# Season 1
# E1 - Why the Weakest Aims to be the Strongest
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1UXWD1N/why-the-weakest-aims-to-be-the-strongest)
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**[00:04] Noel**
* A deep, dark Abyss manifests when*
* the mana in the air reaches critical mass.*
**[00:12] Noel**
*It opens a gate to the demonic realm of Void,*
**[00:15] Noel**
* and the deeper it goes,*
* the stronger the beasts that emerge.*
**[00:25] Noel**
*On that fated night,*
**[00:27] Noel**
* my hometown manifested an Abyss*
* with a depth rating of 12...*
**[00:32] Noel**
*Severe enough for beast lords to appear.*
**[00:37] (Flashback) Brandon**
Never thought I'd have
to wield you again, buddy.
**[00:43] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa...
**[00:45] (Flashback) Brandon**
Noel.
**[00:46] (Flashback) Brandon**
We're leaving the house at once.
**[00:57] (Flashback) Brandon**
Listen up, Noel. You stay right here.
**[01:00] (Flashback) Brandon**
You'll be safe in this underground shelter.
**[01:03] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
But what about you?
**[01:05] (Flashback) Brandon**
I must go buy us time until help
arrives from the capital.
**[01:08] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
You're lying!
**[01:08] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
There's no telling when
or if help will arrive.
**[01:11] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
You're going to fight alone, aren't you?!
**[01:14] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
You can't! You'll end up—
**[01:17] (Flashback) Brandon**
Don't look down on me.
**[01:21] (Flashback) Brandon**
Who do you think I am?
**[01:23] (Flashback) Brandon**
You're looking at the feared Overdeath,
the indomitable devil.
**[01:28] (Flashback) Brandon**
Don't you worry.
**[01:30] (Flashback) Brandon**
Grandpa will keep you safe,
if it's the last thing I do.
**[01:36] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa?
**[01:38] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa!
**[01:45] Brandon**
*Noel, my boy...*
**[01:47] Brandon**
*A man never lets anyone look down on him.*
**[01:49] Brandon**
*No matter when, no matter where!*
**[02:10] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa...
**[02:25] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa.
**[02:27] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa?
**[02:32] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Grandpa!
**[02:38] (Flashback) Brandon**
Father Time comes for us all, eh?
**[02:40] (Flashback) Brandon**
So much for being Overdeath...
**[02:44] (Flashback) Brandon**
This is a Seeker's final destination.
**[02:48] (Flashback) Brandon**
When you make battle your purpose,
**[02:51] (Flashback) Brandon**
you walk hand-in-hand with death himself.
**[02:56] (Flashback) Brandon**
Noel, do you still desire to be a Seeker?
**[03:01] (Flashback) Brandon**
Would you tread the same path as this old man?
**[03:12] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Yeah.
**[03:13] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I'm going to become a Seeker.
**[03:17] (Flashback) Brandon**
Then you must be a Seeker
who never accepts defeat.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Brandon**
Can you promise me that?
**[03:24] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I promise.
**[03:26] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I will become the ultimate Seeker.
**[03:31] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Attaboy...
**[03:34] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
That's my grandson.
**[03:38] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
Noel...
**[03:40] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I'll... always... love you...
**[03:50] Noel**
*My grandfather's name was Brandon Stollen.*
**[03:53] Noel**
* In his heyday, he felled Cocytus the Silver,*
* a beast from an abyssal depth of 13,*
**[03:59] Noel**
* and came to be known as the indomitable devil*
* Overdeath, the strongest Seeker ever.*
**[04:05] Noel**
*It's now been two years...*
**[04:10] Noel**
* and I've become a Seeker,*
* just as I promised him.*
**[04:15] Noel**
Lloyd, Walter! Intercept the enemy!
**[04:19] Noel**
Tanya, provide rear support!
**[04:20] Tanya**
Gotcha!
***SIGN*** Eat it!
**[04:29] Noel**
* "Talker" is considered the weakest*
* support class of all.*
**[04:33] Noel**
*And that's what I am.*
**[06:06] Noel**
Lesser vampires...
**[06:08] Noel**
As an inferior subspecies,
they're incapable of using magic skills.
**[06:12] Noel**
But the queen at the heart of them
can reproduce by herself
**[06:17] Noel**
and issue forth countless kin at will.
***SIGN*** So these things are all the main body's babies?
**[06:26] Noel**
Yeah, but don't take them lightly.
**[06:29] Noel**
They may only be kin, but they're capable
of tearing an ox apart barehanded.
**[06:37] Tanya**
And unless you lop off their heads,
they recover as many times as they like.
**[06:41] Tanya**
Isn't that right, Noel?
**[06:43] Noel**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Say, Noel.
***SIGN*** If there's a queen out there, why waste time on the kin?
***SIGN*** Why not go straight for the queen?
***SIGN*** If she dies, her kin stop moving, right?
***SIGN*** So pick the most efficient—
**[07:01] Noel**
Bad idea.
**[07:03] Noel**
Normally, this quest would be
too much for C-rankers like us.
**[07:08] Noel**
But if we clear out all the kin
before we take the queen,
**[07:12] Noel**
our odds of success shoot up.
**[07:15] Noel**
Quit obsessing over speed and efficiency.
**[07:17] Noel**
You'll die.
***SIGN*** Aye, aye, sir.
***SIGN*** You've got the final say on all battle strategy as our buffer.
***SIGN*** Wouldn't wanna buck Blue Beyond's iron-clad rule.
**[07:29] Tanya**
Enough, Walter.
***SIGN*** The only reason we can even attempt this B-rank quest as C-rankers
***SIGN*** is thanks to Noel's skill and silver tongue, after all.
***SIGN*** We owe it all to our Talker here.
**[07:41] Noel**
*"Talker" is a specialized support class.*
**[07:44] Noel**
*By invoking words with buff effects,*
**[07:47] Noel**
*we jack up the combat strength of our parties.*
**[07:51] Noel**
* But our own combat abilities*
* rank among the worst.*
**[07:55] Noel**
*We're dependent on our parties to survive,*
**[07:58] Noel**
* which is why we're ridiculed*
* as the weakest class.*
**[08:03] Noel**
Walter, just so you know...
**[08:07] Noel**
Everyone take cover!
**[08:10] Tanya**
What's that awful smell?
**[08:12] Lloyd**
It's gas. Poisonous, at that.
***SIGN*** Noel's in trouble!
**[08:15] Lloyd**
We need to rescue him, and fast.
**[08:17] Lloyd**
Tanya, provide backup.
**[08:19] Tanya**
Got it.
**[08:22] Lloyd**
Tanya!
***SIGN*** Damn, I can't fight like usual.
***SIGN*** We're helpless without Noel... without our Talker's buffs.
***SIGN*** Give us orders, Noel!
***SIGN*** Say something, damn it!
***SIGN*** You call yourself a Talker?!
**[08:49] Noel**
Don't look down on me.
**[08:55] Noel**
Don't you dare look down on me.
**[09:00] Tanya**
Noel!
**[09:01] Noel**
Go ahead and take a good look...
**[09:03] Noel**
at how a Talker fights.
**[09:07] Noel**
Talker skill!
**[09:08] Noel**
Begin strategy:
**[09:09] Sign**
TACTICIAN
**[09:10] Noel**
Tactician!
**[09:15] Noel**
*By giving the party orders,*
**[09:17] Noel**
*I enhance all their abilities by 25 percent.*
**[09:21] Noel**
Area attack incoming!
**[09:23] Noel**
You two up front, dodge!
**[09:27] Noel**
Increase morale: Battle Voice!
**[09:27] Sign**
BATTLE VOICE
**[09:31] Noel**
* This increases my party members'*
* stamina and mana by 25 percent.*
**[09:35] Noel**
Tanya, deploy shields on those two!
**[09:38] Tanya**
Got it!
**[09:39] Noel**
Lloyd, Walter, resume attacking!
**[09:41] Lloyd**
Roger!
***SIGN*** You got it!
**[09:48] Tanya**
Noel!
**[09:50] Noel**
*There were more of them in hiding?*
**[09:51] Tanya**
No way... We're done for
if reinforcements reach the queen!
**[09:55] Noel**
Mental clarity: Peer Support!
**[09:55] Sign**
PEER SUPPORT
**[09:58] Noel**
* This stabilizes the target's mental state*
* and restores their will to fight.*
**[10:02] Noel**
Seventy-four seconds.
**[10:04] Noel**
I'll take the small fry.
**[10:06] Noel**
You three focus on the queen!
**[10:08] Noel**
Tanya, keep deploying their shields!
**[10:10] Noel**
Lloyd and Walter, focus on
checking and dodging the foe
**[10:13] Noel**
while you ready your biggest attack skills!
**[10:18] Noel**
Halt!
**[10:20] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[10:20] Noel**
Wolf's bellow: Stun Howl!
**[10:25] Noel**
*My magic gun, Silver Flame...*
**[10:28] Noel**
* As a Talker, it's my only*
* trusty anti-beast weapon.*
**[10:33] Noel**
Ice Bullet!
**[10:41] Noel**
*I missed one?*
**[10:43] Noel**
*I only have one round left.*
**[10:45] Noel**
* So far, 31 of the 74 seconds*
* have elapsed, leaving us 43.*
**[10:48] Noel**
*Its talons will pierce me in 28.*
**[10:51] Noel**
Right on schedule!
**[10:56] Noel**
Limit break: Assault Command!
**[10:58] Sign**
ASSAULT COMMAND
**[10:59] Noel**
Now! Lloyd, Walter!
**[11:01] Noel**
Activate your attack skills on the queen!
**[11:04] Lloyd**
Aura Blade!
***SIGN*** Deadly Drive!
**[11:13] Tanya**
All right!
**[11:13] Tanya**
We did it, Noe—
**[11:20] Noel**
*When the queen dies,*
**[11:24] Noel**
*her kin stop moving too.*
**[11:30] Noel**
Seventy-four seconds exactly.
**[11:32] Noel**
Death of the enemy boss confirmed.
**[11:35] Noel**
Battle complete.
**[11:37] Noel**
Good work, everyone.
**[11:39] Noel**
Blue Beyond's mission is accomplished.
**[11:42] Lloyd**
We knew the kin would stop moving
once the queen died, but still...
***SIGN*** That was too reckless.
**[11:49] Tanya**
You idiot.
**[11:54] (Flashback) Brandon**
Stop crying, Noel!
**[11:56] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
But I got assigned the weakest class.
**[11:59] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I wanted to be a Warrior like you, Grandpa.
**[12:04] (Flashback) Brandon**
Noel, you're the spitting image
of your late mother.
**[12:09] (Flashback) Brandon**
But I can tell...
**[12:11] (Flashback) Brandon**
Unlike her and just like me,
you have an innate talent to be a Seeker.
**[12:17] (Flashback) Brandon**
So what if you're a Talker?
I'll train you into the greatest Seeker.
**[12:23] (Flashback) Brandon**
Trust me.
**[12:28] Noel**
*I trust you.*
**[12:30] Noel**
*I'll be just like you... No.*
**[12:33] Noel**
* I'll become the ultimate seeker,*
* surpassing the notorious Overdeath.*
**[12:37] Noel**
*Even as a Talker, the weakest of them all.*
**[12:41] Sign**
Why the Weakest
Aims to be the Strongest
**[12:46] Noel**
* Etrai, the imperial capital*
* of the Velnant Empire.*
**[12:49] Noel**
* It's thriving in prosperity, and it has*
* magi-engineering to thank for it all.*
**[12:53] Noel**
* Velnant's lands are more*
* susceptible to the Abyss than others.*
**[12:57] Noel**
* Thus the empire spearheaded*
* magi-engineering,*
**[13:02] Noel**
* the research and use*
* of materials harvested from beasts.*
**[13:05] Noel**
* It's now grown into the*
* empire's biggest industry.*
**[13:10] Noel**
* And Seekers, those who hunt beasts*
* and purify lands tainted by the Abyss,*
**[13:14] Noel**
*have naturally become the people's champions.*
**[13:17] Tanya**
Cheers!
**[13:19] Noel**
* Once I turned fifteen*
* and became certified as a Seeker,*
**[13:23] Noel**
* I decided to move to Etrai*
* and start looking for allies.*
**[13:26] Noel**
*After all, Talkers can't fight without a party.*
***SIGN*** That was a good day's work!
***SIGN*** We made a cool five million!
**[13:36] Noel**
*Walter the Warrior.*
**[13:37] Tanya**
Look how far we've come.
**[13:40] Noel**
*Tanya the Healer.*
**[13:41] Lloyd**
Given how well we're doing in just
our first year, we can aim much higher.
**[13:47] Noel**
*And Lloyd, our Swordsman and leader.*
**[13:49] Noel**
* To be honest, having a Scout would*
* make things even better, but oh well.*
**[13:54] Noel**
* For now, I'll focus on building*
* experience with these guys.*
**[13:58] Noel**
*That's step one to fulfilling my ambitions.*
***SIGN*** Hey, what's wrong?
***SIGN*** I thought we came here to celebrate. You not in the mood?
**[14:07] Noel**
It's not that.
***SIGN*** Come on, then what is it? If you've got a problem, you can talk to me.
**[14:13] Noel**
Drop it.
***SIGN*** You still mad about our payout?
***SIGN*** You were so sure we could've haggled another 500 grand.
***SIGN*** You care too much about the money.
***SIGN*** Seekers gotta be bigger than that.
***SIGN*** I bet your darling gramps would say the same thing.
**[14:32] (Flashback) Brandon**
Listen up.
**[14:33] (Flashback) Brandon**
Seekers need to be particular about money.
**[14:36] (Flashback) Brandon**
Always go into the field with
the best gear and items you can buy.
**[14:41] (Flashback) Brandon**
Without money, you're powerless.
You can kiss your dreams goodbye.
**[14:45] (Flashback) Brandon**
Pay no mind to the squawking
of the people around you.
**[14:47] (Flashback) Brandon**
Notoriety is but a badge
of honor for us Seekers!
**[14:51] (Flashback) Brandon**
Look at me! They call me a devil!
**[14:54] (Flashback) Brandon**
Just remember: don't let anyone
look down on you.
**[15:00] Noel**
I'm not mad. That's a done deal already.
**[15:04] Tanya**
Yeah, you're the one
who keeps bringing it up, Walter.
**[15:07] Tanya**
It's pathetic.
***SIGN*** He's the pathetic one, not me!
***SIGN*** Noel, your greed's gonna affect Blue Beyond's reputation!
***SIGN*** You better be sorry!
**[15:18] Noel**
Yes, yes, I'm terribly sorry.
My apologies for being wrong all the time.
**[15:23] Noel**
But you, Sir Walter? You're always
in the right! A brilliant example to us all!
***SIGN*** What's with the attitude?! I'm two years older than you!
**[15:31] Noel**
What does age have to do with it?
**[15:34] Noel**
Don't make me laugh.
Skill is all that matters to a Seeker.
**[15:38] Noel**
You think you can use your seniority
to strong-arm everyone?
**[15:42] Noel**
Stop being such a big baby, widdle Walter.
***SIGN*** Screw you! All you do is hide behind us and give orders!
***SIGN*** You get to chill in safety while we put our lives on the line out there!
***SIGN*** So watch your damn mouth!
**[15:57] Noel**
Oh, so that's how you really feel, huh?
**[16:01] Noel**
I guess that makes sense.
**[16:03] Noel**
You're a veritable god of war out there,
unlike me and my useless ass!
**[16:10] Noel**
Really, a true Seeker among us!
***SIGN*** You're dead.
**[16:14] Noel**
Bring it. You're on.
**[16:18] Lloyd**
Knock it off.
**[16:20] Lloyd**
We're in public,
and you're making us look like fools.
**[16:24] Tanya**
I swear, you two are such idiots.
**[16:27] Lloyd**
Don't say that. They're our teammates.
**[16:31] Lloyd**
Let's call it a day and split the reward.
**[16:39] Tanya**
Is this all?
**[16:42] Lloyd**
Party funds, equipment repair costs,
and the contracting clan's commission...
**[16:47] Lloyd**
After subtracting all that,
we're left with 250,000 fil a person.
**[16:51] Tanya**
But that was such a big job...
**[16:54] Lloyd**
Our party's assets
are growing steadily, though.
**[16:58] Lloyd**
If we get another big job,
we can bring home another good haul.
***SIGN*** Tch.
**[17:04] Noel**
Lloyd, high-paying jobs
like the last one are rare.
**[17:08] Noel**
Unlike clans, who can get gigs
from the government,
**[17:12] Noel**
we're just subcontractors.
**[17:14] Lloyd**
Yeah, I get that.
**[17:16] Noel**
Normally, clans keep big jobs
like Abyss purification for themselves.
**[17:21] Noel**
And if they do subcontract them out,
they charge a huge commission.
**[17:28] Noel**
By the way, where do our
party funds stand right now?
**[17:31] Lloyd**
Huh?
**[17:32] Lloyd**
Well, after today,
we're up to 12.8 million fil.
**[17:37] Noel**
Then let's use that money
to start our own clan.
**[17:44] Lloyd**
Noel...
**[17:45] Lloyd**
You know the government charges
20 million fil to start a clan.
**[17:50] Noel**
Yeah, I do.
**[17:52] Noel**
So I'll cover the remaining 7.2 million fil.
**[17:56] Noel**
We'll still come out ahead having our own clan
rather than taking other people's scraps.
**[18:02] Lloyd**
But we'd also need a building in Etrai
to serve as our clan base.
**[18:08] Lloyd**
Think of the rent!
**[18:09] Noel**
I know a place we can rent on the cheap.
**[18:11] Tanya**
But we're still just rookies!
**[18:13] Tanya**
We're only C-rank, and we're not
ready to manage a whole clan.
**[18:17] Noel**
Then when will we be ready?
**[18:20] Noel**
How many years will it take for us
to build the confidence to manage a clan?
**[18:25] Noel**
How are we supposed to learn the ins and
outs of management without starting one?
**[18:30] Tanya**
Well...
**[18:32] Noel**
As a Seeker, I've been
studying clan structures for ages.
**[18:36] Noel**
I have all the knowledge we need.
**[18:39] Noel**
All that's left is experience, which we can
only gain by actually doing this for real.
**[18:44] Noel**
We'll never get it
if we don't take the plunge.
**[18:48] Lloyd**
But we're young and inexperienced.
If we can't win the government's trust,
**[18:53] Lloyd**
the big jobs will still
go to established clans.
**[18:56] Noel**
You've got it wrong, Lloyd.
**[18:59] Noel**
We're young and good-looking.
**[19:02] Noel**
That counts for a lot.
**[19:04] Noel**
The empire is promoting Seekers.
**[19:06] Noel**
It wants masses of citizens
to aspire to be like us.
**[19:10] Noel**
Famous Seekers become celebrities,
heroes to the people.
**[19:15] Noel**
Youth, looks, and charisma...
**[19:18] Noel**
Most successful clans have
members blessed in those areas.
**[19:23] Noel**
And if we sign endorsement deals with
companies, we'll also get sponsorship money.
***SIGN*** You're saying the bigwigs will favor us for jobs because you guys are young and hot?
**[19:35] Noel**
Yeah. And no need to count
yourself out, Walter.
**[19:38] Noel**
You've got your own appeal,
even if it's not for everyone.
***SIGN*** Huh?
**[19:42] Tanya**
But I don't like the idea
of selling myself like that...
***SIGN*** I'm on board.
***SIGN*** No point twiddling our thumbs.
***SIGN*** Let's start our own clan already.
**[19:52] Tanya**
Walter!
***SIGN*** I'm serious, Tanya.
***SIGN*** I want fame, power, and money. Is that so wrong?
***SIGN*** I'll even get to bag all the babes I want!
***SIGN*** Do you have a better offer?
***SIGN*** Will *you* be mine if I side with you?
**[20:10] Lloyd**
Walter!
**[20:13] Noel**
That makes two against one.
**[20:15] Noel**
Lloyd, you're our leader.
Tell us what you think.
**[20:19] Lloyd**
You really want to start a clan
right away, no matter what?
**[20:23] Noel**
It's one thing I won't back down on.
**[20:25] Noel**
If you say no, then I want
my share of our assets returned.
**[20:29] Noel**
I'll leave the party.
**[20:33] Noel**
I told you this when we joined up.
**[20:35] Noel**
I have a dream...
**[20:38] Noel**
to become an even greater Seeker
than the great Overdeath.
**[20:43] Lloyd**
A dream, huh?
**[20:49] Lloyd**
Got it. Let's start a clan.
**[20:52] Tanya**
Lloyd, are you serious?!
**[20:54] Lloyd**
We had to make the call sooner or later.
**[20:58] Lloyd**
Noel, this is my decision as leader.
Are you satisfied?
**[21:03] Noel**
Yeah. No complaints here.
**[21:05] Lloyd**
Let's talk more tomorrow...
No, how about the afternoon the day after?
**[21:10] Lloyd**
Let's rest and sober up.
Then we'll hash out the details at my place.
***SIGN*** Gotcha. See ya the day after tomorrow.
**[21:16] Noel**
I'm glad you came around, Lloyd, Tanya.
**[21:20] Noel**
See you.
**[21:22] Tanya**
Noel...
**[21:23] Noel**
Hmm?
**[21:29] Tanya**
Good night.
**[21:32] Noel**
Night.
***SIGN*** Big trouble, Noel!
***SIGN*** S-Stay calm and hear me out!
***SIGN*** L-Lloyd and T-Tanya...
***SIGN*** They screwed us!
**[23:34] Sign**
This Talker Is Ruthless
# E2 - This Talker Is Ruthless
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G0DUMG9Z2/this-talker-is-ruthless)
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**[00:00] Noel**
Yup, this is Lloyd's handwriting all right.
**[00:04] Noel**
Basically, he made some bad
investments and fell deep into debt,
**[00:09] Noel**
so he used our party funds,
12.8 million fil, to pay it off.
**[00:14] Noel**
Then he and Tanya fled Etrai
before this all came to light.
**[00:18] Noel**
Is that right?
***SIGN*** Yeah.
**[00:23] Noel**
He's such an idiot!
***SIGN*** What's so funny? Those two screwed us over, you know!
**[00:29] Noel**
That's why I'm busting a gut.
**[00:31] Noel**
Look how the mighty Lloyd has fallen!
**[00:35] Noel**
You should be laughing too, Walter!
***SIGN*** This ain't a laughing matter, you moron!
**[00:40] Noel**
When and where did you get this letter?
***SIGN*** Just now at Lloyd's lodgings.
**[00:46] Noel**
Weren't we supposed to meet
there this afternoon?
***SIGN*** Yeah, except I got the scoop on a good job at the pub last night.
***SIGN*** So I went early to talk to him. I didn't want anyone getting there ahead of us.
***SIGN*** But his place was emptied out, and the owner of the lodge gave me that letter.
**[01:04] Noel**
Did you ask when Lloyd left?
***SIGN*** Last night at around 8 o'clock, supposedly.
**[01:11] Noel**
Meaning they slipped out right before
Etrai shuts its gates for the night.
**[01:16] Noel**
It's 9:30 AM now. More than half a day later.
**[01:20] Noel**
And we weren't supposed to find out
for another few hours.
**[01:23] Noel**
What a cheap way to buy time.
***SIGN*** So, what're we gonna do?
**[01:27] Noel**
There should be a record of their departure.
**[01:29] Noel**
We can ask the authorities
which gate they left from
**[01:32] Noel**
and suss out their destination.
***SIGN*** Can we catch up to them?
**[01:35] Noel**
They're probably on foot since
renting a horse would leave a paper trail.
**[01:39] Noel**
If we rent some good steeds,
we'll catch up easy.
***SIGN*** Okay, let's go!
**[01:41] Noel**
Hold it, hold it. What's your plan?
***SIGN*** I'm gonna find Lloyd and sock him in the face!
***SIGN*** That's the only thing that'll quell my rage!
**[01:50] Noel**
So you'll deck him, fight about it,
and then laugh it off?
**[01:54] Noel**
Trust a muscle-brained meat fairy to write a script
that's all sunshine and rainbows.
***SIGN*** Wha...
***SIGN*** What was that?
**[02:01] Noel**
Listen up. They chose to ditch us and run.
**[02:05] Noel**
You can't just walk back
that kind of betrayal.
**[02:08] Noel**
It's not a matter of catching them
and talking it out.
**[02:10] Noel**
Worst case, we're fighting them to the death.
**[02:14] Noel**
Walter, are you certain you can take on Lloyd?
***SIGN*** With your support, yeah.
**[02:22] Noel**
Then can you fight Tanya too?
**[02:27] Noel**
Even if we manage to win,
we won't get our money back.
**[02:30] Noel**
It'd just be a waste of time.
**[02:31] Noel**
They knew that and figured
we wouldn't come after them.
**[02:35] Noel**
That's why they chose to "elope."
***SIGN*** Damn it! So we just sit here and take it?!
**[02:42] Noel**
Just take it? Don't be stupid.
**[02:45] Noel**
My motto is to repay friend and foe
alike a thousand times over!
***SIGN*** I was wondering where we were going since you told me to gear up.
***SIGN*** Why the Orc Club, of all places?
**[04:28] Noel**
Walter, you're dumb but you're not incapable.
**[04:32] Noel**
You're an excellent Warrior.
***SIGN*** What're you talking about?
**[04:35] Noel**
You have your role,
**[04:37] Noel**
and I have mine.
**[04:39] Noel**
In other words, leave the thinking to me.
**[04:49] Noel**
Listen up, Seekers!
**[04:50] Noel**
I've got a request for everyone here!
**[04:54] Noel**
Lloyd and Tanya, two members
of our group, Blue Beyond,
**[04:58] Noel**
have embezzled our party
funds and run away.
**[05:01] Noel**
We want you to find them
and capture them alive!
**[05:05] Noel**
We're offering a reward of two million fil!
**[05:08] Wolf**
Oh?
***SIGN*** Noel! Why'd you have to go and do that?!
**[05:14] Noel**
Even if we find them ourselves,
we can't do anything alone.
***SIGN*** Buy why tell everyone?
**[05:19] Noel**
We'll never get our guys
without casting a wide net.
***SIGN*** Huh? "Our guys"?
**[05:26] Noel**
You'll see soon enough.
**[05:28] Noel**
Anyone here willing to take the job?
**[05:31] Wolf**
Count us in.
**[05:33] Wolf**
Lightning Bite accepts your request.
**[05:35] Noel**
Wolf...
**[05:37] Wolf**
You'll really pay two million
if we capture them alive?
**[05:40] Noel**
You have my word I'll pay you on the spot.
**[05:42] Wolf**
Do you know where they went?
**[05:44] Noel**
Nope, not a clue.
**[05:46] Noel**
But we know they fled before
the town gates closed last night.
**[05:50] Noel**
They're probably on foot.
**[05:52] Wolf**
Should be easy to catch up, then.
**[05:54] Wolf**
Okay, let's go!
**[05:56] Seeker 1**
You're on!
**[05:57] Seeker 2**
I'm in too!
**[05:58] Seeker 3**
We'll also take the job!
**[06:04] Noel**
Was my hunch wrong?
**[06:06] Stubbles**
Hey.
**[06:07] Stubbles**
I got a question about your request.
**[06:11] Noel**
*Nope. There we go.*
***SIGN*** You know where Lloyd and Tanya are?!
**[06:17] Stubbles**
Yeah. I saw a couple of travelers just
like 'em on my way back from a job.
**[06:22] Stubbles**
It had to be them.
***SIGN*** Where? Tell me now!
**[06:25] Stubbles**
I'm not talking for free, man.
**[06:28] Stubbles**
Capturing them's worth two million, right?
**[06:29] Noel**
One million.
**[06:30] Stubbles**
Huh?
**[06:32] Noel**
Your party couldn't take them out.
**[06:34] Noel**
Which is why you want our help
in exchange for your intel.
**[06:39] Noel**
That's what this is about, right?
**[06:41] Noel**
In that case, you get half. One million.
**[06:43] Stubbles**
That's ridiculous, man!
**[06:45] Stubbles**
I have a party of four, okay?
How about one and a half?
**[06:48] Noel**
One.
**[06:49] Stubbles**
Okay, 1.4 million!
**[06:50] Noel**
One million. If you don't like
the terms, we're done here.
**[06:56] Noel**
*He's shabby.*
**[06:58] Noel**
*An older Seeker who's down on his luck.*
**[07:00] Noel**
* He's probably broke all the time*
* and can't afford to be picky about work.*
**[07:06] Stubbles**
Fine. One million it is.
**[07:10] Stubbles**
But you better pay us on the spot!
**[07:12] Noel**
We have a deal.
**[07:14] Noel**
Now, where are they?
**[07:16] Stubbles**
We passed them on Varley Road,
outside the south gate.
**[07:20] Stubbles**
They're probably headed for Carnot Village.
**[07:23] Noel**
Understood. Get your party
and wait for us at the south gate.
**[07:28] Noel**
Walter.
**[07:29] Noel**
You go with him.
***SIGN*** What about you?
**[07:32] Noel**
I need to take care of something first.
***SIGN*** And what's that?
**[07:37] Noel**
I'll tell you later.
**[07:42] Noel**
Thanks for waiting. Let's head out.
***SIGN*** Noel, are you confident you can fight Lloyd and Tanya?
**[07:50] Noel**
I am. I'll show them no mercy.
***SIGN*** Even if you have to kill them?
**[07:56] Noel**
Of course.
**[07:59] Noel**
Walter, I've always had a contingency
plan for allies betraying me.
**[08:05] Noel**
People are easily led astray, after all.
***SIGN*** You mean you *never* trusted them?
But they were our friends!
**[08:11] Noel**
Trusting someone doesn't
mean having blind faith.
**[08:14] Noel**
You should doubt them yourself.
**[08:16] Noel**
Doubt them and then decide
if you still want to team up with them.
**[08:19] Noel**
That's the basics of building any party.
**[08:23] Noel**
You can wait right here if you want.
***SIGN*** Don't mock me! I'm not that weak.
**[08:28] Noel**
You're soft. Too soft.
**[08:31] Noel**
If you aren't fully committed,
this is going to be painful for you.
**[08:43] Lloyd**
Let's get some good rest tonight
and set out again tomorrow morning.
**[08:48] Tanya**
Yeah, you're right.
**[08:50] Lloyd**
Don't worry. You know how Noel is.
**[08:54] Lloyd**
If he knows he can't get his money back,
he won't bother—
**[08:57] Noel**
Heya! Enjoying a fun date in a rural village?
**[09:05] Noel**
Don't move!
**[09:05] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[09:06] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[09:13] Noel**
That was Stun Howl. You let your guard down.
**[09:17] Sign**
This Talker Is Ruthless
***SIGN*** Why?!
***SIGN*** Why'd you betray us?!
**[09:24] Lloyd**
Sorry.
***SIGN*** "Sorry"? That's it?!
**[09:27] Noel**
Stop, Walter.
**[09:29] Noel**
Lloyd, I understand the situation
from your letter.
**[09:33] Noel**
But what'd you do with the reward
from the lesser vampires?
**[09:37] Lloyd**
I'm sorry. I used that too.
**[09:39] Noel**
For another investment?
**[09:41] Lloyd**
No, to pay back a debt.
**[09:44] Noel**
*I see what's going on here now.*
**[09:47] Noel**
The investment story was a lie, wasn't it?
**[09:51] Noel**
You were really gambling.
**[09:53] Noel**
What was it? Cards? Dice? Roulette?
**[09:56] Noel**
You lost big and fell into debt
with some unsavory types.
**[09:59] Noel**
That's why you used the party's money, right?
**[10:02] Noel**
Answer me. Did you gamble away
the money I entrusted to you?
**[10:08] Lloyd**
I'm sorry—
***SIGN*** Screw you! We put our lives on the line to earn that money!
**[10:14] Lloyd**
You have no idea how hard it is
to be the leader!
**[10:17] Lloyd**
It's not like I *wanted* to use the party funds!
