E2 - Number 4242's E-rank Promotion Exam

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[00:01] narrator
    By defeating the ultimate
    monster, Kaiser Alsapiet,
[00:06] narrator
    a person will obtain a treasure which can
    grant any wish—the Akashic Records.
[00:12] narrator
    But I was unable to defeat that monster.
[00:17] narrator
    One of the children who now
    dream of becoming an adventurer
[00:21] narrator
    will be able to obtain that treasure
[00:23] narrator
    and have their wishes granted.
    I truly believe that.
SIGN    The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
    Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
    Became Invincible
SIGN    Episode
     2
SIGN    Number 4242's
    E-rank Promotion Exam
[01:59] Alisa
    We will now announce the results
    of the preliminary tests.
[02:02] Alisa
    Magical energy will be transmitted
    to each of your exam tickets.
[02:05] Alisa
    If if glows blue, you have passed.
[02:07] Alisa
    Tomorrow, everyone who has passed will
    participate in the second test, a mock battle.
[02:14] Rick
    Did I make it through?
[02:16] Reanette
    Don't worry. Please have more
    confidence in yourself.
[02:19] Rick; internal
    Reanette is so kind.
[02:22] Rick; internal
    If only I were ten years younger.
[02:24] Rick; internal
    But despite how she looks...
[02:26] Reanette
    If you failed, your
    training will be tripled.
[02:29] Rick
    Woohoo! I'm definitely gonna die!
[02:35] Rick
    Here it comes!
[02:46] Rick
    I did it!
[02:47] Rick
    I did it, Reanette!
[02:49] Reanette
    Yes. Congratulations.
[02:52] Rick
    That's a huge relief.
[02:55] Rick
    I was really scared there!
[02:59] Rick
    What's that smell?
[03:00] Raster
    Well, well.
[03:02] Raster
    Hello, beautiful dark elf lady.
[03:05] Raster
    There's a little something
    I'd like to ask you.
[03:08] Raster
    May I?
[03:10] Raster
    I am the eldest son of the House of Diarmuit
    which governs the lands to the north,
[03:16] Raster
    Raster Diarmuit.
[03:18] Rick
    "The eldest son of the House of..."?
[03:20] Rick; internal
    His title is so long. I'll just call him North.
[03:23] Raster
    Will you tell me your name?
[03:26] Reanette
    Reanette Elfelt.
[03:28] Raster
    Even your very name is beautiful!
[03:31] Rick; internal
    Is he taking the test, too?
[03:33] Rick
    I'm Rick Gladiatol.
[03:35] Raster
    Huh? I have no interest in a
    lackluster, middle-aged bore.
[03:40] Raster
    The truth is, I've lost
    something very important.
[03:44] Raster
    Do you want to know what it is?
[03:45] Reanette
    No.
[03:46] Raster
    I see! Of course you want to know!
     Then I shall tell you.
[03:50] Raster
    Actually, I've lost my heart...
[03:54] Raster
    in the depths of your eyes.
[03:56] Raster
    You see?
[03:58] Raster
    I would very much like you to come
    to the lands to the north with me.
[04:02] Raster
    I will take you as my second wife.
[04:09] Rick
    Just a moment, young man.
[04:11] Raster
    What?
[04:12] Raster
    What do you want, middle-aged bore?
    Don't interfere.
[04:15] Rick
    Sh-She's my girlfriend.
[04:18] Rick
    I can't stay quiet when someone
    hits on her right in front of me.
[04:23] Raster
    You?
[04:25] Raster
    You're taking the rank promotion test?
[04:30] Raster
    You're an apprentice F-rank at your age?
[04:33] Raster
    Please, stop joking with me.
[04:35] Rick
    W-Well, you're about 25, aren't you?
[04:39] Rick
    That's pretty late, too, isn't it?
[04:41] Raster
    You can't even ascertain someone else's
    strength, you sub-third-rate oaf.
[04:45] Raster
    I was promoted to E-rank back when I was 14.
[04:49] Raster
    I'm A-rank, and the examiner for
    the second test, the mock battle.
[04:55] Rick
    What?!
