E7 - Magical Contract

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[00:03] Ryze
    You wanted to show us what a
    boss fight looks like, first?
[00:07] Rentt
    That's part of it. But not all.
[00:12] Adventurer
    My leg!
[00:17] Rentt
    Even if you lose, you won't die.
[00:20] Rentt
    Like I said.
[00:22] Rentt
    There's no shame for an adventurer
    in avoiding a fight you can't win.
[00:27] Ryze
    Maybe you're right.
[00:29] Ryze
    But no, that's not what I meant!
[00:32] Ryze
    If I run away here, I don't
    think I'll ever come back.
[00:38] Ryze
    I'll never be a real adventurer.
[00:41] Laura
    Ryze...
[00:43] Rentt
    You've made your decision, then.
SIGN     Magical
    Contract
[02:44] Laura
    A Grand Slime...
[02:49] Ryze
    We won't mess up like those guys did.
[02:51] Laura
    Let's be the ones to tell
    the guild we beat it!
[02:55] Rentt
    This didn't go like I was hoping.
[02:57] Rentt
    There's no actual need to
    beat the boss for this exam.
[03:02] Rentt
    Honestly, I was hoping those other
    examinees would beat it for us.
[03:07] Rentt
    But, well, it's important to
    encounter some challenges in life.
[03:16] Ryze
    I can see through your attacks!
[03:18] Rentt
    Aim for its core!
[03:30] Rentt
    Focus on empowering your magic.
[03:34] Rentt
    These two are capable of
    defeating a Grand Slime.
[03:40] (Flashback) Rentt
    Listen to me. Physical attacks
    will barely work at all.
[03:44] (Flashback) Rentt
    Magic's what you'll need to win.
[03:47] (Flashback) Rentt
    Can you use powerful fire magic?
[03:50] (Flashback) Laura
    Yes, a little...
[03:52] (Flashback) Laura
    But it'll take time to activate.
[03:55] (Flashback) Rentt
    Don't worry.
[03:57] (Flashback) Rentt
    I'll block its attacks while you're casting.
[03:59] (Flashback) Ryze
    Wait. Can you let me be the one to do that?
[04:08] Laura
    Rentt, help Ryze! I'm fine on my own!
[04:25] Laura
    Here I go!
[04:29] Laura
    Grand Pyrox!
[04:49] Laura
    We got it!
[04:50] Rentt
    Finish it before it regenerates!
[04:52] Ryze
    Right!
[05:00] Laura
    We did it!
[05:02] Ryze
    Yeah. We beat the boss!
[05:07] Ryze
    Rentt?
[05:09] Rentt
    Slime fluids are worth a lot.
[05:12] Rentt
    Let's gather them up.
[05:14] Rentt
    Even if we split the money among the three
    of us, we'll get at least one silver each.
[05:24] Adventurers
    See you there!
[05:26] Laura
    Well, I don't think it matters.
[05:28] Rentt
    I knew you'd figure it out.
[05:37] Rentt
    Just like I thought.
[05:38] Laura
    A sleeping gas trap?
[05:41] Rentt
    Right before the goal is one of the
    places people let their guard down most.
[05:45] Rentt
    Not that it really matters if
    they get there ahead of us.
[05:49] Ryze
    What do you mean?
[05:51] Laura
    Getting there first doesn't
    mean passing, does it?
[05:57] Laura
    Think back really carefully.
[05:59] Laura
    The guild didn't say a word about that.
[06:03] Man
    Your job is to reach the
    point written on your map.
[06:07] (Flashback) Man
    The first party to arrive will receive
    a reward befitting their efforts.
[06:14] Laura
    They set it up so we'd think
    it was a race, but...
[06:19] Laura
    That's why Rentt didn't mind
    letting the other party go ahead,
[06:23] Laura
    even when we were in front of the boss room.
[06:25] Ryze
    That's a mean trap.
[06:27] Ryze
    I feel stupid for worrying.
[06:30] Rentt
    An adventurer's only job is to complete
    the task before the deadline.
[06:36] Ryze
    It wouldn't have killed
    them to tell us that.
[06:40] Rentt
    You can't be a real adventurer
    unless you can think for yourself.
[06:49] Man
    Congratulations.
[06:50] Man
    You're the first here.
[06:53] Ryze
    Are you real?
[06:54] Laura
    Show us proof you're with the guild.
[06:58] Man
    Is this enough for you?
[07:00] Laura
    Yes. Thank you.
[07:04] Man
    Take these, then.
[07:07] Man
    Show these to the guild's front desk and
    you'll become Bronze-class adventurers.
[07:16] Ryze
    Hey, what's that bonus that
    you guys talked about?