**[10:20] Lloyd**
But before I knew it,
**[10:22] Lloyd**
I was in massive debt.
I didn't have any choice about it.
**[10:26] Lloyd**
If you want to criticize me, go right ahead!
**[10:29] Lloyd**
But do you really have any right?
**[10:31] Lloyd**
You push all the burdens
of leadership onto me,
**[10:34] Lloyd**
but want all the privileges when it suits you?
**[10:37] Lloyd**
That's messed—
**[10:42] Noel**
Do we have any right?
**[10:44] Noel**
You bet your ass we do.
**[10:46] Noel**
You're the one who wanted to be
the leader in the first place.
**[10:50] Noel**
Now you wanna talk about how
hard it is? You've got some nerve!
**[10:53] Noel**
You gambled yourself into debt because
you're a screwup! That's the bottom line!
**[11:00] Lloyd**
Please...
**[11:01] Lloyd**
No more...
**[11:05] Noel**
If you want me to forgive you,
then take another thousand kicks.
**[11:08] Noel**
I'll hear your apology after that.
**[11:10] Tanya**
Please, stop this!
**[11:13] Tanya**
Don't hurt Lloyd any more.
**[11:15] Noel**
Shall I kick you instead?
**[11:18] Noel**
I don't discriminate against women.
**[11:21] Noel**
I won't hold back just because you're one.
**[11:26] Tanya**
Wait! That's not what I meant!
**[11:27] Noel**
Spit it out.
**[11:29] Noel**
You were gambling with him too, weren't you?
**[11:32] Sign**
Confess
**[11:34] Tanya**
Yes, that's right.
**[11:36] Tanya**
I dipped into the party funds too.
**[11:38] Tanya**
But this is all Lloyd's stupid fault.
**[11:41] Tanya**
We could've won big if he'd let me play more.
**[11:45] Noel**
*Talker skill: Confess.*
**[11:48] Noel**
*It forces a target to tell the truth.*
**[11:53] Tanya**
Noel! Do you have any idea what you just did?
**[11:56] Tanya**
It's illegal to use mind control
skills for personal gain!
**[11:59] Noel**
Yes, I'd normally go straight to jail.
**[12:01] Noel**
But you're a criminal
who embezzled party funds.
**[12:06] Noel**
Imperial law allows the use of
mind control skills if and only if
**[12:09] Noel**
it's to make criminals admit to their crimes.
**[12:12] Noel**
You're the ones going straight to jail.
**[12:15] Tanya**
N-No way...
**[12:18] Noel**
Congratulations!
**[12:20] Noel**
Embezzlement is punishable
by ten years of hard labor.
**[12:23] Noel**
You can work your asses to death together.
**[12:29] Stubbles**
Looks like you're done talking.
**[12:31] Stubbles**
Time to pay up, then.
**[12:35] Stubbles**
A million fil here and now.
Don't go back on your word now.
**[12:39] Noel**
You'll get your money. Just wait.
**[12:41] Stubbles**
Hey, you better not have tricked us!
**[12:44] Noel**
Get your filthy mitts off me.
**[12:47] Stubbles**
Wh-Why you...
**[12:48] Noel**
I said you'll get your money.
**[12:51] Noel**
Just sit tight and wait there
with your cheap gear, you loser.
**[12:56] Stubbles**
Say that again!
**[13:01] Stubblesparty1**
H-Hey, what have you done?!
**[13:05] (Flashback) Brandon**
That's a cardiac concussion.
**[13:11] (Flashback) Brandon**
You use a powerful strike to the target's
heart to temporarily paralyze it.
**[13:18] (Flashback) Brandon**
Even the strongest of fighters will fail
to remain conscious after taking that.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Brandon**
Unlike other classes,
Talkers have no way to buff themselves.
**[13:28] (Flashback) Brandon**
That's where this move comes in.
**[13:30] (Flashback) Brandon**
It'll help you defend yourself.
**[13:33] (Flashback) Brandon**
Noel, I don't want you getting yourself killed.
**[13:42] Noel**
There he is.
**[13:50] Finocchio**
My goodness! Must the boonies always
be so dreadfully dusty?
**[13:54] Stubblesparty1**
Is that... the slave trader Finocchio Barzini?
**[13:58] Finocchio**
Did I keep you, my darling Noel?
**[14:00] Noel**
* The biggest mafia group*
* in the imperial capital*
**[14:03] Noel**
* is the Luciano family. And this is one of their*
* lieutenants, the boss of the Barzini subfamily.*
**[14:09] Noel**
*He's a man who is...*
**[14:12] Noel**
*refined yet vulgar, cheery yet cruel.*
**[14:15] Noel**
*The very definition of two-faced.*
**[14:17] Noel**
* That's why people have dubbed*
* him the Mad Clown.*
**[14:20] Noel**
You sure took your time.
**[14:21] Finocchio**
Gosh! I rushed all the way here
just for you, you know!
***SIGN*** Noel, is this what you were up to earlier?
**[14:29] Noel**
Exactly. I had a feeling those
two would be dead broke.
**[14:35] Noel**
So I made a deal with Finocchio
to recoup the money we're out.
***SIGN*** Don't tell me...
**[14:41] Noel**
I'm selling Lloyd and Tanya off
to Finocchio as slaves.
**[14:44] Noel**
That should cover our losses.
**[14:48] Tanya**
W-We'll never agree to that!
**[14:49] Noel**
Then I'll be forced to hand you over
to the military police.
**[14:53] Noel**
Do you know the survival rate for prisoners
sent to work in the mines for ten years?
**[15:01] Noel**
A measly 2 percent. Compared to that,
**[15:04] Noel**
you're better off being sold into slavery.
You might luck out with a kind master.
**[15:10] Noel**
There you have it.
Try to find them nice buyers.
**[15:14] Finocchio**
You got it!
**[15:15] Finocchio**
Let me begin my appraisal.
**[15:19] Noel**
Six million fil?
**[15:20] Noel**
That's way too low!
**[15:22] Finocchio**
I'm sorry.
**[15:23] Finocchio**
It's just a matter of bad timing.
**[15:26] Noel**
What do you mean?
**[15:27] Finocchio**
Keep this between us.
**[15:29] Finocchio**
The Holy Cross Church is about to issue
an ordinance of honorable poverty.
**[15:33] Finocchio**
Basically, the rich will have
to cut back on luxuries.
**[15:37] Finocchio**
Spending too much on slaves
would draw the church's ire.
**[15:42] Finocchio**
We'd greatly like to avoid that.
**[15:45] Noel**
Even the mafia that runs Etrai
can't defy the church, huh?
**[15:49] Finocchio**
Something like that.
**[15:52] Noel**
Okay, fine.
**[15:53] Finocchio**
I'm glad you're so understanding!
**[15:56] Finocchio**
I love you, my darling Noel! Smooch!
**[15:58] Noel**
I'll sell them for 11 million fil.
**[16:00] Finocchio**
Oh, thank you kindly!
Eleven million, coming right up—
**[16:05] Finocchio**
Wait, why'd the price increase
by five million?!
**[16:08] Noel**
It just went up to 12 million.
**[16:10] Finocchio**
What?! What in the world are you saying?
**[16:13] Noel**
Now it's 13 million.
**[16:14] Finocchio**
Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
**[16:16] Noel**
Now it's 14 million.
**[16:17] Finocchio**
Hey, Noel.
**[16:20] Noel**
Actually, make it 15 million.
**[16:21] Finocchio**
You little punk!
**[16:23] Finocchio**
How far are you gonna take this nonsense?!
**[16:25] Finocchio**
You think you can pull one over on *me*?
**[16:28] Finocchio**
If you wanna be pig feed so bad,
**[16:30] Finocchio**
I'll gladly cut you up right here and now!
**[16:33] Noel**
If you buy them for 15 million,
**[16:35] Noel**
I'll tell everyone you bought
them for 30, double that.
**[16:39] Finocchio**
You mean to fudge the sale price
to increase their value?
**[16:43] Finocchio**
Even with the religious ordinance coming up,
**[16:46] Finocchio**
the ever-discerning Finocchio Barzini
procured a pair of slaves for 30 million.
**[16:51] Finocchio**
That should garner quite a bit of
interest from the wealthy.
**[16:55] Finocchio**
Those two over there are young and beautiful.
**[16:58] Finocchio**
If there's plenty of demand, you should be
able to offload them for 90 million.
**[17:04] Finocchio**
But you only need to pay me 15 million.
**[17:09] Finocchio**
You get to keep all the profit.
**[17:12] Finocchio**
We'll both be in a lot of
hot water if this gets out.
**[17:15] Noel**
That kind of risk is a walk
in the park for you, no?
**[17:20] Finocchio**
Ugh, I always knew you were
out of your mind, but not like this!
**[17:24] Finocchio**
Say, are you interested in joining my family?
I'll give you a leadership role.
**[17:29] Noel**
I'll pass. So, what do you say?
**[17:31] Finocchio**
Okay!
**[17:33] Finocchio**
But never again, you hear me?
You silly goose!
**[17:36] Finocchio**
Oh, right.
**[17:38] Finocchio**
You there, nasty fellow!
**[17:41] Stubbles**
Y-Yes?!
**[17:42] Finocchio**
Breathe a word of this to anyone,
**[17:45] Finocchio**
and both you and your family
will all be dinner for my pigs!
**[17:50] Finocchio**
You got that?
**[17:51] Stubbles**
I-I... I understand!
**[17:55] Finocchio**
Here. The upfront payment I promised.
**[17:57] Tanya**
Noel, please spare me!
We're friends, aren't we?
**[18:01] Noel**
Friends don't gamble
with their friends' money.
**[18:06] Noel**
Once a traitor, always a traitor.
**[18:09] Noel**
Goodbye.
**[18:11] Tanya**
Help me, Walter!
**[18:14] Tanya**
You've gotta be kidding me!
**[18:16] Tanya**
Aren't you in love with me?!
So help me out here!
**[18:20] Tanya**
You're not gonna do squat when it counts?
Are your virgin balls the size of grapes?
**[18:23] Tanya**
Die, you waste of space!
**[18:25] Tanya**
You useless muscleheaded piece of shit!
**[18:28] Tanya**
Even a half-dead cur would be
more useful than you!
**[18:31] Finocchio**
Dearie me. Women are so frightening.
**[18:37] Finocchio**
See you soon, my darling Noel!
**[18:39] Finocchio**
Mwah!
**[18:42] Noel**
We're leaving, Walter.
**[18:46] Noel**
Here's your reward. One million fil.
**[18:48] Noel**
Your patience paid off, huh?
**[18:51] Stubbles**
Screw you, you weak-ass buffer!
**[18:54] Noel**
Even your insults are as lame as you look.
**[18:57] Noel**
Try to take a page
out of Tanya's book, will you?
**[18:59] Stubbles**
You heartless devil!
**[19:02] Noel**
*Devil?*
**[19:04] Noel**
* For us Seekers who hunt*
* abyssal beasts for a living,*
**[19:06] Noel**
* calling someone that is about the highest*
* form of resentment you can express.*
**[19:10] Noel**
*But if I'm a devil...*
**[19:12] Noel**
* I'll use that notoriety to forge myself*
* into the strongest in the world!*
***SIGN*** What, you come to see me off?
***SIGN*** Hey, this is...
**[19:43] (Flashback) Noel**
Are you going to quit being a Seeker?
**[19:47] (Flashback) Noel**
Walter, this business is no stranger
to party member turnover.
**[19:53] (Flashback) Noel**
If anything, this is a good opportunity.
**[19:56] (Flashback) Noel**
If we make a name as up-and-coming heels...
**[19:59] (Flashback) Walter**
You're strong.
**[20:02] (Flashback) Walter**
Unlike me. I'm...
**[20:06] (Flashback) Noel**
Yes, you lack fortitude. And brains.
**[20:11] (Flashback) Noel**
But you're an excellent Warrior.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Noel**
I know how strong you are better than anyone.
**[20:18] (Flashback) Walter**
Noel?
**[20:20] (Flashback) Noel**
Walter, let's rebuild
Blue Beyond from scratch.
**[20:24] (Flashback) Noel**
I need you.
**[20:31] (Flashback) Walter**
Sorry, I'm going to quit being a Seeker.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Walter**
I'm really sorry.
**[20:41] Noel**
Well, I did what I came to do, so see ya.
**[20:44] Noel**
Take care, Walter.
***SIGN*** Can't tell if the bastard has a heart or not.
***SIGN*** Did you know? You were actually the one Tanya loved.
***SIGN*** But you were looking for something different.
***SIGN*** Not a lover, not an emotional pillar,
***SIGN*** but strength and strength alone.
***SIGN*** You were the only one out of the lot of us who was special.
***SIGN*** Good luck, Noel.
***SIGN*** You were the best brother-in-arms a guy could ask for.
**[21:35] Noel**
Now everything's back to square one.
**[21:46] Noel**
Snakes shed their old skins in order to
grow new, stronger scales.
**[21:53] Noel**
I guess I should too.
**[21:56] Noel**
As of this day, Blue Beyond is born anew.
**[23:35] Sign**
The Real Deal
# E3 - The Real Deal
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**[00:12] Alma**
Found you, Noel Stollen.
**[01:46] Wolf**
I'm *telling* you, man,
you're not gonna get any takers.
**[01:51] Noel**
Shut up. Stop bothering me
when I'm here for interviews.
**[01:53] Wolf**
I mean, any Seeker who's good enough
to get in here is in a party or clan already.
**[02:00] Noel**
Wolf, this is none of your business. Buzz off.
**[02:04] Wolf**
Don't be such a stranger.
**[02:07] Wolf**
Talkers can't fight alone, remember?
**[02:09] Wolf**
Just join my party!
You'd be more than welcome.
**[02:13] Noel**
*Lightning Bite...*
**[02:15] Noel**
*Besides their leader, Wolf the Swordsman,*
**[02:17] Noel**
* they've also got an elven Archer named Lycia*
* and other skilled members.*
**[02:22] Noel**
* Even among C-rank parties, they're*
* considered a hotshot group of rookies.*
**[02:26] Wolf**
You're bound to make more joining up with us
than scraping together new members.
**[02:32] Wolf**
So come on already!
**[02:34] Lycia**
That's enough, Wolf.
**[02:37] Lycia**
You're bothering Noel.
**[02:38] Lycia**
No wonder that florist girl rejected you.
You've got zero game.
**[02:42] All**
Yup, yup.
**[02:44] Wolf**
Hey, Lycia! Don't go revealing
private details of my love life!
**[02:48] Wolf**
Besides, I was just getting
to the real negotiating here!
**[02:52] Noel**
Wolf.
**[02:52] Wolf**
Oh? Have you changed your mind?
**[02:55] Noel**
Yeah, but I have a condition.
**[02:59] Wolf**
Hear that, you guys?
I've got plenty of game with bros—
**[03:02] Noel**
I'm in if you make me the leader.
**[03:05] Wolf**
Huh?
**[03:06] Lycia**
Sure. Right, guys?
**[03:08] Oscar**
I'm fine with that.
**[03:09] Yujin**
Same here.
**[03:11] Kitty**
Me three!
**[03:12] Wolf**
Hey, that was quick!
**[03:14] Wolf**
What about my opinion?
**[03:16] Lycia**
What's the issue? Noel's smarter than you.
**[03:19] Wolf**
I guess when you put it that way...
**[03:22] Wolf**
No, wait, wait, wait!
There's one real big issue!
**[03:25] Wolf**
*I'm* the leader! I founded Lightning Bite!
**[03:30] Alma**
Are you Noel Stollen?
**[03:34] Lycia**
Whoa! When'd she get here?
**[03:36] Noel**
*This girl...*
**[03:38] Noel**
* Did she just get the drop on Lycia,*
* an excellent tracker?*
**[03:41] Alma**
I'm Alma.
**[03:44] Alma**
I saw your poster in the square.
**[03:53] Noel**
How old are you?
Children can't become Seekers, you know?
**[03:57] Alma**
I'm 21. A proper adult.
**[04:00] Lycia**
Wow, she's five years older than you!
**[04:03] Wolf**
Favorite food?
**[04:05] Alma**
Strawberries.
**[04:06] Yujin**
Any hobbies?
**[04:07] Alma**
Going on walks.
**[04:08] Oscar**
What do you do in your free time?
**[04:09] Alma**
Stretch, I guess.
**[04:11] Kitty**
Favorite book?
**[04:12] Alma**
Elizabeth Grese's *100 Techniques
to Turn a Tough Guy into a Damsel*.
**[04:18] Noel**
What's your class and rank?
**[04:20] Alma**
Scout. Rank C.
**[04:23] Noel**
*A Scout, huh? Not bad.*
**[04:26] Noel**
* Scouts and Archers skilled in detection*
* and tracking are a major boon in Abysses.*
**[04:32] Noel**
* I kinda wish she'd shown*
* up sooner, but oh well.*
**[04:35] Noel**
Last question.
**[04:37] Noel**
Why'd you want to be a Seeker?
**[04:40] Alma**
I have no interest in being a Seeker.
**[04:42] Alma**
The only thing I'm interested in...
**[04:44] Alma**
is you, the grandson of Overdeath.
**[04:48] Noel**
You knew my grandfather?
**[04:50] Alma**
Not me. My gramps said he fought him.
**[04:55] Alma**
That's how he got his right arm sliced off.
**[04:59] Noel**
You're not here to avenge him, are you?
**[05:03] Alma**
No, I wouldn't do something so unproductive.
**[05:07] Alma**
I just want to see what kind of Seeker
such a hero's grandson has become.
**[05:12] Noel**
You don't say...
**[05:14] Noel**
Well, sorry about that.
My grandfather is no longer alive,
**[05:17] Noel**
so please accept my apology on his behalf.
**[05:21] Alma**
My gramps died last month too.
**[05:23] Alma**
What's done is done. No need to apologize.
**[05:25] Noel**
Say, what was your grandfather's name?
**[05:28] Alma**
Alcor Judikhali.
**[05:34] Noel**
Alcor Judikhali?
**[05:38] Noel**
*The Society of Assassins...*
**[05:40] Noel**
* An underworld enterprise supposedly*
* willing to kill anyone for money.*
**[05:45] Noel**
*Alcor was its founder and first chief.*
**[05:50] Noel**
*The man was a legendary assassin.*
**[05:53] Logan**
This lass is *the* Alcor's grandkid?
**[05:56] Logan**
If that's a joke, it ain't funny.
**[05:59] Logan**
Don't go thinking you can just spout
whatever lies you want around here.
**[06:03] Wolf**
This's got nothing to do with you, Logan.
**[06:06] Logan**
Seeker taverns have
an unwritten rule, you hear?
**[06:10] Logan**
Only Seekers of a certain
prestige are allowed in.
**[06:13] Alma**
News to me.
**[06:15] Logan**
See? You're a total rook.
**[06:18] Logan**
Now, lemme tell you something else.
**[06:21] Logan**
It's customary for the regulars
to cream anyone who breaks that rule.
**[06:27] Alma**
Noel, a question.
**[06:29] Noel**
What?
**[06:30] Alma**
What determines a Seeker's prestige?
**[06:32] Noel**
Their class and rank, for starters. Following
that, strength that's plain for all to see.
**[06:38] Alma**
Okay, understood.
**[06:40] Alma**
In that case...
**[06:41] Alma**
I just need to pound this
haughty gorilla into the ground, right?
**[06:45] Wolf**
Whoa, hey now!
**[06:46] Lycia**
Of all the things to say to Logan...
**[06:51] Logan**
Who're you calling a gorilla?!
**[06:53] Logan**
You ain't getting outta here alive,
you stupid pig!
**[06:58] Alma**
Too slow.
**[07:05] Alma**
There. All done.
**[07:13] Noel**
You're hired!
**[07:21] Alma**
I'm hungry.
**[07:30] Alma**
Mm! This is yummy!
**[07:32] Noel**
Fried buns are hardly a rare delicacy.
**[07:36] Alma**
I never had anything this tasty
in the mountains.
**[07:40] Noel**
So you really are Alcor's grandkid, huh?
**[07:44] Alma**
Hmm? Did you not believe me?
**[07:47] Noel**
Came you blame me? It's a pretty bold claim
to make after showing up out of nowhere.
**[07:52] Alma**
But I believed that you were
Overdeath's grandson right away.
**[07:59] Alma**
It's your eyes.
**[08:01] Alma**
They tell me you're willing
to do anything to come out on top.
**[08:06] Alma**
My gramps warned me never to fight Overdeath.
**[08:10] Alma**
Said he was unpredictable
and incomprehensible.
**[08:14] Alma**
That nobody stood a chance
fighting him head-on.
**[08:17] Alma**
Your eyes reminded me of his words.
**[08:22] Noel**
Were you training to be
an Assassin in the mountains?
**[08:26] Alma**
Yup. Training to go from Scout
to Assassin and beyond.
**[08:32] Alma**
I haven't formally made rank B yet,
but I've met the requirements.
**[08:37] Noel**
So, why didn't you join
the Society of Assassins?
**[08:41] Noel**
Should be easy with your skills.
**[08:43] Alma**
That was the plan, actually.
**[08:49] (Flashback) Simon**
I trust you're ready for this.
**[08:53] (Flashback) Alma**
What a letdown.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Alma**
Is this weakling really my trial opponent?
**[08:59] (Flashback) Trialopp**
What was that?! Know your place, C-ranker!
**[09:02] (Flashback) Trialopp**
I'll show you what a real assassin is made of!
**[09:17] (Flashback) Trialopp**
Don't! This is a test!
**[09:20] (Flashback) Alma**
My gramps told me that, here,
**[09:22] (Flashback) Alma**
the strong survive and the weak
offer up their lives to the god of hell.
**[09:27] (Flashback) Trialopp**
That was in the past!
Before our new leader!
**[09:31] (Flashback) Trialopp**
Those ancient, sinister
traditions are long gone!
**[09:33] (Flashback) Alma**
I don't care. This is what I was taught.
**[09:36] (Flashback) Simon**
That's enough.
**[09:40] (Flashback) Alma**
Who are you?
**[09:42] (Flashback) Simon**
Simon Gregory.
**[09:45] (Flashback) Simon**
The current leader of the Society.
**[09:49] Alma**
But I was rejected.
**[09:52] Alma**
They said I wasn't a good fit
and tossed me out.
**[09:57] Noel**
Even with your strength?
**[09:58] Alma**
I was strong enough.
**[10:01] Alma**
But they said I was lacking
in other attributes.
**[10:06] Alma**
That they're making changes
under new leadership
**[10:10] Alma**
and don't need Assassins
trained in the old ways anymore.
**[10:13] Alma**
The Society has always been
an independent secret organization,
**[10:18] Alma**
but the crown is taking them
under its wing soon.
**[10:22] Noel**
You mean they'll be government-affiliated?
**[10:25] Alma**
Apparently.
**[10:26] Alma**
They said they're gonna focus more
on espionage work than contract killing.
**[10:31] Alma**
The new leader believes that's
what will secure the Society's future.
**[10:37] Noel**
Hey, that's extremely important intel.
**[10:40] Noel**
Not the kind of thing you drop
while munching on a bun!
**[10:42] Alma**
Oh, he *did* say it was top secret! Welp.
**[10:47] Noel**
Yeah, "welp" doesn't cover that.
**[10:49] Noel**
Just don't tell me they'll send
a bunch of Assassins to silence me.
**[10:54] Alma**
Relax, Noel.
**[10:57] Alma**
It's all good. Your big sis is here
to protect you if anything happens.
**[11:03] Noel**
"Big sis," my foot!
**[11:07] Sign**
The Real Deal
**[11:12] Noel**
How much do you know about
support classes and buffers?
**[11:16] Alma**
Not too much, really.
**[11:19] Alma**
Just that they're weak on their own
but have potent support skills,
**[11:24] Alma**
and it's their job to use
those on their party.
**[11:27] Noel**
That's right.
**[11:29] Noel**
But it's not as easy as using buffs
and calling it a day.
**[11:33] Alma**
It's not?
**[11:34] Noel**
First of all, buffs have
a wide range of effects.
**[11:37] Noel**
For instance, take the Talker skill
Assault Command.
**[11:38] Sign**
ASSAULT COMMAND
**[11:42] Noel**
While it has the ability
to end a battle in the blink of an eye,
**[11:45] Noel**
it can also wipe your entire party
if used incorrectly.
**[11:48] Alma**
That's scary.
**[11:50] Noel**
That's why buffers have be able
to assess the entire battle before casting.
**[11:56] Noel**
We give orders that bring out
the best in our teammates.
**[11:59] Noel**
We read the flow of the battle and control it.
**[12:03] Noel**
That's a buffer's real job.
**[12:06] Noel**
However, we Talkers cannot buff ourselves.
**[12:09] Noel**
We're a class that can't really
fight and survive in battle.
**[12:13] Alma**
But I know you can, Noel.
**[12:16] Noel**
I'd be long dead if I couldn't.
**[12:23] Noel**
I want you to catch a monster for me.
**[12:26] Alma**
A monster?
**[12:28] Noel**
Flora and fauna that have been
mutated by the Abyss.
**[12:32] Noel**
They're not as dangerous as beasts,
but they're dangerous enough.
**[12:35] Noel**
Hunting them is part of a Seeker's duties.
**[12:39] Noel**
Today, you're after a killer rabbit,
a bunny monster with an iron horn.
**[12:43] Alma**
Wow, how cute! Are we gonna eat it?
**[12:46] Noel**
We're not.
**[12:48] Noel**
They're very aggressive. Let their
appearance fool you, and you'll get skewered.
**[12:53] Noel**
You're only catching one as an experiment.
**[12:55] Alma**
An experiment?
**[12:57] Noel**
I want you to catch one while I buff you.
**[13:02] Alma**
I don't need your support
to catch a bunny. That's easy work.
**[13:06] Noel**
But what if I buff you beyond the norm?
What do you think will happen then?
**[13:11] Alma**
An easy task will become even easier?
**[13:14] Noel**
That's what you'd think,
but it's not so simple.
**[13:18] Noel**
You're going to need the ability
to take advantage of my buffs.
**[13:26] Noel**
As a Scout, do you have the Accel skill?
**[13:29] Alma**
Yep. It doubles my speed.
**[13:32] Alma**
It stacks, too. I can go up
to quintuple speed.
**[13:36] Noel**
Could you use it perfectly from the start?
**[13:39] Alma**
No way. I had to train
and let my body adjust to the speed.
**[13:43] Alma**
Otherwise, I would've torn
muscles and broken bones.
**[13:47] Noel**
Right? That's how it is
even with your own skills.
**[13:51] Noel**
It takes time to adapt to the increased
capabilities a buff gives you.
**[13:56] Alma**
I see now.
**[13:58] Noel**
This test will tell me how compatible you are.
**[14:02] Noel**
And the results will determine
our plans going forward.
**[14:07] Noel**
As good as my old party was, it took them
half a month to get used to my buffs.
**[14:12] Noel**
For you...
**[14:13] Alma**
No need to worry. I'll get it done.
**[14:19] Noel**
How many killer rabbits are in the vicinity?
**[14:22] Alma**
Thirteen in a 200-meter radius.
**[14:26] Noel**
That'll do.
**[14:27] Noel**
Let's start the test!
**[14:29] Noel**
Battle Voice! Tactician!
**[14:29] Sign**
BATTLE VOICE
**[14:31] Sign**
TACTICIAN
**[14:33] Noel**
How do you feel?
**[14:34] Alma**
It's a strange sensation.
I feel energy welling up inside of me.
**[14:40] Noel**
So long as you follow my orders,
all of your abilities will be enhanced.
**[14:46] Alma**
Incredible.
**[14:48] Noel**
Stack your Accel to the maximum.
**[14:50] Noel**
Your fivefold speed increase
should now be sixfold.
**[14:54] Alma**
Roger.
**[14:56] Noel**
You pass if you catch
at least one within ten seconds.
**[15:02] Noel**
This is an order!
Go catch some killer rabbits!
**[15:05] Alma**
Accel:
**[15:08] Alma**
Quintuple.
**[15:17] Alma**
*Wow, my body feels light as a feather.*
**[15:22] Alma**
*So this is what a Talker can do!*
**[15:26] Noel**
*Five, six, seven...*
**[15:29] Alma**
I'm back!
**[15:31] Alma**
There. Thirteen in total.
**[15:34] Alma**
All knocked out.
**[15:35] Noel**
You caught every single one?
**[15:37] Alma**
Yup! What was my time?
**[15:40] Noel**
I've got 8.6 seconds.
**[15:42] Noel**
* I can't believe she adapted*
* to a buff so easily the first time around.*
**[15:47] Noel**
*Is this what it means to be born talented?*
**[15:50] Noel**
*I'm so jealous.*
**[15:52] Alma**
Do you want to continue the experiments?
**[15:55] Noel**
Nah, I've seen enough.
**[15:57] Noel**
Given the result, there's no need
for any further training.
**[16:01] Noel**
With that settled, we'll be taking on
our first request as a party.
**[16:06] Alma**
Ooh, my first job! I've never been
in an Abyss before.
**[16:11] Alma**
A letter?
**[16:12] Noel**
Yeah. A little town we once cleared
of monsters sent us a request.
**[16:17] Alma**
"Dear Noel Stollen..."
**[16:20] Alma**
"A band of thieves has appeared
on the outskirts of Mintz Village."
**[16:26] Noel**
The reborn Blue Beyond's first job
is a bandit hunt.
**[16:32] Alma**
I've never ridden a stagecoach before!
**[16:35] Alma**
This is fun.
**[16:37] Noel**
It's only fun in the beginning.
**[16:40] Noel**
This trip to Mintz will be
sickeningly long.
**[16:43] Alma**
It's that far?
**[16:45] Noel**
Yeah. Far enough to turn your butt to stone.
**[16:48] Noel**
Let me tell you about the various jobs
we Seekers get to kill some time.
**[16:55] Alma**
Please do.
**[16:57] Noel**
Seekers handle all kinds of work,
**[17:01] Noel**
not just felling the beasts
that manifest in Abysses.
**[17:05] Noel**
There are also monster hunts,
where we eliminate monsters.
**[17:08] Noel**
There's criminal hunts,
where we pursue and capture outlaws.
**[17:12] Noel**
Then there's treasure hunting,
which is self-explanatory.
**[17:16] Noel**
There's also mythic hunts, where we explore
uncharted territory and the like.
**[17:20] Noel**
Bandit problems like the one
we're going to deal with
**[17:24] Noel**
are usually the regional
lord's responsibility.
**[17:27] Noel**
But they can be slow to act.
**[17:30] Noel**
Villages can be in danger
of getting razed before help arrives.
**[17:33] Noel**
In such cases, they might
request help from Seekers like us.
**[17:37] Alma**
That kinda sucks.
**[17:39] Noel**
Yeah, our client is a poor farming village.
**[17:42] Noel**
We can't expect much by way of a reward,
**[17:44] Noel**
but this will make a good trial run.
**[17:46] Alma**
So we take out the evildoers
bringing harm to innocent villagers?
**[17:50] Alma**
Sounds good to me!
**[17:53] Noel**
I appreciate you looking at it that way.
**[18:14] Alma**
Ugh...
**[18:16] Alma**
My butt's all stiff. I hate carriages.
**[18:19] Noel**
I told you it's only fun in the beginning.
**[18:23] Alma**
You meanie.
**[18:25] Noel**
We'll stay the night here in Eudora.
**[18:29] Noel**
We'll switch coaches tomorrow
morning and head for Mintz.
**[18:34] Inn1**
I'm sorry!
**[18:36] Inn1**
We're full for the night.
**[18:39] Noel**
Too bad. We'll try a different place.
**[18:42] Inn2**
Better luck next time.
**[18:44] Noel**
On to the next one!
**[18:45] Inn3**
You were a minute too late.
**[18:47] Noel**
Next!
**[18:48] Inn4**
Just filled the last room.
**[18:56] Noel**
We can finally rest.
