E3 - Riverside Murder

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SIGN    Night Three: "Riverside Murder"
[02:07] Wisteria
    This is Warrington?
[02:11] Wisteria
    It feels so lively!
[02:14] Marbas
    It's relatively advanced,
    thanks to industrialization.
[02:19] Wisteria
    I wonder what kind of work people do here?
[02:24] Marbas
    You really can find anything interesting.
[02:27] Marbas
    It makes walking around
    with you satisfying.
[02:28] Wisteria
    I-Is that right?
[02:30] Harriet
    Maury?
[02:31] Maury
    I hear ya. Time for work.
[02:33] Maury
    You leave this to me!
[02:35] Maury
    I'm your demon, after all.
[02:41] Marbas
    You must have no idea who you're
    dealing with, to go after my contractor.
[02:45] Maury
    I'm so sorry!
[02:49] Maury
    You were disguised as a human!
    I didn't know!
[02:52] Maury
    If you had looked like that from the start,
    I wouldn't have even thought about it!
[02:57] Wisteria
    Is something wrong, Marbas?
[03:00] Marbas
    Just a peon demon of the lowest level.
[03:02] Marbas
    Most likely aiming to pick your pockets...
[03:05] Marbas
    Speak. Your contractor ordered you
    to do this, didn't they?
[03:09] Maury
    Mercy, please!
[03:11] Wisteria
    Marbas, please forgive him.
[03:14] Marbas
    No.
[03:16] Marbas
    Between the church and your brother,
[03:19] Marbas
    you seem to be a magnet for troublesome men.
[03:24] Marbas
    His contractor is bound to be another one.
[03:28] Marbas
    This will be a good chance to deal with him.
[03:31] Marbas
    Now, talk!
[03:32] Harriet
    Stop it!
[03:38] Marbas
    Well... it seems I was wrong
    about it being a man.
[03:41] Maury
    Harriet, this gent's a real bigwig demon!
[03:45] Maury
    I don't stand a chance!
[03:48] Harriet
    Let him go!
[03:50] Marbas
    I wonder if I should?
[03:53] Wisteria
    Excuse me, Marbas?
[03:56] Wisteria
    Can the girl you were talking to see you?
[04:00] Marbas
    Yes, that's right.
[04:02] Marbas
    Forming a pact with a demon
    allows you to see them all.
[04:07] Maury
    C'mon, sir, let me go.
[04:11] Marbas
    Maybe after a bit of recompense.
[04:15] Marbas
    My companion hasn't had anything
    to eat since this morning.
[04:18] Marbas
    Treat her to a meal with all of your money.
[04:23] Marbas
    Just so you know, she eats
    a lot more than you'd imagine.
[04:26] Wisteria
    Don't tell them that!
[04:29] Marbas
    Refuse and I'll squeeze this one
    until his innards are on the outside.
[04:34] Both
    He's a demon!
[04:37] Harriet
    Ma'am?
[04:39] Harriet
    Five sandwiches, please.
[04:45] Wisteria
    H-Huh?
[04:49] Harriet
    Everyone around here
    knows about my thieving.
[04:53] Harriet
    So they're ignoring me.
    They think they're so great.
[04:56] Harriet
    Here, you place the order instead.
[05:01] Harriet
    Come on, Wisteria.
[05:08] Marbas
    Is that girl...
[05:10] Maury
    Mister Red?
[05:12] Maury
    You noticed, right?
[05:14] Maury
    Would you be kind enough to not mention it?
[05:17] Maury
    I just wanna stay by her side.
[05:21] Marbas
    Fine. It's none of my business.
[05:24] Maury
    Okay.
[05:26] Maury
    Harriet!
[05:32] Marbas
    We'll be leaving tomorrow.
[05:34] Wisteria
    Already?
[05:36] Marbas
    This place is too busy for my liking.
[05:39] Marbas
    And I'd rather not get dragged
    into any trouble.
[05:43] Wisteria
    It was nice to have met
    another girl with a pact...
[05:47] Marbas
    We should hurry to our destination instead.
[05:50] Wisteria
    Where's that?
[05:52] Marbas
    Well, we're going to meet an old friend of
    mine who lives in the District of the Lakes.
[05:58] Wisteria
    Marbas...
[06:00] Wisteria
    You actually have friends!
[06:04] Wisteria
    What are they like? I'm ever so curious!
[06:08] Maury
    Are they already taking off?
[06:12] Maury
    I can't have that.
[06:26] Wisteria
    Good morning, Marbas.
[06:29] Marbas
    Right.
[06:34] Wisteria
    Is something wrong, Marbas?
[06:37] Marbas
    No... it's nothing.
[06:43] Wisteria
    Marbas?
