E9 - Compensation of Assassination

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[00:00] (Flashback) Cian
    Here's your first job.
[00:03] (Flashback) Cian
    There's a noble who must be eliminated.
[00:07] (Flashback) Cian
    He sells military secrets to neighboring
    kingdoms in exchange for drugs,
[00:11] (Flashback) Cian
    which he distributes throughout the kingdom.
[00:13] (Flashback) Cian
    He's scum who makes the people suffer.
[00:16] (Flashback) Cian
    He needs to be removed from this
    kingdom as soon as possible.
[00:20] (Flashback) Cian
    I won't interfere. Kill him your own way.
[00:26] (Flashback) Lugh
    I'll do a perfect job.
[00:28] (Flashback) Lugh
    I am Lugh Tuatha Dé.
[00:34] Lugh
    The target is Count Azba Venkaur.
[00:37] Lugh
    He sells military secrets to neighboring
    kingdoms in exchange for "vizein."
[00:43] Tarte
    Vizein?
[00:44] Lugh
    It's a drug.
[00:45] Lugh
    He's trash who profits off of distributing
    it throughout his kingdom.
[00:50] Tarte
    So we're assassinating this count.
[00:53] Lugh
    There's something we have to do first.
[00:55] Lugh
    We'll see for ourselves if this target
    really should be assassinated.
[01:01] Tarte
    Mr. Lugh, what is that?
[01:03] Lugh
    A coded message.
[01:05] Lugh
    I'm making arrangements to
    infiltrate the count's mansion.
[01:11] Lugh
    It's time for Maha to
    show us what she can do.
[01:16] Tarte
    Orna's great information network
    will be put to the test.
[01:19] Lugh
    Three pigeons should guarantee
    she gets the messages.
[01:22] Lugh
    It's time for Lugh Tuatha Dé's first job.
SIGN    The World's Finest Assassin
    Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
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[03:23] Esri
    So excited, so excited...
[03:26] Lugh
    Mother, what is it?
[03:27] Esri
    Oh, Lugh. Did I wake you?
[03:30] Lugh
    I was already awake.
[03:32] Lugh
    I notice immediately when
    an intruder enters my room.
[03:35] Esri
    Aw, how could you call me an intruder?
[03:37] Esri
    I'm a good mother here to
    check on her beloved son.
[03:41] Lugh
    And what is my good mother doing
    up so early in the morning?
[03:46] Esri
    How disappointing. You're fine today.
[03:50] Lugh
    What are you talking about?
[03:53] Lugh
    You heard about that?
[03:55] Esri
    She told me everything.
[03:59] Lugh
    Tarte must've told my mother
    about the darkest point in my past.
[04:06] Esri
    She left nothing out.
[04:09] Esri
    So don't be shy. Let your mother see.
[04:18] Lugh
    If that happened every day,
    I'd be seriously ill.
[04:21] Esri
    You're no fun.
[04:23] Lugh
    Do you really want to see your son like that?
[04:26] Esri
    Very much so.
    It proves you've become an adult.
[04:37] Tarte
    Mr. Lugh, breakfast is ready.
[04:40] Lugh
    Tarte, we need to talk.
[04:42] Tarte
    Yes, sir. You can tell me about
    it while I help you change.
[04:51] Lugh
    Is there something else you need, Mother?
[04:54] Esri
    Of course. I'd like to see
    how much your body has grown.
[04:58] Lugh
    You don't need to see that.
[05:00] Esri
    You're so stingy, Lugh.
[05:06] Esri
    What do you think, Lugh?
[05:08] Lugh
    Of what?
[05:09] Esri
    Of an arranged marriage meeting, obviously.
[05:13] Esri
    They're all beautiful
    girls from good families.
[05:17] Lugh
    You don't need to do this.
[05:19] Esri
    But I chose the very best girls for you.
[05:22] Lugh
    I don't intend to attend
    any arranged meetings.
[05:25] Esri
    But I'm eager to see my grandchildren.
[05:31] Lugh
    Tarte, you may speak.
[05:33] Tarte
    Yes, sir. I think Mr. Lugh is
    too young for arranged meetings.