**[18:58] Alma**
The food was awful, but the room's nice.
**[19:01] Noel**
This was the only room we could find.
**[19:03] Noel**
You can take the bed, Alma.
**[19:05] Alma**
Where'll you sleep?
**[19:07] Noel**
On the floor.
**[19:08] Alma**
Why? Just sleep in the bed with me.
**[19:12] Noel**
Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea.
**[19:15] Alma**
Oh, are you blushing? How cute.
**[19:17] Noel**
I am *not* blushing.
**[19:19] Alma**
Then let's sleep together!
**[19:21] Alma**
I'm your big sis, after all,
so it's totally cool.
**[19:24] Noel**
"Big sis," my foot!
**[19:30] Alma**
He really is cute.
**[19:47] Noel**
What?
**[19:49] Alma**
Nice body.
**[19:52] Alma**
Splendid. Just great.
**[19:55] Alma**
You're like a wild animal.
**[19:57] Alma**
Your muscles are lean and toned.
**[20:00] Noel**
Hey.
**[20:02] Alma**
You honestly do have a great body.
**[20:05] Alma**
It's really too bad.
**[20:08] Noel**
Why?
**[20:10] Alma**
It takes an absurd amount of hard work
to build a body like that.
**[20:14] Alma**
But no matter how hard you train,
you'll never compare to frontline fighters.
**[20:20] Alma**
Hard work can't trump talent.
**[20:24] Alma**
That's why it's a shame.
**[20:26] Alma**
If you were a Warrior like Overdeath,
**[20:30] Alma**
you could've become the ultimate Seeker.
**[20:35] Noel**
Alma.
**[20:36] Alma**
What?
**[20:37] Noel**
Close your eyes.
**[20:38] Alma**
Like this?
**[20:41] Alma**
Ow!
**[20:42] Alma**
What gives?!
**[20:44] Noel**
Mind your own business.
**[20:46] Noel**
Go take your bath. I'm going to sleep.
**[20:49] Alma**
Hmph, fine.
**[21:04] (Flashback) Alma**
It takes an absurd amount of hard work
to build a body like that.
**[21:08] (Flashback) Alma**
But no matter how hard you train,
you'll never compare to frontline fighters.
**[21:14] (Flashback) Alma**
Hard work can't trump talent.
**[21:19] Noel**
I know that better than anyone.
**[21:25] (Flashback) Brandon**
Stop crying, Noel!
**[21:26] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
But I got assigned the weakest class.
**[21:29] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I wanted to be a Warrior like you, Grandpa.
**[21:34] (Flashback) Brandon**
Noel, you're the spitting image
of your late mother.
**[21:39] (Flashback) Brandon**
But I can tell...
**[21:42] (Flashback) Brandon**
Unlike her and just like me,
you have an innate talent to be a Seeker.
**[21:47] (Flashback) Brandon**
So what if you're a Talker?
I'll train you into the greatest Seeker.
**[21:54] (Flashback) Brandon**
Trust me.
**[22:01] Noel**
Grandpa...
**[23:34] Sign**
An Apology Won't Cut It
# E4 - An Apology Won't Cut It
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G7PU3PWN2/an-apology-wont-cut-it)
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**[00:10] Alma**
So many sweet buns...
**[00:14] Noel**
I hope you die buried in them!
**[00:17] Alma**
Ow!
**[01:56] Mayor**
Well, hello there, Blue Beyond!
I'm so glad to see... you?
**[02:02] Noel**
It's been a year, Mr. Mayor.
**[02:04] Mayor**
Um, if you don't mind me asking,
where are the others?
**[02:08] Noel**
The other three quit.
**[02:10] Noel**
Alma here and I are the only members now.
**[02:12] Mayor**
Huh?
**[02:13] Noel**
Relax. We'll get rid
of those thieves for you today.
**[02:21] Mayorwife**
Here you are.
**[02:22] Mayorwife**
Some tea for you.
**[02:25] Noel**
Been a while, huh?
**[02:28] Mayor**
Sorry. She's at a difficult age.
**[02:32] Mayor**
She was really looking forward
to seeing you all again.
**[02:36] Noel**
Too bad our handsome leader isn't here.
She must be disappointed.
**[02:42] Mayor**
Oh, I wouldn't say that, actually.
**[02:44] Mayor**
The one she's always talking about is...
**[02:45] Chelsea**
Noel...
**[02:47] Noel**
Let's go over the job.
**[02:50] Noel**
Your letter said this band of thieves
numbers about twenty.
**[02:53] Noel**
And they've already hit a neighboring town,
with quite a few casualties?
**[02:57] Mayor**
Not only did they rob the town,
they also took their women. Awful stuff.
**[03:02] Noel**
You said they were roving.
Have you been able to locate their hideout?
**[03:07] Mayor**
Yes. It's a rocky clearing
in the forest to the east.
**[03:10] Noel**
That's plenty of information.
**[03:13] Noel**
Let's talk compensation next.
**[03:15] Noel**
As I mentioned, we need 200,000 up front
and 300,000 upon completion,
**[03:20] Noel**
for a total of 500,000 fil.
**[03:22] Mayor**
Here's the initial 200,000.
**[03:25] Mayor**
You're welcome to take a look.
**[03:27] Noel**
* He paid up awfully fast.*
* I was expecting him to haggle some more.*
**[03:32] Noel**
* Looks like he barely managed to scrape this*
* together. Must be really struggling.*
**[03:36] Noel**
Yep, that looks right.
We'll be back when the job's done.
**[03:39] Mayor**
W-We'll have the rest waiting, of course.
**[03:41] Noel**
We're setting out at once.
**[03:43] Noel**
Just sit tight and relax.
**[03:49] Alma**
That balding pervert kept staring at my chest.
**[03:53] Noel**
Huh? Really?
**[03:55] Alma**
Right in front of his wife and daughter!
What a creep.
**[03:58] Chelsea**
Noel!
**[04:01] Chelsea**
U-Um, you're headed off
to defeat them, right?
**[04:05] Noel**
Yeah. We'll make quick work of this,
so don't you worry.
**[04:10] Chelsea**
W-Well... G-Good luck!
**[04:13] Chelsea**
I'm rooting for you!
**[04:14] Noel**
Huh? Oh, thanks.
**[04:20] Chelsea**
Um, remember this?
**[04:21] Noel**
A bamboo dragonfly?
**[04:23] Noel**
Say, that's right. I taught you how to make
those when I was here last, didn't I?
**[04:27] Chelsea**
Yeah! The ones I make now fly higher
than all of the other kids'!
**[04:33] Chelsea**
Like *zoom*!
**[04:35] Chelsea**
But this...
**[04:37] Chelsea**
This is the one you gave me.
I've held on to it ever since.
**[04:43] Chelsea**
It's, um, my most prized possession!
**[04:46] Noel**
That's real sweet.
**[04:49] Chelsea**
So, um...
**[04:52] Chelsea**
I'll be waiting! My mom and I will
make something good to eat
**[04:55] Chelsea**
while we wait for you to come back!
**[05:00] Noel**
What's with that look?
**[05:03] Alma**
Noel, you're one nasty dude
for how cute you are.
**[05:06] Alma**
You've got that innocent little girl
wrapped around your finger.
**[05:09] Alma**
Your big sis is shocked.
**[05:11] Noel**
Shut up, you big-boobed bimbo.
**[05:13] Alma**
"Big-boobed bimbo"? Are you talking about me?!
**[05:17] Noel**
Let's go find those thieves.
**[05:18] Alma**
Hey, wait!
**[05:20] Alma**
I'm not gonna let that slide!
**[05:30] Noel**
What made that balding pervert
think there were only twenty?
**[05:35] Noel**
There's at least twice that.
**[05:37] Noel**
A group this big isn't just
a band of roving nobodies.
**[05:42] Noel**
That must be their boss.
**[05:45] Noel**
Hmm? He looks familiar...
**[05:48] Noel**
Right. That's Gordo the Razor Blade.
**[05:51] Alma**
Who?
**[05:53] Noel**
A wanted man with a bounty of 2 mill.
**[05:55] Noel**
I didn't realize he was still alive.
What a cockroach.
**[05:58] Noel**
Gordo is a B-ranked Bandit, of the Scout line.
**[06:01] Noel**
Can you beat him?
**[06:02] Alma**
One-on-one, easily. But not if I also
have to take all his henchmen.
**[06:08] Noel**
I know. I'll handle those guys.
**[06:11] Alma**
You're gonna fight with me?
**[06:13] Alma**
But if you get any closer,
the Bandit will detect you.
**[06:17] Alma**
I have a skill to hide my presence, but you...
**[06:20] Noel**
Less talking, more listening.
**[06:23] Noel**
I have a plan.
**[06:27] Alma**
Stealth!
**[06:30] Noel**
*Are you ready?*
**[06:31] Alma**
*I'm getting into position.*
**[06:33] Alma**
*Anyway, this sure is handy.*
**[06:36] Sign**
LINK
**[06:36] Noel**
* The Talker skill Link allows allies*
* to share their thoughts at range.*
**[06:42] Alma**
*I'm here.*
**[06:45] Alma**
*Distance is ten meters.*
**[06:46] Alma**
*Ready to attack on your orders.*
**[06:49] Noel**
*Roger.*
**[06:51] Noel**
*I'm using Stun Howl.*
**[06:54] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[06:54] Noel**
Don't move!
**[06:57] Gordo**
Hey! What's gotten into you guys?
**[06:59] Noel**
This is an order! Kill Gordo!
**[07:02] Alma**
Accel: Quintuple.
**[07:05] Alma**
Quick Attack!
**[07:15] Noel**
*Kill confirmed. Here's your next order.*
**[07:18] Noel**
*Keep the enemy busy until I arrive.*
**[07:21] Alma**
Roger that.
**[07:23] Alma**
Three.
**[07:24] Alma**
Four.
**[07:25] Alma**
Five.
**[07:29] Noel**
*That idiot's enjoying the slaughter.*
**[07:33] Noel**
*She's going to be trouble.*
**[07:35] Alma**
Ten! Eleven!
**[07:38] Noel**
*Alma!*
**[07:39] Noel**
* I'm joining the fray*
* and using a flash grenade!*
**[07:43] Alma**
Got it!
**[07:46] Noel**
Flame Bullet!
**[08:03] Mayor**
Boy, am I glad to see you two safe!
**[08:08] Mayor**
Well? What of the thieves?
**[08:12] Noel**
We killed them all.
This is their boss's head.
**[08:16] Noel**
Want to see for yourself?
**[08:17] Mayor**
Er, n-no, that's okay...
**[08:19] Noel**
Then pay us the rest of our money.
**[08:22] Mayor**
Y-Yes, of course.
But first things first, let's have dinner.
**[08:27] Mayor**
My wife and daughter
cooked up a real feast for you two!
**[08:36] Mayor**
That's right!
**[08:38] Mayor**
She was assessed as a Swordsman!
**[08:42] Chelsea**
N-Noel, I wanna be an awesome Seeker like you.
**[08:47] Chelsea**
Do you think I can do it?
**[08:49] Noel**
Any adult can become a Seeker. All you have
to do is register with the government.
**[08:55] Noel**
Typically, you sign up for
training school in Etrai after that.
**[09:00] Noel**
It's run by the empire, so it's free.
**[09:02] Noel**
The course is two years for frontline
fighters and one year for backline.
**[09:06] Chelsea**
That'd be two years for me, then.
**[09:08] Noel**
Listen, they don't cover your living expenses.
You'll have to manage that yourself.
**[09:14] Noel**
Save up enough money before you join.
**[09:17] Chelsea**
Oh, I see...
**[09:20] Noel**
While it's not common,
you could build experience as a supporter.
**[09:25] Chelsea**
Really?!
**[09:26] Noel**
Yeah. Supporters are basically
gofers for Seekers.
**[09:32] Noel**
Register with the supporters guild
and you'll get paid,
**[09:35] Noel**
plus, most importantly, you'll get
to see how the pros fight firsthand.
**[09:44] Chelsea**
Hey, if I become a strong Seeker,
will you let me join Blue Beyond?
**[09:51] Noel**
If you really do become a strong Seeker
**[09:54] Noel**
and if I'm still the kind of Seeker
you admire by then,
**[09:59] Noel**
let's fight side by side.
**[10:01] Chelsea**
You mean it?!
That's a promise for sure, okay?!
**[10:06] Mayor**
Hey, good for you, Chelsea!
**[10:09] Mayor**
A toast to my daughter!
I've brought some wine for you.
**[10:15] Mayor**
This vintage here set me back 100,000 fil.
**[10:18] Mayor**
I've been saving it for a special occasion.
**[10:24] Mayor**
Please, drink up!
**[10:25] Mayor**
Think of it as celebrating
my daughter's new path.
**[10:32] Noel**
Indeed, this is some fine wine.
**[10:34] Noel**
I can tell it's top-shelf
from the color and aroma.
**[10:36] Mayor**
Right?! It's hard to get
your hands on, even in Etrai!
**[10:40] Noel**
We may be guests, but we couldn't possibly
steal the first sip of such a fancy wine.
**[10:44] Noel**
As our host, won't you
do the honors, Mr. Mayor?
**[10:48] Mayor**
What? M-M-Me?
**[10:51] Noel**
Is something the matter?
**[10:53] Mayor**
Oh, no, no, no! I... I just don't drink.
**[10:57] Noel**
That's funny. You spent 100,000
on this bottle when you don't drink?
**[11:02] Mayor**
W-W-Well...
**[11:04] Noel**
Don't be shy now.
**[11:07] Noel**
Take a nice sip...
**[11:09] Noel**
of the wine you poisoned.
**[11:12] Sign**
An Apology Won't Cut It
**[11:18] Mayor**
Y-Y-You think I poisoned it?
Why would I do that?!
**[11:24] Noel**
You don't have to pay us if we're dead.
**[11:28] Noel**
You could take our money and gear, too.
**[11:30] Noel**
Make a killing by killing, as it were.
**[11:33] Mayor**
Preposterous! Such an outrageous
accusation! And based on what?!
**[11:36] Noel**
Three things. First...
**[11:40] Noel**
a man who lied about the number
of thieves to cheap out on the reward
**[11:44] Noel**
would never generously
pop open a bottle worth 100,000.
**[11:49] Noel**
Second, this is cheap wine.
**[11:52] Noel**
And I can tell by the smell
that it's starting to spoil.
**[11:57] Noel**
Which means it's already been opened
and it's been some time since,
**[12:00] Noel**
contrary to your story
about saving it for a special occasion.
**[12:04] Mayor**
W-Well...
**[12:06] Noel**
Third, your lust for blood has been palpable
since you brought up the wine.
**[12:13] Alma**
Exactly. Did you really think you could
fool us with your terrible acting?
**[12:18] Alma**
You must have shit for brains.
**[12:19] Alma**
Besides, Scouts build up a tolerance
to poison. It wouldn't have worked anyway.
**[12:23] Mayor**
Enough! You don't have any evidence!
**[12:27] Noel**
Then...
**[12:28] Noel**
Go ahead and drink this wine.
**[12:33] Mayor**
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
**[12:36] Mayor**
Why should I have to listen to you?!
**[12:38] Mayor**
Get out! Leave this village at once!
**[12:42] Noel**
Confess.
**[12:43] Sign**
CONFESS
**[12:45] Noel**
You poisoned this wine, didn't you? Spill it.
**[12:49] Mayor**
Yes, I poisoned it.
**[12:52] Mayor**
I wanted you dumb Seekers to kill the thieves,
**[12:55] Mayor**
and then kill you and steal
your money and valuables.
**[13:00] Chelsea**
D-Dad?
**[13:02] Chelsea**
You really meant to kill Noel and his friend?
**[13:15] Mayor**
I-It hurts! My eye!
**[13:17] Mayor**
My eye!
**[13:20] Noel**
Don't think I'm stopping
with just your right eye.
**[13:23] Noel**
I'm taking the left next.
**[13:25] Noel**
Then I'll cut off your nose and ears,
then pull out all your teeth and tongue.
**[13:32] Mayor**
P-Please forgive me...
**[13:34] Noel**
Forgive you?
**[13:35] Noel**
You really think an apology's
gonna cut it after you tried to kill us?
**[13:40] Mayor**
I-I'll p-pay you right now!
You'll have your 300,000 fil!
**[13:44] Noel**
Don't make me laugh. Just 300,000?
You really think that's enough?
**[13:49] Noel**
If you want to live,
bring me every last coin in this house.
**[13:52] Mayor**
Wh-What? I can't! I have debts to repay!
**[13:57] Noel**
No deal, then.
**[14:02] Noel**
This is the last sight you'll ever see.
**[14:06] Noel**
Burn it into your brain—
**[14:09] Mayor**
It's the Gambino family!
**[14:12] Mayor**
I-I borrowed money from the Gambino family!
**[14:15] Mayor**
They're mafia! They'll kill me
if I miss my payment!
**[14:21] Noel**
What makes you think I care?
Don't look down on Seekers.
**[14:29] Chelsea**
Please wait!
**[14:30] Chelsea**
This is all we have! It's 820,000 fil in total!
**[14:34] Chelsea**
We don't have a copper more!
**[14:36] Chelsea**
You can have it, so please spare my father!
**[14:40] Mayor**
You idiot! If you give him that,
who knows what the Gambinos will do to us?!
**[14:46] Chelsea**
But if I don't, you'll be...
**[14:48] Mayor**
I-I know, but...
**[14:55] Chelsea**
I'm telling the truth.
**[14:57] Chelsea**
Please let us off with this.
**[15:05] Noel**
Alma, we're leaving.
**[15:06] Alma**
Roger.
**[15:08] Mayor**
It's all over!
**[15:10] Mayor**
We're done for!
**[15:15] Chelsea**
Damn you Seekers...
**[15:18] Chelsea**
Damn you!
**[15:20] Chelsea**
I hate all of you Seekers!
**[15:31] Alma**
Life is tough for Seekers.
**[15:34] Noel**
What, sick of it already?
**[15:36] Alma**
Of course not.
**[15:38] Noel**
Glad to hear it.
**[15:41] Alma**
But are you okay, Noel?
**[15:43] Noel**
I'm fine.
**[15:44] Alma**
Yeah? But...
**[15:46] Alma**
You dashed a girl who looked up to you.
Whatever the reasons, that's gotta hurt...
**[15:52] Alma**
Or so I figure.
**[15:53] Noel**
If I was scared of disappointing folks,
I'd hole up on a deserted island.
**[15:57] Alma**
When you're having a hard time,
you can come to your big sis!
**[16:01] Alma**
I'll give you a big ol' hug!
**[16:02] Noel**
Go hug a cactus, you big-boobed bimbo.
**[16:06] Alma**
Hey, not again! Stop it!
**[16:09] Noel**
When you stop treating me like a child.
**[16:13] Alma**
Not happening.
**[16:15] Alma**
It's your fault for having
such a cute little face!
**[16:17] Noel**
I fail to see your logic.
**[16:23] Alma**
Wow, an airship! It's huge!
**[16:28] Noel**
Looks like it belongs to the
Goat Dinner clan, three-star regalia.
**[16:32] Alma**
Regalia? What's that mean?
**[16:36] Noel**
It means the clan's been
recognized by the empire.
**[16:40] Sign**
Seven Stars
**[16:41] Noel**
There are seven regalia clans.
**[16:44] Noel**
And they aren't all equal.
**[16:47] Noel**
The pecking order is determined
by their strength and achievements.
**[16:50] Noel**
From the bottom up,
there are four three-star regalia,
**[16:53] Noel**
a pair of two-star regalia,
**[16:55] Noel**
and a single one-star regalia.
**[16:57] Noel**
The right to own an airship is one of
the privileges afforded to the regalia.
**[17:01] Alma**
Sounds impressive! So that airship's
got lots of powerful Seekers aboard?
**[17:06] Noel**
Not *just* powerful.
**[17:08] Noel**
They're also top-class in terms of
intellect, experience, wealth, and courage.
**[17:16] Noel**
I've made up my mind...
**[17:18] Alma**
Huh?
**[17:20] Noel**
In a year's time,
**[17:23] Noel**
we're going to be part of the regalia.
**[17:28] (Flashback) Alma**
Well? Do I pass?
**[17:31] (Flashback) Simon**
You pass... in terms of combat prowess.
**[17:35] (Flashback) Alma**
What else is there?
**[17:37] (Flashback) Simon**
Let me ask you a simple question.
All you need to do is answer it.
**[17:42] (Flashback) Simon**
Were you the one who killed Alcor Judikhali,
the previous head of the Society?
**[17:48] (Flashback) Alma**
That's right. Even the god of assassins
was a sitting duck when senile.
**[17:54] (Flashback) Simon**
Why did you do it?
**[17:56] (Flashback) Alma**
Is there a point to that question?
**[17:59] (Flashback) Simon**
No. Just an idle curiosity.
**[18:03] (Flashback) Simon**
Alcor was a truly terrifying man.
**[18:06] (Flashback) Simon**
He sought power and power alone
to be a giver of death and naught else.
**[18:12] (Flashback) Simon**
A reaper in the form of a human...
That's what Alcor was.
**[18:16] (Flashback) Alma**
And yet he lost to Overdeath.
**[18:19] (Flashback) Simon**
Indeed, he did.
**[18:21] (Flashback) Simon**
For all his power,
there was a wall he could not overcome.
**[18:27] (Flashback) Simon**
That fact began to wear away at his mind.
**[18:33] (Flashback) Simon**
Alma, you're not his grandkid, but rather...
**[18:37] (Flashback) Simon**
his daughter, aren't you?
**[18:38] (Flashback) Alma**
Correct.
**[18:41] (Flashback) Alma**
I'm but one child born of the women
he kidnapped from some village.
**[18:48] (Flashback) Alma**
But that man didn't want children.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Alma**
He wanted an equal...
**[18:53] (Flashback) Alma**
No, he wanted to be reborn.
**[18:57] (Flashback) Alma**
He couldn't escape his fear of defeat
until he breathed his last.
**[19:02] (Flashback) Alma**
So he decided to create
an invincible version of himself.
**[19:06] (Flashback) Alma**
He truly believed he could erase the blemish
of losing to Overdeath that way.
**[19:14] (Flashback) Alma**
My siblings were all sacrificed
to his delusion.
**[19:19] (Flashback) Alma**
Only I, his greatest success, survived.
**[19:27] (Flashback) Simon**
Alma, I'll be honest.
**[19:30] (Flashback) Simon**
There's no place for you
in the Society's future.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Alma**
Why not? I proved my strength!
**[19:36] (Flashback) Simon**
I'll admit you're certainly strong.
**[19:39] (Flashback) Simon**
But that doesn't mean
you're cut out for the Society.
**[19:42] (Flashback) Alma**
That makes no sense!
**[19:44] (Flashback) Alma**
Explain yourself!
**[19:47] (Flashback) Simon**
What I'm about to say stays between us.
**[19:50] (Flashback) Simon**
Of course we'll still need to kill,
even as a government agency.
**[19:55] (Flashback) Simon**
But in the past, killing was our end goal.
**[19:58] (Flashback) Simon**
From now on, it's a means to an end.
**[20:01] (Flashback) Simon**
It's a nuanced difference but a big one.
**[20:05] (Flashback) Simon**
At the very least,
the latter will ensure our future.
**[20:09] (Flashback) Alma**
A future?
**[20:17] (Flashback) Alma**
I was forced to train as a killer
for 21 years, and *this* is what I get?
**[20:22] (Flashback) Simon**
There is carnage slumbering in your heart.
**[20:25] (Flashback) Simon**
You're too dangerous for the Society.
**[20:27] (Flashback) Alma**
I never ever got to do anything fun.
**[20:32] (Flashback) Alma**
No friends, no love.
**[20:36] (Flashback) Alma**
I had to spend every single moment
focusing on survival.
**[20:41] (Flashback) Alma**
And now you don't need me?
I'm not cut out for this?
**[20:44] (Flashback) Alma**
Then what did I endure it all for?
**[20:47] (Flashback) Alma**
What were the past 21 years even for?
**[20:53] (Flashback) Alma**
Give it back...
**[20:55] (Flashback) Alma**
Give it back!
**[20:57] (Flashback) Alma**
Give me back my life!
**[21:02] (Flashback) Alma**
Wait! What am I supposed to do now?!
**[21:05] (Flashback) Simon**
Your life is your own.
**[21:11] (Flashback) Simon**
By the way, I heard something interesting.
**[21:14] (Flashback) Simon**
Apparently, Overdeath's grandkid
is a Seeker in Etrai.
**[21:21] (Flashback) Alma**
Overdeath's grandkid? Are they strong?
**[21:24] (Flashback) Simon**
Yes, considerably so.
**[21:26] (Flashback) Simon**
But his class is Talker.
**[21:30] (Flashback) Alma**
Talker?
**[21:32] (Flashback) Simon**
The class everyone considers
the weakest of them all.
**[21:36] (Flashback) Simon**
Go see him if that intrigues you.
**[21:39] (Flashback) Simon**
His name is...
**[21:42] Alma**
Noel Stollen.
**[21:53] Noel**
Alma?
**[21:57] Alma**
Always... I'll always fight by your side!
**[23:34] Sign**
The Swordsman
from the Far East
# E5 - The Swordsman from the Far East
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G9DU9ZDV2/the-swordsman-from-the-far-east)
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**[00:25] Warden2**
Heya, rook. Your tummy feel better?
**[00:29] Loki**
Yes, thanks for asking.
**[00:31] Warden2**
Yeah? Glad to hear it.
**[00:34] Loki**
By the way...
**[00:36] Loki**
Is that the death-row inmate in there?
**[00:39] Warden2**
Yup. He's so well-behaved, though,
you wouldn't know it.
**[00:44] Loki**
Huh.
**[00:45] Warden2**
He's the murderer who had
all of Etrai trembling in fear...
**[00:49] Warden2**
Hugo Coppélia the Puppeteer.
**[02:29] Noel**
*Two laps around the castle walls.*
**[02:31] Noel**
* I have a two-hour time limit*
* and weight to carry while doing it.*
**[02:35] Noel**
*That's my daily morning routine.*
**[02:37] Noel**
* And I never skip it,*
* no matter how tired I am.*
**[02:44] (Flashback) Brandon**
Get up, Noel! The beasts won't wait for you!
**[02:48] (Flashback) Brandon**
Too slow!
**[02:51] Noel**
* My training began the day*
* I said I'd become a Seeker.*
**[02:56] Noel**
* The kind, gentle grandfather I knew*
* up and disappeared on me.*
**[03:00] Noel**
* He put me through hell,*
* drilling me every day.*
**[03:05] Noel**
*We Talkers have no way to buff ourselves.*
**[03:09] Noel**
* So if we want to survive as Seekers,*
* there's only one recourse.*
**[03:32] (Flashback) Y. Noel**
I can keep going!
**[03:36] (Flashback) Brandon**
Bring it!
**[03:47] (Flashback) Alma**
You honestly do have a great body.
**[03:49] (Flashback) Alma**
It's really too bad.
**[03:52] (Flashback) Noel**
Why?
**[03:55] (Flashback) Alma**
It takes an absurd amount of hard work
to build a body like that.
**[03:59] (Flashback) Alma**
But no matter how hard you train,
you'll never compare to frontline fighters.
**[04:05] (Flashback) Alma**
Hard work can't trump talent.
**[04:20] Alma**
I knew you'd have a nice room.
**[04:23] Noel**
How's your place? Have you settled in?
**[04:25] Alma**
More or less. It's not this good,
but it's all right.
**[04:30] Noel**
Home's where you make it.
**[04:32] Noel**
This isn't the time we agreed on.
You're here early.
**[04:37] Alma**
Aren't you happy to see your big sis sooner?
**[04:41] Alma**
Hey, lemme touch you.
**[04:43] Noel**
Huh?
**[04:48] Noel**
I don't remember giving my consent.
**[04:51] Noel**
Cut it out!
**[04:52] Alma**
No way. Just give up.
**[04:55] Noel**
Don't touch me!
**[04:56] Noel**
Wh-Why are you so strong?
**[04:59] Alma**
Sucks for you! No little brother
can win against his big sis.
**[05:04] Noel**
Again, you are *not* my big sis!
**[05:08] Alma**
You're so cute when you get all worked up!
**[05:11] Alma**
Can I kiss you?
**[05:12] Noel**
What?!
**[05:13] Alma**
Here I come! Smooch...
**[05:17] Noel**
Hey, it's too early to be this horny!
Control yourself, you sick big-boobed bimbo!
**[05:22] Alma**
Ow!
**[05:24] Alma**
How could you headbutt a girl?
**[05:27] Alma**
You should draw the line
at a flick to the forehead.
**[05:30] Noel**
I don't wanna hear it after you
assaulted me to start the day.
**[05:34] Alma**
It's your fault for being so cute first thing!
**[05:37] Noel**
I don't follow your logic.
**[05:46] Alma**
I'm on a date with Noel!
Where are you taking me today?
**[05:51] Noel**
Well, for starters, the Appraisers guild.
**[05:55] Noel**
In Etrai, it's where you get
your class appraised and rank up.
**[05:59] Noel**
Appraiser is a unique class.
**[06:02] Noel**
It's innate to a subset of gnomes,
and it can't be ranked up.
**[06:08] Noel**
They're a weird bunch. It's like they
live solely to research classes.
**[06:14] Gnome**
I stand here that I may open
new paths for you.
**[06:17] Noel**
So, what are you gonna do?
**[06:17] Gnome**
You, who seeks greater power,
**[06:19] Alma**
Hmm?
**[06:20] Noel**
You got the mark for ranking up, right?
**[06:21] Gnome**
must turn your eyes within.
**[06:22] Alma**
Oh, this?
**[06:24] Alma**
Once you're ready to rank up,
you get a brand like this on your body.
**[06:29] Alma**
It's usually on your chest
or the back of your hand...
**[06:33] Alma**
but I hope yours is on your bum.
That would be so cute.
**[06:37] Noel**
G-Give me a break.
**[06:41] Gnome**
Congratulations.
You have successfully ranked up.
**[06:45] Seeker**
Whoa! I can feel the power
welling up inside me!
**[06:49] Noel**
Are you gonna become an Assassin after all?
**[06:51] Alma**
I haven't decided. Would you like me to?
**[06:56] Noel**
I don't know.
**[06:57] Noel**
It'd help in combat, but we have to consider
skill redundancy with any future recruits.
**[07:04] Alma**
You're gonna recruit more people?
**[07:07] Noel**
Yeah, one more at the very least.
**[07:10] Noel**
You and I can't go into an Abyss alone.
**[07:12] Noel**
That'd be too reckless.
**[07:14] Alma**
Huh...
**[07:16] Noel**
So I'd prefer it if you held off for a while.
**[07:20] Noel**
For today, we're just looking
into your options.
**[07:24] Alma**
Roger.
**[07:29] Alma**
Wherr doo nessh?
**[07:32] Noel**
A dwarf-run smithy that I frequent.
**[07:36] Noel**
Good armaments draw out
a Seeker's full potential.
**[07:41] Noel**
So our gear needs maintenance on the regular.
**[07:51] Noel**
Hey there, boss man.
**[07:55] Dwarfboss**
If it ain't Noel!
**[07:56] Dwarfboss**
Oho? So you're Blue Beyond's new...
**[08:02] Dwarfboss**
Holy cow!
**[08:06] Dwarfboss**
Those are destructive!
**[08:12] Noel**
Next up, the skill bookstore.
**[08:15] Noel**
It's a bookstore that exclusively
sells skill guides.
**[08:19] Noel**
She's a C-rank Scout.
**[08:22] Noel**
Show her some stuff that'd be a good fit.
***SIGN*** Understood.
**[08:26] Noel**
I'll leave her to you.
**[08:27] Alma**
Aren't you gonna look around?
**[08:29] Noel**
Nope. Skill guides are categorized by class.
**[08:34] Noel**
I have to go to a different
store for mine. Let's meet up later.
