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E8 - Rites of Choice

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[00:06] Ifa
    It's pretty late.
[00:08] Kerry
    Because you took your time choosing.
[00:10] Kerry
    Noine's going to be mad at us.
[00:12] Ifa
    But it's hard to know
    what Mr. Illig will like.
[00:15] Kerry
    You should've asked Maha.
[00:18] Ifa
    No, then I'd feel like I lost.
[00:20] Kerry
    You're so stubborn.
[00:21] Ifa
    Whatever. Let's hurry.
[00:22] Kerry
    Okay.
[00:28] Ifa
    What are you doing?
[00:29] Man A
    Don't make a sound.
[00:31] Man A
    Hand over all your money.
[00:33] Kerry
    Ifa!
[00:35] Man B
    You, too.
[00:38] Man A
    Hey, you're actually pretty cute.
[00:47] Kerry
    Maha!
[00:48] Maha
    I was worried since you
    were late, so I came here.
[00:51] Maha
    Are you hurt?
[00:52] Ifa
    We're fine. Thanks, Maha.
[00:57] Maha
    I don't recognize you.
[00:58] Maha
    Is this your first time in Milteu?
[01:01] Man B
    Who the hell are you?
[01:03] Maha
    If you don't recognize us in the
    back alleys, you must be outsiders.
[01:06] Maha
    Would you care for a sightseeing tour?
[01:08] Man A
    Shut up!
[01:15] Maha
    Remember this.
[01:17] Maha
    Touch my girls again, and I'll
    escort you straight to hell.
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[03:10] Tarte
    Mr. Illig.
[03:14] Tarte
    I've returned.
[03:16] Illig
    Welcome back, Tarte.
    How did things go this time?
[03:20] Tarte
    Here are my spoils.
[03:27] Illig
    A collection of second buttons?
[03:29] Tarte
    They're from all the men's hearts I pierced.
[03:32] Illig
    With that spear?
[03:33] Tarte
    Yes, although sometimes it was their
    heads instead of their hearts.
[03:37] Illig
    I've heard the reports.
[03:40] Illig
    On the battlefield, they call you the
    "Lightning-Quick Battle Maiden."
[03:43] Illig
    You made quite an impact.
[03:45] Tarte
    Please don't call me that. It's embarrassing.
[03:50] Lugh
    I've been sending Tarte into battle
    so she can gain combat experience,
[03:54] Lugh
    and I've been having Maha gain experience
    handling information and money.
[04:00] Tarte
    It's been almost two years
    since we came to Milteu.
[04:03] Illig
    Yeah.
[04:05] Lugh
    Our days were busy,
[04:07] ---
    but because of that,
    I've learned about this world.
[04:12] Lugh
    Illig Balor, the false identity
    I use to blend in with society,
[04:15] ---
    has turned his cosmetics
    brand Orna into a success.
[04:18] Lugh
    As a young and successful man,
    he's been invited to many events.
[04:21] Lugh
    Using moisturizer and chocolate,
[04:23] ---
    I've made many connections and built
    up a large information network.
[04:31] Illig
    This life is nearly over.
[04:33] Illig
    It flew by, didn't it?
[04:35] Tarte
    Yes, it sure did.
[04:41] Maha
    The transfer has been completed.
[04:43] Illig
    Yeah. While I'm gone, you'll handle
    everything related to Orna.
[04:48] Maha
    I will. I've become someone who can
    protect Orna even in your absence.
[04:53] Maha
    No, I'll make Orna even bigger.
[04:56] Illig
    I bet you will.
[04:58] Maha
    I'm actually thinking about expanding
    Orna's base beyond Milteu.
[05:03] Illig
    To a neighboring town?
[05:05] Maha
    Yes. I've found an excellent location.
[05:11] Illig
    This place is...
[05:12] Maha
    It used to belong to an
    influential trading company.
[05:16] Maha
    But they've declined since the
    head of the company changed.
[05:19] Maha
    They recently began selling
    off their assets piece by piece.
[05:22] Maha
    Now is the time to buy.
[05:24] Lugh
    So that's how it is.
[05:27] Lugh
    I don't plan to tell Maha,
    but I've looked into her past.
