E12 - Quarter Thumbs-Up

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.)
SIGN    Years Ago
SIGN    Episode
     12
SIGN    Quarter Thumbs-Up
[00:06] Broughston
    I was five years old when I realized...
[00:09] Broughston
    I was different from
    everyone else in my pack.
[00:14] Broughston
    There was my appearance, of course,
    but there was also my ability to think.
[00:20] Broughston
    I obtained books left behind by humans.
[00:23] Broughston
    I came to understand letters... culture.
[00:26] Broughston
    I imitated humans, who each had
    their own individual name,
[00:30] Broughston
    and named myself Broughston.
[00:34] Broughston
    Orcs exchange opinions
    through trading blows.
[00:37] Broughston
    That behavior allows them
    to understand each other.
[00:42] Broughston
    But perhaps because I was too strong,
    I was unable to sense anything from them.
[00:49] Broughston
    I wanted to improve
    the lives of my fellow orcs,
[00:51] Broughston
    so I made fire and built dwellings.
[00:54] Broughston
    I taught them to communicate in new ways.
[00:59] Broughston
    And then, before I knew it,
    I was being worshiped as a god.
[01:05] Broughston
    There were no longer any
    who would attempt to approach me.
[01:10] Broughston
    Not even my parents or older brothers.
[01:13] Broughston
    My family would solve disputes
    through fistfights.
[01:17] Broughston
    Afterwards, they would share
    a friendly meal together,
[01:20] Broughston
    and I would watch them from afar.
[01:23] Broughston
    I... was completely alone.
[01:30] Broughston
    Then, one day, when the weather was stormy,
[01:35] Broughston
    I had traveled a little
    ways away from my pack.
[01:41] Broughston
    When I returned, I was struck speechless.
[01:44] Broughston
    Not because I wasn't able
    to save any of them.
[01:49] Broughston
    It was because, though I'd lost my family
    and fellow orcs, I felt nothing at all.
[01:55] Broughston
    I was once again painfully reminded
    of how very isolated I was.
[02:12] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I've found you, orc!
[02:14] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'm impressed you dodged that.
[02:16] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Huh? An orc with a book?
[02:19] (Flashback) Reinhard
    And is that the wyvern
    that's been attacking the town lately?
[02:24] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Are you the one who slew it?
[02:26] (Flashback) Broughston
    Yes.
[02:27] (Flashback) Reinhard
    And you know how to use words, too!
[02:30] (Flashback) Reinhard
    People had spotted an orc,
    so they asked me to get rid of it,
[02:34] (Flashback) Reinhard
    but you seem to be
    a different type altogether.
[02:38] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I'm sorry for attacking you so suddenly.
[02:41] (Flashback) Broughston
    It doesn't bother me.
    I am used to that kind of thing.
[02:44] (Flashback) Reinhard
    You're an interesting guy.
    Will you tell me about yourself?
[02:52] (Flashback) Reinhard
    I see.
[02:53] (Flashback) Reinhard
    It's not hard to imagine that
    you'd feel grieved by your isolation.
[02:58] (Flashback) Reinhard
    To say nothing of the fact that you want
    a friend you can fight on equal terms.
[03:03] (Flashback) Broughston
    I don't believe that it is a wish
    which can be granted.
[03:09] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Broughston.
[03:11] (Flashback) Reinhard
    What if we both chase the dream
    we haven't been able to make come true?
[03:16] (Flashback) Broughston
    Dream?
[03:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
    That's right. I fought
    alongside the hero, Yamato.
[03:22] (Flashback) Reinhard
    These days, people say
    I'm one of the Legendary Five.
[03:26] (Flashback) Broughston
    The Legends of Yamato?
[03:28] (Flashback) Broughston
    I've read the book, but the events
    transpired two hundred years ago.
[03:32] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Oh! You're a reader, huh?
[03:34] (Flashback) Reinhard
    The thing is, the author of that book is me!
[03:38] (Flashback) Broughston
    I did think it felt too real
    to be a work of fiction.
[03:42] (Flashback) Broughston
    You're saying that you actually
    experienced all of it?
[03:45] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Yes, though no one believes me.
[03:49] (Flashback) Broughtson
    Then, by "dream," you mean
    defeating Kaiser Alsapiet?