**[08:37] Alma**
Gotcha.
**[08:42] Noel**
Your budget is one million fil.
**[08:44] Alma**
'Kay.
**[08:45] Noel**
And you are to buy guides.
**[08:47] Alma**
'Kay.
**[08:48] Noel**
Do not waste any money.
**[08:49] Alma**
'Kay!
**[08:56] Noel**
A complete waste.
**[08:58] Alma**
I didn't waste the money!
**[09:00] Alma**
Armor Piercing:
**[09:02] Alma**
a projectile skill that cuts
the target's defense in half.
**[09:06] Alma**
It cost 800,000 fil.
**[09:08] Alma**
Then I got this stuffed bear to take
your place as my hug pillow.
**[09:12] Alma**
It cost 200,000 fil.
**[09:14] Alma**
One million fil in total!
A perfect shopping trip!
**[09:18] Alma**
Didn't you buy anything?
**[09:20] Noel**
No. What I wanted was out of my budget.
**[09:24] Noel**
* Exorcism is a Talker skill that can*
* instantly wipe out the undead.*
**[09:29] Noel**
*They quoted me 30 million for the guide.*
**[09:32] Noel**
*I can't afford it.*
**[09:39] Alma**
What's up?
**[09:40] Noel**
I need to take care of something,
but I'll be right back.
**[09:43] Noel**
Go ahead and eat.
**[09:46] Alma**
Hey, wait.
**[09:49] Alma**
Do you think he forget
he's out on a date with his big sis?
**[09:57] Loki**
Over here, boss.
**[10:03] Noel**
Loki.
**[10:05] Noel**
Why'd you have to drag me into to this dump?
**[10:08] Noel**
We could've made the trade anywhere else.
**[10:10] Noel**
What if my clothes end up
reeking of this place?
**[10:13] Loki**
Hey, my bad, but you know
I'm walking a thin line here.
**[10:18] Loki**
I don't want to be spotted.
**[10:21] Loki**
Here's the information
on that prisoner you wanted.
**[10:25] Loki**
Anyway, are you serious about this, boss?
**[10:28] Loki**
You want the killer who had
Etrai shaking in its boots,
**[10:32] Loki**
Hugo Coppélia the Puppeteer,
to be part of your team?
**[10:37] Noel**
Yeah, I'm serious.
**[10:39] Noel**
And I'm convinced that he was framed.
**[10:43] Noel**
That's why I'm having you investigate.
To prove his innocence.
**[10:48] Loki**
I get that. But first you're selling
your teammates into slavery,
**[10:51] Loki**
and now you want to rescue
a death-row inmate to recruit him?
**[10:54] Loki**
You've got a few screws loose, man.
**[10:57] Noel**
I'll take that as a compliment.
**[11:00] Noel**
Excellent work, as always.
**[11:02] Noel**
You really are the best
informant in the capital.
**[11:04] Noel**
They don't call you
the Kaleidoscope for nothing.
**[11:07] Loki**
Flattery will get you nowhere.
**[11:10] Loki**
I'm an Imitator,
**[11:13] Loki**
a class that can copy...
**[11:16] Loki**
the forms of other people.
**[11:21] Loki**
There's nowhere I can't infiltrate.
**[11:23] Noel**
I'd bet not.
**[11:25] Noel**
It's a rare class that not even
the Appraisers guild fully understands.
**[11:29] Noel**
Who knows if that's even your real face?
**[11:34] Noel**
Here's your pay. Keep up the investigation.
**[11:38] Roki**
Cheers!
**[11:40] Roki**
Oh, and some bonus intel
for my best customer.
**[11:44] Roki**
There's a bad drug doing
the rounds here of late.
**[11:48] Noel**
A bad drug?
**[11:50] Roki**
The high is untouchable, but it has
the side effect of inducing incredible rage.
**[11:55] Roki**
Thanks to that, stabbings
have been on the rise recently.
**[11:59] Noel**
What moron is selling a drug like that?
The Lucianos will come for them.
**[12:06] Loki**
But get this! It's a Luciano
subfamily that's selling the stuff.
**[12:13] Loki**
So they won't get in trouble.
**[12:15] Noel**
I believe this area is controlled by...
**[12:18] Loki**
The Gambino family,
**[12:21] Loki**
led by Albert Gambino.
**[12:24] Loki**
I hear he's a real nutcase.
**[12:30] Sign**
The Swordsman
from the Far East
**[12:35] Alma**
Noel's such a dummy.
**[12:37] Alma**
I can't believe he's keeping
his big sis waiting so long.
**[12:45] Alma**
He doesn't get women at all!
**[12:48] Lycia**
Alma?
**[12:55] Noel**
*The Gambino family...*
**[12:58] Noel**
* I heard the previous boss died*
* and his son recently took over.*
**[13:04] Noel**
*It's a travesty.*
**[13:07] Noel**
* The former boss was a good man.*
* Even Finocchio respected him.*
**[13:13] Noel**
* He never would've sanctioned*
* the sale of a dangerous drug.*
**[13:20] Noel**
*Those are some unusual features.*
**[13:23] Noel**
*Is he an immigrant?*
**[13:26] Noel**
*What a pity.*
**[13:28] Noel**
* He'll probably die a beggar*
* a long way from home.*
**[13:31] Noel**
* He's still young. Surely he had*
* goals and dreams of his own.*
**[13:42] Koga**
Hey, hold up.
**[13:46] Koga**
You dropped this money.
**[13:49] Koga**
Here.
**[13:53] Koga**
Hold on to yer money tight
so you don't drop it again.
**[13:57] Noel**
Uh...
**[13:59] Koga**
Also, this ain't a safe place
for a cute gal like you.
**[14:04] Koga**
Hurry up and get out of here.
**[14:08] Koga**
Wh-What's with the look? You got a tummyache?
**[14:12] Noel**
First, let me make this perfectly clear.
**[14:15] Noel**
I'm not a girl. I'm a man.
**[14:17] Koga**
Wait, you are?!
**[14:18] Koga**
S-Sorry about that.
**[14:20] Noel**
Second, I don't need that money.
**[14:23] Noel**
I don't want anything your filthy mitts
have touched going into my purse.
**[14:28] Koga**
S-Say what?!
**[14:30] Noel**
Do what you will with it.
**[14:34] Koga**
G...
**[14:35] Koga**
Get back here!
**[14:39] Noel**
Don't touch me.
**[14:40] Noel**
Know your place.
You're worth less than that silver coin.
**[14:53] Koga**
Why, you...
**[14:56] Koga**
Now you've done it.
**[14:59] Koga**
I don't like fighting,
**[15:02] Koga**
but I'm not a chump
who can't stick up for himself.
**[15:09] Noel**
*That stance... He's no amateur.*
**[15:12] Koga**
You can still say yer sorry.
**[15:15] Noel**
I'm not apologizing, dumbass.
**[15:17] Koga**
Oh yeah? In that case...
**[15:22] Koga**
You can die!
**[15:28] Koga**
You little...
**[15:41] Koga**
You got some scary moves.
**[15:44] Koga**
You a Ninja?
**[15:47] Noel**
* Ninjas are a Scout subclass that only exists*
* on an island nation in the Far East.*
**[15:52] Noel**
*That must be where he's from.*
**[15:55] Noel**
I'm not a Ninja. I'm a Talker.
**[15:59] Koga**
A Talker? You?
**[16:02] Koga**
Not that it matters.
**[16:04] Koga**
I can see that yer tough.
**[16:07] Koga**
But you know what?
**[16:10] Koga**
I'm gonna be using my skills now.
**[16:14] Noel**
*Whoa, this guy...*
**[16:18] Noel**
*Jackpot!*
**[16:20] Noel**
*He's* definitely *strong.
If he meets my expectations...*
**[16:26] Noel**
I apologize for my rudeness.
You've piqued my interest.
**[16:30] Noel**
So I'll get serious too.
**[16:32] Noel**
Show me everything
you've got if you want to live.
**[16:36] Koga**
Right back at ya!
**[16:43] Miguel**
Hey, Koga!
**[16:46] Miguel**
What do you think yer doing?!
**[16:49] Miguel**
I told you to sit tight and behave!
**[16:53] Miguel**
Yet here you are swinging
that stick around again!
**[16:57] Lycia**
So you haven't ranked up yet?
**[16:59] Alma**
Nope. I have four choices as a Scout.
**[17:04] Alma**
My frontline options
are Assassin and Torturer.
**[17:05] Sign**
Assassin
**[17:06] Sign**
Torturer
**[17:07] Alma**
There's also Chaser and Bandit
if I stick back.
**[17:08] Sign**
Chaser
**[17:09] Sign**
Bandit
**[17:10] Alma**
The Appraisers guild said I have
a high affinity for Assassin and Chaser.
**[17:16] Lycia**
So vanguard or not, huh?
That's a tough choice.
**[17:20] Lycia**
It depends on your party members, too.
**[17:23] Alma**
Noel said the same thing,
so I'm putting it off for now.
**[17:27] Lycia**
I see.
**[17:29] Lycia**
Hey, maybe that's what
Noel's off doing right now.
**[17:32] Alma**
What do you mean?
**[17:34] Lycia**
Recruiting new members.
**[17:39] Miguel**
What if the military police saw you?!
**[17:43] Koga**
Miguel, I-I can explain...
**[17:46] Miguel**
I don't want yer excuses!
**[17:48] Miguel**
I hope you're ready to pay for disobeying me!
**[17:51] Koga**
P-Please, no!
**[17:53] Koga**
I beg you, anything but that!
**[17:54] Miguel**
Restrain him, ring.
**[18:02] Noel**
*An oath of subordination, huh?*
**[18:05] Noel**
* A nasty pair of magic items that compels*
* someone to obey the wearer of the ring.*
**[18:10] Noel**
*Using it is normally prohibited by law,*
**[18:13] Noel**
*but there is one exception...*
**[18:17] Noel**
*When it's between a master and slave.*
**[18:21] Miguel**
Hmph, stupid slave.
**[18:24] Miguel**
This is what you get for disobeying me!
**[18:27] Miguel**
And who're you?
**[18:30] Miguel**
Looked like you were scrapping
with my Koga here.
**[18:33] Miguel**
What's a pretty girl like you
doing in a place like this?
**[18:39] Miguel**
I'd love to hear all about it.
**[18:42] Miguel**
Oh, I won't hurt ya. I'm a gentleman.
**[18:46] Miguel**
But I might...
**[18:51] Miguel**
Y-Y-You stupid bitch! What was that for?!
**[18:55] Noel**
Watch your mouth.
**[18:57] Noel**
I'm the one asking the questions here.
**[19:01] Noel**
Got it?
**[19:04] Noel**
I don't recognize that accent.
Where are you from?
**[19:07] Miguel**
W-Way down south. A town called Soldiland.
**[19:11] Noel**
You don't seem like a trader.
What are you doing here in Etrai?
**[19:16] Miguel**
W-Well, uh...
**[19:18] Noel**
Answer me.
**[19:19] Miguel**
O-Okay, okay, I'll tell ya!
**[19:21] Miguel**
Y'see, I couldn't stay there anymore.
**[19:25] Noel**
Why not?
**[19:27] Miguel**
I was running the d'Alembert family's
underground fighting ring,
**[19:32] Miguel**
but I kinda got caught skimming
my contributions to the boss...
**[19:37] Noel**
So you came to take refuge here?
**[19:39] Miguel**
Well, yeah.
**[19:42] Noel**
Fleeing into turf run by a family
much bigger than the d'Alemberts
**[19:46] Noel**
so they can't chase you here...
**[19:49] Noel**
Hmph, pretty smart.
**[19:53] Alma**
New members?
**[19:55] Lycia**
Yeah, his poster's still up in the square.
**[20:01] Lycia**
Maybe someone contacted him.
**[20:05] Lycia**
Not that it's something you should
walk in the middle of a date for.
**[20:10] Lycia**
But we *are* talking about Noel here...
**[20:14] Noel**
Is he your gladiator?
**[20:16] Miguel**
Aye. I bought him
and trained him up from scratch.
**[20:21] Miguel**
He's mine, so I brought him with me.
**[20:24] Noel**
I see now.
**[20:26] Noel**
You're gonna make him fight in Etrai's
underground ring, take the prize money,
**[20:31] Noel**
and try to get back into the business here?
**[20:37] Migel**
You got that right.
**[20:39] Migel**
Oh, might you happen to be
involved in the ring, miss?
**[20:45] Noel**
Sorry, but no. I'm just a Seeker.
**[20:50] Noel**
And I should've corrected you earlier.
**[20:52] Noel**
I'm a man.
**[20:57] Miguel**
You're a Seeker?! Not to mention, a man?!
**[21:01] Noel**
Hey, why're you so surprised?
You're really ticking me off!
**[21:04] Noel**
Especially with that last bit!
**[21:06] Miguel**
Ah, I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!
**[21:10] Lycia**
He might be putting the moves on
a promising face right about now.
**[21:14] Lycia**
He seriously doesn't get women, you know?
**[21:22] Alma**
That's fine by me.
**[21:26] Noel**
*Okay, what now?*
**[21:29] Noel**
* He's involved with the d'Alemberts,*
* but he's running from them.*
**[21:35] Noel**
* I wouldn't be crossing them*
* even if I went ahead and offed this guy.*
**[21:39] Noel**
*And once this guy's out of the picture...*
**[21:44] Alma**
Except I'm good enough to be
the only one at Noel's side.
**[21:49] Alma**
If anyone else shows up...
**[21:54] Noel**
*He'll be mine.*
**[21:58] Alma**
I'll kill them dead.
**[23:35] Sign**
The Price of Honor
# E6 - The Price of Honor
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9U31K8Q/the-price-of-honor)
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**[00:02] Noel**
*Okay, what now?*
**[00:05] Noel**
* He's involved with the d'Alemberts,*
* but he's running from them.*
**[00:11] Noel**
* I wouldn't be crossing them*
* even if I went ahead and offed this guy.*
**[00:15] Noel**
*And once this guy's out of the picture...*
**[00:22] Noel**
*He'll be mine.*
**[00:32] Noel**
You have ten seconds to
get out of my sight. If you don't,
**[00:37] Noel**
you're dead.
**[00:38] Noel**
Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven.
**[00:39] Miguel**
E-Eek!
**[00:42] Noel**
Six.
**[00:42] Miguel**
Koga, get your ass up! We're outta here!
**[00:46] Noel**
*What a fool.*
**[00:49] Noel**
* With your talents, you could easily*
* kill your oppressor and be free.*
**[00:56] Noel**
*It's not a half-dead cur I want...*
**[01:00] Noel**
*It's a fierce wolf.*
**[01:03] Noel**
You disappoint me.
**[02:37] Lycia**
Yoo-hoo!
**[02:38] Lycia**
Over here!
**[02:40] Noel**
Lycia? What are you doing here?
**[02:43] Lycia**
Thanks for lunch, Noel!
**[02:46] Noel**
Who said I was paying?
**[02:48] Lycia**
What? Don't be a cheapskate.
**[02:50] Lycia**
You run off in the middle of
your date and you don't even apologize?
**[02:54] Alma**
You took way too long, Noel.
**[02:57] Alma**
If Lycia hadn't showed up,
I would've had to eat all by my lonesome.
**[03:03] Noel**
Fine. Lunch is on me.
**[03:05] Noel**
But it's not happening again.
**[03:07] Lycia**
Yay!
**[03:10] Lycia**
By the way, Noel...
**[03:12] Lycia**
Find any promising new recruits?
**[03:15] Noel**
Huh?
**[03:16] Lycia**
You were taking so long,
we thought you were out headhunting.
**[03:21] Alma**
Well?
**[03:28] Noel**
Nope. Not at all.
**[03:30] Noel**
I can't seem to find anyone
I'd want on our team.
**[03:34] Noel**
Besides, I stepped away for something else.
**[03:36] Lycia**
And what was that?
**[03:39] Noel**
Do you know about the nasty drug
doing the rounds lately?
**[03:44] Lycia**
Yeah, I think I've heard rumors.
**[03:46] Lycia**
What about it?
**[03:48] Noel**
Apparently it gives a great high
but also makes you go berserk.
**[03:52] Lycia**
What? That sounds pretty bad...
**[03:55] Noel**
Yeah, and the people pushing it
are going unchecked.
**[03:59] Noel**
Be careful out there,
and tell Wolf to do the same.
**[04:03] Noel**
What?
**[04:05] Lycia**
It's just... kinda unusual
for you to be worrying about us.
**[04:11] Noel**
I'm not.
**[04:12] Noel**
I'm only sharing intel as a colleague.
**[04:15] Lycia**
Okay, if you say so.
**[04:18] Lycia**
I should get going.
It's almost time for work.
**[04:20] Lycia**
Thanks for the meal, Noel.
**[04:22] Noel**
Sure.
**[04:23] Lycia**
Let's grab tea again, Alma!
**[04:25] Lycia**
I know a cafe that has the *tastiest* desserts!
**[04:28] Lycia**
I'll take you there sometime.
**[04:31] Alma**
You sure?
**[04:32] Lycia**
Yeah, let's hang!
**[04:33] Lycia**
Not as colleagues, but as friends.
**[04:38] Alma**
Friends...
**[04:40] Lycia**
Er, is that too much?
**[04:42] Alma**
Not at all! We're BFFs now!
**[04:45] Lycia**
Whoa, BFFs! I like that!
**[04:48] Lycia**
How about you, Noel?
**[04:49] Noel**
Go on already. You'll be late.
**[04:55] Noel**
* If Lycia's heard of it,*
* even only in passing,*
**[05:00] Noel**
* maybe they've started distributing*
* outside of Gambino territory too.*
**[05:06] Noel**
*I hope this doesn't spell trouble.*
**[05:10] Miguel**
*Oh boy, this is bad.*
**[05:13] Albert**
Not a smart move, Miguel.
**[05:15] Albert**
Why'd you think you could
make off with family money?
**[05:18] Albert**
Should've known that wouldn't fly.
**[05:20] Albert**
Did you honestly believe
you could escape if you fled to Etrai?
**[05:25] Albert**
The d'Alemberts put out this wanted poster.
**[05:27] Albert**
They asked Don Luciano to turn you in
the instant someone found you.
**[05:32] Miguel**
*Of all the people to get caught by...*
**[05:34] Miguel**
*It just had to be Albert Gambino,*
**[05:39] Miguel**
* the guy they call the ultimate wacko,*
* a real scumbag, and a walking disaster.*
**[05:46] Albert**
Now, we Gambinos have successfully
apprehended you, you little traitor...
**[05:52] Albert**
But, frankly, I don't see the fun
in just handing you over.
**[05:58] Miguel**
How do you mean?
**[06:01] Albert**
I mean, why should I do a puny peasant
gang like the d'Alemberts any favors?
**[06:08] Miguel**
Y-You're absolutely right!
**[06:11] Miguel**
People call you the rising star
of the illustrious Luciano family!
**[06:16] Miguel**
You should never have to take orders
from the d'Alemberts! Ever!
**[06:21] Albert**
You know what's up, halfling!
**[06:23] Albert**
You were wasted on the d'Alemberts.
**[06:26] Miguel**
Y-You mean it?
In that case, I'd be honored to—
**[06:30] Albert**
So how about this?
**[06:33] Albert**
We'll return you and your slave
as stuffed toys!
**[06:37] Miguel**
Huh? Stuffed... toys?
**[06:41] Albert**
Yep, stuffed toys.
**[06:43] Albert**
We'll skin you alive,
**[06:45] Albert**
process your innards into ham and sausages,
and send the lot to the d'Alemberts.
**[06:50] Albert**
They'll be so surprised! What fun!
**[06:53] Albert**
Isn't that a wonderful idea, Miguel?
**[06:57] Miguel**
Hang on, hang on, hang on!
Where'd that come from?!
**[07:00] Miguel**
Talk about a brutal joke—
**[07:02] Albert**
Oh, I'm not joking.
**[07:04] Albert**
I'm dead serious!
**[07:06] Albert**
Okay, Laios, make the preparations.
**[07:10] Laios**
Understood.
**[07:11] Miguel**
N-No way!
**[07:13] Koga**
*Skinned alive and stuffed, eh?*
**[07:17] Koga**
* Came all this way from home*
* just to die like that.*
**[07:21] Koga**
*But, ah well, at least now...*
**[07:27] Koga**
*it'll all be over.*
**[07:31] Henchman**
Boss, I've brought an overdue debtor.
**[07:35] Henchman**
The mayor of Mintz Village.
**[07:43] Albert**
I see.
**[07:45] Albert**
So you had the money ready,
**[07:48] Albert**
but then this Seeker name Noel Stollen
took everything you had?
**[07:53] Mayor**
That's right! I resisted with all my might!
**[07:57] Mayor**
But he had my wife and daughter hostage,
then gouged out my right eye!
**[08:02] Mayor**
I had no choice but to fork over the money!
**[08:06] Albert**
Oh?
**[08:07] Mayor**
And that's not all! Noel Stollen also said...
**[08:12] Mayor**
"You're better off throwing this money away
than giving it to the weak-ass Gambino family,
**[08:17] Mayor**
so I'll take it off your hands!"
**[08:20] Albert**
A weak-ass family, are we?
**[08:23] Albert**
Wow, that's harsh.
We're doing our best over here.
**[08:28] Mayor**
He mocked and disparaged
the great Gambino family!
**[08:32] Mayor**
You must visit justice upon that corrupt
Seeker and defend your family's honor!
**[08:38] Albert**
Okay, okay.
**[08:40] Albert**
I'll "visit justice" upon
this Seeker, Noel Stollen.
**[08:45] Albert**
And I'll wait for your payment.
**[08:47] Mayor**
Th-Thank you! Thank you so much!
**[08:50] Albert**
Okay, now that that's settled,
it's time for you to make things right.
**[08:54] Mayor**
Huh?
**[08:55] Albert**
Whatever your reasons,
you went back on your word to us.
**[09:01] Albert**
So you gotta make things right.
**[09:04] Mayor**
M-M-Maybe so, but how? I don't...
**[09:07] Albert**
You don't have any money? Then let's see...
**[09:12] Albert**
I'll have your right arm.
**[09:15] Albert**
The Seeker took your right eye,
and I'll take your right arm!
**[09:24] Albert**
Hey, you there.
**[09:27] Albert**
You're a Longswordsman, aren't you?
**[09:30] Albert**
A combat class that can cut cleaner
than even a Swordsman, yeah?
**[09:37] Albert**
In that case, lop off his right arm
with that stick he's got.
**[09:47] Miguel**
What're you sittin' around for, Koga?!
**[09:50] Miguel**
Don Albert gave you an order! Get to it!
**[09:54] Albert**
Oh, give me a sec.
**[10:05] Albert**
Yeah, that's great! That's the stuff!
**[10:10] Albert**
I've gotta get some in me
before I enjoy some violence!
**[10:13] Albert**
Man, it's incredible!
**[10:16] Albert**
Okay, I'm ready. Cut his arm off!
**[10:21] Mayor**
N-No way you can do it with that stick.
**[10:37] Mayor**
Gah! M-My arm...
**[10:41] Mayor**
My arm!
**[10:42] Albert**
Whoa, way to go! I like you!
**[10:45] Miguel**
You've got a keen eye, Don Albert!
**[10:48] Miguel**
From the Far Eastern island nation
of the Land of Vajra,
**[10:52] Miguel**
he's a swordfighter I lovingly
developed with all my expertise!
**[10:55] Miguel**
He was the undefeated champion
of my fighting ring, even!
**[10:59] Miguel**
If you like, I could offer him to you...
**[11:03] Albert**
Okay, it's decided!
Starting today, you're *my* slave!
**[11:15] Koga**
* From the moment I was born,*
* I've been unwanted by all.*
**[11:22] Koga**
* My father was a successful merchant,*
* and my mother a beautiful woman.*
**[11:27] Koga**
*Living a life of luxury,*
**[11:29] Koga**
*the happy couple only wanted for one thing...*
**[11:34] (Flashback) Kogamom**
Please bless us with a child.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Kogadad**
An heir to the Tsukishima name.
**[11:41] (Flashback) Kogamom**
No!
**[11:44] (Flashback) Kogadad**
Honey!
**[11:56] (Flashback) Kogadad**
Honey! Are you hurt?!
**[12:01] (Flashback) Kogamom**
I'm so sorry, dear...
**[12:03] (Flashback) Kogamom**
I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
**[12:08] Koga**
* After that, my mother's mental*
* state deteriorated, and...*
**[12:16] (Flashback) Midwife**
Congratulations, sir!
**[12:19] (Flashback) Midwife**
The Tsukishima family has its heir,
**[12:20] (Flashback) Midwife**
a healthy young boy.
**[12:28] (Flashback) Kogamom**
There, there.
**[12:30] (Flashback) Kogamom**
Dear.
**[12:32] (Flashback) Kogamom**
Look, Koga, it's your father.
**[12:37] (Flashback) Kogadad**
Am I really?
**[12:40] (Flashback) Kogadad**
Is that thing really my son?
**[13:06] Koga**
*That night, my mother took her own life.*
**[13:11] Koga**
*And ever after...*
**[13:20] (Flashback) Y. Koga**
Father!
**[13:21] (Flashback) Y. Koga**
I've brought your sake!
**[13:25] (Flashback) Kogadad**
Don't call me that! You...
**[13:27] (Flashback) Kogadad**
You filthy plague!
**[13:33] (Flashback) Servant1**
The lady of the house left
such a loathsome parting gift...
**[13:37] (Flashback) Servant2**
The least she could've done
was take the lad with her.
**[13:42] Koga**
*A cursed child nobody wanted.*
**[13:48] Koga**
*That's what I was.*
**[13:51] Sign**
The Price of Honor
**[14:00] Koga**
* I woke up one morning*
* on a boat for some reason.*
**[14:08] Koga**
* It didn't take me long to realize*
* that I'd been sold into slavery.*
**[14:17] (Flashback) Miguel**
Chin up, boy!
**[14:22] (Flashback) Miguel**
I'm Miguel.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Miguel**
As of today, I'm your master.
**[14:38] (Flashback) Miguel**
Koga!
**[14:41] (Flashback) Miguel**
Well done! You did great, my boy!
**[14:45] (Flashback) Koga**
A-Are you praising me?
**[14:48] (Flashback) Miguel**
Duh, of course! After all, you won!
**[14:54] Koga**
* That was the first time*
* I'd ever been praised in all my life...*
**[14:58] Koga**
*The first time anyone acknowledged me.*
**[15:01] Koga**
*"All I need to do is win."*
**[15:03] (Flashback) Miguel**
A winning streak! Talk about
a stroke of good fortune!
**[15:07] (Flashback) Miguel**
Koga, you may well be my golden goose!
**[15:13] (Flashback) Y. Koga**
A slave can never be more than that, huh?
**[15:19] Laios**
Are you ready?
**[15:23] Koga**
Aye.
**[15:30] Noel**
Why'd you call me here out of the blue, Loki?
**[15:34] Loki**
You always pay well, boss,
so I figured I'd do you a favor.
**[15:40] Loki**
The Gambino family is after your life.
**[15:46] Noel**
So they believed the mayor of Mintz Village
and now they're coming for me?
**[15:52] Noel**
Ridiculous. First the drug stuff, now this.
**[15:55] Noel**
They must be insane.
**[15:57] Loki**
Right? Listen, their boss,
Albert Gambino, is a genuine lunatic.
**[16:02] Loki**
Don't bother trying to figure him out.
**[16:04] Noel**
I hear the last boss was a fine man.
Why pick this guy as his successor?
**[16:09] Loki**
Probably because he only had the one son.
**[16:12] Loki**
What's more, Albert was a bastard.
**[16:16] Loki**
The boss took him in as an adult.
**[16:19] Noel**
Makes sense.
**[16:21] Noel**
Wait, does that mean...
**[16:27] Noel**
*That aura...*
**[16:28] Noel**
*Someone armed is approaching.*
**[16:31] Noel**
Loki... did you sell me out?
**[16:37] Loki**
Sorry, boss.
**[16:39] Noel**
It's not very professional
for a broker to entrap a customer.
**[16:43] Loki**
I get that, but I value my life.
Plus, I got paid handsomely.
**[16:49] Loki**
I'll use the money to start over
in another country.
**[16:54] Noel**
I see. But your plan fails
to account for one thing.
**[17:01] Noel**
There's no reason for me not to kill you.
**[17:05] Noel**
It's too bad.
**[17:07] Noel**
I didn't dislike you.
**[17:10] Loki**
Fancy that.
**[17:12] Loki**
The feeling's mutual.
**[17:14] Noel**
What happened to valuing your life?
**[17:16] Loki**
I do, but it hit me just now.
**[17:20] Loki**
I didn't just sell you out...
**[17:22] Loki**
I sold my pride and honor
as an information broker.
**[17:36] Noel**
Get lost. I'll overlook what happened here.
**[17:40] Noel**
Oh, and you don't have to leave the capital.
**[17:44] Noel**
Because I'm going to crush the Gambino family.
**[17:48] Noel**
You can reclaim your pride here at home.
**[17:58] Loki**
Boss, you're crazy, man.
**[18:01] Noel**
Beat it already.
**[18:02] Noel**
You're in the way of the fight.
**[18:04] Loki**
I owe you one.
**[18:09] Noel**
*This battle stimulant potion...*
**[18:11] Noel**
*It'll last for ten minutes.*
**[18:13] Noel**
* The aftereffects suck,*
* but it boosts my prowess big-time.*
**[18:19] Noel**
*They're here.*
**[18:24] Koga**
You're Noel Stollen?
**[18:28] Noel**
Yeah, I'm the Seeker you're after.
**[18:32] Noel**
Didn't expect you to be the Gambinos' hitman.
**[18:35] Noel**
Congrats. You've moved up in life.
**[18:38] Noel**
You've jumped ship to a better owner.
**[18:41] Koga**
None of yer business!
**[18:44] Noel**
Whatever.
**[18:45] Noel**
There'll be no interruptions this time.
**[18:47] Noel**
Let's pick up where we left off.
**[18:52] Noel**
Why won't you draw your sword?
**[18:55] Koga**
To tell the truth, I don't wanna fight ya.
**[18:59] Koga**
I owe you for that silver coin.
**[19:10] Noel**
So you'll let me go?
**[19:12] Noel**
Big talk for a mafia lapdog.
**[19:15] Koga**
True, I can't defy the don's orders...
**[19:19] Koga**
But I still have my pride and honor.
**[19:24] Koga**
The name's Koga Tsukishima!
I'm a C-rank Longswordsman!
**[19:28] Koga**
I specialize in slash attacks!
Remember that!
**[19:33] Noel**
*Did he just reveal his hand?*
**[19:36] Noel**
*All to make this a fair fight?*
**[19:39] Noel**
*Is this guy stupid?*
**[19:42] Noel**
*Still...*
**[19:44] Noel**
When someone introduces themselves,
it's only polite to return the favor.
**[19:47] Noel**
I'm Noel Stollen, Talker!
**[19:50] Noel**
I can use skills without
expending my mana reserves!
**[19:54] Noel**
Also, I've inherited the will
and techniques of the great Overdeath!
**[20:00] Noel**
Now!
**[20:01] Koga**
It's on!
**[20:09] Noel**
* His speed and skill have*
* improved by leaps and bounds.*
**[20:12] Noel**
*So* this *is what he can do at full strength...*
**[20:15] Noel**
Flame Bullet!
**[20:19] Koga**
Wh-What the?!
**[20:22] Noel**
* I don't know what Longswordsmen*
* are resistant to,*
**[20:24] Noel**
* but any armed frontline class*
* should be vulnerable to fire.*
**[20:28] Noel**
* This might not kill him,*
* but it'll still hurt him bad.*
**[20:33] Noel**
*Victory is mine.*
**[20:37] Noel**
* The fire from magic bullets*
* can't be put out with a slash!*
**[20:40] Noel**
*Did he cut the air itself to create a vacuum?!*
**[20:59] Koga**
H-Hey! No aiming for the family jewels!
