# E2 - Companionship
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GN7UDWN3E/companionship)
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**[00:02] ---**
Sei, if you could have anything,
what would you want?
**[00:05] ---**
Where's this coming from?
**[00:07] ---**
We received bonus funding for our
assistance with the Salamander incident.
**[00:12] ---**
That, and the Knights will be making
regular purchases of your potions.
**[00:16] ---**
As such, we've got a bit
of a budget surplus.
**[00:21] ---**
Oh. Well, that's nice, I suppose.
**[00:25] ---**
You have just as much a right
to the surplus as we do, Sei.
**[00:29] ---**
You're responsible for our
recent success, after all.
**[00:35] ---**
Is there anything you want to have?
**[00:38] ---**
There is *one* thing...
**[02:19] ---**
A pleasant surprise, I hope?
**[02:21] ---**
Absolutely! I can't believe you
put this together in a week's time.
**[02:24] ---**
Doing all this in a week would
make any Japanese contractor cry.
**[02:27] ---**
Guess Salutania's work standards
can be pretty brutal, too...
**[02:29] ---**
I'm surprised you wanted
a kitchen, of all things.
**[02:34] ---**
I'm no noblewoman, Ser Director.
I cook for myself.
**[02:38] ---**
I suppose that's true.
**[02:39] ---**
By our kingdom's standards,
you're quite well-educated,
**[02:42] ---**
even concerning matters outside
of your specialism in herbalism.
**[02:44] ---**
I sometimes forget you
are of common stock.
**[02:46] ---**
And I only have a hobbyist's
knowledge of herbs...
**[02:49] ---**
We'll hire a chef to work in your kitchen.
There's no need for you to cook.
**[02:54] ---**
Oh, uh...
**[02:58] ---**
I actually really enjoy cooking!
**[03:00] ---**
I'm not about to tell him I'm doing it
because the food here is *awful*.
**[03:05] ---**
You'll be cooking, then? I'd like
to give it a try, if you don't mind.
**[03:08] ---**
Huh?
**[03:09] ---**
Right then, what are you making first?
**[03:10] ---**
W-Well, I'm going to need
some ingredients first.
**[03:14] ---**
I see. Then I wait with bated breath.
**[03:16] ---**
Didn't I see you eating lunch
just earlier, Ser Director?
**[03:21] ---**
W-Well, as a researcher, I'm very
interested in your homeland's cuisine!
**[03:27] ---**
What does that have
to do with *herbal* research?
**[03:30] ---**
You can use our budget
for your ingredients!
**[03:33] ---**
All right. But please don't
get your hopes up too high!
**[03:37] ---**
Yes!
**[03:43] ---**
Well, if he's going to get that excited,
I might as well make him something!
**[03:52] ---**
What are you making?
**[03:53] ---**
Herb-crusted chicken with a light salad.
**[03:56] ---**
Herb-crusted?
**[03:59] ---**
Yes, I'm using some of our
medicinal herbs in the cooking.
**[04:02] ---**
Is that all right?
**[04:04] ---**
Yes, of course.
**[04:05] ---**
I've just never heard of a chef using
medicinal herbs in their dishes.
**[04:11] ---**
Is that right?
**[04:15] ---**
This world resembles
my own in so many ways...
**[04:19] ---**
...that it's all the more
apparent when it doesn't.
**[04:27] ---**
Here you are.
**[04:37] ---**
Delicious! Absolutely amazing!
**[04:40] ---**
I'm glad you like it!
**[04:42] ---**
To think using medicinal herbs would
enhance the flavor to this degree...
**[04:45] ---**
No, it's not just that...
**[04:50] ---**
In my home world, we used lots of
medicinal herbs in our everyday cooking.
**[04:55] ---**
There's also a form of medicinal cooking
that uses herbs to ward off disease.
**[04:58] ---**
I've got an idea! Why don't you teach
our chefs some of those recipes?
**[05:03] ---**
If all of them are as delicious as this,
I'm sure everyone would want some!
**[05:09] ---**
Marjoram here can be used in soups
and sauces, as well as in salad dressing.
