is imbued with*
* magic that allows one*
**[15:48] Will**
*to expand or shorten the spear at will.*
**[15:52] Will**
*That should make it easy to carry.*
**[15:55] Will**
*Above all,*
**[15:56] Will**
* I was excited to have a magic*
* weapon of my very own.*
**[16:04] Will**
* After that, I returned to the city underground*
* every now and then for Blood's lessons.*
**[16:09] Will**
*I head underground with only a short sword*
**[16:11] Will**
* to collect any weapons*
* and armor that I found.*
**[16:14] Will**
*It was tough at first,*
**[16:15] Will**
*but I can handle it without any trouble now.*
**[16:20] Will**
* Even if I encounter Vraskus*
* or similarly strong enemy,*
**[16:22] Will**
*I don't struggle anymore.*
**[16:25] Will**
Huh?
**[16:26] Will**
This is it?
**[16:28] Gus**
You have acquired more
than enough knowledge.
**[16:31] Gus**
It is time for you to learn something else.
**[16:34] Will**
Something else?
**[16:35] Gus**
You will enter the city
underground and collect coins.
**[16:39] Gus**
I'm going to teach you
something very important.
**[16:43] Will**
Is this enough?
**[16:45] Gus**
Yes, it will do.
**[16:47] Blood**
Hey, you finally gonna
do that again, old man?
**[16:52] Will**
Um, Gus?
**[16:53] Gus**
Yes?
**[16:54] Will**
Isn't this what they call... gambling?
**[16:57] Gus**
What a vulgar way to describe it!
**[16:59] Gus**
Call it something refined,
like a game of intellect.
**[17:01] Will**
It's gambling!
**[17:02] Will**
Come on! I was all excited when you said
you'd teach me something important!
**[17:06] Gus**
Now, now, don't get angry.
**[17:08] Gus**
Besides, games such as these
should not be underestimated.
**[17:12] Gus**
They are often used in
duels between sorcerers.
**[17:15] Will**
Do I really have to place a bet, though?
**[17:17] Blood**
Where's the fun in it if you don't?
**[17:19] Blood**
I get it. You're scared, aren't you?
**[17:22] Will**
Huh?!
**[17:23] Gus**
Yes, you should flee.
**[17:25] Gus**
You very well should be scared to compete
against the one hailed as the Wandering Sage.
**[17:31] Will**
How dare you?!
**[17:34] Blood**
Two sixes!
**[17:35] Blood**
Yeah! I win!
**[17:37] Gus**
Your competitive intuition
never fails to astound me...
**[17:41] Will**
Once more! I've got it this time!
**[17:45] Mary**
What are you two teaching Will?
**[17:47] Gus**
Ah, er...
**[17:48] Blood**
Mary, there's a reason for—
**[17:50] Will**
It was Gus!
**[17:51] Mary**
All three of you, sit down right there.
**[17:56] Will**
*Mary's lecture was long and scathing.*
**[17:59] Will**
*I learned something very important.*
**[18:02] Will**
*It's not good to get hooked on gambling.*
**[18:08] Gus**
Will.
**[18:10] Gus**
I have been observing the heavens for the
past several years to pass the time,
**[18:15] Gus**
so I know when the winter solstice is.
**[18:17] Gus**
That will be the day you turn fifteen
**[18:20] Gus**
and undergo your coming-of-age ritual.
**[18:22] Will**
Yeah.
**[18:23] Gus**
I believe that, shortly before
your coming-of-age ritual,
**[18:27] Gus**
Blood will challenge you to a one-on-one
swordfight, an earnest duel.
**[18:33] Will**
I get that feeling, too.
**[18:35] Will**
I know it won't be easy,
but I'll do my best to win.
**[18:38] Will**
I can't make the three of you
feel at ease if I don't.
**[18:44] Gus**
I would like you to do something for me.
**[18:46] Will**
Sure.
**[18:48] Gus**
Could you find a way to lose the duel
in a way that Blood won't notice?
**[18:55] Will**
Why?
**[18:56] Gus**
I need you to.
**[18:58] Will**
No, not that!
**[19:00] Will**
I'm asking why you're always
leaving me out of the loop!
**[19:03] Will**
I know you would never trample on
someone's feelings without a reason!
**[19:08] Will**
Didn't I tell you before that I trust you?
**[19:12] Will**
If you'd just explain your reasons,
I'd be glad to throw the duel!
**[19:16] Will**
I'd even risk my life,
just like that last time...
**[19:19] Will**
So why won't you tell me anything?!
**[19:22] Will**
Don't you trust me at all?!
**[19:24] Will**
Am I just that useless to you?!
**[19:29] Gus**
Forgive me. I cannot explain.
**[19:33] Will**
I see.
**[19:34] Will**
Well, then, I can't help you.
**[19:37] Will**
I'll pretend I didn't hear a
word of what you just said.
**[19:48] Mary**
In your coming-of-age ritual, you will
need to swear an oath to one of the gods
**[19:52] Mary**
and decide which one will
be your guardian deity.
**[19:55] Mary**
Will?
**[19:56] Blood**
Something wrong?
**[19:58] Will**
No, nothing.
**[19:59] Will**
Anyway, which of the gods do you recommend?
**[20:02] Mary**
The one that is the most widely followed
**[20:04] Mary**
is the god of justice and order,
the lightning god Volt.
**[20:07] Will**
But you worship the earth-mother Mater,
**[20:10] Will**
Blood worships Blaze,
the god of fire and smithing,
**[20:12] Will**
and Gus worships the wind god Whirl, right?
**[20:14] Blood**
Yeah, and what you swear
to them is important.
**[20:18] Blood**
I swore to Blaze that I would
train every day and grow strong.
**[20:22] Mary**
I swore to Mater that I would live
in a way that would honor her will.
**[20:27] Will**
And Gus?
**[20:28] Mary**
There is a god of knowledge,
**[20:30] Mary**
but he says he swore to the wind god that
he would do as he pleased and enjoy life.
**[20:36] Mary**
He hates being bound by anything, after all.
**[20:40] Will**
I wonder if he's really enjoying life.
**[20:43] Mary**
Sometimes being very smart also
makes you very transparent.
**[20:47] Mary**
That goes for both you and Gus.
**[20:50] Will**
When you swear an oath to a god,
you earn some divine protection, right?
**[20:54] Blood**
Yeah. The stronger your vow,
the easier it is to earn it.
**[20:58] Blood**
But they also say that you'll be destined
to suffer many hardships in exchange.
**[21:02] Blood**
So don't swear your oath
in the heat of a moment.
**[21:06] Blood**
As they say, either you
become a hero or you die.
**[21:11] Will**
An oath, huh?
**[22:45] Mary**
You'll probably start
growing facial hair soon.
**[22:48] Will**
Maybe I should have Blood
teach me how to shave.
**[22:52] Mary**
I don't think he's shaved in
a very long time himself.
**[22:55] Will**
Hey... What did Blood look like before?
**[22:59] Mary**
It was very different from you.
**[23:02] Mary**
He had a thick neck and
thick arms, broad shoulders,
**[23:06] Mary**
a mane like a lion's, and keen eyes.
**[23:08] Mary**
He might have looked a bit scary, in fact.
**[23:11] Will**
I can kind of picture it.
**[23:13] Mary**
He was quite dashing.
**[23:16] Mary**
There, all done.
**[23:17] Mary**
I think you look very handsome.
**[23:20] Will**
I wish I looked more like Blood.
**[23:23] Will**
A strong, intimidating face seems
like it would be more useful.
**[23:27] Mary**
Come the next winter solstice,
you will be an adult.
**[23:30] Mary**
Your face has truly begun
to look like that of a man.
***SIGN*** Episode 3
Payday
# E3 - Payday
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU4W7JZ/payday)
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**[00:07] Blood**
Okay, that's enough.
**[00:09] Blood**
You've gotten a lot stronger.
**[00:13] Will**
What are we gonna do today?
**[00:15] Will**
Spar?
**[00:17] Blood**
Nope, today's all about this.
**[00:20] Will**
What is it?
**[00:21] Blood**
Here.
**[00:24] Blood**
Take a sniff.
**[00:27] Will**
Why do you have this?
**[00:28] Blood**
I thought we could drink it together.
**[00:30] Blood**
I made it by putting honey
in some forest grape juice.
**[00:34] Blood**
The honey wasn't easy to get, y'know.
**[00:39] Will**
Is something wrong?
**[00:40] Blood**
Nah, just... come the winter
solstice, you'll be an adult.
**[00:44] Blood**
And a man's gotta get used to this stuff.
**[00:47] Will**
Won't Mary be mad about this?
**[00:49] Blood**
Nah, we'll keep it a secret.
**[00:51] Blood**
It'll be just between us men.
**[00:55] Will**
Okay, let's drink.
**[00:56] Blood**
All right! Here y'go!
**[00:59] Will**
Cheers!
**[01:03] Blood**
Whoa, that's good! Delicious!
**[01:06] Blood**
And I even get to drink it with you!
**[01:09] Will**
Yeah. It's good.
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[02:44] Blood**
Okay! Time to test your courage!
**[02:47] Will**
My courage?
**[02:49] Blood**
We're gonna take a little peek
at Mary while she's changing.
**[02:52] Will**
But won't we get in trouble?
**[02:54] Blood**
Say what?!
**[02:55] Will**
The hallway's spinning...
**[02:56] Blood**
C'mon, follow me!
**[02:58] Blood**
Hey, you okay?
**[03:00] Will**
I'm fine, I'm fine!
**[03:12] Will**
*I can erase my presence easily.*
**[03:14] Will**
*This'll be a piece of cake!*
**[03:16] Blood**
Wait! You idiot!
**[03:20] Mary**
Who's there?!
**[03:21] Blood**
Crap!
**[03:22] Mary**
Blood!
**[03:23] Mary**
What's the meaning of—ugh, you stink!
**[03:26] Mary**
What did you make Will drink?!
**[03:28] Will**
Oh, this is just...
**[03:29] Blood**
Oh, we were just gonna have a
little peek while you changed.
**[03:33] Mary**
Wha... Wha... Wha...
**[03:35] Will**
I told him we shouldn't...
**[03:36] Mary**
What do you think you're doing, you idiot?!
**[03:51] Will**
*My voice has been changing,*
**[03:53] Will**
* so I knew I was due for*
* my first ejaculation...*
**[03:55] Will**
* But it was inspired by Mary*
* changing... Mary changing...*
**[03:58] Blood**
What're you washing there, Will?
**[04:01] Blood**
Hey, is that...
**[04:03] Will**
Don't laugh!
**[04:06] Will**
* I really gotta be careful*
* not to drink too much.*
**[04:11] Will**
*Today's the day of my battle with Blood.*
**[04:14] Will**
*Once this is over,*
**[04:16] Will**
* I'll probably be leaving*
* this temple by spring.*
**[04:21] (Flashback) Gus**
Could you find a way to lose the duel
in a way that Blood won't notice?
**[04:28] Will**
*Okay...*
**[04:29] Mary**
Will.
**[04:31] Mary**
I'll help you get changed.
**[04:34] Mary**
As of tomorrow, you'll be an adult.
**[04:37] Mary**
Have you decided which god
you'll swear your oath to?
**[04:41] Will**
Well... Yeah, I've got an idea.
**[04:44] Mary**
I see.
**[04:46] Will**
Mary, I'm gonna win today.
**[04:52] Mary**
Okay.
**[05:02] Will**
Where's Gus?
**[05:06] Blood**
Hey, Will. Ready to do this?
**[05:09] Will**
Anytime. Let's do it.
**[05:11] Blood**
Good. Then, let's go over
things one more time.
**[05:14] Blood**
No magic, no trying for instant kills.
**[05:16] Blood**
Otherwise, anything goes.
**[05:18] Blood**
If anything happens, Mary will
fix it with her blessing.
**[05:21] Blood**
The first one to admit defeat or
become unable to fight loses.
**[05:29] Blood**
Try your best not to die!
**[05:51] Will**
*He's like a storm.*
**[05:52] Will**
* If I take just one solid hit,*
* I'll be out of the fight!*
**[06:07] Blood**
Thought you could get in close, didn't ya?
**[06:09] Will**
Ugh, this is infuriating!
**[06:15] Will**
* It's a challenge to avoid one*
* of Blood's strikes perfectly,*
**[06:19] Will**
* but if I receive one with just my*
* sword, it'll shatter along with me.*
**[06:23] Will**
* So how do I survive his strike*
* and get into the gap between us?*
**[06:28] Will**
*There's only one answer!*
**[06:32] Will**
Here it comes!
**[06:43] Blood**
*Will...*
**[06:52] Will**
He's holding my sword between his ribs?!
**[06:56] Blood**
That was pretty good.
**[06:58] Will**
I concede.
**[07:00] Blood**
Yep. Man, having no muscles
really is a disadvantage.
**[07:04] Mary**
Blood!
**[07:05] Blood**
Ack!
**[07:06] Mary**
Don't you "Ack!" me!
**[07:07] Mary**
You promised you wouldn't
use that trick again!
**[07:10] Blood**
N-Not sure what you're talking about...
**[07:12] Mary**
The one where you use your ribs
to trap an opponent's weapon!
**[07:15] Blood**
Yeah, but I don't have
organs or anything, so...
**[07:17] Will**
What?! He did that when he was alive?!
**[07:20] Mary**
Yes, he did! Can you believe it?!
**[07:23] Blood**
Well, my opponent at the
time was really quick!
**[07:26] Blood**
And it looked like he was
gonna stab you, so I just...
**[07:28] Mary**
You did not "just" anything!
**[07:30] Will**
I can't believe he survived.
**[07:32] Mary**
Without my blessing, he wouldn't have!
**[07:35] Blood**
Look, I did it 'cause I
trusted your prayer to work!
**[07:38] Mary**
I was genuinely concerned
that you had instantly died!
**[07:42] Mary**
Didn't I ask you to never do that again?!
**[07:44] Will**
*Even I know what this is.*
**[07:45] Mary**
Do you understand what
"please don't do it again" means?!
**[07:46] Will**
* This is one of those things even*
* a dog wouldn't butt in on.*
**[07:47] Mary**
It means "*don't* do it again"!
**[07:50] Blood**
Will, even if you couldn't beat me,
**[07:53] Blood**
what you've accomplished is still remarkable.
**[07:55] Blood**
Even if you couldn't beat me.
**[07:57] Will**
You didn't have to say
it twice for emphasis!
**[07:59] Will**
I'll make sure you lose next time!
**[08:03] Blood**
That's the spirit, little Will!
**[08:05] Blood**
Ow.
**[08:06] Mary**
Don't get carried away!
**[08:08] Mary**
Both of you need to take this seriously!
**[08:11] Blood**
But you know,
**[08:13] Blood**
if I had a killer slash or secret technique,
I could've taught it to you.
**[08:16] Will**
You don't?
**[08:17] Blood**
Nope.
**[08:19] Blood**
The way I fight and the way
you fight aren't the same.
**[08:22] Blood**
My goal was never to raise
you into an imitation of me.
**[08:26] Blood**
So the moves that I rely on
won't be the same for you.
**[08:31] Blood**
It's the basics that matter most.
**[08:33] Blood**
Make sure you can use all the things
you've learned at any time.
**[08:37] Blood**
Both Mary and I have already taught
you everything that's important.
**[08:42] Will**
Okay...
**[08:45] Will**
Dad, Mom.
**[08:48] Blood**
"Dad," eh?
**[08:50] Blood**
Yeah, I guess that's
pretty much what we are.
**[08:52] Mary**
That's true.
**[08:54] Blood**
I can't teach you any secret techniques,
**[08:56] Blood**
but to mark your new independence,
I'll give you this.
**[09:00] Blood**
It's the most powerful of
all the demonblades I own.
**[09:03] Will**
What? But I didn't even win...
**[09:06] Blood**
I told you, it's to mark
your new independence.
**[09:09] Blood**
Go on, try it out.
**[09:16] Blood**
It's called "Overeater."
**[09:18] Blood**
It ranks at the highest
level of demonblades.
**[09:21] Blood**
It can even cut down one of the gods'
Echoes, so long as it can reach them.
**[09:25] Blood**
The Words engraved in it are
too difficult to understand,
**[09:28] Blood**
but I can sum up its effects:
**[09:31] Blood**
"If a living being is cut with this blade,
**[09:33] Blood**
its wielder recovers life
force with each cut."
**[09:36] Will**
Huh? Recover life force?
**[09:39] Blood**
Yep. In other words,
**[09:41] Blood**
you can just swing it around without
thinking and still be the last man standing.
**[09:46] Blood**
You're a smart kid, so I'm
sure you understand this,
**[09:50] Blood**
but don't use it any more than you have to.
**[09:52] Blood**
It makes its wielder feel a lot stronger,
**[09:56] Blood**
but it's not the type of demonblade
that enhances your spirit.
**[09:59] Blood**
The more you use it, the more
dependent you'll become,
**[10:01] Blood**
until you're so weak that
there's nothing left of you...
**[10:04] Will**
And then I'll go back to the start
of the life-and-death cycle.
**[10:06] Blood**
That's probably part of what
makes it a "demonblade."
**[10:09] Blood**
Anyway, I've said a lot,
but I'm sure you'll be fine.
**[10:15] Will**
* They both have faith that I*
* can use this sword properly.*
**[10:21] Will**
* But am I really someone*
* worthy of their faith?*
**[10:27] Blood**
Well, if I'm gonna give you a demonblade,
**[10:29] Blood**
I guess I gotta tell you
about its history, too.
**[10:33] Blood**
Along with what you've been
wanting to know, of course.
**[10:38] Will**
* He's talking about what I've*
* wondered all these years.*
**[10:45] Mary**
You are a grown-up now, after all.
**[10:48] Blood**
I promised I'd tell you once you grew up.
**[10:50] Blood**
Your mind and body are both
plenty big enough now.
**[10:55] Blood**
This is the tale of the king among demon
kings who tried to conquer this continent,
**[11:00] Blood**
the one known as the High
King of the Eternals...
**[11:04] Blood**
the tale of the defeat and death of
many heroes, as well as our own...
**[11:09] Blood**
and the tale of why you grew up here.
**[11:17] Mary**
The Undying Bladefiend.
**[11:19] Mary**
The King Among Kings.
**[11:21] Mary**
The Purest Evil.
**[11:22] Mary**
The Inexhaustible Darkness.
**[11:23] Mary**
The Rider of Warstorms.
**[11:25] Mary**
They are all names for the
High King of the Eternals.
**[11:28] Mary**
About 200 years ago,
**[11:31] Mary**
the demon kings led a great uprising.
**[11:34] Mary**
An army of countless demons invaded
our continent of Southmark.
**[11:39] Blood**
All the continents were crawling
with demon kings, generals...
**[11:43] Blood**
The kinds of demons you really
don't wanna see showing up.
**[11:47] Will**
Demons?
**[11:49] Blood**
And these swarms of demons offered up
massive amounts of flesh and blood
**[11:52] Blood**
in a number of great rituals to
their deity, the god of dimensions.
**[11:57] Mary**
In response to this, the minions
of the god of tyranny, Iltreat,
**[12:01] Mary**
and those of the god of
the undead, Stagnate,
**[12:03] Mary**
also became active all over the world.
**[12:05] Mary**
The virtuous gods expended
a great deal of strength
**[12:08] Mary**
in a series of battles intense
enough to change the map.
**[12:12] Blood**
I know you learned geography from Gus,
**[12:15] Blood**
but don't think it's the
same now as it was then.
**[12:17] Blood**
Because of that,
**[12:19] Blood**
even we don't know much about what the
other continents were like back then.
**[12:22] Blood**
All we know is that the High King
went on a rampage in Southmark.
**[12:27] Will**
He sure has a lot of scary nicknames.
**[12:30] Blood**
Frankly, they don't even
come close to the truth.
**[12:32] Blood**
His abilities were absolutely insane.
**[12:34] Blood**
He could turn any blood
he shed into soldiers,
**[12:37] Blood**
and any flesh cut from his body into
commanders, in unlimited amounts.
**[12:42] Blood**
In other words, he made demons
from his own flesh and blood.
**[12:45] Will**
That's serious hax...
**[12:47] Blood**
Hax?
**[12:48] Will**
It means he's a cheater.
**[12:50] Blood**
Also, only blades could harm him.
**[12:53] Blood**
Arrows and magic wouldn't
even leave a mark...
**[12:56] Blood**
and his weapon of choice was Overeater.
**[12:59] Blood**
He was a madman who'd roar with laughter
**[13:02] Blood**
as he created armies by cutting down
enemies and getting cut himself.
**[13:05] Mary**
Eventually, he came to
be called the High King,
**[13:08] Mary**
meaning the king of all kings.
**[13:11] Mary**
This city was once a vital
hub for lake transportation,
**[13:15] Mary**
but it only held out for a
matter of days before it fell.
**[13:18] Mary**
The High King made his home in the
city and mass-produced demons,
**[13:23] Mary**
which used the water routes to
attack surrounding settlements.
**[13:27] Mary**
No one could kill the High King.
**[13:29] Mary**
The destruction of the continent
of Southmark was assured.
**[13:33] Mary**
Just when everyone had begun
to believe that, Gus...
**[13:35] Mary**
Augustus, the Wandering Sage,
**[13:38] Mary**
suggested that now was the perfect
time to strike down the High King.
**[13:41] Will**
"Now"? Was it even possible to kill him?
**[13:47] Will**
* An army of demons, a demonblade,*
* the city underground,*
**[13:51] Will**
* Blood's combat techniques,*
* Mary's blessing, Gus's tactics...*
**[13:56] Mary**
Gus—
**[13:57] Will**
I get it.
**[13:58] Blood**
You do?
**[13:59] Mary**
Really?
**[14:00] Will**
Yeah, I think so.
**[14:02] Will**
Gus was hoping to pinpoint
the enemy's location,
**[14:05] Will**
then invade via the underground
with a few elite soldiers
**[14:08] Will**
and steal his demonblade in battle.
**[14:10] Will**
It was probably the only way.
**[14:12] Will**
The High King couldn't be killed.
**[14:14] Will**
The premise was that he could
heal using the demonblade,
**[14:18] Will**
but the demonblade is a
weapon that can be stolen.
**[14:21] Will**
Stealing it would change everything.
**[14:23] Will**
To do it, Gus would use great magic
to wipe out all of his minions
**[14:27] Will**
and face him one-on-one.
**[14:29] Will**
As long as Mary kept them both
healed with her blessing,
**[14:31] Will**
no new demons would appear.
**[14:33] Will**
From there, Blood would just do what
it took to steal the demonblade.
**[14:36] Will**
This was almost certainly successful.
**[14:38] Blood**
How can you be so sure?
**[14:39] Will**
The proof is that you own the demonblade.
**[14:42] Will**
That's how the High King died... I guess.
**[14:46] Will**
And after that—
**[14:47] Blood**
Not quite, Will.
**[14:48] Blood**
You really are a genius,
**[14:51] Blood**
but you've got the wrong conclusion there.
**[14:53] Blood**
We... I... didn't succeed in killing him.
**[14:59] Will**
You... didn't succeed?
**[15:02] Mary**
That's right.
**[15:03] Mary**
Gus made use of every factor visible to him
**[15:06] Mary**
to draw in any possibility
of killing the High King.
**[15:09] Mary**
But...
**[15:12] Mary**
The factors he could see
were not all of them.
**[15:16] Mary**
The High King revealed his true nature,
**[15:18] Mary**
taking on the appearance of a
hideous, grotesque warrior.
**[15:22] Mary**
And then... well...
**[15:25] Blood**
He was a better swordsman than me.
**[15:28] Blood**
I couldn't touch him.
**[15:30] Blood**
I'd fought opponents bigger than
me many times before,
**[15:33] Blood**
but he was the first one that
nothing I did could reach.
**[15:35] Will**
Even you were no match for him?
**[15:38] Blood**
Yeah, even as my buddies who
were forming a wall outside
**[15:41] Blood**
after entrusting everything to me
were crushed one after another.
**[15:44] Blood**
I had the support of Gus's
magic and Mary's blessing,
**[15:48] Blood**
and he was wounded.
**[15:51] Blood**
Despite all that, I'm pretty sure
he had made it one level higher...
**[15:55] Blood**
enough to become something I
couldn't kill so long as I lived.
**[15:59] Blood**
To this day, I still wonder
what I was lacking.
**[16:05] Blood**
But it's too late now.
**[16:06] Blood**
You know why, don't you?
**[16:08] Will**
The undead don't grow.
**[16:11] Blood**
My sword skills can't improve any further.
**[16:14] Mary**
And when it became clear
that we were bound to lose,
**[16:18] Mary**
Gus and I placed a seal on the High King.
**[16:22] Mary**
If we couldn't kill him,
we could, at least, do that.
**[16:24] Will**
You mean...
**[16:26] Will**
*They gave up on Blood's chance of winning.*
**[16:30] Mary**
Thankfully, the technique worked,
**[16:32] Mary**
and the High King was sealed
deep beneath this land.
**[16:37] Mary**
In other words...
**[16:39] Mary**
In the very end, we couldn't
fully believe in Blood.
**[16:44] Mary**
And then...
**[16:46] Will**
Mary?
**[16:47] Mary**
And then an Echo of Stagnate descended.
**[16:51] Will**
What?! An Echo is a body
double of a god, right?
**[16:55] Will**
But why would...
**[16:56] Mary**
The evil gods act individually,
each following their own principles.
**[17:00] Mary**
They will cooperate if it is in
all parties' best interests,
**[17:03] Mary**
but the opposite is also true.
**[17:05] Blood**
I guess Stagnate wasn't
too happy with any of it.
**[17:08] Blood**
The High King was a monster that could
slay a god's Echo using Overeater.
**[17:13] Blood**
He thought it'd be better for him
if the High King was sealed,
**[17:16] Blood**
so he offered us a deal.
**[17:18] Blood**
"You three are exceptionally gifted,
**[17:20] Blood**
so become undead and fight
on my side," he said.
**[17:24] Will**
But that's...
**[17:25] Blood**
If we did that, he'd get rid
of the demons in this city.
**[17:28] Blood**
After that, we could just watch over the
seal as we pleased in our immortal bodies.
**[17:33] Mary**
Stagnate couldn't bear to watch
the tragedies of life and death,
**[17:36] Mary**
so he hoped to create an eternally
stagnant world with no tragedies
**[17:40] Mary**
by turning as many exceptional
souls as he could into undead.
**[17:45] Mary**
And we had caught Stagnate's eye.
**[17:48] Blood**
Isn't it more accurate to
say he set his eyes on us?
**[17:52] Blood**
He told us to choose, but there
was no choice for us to make.
**[17:58] Blood**
We accepted his hand.
**[18:02] Blood**
Since my flesh was all cut
up, I became a skeleton.
**[18:05] Blood**
Mary was burned by Mater's
flames, becoming a mummy.
**[18:09] Blood**
And perhaps because he had no
attachment to his aged body,
**[18:12] Blood**
Gus became a ghost.
**[18:15] Will**
*Mary did tell me once...*
**[18:17] (Flashback) Mary**
That happens because I betrayed
the earth-mother Mater.
**[18:22] Blood**
The god of the undead then
cleared out the entire city.
**[18:26] Blood**
His overwhelming power turned the
lower-ranking demons undead,
**[18:29] Blood**
something that shouldn't even be possible.
**[18:32] Will**
And the undead demons still
roam the city to this day...
**[18:36] Blood**
And we became the guardians
of the High King's seal,
**[18:40] Blood**
as the highest-ranking undead.
**[18:42] Mary**
In the 200 years since then,
**[18:44] Mary**
we buried our former allies,
**[18:46] Mary**
and Gus set up a security net using magic,
**[18:48] Mary**
allowing us to continue protecting the city.
**[18:51] Blood**
We didn't have anything else to do.
**[18:54] Blood**
We were bound to this city by our contract.
**[18:57] Blood**
We can't even find out what goes on outside.
**[18:59] Blood**
The three of us talked about the possibility
that humanity had already died out.
**[19:05] Blood**
And then...
**[19:07] Blood**
you came along.
**[19:09] Blood**
Or, more accurately,
demons brought you here.
**[19:13] Will**
Oh...
**[19:15] Will**
So I was meant to be a sacrifice
to break the High King's seal.
**[19:20] Will**
No wonder you couldn't tell me before.
**[19:23] Will**
You couldn't bring yourselves to.
**[19:25] Mary**
Yes. As crude as he is,
even Blood was careful about that.
**[19:29] Blood**
You really just called me crude, huh?
**[19:31] Mary**
After the demons were defeated,
**[19:33] Mary**
we argued with Gus a bit over
what we should do with you.
**[19:37] Will**
Argued?
**[19:38] Mary**
Gus was against it,
**[19:40] Mary**
but we decided to raise you.
**[19:43] Will**
So that's why Gus said...
**[19:45] (Flashback) Gus**
When you brought back a human child,
**[19:48] (Flashback) Gus**
I thought you shouldn't have bothered...
**[19:51] Mary**
The fact that the demons
were able to bring you here
**[19:55] Mary**
means there must be a place inhabited
by humans relatively close by.
**[19:58] Blood**
The situation outside might
be pretty gruesome right now,
**[20:02] Blood**
but if it is, you just need to build
the strength to bust through it.
**[20:06] Blood**
Like you have.
**[20:08] Will**
And that's why I'm here right now, huh?
**[20:12] Will**
* I'm about to head into a nation of people*
* who survived the great uprising.*
**[20:17] Will**
* I'll take with me the strength*
* that the three of them gave me.*
**[20:20] Will**
*One day, I'll come back to this city.*
**[20:23] Will**
*I'll bring my family and friends*
**[20:25] Will**
*and introduce them.*
**[20:27] Will**
*I could even rebuild this city.*
**[20:29] Will**
*One day... I know I'll...*
**[20:31] Mary**
Be happy, Will.
**[20:33] Mary**
And don't forget to do good and pray.
**[20:36] Will**
Huh?
**[20:37] Blood**
You were the best pupil
I could've asked for.
**[20:39] Blood**
Even in today's test, in terms
of substance, you bested me.
**[20:43] Blood**
You clever, precocious son of mine...
**[20:46] Blood**
I love ya. Get stronger, okay?
**[20:49] Mary**
In no time at all, we became a
real family, and I was so happy.
**[20:53] Mary**
Will, my sweet boy...
**[20:56] Mary**
Your mother loves you.
**[21:00] Will**
Wait... Why are you...
**[21:03] Will**
talking like this is our last goodbye?
**[21:19] Stagnate**
Have you said your farewells, heroes?
**[21:22] Blood**
Yeah.
**[21:23] Mary**
Go ahead. We are ready.
**[21:25] Stagnate**
At last, you have lost your attachment.
**[21:29] Stagnate**
In accordance with our contract,
**[21:31] Stagnate**
place your souls in my hands right now.
**[21:34] Will**
*I can't do anything... I can't move!*
**[21:37] Will**
*Why?!*
**[21:39] Will**
*Please, move!*
**[21:41] Gus**
Vastare!
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[21:50] Stagnate**
Oh, yes. There was a magic
user left among you.
**[21:53] Gus**
Will, take Blood and Mary
and get out of here!
**[21:59] Gus**
Don't you worry.
***SIGN*** Episode 3
Payday
**[22:01] Gus**
I will stop him!
***SIGN*** Episode 4
The Goddess of the Divine Torch
# E4 - The Goddess of the Divine Torch
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**[00:01] Will**
*A nearly-forgotten memory came back to me.*
**[00:04] Will**
* The old sorcerer in a novel I*
* loved when I was a child...*
**[00:08] Will**
*looked so glorious to me.*
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[01:43] Gus**
Ligatur, Nodus, Obligatio!
***SIGN*** Be Tied, Knot, Binding
**[01:48] Will**
*That immense amount of mana...*
**[01:51] Stagnate**
Sage... You know all,
and still you fight it?
**[01:56] Gus**
Conciliat, Sequitur!
***SIGN*** Unite, Follow
**[02:01] Will**
*He reacted instantly?!*
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[02:04] Stagnate**
Vastare!