[05:36] Esri
    He's not too young at all. He's an adult now.
[05:39] Tarte
    He only just recently became one.
[05:41] Esri
    If you take too long,
    I'll turn into an old woman.
[05:44] Tarte
    Ma'am, you'll be forever young.
[05:47] Tarte
    You won't turn into an old woman.
[05:49] Esri
    Your flattery won't work on me.
[05:51] Esri
    Or will you bear Lugh's
    children instead, Tarte?
[05:56] Tarte
    Yes, ma'am. Of course I'd bear his children.
[05:59] Tarte
    Wait, what?
[06:00] Esri
    That's actually a good idea!
[06:02] Esri
    Tarte has mana, and unlike a noble,
[06:04] Esri
    she doesn't come with any
    troublesome relationships.
[06:07] Esri
    It'd be killing two birds with one stone.
[06:08] Esri
    And it's great that you could
    immediately begin trying to conceive.
[06:12] Tarte
    U-Um, I...
[06:15] Tarte
    If that's what Mr. Lugh wants,
    then perhaps it's not too soon.
[06:19] Lugh
    Mother, please stop teasing Tarte.
[06:23] Esri
    I'm not teasing. And why are you
    taking that tone with me, Lugh?
[06:29] Esri
    You're being so blunt.
[06:30] Lugh
    Now that I'm an adult, I thought
    I should change how I speak.
[06:34] Esri
    Oh, no!
[06:36] Esri
    My cute little Lugh has gone astray.
[06:40] Esri
    That's no good.
[06:42] Lugh
    I'm definitely sticking
    with this tone of voice.
[06:53] Tarte
    Shouldn't we wait for Maha's report?
[06:57] Lugh
    I'm having Maha look into behind-the-scenes
    information invisible to the public.
[07:01] Lugh
    I'd like to see for myself
    what's publicly visible.
SIGN    25 Years Earlier
[07:26] (Flashback) Paparazzo
    Where am I?
[07:28] (Flashback) Goddess
    Despite being the world's finest paparazzo,
    you foolishly died in a crime of passion.
[07:36] (Flashback) Paparazzo
    What do you want me to do?
[07:38] (Flashback) Goddess
    You'll be reincarnated in a fantasy
    world of swords and sorcery.
[07:42] (Flashback) Goddess
    With the skills you used to dispirit
    countless celebrities with defamatory articles,
[07:48] (Flashback) Goddess
    you'll demoralize the Hero and
    prevent the world's destruction.
[07:55] Goddess
    So, Number 519 was reincarnated
    25 years ago. How's his progress?
SIGN    I'll leap in front of the Hero's carriage and photograph the hit-and-run.
SIGN    That'll be the first step toward inventing countless scandals.
[08:16] Citizen
    Whoa!
SIGN    He's coming. Now!
[08:20] Citizen
    Runaway horse!
SIGN    Huh?
[08:32] Tarte
    It's a big town.
[08:34] Lugh
    Pisear is the second-greatest
    merchant town after Milteu.
[08:45] Tarte
    I see wounded soldiers.
[08:47] Lugh
    They were forced into
    battle at a disadvantage
[08:49] Lugh
    due to their military secrets being leaked.
[08:57] Girl
    Hello.
[08:59] Girl
    Would you care for some gooseberry jam?
[09:01] Girl
    It's our specialty.
    I've got a variety of sizes.
[09:02] Lugh
    A girl selling jam in a deserted alleyway...
[09:05] Girl
    Here. You can have one for free.
[09:08] Girl
    If you like it, you can come back here.
[09:11] Tarte
    Thank you.
[09:14] Tarte
    But I'm not a fan of gooseberry jam.
[09:17] Tarte
    Here. You can have this, Lou.
[09:20] Lugh
    Oh, Tar, you're hopeless.
[09:24] Lugh
    What kind of name is Lou?
[09:26] Tarte
    We're pretending to be a couple of lovebirds.
[09:29] Lugh
    I thought we were pretending to be siblings.
[09:32] Tarte
    I'm sure a couple would
    attract less attention.
[09:38] Lugh
    How would you like to quit?