[04:55] Raster; background
    Shoo, shoo!
[04:56] Raster
    So, yeah, stay out of this.
[04:58] Raster
    Now, my lady,
[04:59] Raster
    leave this background character
     and come have dinner with me.
[05:04] Reanette
    I'm very sorry,
[05:08] Reanette
    but I am unable to accept your invitation.
[05:12] Reanette
    You see, I am in a relationship
    with this gentleman.
[05:15] Raster
    What?
[05:16] Reanette
    Besides which, the smell of your cologne
    is so strong that it's unpleasant.
[05:20] Rick
    Oh! This smell is you?
[05:24] Raster
    You sub-third-rate oaf!
[05:26] Raster
    If I am your examiner for the mock battle in
    the second test, you'd best brace yourself.
[05:31] Raster
    I will show you, definitively,
    the difference in our stations.
[05:35] Raster
    And once I do,
    she'll come to her senses too.
[05:38] Rick
    This has turned into a huge mess.
[05:41] Rick
    I hope that I don't get North.
[05:45] Rick
    Sorry!
[05:48] Rick
    I said you were my girlfriend
    without asking first.
[05:51] Reanette
    Not at all.
[05:52] Rick
    What?
[05:54] Reanette
    Actually, it made me happy.
[05:56] Reanette
    And it helped me out of that predicament.
[06:04] Raster
    That sub-third-rate oaf.
[06:06] Raster
    He's so infuriating!
[06:10] Raster; internal
    Does he not know that some people
    are simply born to be better?
[06:14] Freed; Angelica
    Oniisama!
[06:17] Raster
    What's happened?
[06:19] Freed
    Today at the first test, a 40-ish
    year old commoner bullied me!
[06:24] Angelica
    That same 40-ish year old used the
    covenant of the duel as a shield
[06:28] Angelica
    and nearly subjected me to the
    most heinous of indignities!
[06:32] Raster
    What?
[06:33] Raster
    To make members of the noble
    House of Diarmuit cry...
[06:36] Raster
    Unforgivable!
[06:39] Raster
    Wait. You say he was 40-ish?
[06:40] Rick; background
    The name's Rick!
[06:43] Raster
    Do you remember the man's examinee number?
[06:46] Freed
    Y-Yes. I remember the number
    sounded like he'd die soon.
[06:53] Rick
    It's time for the mock battle.
[06:55] Reanette
    Please go easy on them.
[06:58] Rick
    Why would I need to take
    it easy on anyone here?
[07:00] Rick
    And what do I do if I get North?
[07:05] Rick
    It's one thing after another!
[07:07] Laurotte
    Pardon the intrusion.
[07:09] Laurotte
    Are you Rick Gladiatol-san?
[07:12] Rick
    Yes, I am.
[07:14] Laurotte
    Pleased to meet you. I'm Links Laurotte.
[07:18] Laurotte
    I will be your examiner for the second test.
[07:22] Rick
    Really?
[07:23] Laurotte
    Yes. I am overseeing everyone above number
    4200 who passed the preliminary test.
[07:29] Rick; internal
    I'm so glad I didn't get North!
[07:31] Rick; internal
    Thank you, deathly number 4242!
[07:33] Laurotte
    But I was surprised.
[07:36] Laurotte
    Switching jobs from receptionist
     to adventurer at the age of 30?
[07:41] Rick
    I know I'm really late in
    getting started, but—
[07:43] Laurotte
    Such a marvelous display of determination!
[07:45] Laurotte
    You've given me strength
    as a fellow middle-aged man!
[07:48] Laurotte
    I want to become someone like you!
[07:50] Laurotte
    The truth is, I began as an
    adventurer when I was 24.
[07:56] Laurotte
    But throwing yourself
     into this business past 30?
[07:59] Laurotte
    You must be driven by something powerful.
[08:03] Rick
    Yes, that's right! I have a dream!
[08:06] Rick
    But how could you...
[08:09] Laurotte
    Of course I can tell.
    After all, I'm the same.
[08:12] Rick
    The same?
[08:13] Laurotte
    I've turned 40, but I'm striving to reach
    A-rank in order to make my dream come true.
