E5 - Purpose

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[00:04] Jude
    And that's the entire process.
[00:07] Jude
    Do you have any questions?
[00:10] Ten'yuu
    Come to think of it, is that black-haired
    researcher I met last time absent?
[00:15] Jude
    You mean Sei? She's working elsewhere today.
[00:19] Ten'yuu
    Is that so? I see.
[00:22] Ten'yuu
    Thank you very much.
[00:27] Ten'yuu
    I feel bad asking the same question again,
    but is Sei here today?
[00:33] Jude
    I'm very sorry. She's busy
    working on another project...
[00:38] Ten'yuu
    Hello. Is Sei...
[00:41] Jude
    I'm sorry. She's still...
[00:46] Ten'yuu
    Today—
[00:46] Jude
    Unfortunately not!
[00:50] Ten'yuu
    Is Sei here?
[00:53] Jude
    I can't do this anymore!
[00:56] Jude
    Every time he comes,
    he keeps asking and asking and asking for Sei!
[01:00] Jude
    I can only lie to him for so long!
[01:04] Sei
    Isn't Prince Ten'yuu being monitored by
    the knights assigned to him as bodyguards?
[01:09] Johan
    Indeed. He can no longer get lost
    while going for a walk.
[01:14] Johan
    Who knew he'd simply resort
    to asking after you to find you?
[01:18] Sei
    It's difficult to refuse a prince
    going through the proper channels...
[01:28] Sei
    Do you think he knows that I'm avoiding him?
[01:33] Johan
    I'd be surprised if he didn't.
[01:36] Sei
    Of course...
[01:38] Sei
    Sorry for putting you through all this, Jude.
[01:41] Jude
    I don't mind, but I think we've
    milked it about as much as we can.
[01:46] Sei
    Do you think the prince will ever relent?
[01:53] Johan
    I suppose we've no recourse.
[01:57] Johan
    Yup, we'll give up.
[01:59] Sei/Jude
    Come again?
[03:48] Ten'yuu
    I see she's here today.
[03:50] Jude
    Looks like it.
[03:56] Sei
    Now that we've crossed paths, I can't
    realistically keep avoiding him forever.
[04:01] Sei
    I'll take care not to expose my identity.
[04:06] Ten'yuu
    Hello, Sei.
[04:09] Sei
    Your Highness!
[04:12] Sei
    Welcome to the Institute.
[04:16] Ten'yuu
    I'm very happy to meet you again.
[04:18] Sei
    No, the pleasure's all mine.
[04:23] Ten'yuu
    That's quite a sum...
[04:26] Sei
    We also prepare the potions
    for the royal palace here.
[04:30] Ten'yuu
    That must be challenging work.
[04:32] Ten'yuu
    How many of you did it take
    to make this many?
[04:34] Sei
    Huh?
[04:36] Ten'yuu
    Huh?
[04:40] Sei
    Let me think.
     Probably four... or five people?
[04:45] Sei
    That was close! I can't tell him
    I made all of these myself!
[04:50] Ten'yuu
    I see.
[04:51] Ten'yuu
    Are these all mid-grade potions?
[04:54] Sei
    Yes. I'm surprised you can tell.
[04:58] Ten'yuu
    It seems like the basic steps to brew them
[05:00] Ten'yuu
    are no different than the methods of Zaidera.
[05:03] Sei
    Oh, is that so?
[05:06] Sei
    He can tell just by looking at them?
[05:08] Sei
    Like I thought, he really knows his stuff.
[05:13] Ten'yuu
    However, the potions we use to cure
     status ailments are somewhat different.
[05:18] Sei
    How so?
[05:20] Ten'yuu
    I believe it's due to the differing flora
     between Zaidera and Salutania.
[05:24] Ten'yuu
    Our recipes use many medicinal herbs
    not available here.
[05:28] Sei
    Medicinal herbs unique to Zaidera?
[05:51] Sei
    I-I couldn't help getting absorbed
    in our medicinal herb discussion!
[05:55] Sei
    My apologies! I've kept you so long.
[05:59] Ten'yuu
    No, I had forgotten the time.
[06:03] Ten'yuu
    The depth of your knowledge is profound.
    I have learned a lot from you.
[06:12] Ten'yuu
    By the way, does this facility
    make any high-grade potions?
[06:19] Sei
    High-grade potions?
[06:22] Ten'yuu
    For instance, ones that might have
     the power to remedy an ailment
[06:26] Ten'yuu
    that cannot be treated with other potions?
[06:31] Sei
    What gave you that idea?
[06:34] Ten'yuu
    Well...
[06:36] Ten'yuu
    Earlier, you told me several researchers
     worked on this sum of potions.
