E5 - Qualifications of Assassins

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SIGN    35 Years Earlier
[00:09] (Flashback) Samurai
    What is this place?
[00:13] (Flashback) Goddess
    I brought your soul here after your death.
[00:16] (Flashback) Goddess
    Despite being the world's finest samurai,
[00:20] (Flashback) ---
    you foolishly committed seppuku.
[00:24] (Flashback) Samurai
    How strange. Wherefore did you bring me here?
[00:27] (Flashback) Goddess
    I am testing all types of warriors.
[00:29] (Flashback) Goddess
    By the way, I'm a goddess.
[00:32] (Flashback) Samurai
    A god?
[00:34] (Flashback) Goddess
    You will be reincarnated in a fantasy
    world of swords and sorcery.
[00:39] (Flashback) Goddess
    I'd like you to kill the Hero there.
[00:42] (Flashback) Samurai
    As you wish. If that is your command,
    Goddess, then I humbly accept.
[00:47] (Flashback) Samurai
    Who is this Hero?
[00:54] Goddess
    So, Number 362 was reincarnated
    35 years ago. How's his progress?
SIGN    Hold it right there. You look  like you might be the Hero.
SIGN    By divine order, I shall take your life!
[01:14] Goddess
    I hope the next one does better.
SIGN    The World's Finest Assassin
    Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
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[02:56] Lugh
    The marketplace is thriving.
[02:57] Tarte
    We had a long spell of dry weather
    this year, but the harvest was good.
[03:05] Rack
    Mr. Lugh!
[03:07] Lugh
    Hey, Rack. How's your farm?
[03:09] Rack
    Thanks to the fertilizer you showed me,
    as you can see, I had a great harvest.
[03:14] Lugh
    I'm glad to hear that.
    Your onions are delicious.
[03:18] Rack
    You honor me, Mr. Lugh.
[03:21] Rack
    This is to thank you for the fertilizer.
[03:24] Luch
    Thank you, Rack.
[03:26] Emma
    Mr. Lugh!
[03:27] Emma
    Take these, too.
[03:29] Lugh
    Are you sure?
[03:30] Emma
    They're to thank you for using magic to
    refill the reservoir that had dried up.
[03:35] Lugh
    Thank you, Emma.
[03:36] Pat
    Mr. Lugh, Mr. Lugh!
[03:39] Lugh
    What is it, Pat?
[03:41] Pat
    My cow injured its hind leg.
[03:45] Lugh
    Got it. Let's go.
[03:51] Tarte
    Good work today, Mr. Lugh.
[03:54] Tarte
    You're as popular as ever with the people.
[03:57] Lugh
    Yes, that's a good thing,
[04:00] Lugh
    but I've received too many gifts.
[04:02] Lugh
    Can I even use them all before they spoil?
[04:05] Tarte
    This happens every time we visit.
[04:08] Tarte
    It's because you're so kind
    to the people, Mr. Lugh.
[04:10] Lugh
    Gaining gratitude and recognition among the
    people is a necessary part of managing a region.
[04:16] Tarte
    You already protect them
    from bandits and beasts.
[04:19] Tarte
    Is that not enough?
[04:22] Lugh
    No.
[04:24] Lugh
    Strength alone isn't enough to
    capture the hearts of the people.
[04:29] Tarte
    It's so different from the
    place where I was born.
[04:33] Tarte
    Back home, there was a rift between the
    hearts of the people and the lords.
[04:38] Lugh
    I see.
[04:45] Lugh
    Do you wish you'd been born
    in Tuatha Dé instead?
[04:47] Tarte
    No. If I had been, then I wouldn't have had the
    opportunity to become your personal servant.
[04:55] Lugh
    Not true. I would've found
    you no matter where you were.
[05:09] Tarte
    Mr. Lugh, are you so kind to me
    in order to win my heart, as well?
[05:16] Lugh
    Yes. After all, I need you.
[05:19] Tarte
    Of course. I'll serve you forever, Mr. Lugh.
[05:30] Lugh
    They're already full of mana.
[05:32] Lugh
    I learned how to produce Fahr Stones
    by analyzing the one Dia gave me.