[08:19] Laurotte
    Though it's taken me nearly 20
    years to finally reach B-rank.
[08:24] Rick; internal
    He's here because he has a fire
    unbecoming of his years, too.
[08:25] Laurotte; background
    Even so, I have no intention of giving up.
[08:31] Rick
    I look forward to your
    guidance in the mock battle.
[08:33] Laurotte
    A pleasure! But I won't
    be playing favorites.
[08:35] Rick
    Of course! I'll give it everything I've got!
[08:38] Laurotte
    What would you think of getting
    a drink together after the test?
[08:41] Rick
    Sounds great!
[08:45] Laurotte
    Rick-san's hand...
[08:47] Laurotte
    That hand had seen a lot of training.
[08:51] Laurotte
    I have to work harder, too!
[08:53] Raster
    Hey there, third-rater.
[08:56] Raster
    Be honored, for I would like to
    have a personal word with you.
[09:00] Raster
    May I?
[09:07] Reanette
    You seem to be in a very good mood.
[09:09] Rick
    Yeah, I guess so.
[09:11] staff
    This is an announcement for those
    with number 4200 and higher!
[09:16] staff
    Your scheduled examiner, Links
    Laurotte, has suddenly taken ill.
[09:23] Rick
    Is he all right? He seemed healthy
    just a little while ago.
[09:26] staff
    Given the situation, the examiner in charge
    of the previous group, Raster Diarmuit,
[09:30] staff
    will now be your examiner.
[09:31] Rick
    Raster Diarmuit?
[09:34] Reanette
    The cologne man from yesterday.
[09:38] Rick
    You mean North?
[09:40] Rick
    Seriously?!
[09:41] Reanette
    Diarmuit. That means the two we met
    yesterday, Angelica-sama and her brother,
[09:45] Reanette
    may be blood relations of his.
[09:47] Rick
    Those guys?!
[09:49] No. 4238
    Raster? I guess it's all over now.
[09:52] No. 4240
    Our examiner changed, that's all.
[09:54] No. 4239
    You don't know?
[09:56] No. 4239
    He's the eldest son of a prestigious noble
    house who achieved A-rank at age 17.
[09:59] No. 4239
    He's a genius known as the
    Man of a Thousand Abilities.
[10:03] No. 4238
    But the problem is his other nickname,
[10:06] No. 4238
    the F-rank Crusher.
[10:10] No. 4239
    They say that every year he has fun
    harassing examinees that catch his eye.
[10:14] No. 4240
    What?
[10:16] Rick; internal
    I've probably caught his eye so much,
    he can't see anything else.
[10:21] Raster
    Freeze over, O newly green lands.
[10:24] Raster
    Level-Four Nature Composed Magic,
[10:26] Raster
    Blizzard Rockshot.
[10:32] Raster
    Ridiculous.
[10:35] Raster
    This is the problem with
    those who are lowborn.
[10:38] guard captain
    Raster-sama.
[10:40] Raster
    A guard, is it? What do you want?
[10:45] Rick
    Oh, what do I do? What do I do?
[10:50] Reanette
    Why are you so flustered by this?
[10:53] Rick
    You're asking me why?
[10:54] Rick
    I'm dealing with the Man of a Thousand
    Abilities, who's A-rank and hates my guts!
[10:58] Rick
    I'm F-rank, and I can only use two
    of the Level-One World Composed Magics!
[11:02] Rick
    Blast it! I want to go home!
[11:05] Rick
    But if I leave, I'll get
    triple the training and die!
[11:07] Rick
    And if I fail the test, I'll get
    triple the training and die!
[11:09] Rick
    No matter what I do,
    my death is assured!
[11:17] Reanette
    You don't feel confident?
[11:20] Rick
    Well, I'm late in starting all of this,
     and everyone is telling me...
[11:26] Rick
    "It just won't be possible for you."
[11:29] Reanette
    Then, what if it were the reverse?
[11:32] Rick
    The reverse?
[11:34] Reanette
    If the words of others can cause
    your confidence to falter,
[11:37] Reanette
    then the words of others can cause
    a burst of confidence as well.