**[02:05] Gus**
Pallida Mors Aequo Pulsat Pede...
***SIGN*** Pale Death Kicks Equally
**[02:09] Will**
*A quadruple cast?!*
**[02:11] Will**
* Normally, that's the ultimate destructive*
* magic that reduces all to nothing,*
**[02:14] Will**
* only usable by several*
* people working together!*
**[02:16] Gus**
Pauperum Tabernas Regumque Turres:
***SIGN*** Both Huts of Paupers and Towers of Kings
**[02:20] Gus**
Damnatio Memoriae!
***SIGN*** Damnation of Memory
**[02:27] Stagnate**
Curse you, Sage!
**[02:37] Gus**
Quaerere, Ambulare Alevita.
***SIGN*** Search, Treading Softly
**[02:40] Gus**
Noli Fugito.
***SIGN*** Do Not Let Even a Sigh Escape
**[02:43] Gus**
He didn't take your souls, did he?
**[02:45] Blood**
N-Nah...
**[02:46] Mary**
It seems not.
**[02:49] Gus**
That must have been scary for you.
**[03:00] Blood**
Sorry about that.
**[03:02] Blood**
It really turned out just
like you were thinking.
**[03:05] Mary**
I was hoping we could hold out
until Will was ready to leave.
**[03:09] Gus**
You two made your decision.
**[03:12] Gus**
I am not so unreasonable that I would
demean the intentions behind your choice.
**[03:17] Gus**
But it has all worked out, so—
**[03:30] Blood**
Old man!
**[03:30] Mary**
Blood!
**[03:36] Stagnate**
To think you were able to destroy
my body all on your own.
**[03:42] Stagnate**
Had I not divided my
strength into two bodies,
**[03:45] Stagnate**
that would have hindered
me for quite some time.
**[03:49] Stagnate**
I commend you.
**[03:51] Stagnate**
You are indeed an exceptional,
great sorcerer.
**[03:56] Gus**
Stagnate...
**[03:58] Will**
*Stagnate?*
**[04:00] Stagnate**
It would be a shame to destroy you.
**[04:02] Stagnate**
I will wait until you've
lost your attachment.
**[04:07] Stagnate**
Now...
**[04:09] Will**
Gus!
**[04:11] Stagnate**
As for you...
**[04:16] Stagnate**
You did well.
**[04:18] Stagnate**
This is all thanks to you,
and you have my gratitude.
**[04:21] Stagnate**
These great heroes formed contracts with
me and became the highest-ranked undead...
**[04:31] Stagnate**
with the condition that, when they eventually
lost their attachment to the High King,
**[04:35] Stagnate**
they would fully become my servants.
**[04:38] Will**
Because... of me?
**[04:40] Stagnate**
That's right.
**[04:41] Stagnate**
Thanks to you, the Sage's
attachment weakened,
**[04:44] Stagnate**
and the War Ogre and Beloved Daughter
lost theirs completely.
**[04:49] Stagnate**
You did a fine job living as their son.
**[04:53] Will**
*But... that's... I was reborn...*
**[04:57] Will**
*And I wanted to live right this time...*
**[05:03] Stagnate**
It seems that was quite the
shock, and for good reason.
**[05:07] Stagnate**
Oh, I know. Why don't you join my army?
**[05:11] Stagnate**
Then you can continue to live
harmoniously with the three of them.
**[05:15] Stagnate**
But there would be no appeal in
forcing you to decide right away.
**[05:18] Stagnate**
Tomorrow happens to be the winter solstice.
**[05:20] Stagnate**
On that loathsome day when the
sun loses the most strength...
**[05:26] Stagnate**
I will seek your answer in the evening.
**[05:42] Will**
*I...*
**[05:43] Will**
* I took Blood and Mary's*
* attachment away from them.*
**[05:48] Will**
*When Gus was against raising me,*
**[05:51] Will**
* when he taught me excessive*
* amounts of knowledge,*
**[05:53] Will**
*when he tried to kill me,*
**[05:55] Will**
*when he asked me to lose on purpose...*
**[05:57] Will**
* It was all to stop the two of them from*
* losing their attachment to the High King.*
**[06:03] Will**
*Still, when Gus tried to kill me,*
**[06:05] Will**
*I think he was conflicted.*
**[06:08] Will**
* I was just living without*
* a care, knowing nothing.*
**[06:11] Will**
* I just sat comfortably on Gus's mental anguish,*
* and Blood and Mary's self-sacrifice...*
**[06:17] Will**
* I was all hyped up about living*
* my life right this time...*
**[06:22] Will**
*All I did for my parents was cause trouble,*
**[06:24] Will**
* and I couldn't do anything*
* in return for them...*
**[06:27] Will**
*before they died.*
**[06:30] Will**
* How could I think it'd*
* be better "this time"?*
**[06:32] Will**
*They're going to die because of me again,*
**[06:35] Will**
* while I've only caused trouble*
* and done nothing in return...*
**[06:38] Will**
*Someone who dies useless...*
**[06:41] Will**
*isn't going to be reborn any better!*
**[06:47] Will**
*I'm sorry.*
**[06:55] Blood**
Hey.
**[07:01] Blood**
Damn, your face is a wreck.
**[07:03] Mary**
Goodness, it is.
**[07:04] Mary**
You shouldn't sleep on the floor
in the middle of winter, Will.
**[07:12] Will**
I'm... sorry.
**[07:14] Blood**
Don't be, Will.
**[07:16] Blood**
We had to pay off our debt for the dumb
stuff we did a long time ago, that's all.
**[07:21] Blood**
Though Old Gus tried to knock
the debt collector into orbit,
**[07:24] Blood**
blowing off his contract, and failed hard.
**[07:27] Gus**
Hmph! A contract forced on someone by
extorting their weakness is no contract at all.
**[07:32] Gus**
He deserved to be knocked into orbit.
**[07:35] Mary**
It was rather exhilarating to see
Stagnate's pale face being erased.
**[07:41] Blood**
You took one of 'em down.
**[07:43] Blood**
Maybe all three of us together could
take the other one down with us.
**[07:47] Gus**
That's the spirit!
**[07:49] Mary**
Yes, I think it's a great plan.
**[07:52] Will**
*They're faking it.*
**[07:54] Blood**
Anyway, Will, you're all grown up now.
**[07:58] Blood**
G'wan, get outta here.
**[07:59] Gus**
Just be content to accept everything
we've taught you as our farewell gift.
**[08:05] Gus**
I'm sure you'll be just fine, Will.
**[08:07] Mary**
Yes, that's what I believe, as well.
**[08:10] Will**
No.
**[08:11] Will**
You're wrong... I'm not...
**[08:15] Will**
I'm not who you three think I am...
**[08:20] Blood**
Talk to us.
**[08:24] Will**
I have my memories of my past life.
**[08:28] Will**
I was an absolutely useless person.
**[08:31] Will**
So when I was reborn, I thought I'd
live my life right this time...
**[08:37] Will**
but I just made you three suffer
without ever knowing anything.
**[08:41] Will**
Even in my past life,
when my parents died...
**[08:44] Will**
I have no idea how I felt. I can't remember!
**[08:50] Will**
After all the trouble I caused for
them, I don't even know if I cried!
**[08:55] Will**
I'm garbage.
**[08:57] Will**
And again, I can't do anything...
**[09:00] Will**
I can't give you anything in return!
**[09:02] Will**
I'm useless garbage!
**[09:05] Mary**
Will.
**[09:07] Mary**
Grit your teeth.
**[09:15] Will**
Mary?
**[09:18] Mary**
Will, your mother will not allow
you to hurt yourself any further!
**[09:22] Mary**
You say you're garbage?
**[09:24] Mary**
You've always been very serious and earnest!
**[09:28] Mary**
And what of your past life memories?
**[09:30] Mary**
Why are you so shaken up just
because Stagnate upset you?!
**[09:35] Mary**
If you feel so much regret just
because your memories are vague...
**[09:39] Mary**
If you're crying so much just for us...
**[09:43] Mary**
Why would someone like you *not* cry?!
**[09:48] Mary**
Will, stand up.
**[09:51] Mary**
Stand up!
**[09:52] Mary**
William! Stop kicking
yourself and straighten up!
**[09:59] Mary**
Where's your answer?!
**[10:01] Will**
Yes, ma'am!
**[10:03] Blood**
You got chewed out 'cause
you're being mopey.
**[10:05] Gus**
It would seem the little
whiner has gone now.
**[10:09] Will**
*I'm fine. I'm fine now.*
**[10:13] Will**
*Mary protected me.*
**[10:15] Will**
*So...*
**[10:16] Will**
I have a favor to ask.
**[10:19] Will**
Please allow me...
**[10:21] Will**
to protect all of you.
**[10:24] Will**
Virtuous gods,
**[10:26] Will**
I will soon go and fight an evil
god for the sake of my beloved
**[10:30] Will**
mother, father, and grand father.
**[10:32] Will**
If you would see fit to observe my exploits,
**[10:35] Will**
please grant me a bit of your protection.
**[11:00] Stagnate**
So, have you made up your mind?
**[11:02] Will**
Yeah, I've decided, Stagnate,
**[11:05] Will**
evil god.
**[11:07] Will**
I'm not giving you a single thing!
**[11:11] Will**
Surely a god such as yourself
**[11:13] Will**
wouldn't run away from a human child, right?
**[11:17] Stagnate**
You have thought this through quite well.
**[11:20] Stagnate**
You hope to restrict my actions by focusing
my consciousness on you alone, yes?
**[11:27] Will**
*He figured me out!*
**[11:28] Stagnate**
Very well. I will play along.
**[11:31] Stagnate**
But you are challenging a god.
**[11:33] Stagnate**
You must first show me you are
worthy of such a challenge.
**[11:42] Will**
*This is...*
**[11:43] Will**
* Those three said that when they*
* became the seal's guardians,*
**[11:46] Will**
* they buried all of their allies*
* who had been sacrificed.*
**[11:48] Will**
*But where?*
**[11:50] Will**
*That's obvious.*
**[11:53] Will**
*Right here!*
**[11:54] Stagnate**
I am the god of the undead,
Undead God Stagnate,
**[11:58] Stagnate**
who leads an army of undead soldiers.
**[12:02] Will**
So what?! I'll take all of them on!
**[12:12] Will**
Cadere Araneum!
***SIGN*** Falling Spiderweb
**[12:20] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[12:27] Stagnate**
Oh? So, somehow or other,
it's this against a hundred heroes?
**[12:43] Stagnate**
Hold!
**[12:47] Stagnate**
I thought I would deal with you
along with the three heroes,
**[12:49] Stagnate**
but you exceeded my expectations.
**[12:51] Stagnate**
What is your name?
**[12:55] Will**
Will.
**[12:56] Stagnate**
I see.
**[12:58] Stagnate**
Will, I ask you again: will you join me?
**[13:01] Stagnate**
I have taken a liking to you.
**[13:03] Stagnate**
Your strength, your backbone...
everything about you is desirable.
**[13:07] Stagnate**
I will welcome you as a
general in my undead army.
**[13:11] Will**
What are you...
**[13:13] Stagnate**
If you choose to come with me,
**[13:15] Stagnate**
I will free your body from
an unpleasant death.
**[13:18] Stagnate**
You will be able to live closely and
harmoniously with your three parents.
**[13:23] Stagnate**
There will be no goodbyes or sorrows.
**[13:25] Stagnate**
If we conquer this dimension,
your relationship will last for eternity.
**[13:30] Stagnate**
Do you not find this world unfair,
with its endless tragedies?
**[13:35] Stagnate**
I wish to overturn that reality,
**[13:38] Stagnate**
to create an eternally kind world
free from the threat of death!
**[13:44] Will**
*He's probably not lying.*
**[13:46] Will**
*I can actually sense affection in his words.*
**[13:50] Stagnate**
Come, Will! Enter a contract
with me, as they did!
**[14:00] Stagnate**
Now, drink my blood.
**[14:03] Stagnate**
By doing so, you can bid farewell to death.
**[14:49] Will**
You're mine!
**[15:01] Stagnate**
First the Sage, and now you...
**[15:03] Stagnate**
I truly cannot let my guard down around you.
**[15:24] Will**
Huh?
**[15:31] Will**
Did I... die?
**[15:35] Will**
This place feels familiar.
**[15:37] Will**
Like I've walked through here before...
**[15:51] Will**
It has been a long time,
**[15:52] Will**
Goddess of Light.
**[15:56] Will**
*I'm starting to remember.*
**[15:59] Will**
*I walked under this starry sky before.*
**[16:03] Will**
*She was silent then, too,*
**[16:05] Will**
* but I remember her footsteps being*
* filled with care and compassion.*
**[16:10] Will**
*That's...*
**[16:12] Will**
*I thought it was a star, but it's not.*
**[16:14] Will**
*It's a planet.*
**[16:16] Will**
What are those lights?
**[16:18] Gracefeel**
Traversing souls.
**[16:20] Gracefeel**
They cross worlds to prevent
the stagnation of all things.
**[16:25] Will**
Why had I forgotten this sight?
**[16:30] Gracefeel**
A question.
**[16:32] Will**
Yes?
**[16:33] Gracefeel**
Why did you reject Stagnate's invitation?
**[16:40] Will**
In my previous life, I was a shut-in.
**[16:44] Will**
Whenever anything got me down,
I didn't bother to get back up.
**[16:48] Will**
It was a pathetic way to live.
**[16:51] Will**
But...
**[16:52] Will**
There's one thing I realized.
**[16:54] Will**
Being alive and not being dead
aren't the same thing at all.
**[16:59] Will**
In my previous life, I wasn't
dead, but that was all.
**[17:03] Will**
I didn't have the courage to do anything.
**[17:05] Will**
Just the fact that I had to
keep living was a burden.
**[17:09] Will**
I didn't care if I died,
so I wasn't really alive,
**[17:13] Will**
and by not being alive,
I didn't have to fear death.
**[17:18] Will**
So...
**[17:19] Will**
Because just a little of
that memory stayed with me,
**[17:23] Will**
I was able to make the decision to
live a good life in this world.
**[17:28] Will**
I think that if I live right, I can die right.
**[17:32] Will**
Denying death like Stagnate
promised and living forever
**[17:37] Will**
would be no different from being
shut up in that room again.
**[17:40] Will**
No matter how much added value
that has, I'll still refuse.
**[17:43] Will**
I want to live and die as part of
the same family as those three.
**[17:51] Will**
And who wouldn't want to protect
their family, at least?
**[17:54] Will**
So please.
**[18:06] Gracefeel**
You are William, child of Blood and Mary,
**[18:10] Gracefeel**
soul who has crossed worlds.
**[18:12] Will**
Yes.
**[18:13] Gracefeel**
You now fully understand
the gravity of life?
**[18:17] Will**
Yes.
**[18:18] Gracefeel**
And still you are prepared to accept death?
**[18:21] Will**
Yes.
**[18:22] Gracefeel**
You fully understand the
despair of death, yes?
**[18:25] Will**
Yes.
**[18:26] Gracefeel**
And still you love all of the
lives that will one day burn out?
**[18:30] Will**
Yes.
**[18:32] Will**
I finally realized that,
**[18:35] Will**
thanks to your grace.
**[18:42] Will**
Thank you,
**[18:44] Will**
Gracefeel.
**[18:47] Gracefeel**
I have heard your wish.
***SIGN*** Episode 4
The Goddess of the Divine Torch
**[18:50] Gracefeel**
William, so long as you do
not forget your resolve,
**[18:54] Gracefeel**
you possess the qualification.
**[18:58] Gracefeel**
Now, wake.
**[18:59] Gracefeel**
Make your oath, and we shall walk together.
**[19:02] Gracefeel**
Until your life ends and I
come to guide you once again,
**[19:07] Gracefeel**
I shall be your guardian deity.
**[19:23] Will**
Goddess of the cycle of death
and rebirth, Gracefeel,
**[19:28] Will**
please walk by my side.
**[19:31] Stagnate**
The blessing?
**[19:33] Stagnate**
Even if you can use it,
what do you hope to do?
**[19:35] Stagnate**
Such a vague technique is no match for
my blood coursing through your—
**[19:39] Stagnate**
Stigma?!
**[19:43] Will**
* This is the badge I earned*
* when I learned Mary's prayer,*
**[19:46] Will**
*my arms burned by divine fire.*
**[19:48] Stagnate**
Now that I look more closely, your body...
**[19:51] Stagnate**
How many Holy Communions
have you partaken in?!
**[19:54] Will**
* Every day, Mary prayed to*
* Mater for food to sustain me.*
**[19:58] Will**
* Mary's daily prayers, her unyielding*
* heart, will not bend to you!*
**[20:04] Will**
And I swear to you, my god...
**[20:07] (Flashback) Blood**
Yeah. The stronger your vow,
the easier it is to earn it.
**[20:10] (Flashback) Blood**
But they also say that you'll be destined
to suffer many hardships in exchange.
**[20:17] Will**
*I will offer up my life to you!*
**[20:20] Will**
*I will be as your sword to banish evil,*
**[20:23] Will**
*and be as your hand to save the suffering!*
**[20:25] Will**
*I swear it on the flame of Gracefeel!*
**[20:28] Stagnate**
You've earned the divine
protection of Gracefeel?!
**[20:31] Stagnate**
A shame... Such a shame.
**[20:34] Stagnate**
I had so hoped to add you to my ranks.
**[20:37] Stagnate**
But if you have been taken
in by her, I have no choice.
**[20:41] Will**
Stagnate, God of the Undead,
**[20:43] Will**
I will defeat you and fulfill my oath!
**[20:45] Stagnate**
Young hero, die amidst your own resolution!
**[20:49] Stagnate**
Kill him!
**[20:53] Will**
*It's okay. I know what I need to do.*
**[21:01] Stagnate**
Th-The Divine Torch?!
**[21:04] Will**
Gracefeel's divine protection grants peace
and guidance to the souls of the dead!
**[21:09] Stagnate**
How dare a fledgling priest—
**[21:11] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[21:14] Stagnate**
Vastare!
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[21:23] Will**
*Where will he come from?*
**[21:25] Will**
* If he makes any careless moves,*
* I'll leap straight at him*
**[21:27] Will**
*and deal the finishing blow!*
**[21:30] Will**
* Stagnate is consumed by*
* the desire to kill me.*
**[21:33] Will**
*We're on even footing.*
**[21:35] Will**
*If I fight him now...*
**[21:42] Will**
Was that a warning?
**[21:46] Will**
*What if he's not consumed at all?*
**[21:51] Will**
No! The temple!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[21:53] Will**
Acceleratio!
**[21:55] Will**
*It was all a bluff!*
**[21:56] Will**
*He was pretending to be consumed by rage,*
**[21:58] Will**
*and then he used the cloud of dust...*
**[22:01] Will**
*It's Blood and Mary that he's after!*
***SIGN*** Episode 5
The Helmet of Will
# E5 - The Helmet of Will
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQKEZ5/the-helmet-of-will)
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**[00:06] Will**
* Stagnate is consumed by*
* the desire to kill me.*
**[00:09] Will**
*We're on even footing.*
**[00:11] Will**
*If I fight him now...*
**[00:18] Will**
No! The temple!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[00:19] Will**
Acceleratio!
**[00:22] Will**
*It was all a bluff!*
**[00:23] Will**
*He was pretending to be consumed by rage,*
**[00:25] Will**
*and then he used the cloud of dust...*
**[00:28] Will**
*It's Blood and Mary that he's after!*
**[00:31] Will**
*Let me get there in time!*
**[00:34] Will**
*Please!*
**[00:35] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[00:39] Will**
*If I can believe what Stagnate says,*
**[00:41] Will**
* maybe I'm someone he considers*
* worth being cautious of.*
**[00:45] Will**
* But that's not going to mean anything*
* to an undead god who can live forever.*
**[00:51] Will**
* His priority right now is getting*
* to Blood and Mary, and then Gus.*
**[00:55] Will**
* Now that I have the divine protection of the*
* goddess of light and can pray for her blessing,*
**[01:00] Will**
* I can return the three of them to*
* the cycle of death and rebirth!*
**[01:02] Will**
*That's what he was being cautious of!*
**[01:04] Will**
* He weighed Blood and Mary's*
* souls against the risk I posed,*
**[01:08] Will**
*and tried to play the fool...*
**[01:11] Will**
* That's what I was trying*
* to do in the beginning!*
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[01:21] Will**
Mary! Blood!
**[01:42] Will**
*It's no use. I won't get to him in time.*
**[01:46] Will**
*I borrowed the strength of a goddess*
**[01:48] Will**
* and finally managed to stand*
* on even footing with him,*
**[01:51] Will**
*but then I fell for a trick like that...*
**[01:54] Will**
*And now it's all over?*
**[02:07] Will**
*I don't remember seeing her before... but...*
**[02:19] Will**
*And then everything was clear to me.*
**[02:23] Will**
*Mary had been forgiven all along.*
**[02:27] Will**
*She never resented Mary at all.*
**[02:31] Will**
*Mary never sought forgiveness,*
**[02:33] Will**
*nor did she expect lenient treatment.*
**[02:37] Will**
* That's why she continued to watch over*
* her and admonish her as she wished.*
**[02:41] Will**
* And she's kept that up for 200 years,*
* never revoking her divine blessing,*
**[02:47] Will**
*until Mary could forgive herself.*
**[02:50] Will**
* What mother wouldn't protect*
* an imperiled daughter*
**[02:53] Will**
*who's devoted her life to worshiping her?*
**[02:56] Will**
* The earth-mother Mater that Mary*
* reveres is truly a great goddess.*
**[03:01] Will**
*In this moment that Mater has granted me...*
**[03:04] Will**
Gracefeel, Goddess of Light!
**[03:06] Will**
Grant this soul peace and guidance!
**[03:09] Will**
* The Divine Torch guides souls into*
* the cycle of death and rebirth,*
**[03:12] Will**
* but it still can't completely*
* defeat Stagnate.*
**[03:15] Will**
*So what I need to do is...*
**[03:17] Blood**
Wha—
**[03:18] Will**
*That's right.*
**[03:19] Will**
* Since these two aren't resisting, the Divine*
* Torch will guide them back to that cycle.*
**[03:23] Will**
*Which means...*
**[03:25] Will**
*You have to protect them!*
**[03:26] Stagnate**
Delay the cycle!
**[03:28] Stagnate**
Flummox the guidance!
**[03:33] Will**
* And in the moment when he*
* erases my technique...*
**[03:42] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[03:46] Stagnate**
Vasta—
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[03:47] Gus**
Tacere, Os!
***SIGN*** Be Silent, Mouth
**[03:50] (Flashback) Gus**
You'll start by learning how to use
minor magic skillfully and accurately.
**[03:56] Will**
* An exhilarating strike like*
* that is far more Gus's style*
**[03:58] Will**
* than extravagant magic that*
* would erase his existence!*
**[04:11] Stagnate**
Curse you...
**[04:12] Stagnate**
Curse you!
**[04:15] Stagnate**
Will, child of Blood and Mary,
disciple of Gracefeel!
**[04:19] Stagnate**
I will remember that name!
**[04:21] Stagnate**
Until you surrender to me, your nights
will bring you no rest or repose!
**[04:30] Will**
That's the kind of thing a
third-rate villain would say,
**[04:33] Will**
God.
**[04:41] Will**
I swear on Gracefeel's light
**[04:43] Will**
that I will never become like you.
**[04:46] Will**
I will live right...
**[04:48] Will**
and then die.
***SIGN*** Search
**[05:01] Will**
Quaerere,
**[05:02] Will**
Ambulare Alevita.
***SIGN*** Treading Softly
***SIGN*** Do Not Let Even a Sigh Escape
**[05:04] Will**
Noli Fugito,
***SIGN*** Nor Any Sign of Trembling
**[05:06] Will**
Etiam Sigillum.
**[05:13] Will**
*That was way too close.*
**[05:15] Will**
*This Overeater that Blood gave me,*
**[05:18] Will**
*Gus defeating the double of the Echo,*
**[05:22] Will**
*Mary's earth-mother Mater buying me time...*
**[05:26] Will**
* All the things that the three*
* of them have given me...*
**[05:29] Will**
* The sword, the magic,*
* and the prayer technique,*
**[05:32] Will**
* and most importantly, the part that's*
* essentially my core as a person...*
**[05:37] Will**
* If I'd been without any one of them,*
* I never would've stood a chance.*
**[05:42] Will**
* It's all thanks to the goddess's*
* divine protection...*
**[05:45] Will**
*and the three of them.*
**[05:48] Mary**
Will...
**[05:50] Mary**
Will, I'm so glad you're all right.
**[05:53] Will**
Mary...
**[05:57] Blood**
You did great.
**[05:59] Will**
Blood...
**[06:01] Gus**
You may not share blood, but you are
still the child of Blood and Mary.
**[06:05] Gus**
It's only natural that you
could accomplish this.
**[06:10] Will**
Yeah... I did it.
**[06:13] Will**
I did it.
**[06:19] Will**
* I protected them. I'm here*
* now with the three of them.*
**[06:22] Blood**
Okay, then!
**[06:23] Blood**
I guess this calls for a party to celebrate
this victory and Will's adulthood.
**[06:27] Mary**
You're right. I think cleaning up
here can wait until another day.
**[06:31] Gus**
Well, in that case, we'll have to break
out the you-know-what from 200 years ago.
**[06:36] Blood**
You mean that stuff from the dwarfs?!
**[06:38] Blood**
You've been hiding something
like that from us, Old Gus?
**[06:40] Gus**
Well, it seemed a waste
to let a child drink it.
**[06:44] Will**
What is it? Something tasty?
**[06:46] Gus**
So tasty that even I would love to
drink it, if I had a corporeal body.
**[06:48] Blood**
Well, you can still fake it,
can't you? We're celebrating!
**[06:51] Will**
Yeah! Drink with us, Gus!
**[06:54] Mary**
Will...
**[06:55] Mary**
Be careful not to drink too much.
**[06:57] Mary**
If you repeat what happened last time,
**[07:00] Mary**
I won't show mercy again.
**[07:02] Will**
Y-Yes, ma'am.
**[07:03] Mary**
That also goes for you, Blood.
**[07:04] Blood**
S-Sure...
**[07:05] Gus**
What on earth are you doing?
**[07:08] Gus**
Anyway, I suppose I should go and get it.
**[07:11] Blood**
We should go, too.
**[07:12] Will**
Yeah.
**[07:18] Will**
Huh?
**[07:19] Will**
Mary?
**[07:21] Will**
Blood?
**[07:24] Blood**
I guess we can't after all, huh?
**[07:26] Mary**
Yes, it seems we can't.
**[07:28] Mary**
But that's how it goes.
**[07:29] Mary**
We lost our attachment,
**[07:31] Mary**
denied selling our souls
to the god of the undead,
**[07:33] Mary**
and insisted we wanted to remain undead.
**[07:36] Mary**
This couldn't last.
**[07:37] Blood**
Yeah, that's for sure.
**[07:39] Blood**
I wish we could be spared just one night,
but I guess that ain't happening.
**[07:43] Mary**
Gracefeel has been exceedingly easy on us.
**[07:47] Mary**
Under normal circumstances,
we might have vanished instantly.
**[07:51] Will**
What are you guys talking about?
**[07:53] Blood**
Listen, Will...
**[07:55] Blood**
This is the end for Mary and me.
**[07:58] Will**
Y-You're joking, right?
**[08:00] Will**
We're supposed to be celebrating!
That's just mean!
**[08:04] Mary**
Will...
**[08:06] Mary**
You are a clever boy.
I'm sure you understand.
**[08:12] Blood**
Sorry about this.
**[08:14] Mary**
We are sorry.
**[08:19] Will**
Can't anything be done?
**[08:21] Mary**
No.
**[08:22] Mary**
Even if something could be
done, we mustn't do it.
**[08:25] Blood**
It's like you said. You gotta
live right, and then die.
**[08:30] Blood**
We got lost for a couple of centuries,
but you could just call that a detour.
**[08:34] Mary**
Besides, parents should always
die before their children.
**[08:37] Mary**
That's the first rule of nature.
**[08:42] Will**
Right...
**[08:44] Will**
Yeah. I guess so.
**[08:49] Will**
But... I'm going to say something I'm
not supposed to, just this once.
**[08:54] Will**
I still don't want to see you two die.
**[09:00] Will**
I want to see you again when
I come back here someday.
**[09:05] Will**
I want to duel with Blood,
defeat him, and be defeated.
**[09:09] Will**
I want us to say silly things to each other.
**[09:12] Will**
I want to do chores with Mary,
**[09:14] Will**
and hear her say that I've gotten better.
**[09:17] Will**
I want you to meet my children
and grandchildren someday,
**[09:20] Will**
and I want you to teach
them lots of things, too!
**[09:23] Will**
It's just cruel to say
you're going away now!
**[09:26] Will**
I don't want you to!
**[09:28] Will**
If you two go away, I...
**[09:31] Will**
I don't know how I'm supposed to go on...
**[09:34] Will**
Don't go...
**[09:36] Will**
I can't take it.
**[09:38] Will**
Stay here, even if you
have to cheat somehow.
**[09:47] Blood**
Don't be selfish, now.
**[09:49] Mary**
Blood is right. Be reasonable.
**[10:01] Blood**
First time I've felt like a dad in ages.
**[10:03] Mary**
Will was always a good boy.
**[10:07] Blood**
Listen, Will. Even if we go away,
**[10:10] Blood**
humans can live just fine as
long as they eat and sleep.
**[10:13] Blood**
You'll find something else to hold dear.
**[10:16] Blood**
When all's said and done,
you'll go on living.
**[10:18] Blood**
Once you leave here,
you're gonna make lots of friends,
**[10:22] Blood**
bag yourself two or three pretty girls,
**[10:24] Blood**
and have all kinds of fun.
**[10:26] Mary**
Blood! Don't encourage him to be insincere!
**[10:29] Mary**
Will, you must be sincere
in love and marriage.
**[10:34] Mary**
Now that you've sworn your oath to the
goddess of light and killed a god,
**[10:39] Mary**
the path you walk is sure
to be filled with troubles.
**[10:43] Mary**
You will most likely experience setbacks
**[10:45] Mary**
and be a target for unjustified criticism.
**[10:48] Mary**
You may be betrayed by people you help,
**[10:50] Mary**
your good deeds may be forgotten,
**[10:52] Mary**
you may lose all that you had gained,
**[10:54] Mary**
and you may end up with nothing but enemies.
**[10:58] Mary**
Even so...
**[10:59] Mary**
love others.
**[11:01] Mary**
Do good things.
**[11:04] Mary**
Do not fear loss, build rather than destroy,
**[11:07] Mary**
forgive sins, offer hope in despair,
**[11:11] Mary**
and be a source of joy in sad times.
**[11:14] Mary**
And protect the weak from
violence of all kinds.
**[11:19] Mary**
Just like the way you challenged
the undead god for our sake.
**[11:24] Will**
Okay.
**[11:26] Mary**
Oh, Will... William...
**[11:29] Mary**
Blood's and my sweet child...
**[11:32] Mary**
May the divine protection of the spirits of courage
and the virtuous gods be with you always.
**[11:39] Blood**
Listen. Move forward with faith
in the results you'll achieve.
**[11:43] Blood**
Once a person makes up their
mind, they can do anything.
**[11:47] Blood**
You might get lost in your
own thoughts sometimes,
**[11:49] Blood**
but don't get so stressed
that you freeze in place.
**[11:52] Will**
* I engraved the images of them and*
* the words they said into my heart.*
**[11:58] Will**
*I won't forget them.*
**[11:59] Will**
*Just like the light of the goddess,*
**[12:02] Will**
*I know they'll always light my path.*
**[12:06] Gus**
Uh... Ahem!
**[12:08] Gus**
Did I get here a bit too soon?
**[12:16] Will**
* After that, we all celebrated*
* my victory and my adulthood.*
**[12:21] Will**
* The first drink I had with*
* all four of us together*
**[12:24] Will**
* left a lasting impression with*
* its strong burn and rich aroma.*
**[12:50] Will**
*That day, the holy light guided my parents*
**[12:54] Will**
*back into the cycle of death and rebirth.*
**[13:04] Will**
Yeah.
