E4 - Existential Evolution

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[00:21] Rentt
    It can't be damaged by spirit energy.
[00:23] Rentt
    Then...
[00:32] Rentt
    Magic doesn't work either.
[00:34] Rentt
    And the exit's disappeared.
[00:37] Rentt
    A boss room...
[00:38] Rentt
    And one of the ones where you can't
    escape unless you defeat the boss?
[00:46] Rentt
    Man... What horrible luck.
[00:54] Rentt
    But even so...
[00:56] Rentt
    I'm an adventurer, which means I'll
    fight to the end without giving up!
[01:01] Rentt
    I don't know if my sword will hold, but if
    it's an undead, divinity should work on it!
[03:03] Rentt
    You awake?
SIGN    Existential
    Evolution
[03:07] Lorris
    Yeah...
[03:08] Lorris
    Oh, right! There was this huge skeleton...
[03:13] Rentt
    The most I can do is patch you up.
[03:17] Lorris
    No... thank you.
[03:23] Lorris
    You defeated it?
[03:25] Rentt
    Yeah.
[03:28] Rentt
    I-It's huge!
[03:30] Rentt
    If it had a magic stone of this size,
[03:33] Rentt
    it must've been an incredibly
    powerful monster!
[03:35] Rentt
    You're incredible.
[03:37] Rentt
    I was lucky.
[03:40] Rentt
    You can have it, if you want.
[03:43] Lorris
    Are you serious?
[03:45] Rentt
    Not without condition, though.
[03:48] Lorris
    What do you want?
[03:49] Lorris
    I can't see how somebody like me could be
    of use to a powerful adventurer like you.
[03:54] Rentt
    This is what I look like now.
[03:58] Rentt
    A monster got me.
[04:02] Rentt
    I can't go into the shops, or the guild.
[04:06] Rentt
    I want you to do that for me.
[04:11] Lorris
    Sure, even I can do that.
[04:15] Lorris
    But is that really all you need?
[04:18] Lorris
    The deal seems one-sided in my favor.
[04:21] Rentt
    Then one more thing.
[04:25] Rentt
    Let me eat and drink at your
    restaurant whenever I want.
[04:30] Rentt
    For free.
[04:36] Lorris
    Are you stupid or something?
[04:43] Lorris
    Eat all you want...
[04:45] Lorris
    I won't let my restaurant
    go bankrupt this time!
[04:48] Lorris
    I'll work extra hard!
[04:51] Lorris
    Thanks so much, mister!
[04:56] Rentt
    Here.
[04:57] Rentt
    We're going home.
[04:58] Lorris
    O-Okay...
[05:02] Lorris
    But how?
[05:07] Rentt
    Go over there.
[05:09] Lorris
    There's nothing there.
[05:13] Rentt
    So he can't see the magic circles.
[05:17] Rentt
    It should take you back
    to where we came from.
[05:20] Lorris
    Gotcha.
[05:21] Lorris
    If you say it, I believe it.
[05:31] Rentt
    I want to go on ahead...
[05:34] Rentt
    But it'll have to be another time.
[05:40] Lorris
    This is my restaurant,
    the Red Dragon Tavern.
[05:45] Rentt
    It's cleaner than I thought.
[05:48] Rentt
    Maybe the food's so bad it kills you?
[05:51] Isabelle
    Honey, you're safe!
[05:54] Lorris
    Ow...
[05:57] Isabelle
    Are you hurt?
[05:59] Isabelle
    We have to call a doctor!
[06:01] Lorris
    Calm down, Isabelle.
[06:03] Lorris
    I'm fine.
[06:04] Lorris
    I got a little hurt, but he patched me up.
[06:08] Isabelle
    Oh, how silly of me.
[06:11] Isabelle
    He saved my life.
[06:14] Isabelle
    Oh, also...
[06:16] Isabelle
    Just look at this!
[06:19] Isabelle
    Th-That's...
[06:20] Lorris
    Amazing, huh? He gave it to me!
[06:23] Isabelle
    No!
[06:24] Isabelle
    If you get tricked again... we
    don't have anything left to pay...
[06:31] Lorris
    Isabelle, it's true.