**[05:13] ---**
Sei, you around?
**[05:15] ---**
Yes, what is it?
**[05:17] ---**
The Director wants you to deliver these
missives to the Third Order barracks.
**[05:25] ---**
I'm a little busy right now.
**[05:28] ---**
He insisted that it had to be you, though.
**[05:30] ---**
He did?
**[05:33] ---**
Well, all right. I'll go, then.
**[05:38] ---**
Find the Knight Commander
up in his office.
**[05:41] ---**
Got it. Don't eat too much, now!
**[05:45] ---**
I won't! Thanks, Sei!
**[05:52] ---**
Oh, there she is. Come on in.
**[05:55] ---**
Pardon the intrusion.
**[06:01] ---**
Here are the documents you requested.
**[06:03] ---**
There we go. Thank you, Sei.
**[06:05] ---**
Of course. I'll take my leave, then.
**[06:07] ---**
Hold on.
**[06:15] ---**
*This* is Sei.
**[06:17] ---**
I see. That was *you*.
**[06:20] ---**
My name is Albert Hawke. I'm the Knight
Commander of the Third Order of Knights.
**[06:27] ---**
Such beautiful blue-grey eyes...
**[06:30] ---**
I've seen lots of handsome men
in this world by now,
**[06:34] ---**
but out of all of them,
he's the one who's most my type.
**[06:36] ---**
What a wonderful world.
**[06:41] ---**
Oh, i-it's a pleasure to meet you.
My name is Sei.
**[06:48] ---**
I'm sure you recall the Third Order's
most recent expedition, yes?
**[06:52] ---**
The incident with the Salamander?
**[06:54] ---**
You treated a gravely wounded
man with a high-grade potion.
**[07:00] ---**
Oh!
**[07:02] ---**
This is that man.
**[07:06] ---**
Wow. You wouldn't know
he was ever on death's door.
**[07:10] ---**
He healed up beautifully. He looks *great*.
**[07:13] ---**
Thank you for saving my life.
I would be dead if not for you.
**[07:17] ---**
Oh, don't mention it.
**[07:18] ---**
Shoot, I was staring too long.
**[07:24] ---**
Ser Director?
**[07:25] ---**
Oh, no, pardon me.
**[07:30] ---**
My apologies.
**[07:31] ---**
Sei, you wanted more ingredients
for your high-grade potions, correct?
**[07:34] ---**
Th-That's right.
**[07:35] ---**
Then you may journey into the
Southern Woods to gather them.
**[07:38] ---**
Huh? B-But Ser--
**[07:40] ---**
I know, I know,
there are beasts there, yes.
**[07:42] ---**
But that is where he comes into play.
**[07:46] ---**
Huh?
**[07:47] ---**
This is his way of thanking you.
**[07:48] ---**
If you would do me that honor.
**[07:51] ---**
Sure, but you've *already* thanked me.
**[07:55] ---**
He'd like to thank you
*personally* for your service.
**[07:58] ---**
Johan! That was unnecessary!
**[08:00] ---**
--Personally?
--Now, now.
**[08:04] ---**
Our Order was already due
for a hunt in the southern woods.
**[08:08] ---**
It only makes sense for you
to accompany us then.
**[08:11] ---**
That does make sense.
**[08:13] ---**
I wouldn't have to worry about monsters.
**[08:15] ---**
And I *did* want more of those herbs...
**[08:22] ---**
As long as it isn't a bother,
I'd love to join you.
**[08:26] ---**
Let us go then, Sei.
**[08:34] ---**
Sei! Stick with us, all right?
**[08:37] ---**
Got it!
**[08:39] ---**
It may be more peaceful here
than in the Western Woods,
**[08:41] ---**
but that doesn't mean you're not
going to see *any* monsters.
**[08:43] ---**
I know, sorry. I'd just never
seen an herb like that before.
**[08:47] ---**
Not to worry.
We're keeping a close watch on you.
**[08:50] ---**
As long as you stay close, you'll be safe.
**[08:53] ---**
Commander Hawke...