**[13:05] Will**
The view really is the best from right here.
**[13:09] Will**
Mary, Blood...
**[13:11] Will**
I know you're not here anymore,
**[13:14] Will**
but I'll still come back to let
you know how things are going.
**[13:17] Will**
If I make friends or start
a family, I'll bring them.
**[13:21] Will**
I'll become an adult who
can tell you with pride
**[13:24] Will**
that your child is living well.
**[13:28] Will**
So, for now, I'll be leaving
you for a little while.
**[13:33] Gus**
Are you all done?
**[13:35] Will**
Yeah.
**[13:36] Will**
By the way...
**[13:38] Will**
Why didn't you die, too?
**[13:40] Gus**
How cruel! You would wish
death upon an old man?!
**[13:44] Gus**
Evil grandchild!
**[13:45] Will**
Aw, you're making me sad.
**[13:47] Will**
I was just thinking all your treasures
would be mine if you died.
**[13:53] Gus**
You *are* an evil grandchild!
**[13:55] Gus**
The evil grandchild just outed himself!
**[13:57] Will**
C'mon, I just meant all the money you have
no use for would finally have a use!
**[14:02] Will**
Right, Grandpa?
**[14:04] Gus**
That is true. Fine, take it.
**[14:07] Will**
Huh?
**[14:10] Will**
What is all this?!
**[14:12] Gus**
My treasure.
**[14:13] Gus**
I'll lend it to you interest-free.
**[14:15] Gus**
Make it grow, you hear?
**[14:16] Will**
Er, b-but... I-I mean...
**[14:19] Gus**
Stagnant money that never gets
spent might as well be dead.
**[14:22] Gus**
I don't like stagnant money.
**[14:24] Gus**
Make good use of it.
**[14:26] Will**
Gus...
**[14:29] Will**
*So this is my last gift from Gus...*
**[14:32] Gus**
Not that I'll be passing on for a
good ten more years, of course.
**[14:35] Will**
Huh?
**[14:36] Gus**
Well, you know, there is still the matter
of guarding the High King's seal.
**[14:40] Gus**
I made a little deal last
night with your goddess.
**[14:44] Gus**
She granted me permission to
continue wandering this city
**[14:47] Gus**
for at least ten more years, until the
god of the undead regains his power.
**[14:50] Will**
What?!
**[14:51] Gus**
I have become something like
Gracefeel's errand boy, it seems.
**[14:57] Will**
Th-Then... what about Mary and Blood?
**[14:59] Gus**
It seems they did not want that.
**[15:04] Gus**
Giving them another ten years would make
them greedy and reluctant to end it.
**[15:08] Gus**
If given ten years, they would want
another ten, then another ten,
**[15:12] Gus**
and then to remain at
least until you pass on.
**[15:15] Gus**
They knew they would want that,
so they chose to die.
**[15:20] Gus**
Just like you, who tried to appear strong
**[15:23] Gus**
when you were crying and
screaming on the inside.
**[15:28] Gus**
Granting a position that inspires such
greed to just one old man is enough.
**[15:34] Will**
You really are so rock 'n roll, Gus.
**[15:40] Will**
What will you do with the seal in ten years?
**[15:43] Gus**
You'll have to figure that out before then.
**[15:46] Will**
Huh? You're dumping it on me?!
**[15:47] Gus**
It seems the worship of Gracefeel has
gone out of style in the world outside.
**[15:52] Gus**
She used a great deal of strength
just intervening for us.
**[15:57] Gus**
So the goddess of light's future
depends on your efforts, as well.
**[16:02] Will**
I haven't even left, and I keep picking up
more baggage, both physical and mental.
**[16:06] Will**
I guess this is one of the hardships
I'm destined to suffer.
**[16:09] Gus**
In any case, you'll need money.
**[16:11] Gus**
Take it, take it!
**[16:12] Will**
Yeah... It seems like I'm
gonna have a lot to do,
**[16:16] Will**
so I'll accept it gratefully.
**[16:34] Will**
Well, I'm going now.
**[16:45] Gus**
Say, Will...
**[16:46] Gus**
If you're going out into the world,
you'll need a last name to go by.
**[16:52] Gus**
Those two gave you the name "William,"
so I thought I'd give you a last name.
**[16:57] Gus**
How about it?
**[16:57] Will**
Okay, sure.
**[16:59] Gus**
Then perhaps I'll hijack a custom used
by certain clans of elves and halflings.
**[17:04] Gus**
They put their two parents' names
together to form their last names.
**[17:10] Gus**
Maryblood.
**[17:12] Gus**
You are William Maryblood.
**[17:16] Will**
Maryblood...
**[17:18] Gus**
Take their names with you.
**[17:22] Will**
Thank you, Gus.
**[17:24] Will**
I like that name a lot!
**[17:28] Will**
Well, take care.
**[17:30] Gus**
Indeed.
**[17:32] Will**
Oh, and I'll add "G" for my middle name!
**[17:35] Gus**
You fool! You don't need my initial!
**[17:38] Gus**
What did you learn in
those classes of yours?!
**[17:40] Will**
Well, you're Gus, after all!
**[17:42] Will**
"Old Man Augustus" is just
too much work to say!
**[17:45] Gus**
Hmph. What a hopeless grandson you are.
**[17:49] Gus**
Well, so long, William G. Maryblood!
**[17:53] Will**
Goodbye, Gus! I'll see you again sometime!
**[19:39] (Flashback) Blood**
Hey, fortress general! Doin' good?
**[19:43] (Flashback) Blood**
It's only natural
**[19:45] (Flashback) Blood**
for two warriors to introduce themselves
and say a few words before facing off...
**[19:56] (Flashback) Blood**
But you demons are just so damn boorish.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Mary**
Being told that by the likes of you
must leave that demon at quite a loss.
**[20:03] (Flashback) Blood**
What a mean thing to say.
**[20:06] (Flashback) Blood**
How's it going on your end?
**[20:07] (Flashback) Mary**
I performed the funeral quite easily
**[20:10] (Flashback) Mary**
and stopped the transformation to undead.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Blood**
Looks like Old Gus's group did just fine.
**[20:17] (Flashback) Mary**
It appears so.
**[20:18] (Flashback) Blood**
In any case, we've taken down the fortress.
**[20:21] (Flashback) Blood**
It won't hurt anything for
Old Gus's group to retreat.
**[20:24] (Flashback) Mary**
The fortress general fell
at the hands of so few.
**[20:27] (Flashback) Mary**
Any more is just reckless.
**[20:28] (Flashback) Blood**
Don't praise me. You'll make me blush.
**[20:30] (Flashback) Mary**
I wasn't praising you.
**[20:32] (Flashback) Mary**
How many days will destroying the
bridge over the Great Canyon buy us?
**[20:36] (Flashback) Blood**
A few at most.
**[20:38] (Flashback) Blood**
We're never gonna get anywhere
unless we take out the High King.
**[20:41] (Flashback) Mary**
Gus seems to have a plan in mind.
**[20:43] (Flashback) Blood**
Probably still a one-way street, though.
**[20:46] (Flashback) Blood**
There won't be any way back.
**[20:49] (Flashback) Blood**
You're not coming.
**[20:51] (Flashback) Mary**
That's rather sudden.
**[20:52] (Flashback) Mary**
I am a valuable asset in
battle, if I do say so myself.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Blood**
I know. But you're still not coming.
**[20:59] (Flashback) Blood**
Seeing you die would make me sick.
**[21:02] (Flashback) Blood**
What?
**[21:04] (Flashback) Mary**
Couldn't you, at least, add,
"because I love you," to that?
**[21:08] (Flashback) Mary**
It would be pleasing, primarily to me.
**[21:10] (Flashback) Blood**
L-Like hell I'm gonna say
something that irritating!
**[21:13] (Flashback) Mary**
You really are hopeless, you know that?
**[21:16] (Flashback) Mary**
And what if I refuse to stay behind?
**[21:18] (Flashback) Blood**
I'll send you back if I have to
knock you unconscious to do it.
**[21:20] (Flashback) Blood**
I even got Old Gus's permission.
**[21:23] (Flashback) Mary**
I see. And I suppose it would
be pointless to resist.
**[21:25] (Flashback) Blood**
Yeah. Your skills aren't bad,
**[21:28] (Flashback) Blood**
but they're no match for the skills
of the great and peerless Blood.
**[21:31] (Flashback) Mary**
Then, let's do this.
**[21:33] (Flashback) Mary**
If you leave me behind,
I will kill myself on the spot.
**[21:35] (Flashback) Blood**
Y-You—
**[21:37] (Flashback) Mary**
Did you not hear me?
**[21:38] (Flashback) Mary**
I said that if I can't go with you,
I will kill myself on the spot.
**[21:42] (Flashback) Mary**
Now, you will take me along, yes?
**[21:43] (Flashback) Blood**
Th-That's not fair! In a lot of ways!
**[21:46] (Flashback) Mary**
You may be the strongest man there is,
**[21:49] (Flashback) Mary**
but no man can win against a woman.
**[21:51] (Flashback) Blood**
You're so damn stubborn...
**[21:54] (Flashback) Blood**
Man, I landed one crazy woman.
**[21:57] (Flashback) Mary**
We haven't even done anything,
and you call me your woman?
**[22:00] (Flashback) Blood**
Listen, Mary...
**[22:02] (Flashback) Blood**
If I make it back alive,
**[22:04] (Flashback) Blood**
let's find some quiet,
peaceful place to get married.
**[22:11] (Flashback) Mary**
Okay.
**[22:14] (Flashback) Mary**
I would love to.
**[22:18] (Flashback) Blood**
I'd like a quiet house,
maybe up on a hill with a nice view.
**[22:22] (Flashback) Mary**
That sounds lovely.
**[22:24] (Flashback) Mary**
I'm sure the breeze would feel nice.
**[22:26] (Flashback) Mary**
We could even start a vegetable garden.
**[22:28] (Flashback) Blood**
And if we ever have a kid,
**[22:30] (Flashback) Blood**
we can ask Old Gus to tutor them.
**[22:33] (Flashback) Mary**
Despite all that he may say,
I believe he would agree to that.
**[22:37] (Flashback) Blood**
And if our kid is a boy,
I'll teach him how to fight.
**[22:42] (Flashback) Blood**
Between that and Old Gus's magic,
**[22:44] (Flashback) Blood**
he'll be the strongest man around,
even stronger than me!
**[22:47] (Flashback) Blood**
How's that sound?
**[22:48] (Flashback) Mary**
I'm terrified that he would turn out
to be a very strong, clever failure.
**[22:52] (Flashback) Blood**
Harsh!
**[22:53] (Flashback) Mary**
So I suppose I'll have to
teach him the smaller things.
**[22:58] (Flashback) Mary**
I'm sure our child will be adorable.
**[23:00] (Flashback) Blood**
Yeah.
**[23:02] (Flashback) Mary**
What name should we choose?
**[23:03] (Flashback) Blood**
I've already got one for a boy.
**[23:05] (Flashback) Mary**
I hope it's not some weird name.
**[23:07] (Flashback) Blood**
It's a perfectly good name!
**[23:09] (Flashback) Blood**
Look, we're talking about *our* kid.
**[23:11] (Flashback) Blood**
You know he's gonna have an unbending will.
**[23:15] (Flashback) Blood**
So we'll call him "William,"
meaning "helmet of will."
***SIGN*** Episode 5
The Helmet of Will
**[23:20] Mary**
William... That's a fine name.
**[23:23] Mary**
I like it, as well.
**[23:26] Make**
Will... My little boy.
***SIGN*** Episode 6
Archer of Beast Woods
# E6 - Archer of Beast Woods
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**[00:10] Will**
* I've fought demons several times*
* since I left the city of the dead.*
**[00:15] Will**
* As someone trained by Blood and the others,*
* and after fighting an undead god,*
**[00:19] Will**
* everyday demon riffraff*
* are no match for me.*
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[02:10] Will**
*It's been quite a while since I departed,*
**[02:12] Will**
*but I still haven't met any humans.*
**[02:15] Will**
*All I see is the occasional wild animal*
**[02:17] Will**
*and bizarre, distorted demons.*
**[02:22] Will**
It's so cold...
**[02:24] Will**
* It's been 200 years since Blood*
* and the others were alive.*
**[02:28] Will**
* Does that mean no humans have*
* returned in 200 years?*
**[02:33] Will**
*It's cold, but not cold enough for snow.*
**[03:13] Will**
No people here, I guess...
**[03:21] Will**
A scar left by immense magic?
**[03:26] Will**
Gracefeel, Goddess of Light...
**[03:30] Will**
Bring peace and guidance to the
wandering souls in this land.
**[03:51] Will**
Yeah, of course.
**[03:54] Will**
It *has* been 200 years.
**[03:56] Will**
The terrain's gonna change.
***SIGN*** Alarm
***SIGN*** Magic Ward
***SIGN*** Insect Ward
**[04:09] Will**
*I'm running out of preserved food.*
**[04:12] Will**
* I can get bread by praying*
* for the blessing,*
**[04:14] Will**
* and I can purify water,*
* so I'll hold out for a while...*
**[04:20] Will**
* but I hope I reach someplace*
* populated soon.*
**[04:32] Will**
If I keep walking downriver,
I should eventually...
**[04:43] Will**
A demon? No!
**[04:45] Will**
It's a huge boar!
**[04:55] Will**
I should finish it...
**[04:59] Will**
What's this?
**[05:03] Will**
*The same white fletching...*
**[05:06] Will**
*A hunter?*
**[05:07] Will**
*This is not an ideal scenario.*
**[05:09] Will**
* We both found our weapons*
* in a place like this.*
**[05:12] Will**
*Depending on what he does...*
**[05:15] Will**
*I finally met another person.*
**[05:17] Will**
*I should show him I'm not a threat.*
**[05:19] Will**
*Should I drop my weapon?*
**[05:21] Will**
*He might attack, though.*
**[05:23] Will**
* Pray for the blessing and show*
* what a devout follower I am?*
**[05:26] Will**
*That might be mistaken for an attack.*
**[05:30] Will**
*I need to choose my words carefully.*
**[05:32] Will**
* I'm an outsider with no way*
* to prove my identity.*
***SIGN*** When we meet, the stars gleam.
**[05:43] Menel**
*Ancient Elvish?*
**[05:45] Menel**
Are you related to the elves?
**[05:47] Will**
No.
**[05:48] Will**
But I could see that
you're related to them.
**[05:52] Will**
Your bow is elven, is it not?
**[05:57] Menel**
Heh. Well, you're not wrong.
***SIGN*** Episode 6
Archer of Beast Woods
**[06:05] Menel**
Well, whatever.
**[06:06] Menel**
Anyway, did you finish off that boar?
**[06:09] Will**
Oh... Yes, it was me.
**[06:11] Menel**
That was my quarry.
**[06:14] Menel**
You took the kill from me.
**[06:15] Will**
S—
**[06:17] Will**
* I almost said "sorry" out of*
* habit from my previous life.*
**[06:21] Will**
You're right. It charged
at me out of nowhere,
**[06:25] Will**
so I had no choice but to protect myself.
**[06:27] Will**
Still...
**[06:28] Will**
*This will take some negotiation.*
**[06:31] Will**
Since I'm the one who killed it,
**[06:33] Will**
I believe I, at least,
have that much right to it.
**[06:39] Menel**
Well, you do have a point.
**[06:42] Menel**
Oh, damn it. It's broken.
**[06:44] Menel**
And I don't have many left...
**[06:46] Will**
*Is metal hard to come by?*
**[06:50] Will**
* We negotiated a few other*
* things after that.*
**[06:52] Will**
* The silver-haired half-elf*
* was a skilled negotiator,*
**[06:55] Will**
* so I was sort of at his*
* mercy for the most part,*
**[06:58] Will**
* but he agreed to give*
* me the boar's shoulder*
**[07:00] Will**
*in exchange for helping him butcher it.*
**[07:03] Menel**
Wow, you know your stuff, huh?
**[07:08] Will**
*I'm sorry. You have my gratitude.*
**[07:11] Will**
*We'll make good use of you.*
**[07:13] Menel**
You're pretty devoted.
**[07:15] Menel**
Anyway...
**[07:17] Menel**
The front leg is yours.
**[07:20] Menel**
And that takes care of the portioning.
**[07:22] Will**
Yeah.
**[07:24] Menel**
I guess we should eat the liver, at least.
**[07:27] Menel**
It'll go bad fast.
**[07:28] Will**
Oh, I've got a pan we can use.
**[07:34] Will**
Flammo Ignis.
***SIGN*** Burn, Flames
**[07:37] Menel**
Hey, you're pretty good with your hands.
**[07:39] Will**
Yeah, sorta.
**[07:41] Will**
*I should keep my magic a secret for now.*
**[07:45] Will**
So, now we just wait.
**[07:47] Menel**
Yeah.
**[07:49] Will**
Earth-Mother Mater,
**[07:50] Will**
and all the virtuous gods,
**[07:52] Will**
we give thanks for your grace
as we partake in this meal.
**[07:56] Will**
Please bless the food before us,
**[07:59] Will**
that it may nourish our
bodies and our souls.
**[08:02] Menel**
You really are devoted, huh?
**[08:05] Will**
*He doesn't seem to be much of a believer.*
**[08:08] Menel**
Okay, let's eat.
**[08:08] Will**
* But I'm the one with memories of my past*
* life, while he seems closer to nature.*
**[08:09] Will**
We give thanks for this bounty.
**[08:11] Will**
Let's eat.
**[08:17] Will**
Hot!
**[08:18] Menel**
Good stuff!
**[08:19] Will**
*Ah, this is the best!*
**[08:24] Menel**
Huh?
**[08:25] Menel**
You want directions?
**[08:27] Will**
Well, I mean...
It's kind of hard to explain...
**[08:30] Will**
I'm not sure how to put it...
**[08:31] Menel**
You don't look familiar, either.
**[08:33] Menel**
Seriously, where *are* you from?
**[08:36] Will**
* Telling him I was raised in the ruins by*
* three undead probably wouldn't help.*
**[08:41] Will**
I came from the south.
**[08:43] Menel**
The south? Bro, there's nothing
further south than this.
**[08:46] Will**
Huh?
**[08:47] Menel**
This is as far south as
mankind has ever gone,
**[08:49] Menel**
Beast Woods in Southmark.
**[08:52] Will**
I did come from the south, though.
**[08:54] Will**
It's a long story.
**[08:56] Menel**
Oh, are you an adventurer who
scrounges for treasures in ruins?
**[09:00] Will**
Yeah, something like that.
**[09:02] Menel**
And you got lost?
**[09:04] Will**
Yeah.
**[09:05] Menel**
I've never seen an adventurer
as absent-minded as you.
**[09:09] Menel**
Well, whatever.
**[09:10] Menel**
Just keep following the river downstream,
**[09:12] Menel**
and you'll reach a small
town in a couple of days.
**[09:15] Menel**
You can figure the rest out from there.
**[09:17] Will**
Thanks.
**[09:18] Menel**
Yeah, well, good luck.
**[09:20] Will**
Hey, if it's on the way, can we stop
by the settlement you're living in?
**[09:29] Will**
Um...
**[09:29] Menel**
No.
**[09:30] Menel**
I don't wanna get involved
with you for even a second.
**[09:33] Menel**
Get a clue.
**[09:35] Will**
*Yeah, of course not.*
**[09:36] Will**
* Who'd want a total stranger in armor*
* like this following them home?*
**[09:40] Will**
Sorry.
**[09:41] Menel**
So don't follow me.
**[09:43] Will**
W-Will you be okay with no light?
**[09:45] Menel**
That's nothing you need to worry about.
**[09:53] Will**
Are those...
**[09:55] Menel**
Fairies.
**[09:57] Will**
I've never seen them before.
**[09:58] Will**
* They say elves, as followers*
* of the goddess of fae,*
**[10:01] Will**
* have a strong affinity*
* with other fae minions.*
**[10:05] Will**
*I guess that goes for him, too.*
**[10:06] Menel**
Later.
**[10:07] Will**
Uh... I'm Will.
**[10:09] Will**
William G. Maryblood.
**[10:11] Will**
What's your name?
**[10:13] Menel**
Menel. Meneldor.
**[10:16] Menel**
Not that we'll ever see each other again.
**[10:19] Menel**
Try not to die on the road.
**[10:25] Will**
*Meneldor...*
**[10:27] Will**
* In Elvish, I think that means*
* "a very fast-flying eagle."*
**[10:31] Will**
* He was a bit crude, but it*
* was fun talking to him.*
**[10:36] Will**
* He looked around my age, but they*
* say half-elves are long-lived,*
**[10:40] Will**
*so he might be a lot older than me.*
**[10:44] Will**
Oh, right... I should be close to a town.
**[10:51] Will**
If I'll be getting more soon,
I might as well indulge tonight.
**[10:58] Will**
* I'll start by heading*
* downriver to the town,*
**[11:01] Will**
*and I'll try to get some information there.*
**[11:10] Gracefeel**
O light, my light...
**[11:14] Gracefeel**
As you travel, I pray:
**[11:18] Gracefeel**
bring light to the faraway darkness.
**[11:29] Will**
Menel!
**[11:32] Will**
Was that... a divine revelation?
**[11:35] Will**
Lumen!
***SIGN*** Light
**[11:38] Will**
*A tragedy is about to befall a nearby village,*
**[11:41] Will**
*and Menel is going to be caught up in it!*
**[11:46] Will**
Inveniret Humanum!
***SIGN*** Find Human
**[11:48] Will**
That way!
**[11:53] Will**
There it is!
**[11:58] Will**
Did I make it in time?
**[11:59] Will**
Erasus!
***SIGN*** Erasure
**[12:08] John**
I thought I saw something
shining in the forest.
**[12:12] Youth**
Sure you weren't just seeing things?
**[12:15] Will**
* Thank goodness. If I tell*
* them I know Menel—*
**[12:19] John**
Wha—
**[12:20] Will**
Hide! Get behind me!
**[12:22] John**
Huh?!
**[12:22] Will**
Hurry!
**[12:26] Will**
*Raiders?!*
**[12:28] Will**
*Menel's village is going to be attacked?*
**[12:30] Will**
*Menel's going to caught up in a disaster?*
**[12:33] Will**
* No... How a divine revelation is*
* interpreted is up to the interpreter!*
**[12:38] Will**
*It can't be...*
**[12:41] Will**
*How could I have been such a fool?*
**[12:44] Will**
*Meneldor isn't the victim of this tragedy.*
**[12:48] Will**
*He's the perpetrator.*
**[12:51] Menel**
Go. Secure the village.
**[12:53] Menel**
I'll deal with this one.
**[12:56] Will**
Menel! Why?!
**[12:57] Menel**
I told you not to follow me.
**[13:01] Menel**
Die.
**[13:05] Youth**
Everyone! Wake up! Wake up!
**[13:06] John**
We're under attack!
**[13:08] John**
Get your weapons!
**[13:11] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[13:15] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes, slip underfoot!
**[13:20] Will**
* I have no strategy against*
* someone who can use fairies.*
**[13:23] Will**
*In that case...*
**[13:27] Menel**
Huh?!
**[13:28] Will**
*He doesn't even realize*
**[13:29] Will**
*that if your muscles are built up enough,*
**[13:32] Will**
*you can solve most any problem by force!*
**[13:35] Menel**
Damn it!
**[13:36] Menel**
Salamander, burn him alive!
**[13:42] Menel**
Seriously?!
**[13:47] Menel**
You're really damn strong.
**[13:58] Will**
* I need to subdue them all before*
* anyone gets hurt or killed.*
***SIGN*** Spiderweb, Bind
**[14:03] Will**
Araneum, Obligatio.
**[14:05] VillagerA**
I'm telling you...
**[14:06] VillagerB**
We oughta string them up!
**[14:06] VillagerD**
First off... Hey! I said *first off*...
**[14:07] VillagerC**
Listen to me!
**[14:09] VillagerA**
They attacked us outta nowhere!
**[14:11] VillagerC**
Look, in the first place...
**[14:13] John**
Hate to let a warrior priest
see us actin' like this.
**[14:16] John**
Thank you again for your help earlier.
**[14:19] John**
My name's John.
**[14:21] Will**
My name is William.
**[14:23] John**
Folks from many places, all with different
ideas about law, drift to this village naturally.
**[14:27] John**
It's always like this.
**[14:30] Will**
* This village is in an area of*
* Southmark known as Beast Woods,*
**[14:33] Will**
* and it apparently falls under the*
* rule of the Fertile Kingdom.*
**[14:36] Will**
* But the law and authority of the kingdom*
* doesn't reach these dangerous remote regions,*
**[14:41] Will**
* so the area is dotted with villages populated*
* by criminals, fugitives with no relatives,*
**[14:47] Will**
* adventures who scavenge the*
* ruins, and other outsiders.*
**[14:50] John**
Of course, I'm one of them myself.
**[14:55] Will**
What's going to happen to them?
**[14:58] John**
I don't know, either.
**[15:02] John**
They're from a neighboring village
about a day's travel from here.
**[15:06] Will**
A neighboring village?
**[15:08] John**
Neither of our villages
are all that well-off,
**[15:10] John**
but I thought they, at least,
had enough stored up for the winter.
**[15:13] John**
And we've always gotten
along well enough...
**[15:16] John**
Also, that silver-haired half-elf is a
well-known wandering hunter in these parts.
**[15:22] John**
He's helped us get rid of dangerous
beasts lots of times, but now...
**[15:26] Tom**
Now, now.
**[15:28] Tom**
I'm sure everyone's worn out
from all this talking.
**[15:31] Tom**
Take a break and have some water.
**[15:34] John**
This is Tom, our chief elder.
**[15:36] Tom**
Warrior priest, John has told me about you.
**[15:41] Tom**
Allow this old man to offer
his gratitude, as well.
**[15:44] Will**
Oh, no. This is all thanks to the
guidance of the goddess of light.
**[15:49] Tom**
Ah...
**[15:50] Tom**
In that case, I must thank
this goddess, as well.
**[15:55] Tom**
Now, warrior priest...
**[15:59] Tom**
Can I assume that if anything were to
happen here, you would protect us?
**[16:08] Will**
Yes.
**[16:09] Will**
I swear on Gracefeel's light that
I will protect everyone here.
**[16:14] Tom**
Then we don't need to worry about our
safety if those ruffians attack again.
**[16:19] Tom**
Everyone, I believe we should wake
them and ask why they've done this.
**[16:24] Tom**
Do you agree?
**[16:25] VillagerA**
We should hang them!
**[16:26] VillagerB**
That'll be hard to do if you get attached.
**[16:28] VillagerC**
Guys like them oughta be ended quick!
**[16:30] Tom**
But it's dangerous to do that
before we know anything.
**[16:34] Tom**
The warrior priest will help us.
**[16:37] Will**
* It seems like he wants to question*
* them before proceeding.*
**[16:42] GuyD**
Demons. Our village was
destroyed by demons.
**[16:45] GuyA**
Many died. Half of our village.
**[16:49] GuyB**
With our women, children, and wounded,
**[16:51] GuyB**
we were left with no food or
shelter in the cold of winter.
**[16:55] GuyC**
If we're doomed to die with only the shirts
on our backs, then we might as well...
**[17:01] Menel**
I'm the one who suggested the raid.
**[17:03] Menel**
We wouldn't stand a chance
fighting the demons.
**[17:06] Menel**
I said we'd be better off looting a village and
going somewhere, anywhere, than just dying.
**[17:12] Menel**
An old lady in that village,
Marple, helped me out a lot.
**[17:16] Tom**
What became of Marple?
**[17:19] Menel**
She died.
**[17:22] Tom**
I see.
**[17:23] Menel**
Just hang me. It was my idea.
**[17:27] Menel**
I deceived these guys, that's all.
**[17:29] Menel**
Let them go.
**[17:32] Menel**
Please.
**[17:33] VillagerA**
No way we can do that!
**[17:34] VillagerB**
Like hell!
**[17:35] VillagerE**
Hang 'em all!
**[17:37] Tom**
We owe a debt to this hunter.
**[17:40] Tom**
And I sympathize with the
people of your village.
**[17:45] Tom**
However...
**[17:46] Tom**
We have no choice but to hang you.
**[17:52] Will**
*Since they have nowhere to go,*
**[17:54] Will**
* if they're set free,*
* they'll just loot again.*
**[17:57] Will**
* They have to be killed,*
* for the safety of the village.*
**[18:01] Will**
*That's the smart choice.*
**[18:03] Will**
*But my mother told me,*
**[18:07] Will**
* "Love others without fear of*
* loss, and do good things."*
**[18:12] Will**
*And my father told me,*
**[18:13] Will**
* "Move forward with faith*
* in the results you'll achieve,"*
**[18:16] Will**
* and "Don't get so stressed*
* that you freeze in place."*
**[18:19] Will**
* I still carry their words*
* with me, right here.*
**[18:23] Will**
Excuse me!
**[18:26] Will**
* I will overturn this hopeless*
* situation before me.*
**[18:30] Will**
Can this be resolved with money?
**[18:34] Will**
Compensation, monetary atonement...
**[18:36] Will**
Do you have that custom here?
**[18:38] VillagerA**
Well, yeah, we do...
**[18:40] VillagerB**
But who's gonna pay that?
**[18:42] VillagerC**
These guys are flat broke.
**[18:43] Will**
I'll pay the money.
**[18:50] Tom**
Why do this, warrior priest?
**[18:53] Will**
Because demons are my archenemies.
**[18:57] Will**
They killed my parents.
**[18:59] Will**
Plus, I swore to the goddess
of light that I would
**[19:02] Will**
banish evil and save the suffering.
**[19:05] Will**
We should assist those who have
suffered at the hands of demons.
**[19:10] Will**
We can't allow a village
occupied by demons to exist.
**[19:13] Will**
I'll go and fight them.
**[19:15] Will**
And I would like to hire that
young man there to accompany me.
**[19:22] Will**
He is an excellent hunter who
knows this forest, right?
**[19:25] Will**
I will need his talents to
help me pursue the demons.
**[19:29] Will**
Of course, I will pay handsomely.
**[19:31] Tom**
Are you sure about this?
**[19:33] John**
I feel like we're the only ones
benefiting from this deal...
**[19:36] Will**
It must be a reward for your
exemplary day-to-day conduct.
**[19:41] Will**
Gracefeel, the goddess of light who governs
souls and the cycle of death and rebirth,
**[19:46] Will**
is always looking upon your daily
lives with compassionate eyes.
**[19:53] Villagers**
Wow...
**[19:54] Villagers**
What is this?
**[19:59] Tom**
Untie them.
**[20:01] John**
Right!
**[20:03] Will**
I managed to overcome that... I think?
**[20:08] Will**
* I had a feeling that, somewhere,*
* some god was giving me a tiny smile.*
**[20:15] Will**
*The people of the village that was attacked*
**[20:17] Will**
* took in all of the villagers who*
* weren't involved in the raid.*
**[20:21] Will**
* Part of it was to use them as hostages,*
* I'm sure, but safe is safe.*
**[20:26] Menel**
What are you after?
**[20:29] Will**
I'm not hiding anything.
I meant what I said.
**[20:32] Menel**
Because you're a warrior priest?
**[20:35] Will**
Well...
**[20:36] Will**
Oh, I almost forgot.
I know it's already after the fact,
**[20:39] Will**
but you will let me hire you to take back
the village and destroy the demons, right?
**[20:43] Menel**
I'm the guy who instigated
a raid and murder.
**[20:47] Menel**
You don't think I should be punished?
**[20:49] Will**
I already cleared your debt
by paying reparations.
**[20:52] Will**
Besides, it was the only way you could
help those starving people, right?
**[20:56] Menel**
You don't think I might betray you?
**[20:58] Will**
If you do, it's the people of the
neighboring village who'll suffer.
**[21:02] Menel**
You're too damn nice.
**[21:04] Menel**
One of these days, you'll be
picked apart and left for dead.