[11:41] Reanette
    Am I mistaken?
[11:42] Reanette
    I believe in you.
[11:45] Reanette
    You are strong.
[11:47] Reanette
    You will pass this test, and you
    can beat the cologne man.
[11:52] Reanette
    You've been able to ever since the day
    you decided to become an adventurer.
[12:01] Reanette
    Do you trust me?
[12:04] Rick
    Yes. Thank you!
[12:06] Rick
    Hearing you say all of that to me,
[12:09] Rick
    I think I feel my confidence coming back.
[12:14] Freed
    Hey, old man—I mean, mister?
[12:16] Rick
    Yes, that's me!
[12:18] Freed
    You're taking the test today, aren't you?
[12:20] Freed
    You seem to have gone through a lot
    at such an old—I mean, young age.
[12:26] Freed
    Please, allow me to tell your fortune.
[12:29] Rick
    Fortune-telling?
[12:31] Freed
    Don't worry! I'm no one
    suspicious or anything.
[12:34] Freed
    Since this is your first time,
    there's no need to pay me.
[12:36] Rick
    For good luck, then. Why not?
[12:39] Freed
    Please have a seat.
[12:41] Rick
    Right you are!
[12:47] Reanette
    Rick-sama!
[12:52] Freed
    You fell for it! I am a genius of an actor!
[13:02] Reanette
    That was teleportation magic, wasn't it?
[13:04] Reanette
    Where did you send him?
[13:06] Freed
    Wh-Why would I ever tell y—
[13:13] Reanette
    Next, it will be your eye.
[13:15] Reanette
    Your right eye or your left?
     Which will it be?
[13:19] Freed
    Teleportation magic is of the
    highest difficulty level,
[13:22] Freed
    so even for a genius like me, a hundred
    meters is the absolute limit!
[13:26] Freed
    He hasn't gone too far!
[13:29] Rick
    Am I behind the testing site?
[13:32] Rick
    But why?
[13:35] guard captain
    Welcome.
[13:36] guard captain
    Apologies, but you'll have
    to go to sleep for a time.
[13:40] Rick
    Um, are you sure you have the right person?
[13:43] guard captain
    Unfortunately, there is no mistake.
[13:45] guard A
    We are the personal guards
    of the Diarmuit family.
[13:48] Rick
    Diarmuit?
[13:50] Rick
    You mean them?!
[13:51] guard captain
    There is no need to trouble
    Raster-sama with any of this.
[13:55] guard A
    You're gonna fail the test without
    even getting to participate!
[13:59] Rick
    You're here to delay me?
    Are you not ashamed?!
[14:03] guard captain
    We're not here to delay you.
[14:04] guard captain
    We're here to beat you up.
[14:05] Rick
    That's even worse!
[14:07] guard captain
    Our strength is roughly equivalent
    to those who are B-rank,
[14:10] guard captain
    though a few are a match for A-ranks as well.
[14:12] guard captain
    Myself included.
[14:16] Rick; internal
    I... I'm done for!
[14:19] Rick; internal
    This is totally impossible!
[14:21] Rick; internal
    Failing the test because
    of this just isn't fair!
[14:24] Alicerette
    Oh, hey!
[14:26] Alicerette
    It's Rikkun!
[14:28] Broughston
    What are you doing?
[14:30] Mizett
    What? You mean Reanette isn't around?
[14:34] Rick
    Senpais?
SIGN    Keychain-type certifications
    that show an adventurer's rank.
SIGN    Adventurer Rank Badge
SIGN    The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
    Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
    Became Invincible
SIGN    S-rank Adventurer
SIGN    According to other adventurers,
    they possess an insurmountable,
    logic-defying sense for battle.
SIGN    The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
    Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
    Became Invincible
[14:55] Broughston
    Rick, you have a test.
     Why are you here instead?
[14:59] guard A
    An orc that can speak?
[15:02] Rick
    Huh? No, wait!
[15:04] Rick
    I, um...
[15:06] guard B
    Who're you? You got a death wish?
[15:09] Rick
    Um, these men are helping me
    loosen up before the test!
[15:14] Rick
    Right? That's it, right?