**[21:04] Koga**
Stop fightin' like a cheat!
**[21:06] Noel**
A cheat? Are you daft?
**[21:09] Noel**
We're dueling for our lives here.
**[21:11] Noel**
Eye rakes, low blows, biting...
**[21:15] Noel**
Anything goes!
**[21:17] Koga**
A flash?!
**[21:19] Noel**
Gotcha!
**[21:21] Koga**
Dance...
**[21:22] Koga**
Secret Blade: Tsubame Gaeshi!
**[21:34] Noel**
* He can freeze his slashes in the air*
* and release them when he wants?*
**[21:38] Noel**
* Is that what he meant*
* about specializing in slash attacks?!*
**[21:43] Koga**
There!
**[21:48] Noel**
*Crap!*
**[21:49] Koga**
I ain't done!
**[21:50] Noel**
Halt!
**[21:52] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[21:55] Noel**
*This guy...*
**[21:58] Noel**
*Stun Howl doesn't work on him!*
**[23:35] Sign**
World Without Honor or Humanity
# E7 - World Without Honor or Humanity
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUWKM4W/world-without-honor-or-humanity)
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**[00:00] Koga**
I ain't done!
**[00:01] Noel**
Halt!
**[00:03] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[00:06] Noel**
*This guy...*
**[00:10] Noel**
*Stun Howl doesn't work on him!*
**[00:20] Koga**
I win.
**[00:23] Koga**
You're incredible, Noel Stollen.
**[00:27] Koga**
The best I've ever faced.
**[00:33] Noel**
Why won't you finish me?
**[00:38] Noel**
Didn't Gambino order you to assassinate me?
**[00:41] Koga**
I-It ain't like I forgot! I just...
**[00:48] Koga**
Wh-What're you playin' at?! Let go!
**[00:50] Noel**
Quit being a big baby!
**[00:52] Noel**
Don't take pity on your foes!
**[00:54] Noel**
If you let me escape,
Albert Gambino will have your head instead!
**[00:59] Koga**
W-Well...
**[01:01] Noel**
Nothing in this world means more
than your own life!
**[01:06] Noel**
Stop trying to throw yours away
for your enemy!
**[01:12] Koga**
*What is this guy talking about?*
**[01:16] Koga**
*He's offering up his life so I can live?*
**[01:20] Koga**
*But I'm just a slave.*
**[01:23] Koga**
Why would...
**[01:25] Noel**
Time's up.
**[01:29] Koga**
The hell are you?!
**[01:33] Alma**
I'm Alma, the only one allowed
to pin Noel to the ground.
**[03:14] Noel**
Finally.
**[03:16] Noel**
*The potion's wearing off.*
**[03:19] Noel**
*Good thing...*
**[03:29] Noel**
*Good thing I called for help using Link.*
**[03:33] Alma**
So, want me to take that guy out?
**[03:36] Noel**
Kill him.
**[03:37] Alma**
Okay!
**[03:41] Koga**
Stop this. I don't wanna cut a lass down.
**[03:43] Alma**
That's funny! I'm stronger than you, you know?
**[03:46] Koga**
You got it the wrong way round!
You had the element of surprise
**[03:49] Koga**
but still couldn't finish me!
Just think about it!
**[03:51] Alma**
What?
**[03:53] Koga**
I'm leagues above ya!
**[03:58] Alma**
You're cocky.
**[04:00] Alma**
Better not be hoping for an easy death.
**[04:03] Alma**
Accel:
**[04:04] Alma**
Quintuple!
**[04:06] Koga**
*What incredible speed.*
**[04:08] Koga**
*Is she kicking the air to move?*
**[04:13] Koga**
Crazy Cherry Blossoms!
**[04:19] Noel**
*He even had that up his sleeve?*
**[04:22] Koga**
Calm and Serene.
**[04:27] Alma**
What the heck?!
**[04:29] Noel**
*Calm and Serene...*
**[04:31] Noel**
* A skill that heightens your other senses*
* when you close your eyes.*
**[04:35] Noel**
*No wonder my flash grenade didn't work.*
**[04:42] Noel**
*I thought I understood...*
**[04:44] Noel**
*There's always someone better.*
**[04:47] Noel**
* And as a Talker, there are heights*
* I'll never be able to reach.*
**[04:53] Noel**
I'm sure of it now. I was right all along.
**[04:59] Noel**
I won't waver or whine anymore.
There's only one path for me.
**[05:05] Noel**
I will control the strongest
**[05:09] Noel**
to *be* the strongest.
**[05:15] Alma**
Okay, I admit it. You're tough.
**[05:17] Alma**
So I'm going to make sure I kill you.
**[05:21] Alma**
Blood Poison!
**[05:23] Koga**
Then I'll stop taking you for some lass.
**[05:27] Koga**
Iai Flash!
**[05:29] Koga**
This's my surefire kill skill.
**[05:31] Koga**
Let's go!
**[05:35] Noel**
That's enough! We're retreating!
**[05:37] Alma**
The fight's not over!
**[05:38] Noel**
Quiet! This is an order!
**[05:42] Noel**
You scram too.
**[05:43] Noel**
That signal flare will bring the MP here.
**[05:46] Noel**
If you fail your mission and get arrested,
**[05:48] Noel**
Albert's sure to fly off the handle.
**[05:52] Koga**
I don't like followin' yer orders,
but you're right.
**[05:58] Noel**
Hold on. I have a message for your boss.
**[06:05] Albert**
Surprise!
**[06:08] Albert**
Well? Do you like it?
**[06:09] Albert**
A little present from me.
**[06:13] Albert**
Relax. Miguel already took
responsibility for your screw-up.
**[06:19] Albert**
I'm just so magnanimous, aren't I?
**[06:21] Albert**
Oh, but don't think it'll happen again.
**[06:25] Albert**
There's nobody left to take the fall for you.
**[06:29] Koga**
I'll get the job done.
**[06:31] Albert**
I knew you'd come around! You're a smart one!
**[06:34] Albert**
You may go now.
**[06:36] Koga**
Sir...
**[06:41] Koga**
Oh, I nearly forgot.
**[06:43] Koga**
A message from Noel Stollen to you.
**[06:46] Albert**
What message?
**[06:48] Koga**
"My motto is to repay friend
and foe alike a thousandfold."
**[06:48] (Flashback) Noel**
My motto is to repay friend
and foe alike a thousandfold.
**[06:51] (Flashback) Noel**
I'm going to take out the Gambino family.
**[06:56] (Flashback) Noel**
If you don't want that, quit being a coward
and come for my head yourself.
**[07:07] Albert**
Did he really say that?
Or are you lying like the mayor of Mintz?
**[07:14] Koga**
He did.
**[07:17] Albert**
Ah, I see.
**[07:21] Albert**
I'm gonna kill him!
**[07:22] Albert**
Laios, gather our men right now!
**[07:25] Albert**
We'll find him and tear him limb from limb!
**[07:34] Laios**
Well, that was entirely unnecessary.
**[07:37] Koga**
I'm sorry. I just...
**[07:40] Laios**
Payback for Miguel?
**[07:42] Koga**
N-No, that's not the reason.
**[07:44] Koga**
He wasn't a good master to me.
**[07:48] Laios**
Then why?
**[07:50] Koga**
That Noel Stollen guy is amazing.
**[07:56] Koga**
He's so strong.
**[07:59] Koga**
He went toe-to-toe with me
despite being a Talker, the weakest class.
**[08:04] Koga**
He had to have busted ass to get that good.
**[08:10] Koga**
Still, that'll only take 'im so far. He'll
never be a match for frontliners like me.
**[08:16] Laios**
Yeah, I'd bet.
**[08:18] Koga**
But still, his eyes...
**[08:21] Koga**
There was a glint in them!
**[08:23] Koga**
Like he refused to lose to anyone!
**[08:26] Koga**
He had absolute faith in his victory!
A fire burning within him!
**[08:30] Koga**
That's why...
**[08:32] Laios**
So...
**[08:33] Laios**
you're under his spell?
**[08:36] Koga**
No, no, no!
**[08:37] Koga**
I don't swing that way!
**[08:40] Laios**
Not what I meant.
**[08:44] Laios**
You're captivated by his character and
would follow him to the ends of the earth.
**[08:48] Laios**
That's what it means to be
truly taken with another man.
**[08:53] Laios**
You'll understand someday.
**[08:58] Koga**
Did that happen to you, Laios?
**[09:03] Laios**
It did.
**[09:06] Laios**
A long time ago.
**[09:15] Albert**
So you're Noel Stollen, huh?
**[09:18] Albert**
You look like a girl.
**[09:22] Alma**
One A-ranker. The rest are B.
**[09:25] Alma**
There are more outside, all armed.
**[09:31] Albert**
Ugh, gross! This wine is terrible!
**[09:35] Albert**
If you're guzzling this garbage,
**[09:37] Albert**
you Seekers must be really
hard up for money, huh?
**[09:40] Noel**
You'd drink someone else's wine uninvited?
**[09:45] Noel**
Have you no manners, Albert?
You'll ruin the Gambinos' rep.
**[09:51] Noel**
Wait, my bad. You didn't join up
until you were a grown man, right?
**[09:57] Noel**
I guess even your great predecessor
couldn't tame a feral dog.
**[10:02] Albert**
Say that again!
**[10:04] Noel**
Get your filthy mug out of my face.
You're going to ruin my meal.
**[10:08] Albert**
You shithead!
**[10:10] Albert**
Maybe I should cut your tongue out
so you can never taste anything again.
**[10:18] Noel**
Listen, I know you only bark like that
when you've got your friends with you.
**[10:25] Albert**
You...
**[10:26] Albert**
You little punk!
**[10:28] Logan**
Mr. Gambino, you're gonna have to stop
the shenanigans in this establishment.
**[10:35] Albert**
And who are you?!
**[10:37] Logan**
I don't know what went down
between you and Noel.
**[10:41] Logan**
But you can't fight in here.
**[10:44] Logan**
This is a Seeker tavern.
**[10:48] Logan**
We don't let outsiders run amok in here.
**[10:51] Logan**
We Seekers have a reputation to uphold.
**[10:54] Albert**
D-Do you know who I am?!
**[10:59] Logan**
Oh, we know.
**[11:00] Logan**
But we don't care when it comes
to defending our honor.
**[11:04] Albert**
Boys, slaughter all these idiots!
**[11:09] Laios**
Boss, we could wipe them out
in an instant, no problem.
**[11:15] Laios**
But how would you explain that
to Don Luciano?
**[11:18] Albert**
Huh?
**[11:21] Laios**
We're already on thin ice
due to the drug issue.
**[11:24] Laios**
Killing this many Seekers in public
would draw the crown's ire.
**[11:30] Laios**
It'd be the end of us, no doubt.
**[11:33] Albert**
W-Well...
**[11:36] Laios**
But if you insist, just give the word again.
**[11:40] Laios**
Your orders are absolute, boss.
We're loyal to the death.
**[11:46] Albert**
Ugh, but...
**[11:49] Noel**
You're pathetic, Albert Gambino!
**[11:52] Noel**
You're all bark and can't go
against your don or the crown.
**[11:56] Noel**
You're really just a cowardly stooge.
**[12:00] Noel**
A leader with neither brains nor charisma.
**[12:04] Noel**
A mad dog? Don't make me laugh.
**[12:06] Noel**
You're no better than a cur on the street.
**[12:11] Noel**
Better not get so angry.
It'll get your blood pumping.
**[12:16] Noel**
Wouldn't want that,
given the wine you just drank.
**[12:19] Noel**
It was poisoned.
**[12:21] Albert**
P-P-Poisoned?!
**[12:23] Noel**
Yeah. I spiked it as soon as you showed up.
**[12:28] Noel**
That's why it tasted so bad to you.
**[12:31] Albert**
No, there's no way!
**[12:35] Albert**
W-Wait...
**[12:37] Albert**
H-How'd you know I would drink it?
There was no guarantee!
**[12:42] Noel**
No, there wasn't.
**[12:44] Noel**
If you didn't, no big deal.
But if you did, victory's mine.
**[12:49] Noel**
Not a bad bet, right?
**[12:54] Noel**
Throwing up won't do any good.
**[12:56] Noel**
It's already entered your bloodstream.
**[12:59] Noel**
You're a dead man.
**[13:03] Albert**
G-Get a doctor!
Take me to a doctor this instant!
**[13:15] Laios**
You're quite the smooth talker, Noel Stollen.
**[13:19] Noel**
What do you mean?
**[13:25] Laios**
This is good wine.
**[13:26] Laios**
You lied about poisoning it, didn't you?
**[13:31] Laios**
Yeah, there's determination in your eyes.
**[13:34] Laios**
Koga was right about you.
**[13:37] Laios**
Here. For the wine.
**[13:39] Laios**
I'll let you off just this once
if you leave Etrai immediately.
**[13:44] Noel**
What if I say no?
**[13:46] Laios**
I'll kill you right here.
**[13:51] Noel**
Fine.
**[13:54] Noel**
We'll leave the capital.
**[13:56] Noel**
You have a deal.
**[13:58] Laios**
A wise decision.
**[14:03] Logan**
Are you really leaving?
**[14:05] Noel**
Yeah. My career as a Seeker is over.
**[14:09] Noel**
Such a shame.
**[14:10] Logan**
Tch. Like this is your style.
**[14:21] Alma**
Wow!
**[14:22] Alma**
Everything went exactly as you said it would!
**[14:25] Noel**
It's too early to celebrate.
This is where things get real.
**[14:29] Alma**
We're coming back in one week's time, right?
**[14:32] Noel**
That's the plan.
**[14:34] Noel**
There's something I want to investigate.
**[14:36] Alma**
I'll be training in the mountains.
**[14:39] Alma**
I'm gonna kill that swordsman
for sure next time.
**[14:43] Noel**
Got it.
**[14:46] Noel**
See you in a week, then.
**[14:49] Alma**
Yeah. See you next week.
**[14:53] Noel**
The Gambino family...
**[14:57] Noel**
I'm going to swallow you whole.
**[15:00] Sign**
World Without Honor or Humanity
**[15:06] Albert**
I can't believe you came back a week later.
**[15:13] Albert**
What dumbasses!
You should've just stayed away!
**[15:18] Noel**
Talk about a crass laugh.
You really were raised poorly.
**[15:23] Albert**
Your shit-talking is just music
to my ears right now.
**[15:29] Albert**
Break his arms and legs!
Don't kill him too quickly!
**[15:35] Albert**
The night is long, and I plan
to enjoy every minute of it.
**[15:43] Albert**
Hey! Did you not hear me? Get to it!
**[15:51] Albert**
Wh-What's wrong?
**[15:53] Albert**
Why aren't you doing what I say?!
**[15:55] Albert**
Explain yourself, Laios!
**[15:59] Albert**
Wh-What is this?
What the hell is going on here?
**[16:04] Noel**
A wonderful clown show, Albert Gambino.
**[16:07] Noel**
No wonder your men
don't want to follow your orders.
**[16:10] Noel**
You've lost any right
to call yourself their boss.
**[16:13] Albert**
Huh?
**[16:14] Noel**
All of your own folly.
**[16:20] (Flashback) Henchman1**
I can't take this anymore, chief!
**[16:24] (Flashback) Henchman1**
How long do we have to obey
that crazy boss of ours?!
**[16:32] (Flashback) Henchman1**
The kid we offed today was clutching this...
**[16:36] (Flashback) Henchman1**
Like it meant the world to her.
**[16:39] (Flashback) Henchman1**
She was still so young,
but we turned her into that monstrosity.
**[16:43] (Flashback) Henchman1**
Nobody with a heart could do that!
**[16:46] (Flashback) Henchman2**
We beg you, chief!
**[16:48] (Flashback) Henchman2**
We got into this business because
we respected the former boss as a man!
**[16:52] (Flashback) Henchman2**
We're not here to bully the weak!
**[16:54] (Flashback) Henchman4**
Isn't there something we can do?!
**[16:56] (Flashback) Henchman3**
Chief!
**[16:59] (Flashback) Noel**
What do we have here?
**[17:00] (Flashback) Noel**
A falling out? Not a good look.
**[17:11] (Flashback) Laios**
Didn't you leave Etrai?
**[17:14] (Flashback) Noel**
I did, as promised, but only for a week.
**[17:18] (Flashback) Noel**
It was a nice little vacation.
**[17:21] (Flashback) Laios**
I hope you realize what you're walking into.
**[17:25] (Flashback) Noel**
Yeah, but I'm not here to fight.
**[17:29] (Flashback) Noel**
I just came to deliver
a souvenir from my travels.
**[17:35] (Flashback) Laios**
What is this?
**[17:37] (Flashback) Loki**
Here's what you asked for.
Albert's birth certificate.
**[17:42] (Flashback) Loki**
His mother was married to another man.
**[17:47] (Flashback) Loki**
The story about Albert being the previous
boss's bastard is a big, fat lie.
**[17:51] (Flashback) Loki**
It's true that the boss
and his mother had an affair,
**[17:55] (Flashback) Loki**
but that was before she got married.
**[17:58] (Flashback) Loki**
Based on his birthday, there's pretty much
zero chance he's the boss's son.
**[18:05] (Flashback) Noel**
Did the boss know that?
**[18:07] (Flashback) Loki**
He probably had an inkling.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Loki**
But he couldn't say no
when it came to an old flame.
**[18:18] (Flashback) Loki**
He accepted Albert, knowing the bit
about him being his son was a lie,
**[18:24] (Flashback) Loki**
as a tribute to his past love.
**[18:28] (Flashback) Loki**
That's the truth of it.
**[18:30] (Flashback) Noel**
I see.
**[18:31] (Flashback) Loki**
That's all you have to say? I really had
to go out on a limb to dig that up!
**[18:36] (Flashback) Noel**
And now we're even.
**[18:41] (Flashback) Noel**
I've got another job for you.
**[18:45] (Flashback) Loki**
What am I investigating?
**[18:47] (Flashback) Noel**
The former boss's cause of death.
**[18:49] (Flashback) Noel**
Find the doctor who saw him breathe his last.
**[18:53] (Flashback) Loki**
You mean...
**[18:55] (Flashback) Noel**
That was Albert's biggest mistake.
**[18:58] (Flashback) Noel**
With this,
**[19:00] (Flashback) Noel**
it'll be checkmate.
**[19:05] Laios**
Boss, I have two questions for you.
**[19:08] Albert**
Wh-What?
**[19:10] Laios**
First, you aren't really
the former boss's son, are you?
**[19:14] Albert**
Wha? What are you saying?
**[19:17] Albert**
How'd you know about that?!
**[19:18] Laios**
Second, you poisoned him and made it
look like he died of illness, didn't you?!
**[19:24] Albert**
D-D-D-Don't be stupid!
**[19:28] Albert**
D-Do you have any proof?!
**[19:30] Albert**
Are you telling me you dug up his grave
a-and investigated his corpse?!
**[19:33] Noel**
There was no need for that.
**[19:37] Noel**
The doctor who saw to him spilled the beans.
**[19:42] Noel**
He said he had his suspicions, but you
bribed him to sweep it all under the rug.
**[19:48] Noel**
The scene you caused
in the tavern was your undoing.
**[19:51] Noel**
You overreacted to me
claiming I'd poisoned you.
**[19:56] Noel**
You practically admitted
what you'd done then and there.
**[20:01] Albert**
Lies and slander! This is nonsense!
**[20:03] Noel**
Confess.
**[20:06] Noel**
Talkers have a handy skill, you see.
**[20:10] Noel**
We can make criminals cop to their crimes.
**[20:14] Noel**
And I used it on the doctor.
**[20:17] Noel**
The night is long, and I plan
to enjoy every minute of it.
**[20:28] Laios**
Albert, we can no longer follow you.
**[20:33] Albert**
Y-You bastards...
**[20:37] Laios**
You have no morals, no heart.
**[20:39] Laios**
We will not serve such a despicable man.
**[20:42] Albert**
You've gotta be kidding me!
The old man named his successor, you know?!
**[20:47] Laios**
Says the man who murdered him!
**[20:53] Laios**
You really are a lost cause.
**[20:55] Laios**
But we have to respect the old boss's wishes.
**[20:58] Laios**
We'll give you one last chance.
**[21:04] Laios**
Fight him in single combat.
**[21:06] Laios**
Win the duel, and we'll officially
recognize you as our boss.
**[21:10] Albert**
A-A duel?
**[21:13] Albert**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[21:14] Albert**
You want me to fight that asshole?!
**[21:17] Laios**
You don't need to fight yourself.
**[21:20] Laios**
You can choose someone to represent you.
**[21:24] Laios**
You may select any one of us.
**[21:27] Albert**
Why should I?! I'm Albert Gambino!
**[21:31] Albert**
I don't have to listen to anything you say!
**[21:35] Finocchio**
Pathetic.
**[21:37] Finocchio**
Accept your fate already.
**[21:40] Finocchio**
You're embarrassing me as part of the family.
**[21:44] Albert**
Finocchio Barzini?
**[21:47] Finocchio**
Wow, where is the respect?
**[21:49] Finocchio**
Kindly address me as
*Miss* Finocchio, won't you?
**[21:54] Albert**
Wh-Why are you here?
**[21:55] Finocchio**
Why, you ask?
**[21:59] Finocchio**
To serve as witness for the duel, of course.
**[23:34] Sign**
The Makings of a Champion
# E8 - The Makings of a Champion
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14UVQXZ5/the-makings-of-a-champion)
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**[00:03] Laios**
Fight him in single combat.
**[00:05] Laios**
Win the duel, and we'll officially
recognize you as our boss.
**[00:08] Albert**
A-A duel?
**[00:11] Albert**
Don't be ridiculous!
**[00:12] Albert**
You want me to fight that asshole?!
**[00:16] Laois**
You don't need to fight yourself.
**[00:19] Laois**
You can choose someone to represent you.
**[00:22] Laois**
You may select any one of us.
**[00:25] Albert**
Why should I?! I'm Albert Gambino!
**[00:29] Albert**
I don't have to listen to anything you say!
**[00:33] Finocchio**
Pathetic.
**[00:35] Finocchio**
Accept your fate already.
**[00:37] Finocchio**
You're embarrassing me as part of the family.
**[00:41] Albert**
Finocchio Barzini?
**[00:44] Finocchio**
Wow, where is the respect?
**[00:46] Finocchio**
Kindly address me as
*Miss* Finocchio, won't you?
**[00:50] Albert**
Wh-Why are you here?
**[00:52] Finocchio**
Why, you ask?
**[00:55] Finocchio**
To serve as witness for the duel, of course.
**[01:00] Albert**
A witness?
**[01:01] Noel**
* Of course, I'm the one*
* who called Finocchio here.*
**[01:05] Noel**
* He's been itching to take Gambino out for*
* tarnishing the family name peddling that drug.*
**[01:11] Noel**
*So this is just what the doctor ordered.*
**[01:14] Noel**
* If I sink Albert in this duel,*
* I get a 50 million fil payout from Finocchio.*
**[01:20] Albert**
I-I see! I get it now!
**[01:23] Albert**
You're the one behind this, you mad clown!
**[01:26] Finocchio**
Don't get the wrong idea, silly.
I haven't lifted a finger.
**[01:30] Finocchio**
It was Noel here who ensnared you.
**[01:33] Albert**
Yeah, right! I don't believe it!
**[01:35] Finocchio**
Suit yourself.
**[01:37] Finocchio**
But make it quick
and pick your proxy already.
**[01:41] Finocchio**
I have a tight schedule.
**[01:44] Albert**
I'm not agreeing to a duel!
You can't just decide—
**[01:49] Finocchio**
We're well beyond such blithering,
you piece of shit!
**[01:53] Finocchio**
If you're part of this family,
hurry up and buck up!
**[01:57] Finocchio**
Or are you prepared for the consequences
if you keep disgracing yourself?!
**[02:04] Albert**
F-Fine. But if my representative wins...
**[02:09] Finocchio**
That's right! I'll acknowledge you
as the boss of the Gambinos.
**[02:14] Finocchio**
And not only that, but I'll even ask the don
to overlook the whole Seeker tavern mess.
**[02:22] Finocchio**
So, who will it be?
**[02:28] Albert**
Koga! You do it!
**[02:30] Albert**
You will fight for me!
**[02:32] Alma**
He went for that guy, just like you said.
**[02:35] Noel**
Yeah, Koga's bound to him
by an oath of subordination.
**[02:40] Noel**
He can't betray him, unlike the others.
**[02:43] Alma**
Now I get to kill him...
**[02:46] Noel**
Sorry. I'll take care of him.
**[02:49] Alma**
Huh?! What are you saying?!
**[02:51] Alma**
You can't beat him!
**[02:52] Noel**
If that's what you think,
you've got a long way to go.
**[03:00] Noel**
Just sit tight and wait.
**[04:40] Noel**
Third time's the charm, huh?
**[04:44] Koga**
*Yeah, it's that look in yer eyes.*
**[04:47] Koga**
* You think you've won*
* even before the battle's begun.*
**[04:52] Koga**
* You believe yer stronger,*
* and no one can tell you otherwise.*
**[04:57] Koga**
*That's why I...*
**[04:59] Noel**
Well, you sure look ready. But there's
nothing in this for you even if you win.
**[05:05] Koga**
Don't care.
**[05:07] Koga**
I'm just glad I get to fight ya.
**[05:11] Noel**
High hopes for me.
**[05:13] Koga**
If yer rarin' for a rematch...
you've got somethin' up yer sleeve, doncha?
**[05:19] Koga**
I may be dumb, but even I can tell.
**[05:21] Koga**
And I can't wait to see it.
**[05:24] Noel**
You won't be calling me a coward anymore.
**[05:27] Noel**
Better come at me ready to kill, too!
**[05:30] Koga**
Yeah, third time's the charm.
**[05:36] Finocchio**
Ready? Let's have a nice, clean fight!
**[05:41] Noel**
Ice Bullet!
**[05:42] Koga**
Crazy Cherry Blossoms!
**[05:46] Finocchio**
Aw, I can't see anything like this.
**[05:50] Finocchio**
Also, that's cold!
**[05:54] Henchman1**
Chief, are you really sure about this?
**[05:58] Laois**
Yeah, I trust him.
**[06:01] Albert**
*Heh, it's all good.*
**[06:03] Albert**
*He's acting tough, but he's just a Talker.*
**[06:06] Albert**
*The weakest class. He has no chance.*
**[06:22] Noel**
*That stance! That's Iai Flash.*
**[06:25] Noel**
* It increases his attack power*
* severalfold upon drawing his sword.*
**[06:30] Noel**
* If I get too close,*
* he'll cut me right in half.*
**[06:34] Noel**
*But there's nothing to fear.*
**[06:37] Noel**
*I've already planted the seeds.*
**[06:40] Noel**
*By Koga's own words, no less.*
**[06:44] Koga**
*You've got somethin' up yer sleeve, doncha?*
**[06:49] Noel**
It's out of ammo. Let's finish this now.
**[06:53] Noel**
But first, I have a sweet tip for you.
**[06:56] Koga**
What? Tell me.
**[07:00] Noel**
You can use orange peels
to scrub out stubborn grease stains.
**[07:06] Koga**
Huh?! What's that supposed to—
**[07:08] Noel**
*Gotcha!*
**[07:10] Noel**
*He thinks I'm up to something...*
**[07:12] Noel**
*That wariness will slow his reaction.*
**[07:20] Noel**
*You can have my right arm!*
**[07:23] Koga**
* He clenched his muscles*
* to grab my sword? Is he mad?!*
**[07:33] Koga**
Don't you look down on me!
**[07:39] Koga**
*What did I just...*
**[07:45] Noel**
I never said *I* was out of ammo. Just my gun.
**[07:50] Koga**
* You put yer plan in action*
* the moment the battle began?*
**[07:58] Koga**
*This guy...*
**[08:00] Noel**
Roaring Thunder.
**[08:08] Koga**
*He's strong.*
**[08:12] Koga**
* Ever since I was a kid,*
* I've been afraid of fighting back.*
**[08:16] Koga**
*I was a plague. Nobody wanted me.*
**[08:19] Koga**
* Nobody expected anything from me,*
* and I couldn't expect anything from them.*
**[08:24] Koga**
*I was a loser from the moment I was born.*
**[08:29] Koga**
* After becoming a gladiator,*
* I had to fight just to stay alive.*
**[08:33] Koga**
* Funnily enough, those battles*
* to the death made me stronger.*
**[08:38] Koga**
* Yet no matter how skilled I got,*
* I was still weak deep down.*
**[08:45] Koga**
* And because I was so weak,*
* I could only ever do as I was told...*
**[08:49] Finocchio**
Our winner is Noel Stollen!
**[08:55] Koga**
*But Noel, you're different.*
**[08:59] Koga**
* Yer a Talker, the weakest class,*
* but yer always so tough.*
**[09:06] Koga**
*Yer eyes show total faith in yerself.*
**[09:08] Koga**
*What did ya have to sacrifice for that?*
**[09:12] Koga**
*Tell me, Noel. If I were more like you...*
**[09:17] Koga**
*Could I have fought for my own freedom?*
**[09:21] Koga**
*Could I have stood up to my father?*
**[09:24] Koga**
*Could I have screamed for love?*
**[09:29] Koga**
*I finally get it.*
**[09:32] Koga**
* Noel, I've always wanted*
* to be strong the way you are.*
**[09:40] Finocchio**
Well, that's that.
**[09:43] Noel**
I did my job. Do whatever you want from here.
**[09:46] Laois**
That was a fine battle.
**[09:49] Laois**
You are a man among men.
**[09:52] Noel**
Gee, thanks.
**[09:53] Laois**
I owe you one.
**[09:55] Laois**
If you're ever in trouble, come see me.
**[09:56] Noel**
Yeah, no. I don't need your family's help.
**[10:02] Laois**
Noel Stollen...
**[10:07] Laois**
I get it now.
**[10:08] Laois**
I can see why you're so taken by him, Koga.
**[10:18] Alma**
Noel, you are seriously an idiot.
**[10:20] Noel**
Ow, ow, ow! Ouch!
**[10:21] Alma**
Roaring Thunder, a strong kick to the chest
to cause a cardiac concussion...
**[10:27] Alma**
That was way too risky against a frontliner!
**[10:30] Noel**
Whatever. I won.
**[10:32] Alma**
That's not the issue.
**[10:34] Alma**
I'm your partner. And fighting's *my* job.
**[10:38] Alma**
You're supposed to be the commander.
**[10:41] Alma**
Quit stealing my job from me.
**[10:45] Noel**
My bad. It won't happen again.
**[10:48] Alma**
Really? Do you promise?
**[10:50] Noel**
I promise. I swear on my grandfather.
**[10:55] Alma**
From now on, you better rely on your big sis!
**[10:58] Noel**
Again, you're not my sis...
**[11:01] Noel**
Oh, whatever.
**[11:04] Noel**
*With this, Gambino's done for.*
**[11:07] Noel**
*It'll be the last of his crazy drug, too.*
**[11:09] Noel**
*And... perhaps she'll rest easier.*
**[11:15] Finocchio**
Great work earlier!
**[11:17] Finocchio**
I want to talk to you about
something. Is now good?
**[11:19] Noel**
If this is about the pay, we had a deal.
**[11:22] Noel**
No discounts.
**[11:23] Finocchio**
Oh, I would never be such a miser!
**[11:27] Finocchio**
I got rid of a rival with zero personal risk.
I'm happy with our deal.
**[11:31] Finocchio**
Now, I'd prefer we talk alone.
**[11:33] Finocchio**
Give us some space, would you, missy?
**[11:40] Noel**
So, what is it?
**[11:42] Finocchio**
I hate beating around the bush,
so I'll just say it.
**[11:46] Finocchio**
Join our family, Noel.
**[11:50] Finocchio**
I'll be good to you.
**[11:52] Finocchio**
You could even lead the Gambinos.
