E12 - 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.