[03:53] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Exactly.
[03:55] (Flashback) Broughston
    That's quite an audacious goal.
[03:58] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Yes. We'll be chasing an outrageous dream.
[04:02] (Flashback) Reinhard
    But you might be able to get closer
    to achieving yours. What d'you think?
[04:09] (Flashback) Broughston
    Very well. It sounds like fun.
[04:11] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Good, then it's settled!
[04:14] (Flashback) Reinhard
    Broughston the lonely orc!
[04:17] (Flashback) Reinhard
    May this dream bring the strong, people no
    less powerful than you, to gather around you!
[04:26] Broughston
    And so I too became an adventurer.
[04:30] Broughston
    Together, he and I founded Orichalcum Fist.
[04:35] Broughston
    There, just as he said, people with
    power equal to mine assembled.
[04:37] Mizett; background
    Boom!
[04:40] Alicerette; background
    Yay!
[04:43] Broughston
    Each of them had their
    own particular strength,
[04:48] Broughston
    but what I longed for was
    a fistfight like that between orcs.
[04:54] Broughston
    It wasn't the sort of thing
    I could seek from them.
[04:57] Broughston
    That's when I thought up that training plan.
[05:02] (Flashback) Mizett
    There isn't a person on this planet
    who can survive that training.
[05:11] Broughston
    I couldn't give up on my dream,
    but I told myself I had no choice.
[05:19] Broughston
    However...
[05:21] Broughston
    you never know what fate will bring you, huh?
[05:25] Rick
    Broughston-senpai.
[05:27] Broughston
    I've made you listen to a
    long and insignificant tale.
[05:31] Broughston
    Pay it no mind. Let us continue our match.
[05:37] Rick; internal
    For the last two years, he stayed by
    my side for nearly all of my training.
[05:43] Rick; internal
    Did I really realize how much of
    his own time he devoted to me?
[05:49] Rick; internal
    Am I all right with this?
[05:50] Rick; internal
    Maybe it's easier to land
    a hit with Thread Slash...
[05:52] Rick; internal
    and maybe I've got options with Air Shot...
[05:54] Rick; internal
    but is fighting that way
    really the right thing to do?
[05:58] (Flashback) Broughston
    That's an orc custom called
    the quarter thumbs-up.
[06:03] (Flashback) Broughston
    It's a declaration that you will abandon defense
    and evasion to focus solely on trading blows.
[06:18] Angelica
    That's... a quarter thumbs-up!
[06:21] Broughston
    Rick, you would go that far?
[06:26] Rick; internal
    Sorry, Reanette.
[06:29] Rick; internal
    I don't think we'll be able to
    go on that hot springs trip.
[06:34] Reanette; internal
    That's why I like you.
[06:39] Broughston; internal
    It would be boorish of me to thank him.
[06:42] Broughston; internal
    From here on, human words are unnecessary.
[07:09] Rick; internal
    What was I afraid of?
[07:11] Rick; internal
    Who cares about my trauma?
[07:13] Rick; internal
    Why did I try to run away from him?
[07:22] Rick; internal
    It's thanks to him that
    I've been able to chase my dream!
[07:26] Rick; internal
    If I can repay him for that...
[07:29] Rick; internal
    then this is nothing!
[07:34] Mizett
    This is lookin' bad. Alicerette,
    some magic, if you please.
[07:38] Alicerette
    Okay!
[07:40] Mizett
    Oh, he's... Nah. Doesn't matter right now.
[07:45] Mizett
    That which is truly sacred
    is not meant to be seen.
[07:48] Mizett
    Those places which are truly sacred
    should not be entered.
[07:52] Mizett
    Such temptation is the price of curiosity.
[07:55] Mizett
    Accept the silence of gods
    which your eyes cannot see.
[07:59] Mizett
    High-level Divine Magic, Spirited Away!
[08:12] Angelica
    What?
[08:13] Snape
    Wh-What is this?
[08:14] Alicerette
    Now I'm hungry.
[08:17] Kelvin
    Hey, you two! What did you do?
[08:20] Mizett
    Evacuated everyone, didn't I?
[08:26] Mizett
    It'd be bad if people turned up dead, yeah?
[08:29] MC
    And... what is this?
[08:33] MC
    Can anyone explain all of this?
[08:48] Snape
    What a battle.