**[21:07] Will**
W-Well, I'll be careful.
**[21:10] Menel**
Okay, sure. I'll work for you.
**[21:13] Menel**
I do need money, after all.
**[21:15] Will**
Thanks.
**[21:25] Menel**
So what are you gonna
do for the time being,
**[21:27] Menel**
boss?
**[21:29] Will**
The demons have occupied the
neighboring village, right?
**[21:35] Will**
I guess we'll just charge in.
We don't have much time.
**[21:38] Menel**
Whoa, are you insane?
**[21:40] Menel**
There are a lot of them,
and they've got demon beasts.
**[21:42] Menel**
You got a plan? What are our odds?
**[21:44] Will**
It'll be fine. I'm used to them.
**[21:48] Menel**
Well, you're right that we gotta hurry.
**[21:51] Menel**
The people who died might've
turned undead by now.
**[21:55] Will**
* If that's true, I need to*
* return them to the cycle*
**[22:00] Will**
*before they get lost and end up stuck here.*
***SIGN*** Episode 7
Traumatic Memory
# E7 - Traumatic Memory
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**[00:03] Menel**
This way.
**[00:05] Will**
Can we get through here?
**[00:15] Menel**
We'll camp here tonight.
**[00:17] Menel**
Green ones, grant me shelter for the night:
**[00:20] Menel**
a bed of grass, a roof of trees,
and tolerance for an unannounced guest.
**[00:28] Will**
Wow!
**[00:30] Menel**
It's no big deal.
**[00:41] Will**
Um, did I do something wrong?
**[00:44] Menel**
I wasn't raised in the best circumstances.
**[00:46] Menel**
I don't deal well with people who
were brought up as well as you.
**[00:49] Menel**
But I'll repay my debt to
you, and I'll do my job.
**[00:52] Will**
I wasn't brought up *that* well.
**[00:56] Menel**
We'll reach the village by morning.
**[00:59] Menel**
Remember, I'm only leading you there.
**[01:02] Menel**
I won't be fighting demons
by your side or anything.
**[01:04] Will**
I know. That's fine.
**[01:10] Will**
Shouldn't we keep watch?
**[01:11] Menel**
The fairies will do it.
**[01:13] Menel**
They'll make noise to wake
us if anything happens.
**[01:17] Will**
Hey, why don't we chat for a bit?
**[01:19] Menel**
I'm tired.
**[01:21] Menel**
If you wanna be awake, be awake on your own.
**[01:26] Will**
* How long has it been since*
* I began my travels?*
**[01:29] Will**
* This was my first night spent with*
* someone else since my departure.*
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[03:08] Will**
Ruins?
**[03:09] Menel**
Used to be.
**[03:11] Menel**
The stones and stuff are
pretty useful for building.
**[03:15] Menel**
The village is ahead.
**[03:24] Menel**
They're there.
**[03:25] Will**
Yeah.
**[03:26] Menel**
I'll scout it out. Wait here.
**[03:35] Will**
A ritual?
**[03:36] Menel**
Yeah, at the ruins of the village temple.
**[03:40] Menel**
Damn demons...
**[03:42] Will**
How's the temple laid out,
and how are the demons organized?
**[03:47] Menel**
About like this.
**[03:48] Menel**
There's no ceiling, and some
of the walls have collapsed.
**[03:52] Menel**
They've formed a ring in the
center to perform their ritual.
**[03:55] Menel**
There are two commanders.
**[03:56] Menel**
They have faces like lizards.
I forget what they're called...
**[03:59] Will**
Vraskus?
**[04:00] Menel**
Yeah, something like that.
**[04:02] Will**
What else?
**[04:03] Menel**
They have several soldiers
patrolling outside the temple.
**[04:06] Menel**
I know there's, at least,
one demon beast inside.
**[04:09] Will**
What's the demon beast like?
**[04:10] Menel**
It has a human-like head
and a lion-like body,
**[04:14] Menel**
and wings like a bat's.
**[04:16] Will**
A manticore.
**[04:17] Menel**
You know a lot about these guys, huh?
**[04:18] Will**
I've studied them a fair bit.
**[04:21] Will**
Still...
**[04:22] Will**
I'm glad it's no more than that.
**[04:24] Menel**
No more than that?
**[04:25] Will**
Let's just go in head-on and crush them.
**[04:51] Will**
Cadere Araneum!
***SIGN*** Falling Spiderweb
**[05:02] Will**
Currere!
***SIGN*** Run
**[05:03] Will**
Oleum!
***SIGN*** Oil
**[05:09] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[05:13] Will**
Vastare!
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[05:21] Will**
I thought you weren't going to fight.
**[05:24] Menel**
I just jumped in because I
could tell you were winning.
**[05:27] Menel**
There aren't many people who could
tackle those guys alone and win.
**[05:30] Will**
The conditions were in my favor.
**[05:32] Menel**
Regardless, your strength is abnormal.
**[05:34] Menel**
Do you do some special
training or something?
**[05:36] Will**
Uh... I eat a lot of bread, I guess.
**[05:39] Menel**
Humans don't get stronger just from that.
**[05:43] Menel**
Well, anyway, I think we took care
of the bulk of their forces.
**[05:46] Will**
I guess all that's left is to
clean up any surviving demons.
**[05:49] Menel**
I hope some of the villagers survived.
**[05:52] Will**
Yeah.
**[05:53] Will**
Oh, hang on a second.
**[06:24] Dead Boy**
Bro...ther...
**[06:33] Dead Boy**
Brother Menel...
**[06:37] Dead Boy**
The demons... attacked the village.
**[06:41] Dead Boy**
It was so hot...
**[06:43] Dead Boy**
But I stayed strong and
didn't make any noise.
**[06:46] Dead Boy**
Because... I had faith...
**[06:51] Dead Boy**
that you would come...
**[06:54] Dead Boy**
And you really did.
**[06:58] Dead Boy**
Thank you.
**[07:04] Dead Boy**
What... Why?
**[07:09] Dead Boy**
Huh? I...
**[07:13] Menel**
H-Hey!
**[07:14] Will**
You did very well.
**[07:16] Will**
Good job.
**[07:17] Dead Boy**
Who are you?
**[07:20] Will**
I'm a friend of Brother Menel's.
**[07:22] Will**
I'm sorry.
**[07:24] Will**
He's a bit unsteady on his
feet because he's very tired.
**[07:27] Dead Boy**
Oh, okay.
**[07:29] Will**
That's it. Good boy.
**[07:30] Will**
Here...
**[07:32] Will**
Menel.
**[07:37] Menel**
Sorry I showed up a little late.
**[07:41] Dead Boy**
No, it's okay.
**[07:43] Menel**
You must be tired. Go to sleep.
**[07:46] Dead Boy**
You're... right.
**[07:49] Dead Boy**
I feel... kind of sleepy...
**[07:53] Menel**
Dream happy dreams.
**[07:55] Dead Boy**
Okay.
**[07:58] Will**
Gracefeel, Goddess of Light,
**[08:01] Will**
grant him peace and guidance.
**[08:11] Menel**
Hey...
**[08:12] Will**
What?
**[08:14] Menel**
Sorry.
**[08:16] Will**
For what?
**[08:17] Menel**
I didn't take you seriously.
**[08:20] Menel**
I thought you were some rich
boy with money and muscles
**[08:22] Menel**
who happened to earn a god's
divine protection and got cocky,
**[08:25] Menel**
spouting nothing but useless platitudes.
**[08:29] Menel**
So... I'm sorry.
**[08:32] Will**
I don't mind.
**[08:35] Will**
* There was still a markedly*
* pained look on his face,*
**[08:38] Will**
*but still, Menel smiled just a little bit.*
**[08:41] Will**
*He didn't hesitate any more after that.*
**[08:44] Will**
*He held the hands of the undead*
**[08:47] Will**
*and exchanged farewells with them.*
**[09:00] Will**
I think we've checked all
of the major locations.
**[09:03] Will**
I don't sense any demons.
**[09:06] Menel**
One more place...
**[09:17] Menel**
Hey, Old Marple! You in there?
**[09:21] Marple**
Oh?
**[09:22] Marple**
That voice... It's you, Menel!
**[09:26] Will**
This ghost appears to be
close to the highest rank!
**[09:30] Will**
*Her soul must be extremely tough.*
**[09:33] Will**
* If she resists, my power*
* might not be enough...*
**[09:39] Will**
* If it comes to that, I'll have to use*
* a magic weapon that works on spirits.*
**[09:44] Marple**
You don't need to worry so much, young man.
**[09:48] Marple**
I haven't gone senile yet.
**[09:51] Menel**
Really? Well, that's good to hear.
**[09:54] Menel**
It seems like you stayed behind because
of some lingering attachment,
**[09:58] Menel**
but this kid here is a genuinely
virtuous high priest.
**[10:03] Menel**
Returning lost souls like you to
the cycle of death and rebirth,
**[10:06] Menel**
as well as treating wounded
people, are what he does best.
**[10:09] Marple**
Oh?
**[10:09] Menel**
We'll take care of the village.
**[10:12] Menel**
You can just move on already.
**[10:16] Menel**
Or is there something you
still want to say to someone?
**[10:20] Menel**
I'll deliver the message for—
**[10:21] Marple**
Menel!
**[10:22] Marple**
You've been bad again!
**[10:24] Menel**
No, I haven't...
**[10:26] Menel**
Where'd that come from, anyway?
**[10:27] Menel**
Maybe you really are senile?
**[10:29] Marple**
I can read you like a book!
**[10:32] Menel**
What do you mean?
**[10:33] Marple**
You're lying, that's what!
**[10:35] Marple**
I can always tell when you're lying!
**[10:38] Marple**
You're twisted, but at your core,
you're upright and fastidious.
**[10:43] Marple**
All this killing and stealing isn't for you.
**[10:48] Marple**
You see that now, don't you?
**[10:49] Menel**
Shut up.
**[10:50] Marple**
Excuse me?
**[10:51] Menel**
Shut up! What makes you
think you know anything?!
**[10:55] Menel**
What was I supposed to do, then?!
**[10:59] Menel**
You died, everyone else was starving...
**[11:01] Menel**
What else could I have done?!
**[11:03] Menel**
You think I should've prayed
to the gods or something?!
**[11:06] Menel**
The gods... The gods have
never once helped me out!
**[11:15] Menel**
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
**[11:18] Menel**
Damn it! Damn it!
**[11:28] Menel**
Damn it all...
**[11:30] Menel**
I've had enough!
**[11:32] Menel**
Just let me die with you!
**[11:36] Menel**
The life of a half-elf is too long for me.
**[11:42] Will**
* Those with elven blood live*
* for hundreds of years.*
***SIGN*** Episode 7
Traumatic Memory
**[11:46] Will**
* Even after they lose the*
* people and places they love,*
**[11:52] Will**
*it still doesn't end.*
**[11:54] Marple**
Listen to me, Menel.
**[11:56] Marple**
Meneldor!
**[11:58] Marple**
Despite all that, the gods have
given you a second chance.
**[12:02] Marple**
It is your *last* chance.
**[12:04] Marple**
Stop living like some useless bum.
**[12:07] Marple**
You may hate the gods,
**[12:09] Marple**
but the gods will never stop loving you.
**[12:13] Marple**
Even if you don't notice it,
**[12:15] Marple**
they will always shine down on you,
**[12:17] Marple**
never growing bored or tired of you.
**[12:20] Marple**
So all you need to do now is
realize that light is there.
**[12:28] Marple**
Now, priest, if you don't mind...
**[12:31] Will**
Yes?
**[12:32] Marple**
Would you mind looking after this poor fool?
**[12:35] Marple**
He's not a bad boy at heart.
**[12:38] Marple**
So... please treat him well, won't you?
**[12:44] Will**
I will.
**[12:45] Marple**
And as for the demons and demon
beasts that attacked the village...
**[12:49] Marple**
I'm certain they weren't just strays.
**[12:52] Marple**
The stronghold where their boss
dwells is deep in the forest,
**[12:55] Marple**
and he sends his demon minions
all over the place from there.
**[12:59] Marple**
They command demon beasts, attack people...
**[13:01] Marple**
It looks like they're routing all
their effort into some evil plot.
**[13:06] Will**
Um, if I may, is your
lingering attachment...
**[13:09] Marple**
Well, I couldn't go and pass on without
making sure someone knew this!
**[13:14] Marple**
Anyway, I appreciate the offer,
but I don't need your guidance.
**[13:19] Marple**
You see, someone's already waiting for me.
**[13:22] Will**
*Oh... She has someone.*
**[13:25] Marple**
So I'll be on my way now.
**[13:29] Marple**
Menel, take care.
**[13:33] Marple**
So many things happen in this world
that can never be taken back.
**[13:38] Marple**
So stand up and face forward.
There are things you need to do.
**[13:42] Menel**
Damn it, old woman, you're too selfish!
**[13:48] Marple**
Well, so are you.
**[13:51] Marple**
My goodness. What are we
going to do with you?
**[14:01] Marple**
Well, I leave the rest in your hands.
**[14:06] Will**
Of course. You can count on me.
**[14:19] Will**
*The present state of this world is dark.*
**[14:21] Will**
* At the very least, in this*
* area known as Beast Woods,*
**[14:25] Will**
* demons and demon beasts still run*
* rampant, never fully exterminated.*
**[14:30] Will**
*No nation's laws reach here,*
**[14:32] Will**
* so even among humans,*
* robbing and mugging are widespread.*
**[14:36] Will**
* Of course, as an outsider*
* just passing through,*
**[14:39] Will**
*I'm not obligated to do anything.*
**[14:41] Will**
*I could just walk right by it.*
**[14:44] Will**
*But...*
**[14:48] (Flashback) Gracefeel**
As you travel, I pray:
**[14:51] (Flashback) Gracefeel**
bring light to the faraway darkness.
**[15:05] Will**
*A few days later, the villagers returned.*
**[15:09] Will**
* Though they were shocked to see*
* the state the village was in,*
**[15:13] Will**
* they eventually gathered up*
* their remaining farm tools*
**[15:16] Will**
*and started digging holes to bury the dead,*
**[15:18] Will**
*and we all laid them to rest together.*
**[15:24] Will**
So...
**[15:25] Will**
What will you do now?
**[15:28] VillagerB**
Well, just look at this.
**[15:37] VillagerA**
Just for tonight,
we're throwing a bit of a party
**[15:40] VillagerA**
to mark our return to the village
and to honor our fallen.
**[15:43] VillagerB**
You're the savior who got
our village back for us,
**[15:47] VillagerB**
so we'd really like you to join us.
**[15:49] Will**
I'd be glad to.
**[16:04] Will**
Menel...
**[16:22] Menel**
Hey.
**[16:25] Will**
It's a nice view.
**[16:27] Menel**
*Looks* nice, anyway.
**[16:30] Menel**
Those ruins are an undead nest.
**[16:34] Menel**
Countless adventurers have gone in,
**[16:36] Menel**
but none ever came back.
**[16:39] Will**
I see.
**[16:40] Will**
Okay, then, tomorrow I'll go there.
**[16:42] Menel**
Huh? Were you even listening to me?
**[16:45] Will**
Yeah. It's an undead nest, right?
**[16:48] Will**
If it is, I need to go and
return them all to the cycle.
**[16:53] Menel**
I guess that's the kind of guy you are.
**[16:55] Menel**
Being around you throws me off my pace.
**[16:58] Menel**
I thought I was a colder person than that.
**[17:02] Will**
Little late to say that after the
way you were wailing earlier.
**[17:05] Menel**
You—
**[17:07] Menel**
You're saying that to someone
who's already depressed?
**[17:10] Will**
Menel, what was Marple like?
**[17:14] Menel**
She was a weird old woman,
like you just saw.
**[17:18] Menel**
I was born up north in Grassland,
**[17:20] Menel**
in the Great Forest of Erin,
where elves live.
**[17:24] Menel**
My mother was a woman of
insatiable curiosity.
**[17:27] Menel**
She took off somewhere outside the forest,
**[17:29] Menel**
came back pregnant with
some stranger's child,
**[17:33] Menel**
gave birth to me,
and died immediately after.
**[17:36] Menel**
I grew up at a different pace
than everyone around me,
**[17:39] Menel**
and the thing with my mother didn't help.
**[17:41] Menel**
They said I was a disgrace,
and I didn't fit in anyway,
**[17:45] Menel**
so I ended up fleeing the forest.
**[17:48] Menel**
Of course, the world outside
was no paradise, either.
**[17:52] Menel**
But luckily for me, I could use a
bow and arrow as well as knives.
**[17:55] Menel**
And above all, I could see fairies.
**[17:57] Menel**
When I ran into enemies
that wanted to eat me,
**[18:00] Menel**
I had the strength to kill them instead.
**[18:03] Menel**
If I didn't, I'd probably be whoring
myself out in some back alley.
**[18:08] Will**
You do have a pretty face.
**[18:10] Menel**
Huh?!
**[18:10] Will**
Uh, nothing... Please go on.
**[18:13] Menel**
Anyway, I became an adventurer
**[18:16] Menel**
and made my way to Southmark,
where there were still a lot of old ruins...
**[18:20] Menel**
but a member of my party betrayed me
**[18:23] Menel**
in a fight over the loot
we found in some ruins.
**[18:27] Menel**
He poisoned my food, and I nearly died.
**[18:30] Menel**
I killed him with my own hands,
**[18:32] Menel**
but all of them except me died anyway.
**[18:35] Menel**
I didn't even know where I was wandering.
**[18:38] Menel**
It was near that village
that I finally passed out.
**[18:46] Menel**
Marple was the one who
found me and took me in.
**[18:49] Menel**
At the time, she wasn't that old yet,
**[18:52] Menel**
but she was such a weird old woman.
**[18:55] Menel**
She lent her bed to the antisocial
kid she'd found lying on the ground,
**[18:59] Menel**
let me eat her food,
**[19:01] Menel**
and even lectured me about
living a decent life.
**[19:05] Menel**
A lot of people ended up at that
village after being found by her.
**[19:09] Will**
What was she, exactly?
**[19:11] Menel**
I have no idea.
**[19:14] Menel**
Of course, she's dead now,
so we'll never know.
**[19:18] Menel**
That happens a lot on this continent.
**[19:22] Menel**
She did take me in and look after me.
**[19:24] Menel**
That's when I started
pretending to be a hunter.
**[19:27] Menel**
There are a lot of nasty creatures
and demon beasts in this area.
**[19:31] Menel**
I was relatively useful,
I had a place to belong...
**[19:35] Menel**
and I lost it all without any warning.
**[19:38] Menel**
I got all the survivors together so we
could be the ones doing the stealing,
**[19:43] Menel**
but thanks to you, we failed miserably.
**[19:46] Menel**
It sucks having a longer life than
anyone else in a place like that.
**[19:51] Menel**
It sucks so much,
**[19:53] Menel**
I just want to die sometimes.
**[20:02] Menel**
Right then.
**[20:03] Menel**
I gotta get back on my feet soon, though.
**[20:06] Will**
Huh?
**[20:06] Menel**
What? Done making all those faces at me?
**[20:09] Will**
Uh... wha... huh?!
**[20:11] Menel**
There's a huge difference between your
priest self and your normal self, huh?
**[20:16] Will**
Wh-What?!
**[20:18] Menel**
Will... Priest of the goddess of light...
**[20:22] Menel**
I'm grateful to you.
**[20:24] Menel**
You stopped me before I could
do something irreversible,
**[20:27] Menel**
and you saved the people of the village.
**[20:31] Menel**
So...
**[20:32] Menel**
I ask to receive the goddess of light's
divine protection through you.
**[20:40] Menel**
Do you accept?
**[20:43] Will**
I will act as the medium
**[20:45] Will**
for you to establish a bond with my goddess.
**[20:48] Will**
I will pray for you.
**[20:50] Will**
May the goddess of light, Gracefeel,
**[20:53] Will**
hereby love you, shine her light upon you,
**[20:56] Will**
and walk by your side in your travels.
**[20:59] Menel**
I swear to my guardian deity
**[21:01] Menel**
that I will atone for my sins and
live my life facing forward.
**[21:05] Menel**
Please shine your light upon my path.
**[21:13] Menel**
There'll be a lot of tough times,
and I might want to die now and then,
**[21:17] Menel**
but I'm not gonna just stay down.
**[21:19] Menel**
I'll get up and face forward,
like the old woman said.
**[21:23] Will**
Menel... You are strong.
**[21:26] Will**
It's amazing. I admire that.
**[21:28] Menel**
C'mon, don't be gross.
**[21:30] Menel**
You're the strong one.
**[21:32] Menel**
Where the hell does your power come from?
**[21:34] Will**
W-Well... It's not that I'm strong.
**[21:37] Will**
I just had amazing teachers.
**[21:40] Menel**
Well, I'm not gonna pry.
**[21:42] Menel**
Anyway, ready to head back?
**[21:44] Will**
Yeah.
**[21:51] Will**
*Blood, Mary...*
**[21:54] Will**
*So, um... I think, maybe...*
**[21:57] Will**
* I just might have found the first*
* person I could ever call a friend.*
***SIGN*** Recap Episode
The Path Taken
# E7.5 - The Path Taken
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWU2JWE9/the-path-taken)
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***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[00:02] Will**
* My memories of that time*
* are vague and murky.*
**[00:07] Will**
*My life felt like stagnant water.*
***SIGN*** Recap Episode: The Path Taken
**[00:10] Will**
*I grew more and more impatient,*
**[00:12] Will**
*but everything felt tiresome.*
**[00:15] Will**
* I wanted to take a step*
* forward, but I was scared.*
**[00:22] Will**
*But...*
**[00:24] Will**
*This pain in my chest,*
**[00:27] Will**
*this agony...*
**[00:38] Will**
*They're vague, murky memories,*
**[00:41] Will**
*and my vision won't focus...*
**[00:45] Will**
*A ceiling?*
**[00:47] Will**
*A monster!*
**[00:56] Will**
*A mummy?!*
**[00:58] Will**
*A ghost?!*
**[01:04] Will**
*They're gonna kill me!*
**[01:12] Will**
*Huh?*
**[01:28] Blood**
Hey, Will. Ready to do this?
**[01:31] Will**
Anytime. Let's do it.
**[01:39] Blood**
Try your best not to die!
**[02:00] Blood**
Will, even if you couldn't beat me,
**[02:03] Blood**
what you've accomplished
is still remarkable.
**[02:06] Blood**
To mark your new independence,
I'll give you this.
**[02:09] Blood**
It's the most powerful of
all the demonblades I own.
**[02:13] Blood**
"If a living being is cut with this blade,
**[02:16] Blood**
its wielder recovers life
force with each cut."
**[02:19] Will**
Huh? Recover life force?
**[02:22] Blood**
You're a smart kid, so I'm
sure you understand this,
**[02:25] Blood**
but don't use it any more than you have to.
**[02:27] Blood**
It makes its wielder feel a lot stronger,
**[02:31] Blood**
but it's not the type of demonblade
that enhances your spirit.
**[02:36] Will**
* They both have faith that I*
* can use this sword properly.*
**[02:57] Will**
*I can't do anything... I can't move!*
**[03:01] Will**
*Why?!*
**[03:02] Will**
*Please, move!*
**[03:04] Gus**
Vastare!
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[03:13] Gus**
Conciliat, Sequitur!
***SIGN*** Unite, Follow
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[03:18] Stagnate**
Vastare!
**[03:19] Gus**
Pauperum Tabernas Regumque Turres:
***SIGN*** Both Huts of Paupers and Towers of Kings
**[03:23] Gus**
Damnatio Memoriae!
***SIGN*** Damnation of Memory
**[03:30] Stagnate**
Curse you, Sage!
**[03:41] Gus**
That must have been scary for you.
**[03:47] Gus**
But it has all worked out, so—
**[03:55] Stagnate**
To think you were able to destroy
my body all on your own.
**[04:01] Stagnate**
Had I not divided my
strength into two bodies,
**[04:05] Stagnate**
that would have hindered
me for quite some time.
**[04:08] Stagnate**
As for you...
**[04:14] Stagnate**
You did well.
**[04:16] Stagnate**
This is all thanks to you,
and you have my gratitude.
**[04:19] Stagnate**
Oh, I know. Why don't you join my army?
**[04:23] Stagnate**
Then you can continue to live
harmoniously with the three of them.
**[04:27] Stagnate**
But there would be no appeal in
forcing you to decide right away.
**[04:30] Stagnate**
Tomorrow happens to be the winter solstice.
**[04:32] Stagnate**
On that loathsome day when the
sun loses the most strength...
**[04:38] Stagnate**
I will seek your answer in the evening.
**[04:52] Blood**
Hey.
**[04:58] Blood**
Damn, your face is a wreck.
**[05:01] Will**
I have my memories of my past life.
**[05:05] Will**
I was an absolutely useless person.
**[05:08] Will**
So when I was reborn, I thought I'd
live my life right this time...
**[05:14] Will**
but I just made you three suffer
without ever knowing anything.
**[05:18] Will**
Even in my past life,
when my parents died...
**[05:23] Will**
I have no idea how I felt. I can't remember!
**[05:27] Will**
After all the trouble I caused for
them, I don't even know if I cried!
**[05:32] Will**
I'm garbage.
**[05:34] Will**
And again, I can't do anything...
**[05:37] Will**
I can't give you anything in return!
**[05:39] Will**
I'm useless garbage!
**[05:42] Mary**
Will.
**[05:44] Mary**
Grit your teeth.
**[05:49] Mary**
And what of your past life memories?
**[05:52] Mary**
Why are you so shaken up just
because Stagnate upset you?!
**[05:56] Mary**
If you feel so much regret just
because your memories are vague...
**[06:00] Mary**
If you're crying so much just for us...
**[06:05] Mary**
Why would someone like you *not* cry?!
**[06:09] Mary**
Will, stand up.
**[06:13] Mary**
Stand up!
**[06:14] Mary**
William! Stop kicking
yourself and straighten up!
**[06:20] Mary**
Where's your answer?!
**[06:22] Will**
Yes, ma'am!
**[06:24] Blood**
You got chewed out 'cause
you're being mopey.
**[06:27] Gus**
It would seem the little
whiner has gone now.
**[06:31] Will**
*I'm fine. I'm fine now.*
**[06:34] Will**
*Mary protected me.*
**[06:49] Stagnate**
So, have you made up your mind?
**[06:51] Will**
Yeah, I've decided, Stagnate,
**[06:54] Will**
evil god.
**[06:57] Will**
I'm not giving you a single thing!
**[07:03] Gracefeel**
You are William, child of Blood and Mary,
**[07:07] Gracefeel**
soul who has crossed worlds.
**[07:10] Will**
Yes.
**[07:11] Gracefeel**
You now fully understand
the gravity of life?
**[07:14] Will**
Yes.
**[07:16] Gracefeel**
And still you are prepared to accept death?
**[07:19] Will**
Yes.
**[07:20] Gracefeel**
You fully understand the
despair of death, yes?
**[07:23] Will**
Yes.
**[07:24] Gracefeel**
And still you love all of the
lives that will one day burn out?
**[07:28] Will**
Yes.
**[07:29] Will**
I finally realized that,
**[07:32] Will**
thanks to your grace.
**[07:39] Will**
Thank you.
**[07:48] Will**
Goddess of the cycle of death
and rebirth, Gracefeel,
**[07:52] Will**
please walk by my side.
**[07:55] Stagnate**
The blessing?
**[07:57] Stagnate**
Even if you can use it,
what do you hope to do?
**[08:00] Stagnate**
Such a vague technique is no match for
my blood coursing through your—
**[08:04] Stagnate**
Stigma?!
**[08:08] Will**
* Every day, Mary prayed to*
* Mater for food to sustain me.*
**[08:13] Will**
* Mary's daily prayers, her unyielding*
* heart, will not bend to you!*
**[08:20] Will**
*I will offer up my life to you!*
**[08:23] Will**
*I will be as your sword to banish evil,*
**[08:26] Will**
*and be as your hand to save the suffering!*
**[08:29] Will**
*I swear it on the flame of Gracefeel!*
**[08:31] Will**
Stagnate, God of the Undead,
**[08:33] Will**
I will defeat you and fulfill my oath!
**[08:36] Stagnate**
Young hero, die amidst your own resolution!
**[08:40] Stagnate**
Kill him!
**[08:43] Will**
*It's okay. I know what I need to do.*
**[08:52] Stagnate**
Th-The Divine Torch?!
**[08:54] Will**
* Gracefeel's divine protection grants peace*
* and guidance to the souls of the dead!*
**[09:00] Stagnate**
How dare a fledgling priest—
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[09:02] Will**
Acceleratio!
**[09:04] Stagnate**
Vastare!
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[09:14] Will**
*Where will he come from?*
**[09:15] Will**
* Stagnate is consumed by*
* the desire to kill me.*
**[09:19] Will**
*We're on even footing.*
**[09:20] Will**
*If I fight him now...*
**[09:28] Will**
Was that a warning?
**[09:32] Will**
*What if he's not consumed at all?*
**[09:36] Will**
No! The temple!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[09:38] Will**
Acceleratio!
**[09:40] Will**
*It was all a bluff!*
**[09:42] Will**
*He was pretending to be consumed by rage,*
**[09:44] Will**
*and then he used the cloud of dust...*
**[09:46] Will**
*It's Blood and Mary that he's after!*
**[09:53] Will**
Mary! Blood!
**[10:10] Will**
*In this moment that Mater has granted me...*
**[10:13] Will**
Gracefeel, Goddess of Light!
**[10:15] Will**
Grant this soul peace and guidance!
**[10:17] Will**
* The Divine Torch guides souls into*
* the cycle of death and rebirth,*
**[10:21] Will**
* but it still can't completely*
* defeat Stagnate.*
**[10:24] Will**
*So what I need to do is...*
**[10:25] Blood**
Wha—
**[10:27] Will**
*That's right.*
**[10:28] Will**
* Since these two aren't resisting, the Divine*
* Torch will guide them back to that cycle.*
**[10:31] Will**
*Which means...*
**[10:33] Will**
*You have to protect them!*
**[10:35] Stagnate**
Delay the cycle!
**[10:36] Stagnate**
Flummox the guidance!
**[10:42] Will**
* And in the moment when he*
* erases my technique...*
**[10:50] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[10:55] Stagnate**
Vasta—
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[10:55] Gus**
Tacere, Os!
***SIGN*** Be Silent, Mouth
**[11:07] Stagnate**
Curse you...
**[11:10] Stagnate**
Curse you!
**[11:12] Stagnate**
Will, child of Blood and Mary,
disciple of Gracefeel!
**[11:16] Stagnate**
I will remember that name!
**[11:18] Stagnate**
Until you surrender to me, your nights
will bring you no rest or repose!
**[11:27] Will**
That's the kind of thing a
third-rate villain would say,
**[11:30] Will**
God.
**[11:38] Will**
I swear on Gracefeel's light
**[11:40] Will**
that I will never become like you.
**[11:43] Will**
I will live right...
**[11:45] Will**
and then die.
**[12:03] Will**
The view really is the best from right here.
**[12:06] Will**
Mary, Blood...
**[12:09] Will**
I know you're not here anymore,
**[12:11] Will**
but I'll still come back to let
you know how things are going.
**[12:15] Will**
If I make friends or start
a family, I'll bring them.
**[12:18] Will**
I'll become an adult who
can tell you with pride
**[12:22] Will**
that your child is living well.
**[12:26] Will**
So, for now, I'll be leaving
you for a little while.
**[12:47] Will**
Well, I'm going now.
**[13:05] Will**
If I keep walking downriver,
I should eventually...
**[13:16] Will**
A demon? No!
**[13:18] Will**
It's a huge boar!
**[13:25] Will**
What's this?
***SIGN*** When we meet, the stars gleam.
**[13:40] Menel**
*Ancient Elvish?*
**[13:42] Menel**
Are you related to the elves?
**[13:44] Will**
No.
**[13:45] Will**
But I could see that
you're related to them.
**[13:49] Will**
Your bow is elven, is it not?
**[13:54] Menel**
Heh. Well, you're not wrong.