[06:33] Lorris
    He may not look it, but
    he's actually a great guy.
[06:36] Lorris
    He heard about my debt
    and decided to help me.
[06:41] Lorris
    Of course, not for free.
[06:43] Lorris
    I'm going to be helping him from now on.
[06:46] Isabelle
    Will you be doing something dangerous again?
[06:48] Lorris
    It'll be fine. Just errands.
[06:53] Lorris
    And I promised he can eat here for free.
[06:57] Isabelle
    But that's barely anything...
[07:00] Rentt
    It's true.
[07:03] Isabelle
    Then...
[07:04] Lorris
    Yeah.
[07:06] Lorris
    I know I worried you, but it's okay now.
[07:11] Lorris
    Oh, I never did introduce myself.
[07:14] Lorris
    I'm Lorris. Lorris Cariello.
[07:18] Lorris
    And this is...
[07:19] Isabelle
    Isabelle.
[07:21] Isabelle
    Thank you so much.
[07:24] Rentt
    Don't worry about it.
[07:26] Rentt
    Farewell.
[07:28] Lorris
    You're leaving already, mister?
[07:31] Lorris
    You saved my life. At
    least tell me your name!
[07:38] Rentt
    Can you promise you won't tell anybody?
[07:43] Lorris
    Yeah.
[07:44] Lorris
    I'll keep it a secret. And I'll
    keep calling you "mister."
[07:50] Rentt
    Rentt.
[07:52] Lorris
    Thanks, Mister.
[07:55] Lorris
    Come for a meal any time you like!
    We'll be happy to have you!
[08:05] Rentt
    It's a shame...
[08:07] Rentt
    If he was a liar...
[08:09] Rentt
    Just a villain with no family...
[08:15] Rentt
    That would've been so much better.
[08:23] Rentt
    I'd rather test it on someone evil.
[08:25] Rentt
    That's why I didn't ask his name.
[08:29] Rentt
    It's such a shame...
[08:35] Rentt
    Lorraine...
[08:38] Rentt
    No... What am I...?
[08:45] Rentt
    Lorraine...
[08:53] Lorraine
    You're a bit late.
[08:55] Lorraine
    How was the labyrinth?
    Did you see the dragon?
[08:59] Rentt
    No...
[09:00] Lorraine
    Oh, where did you put the
    letters I got from the empire?
[09:04] Lorraine
    I need to answer them,
[09:06] Lorraine
    or the old men are gonna come
    and break down my door.
[09:10] Lorraine
    What's wrong?
[09:12] Lorraine
    Was there a problem?
[09:13] Lorraine
    You don't sound so good.
[09:16] Rentt
    That's not true.
[09:18] Rentt
    I'm happy...
[09:21] Lorraine
    Oh? Did something good happen?
[09:27] Lorraine
    R-Rentt?
[09:29] Lorraine
    What happened?
[09:30] Lorraine
    Are you drunk?
[09:32] Lorraine
    No, I guess an undead can't get drunk.
[09:35] Rentt
    Lorraine, I...
[09:38] Lorraine
    Y-Yeah? What?
[09:42] Lorraine
    Rentt...
[09:52] Lorraine
    R-Rentt!
[09:55] Lorraine
    You...
[10:02] Rentt
    D-Delicious!
[10:05] Lorraine
    Rentt... are you still in there?
[10:10] Lorraine
    Rentt!
[10:18] Lorraine
    Good... you're still there, then.
[10:22] Lorraine
    In that case...
[10:31] Lorraine
    You're alive, right?
[10:33] Lorraine
    For now, sleep.
[10:35] Lorraine
    I'll hear your apology when you wake up.
[10:39] Lorraine
    If you're going to grab me like
    that, do it when you're sober.
[10:43] Lorraine
    You can devour me any time you like.
[10:54] Rentt
    What was I...?
[10:56] Lorraine
    Are you awake, Rentt?
[10:59] Rentt
    Yeah. My head...
[11:04] Rentt
    I was in the labyrinth...
[11:06] Lorraine
    Do you feel like something
    strange is in control of you?
[11:10] Lorraine
    Or giving you strange impulses?