[06:41] Ten'yuu
    Even so, it's a staggering amount.
[06:44] Sei
    Y-Yes...
[06:46] Ten'yuu
    If you can regularly produce
     this kind of output,
[06:49] Ten'yuu
    I thought someone here might be
    capable of crafting high-grade potions.
[06:56] Ten'yuu
    This is just a guess,
    but perhaps you might be...
[06:59] Sei
    It's true that I know someone
    who can make high-grade potions.
[07:04] Sei
    However, they fail more than they succeed.
[07:07] Ten'yuu
    They do?
[07:10] Sei
    As you know, the ingredients for high-grade
    potions are quite costly
[07:14] Sei
    and it's hard to recoup the expense.
[07:17] Sei
    And given the low chances of success,
[07:19] Sei
    they're difficult to make regularly.
[07:22] Ten'yuu
    I see. We face a similar
    problem in my homeland.
[07:27] Sei
    So I may occasionally receive
    high-grade potions from my acquaintance,
[07:34] Sei
    but I could hardly rise to the
    challenge making them myself.
[07:38] Ten'yuu
    I see. It seems I was mistaken...
[07:45] Ten'yuu
    Thank you for your time today.
[07:48] Sei
    Don't mention it.
[07:49] Ten'yuu
    Until next time...
SIGN    "Purpose"
[08:01] Sei
    That was so exhausting!
[08:05] Johan
    You did a fantastic job today.
[08:07] Jude
    Looks like this is even more
    taxing than your usual work!
[08:10] Sei
    Not physically.
[08:13] Sei
    Actually, talking with His Highness
    was rather interesting.
[08:16] Jude
    You guys did seem pretty into it.
[08:19] Jude
    Seems like you really hit it off.
[08:22] Sei
    Th-That was a part of my plan!
[08:24] Jude
    Oh?
[08:28] Sei
    But that's why it's so painful to lie to him.
[08:32] Johan
    Sorry you have to do this for the kingdom.
[08:35] Sei
    Don't say that. This is just part
    of my duties, if you think about it.
[08:40] Jude
    Still, I wonder why Prince Ten'yuu
    is so fixated on you.
[08:44] Sei
    He probably wants to know more
    about the Holy Saint.
[08:48] Johan
    Perhaps he's just quenching
    a thirst for knowledge.
[08:51] Johan
    On the other hand, he could
    be gauging your use in war.
[08:56] Jude
    Well, a Holy Saint can be
    useful in all sorts of ways.
[09:00] Sei
    Hey.
[09:01] Johan
    Well, no point taking stabs in the dark.
[09:04] Johan
    More importantly, we need
    to focus on how to handle him.
[09:08] Sei
    You're right.
[09:09] Johan
    After him suspiciously "getting lost,"
     it doesn't hurt to be wary.
[09:16] Jude
    So we'll continue to proceed with caution?
[09:21] Johan
    That Sei is our Holy Saint
    and there are things only she can do...
[09:26] Johan
    These two facts must be kept secret.
[09:33] Sei
    We may need to collect
    some intelligence ourselves.
[09:36] Jude
    Intelligence?
[09:37] Sei
    Yes. Don't they say that offense
    is the best defense?
[10:10] Franz
    An illustrated book on the flora of Zaidera?
[10:13] Oscar
    I think we can manage to get something
    like that. What do you need it for?
[10:17] Sei
    A guest from Zaidera
    is visiting the royal palace.
[10:21] Oscar
    Oh, the imperial prince.
[10:23] Sei
    That's right.
[10:24] Sei
    He likes to ask me lots of questions,
[10:27] Sei
    and I thought I might keep the heat off me
    by steering our conversations
[10:31] Sei
    toward medicinal herbs from his homeland.
[10:35] Oscar
    How very like you, Lady Sei.
[10:38] Oscar
    Are you sure this isn't just an excuse
    to learn about herbs from Zaidera?
[10:43] Sei
    I-I don't know what you're talking about...
[10:46] Oscar
    Anyway, can the imperial prince
    keep up with you intellectually?
[10:51] Sei
    Yes, he seems very
     knowledgeable on the subject.
[10:54] Sei
    There was practically
     no end to our conversation.
[10:57] Sei
    I think his studies are heavily
    focused on medicinal plants.
[11:02] Oscar
    So that's how it shakes out...
[11:04] Sei
    How it shakes out?
[11:08] Franz
    Well, you see, my lady,
     it's quite suspicious.
[11:13] Sei
    What do you mean?
[11:15] Franz
    Something has been bothering me
    about the imperial prince.
[11:21] Oscar
    Lady Sei, do you remember meeting
    Captain Ceyran in Morgenhaffen?