**[14:01] Menel**
Just keep following the river downstream,
**[14:03] Menel**
and you'll reach a small
town in a couple of days.
**[14:06] Menel**
You can figure the rest out from there.
**[14:08] Will**
Thanks.
**[14:09] Menel**
Yeah, well, good luck.
**[14:11] Will**
Hey, if it's on the way, can we stop
by the settlement you're living in?
**[14:20] Will**
Um...
**[14:20] Menel**
No.
**[14:21] Menel**
I don't wanna get involved
with you for even a second.
**[14:24] Menel**
Get a clue.
**[14:26] Will**
*Yeah, of course not.*
**[14:27] Will**
* Who'd want a total stranger in armor*
* like this following them home?*
**[14:31] Will**
Sorry.
**[14:32] Menel**
So don't follow me.
**[14:34] Menel**
Later.
**[14:35] Will**
Uh... I'm Will.
**[14:36] Will**
William G. Maryblood.
**[14:38] Will**
What's your name?
**[14:41] Menel**
Menel. Meneldor.
**[14:44] Menel**
Not that we'll ever see each other again.
**[14:46] Menel**
Try not to die on the road.
**[14:53] Will**
* I'll start by heading*
* downriver to the town,*
**[14:56] Will**
*and I'll try to get some information there.*
**[15:12] Will**
Menel!
**[15:14] Will**
Was that... a divine revelation?
**[15:19] Will**
There it is!
**[15:30] John**
I thought I saw something
shining in the forest.
**[15:34] Youth**
Sure you weren't just seeing things?
**[15:37] Will**
* Thank goodness. If I tell*
* them I know Menel—*
**[15:41] John**
Wha—
**[15:42] Will**
Hide! Get behind me!
**[15:44] John**
Huh?!
**[15:44] Will**
Hurry!
**[15:47] Will**
*It can't be...*
**[15:50] Will**
Menel! Why?!
**[15:52] Menel**
I told you not to follow me.
**[15:55] Menel**
Die.
**[16:00] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[16:04] Menel**
Salamander, burn him alive!
**[16:11] Menel**
Seriously?!
**[16:15] Menel**
You're really damn strong.
**[16:26] Menel**
Just hang me. It was my idea.
**[16:29] Menel**
I deceived these guys, that's all.
**[16:31] Menel**
Let them go.
**[16:34] Menel**
Please.
**[16:36] Will**
*Since they have nowhere to go,*
**[16:38] Will**
* if they're set free,*
* they'll just loot again.*
**[16:41] Will**
* They have to be killed,*
* for the safety of the village.*
**[16:45] Will**
*That's the smart choice.*
**[16:47] Will**
*But my mother told me,*
**[16:51] Will**
* "Love others without fear of*
* loss, and do good things."*
**[16:56] Will**
*And my father told me,*
**[16:57] Will**
* "Move forward with faith*
* in the results you'll achieve,"*
**[17:00] Will**
* and "Don't get so stressed*
* that you freeze in place."*
**[17:03] Will**
* I still carry their words*
* with me, right here.*
**[17:07] Will**
Excuse me!
**[17:10] Will**
* I will overturn this hopeless*
* situation before me.*
**[17:14] Will**
Can this be resolved with money?
**[17:17] Will**
I'll pay the money.
**[17:21] Will**
We should assist those who have
suffered at the hands of demons.
**[17:26] Will**
We can't allow a village
occupied by demons to exist.
**[17:29] Will**
I'll go and fight them.
**[17:31] Will**
And I would like to hire that
young man there to accompany me.
**[17:45] Menel**
So what are you gonna
do for the time being,
**[17:48] Menel**
boss?
**[17:49] Will**
The demons have occupied the
neighboring village, right?
**[17:55] Will**
I guess we'll just charge in.
We don't have much time.
**[17:58] Menel**
Whoa, are you insane?
**[18:10] Will**
Cadere Araneum!
***SIGN*** Falling Spiderweb
**[18:13] Will**
Currere!
***SIGN*** Run
***SIGN*** Oil
**[18:14] Will**
Oleum!
**[18:21] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
***SIGN*** Devastate
**[18:24] Will**
Vastare!
**[18:36] Dead Boy**
Bro...ther...
**[18:45] Dead Boy**
Brother Menel...
**[18:48] Dead Boy**
Huh? I...
**[18:52] Menel**
H-Hey!
**[18:53] Will**
You did very well.
**[18:55] Will**
Good job.
**[18:56] Dead Boy**
Who are you?
**[18:59] Will**
I'm a friend of Brother Menel's.
**[19:01] Will**
I'm sorry.
**[19:02] Will**
He's a bit unsteady on his
feet because he's very tired.
**[19:06] Dead Boy**
Oh, okay.
**[19:07] Will**
That's it. Good boy.
**[19:09] Will**
Here...
**[19:11] Will**
Menel.
**[19:16] Menel**
Sorry I showed up a little late.
**[19:19] Dead Boy**
No, it's okay.
**[19:23] Will**
Gracefeel, Goddess of Light,
**[19:26] Will**
grant him peace and guidance.
**[19:49] Menel**
Hey, Old Marple! You in there?
**[19:52] Marple**
Oh?
**[19:54] Marple**
That voice... It's you, Menel!
**[19:59] Marple**
Listen to me, Menel.
**[20:01] Marple**
Meneldor!
**[20:04] Marple**
You may hate the gods,
**[20:06] Marple**
but the gods will never stop loving you.
**[20:10] Marple**
Even if you don't notice it,
**[20:12] Marple**
they will always shine down on you,
**[20:14] Marple**
never growing bored or tired of you.
**[20:17] Marple**
So all you need to do now is
realize that light is there.
**[20:25] Marple**
Now, priest, if you don't mind...
**[20:28] Will**
Yes?
**[20:29] Marple**
Would you mind looking after this poor fool?
**[20:32] Marple**
He's not a bad boy at heart.
**[20:35] Marple**
So... please treat him well, won't you?
**[20:41] Will**
I will.
**[20:51] Menel**
Will... Priest of the goddess of light...
**[20:55] Menel**
I'm grateful to you.
**[20:57] Menel**
You stopped me before I could
do something irreversible,
**[21:00] Menel**
and you saved the people of the village.
**[21:04] Menel**
So...
**[21:05] Menel**
I ask to receive the goddess of light's
divine protection through you.
**[21:14] Menel**
Do you accept?
**[21:16] Will**
I will act as the medium
**[21:18] Will**
for you to establish a bond with my goddess.
**[21:21] Will**
I will pray for you.
**[21:23] Will**
May the goddess of light, Gracefeel,
**[21:26] Will**
hereby love you, shine her light upon you,
**[21:29] Will**
and walk by your side in your travels.
**[21:32] Menel**
I swear to my guardian deity
**[21:34] Menel**
that I will atone for my sins and
live my life facing forward.
**[21:38] Menel**
Please shine your light upon my path.
**[21:52] Will**
*Blood, Mary...*
**[21:55] Will**
*So, um... I think, maybe...*
**[21:58] Will**
* I just might have found the first*
* person I could ever call a friend.*
**[22:09] Gracefeel**
As you travel, I pray:
**[22:13] Gracefeel**
bring light to the faraway darkness.
***SIGN*** Episode 8
Songs of Heroism
# E8 - Songs of Heroism
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**[00:02] Will**
This looks bad.
**[00:03] Villager1**
They got all of the livestock,
**[00:06] Villager1**
and they destroyed a bunch of
tools that can't be replaced.
**[00:09] Villager2**
We'll have to go to Whitesails to buy more.
**[00:12] Menel**
With what money?
**[00:13] Villager1**
Well, we won't be able
to replace everything.
**[00:16] Will**
Um... what is Whitesails?
**[00:20] Menel**
Seriously, who *are* you?
**[00:23] Menel**
Could you be any more sheltered?
**[00:24] Will**
Sorry.
**[00:26] Menel**
Uh, so... Whitesails is...
**[00:29] Will**
Oh, um... if you could tell me about
the history of this place, too...
**[00:32] Menel**
Yeah, fine.
**[00:34] Menel**
You know this is the remote southern
continent known as Southmark, right?
**[00:38] Will**
Yes, that I know.
**[00:40] Menel**
So around... two hundred years ago, was it?
**[00:42] Menel**
Southmark was engulfed
by a horde of demons.
**[00:45] Menel**
The Hundred Heroes took out
the king of the demons,
**[00:49] Menel**
but the humans abandoned this continent,
**[00:51] Menel**
crossing the sea to retreat
to Grassland in the north.
**[00:54] Menel**
* The Hundred Heroes...*
* That's Blood and his buddies.*
**[00:58] Menel**
Since the Fertile Kingdom unified the
southwestern region of Grassland,
**[01:02] Menel**
they've been cultivating the land with
the intention of reclaiming it.
**[01:05] Menel**
And Whitesails is the port town that became
the center for immigration from the north.
**[01:11] Will**
I see.
**[01:12] Menel**
A lot of folks with histories
and aspiring heroes go there.
**[01:16] Menel**
People who've received
divine revelations, too.
**[01:19] Menel**
You're hoping to gather more faithful
on this trip, too, right?
**[01:21] Menel**
Gracefeel used to have a lot of devoted
followers on the southern continent.
**[01:26] Will**
Could you tell me more?
**[01:27] Menel**
I think her followers were scattered
in the Great Collapse...
**[01:32] Villager1**
Yeah, that's right.
**[01:33] Villager1**
And the ones who managed to escape
to Grassland kept her name alive.
**[01:38] Villager2**
But still, her following
has declined a lot.
**[01:41] Will**
*Rampant demons and demon beasts,*
**[01:43] Will**
*villages that resort to thievery,*
**[01:45] Will**
*faith in the goddess dying out...*
**[01:47] Will**
Was doing something about all this
the mission the goddess gave me?
**[01:53] Menel**
Anyway, enough with the old legends.
**[01:55] Will**
We need to deal with the village first.
**[01:57] Menel**
Yeah, about that...
**[02:00] Menel**
The people of this village have no money.
**[02:02] Will**
Menel, wanna go explore some ruins?
**[02:05] Will**
We'll divide the loot evenly.
**[02:07] Menel**
Huh?
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[03:39] Menel**
I never would've guessed you'd
be so good at scavenging ruins!
**[03:42] Will**
I'm used to them.
**[03:44] Menel**
Seriously, who *are* you, anyway?
**[03:46] Menel**
We did get enough money to
rebuild because of it, though.
**[03:49] Menel**
We can even buy new livestock and tools.
**[03:51] Will**
I made up for my own expenses, too.
**[03:54] Will**
I can't wait to get to town.
**[03:56] Menel**
When we do, the first thing
we gotta do is eat.
**[03:58] Menel**
The seafood in season right now is—
**[04:01] Tonio**
Someone!
**[04:02] Tonio**
Help!
**[04:06] Will**
A giant ape!
**[04:08] Bee**
Hey! What are you doing?!
**[04:09] Menel**
The two running from it are a
halfling and... is that a hawker?
**[04:11] Bee**
Just throw that away already!
**[04:13] Tonio**
But—
**[04:14] Bee**
No ifs, ands, or buts!
**[04:15] Bee**
Oh, for crying out loud! Over here, you!
**[04:23] Bee**
Come here!
**[04:25] Bee**
Huh?
**[04:27] Bee**
Who are you?
**[04:29] Bee**
Wait, that's dangerous!
**[04:31] Will**
*Blood told me*
**[04:33] Will**
*that when facing a wild animal,*
**[04:34] Will**
*the moment you break eye contact, you lose.*
**[04:38] Will**
*Well, come at me if you're going to.*
**[04:40] Will**
*We can do a little wrestling.*
**[05:01] Will**
Thank goodness. I didn't have to fight it.
**[05:04] Will**
Are you okay?
**[05:05] Bee**
Hey, who the heck are you?! An adventurer?!
**[05:08] Bee**
Not many people can stop an agitated
giant ape just by looking at it!
**[05:11] Bee**
You're awesome! Awesome!
**[05:13] Bee**
Oh! I'm Robina! Robina Goodfellow!
**[05:16] Bee**
I'm a troubadour! I sing, I dance,
I go where the wind takes me!
**[05:19] Bee**
You can call me Bee!
**[05:21] Bee**
And that dork over there
is Antonio the hawker.
**[05:23] Bee**
I call him Tonio!
**[05:25] Bee**
The company he worked for went under,
**[05:27] Bee**
so now he passes himself off as a
hawker on remote country roads!
**[05:31] Tonio**
I didn't even get a chance to speak.
**[05:34] Tonio**
I'm on my way back to
Whitesails, my home base.
**[05:38] Will**
Whitesails?
**[05:39] Tonio**
Boy, you really saved our hides.
**[05:41] Tonio**
Thank you so much.
**[05:44] Menel**
I'm Meneldor. I hunt around here.
**[05:47] Menel**
We were just heading toward the
town to do some shopping.
**[05:49] Will**
And that's...
**[05:51] Will**
William. William G. Maryblood.
**[05:54] Will**
I'm a priest in service to Gracefeel,
the goddess of light.
**[05:58] Will**
You can call me Will.
**[05:59] Bee**
Wow, that's a totally noble-sounding name!
**[06:01] Bee**
And Gracefeel's the one they love
in the southern continent, right?
**[06:04] Bee**
Wow, wow! I didn't know
she still had priests!
**[06:07] Bee**
And you're not just a priest, but a
capable warrior priest! Aren't you?
**[06:09] Bee**
Aren't you?! Aren't you?!
**[06:11] Menel**
Yeah, he may look pretty spacey,
but he's stupidly skilled.
**[06:15] Menel**
I mean, I hardly ever get attacked by
any beasts when I'm walking with him.
**[06:19] Bee**
You mean the beasts know how
strong he is and avoid him?!
**[06:22] Bee**
What the heck?! That's so cool!
**[06:24] Will**
What? You usually see more?
**[06:26] Tonio**
Of course.
**[06:28] Tonio**
That's why this place
is called Beast Woods.
**[06:30] Will**
* It feels like their eyes*
* are piercing me...*
**[06:33] Menel**
Anyway, is it just the two of you?
**[06:35] Menel**
No escort? Or were they killed?
**[06:37] Tonio**
Actually, when we ran into
that giant ape back there...
**[06:41] Tonio**
I'm embarrassed to say that they ran away.
**[06:45] Menel**
Some guys who were there for show conned
you out of their up-front pay and bolted?
**[06:48] Menel**
You gotta get some better
judgment, peddler.
**[06:52] Tonio**
I'm so ashamed...
**[06:53] Bee**
And they made a big ol' racket
when they ran! It was nuts!
**[06:57] Bee**
Giant apes don't even attack people,
usually. They just *look* scary!
**[07:01] Will**
*They both lost their guards?*
**[07:04] Will**
What are you going to do now?
**[07:05] Menel**
We could take you with us, if you want.
**[07:08] Menel**
We'll just say you owe us one.
**[07:11] Menel**
I'll do the deal-making, not you.
**[07:14] Tonio**
Owe you one... of what?
**[07:17] Menel**
We want to buy some cows and
horses and such in Whitesails.
**[07:20] Tonio**
Ah, I get it.
**[07:22] Tonio**
If that's what you want, I'm glad to help.
**[07:25] Tonio**
I'll introduce you to a dealer I know.
**[07:27] Menel**
We appreciate it. And sorry for butting in.
**[07:31] Menel**
He doesn't know much about how
the world works, you see.
**[07:33] Bee**
Oh, so he really was born a noble?
**[07:36] Bee**
He has that air about him!
Like he's pure and untainted!
**[07:40] Will**
N-Nah...
**[07:41] Will**
If I told you about my origins,
I doubt you'd even believe me...
**[07:45] Bee**
You mean you're of such noble birth that
you can't talk about your family?!
**[07:49] Bee**
And a priest to an unsung god, no less!
**[07:52] Bee**
Wow, that's fantastic! Fantastic!
**[07:54] Bee**
My bardic heart is filling
with inspiration!
**[07:57] Will**
R-Right...
**[07:58] Will**
* Wait... No matter what I say,*
* it leads to misunderstandings...*
**[08:02] Will**
*What?*
**[08:03] Menel**
Okay, that's settled. Let's get moving.
**[08:06] Bee**
Yeah! Let's go, let's go!
**[08:16] Bee**
Oh, this place looks perfect!
**[08:18] Bee**
Whee! Here I am!
**[08:21] Will**
*Bee and Tonio warmed up to me quickly.*
**[08:24] Will**
* Tonio has a gentle demeanor, and he's*
* good at getting close to others.*
**[08:28] Will**
* As for Bee, she doesn't seem to have*
* any concept of distance from people.*
**[08:32] Bee**
Okay, I guess it's time
to give you all a song!
**[08:36] Bee**
Will, clap along for me,
and collect any donations!
**[08:39] Will**
Sure. You can count on me, Bee.
**[08:49] Bee**
*Listen now to the notes of my song*
**[08:55] Will**
It's amazing.
**[08:57] Will**
Every time we walk into a village,
she goes wild and gets everyone in on it.
**[08:57] Bee**
*As my words ring out by the silently burning fire*
**[09:00] Menel**
She's always like that.
I'm impressed she doesn't get tired.
**[09:03] Tonio BG**
I see.
**[09:04] Tonio BG**
Then these items here should
fulfill your needs.
**[09:05] Menel**
They make a good combination
for doing business.
**[09:05] Bee**
*Gloriously blooming spirits of spring*
**[09:08] Will**
Huh?
**[09:08] Menel**
A lot of hawkers use high-pressure
tactics or even petty thievery.
**[09:09] Tonio BG**
She's hurt?
**[09:11] Tonio BG**
Let's see if I can get the
priest to take a look at it.
**[09:13] Bee**
*Joyfully laugh and dance*
**[09:13] Will**
I see...
**[09:14] Menel**
Looks like he wasn't lying
about working for a company.
**[09:17] Tonio**
Hey, Will...
**[09:18] Tonio**
there's something I'd like to ask you.
**[09:20] Bee**
*Gloriously blooming spirits of spring*
**[09:21] Will**
What is it?
**[09:23] Tonio**
Can the blessing you invoke
heal sickness and injury?
**[09:28] Will**
Yes, it can.
**[09:28] Bee**
*Joyfully laugh and dance*
**[09:29] Tonio**
I see. Then I have a proposal for you.
**[09:33] Will**
Goddess of Light...
**[09:36] Will**
You're all better now.
**[09:39] Mom**
U-Um... How much do I owe you?
**[09:43] Will**
Oh, don't worry about that.
**[09:45] Will**
You can offer your gratitude to Gracefeel.
**[09:47] Will**
And if Tonio has anything you like,
please buy something from him.
**[09:51] Will**
I'm still just in training.
**[09:54] Mom**
Okay! Thank you so much!
**[09:57] Mom**
We'll get something to
celebrate your recovery.
**[10:00] Tonio**
How about this hair ornament?
**[10:03] Menel**
So Bee attracts people, Will offers
healing, and both bring him business.
**[10:08] Menel**
That Tonio's pretty smart.
**[10:10] Will**
Yeah. And it'll help with the return
of the goddess of light, too.
**[10:14] Menel**
That power of yours is pretty
damn impressive, though.
**[10:16] Will**
Well, the blessing is a rewrite of
reality through the power of a god.
**[10:21] Will**
That's how it can heal a wound
as if it had never happened.
**[10:24] Menel**
Huh...
**[10:25] Will**
I'm borrowing this power from the goddess.
**[10:28] Will**
I have to be careful not to
mistake it for my own power.
**[10:32] Will**
Wh-What?
**[10:34] Menel**
Still in training, huh?
**[10:36] Will**
Er... I really am still training.
**[10:39] Bee**
Will!
**[10:40] Bee**
Done with your free treatments?
**[10:41] Will**
Oh, yeah.
**[10:42] Bee**
Then come with me!
**[10:44] Will**
Huh? What for?
**[10:44] Bee**
There's a party to celebrate
everyone's recovery!
**[10:47] Will**
Right now?!
**[10:48] Menel**
If they're at the party,
she can sing again,
**[10:50] Menel**
and he can sell more goods.
**[10:52] Menel**
He really is a good salesman.
**[10:57] Will**
* We continued to pass through several*
* villages, earning money in the same way,*
**[11:02] Will**
* as we made our way north*
* for a couple of weeks.*
**[11:04] Will**
*Then we emerged onto Wheat Road.*
**[11:09] Menel**
Let's sleep over there tonight.
**[11:12] Menel**
Man, you guys went too
crazy. It's already dark.
**[11:16] Will**
Sorry about that.
**[11:17] Bee**
I'm in a good mood today!
**[11:20] Bee**
I'll give you a free performance!
**[11:22] Menel**
Wow, how generous of you.
**[11:24] Bee**
Hee hee! Now, what should I sing, I wonder?
**[11:27] Bee**
"Reystov the Penetrator" is
too common these days...
**[11:33] Bee**
I know! How about the epic of the *Three Heroes* from *The Killing of the High King*,
**[11:36] Bee**
*The Wandering Sage*, *The War Ogre*,
and *The Beloved Daughter of Mater*?
**[11:42] Tonio**
Ah, that sounds great.
**[11:43] Menel**
It's a fitting subject.
**[11:46] Bee**
I guess I haven't performed it for a while.
**[11:48] Bee**
Hey, what's wrong, Will?
**[11:50] Will**
Oh, it's nothing.
**[11:52] Will**
Go ahead and sing it. I'd love to hear it.
**[11:54] Bee**
Oh, I like that! You latched right on!
**[11:57] Bee**
Okay, let's get started!
**[12:00] Bee**
Time passes by... no, perhaps
it is us who pass by.
**[12:04] Bee**
Be it the strong warrior, the brilliant sage,
or the holy woman,
**[12:09] Bee**
with the turning of the moons, naught but
their ashes and their names remain.
**[12:09] Will**
*Their names really are remembered...*
**[12:14] Bee**
This is precisely why their
song must be lifted up high,
**[12:17] Bee**
with a prayer that their
deeds live forever,
**[12:19] Bee**
that their heroic names resound
throughout the world.
**[12:22] Bee**
I sing this night of the Wyvern Killer,
**[12:25] Bee**
one of the many heroic exploits
of the Three Heroes.
***SIGN*** Episode 8
Songs of Heroism
**[12:28] Bee**
Keep quiet, now, and listen, all of you...
**[12:37] Bee**
*Carrying the demonblade forged by the stars,*
**[12:43] Will**
*Jeez, Blood...*
**[12:43] Bee**
*onward walks the man with fiery red hair.*
**[12:44] Will**
*You never talked about yourself at all.*
**[12:47] Will**
*So this is what you did in your past.*
**[12:49] Bee**
*He has cast aside all names man has given him*
**[12:54] Bee**
*As time has passed, now no one knows*
**[13:00] Bee**
* The true name of the man*
* who walks in the fields*
**[13:02] Will**
* So I guess no one knows*
* Augustus's real name...*
**[13:06] Bee**
* When asked if she is*
* a princess from another land*
**[13:12] Bee**
*The healer merely smiles and does not answer*
**[13:16] Will**
* Mary's refined manner definitely gave*
* the impression of noble origins,*
**[13:20] Will**
* but I'd believe it if someone told me*
* she came from a poor village, too.*
**[13:26] Bee**
These days are now long in the past.
**[13:30] Bee**
O countless wishes now
left with no way home,
**[13:33] Bee**
I can but play your melody loudly,
to be carried on the passing winds.
**[13:39] Will**
* The story takes place before*
* they were known as heroes,*
**[13:42] Will**
* when the three of them*
* were traveling together.*
**[13:45] Will**
*A certain remote village that they visited*
**[13:47] Will**
*was attacked by a wyvern,*
**[13:50] Will**
* and a beautiful half-elf was chosen*
* as a sacrifice to appease it.*
**[13:54] Will**
* Upon hearing of this,*
* Mary said they should save her,*
**[13:58] Will**
* but Blood asked where they*
* could possibly get the money,*
**[14:00] Will**
*and Gus said nothing.*
**[14:03] Will**
* Their personalities in the*
* song are a bit off, I think.*
**[14:07] Will**
* But still, it brings their voices, words,*
* and expressions clearly to my mind.*
**[14:31] (Flashback) Mary**
Who are you?
**[14:35] (Flashback) Blood**
You think we're gonna take
on a wyvern for that?
**[14:44] (Flashback) Gus**
Ah, what fine money. Look how it shines.
**[14:48] (Flashback) Gus**
If we're given such fine payment...
**[14:51] (Flashback) Mary**
Then we have no choice but to do the job.
**[14:54] (Flashback) Blood**
Damn, you're such pushovers.
There's no profit in this.
**[14:57] (Flashback) Boy**
If it's not enough, I'll pay more!
**[14:59] (Flashback) Boy**
Sell me to a slave trader
or whatever you want!
**[15:01] (Flashback) Blood**
You think even that would be enough?
**[15:09] (Flashback) Blood**
But you do have some guts on ya.
**[15:10] (Flashback) Blood**
You're small, but you're a warrior.
**[15:13] (Flashback) Blood**
It's only right to help a warrior who
swallows his pride to ask for help.
**[15:19] (Flashback) Blood**
Let's do it.
**[15:20] (Flashback) Mary**
Yes.
**[15:21] (Flashback) Gus**
Indeed.
**[15:30] Gus**
Ligatur!
***SIGN*** Be Tied
**[15:31] Gus**
Nodus!
***SIGN*** Knot
***SIGN*** Binding
**[15:32] Gus**
Obligatio!
**[16:09] (Flashback) Blood**
So what're you gonna do now?
**[16:11] (Flashback) Mary**
Neither of you can stay
in that village anymore.
**[16:14] (Flashback) Boy**
We'll figure it out.
**[16:17] (Flashback) Blood**
Then take this with you.
**[16:18] (Flashback) Blood**
Old Gus here carved Words on it.
**[16:21] (Flashback) Blood**
It'll serve you better than
some cheap good luck charm.
**[16:24] (Flashback) Blood**
You can't be a warrior if you don't
have at least one dagger, after all.
**[16:28] (Flashback) Mary**
Take this, as well.
**[16:30] (Flashback) Mary**
Take care of yourselves, and of each other.
**[16:33] (Flashback) Mary**
You will face many difficulties,
**[16:35] (Flashback) Mary**
but never forget the value of perseverance.
**[16:38] (Flashback) Boy**
This is more than what I paid you!
**[16:40] (Flashback) Girl**
We can't accept this.
**[16:41] (Flashback) Gus**
Hah! Who said we were giving it to you?
**[16:44] (Flashback) Gus**
It's an investment.
We're only lending it to you.
**[16:47] (Flashback) Girl**
Lending?
**[16:48] (Flashback) Gus**
Listen.
**[16:49] (Flashback) Gus**
You two must live the best you can,
**[16:52] (Flashback) Gus**
build up savings, and make
names for yourselves.
**[16:54] (Flashback) Gus**
If your names someday reach our ears,
**[16:57] (Flashback) Gus**
we will come to collect what
we've lent you, plus interest.
**[17:01] (Flashback) Gus**
In preparation, I will
give you my real name.
**[17:05] (Flashback) Gus**
This will be our password. Listen well.
**[17:08] Bee**
Thus the boy and girl learned the
true name of the Wandering Sage,
**[17:12] Bee**
known to no one else in the world.
**[17:16] Bee**
Hand in hand, the boy and girl
made their way to the city,
**[17:20] Bee**
and the Three Heroes walked down the
road in search of a new adventure.
**[17:26] Bee**
That's the end of the song,
**[17:28] Bee**
but there's more to the story.
**[17:30] Bee**
Count Dagger of the Fertile Kingdom...
**[17:33] Bee**
His actual surname was Wizardsdagger.
**[17:36] Bee**
To this day, an elderly half-elf
woman still waits at his mansion.
**[17:41] Will**
*Does that mean...*
**[17:42] Bee**
She believes someone who knows the sage's
true name will come to her one day,
**[17:47] Bee**
so that she can return what he lent to her,
**[17:50] Bee**
along with what he lent to her husband.
**[17:53] Bee**
She plans to offer her thanks
to him when that day comes.
**[17:57] Bee**
That's what the story is about...
**[17:59] Bee**
A story of three great heroes
that still echoes to this day.
**[18:03] Bee**
Huh? Will, are you crying?
**[18:06] Will**
N-No, I'm not. I'm not crying.
**[18:09] Bee**
Aw, c'mon, now!
**[18:11] Bee**
You must've been really
moved by Bee's story, huh?
**[18:14] Will**
No, it's not that!
**[18:16] Bee**
Aw, don't be shy!
**[18:18] Will**
* There are still many people in this*
* world who remember you three.*
**[18:23] Will**
*There always were.*
**[18:25] Will**
*That makes me so happy.*
**[18:37] Will**
*The Fertile Kingdom, huh?*
**[18:39] Will**
* Once we cross the sea, we'll meet people who*
* still talk about Blood and the others.*
**[18:44] Tonio**
Hi there.
**[18:45] Tonio**
You're working hard.
**[18:48] Will**
Tonio.
**[18:51] Tonio**
Will, you are strong.
**[18:53] Will**
You think so?
**[18:55] Tonio**
I can clearly see how polished
your movements are.
**[18:59] Tonio**
Then again, maybe you don't
want to hear that from a guy
**[19:03] Tonio**
who got conned by phony adventurers...
**[19:05] Tonio**
But you're obviously used to
handling that fine dwarven spear.
**[19:10] Tonio**
Anyone who can wield a dwarven masterpiece
is a masterpiece themselves.
**[19:14] Tonio**
But there's one thing I don't understand.
**[19:17] Will**
Something you don't understand?
**[19:20] Tonio**
What is it that you want?
**[19:23] Will**
What do I... Why do you ask?
**[19:25] Tonio**
Because I'm a merchant.
**[19:28] Tonio**
It's my job to move merchandise
and grant people's wishes
**[19:33] Tonio**
in exchange for fair compensation.
**[19:36] Tonio**
You are quite a mystery.
**[19:39] Tonio**
I've never met anyone like you before.
**[19:42] Tonio**
You are strong, and you have courage.
**[19:45] Tonio**
You have good manners, you are educated,
**[19:47] Tonio**
and you aren't hurting for money.
**[19:50] Tonio**
But you're not quite like a noble.
**[19:52] Tonio**
You're more like a holy knight
I've heard stories about.
**[19:57] Tonio**
Which is why I decided to ask you directly.
**[20:01] Tonio**
What is it that you,
as an individual, wish for?
**[20:05] Tonio**
Or are you strictly a representative
for your goddess?
**[20:10] Will**
Um... I...
**[20:12] Will**
I had a happy little life up until now,
**[20:16] Will**
but I lost it shortly before
I set out on my own.
**[20:19] Will**
I gained the divine protection of
the goddess of light in its place.
**[20:24] Will**
I still don't know anything
about this world.
**[20:27] Will**
So I want to start by learning about it.
**[20:30] Will**
I think that, among the things I learn,
**[20:32] Will**
I'll find what it is I want.
**[20:35] Will**
Oh... and friends.
I also want companions, I guess.
**[20:40] Tonio**
Is Menel not your friend?
**[20:43] Will**
Well, actually...
**[20:44] Will**
I think we get along fairly well,
**[20:47] Will**
but he won't acknowledge me as a friend.
**[20:50] Will**
He just calls me "priest,"
like he's putting me on a pedestal.
**[20:55] Will**
Yeah... I want friends.
**[20:59] Tonio**
I see.
**[21:00] Tonio**
Then perhaps I'll volunteer for
the third-place position.
**[21:04] Will**
Huh?
**[21:05] Tonio**
Menel and Robina would be angry
if I tried to get ahead of them.
**[21:09] Tonio**
That would be scary.
**[21:14] Tonio**
Well, shall we get some water
and start preparing breakfast?
**[21:18] Will**
Okay.
**[21:21] Tonio**
Here you go.
**[21:23] Bee**
It's so good!
**[21:24] Will**
It really is. You're a great cook, Tonio.
**[21:27] Bee**
He sure is!
**[21:29] Bee**
To tell you the truth,
that's why I travel with him!