[09:39] Girl
    Huh?
[09:40] Lugh
    I'll give you an opportunity.
[09:45] Girl
    Why did you do this?
[09:48] Man A
    Hey, you.
[09:49] Man A
    What do you think you're
    doing with our merchandise?
[09:54] Man B
    Asshole!
[09:56] Man C
    Bastard!
[09:57] Man D
    Why, you...
[10:03] Tarte
    Are these men the bosses
    in charge of selling drugs?
[10:06] Lugh
    They're just the rank and file.
[10:07] Lugh
    They won't go away until we
    deal with the ringleader.
[10:18] Lugh
    Do you know what this is?
[10:20] Girl
    But... But my mother...
[10:30] Girl
    Mother?
[10:32] Girl
    Are you okay?
[10:33] Mother
    The drugs! Give me my drugs!
[10:36] Girl
    I don't have any today.
[10:37] Mother
    The drugs! Where's my vizein?
[10:40] Girl
    Please stop!
[10:41] Mother
    Vizein!
[10:44] Mother
    I need the stuff!
[10:47] Girl
    Mother!
[10:54] Mother
    Vizein!
[10:58] Lugh
    Don't move.
[10:59] Girl
    Mother!
[11:01] Tarte
    It's all right. Just watch.
[11:10] Girl
    Mother!
[11:11] Girl
    Are you all right?
[11:12] Girl
    Mother!
[11:17] Tarte
    Is she better?
[11:19] Lugh
    I made it so her body no longer needs the drug.
[11:22] Lugh
    But her psychological dependence
    is a separate matter.
[11:26] Lugh
    Let's get out of here.
[11:27] Tarte
    Yes, Mr. Lugh.
[11:37] Maia
    Ma'am, some cosmetics
    have arrived from Orna.
[11:41] Esri
    My, my. So much has arrived.
[11:44] Esri
    Oh!
[11:46] Esri
    Welcome back, Lugh and Tarte.
[11:49] Esri
    We've received a delivery from Orna.
[11:52] Lugh
    Okay. Thanks, Mother.
[11:56] Lugh
    Impressive as always, Maha. You work quickly.
[12:01] Lugh
    I knew it. The ringleader
    is Count Azba Venkaur.
[12:06] Lugh
    Vizein is apparently made from
    a perennial plant known as vize.
[12:10] Lugh
    It causes incredible pleasure,
    but when the drug wears off...
[12:14] Tarte
    People end up like that girl's mother.
[12:17] Lugh
    The count distributes the
    drug to other lords' regions
[12:20] ---
    and claims the mafia transports
    the drug through his region.
[12:25] Tarte
    That's enough to fool people?
[12:27] Lugh
    He sends bribes to higher-ranking nobles.
[12:30] Lugh
    With that official explanation and
    the protection of great houses,
[12:33] ---
    the royal family can't punish him.
[12:36] Tarte
    Then...
[12:37] Lugh
    Yeah. This is a job for the Tuatha Dé.
[12:41] Lugh
    We'll assassinate Count Venkaur.
SIGN    The World's Finest Assassin
    Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
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[12:56] Maha
    It's been a while since
    we were last together.
[12:58] Illig
    It's been less than a
    month since I left Milteu.
[13:01] Maha
    As far as I'm concerned, ten days
    without you is far too long.
[13:06] Illig
    Orna's acting director didn't
    need to accompany me.
[13:09] Maha
    I wanted to see you.
[13:11] Illig
    Even when we're apart,
    you're a tremendous help.
[13:15] Illig
    Thank you.
[13:16] Maha
    You're welcome.
[13:18] Maha
    Say, Brother Illig...
[13:20] Maha
    Have things between you and Tarte
    progressed since you returned to Tuatha Dé?
[13:24] Illig
    Progressed? What do you mean?
[13:27] Maha
    I mean as a man and a woman.
[13:29] Illig
    Of course not.
[13:31] Maha
    Things must be very difficult for you, then.
[13:34] Maha
    While you were in Milteu, you seemed to
    occasionally blow off steam at brothels.
[13:38] Maha
    But you don't have those back home.
    That must be challenging.
