E1 - The Trading Company

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[02:11] Yuri
    Fire Lance!
[02:28] Albert
    Sei!
[03:28] Sei
    It's been three months since I returned
    to the royal capital from Klausner's Domain.
[03:32] Sei
    Summertime is almost upon us.
[03:35] Sei
    This will be my second summer in this world.
[03:39] Sei
    Following my return,
[03:41] Sei
    the royal palace has sent me
    to various areas to dispatch monsters.
[03:45] Sei
    At present, we've purified
    all known miasma swamps.
[03:50] Sei
    And thankfully,
    the purified regions have all seen
[03:54] Sei
    a significant decrease in monsters.
[04:00] Sei
    I've settled into this routine
    of investigation and purification.
[04:06] Sei
    Although, since the knights take care
    of the regions without miasma swamps,
[04:11] Sei
    I've actually had a bit of free time lately.
[04:15] Sei
    And one day...
[04:19] Researcher
    We need help!
[04:20] Researcher
    Yes!
SIGN    "The Trading Company"
[04:29] Researcher
    What a haul!
[04:34] Sei
    What's all this? There's so much stuff...
[04:37] Jude
    Oh, Sei. Good morning.
[04:39] Sei
    Good morning. What's going on here?
[04:42] Jude
    We received all of this from
    Klausner's Domain early this morning.
[04:45] Sei
    From Klausner's Domain?
[04:46] Jude
    Indeed. But it's a little too much...
[05:01] Johan
    Sei.
[05:04] Johan
    Your share is over there.
[05:08] Jude
    Yup.
[05:18] Sei
    This is all for me?
[05:20] Johan
    Apparently so.
[05:21] Sei
    What's it doing here?
[05:23] Johan
    It had your name on it.
[05:25] Johan
    Since we don't know what's inside,
[05:27] Johan
    we couldn't just leave it in the storehouse
    where anyone could open it.
[05:31] Sei
    Oh, I see.
[05:33] Johan
    Here. There's a letter, too.
[05:40] Corinna
    It's been a long time, Sei.
    I hope you're doing well.
[05:43] Corinna
    Things are the same as ever here.
[05:45] Corinna
    Even after your departure, those fools keep
    demanding a stupid number of potions.
[05:52] Corinna
    I swear, there's no end of trouble.
[05:55] Corinna
    Nevertheless, I thought it would be
    tough to replant all those herbs
[06:01] Corinna
    and tend to the forest
    destroyed by slimes, and yet...
[06:06] Corinna
    I don't know how, but the forest
    has returned to its verdant glory.
[06:12] Corinna
    In fact, it's recovered even more than that.
[06:14] Corinna
    I've been able to collect herbs
    that used to be so hard to find!
[06:19] Corinna
    I just have no idea who might have
    been kind enough to help us out so,
[06:26] Corinna
    but I'm dearly grateful for it.
[06:28] Corinna
    Well then, be sure to visit us again.
[06:31] Corinna
    I'll be waiting. Sincerely, Corinna.
[06:35] Johan
    What does it say?
[06:36] Sei
    It's a thank-you letter
    for dispatching the monsters.
[06:39] Sei
    It seems the herbs are a gift.
[06:42] Johan
    I see. You must have gone overboard again.
[06:46] Sei
    How rude.
[06:47] Sei
    That's not true...
[06:49] Sei
    At least, I don't think so.
[06:51] Johan
    I'm no less suspicious.
[06:56] Johan
    Well, either way, it looks like we'll be able
     to make some real headway in our work.
[07:00] Johan
    A lot of research projects have
    been on hold due to the herb shortage.
[07:04] Sei
    Yes, I'd like some
    of this gift to use right away
[07:09] Sei
    on the new cosmetics I'm making.
[07:14] Johan
    New cosmetics?
[07:16] Sei
    Is there a problem?
[07:18] Johan
    Er, no.
[07:19] Johan
    Do you intend to sell them
    through the trading company?
[07:22] Sei
    I wasn't really planning
    on selling the products.
[07:25] Johan
    I see. Very well, then.
[07:30] Johan
    But if you're the one making them,
[07:32] Johan
    I'm sure there are people
    who'd love to buy them.
SIGN    Everyone
    would
    love
    them!
SIGN    Me too!
SIGN    Lady Sei!
