E1 - What? Moon over the Ruined Castle?

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[00:07] Makoto/N
    No one is unluckier than Misumi Makoto.
[00:11] Makoto/N
    Though many have been sent to other worlds,
[00:13] Makoto/N
    the goddess of this one
    is an absolute she-devil.
[00:17] Makoto/N
    Many moons have passed since I came to this
    isekai and began trying to improve the world.
[00:22] Makoto/N
    With only my attentive
    demihuman family to lean on,
[00:27] Makoto/N
    my journey to trace the steps of my
    parents who once lived here continues.
[00:33] Makoto/N
    Making a living as a merchant,
[00:38] Makoto/N
    we head to Rotsgard Academy
    to open a new store.
[01:16] [SONG] Makoto/N
    Season Two
[02:22] [SONG] Sign
    Town of Obitt
[02:22] [SONG] Sign
    Town of Obitt
[02:27] [SONG] Eptitle
    Night One What? Moon over the Ruined Castle?
[02:27] [SONG] Eptitle
    Night One What? Moon over the Ruined Castle?
[02:27] Makoto
    Walking sure is tiring, isn't it?
[02:30] Shiki
    But it beats using a teleportation
    circle and being found by the goddess.
SIGN    Shiki
    Makoto's Follower
    (Former Lich)
[02:36] Makoto
    If we're not careful, we could find
    ourselves thrown into a battlefield.
[02:41] Makoto
    It's all that shit goddess's fault.
[02:44] Shiki
    We're nearly at Rotsgard.
[02:47] Shiki
    I'll find us a room.
[02:49] Shiki
    Why don't you get something
    to eat, Young Master?
[02:53] Makoto
    Anywhere is fine.
[02:55] Shiki
    Anywhere?!
[02:56] Shiki
    No, "anywhere" will not do!
[02:58] Shiki
    What would Tomoe-sama and
    Mio-sama, who await our return
[03:01] Shiki
    in the demiplane, say if I allowed
    you to stay at a cheap inn?
[03:07] Makoto/Id
    Tomoe and Mio, huh?
[03:09] Makoto/Id
    I wonder if it was okay to leave the
    demiplane in their hands while I'm gone.
SIGN    Tomoe
    Makoto's Follower
    (Former Greater Dragon)
[03:14] Tomoe
    I see.
[03:16] Tomoe
    I understand your recent interest in cooking
[03:18] Tomoe
    and the desire to someday demonstrate
    your skills for the young master.
SIGN    Mio
    Makoto's Follower
    (Former Black Spider of Disaster)
[03:24] Tomoe
    So you decided to cook
    something for some friends.
[03:25] [SONG] Sign
    Emma
     Highland Orc
[03:27] [SONG] Sign
    Beren
     Elder Dwarf
[03:29] Tomoe
    What are your thoughts
    on this dreadful sight?
[03:29] [SONG] Sign
    Komoe
     Fragment of Tomoe
    (Second Generation)
[03:31] Mio
    I'm not sure what you expect me to say.
[03:34] Tomoe
    I was right to assign food
    tasters to the young master.
[03:37] Mio
    Food tasters?
[03:39] Mio
    I simply prepared... curry rice?
    According to the young master's memories.
[03:45] Tomoe
    Have you ever eaten curry rice?
[03:48] Mio
    Of course not. It's a
    dish from another world.
[03:52] Tomoe
    Did you ask the young master how to make it?
[03:55] Mio
    No. After all, it was
    meant to be a surprise.
[03:58] Emma
    M-Mio-sama, this green stuff...
[04:02] Beren
    It's mineral ore, isn't it?
[04:05] Mio
    Yes.
SIGN    Of course
     it is
[04:08] Mio
    It looked delicious in the
    young master's memories.
[04:13] Beren
    That's a soft emerald,
[04:17] Beren
    a rare mineral found in the Wasteland.
[04:19] Emma
    The green ingredients used in curry are
    probably bell peppers or asparagus.
[04:25] Komoe
    The pot handle, too...
[04:28] Mio
    Oh, my.
[04:30] Mio
    The pot melted.
[04:32] Tomoe
    You're gonna eat that?
[04:34] Mio
    This didn't turn out as good as I hoped.
[04:38] Mio
    But is it really so agonizingly bad?