[13:42] Maha
    Tarte was nearly in tears every
    time you went to the brothel.
[13:46] Maha
    You should use her, like she wants.
[13:48] Illig
    Why do you want us to have
    that kind of relationship?
[13:51] Maha
    It seems you force yourself not to
    consider romantic feelings for us.
[13:58] Illig
    We're family. Just how often
    do you think we're together?
[14:03] Maha
    When we were little, we saw you
    as our dependable older brother.
[14:06] Maha
    But we're growing up.
[14:09] Maha
    With the most wonderful man
    in the world so close to us,
[14:12] ---
    how could we not fall in love with him?
[14:14] Illig
    You've come to speak rather directly.
[14:17] Maha
    When we're apart, I think about what I want
    to say to you at the next opportunity.
[14:22] Maha
    But nothing is more painful
    than being ignored.
[14:28] Maha
    Tarte tends to bottle things
    up without complaint.
[14:31] Maha
    If you keep behaving that way toward
    her, she'll eventually explode.
[14:35] Illig
    Then I'll try abandoning my
    preconceptions and looking at Tarte.
[14:38] Illig
    But I can't accept her.
[14:41] Maha
    Because of Ms. Dia?
[14:43] Maha
    Tarte wouldn't mind being second to her,
    or being your convenient mistress,
[14:48] Maha
    as long as you love her.
[14:49] Maha
    Besides, aren't you a noble?
[14:52] Maha
    You should keep a mistress or two.
[14:56] Illig
    Is that so?
[14:57] Maha
    It is so.
[15:01] Maha
    Do you understand now that there are
    two girls besides Ms. Dia who love you?
[15:08] Illig
    That's one more than you said before.
[15:10] Maha
    Because I love you, too.
[15:12] Maha
    But I'm going to wait a little longer
    before actively pursuing you.
[15:16] Illig
    I thought you said things
    when you had the chance.
[15:19] Maha
    Once Orna grows even more and
    you don't want to lose me,
[15:25] ---
    I'll use that as a shield to negotiate.
[15:27] Maha
    You're the one who taught me that
[15:30] ---
    a deal can't be reached unless
    both parties are on equal footing.
[15:34] Illig
    You truly are an exceptional student.
[15:36] Maha
    I am. So you'd better prepare yourself.
[15:45] Illig
    So this is Venkaur's land.
[15:48] Maha
    Their primary industry is agriculture.
[15:50] Maha
    Their output is nearly the same
    as Tuatha Dé's was previously.
[15:54] Maha
    But aside from agriculture, they don't
    have anything particularly profitable.
[15:57] Illig
    In other words, they shouldn't be so wealthy.
[16:10] Bridgette
    Thank you for coming.
[16:12] Bridgette
    I've been looking forward
    to Orna's new product.
[16:17] Illig
    Thank you for inviting us
    here, Countess Venkaur.
[16:23] Illig
    We brought our newest product
[16:24] Illig
    because we wanted a beautiful
    and genuine lady like yourself
[16:27] ---
    to be the first to try it.
[16:30] Bridgette
    I'm excited to try it.
[16:35] Bridgette
    My, it smells wonderful.
[16:37] Bridgette
    It's not like any moisturizer
    you've tried before.
[16:40] Maha
    If you like it, then every
    other woman is sure to want it.
[16:46] Bridgette
    It's very nice.
[16:48] Bridgette
    It makes me look so warm.
[16:50] Bridgette
    But why did you want me to use it first?
[16:53] Illig
    Because currently, no one has
    more momentum than Count Venkaur.
[16:57] Illig
    As his wife, everyone's watching you closely.
[17:00] Illig
    You're the best person to lend
    that momentum to our new product.
[17:05] Bridgette
    I'm delighted my husband's
    business is doing well.
[17:09] Bridgette
    Until just a few years ago,
    we were poor nobles.
[17:13] Bridgette
    I couldn't dress myself up like this.
[17:17] Vencarl
    Bridgette.
[17:19] Bridgette
    Oh, hello, darling.
[17:21] Vencarl
    How's the new product?
[17:23] Bridgette
    I love it.