**[08:56] ---**
Still, I'm surprised we haven't
encountered any monsters,
**[09:00] ---**
especially being so deep into the woods.
**[09:02] ---**
I'm surprised, too.
**[09:03] ---**
I would expect to have
encountered several by now.
**[09:07] ---**
It's rather strange that we have
yet to see a single one.
**[09:09] ---**
Oh, really?
**[09:12] ---**
Let us worry about any potential beasts.
**[09:14] ---**
You and your colleagues focus
on gathering the herbs you need.
**[09:17] ---**
Thank you so much.
**[09:23] ---**
Th-This is delicious!
**[09:30] ---**
Your soup is quite the hit.
**[09:32] ---**
Commander Hawke!
**[09:33] ---**
Please, Commander, have some.
It's got medicinal herbs in it.
**[09:37] ---**
Very well, if you insist.
**[09:46] ---**
Incredible!
**[09:47] ---**
I'd heard rumors about the
quality of meals at the Institute,
**[09:51] ---**
but I never fathomed it was *you*.
**[09:53] ---**
Oh, no, I just shared some recipes
with the Institute's chefs, that's all.
**[09:57] ---**
I'll admit, I'm jealous that you get to
eat such luxurious meals every day.
**[10:03] ---**
I'm flattered.
**[10:05] ---**
So, uh, why is he sitting
right next to me?
**[10:11] ---**
You mentioned there were
medicinal herbs in this soup, yes?
**[10:14] ---**
Y-Yes, that's correct.
**[10:16] ---**
Today I added some shaved
galangal to the soup.
**[10:19] ---**
It has a bit of a spicy aftertaste
and pairs well with onions.
**[10:24] ---**
It also helps to warm
the body and relieve fatigue...
**[10:28] ---**
I see. You truly are quite
knowledgeable about your craft.
**[10:33] ---**
O-Oh, I wouldn't say that.
**[10:36] ---**
Thank you, Sei.
**[10:43] ---**
Right, then. Let us head a bit
deeper into the woods!
**[10:47] ---**
Prepare to head out!
**[10:48] ---**
Yes, Commander!
**[10:55] ---**
I'm back!
**[10:57] ---**
Not like there's anyone else here...
**[11:02] ---**
I'm exhausted.
**[11:10] ---**
But in a good way. Not like I was before.
**[11:50] ---**
Okay!
**[11:55] ---**
Good morn--
**[11:59] ---**
Sei.
**[12:03] ---**
"Companionship"
**[12:08] ---**
We've received a startling report
from the Third Order of Knights.
**[12:12] ---**
Yes?
**[12:13] ---**
Apparently, during yesterday's expedition,
**[12:15] ---**
the knights' physical abilities
were significantly heightened.
**[12:19] ---**
Uh-huh.
**[12:20] ---**
As we were investigating
the possible cause,
**[12:24] ---**
someone raised the possibility that it
could have been their lunch that day.
**[12:30] ---**
Okay.
**[12:32] ---**
The researchers came together
to eat this cooking for every meal,
**[12:36] ---**
and found that depending on the recipe,
**[12:38] ---**
all saw improvements
to various physical abilities.
**[12:42] ---**
And that's not all.
**[12:45] ---**
So... what else?
**[12:46] ---**
The 50% increase in efficacy
measured in your potions
**[12:51] ---**
also appears to affect
the recipes you cook.
**[12:55] ---**
Yeah, figured...
**[12:58] ---**
Let's put discussion of your mysterious
50% efficacy increase on hold for now.
**[13:02] ---**
Sei, please try not to cook out
in public for the time being.
**[13:06] ---**
If word gets out about your abilities,
it could mean chaos.
**[13:09] ---**
Yes, ser.
**[13:16] ---**
Doesn't look like we'll get
much work done today.
**[13:18] ---**
You should take the day off, Sei.
**[13:21] ---**
What? But...
**[13:35] ---**
Shocking nobody, I'm bored out of my mind.
**[13:43] ---**
"Principles of Pharmacology
On Herbal Medicine"
**[13:51] ---**
Let's learn a bit more about herbs,
**[13:53] ---**
and pharmacology, too...
