# 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