# E1 - The Trading Company
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G31UXWQ47/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!
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "A Foreign Country"