[05:32] Lugh
    Maha was the sole heiress
    of a famous trading company.
[05:35] Lugh
    But the company's right-hand
    man betrayed them.
[05:38] Lugh
    He murdered Maha's parents
    and took over the company.
[05:43] Lugh
    Left on her own, Maha sensed her life
    was in danger and fled to Milteu.
[05:49] Lugh
    This shop was one of the company's stores.
[05:53] Lugh
    It was the first shop Maha's father opened.
[05:57] Lugh
    Maha intends to reclaim her
    father's company someday.
[06:01] Lugh
    This store is an excellent
    stepping stone toward that goal.
[06:06] Illig
    Do as you like.
[06:08] Illig
    I trust your abilities.
[06:11] Maha
    Are you sure you don't
    need to do more research?
[06:14] Illig
    I won't tell you not to bring
    personal affairs into our business.
[06:17] Illig
    But if you're going to,
    then you must achieve results.
[06:22] Maha
    Yes, of course. After all,
    I'm your right-hand woman.
[06:29] Maha
    Thank you. I love you, Brother Illig.
[06:32] Illig
    I know.
[06:35] Maha
    Come in.
[06:38] Noine
    Excuse me.
    Assistant Manager, everyone's here.
[06:43] Maha
    Brother Illig, do you have a few minutes?
[06:45] Illig
    Sure, no problem.
[06:48] Noine
    Girls.
[06:54] Kerry
    Mr. Illig, this is a gift from us.
[06:59] Ifa
    It's a rare herbal tea.
    We thought you'd like it.
[07:03] Connor
    It's not much, but we wanted to thank you.
[07:06] Illig
    Thank me?
[07:07] Michelle
    You're the only reason we're here now.
[07:11] Noine
    We could never thank you enough.
[07:14] All
    Thank you, Mr. Illig.
[07:18] Illig
    I haven't done anything for you.
    It was chance that brought us together.
[07:22] Illig
    No, perhaps it was just random luck.
[07:24] Maha
    Even if that's what you
    believe, the fact is that
[07:28] ---
    you saved us from unbearable unhappiness.
[07:33] Michelle
    Please don't forget us, even after you leave.
[07:36] Noine
    We'll miss you.
[07:38] Kerry
    Please take care of your health.
[07:41] Ifa
    We won't be able to talk to you anymore.
[07:43] Connor
    We'd appreciate it if you
    came to visit sometimes.
[07:51] Illig
    Thank you, everyone.
[07:53] Illig
    No matter where I go, I won't forget you.
[07:57] Illig
    Look after Orna for me while I'm gone.
[08:00] All
    Yes, sir.
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[08:16] Maha
    It's beautiful. So this
    is your real hair color.
[08:19] Lugh
    Yeah. It's been two years since
    it last looked like this.
[08:22] Tarte
    And two years since I last
    wore this servant's outfit.
[08:25] Maha
    How cute. Is that what you
    really look like, Tarte?
[08:29] Tarte
    Yup.
[08:31] Lugh
    Illig Balor has left Milteu.
[08:37] Illig
    From this moment forward,
    I am Lugh Tuatha Dé.
[08:47] Lugh
    Maha, I'm leaving you in charge of Orna
    and the information network I built.
[08:53] Maha
    Yes, Brother Lugh.
    I'll defend our base in Milteu.
[08:58] Tarte
    I'm sorry that I'm the only
    one going with Lugh, Maha.
[09:02] Maha
    I'd be lying if I said I weren't jealous,
[09:06] ---
    but I'm proud that there are things that
    only I can do to help Brother Lugh from here.
[09:11] Tarte
    Maha...
[09:13] Maha
    Tarte, go with Brother Lugh and
    assist him for my sake, too.
[09:18] Tarte
    I will.
[09:19] Maha
    Brother Lugh.
[09:23] Maha
    Could you take this with you, for me?
[09:28] Maha
    My father once told me, "Before you can
    trust people, you must doubt them first."
[09:36] Lugh
    He's right.
[09:38] Maha
    So I doubted you.
[09:41] Maha
    Over and over and over, right up until now.
