E4 - The Hidden Boss Attends Field Lessons

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[00:00] Alicia
    Miss Yumiella...
[00:02] Alicia
    Are you the Demon Lord?
[00:04] Yumiella
    Huh?
[00:08] Jessica
    The Demon Lord?
[00:09] Alice
    Miss Yumiella? Really?
[00:11] Becky
    I know she uses dark magic, but...
[00:13] Yumiella
    How does Alicia know that the
    Demon Lord is coming back?
[00:17] Yumiella
    Me? The Demon Lord?
    What are you talking about?
[00:22] Alice
    Ed was saying that the Demon Lord
    is coming back in two years.
[00:27] Yumiella
    "Ed"?
[00:29] Yumiella
    She's calling the prince by a nickname
    barely a week after they first met?
[00:32] Yumiella
    Well, her communication skills
    are level 99, if nothing else.
[00:36] Yumiella
    But anyway...
[00:38] Yumiella
    That stupid prince.
[00:39] Yumiella
    Did he really blab top-secret
    information to Alicia?
[00:43] Yumiella
    Did Prince Edwin say that I'm the Demon Lord?
[00:47] Alicia
    He only said that the Demon Lord
    would be coming back in two years.
[00:51] Alicia
    But you're... well...
[00:57] Alicia
    The black...
[00:58] Yumiella
    Black? Oh...
[01:01] Yumiella
    Yes, I do have black hair,
[01:03] Yumiella
    but do you have any basis for assuming
    I'm the Demon Lord because of that?
[01:07] Yumiella
    And didn't we learn in magic class
    that dark magic isn't evil?
[01:14] William
    Yumiella Dolkness!
[01:15] Edwin
    What have you done to Alicia?!
[01:17] Oswald
    We're here now. Everything's all right.
[01:20] Yumiella
    If anyone's had something
    done to her, it's me.
[01:24] Yumiella
    Miss Alicia was saying strange things
    about the Demon Lord returning
[01:29] Yumiella
    and about me being the Demon Lord,
    so I denied it. Nothing more.
[01:33] Yumiella
    The Demon Lord's return
    needs to be kept secret.
[01:37] Yumiella
    A member of the royalty should know that.
[01:38] Yumiella
    Hurry up and tell her that stuff
    about the Demon Lord was just gossip.
[01:41] Edwin
    It's true that the Demon Lord
    is going to return in two years.
[01:44] Edwin
    Only a few people know that, though.
[01:47] Yumiella
    This stupid prince!
[01:49] William
    I get it! So you're the Demon Lord!
[01:52] Yumiella
    I'm not.
[01:54] Yumiella
    I may be the hidden boss,
    but I'm not the Demon Lord.
SIGN    Villainess Level 99
SIGN    I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord
[03:31] Yumiella
    They're unfazed after hearing
    about the Demon Lord.
[03:34] Yumiella
    So William and Oswald must
    have already heard about it.
[03:38] Yumiella
    The Demon Lord isn't coming
    back for two years, right?
[03:42] Yumiella
    But I'm here right now.
    What does that make me?
[03:46] William
    Y-You're gonna start doing
    evil stuff, aren't you?!
[03:49] William
    I'll punish you myself!
[03:51] Yumiella
    This meathead...
[03:54] Yumiella
    Uh...
[03:56] Yumiella
    You think you can beat me?
[04:01] Yumiella
    Do you really think I'm
    the Demon Lord, as well?
[04:04] Oswald
    If that's what Alicia says.
[04:06] Yumiella
    He's an idiot, too.
[04:07] Oswald
    Besides, you being the Demon Lord
    would explain that strength of yours.
[04:12] Yumiella
    I can't deny that.
[04:15] Yumiella
    Yes, I am indeed strong.
[04:17] Yumiella
    As strong as the Demon Lord, perhaps.
[04:20] Yumiella
    But you three are too weak.
[04:24] Yumiella
    If you intend to defeat me,
    you need to get stronger.
[04:28] Yumiella
    I need them to get stronger so they can
    defeat the actual Demon Lord, anyway.
[04:34] Yumiella
    No, wait.
[04:35] Yumiella
    Maybe this is my chance to
    teach them how to level up?
[04:40] Yumiella
    It might improve their
    opinion of me a bit, too.
[04:45] Yumiella
    I'd like to teach all of you
    the basics of leveling up.
[04:48] Edwin
    Huh? What are you...
[04:50] Yumiella
    The fundamental way to level
    up is defeating monsters.