[06:45] Marbas
    M-My back... Can't... move...
[06:49] Wisteria
    Are you all right?!
[06:52] Marbas
    I've been using my human
    form too much lately.
[06:56] Marbas
    And now I'm feeling it all at once...
[06:58] Wisteria
    Let's rest for today! I'll be—
[07:06] Wisteria
    Uh, well...
[07:08] Wisteria
    A day without eating won't... kill me?
[07:12] Maury
    Look who's here, folks!
[07:16] Marbas
    What do you miscreants want?
[07:19] Maury
    I mean, c'mon, it's not every day
    a pair of contractors meet!
[07:23] Maury
    We figured you'd be up for more of a chat!
[07:27] Harriet
    I didn't really think so, but...
[07:29] Harriet
    Maury kept going on about seeing you two.
[07:32] Marbas
    I think not.
[07:35] Marbas
    We'll be leaving soon. We don't have time—
[07:44] Harriet
    If you're that hungry,
    let's go and grab a bite.
[07:49] Maury
    Sounds good to me. The big man
    seems a bit worn out, too.
[07:54] Maury
    We'll be your hosts!
[07:56] Marbas
    Don't be ridiculous. I won't—
[08:03] Maury
    Let's get moving, miss.
[08:06] Wisteria
    R-Right.
[08:08] Maury
    There are plenty of grimy
    street urchins around here,
[08:11] Maury
    so this oughta keep you from standing out.
[08:14] Wisteria
    Something about this
    material just feels right!
[08:16] Maury
    Still, you might not wanna talk
    too much when folks are around.
[08:19] Maury
    Nobody else can see me, after all.
[08:22] Maury
    Could be real trouble
    if they get suspicious.
[08:25] Wisteria
    I understand!
[08:27] Harriet
    Let's have you walk along the building.
[08:30] Wisteria
    Right.
[08:34] Wisteria
    This is my first time going around
    without Marbas since I lost my sight.
[08:39] (Flashback) Marbas
    Listen. Do not be gone for long.
[08:43] (Flashback) Marbas
    If you endanger her, I will kill you both.
[08:46] Both
    An unambiguous threat...
[08:49] (Flashback) Marbas
    And...
[08:51] (Flashback) Marbas
    This hair will let me know where you are,
[08:54] (Flashback) Marbas
    and warn me if the unexpected happens.
[08:58] Wisteria
    When I get back...
[08:59] Wisteria
    I'll tell Marbas all about
    what happened today.
[09:23] Harriet
    Night's comes so early in the fall.
[09:25] Harriet
    Maury ended up dragging us all over, eh?
[09:28] Wisteria
    I don't mind. It was
    a wonderful change of pace.
[09:32] Wisteria
    Marbas might be mad, though.
[09:35] Harriet
    To be honest, it's been so long since
    I've talked with anyone other than Maury.
[09:39] Harriet
    I kinda let myself go.
[09:40] Wisteria
    How did the two of you meet?
[09:47] Harriet
    Well, ever since my parents died,
[09:49] Harriet
    I've had to pick pockets to survive.
[10:00] Harriet
    But at the same time, I didn't really
    care that much about actually living.
[10:06] Harriet
    And then, in my hopelessness,
[10:09] Harriet
    I ended up up offering to trade my soul when
     I die in exchange for help with stealing.
[10:15] Harriet
    Everyone in town treats me like
    an outcast, but he's stayed with me.
[10:21] Harriet
    Sure, it might just be
    my soul that he's after...
[10:26] Harriet
    But still.
[10:28] Harriet
    If it wasn't for that little bugger...
[10:31] Harriet
    If I had been on my own?
    I'd have died a long while ago.
[10:36] Wisteria
    It's the same.
[10:37] Wisteria
    I was living like I was dead, too.
[10:41] Wisteria
    But then Marbas found me...
[10:46] Harriet
    Hey, Maury!
[10:48] Harriet
    Can we head back now? What are
    we doing on the edge of some river?
[10:51] Harriet
    That red gent's gonna be mad.
[10:53] Maury
    Harriet...
[10:55] Maury
    We're leaving her behind.
[10:59] Maury
    It's fine. The red gent'll
    come and pick her up.
[11:03] Harriet
    What are you—
[11:04] Maury
    Harriet, please!
[11:06] Maury
    He's still looking for you.
[11:08] Maury
    There's no other way!
[11:12] Harriet
    What are you even talking about?
[11:18] River Demon
    Found you.
[11:21] River Demon
    That girl I didn't get to eat...
[11:32] Harriet
    Wha... Wha...
[11:34] Harriet
    What is this thing?!
[11:38] Harriet
    No!
[11:43] Kate
    Oh, he's a big one!
[11:45] Kate
    Didn't expect a bruiser like this.