[08:56] Angelica
    If we're counting punches...
[08:59] Angelica
    Rick seems to have landed more, but...
[09:02] Snape
    In terms of power per punch,
    Broughston-san is several levels above him.
[09:19] Snape
    Rick-san...
[09:30] Kelvin
    Seriously, this is insane.
[09:41] Rick
    Not yet...
[09:45] Rick
    Not yet!
[09:49] Broughston
    Let's go, Rick!
[10:10] Tris
    No way! Are you serious?
[10:25] Rick; internal
    Damn it. Is this as far as I can go?
[10:28] Rick; internal
    But I did pretty well for me, right?
[10:34] Rick; internal
    I can go home and rest now.
[10:37] Rick; internal
    Senpai is probably satisfied
    with this, too, right?
[10:41] Rick; internal
    Huh? Senpai looks like he can still fight.
[10:47] Rick; internal
    But my body, it...
[10:53] Rick; internal
    It moved. My finger can still move.
[10:58] Angelica
    I can't imagine that he can do any more.
[11:01] Reanette
    No, he isn't done yet.
[11:04] Alicerette
    He hasn't gotten seriously
    serious yet, right?
[11:07] Mizett
    That's right.
[11:09] Rick; internal
    For him, this was just a fistfight.
[11:14] Rick; internal
    I'm not good enough to
    be called his equal yet.
[11:19] Rick; internal
    This isn't nearly enough to repay him
    for everything he's done for me!
[11:31] Angelica
    What's that?
[11:32] Reanette
    Rick-sama's inborn skill.
[11:34] Mizett; Alicerett
    Reckless Soul!
SIGN    Brute Valor Awakened
SIGN    Reckless Soul
[11:48] Mizett
    He looks proper shocked!
[11:49] Alicerett
    The surprise is a success!
[11:52] Reanette
    Indeed.
[11:53] Angelica
    What are you talking about?
[11:55] Reanette
    Well, we kept it a secret
    from Broughston-sama.
[11:58] Alicerette
    And me and everyone gave
    him special training!
[12:01] Mizett
    So now, he can control it a bit,
[12:04] Mizett
    and he knows what conditions
    he needs to activate it.
[12:07] Angelica
    What are they?
[12:08] Reanette
    The condition to activate
    Rick-sama's inborn skill, Reckless Soul,
[12:13] Reanette
    is to be ready to exceed his limits in order
    to battle someone far stronger than himself.
[12:20] Mizett
    What he needs to activate it isn't
    magical energy or physical strength.
[12:26] Mizett
    It's strength of will!
[12:28] Reanett
    The real match begins now.
[12:32] Kelvin
    Are you serious?
[12:39] Broughston; internal
    Rick.
[12:47] Gold
    This is starting to look seriously bad!
[12:50] Milicia
    Broughston-sama.
[12:57] Broughston; internal
    I see now.
[13:01] Broughston; internal
    All this time, I focused solely on the idea
    of a fistfight on equal ground,
[13:08] Broughston; internal
    but they rely on me, they care about me...
[13:13] Broughston; internal
    I have friends who would go this far for me.
[13:21] Broughston; internal
    I haven't been alone
    for a long time, have I?
[13:41] Angelica
    Both of them have already
    far surpassed their limits.
[13:45] Kelvin
    The next hit will decide everything.
[14:22] Angelica
    Who won...?
[14:37] Rick
    You really are incredible.
[14:40] Rick
    Even after doing all this, I can't beat you.
[14:48] Broughston
    What are you talking about?
[14:51] Broughston
    We're only here because you chose
    to humor me and my dream.
[14:57] Broughston
    Victory... is yours.
[15:27] Reanette
    Good morning, Rick-sama.
[15:32] Rick
    Reanette...
[15:35] Alicerette
    Oh, Rikkun! Morning!
[15:37] Angelica
    So, you're still alive after all?
[15:39] Mizett
    You've slept for three whole days, y'know?
[15:42] Reanette
    The last time you used your inborn skill,
    you slept for a week.
[15:47] Reanette
    The training must have been effective.
[15:50] Rick
    But why is the belt here with me?
[15:53] Rick
    Broughston-senpai is the one who won, right?
[15:56] Broughston
    No. That was merely the result of the battle.