[11:17] Lorraine
    Very good, then.
[11:19] Rentt
    Lorraine, I'm sorry.
[11:22] Lorraine
    I'll accept your apology.
[11:24] Lorraine
    But there's nothing to worry about.
[11:26] Lorraine
    It was an unpleasant accident.
[11:28] Lorraine
    That's all.
[11:29] Rentt
    But that's not...
[11:32] Lorraine
    I'm more interested in
    how much you remember.
[11:35] Rentt
    I remember attacking you.
[11:39] Rentt
    No... I met a man in the labyrinth,
    and he looked delicious to me...
[11:45] Rentt
    I started going crazy.
[11:48] Rentt
    And you looked so delicious,
    I couldn't help myself...
[11:52] Lorraine
    I expected this, to a degree.
[11:55] Rentt
    You did?
[11:56] Lorraine
    Yes.
[11:57] Lorraine
    Ghouls prefer the flesh and blood of humans.
[12:00] Lorraine
    More importantly, is your body okay?
[12:04] Lorraine
    I almost never hold back.
[12:07] Rentt
    It seems okay.
[12:09] Lorraine
    I'm glad.
[12:10] Lorraine
    But you took damage, I'm sure.
[12:12] Lorraine
    So rest quietly.
[12:15] Lorraine
    I will too.
[12:18] Rentt
    Lorraine...
[12:20] Rentt
    Let me see it.
[12:26] Lorraine
    I'd just sold all my potions
    to the magical pharmacy.
[12:30] Lorraine
    Don't worry.
[12:31] Lorraine
    Once I get the ingredients in the
    morning, I'll make one right away.
[12:36] Rentt
    Let me take care of it.
[12:40] Lorraine
    You can use that much divinity?
[12:43] Rentt
    Yeah.
[12:44] Rentt
    I should be able to do basic healing.
[12:47] Lorraine
    I've never been healed by divinity before.
[12:50] Lorraine
    It feels nice. It's warm.
[12:55] Rentt
    Well?
[12:57] Lorraine
    Yeah, the pain's gone.
[13:01] Lorraine
    This is amazing. It's all better.
[13:04] Rentt
    Not yet.
[13:15] Lorraine
    I guess I can't pretend to
    be damaged goods anymore.
[13:19] Lorraine
    Don't worry about it.
[13:23] Lorraine
    You...
[13:29] Lorraine
    At this point, you might be able
    to pass it off as old wounds.
[13:34] Rentt
    What about my face?
[13:36] Rentt
    The mask has changed form!
[13:38] Lorraine
    What, you didn't notice?
[13:41] Rentt
    When did that happen?
[13:43] Rentt
    I'll need to hide this...
[13:48] Lorraine
    That mask isn't just cursed, I don't think.
[13:53] Lorraine
    Is it responding to your desires?
[13:55] Rentt
    Let me try.
[14:01] Lorraine
    That's rare.
[14:03] Lorraine
    I've heard of magical swords
    with wills of their own.
[14:08] Lorraine
    If you can control it,
    maybe you can take it off?
[14:12] Rentt
    I see...
[14:13] Rentt
    Come off... Come off!
[14:17] Lorraine
    Can I try pulling on it?
[14:19] Rentt
    Yes.
[14:25] Lorraine
    No luck.
[14:27] Lorraine
    Well, that's not entirely great.
[14:29] Lorraine
    Though, your face is still like an undead's.
    You'll need to hide it for a while anyway.
[14:35] Rentt
    Yeah.
[14:36] Rentt
    I'll stay like this for a while.
[14:38] Lorraine
    Your words are a lot clearer now, too.
[14:41] Rentt
    Yeah, it's much easier to talk.
[14:44] Rentt
    Did I existential evolve?
[14:47] Lorraine
    I would assume so.
[14:50] Rentt
    I defeated a strong monster, yes, but...
[14:53] Rentt
    Last time, I evolved right
    after I defeated the monster.
[15:01] Lorraine
    Perhaps it was because you
    fed on my blood and flesh?
[15:07] Lorraine
    It's not that strange an idea.
[15:10] Lorraine
    You're not a ghoul anymore.
