E12 - Quarter Thumbs-Up
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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