[15:59] Broughston
    The one who won the war was you, Rick.
[16:01] Mizett
    He's not budging on this one.
[16:04] Rick
    I'm happy you'd say such a thing,
[16:08] Rick
    but if you'd wanted to, you could've done
    30 full heals on yourself from that point.
[16:13] Rick
    I don't feel like I could ever beat you.
[16:16] Broughston
    That's not true. You are strong.
[16:19] Rick
    Senpai...
[16:21] Broughston
    Rick... and you, Mizett.
[16:24] Mizett
    Huh?
[16:25] Broughston
    Alicerette. Reanette.
[16:28] Broughston
    You used your own time
    for the sake of my dream.
[16:35] Broughston
    Thank you.
[16:39] Mizett
    Whatever could you be referring to?
[16:42] Rick
    What are you talking about?
[16:44] Angelica
    Mizett and the others said they
    wanted to surprise Broughston,
[16:47] Angelica
    so they helped you to
    train your inborn skill.
[16:50] Rick
    What?!
[16:51] Rick
    I thought you all were oddly happy to help.
    So that's what was going on!
[16:56] Mizett
    Operation successful!
[16:58] Reanette
    Indeed.
[17:02] Broughston
    Then we will take this.
[17:06] Angelica
    So rough!
[17:08] Broughston
    The second of the Six Jewels,
    Sovereign's Gold.
[17:13] Rick
    With this we're one step closer to
    Yamato... to Kaiser Alsapiet!
[17:19] Reanette
    The substitute to be used
    in the belt is right here.
[17:22] Mizett
    If Alicerette charged it up with some magic,
     it'd make it harder to tell it's a fake.
[17:26] Alicerette
    Okay, I can do that!
[17:29] Alicerette
    There!
[17:31] Angelica
    I'll pretend I didn't see anything.
[17:34] Rick
    Oh, that reminds me.
[17:36] Rick
    How old is Reinhard-san?
[17:39] Rick
    The Legends of Yamato are supposed to have
    happened over two hundred years ago.
[17:44] Broughston
    His exact age is unknown, but he says his
    inborn skill is what has extended his life.
[17:49] Rick
    I see.
[17:51] Rick
    And you said even you
    haven't seen him in years.
[17:55] Rick
    Do you think he's acting
    by himself in secret?
[17:58] Broughston
    No. Apparently, the deadline for his book
    was closing in, so he's on the run.
[17:58] Reinhard; background
    Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup! Hup!
[18:02] Rick
    Seriously?
[18:04] Kelvin
    What?!
[18:06] Snape
    As I said, both Broughston-san and
    Rick-san declined the victory,
[18:11] Snape
    and they canceled their
    registrations as pugilists.
[18:14] Snape
    As such, you are the champion.
[18:20] Daniel
    We can't leave the tournament
    without a winner, right?
[18:23] Kelvin
    Still, I can't accept becoming the
    champion just because of that!
[18:27] Snape
    Won't you reconsider? If you could
    look after the belt at least...
[18:31] Kelvin
    How is that my problem?
[18:32] Snape
    Won't you reconsider?
[18:34] Kelvin
    I said no!
[18:37] Broughston
    Both of you have been a great help.
[18:40] Milicia
    Please come back anytime! And when you do...
[18:43] Gold
    I'm gonna work hard to become
    a real pugilist! And when I do...
[18:49] Milicia; simultaneous
    ...please make me your wife!
[18:49] Gold; simultaneous
    ...let me call you my old man!
[18:51] Gold
    What'd you say?
[18:52] Milicia
    What?
[18:52] Broughston
    I couldn't quite hear either of them.
[18:55] Angelica
    Hold on!
[18:57] Angelica
    You bought far too much!
[18:59] Rick
    I wanted to gift them to our neighbors,
    and I worried I wouldn't have enough!
[19:03] Reanette
    Our neighborhood is comprised
    of only a single home.
[19:05] Alicerette
    Don't worry! I'll eat any leftovers.
[19:07] Mizett
    You're already eating 'em.
[19:10] Broughston; internal
    Reinhard.
[19:13] Broughston; internal
    My dream has come true.
[19:17] Alicerette
    What? You're saying
     goodbye here, Ange-chan?
[19:21] Angelica
    It's unfortunate, but I need to return home.