[04:40] Tomoe
    Mio...
[04:42] Tomoe
    Most creatures of the demiplane,
    the young master included, don't eat minerals.
[04:47] Mio
    What?
[04:48] Tomoe
    Rather, they cannot.
[04:50] Tomoe
    Nor can they consume
    armaments or structures.
[04:52] Mio
    What?
[04:53] Mio
    Those aren't cooking ingredients?
[04:56] Tomoe
    For you, everything in this world is food.
[05:01] Tomoe
    Have you even devoted any
    time to studying cooking?
[05:04] Mio
    I know how to use a flame.
[05:06] Tomoe
    Then brown this bread for me,
[05:10] Tomoe
    the way Emma serves it at meals.
[05:13] Mio
    You mean toast, don't you?
[05:14] Mio
    That simply involves scorching
    bread over a low flame.
[05:17] Tomoe
    That's a rather sinister-looking low flame.
[05:21] Mio
    But why?!
[05:23] Tomoe
    Cooking, huh? You've got a long way to go.
[05:27] Makoto/Id
    Blue meat?
[05:34] Makoto/Id
    What is this texture?
[05:35] Shopkeeper
    Come on, man. Your face
    is sour enough already.
[05:39] Shopkeeper
    Can't you at least act like
    you're enjoying your meal?
[05:42] Makoto
    Forgive me. It has a unique texture,
    but it tastes good.
[05:45] Shopkeeper
    What?
[05:46] Shopkeeper
    Magic writing?
[05:48] Makoto
    For reasons, I cannot speak Common.
[05:51] Shopkeeper
    Huh.
[05:53] Makoto/Id
    It's because of that shit goddess.
[05:57] Makoto
    So is this dish made using slimes?
[06:00] Shopkeeper
    How'd you know?
[06:03] Shopkeeper
    You must be a pretty decent adventurer.
[06:05] Makoto/Id
    I thought so.
[06:07] Makoto/Id
    I guess slimes are pretty tasty after all.
[06:11] Shopkeeper
    I've submitted a hunting
    request to the guild.
[06:14] Shopkeeper
    If you're an adventurer, I'd appreciate
    it if you caught some for me.
[06:17] Makoto
    I'm registered with the guild,
    but I work primarily as a merchant.
[06:21] Makoto
    I'm traveling from Tsige to Rotsgard.
[06:25] Shopkeeper
    That's quite the long journey.
[06:30] Makoto
    Thanks for the meal. Keep the change.
[06:34] Shopkeeper
    A gold coin? Hey!
[06:36] Shopkeeper
    Are you sure?
[06:37] Makoto/Id
    I'm out of small change.
[06:40] Makoto/Id
    Does this make me a bad merchant?
[06:43] Hyumans
    Look at his face.
[06:45] Hyumans
    It's dreadful.
[06:46] Hyumans
    How tragic.
[06:47] Hyumans
    He must be a demihuman.
[06:49] Hyumans
    There's no way he's hyuman.
[06:50] Hyumans
    Perhaps he's cursed.
[06:52] Makoto/Id
    I know I decided to stop wearing my mask,
    but I don't feel comfortable.
[06:57] Makoto/Id
    But compared to the first time
    I visited a hyuman town,
[07:01] Makoto/Id
    this is way more tolerable.
[07:03] Hyumans
    Huh? What?
[07:04] Hyumans
    Terrifying!
[07:10] Male Receptionist
    You completed a special rank job
    when you're Level 1, Rank E?
[07:15] Adventurers
    Rank E?
[07:16] Adventurers
    Level 1?
[07:17] Makoto/Id
    Please don't mention my rank or level.
[07:19] Makoto/Id
    For some reason, they never go up.
[07:25] Makoto/Id
    So the slime-hunting job is Rank B.
[07:28] Makoto/Id
    I can't take it on at Rank E.
[07:30] Lana
    I told you, Moon over the
    Ruined Castle is attacking!
[07:34] Makoto/Id
    "Moon over the Ruined Castle"?
    I love that song.
[07:37] Makoto/Id
    What does she mean by "it's attacking"?
[07:39] Lana
    I'm prepared to offer a reward.
[07:41] Lana
    Why won't anyone do anything?