[07:19] Man
    Oh, the first three teams
    get a little bonus.
[07:24] Man
    Here. Potions and a case for them.
[07:28] Ryze
    I've been wanting one of these!
[07:31] Laura
    So that's what that was about.
[07:34] Rentt
    Hey, you two.
[07:36] Rentt
    Can we make a side trip before we go home?
[07:45] Ryze
    This is the 2nd floor, right?
[07:48] Rentt
    Do you know what it's like?
[07:50] Ryze
    No.
[07:52] Rentt
    The labyrinths are beyond
    human understanding.
[07:56] Rentt
    You'll realize that up ahead.
[08:09] Ryze
    Why is there a sun underground?
[08:11] Laura
    I'd heard that each floor was
    totally different, but...
[08:16] Ryze
    Wow.
[08:18] Rentt
    This is the world you're about to enter.
[08:22] Ryze
    We're...
[08:29] Ryze
    Hey, hey.
[08:30] Ryze
    Let's take a little look around.
[08:32] Rentt
    That's a bad idea.
[08:33] Rentt
    The exam's not over until we're back.
[08:42] Laura
    It feels like it's been so long
    since I've seen this building.
[08:46] Ryze
    There were traps on the way home
    too, just like we thought.
[08:51] Rentt
    Remember what I said? The guild...
[08:53] Both
    ...can be mean!
[08:55] Sheila
    Okay, good work!
[08:58] Sheila
    With this, the Bronze-class examination
    comes to an end for real.
[09:03] Ryze
    Does this mean we're Bronze-class now?
[09:07] Sheila
    Well...
[09:09] Brother
    Sister, they'll be fine.
[09:12] Brother
    Here's the report.
[09:15] Sheila
    I see.
[09:17] Sheila
    In that case...
[09:18] Ryze
    What's going on?
[09:19] Rentt
    He was watching us the whole
    time during the exam.
[09:25] Laura
    I had no idea!
[09:27] Brother
    The exam also tests what
    kind of person you are.
[09:31] Brother
    We can't raise your rank if we decide you're
    not the right kind of person for it.
[09:36] Laura
    And so we...
[09:39] Sheila
    You pass without problems.
[09:42] Sheila
    Now you're real Bronze-class adventurers!
[09:46] Ryze
    We passed...
[09:49] Ryze
    Did you hear that, Laura?
    She says we passed!
[09:51] Laura
    We did it, Ryze!
[09:53] Ryze
    I'm so glad we left the village!
[09:55] Laura
    Yeah! It was worth coming even when
    Mom and Dad didn't want me to!
[09:59] Sheila
    What they're saying kind of scares me...
[10:01] Laura
    Thanks for coming with me!
[10:02] Brother
    Well, it happens a lot.
[10:04] Ryze
    We need to go tell them.
[10:05] Rentt
    So I'm Bronze-class again now...
[10:11] Rentt
    Ryze, Laura. Thanks for
    coming with me today.
[10:14] Ryze
    No, that's our line.
[10:16] Ryze
    We won't forget what you taught us today.
[10:20] Ryze
    Rentt, thanks to you, I think we've
    finally become real adventurers.
[10:26] Rentt
    Ryze...
[10:27] Laura
    I'd like to ask you to keep
    adventuring with us...
[10:31] Laura
    but that's impossible, isn't it?
[10:35] Laura
    It feels like your goal is
    somehow different than ours.
[10:42] Laura
    That's why you told us all that
    stuff during the exam, right?
[10:45] Laura
    So we could make it on our own.
[10:48] Ryze
    Yeah.
[10:49] Laura
    You may have only been a part
    of our party for one day,
[10:52] Laura
    but you're still a treasured comrade.
[10:54] Ryze
    Yeah. Let's adventure again sometime!
[11:03] Sheila
    They're good kids, huh?
[11:05] Rentt
    Yeah. I felt like a parent
    more than anything.
[11:08] Rentt
    But they might've been working hard
    to make me feel welcome, too.
[11:15] Sheila
    Rentt.
[11:19] Sheila
    I have a question for you.
[11:21] Sheila
    I apologize for asking when you're
    tired, but will you come with me?
[11:26] Sheila
    You're sharp enough to know
    what I want to ask, aren't you?
[11:32] Rentt
    Sheila knows who I really am.
[11:38] Rentt
    Does the Guild intend to punish
    me for what I've done?
[11:42] Sheila
    I'm asking the questions here.
[11:45] Rentt
    If that's the case, I'll never
    come back to this guild.
[11:51] Rentt
    That's all.
[11:53] Sheila
    Wait!
[11:56] Sheila
    I just want to know...
[12:00] Sheila
    What exactly happened to you?