**[21:33] Will**
We're eating a lot better
now, thanks to Tonio.
**[21:37] Menel**
Yeah, since you can't cook worth a lick.
**[21:39] Will**
Well, I...
**[21:41] Will**
Your cooking isn't so hot either, Menel!
**[21:44] Menel**
What? All you gotta do is eat it.
**[21:47] Tonio**
And we always get bread
from Will at lunchtime.
**[21:50] Bee**
Isn't that so cool?
He prays, and bread appears!
**[21:53] Tonio**
I'd prefer to stop as little as possible,
**[21:56] Tonio**
so I'm grateful to have
food I can eat as I walk.
**[21:59] Menel**
Then let's get ready to leave
as soon as we're done eating.
**[22:02] Will**
Yeah.
**[22:03] Bee**
You ask when we will return home,
**[22:05] Bee**
but there is no way to know
when we will return.
**[22:07] Menel**
By the way, what's going
on at Whitesails now?
**[22:08] Bee**
As the rain falls, the water
in the lake stagnates,
**[22:10] Bee**
and the two fall silent.
**[22:10] Menel**
I've been holing up in
Beast Woods for a while,
**[22:12] Bee**
As the rain pounds, someday,
someday... ah, someday...
**[22:13] Menel**
so I haven't been to the port in ages.
**[22:15] Tonio**
A new ruler has taken over
the Fertile Kingdom.
**[22:16] Bee**
the two will draw closer together.
**[22:18] Menel**
So Egbert II is...
**[22:19] Bee**
His posthumous name is "Egbert the Bold."
**[22:21] Bee**
He wasn't a half-bad king.
**[22:24] Menel**
I see... So he's dead...
**[22:27] Tonio**
Yes... but there's a bit of a problem.
**[22:29] Tonio**
His legitimate heir,
Prince Owen, succeeded him,
**[22:32] Tonio**
but he falls short of his father,
**[22:34] Tonio**
and the lords have suggested that
now is the time to advance south.
**[22:38] Will**
That sounds bad...
**[22:40] Tonio**
Fortunately, this hasn't had any
great effect on Southmark yet.
**[22:44] Tonio**
The king's brother, who was dispatched
to Whitesails, is a great, wise man.
**[22:49] Tonio**
The crown prince, Ethelbald Rex Fertile.
**[22:53] Tonio**
He comes from a different
mother than King Owen,
**[22:55] Tonio**
but he excels with both the pen
and the sword, like his father.
**[22:59] Tonio**
It is due to Prince Ethel's rule
**[23:02] Tonio**
that the government of
Whitesails continues to run.
**[23:05] Will**
Sounds like a complicated situation...
**[23:11] Bee**
Will!
**[23:12] Bee**
C'mon, this way!
**[23:12] Menel**
What now?
**[23:14] Bee**
This is your first time seeing it, right?
**[23:16] Bee**
There, look!
**[23:20] Will**
*The city...*
**[23:22] Will**
* Just one symbol of what Blood, Mary,*
* and Gus gave their lives to protect.*
**[23:29] Bee**
That's Whitesails!
***SIGN*** Episode 9
Whitesails
# E9 - Whitesails
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**[00:01] Bee**
We made it to Whitesails!
**[00:04] Menel**
Haven't been here in a while.
**[00:06] Menel**
Will?
**[00:09] Will**
It's amazing...
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[01:44] Will**
There's no entry inspection or toll?
**[01:47] Tonio**
That's right.
**[01:48] Tonio**
It's the policy of His Excellency
Ethel, the city's ruler.
**[01:52] Tonio**
Goods enter this city by boat
in tremendous amounts,
***SIGN*** Episode 9
Whitesails
**[01:55] Tonio**
and then they're distributed throughout
Southmark by land and water.
**[02:00] Will**
Wouldn't that mean a massive amount
of goods pass through here?
**[02:04] Tonio**
Yes, and if all of them
are checked at the gate,
**[02:06] Tonio**
it would be a hotbed for smuggling
of both goods and people.
**[02:09] Will**
I see...
**[02:11] Tonio**
So Ethel imposed docking fees
for ships and rental fees
**[02:13] Tonio**
for companies setting up shop here
to make money for the city,
**[02:17] Tonio**
keeping the movement of people and
goods as unrestricted as possible.
**[02:21] Will**
Oh...
**[02:23] Will**
* It seems like the economy*
* is their top priority.*
**[02:26] Will**
* It's a very advanced city,*
* with a real sense of freedom.*
**[02:30] Bee**
Quit talking about all that boring stuff!
**[02:33] Bee**
It's Will's first time here!
Let's have fun!
**[02:35] Bee**
C'mon, this way!
**[02:39] Bee**
Will, this is the city's biggest market.
**[02:42] Will**
Wow... People...
**[02:44] Menel**
Why is that surprising?
**[02:46] Bee**
Oh, over there!
**[02:47] Bee**
Look! These accessories
are in style right now!
**[02:51] Will**
In style?
**[02:52] Bee**
Yeah!
**[02:53] Will**
*There are things "in style" here?!*
**[02:54] Menel**
Is this stone worth a lot?
**[02:55] Bee**
Aw, jeez, Menel...
**[02:55] Will**
* That means these people can*
* afford to think about fashion!*
**[03:01] Will**
It's just one shock after another.
**[03:05] Will**
Is that...
**[03:06] Menel**
A street light.
**[03:08] Will**
Street light?!
**[03:09] Bee**
You don't know what those are?
**[03:10] Bee**
Gosh, Will, you're so behind the times!
**[03:12] Bee**
Apprentices from the Academy of Sages
**[03:15] Bee**
come by in the evenings, lighting up posts
**[03:17] Bee**
that have Words of Light engraved on them.
**[03:21] Bee**
So the people here have
light even at night!
**[03:23] Tonio**
It serves as training for
apprentice sorcerers,
**[03:26] Tonio**
and they earn a little pocket money, too.
**[03:29] Tonio**
That over there is also a large source
of income for apprentice sorcerers.
**[03:34] Will**
What's that?
**[03:36] Bee**
Even you must know what that is!
**[03:39] Bee**
It's the public bathhouse, Balnea!
**[03:42] Will**
Balnea?
**[03:45] Menel**
What's wrong?
**[03:46] Will**
*A public bathhouse?! They have baths?!*
**[03:50] Will**
The water's so clean,
you can see through it.
**[03:53] Tonio**
Yes, that's an effect of the
Words of Purification.
***SIGN*** Heat
**[03:57] Tonio**
Instead of the massive amounts of fuel
it would take to heat the baths,
**[04:00] Tonio**
they use Words of Heat.
**[04:02] Will**
I see.
**[04:04] Will**
* So it's less like a bath and more*
* like a sauna and a cold water pool,*
**[04:08] Will**
*but it's still amazing!*
**[04:13] Will**
The breeze feels so nice.
**[04:16] Will**
* I used Words of Purification to*
* keep up good hygiene on the road,*
**[04:20] Will**
*but it's great to have actual baths.*
**[04:23] Bee**
Boy, it feels good to have
a bath after so long.
**[04:26] Tonio**
That's for sure.
**[04:27] Menel**
I just hope things don't get all messy now.
**[04:31] Will**
What are we doing next?
**[04:33] Bee**
Next is...
**[04:36] Bee**
Man, I'm always so hungry after a bath!
**[04:41] Bee**
You two must've been starving, huh?
**[04:44] Tonio**
The food is quite good.
**[04:46] Bee**
Yeah.
**[04:47] Bee**
I think it could've been a
little juicier, though.
**[04:50] Will**
* It's absorbed the flavor*
* of the fish so well,*
**[04:53] Will**
*and the saltiness is just right.*
**[04:54] Will**
* I haven't eaten anything like*
* this since I left the temple!*
**[04:57] Will**
*It tastes like... civilization!*
**[05:02] Will**
It's all so good,
**[05:04] Will**
we lost track of the conversation.
**[05:10] Will**
This is good, too!
**[05:11] Menel**
Can I get a refill on this?
**[05:13] Will**
Me, too!
**[05:14] Server**
Coming right up.
**[05:16] Tonio**
When we're finished eating,
we'll head to the temple.
**[05:19] Tonio**
Since you're a priest, Will,
you need to pay your respects, right?
**[05:22] Will**
Oh... Yes, you're right.
**[05:27] Menel**
Wow...
**[05:28] Menel**
They spent a lot of money on this.
**[05:30] Bee**
Jeez, Menel...
**[05:32] Will**
I'll be back as soon as I'm done.
**[05:34] Will**
Please wait here for just a bit.
**[05:39] Will**
*Are temples in cities always this big?*
**[05:42] Will**
*They all look like works of art.*
**[05:45] Will**
*It feels more like a tourist destination.*
**[05:48] Will**
Um, excuse me.
**[05:49] Deacon**
Yes, how can I help you?
**[05:51] Will**
Is there a high-ranking priest here?
**[05:54] Will**
I've received divine protection
and become a priest,
**[05:57] Will**
so I wanted to pay my respects.
**[05:59] Deacon**
Ah... Pardon my asking,
but which deity do you serve?
**[06:03] Will**
Gracefeel, the goddess of light.
**[06:06] Deacon**
Oh... The goddess of light?
That is a problem...
**[06:09] Will**
Why?
**[06:11] Deacon**
Priests of the goddess of
light are quite uncommon,
**[06:13] Deacon**
so our rules compel me to use
the Prayer of Faith Detection.
**[06:16] Will**
Okay, that's fine.
**[06:18] Will**
*I guess that makes sense.*
**[06:20] Will**
* It's inevitable that people*
* would be skeptical*
**[06:23] Will**
*of a priest to a minor god.*
**[06:24] Will**
* I could be a priest to an*
* evil god in disguise.*
**[06:27] Deacon**
The thing is... all those
with the divine protection
**[06:31] Deacon**
that qualifies them to determine
another's faith are out right now.
**[06:34] Will**
They're all out?
**[06:36] Deacon**
Yes. Attacks by demon beasts have been
on the rise everywhere recently.
**[06:41] Deacon**
All but the vice bishop are
extremely busy at the moment.
**[06:44] Will**
*Vice...?*
**[06:46] Bagley**
What are you doing in the
middle of the aisle?
**[06:48] Deacon**
Bishop Bagley!
**[06:50] Bagley**
I asked you what you're doing!
**[06:52] Deacon**
Uh, well... j-just...
**[06:54] Will**
It's an honor to meet you.
**[06:56] Will**
I am William G. Maryblood.
**[06:59] Will**
I have earned the divine protection
of Gracefeel, goddess of light,
**[07:03] Will**
and have come to the temple of
Whitesails to pay my respects.
**[07:07] Bagley**
Hmm...
**[07:09] Bagley**
Bart Bagley. I am in charge of this temple.
**[07:12] Bagley**
Gracefeel...
**[07:14] Bagley**
The goddess of light, a deity
who has been all but lost?
**[07:17] Bagley**
And how do I know that you are not some
suspicious individual using her name
**[07:21] Bagley**
for some insidious plot?
**[07:23] Will**
You have every right to be suspicious.
**[07:25] Will**
Is there anything I can
bless to prove myself?
**[07:28] Bagley**
Hah! You novices are so quick to
rely on your divine protection!
**[07:33] Bagley**
Listen to me. Divine protection is
not something to be used lightly,
**[07:38] Bagley**
nor is it something to use ostentatiously.
**[07:41] Will**
*He has a point.*
**[07:43] Will**
*Gus said the same thing about using magic.*
**[07:46] Will**
* I was using my blessing without concern*
* since it poses little risk, but...*
**[07:50] Will**
You are right, of course.
**[07:52] Will**
I truly thank you for reminding
me of my lack of exper—
**[07:55] Bagley**
Hmph!
**[07:56] Bagley**
What are the teachings of the
goddess of light to you?
**[07:59] Will**
Light can only exist where
there is darkness,
**[08:01] Will**
words can only exist
where there is silence,
**[08:03] Will**
and life can only exist
where there is death.
**[08:08] Bagley**
You. Put his name in the registry
and show him around the temple.
**[08:12] Deacon**
What?
**[08:13] Deacon**
But we haven't performed the Prayer of Faith
Detection or the Prayer of Lie Detection...
**[08:17] Bagley**
Fool!
**[08:17] Bagley**
What did I just say, you imbecile?!
**[08:20] Bagley**
I need to make an appearance at
the Weaver's Guild banquet.
**[08:24] Bagley**
Spend your time as you please,
but do not cause any trouble.
**[08:28] Bagley**
And do offer some money.
**[08:31] Deacon**
W-Well, then, right this way.
**[08:34] Will**
R-Right.
**[08:36] Deacon**
How unpleasant it must have been for
you to have met Bishop Bagley.
**[08:40] Deacon**
But you handled yourself very well.
**[08:42] Will**
Huh?
**[08:43] Deacon**
Well, the head of the temple loses himself
in parties and pleasure-seeking.
**[08:47] Deacon**
He's quick to anger and
complains constantly.
**[08:49] Deacon**
Despite all he says,
he never uses his blessing.
**[08:52] Deacon**
The vice bishop, on the other hand,
is a wonderful, virtuous person.
**[08:56] Will**
Um...
**[08:58] Deacon**
Oh, dear, I'm sorry!
Don't tell anyone I said that!
**[09:00] Will**
Sure...
**[09:02] Will**
Hey, what do you know about
the head of the temple?
**[09:05] Bee**
Hmm... I haven't heard many
good things about him.
**[09:09] Bee**
Like, they say he's vulgar.
**[09:10] Tonio**
He seems to have some
sort of influence behind-the-scenes
**[09:12] Tonio**
of the city's commercial and
industrial guilds, as well.
**[09:16] Will**
So that's how he's seen around here?
**[09:18] Bee**
Still, talk about living it up!
**[09:20] Bee**
I can't believe he let us use
the temple's guest room!
**[09:23] Bee**
Two of them, even!
**[09:24] Tonio**
Anyway, what shall we do next?
**[09:27] Tonio**
We could take in the sights,
or visit some guilds...
**[09:30] Bee**
Oh, if we do that, I'd recommend the...
**[09:33] Will**
Hang on. Something's going on outside.
**[09:35] Bee**
That's not the bell that gives the time.
They're hammering it...
**[09:37] Bee**
Is there a fire or something?
**[09:39] Tonio**
It's an emergency alert.
**[09:41] Townie**
It's a wyvern! Everybody run!
**[09:44] Menel**
What?
**[10:01] KnightA**
Move! Be ready for anything!
**[10:03] ManA**
Someone come help us!
A person's pinned under rubble!
**[10:06] InjuredB**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[10:07] ManB**
What's going on?!
**[10:08] Priest**
Don't push! Please stop pushing!
**[10:10] WomanA**
Has anyone seen my child?!
**[10:11] Old**
Oh, gods...
**[10:21] Menel**
Will, wait! Will!
**[10:30] Will**
*Why is a wyvern here?*
**[10:33] KnightB**
Fire!
**[10:37] Will**
* He said all the high-ranking*
* clergy are out right now...*
**[10:46] Will**
*Their civilization... Their city...*
**[10:48] Will**
*Everything the three of them protected...*
**[10:51] Will**
*The place where people can live freely...*
**[10:56] Will**
Verba!
***SIGN*** Words
**[10:57] Will**
Volanto!
***SIGN*** Fly
***SIGN*** Thunder
**[10:58] Will**
Tonitrus!
**[11:01] Will**
*It missed!*
**[11:02] Will**
* But those are the longest-ranged*
* Words I can use!*
**[11:06] Will**
* Then I'll just have to keep*
* firing until I hit it!*
**[11:09] Menel**
You idiot! What are you doing?!
**[11:11] Menel**
Why are you shooting off high magic
like that in a blind fury?!
**[11:14] Menel**
You'll get yourself killed!
**[11:16] Will**
But—
**[11:16] Menel**
No buts!
**[11:17] Menel**
You're fighting a wyvern!
I'm telling you to be more efficient!
**[11:21] Menel**
You've got smarts, so use 'em, moron!
**[11:23] Menel**
Don't just rush in!
**[11:25] (Flashback) Gus**
You'll start by learning how to use
minor magic skillfully and accurately.
**[11:32] Will**
Right.
**[11:33] Menel**
Good.
**[11:35] Will**
* Think. What can I do about this*
* wyvern using what I know?*
**[11:41] Will**
Menel, would you help me?
**[11:43] Will**
I need you and your fairies.
**[11:45] Menel**
Sure.
**[11:46] Will**
Bee, Tonio!
**[11:48] Will**
Work with the people nearby to get everyone
clear of the temple's front garden!
**[11:52] Will**
I'm going to bring the wyvern down there!
**[11:54] Priest**
Your Excellency!
**[11:55] Priest**
You must take shelter below, quickly!
**[11:57] Ethelbald**
How could this happen?
**[11:59] Ethelbald**
Dozens of people... hundreds of
people... are going to die.
**[12:04] Menel**
Now, then...
**[12:05] Menel**
Sylphs, Sylphs, maidens of wind.
**[12:09] Menel**
Your steps are the wind's steps.
**[12:11] Menel**
Your song is the wind's song.
**[12:13] Menel**
Sing in chorus, sing in rounds,
cheer and applaud.
**[12:17] Menel**
Your harmony shall spread the Words
of Origin in the ten directions.
***SIGN*** Words
**[12:21] Will**
Verba.
***SIGN*** Fly
**[12:22] Will**
Volanto.
**[12:23] Will**
Conciliat.
***SIGN*** Unite
***SIGN*** Follow
**[12:24] Will**
Sequitur.
***SIGN*** Thunder
**[12:25] Will**
Tonitrus...
**[12:26] Will**
Araneum!
***SIGN*** Spiderweb
**[12:37] KnightC**
Is that... magic?
**[12:40] KnightD**
There's a fairy user, too?
Boy, are we lucky!
**[12:43] KnightC**
We've got this! We can do it! Hurry!
**[12:50] Will**
*I'm probably not hurting it that much.*
**[12:54] Will**
*But that's fine.*
**[12:56] Will**
* So long as the wyvern identifies*
* us as its enemies.*
**[12:58] Will**
* Almost all beasts of this*
* type are highly aggressive.*
**[13:01] Will**
* Even in situations where*
* they could get away,*
**[13:03] Will**
*they'll choose to take the offensive.*
**[13:05] Menel**
Here it comes.
**[13:06] Will**
Right.
**[13:09] Will**
* The rest depends on how close*
* my skills have come to theirs.*
**[13:14] Will**
* Goddess, I now fight for*
* the sake of my oath.*
**[13:18] Will**
*To banish evil and save the suffering.*
**[13:21] Will**
*Pray! Pray!*
**[13:23] Will**
*Be as unbreakable as adamantine!*
**[13:25] Will**
*For eternity... For all eternity...*
**[13:29] Will**
*Reject all that is evil!*
**[13:31] Will**
On the flame of Gracefeel!
**[13:43] Townie**
What the heck is that?!
**[13:51] Menel**
Sylphs! Beautiful maidens of
wind, dancers in the gale!
**[13:54] Menel**
Show those foolish enough to fancy themselves
**[13:57] Menel**
better dancers the bitter taste of earth!
**[14:05] Will**
Ligatur!
***SIGN*** Be Tied
***SIGN*** Knot
**[14:06] Will**
Nodus!
**[14:07] Will**
Obligatio!
***SIGN*** Binding
**[14:11] KnightE**
It's bound!
**[14:12] KnightD**
No, it's trying to tear them off!
Damn, it's strong!
**[14:15] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[14:20] Townfolk**
All right!
**[14:25] Bee**
No way...
**[14:26] Will**
*That didn't finish it off?!*
**[14:29] Bee**
Run! It's gonna use its breath!
**[14:31] Will**
*There are still people back there.*
**[14:33] Will**
*What do I do? What can I do?!*
**[14:38] (Flashback) Blood**
Get 'em!
**[14:40] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[14:44] Blood**
*If you don't know, use your muscles!*
**[14:46] Blood**
*Be violent! Get 'em!*
**[14:56] Priest**
A n-neck throw?!
**[15:01] Will**
You're not getting away!
**[15:06] Will**
Your fangs and claws will harm no one!
**[15:29] Tonio**
Well done! Excellent work!
**[15:32] Tonio**
I give thanks to all the gods for allowing
me to serve a hero such as you!
**[15:38] Bee**
It's the birth of a new Wyvern Killer!
A brand new hero!
**[15:42] Bee**
Sing his praises with your applause!
**[15:49] People**
Thank you!
**[15:51] People**
Thank you!
**[15:52] People**
Thank you!
**[15:57] KnightD**
I guess we were too late, huh?
**[16:00] KnightC**
Still, I had no idea so many magic users
**[16:02] KnightC**
and a warrior strong enough to
kill a wyvern were staying here!
**[16:05] KnightC**
It is truly divine providence!
**[16:15] Menel**
I guess anything goes with you, huh?
**[16:18] Will**
You're surprised?
**[16:19] Menel**
I'm used to the way you defy logic.
**[16:22] Will**
Well, I was reminded of
how inexperienced I am.
**[16:26] Menel**
Huh?
**[16:26] Will**
It was great for a first attempt,
**[16:29] Will**
but I was just lucky to
land a surprise attack.
**[16:31] Will**
And what was that black miasma around it?
**[16:34] Menel**
Hey!
**[16:35] Menel**
You brought down a real monster!
**[16:36] Menel**
Critique yourself all you want,
but at least be a little bit happy.
**[16:39] Menel**
It's hard for me to be happy if you're not.
**[16:41] Will**
Okay.
**[16:43] Will**
*When he puts it that way...*
**[16:44] Will**
*There's a lot I could've done better,*
**[16:46] Will**
* but now I'm a Wyvern Killer*
* like the three of them.*
**[16:49] Will**
*That makes me happy.*
**[16:52] Will**
Yeah... Yeah.
**[16:53] Will**
Thanks, Menel! I owe it all to you!
**[16:56] Menel**
Yeah. We did it, man.
**[17:00] Menel**
Also, you know damn well it was
nearly all your doing, idiot!
**[17:05] Priest**
Wyvern Killer!
**[17:08] Will**
Yes, that's me! What can I do for you?
**[17:10] Priest**
Please come with me, quickly!
**[17:12] Will**
Uh...
**[17:13] Priest**
The crown prince wishes to see you.
**[17:18] Ethelbald**
Welcome to my mansion, hero.
**[17:22] Will**
* So this is the crown prince of the*
* Fertile Kingdom, the lord of Whitesails,*
**[17:27] Will**
*and the ruler of Southmark...*
**[17:31] Will**
It is a greater honor than I deserve
to stand in Your Highness's presence.
**[17:35] Will**
I have come here per your request.
**[17:38] Will**
My name is William G. Maryblood.
**[17:41] Ethelbald**
Oh? You are well-versed
in the old etiquette.
**[17:44] Ethelbald**
I assume you are of high birth?
**[17:46] Will**
No, um...
**[17:48] Will**
If Your Highness could please refrain
from asking about my origins...
**[17:52] Ethelbald**
You have your circumstances, then.
I understand.
**[17:57] Ethelbald**
Please, have a seat.
**[17:59] Will**
Thank you.
**[18:14] Ethelbald**
William, there are four or five
in your group, are there not?
**[18:18] Will**
Yes, four of us.
**[18:19] Ethelbald**
Which makes you a magic user, a priest,
a fairy user, and a warrior?
**[18:23] Will**
Huh?
**[18:26] Will**
A traveling priest, hunter,
merchant, and bard, actually.
**[18:32] Ethelbald**
One who shot lightning at the wyvern,
one who made a wall of light,
**[18:35] Ethelbald**
one who controlled air currents,
and one who broke its neck.
**[18:39] Ethelbald**
That makes four, no?
**[18:40] Will**
If that makes four people,
it is indeed correct we are two of them.
**[18:45] Ethelbald**
What does that mean?
**[18:46] Will**
My friend there, Meneldor,
called the fairies,
**[18:48] Will**
spread Words,
and manipulated the air currents
**[18:51] Will**
to bring the wyvern down to the ground.
**[18:54] Ethelbald**
So he is the fairy user, then?
**[18:58] Ethelbald**
And the rest?
**[18:59] Will**
Was me.
**[19:03] Ethelbald**
I'm sorry, but would you mind
telling me what you did?
**[19:09] Will**
I used brute force to break its neck.
**[19:12] Ethelbald**
You kill a wyvern and feel no pride?
**[19:15] Ethelbald**
You really are a warrior
of unparalleled bravery.
**[19:18] Will**
Uh...
**[19:20] Will**
Does anything need to be done to fix
the damage that the wyvern caused?
**[19:23] Ethelbald**
Of course, work has already been
done, and more is yet to come.
**[19:27] Ethelbald**
But there is something more
important that must be done.
**[19:30] Ethelbald**
Yes. Offering my thanks to
the hero, for example.
**[19:35] Will**
No, I—
**[19:36] Ethelbald**
Do not be modest.
**[19:38] Ethelbald**
I do not want my people to see
me as an ungrateful man.
**[19:42] Ethelbald**
I, Ethelbald, thank you both on behalf
of the people of Whitesails.
**[19:49] Ethelbald**
You did well to minimize the damage
caused by a wyvern's surprise attack.
**[19:53] Will**
I am unworthy of such praise.
**[19:57] Ethelbald**
I would like to give you a reward.
Is there anything you want?
**[20:03] Will**
I traveled here today via
Beast Woods to the south.
**[20:09] Will**
The villages in that area
are currently under threat
**[20:11] Will**
by an army of demons commanding
savage demon beasts.
**[20:17] Will**
Um, if I may ask...
**[20:19] Will**
Would it be possible for Your Highness
**[20:21] Will**
to send soldiers to hunt down the demons?
**[20:24] Ethelbald**
It's not impossible,
**[20:26] Ethelbald**
but it would be difficult.
**[20:28] Ethelbald**
You saw that wyvern.
**[20:30] Ethelbald**
Demon beasts much like it have
been causing frequent incidents
**[20:32] Ethelbald**
within the parts of
Southmark that I govern.
**[20:35] Will**
You mean...
**[20:36] Ethelbald**
Yes. It's that toxic miasma.
**[20:39] Ethelbald**
Any being it touches is corrupted
by the poison and turns savage.
**[20:43] Ethelbald**
Are you certain you are
well yourself, William?
**[20:46] Will**
I am naturally resistant to poisons.
**[20:48] Ethelbald**
That is good to hear.
**[20:50] Ethelbald**
Under the previous king's policies,
**[20:52] Ethelbald**
we expanded our domain too much.
**[20:54] Ethelbald**
We cannot even sufficiently protect
the villages we directly govern.
**[20:59] Ethelbald**
Do you understand my meaning?
**[21:04] Will**
Then... would you give me permission
**[21:07] Will**
to hire adventurers and
mercenaries with my own money
**[21:09] Will**
and organize an army to
drive out the demons?
**[21:14] Ethelbald**
William, do you realize
what that would mean?
**[21:19] Will**
I understand that I am asking
a great deal of you.
**[21:23] Ethelbald**
Yet you stand by your request?
**[21:26] Will**
Yes.
**[21:27] Will**
If I do not,
**[21:28] Will**
how many tragedies would we be
forced to simply overlook?
**[21:32] Ethelbald**
But to save everyone is a task
not even the gods can achieve.
**[21:42] Ethelbald**
Honestly...
**[21:44] Ethelbald**
If only you were some nameless man
making this request of me...
**[21:48] Will**
You are right.
**[21:49] Will**
That said, had I not killed the wyvern,
**[21:52] Will**
I may never have had the opportunity
to speak with Your Highness.
**[21:55] Ethelbald**
That is also true.
**[21:57] Ethelbald**
But...
**[21:59] Ethelbald**
I must also consider the
option of killing you.
***SIGN*** Episode 10
Renowned Glory
# E10 - Renowned Glory
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***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[01:31] Ethelbald**
I must also consider the
option of killing you.
**[01:36] Will**
How frightening.
**[01:38] Will**
And how would you have me die?
**[01:41] Ethelbald**
I will say you were poisoned in
the battle with the wyvern,
**[01:45] Ethelbald**
and that treatment came too late
when you started to spit up blood.
**[01:49] Will**
*I understand what he's saying.*
**[01:51] Will**
*A hero who can't even prove his identity*
**[01:53] Will**
* is asking him for forces to operate*
* in a region he doesn't even govern.*
**[01:58] Will**
*Of course he'd see it as dangerous.*
**[02:02] Will**
* I can handle those two, but there's*
* still the risk of projectile weapons,*
**[02:06] Will**
*and the prince is pretty skilled himself.*
**[02:10] Will**
*No, it's pointless to think about it.*
**[02:14] Will**
* In any case, I have to get*
* through this somehow.*
**[02:18] Will**
* I need to speak from the heart*
* and plead my case earnestly.*
**[02:23] Will**
Your Highness...
**[02:24] Ethelbald**
What?
**[02:25] Will**
If all saltiness were to
disappear from the world,
**[02:28] Will**
what would give salt its salty flavor?
**[02:32] Will**
If all those who carry a flame
live only in the sunlight,
**[02:38] Will**
upon what do they shine their flames?
**[02:41] Will**
I have received a part of that flame
from Gracefeel, the goddess of light.
**[02:48] Will**
I believe the ones who carry that flame
**[02:49] Will**
are the ones who should march
first into the darkness.
**[02:54] Will**
They must shine the light upon
those who lament in darkness,
**[02:56] Will**
and light the path for
those who follow behind.
**[03:02] Will**
So please, I beg of you.
**[03:04] Will**
Can you somehow grant permission
for this undertaking of mine?
**[03:13] Ethelbald**
William, this path will
only lead to despair.
**[03:18] Ethelbald**
It won't work, and even if it does,
you will pay the price.
**[03:22] Will**
I have business with that
despair you speak of.
**[03:26] Ethelbald**
Oh? How so?
**[03:28] Will**
I don't like its face, so I want
to kick it as hard as I can.
**[03:38] Ethelbald**
Kick it in the face? I like that!
**[03:42] Ethelbald**
Come to think of it, you are
a high priest, aren't you?
**[03:46] Ethelbald**
And you have quite a good friend, too.
**[03:50] Ethelbald**
What, you didn't notice?
**[03:53] Ethelbald**
When I said I was going to kill you,
**[03:55] Ethelbald**
that half-elf there gave me
quite the murderous glare.
**[04:00] Menel**
Wh-What're you talkin' about?
**[04:02] Menel**
I was just steeling myself 'cause
I figured you'd kill me, too.
**[04:05] Menel**
Damn it, don't look so happy!
**[04:06] Priest**
Bishop, please stop!
**[04:08] Priest**
His Highness is with a guest at the moment!
**[04:09] Anna**
Please wait, Father!
**[04:11] Bagley**
Stay out of my way!
**[04:13] Bagley**
You damned fools!
**[04:17] Bagley**
Prince Ethelbald, do not act irrationally!
**[04:21] Ethelbald**
Oh? Whatever do you mean, Bishop Bagley?
**[04:26] Bagley**
Do not play dumb with me!
**[04:27] Bagley**
This young man is registered
with my temple!
**[04:31] Bagley**
Though it may be temporary,
he is a member of the temple!
**[04:34] Bagley**
And you beckon him here
without a word to me?
**[04:37] Bagley**
Do you mean to disregard
the temple's authority?!
**[04:40] Ethelbald**
Oh, I had no idea.
**[04:42] Ethelbald**
Is this true?
**[04:44] Will**
Uh, yes.
**[04:45] Bagley**
Ignorance is no excuse!
**[04:48] Bagley**
You cannot forego verification
protocol simply because I was away!
**[04:51] Ethelbald**
So you say, but the people from your
temple seemed happy to send him to me.
**[04:56] Bagley**
Hmph! A total lack of discipline!
**[04:59] Bagley**
I will give them a stern talking-to later!
**[05:01] Bagley**
In any case, he—
**[05:02] Ethelbald**
The thing is, Bishop Bagley...
**[05:05] Ethelbald**
He is not what you think he is.
**[05:07] Bagley**
Huh?
**[05:08] Ethelbald**
He came here asking me to
assemble a private army.