[07:43] Male Receptionist
    No one can do anything right away.
[07:46] Male Receptionist
    They're brutal bandits.
[07:48] Male Receptionist
    They have over a hundred members.
[07:50] Lana
    But several villagers have been
    killed as an example to others!
[07:53] Male Receptionist
    We still lack adequate forces.
[07:55] Male Receptionist
    We should be ready by
    the middle of next month.
[07:57] Male Receptionist
    You'll have to wait until then.
[07:59] Lana
    But...
[08:00] Lana
    Why? We've always offered
    prayers to the goddess.
[08:07] Adventurer A
    If prayers were enough for
    the goddess to save you,
[08:10] Adventurer A
    there wouldn't be adventurers anymore.
[08:13] Lana
    The goddess is angry because there
    are more people like you now!
[08:18] Lana
    This is why she's so cruel to hyumans!
[08:21] Makoto/Id
    The goddess's cruelty, huh?
[08:23] Makoto/Id
    I feel like it's not as bad
    as what she's done to me.
[08:27] Adventurer A
    We'd be willing to consider your
    request for a special price.
[08:36] Lana
    Move.
[08:39] Lana
    Please move.
[08:47] Makoto
    I knew it.
[08:50] Makoto
    I shouldn't have paid a whole gold coin.
[08:54] Makoto/Id
    Three men followed from the tavern,
[08:57] Makoto/Id
    and four more left the guild.
[09:00] Lana
    Eto! Wake up, Eto!
[09:02] Adventurer A
    Poor girl. We'll make you feel better.
[09:05] Lana
    No! Stop! Let go!
[09:08] Adventurer A
    Don't waste your time
    praying to the goddess.
[09:11] Adventurer A
    If you're going to pray, pray to someone—
[09:14] Adventurer A
    What was that?!
[09:19] Lana
    You were at the guild.
[09:22] Adventurer A
    A man with a demihuman face
    siding with demihumans?
[09:25] Adventurer A
    We'll cut up your ugly fa—
[09:32] Makoto/Id
    So many hyumans are such scumbags.
[09:38] Makoto
    Would you allow me to treat him?
[09:42] Lana
    Are you a demihuman?
[09:44] Lana
    Is that why you're helping us?
[09:46] Makoto
    Despite my appearance,
    I'm actually a hyuman.
[09:49] Lana
    Huh? Wh-What are you doing?
[09:51] Makoto/Id
    Healing Kai.
[09:53] Lana
    What? His wound...
[09:56] Makoto/Id
    This power I received from
    Tsukuyomi-sama is incredible.
[10:00] Makoto
    I'm Kuzunoha.
[10:02] Makoto
    I'm an adventurer, but I work
    primarily as a merchant.
[10:05] Lana
    Oh, um... I'm sorry for saying such rude things.
[10:08] Lana
    Thank you for helping us.
[10:09] Lana
    I'm Lana, from Tapa Village.
[10:12] Lana
    This is Eto the werewolf.
[10:14] Makoto/Id
    A werewolf?
[10:16] Makoto/Id
    This little furry shota?
SIGN    How I
     Imagine
     Werewolves
SIGN    How I
     Imagine
     Werewolves
[10:19] Makoto/Id
    No, I'm sure werewolves come
    in all shapes and sizes.
[10:23] Makoto/Id
    Please let that be true.
[10:24] Lana
    Um?
[10:25] Makoto
    Oh, sorry. Let me lend you a hand.
[10:33] Makoto
    By the way, about the Moon over
    the Ruined Castle attacking...
[10:37] Lana
    Y-Yes?
[10:40] Makoto
    Is it true that you can't afford to
    wait for a group to take them out?
[10:43] Lana
    They tortured Barkley-san,
[10:47] Lana
    the strongest fighter in our village,
    to death as a lesson to us.
[10:51] Lana
    They killed his wife, too.
[10:53] Makoto/Id
    That's awful.
[10:55] Lana
    The other villagers say we should comply
    with their demands and hand over our supplies,
[11:00] Lana
    but every village they've attacked
    so far has been slaughtered
[11:03] Lana
    after having everything taken from them.
[11:06] Lana
    Tapa Village is finished.
[11:11] Lana
    Eto, are you okay?
[11:13] Eto
    Yeah.