[09:45] Maha
    And you wanted me because I had mana.
[09:49] Maha
    I realized you simply wanted to use me
    to assist you with your assassinations.
[09:53] Maha
    Despite that, being able
    to help you makes me happy.
[09:59] Lugh
    I see.
[10:01] Maha
    But sometimes, even if it's only for a short
    while, please come see me, Brother Lugh.
[10:08] Lugh
    Of course. I promise I'll visit, Maha.
[10:11] Maha
    It's a promise.
[10:13] Maha
    You visit Ms. Dia without fail each month.
[10:16] Maha
    If you didn't visit me,
    I'd probably cry tears of frustration.
[10:25] Lugh
    You're my precious sister, Maha.
[10:28] Lugh
    There's no way I wouldn't visit you.
[10:31] Maha
    I know. I'll be waiting.
[10:43] Maha
    Brother Lugh...
[10:46] Maha
    I'll use the rest of my life to help you.
[10:55] Maha
    Come see me again, my prince.
[11:08] Lugh
    Will you miss Maha?
[11:11] Tarte
    Honestly, I will.
[11:14] ---
    She's the first friend my
    own age that I've ever had.
[11:17] Lugh
    I see. Then I'll have you make as
    many lecithin deliveries as possible.
[11:23] Lugh
    You'll have plenty of
    opportunities to see her.
[11:25] Tarte
    I'm glad to hear that.
[11:26] Tarte
    But I think Maha would prefer to see you.
[11:31] Lugh
    Why?
[11:32] Tarte
    Because she loves you.
[11:36] Tarte
    Not as a brother or a friend...
[11:40] Tarte
    You know... like that.
[11:43] Lugh
    I know what you're trying
    to say, but it's not like that.
[11:47] Lugh
    Maha admires me. It's similar, but different.
[11:52] Tarte
    Sometimes the things you
    say are so complicated.
[11:56] Lugh
    You'll understand someday.
[11:59] Lugh
    I sense mana.
[12:11] Lugh
    Wolf monsters.
[12:13] Tarte
    Get inside, quickly.
[12:14] Driver
    Y-Yes, ma'am!
[12:15] Tarte
    Mr. Lugh, may I test the
    results of my training?
[12:20] Lugh
    Very well.
[12:21] Tarte
    Here I go.
[12:34] Lugh
    Her movements are good.
[12:39] Tarte
    Dniw tohs!
[12:46] Tarte
    Dniw!
[12:53] Tarte
    It's over, Mr. Lugh.
[12:57] Lugh
    You've improved. That was impressive.
[13:00] Tarte
    Thanks to your training, Mr. Lugh.
[13:02] Lugh
    No wonder they call you the
    Lightning-Quick Battle Maiden.
[13:06] Tarte
    Don't call me that. It's embarrassing.
[13:11] Lugh
    Monsters have started coming
    down into human settlements.
[13:15] Lugh
    The Hero should be showing up soon.
[13:23] Lugh
    It's a soybean farm. Things have
    changed quite a bit in two years.
[13:27] Tarte
    This place is nostalgic, but I
    feel like Milteu suits you better.
[13:32] Lugh
    I feel like this place agrees with me more.
[13:35] Lugh
    I feel at ease here.
[13:37] Lugh
    Tarte, let's go say hello.
[13:41] Rack
    Welcome back.
[13:42] All
    Sir!
[13:43] All
    Sir, welcome back!
[13:46] Tadgh
    Thanks to you, we're selling our
    soybeans at a really high price.
[13:50] Pat
    I was able to buy two cows.
[13:53] Lugh
    I'm glad to hear that.
[13:54] Emma
    You've been working to help us
    even after you left Tuatha Dé.
[13:59] Pat
    We appreciate it, but we also experienced
    a lot of problems while you were gone.
[14:05] Rack
    Mr. Lugh, take this with you.
[14:09] Tadgh
    Don't be shy. We want to thank you.
[14:13] Lugh
    Thank you, everyone.
[14:16] Tarte
    The people love you, Mr. Lugh.
[14:19] Lugh
    You're right. I think that's why
    I want this region to prosper.
[14:31] Esri
    Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home!