[05:36] Lugh
    Since then, I've been carrying them around with
    me, filling them with mana, and storing them.
[05:42] Lugh
    The more I use mana, the more I grow.
[05:45] Lugh
    And by saving them like this,
    I can use them as weapons.
[05:50] Tarte
    Mr. Lugh.
[05:51] Lugh
    Come in.
[05:53] Tarte
    Excuse me.
[05:54] Tarte
    The master said he'd like to speak
    with you in the training room.
[06:04] Lugh
    I'm here, Father.
[06:06] Cian
    Allow me to be direct. How is Tarte?
[06:10] Lugh
    Over the past two years of training,
    she's reached the level of the branch families.
[06:15] Lugh
    She's an incredibly hard worker.
[06:17] Cian
    I'm glad she's making good progress,
    but that's not what I was asking about.
[06:22] Lugh
    I understand. To get straight
    to the point, she's innocent.
[06:25] Cian
    I must've been overthinking it.
[06:27] Cian
    I suspected that Tarte might be a spy
    sent to steal Tuatha Dé techniques.
[06:34] Lugh
    On top of observing her for two years,
[06:36] ---
    I've also been examining her
    through regular conversation.
[06:41] Lugh
    Whether or not she avoids eye contact,
[06:43] ---
    the number of times she blinks,
    whether or not she blushes.
[06:46] Lugh
    Her breathing, pulse, and perspiration.
[06:50] Lugh
    I've observed no signs that she's lying.
[06:52] Cian
    I see. She's a good girl.
    I'm glad we didn't have to kill her.
[06:57] Lugh
    Our meeting was far too
    convenient to be a coincidence.
[07:01] Lugh
    I searched the entire region and
    failed to find anyone with mana,
[07:05] Lugh
    but then happened to meet a
    girl abandoned by her family
[07:08] ---
    who happened to wander into the mountains in
    our territory while I happened to be hunting.
[07:15] Cian
    It's only natural to
    assume someone set it up.
[07:19] Cian
    If it truly was a coincidence,
    then it was the miracle of a lifetime.
[07:24] Lugh
    Yes.
[07:26] Cian
    Down to business.
[07:28] ---
    Your next training exercise
    is also a special test.
[07:31] Lugh
    A test...
[07:33] Cian
    If you pass this test and complete
    one more training exercise,
[07:37] ---
    I'll recognize you as a full member of the
    family and let you handle jobs as an assassin.
[07:44] Lugh
    I'll take your test, Father.
[07:48] Cian
    Then fight me. Whether you
    win or lose doesn't matter.
[07:52] Cian
    Show me what you're capable of.
[08:02] Lugh
    A fight between assassins.
[08:04] Lugh
    It won't be a fair exchange of blows.
[08:07] Lugh
    We'll both try to take
    each other by surprise.
[08:11] Lugh
    Whoever finds their opponent
    first will have the advantage.
[08:21] Lugh
    Tsk!
[08:23] Lugh
    Judging by the arrow's trajectory,
    he's located 50 meters southeast.
[08:31] Lugh
    Found him.
[08:51] Lugh
    Unbelievable. What is he, a monster?
[08:55] Lugh
    My bones will heal immediately
    if I use my skill.
[09:02] Lugh
    I have to keep changing position
    constantly or he'll attack.
[09:04] Lugh
    Moving downwind of your opponent
    in order to hide is standard practice.
[09:13] Lugh
    I'm stronger and faster than him.
[09:15] Lugh
    On top of Tuatha Dé
    assassination techniques,
[09:17] ---
    I have the assassination
    skills from my previous life.
[09:20] Lugh
    But he's leading me around
    by the nose, and I know why.
[09:27] Lugh
    A trap!
[09:34] Lugh
    The trap was a decoy!
[09:57] Lugh
    My father is predicting my movements.
[09:59] Lugh
    The creaking of my muscles, my perspiration,
[10:02] ---
    breathing, gaze, smell,
    and the flow of my mana.
[10:07] Lugh
    It's because he possesses the
    world's finest medical knowledge
[10:09] ---
    and is so familiar with the human body.