[11:47] Takenami
    He's likely responsible
    for the string of murders.
[11:50] Harriet
    Wh-Who are you people?
[11:54] Kate
    Us? Well, we happen to be...
[11:57] Takenami
    Knights from the Order of the Sword Cross.
[12:00] Wisteria
    Sword Cross Knights? Like my brother?
[12:11] Takenami
    We do not draw our swords without cause...
[12:14] Takenami
    But as servants of God,
    against those who would do evil.
[12:16] Takenami
    We deliver righteous wrath unto them!
[12:24] Takenami
    Let my blade do His will!
[12:37] Maury
    They took down that huge
    thing without any trouble...
[12:40] Maury
    Harriet! We need to run!
[12:43] Maury
    These two are worse news
    than a great demon!
[12:45] Harriet
    Okay. Let's go, Wisteria.
[12:48] Wisteria
    Right.
[12:50] Takenami
    Excuse me, miss.
[12:53] Takenami
    Yes, I mean you.
[12:56] Harriet
    Hey, mister!
[12:57] Takenami
    We can deal with the other two later, but...
[13:01] Takenami
    Something about you is strange.
[13:04] Takenami
    You've got way too much magic power
    to just be a bystander.
[13:10] Takenami
    Care to explain why?
[13:16] Takenami
    I guess it doesn't matter.
[13:18] Takenami
    If you're a demon, you just need to die.
[13:34] Marbas
    Sorry about the delay.
[13:39] Wisteria
    Marbas!
[13:43] Kate
    H-How are these readings happening?!
[13:48] Takenami
    A red-haired demon...
[13:50] Wisteria
    Marbas, they're like my brother.
[13:53] Marbas
    You should get back.
[13:55] Kate
    Takenami, this one has to
    be pretty high-ranked.
[13:59] Kate
    The two of us won't be enough...
[14:00] Takenami
    It's fine. I just let my guard down.
[14:03] Takenami
    I can still beat him.
[14:06] Marbas
    To be honest, I'm still
    feeling a bit out of sorts...
[14:09] Marbas
    But I suppose it'll be a perfect handicap.
[14:15] Takenami
    Miss Kate?!
[14:18] Takenami
    Splitting the earth?
[14:20] Takenami
    I know some demons have a poltergeist
    power to move objects at a distance...
[14:25] Takenami
    But this goes far beyond that!
[14:28] Marbas
    Still not my usual self...
[14:30] Marbas
    No matter. I had always intended
    to go after the gunwoman first.
[14:35] Takenami
    Do you think your powers will let you
    cheat your way through true battle?
[14:43] Marbas
    You honestly thought this thing could—
[14:50] Takenami
    You were finally forced back.
[14:53] Takenami
    Really attached to those long locks, eh?
[14:56] Marbas
    What is that bizarre sword?
[14:58] Marbas
    It doesn't seem to have been
    blessed to fight demons.
[15:02] Marbas
    And it's not made of the pure silver
    that repels us, either.
[15:06] Takenami
    This is a Japanese katana.
[15:08] Takenami
    And I'd wager the sharpest in the world.
[15:12] Marbas
    I see. It seems the world's
    bigger than I thought.
[15:16] Marbas
    You should be proud. You were able to
    cut me with little more than skill...
[15:21] Marbas
    And courage!
[15:21] Takenami
    A pointless counter!
[15:31] Marbas
    Very sharp, indeed.
[15:34] Marbas
    But it was obvious from first contact
    that it'd be fragile when struck from the side.
[15:40] Marbas
    This is checkmate, Easterner.
[15:43] Kate
    That's far enough!
[15:45] Maury
    Harriet!
[15:49] Harriet
    N... No!
[15:51] Harriet
    Maury! Maury!
[15:53] Kate
    If you don't want me to aim this
    at your little friend,
[15:56] Kate
    then you're going to let us go!
[16:11] Harriet
    Maury... Maury!
[16:14] Harriet
    No! Please don't die!
[16:16] Marbas
    Move, girl.
[16:19] Marbas
    You, the insect named Maury.
[16:22] Marbas
    You intentionally exposed
    Wisteria to danger.
[16:25] Marbas
    I could shred you right now...
[16:29] Wisteria
    Marbas, no!
[16:31] Marbas
    ...but given what the aggrieved party says,
[16:35] Marbas
    I'll settle for an explanation, instead.
[16:38] Marbas
    I assume this is all due to
    the girl being long dead?
[16:46] Maury
    Yeah...
[16:49] Maury
    Can't believe I'm dumb enough
    to die for a ghost.
[16:56] Maury
    But even then...
    despite how bad things are now,
[16:59] Maury
    I'm still glad to have met her.