[11:14] Eto
    So will the guild help us?
[11:18] Eto
    I'm sorry. If only I were stronger...
[11:23] Makoto/Id
    I'm used to death by now.
[11:26] Makoto/Id
    I've even killed people with my own hands.
[11:29] Makoto/Id
    Even though it wasn't
    normal in my old world,
[11:31] Makoto/Id
    I thought I'd accepted that it was
    a common occurrence in this isekai.
[11:41] Makoto
    I'll escort you to your village.
[11:43] Makoto
    Where is it?
[11:44] Eto
    What?
[11:45] Lana
    But our village is near those mountains.
    It takes a long time to get there.
[11:50] Makoto
    It's okay.
[11:52] Makoto
    Be careful you don't bite your tongue.
[11:54] Lana
    K-Kuzunoha-san?
[11:56] Eto
    Wait!
[12:00] Lana
    K-Kuzunoha-san, who exactly are you?!
[12:05] Makoto
    I told you, I'm a merchant.
[12:07] Eto
    There's no way that's true!
[12:11] Eto
    Wow.
[12:13] Lana
    We're already here.
[12:15] Makoto/Id
    The village is smaller than I expected.
[12:18] Lana
    I'd like to thank you. Please wait here.
[12:21] Lana
    I'll explain the situation to the villagers.
[12:26] Makoto
    You're not going to enter the village?
[12:28] Eto
    What? You can speak the werewolf language?
[12:31] Makoto
    Common is the only language I can't speak.
[12:34] Makoto
    So, you're not from this village?
[12:37] Eto
    My village is in the woods over there.
[12:41] Eto
    Lana and a few other
    villagers are kind to me,
[12:44] Eto
    but most people wouldn't invite a
    demihuman into a hyuman village.
[12:49] Makoto
    I guess you're right.
[12:52] Makoto
    But we can't afford to worry
    about that right now.
[12:55] Eto
    Kuzunoha-san, is your sense of smell keen
    enough to know what's happening in the village?
[13:00] Makoto
    So you knew.
[13:02] Makoto/Id
    Investigative Kai.
[13:04] Eto
    I smell blood.
[13:06] Makoto
    It's not just one or two people, either.
[13:08] Makoto
    The Moon over the Ruined Castle must've
    made examples of some villagers again.
[13:12] Eto
    Seriously, who are you?
[13:15] Makoto
    I told you, I'm an adventuring merchant.
[13:18] Eto
    You certainly don't seem like one.
[13:21] Makoto
    By the way, you were actually awake
    while I was carrying you, weren't you?
[13:25] Eto
    Huh?
[13:27] Makoto
    You can tell if someone's conscious
    or not by how heavy they feel.
[13:30] Makoto
    Did you pretend to be asleep because you
    felt bad about putting her in danger?
[13:38] Makoto/Id
    Whoops. Maybe I sounded a little mean there.
[13:42] Makoto
    If you want to be with her, then you
     should protect her next time.
[13:46] Eto
    Okay.
[13:49] Makoto/Id
    My Investigative Kai detected something.
[13:51] Makoto
    I figured they were nearby.
[13:54] Eto
    Kuzunoha-san?
[13:56] Makoto
    I'm going for a walk in the mountains.
[13:58] Eto
    But that would be suicide!
[14:00] Makoto
    So you know what's in the mountains, too.
[14:04] Eto
    Wh-Why?
[14:06] Eto
    Why are you doing this for us?
[14:11] Makoto
    "Moon over the Ruined Castle"
[14:14] Makoto
    is the name of a song from
    a distant land that I liked.
[14:19] Makoto
    I don't like the idea of dastardly
    bandits using that name.
[14:24] Makoto
    Is that good enough?
[14:27] Eto
    Is there anything I can do?
[14:30] Makoto
    Well, I have demihumans working
    at my trading company.
[14:35] Makoto
    If they ever come to
    Tapa Village or your village,
[14:39] Makoto
    treat them to a delicious meal.
[14:44] Mio
    I thought I carefully selected the
    best meat and vegetables, but...
[14:48] [SONG] Sign
    Round Two: Tasting Mio's Cooking
[14:48] [SONG] Sign
    Round Two: Tasting Mio's Cooking
SIGN    Lime
    Hyuman
    (Tomoe's Spy)
[14:53] Lime
    I can see the other side...