[10:14] Lugh
    But I can perform the
    same feats as my father.
[10:18] Lugh
    However, when I attempt to read my father's
    movements, he deceives me using feints.
[10:23] Lugh
    I'm attempting to deceive him,
    but he sees through my feints.
[10:29] Lugh
    Is it the difference in
    our experience levels?
[10:31] Lugh
    Or is it because he's my father?
[10:38] Lugh
    I need to make him let me win.
[10:45] Lugh
    Rather than recklessly moving around so
    he finds me, I'll focus on his movements.
[10:55] Lugh
    I sense two sources of bloodlust
    on the right and left.
[11:03] Lugh
    Since I'm right-handed, my left side is my
    hot side, to which I can respond easily.
[11:07] Lugh
    This one's a decoy.
[11:09] Lugh
    My right side is my cold side,
    where it's harder to attack.
[11:13] Lugh
    He's hoping this one will hit.
[11:16] Lugh
    But that's a feint, as well.
[11:18] Lugh
    He would conceal his bloodlust
    for the actual attack.
[11:21] Lugh
    He's above me!
[11:28] Lugh
    I win.
[11:33] Cian
    It seems that way.
[11:37] Cian
    Good. You pass.
[11:42] Cian
    I can't believe I lost to a 12-year-old child.
[11:46] Cian
    You were holding back, too.
[11:49] Cian
    And I considered myself the finest
    assassin of Tuatha Dé to date.
[11:53] Lugh
    I wasn't holding back.
[11:55] Cian
    You don't think not using magic,
    the thing you're best at, is holding back?
[12:00] Lugh
    Using spells would've rendered
    this fight meaningless.
[12:04] Lugh
    You said yourself that this was both
    a training exercise and a test.
[12:08] Lugh
    If I'd used magic to defeat you,
    it wouldn't have counted as training.
[12:11] Cian
    That's exactly right. You saw
    through the meaning of my words.
[12:16] Cian
    That's what I was testing in this exercise.
[12:19] Cian
    It's important that an assassin
    never lose sight of his goals.
[12:28] Cian
    I have nothing left to teach you.
[12:32] Cian
    Now you just need experience.
[12:34] Lugh
    No, I still have much to learn.
[12:36] Lugh
    I simply came out ahead on a suicidal gamble.
[12:40] Cian
    You've mastered all our techniques.
[12:42] Cian
    You must walk on your own two feet now.
[12:45] Cian
    Find what you need to become stronger.
[12:49] Cian
    Eventually you'll be put
    through your final test.
[12:51] Cian
    Until then, you'll assist me with my work.
[12:55] Lugh
    Yes, Father.
SIGN    The World's Finest Assassin
    Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
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[13:18] Noble A
    Now, what's next?
[14:07] Lugh
    Your method was rather sloppy this time.
[14:10] Cian
    Remove his clothes and take his valuables.
[14:13] Lugh
    We're going to make this look
    like the work of bandits?
[14:16] Cian
    This noble conspired with
    bandits to commit evil deeds.
[14:20] Cian
    By making it look like he
    was betrayed by bandits,
[14:23] ---
    we can prevent others from doing the same.
[14:25] Lugh
    I see. That's a good way to do that.
[14:29] Cian
    Seems like a common cold.
[14:31] Noble H
    My lungs haven't gotten worse again?
[14:34] Cian
    I wouldn't worry about that.
[14:36] Noble H
    If you say so, Dr. Cian.
[14:39] Noble H
    Give the doctor his reward.
[14:40] Cian
    That's not necessary.
[14:43] Noble H
    No, please.
[14:45] Noble H
    You're a busy man, and you
    came all the way out here.
[14:48] Cian
    I see. In that case, I gratefully accept.
[14:56] Lugh
    He wasn't sick enough for you
    to pay him a visit after all.
[15:00] Cian
    You're right. Did you notice anything?
[15:04] Lugh
    He had more guards than before,
[15:06] ---
    and the defensive barrier within
    the grounds had been strengthened.
[15:09] Lugh
    If he's ever our target, we'll have to
    think carefully about how we'll enter.