**[05:11] Ethelbald**
Says he wants to save the
poor people of Beast Woods.
**[05:14] Bagley**
What?!
**[05:16] Bagley**
Y-You—
**[05:17] Ethelbald**
I would be lying if I said it never
crossed my mind to kill him right here.
**[05:23] Ethelbald**
But he's just so frank.
**[05:25] Ethelbald**
Somehow, I started to
find it quite amusing.
**[05:28] Ethelbald**
Which is why...
**[05:30] Ethelbald**
I'm thinking of appointing him as a knight.
**[05:34] Ethelbald**
Would your temple give him its blessing?
**[05:39] Ethelbald**
You know, a paladin.
**[05:42] Ethelbald**
The temple and I will share the
responsibility and the profits equally.
**[05:46] Ethelbald**
What do you say?
**[05:48] Bagley**
What?!
**[05:49] Ethelbald**
He would, of course,
fall under our joint authority.
**[05:53] Ethelbald**
If it comes to it, you could always
have him excommunicated.
**[05:55] Bagley**
Th-Th-That is not the issue here!
**[05:58] Ethelbald**
The temple can attest to his character,
**[06:01] Ethelbald**
and as the Wyvern Killer, he should
have no problems with the rest.
**[06:05] Bagley**
This is proceeding too quickly!
**[06:07] Bagley**
I will return to the temple and think it over!
Is that acceptable?!
**[06:11] Ethelbald**
Yes.
**[06:13] Ethelbald**
But it would make me truly happy
to see this happen, Bagley.
**[06:17] Ethelbald**
I've taken a liking to this young man.
**[06:19] Bagley**
Assuming I do become his patron,
**[06:22] Bagley**
spare me your silly games!
**[06:25] Bagley**
You, novice boy! We're leaving!
**[06:27] Will**
R-Right.
**[06:36] Bagley**
Honestly, what a troublemaker.
**[06:38] Bagley**
Demanding a private army?
What were you thinking?
**[06:40] Menel**
What's that old geezer's deal?
**[06:42] Will**
Uh, Menel, he's...
**[06:43] Bagley**
Especially you, novice!
**[06:46] Bagley**
How dare you go and take matters
into your own hands?!
**[06:48] Menel**
So what if we did?
It's not like you're our boss or anything.
**[06:52] Bagley**
Excuse me?!
**[06:54] Bagley**
I am the head of the temple,
in case you forgot!
**[06:55] Menel**
So what? You wanna fight over it?
**[06:57] Bagley**
How dare you speak to me
that way?! Insolence!
**[06:58] Anna**
I'm sorry.
**[06:59] Anna**
My father has struggled with many unresolved
issues of late, and it has him on edge.
**[07:00] Menel**
And I'm saying it ain't your business.
We don't work for you.
**[07:03] Will**
No, I apologize for my friend's behavior.
**[07:04] Bagley**
Excuse me?!
**[07:05] Menel**
Just so you know...
**[07:06] Bagley**
Just so *you* know, you
two came to *my* temple!
**[07:06] Will**
Anyway, um... So you're
Bishop Bagley's daughter?
**[07:09] Menel**
I'm saying—
**[07:10] Bagley**
*I'm* saying, don't create problems for me!
**[07:10] Anna**
Yes, though not by blood.
**[07:13] Menel**
Look, first of all—
**[07:13] Bagley**
*First* of all, you—
**[07:13] Anna**
He was once in charge of a temple in the
capital that had a large orphanage.
**[07:14] Menel**
Will you quit cutting me off?!
I'm still talking!
**[07:17] Bagley**
What?! You—
**[07:19] Menel**
And stop talking down to me!
Who do you think you are?!
**[07:19] Will**
Ah, I see.
**[07:21] Anna**
When His Highness Ethelbald asked
my father to relocate here,
**[07:22] Bagley**
I am—
**[07:23] Menel**
The head of the temple, right?
**[07:25] Menel**
I'm telling you,
that's got nothing to do with us!
**[07:25] Anna**
I came to this continent along
with a dozen or so others.
**[07:26] Bagley**
If you—
**[07:27] Menel**
Ugh, I can't deal with this!
**[07:28] Will**
So that's what happened.
**[07:29] Bagley**
Don't you interrupt me! I'm still speaking!
**[07:30] Will**
* He's in a position where he*
* can throw his weight around,*
**[07:31] Menel**
What?!
**[07:32] Bagley**
Have you no respect for your superiors?!
**[07:33] Will**
* he has connections everywhere,*
* and he has loyal subordinates.*
**[07:35] Menel**
And I keep telling you, that's got
nothing to do with anything!
**[07:38] Will**
Bishop Bagley.
**[07:40] Will**
Thank you for your help.
**[07:42] Will**
Your intervention with the
crown prince saved us.
**[07:46] Bagley**
Hmph! I did nothing to
warrant your gratitude!
**[07:49] Bagley**
I only defended the temple's authority
from the crown prince's selfishness.
**[07:53] Bagley**
You only happened to be a part of that.
**[07:56] Bagley**
Besides, when he becomes
amused by something,
**[07:58] Bagley**
he has a habit of doing unthinkable things.
**[08:00] Bagley**
It's truly a problem.
**[08:02] Bagley**
But be that as it may,
**[08:04] Bagley**
I must respect his worldly authority.
**[08:07] Bagley**
I will be taking his proposal
into consideration.
**[08:10] Bagley**
You will remain in the chapel
after the evening prayer.
**[08:14] Will**
All right, I understand.
**[08:16] Will**
Oh, but... um...
**[08:18] Bagley**
What?
**[08:20] Will**
What is the "evening prayer"?
**[08:22] Bagley**
You absolute fool!
**[08:28] Anna**
You know the prayer by the names
"vespers" and "compline"?
**[08:31] Bagley**
Those holy practices were
revised 200 years ago.
**[08:34] Bagley**
Did you serve your apprenticeship
under one of such a long-lived race?
**[08:38] Will**
Uh... Yes, you could say that.
**[08:42] Bagley**
Hah! So you aren't entirely ignorant, then.
**[08:46] Bagley**
Anna, fetch some books on the
revisions to the liturgy,
**[08:49] Bagley**
and find a suitable teacher
for him, as well.
**[08:53] Anna**
Yes, Father.
**[08:54] Bagley**
This boy is a novice,
**[08:56] Bagley**
and on top of that, an ancient who's
come here from 200 years in the past.
**[09:00] Bagley**
He'll take a lot of work.
**[09:18] Will**
Greetings, Bishop.
**[09:20] Bagley**
Wait here a moment.
**[09:22] Will**
Of course.
**[09:36] Will**
* His praying form looks almost*
* frighteningly masterful.*
**[09:40] Will**
* Other than Mary,*
* I've never seen such an expert.*
**[09:50] Bagley**
Now, then...
**[09:51] Will**
Um...
**[09:52] Bagley**
What?
**[09:53] Will**
As head of the temple,
**[09:54] Will**
you have most certainly earned a high
level of divine protection, yes?
**[09:58] Will**
*Equal to my own, if not even higher.*
**[10:01] Will**
The people of the temple told me
that you don't use the blessing.
**[10:05] Will**
And when you pray, either you
don't let anyone watch,
**[10:08] Will**
or you don't apply yourself
fully when others are present.
**[10:10] Will**
Why is that?
**[10:11] Bagley**
Hah! Foolish novice!
**[10:14] Bagley**
What do you think the blessing is?
**[10:16] Will**
Divine protection bestowed by a god.
**[10:19] Bagley**
Then why did a god bestow
divine protection upon you?
**[10:23] Bagley**
To give you special treatment?
**[10:25] Bagley**
Not so, correct?
**[10:28] Bagley**
To act through you.
**[10:30] Bagley**
Understand? The god wishes to
achieve something through you.
**[10:36] Bagley**
And in order to live up
to the gods' ideals,
**[10:39] Bagley**
we must constantly be in thought
about how to use the blessing.
**[10:43] Bagley**
To use it as a tool for one's own convenience
does not contribute to the gods' glory.
**[10:46] Bagley**
It only detracts from it.
**[10:48] Bagley**
Most of those dimwits fail
to understand that,
**[10:51] Bagley**
which is why they will one
day lose the blessing.
**[10:54] Bagley**
I am the head of the temple.
**[10:56] Bagley**
This land is wild, and development
on it has barely begun.
**[10:59] Bagley**
To secure funding and rights,
I must yell and intimidate.
**[11:03] Bagley**
To lay the groundwork,
I must do favors and use bribery.
**[11:07] Bagley**
If I were to use such a high
blessing in these circumstances,
**[11:12] Bagley**
the people would question why a man
like me received divine protection.
**[11:16] Bagley**
Now, youngster,
do you think this would contribute
**[11:19] Bagley**
to the glory of Volt, my guardian deity?
**[11:23] Will**
No.
**[11:24] Bagley**
Precisely.
**[11:25] Bagley**
The correct course of action for blessings
and prayers is to store them inside.
**[11:29] Bagley**
I have entrusted the vice bishop with the
glorification of the gods through blessings.
**[11:36] Bagley**
He is a very capable man,
**[11:38] Bagley**
skilled at winning the hearts of the
people to the extent it is needed.
**[11:41] Bagley**
I can trust him with the bothersome,
stressful role of being the face of the temple.
**[11:45] Will**
*Bishop Bagley really is talented.*
**[11:49] Will**
* He's rude, and he looks like a greedy*
* monk who's always complaining,*
**[11:53] Will**
*but he's an amazing man.*
**[11:55] Bagley**
And what about you?
**[11:57] Bagley**
Making a youngster who has yet to fully
comprehend what the blessing is into a paladin?
**[12:02] Bagley**
The crown prince does so love his jokes!
**[12:07] Bagley**
Listen.
**[12:08] Bagley**
Don't do it. Nothing good will come
of a novice attempting this.
**[12:12] Bagley**
I'll go to him and refuse
for you, if you want.
**[12:15] Bagley**
Even the crown prince will surely
give up if I give a firm rejection.
**[12:19] Bagley**
What say you?
**[12:20] Will**
Regardless, my goddess still wishes
to achieve something through me.
**[12:26] Bagley**
You will not change your mind?
**[12:27] Will**
I will not.
**[12:30] Bagley**
You are a fool.
**[12:31] Will**
I agree.
**[12:33] Bagley**
What did you swear to the goddess of flux?
**[12:36] Will**
To offer her my life, banish evil,
and save the suffering.
**[12:43] Bagley**
Rejoice!
**[12:44] Bagley**
You are the most dimwitted of all
the dimwits I have seen here!
**[12:50] Bagley**
I will send a few with you.
The rest is up to you.
**[12:56] Will**
Thank you.
**[12:58] Will**
* I should respect this man,*
* no matter what anyone else says.*
**[13:06] Pub Man**
Let's go!
**[13:06] Pub Woman**
Welcome!
**[13:06] Pub Woman**
You're really putting those
drinks away, mister!
**[13:13] Menel**
Don't go for people who use
adventuring as a job.
**[13:16] Menel**
Find people who seek adventure, for
the glory and prestige of it.
**[13:20] Will**
Yeah. We need real ruffians
who'll put their lives
**[13:23] Will**
on the line for battle and adventure.
**[13:26] Will**
*Right, just like Blood.*
**[13:29] Will**
Demon beast horns... and demon beast hide?
**[13:32] Menel**
Those are their battle spoils.
**[13:34] Menel**
It's the easiest way to
show off their strength.
**[13:37] Menel**
C'mon, let's go.
**[13:43] AdventurerA**
A chestnut-haired boy with a
silver-haired elf-mix buddy...
**[13:46] AdventurerA**
There's no doubt.
**[13:48] AdventurerB**
He's been through a whole lot of training.
**[13:50] DrunkA**
Hey, what's the famous Wyvern Killer
**[13:53] DrunkA**
doin' in some pub in the middle of nowhere?
**[13:56] Will**
I'm looking for help.
**[13:58] BlowhardA**
Exploring Beast Woods?
**[14:00] BlowhardA**
Low pay... Your reward is glory and praise,
**[14:03] BlowhardA**
and there's no guarantee you'll survive?!
**[14:04] BlowhardA**
We're doin' this for a living, y'know!
**[14:06] BlowhardA**
We're not takin' a quest
like this! Right, guys?
**[14:09] BlowhardB**
Yeah! Don't be so stingy!
**[14:15] Reystov**
Shut up, you blowhards.
**[14:27] (Flashback) Blood**
When you see a swordsman,
look at his fingers.
**[14:29] (Flashback) Blood**
You can tell by looking at his hands
whether he'll allow any thoughts
**[14:34] (Flashback) Blood**
that prevent him from drawing his weapon.
**[14:38] Reystov**
Looks to me like what you want
is a madman. Am I right?
**[14:42] Reystov**
Not a bunch of blowhards with
good manners but no skills,
**[14:44] Reystov**
who've picked up the etiquette
and patience to do any job,
**[14:49] Reystov**
but a bunch of shitheads who
know no fear or manners.
**[14:52] Reystov**
The worst kind of scumball adventurers
**[14:55] Reystov**
who'll risk their lives for
the dumbest ideals, right?
**[14:57] Will**
That's why we've come here.
**[15:01] Reystov**
Hey, you hear that? Just like I said!
**[15:03] BlowhardA**
Tch! Bunch of damn lunatics!
**[15:05] BlowhardA**
You oughta buy our drinks for a change!
**[15:07] BlowhardB**
Yeah, that's right!
**[15:11] AdventurerC**
What're you hoping to get out
of exploring Beast Woods?
**[15:14] AdventurerD**
Where we goin'? Ruins? Outdoors?
**[15:16] AdventurerD**
We don't bother with small fry!
**[15:18] Will**
The demon boss.
**[15:24] Will**
The leader of the demons running rampant
in the western part of Beast Woods,
**[15:28] Will**
whose subordinate demons are
thought to command demon beasts.
**[15:31] Reystov**
That's a big fish.
**[15:33] Will**
Yes.
**[15:33] Reystov**
The location is unclear.
Just finding him will be hell.
**[15:38] Reystov**
We're talkin' instant death if
we're ambushed during the search.
**[15:42] Will**
Most likely.
**[15:44] Reystov**
In other words,
**[15:45] Reystov**
this is gonna be a nice, fun,
stupid little jaunt.
**[15:55] Reystov**
Let me in on it.
**[15:57] Reystov**
All I need is food and a bed.
**[15:59] Reystov**
Even better if I make a
little pocket change.
**[16:01] AdventurerC**
Me, too!
**[16:02] AdventurerD**
And me!
**[16:02] AdventurerB**
Leave it to us!
**[16:02] AdventurerA**
I'm in!
**[16:02] Will**
Of course, I'll have those for you!
**[16:08] Will**
I'm William G. Maryblood.
**[16:12] Reystov**
I'm Reystov.
**[16:19] Bee**
Whence cometh this disciple
**[16:21] Bee**
to the lost goddess of
flux, goddess of light?
**[16:26] Bee**
The Disciple of the Light, the Wyvern Killer,
the Peerless Powerhouse...
**[16:27] Will**
*It's almost time for the ceremony.*
**[16:30] Will**
* I heard they wanted to make this a*
* happy event to give work to people*
**[16:32] Bee**
The Faraway Paladin, William G. Maryblood.
**[16:33] Will**
* who lost their homes and jobs*
* in the wyvern attack, but...*
**[16:36] Bee**
Know the name of the new hero who has
appeared in the city of white sails!
**[16:41] Bee**
Hmm... I guess that should do it.
**[16:44] Will**
Bee, could you not write an epic
about me right in front of me?
**[16:48] Bee**
What? Why not?!
**[16:50] Menel**
You actually did do all that.
What did you expect?
**[16:55] Bee**
Look forward to hearing it!
I'm gonna make it awesome!
**[16:59] Tonio**
Hmm...
**[17:00] Tonio**
This many cows and horses will
indeed come at a hefty price.
**[17:05] Will**
Oh, about that...
**[17:07] Will**
Can you negotiate to get us the sick
and injured ones at a lower price?
**[17:12] Tonio**
What?
**[17:13] Will**
And then I'll heal all of them.
**[17:16] Tonio**
Oh... That makes sense.
**[17:17] Will**
Also, it would be a big help
if you could start trade
**[17:21] Will**
between Beast Woods and Whitesails.
**[17:24] Tonio**
Hmm...
**[17:25] Will**
How much do you need me to
give you to fund that?
**[17:28] Tonio**
Will, why don't you and I
have a serious business chat?
**[17:33] Tonio**
Now, then...
**[17:34] Will**
G-Go easy on me...
**[17:36] Menel**
I say go for it.
**[17:38] Menel**
You need to have a good understanding
of how money works.
**[17:41] Will**
Right.
**[17:42] Reystov**
You're gonna be negotiating with
Reystov and those other guys next.
**[17:45] Bee**
Reystov?!
**[17:46] Bee**
Reystov the Penetrator is here?!
**[17:49] Will**
Y-Yes, he is...
**[17:50] Bee**
That's perfect! Let me interview him!
**[17:53] Will**
Huh?
**[17:55] Reystov**
Making a habit of flaunting your own
accomplishments leads to arrogance.
**[17:59] Will**
And arrogance dulls one's blade?
**[18:01] Reystov**
Exactly.
**[18:03] Bee**
That again?!
**[18:04] Bee**
This is why you're so useless!
**[18:06] Bee**
I can't get any good ideas out of you!
**[18:09] Will**
So you two know each other?
**[18:12] Reystov**
We've talked a few times.
**[18:14] Bee**
No matter how many times I interview
you, it's always the same!
**[18:16] Bee**
I thought it'd be different this time!
**[18:18] Bee**
You're just a stubborn, broody guy!
**[18:20] Reystov**
The answers don't change,
no matter how many times you ask.
**[18:23] Bee**
All of your tales of heroism
are so ambiguous!
**[18:26] Bee**
I was gonna make something that came
a little closer to the truth!
**[18:29] Bee**
I can't believe how mean you're being!
**[18:31] Bee**
Isn't reputation important
to an adventurer?!
**[18:34] Bee**
Whether it's to make a living
or get ahead in life!
**[18:37] Reystov**
As long as you've got skills,
those things come naturally.
**[18:40] Bee**
I know you realize that even people with
skills can be ruined by a bad reputation!
**[18:46] Bee**
Even a warrior never knows what's
going to be his downfall!
**[18:49] Bee**
Don't you agree, Will?
**[18:50] Will**
Uh...
**[18:52] Will**
A lot of Reystov's tales
of heroism are ambiguous?
**[18:55] Bee**
Yeah, exactly!
**[18:56] Bee**
This guy will accept a job
to take down a huge threat,
**[19:00] Bee**
then he just wanders off, kills it with
one fatal stab, and wanders back!
**[19:03] Bee**
He hardly ever works with anyone else,
**[19:05] Bee**
and he works so fast, hardly anyone
knows what actually happened!
**[19:09] Bee**
And he takes such a broad range of jobs!
**[19:11] Will**
So the stories end up more
and more embellished?
**[19:13] Bee**
Yep!
**[19:14] Bee**
I try to interview people, but all they
do is fill in the gaps however they can!
**[19:18] Bee**
I do embellish them a little bit,
**[19:21] Bee**
but I like to add a little
more truth to my tales!
**[19:24] Reystov**
No need.
**[19:25] Bee**
That's what I'm talking about!
**[19:27] Bee**
If only I had a little more to work with...
**[19:32] Bee**
I know!
**[19:33] Bee**
How about the Penetrator
versus the Paladin?
**[19:35] Will**
Huh?! That sorta came out of nowhere...
**[19:38] Will**
You're putting Reystov on
the spot, too! Right?
**[19:42] Reystov**
If I receive a challenge from a
strong opponent, I have no choice.
**[19:46] Will**
Reystov?!
**[19:47] Bee**
See?! You heard him!
**[19:51] Will**
Well, maybe when we're
done in Beast Woods...
**[19:54] Bee**
Yay!
**[19:55] Bee**
That's a promise!
**[19:56] Bee**
This is great!
**[19:58] Bee**
I'll make this into a song that'll be sung for
centuries, millennia—until the end of time!
**[20:25] Ethelbald**
I, Prince Southmark,
**[20:28] Ethelbald**
Ethelbald Rex Southmark,
hereby declare you a knight.
**[20:36] Ethelbald**
May you become the protector of
your temple, of those in need,
**[20:39] Ethelbald**
and of all those who
believe in the virtuous gods,
**[20:42] Ethelbald**
who defy the evil gods and their violence.
**[21:06] Vice Bishop**
You who strive to become a knight...
**[21:09] Vice Bishop**
Uphold the teachings of the virtuous gods,
**[21:12] Vice Bishop**
and protect all who suffer along
with all who work through prayer.
**[21:50] Vice Bishop**
I pray to my guardian deity,
Enlight, the god of knowledge,
**[21:54] Vice Bishop**
to serve as the intermediary to
this young man's guardian deity.
**[21:58] Vice Bishop**
May Gracefeel, the goddess of light, forever shower this young man with her grace.
**[22:04] Vice Bishop**
Uphold your oath steadfastly, honor the
teachings, and protect the weak.
**[22:10] Vice Bishop**
Be the light of the world!
**[22:12] All**
Be the light of the world!
**[22:14] All**
We celebrate the birth of a new knight!
***SIGN*** Episode 10
Renowned Glory
**[22:18] All**
Bring light to the farthest
reaches of the earth!
**[22:20] All**
Long live the paladin!
**[22:31] Will**
Vice Bishop.
**[22:33] Will**
Thank you for blessing me.
**[22:35] Vice Bishop**
Think nothing of it.
**[22:38] Vice Bishop**
It was an honor to receive such an
important duty from the bishop.
**[22:41] Vice Bishop**
Ordinarily, this would be his job, but...
**[22:45] Will**
I asked him, and he said he finds it
bothersome to show people his pious side.
**[22:49] Will**
It's too bad.
**[22:51] Vice Bishop**
I agree.
**[22:52] Vice Bishop**
For a man of his caliber to be
so unknown to the public...
**[22:55] AdventurerD**
So this is where you were!
**[22:57] AdventurerD**
We're having grappling matches over there!
**[23:00] AdventurerD**
Come join us for a round!
**[23:01] Will**
Uh, okay...
**[23:03] Will**
Come with us, Menel!
**[23:04] Menel**
No way.
**[23:05] Townie**
Hey, it's the paladin's servant!
**[23:09] Will**
Not my servant. He's my friend.
**[23:11] Menel**
I'm not your friend!
**[23:12] Will**
Huh?!
**[23:13] Bee**
Will!
**[23:14] Bee**
We're making a fortune!
**[23:16] Bee**
And it's all thanks to your song!
**[23:20] Will**
*Goddess, are you watching?*
**[23:23] Will**
* I'm getting by somehow.*
* And I'll continue to.*
**[23:29] Will**
* And that's how I became*
* the Faraway Paladin.*
***SIGN*** Episode 11
Valley of Despair
# E11 - Valley of Despair
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**[00:01] Will**
*Many things happened at a very rapid pace.*
**[00:07] Will**
* Having earned official permission from*
* the crown prince and the temple,*
**[00:10] Will**
*I set off with my team of rowdy adventurers*
**[00:13] Will**
* to begin the process of exterminating*
* the dangerous demons*
**[00:16] Will**
*and demon beasts infesting Beast Woods.*
**[00:19] Will**
*For areas that were relatively safe,*
**[00:21] Will**
* we brought human resources and supplies,*
* two things every poor village needs.*
**[00:26] Will**
The village is within sight!
**[00:28] Caravan**
Yeah!
**[00:31] Will**
* A village with access to supplies*
* becomes more productive.*
**[00:35] Will**
* Even if it starts out in debt,*
* it should eventually make a profit.*
**[00:39] Will**
* Tonio handled all that*
* with remarkable skill.*
**[00:43] Will**
* It was also Tonio who funded our activities*
* by soliciting donations and contributions.*
**[00:49] Tonio**
I could go on to become the
head of a trade company.
**[00:52] Will**
Feel free to go big!
**[00:54] Tonio**
When I do, I'll be counting on your patronage.
**[00:58] Will**
* Officially, this is just a lone*
* priest doing charitable work,*
**[01:02] Will**
*so no one gets offended.*
**[01:04] Will**
* Of course, that means I need to remain loyal*
* to the crown prince and the temple, though.*
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[02:45] Anna**
Will, you're back.
**[02:48] Will**
I appreciate the work all of you have done.
**[02:52] Will**
* Bishop Bagley assigned a few*
* priests to me, including Anna.*
**[02:57] Will**
*They're all experienced priests*
**[03:00] Will**
* who can use the blessing,*
* as well as lead ceremonies*
**[03:02] Will**
*such as festivals and funerals.*
**[03:05] Anna**
Reystov's party should be
returning soon, as well.
**[03:09] Will**
* When we got reports about demons*
* or demon beasts appearing,*
**[03:12] Will**
* Reystov and the other adventurers*
* would pursue them as a party.*
**[03:17] Will**
Incredible... They were all killed
with a single fatal blow!
**[03:21] Will**
*No wonder they call him the Penetrator.*
**[03:25] Will**
Can you do this to wyverns, too?
**[03:28] Reystov**
If it's within range of my sword.
**[03:32] Will**
* I would intervene in any*
* disputes between villagers*
**[03:34] Will**
* and try to help them settle*
* things reasonably.*
**[03:38] Will**
I wasn't planning to do all this...
**[03:41] Menel**
Well, once you've done it the
first time, you're kinda stuck.
**[03:45] Will**
*Word of my interventions spread,*
**[03:47] Will**
* and I was called to intervene*
* in other villages' disputes.*
**[03:50] Will**
* My sudden role as an arbitrator*
* gave me a lot more to do.*
**[03:53] Will**
* And whenever I had to visit other*
* villages for friendly purposes*
**[03:57] Will**
*or had a message I wanted to get out,*
**[03:59] Will**
*Bee was a big help.*
**[04:26] Will**
* And so we traveled back and forth across*
* Beast Woods, time and time again.*
**[04:40] Kid**
Mom, this way!
**[04:45] Will**
The atmosphere has changed so much.
**[04:47] Menel**
This area is relatively safe now,
**[04:50] Menel**
so there's more merchant traffic.
**[04:53] Will**
* A village that once had such*
* a dark cloud hanging over it*
**[04:55] Will**
*was now full of life and smiles.*
**[04:59] Will**
*Gus, I finally understand now.*
**[05:01] (Flashback) Gus**
Money drives this world!
**[05:03] (Flashback) Gus**
With the power of money, you can
solve anything without magic!
**[05:06] (Flashback) Gus**
You can buy the necessary
tools, hire people...
**[05:09] (Flashback) Gus**
The ability to make a quick profit
is just as important as magic!
**[05:15] Will**
*Everything you taught me was exactly right.*
**[05:19] Will**
*Making people smile and giving them hope*
**[05:22] Will**
*is more magical than actual magic.*
**[05:29] Will**
*And then...*
**[05:31] Will**
* Just as we were feeling the first*
* signs of summer approaching...*
**[05:36] Reystov**
Hey.
**[05:37] Will**
What is it?
**[05:39] Reystov**
Pip's party went west on recon,
and they're not back yet.
**[05:43] Will**
How long?
**[05:44] Reystov**
They were planning to spend no
more than ten days investigating,
**[05:47] Reystov**
but it's two days past that.
**[05:49] Will**
So Pip and his party...
**[05:51] Reystov**
They're talented guys.
**[05:53] Will**
All right. We'll go and search for them.
**[05:56] Will**
You, Menel, and I are
definitely going, and...
**[06:00] Will**
Could you put together two parties of
people who excel in forest exploration?
**[06:06] Reystov**
I'll get them together right away.
**[06:12] Will**
There's a chance that
**[06:13] Will**
they didn't simply get lost,
but wound up in the demons' base.
**[06:17] Will**
If that's the case...
**[06:18] Reystov**
There'll be a battle.
**[06:25] Menel**
What do you think?
**[06:26] Will**
Frankly, given the skills
Pip and his buddies have,
**[06:29] Will**
it's hard to believe they just got lost.
**[06:31] Menel**
So you think it was demons, then?
**[06:34] Will**
I think there's a good chance it was.
**[06:36] Menel**
If we beat them,
things'll settle down a bit here, too.
**[06:39] Will**
I just hope they're all right.
**[06:41] Menel**
Hey...
**[06:42] Will**
What?
**[06:44] Menel**
I guess I should say... thanks.
**[06:48] Will**
Uh... For what?
**[06:51] Menel**
A lot of things.
**[06:53] Menel**
If it hadn't been for you,
I would've sunk as low as I could sink.
**[06:57] Menel**
It's thanks to you that I'm here now,
living for a respectable reason.
**[07:03] Menel**
So... uh...
**[07:07] Menel**
Thanks.
**[07:08] Will**
No, I should thank you.
**[07:11] Will**
I knew nothing of the world,
and you saved me.
**[07:14] Will**
But you know...
**[07:15] Menel**
What?
**[07:17] Will**
You could look at me and say it.
**[07:18] Menel**
Shut up!
**[07:43] Menel**
Hey.
**[07:47] AdventurerA**
It's huge...
**[07:48] Menel**
What kind of demon beast made this?
**[07:50] AdventurerB**
I don't know.
**[07:51] AdventurerC**
It's even bigger than a manticore.
**[07:54] Reystov**
A stray living in the valley... or...
**[07:57] AdventurerD**
Well, they died fighting a big one.
**[08:00] AdventurerD**
Pip, Harvey, and Brennan must
be pretty happy with that,
**[08:04] AdventurerD**
but pretty pissed off, too.
**[08:06] AdventurerE**
Yeah, like, "We didn't get to kill it!"
**[08:08] AdventurerF**
They died a good death,
worthy of adventurers.
**[08:11] AdventurerD**
G'wan, drink up.
**[08:14] AdventurerE**
Virtuous gods, grant their souls rest!
**[08:18] Will**
Gracefeel, goddess of light,
**[08:21] Will**
please grant them peace and guidance.
**[08:25] Reystov**
There's a head missing.
**[08:27] Reystov**
The damage is so bad,
it's hard to tell, but...
**[08:30] AdventurerB**
It probably got eaten.
**[08:31] AdventurerA**
Yeah, I'd bet on it.
**[08:33] Menel**
No, wait.
**[08:35] AdventurerD**
He tossed all his gear as he ran?
**[08:39] AdventurerC**
Why go deeper into the valley, though?
**[08:41] Reystov**
If the path to the forest is blocked,
this valley's the only way.
**[08:44] Reystov**
He had no choice but to run deeper down.
**[08:46] AdventurerB**
I guess that's true...
**[09:03] Will**
Something's strange.
**[09:04] Reystov**
Yeah.
**[09:05] Menel**
It's not right.
**[09:07] AdventurerD**
What's not right?
**[09:09] Will**
The footing in this valley is poor.
**[09:12] Will**
Even if they fled, getting this far would be...
**[09:18] Will**
It's a trap!
**[09:19] Will**
Get out!
**[09:26] AdventurerD**
Get back!
**[09:27] AdventurerF**
It's no use!
**[09:27] AdventurerC**
They're coming!
**[09:28] Will**
Stay calm! Keep your backs to the rocks!
**[09:30] AdventurerA**
Don't panic! Form a shield wall!
**[09:36] Will**
*We have to break through them.*
**[09:39] Will**
* It'll be fine! We should be*
* able to handle these guys!*
**[09:46] Will**
Menel!
**[09:47] Menel**
Yeah?
**[09:48] Will**
I'll give us a boost with
magic and the blessing!
**[09:50] Will**
Goddess of flux, repel the
poisons that rain down upon us!
**[09:54] Will**
Fortis...
***SIGN*** Strong
***SIGN*** Life to
**[09:55] Will**
Vita ut Omnis!
***SIGN*** All
**[09:58] AdventurerB**
Much appreciated!
**[09:59] AdventurerA**
Thanks!
**[10:00] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes, guardians of treasure,
**[10:03] Menel**
link to form a stronghold
against our enemies.