SIGN    Agares
     Highland Orc
[14:55] Agares
    This is nothing.
SIGN    Liddy
     Mist Lizard
[14:57] Liddy
    I can keep fighting.
SIGN    Akina
     Alke
[15:01] Akina
    Unknown flavor, unknown texture...
[15:04] Aqua&Eris
    This time we'll die for sure.
SIGN    Aqua & Eris & Mondo
    Forest Ogres
[15:07] Mondo
    I can't move.
[15:10] Emma
    I thought this might happen,
    so I brought some medicine.
[15:14] Komoe
    But we're too late.
[15:15] Mio
    Why?
[15:17] Tomoe
    Why? You can't be serious.
[15:20] Tomoe
    Komoe, what was today's menu?
[15:23] Komoe
    Salted chicken skewers
    and orcish vichyssoise.
SIGN    Mystery Greens Soup
SIGN    Monster Meat Piccata
[15:27] Tomoe
    These dishes are something else entirely!
[15:29] Mio
    I heard the eyes of the potatoes
    used in the soup are poisonous,
[15:32] Mio
    but while removing them with the skin...
[15:36] Tomoe
    How?!
[15:37] Lime
    These greens cut up the inside of my mouth.
[15:42] Mio
    Oh, I picked those in the Wasteland.
[15:45] Akina
    Those are killing weeds.
[15:48] Akina
    It's a monster with blades for leaves,
    which it uses to slice its prey.
[15:54] Lime/Id
    It's a living monster?!
[15:56] Tomoe
    Can they be made delicious?
[15:58] Ema
    They can be processed
    into an abrasive paste.
[16:02] Mio
    But I'm confident in my meat dish.
[16:05] Agares
    I'm sorry, Mio-sama.
[16:07] Liddy
    No matter what we do,
    we can't bite through it.
[16:10] Mondo
    Bring it on!
[16:13] Komoe
    All the strongest warriors
    of each species are dead.
[16:16] Mio
    That doesn't make sense.
[16:18] Mio
    I used the dishes I previously enjoyed
    with the young master as reference.
[16:24] Tomoe
    Preparing monster meat must
    require special techniques.
[16:28] Emma
    This oil is hephais oil.
[16:31] Emma
    It's a rare lubricating oil.
[16:34] Eris
    Lubricating oil?
[16:36] Aqua
    You mean...
[16:37] Aqua
    It's for industrial use?!
[16:39] Eris
    Grease!
[16:40] Aqua
    I only participated because
    I sensed bananas.
SIGN    Banana Garnish (Covered in Oil)
[16:45] Eris
    How could you kill these bananas?!
[16:50] Mondo
    I won't be beaten.
[16:54] Tomoe
    You served fruit as garnish for meat?
[16:56] Mio
    There was a restaurant that served
    a delicious dish like that.
[16:59] Mio
    I heard sweet and sour pork
    contains fruit, as well.
[17:02] Tomoe
    That's a different fruit!
[17:04] Tomoe
    Good ingredients don't guarantee
    the cooked dish will be delicious,
[17:08] Tomoe
    especially since different species have
    varying senses of taste and preferences.
[17:12] Agares
    I prefer raw foods.
[17:15] Liddy
    I prefer salty dishes.
[17:16] All
    Bananas! Bananas!
[17:19] Komoe
    I like persimmons!
[17:21] Mio
    C-Cooking is so complex...
[17:25] Tomoe
    If you're cooking to suit
    the young master's tastes,
[17:28] Tomoe
    then asking Lime for his opinion
    as another hyuman would be best.
[17:31] Lime
    Me?!
[17:32] Tomoe
    That said, the burden would
    be too much for him alone,
SIGN    Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
[17:36] Tomoe
    so I have an idea.
[17:37] Tomoe
    You'll travel the world to gain insights on
    the fundamentals of cooking and ingredients.
[17:42] Tomoe
    How does that sound?
[17:44] Mio
    Tomoe-san, you...
[17:49] Tomoe/Id
    She doesn't like the idea.
[17:51] Mio
    You have such fantastic ideas!
[17:54] Tomoe
    Right?
[17:56] All
    Oh, good.