[04:53] Yumiella
    Delve into dungeons whenever you have time,
[04:56] Yumiella
    and kill as many as you can.
[04:57] Yumiella
    Don't use Amulets of Protection.
[04:59] Yumiella
    Wear Amulets of Growth, which
    double the experience you receive.
[05:03] Yumiella
    Use a Monster-Calling Flute to defeat
    as many monsters as possible.
[05:07] Yumiella
    And to maximize efficiency,
[05:10] Yumiella
    you'll need to fight solo
    rather than forming a party.
[05:13] Yumiella
    I recommend going for monsters
    that specialize not in defense,
[05:17] Yumiella
    but in offense, because you
    spend less time fighting them.
[05:20] Yumiella
    Obviously, stronger monsters are the
    most efficient for raising your level,
[05:24] Yumiella
    so go as deep into the dungeon as you can.
[05:27] Yumiella
    Leveling up is basically a form
    of occupational performance,
[05:30] Yumiella
    so setting daily goals and doing
    your best to meet them is crucial.
[05:35] Yumiella
    Especially you, Miss Alicia.
[05:37] Yumiella
    Since you can use light magic,
    the responsibility on you is immense.
[05:41] Yumiella
    Please do your leveling
    up in a dark-type dungeon.
[05:44] Alicia
    H-Huh?
[05:46] Yumiella
    Yep. Nailed it.
[05:51] Yumiella
    Looks like that was so amazing,
    they're all speechless.
[05:54] Edwin
    Are...
[05:55] Edwin
    Are you trying to kill us?!
[05:58] Yumiella
    Huh?
[05:59] Yumiella
    Was it a little too difficult for them?
[06:02] Edwin
    Let's go.
[06:03] Yumiella
    I know all of you can handle it.
[06:06] Yumiella
    If you're afraid, shall I tag along with you?
[06:10] Edwin
    No need!
[06:12] Edwin
    I'll get stronger in my own way.
[06:15] Yumiella
    Guess I didn't get through to them.
[06:17] Yumiella
    But everyone else here must be thrilled
    to get all that useful information...
[06:22] Boy1
    Use a Monster-Calling Flute? Is she nuts?
[06:24] Boy3
    And going into a dungeon without
    an Amulet of Protection?
[06:27] Girl1
    Did you know there were dark-type dungeons?
[06:30] Girl2
    I never dreamed a place that scary existed.
[06:32] Boy4
    Maybe that's where she came from...
[06:36] Yumiella
    Well, this was a flop.
[06:39] Yumiella
    But all that aside...
[06:42] Yumiella
    Why is Alicia so wary of me?
[06:45] Yumiella
    Could it be... she was reincarnated, like me?
[06:49] Yumiella
    I'll have to look into it.
[06:54] Yumiella
    If Alicia only vaguely remembers
    what happened in the game,
[06:58] Yumiella
    I could understand her mistaking
    me for the Demon Lord, but...
[07:03] Alicia
    I'll bake some cookies next time.
[07:05] Edwin
    I can't wait.
[07:09] Oswald
    Doing okay in your classes?
[07:10] Alicia
    Yeah, I think so.
[07:15] William
    Wow, you live near the ocean, huh?
[07:17] Alicia
    Yep.
[07:19] Yumiella
    I tried observing Alicia for a day,
[07:22] Yumiella
    but she's just... a nice girl.
SIGN    Alicia
SIGN    (I'm an ordinary citizen, after all.)
[07:25] Yumiella
    In the game, she's the
    cheerful, innocent type.
[07:28] Yumiella
    She enrolls in the academy so she
    can use her magic to help others.
SIGN    Alicia
SIGN    (I'll never fit in with all of them...)
[07:33] Yumiella
    At first, she doesn't
    understand noble customs,
[07:36] Yumiella
    so she doesn't fit in.
SIGN    Edwin
SIGN    Alicia, you know we're on your side.
[07:38] Yumiella
    Then the conquerable characters help her out,
[07:41] Yumiella
    and she opens up to them.
[07:45] Yumiella
    Good kitty.
[07:51] Yumiella
    In this world, too...
[07:53] Alicia
    Meow, meow.
[07:54] Yumiella
    She's kind to everyone,
    and she's very cheerful.
[07:58] Yumiella
    It's only her reactions
    to me that are strange.
[08:03] Yumiella
    Also, I feel like I don't see her
    with other girls very often...
[08:07] Yumiella
    But I guess having those three
    guys with her all the time
[08:10] Yumiella
    makes it hard to approach her.