[14:33] Esri
    I missed you so much while
    you were gone, Lugh!
[14:36] Esri
    Oh, I've missed your smell.
[14:40] Lugh
    Please don't do that where people can see us.
[14:42] Esri
    I can't help it!
[14:43] Esri
    I haven't seen you in forever!
[14:47] Esri
    I missed you.
[14:49] Esri
    You'd better not leave again, Lugh.
[14:51] Lugh
    I have work to do. I have to leave.
[14:57] Esri
    Well, I've gotten my fill.
[15:00] Esri
    Tarte, welcome home.
[15:02] Tarte
    I'm glad to be back, ma'am.
[15:04] Esri
    Thank you for staying with Lugh.
[15:07] Esri
    Despite how he seems, he gets quite lonely.
[15:09] Tarte
    Not at all. If anything, I ended up
    presuming upon Mr. Lugh's kindness.
[15:14] Esri
    Really? I hope you'll
    keep looking after Lugh.
[15:19] Esri
    Having someone like you
    around puts my mind at ease.
[15:22] Tarte
    I-I'll do my best.
[15:24] Lugh
    Mother, where is Father?
[15:26] Esri
    Oh, right. He wanted you to come to his study.
[15:31] Lugh
    Very well. I'll go report to Father.
[15:37] Esri
    Tarte, I'll have you tell me all about Lugh.
[15:42] Tarte
    Yes, ma'am. I'll leave nothing out.
[15:57] Cian
    You've become a man, Lugh.
[16:00] Lugh
    Yes, Father. Now that I'm
    14 years old, I'm a legal adult.
[16:05] Cian
    That's not what I meant.
[16:07] Cian
    Unfortunately, Tuatha Dé is
    overflowing with overgrown children.
[16:11] Cian
    You've become an adult in
    the true sense of the word.
[16:16] Cian
    I instructed you to establish
    yourself as a merchant in Milteu,
[16:20] ---
    but I didn't think you'd go that far.
[16:22] Cian
    There isn't a noble who hasn't heard
    of Illig Balor's cosmetics brand, Orna.
[16:27] Lugh
    I created the moisturizer to be our leading
    product and established a plan to popularize it,
[16:32] ---
    but Balor did the rest of the work.
[16:36] Lugh
    The popularity gained
    from the moisturizer
[16:38] Lugh
    gave brand value to our
    conventional cosmetics, as well.
[16:41] Lugh
    I can hardly believe how he reordered the
    power structure of the cosmetics industry.
[16:45] Lugh
    Seeing such brilliance at work
    up close made me tremble.
[16:48] Cian
    He's nearly the perfect merchant.
[16:51] Cian
    I had you gain experience as a merchant
    under him so you'd learn about the world,
[16:56] ---
    create a mask that would serve you in
    assassinations, and build connections.
[17:00] Cian
    All of that is true,
    but there is another reason.
[17:04] Cian
    Do you know what that is?
[17:06] Lugh
    No.
[17:10] Cian
    I wanted you to find a way to
    live besides the Tuatha Dé way.
[17:17] Lugh
    What do you mean?
[17:19] Cian
    Have a seat.
[17:22] Cian
    Lugh.
[17:24] Cian
    You could be successful not only as
    an assassin, but also as a merchant.
[17:29] Cian
    Plenty of people want that.
[17:32] Cian
    Balor visited me the other day.
[17:35] Cian
    He recommended you quit being an assassin
    and focus on being a merchant instead.
[17:41] Cian
    He said it'd be better for you.
[17:45] Cian
    He wants you to assist
    the Balor Trading Company
[17:48] Cian
    and someday support his son Beruid, as well.
[17:51] Cian
    If you choose that path, I won't stop you.
[17:55] Lugh
    What are you talking about, Father?
[17:57] Lugh
    I gained experience as a merchant
    to become a better assassin.
[18:02] Cian
    It's too late for me to live any other way.
[18:05] Cian
    But, Lugh, your hands haven't been
    stained by assassinations yet.
[18:09] Cian
    You could choose another way of life.
[18:12] Lugh
    But I helped you with your assassinations.
[18:15] Cian
    Only as my assistant. You didn't kill anyone.