**[11:55] Noel**
Me? An underboss?
**[11:57] Noel**
Are you serious? I'm only sixteen.
**[12:00] Finocchio**
Age is irrelevant.
**[12:02] Finocchio**
What matters is that you have the balls.
The same is true for Seekers, right?
**[12:06] Noel**
I guess. But I've already turned
you down once before.
**[12:10] Noel**
I'm not about to serve anyone.
**[12:13] Finocchio**
No matter what?
**[12:14] Noel**
No matter what.
**[12:18] Finocchio**
I see. That's a shame.
**[12:21] Finocchio**
Say, Noel, do you know what class I am?
**[12:26] Finocchio**
I'm a Scout specialty. An A-rank Punisher.
**[12:31] Finocchio**
I'm not great at direct combat,
but I've mastered various special skills.
**[12:36] Finocchio**
Can you guess what this is?
**[12:42] Finocchio**
The answer is...
**[12:44] Finocchio**
It's your heart.
**[12:47] Sign**
The Makings of a Champion
**[12:55] Noel**
I've got no heartbeat...
**[12:58] Finocchio**
Surprised?
**[13:00] Noel**
What have you done to me?
**[13:03] Finocchio**
This is the Judgment skill.
**[13:06] Finocchio**
I can initiate it after you
twice refuse a request from me.
**[13:10] Finocchio**
It allows me to pluck your heart
from your chest against your will.
**[13:16] Noel**
An instakill just for human targets...
And yet I'm still alive.
**[13:22] Finocchio**
That's because this is still
spatially linked to you.
**[13:25] Finocchio**
But if I stray more than five meters from you,
or I decide to crush this,
**[13:30] Finocchio**
you will die.
**[13:34] Finocchio**
Noel, you're a teensy bit too talented... No.
**[13:38] Finocchio**
You're so far beyond talented,
it's ridiculous.
**[13:42] Finocchio**
You will visit disaster
upon the Luciano family one day.
**[13:47] Finocchio**
I'm sure of it.
**[13:50] Noel**
So you wanna get rid of me before then?
**[13:54] Finocchio**
It's too bad, but you're
on track to be piggy feed.
**[13:58] Finocchio**
But I'm no devil.
**[14:00] Finocchio**
I'll give you one more chance.
**[14:03] Finocchio**
Become a Luciano brother.
**[14:08] Noel**
Hmph. Not on your life.
**[14:12] Finocchio**
Do you think you can take your heart back?
**[14:15] Finocchio**
I'll have you know that's futile.
**[14:18] Finocchio**
Your heart won't return to your chest
unless I dispel the skill.
**[14:24] Noel**
Finocchio Barzini, you are correct.
**[14:28] Noel**
I will be the greatest Seeker
of them all someday.
**[14:31] Noel**
Not even the Luciano family
will be able to touch me.
**[14:37] Noel**
Now really is the time to kill me.
**[14:39] Finocchio**
H-Hold it right there.
**[14:40] Finocchio**
If I drop your heart, you die.
Do you understand that?
**[14:43] Noel**
You're gonna kill me, right? Go ahead.
**[14:47] Noel**
But don't forget. The second you do,
**[14:50] Noel**
you lose all dignity you have as the boss
of the Barzinis, subfamily to the Lucianos.
**[14:57] Noel**
Kill the dangerous ones while they're weak.
**[15:01] Noel**
That's the smart thing to do
in a dog-eat-dog world.
**[15:05] Noel**
However...
**[15:08] Noel**
It's not the manly thing to do, is it?
**[15:12] Noel**
Because it means you're scared.
**[15:15] Noel**
You may have my heart,
but do you have any balls?
**[15:19] Noel**
Answer me, Finocchio.
**[15:22] Noel**
I am my own king.
**[15:25] Noel**
No one will ever control me!
**[15:33] Finocchio**
*S-Scared? Who, me?*
**[15:42] Finocchio**
Oh, you look so frightening, my Noel!
**[15:45] Finocchio**
I was only kidding!
**[15:46] Finocchio**
You know I would never kill you.
**[15:51] Finocchio**
Sorry for the nasty little surprise.
**[15:53] Finocchio**
I'll be going now. Bye-bye!
**[15:59] Finocchio**
Words once spoken cannot be
taken back, you stupid punk.
**[16:03] Finocchio**
After that little display,
you had best make it to the top for real.
**[16:10] Noel**
Of course. You just shut up and watch.
**[16:21] Finocchio**
Dearie me, how scary.
**[16:33] Albert**
F-Finocchio! Spare me!
**[16:35] Albert**
Please! I don't wanna die!
**[16:38] Finocchio**
I just saw a man hold his head high,
even in the face of death.
**[16:43] Albert**
I beg you, please!
**[16:45] Albert**
I'll do anything if you let me live!
**[16:47] Finocchio**
But this one has no pride whatsoever.
**[16:51] Albert**
Huh?
**[16:52] Finocchio**
Sure. I'll have mercy.
**[16:55] Albert**
Y-You mean it?!
**[16:57] Finocchio**
Yes. You can live in my pig sty.
**[17:00] Albert**
P-Pig sty?
**[17:02] Finocchio**
I'll cut off your hands and feet
so you walk just like a pig.
**[17:06] Finocchio**
They'll eat anything, so you'd better get
on their good side and play nice.
**[17:16] Finocchio**
I hope my sows like their new partner.
**[17:23] Albert**
Wait, no!
**[17:25] Albert**
Stop!
**[17:34] Noel**
Okay, so I'm officially your owner now.
**[17:42] Noel**
But I have no need of a slave.
**[17:44] Koga**
Why not? As long as ya have those,
my power is yours.
**[17:49] Noel**
Don't get cocky because you're kinda strong.
**[17:52] Noel**
In Seeker terms, you're still
way down the ladder.
**[17:56] Koga**
Then what exactly do ya want?
**[18:02] Noel**
I only have one desire...
To stand atop all Seekers.
**[18:07] Noel**
And to that end, I don't need
a weak little puppy for a pet.
**[18:13] Noel**
I need a fierce wolf.
**[18:18] Noel**
Do what you want. You're free.
**[18:22] Koga**
Free...
**[18:23] Noel**
Now, I ask you as a free man...
What is your desire?
**[18:28] Koga**
My whole life, I've been used by others.
**[18:33] Koga**
Ya say I'm free, but I dunno
what to do with this freedom.
**[18:38] Koga**
However, I do know one thing!
**[18:43] Koga**
Noel, I wanna be there to watch ya
make your dreams come true!
**[18:47] Koga**
If ya need a fierce wolf,
then that's what I gotta be!
**[18:52] Koga**
So, please, lemme join ya guys!
**[19:02] Noel**
Understood.
**[19:05] Noel**
Longswordsman Koga Tsukishima...
**[19:08] Noel**
Welcome to Blue Beyond.
**[19:16] Noel**
Your orders!
**[19:24] Sign**
TACTICIAN
**[19:25] Sign**
Alma!
**[19:26] Sign**
Kill the goblin mages!
**[19:28] Alma**
Roger!
**[19:32] Noel**
Koga, charge into enemy lines!
**[19:34] Noel**
Alma and I will clear the way for you!
**[19:36] Koga**
Aye!
**[19:39] Noel**
Use Armor Piercing!
**[19:47] Noel**
Halt!
**[19:48] Sign**
STUN HOWL
**[19:49] Noel**
Duck!
**[19:52] Noel**
Thunder Bullet!
**[19:55] Noel**
Koga, take out the general!
**[19:57] Koga**
On it!
**[20:02] Koga**
*I'm gonna be a fierce wolf!*
**[20:08] Koga**
What d'ya think yer doing?!
**[20:11] Koga**
The general's head was supposed to be mine!
**[20:15] Alma**
You were wasting time lopping its arm off,
so I gave you a hand.
**[20:19] Koga**
Say what?
**[20:21] Alma**
Got a problem? I'll kill you.
**[20:25] Noel**
Enough, you two.
**[20:27] Noel**
Alma, no more acting out in battle.
**[20:31] Alma**
Okay.
**[20:33] Noel**
You too, Koga.
**[20:34] Noel**
The spoils belong to the whole party,
not any individual member.
**[20:38] Noel**
Quit going for glory.
**[20:40] Koga**
Gotcha.
**[20:43] Noel**
Either way, good job.
**[20:46] Noel**
That was a fine debut.
**[20:50] Noel**
After that battle, I'm more sure than ever.
**[20:53] Noel**
We're plenty strong to be founding a clan.
**[20:57] Noel**
I'll submit an application to the government
as soon as we return to Etrai.
**[21:03] Koga**
Is a clan a bigger deal than a party?
**[21:06] Noel**
Yeah. Clans are state-recognized
Seeker organizations.
**[21:10] Noel**
Once we become one, we can accept
Abyss jobs directly from the government.
**[21:14] Alma**
We won't have to work
for other clans like we did today?
**[21:18] Noel**
Exactly. And we won't have
to pay any commission,
**[21:21] Noel**
so the whole reward will be ours.
**[21:25] Noel**
If our application is approved,
we'll no longer be a party.
**[21:28] Noel**
We'll be a clan.
**[21:30] Koga**
Noel, what is that?
**[21:36] Alma**
The symbol that shows he can rank up!
**[21:38] Alma**
Too bad it didn't appear on your bum.
**[21:42] Noel**
*I can move up to B rank.*
**[21:45] Noel**
*I'm one step closer to my goal.*
**[21:49] Noel**
*It all starts here.*
**[21:51] Noel**
*I'm going to control the strongest talent,*
**[21:56] Noel**
*create the strongest clan,*
**[21:59] Noel**
*and reach the top of the seven-star regalia!*
**[23:34] Sign**
The Snake Sharpens
Its Fangs
# E9 - The Snake Sharpens Its Fangs
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GJWUQNJDD/the-snake-sharpens-its-fangs)
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**[00:07] (Flashback) Noel**
Bribe the owner of this place.
**[00:10] (Flashback) Noel**
It'll make future deals easier.
**[00:12] (Flashback) Maid**
Right.
**[00:17] (Flashback) Harold**
It's a pleasure to meet you.
**[00:20] (Flashback) Harold**
I'm an inspector with the Seekers guild.
**[00:22] (Flashback) Harold**
My name is Harold Jenkins.
**[00:25] (Flashback) Harold**
I hope to be of some assistance.
**[00:29] (Flashback) Harold**
Ah, this is exquisite.
**[00:32] (Flashback) Harold**
It seems your winery is coming along well.
**[00:35] (Flashback) Noel**
It helps make ends meet.
**[00:38] (Flashback) Noel**
I owe it all to the inheritance
my grandfather left me and to my staff.
**[00:42] (Flashback) Harold**
You're too modest.
**[00:43] (Flashback) Harold**
It appears you have a talent for managing
people and running a business.
**[00:49] (Flashback) Noel**
I'm not doing anything special.
**[00:51] (Flashback) Noel**
Soon, I'll step down and leave
things in their hands.
**[00:56] (Flashback) Noel**
Anyway, what brings a guild inspector here?
**[01:02] (Flashback) Noel**
I've already given up all the information
I have on my hometown's tragedy.
**[01:09] (Flashback) Harold**
This image was taken just the other day.
**[01:13] (Flashback) Harold**
It is likely the same lord
that destroyed your hometown.
**[01:18] (Flashback) Noel**
That's the one?
**[01:20] (Flashback) Harold**
You don't seem very surprised.
**[01:23] (Flashback) Noel**
Well, I had an inkling it was still alive.
**[01:27] (Flashback) Noel**
Two things were conspicuously
missing that day.
**[01:32] (Flashback) Noel**
The lord's dead body
**[01:33] (Flashback) Noel**
and my grandfather's battle axe.
**[01:36] (Flashback) Noel**
Have you defeated this lord?
**[01:37] (Flashback) Harold**
A major clan, Night Rage, tried to subdue it,
**[01:41] (Flashback) Harold**
but they were obliterated.
**[01:43] (Flashback) Harold**
We sent in Supreme Dragon after that,
but the lord had already left for the Void.
**[01:49] (Flashback) Noel**
It *left*?
**[01:51] (Flashback) Harold**
They say beasts are driven to invade
this world by an irresistible instinct.
**[01:57] (Flashback) Harold**
And yet this one appears to be acting
freely of its own accord.
**[02:02] (Flashback) Harold**
This is the lord that defeated
the great Overdeath.
**[02:06] (Flashback) Harold**
Its experience from appearing twice
may help it reach a depth of 13...
**[02:11] (Flashback) Harold**
There's now a possibility
it will become a new Valiant.
**[02:15] (Flashback) Noel**
Valiants are a group of ten powerful lords
with abyssal depth ratings of 13.
**[02:21] (Flashback) Noel**
Each of these ten dark lords wields power
enough to destroy the entire world.
**[02:27] (Flashback) Harold**
The last time one manifested
in this world was forty years ago.
**[02:32] (Flashback) Harold**
Cocytus the Silverfish wiped out
three nations upon emerging, but...
**[02:38] (Flashback) Noel**
The Bloodsword Federation,
my grandpa's clan, defeated it.
**[02:42] (Flashback) Harold**
And it was the first time in human history.
**[02:45] (Flashback) Harold**
Before then, it was all we could do
to drive a Valiant back into the Void,
**[02:49] (Flashback) Harold**
and yet we were victorious.
**[02:52] (Flashback) Harold**
However...
**[02:54] (Flashback) Noel**
This lord may pose a new threat to humanity.
**[02:58] (Flashback) Noel**
Is that what you're saying?
**[02:59] (Flashback) Harold**
Unfortunately.
**[03:03] (Flashback) Noel**
How amusing.
**[03:07] (Flashback) Harold**
You resemble him.
**[03:09] (Flashback) Harold**
Your eyes resemble Brandon's—
your grandfather's.
**[03:14] (Flashback) Harold**
I was in charge of the
Bloodsword Federation, his clan.
**[03:18] (Flashback) Harold**
He and I were close.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Harold**
I wanted to come see
how his grandson was doing,
**[03:25] (Flashback) Harold**
but it seems my concern was misplaced.
**[03:28] (Flashback) Harold**
You will be fifteen next year,
**[03:31] (Flashback) Harold**
which will make you eligible
to take the Seeker exam.
**[03:37] (Flashback) Harold**
I'll be on my way now.
**[03:42] (Flashback) Noel**
Remember this.
**[03:45] (Flashback) Noel**
We will meet again someday, so...
**[03:48] (Flashback) Noel**
Remember my face. I'm going
to be the strongest Seeker ever.
**[05:31] Koga**
H-Hey, you sure we'll be all right?
**[05:34] Noel**
Yeah. They're not going
to ask anything difficult.
**[05:37] Noel**
Just answer normally, and you'll be fine.
**[05:38] Koga**
But what if something I say
rubs the inspector the wrong way
**[05:44] Koga**
and our clan application gets rejected?
**[05:47] Noel**
Won't happen!
**[05:47] Alma**
Huh? But *I* heard that offending the inspector
will get you rejected on the spot.
**[05:53] Koga**
C-Crap! What do I do?!
**[05:55] Koga**
If I mess up, Noel's dream is up in smoke!
**[05:58] Alma**
Take responsibility by taking your own life.
**[06:00] Alma**
We didn't work together long,
but thanks for the memories.
**[06:02] Alma**
You can leave the rest to me and drop dead.
**[06:04] Noel**
Come on, you two...
**[06:11] Harold**
Oh?
**[06:11] Harold**
What seems to be the matter?
**[06:14] Harold**
No need to be so wary.
**[06:17] Harold**
It's been too long, Noel.
**[06:26] Harold**
A clan house to serve as your base,
**[06:28] Harold**
plus the 20 million fil collateral...
**[06:30] Harold**
Everything seems to be in order.
**[06:33] Harold**
You're still lacking in accomplishments,
but I take no issue with your abilities.
**[06:38] Noel**
I'll be moving up to B rank
once my application goes through.
**[06:43] Alma**
I'm ready to rank up to B, too.
**[06:45] Alma**
Koga's the only one stuck at C.
**[06:49] Harold**
Very good.
**[06:50] Harold**
The clan name on your application
isn't Blue Beyond. Is this correct?
**[06:56] Noel**
I plan to start using that one
once we become a clan.
**[06:59] Harold**
Understood. That concludes my interview.
**[07:03] Koga**
Huh? Already?
**[07:06] Harold**
Yes.
**[07:07] Harold**
I'm rejecting your application
to start a clan.
**[07:13] Seeker1**
I-I don't believe it...
**[07:16] Seeker1**
How did he kill a lord with
a depth rating of 12 all by himself?
**[07:20] Seeker2**
Probably just another day for him.
**[07:25] Seeker2**
After all, that's the submaster of
the one-star regalia clan, Supreme Dragon,
**[07:28] Seeker2**
who many consider to be
the strongest man in the empire...
**[07:32] Seeker2**
The Innocent Blade, Zeke Feinstein.
**[07:37] Harold**
I'll be frank with you.
**[07:39] Harold**
We're looking for even stronger Seekers now.
**[07:43] Harold**
Simply meeting the clan requirements
isn't enough to get approved.
**[07:47] Harold**
Things have changed.
**[07:49] Koga**
Hey, that's unfair!
**[07:51] Noel**
How have things changed?
**[07:53] Harold**
What I'm about to say is off the record.
**[07:57] Harold**
A colossal amount of mana has been
detected west of the empire.
**[08:02] Harold**
The mana river flowing underground
is close to reaching critical currents,
**[08:07] Harold**
and it's only a matter of time
before it erupts.
**[08:10] Noel**
How long do we have?
**[08:12] Harold**
A year.
**[08:14] Harold**
When that mana explosion goes off,
it will generate a supermassive Abyss.
**[08:19] Harold**
In other words...
**[08:21] Harold**
A beast lord with an abyssal depth rating
of 13, a Valiant, will manifest.
**[08:27] Koga**
C-Can't you stop it?
**[08:30] Harold**
The underground channels are
not unlike our blood vessels.
**[08:35] Harold**
Disrupt the flow, and you'd
see tremors and ruptures...
**[08:38] Harold**
The land would no longer
be able to support human life.
**[08:42] Alma**
Can you win?
**[08:44] Harold**
We defeated Cocytus the Silverfish last time.
**[08:48] Harold**
That is why the empire
prospers as it does now.
**[08:52] Harold**
We must go all out in this battle.
**[08:55] Harold**
The best Seekers in the empire, the regalia,
will have to take part as well.
**[08:59] Harold**
The first-tier Supreme Dragon,
**[09:02] Harold**
the second-tier Kahn
and Cave of the Universe,
**[09:04] Harold**
and the third-tier Blade Flash, Goat Dinner,
Pandemonium, and Lorelai...
**[09:10] Harold**
Each of these clans
is worthy of their regalia title.
**[09:14] Harold**
However, and I say this as someone
who has seen a Valiant in the flesh,
**[09:19] Harold**
there is no guarantee of our victory.
**[09:22] Harold**
Thus we're looking for clans
that will be of immediate help.
**[09:25] Harold**
We don't have the time or luxury
to develop greenhorns such as yourselves.
**[09:31] Harold**
Please leave.
**[09:33] Noel**
Got it.
**[09:34] Koga**
A-Are you sure?
**[09:35] Noel**
He makes a solid point.
**[09:37] Noel**
We don't meet the standards
they're looking for.
**[09:41] Noel**
Not yet, at least.
**[09:44] Noel**
Let's go.
**[09:45] Koga**
W-Wait, Noel!
**[09:50] Harold**
Good grief. Who did he get that
sore-loser temperament from?
**[09:58] Brandon**
* Who else but me? He's my grandson.*
* My pride and joy.*
**[10:02] Harold**
Yes, of that I have no doubt.
**[10:05] Harold**
Noel Stollen...
**[10:07] Harold**
I have high hopes for the boy.
**[10:12] Koga**
Noel! Why'd you back down
on the clan application?!
**[10:15] Koga**
You giving up on your dream?!
**[10:17] Noel**
Giving up? Don't be foolish.
**[10:21] Noel**
This is an incredible chance for us
to shoot right up the ladder.
**[10:29] Noel**
Listen, there's no arguing that a Valiant
manifesting spells peril for humanity.
**[10:34] Noel**
But it's also a great opportunity for us.
**[10:37] Noel**
Defeating Cocytus the Silverfish rapidly
advanced the empire's living standards.
**[10:45] Noel**
Its heart was synthesized into a device
that generated endless drinking water,
**[10:50] Noel**
which was a boon to all the empire.
**[10:53] Noel**
Hunting powerful beasts furthers
our magi-engineering civilization.
**[10:58] Noel**
That's why Seekers are hailed as heroes here.
**[11:02] Noel**
We turn never-seen-before catastrophes
into divine blessings.
**[11:06] Noel**
That's what Seekers do.
**[11:08] Almakoga**
I see...
**[11:10] Noel**
We need to join the regalia
as soon as possible.
**[11:13] Koga**
Wait, we aren't even a clan yet!
**[11:16] Koga**
We'll never make it in time.
**[11:19] Alma**
You *did* say that we'd be
part of the regalia within a year.
**[11:23] Noel**
Make it half a year.
**[11:25] Almakoga**
H—
**[11:26] Almakoga**
Half a year?!
**[11:28] Noel**
Yeah. We'll make the regalia in six months.
**[11:32] Noel**
Over the next few, we'll produce
results and improve our standing.
**[11:37] Noel**
In the best-case scenario, we're assigned
to supreme command in the Valiant battle.
**[11:43] Noel**
And if we have a good showing,
**[11:45] Noel**
we'll definitely go down in history
as the strongest Seekers.
**[11:51] Noel**
We're an invincible swordsman
from the Far East,
**[11:54] Noel**
the granddaughter of a legendary assassin,
**[11:56] Noel**
and the grandson of Overdeath.
**[12:00] Noel**
But that still isn't enough.
**[12:02] Noel**
We don't have time to dilly-dally.
**[12:04] Noel**
*If we want to make the regalia quickly,*
**[12:06] Noel**
* we'll need to make a name for ourselves*
* before we even become a clan.*
**[12:11] Guy**
Extra, extra!
**[12:13] Guy**
Zeke of Supreme Dragon has done it again!
**[12:16] Guy**
He took out a lord with
an abyssal depth rating of 12!
**[12:20] Noel**
What we need is a story.
**[12:23] Noel**
We need to instigate an event
that will grab the attention of the masses.
**[12:31] Noel**
Rest assured.
**[12:34] Noel**
I'll come up with a plan.
**[12:38] Sign**
The Snake Sharpens
Its Fangs
**[12:41] Gnome**
Mr. Noel, for your new
Talker specialization...
**[12:45] Gnome**
you've chosen Strategist, correct?
**[12:47] Noel**
Yes, please.
**[12:49] Gnome**
I will now commence
the rank advancement ritual.
**[12:53] Gnome**
I stand here that I may open
new paths for you.
**[12:57] Gnome**
You, who seeks greater power,
**[13:00] Gnome**
must turn your eyes to the ocean within.
**[13:04] Gnome**
It will be the light of wisdom
that illuminates the water's surface.
**[13:07] Gnome**
That light shall become
a door leading to our world.
**[13:12] Gnome**
And I open this new door for you!
**[13:17] Noel**
*Strategist is a B-rank Talker specialization.*
**[13:21] Noel**
* Its main draw is its incredible*
* augmentation of cognitive speed.*
**[13:24] Noel**
*I'll be able to analyze battles in real time*
**[13:27] Noel**
* and instantly predict what will happen*
* with near-perfect accuracy.*
**[13:33] Girls**
You're so dreamy, Sir Zeke!
**[13:35] Ladyb**
Care to get dinner with me? My treat.
**[13:39] Noel**
Zeke Feinstein.
**[13:41] Zeke**
Oh? Would you happen to be...
**[13:44] Noel**
Well, well.
**[13:46] Noel**
If it isn't Zeke, submaster of Supreme
Dragon, the empire's strongest clan.
**[13:51] Noel**
It's an honor to meet you.
**[13:53] Zeke**
I've heard lots about you
as well, Noel Stollen.
**[13:58] Noel**
* There are only three*
* EX-rank Seekers in the capital.*
**[14:03] Noel**
* The master of Pandemonium,*
* Leo Edin, also known as Kingslayer.*
**[14:08] Noel**
* The master of Supreme Dragon, Victor*
* Krauser, also known as the Beginning One.*
**[14:13] Noel**
*And, of course, the third...*
**[14:15] Noel**
* is this guy, Zeke Feinstein,*
* also known as the Innocent Blade.*
**[14:20] Zeke**
They say you're the grandson
of the legendary Overdeath.
**[14:25] Noel**
I am, yes, though I'm not very much like him.
**[14:28] Zeke**
Really? Because rumor has it that you
fought off the Gambino family.
**[14:35] Noel**
No way! Have you mistaken me for someone else?
**[14:37] Zeke**
Then was it also a coincidence that
they got a new boss soon after?
**[14:44] Zeke**
I'm very curious as to
what sort of trick you used.
**[14:49] Noel**
What a surprise.
**[14:51] Zeke**
Hmm?
**[14:52] Noel**
The great submaster of Supreme Dragon
being so roundabout?
**[14:57] Noel**
And all to recruit
a no-name Seeker like myself?
**[15:01] Zeke**
Oh, you figured me out?
Then I'll cut right to the chase.
**[15:05] Zeke**
Join Supreme Dragon.
It's a good deal for you—
**[15:09] Noel**
I refuse.
**[15:11] Noel**
I don't intend to work under anyone.
**[15:16] Zeke**
Is that so? But my policy is never to hold
back when it comes to getting what I want.
**[15:23] Noel**
So brute force it is?
**[15:25] Zeke**
If that's what you wish.
**[15:26] Noel**
Then let me see this great power of yours.
**[15:31] Noel**
If I'm going to work under someone,
they have to meet my definition of strong.
**[15:37] Noel**
There are three EX-rank Seekers in Etrai.
**[15:40] Noel**
Victor is aging, which leaves two...
**[15:44] Noel**
You and Leo.
**[15:46] Noel**
Which of you is stronger?
**[15:49] Zeke**
You're saying your condition is that
I prove myself stronger than Leo?
**[15:55] Noel**
If you want to order me around, I want
to see that you're the strongest of all.
**[16:00] Zeke**
*This guy...*
**[16:02] Zeke**
*If Leo and I clash, one of us is sure to die.*
**[16:06] Zeke**
* Which is why we can't fight,*
* and he knows that!*
**[16:10] Zeke**
I see. You're a pretty nasty fellow.
**[16:15] Noel**
I'll take that as a compliment.
**[16:17] Noel**
Come see me again
once you make good on my terms.
**[16:21] Seeker3**
Hey, check it out.
**[16:22] Seeker3**
That's Zeke, the second best Seeker in Etrai.
**[16:25] Seeker4**
Wow.
**[16:27] Seeker3**
He took out a depth 12 lord by himself
just the other day.
**[16:31] Zeke**
Did you just say something?
**[16:33] Sekker**
Huh? E-Er, yeah.
**[16:35] Zeke**
You said I was second best, right?
Why is that?
**[16:40] Seeker3**
Well, there's Leo...
**[16:41] Zeke**
I've never fought Leo personally.
**[16:44] Zeke**
How could you possibly know I'm weaker?
**[16:47] Seeker3**
W-Well, everyone says
Leo has soloed more lords...
**[16:57] Noel**
"Second best."
**[16:59] Noel**
I see. So that's a sore spot for him.
**[17:03] Noel**
We need to form our clan before this
becomes a troublesome mess.
**[17:13] Alma**
Quick Attack!
**[17:15] Alma**
She's gone?
**[17:20] Lycia**
There.
**[17:21] Lycia**
I win again.
**[17:27] Lycia**
Yeah, you're not suited to the rear line.
**[17:30] Alma**
Are my attacks too one-note?
**[17:32] Lycia**
Hmm... I'd say you get a little too heated.
**[17:35] Lycia**
You didn't notice that I snuck
into your blind spot just now.
**[17:39] Lycia**
The rear's job is to
take stock and execute strategy.
**[17:43] Lycia**
You need a bird's-eye view and a cool head.
**[17:47] Lycia**
Think Noel. He's a good example.
**[17:49] Alma**
Maybe Assassin really is
the specialization for me.
**[17:51] Lycia**
I think so, too.
**[17:53] Lycia**
I mean, yeah, party balance is important,
**[17:55] Lycia**
but I'm sure Noel will work things out.
**[17:58] Ophelia**
Hey, Lycia!
**[18:01] Lycia**
Ophelia!
**[18:02] Ophelia**
It's been ages! Fancy running into you here.
**[18:07] Ophelia**
Combat training?
**[18:08] Lycia**
Yeah. Are you guys returning from a job?
**[18:11] Ophelia**
Yep, that's right.
**[18:12] Ophelia**
And is this... a new party member?
**[18:15] Alma**
No, I'm—
**[18:16] Lycia**
Oh, she's a friend of mine! My BFF!
**[18:19] Lycia**
Her name is Alma.
She only just became a Seeker,
**[18:22] Lycia**
so I'm showing her the ropes and stuff.
**[18:24] Ophelia**
Wow, it's your turn to be the mentor, huh?
**[18:27] Lycia**
This is Ophelia. She's with the Winged Knights.
**[18:30] Lycia**
We're from the same village,
and she's an Archer like me.
**[18:34] Ophelia**
Nice to meet you.
**[18:36] Alma**
Likewise.
**[18:37] Ophelia**
We're a party of four.
**[18:40] Ophelia**
This scary-looking Lancer is Keim.
**[18:44] Keim**
Did you have to add "scary-looking"?
**[18:46] Ophelia**
This furry fellow is Vaclav, a Summoner.
**[18:49] Vaclav**
Mm.
**[18:50] Ophelia**
And here we have the
Winged Knights' trusty leader...
**[18:54] Leon**
Leon Fredric.
**[18:56] Leon**
Don't believe her. They're the trusty ones.
**[18:59] Leon**
I'm a leader in name only.
**[19:02] Ophelia**
Feel free to talk to us
if you ever need anything.
**[19:05] Ophelia**
Since you're Lycia's BFF, I'd be
happy to help. I'm rooting for you!
**[19:09] Alma**
You're too nice.
**[19:10] Ophelia**
We Seekers need to look out for one another.
**[19:13] Ophelia**
Especially with the weirdos
running amok lately.
**[19:16] Lycia**
Uh, Ophelia...
**[19:18] Ophelia**
Like Noel Stollen. Watch out for that guy.
**[19:21] Ophelia**
He leads a party called Blue Beyond.
**[19:24] Ophelia**
They say he sold his teammates into slavery
and has ties with the mafia.
**[19:28] Ophelia**
There's no end of shady rumors about him.
**[19:31] Alma**
Wow, that's awful.
**[19:33] Ophelia**
Isn't it?
**[19:34] Ophelia**
Apparently, he has new teammates now,
**[19:37] Ophelia**
but I bet they're awful too.
**[19:39] Leon**
Ophelia.
**[19:40] Leon**
You shouldn't judge people based on gossip.
**[19:43] Leon**
Stop telling the newbie things
that may or may not be true.
**[19:48] Ophelia**
But...
**[19:49] Leon**
I don't like badmouthing folks we don't know.
**[19:53] Ophelia**
Sorry.
**[19:54] Keim**
We should get going, Leon.
**[19:56] Keim**
Let's grab a bite at Rockbird Beak.
**[19:59] Leon**
See you around.
**[20:03] Lycia**
Sorry about that, Alma.
She's really a nice person.
**[20:07] Alma**
It's fine. Most of it's true anyway.
**[20:13] Loki**
So, boss,
**[20:15] Loki**
what are you plotting this time?
**[20:17] Loki**
A list of B-rank parties?
**[20:21] Loki**
Surely you can't want that
for any good reason.
**[20:25] Noel**
This one is a cut above,
both in track record and reputation.
**[20:30] Loki**
Hmm? Yeah, I don't understand
why they haven't formed a clan yet.