    You're closer to a ghast.
[15:14] Rentt
    A ghast?
[15:16] Rentt
    I've almost never seen one... but
    they're servants of vampires, right?
[15:19] Lorraine
    Yes.
[15:20] Lorraine
    They're weaker than even a lesser vampire.
[15:23] Lorraine
    And that's what you look like right now.
[15:25] Rentt
    But why a ghast?
[15:27] Lorraine
    Even among us academics,
[15:30] Lorraine
    existential evolution is just like
    the origins of the labyrinth itself.
[15:32] Lorraine
    A complete mystery.
[15:35] Lorraine
    But...
[15:37] Lorraine
    Rentt, would you like to hear my hypothesis?
[15:41] Rentt
    Yes, please, tell me!
[15:44] Lorraine
    All right, I'll tell you.
[15:46] Lorraine
    Of course, I would've told
    you even if you'd refused.
[15:50] Lorraine
    Don't fall asleep.
[15:53] Lorraine
    Now then, where to begin...
[15:57] Lorraine
    I didn't see it, but you were
    a skeleton at first, right?
[16:01] Rentt
    Yeah, that was... interesting.
[16:04] Lorraine
    And then you became a ghoul.
[16:06] Rentt
    Yes.
[16:08] Lorraine
    Don't you think it's strange that
    you'd go from a skeleton to a ghoul?
[16:14] Lorraine
    Existential evolution is when a monster
    transforms into a more powerful being.
[16:19] Lorraine
    Well, that's the current definition,
    regardless of what the exact truth is.
[16:23] Rentt
    That's right.
[16:24] Lorraine
    So is a ghoul the only monster
    superior to a skeleton?
[16:27] Rentt
    Well, there's a skeleton soldier, a skeleton
    knight... there's a lot of things.
[16:32] Lorraine
    There are reports of skeletons
    becoming ghouls, yes.
[16:37] Lorraine
    But as for whether that's a coincidence,
    or if there's some reason...
[16:43] Lorraine
    We know nothing!
[16:45] Lorraine
    But there's one thing we can infer.
[16:50] Lorraine
    The monster is evolving into
    the form it wishes to take.
[16:57] Lorraine
    You kept saying you wanted
    to become more human, didn't you?
[17:03] Rentt
    That's right.
[17:05] Rentt
    But then couldn't I have become
    a vampire instead of a ghast?
[17:09] Rentt
    A vampire looks more human.
[17:13] Lorraine
    It's probably like the adventurer's guild.
[17:16] Lorraine
    You can't jump from Iron to Gold, can you?
[17:19] Lorraine
    There must be conditions and
    aptitudes that you need to meet.
[17:23] Rentt
    I see!
[17:24] Lorraine
    Experiments using smaller monsters
[17:26] Lorraine
    have shown they existential evolve into
    a form adapted to their environment.
[17:30] Lorraine
    In a volcanic area, to a form
    with high fire affinity,
[17:33] Lorraine
    near water, to a form with
    high water affinity.
[17:38] Lorraine
    It's possible that this evolution was a
    passive reaction to their environment.
[17:42] Lorraine
    But if it happened in response
    to the monster's will...?
[17:46] Lorraine
    There are some leaps of logic there, but it
    seems to me like you have that potential.
[17:51] Rentt
    Which means if I work hard enough,
    I might become a vampire someday?
[17:57] Rentt
    And someday... go back to being human?
[18:02] Lorraine
    The former I can say is a possibility.
[18:05] Lorraine
    The latter, I have no idea.
[18:07] Rentt
    Of course.
[18:09] Lorraine
    I imagine that any further
    existential evolutions
[18:11] Lorraine
    will involve more than
    just defeating monsters.
[18:16] Rentt
    I see...
[18:18] Rentt
    Just like how I became a ghast by
    ingesting your flesh and blood,
[18:22] Rentt
    there must be some condition
    for becoming a vampire.
[18:25] Lorraine
    Yeah. I think that's the case.
[18:28] Rentt
    There's so much we don't know.
[18:30] Lorraine
    What did you expect?
[18:31] Lorraine
    Even what I just said is just a hypothesis.