[17:25] Vencarl
    I see. That's good.
[17:28] Vencarl
    Thank you for looking after my wife.
[17:29] Illig
    No, thank you.
[17:31] Illig
    I am Illig Balor, director of Orna.
[17:34] Vencarl
    I am Azba Venkaur.
[17:36] Vencarl
    Thank you for making the long trip.
[17:38] Illig
    So this is our target.
[17:41] Vencarl
    I don't know much about cosmetics,
[17:43] ---
    but if it makes my wife happy,
    then I'm all for it.
[17:46] Illig
    I'm incredibly thankful for that.
[17:49] Vencarl
    My wife was in such high spirits
    because you were coming.
[17:53] Vencarl
    Honestly, I'm jealous.
[17:55] Illig
    Nonsense.
[17:58] Vencarl
    I have people coming tonight.
[18:00] Vencarl
    Make yourselves at home.
[18:02] Illig
    Thank you.
[18:05] Vencarl
    See you later, Bridgette.
[18:08] Brdigette
    Yes, darling.
[18:19] Lady A
    I was so excited to come tonight because
    I heard we'd get to see you, Mr. Illig.
[18:23] Illig
    Thank you.
[18:25] Lady B
    I heard you made a new product.
[18:27] Lady C
    I'd love to use it, as well.
[18:29] Illig
    Allow me to show you.
[18:31] Lady D
    What's it like?
[18:33] Bridgette
    Shall I tell you a bit about it?
[18:37] Lady C
    Is that it?
[18:38] Lady A
    Let me see.
[18:41] Vencarl
    It looks like that bottle is
    more popular than you are.
[18:45] Vencarl
    As long as my wife's happy,
    I don't mind which she likes.
[18:48] Vencarl
    No, actually, I don't have to worry about
    her cheating on me with the bottle.
[18:52] Illig
    I would never, Count Venkaur.
[18:54] Vencarl
    Sorry for exploiting you for my party.
[18:58] Illig
    Not at all. I'm honored.
[19:02] Illig
    I hear business is going well for you.
[19:05] Vencarl
    It's just a small bit of business.
[19:08] Vencarl
    It certainly isn't a market the Balor
    Trading Company needs to keep an eye on.
[19:48] Lugh
    According to his wife,
[19:49] ---
    Count Venkaur loves to enjoy a bit of
    wine before bed while gazing at the moon.
[20:00] Lugh
    The mana surrounding those who possess it
    makes them tougher than ordinary people.
[20:06] Lugh
    Most things won't kill them.
[20:08] Lugh
    Etaerc nug.
[20:10] Lugh
    And Count Venkaur has mana. However...
[20:15] Lugh
    Etaerc tellub.
[20:17] Lugh
    He can't withstand copper-tungsten bullets.
[20:21] Lugh
    I'm an assassin,
    like I was in my previous life.
[20:25] Lugh
    But this time, I'm more
    than just a killing tool.
[20:29] Lugh
    I decide for myself whether
    or not I'll kill someone.
[20:32] Lugh
    And this time, I've decided
    that this man should be killed.
[20:44] Lugh
    Target confirmed.
[20:46] Lugh
    In accordance with royal orders and the
    principles of the House of Tuatha Dé,
[20:50] Lugh
    he shall be eliminated.
[21:02] Lugh
    Mission complete.
[21:03] Lugh
    Let's get out of here.
[21:05] Tarte
    Yes, Mr. Lugh.
[21:15] Lugh
    In the past, killing never moved my heart.
[21:21] Lugh
    That's right. I was a tool.
[21:26] Lugh
    But now...
[21:34] Lugh
    Tarte, why are you...
[21:36] Tarte
    No reason.
[21:38] Tarte
    You just seemed forlorn.
[21:42] Lugh
    Did I?
[21:50] Lugh
    Sorry. Let's go.
[21:52] Tarte
    Yes, sir.
[21:54] Lugh
    I don't regret this assassination.
[21:58] Lugh
    But I won't forget it.
[22:01] Lugh
    That is who Lugh Tuatha Dé is.
[23:36] Lugh
    Next time, "First of Dates."