**[14:01] ---**
Wow. She looks like a porcelain doll.
**[14:09] ---**
That's quite the difficult tome you
have there. Are you with the Institute?
**[14:13] ---**
Huh? Oh, yes, I am.
**[14:15] ---**
I knew it! Few people can read
Classical Salutanian, after all.
**[14:21] ---**
Oh, uh, well...
**[14:24] ---**
My apologies, I've been remiss.
My name is Elizabeth Ashley.
**[14:29] ---**
Pleased to meet you. I'm Sei.
**[14:31] ---**
I hope we'll meet again soon!
**[14:34] ---**
Of course, likewise.
**[14:50] ---**
Sei!
**[14:52] ---**
Commander Hawke!
**[14:53] ---**
Good afternoon. What a coincidence,
seeing you here at the Palace.
**[14:57] ---**
Are you headed back to the Institute?
**[14:59] ---**
--Yes, I am.
--Climb on. I'll give you a ride there.
**[15:01] ---**
Huh? Oh, uh, thank you for the offer,
but I've never ridden a horse before!
**[15:06] ---**
Take my hand.
**[15:16] ---**
Right then, let us be off!
**[15:20] ---**
Don't worry. I've got you.
**[15:31] ---**
What business did you have at the Palace?
**[15:34] ---**
Uh, I have the day off today,
so I wanted to visit the library.
**[15:39] ---**
--Is that so?
- What kinds of books did you find?
**[15:40] ---**
--The Commander's voice
is so close to my ear...
--Is that so?
What kinds of books did you find?
**[15:44] ---**
I'm a little nervous being
so close to him,
**[15:48] ---**
but for some reason, speaking with
him makes me feel so at ease.
**[15:53] ---**
What other hobbies do you enjoy?
**[15:55] ---**
Let me think...
**[15:57] ---**
Actually, I can't think of any!
**[15:58] ---**
Is that right?
Then perhaps on your next day off...
**[16:03] ---**
Pardon me, disregard that.
**[16:10] ---**
I said he didn't have to take me
all the way back, but he did anyway.
**[16:16] ---**
After that, the Commander would give me
a ride back from the Palace quite often.
**[16:25] ---**
Stare...
**[16:27] ---**
I also ran into Elizabeth at the library
often enough to befriend her.
**[16:31] ---**
We're close enough now that
I call her by her nickname.
**[16:35] ---**
Staaaaare...
**[16:37] ---**
--Yes, Liz?
--You have such lovely skin, Sei.
**[16:40] ---**
I do?
**[16:41] ---**
Yes! It's so very easy
to tan in this hot season,
**[16:44] ---**
but your skin hasn't taken on any color
at all! It's only grown more lovely!
**[16:47] ---**
Your skin looks far lovelier
than mine to me, Liz.
**[16:50] ---**
Well, I do try to take care of it.
**[16:53] ---**
Maybe it's the cosmetics we use.
I've been making my own.
**[16:57] ---**
Wow! That's incredible!
**[17:00] ---**
I use medicinal herbs to craft them.
I can make you some, if you'd like.
**[17:03] ---**
I'd love some! Thank you!
**[17:05] ---**
You're such a girly-girl, Liz.
**[17:07] ---**
Oh? Did you think otherwise before?
**[17:10] ---**
Oh, no, I'm sorry!
**[17:18] ---**
What is it?
**[17:20] ---**
Oh, nothing. I was just thinking upon
the endless struggle for beauty.
**[17:24] ---**
But you *are* beautiful, Liz.
**[17:27] ---**
Thank you, Sei.
**[17:29] ---**
But I was thinking of
someone other than myself.
**[17:34] ---**
I feel terrible gossiping about this,
but I suppose you should know.
**[17:40] ---**
The trouble started when a girl
joined the class mid-semester.
**[17:45] ---**
She grew unusually close with a number
of boys who are already betrothed,
**[17:48] ---**
causing quite the ruckus at the academy.
**[17:51] ---**
Many warned her what would
happen if she continued, to no avail.
