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