[18:18] Lugh
    I killed people as part of
    my assassination training.
[18:22] Cian
    Those were death row criminals.
[18:24] Cian
    You simply took the place of the executioner.
[18:26] Cian
    The weight of a real
    assassination is different.
[18:31] Cian
    The Tuatha Dé have used
    assassination to remove
[18:34] ---
    the illnesses afflicting the
    Alvan Kingdom and protect it.
[18:39] Cian
    But the kingdom won't protect us.
[18:42] Cian
    Let me be blunt.
[18:43] Cian
    It's also the role of
    the House of Tuatha Dé
[18:46] ---
    to be abandoned if our
    assassinations are exposed.
[18:50] Cian
    Even if we don't make a single mistake,
[18:53] ---
    our clients could leak
    some information about us.
[18:57] Cian
    I registered you as Illig Balor so you'd
    be able to live as a different person
[19:01] ---
    if you were abandoned by the kingdom.
[19:04] Cian
    But I also think you could quit
    the thankless job of an assassin
[19:08] ---
    and live an easy life in the first place.
[19:11] Cian
    I'll ask you again.
[19:13] Cian
    Do you still want to live as Lugh Tuatha Dé?
[19:18] Lugh
    Father, I...
[19:21] Lugh
    No. Dad, I choose to be a Tuatha Dé.
[19:26] Lugh
    There are things I can't
    do unless I'm a Tuatha Dé.
[19:30] Cian
    Are you saying that out
    of some sense of justice?
[19:33] Cian
    Are you saying you're prepared to give
    your own life to protect this kingdom?
[19:37] Lugh
    No, nothing so laudable.
[19:41] Lugh
    The people of Tuatha Dé and the people
    I met in Milteu are important to me.
[19:48] Lugh
    I want this kingdom to be peaceful
    so those people can be happy.
[19:54] Lugh
    I don't want anything to destroy this
    happiness I've encountered and seized.
[19:59] Lugh
    That's my choice.
[20:02] Lugh
    Even if the kingdom abandons
    me, it's not a problem.
[20:07] Lugh
    I wouldn't allow myself to be captured,
    not after you trained me.
[20:12] Lugh
    It wouldn't be too late to
    escape and live as Illig then.
[20:16] Lugh
    I'll think about what I'll do when
    I'm abandoned if that happens.
[20:23] Lugh
    I won't carry out assassinations
    because I'm ordered to.
[20:27] Lugh
    I'll do it for my own happiness,
    by my own volition.
[20:31] Lugh
    And I won't let my guard down
    like I did the first time.
[20:35] Lugh
    Whether it be clients or even the goddess,
    I'll keep being skeptical of them.
[20:39] Lugh
    I won't be killed again.
[20:43] Lugh
    There's another reason.
[20:46] Lugh
    There's something I can't
    have unless I'm a Tuatha Dé.
[20:49] Cian
    What's that?
[20:51] Cian
    I have no idea what you could mean.
[20:57] Lugh
    I'm in love with Dia Viekone.
[21:00] Lugh
    I'm thinking about marrying her someday.
[21:03] Lugh
    I need to be nobility in order
    to marry the daughter of a count.
[21:08] Lugh
    A merchant lacks the necessary status.
[21:14] Cian
    I knew you were too good to be true.
[21:18] Cian
    Who knew you could be so stupid, as well?
[21:22] Cian
    I see. Dia, huh?
[21:24] Cian
    I understand.
    Lugh, become an aristocratic assassin.
[21:32] Cian
    Here's your first job.
[21:36] Cian
    There's a noble who must be eliminated.
[21:39] Cian
    He sells military secrets to neighboring
    kingdoms in exchange for drugs,
[21:43] ---
    which he distributes throughout the kingdom.
[21:45] Cian
    He's scum who makes the people suffer.
[21:48] Cian
    He needs to be removed from this
    kingdom as soon as possible.
[21:52] Cian
    I won't interfere. Kill him your own way.
[21:58] Lugh
    I'll do a perfect job.
[22:01] Lugh
    I am Lugh Tuatha Dé.
[23:36] Lugh
    Next time, "Compensation of Assassination."