[15:15] Cian
    Correct. You'll make a great assassin, Lugh.
[15:19] Cian
    It's almost frightening.
[15:21] Lugh
    Because I'm your son.
[15:24] Cian
    Lugh, I still haven't told
    you about the final test.
[15:29] Lugh
    Yes, Father.
[15:29] Cian
    A noble's castle is like a fortress.
[15:32] Cian
    They're heavily guarded
    and difficult to enter.
[15:35] Cian
    Sometimes we conceal our identities
    and approach from the front.
[15:40] Lugh
    I did the same in my previous life.
[15:43] Lugh
    Chefs, teachers, pianists...
[15:46] Lugh
    I used a variety of identities
    to get close to my targets.
[15:50] Cian
    In order to do that, I possess
    a number of false identities.
[15:53] Cian
    I frequently disguise myself
    as a chef or merchant.
[15:57] Lugh
    Are you telling me to become a chef, as well?
[15:59] Cian
    No, become a merchant.
[16:02] Cian
    Nobles will defenselessly invite in a merchant
    who can acquire the goods they desire.
[16:07] Cian
    If they run a well-known
    trading company, that is.
[16:11] Lugh
    And you have the connections to do that.
[16:15] Cian
    I arranged for a fictional person
    to be born at the same time as you.
[16:20] Cian
    The head of the Balor Trading Company fathered
    a child named Illig Balor with a prostitute.
[16:26] Cian
    Even if anyone examines your family
    register, you won't be found out.
[16:29] Lugh
    Balor is a prominent trading company
    in the merchant town of Milteu.
[16:34] Lugh
    I'm surprised they agreed to
    forge their family register.
[16:37] Cian
    They owed me a favor from a long time ago.
[16:40] Cian
    The Balor Trading Company's
    contacts and information network
[16:43] ---
    surpass even those of
    royal intelligence agents.
[16:46] Cian
    Lugh, until you turn 14, you'll train
    to become a merchant as Balor's son.
[16:53] Lugh
    Very well. I'll train until I
    can visit nobles as Illig Balor.
[17:02] Cian
    To my son, Lugh Tuatha Dé,
    as he departs for his final trial.
[17:08] Cian
    May the Alvan Kingdom prosper.
[17:10] All
    May the Alvan Kingdom prosper!
[17:13] Esri
    Get plenty to eat, everyone.
[17:16] Cian
    I probably sound like a doting father,
    but Lugh is exceptionally talented.
[17:22] Cian
    He'll surely become an even greater head
    of the House of Tuatha Dé than me.
[17:26] Relative A
    The final test at 12 years old?
    He's the youngest ever to do it.
[17:30] Relative B
    He has your endorsement at that age?
[17:33] Relative B
    The future of the House of Tuatha Dé is secure.
[17:35] Relative C
    Once he completes the final test, he'll be
    eligible to become the next head of the house.
[17:40] Lugh
    It's all thanks to your guidance.
[17:42] Relative A
    Spoken like the next head of the house!
[17:46] Lugh
    Take this away.
[17:47] Tarte
    Yes, sir.
[17:48] Ronah
    You asshole!
[17:49] Ronah
    I refuse to accept such a young
    boy as the next head of the house!
[17:57] Ronah Father
    Ronah, behave yourself!
[17:59] Ronah
    Shut up! I know you don't
    like it either, Dad.
[18:01] Ronah Father
    Ronah!
[18:02] Cian
    It's fine. Let me handle this.
[18:05] Ronah Father
    Mr. Cian...
[18:06] Cian
    Ronah, what is it about
    Lugh that displeases you?
[18:09] Ronah
    I was supposed to be next
    in line after Ruff died.
[18:14] Ronah
    It doesn't make sense that
    it's this scrawny kid instead.
[18:17] Ronah
    I'm stronger! I should become
    the next head of the house!
[18:21] Cian
    Then if Lugh is stronger than you,
[18:24] ---
    would you recognize him as
    the next head of the house?
[18:27] Ronah
    Yeah, of course.
[18:29] ---
    But if I'm stronger, then I'll become
    the next head of the house instead.
