E5 - 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