[15:16] guard B
    Huh? What're you talkin' about?
[15:18] Broughston
    Is that so? Then I shall help as well.
[15:20] Rick
    Hey, you, the one who seems like the leader!
[15:23] Rick
    I'm begging you, please withdraw!
    Your lives are on the line here!
[15:27] guard captain
    Deal with them.
[15:28] Rick
    Listen to me!
[15:29] guard B
    Time to get lost!
[15:34] Broughston
    You've enhanced your physical
    strength to a reasonable extent.
[15:39] Broughston
    However, you've failed to reinforce your weapon.
    I can't say I'm impressed by that.
[15:42] guard B
    What a load of crap! Take this!
[15:54] Broughston
    Don't worry.
[15:57] Broughston
    O master of good fortune, send to this hand
[16:00] Broughston
    Healing Light.
[16:08] Broughston
    Your accuracy in reinforcing
    your arm wasn't bad,
[16:11] Broughston
    but you're unbalanced.
[16:13] Broughston
    You should keep an awareness that
    the body is all one connected mass.
[16:17] guard A
    An orc who can not only talk,
    but also use magic?
[16:21] guard captain
    That's... No, it can't be.
[16:23] Mizett
    Hey, Rick-kun. This is that thing, right?
[16:26] Mizett
    Trouble found you and now you're
    gettin' blamed for it, right?
[16:29] Rick
    What? Well, yes.
[16:30] Mizett
    Right, then! In that case, I'll bring
    a peaceful end to all of this.
[16:36] Rick
    What is that?
[16:38] Mizett
    I developed it recently. This is the
    Super Flamecannon-kun, Juliet, Revised.
[16:43] Mizett
    It's loaded with magic-infused
    stones and lead bullets.
[16:47] Rick
    Which means...
[16:48] guard C
    We'll deal with the others first!
[16:50] guard D; E
    Yeah!
[16:51] Mizett
    It means...this!
[16:55] Mizett
    This is pretty well made!
    I really am impressive.
[16:59] Rick
    Wait!
[17:00] Mizett
    What is it? Did you want
    to shoot it too, Rick-kun?
[17:03] Rick
    No, I don't!
[17:04] Rick
    What are you doing?!
[17:04] guard captain; internal
    There's no mistake. Those people are...
[17:05] Mizett
    It's fine! No one's dead.
[17:07] Rick
    That's not the problem here!
[17:07] guard F
    That's enough!
[17:09] guard F
    If you value this kid's life, then don't move!
[17:13] Rick
    Wait, do you know what you've done?
[17:15] Rick
    Do you want to die?
[17:17] Broughston
    Releasing her would be
    in your best interest.
[17:19] Alicerette
    Say, what is this man doing?
[17:22] Rick
    U-Um, I'm sure he just wants to
    play with you, Alicerette-senpai!
[17:27] Alicerette
    Really?
[17:28] Alicerette
    All right! What do you want to play?
[17:30] guard F
    You keep quiet!
[17:33] Alicerette
    That hurt!
[17:36] Rick
    It's over.
[17:38] Alicerette
    There!
[17:43] guard A
    She cast Level-Seven Nature Composed
    magic with just the word, "There"?
[17:47] guard captain
    At just ten years old,
[17:49] guard captain
    she's the most powerful,
    genius vampire mage...
[17:52] guard captain
    the Demon-Child of Devastation,
    Alicerette Draqul.
SIGN    Demon-Child of Devastation
[18:00] guard captain
    He's half elf and half dwarf.
     Despite his looks, he's over 50.
[18:05] guard captain
    His techniques seem a millennium
    ahead of their time.
[18:07] guard captain
    He's the world's greatest weapon craftsman,
[18:10] guard captain
    the Thousand-Year Workshopper,
    Mizett Eldwarf!
SIGN    Thousand-Year Workshopper
[18:17] guard captain
    And that orc... He's got monstrous physical
    strength and the intelligence to match.
[18:22] guard captain
    He can use every support
    magic technique in existence,
[18:24] guard captain
    the Sage Beast, Broughston Ashorc!