[11:30] Sei
    What about him?
[11:31] Oscar
    Well, he was searching for an alchemist.
[11:35] Oscar
    One who can make high-grade potions.
[11:39] Oscar
    We didn't know anything at the time.
[11:43] Franz
    We've looked into Captain
    Ceyran a bit since then.
[11:48] Franz
    He apparently has a very powerful backer.
[11:52] Sei
    He does?
[11:55] Franz
    The imperial prince who is currently here
    as an exchange student.
[12:00] Franz
    His in-depth knowledge
    of plants makes me suspect
[12:03] Franz
    that he's really the one
     looking for an alchemist.
[12:08] Sei
    So Prince Ten'yuu is personally
    visiting various facilities
[12:12] Sei
    while his subordinates search the cities?
[12:14] Franz
    But it's strange...
[12:21] Oscar
    While we were conducting business,
    I spoke with Captain Ceyran personally.
[12:26] Oscar
    I brought up the Holy Saint,
[12:28] Oscar
    and he couldn't have cared less.
[12:31] Sei
    You sure he wasn't pretending?
[12:34] Oscar
    Yeah, he showed no interest whatsoever
    and simply changed the subject.
[12:39] Oscar
    All he cares about is finding an alchemist.
[12:42] Franz
    He seems to believe that the Holy Saint's power
[12:46] Franz
    is good for subjugating monsters
    and nothing more.
[12:50] Franz
    We've spoken with others from Zaidera,
    and they're all under the same impression.
[12:56] Sei
    Hold on a second there!
[12:58] Sei
    This means Ceyran is probably
    looking for an alchemist for Prince Ten'yuu,
[13:03] Sei
    who is so desperate that
    he came to the palace himself...
[13:07] Oscar
    But his goal isn't the Holy Saint.
[13:11] Sei
    They just need someone
    who's really good at making potions?
[13:16] Franz
    That is our conclusion.
[13:20] Sei
    Why would a foreign prince go so far?
[13:22] Sei
    High-grade potions are rare,
[13:25] Sei
    but he'd have a better chance
    of finding them in his own country.
[13:29] Franz
    That's the mystery.
[13:32] Oscar
    Well, at the very least,
     he doesn't seem to have ill intent
[13:36] Oscar
    toward our Holy Saint.
[13:41] Sei
    Regardless of their intent,
    I have to say I'm curious now.
[13:51] Sei
    Okay, I'm going to do a little digging.
[13:54] Franz/Oscar
    Huh?
[13:58] Oscar
    Digging? On the imperial prince?
[14:00] Franz
    Isn't that dangerous?
[14:02] Sei
    Prince Ten'yuu is here
     to study for a full year.
[14:06] Sei
    It'll be exhausting to lie to him the
    entire time. I'm truly not good at it.
[14:13] Oscar
    But...
[14:14] Franz
    Do you have a plan?
[14:16] Sei
    I have a dependable partner
     who's a kindred spirit!
[14:40] Sei
    She should be here soon.
[14:44] Sei
    Liz!
[14:45] Sei
    Or not!
[14:49] Albert
    Should I not have come?
[14:53] Sei
    Th-That's not it! I'm sorry!
[14:55] Sei
    Liz... Er, Elizabeth...
[14:57] Sei
    I mean, Lady Ashley and I
    have an appointment.
[15:01] Albert
    I see. Will you be reading together?
[15:05] Sei
    It's more like a strategy meeting...
[15:08] Sei
    What brings you here, Commander Hawke?
[15:11] Albert
    In truth, I'll be returning home
    for some time next week.
[15:15] Sei
    Returning home?
[15:17] Albert
    Monster sightings have become
    more prevalent in Hawke territory.
[15:22] Sei
    That's...
[15:25] Albert
    It's nothing so dire.
[15:28] Albert
    Just an excuse of sorts for a son
     to visit his parents.
[15:33] Albert
    But our home is quite far
    from the royal capital.
[15:39] Albert
    I'm afraid I'll be away for a while.
[15:43] Albert
    So I wanted to see you before I departed.
[15:50] Liz
    Oh?
[15:53] Liz
    Oh my!
[15:54] Liz
    Dearie me.
[15:56] Sei
    Liz! Liz!
[15:58] Liz
    My apologies. I just recalled
    that I have something to do.
[16:03] Sei
    Liz?!
[16:05] Liz
    Why don't you discuss your plans
     with Lord Hawke instead?
[16:12] Liz
    Good day, Sei. Take your time.
[16:15] Sei
    Liz!
[16:23] Albert
    What plans?
[16:25] Sei
    W-Well, about that...
[16:31] Albert
    I would love nothing more
     than to help you out if I can.
[16:36] Sei
    Sure...