SIGN    Me too!
SIGN    Lady Sei!
SIGN    Me too!
SIGN    SIIIIIGH
SIGN    Eh heh heh heh heh heh heh
SIGN    SPARKLE
    SPARKLE

SIGN    TA-DA
[07:50] Sei
    I suppose.
[07:52] Sei
    I should get advice from the trading
    company I worked with last time.
[07:57] Johan
    Yes, they'll be the ones
    making and selling the products
[08:01] Johan
    based on your recipes.
[08:03] Johan
    I'll go ahead and contact them for you.
[08:07] Sei
    I appreciate it.
[08:09] Johan
    In the meantime,
    we need to store all this somewhere else.
[08:13] Sei
    My apologies for the trouble.
[08:16] Johan
    Right back at you.
[08:18] Sei
    Huh?
[08:18] Johan
    You were suddenly summoned to our world
[08:21] Johan
    and you've worked hard for
    our kingdom without complaint.
[08:27] Johan
    This is the least I can do.
[08:32] Sei
    Thank you for always helping me.
[08:50] Marie
    You seem like you've grown
    accustomed to dressing.
[08:55] Sei
    K-Kind of you to say so...
[08:59] Marie
    If I may ask, what are these, Lady Sei?
[09:04] Sei
    Oh, those are new cosmetics
    I'm working on right now.
[09:09] Marie
    Did you say new cosmetics, my lady?
[09:12] Sei
    Yes, I'm researching a cream
    that can beautify your skin.
[09:17] Marie
    Beautify your skin?
[09:19] Marie
    What a splendid and noble project.
[09:23] Maids
    Lady Sei!
[09:25] Sei
    Huh... Wh-What?
[09:25] Maids
    Please show me, too!
[09:27] Maids
    It beautifies skin?!
[09:28] Maids
    Please show me!
[09:29] Maids
    Me too, Lady Sei!
[09:31] Marie
    Pipe down now, girls!
[09:36] Marie
    How dare you act so shamelessly
     in front of Lady Sei!
[09:41] Sei
    It's still a work in progress,
[09:43] Sei
    but I'd like you all to try it out for me
     after I make sure
[09:46] Sei
    it's safe to use by testing it on myself.
[09:49] Sei
    I'll be counting on you then.
[09:53] Maids
    Of course!
[09:54] Maids
    Please let us help!
[09:56] Maids
    I'd be happy to!
[09:57] Maids
    That's our Lady Sei!
[10:05] Sei
    May I come in?
[10:07] Johan
    Yes, we've been expecting you.
[10:21] Johan
    Sorry to call you so early.
[10:23] Sei
    It's nothing...
[10:24] Johan
    Meet Franz and Oscar.
[10:26] Franz
    Nice to meet you. My name is Franz.
[10:29] Oscar
    And I'm Oscar.
[10:30] Oscar
    It's nice to meet you.
[10:31] Sei
    It's nice to meet you, too. I'm Sei.
[10:42] Johan
    I called you here to talk about
    starting your own trading company.
[10:47] Sei
    You mean one for myself?
[10:49] Johan
    That's right.
[10:51] Johan
    Remember the cosmetics you created before?
[10:54] Johan
    They're being handled
    by the trading company my family runs.
[10:59] Franz
    Your products are incredible hits
    and have the potential
[11:03] Franz
    to garner both unbelievable
    popularity and profits.
[11:08] Johan
    Since your products are so beloved,
[11:12] Johan
    other trading companies
    are giving the current operation grief.
[11:15] Oscar
    I've heard that there are so
    many orders from the nobility
[11:20] Oscar
    that Count Valdec himself
    had to step in to mediate.
[11:24] Sei
    I had no idea...
[11:26] Johan
    Don't worry about it. It's not your fault.
[11:29] Johan
    However, we can't release your new
    product under the circumstances.
[11:34] Johan
    You should create your own trading company
    to be the sole distributor of your products.
[11:41] Sei
    But can this really be solved just by
    selling the products under a different name?
[11:48] Johan
    Who would dare interfere
    with an operation run by the Saint?
[11:51] Sei
    Wait, is that the deal?
[11:53] Franz
    Indeed, indeed.
[11:58] Sei
    But Director, even if the trading
    company is under my name,
[12:01] Sei
    all I know how to do is develop new products.