[17:03] Maury
    I wonder why?
[17:06] Maury
    It all started when some woman
    killed herself in the river.
[17:11] Maury
    When she died, she wished
    that everyone else would die...
[17:16] Maury
    And a demon in the river
    just happened to overhear her.
[17:19] Maury
    So in exchange for her life,
    he started killing people.
[17:23] Maury
    It turned into a contract.
[17:26] Wisteria
    That's possible?
[17:27] Marbas
    It's rare, but it happens. Not unlike
    using a ritual sacrifice to curse a target.
[17:32] Marbas
    Even if the ritual itself is nonsense,
[17:35] Marbas
    if a demon happens upon it,
    it can still result in a pact.
[17:39] Maury
    Yeah...
[17:40] Maury
    And that's why Harriet,
    who just so happened to be passing by...
[17:49] Maury
    But that was when our
    contract came into effect.
[17:53] Harriet
    Ours?
[17:55] (Flashback) Harriet
    Help me out with my work.
[17:57] (Flashback) Harriet
    You can have my soul when I die if you do.
[18:03] Marbas
    That explains it.
[18:05] Marbas
    With her death, her soul
    now belongs to you, Maury.
[18:11] Marbas
    Meaning that the river demon
    was unable to steal it.
[18:16] Harriet
    At some point, I stopped being hungry...
[18:19] Harriet
    And I had a wallet that
    never ran out of money.
[18:22] Harriet
    People stopped noticing me
    for some reason.
[18:26] Harriet
    But I never even questioned it...
[18:30] Harriet
    All because you were protecting me, Maury!
[18:35] Maury
    No... I couldn't save you—
[18:38] Harriet
    No.
[18:39] Harriet
    Even if I'm a ghost now,
[18:43] Harriet
    I feel more alive than I did
    when I was a walking corpse.
[18:48] Harriet
    Which is why it's my turn, now.
[18:52] Harriet
    Go ahead and eat me, Maury.
[18:56] Harriet
    Because otherwise,
    we're both gonna be done for.
[18:59] Harriet
    So eat me up and feel better.
[19:03] Maury
    Don't be stupid...
[19:04] Maury
    If I eat your soul, then that's it!
[19:09] Maury
    You'll be gone, forever!
[19:13] Harriet
    It's not the end.
[19:14] Harriet
    Because I'll be part of you.
[19:17] Harriet
    So long as you're alive,
    I'll be with you!
[19:22] Harriet
    Besides, I couldn't care less about heaven!
[19:26] Harriet
    It wasn't some god who saved me...
[19:29] Harriet
    It was you, Maury.
[19:34] Harriet
    Which means this isn't the end.
[19:37] Harriet
    We'll always be together!
[19:41] Maury
    At first... I thought you
    were just a sucker.
[19:45] Maury
    Someone I could trick into forging a pact
    with a weak little demon like me.
[19:51] Maury
    But... I really enjoyed it.
[19:54] Maury
    Maybe this makes me a bad demon...
[19:59] Maury
    But I was happy being with you, Harriet!
[20:02] Maury
    I woulda been happy if nothing ever changed!
[20:07] Harriet
    I know. I feel the same way.
    I have this whole time.
[20:12] Harriet
    So...
[20:15] Harriet
    Thank you, Maury.
[20:18] Harriet
    I'm glad we met.
[20:45] Wisteria
    And then...
[20:47] Wisteria
    Harriet said if she hadn't met Maury,
    her heart would've stayed dead...
[20:52] Wisteria
    And when I heard that...
    I realized she was just like me!
[20:56] Marbas
    You're not the same.
    There's a big difference.
[21:00] Marbas
    That girl made a pact
    with the lowest class of demon,
[21:04] Marbas
    and you made one with me.
[21:06] Marbas
    I am a match for anything
    that could threaten you.
[21:10] Marbas
    And the idea of my contractor being killed...
[21:14] Marbas
    Simply put, the girl was unfortunate.
[21:16] Wisteria
    But that's...
[21:19] Marbas
    Still, it wasn't meaningless.
[21:23] Marbas
    You may not have seen it,
[21:26] Marbas
    but she was smiling in the end.
[21:33] Marbas
    That's right. Humans are fragile...
[21:36] Marbas
    And their lives are less than
    a fraction of ours.
[21:40] Marbas
    But... much like that girl's soul was saved,
[21:45] Marbas
    and the way my perspective on the
    world has changed since meeting you,
[21:49] Marbas
    these encounters serve a purpose.
[21:53] Marbas
    Even if only for a fleeting moment.
[21:57] Marbas
    As long as it results in something...
[22:00] Marbas
    Then it had meaning.
[22:03] Marbas
    It wasn't for nothing.
[22:10] ---