**[20:34] Loki**
Though, apparently,
their motto is "slow and steady."
**[20:37] Noel**
This business is full of ruffians.
**[20:40] Noel**
I guess a prim and proper
goody two-shoes would stick out.
**[20:43] Loki**
When it comes down to it,
the masses love their righteous heroes.
**[20:48] Loki**
He's basically a knight
in shining armor, don't you think?
**[20:52] Loki**
And not just in appearance.
Has the strength to back it up, too.
**[20:55] Loki**
He's probably the best
B-rank Seeker out there.
**[20:58] Noel**
"The best," huh?
**[21:00] Loki**
Oh, right. You made B rank too, didn't you?
**[21:03] Loki**
That's awesome. Congrats.
**[21:05] Noel**
Quit it with the obvious flattery.
**[21:08] Noel**
Okay, I've decided.
**[21:10] All**
Cheers!
**[21:12] Ophelia**
Leon, you stole the show on this mission again.
**[21:15] Vaclav**
That was one splendid blow.
**[21:17] Leon**
I couldn't have done it without you all.
**[21:20] Leon**
It never would've gone
so smoothly if I were solo.
**[21:23] Leon**
Keim, your backup was a huge help.
**[21:26] Keim**
Nah, that was all you, Leon.
**[21:28] Ophelia**
By the way, Leon, during that last job...
**[21:32] Noel**
*Everyone has a sore spot. A weakness.*
**[21:36] Noel**
* Even Zeke Feinstein, one of the strongest*
* in the empire, is no exception.*
**[21:42] Noel**
* When you attack his sore spot,*
* his smile vanishes and his act crumbles.*
**[21:46] Loki**
Boss...
**[21:48] Loki**
You've got one evil look on your face.
**[21:50] Noel**
Well, I'm not like this goody two-shoes here.
**[21:55] Noel**
I will leave no stone unturned.
**[21:57] Noel**
I'll drag myself to the very top,
and I'll do it my way.
**[23:35] Sign**
The Haves and the Have-Nots
# E10 - The Haves and the Have-Nots
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UNXW38/the-haves-and-the-have-nots)
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**[00:21] Guard**
Number 113, Hugo Coppélia.
**[00:24] Guard**
Out. You have a visitor.
**[00:31] Hugo**
You again, Noel Stollen?
**[00:35] Noel**
Have you lost even more weight, Hugo?
**[00:38] Noel**
You're starving to death.
**[00:40] Hugo**
None of your concern.
**[00:42] Noel**
Oh, but it is.
**[00:43] Noel**
I can't have you dying on me.
**[00:46] Hugo**
Because you're going to free me
and recruit me into your party?
**[00:50] Noel**
Exactly.
**[00:53] Noel**
*Hugo Coppélia the Puppeteer...*
**[00:56] Noel**
* This man, who now awaits execution*
* for the murders that shrouded Etrai in fear,*
**[01:01] Noel**
*was once considered a Seeker prodigy.*
**[01:05] Noel**
* Normally, combat and crafting*
* classes totally diverge,*
**[01:09] Noel**
* but Puppeteer is a unique case*
* that combines the two.*
**[01:14] Noel**
* It can control various puppets, adaptable*
* to any battle situation imaginable.*
**[01:21] Noel**
* With his calm, rational personality*
* and keen intellect on top of that,*
**[01:25] Noel**
* Hugo claimed many a victory*
* as an independent Seeker.*
**[01:32] Noel**
*However, because of that,*
**[01:34] Noel**
* he was something of a lone wolf.*
* Never joined any parties.*
**[01:38] Noel**
* Then he suddenly retired as a Seeker*
* at the peak of his game.*
**[01:43] Noel**
* He took up puppet making and found plenty*
* of success in his new line of work too.*
**[01:50] Noel**
* But that's when the incident occurred*
* that changed his life forever.*
**[01:55] Hugo**
As I keep saying, you're wasting your time.
**[01:58] Hugo**
I'm going to be executed.
**[02:00] Noel**
There are plenty of ways to avoid that.
**[02:05] Noel**
You don't seem convinced. In that case...
**[02:10] Guard**
I apologize for the wait, Sir Noel!
**[02:12] Noel**
Thank you. You may leave now.
**[02:14] Guard**
Sir! Please call for me
if you need anything else!
**[02:19] Noel**
This is some good tea.
**[02:21] Hugo**
You paid off the guard?
**[02:24] Noel**
Oh, I just have some dirt on him. That's all.
**[02:27] Hugo**
Blackmail, then?
**[02:30] Noel**
Feel free to think what you like.
**[02:32] Noel**
I'll just say that every guard
in this prison is at my beck and call.
**[02:38] Noel**
I'm serious.
**[02:40] Noel**
Preparations to free you are nearly complete.
**[02:45] Noel**
What? Are you not happy?
**[02:49] Hugo**
Let's say I do get out.
That would make me happy indeed.
**[02:54] Hugo**
But I won't join you.
**[02:57] Noel**
Why is that?
**[02:59] Hugo**
I've always despised Seekers.
**[03:02] Hugo**
They're violent and overconfident
in their abilities. Fools, all of them.
**[03:07] Noel**
So you think I'm the same?
**[03:10] Hugo**
No. You're special in a bad way.
**[03:13] Hugo**
You seem more like a snake than a person.
**[03:16] Hugo**
You're cold and merciless,
**[03:18] Hugo**
and you play with your prey
before swallowing it whole.
**[03:21] Noel**
I've heard that before.
**[03:24] Noel**
I don't mind it as a compliment.
**[03:27] Noel**
Thanks to that, I had no trouble
coming up with a clan name.
**[03:30] Hugo**
I didn't mean it as a compliment, though.
**[03:33] Noel**
I'll be back.
**[03:34] Noel**
I'm as persistent as a snake, you see.
**[03:39] Noel**
Hugo Coppélia...
**[03:42] Noel**
You will join me, and that's a fact.
**[03:52] Hugo**
Me, a Seeker again?
**[05:27] Noel**
As of today, we go to a new bar.
**[05:30] Alma**
The Rockbird Beak? Does it have good food?
**[05:34] Koga**
W-Wait a sec! Ain't this the bar
where the best B-rankers gather?
**[05:39] Koga**
N-Noel!
**[05:50] Edgar**
Never seen you before, girlie.
**[05:53] Noel**
I'm no girlie. I'm a man.
**[05:56] Edgar**
Ha, no way. Not without so much as
a single scratch on your face, you're not.
**[06:02] Noel**
So that messed-up mug makes you a man?
**[06:05] Noel**
You must've wanted to be one real bad, huh...
**[06:08] Noel**
girlie?
**[06:09] Edgar**
Huh?! The hell you'd just say to me?!
**[06:11] Noel**
You'd take us all by your lonesome, Edgar?
**[06:15] Noel**
No wonder you're the vanguard for War Eagle.
**[06:19] Edgar**
What, you think you got me beat 'cause
you know me and had prep time?
**[06:24] Noel**
Bruno if it's a boy.
**[06:26] Noel**
Kachua if it's a girl.
**[06:29] Noel**
I hear you're gonna be a dad soon. Congrats.
**[06:34] Edgar**
How do you know that...?
**[06:36] Noel**
Trade secret.
**[06:38] Noel**
Anyway, if you wanna fight me,
**[06:41] Noel**
you'll be putting *everything* on the line.
**[06:44] Noel**
I hope you're prepared for that.
**[06:50] Noel**
Thanks for the warm welcome, Edgar!
**[06:52] Noel**
I'm Noel Stollen, a Talker
and the leader of Blue Beyond.
**[06:58] Noel**
A pleasure to meet you all.
**[07:02] Alma**
Mm, yummy!
**[07:03] Koga**
They have booze from my homeland, too!
**[07:06] Noel**
Don't get too excited.
**[07:08] Noel**
We didn't come here just to wine and dine.
**[07:13] Noel**
*Our real aim is...*
**[07:16] Noel**
*How lucky. Jackpot on the very first try.*
**[07:21] Ophelia**
What a surprise.
**[07:22] Ophelia**
I thought you were a rookie, Alma.
**[07:26] Noel**
*Do you know her?*
**[07:27] Alma**
*Lycia's the one who knows her.*
**[07:29] Alma**
*I've only met her once.*
**[07:31] Alma**
*But be careful.*
**[07:33] Alma**
*This elf doesn't think too kindly of you.*
**[07:36] Noel**
*That's perfect.*
**[07:37] Alma**
*Huh?*
**[07:38] Noel**
*Let's have a fight, then.*
**[07:42] Alma**
* This may be your worst quality,*
* but I don't hate it.*
**[07:47] Alma**
Hello, Ophelia.
**[07:48] Ophelia**
And who might those two be?
**[07:51] Alma**
My party.
**[07:53] Noel**
I'm Noel Stollen of Blue Beyond.
**[07:56] Ophelia**
Say what?
**[07:59] Noel**
My, that's a scary look. Do you
have something to say to me?
**[08:03] Ophelia**
That's rich from the guy
who sold his friends into slavery.
**[08:07] Noel**
Oh, that? I got a handsome fortune
from the mafia for them.
**[08:13] Noel**
They say friends are priceless, after all.
**[08:16] Ophelia**
How could you?!
**[08:19] Koga**
Don't get violent now, Miss Elf.
**[08:22] Koga**
Like it or not, Noel 'ere's my boss.
**[08:26] Koga**
I'd think twice before layin' a hand on him.
**[08:30] Ophelia**
You're a very loyal dog.
**[08:32] Ophelia**
Too loyal for a leader who'd
happily put you on the market.
**[08:35] Koga**
Say whatever ya want about me. But...
**[08:40] Koga**
Best choose yer words carefully.
**[08:44] Koga**
Don't make me draw my sword.
**[08:48] Leon**
What's the matter, Ophelia?
**[08:51] Noel**
Your friend here suddenly tried to grab me.
**[08:56] Leon**
Is that true?
**[08:57] Ophelia**
I'm sorry.
**[08:59] Leon**
I see.
**[09:03] Leon**
I apologize for my companion's behavior.
**[09:07] Leon**
I'm sorry.
**[09:08] Noel**
It's no big deal.
**[09:10] Noel**
But discipline her so it doesn't happen again.
**[09:13] Noel**
Even dogs can be taught not to attack people.
**[09:16] Noel**
Your friend's dumber than a mutt.
**[09:20] Leon**
Dumber than a mutt?
**[09:22] Leon**
I'd ask you to take that back.
**[09:25] Noel**
What, you snapping back?
**[09:27] Leon**
We are sorry for what happened,
but it's no reason to insult her like that.
**[09:32] Noel**
So, basically, you're trying to say
we're both in the wrong?
**[09:37] Noel**
You're quite the schemer.
**[09:39] Ophelia**
Leon, trying to have a mature
conversation is pointless.
**[09:42] Ophelia**
This is the notorious Noel Stollen!
**[09:46] Leon**
So it's you...
**[09:48] Ophelia**
Apparently, all the rumors are true.
**[09:51] Ophelia**
I just couldn't stand it...
**[09:54] Noel**
Oh, so you love your gossip
like teenage girls?
**[09:57] Noel**
Do you all play house as a side gig too?
**[10:01] Noel**
Or maybe you go for dolls.
**[10:04] Leon**
You're insufferable.
**[10:07] Leon**
If you don't value your companions,
you're not qualified to be a Seeker.
**[10:10] Noel**
Actually, I got my qualifications a while ago.
**[10:14] Noel**
Or are you saying I need your permission now?
**[10:18] Noel**
Do the prim and proper Winged Knights
hold sway with the Seeker guild?
**[10:24] Leon**
Go ahead and live your life
insulting others like that.
**[10:28] Leon**
It'll come back to bite you one day.
**[10:31] Noel**
Oh, now you're some kind of god?
**[10:35] Noel**
How high and mighty. You think
you're all that's right in the world?
**[10:39] Noel**
That's going to come back to bite *you*.
**[10:44] Ophelia**
Leon!
**[10:56] Alma**
No denying you're the bad guy now.
**[10:58] Koga**
Don't ya think ya went a li'l too far?
**[11:01] Koga**
Ya didn't have to provoke the guy
like that after he apologized.
**[11:04] Noel**
It's fine. This is all part of my plan.
**[11:08] Noel**
Lean in for a second.
**[11:12] Koga**
That's wicked!
**[11:12] Alma**
How wicked!
**[11:14] Noel**
Take these words to heart.
**[11:17] Noel**
In the Seeker world, it's eat or be eaten.
**[11:20] Noel**
But it's not the weak who get devoured...
**[11:23] Noel**
It's always the arrogant ones.
**[11:28] Noel**
Turning your back on an enemy
is the height of folly.
**[11:32] Noel**
You're practically begging them to kill you.
**[11:35] Noel**
Those guys are going to be
a stepping stone for us.
**[11:41] Marion**
Hey, Gramps, who would you recommend?
**[11:44] Harold**
Marion.
**[11:46] Harold**
Learn to be respectful already, won't you?
**[11:49] Harold**
We are at work, and I am your superior.
**[11:53] Marion**
Oh, shut it.
**[11:55] Marion**
So, what do you say?
**[11:57] Marion**
Who do you think is right for the job of
commanding our forces against the Valiant?
**[12:02] Harold**
Let me ask you, Marion.
Who do you think is fit?
**[12:06] Marion**
It's gotta be Leo Edin.
**[12:09] Marion**
And I'm not just saying that because
I'm in charge of Pandemonium either.
**[12:13] Marion**
Leo's stuck-up and lazy,
but he's crazy powerful.
**[12:19] Marion**
I really think he might be
the strongest of all time.
**[12:22] Harold**
I see.
**[12:23] Marion**
What? Are you in Supreme Dragon's corner?
**[12:26] Marion**
I mean, I get it.
Zeke Feinstein is tough and all...
**[12:30] Harold**
My recommendation would be Noel Stollen.
**[12:34] Marion**
Huh?
**[12:37] Marion**
Get out!
**[12:38] Marion**
Wait, didn't you reject his
clan application? What's all this now?
**[12:42] Harold**
How about a wager, then?
**[12:44] Marion**
Huh?
**[12:45] Harold**
Leo or Noel? Who will be the supreme commander?
**[12:49] Harold**
Should you win, I'll relinquish my position
as head of the Jenkins household to you.
**[12:55] Harold**
But should you lose...
**[12:57] Marion**
You wanna send me to charm school?
**[13:00] Harold**
Yes, that will do just fine.
**[13:03] Harold**
If you want to be a top inspector,
you'll need both intellect and etiquette.
**[13:10] Harold**
Well? If you're so afraid of losing...
**[13:12] Marion**
D-Don't be stupid!
**[13:14] Marion**
You're on. I'll take you up on that bet.
**[13:20] Harold**
Don't let me down now...
**[13:23] Harold**
Noel Stollen.
**[13:27] Sign**
The Haves and the Have-Nots
**[13:34] Youngstera**
We're keeping this party going!
**[13:36] Youngsterb**
Our future is bright!
**[13:38] Youngstera**
You said it!
**[13:39] Keim**
Sheesh.
**[13:41] Keim**
What a handful.
**[13:44] (Flashback) Kid1**
You goody two-shoes!
**[13:46] (Flashback) Kid1**
This only happened because you ratted us out!
**[13:49] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
But it's wrong to take things
from the market. That's stealing.
**[13:53] (Flashback) Kid1**
Shut up!
**[13:54] (Flashback) Kid2**
A little bit never hurt anybody!
**[13:56] (Flashback) Kid3**
You're really pissing us off!
**[13:58] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
But you shouldn't do things
that are clearly wrong.
**[14:01] (Flashback) Kid2**
Wha?
**[14:02] (Flashback) Kid2**
You think you're god or something?
**[14:05] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Hey!
**[14:06] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
What are you guys doing?!
**[14:08] (Flashback) Kid3**
Yikes, it's Keim.
**[14:10] (Flashback) Kid1**
Run away!
**[14:12] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
What? Getting picked on again, Leon?
**[14:16] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
You gotta fight back, man.
**[14:18] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
I can't.
**[14:19] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Didn't you get appraised the other day?
**[14:21] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
You have a combat class.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
You could easily blow those idiots away.
**[14:26] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
Fighting violence with violence isn't the way.
**[14:29] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
It's not the right thing to do.
**[14:31] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Come on now. It's not about right or wrong...
**[14:39] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Sheesh, you're always like this.
**[14:44] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Say, Leon, we should become Seekers.
**[14:48] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
Huh?
**[14:49] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
No point squandering our lives
in the countryside.
**[14:52] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
I wanna see a much bigger world.
**[14:55] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
I'm sure we can become
the strongest Seekers alive.
**[15:00] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
I can't do it. I'm not strong like you.
**[15:05] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
No, you're definitely strong, Leon.
**[15:09] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
You're a Swordsman, and I'm a Lancer.
**[15:12] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
We're not like the others.
**[15:14] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
We've got what it takes.
**[15:16] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
But...
**[15:18] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
We'll become Seekers!
**[15:20] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
We'll grow up to be super cool
and always do the right thing!
**[15:24] (Flashback) Y. Leon**
The right thing?
**[15:26] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Yeah. We'll get rid of the beasts
and protect everybody.
**[15:30] (Flashback) Y. Keim**
Is there anything more "right" than that?
**[15:35] Keim**
*Every since we were kids,*
**[15:37] Keim**
*I've never been able to leave him alone.*
**[15:41] Keim**
*Maybe because he has something I don't.*
**[15:43] Keim**
* Nah, I didn't put that much thought*
* into it back then.*
**[15:47] Keim**
*I just wanted to be somebody.*
**[15:54] (Flashback) Keim**
Now, Leon!
**[15:55] (Flashback) Keim**
Activate Seraphim Blade!
**[15:57] (Flashback) Leon**
No! At this range, I'll hit you too!
**[16:00] (Flashback) Keim**
I'll dodge the moment you fire it off!
**[16:02] (Flashback) Keim**
There's no other way to win!
**[16:06] (Flashback) Keim**
I can do this! Believe in me, Leon!
**[16:17] (Flashback) Leon**
Seraphim Blade!
**[16:26] (Flashback) Ophelia**
W-We won...
**[16:28] (Flashback) Ophelia**
We won!
**[16:30] (Flashback) Vaclav**
We downed an ajatar, a forest drake
with an abyssal depth rating of 7.
**[16:34] (Flashback) Vaclav**
Look how far we've come.
**[16:38] (Flashback) Leon**
Keim! Are you okay?! Are you unharmed?!
**[16:43] (Flashback) Keim**
You should see the look on your face.
**[16:46] (Flashback) Keim**
We won, you know?
**[16:48] (Flashback) Keim**
This will increase Twilight Glint's cred.
**[16:51] (Flashback) Leon**
Yeah.
**[16:53] Keim**
* Twilight Glint... That was the party name*
* the four of us decided on.*
**[16:59] Keim**
*But the name never stuck.*
**[17:02] Keim**
* At some point,*
* Leon's moniker of Celestial Wings*
**[17:06] Keim**
*morphed into us becoming the Winged Knights.*
**[17:11] Keim**
*It was Leon who had "what it takes."*
**[17:13] Keim**
* And he'll probably be the one*
* to be somebody, too.*
**[17:21] Keim**
So, why did you get so worked up?
**[17:24] Leon**
I wonder. I don't even know myself.
**[17:28] Keim**
You think it was envy?
**[17:30] Leon**
Envy?
**[17:32] Keim**
Yeah. A kid who only just became a Seeker
suddenly shows up at the Rockbird Beak.
**[17:38] Keim**
Plus, he was acting like a bigshot.
**[17:43] Keim**
How many years did it take us
to get into that pub?
**[17:46] Keim**
We'd be crazy not to envy those guys.
**[17:49] Keim**
It explains why Ophelia
couldn't control herself, too.
**[17:53] Leon**
I see. So it was envy.
**[17:56] Leon**
Wow, I can't believe I didn't even
realize my own feelings.
**[18:02] Leon**
Yeah, he really is something.
**[18:05] Leon**
I don't agree with his methods,
but his efforts are deserving of respect.
**[18:12] Keim**
Listen, Leon.
**[18:13] Keim**
I get that shooting straight has its charms,
**[18:15] Keim**
but I don't think we should just
kick back and let them overtake us.
**[18:20] Keim**
The Seeker guild sent this the other day.
**[18:23] Keim**
They want parties with proven track records
to hurry up and form clans.
**[18:28] Keim**
Ophelia and Vaclav received
similar letters as well.
**[18:31] Leon**
Oh yeah? I got one too, actually.
**[18:36] Leon**
I called you all to the pub today
because I wanted to discuss it.
**[18:41] Leon**
But you saw what happened...
**[18:45] Keim**
Oh, they both already said they'd
go along with what you decide.
**[18:49] Keim**
Same goes for me, of course.
**[18:51] Leon**
Huh? You already discussed
all that without me, your leader?
**[18:55] Keim**
Makes things easier, right?
**[18:58] Leon**
I know I'm leader in name only, but still...
**[19:01] Keim**
Don't start sulking!
**[19:03] Keim**
You being our leader is important to us.
**[19:06] Keim**
Here's to our future.
**[19:09] Leon**
To our clan.
**[19:14] Leon**
You're rejecting our application?
**[19:16] Leon**
But why?
**[19:18] Leon**
Our documents should all be in order.
**[19:20] Leon**
We meet all the clan requirements.
**[19:22] Harold**
Indeed, I don't see a single problem there.
**[19:25] Harold**
If these were normal times, the guild
would welcome you with open arms.
**[19:29] Leon**
Then why?
**[19:33] Leon**
A Valiant is going to manifest?
In a year's time, no less?
**[19:37] Harold**
Accordingly, we're only looking
for immediate assets right now.
**[19:42] Keim**
And that's what we are!
**[19:45] Keim**
We've successfully taken out an ajatar before.
**[19:48] Keim**
As drakeslayers, we have the reputation—
**[19:50] Harold**
So why exactly did you not apply back then?
**[19:56] Harold**
Your overcautious nature
is the biggest problem.
**[19:58] Harold**
You lack the hunger and drive
to perpetually aim higher.
**[20:04] Leon**
No way...
**[20:06] Keim**
Then what was this letter all about?!
**[20:09] Harold**
I don't believe we sent out any such
letters. Perhaps it was a prank.
**[20:16] Keim**
A prank? Who would do that... and why?
**[20:20] Harold**
Either way, this interview is over.
**[20:23] Harold**
Thank you for taking the time
to visit us today.
**[20:25] Leon**
Wait! Please give us one more chance!
**[20:29] Leon**
I beg you!
**[20:33] Harold**
Fine. I'll give you a chance.
**[20:36] Leon**
Really?!
**[20:38] Harold**
Indeed. In return, you'll take a test for me.
**[20:42] Leon**
A test?
**[20:44] Harold**
You'll vanquish a beast
designated by the guild.
**[20:47] Harold**
If you succeed, I'll approve
your clan application.
**[20:51] Leon**
And what beast will that be?
**[20:54] Harold**
Dantalion of the Cursed Eyes,
with an abyssal depth rating of 8.
**[20:59] Harold**
It will be even stronger than
the ajatar you defeated.
**[21:06] Keim**
Don't waver, Leon.
**[21:07] Keim**
As long as we stay Seekers,
we'd have to fight it someday.
**[21:11] Keim**
It just happens to be here and now.
**[21:14] Leon**
Yeah, you're right.
**[21:16] Leon**
Understood. We accept your test.
**[21:20] Harold**
Excellent.
**[21:22] Harold**
However, you'll be competing
against another party in this test.
**[21:26] Harold**
I similarly rejected their
clan application a few days ago.
**[21:30] Harold**
They also begged me for a chance.
**[21:34] Harold**
We've decided that whichever of your parties
completes the test will be made a clan.
**[21:42] Harold**
Please, show yourselves in.
**[21:49] Noel**
Oh, fancy running into you here.
**[21:53] Noel**
What a twist of fate, Winged Knights.
**[21:57] Leon**
Noel Stollen?
**[23:34] Sign**
The Price of Being Right
# E11 - The Price of Being Right
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9UGV8P7/the-price-of-being-right)
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**[00:00] Harold**
I will now explain the rules.
**[00:04] Harold**
The winner must defeat the dantalion,
a beast with an abyssal depth rating of 8.
**[00:10] Harold**
Are you familiar with dantalions?
**[00:13] Noel**
They can read people's minds.
**[00:16] Noel**
They basically look like big monkeys,
**[00:18] Noel**
and they read minds
with the third eye on their foreheads.
**[00:22] Noel**
They have crafty, cruel personalities.
**[00:24] Noel**
Seekers who've failed to defeat them
in the past have been tortured to death.
**[00:31] Harold**
That's enough.
Thank you for your description.
**[00:34] Harold**
The Winged Knights and Blue Beyond
will compete to slay one such beast.
**[00:40] Harold**
Whoever successfully fells it first
will be the victor.
**[00:45] Noel**
So it's cool if we take out the other party
before we go for the dantalion?
**[00:51] Keim**
As a principle, we don't kill people.
That has never changed.
**[00:55] Leon**
It's part of our core creed as a group.
**[00:58] Harold**
Rest assured.
**[01:00] Harold**
While we permit interference,
murder is against the rules.
**[01:05] Harold**
Once an opponent is down,
any further attacks are forbidden.
**[01:09] Harold**
If you choose to use restraints,
do so where there are no beasts nearby.
**[01:13] Harold**
Those are the rules.
**[01:15] Harold**
Furthermore, I'll be using my skills
to monitor the Abyss during the test.
**[01:20] Harold**
There will be no room for cheating.
**[01:22] Leon**
No objections here.
**[01:24] Noel**
I want more clarification on the rules
governing interference *before* the test.
**[01:30] Harold**
How do you mean?
**[01:31] Noel**
The other day, their elf nearly attacked me.
**[01:36] Noel**
I'm quite concerned for my safety.
**[01:38] Noel**
They might even set up an ambush.
**[01:41] Leon**
Noel, we're very sorry about that night.
**[01:45] Leon**
Please accept our apologies.
**[01:46] Noel**
You think I buy that?
**[01:50] Noel**
My request is simple.
**[01:53] Noel**
Instead of just forbidding
any interference before the test,
**[01:56] Noel**
make it, "All members must be present
and in tip-top shape on the day of the test."
**[02:03] Harold**
Very well. We can add that to the rules.
**[02:07] Harold**
Lastly, this test is a special case.
It will not happen again.
**[02:12] Harold**
Therefore, we would like for you
to stake everything on this.
**[02:17] Harold**
Whichever party loses the test will disband.
**[02:23] Harold**
You will further be barred
from partying up again in the future.
**[02:29] Harold**
Violate this, and your Seeker
qualifications will be revoked.
**[02:33] Harold**
If you consent, please sign this pledge.
**[02:44] Harold**
All right, both parties have now agreed.
**[02:47] Harold**
The test will take place at noon
three days from now.
**[02:50] Leon**
Noel, this may sound arrogant, but we
have you handily beat in terms of ability.
**[02:56] Leon**
But it seems you have skills
that defy conventional wisdom.
**[03:00] Leon**
So we won't be holding back.
We'll fight with all we've got.
**[03:06] Noel**
Let me give you a useful piece of information.
**[03:09] Noel**
I recently ranked up and gained new powers.
**[03:15] Noel**
As a Strategist, I can practically see
the future using my speedy calculations.
**[03:19] Leon**
What of it?
**[03:21] Noel**
I see it now.
**[03:22] Noel**
After losing, you'll pathetically
come crying to me.
**[03:30] Leon**
We're looking forward to this, Blue Beyond.
**[05:05] Harold**
Winged Knights and Blue Beyond...
**[05:09] Harold**
I'm glad to see that you are
all here in one piece.
**[05:14] Harold**
Both parties will venture into the Abyss
and defeat the dantalion at its core.
**[05:25] Harold**
Now then, let the test begin!
**[05:37] Leon**
Noel?
**[05:39] Leon**
What exactly are you doing?
**[05:42] Noel**
Eating lunch, as you can see.
**[05:45] Leon**
That makes no sense. This is a competition.
**[05:48] Leon**
You don't have time to be eating.
**[05:50] Noel**
Haven't you heard "you can't fight on an
empty stomach" or "haste makes waste?"
**[05:56] Leon**
Wha...
**[05:57] Leon**
Y-You're such a...
**[05:58] Noel**
Since you're better and more experienced
than us, you can make the first move.
**[06:02] Noel**
Go right on ahead.
**[06:05] Leon**
Enough of your nonsense—
**[06:06] Keim**
Ignore him, Leon.
**[06:09] Keim**
We're being forced to compete against
a rookie party. That's how things stand.
**[06:14] Keim**
We're the ones running out of time here.
**[06:18] Leon**
You're right.
**[06:20] Leon**
Noel, I'm disappointed in you.
**[06:30] Ophelia**
The vanguard will arrive in about five minutes.
**[06:33] Leon**
All right, we'll fight them in this clearing.
**[06:35] Leon**
Everyone prepare for battle.
**[06:38] Vaclav**
Can I say something first?
**[06:40] Vaclav**
I know this isn't the best time, but I need
to tell you before things get busy.
**[06:47] Vaclav**
Noel Stollen came to see me the other day.
**[06:52] Vaclav**
He spouted one miserable lie after another
and asked me to betray the Winged Knights.
**[06:59] Leon**
What?
**[07:00] Vaclav**
Naturally, I said no. But he may have
approached other members, too.
**[07:07] Ophelia**
He came to see me as well.
**[07:10] Ophelia**
O-Obviously, I turned him down!
I mean, I could never betray you guys.
**[07:15] Keim**
Same here, actually.
**[07:18] Leon**
You mean...
**[07:20] Leon**
He tried to turn everyone except me?
**[07:24] Keim**
It's so stupid. We would
never turn against our own.
**[07:28] Vaclav**
He wasn't even making any sense.
Said that I would be free if I betrayed you.
**[07:34] Ophelia**
Right? It was so ridiculous,
it wasn't even funny.
**[07:40] Keim**
Forget about it. I bet he was trying
to distract us by making us suspicious.
**[07:45] Ophelia**
What a dirty way to operate.
**[07:48] Vaclav**
I'm glad we could clear the air right now.
**[07:51] Keim**
Yeah. We'd never betray the Winged Knights...
**[07:54] Keim**
No, we'd never betray you, Leon.
**[07:59] Leon**
I know that.
**[08:02] Ophelia**
The vanguard has picked up
the pace. They'll be here soon.
**[08:07] Leon**
Holy Shield!
**[08:16] (Flashback) Harold**
Let me first say that was impressive.
**[08:19] (Flashback) Harold**
However...
**[08:20] (Flashback) Harold**
You went too far in sending
these forged letters.
**[08:24] (Flashback) Noel**
Hey, you agreed to my plan.
**[08:27] (Flashback) Harold**
I don't believe I agreed
to misappropriating the guild's name.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Noel**
What are you going to do, disqualify me?
**[08:36] (Flashback) Harold**
What a rebellious boy you are.
**[08:39] (Flashback) Noel**
Gee, thanks.
**[08:42] (Flashback) Harold**
Can you win?
**[08:43] (Flashback) Noel**
I will. This is the way Overdeath
taught me to fight.
**[08:50] Koga**
Are ya sure about this?
**[08:52] Koga**
What if the Winged Knights defeat
the dantalion while we're sittin' here?
**[08:57] Noel**
I told you, it's all part of the plan.
**[09:00] Noel**
Those guys are strong.
That's exactly why we need to be patient.
**[09:04] Alma**
What do you mean?
**[09:05] Noel**
Even among the Winged Knights,
Leon is an excellent leader.
**[09:11] Noel**
He's not just strong. He has exceptional
decision-making ability.
**[09:15] Noel**
What's more, he has a
unique skill called Angel Wings.
**[09:19] Noel**
He was born with an accelerated mana flow.
**[09:22] Noel**
He can activate skills
at the speed of thought.