[18:33] Cian
    Very well. Then you shall fight immediately.
[18:37] Ronah
    Sure! Wha—
[18:44] Cian
    It would seem that Lugh is stronger than you.
[18:47] Cian
    Does this satisfy you?
[18:49] Ronah
    Th-That was a dirty trick!
[18:50] Cian
    That's how an assassin of Tuatha Dé
    works. We're not like knights.
[18:55] Cian
    Lugh, put your knife away.
[18:58] Ronah
    I never surrendered.
[19:04] Ronah
    You brat! Let go!
[19:09] Lugh
    I broke it cleanly.
[19:11] Lugh
    If he has mana, it should heal in two days
    if treated with Tuatha Dé techniques.
[19:15] Cian
    Even if you fought normally,
    Lugh is stronger.
[19:18] Cian
    Strength isn't important, but it's necessary.
[19:22] Cian
    Because he's prepared for anything
    that might happen, he can act boldly.
[19:25] Ronah
    Damn it!
[19:28] Cian
    What do you think?
    My son isn't too bad, is he?
[19:31] Cian
    He's a genius whose medical and
    assassination skills exceed my own.
[19:48] Ronah
    What do you want? Did you come to insult me?
[19:51] Lugh
    No, I thought you might be feeling down.
[19:54] Ronah
    I don't feel down.
[19:56] Ronah
    I'm irritated by how pathetic I am.
[19:58] Ronah
    I've always been stronger than anyone
    else from the branch families,
[20:02] ---
    and I was beaten by a kid
    four years younger than me.
[20:04] Lugh
    In that case, my father was beaten
    by a child 30 years younger than him.
[20:09] Ronah
    Hey, wait. You mean that rumor's true?
[20:13] Lugh
    I beat the finest Tuatha Dé in history.
[20:16] Lugh
    There's nothing you can do to beat me.
[20:19] Lugh
    But you don't need to.
[20:22] Ronah
    What do you mean?
[20:23] Lugh
    If you become my subordinate when
    I become the head of the house,
[20:26] ---
    I promise you'll be treated
    even better than you are now.
[20:29] Ronah
    What?
[20:30] Lugh
    At last year's young knight tournament,
    there were only four knights stronger than you.
[20:36] Ronah
    Is that supposed to be a compliment?
[20:38] Lugh
    Yes, and an invitation.
[20:41] Lugh
    I want you, Ronah.
[20:42] Lugh
    Not as an assassin,
    but as a knight of Tuatha Dé.
[20:47] Ronah
    I suppose it's better than being flattered
    out of some odd attempt at consideration.
[20:50] Ronah
    I don't dislike it.
[20:53] Lugh
    This is a gift.
[20:54] Ronah
    What is it?
[20:57] Ronah
    It's unbelievably light.
[20:59] Lugh
    Swords suit you better than knives.
[21:02] Lugh
    I'd like you to become
    my subordinate one day.
[21:05] Ronah
    Get out of here.
[21:08] Ronah
    Lugh, by the time you return from your test,
[21:12] ---
    I'll have become a better knight.
[21:15] Lugh
    Ronah...
[21:17] Ronah
    Good luck with your test.
[21:20] Lugh
    Thanks.
[21:24] Lugh
    You don't have to come with me, Tarte.
[21:26] Tarte
    No, Mr. Lugh. I'm your personal servant.
[21:30] Esri
    Tarte, look after Lugh for me.
[21:33] Tarte
    Yes, ma'am. I'll do exactly as I was taught.
[21:37] Tarte
    Uh, n-nothing.
[21:40] Cian
    Two years will fly by.
[21:42] Cian
    Go enjoy a different life to the fullest.
[21:45] Lugh
    Yes, Father.
[21:50] Tarte
    Mr. Lugh, I'm excited for Milteu.
[21:54] Lugh
    No.
[21:56] Lugh
    Not Lugh.
[21:58] Lugh
    From this moment on, I'm Illig Balor.
[22:02] Tarte
    Yes, Mr. Illig!
[23:36] Narration
    Next time, "Residence of Girls."