**[10:06] Menel**
Sylphs, Sylphs, maidens of wind,
**[10:09] Menel**
send your winds of protection
for these brave warriors.
**[10:11] AdventurerC**
Much obliged!
**[10:13] Reystov**
Now, let's show these beasts who
think they've trapped us...
**[10:18] Reystov**
which of us is really the prey.
**[10:29] Reystov**
Shoot!
**[10:35] AdventurerA**
Hang in there!
**[10:51] Will**
Menel, help!
**[10:53] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes,
**[10:54] Menel**
gather to us!
**[10:55] Menel**
Build a fortress and surround with fences!
**[10:58] Will**
*If he can just buy me time...*
**[11:10] Will**
Don't...
**[11:12] Will**
Stop!
**[11:18] Will**
Stop!
***SIGN*** Thunder...
**[11:27] Will**
Tonit—
**[11:29] Will**
*It cut my Words short!*
**[11:34] AdventurerA**
What happened?!
**[11:34] Reystov**
He misfired?!
**[11:39] Will**
*Why...*
**[11:42] Will**
*Everything was going so well up until now.*
**[11:46] Will**
*And yet...*
**[11:47] Will**
*Where did I...*
**[11:50] Will**
*What did I do wrong?*
**[11:51] Reystov**
William!
**[12:17] Will**
*The techniques that I had honed...*
**[12:19] Will**
*The spirit that I had refined...*
**[12:22] Will**
*The tactics that I had accumulated...*
**[12:25] Will**
*None of it was there.*
**[12:28] Will**
*All I could rely on*
**[12:29] Will**
* was blind fury and the abilities*
* of my demonblade as I hacked away*
**[12:34] Will**
* in an ugly, unsightly battle*
* that made me want to cry.*
**[12:57] Will**
*I felt I had wronged the three of them.*
**[12:59] Will**
*I felt pathetic.*
**[13:03] Reystov**
Stop! That's enough!
**[13:21] Reystov**
Go heal Meneldor, quick! He's gonna die!
**[13:24] Will**
Menel!
**[13:37] Will**
Gracefeel, goddess of light...
**[13:40] Will**
Shine this healthy soul's light
**[13:43] Will**
upon these wicked wounds,
**[13:45] Will**
and banish these shadows!
**[13:48] Will**
Please...
**[13:50] Will**
Open your eyes!
**[13:52] Will**
No! Don't leave me!
**[13:57] Will**
*My head feels fuzzy.*
**[13:59] Will**
*Because I used the demonblade's power?*
**[14:04] Will**
*But... I have to heal Menel...*
***SIGN*** Episode 11
Valley of Despair
**[14:10] Reystov**
William!
**[14:11] AdventurerA**
Snap out of it!
**[14:28] Reystov**
You're awake?
**[14:31] Will**
Where...
**[14:32] Reystov**
A village not far from that valley.
**[14:38] Reystov**
After that battle, we retreated with
you and Meneldor on our backs.
**[14:44] Reystov**
The chimera fled.
**[14:47] Will**
I se—
**[14:49] Will**
Where's Menel?!
**[14:50] Reystov**
He's still alive.
**[14:52] Reystov**
Between the magic and protection
you put on him before the fight
**[14:56] Reystov**
and Meneldor's own quick retreat,
**[14:58] Reystov**
it seems like your blessing
was just in the nick of time.
**[15:02] Will**
Thank goodness...
**[15:03] Reystov**
He hasn't woken up yet, though.
**[15:06] Will**
Then, I have to go to him!
**[15:08] Reystov**
You need to rest a bit longer.
**[15:11] Will**
But—
**[15:12] Reystov**
Meneldor's condition is stable.
**[15:15] Reystov**
He's had all the care he needs.
**[15:18] Reystov**
You burned up too much strength.
**[15:21] Reystov**
So rest.
**[15:33] Will**
*Where did I screw up?*
**[15:36] Will**
*When I left Menel to handle the chimera?*
**[15:39] Will**
*No...*
**[15:41] Will**
* Given the circumstances,*
* I didn't have any other choice.*
**[15:43] Will**
*Then, when was it?*
**[15:46] Will**
* Was it getting caught in that*
* trap in the first place?*
**[15:51] Will**
*If I had been more careful*
**[15:53] Will**
* and taken the time to send out*
* scouts in all directions,*
**[15:56] Will**
* we wouldn't have wandered*
* blindly into that valley.*
**[16:00] Will**
* We had plenty of people,*
* we'd been successful up to that point,*
**[16:04] Will**
* and we were rattled after*
* seeing some of our men dead.*
**[16:09] Will**
*All of that led to a simple lack of caution.*
**[16:14] Will**
No, I think I'm missing something...
some fatal flaw...
**[16:20] MercenaryA**
Anyway, they retreated, huh?
**[16:22] MercenaryB**
The Wyvern Killer and the Penetrator?
**[16:25] MercenaryC**
I heard they ran into some absurdly huge
mixed-up demon beast called a chimera.
**[16:28] MercenaryA**
Wonder what they're gonna do.
**[16:30] MercenaryC**
Also, that elf mix was hurt bad, wasn't he?
**[16:33] MercenaryA**
Yeah, he's really got it rough.
**[16:35] MercenaryA**
When you're stuck with a monster
like the Wyvern Killer,
**[16:39] MercenaryA**
no amount of lives is ever gonna be enough.
**[16:41] MercenaryB**
Yeah.
**[16:43] Will**
A monster?
**[16:45] Will**
Yeah... I guess I am.
**[16:55] Will**
*It wasn't my battle tactics that were wrong.*
**[16:59] Will**
*It was my estimation of our strength.*
**[17:01] Will**
*I trusted Menel.*
**[17:03] Will**
*I just believed that he'd have my back,*
**[17:06] Will**
* that he could keep any*
* enemy in check for me.*
**[17:11] Will**
* I thought he could handle*
* that much... but...*
**[17:15] Will**
*I came so close to getting Menel killed.*
**[17:21] Will**
*I just one-sidedly decided he was my friend,*
**[17:24] Will**
* and in my innocent naïveté,*
* without even thinking,*
**[17:28] Will**
* I put him up against dangers*
* he wasn't ready for.*
**[17:32] Bee**
Will!
**[17:34] Will**
Bee... Tonio.
**[17:36] Tonio**
We got your message and rushed here.
**[17:39] Tonio**
Anna should arrive here
with the priests later.
**[17:45] Will**
I see.
**[17:47] Bee**
Will, we heard you saved Menel's life!
**[17:51] Bee**
You ran into a beast as
impossibly tough as a chimera,
**[17:54] Bee**
but you still beat an insane
number of magic beasts
**[17:56] Bee**
and even saved Menel's life!
**[17:58] Bee**
You really are incredible!
**[18:01] Will**
I doubt Menel and the others who've
been stuck with me would agree.
**[18:06] Bee**
Huh?
**[18:08] Will**
I'm going to check on Menel.
**[18:10] Bee**
Will?
**[18:12] Tonio**
Will, shouldn't you rest a bit longer?
**[18:15] Will**
I'm fine.
**[18:17] Will**
I'm very strong, after all.
**[18:29] Will**
*Ever since I left the city of the dead,*
**[18:31] Will**
* people have constantly told me*
* that in no uncertain terms.*
**[18:35] Will**
* Every time, I've just laughed*
* wryly and shrugged it off.*
**[18:40] Will**
* I think, subconsciously, I was*
* trying not to think about it.*
**[18:45] Will**
*But I can't avoid it anymore.*
**[18:49] Will**
* In this world,*
* my strength is beyond the pale.*
**[19:09] Will**
*This is... my sin.*
**[19:13] Will**
Menel... I'll fix you up right now.
**[19:17] Will**
* Gods, please take pity*
* on Menel and heal him.*
**[19:24] Will**
*I'm sorry, Menel.*
**[19:26] Will**
*I wanted a friend who could be my equal.*
**[19:30] Will**
*I wanted what the three of them had,*
**[19:32] Will**
* comrades who had each other's backs,*
* supported each other,*
**[19:35] Will**
*and respected each other.*
**[19:38] Will**
*But maybe I was forcing that on you*
**[19:40] Will**
*without even realizing it.*
**[19:44] Will**
* I didn't want to acknowledge*
* just how strong I was.*
**[19:47] Will**
*If I did that...*
**[19:50] Will**
*If I set myself above everyone else*
**[19:53] Will**
*and had to admit that I was different...*
**[19:57] Will**
*I'm scared.*
**[20:00] Will**
*I'm lonely.*
**[20:02] Will**
*It hurts.*
**[20:04] Will**
*I hate this.*
**[20:07] Will**
*Oh... Of course.*
**[20:11] Will**
*It was just that simple.*
**[20:14] Will**
*I was afraid to be alone.*
**[20:17] Will**
* I couldn't bear not having*
* someone beside me.*
**[20:20] Will**
* That's why I tried to see the people*
* I should have been protecting,*
**[20:23] Will**
*should have been saving, as my equals.*
**[20:29] Will**
*I was averting my eyes from the truth,*
**[20:31] Will**
*when really, I was just scared.*
**[20:34] Will**
*And for that despicable reason...*
**[20:37] Will**
*Because of that...*
**[20:40] Will**
I almost killed you.
**[20:44] Will**
But I finally get it now.
**[20:47] Will**
I couldn't go on that way.
**[20:55] Will**
Oh, Goddess.
**[20:57] Will**
You're here because you're worried about me?
**[21:00] Will**
Up until now, I was foolish.
**[21:03] Will**
But everything is fine now.
**[21:06] Will**
Please rest at ease.
**[21:08] Will**
I'll put a stop to your sadness right away.
**[21:12] Will**
I'll save everything,
everything within my reach,
**[21:16] Will**
as your sword, and as your hand.
**[21:21] Will**
It's all right.
**[21:23] Will**
I'll solve all of this on my own.
**[23:30] Menel**
Will...
***SIGN*** Episode 12
The Faraway Paladin
# E12 - The Faraway Paladin
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G31UX7NW2/the-faraway-paladin)
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**[00:14] Menel**
Hey.
***SIGN*** The Faraway Paladin
**[00:38] Menel**
Where do you think you're going?
**[00:41] Will**
Where?
**[00:43] Will**
To kill the demon beasts.
**[00:48] Menel**
Alone?
**[00:50] Will**
Yeah.
**[00:51] Will**
I doubt you can keep up with me.
**[00:54] Will**
*Which is why I need to protect him.*
**[00:59] Will**
Don't worry. It'll be okay.
**[01:03] Will**
I'll take care of everything.
**[01:06] Will**
I'll kill the chimera and the
whole herd of demon beasts.
**[01:10] Will**
If there are demons controlling
them, I'll kill them, too.
**[01:14] Will**
That's just the kind of
monster I am, apparently.
**[01:20] Menel**
You...
**[01:24] Menel**
Stop screwing around!
**[01:26] Menel**
Wake the hell up!
**[01:27] Menel**
You idiot!
**[01:30] Will**
*Oh, so this is how it has to be.*
**[01:35] Will**
Is that all, Meneldor?
**[01:47] Menel**
Damn it!
**[01:53] Will**
*I can't have him following me.*
**[01:59] Menel**
Damn it!
**[02:03] Menel**
Damn it!
**[02:06] Menel**
Damn it!
**[02:08] Menel**
Damn it!
**[02:09] Will**
*I guess I could break just one arm.*
**[02:26] Will**
Get someone to heal you.
**[02:30] Menel**
I'm...
**[02:32] Menel**
I'm not done!
**[02:35] Will**
Oh? You're more resilient than I thought.
**[02:39] Will**
*What should I do?*
**[02:41] Will**
*Use Words to hold him in place?*
**[02:43] Will**
* No, I'll constrict his carotids*
* so he loses consci—*
**[02:45] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes, clench your fists!
**[02:48] Menel**
Use them to strike the enemy!
**[02:51] Will**
Useless incantation.
**[02:54] Will**
*No! If I dodge it, the magic will hit Menel!*
**[03:05] Menel**
What's this crap about
fixing everything alone?
**[03:08] Menel**
You're just being a coward!
**[03:17] Will**
Did you really have to go that far?
**[03:20] Menel**
What?
**[03:21] Will**
We were only together because
things worked out that way.
**[03:24] Will**
There was no reason for you to do that.
**[03:26] Menel**
Yeah, that's true.
**[03:29] Menel**
I have no reason to go out of my way
**[03:31] Menel**
to stop an emotionally unstable
coward who's completely lost it
**[03:35] Menel**
just because he got his
ass handed to him once.
**[03:37] Will**
Then—
**[03:38] Menel**
But...
**[03:40] Menel**
You're my friend.
**[03:42] Menel**
And friends stick together.
**[03:45] Menel**
If my friend goes nuts,
I want to do something for him.
**[03:50] Will**
Menel...
**[03:51] Menel**
You don't know much about your own origins,
**[03:54] Menel**
and you're clueless about the world.
**[03:56] Menel**
There've been times when I
thought you seemed suspicious.
**[03:58] Menel**
But you're a nice guy.
**[04:01] Menel**
I know you're trying to do things right,
and doing your best at everything.
**[04:07] Menel**
You saved my life, you saved that village...
**[04:11] Menel**
We traveled together, we fought together...
**[04:15] Menel**
And I enjoyed spending time with you.
**[04:18] Menel**
I'm grateful to you from the bottom of my
heart for sending off those villagers.
**[04:22] Menel**
Will, you are my friend,
and I don't abandon my friends.
**[04:33] Menel**
Well, you still wanna fight?
**[04:40] Will**
I surrender.
**[04:42] Menel**
I'm still weaker than you now,
**[04:45] Menel**
but just wait.
**[04:46] Menel**
I'll catch up before you know it.
**[04:49] Will**
Menel...
**[04:50] Menel**
I'll prove to you soon enough
**[04:52] Menel**
that you're no monster.
**[05:01] Will**
Okay.
**[05:03] Will**
I'll wait. I'll be waiting for you.
**[05:06] Menel**
Man, you're a real pain in the ass!
**[05:11] Will**
Sorry. I kinda lost control of myself.
**[05:15] Menel**
Well, it happens—ow!
**[05:17] Will**
I'll heal that—
**[05:18] Menel**
But a surrender's a surrender.
**[05:21] Menel**
That means I win!
**[05:22] Will**
I only surrendered because
you wouldn't give it a rest!
**[05:26] Menel**
Keep whining!
**[05:29] Menel**
Wow...
**[05:32] Will**
* And so we kept exchanging*
* dumb jokes and laughter.*
**[05:32] Menel**
What a pretty sight. The moon's
congratulating me on my victory.
**[05:36] Will**
What? Want me to break your other arm?
**[05:37] Will**
*It was my first ever argument with a friend,*
**[05:41] Will**
*and I guess I lost.*
**[05:46] Adventurer**
Oh, you're back, eh?
**[05:47] Adventurer**
Welcome back!
**[05:49] Bee**
Will! Menel!
**[05:51] Adventurer**
Welcome back!
**[05:51] Bee**
You jerks! You had me worried!
**[05:55] Will**
Sorry, Bee.
**[05:57] Tonio**
Will...
**[05:58] Tonio**
If you don't mind, would you
please tell me what happened?
**[06:07] Will**
Sure.
**[06:14] Reystov**
That's an illness of the strong.
**[06:16] Reystov**
The stronger you are,
the harder it hits you.
**[06:19] Reystov**
Depending on the case, it can even kill you.
**[06:22] Will**
I'm really sorry for
making all of you worry.
**[06:27] Will**
But I'm all right now.
**[06:36] AdventurerA**
You were just stuck in bed not long ago,
**[06:38] AdventurerA**
and you were off slugging it out?
**[06:40] AdventurerC**
We even set a trap for a surprise attack.
**[06:42] AdventurerC**
That chimera's got no chance!
**[06:45] Adventurer**
You said it!
**[06:47] Menel**
I've got a debt to repay to that bastard.
**[06:49] Menel**
I won't be humiliated like that again.
**[06:52] Reystov**
You're gonna fight that thing again?
**[06:55] Will**
Yeah. We're going for a return match.
**[06:57] Menel**
I refuse to just get beat
up and leave it at that.
**[07:00] Menel**
I'll split all three of that
demon beast's heads open.
**[07:07] Will**
Chimeras don't occur naturally.
**[07:09] Will**
That thing is, without a doubt,
the product of a demonic ritual.
**[07:12] Will**
Let's take all of them out at once,
before they can escape.
**[07:16] AdventurerD**
So soon after it roughed us up that bad?
**[07:18] AdventurerA**
I can't just give up and leave it like this.
**[07:20] AdventurerA**
Let's bust 'em up good!
**[07:22] AdventurerD**
All right, guess we should
round up some help, huh?
**[07:24] AdventurerA**
It's gonna be a good, fun,
stupid-as-hell adventure!
**[07:28] Will**
You'll get one silver coin
for a demon beast's head,
**[07:30] Will**
and ten gold coins for the demon boss's!
**[07:48] Will**
* After that, we spent a few days*
* getting a force together,*
**[07:51] Will**
* sent out several rounds of scouts,*
* and made our preparations.*
**[07:55] Will**
*We didn't arrange any special tricks.*
**[07:58] Will**
* We'd just get enough people together,*
* make preparations ahead,*
**[08:01] Will**
*and face our enemy head-on.*
**[08:12] Will**
Let's set up our formation and gear here.
**[08:15] Will**
Anna and the other priests,
please support us from here.
**[08:19] Anna**
Right!
**[08:20] Will**
When we're all ready, we'll send
our front line to the battle zone!
**[08:32] Menel**
If we can wipe out all of those,
**[08:34] Menel**
this whole area's gonna be
a whole lot more peaceful.
**[08:37] Will**
Yeah.
**[08:38] Will**
Let's wipe them out.
**[08:40] Menel**
Sometimes you say the wildest
things so casually.
**[08:43] Reystov**
Here they come.
**[08:52] Menel**
I'll back you up.
**[08:53] Will**
Okay. I'm counting on you, Menel.
**[08:56] Will**
We'll break through head-on!
**[09:02] AdventurerA**
By Volt's blade of lightning!
**[09:05] AdventurerF**
Burn bright, Blaze's flames of courage!
**[09:10] AdventurerG**
Whirl, send us a tailwind of good fortune!
**[09:12] AdventurerB**
Grant us the divine protection
of all the virtuous gods!
**[09:18] Menel**
Shoot!
**[09:20] Sorcerer**
Sagitta Flammeum!
***SIGN*** Flame Arrow
**[09:28] Will**
*It's war!*
**[09:32] Will**
Stand ready!
**[09:35] Will**
Goddess of flux, repel the
poisons that rain down upon us!
**[09:40] Will**
Fortis...
***SIGN*** Strong
**[09:40] Will**
Vita!
***SIGN*** Life
**[10:07] Will**
*How could I say I'd fix all this alone?*
**[10:09] Will**
* I was never any more than*
* one factor in this battle.*
**[10:12] Will**
*The battlefield isn't so easy*
**[10:14] Will**
* that just one dose of penetrating*
* strength is enough!*
**[10:19] Will**
By the flame of Gracefeel!
**[10:27] Ethelbald**
According to reports,
**[10:28] Ethelbald**
the campaign to eliminate the demon
beasts should be starting by now.
**[10:33] Ethelbald**
I wonder, will these great Wyvern Killers
**[10:36] Ethelbald**
succeed in a new heroic feat
for the bards to sing about?
**[10:40] Bagley**
Hmph.
**[10:41] Bagley**
The temple has bent over backwards
to facilitate that novice boy.
**[10:46] Bagley**
If he fails to succeed in this,
**[10:49] Bagley**
he will not be worthy of our backing.
**[10:51] Ethelbald**
By the way, Bishop,
**[10:53] Ethelbald**
I hear you entrusted your daughter, Anna,
**[10:55] Ethelbald**
and many other brilliant
priests to the paladin.
**[10:59] Bagley**
Losing valuable talent to the philanthropic
exploits of such a novice
**[11:04] Bagley**
has caused nothing but trouble for me!
**[11:11] Menel**
What's this?
**[11:12] Will**
The abandoned remains of a monastery?
**[11:15] Will**
Looks like we're the first ones here.
**[11:18] Menel**
Be careful. There might be traps.
**[11:34] Will**
Omnia...
***SIGN*** Everything
**[11:35] Will**
Vanitas.
***SIGN*** In Vain
**[11:35] Will**
Erasus.
***SIGN*** Erasure
**[11:43] Will**
Hi there.
**[11:44] Menel**
It was waiting in ambush with Invisibility?
**[11:47] Menel**
Careful, Will.
This thing's pretty damn smart.
**[11:50] Will**
Do you think maybe it's
got some demon in it?
**[11:57] Will**
Are you after the High King?
**[11:59] Chimera**
Oh?
**[12:01] Chimera**
You know the High King's seal.
**[12:03] Chimera**
Are you a warrior sent by one of the gods?
**[12:07] Will**
*That answer... I'm certain now.*
**[12:11] Will**
* Basically, this is like taking*
* a square on a chess board.*
**[12:15] Will**
* The city of the dead, where*
* the High King was sealed,*
**[12:17] Will**
*isn't yet under either side's control.*
**[12:21] Will**
* If the demons take control,*
* they'll undo the seal,*
**[12:25] Will**
* and disaster will ravage*
* the continent again.*
**[12:28] Will**
*But if the people take control,*
**[12:29] Will**
*the seal will likely become even stronger.*
**[12:33] Will**
*The demons are in a position*
**[12:34] Will**
* where they need to keep Beast Woods*
* permanently devastated.*
**[12:37] Will**
* They need to keep it in a state of*
* chaos, destitution, and lawlessness.*
**[12:41] Will**
* That's why they're commanding demon beasts*
* to attack villages and keep the pressure on.*
**[12:46] Will**
* They can't let mankind*
* advance any further south.*
**[12:49] Will**
*They can't let people head toward the south.*
**[12:52] Will**
* They can't let them think*
* there's hope in the south.*
**[12:57] Will**
*If you consider the existence of their king,*
**[12:59] Will**
* it's incredibly easy to figure*
* out what their objective is.*
**[13:04] Will**
In the name of the goddess of flux,
I will destroy all of you.
**[13:09] Chimera**
Oh? But wait.
**[13:12] Chimera**
There seems to be some sort of mistake,
or perhaps a misunderstanding.
**[13:16] Will**
A misunderstanding, you say?
**[13:19] Chimera**
Yes.
**[13:21] Chimera**
In truth...
**[13:31] Will**
Demons like to stick to the classics
in their surprise attacks, don't they?
**[13:38] Will**
Menel!
**[13:39] Menel**
Yep!
**[13:40] Chimera**
Sagitta Flammeum!
***SIGN*** Flame Arrow
**[13:42] Menel**
I'm not takin' that hit!
**[13:43] Menel**
Sylphs, sylphs, maidens of wind!
**[13:48] Will**
Gracefeel, grant us your protection!
**[13:52] Will**
*Don't stop it!*
**[13:54] Will**
*Divert it!*
**[13:58] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes, slip underfoot!
**[14:00] Menel**
Tighten, bind, and tie it down!
**[14:13] Will**
*It has multiple heads.*
**[14:15] Will**
* If each one takes a different*
* reflexive action,*
**[14:17] Will**
*they're sure to end up confused.*
**[14:19] Will**
* This demon beast is unnatural*
* in terms of living beings!*
**[14:25] Will**
* I don't need to score a clean*
* victory in one strike.*
**[14:28] Will**
* I just need to fight it the right*
* way and win by being better.*
**[14:31] Will**
*I don't need a flashy secret technique.*
**[14:33] Will**
*I'll just use all three of their teachings*
**[14:35] Will**
*and do what it takes to win!*
**[14:38] Will**
* That's the fighting style*
* that's best for me!*
**[14:42] Menel**
Maidens of wind,
bless this arrow with your kiss!
**[14:55] Will**
That's one down!
**[15:02] ChimeraMale**
Although I detest this dragon power,
you leave me with no choice!
**[15:07] Will**
*Dragon?*
**[15:11] Menel**
This one, too?
**[15:12] Will**
Menel.
**[15:13] Will**
Get back a little farther.
**[15:16] Will**
I'll strike it down now.
**[15:18] Will**
*I was raised on Mary's bread,*
**[15:20] Will**
*and my arms bear Mater's stigma,*
**[15:23] Will**
*so poisons don't work on me.*
**[15:26] Will**
* I'm sure you'd like some*
* glory of your own, too, huh?*
**[15:40] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes, clench your fists!
**[15:42] Menel**
Use them to strike the enemy!
**[15:51] Will**
*There's nowhere to run to the left or right!*
**[15:53] Will**
*Then...*
**[15:55] Will**
Acceleratio!
***SIGN*** Accelerate
**[16:01] Menel**
Gnomes, O gnomes, slip underfoot!
**[16:03] Menel**
Tighten, bind, and tie it down!
**[16:20] Will**
We won!
**[16:21] Menel**
All right!
**[16:29] Will**
On to the next one.
**[16:30] Menel**
Yep.
**[16:41] Reystov**
Took you long enough.
**[16:43] Will**
Reystov?
**[16:46] Reystov**
I'll be taking those ten gold coins.
**[16:49] Will**
What?! He beat us to it?!
**[16:51] Menel**
You're kidding! How'd you do it?!
**[16:53] Reystov**
Came around from the side.
**[16:55] Reystov**
Since you guys were taking
care of the chimera for me,
**[16:58] Reystov**
it was actually pretty easy.
**[17:00] Will**
That's Reystov the Penetrator for you.
**[17:03] Menel**
He's way too good at getting
the jump on people.
**[17:06] Reystov**
You have to be, if you want to
get to the strongest opponents.
**[17:09] AdventurerC**
Careful! No telling what
kinda traps are in here!
**[17:12] AdventurerD**
Heh, we're the first ones here!
**[17:14] AdventurerE**
And those ten gold coins are ours!
**[17:16] AdventurerE**
Huh?
**[17:20] AdventurerA**
To our victory!
***SIGN*** Episode 12
The Faraway Paladin
**[18:50] Bee**
What do you think?
**[18:51] Will**
I'm happy, but still kinda embarrassed...
**[18:54] Will**
I feel like you embellished a bit too much.
**[18:56] Menel**
This kinda thing is supposed
to be a little embellished!
**[18:59] Bee**
Hey, someone who gets it!
**[19:02] Bee**
I'll write a song about you next, Menel!
**[19:05] Menel**
Huh?
**[19:05] Bee**
Maybe I'll give you the nickname
"Meneldor the Beautiful"!
**[19:09] Bee**
The one who walks the hero's path
along with the Faraway Paladin!
**[19:12] Menel**
Hey, isn't that gonna make people
think I'm actually a woman?
**[19:16] Bee**
And you can be Will's girlfriend!
**[19:18] Menel**
Don't you dare!
**[19:19] Bee**
Aw, it's fine!
**[19:20] Menel**
It is not!
**[19:21] Will**
* After his vehement objections,*
* Menel's nickname was revised*
**[19:23] Will**
* from "Meneldor the Beautiful"*
* to "Meneldor of Swift Wings."*
**[19:30] Will**
It's so much more lively now.
**[19:32] Menel**
And it's gonna get more and
more lively from now on.
**[19:35] Will**
I hope so.
**[19:37] Menel**
What're you talking about?
Of course it will.
**[19:39] Menel**
The threat of the demons and
demon beasts has faded.
**[19:42] Menel**
People searching for new lands
are gonna flock to the south.
**[19:45] Menel**
There'll probably be problems,
too, but that's how it goes.
**[19:48] Will**
I guess so.
**[19:50] Menel**
Also, I'll say this since you'll
find out eventually anyway.
**[19:54] Menel**
The villagers are building a shrine.
**[19:56] Will**
A shrine?
**[19:58] Menel**
The one they talked about
back at the meeting hall.
**[20:00] Menel**
They made an altar to hold votive candles,
**[20:02] Menel**
and they decided to make
it a shrine to Gracefeel.
**[20:06] Will**
To the goddess of light?
**[20:08] Will**
* It's the first step toward*
* growing her following again!*
**[20:12] Menel**
By the way, what are you gonna do next?
**[20:15] Will**
Next?
**[20:16] Will**
Well, there's still a lot of clean-up to—
**[20:19] Menel**
I mean after that.
**[20:20] Will**
After that?
**[20:21] Menel**
Gonna be the lord of a domain?
**[20:23] Will**
Huh? A lord? For what domain?
**[20:25] Menel**
The villages of Beast Woods.
**[20:27] Will**
Who is?
**[20:28] Menel**
You.
**[20:32] Will**
Oh, come on!
**[20:33] Will**
I am a knight, but a
single-generation one with no land.
**[20:37] Will**
I'm no different from an
adventurer, really...
**[20:39] Menel**
Is that seriously what you think?
**[20:41] Will**
Huh?
**[20:43] Menel**
For real? You didn't even
know what you were?
**[20:46] Will**
Huh?
**[20:46] Menel**
Just so I'm clear here...
**[20:48] Menel**
If you wanted to do business in this
forest, who would you talk to?
**[20:51] Will**
Tonio?
**[20:53] Menel**
But didn't most of the funds come from you?
**[20:55] Will**
Well, yeah, but...
**[20:57] Menel**
Listen to me!
**[20:58] Menel**
First of all, you're a paladin with the
goddess of light's divine protection
**[21:02] Menel**
and the approval of both the
country and the temple.
**[21:04] Menel**
You have all kinds of power!
**[21:06] Menel**
On top of that, you have the military
authority to gather all these adventurers,
**[21:09] Menel**
and by arbitrating for the villages,
you effectively have jurisdiction over them.
**[21:13] Will**
So, um, you're saying...
**[21:15] Menel**
In the process of exterminating the demons,
**[21:17] Menel**
you took control of the flow
of goods, ruling power,
**[21:19] Menel**
military force, jurisdiction,
and every other kind of authority.
**[21:24] Menel**
If you say you don't wanna do all that now,
**[21:27] Menel**
*that* would be the disaster.
**[21:29] Menel**
Are you saying...
you seriously didn't realize it?
**[21:34] Menel**
You...
**[21:35] Will**
I just hoped I could do
something about the demons,
**[21:38] Will**
and improve the impoverished conditions
in the villages a little bit...
**[21:44] Will**
* From there, I just thought I'd make a*
* slick exit, like Blood and the other two.*
**[21:50] Will**
Um... Menel?
**[21:53] Will**
Wh-What do I do? Should I start
by getting people together?
**[21:57] Will**
You've already got a merchant
and priests who know the law.
**[22:00] Menel**
If you need more,
**[22:01] Menel**
just have the crown prince
set you up with someone.
**[22:06] Will**
*How the heck did I end up in this position?*
**[22:09] Will**
*Please tell me,*
**[22:11] Will**
*goddess!*
**[22:15] Will**
Then again...
**[22:17] Will**
That does sound like it might
be a goal worth working toward.
**[22:22] Menel**
It's probably gonna be some
damn hard work, though.
**[22:25] Will**
But as long as I have all of you,
I'm sure it'll work out.
**[22:31] Will**
You'll help me, right?
**[22:36] Menel**
Oh, fine.
**[22:38] Menel**
I'll stick with you.
**[22:40] Will**
First, we should figure out what
the demons are plotting...
**[22:43] Menel**
Who cares?
**[22:44] Menel**
Just grab the bastards and crush 'em
as soon as you find 'em!
**[22:46] Will**
That's so violent...
**[22:48] Bee**
Hey! Will! Menel!
**[22:51] Bee**
Stop hiding in your own little
world and get over here!
**[22:58] Will**
* If more people come in and*
* everything goes well,*
**[23:04] Will**
*maybe we'll be able to return to that city.*
**[23:09] Will**
*Maybe we can make the city of the dead*
**[23:11] Will**
* a regular city where living*
* people can laugh together.*
**[23:19] Will**
* Up on the hill where*
* Mary and Blood's graves are,*
**[23:23] Will**
*the laughter of children will resound,*
**[23:25] Will**
* and the sounds of people working*
* to make a living will return.*
**[23:32] Will**
* Somehow, that seemed like*
* such a wonderful thing to me.*