**[17:56] ---**
Then, one of the boys' fiancées
stopped attending classes.
**[18:00] ---**
She was just the right age for
acne to be a constant problem,
**[18:04] ---**
not to mention a constant
source of anxiety for her.
**[18:08] ---**
Try as she might, nothing seemed to
prevent her breakouts, but then...
**[18:14] ---**
Wow. So she started comparing
herself to that popular new girl...
**[18:20] ---**
If her skin condition were resolved,
I think her confidence would return.
**[18:25] ---**
That makes sense.
**[18:26] ---**
I might be able to help her
with her skin, actually.
**[18:29] ---**
Really?!
**[18:45] ---**
Hey! You're making cosmetics again?
**[18:47] ---**
Yes. I'm trying to make
something to help with acne.
**[18:51] ---**
Wow. I bet yours will be way more
effective than anything else out there.
**[18:56] ---**
Y-Yeah, probably.
**[18:58] ---**
I just wanted to get rid of my bags,
but now my eyesight is better, too.
**[19:01] ---**
Honestly, I kind of scare myself.
**[19:03] ---**
--I'm sure your potions helped,
but it's more than that.
**[19:04] ---**
--Huh?
--I'm sure your potions helped,
but it's more than that.
**[19:05] ---**
--I'm sure your potions helped,
but it's more than that.
**[19:07] ---**
You've gotten so much prettier
since first arriving here!
**[19:11] ---**
Wh-Where did *that* come from?!
**[19:16] ---**
Sheesh, don't tease me!
**[19:31] ---**
Sei!
**[19:33] ---**
This is Lady Nicole Adler. She's the
woman we discussed the other day.
**[19:38] ---**
Please, just Nicole is fine.
**[19:40] ---**
My name is Sei.
I work over at the Institute.
**[19:50] ---**
Here's a lotion I crafted.
Please, give it a try.
**[19:55] ---**
I'm sure Sei's lotion will be
of great help to you, Nicole.
**[19:58] ---**
If you believe so, Lady Elizabeth,
then I am hopeful.
**[20:02] ---**
But if it still doesn't work, then...
**[20:08] ---**
It's only natural to be
afraid of the unknown.
**[20:11] ---**
There's no rush.
Give it a try at your leisure.
**[20:16] ---**
Hey!
**[20:17] ---**
Liz! Do a patch test first!
**[20:20] ---**
My word... this is incredible!
**[20:28] ---**
Your skin looks so lovely, Lady Elizabeth!
**[20:40] ---**
You see, Nicole, you shouldn't try
to look a certain way for someone else.
**[20:45] ---**
I want to make myself happy.
**[20:48] ---**
I want to look lovely for my own sake.
**[20:52] ---**
Isn't that what matters most?
**[20:54] ---**
You agree, right, Sei?
**[20:56] ---**
Huh? Oh, absolutely. I totally agree.
**[21:01] ---**
Lady Sei... Thank you so much!
**[22:41] ---**
"Thank you again for your help.
I'd love to invite you over to speak more
over dinner. - Nicole Adler"
**[22:43] ---**
Really? I'm so glad to hear that.
**[22:44] ---**
As am I!
**[22:47] ---**
Word of your cosmetics has spread
throughout the academy and nearby town.
**[22:51] ---**
I'm not sure I'm so glad to hear *that*.
**[22:54] ---**
But it if helps everyone feel prettier,
then sure, that's good.
**[22:57] ---**
They would still pale in
comparison to you, Sei.
**[23:02] ---**
After all, your beauty is due to more
than just well-crafted cosmetics.
**[23:08] ---**
You're in the midst of a
budding romance, are you not?
**[23:11] ---**
Excuse me?
**[23:12] ---**
Rumors tell of a lovely young lady
melting the Ice Knight's frozen heart!
**[23:18] ---**
Who's the Ice Knight?
**[23:20] ---**
Don't be coy, now.
**[23:21] ---**
Why, many have spotted you riding
tandem with him on horseback!
**[23:26] ---**
W-Wait, what?!
**[23:34] ---**
"Next Time: 'Capital'"