[12:08] Rentt
    I thought about running away.
[12:10] Rentt
    But I couldn't.
[12:13] Rentt
    Her voice was the voice of a woman who was
    genuinely worried about an old friend.
[12:22] Rentt
    Sheila, I've got a big problem
    I'm dealing with right now.
[12:29] Rentt
    I don't want anyone getting
    involved. Not even the guild.
[12:34] Sheila
    Rentt, I actually haven't told
    the guild about you, yet.
[12:42] Rentt
    Sheila... Why?
[12:46] Sheila
    Part of it was that I wasn't sure.
[12:49] Sheila
    But more than anything, I wanted
    to see the truth for myself.
[12:56] Sheila
    I've told the man who was watching
    you during the exam a little, but...
[13:01] Sheila
    He's my brother.
[13:04] Sheila
    He can keep a secret.
[13:08] Sheila
    Would you please tell me
    what's happening to you?
[13:14] Sheila
    It's hard to trust me, isn't it?
[13:17] Sheila
    So I've prepared this.
[13:20] Rentt
    A magical contract?
[13:23] Sheila
    Yes.
[13:24] Sheila
    If the contract detailed here is broken,
[13:27] Sheila
    in this case, if I share your secret,
[13:30] Sheila
    I'll suffer a penalty
    backed by magical force.
[13:34] Sheila
    If she does not carry out
    her end of the contract,
[13:37] Sheila
    Sheila Ibarss will leave the guild, travel
    to a country where slavery is legal,
[13:43] Sheila
    and perform the necessary paperwork to
    transfer ownership of herself to another party.
[13:47] Rentt
    No, no, no. That's way too heavy!
[13:55] Rentt
    Why go that far?
[14:00] Sheila
    I want to help you, and not
    because I'm part of the guild.
[14:05] Rentt
    Why?
[14:07] Sheila
    Because it's thanks to you that I grew up.
[14:13] Rentt
    Sheila...
[14:15] Sheila
    You don't realize it, but there are a
    lot of people who are grateful to you.
[14:23] Rentt
    All right. I'll sign.
[14:26] Rentt
    And then I'll tell you.
[14:28] Sheila
    Right.
[14:32] Rentt
    Now, where to begin...
[14:36] Rentt
    It would be faster to show you, I think.
[14:47] Rentt
    Terrifying, isn't it?
[14:49] Rentt
    I bet you regret asking.
[14:53] Sheila
    No! That's not true...
[14:55] Sheila
    It's not...
[14:58] Sheila
    If you're suffering that much...
    I'd much rather know.
[15:06] Sheila
    But how did this happen?
[15:09] Rentt
    I've turned into a monster.
[15:14] Rentt
    I'm an undead right now.
[15:19] Sheila
    Is that possible?
[15:23] Rentt
    I can see why you'd feel
    distressed hearing this.
[15:30] Rentt
    So I want you to think about
    it again before you answer...
[15:33] Rentt
    Can you really help me?
[15:40] Rentt
    Of course, I have no intention
    of harming anyone.
[15:44] Rentt
    But that's a different question from
    whether you can believe me or not.
[15:49] Sheila
    Wait!
[15:50] Sheila
    I believe you!
[15:53] Sheila
    I believe you're a monster now,
    and that you won't attack anyone!
[15:59] Sheila
    Because... Because... you
    were always such a good guy!
[16:06] Sheila
    Those kids... and me, too...
[16:09] Sheila
    We all owe you so much.
[16:12] Sheila
    So I'll help you.
[16:17] Sheila
    Rentt, if something happens between
    you and the guild, tell me.
[16:22] Sheila
    I promise... I promise I'll help you.
[16:32] Lorraine
    Oh!
[16:34] Sheila
    I'm sorry for coming at this hour.
[16:36] Sheila
    I insisted on coming to speak with you.
[16:42] Lorraine
    Well, you're certainly a rare guest.
[16:45] Lorraine
    Rentt, don't tell me you've
    been messing around with her.
[16:48] Sheila
    He hasn't.
[16:50] Sheila
    But I've learned a lot about him.
[16:53] Lorraine
    I see.
[16:54] Lorraine
    Well, that's fine.
[16:55] Lorraine
    Come inside.
[16:58] Lorraine
    It's not very clean, though, I'm afraid.
[17:00] Rentt
    I cleaned it up before I left...
[17:07] Lorraine
    All right. I suppose I should
    just come out and ask.
[17:12] Lorraine
    How much did you hear?
[17:13] Sheila
    Rentt told me he's a monster.
[17:16] Sheila
    And that he's not going to attack anyone.
[17:19] Lorraine
    Oh, that's everything!
[17:23] Lorraine
    And yet you came all the way out here?
