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