[08:13] Alicia
    Bye, kitty.
[08:17] Yumiella
    Gotta follow her...
[08:21] Yumiella
    But first, there's something I need to do.
[08:27] Yumiella
    Kitty!
[08:33] Yumiella
    Meow, meow.
[08:42] Yumiella
    I figured that would happen.
[08:43] Yumiella
    Ever since I reincarnated as Yumiella,
    animals seem terrified of me.
[08:50] Yumiella
    He's one of my classmates.
    I think his name is...
[08:56] Yumiella
    No, more importantly...
[08:58] Yumiella
    Were you watching?
[08:59] Patrick
    No, I didn't see anything.
[09:01] Yumiella
    He definitely saw.
[09:04] Yumiella
    It's not that it ran away from me.
[09:06] Yumiella
    I could've caught that cat, but
    it would have taken the use of force.
[09:10] Yumiella
    So I suppose it would be more
    correct to say I let it get away.
[09:18] Yumiella
    Pardon me. I have things to do.
[09:26] Yumiella
    Where did she go?
[09:29] Yumiella
    There!
[09:33] Alicia
    Um, I've never heard this incantation before.
[09:37] Edwin
    Oh, right, you might not
    be familiar with that one.
[09:41] Edwin
    It's something that nobles in Valschein know.
[09:44] Alicia
    I see!
[09:46] Yumiella
    She's getting Edwin to help her study.
[09:49] Yumiella
    It's like an otome game.
[09:51] Yumiella
    I mean, it is an otome game, but...
[09:55] Yumiella
    Does this mean Alicia has
    started on Edwin's route?
[09:59] Edwin
    By the way, Alicia...
[10:00] Edwin
    Why did you think Yumiella
    Dolkness was the Demon Lord?
[10:04] Edwin
    She isn't the Demon Lord.
    My father said as much.
[10:10] Alicia
    But...
[10:11] Edwin
    It's true that she uses dark magic,
[10:14] Edwin
    has black hair, and is level 99.
[10:18] Edwin
    But it's not right to assume she's
    the Demon Lord just because of that.
[10:25] Edwin
    What... is that?
[10:28] Alicia
    It's Miss Yumiella.
[10:31] Alicia
    This is how Miss Yumiella looks to me.
[10:34] Alicia
    Frightening.
[10:36] Alicia
    It may have something to
    do with my light magic.
[10:41] Yumiella
    Ah...
[10:44] Yumiella
    What does that mean?
    The compatibility of attributes?
[10:47] Edwin
    Yumiella Dolkness is indeed
    abnormally strong.
[10:51] Edwin
    It can't be such an easy
    thing to reach level 99.
[10:54] Edwin
    Even if she's not the Demon Lord,
    I won't let my guard down around her.
[11:00] Edwin
    Although it seems my father wants her to
    join the force that battles the Demon Lord.
[11:05] Alicia
    He does?
[11:06] Edwin
    I suppose it only makes sense,
    given her strength, but...
[11:11] Edwin
    With your light magic, you're also
    a valuable asset to the battle.
[11:15] Edwin
    In other words, we'll all work together
    to face the Demon Lord one day.
[11:22] Edwin
    Alicia...
[11:23] Edwin
    I'm sorry for getting you involved in such a
    dangerous thing as fighting the Demon Lord.
[11:28] Alicia
    You didn't! If the world is
    in danger, it's my business!
[11:32] Alicia
    If I can be of use with my magic,
[11:34] Alicia
    I want to do whatever I can.
[11:37] Alicia
    So let's do our best together, Ed!
[11:41] Edwin
    Yeah. Let's defeat the Demon Lord together.
[11:42] Yumiella
    In any case, it doesn't seem
    like Alicia was reincarnated.
[11:44] Alicia
    Right!
[11:51] Yumiella
    Principal, I heard you wanted to see me.
[11:54] Ronald
    Come in.
[11:55] Yumiella
    Someone else's voice?
[11:59] Ronald
    Pleased to meet you, Miss Yumiella.
[12:01] Ronald
    I'm Ronald. I've been appointed
    as the new principal.
[12:06] Yumiella
    I am Yumiella Dolkness.
[12:08] Yumiella
    Um, where is the former principal?
[12:11] Ronald
    He resigned.
[12:13] Ronald
    You needn't worry about it.
[12:15] Yumiella
    His smile looks so fake.
[12:17] Yumiella
    Like the very model of a smile
    meant to put one at ease.
[12:22] Ronald
    I've come to the academy
    on the king's orders.