[17:25] Lorraine
    That's awfully naïve of you.
[17:27] Sheila
    What do you mean by that?
[17:29] Lorraine
    Think about it.
[17:31] Lorraine
    Rentt is an undead.
    And I'm a sketchy-looking academic.
[17:36] Lorraine
    What do you think happens to a young
    girl who wanders into the home
[17:39] Lorraine
    of a witch and a monster?
[17:43] Lorraine
    Normally, you could expect to be thrown
    into a boiling pot and end up in my stomach.
[17:51] Sheila
    Aw, you're no witch.
[17:54] Sheila
    Everyone knows you're a
    wonderful researcher.
[17:58] Lorraine
    Oh no, that's just what
    I've made everyone think!
[18:02] Lorraine
    Actually, my hobby is going out at night
    to hunt the blood of young maidens!
[18:08] Lorraine
    It makes my skin so beautiful.
[18:14] Lorraine
    That's what Rentt's become.
[18:27] Rentt
    Lorraine doesn't see Sheila as a person,
    even as she's sitting in front of her.
[18:33] Rentt
    Depending on her answer, she'll
    eliminate her without hesitation.
[18:45] Sheila
    I... know that.
[18:49] Sheila
    I know that.
[18:55] Lorraine
    I see. Good, then.
[18:58] Lorraine
    I'm not saying it to be mean.
[19:02] Lorraine
    And it's late.
[19:05] Lorraine
    Let's have dinner together.
[19:07] Sheila
    O-Okay!
[19:14] Sheila
    Thank you for the meal.
[19:16] Sheila
    I heard you were a good cook, Rentt. I
    guess everyone who said that was right.
[19:20] Rentt
    I learned in my home village.
[19:23] Lorraine
    It's handy, having him around.
[19:26] Lorraine
    He'll do all the chores for you.
[19:29] Lorraine
    And the price, if I were to
    call it that... is that, for now.
[19:38] Sheila
    I see.
[19:40] Sheila
    Ghasts are a type of
    low-ranking vampire, aren't they?
[19:43] Lorraine
    That's right.
[19:45] Lorraine
    Now, you two made a magical contract?
[19:50] Rentt
    Yes. She won't share who I am.
[19:54] Sheila
    Yes. But you've been standing out lately...
[20:01] Rentt
    I have?
[20:02] Sheila
    There are lots of rookie adventurers going
    missing right now, all over the kingdom.
[20:09] Lorraine
    They haven't just been killed by monsters?
[20:12] Sheila
    If that happened, their
    stuff should be left behind.
[20:15] Sheila
    The guild is assuming it's
    a series of kidnappings.
[20:19] Lorraine
    I see. And they have a suspect
    who looks extremely suspicious,
[20:23] Lorraine
    and is also highly skilled.
[20:25] Lorraine
    Specifically, Rentt, correct?
[20:28] Sheila
    He's certainly not acting like a rookie...
[20:31] Sheila
    Some are spreading rumors
    about him out of jealousy.
[20:35] Rentt
    Wow, people are jealous of me now?
[20:38] Lorraine
    Hey! It's not a good thing!
[20:41] Sheila
    That's right.
[20:42] Sheila
    You're in a delicate position right now.
[20:45] Rentt
    If it's that bad, I can stop going
    into the labyrinth for a while.
[20:50] Sheila
    How many days is "a while," exactly?
[20:55] Rentt
    Three days or so.
[20:57] Lorraine
    What?
[21:00] Rentt
    Okay... four.
[21:09] Laura
    I hope we get someone good.
[21:11] Ryze
    Yeah.
[21:13] Ryze
    Once we've got a party, we're going
    down to the second floor again.
[21:17] Laura
    Yeah.
[21:18] Laura
    We didn't get to go anywhere last time,
    so let's fight a whole lot of monsters!
[21:23] Guildmaster
    Work hard, rookies.
[21:26] Guildmaster
    Hey, I heard Rentt Vivie
    passed his exam, too.
[21:30] Sheila
    His skills and personality were just fine.
[21:35] Guildmaster
    I see.
[21:36] Sheila
    Yes.
[21:38] Guildmaster
    Speaking of Rentts...
[21:41] Guildmaster
    What happened to Rentt Faina?
[21:44] Guildmaster
    I was planning on recruiting him
    to the guild once he retired.
[21:47] Rookie
    "Forgot"?
[21:49] Rookie
    What am I supposed to do?
[21:50] Guildmaster
    Look. One of the new kids is in trouble.
[21:53] Sheila
    I-I'll go right away!
[21:58] Sheila
    But Guildmaster, the other Rentt
    is a wonderful adventurer, too!
SIGN    A New Weapon and Power