SIGN    Sage Beast
[18:28] guard captain
    All three of them are S-rank adventurers.
[18:31] guard A
    S-rank?!
[18:32] guard A
    You mean the monsters who have battle
    sense that defies all logic?
[18:36] guard captain
    And they are members of a party
    comprised solely of S-rankers,
[18:39] guard captain
    the strongest party on
    the continent, the legendary...
[18:43] guard captain
    Orichalcum Fist!
[18:45] guard captain
    I never imagined the day would come that
    I would behold them with my own eyes!
[18:50] guard captain
    I will retire and live the
    remainder of my years in peace.
[18:54] guard A
    His eyes are more tranquil
    than I've ever seen before!
[18:56] Alicerette
    Take that!
[18:58] Alicerette
    Go!
[19:00] Alicerette
    Kaboom!
[19:05] Rick
    All right! I'll go do my best in the test!
[19:07] Alicerette; background
    And another one!
[19:12] Freed
    U-Um, how long do you mean
    to keep me like this, you...
[19:16] Freed
    I mean, miss?
[19:17] Reanette
    Until Rick-sama returns.
[19:19] Freed
    He's not coming back, you...
    I mean, it isn't likely.
[19:22] Freed
    The place I sent him was
    full of our guards, so—
[19:25] Rick
    Sorry to keep you waiting!
[19:26] Freed
    He's totally unharmed?
[19:27] Freed
    But how?
[19:29] Rick
    I'm truly sorry. Please, forgive me!
[19:32] Freed
    Forgive what?
[19:33] Reanette
    Welcome back.
[19:35] Rick
    What happened to the wall?
[19:37] Reanette
    I tore through it, just a little.
[19:39] Rick
    "Just a little"?
[19:42] Rick
    I'd expect no less of you, Reanette.
[19:46] Laurotte
    R-Rick-kun...
[19:51] Rick
    Laurotte-san!
[19:53] Laurotte
    It was him. Raster did this to me.
[19:57] Rick
    What? What about suddenly feeling sick?
[20:00] Laurotte
    It's as you can see.
[20:02] Laurotte
    I didn't stand a chance against him.
[20:07] Rick; internal
    Don't tell me he...
[20:08] Rick; internal
    Did he do all this just so
    that he could be my examiner?
[20:12] Laurotte
    When he did this, he asked me...
[20:14] Laurotte
    "What is your dream?"
[20:18] Laurotte
    My dream...
[20:20] Laurotte
    I come from a poor, remote area.
[20:22] Laurotte
    There are children there who
    want to become adventurers.
[20:25] Laurotte
    I want to build a school for them.
[20:28] Laurotte
    When I told him that...
[20:32] (Flashback) Raster
    Third-rate, late-starting scum
    like you wants to build a school?
[20:36] (Flashback) Raster
    If they're taught by a third-rater,
    they'll end up third-rate, too!
[20:40] (Flashback) Raster
    It's old people like you who
    are making this world worse.
[20:49] Laurotte
    It made me furious, but I couldn't
    say anything back to him.
[20:56] Laurotte
    Maybe it's foolhardy for someone
    like me to have a dream at all.
[21:03] Laurotte
    You should withdraw from the test!
[21:05] Laurotte
    What happened to me will be nothing—
[21:07] Rick
    Laurotte-san.
[21:09] Rick
    If nothing else, this is what I think.
[21:11] Rick
    It shouldn't matter when a
    person starts something.
[21:18] Laurotte
    Rick-kun...
[21:27] Raster
    Every single one of you
    is completely useless.
[21:30] guard G
    Raster-sama...
[21:33] guard G
    We're so very sorry.
[21:38] guard G
    Huh. So, he's coming, then?
[21:40] Raster
    To have his hard work and
    passion trampled upon
[21:43] Raster
    and to be unfairly disqualified
    from the test.
[21:45] Raster
    I thought that would be amusing,
[21:48] Raster
    but very well.
[21:49] Raster
    I will give you a taste of suffering that
    will make hell seem tame in comparison.
[22:07] Rick; internal
    That scumbag.
[22:11] Rick; internal
    I'm gonna send him flying!