[12:03] Johan
    I know. That's why these two are here.
[12:07] Johan
    You just need to keep creating
    new products as you think of them.
[12:12] Oscar
    With your permission, we would like
    to take care of running your storefronts,
[12:19] Oscar
    preparing other items,
    and managing the inventory.
[12:23] Sei
    Goodness, in that case, I really don't mind.
[12:27] Sei
    I'd be very grateful for the help...
[12:32] Johan
    Then it's decided.
[12:34] Sei
    I'll be counting on you from now on.
[12:37] Oscar
    We're looking forward
    to working with you, my lady.
[13:11] Sei
    It seems to be a success.
[13:13] Oscar
    It certainly is.
    Your cosmetics are quite popular, Lady Sei.
[13:17] Sei
    I heard that only nobles
    were buying them before.
[13:21] Oscar
    That's because we couldn't
    keep up with demand.
[13:24] Oscar
    I'm told that's why we marketed
    the products exclusively to nobles.
[13:28] Oscar
    But even so, they're famous
     among merchant families.
[13:32] Sei
    Huh, so that's the real story.
[13:35] Oscar
    So I'm glad we were able to expand
    our demographic with your idea, Lady Sei.
[13:41] Oscar
    Franz was appreciative as well.
[13:43] Sei
    It's really easy to talk to Oscar
    because he isn't so stuffy.
[13:48] Sei
    I see. That's good to hear.
[13:50] Albert
    And what idea was that?
[13:52] Oscar
    A new way to sell our products.
[13:55] Oscar
    She suggested offering cosmetics
    with differing levels of efficacy.
[14:03] Sei
    Is everything going well at the store?
[14:05] Oscar
    Yes. Many of the new hires
     are highly talented.
[14:08] Oscar
    I think we're in good shape.
[14:10] Sei
    I'm glad.
[14:11] Oscar
    What's next?
[14:12] Oscar
    Do you want to stop by the shop?
[14:14] Sei
    Not today. It looks pretty crowded.
[14:18] Oscar
    Understood. Will you be going
     straight home, then?
[14:21] Sei
    That's the plan.
[14:23] Oscar
    You came all the way to the royal capital.
    Why not make a little detour?
[14:27] Sei
    Huh?
[14:28] Oscar
    There's a newly opened café
    around here that's pretty popular.
[14:33] Oscar
    You can enjoy exotic imported tea there.
[14:37] Oscar
    It's been all the rage with the nobles lately.
[14:42] Sei
    How interesting.
[14:47] Sei
    But the commander is currently
    here as my bodyguard...
[14:52] Sei
    I would feel bad dragging him
    around the capital.
[14:55] Albert
    Where is it?
[14:59] Oscar
    Go straight down this way.
[15:01] Oscar
    Then turn at the flower shop.
[15:03] Oscar
    Follow that road and you'll see it
    right across from a large pharmacy.
[15:09] Oscar
    You might spot the line for it
     as soon as you round the corner.
[15:14] Albert
    Got it. Thank you.
[15:16] Sei
    Um, Lord Hawke...
[15:18] Albert
    Aren't you curious?
[15:19] Sei
    Huh?
[15:26] Sei
    Yes.
[15:26] Albert
    Then let's stop by.
[15:29] Sei
    Th-Thank you very much.
[16:05] Sei
    Wow!
[16:07] Albert
    Looks like this is the place.
[16:13] Clerk
    Welcome. Will it be a table for two today?
[16:16] Albert
    Yes.
[16:18] Clerk
    Right this way, please.
[16:36] Sei
    Excuse me. I heard that you have
    exotic foreign tea here.
[16:41] Clerk
    Yes. Would you both like to order some?
[16:46] Sei
    Yes, please.
[16:48] Clerk
    Coming right up.
[16:56] Albert
    Sei?
[16:57] Sei
    Oh, it's nothing.
[17:11] Clerk
    Thank you for waiting.
[17:17] Clerk
    This is our most recommended
    beverage, coffee.
[17:22] Sei
    Coffee?!
[17:26] Clerk
    Is anything the matter?
[17:27] Sei
    Oh, no! I'm sorry!
[17:29] Sei
    It's nothing. I'm fine.
[17:36] Clerk
    Please take your time.
[17:39] Albert
    Is something bothering you?