[12:25] Ronald
    I'm also aware of the Demon Lord's
    impending return, so you can relax.
[12:29] Ronald
    Please, sit.
[12:31] Yumiella
    Yes, sir.
[12:33] Ronald
    Here you go.
[12:34] Yumiella
    Thank you.
[12:36] Yumiella
    He's been informed about
    the Demon Lord's return.
[12:38] Yumiella
    That must mean the king trusts him.
[12:42] Ronald
    What a troublemaker Prince Edwin is.
[12:45] Ronald
    To think he spoke of a state
    secret in public like that.
[12:49] Ronald
    I'm sure you had it rough, too.
[12:51] Yumiella
    Eh. I've been an object of curiosity
    ever since the entrance ceremony.
[12:56] Ronald
    His Highness wasn't always
    the type to behave so rashly,
[13:00] Ronald
    but recently, he's been... unstable.
[13:02] Ronald
    Even his two supporters have
    been acting the same way.
[13:07] Yumiella
    Did something happen to the three of them?
[13:10] Ronald
    You're really asking that?
[13:12] Yumiella
    Yeah, of course.
[13:14] Ronald
    All three of them had been exceptionally
    brilliant since childhood,
[13:17] Ronald
    but then someone suddenly showed
    up and shattered their pride.
[13:23] Ronald
    I can't blame them for being shaken by that.
[13:25] Ronald
    As for the matter of the Demon Lord's return,
[13:28] Ronald
    we will be denying it in an
    official address from the kingdom.
[13:31] Ronald
    But it's practically impossible to
    extinguish a rumor once it's spread.
[13:36] Ronald
    Of course,
[13:37] Ronald
    the king understands that there's
    no way you can be the Demon Lord,
[13:41] Ronald
    so you can relax.
[13:43] Yumiella
    How much information does the royal
    family have about the Demon Lord?
[13:48] Ronald
    I don't know that myself.
[13:51] Yumiella
    It's no use. I can't tell what he's thinking.
[13:56] Yumiella
    I can't say why, but this guy just irks me.
[13:58] Ronald
    Anyway, I didn't just want to say
    hello to you. I have a favor to ask.
[14:02] Yumiella
    A favor? Of me?
[14:05] Ronald
    Yes. When our field lessons
    begin in the near future,
[14:08] Ronald
    I want you on the administrative side.
[14:11] Yumiella
    Field lessons?
SIGN    The Hidden Boss Attends Field Lessons
[14:17] Students
    Coming your way!
[14:18] Students
    I got 'em!
[14:19] Students
    Surround it!
[14:19] Students
    No! Stay away!
[14:29] Yumiella
    Here, a "field lesson"
    basically means leveling up.
[14:34] Yumiella
    The academy sends students to hunt monsters,
[14:36] Yumiella
    while keeping their safety in mind.
[14:39] Yumiella
    It's true that there's no need for me
    to participate, since I'm level 99.
[14:44] Yumiella
    And if I accidentally wiped
    out all the monsters,
[14:47] Yumiella
    I'd ruin it for all the other students.
[14:49] Ronald
    Field lessons are divided up between
    central nobles and regional nobles.
[14:54] (Flashback) Ronald
    You'll be in charge of the regional nobles.
[14:57] (Flashback) Yumiella
    That's a very broad method
    of dividing them up.
[14:59] (Flashback) Ronald
    Regional nobles fight
    monsters in their domains
[15:02] (Flashback) Ronald
    more often than city-dwelling central nobles.
[15:05] (Flashback) Ronald
    That inevitably creates a clear difference
    in their motivation to level up.
[15:09] (Flashback) Ronald
    Separating them is more efficient.
[15:12] (Flashback) Yumiella
    Will Prince Edwin and his companions attend
    the field lesson with the central nobles?
[15:17] (Flashback) Ronald
    I've arranged a supplementary lesson
    for special training for them.
[15:21] Yumiella
    Special training?!
[15:24] Yumiella
    I'm dying to know how they get to level up!
[15:26] (Flashback) Ronald
    The goal is to get them to level
    40 by the time they graduate.
[15:33] (Flashback) Yumiella
    I'd like it if they could
    get closer to level 60.
[15:37] (Flashback) Ronald
    Captain Adolf is level 60.
[15:40] (Flashback) Ronald
    They can't get that far in two years.
[15:42] Yumiella
    I think it's plenty possible, myself...
[15:45] Magic Teacher
    Okay, time for a break.