[16:40] Albert
    I see.
[16:42] Albert
    You wish to know Prince Ten'yuu's purpose,
[16:44] Albert
    but you feel like asking him directly
    may cause a diplomatic issue.
[16:50] Sei
    He's particularly interested
    in potions that can cure ailments,
[16:55] Sei
    but I don't exactly know why that is.
[16:58] Sei
    So I'd like to find out more in that regard.
[17:03] Albert
    Is that the reason for all these
    technical books? Quite impressive.
[17:06] Sei
    Yet I still don't know
     how to bring it up with him.
[17:10] Sei
    I feel like he'll deflect my questions
    if I ask him too frankly.
[17:18] Albert
    In that case, what about this?
[17:37] Sei
    Your Highness!
[17:39] Ten'yuu
    I wanted to thank you for always
    taking time out of your workdays for me.
[17:45] Ten'yuu
    Starting next week, I will be
    visiting a different facility.
[17:50] Sei
    I see...
[17:52] Sei
    I really enjoyed discussing
    medicinal herbs with you.
[17:59] Ten'yuu
    As did I. I've never met someone
    as knowledgeable as you are before.
[18:03] Sei
    I'm honored.
[18:06] Ten'yuu
    While our conversations
    have been quite fruitful,
[18:09] Ten'yuu
    I'm afraid I don't have long left.
[18:13] Sei
    You don't have long?
[18:16] Albert
    Is Sei here?
[18:19] Sei
    Commander Hawke!
[18:26] Albert
    I have a request.
[18:28] Sei
    What is it?
[18:32] Albert
    Our inventory has gotten quite low.
[18:35] Albert
    We'd like more potions
    that can cure status ailments.
[18:39] Sei
    What kind are you looking for?
[18:41] Albert
    High-grades ones.
    The kind most people can't make.
[18:45] Albert
    Don't you know an alchemist who can help me?
[18:49] Sei
    I can't really say for certain.
[18:51] Sei
    With high-grade potion for ailments,
[18:53] Sei
    the difficulty varies depending
    on what you want to cure.
[18:57] Albert
    What types of conditions
     are the hardest to treat?
[19:00] Sei
    For instance, poisons circulating
     in the body that inhibit healing
[19:07] Sei
    are challenging to remedy
     with regular potions.
[19:10] Albert
    I see.
[19:11] Sei
    I've heard ailments that present
     differently from person to person
[19:15] Sei
    are also especially hard to craft potions for.
[19:19] Albert
    Understood.
[19:20] Albert
    But even so, isn't the alchemist you know
    talented enough to deliver?
[19:25] Sei
    Yes, I'm sure they'd try their best to help.
[19:29] Albert
    They've saved so many lives already.
[19:32] Albert
    I'm sure their talent is far
    more special than they believe.
[19:39] Sei
    Well, I don't know about that...
[19:44] Albert
    Now then, isn't your friend keenly interested
    in creating potions for various ailments?
[19:53] Sei
    Yes, that's right.
[19:55] Sei
    Although their success will depend
     on what they're trying to treat.
[19:58] Albert
    I'll return once I have a better idea
     of exactly what our unit needs.
[20:09] Sei
    Looks like that worked, I think.
[20:12] Albert
    I'll submit my request some other time, then.
[20:15] Sei
    I'll be waiting.
[20:18] Albert
    I want to see you
    when I come back, after all.
[20:25] Albert
    If you'll excuse me...
[20:29] Sei
    Goodness, we didn't
    rehearse any lines like that!
[20:37] Sei
    And so, we put on a little act.
[20:41] Johan
    You really do some daring things.
[20:47] Jude
    Sei? His Highness wants to speak with you.
[20:50] Sei
    Here we go!
[21:01] Ten'yuu
    Forgive me. I happened
    to overhear your conversation before.
[21:07] Sei
    Which conversation do you mean?
[21:11] Ten'yuu
    Could you possibly introduce me
    to your alchemist friend, Sei?
[21:19] Sei
    They're very particular...
[21:22] Sei
    What exactly are you hoping for from them?
[21:28] Ten'yuu
    Will you keep this information a secret?
[21:36] Ten'yuu
    Have you ever heard
    of someone slowly wasting,
[21:38] Ten'yuu
    eventually unable to use their arms and legs?
[21:42] Sei
    Well, I've heard of diseases
    that cause muscular atrophy.
[21:48] Ten'yuu
    I'm looking for a potion
    that can cure such an ailment.
[21:52] Ten'yuu
    No alchemist in Zaidera
    could do anything for it.
[21:57] Ten'yuu
    I know someone suffering from the condition.
[22:01] Ten'yuu
    It's my mother.
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