[17:41] Sei
    I'm sorry. I was just surprised
    to see a drink I recognize.
[17:45] Albert
    From your homeland?
[17:47] Sei
    Yes.
[17:59] Albert
    It has a stronger flavor than tea.
[18:02] Sei
    I agree. It would be
    delicious with milk, too!
[18:06] Albert
    Haven't you had this drink before, Sei?
[18:09] Sei
    I have, but this version tastes different
    from what I drank in Japan... back home.
[18:15] Sei
    I think it has to do with
    the way it's been brewed.
[18:20] Sei
    Coffee can taste different depending on how
    the beans are roasted and how it's percolated.
[18:26] Albert
    Did you drink this a lot in Japan?
[18:29] Sei
    Yes. There's a component in coffee
    that can chase away sleepiness.
[18:35] Sei
    I had a habit of drinking it daily
     after meals.
[18:40] Albert
    I see.
[18:41] Sei
    I used to brew my own coffee as well.
[18:43] Albert
    Yourself?
[18:44] Sei
    Yes. I think I'd be able to do it with
    the right tools here, too.
[18:50] Sei
    But what could I use
    to brew coffee over here?
[18:55] Sei
    I remember seeing a drama where they
    used beakers and flasks to make it...
[19:01] Sei
    First, I should see
    if this shop sells the beans.
[19:08] Sei
    I-I'm sorry! I couldn't help myself...
[19:10] Albert
    Did you have an idea?
[19:12] Sei
    Huh?
[19:14] Albert
    I'm looking forward to it.
[19:32] Sei
    Director, are you drinking more?
[19:35] Johan
    Don't be like that.
[19:37] Johan
    I'm paying for the beans myself.
[19:40] Sei
    I know. That's not what I'm getting at.
[19:44] Sei
    It's not healthy to drink too much.
[19:46] Sei
    Caffeine poisoning was a very real thing
    back in Japan.
[19:50] Sei
    Please don't overdo it.
[19:51] Johan
    I got it, I got it. I'll be careful.
[19:54] Johan
    There's no way I could really drink enough
    to poison myself, right?
[19:57] Sei
    Well, that's true.
[19:59] Jude
    Oh, there you are!
[20:11] Jude
    I can't believe the café you visited
    on a random suggestion
[20:14] Jude
    had a drink that existed
    in your previous world.
[20:16] Jude
    What a coincidence!
[20:17] Sei
    I know. I was really surprised.
[20:20] Johan
    Didn't you say that there are
    other familiar things here too, Sei?
[20:26] Sei
    That's right.
[20:27] Jude
    Then there might be more here
    from your world than we realize.
[20:32] Sei
    I sure hope so.
[20:34] Sei
    What I really want right now is rice.
[20:37] Johan
    What other kinds of things
    do you think we might have?
[20:40] Sei
    Well...
[20:42] Sei
    I'm not sure, but I want to
    search for rice in this world.
[20:46] Jude
    Ryce?
[20:48] Sei
    What about the paddy plant?
[20:49] Jude
    Pahdi plant?
[20:50] Sei
    The whole plant is called a paddy.
[20:52] Sei
    The seed it produces is called rice.
    They refer to the same plant.
[20:58] Sei
    In Japan, the country where I lived,
    it was the most consumed staple crop.
[21:04] Johan
    I've never heard of it.
[21:06] Sei
    I see...
[21:08] Johan
    Maybe you should ask Franz about it.
[21:11] Sei
    Franz, you say?
[21:13] Johan
    He's traveled all over the world for work.
[21:18] Johan
    He might know something about it.
[21:20] Jude
    Other than that...
[21:21] Jude
    Morgenhaffen is probably your best bet.
[21:23] Sei
    Morgenhaffen?
[21:25] Johan
    It's a large port city in the east.
[21:28] Jude
    It's the trade destination of Salutania.
[21:34] Johan
    There's a good chance you
    can find products there
[21:37] Johan
    that aren't normally
    sold in the royal capital.
[21:40] Jude
    Absolutely.
[21:43] Sei
    I've long given up on rice since coming here.
[21:46] Sei
    But I'd love to have some again...
[21:51] Johan
    Want to go?
[21:58] Johan
    Want to take a trip to Morgenhaffen?
[22:04] Sei
    I do!
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