[17:59] Mio
    I shall travel the land
    honing my cooking skills
[18:02] Mio
    so that I can please the young master!
[18:05] All
    Good, good!
[18:06] Tomoe/Id
    I must hurry with my own investigation.
[18:09] Tomoe/Id
    I can't allow the young master to
    get dragged into any more trouble.
[18:15] Bandit A
    What are the villagers doing?
[18:17] Bandits
    They're collecting money.
[18:19] Bandits
    They should just hand it over already.
[18:22] Bandits
    How many can we kill today?
[18:24] Bandits
    Let's raise some hell.
[18:27] Makoto/Id
    I never thought I'd wear this again, but
    I don't want them to figure out who I am.
[18:32] Makoto/Id
    Finally, Silencing Kai.
[18:44] Bandit A/Id
    What's going on? I can't speak.
[18:47] Bandit A/Id
    No, all sounds have disappeared!
[18:52] Bandit A/Id
    Wha—
[18:53] Bandit A/Id
    We're under attack?!
[18:55] Makoto/Id
    Sheesh.
[18:58] Makoto/Id
    I said I didn't want to get too
    deeply involved with hyumans,
[19:01] Makoto/Id
    but here I am exterminating
    bandits for them.
[19:04] Makoto/Id
    But I decided to follow my heart
    when I'm not sure what to do.
[19:13] Bandit A/Id
    It's him.
[19:15] Makoto/Id
    I'm not shooting to kill.
[19:17] Makoto/Id
    My arrows are enchanted to
    knock them out, though.
[19:19] Bandit A/Id
    Die!
[19:21] Makoto/Id
    You can always count on
    Elder Dwarf equipment.
[19:24] Makoto/Id
    Its defense is fantastic.
[19:26] Makoto/Id
    Anyway, why must there
    be so many of them?
[19:29] Makoto/Id
    I don't want to waste my arrows.
[19:34] Makoto/Id
    When Emma-san first taught me,
    I wasn't sure if I'd be able to master it.
[19:42] Makoto/Id
    But I've gotten totally used to it.
[19:45] Bandit A
    The sound is back.
[19:47] Makoto/Id
    This arrow won't miss.
[19:50] Bandit A
    Whoa!
[20:07] Bandit A
    S-Spare me!
[20:08] Makoto
    I won't kill you, but before I go...
[20:13] Makoto
    Don't call yourselves the Moon over
    the Ruined Castle ever again.
[20:25] Lana
    What happened here?
[20:27] Villagers
    What happened to them?
[20:28] Villagers
    Does this mean we're saved?
[20:30] Villagers
    S-Someone contact the adventurer's guild!
[20:31] Lana
    Was this...
[20:32] Villagers
    Transport the wounded!
[20:33] Eto
    Yeah.
[20:34] Lana
    So our prayers were heard.
[20:43] Shiki
    Young Master, where have you been?
[20:46] Makoto
    Out.
[20:48] Shiki
    I see.
[20:51] Makoto
    More importantly, did you find an inn?
[20:53] Shiki
    Yes. I can finally escort
    you to a passable inn.
[20:59] Shiki
    It costs three gold coins per night.
[21:01] Makoto
    Three gold coins is 30,000 yen.
[21:04] Makoto
    Don't you think that's too expensive?
[21:06] Shiki
    By the way, I heard the
    so-called heroes are treated
[21:11] Shiki
    quite hospitably by the Limia
    Kingdom and Gritonia Empire.
[21:16] Makoto
    What? Really?
[21:18] Shiki
    As your follower, I cannot allow you to be
    the only one forced to live in poverty.
[21:24] Makoto
    Is that right?
[21:29] Makoto/Id
    Heroes, huh?
[21:31] (Flashback) Goddess
    I've found other heroes
    suitable for my world.
[21:38] Makoto/Id
    They were apparently present at the
    battlefield I was thrown into before.
[21:42] Makoto/Id
    I wonder when I'll run into them.
[21:53] Makoto/N
    Somewhere in this world
[21:55] Makoto/N
    Are a couple of heroes
[21:56] Makoto/N
    But where could they be?
[21:58] Makoto/N
    Misumi Makoto, Poems of the Heart*.
[23:36] Makoto/N
    Night Two: "The Heroes Are*
    a Couple of Beauties."
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