**[09:25] Noel**
It's a special gift bestowed
upon him by the heavens.
**[09:30] Noel**
However... there are times
excellence can be a burden,
**[09:35] Noel**
especially given his personality.
**[09:37] Alma**
How come?
**[09:39] Noel**
Because he's obsessed with certain victory
and the right way to do things.
**[09:42] Koga**
But what's wrong with that?
**[09:45] Noel**
The Winged Knights
will demonstrate soon enough.
**[09:49] Noel**
Believe me, we will win.
There's no question about that.
**[09:57] Noel**
I've planted the seeds.
**[09:59] Noel**
I told everyone except Leon
what's bound to happen.
**[10:05] Noel**
The Winged Knights will fall apart...
**[10:08] Noel**
because Leon is going to betray them.
**[10:12] Sign**
The Price of Being Right
**[10:19] (Flashback) Keim**
What are you doing here?
**[10:22] (Flashback) Noel**
Don't bother threatening me.
You remember the rules, don't you?
**[10:27] (Flashback) Keim**
You don't think this is interference?
**[10:30] (Flashback) Noel**
Of course not. The rule was that all members
would be present and in tip-top shape.
**[10:37] (Flashback) Noel**
Just approaching you in private
doesn't violate that.
**[10:40] (Flashback) Noel**
So no trying to chase me off
with violence, okay?
**[10:44] (Flashback) Keim**
Wait, is this why you requested that rule?
**[10:48] (Flashback) Noel**
Keim, betray the Winged Knights.
**[10:57] (Flashback) Keim**
Are you trying to make me
laugh myself to death?
**[11:00] (Flashback) Noel**
I'm being serious.
**[11:02] (Flashback) Keim**
So, what do I get in return?
**[11:04] (Flashback) Keim**
Money? Power? Or is it women?
**[11:07] (Flashback) Noel**
Freedom. I'll set you free.
**[11:12] (Flashback) Keim**
Freedom?
**[11:13] (Flashback) Noel**
It can't be easy trying to keep up
with someone so talented.
**[11:19] (Flashback) Noel**
Leon is a special Seeker.
Incredibly special, even.
**[11:25] (Flashback) Noel**
As his lifelong friend,
you know that better than anyone.
**[11:29] (Flashback) Noel**
The Winged Knights are lopsided.
**[11:31] (Flashback) Noel**
Even if you guys form a clan,
the rest of you won't be able to keep up.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Noel**
No amount of hard work and effort
can trump Leon's talent.
**[11:41] (Flashback) Noel**
All that awaits you is despair
at your own limitations.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Noel**
Keim...
**[11:46] (Flashback) Noel**
It's time to be free. This is your chance.
**[11:55] (Flashback) Keim**
You're right. We are lopsided.
**[12:00] (Flashback) Keim**
Still, I want to support him.
That's my job as his sworn brother.
**[12:05] (Flashback) Noel**
Are you really okay with that?
**[12:08] (Flashback) Keim**
I'm not looking for freedom.
**[12:11] (Flashback) Noel**
If you don't betray him,
Leon will betray you first, you know?
**[12:28] Leon**
Keim, get Vaclav!
**[12:29] Kaim**
Got it!
**[12:30] Vaclav**
Th-Thank you.
**[12:32] Leon**
Ophelia, provide cover!
**[12:33] Ophelia**
Roger!
**[12:34] Dantalion**
Toys! Toys! Lots of toys to play with!
**[12:40] Leon**
* It's been an hour since*
* we engaged the dantalion.*
**[12:44] Leon**
* We've taken out its kin, but we're*
* clearly at a disadvantage here.*
**[12:49] Vaclav**
Fire Element Causation: Phlogiston!
**[12:55] Vaclav**
It read my attack?
**[12:57] Dantalion**
Useless.
**[12:59] Leon**
* A cursed monkey that can read minds...*
* Surprise attacks won't work.*
**[13:03] Leon**
*But with my Angel Wings...*
**[13:09] Leon**
Divine Impact!
**[13:13] Leon**
One more!
**[13:17] Leon**
Everyone dodge!
**[13:25] Koga**
Noel, we're still not movin' out?
**[13:28] Noel**
Be patient until they do
all they can and learn their limits.
**[13:32] Noel**
That'll be our cue.
**[13:45] Leon**
Ophelia!
**[13:48] Dantalion**
Break my toys... little by little...
**[13:52] Dantalion**
Fun!
**[13:53] Leon**
Everyone retreat!
**[13:55] Leon**
I'll hold it off!
**[13:57] Leon**
Holy Shield!
**[13:59] Leon**
Iron Will!
**[14:02] Dantalion**
Toys strong. But only you really strong.
**[14:08] Dantalion**
I see fear. Anxiety.
**[14:13] Leon**
Such cheap provocation.
You're just a chimp after all.
**[14:17] Dantalion**
Useless act strong!
**[14:19] Dantalion**
I read your mind. You know you can't win.
**[14:23] Leon**
No, we can't win right now!
**[14:25] Leon**
But Seekers never give up!
**[14:29] Leon**
We may lose the battle, but we'll win the war!
**[14:32] Leon**
Invincible!
**[14:37] Noel**
Ooh.
**[14:40] Dantalion**
Hey! Where you?
**[14:43] Dantalion**
Hey! Hey!
**[14:48] Leon**
Can you move it?
**[14:50] Ophelia**
I feel it, but I don't think I can use my bow.
**[14:54] Ophelia**
I'm so sorry, Leon.
**[14:55] Leon**
Don't worry about it. We haven't lost yet.
**[15:00] Leon**
Hey, guys...
**[15:01] Keim**
Listen up. I have a plan.
**[15:05] Keim**
I'll be the decoy and draw him out.
**[15:09] Keim**
When I do, use Seraphim Blade,
the Knight class's ultimate skill.
**[15:14] Leon**
No, that's too dangerous!
**[15:17] Keim**
Because it will use up all your mana?
**[15:20] Leon**
No, the problem is its area of effect!
**[15:24] Leon**
I'd hit you guys!
**[15:25] Keim**
That's why we need a decoy.
**[15:28] Keim**
Vaclav's barrier is concealing us
from any and all beasts,
**[15:33] Keim**
but any strong attack skill would collapse it.
**[15:38] Keim**
So sneak attacks are out.
**[15:40] Leon**
But that doesn't mean...
**[15:41] Keim**
Think back to that battle, Leon.
**[15:44] Keim**
When we defeated that ajatar
and made a name for ourselves.
**[15:56] Dantalion**
Hey! Hey!
**[15:59] Keim**
I'll lure him as far away as possible.
**[16:03] Keim**
Relax. This isn't a suicide
mission or anything.
**[16:07] Keim**
I'll avoid the blast like I did back then.
**[16:09] Keim**
Trust me, Leon.
**[16:18] Leon**
No.
**[16:19] Leon**
This is different from last time.
**[16:22] Leon**
The dantalion can read minds.
**[16:24] Leon**
It'll realize instantly that you're a decoy.
**[16:26] Keim**
Then what do we do?! If we retreat, we lose.
**[16:29] Keim**
The Winged Knights will have to disbanded,
and we'll be forced apart.
**[16:34] Leon**
There's another way.
**[16:36] Leon**
There's one more possibility.
**[16:39] Leon**
We join forces with Blue Beyond.
**[16:43] Leon**
If we work with them,
we can defeat the dantalion.
**[16:47] Leon**
That way, we won't have to sacrifice anybody.
**[16:50] Ophelia**
W-Wait! Then what about the test?!
**[16:53] Leon**
Let's just forget about the test.
**[16:57] Leon**
If we band together to take out the beast,
**[17:00] Leon**
we might not be approved as a clan,
but we should be able to avoid disbandment.
**[17:08] Noel**
* If you don't betray him,*
* Leon will betray you first, you know?*
**[17:12] Ophelia**
No way... It's just like he said.
**[17:16] Vaclav**
So this is what he meant.
**[17:19] Leon**
What are you—
**[17:20] Keim**
Are you serious, Leon?!
Blue Beyond is our enemy!
**[17:25] Keim**
We have to beat them! And you're saying...
**[17:27] Leon**
What else can we do?!
**[17:29] Leon**
I have to protect you all as leader!
I can't sacrifice anyone!
**[17:33] Leon**
It's the right call!
**[17:35] Keim**
You're always like this!
**[17:37] Keim**
Being *right*? Who cares about that right now?!
**[17:41] Leon**
Calm down, Keim.
**[17:44] Leon**
What's gotten into you? This isn't like you—
**[17:46] Keim**
I am calm! I'm thinking
about us and our future!
**[17:50] Keim**
But you...
**[17:52] Keim**
You're saying you trust our enemy,
Noel Stollen, over me?!
**[17:59] Leon**
That's right. I do trust
Noel over you right now.
**[18:06] Keim**
I see...
**[18:07] Keim**
So that's your answer.
**[18:16] Keim**
That bastard was right.
**[18:20] Keim**
You really were the traitor.
**[18:25] Keim**
Don't worry. I avoided your vitals.
**[18:33] Leon**
Keim...
**[18:35] Keim**
I've always been jealous of you, Leon.
**[18:39] Keim**
I hated that you were blessed
with talent and I wasn't.
**[18:44] Keim**
But you're my friend.
You're like my little brother.
**[18:48] Keim**
And I thought you trusted me,
so I always stuck by you.
**[18:53] Keim**
I wasn't even afraid to give my life for you.
**[19:00] Keim**
But no more. I can't do it anymore.
**[19:04] Keim**
I... want to be free.
**[19:10] Dantalion**
Found you!
**[19:15] Noel**
Good work clearing the way
for us, Winged Knights.
**[19:21] Dantalion**
Toys, toys! New toys!
**[19:27] Noel**
Nice to meet you, dantalion.
My name is Noel Stollen.
**[19:32] Dantalion**
Noel! Noel! My toy!
**[19:36] Noel**
Sorry, but I'm not here to be your plaything.
**[19:40] Noel**
We're fighting to the death,
you stupid chimp!
**[19:46] Noel**
Do it, Koga!
**[19:46] Sign**
BATTLE VOICE
**[19:48] Koga**
Aye!
**[19:54] Dantalion**
You guys... How?
**[19:56] Noel**
Just like we practiced.
**[19:58] Koga**
Calm and Serene.
**[20:03] Dantalion**
*How?*
**[20:04] Dantalion**
*Same time as think, attack comes!*
**[20:09] Noel**
* Only Leon can use Angel Wings, a unique*
* ability that activates skills instantly.*
**[20:16] Noel**
* But we trained using Link so that*
* Koga could attack with a blank mind.*
**[20:18] Sign**
*MIND LINK*
**[20:25] Noel**
Garmr Bullet!
**[20:31] Noel**
Now *that's* a ten million fil bullet!
**[20:34] Dantalion**
You... How?
**[20:36] Dantalion**
You think... but I can't read?
**[20:42] Noel**
* Strategist's cognitive speed far*
* outstrips a dantalion's capabilities.*
**[20:48] Noel**
* I can think so fast that it*
* can't understand my thoughts.*
**[20:53] Noel**
Turns out you're my toy, huh?
**[20:57] Dantalion**
Kill! Kill! Kill!
**[20:59] Dantalion**
Kill you!
**[21:02] Noel**
Koga!
**[21:03] Koga**
Crazy Cherry Blossoms!
**[21:06] Noel**
Saw that coming.
**[21:13] Dantalion**
*Many thoughts... Head hurt!*
**[21:16] Noel**
I switched my high-speed thinking
to high-speed parallel thoughts.
**[21:21] Noel**
For you, that must be like a massive crowd
all screaming into you ears.
**[21:31] Dantalion**
You pay...
**[21:34] Dantalion**
You pay!
**[21:40] Dantalion**
N-Now head no hurt!
**[21:47] Dantalion**
Die!
**[21:49] Noel**
Your orders: strike it dead, Alma!
**[21:51] Alma**
On it.
**[21:54] Alma**
Accel: Duodecuple!
**[23:35] Sign**
The Snake Has Wings
# E12 - The Snake Has Wings
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GMKUE95DZ/the-snake-has-wings)
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**[00:02] Dantalion**
Die!
**[00:04] Noel**
Your orders: strike it dead, Alma!
**[00:07] Alma**
On it.
**[00:09] Alma**
Accel: Duodecuple!
**[00:23] Alma**
Assassin Skill: Phantom.
**[00:26] Noel**
*A new skill that Alma gained by ranking up.*
**[00:29] Noel**
* Once every 24 hours, she can*
* become intangible for three seconds,*
**[00:33] Noel**
*thus nullifying all physical attacks.*
**[00:36] Alma**
Quick Attack!
**[00:49] Noel**
Battle complete.
**[00:53] Koga**
Heck yeah!
**[00:55] Koga**
Now I can rank up to B, too!
No callin' me dead weight anymore!
**[00:59] Koga**
See? Lookee here!
**[01:01] Alma**
Buzz off.
**[01:04] Keim**
Noel, you...
**[01:07] Keim**
Were you planning on this all along?
**[01:09] Noel**
Yeah, I foresaw this outcome
and laid the groundwork for it.
**[01:15] Noel**
I arranged for the guild to set this test up.
**[01:19] Noel**
The dantalion was our chosen target
because my skills are effective against it.
**[01:25] Noel**
Even those fake letters were my doing.
**[01:27] Keim**
Damn you!
**[01:30] Noel**
But not *everything* was.
**[01:32] Noel**
You guys were responsible
for the way things turned out.
**[01:36] Noel**
You've wanted to be free for ages, haven't you?
**[01:41] Noel**
You guys are strong.
But Leon's a different breed.
**[01:46] Noel**
Even your name, the Winged Knights,
is all about him.
**[01:51] Noel**
You're just his sidekicks.
Easily replaceable.
**[01:56] Noel**
Jealousy is a troublesome emotion.
**[01:59] Noel**
It builds deep down in your heart
and eventually rots it from the inside.
**[02:05] Noel**
Your party was always doomed.
All I did was give you one last push.
**[02:14] Noel**
* Even the tightest bonds and friendships*
* can break because of a single crack.*
**[02:23] Noel**
You think your party turned on you?
**[02:27] Noel**
Wrong. It was you who betrayed them, Leon.
**[02:31] Noel**
You brought this on by not
trusting them when it counted.
**[02:38] Harold**
Good work, everyone.
**[02:41] Harold**
I observed the battle from start to finish.
**[02:46] Harold**
The winner is Blue Beyond.
**[02:49] Harold**
Your party's clan application is approved.
**[02:52] Harold**
And as per the terms of this test,
the losing party, the Winged Knights,
**[02:57] Harold**
will immediately disband as pledged!
***SIGN*** Extra, extra!
**[04:44] Wolf**
Yikes, is this for real?
**[04:47] Wolf**
The Winged Knights...
**[04:49] Wolf**
I kinda looked up to them.
**[04:52] Logan**
I was curious why Noel hadn't been
at the pub lately, and look at him now.
**[04:58] Lady1**
What's the matter, Zeke?
**[05:00] Lady2**
Let's go have lunch already.
**[05:03] Zeke**
How amusing.
**[05:09] Ophelia**
We worked so hard for so long,
and I thought we were tough.
**[05:15] Ophelia**
But I wasn't strong in the slightest.
**[05:19] Ophelia**
I'm just tired of it all...
**[05:23] Lycia**
Ophelia!
**[05:25] Ophelia**
Cherish your friends.
**[05:35] Veronica**
Considering the fact that you're here,
**[05:38] Veronica**
may I take that to mean
you're accepting my offer?
**[05:44] Vaclav**
Veronica Redbone, leader of Red Lotus...
**[05:47] Vaclav**
Yes, I'd like to join you.
**[05:52] Hugo**
What an awful thing to do.
**[05:54] Hugo**
The Winged Knights were a party
with morals, which is rare in this business.
**[05:59] Noel**
They were a ticking time bomb.
**[06:03] Noel**
I just made them aware of it.
**[06:05] Hugo**
What did you offer them to turn their heads?
**[06:09] Noel**
That I'd set them free.
**[06:12] Hugo**
Same as me, then?
**[06:14] Hugo**
I don't think he'll join you
after what you just pulled, though.
**[06:18] Noel**
He will, make no mistake.
**[06:21] Noel**
I always get what I want.
**[06:25] Noel**
And I'll get you out of here
and into my squad, too.
**[06:29] Hugo**
You're wasting your time.
**[06:31] Noel**
Unfortunately for you,
I'm as persistent as a snake.
**[06:38] Hugo**
A snake, eh?
**[06:42] Keim**
Another round.
**[06:43] Bartender**
You should go. You've had too much to drink.
**[06:47] Bartender**
Keim, you're still young.
**[06:50] Bartender**
There are plenty of paths you can take.
**[06:53] Keim**
Nah, there aren't.
**[06:55] Keim**
The feeling of stabbing Leon
still lingers in my hand.
**[07:03] Keim**
He was just trying to protect me. Our party.
**[07:08] Keim**
He made the right call
under the circumstances.
**[07:12] Keim**
And yet, I...
**[07:15] Keim**
I was the real traitor!
**[07:19] Bartender**
Look, you did something you can't take back,
**[07:23] Bartender**
but drinking yourself to death
isn't gonna solve anything.
**[07:29] Bartender**
You have better things to do.
**[07:33] Keim**
Like what?
**[07:36] Bartender**
Like setting Leon free.
**[07:39] Keim**
He's already free.
**[07:42] Keim**
The Winged Knights are done.
**[07:45] Bartender**
That's not what I mean.
He must be hurting just as much as you.
**[07:50] Bartender**
He probably hates himself for not trusting you.
**[07:54] Bartender**
He must be struggling,
**[07:56] Bartender**
trapped in his own thoughts.
**[07:59] Bartender**
So you've got to set him free.
**[08:02] Bartender**
Make sure he can spread the wings
that heaven gave him
**[08:07] Bartender**
by cutting him free of the shackles
that bind him to the ground.
**[08:11] Bartender**
You're the only one who can do that, Keim.
**[08:15] Bartender**
He's your sworn brother, isn't he?
**[08:22] Edgar**
Congrats on your party disbanding!
**[08:26] Edgar**
How I've waited to get you alone like this!
**[08:30] Leon**
You're Edgar of War Eagle. Why...?
**[08:34] Edgar**
"Why"? That's exactly what
I hate about you, you pretender!
**[08:41] Edgar**
"We don't murder people"?
Talk about a high horse!
**[08:47] Edgar**
Do you have any idea how much we've been
ridiculed while you get showered with praise?
**[08:53] Edgar**
Of course Mr. Squeaky-Clean
Winged Knight has no clue!
**[09:00] Edgar**
You've got nothing left! No party! No pride!
**[09:04] Edgar**
You should just die here a loser!
**[09:13] Noel**
Looks like you're up to some fun, Edgar.
**[09:17] Noel**
Let us in on it.
**[09:21] Sign**
The Snake Has Wings
**[09:26] Edgar**
What are you guys doing here?!
**[09:28] Noel**
Just taking a walk, right?
**[09:31] Alma**
Walky-walk.
**[09:32] Koga**
Aye, a walk.
**[09:33] Edgar**
Yeah, right! Quit your bullshit
and walk your asses outta here!
**[09:37] Noel**
Who do you think you're bossing around?
**[09:39] Edgar**
Huh?
**[09:40] Noel**
Know your place, you lowly scum.
**[09:43] Noel**
I don't like your tone.
I don't like it one bit.
**[09:48] Edgar**
Me, lowly scum?
**[09:51] Edgar**
Don't think you're getting away with that!
**[09:54] Edgar**
Get 'em, guys!
**[09:56] Underling1**
A-Are you kidding?
**[09:58] Underling2**
They beat the Winged Knights, y'know?
**[10:04] Edgar**
Hey, get back here!
**[10:05] Noel**
My, my. Not very respected, are you,
**[10:08] Noel**
Edgar?
**[10:16] Noel**
Look at me.
**[10:19] Noel**
I said look at me!
**[10:22] Noel**
Remember this! Never give me attitude again!
**[10:27] Noel**
If you do, I'll make sure all your friends
and family end up looking like you!
**[10:35] Edgar**
Y-Y-You got it!
**[10:38] Noel**
Now go. There won't be a next time.
**[10:46] Noel**
Okay, Leon, let's talk business.
**[10:51] Leon**
Are you joking?!
**[10:53] Noel**
I'm not.
**[10:55] Noel**
If you join us,
I'll make you our clan's submaster.
**[10:59] Noel**
Not a bad deal, right?
**[11:01] Leon**
Who would ever join you?!
**[11:03] Leon**
If it weren't for you guys... No, you, Noel.
**[11:07] Leon**
If it weren't for you...
**[11:09] Noel**
The Winged Knights could've won?
Do you really believe that?
**[11:14] Noel**
Leon, the only reason you got to be the noble
and just leader of the Winged Knights
**[11:20] Noel**
is because of your party's
hard work and sacrifice.
**[11:25] Noel**
But you're a prodigy. They'd never be your
equals, no matter how hard they worked.
**[11:32] Noel**
As they pushed themselves harder,
it sowed doubt in their minds.
**[11:36] Noel**
A party like that'll never last.
**[11:40] Leon**
I get it. We had no future
regardless of what you did.
**[11:48] Leon**
But if I admit it,
then all our work was for nothing.
**[11:57] Leon**
I couldn't take that!
**[12:00] Noel**
Are you going to stop fighting?
**[12:03] Leon**
What difference does it make?
**[12:06] Leon**
I'll never regain what I've lost.
**[12:08] Noel**
No, you will.
**[12:11] Noel**
Sure, the glory of the Winged Knights
will soon be a thing of the past.
**[12:16] Noel**
In fact, the world is a cruel place.
**[12:18] Noel**
Only your tarnished legacy will remain,
and even that will be forgotten before long.
**[12:25] Noel**
But if you, their former leader,
carve out a legacy for yourself as a Seeker,
**[12:30] Noel**
the Winged Knights' name
will continue to live on.
**[12:34] Leon**
If I join you, I really will be a traitor.
**[12:39] Noel**
Think of yourself, Leon!
**[12:42] Noel**
Cast aside your superficial feelings.
**[12:45] Noel**
They won't help you or your friends.
**[12:50] Noel**
If you want to preserve what
matters to you in the history books,
**[12:54] Noel**
you have to be prepared
to cast everything else aside.
**[12:58] Leon**
Then why are you a Seeker, Noel?
**[13:03] Noel**
I want to show the world
that I'm the strongest Seeker.
**[13:09] Leon**
Can I really trust you?
**[13:12] Leon**
If you're lying, I'll make you pay.
**[13:17] Noel**
That's a silly question.
**[13:26] Marion**
Hey, Gramps, this favorite of yours...
**[13:29] Marion**
Don't you think he plays a little too dirty?
**[13:31] Marion**
He took out his rivals, the Winged Knights,
and then snatched up their leader.
**[13:38] Harold**
But in doing so, he's strengthened his team.
**[13:44] Harold**
And Leon will now be able to show off
his talents on a grander stage.
**[13:48] Marion**
I think your bias is clouding your judgment.
**[13:53] Harold**
Whether they make it or not
from here is up to them.
**[13:57] Harold**
And I've given them a new mission
to better judge for myself.
**[14:02] Marion**
Wait, you don't mean...
**[14:05] Harold**
A beast with an abyssal depth rating of 9
has manifested in Quartz Valley.
**[14:10] Harold**
It is Garmr, the King of Wolves, known to
control the dead—and they must take it out.
**[14:15] Marion**
S-Seriously?
**[14:18] Crowd**
Look.
**[14:20] Crowd**
It's Noel and Leon.
**[14:21] Crowd**
So the rumors are true.
**[14:24] Crowd**
Did Leon abandon his former party?
**[14:27] Crowd**
Even the noble Knight looks out for
number one when it comes down to it.
**[14:30] Crowd**
What a letdown.
**[14:32] Crowd**
I'm disappointed in him.
**[14:35] Koga**
Don't let it get to ya.
**[14:38] Noel**
Bad publicity is still publicity.
**[14:40] Noel**
Don't worry. Once you
produce results, they'll flip.
**[14:45] Keim**
Noel Stollen!
**[14:47] Keim**
You fiend!
**[14:49] Keim**
You ruined everything for us!
**[14:52] Keim**
I'll kill you!
**[14:54] Leon**
Don't, Keim!
**[14:56] Leon**
What good will that do?
You won't get away with it, either!
**[15:00] Keim**
Shut up, you traitor!
**[15:01] Leon**
Yeah, I'm a traitor.
So I won't let you kill Noel!
**[15:06] Crowd**
They're really gonna fight.
**[15:08] Crowd**
The guy with the black hair
was his friend, right?
**[15:11] Keim**
In that case...
**[15:13] Keim**
In that case, I'll kill you first!
**[15:27] Crowd**
Whoa, he one-shot him!
**[15:29] Crowd**
Leon of the Celestial Wings
really is a cut above.
**[15:32] Crowd**
He didn't even draw his sword.
**[15:36] Leon**
I won't make excuses.
**[15:38] Leon**
I'm going to walk my own path.
**[15:43] Keim**
Good luck, Leon.
**[15:49] Noel**
Don't look back!
**[15:51] Noel**
Don't look back, Leon.
**[15:54] Noel**
Leave your brother a shred of dignity.
**[15:58] Noel**
We're leaving. That's an order.
**[16:01] Leon**
Got it. Let's go, Master.
**[16:04] Keim**
*That's it.*
**[16:06] Keim**
*Keep going and never look back, Leon.*
**[16:10] Keim**
* Fly as high as you can*
* with those wings of yours.*
**[16:22] Noel**
This will be our clanhouse.
**[16:25] Noel**
And all it cost was 20 million fil.
Good deal, right?
**[16:30] All**
Twenty million?!
**[16:31] Alma**
No way!
**[16:32] Koga**
Yer kiddin'!
**[16:34] Leon**
I remember now...
This used to be an execution site.
**[16:39] Noel**
Yep, it's a haunted place that's
brought bad luck to any and all tenants.
**[16:46] Noel**
That's why it came so cheap.
**[16:49] Noel**
Relax. I have this now.
**[16:52] Noel**
It's a skill guide for Exorcism.
**[16:56] Noel**
I can instantly destroy any undead
that aren't stronger than me.
**[17:01] Noel**
Human ghosts will be a piece of cake.
**[17:04] Noel**
Okay, and that's the end of that discussion.
**[17:09] Noel**
I want to give you all this.
**[17:14] Alma**
A snake with wings?
**[17:16] Koga**
Why a snake?
**[17:19] Noel**
Since ancient times, the snake has been
a symbol of prosperity and immortality.
**[17:23] Noel**
But they're also feared as
evil beings and deceivers of men.
**[17:29] Noel**
I think that contrast fits us perfectly.
**[17:33] Noel**
Good and evil, light and dark.
**[17:36] Noel**
We'll use all our differing
attributes to make it to the top.
**[17:42] Noel**
Our clan has been approved,
and this will be our new name.
**[17:48] Noel**
We are Wild Tempest.
**[18:05] Noel**
I knew it could resummon its kin, but...
**[18:08] Noel**
Even using Exorcism, there's no end to them!
**[18:13] Koga**
What now, Noel?
**[18:14] Alma**
He's avoiding my attacks easily.
**[18:17] Leon**
Garmr is an intelligent beast.
It's waiting for us to wear ourselves out.
**[18:21] Leon**
If this keeps up...
**[18:23] Noel**
Alma and Koga, support Leon.
**[18:25] Noel**
Leon, prepare to fire Seraphim Blade!
**[18:28] Leon**
No, Master!
**[18:29] Leon**
If I use that...
**[18:30] Noel**
Just do it! That's an order!
**[18:34] Koga**
Crazy Cherry Blossoms!
**[18:37] Alma**
Perfect Throw!
**[18:39] Noel**
Exorcism!
**[18:43] Noel**
Now! Fire!
**[18:44] Leon**
Seraphim Blade!
**[19:08] Leon**
Is this it?
**[19:11] Koga**
Sorry, Noel.
**[19:13] Alma**
I'm done too...
**[19:28] Garmr**
That was pretty fun.
**[19:32] Noel**
Should be 146 seconds.
**[19:34] Garmr**
Humans, be my food.
**[19:38] Noel**
Wait!
**[19:40] Noel**
I'll admit defeat. But there's only
so much you can gain by eating me.
**[19:47] Noel**
Let's make a deal instead.
**[19:49] Garmr**
A deal?
**[19:52] Noel**
If you let us go, I'll give you
some useful information.
**[19:55] Noel**
Information that I promise
will prove pertinent to you.
**[19:59] Garmr**
What is that you have there?
**[20:02] Noel**
This is a tool that sprays
the liquid it holds inside as a mist.
**[20:08] Garmr**
Hmph. How is that useful?
**[20:12] Noel**
Oh, but it is. Aren't you
feeling the effects yourself?
**[20:19] Garmr**
What did you...
**[20:22] Noel**
Don't move too much. The poison will circulate.
**[20:26] Garmr**
Poison... you say?
**[20:28] Alma**
Blood Poison.
**[20:30] Alma**
A poison made from my blood.
**[20:34] Alma**
It has no taste or smell, and inhaling it
paralyzes you within minutes.
**[20:39] Alma**
It's the ultimate weapon,
and it works solely on beasts.
**[20:44] Garmr**
As if one spray of poison could take me...
**[20:49] Noel**
Of course not.
Which is why we pretended to flee
**[20:53] Noel**
and lured you to this place,
which we filled with poison in advance.
**[20:57] Garmr**
It was all an act?
**[21:01] Koga**
Not all of it! My bones actually are broken!
**[21:04] Koga**
Ow, ow, ow...
**[21:05] Alma**
Noel's a demon. He nearly used all of my blood.
**[21:09] Leon**
I thought he was crazy when he told us
we'd need to be near death for this to work.
**[21:15] Noel**
*Another 42 seconds.*
**[21:18] Garmr**
Skeleton knights!
**[21:21] Noel**
It's futile. You can't summon
your kin in that state.
**[21:26] Noel**
The poison has spread through your body now.
**[21:29] Noel**
This is because you used up all
your mana dealing with our little act.
**[21:35] Noel**
This is what you get
for looking down on a Talker.
**[21:39] Garmr**
Such cunning...
**[21:43] Garmr**
Such courage!
**[21:51] Garmr**
Impressive!
**[21:57] Noel**
Exactly 146 seconds.
**[22:00] Noel**
Battle complete.
**[22:05] Harold**
I confirm defeat of the target
and purification of the Abyss.
**[22:13] Harold**
This will definitely boost your reputation.
**[22:18] Noel**
We're not satisfied with this.
**[22:20] Noel**
Our goal is much loftier.
**[22:24] Harold**
How much loftier?
**[22:26] Noel**
The regalia.
**[22:28] Noel**
Wild Tempest will become part
of the regalia within the next six months.
**[22:33] Harold**
That's a bold claim.
**[22:35] Noel**
I told you before.
**[22:36] Noel**
I'm Noel Stollen, grandson of Overdeath,
**[22:40] Noel**
and I am the man who will be
the strongest Seeker ever.
**[22:44] Noel**
Remember that.
**[22:47] Alma**
Hey, Noel!
**[22:49] Leon**
Can we go back to our inn?
**[22:52] Koga**
I'm beat. I wanna jump in a hot bath right now.
**[22:56] Alma**
Food first. I'm hungry.
**[22:59] Koga**
No way! Cleanin' up comes first!
**[23:01] Koga**
You call yourself a girl?
**[23:03] Alma**
Whoa, that was sexist!
**[23:07] Harold**
His mental strength and temperament...
**[23:12] Harold**
Reminds me of someone.
**[23:16] Noel**
* How will a Talker like me, the weakest class*
* of all, become the strongest Seeker?*
**[23:22] Noel**
*That's obvious.*
**[23:25] Noel**
*I'll run the world's greatest clan.*
**[23:30] Noel**
*And that'll be that.*