[18:34] Lorraine
    You could even call it a fantasy.
[18:37] Lorraine
    It's a long road ahead, either way.
[18:40] Lorraine
    I'll help you as best I can.
[18:43] Rentt
    Thank you.
[18:45] Lorraine
    Don't worry about it.
[18:51] Lorraine
    Now, let me start checking things.
[18:54] Lorraine
    Start by taking off your clothes.
[18:56] Lorraine
    I'm going to use a magic item to take
    pictures of every inch of your body for my records.
[19:00] Lorraine
    And let me cut off part of your body.
[19:02] Rentt
    C-Cut off?
[19:03] Lorraine
    Yeah. I want to see if you feel pain.
[19:05] Rentt
    D-Dunno...
[19:06] Lorraine
    I can prepare an anesthetic,
    but will it work on you?
[19:09] Lorraine
    Then let's test that and a
    bunch of other medical stuff!
[19:12] Lorraine
    We need to test your
    sleep and appetite, too.
[19:15] Lorraine
    Find out for me if you can
    eat normal food later.
[19:18] Lorraine
    And if you're closer to a vampire now...
[19:21] Lorraine
    Well, we can start our experiments tomorrow.
[19:24] Lorraine
    You must be tired today.
[19:29] Lorraine
    I do have a little bit of common
    sense, you know. Once in a while.
[19:34] Rentt
    Once in a while...
[19:36] Rentt
    That's true. Once in a while.
[19:51] Rentt
    I feel fine. Good, actually.
[19:55] Rentt
    That strange impulse from yesterday is gone.
[20:01] Rentt
    I can't go into the labyrinth
    with my sword like this.
[20:04] Rentt
    Clope will be so mad...
[20:07] Clope
    Hey.
[20:09] Clope
    What is this?
[20:12] Rentt
    Your... sword.
[20:17] Clope
    You ruined it.
[20:19] Clope
    The materials are useless now.
[20:22] Clope
    I can't repair this.
[20:24] Rentt
    I'm sorry... I imbued it with divinity.
[20:28] Clope
    That would explain the damage, but...
[20:31] Clope
    There are no enemies in the Labyrinth of the
    Moon's Reflection that call for divinity.
[20:35] Rentt
    I met a giant skeleton.
[20:37] Clope
    No way in hell did you—
[20:38] Clope
    No, you wouldn't lie about that.
[20:43] Clope
    But where?
[20:45] Rentt
    I found an unexplored area.
[20:46] Clope
    Ren—
[20:50] Clope
    No... you.
[20:51] Clope
    Is that... true?
[20:57] Clope
    An unexplored area.
[20:59] Clope
    So that explains it.
[21:02] Clope
    I wondered why you looked so
    weird when you came here.
[21:06] Clope
    So, did you get to explore it?
[21:08] Rentt
    Not yet.
[21:10] Rentt
    So I hate to ask, but I'd like that
    sword I asked for as soon as possible.
[21:14] Clope
    I assume so.
[21:16] Clope
    You can't let the others explore it first.
[21:20] Clope
    But the sword you asked for isn't ready yet.
[21:25] Clope
    So I'll lend you another.
[21:27] Rentt
    Really?
[21:29] Clope
    Yeah.
[21:30] Clope
    I'll give you something a little better.
[21:34] Clope
    You're one of our best customers, after all.
[21:37] Rentt
    Yeah, I should've known I wouldn't fool him.
[21:41] Rentt
    Well, he lent me a new sword.
[21:43] Rentt
    I can't wait to get done in the labyrinth
    and do another existential evolution.
[21:46] Lorris
    Hey, give me all those veggies. All of them!
[21:49] Isabelle
    Can you come down a little
    on the price of that meat?
[21:52] Merchant
    I can't say no to Isabelle!
[21:54] Merchant
    Okay, take the meat in the back, too!
[21:56] Isabelle
    Hooray!
[21:57] Lorris
    The Red Dragon Tavern opens for lunch today!
[22:00] Lorris
    Come and see us, everyone!
[22:01] Crowd
    I definitely will!
[22:02] Lorris
    Yeah, we'll be waiting for you!
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