[19:25] Alicerette
    Come and play, okay? Promise?
[19:28] Alicerette; background
    Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake!
[19:29] Angelica
    Yes, I promise.
[19:31] Angelica
    I've asked Broughston-san
    to train me, after all.
[19:34] Rick
    Wha?!
[19:35] Broughston
    Yes. I look forward to it.
[19:37] Rick
    What did you say?
[19:39] Rick
    Do you want to die, Angelica?!
[19:42] Angelica
    I could ask for nothing better.
[19:44] Angelica
    I have made up my mind.
    I will catch up to you!
[19:52] Angelica
    And one day, I will surpass you.
[19:58] Rick
    Right. Then, I look forward
    to the next time we meet!
[20:04] Angelica
    Yes.
[20:06] Angelica
    So, will you be running home?
[20:08] Rick
    Yes. After all, I'm a
    late-starting E-ranker!
[20:12] Angelica
    What are you talking about?
    You're basically S-rank.
[20:14] Angelica
    But, very well.
[20:16] Angelica
    And how far will you be running?
[20:19] Angelica
    Five hundred? Eight hundred?
[20:20] Rick
    Two thousand and eight hundred kilometers.
[20:22] Angelica
    Just saying some ridiculous number
    doesn't make it funny, you know?
[20:26] Angelica
    How long did it take you to get here?
[20:29] Rick
    Three days?
[20:30] Angelica
    Even if you can get back in three days,
    the carriage will take months!
[20:34] Angelica
    The gifts you bought will rot!
[20:35] Alicerette
    With a little magic cast
    on it, it'll be fine.
[20:38] Alicerette
    Mize-kun!
[20:39] Mizett
    Leave it to me!
[20:41] Mizett
    Strengthening magic...
    Muscle and Lung Enhancement!
SIGN    Muscle and Lung Enhancement
[20:51] Mizett
    Shouldn't be a problem now.
[20:53] Angelica
    I've had more than my fill of
    irrational things. I can't...
[20:56] Rick
    All right! Let's go h—
[20:59] Reanette
    Excuse me, Rick-sama?
[21:01] Reanette
    When shall we go on our hot springs trip?
[21:04] Rick
    Huh?
[21:06] Rick
    B-But that was only if I won.
[21:10] Broughston
    You did win.
[21:11] Rick
    No! No, I didn't!
[21:17] Rick; internal
    Hot springs...
[21:19] Rick; internal
    with Reanette?
[21:32] Rick; internal
    A hot springs trip?
[21:36] Angelica
    I'm certain his current expression
    would be painful to look at.
[21:40] Alicerette
    I want to go in the hot springs too!
[21:44] Rick
    Oh! Um, no. I really didn't win, so...
[21:47] Rick
    So, I can't... yet.
[21:50] Mizett
    Well, the match was a draw after all.
[21:53] Mizett
    How about you race back to the castle
    and settle things for good?
[21:57] Broughston
    Yes. That sounds good.
[21:59] Rick
    Huh? Wait. "Settle things"?
[22:01] Mizett
    If Rick wins, he gets a hot
    springs trip. If he loses...
[22:05] Broughston
    A hundred times the training!
[22:07] Rick
    A hundred times?!
[22:09] Rick
    You can't mean... A hundred times?
[22:11] Rick
    I'll die at least ten times!
[22:12] Alicrette
    Ready? Go!
[22:14] Mizett
    Go!
[22:18] Rick
    W-Wait, please!
[22:21] Rick
    Broughston-senpai!
[22:26] Rick
    Y-You know...
[22:28] Rick
    I promise... I'll take
    you to the hot springs.
[22:34] Reanette
    Good.
[22:37] Rick
    I don't want a hundred times the training!
[22:39] Reanette
    Well, let's see each other again.
[22:41] Alicerette
    Bye, Ange-chan!
[22:46] Angelica
    They're ridiculous to the very end.
[23:11] Rick; internal
    It took a really long time,
[23:13] Rick; internal
    but my dream of becoming an
    adventurer has come true.
[23:17] Rick; internal
    But this isn't the end.
[23:21] Rick; internal
    My next dream is waiting for me.
[23:30] Rick; internal
    So what if I'm in my thirties?
SIGN    The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
    Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
    Became Invincible