[15:48] Magic Teacher
    Those of you who are out of magic or injured,
[15:51] Magic Teacher
    don't forget to replenish with potions!
[15:52] Yumiella
    What a peaceful field lesson this is.
[15:55] Yumiella
    There are too few.
[15:55] Becky
    Here's a potion.
[15:56] Yumiella
    And they're throwing way too much
    power at some low-level monsters.
[15:57] Cede
    Oh, thanks.
[15:58] Miles
    How many did you kill?
[16:00] Diva
    Two, I think.
[16:00] Yumiella
    It's obviously overkill.
[16:02] Students
    I couldn't even kill one.
[16:02] Yumiella
    And with the teachers' protection, too.
[16:03] Students
    I need to work on my bow skills.
[16:04] Students
    Real monsters do have a lot more impact.
[16:06] Yumiella
    I know they can't afford to endanger
    the son of royalty, but this...
[16:11] Yumiella/Ronald
    Too inefficient.
[16:15] Yumiella
    The guy who saw me with the cat...
[16:17] Yumiella
    Um...
[16:19] Patrick
    I'm Patrick Ashbatten.
[16:20] Yumiella
    You also think this is inefficient?
[16:24] Yumiella
    I think they could handle a
    larger number of monsters.
[16:27] Patrick
    Yeah.
[16:28] Patrick
    If they split into a vanguard and
    rear guard and work together,
[16:31] Patrick
    it's more than possible.
[16:33] Yumiella
    I haven't spoken with a
    classmate like this in ages.
[16:36] Yumiella
    Do they split into vanguard and rear guard
    to level up in the Ashbattens' domain?
[16:40] Patrick
    Yeah. The vanguard holds
    the monsters in place,
[16:43] Patrick
    and the rear guard attacks
    them. That's basic.
[16:46] Yumiella
    Doesn't that result in
[16:48] Yumiella
    differing amounts of experience
    for the vanguard and rear guard?
[16:51] Patrick
    We reverse it, too.
[16:52] Patrick
    The rear guard uses magic to
    stop the monsters' movements,
[16:55] Patrick
    while the vanguard attacks.
[16:57] Patrick
    It does bring down the balance, though.
[16:59] Yumiella
    I guess working as one group
    does reduce efficiency.
[17:02] Yumiella
    Meaning...
[17:04] Yumiella
    My idea of how to level up wasn't wrong!
[17:07] Yumiella
    Could we use that method here, right now?
[17:11] Patrick
    I think we have enough people,
[17:14] Patrick
    but with so few monsters, I
    don't think it would matter.
[17:17] Yumiella
    I have something useful.
[17:20] Patrick
    A Monster-Calling Flute?!
[17:21] Patrick
    Wait, don't!
[17:25] Students
    What?
[17:25] Magic Teacher
    Miss Yumiella! What are you—
[17:32] Students
    Wh-What?
[17:33] Students
    What is that?
[17:33] Patrick
    Everyone with a shield
    and spear to the front!
[17:35] Students
    G-Got it!
[17:36] Students
    Hurry!
[17:39] Patrick
    Vanguard, focus on stopping the monsters!
[17:41] Patrick
    Rear guard, use ranged magic attacks!
[17:44] Patrick
    If you run out of magic, attack
    whatever's left with weapons!
[17:47] Boy Student
    Got it!
[17:48] Patrick
    If you get hurt, fall back
    and heal with a potion!
[17:51] Girl Student
    Right!
[17:59] Patrick
    Attack!
[18:07] Patrick
    Follow up the attack!
[18:22] Pardont
    You all right?!
[18:23] Ian
    Yeah...
[18:23] Patrick
    Vanguard, regroup right away!
[18:25] Boy Students
    Right!
[18:26] Patrick
    Don't panic! Finish them all!
[18:37] Yumiella
    Wow...
[18:45] Patrick
    Yumiella! How could you
    do that without warning?!
[18:49] Yumiella
    Why is he so angry?
[18:52] Yumiella
    Oh, I know.
[18:54] Yumiella
    Because the rear guard exhausted themselves
[18:56] Yumiella
    to the point that the
    vanguard couldn't level up.
[18:59] Yumiella
    There's no need to worry.
[19:02] Yumiella
    I know some of them have
    exhausted their magic,
[19:05] Yumiella
    so I'll hold the monsters in place next time.
[19:07] Patrick
    Huh? Next time?
[19:09] Patrick
    No!
[19:12] Beth
    Not again!
[19:13] David
    We're really gonna die this time!
[19:15] Yumiella
    I'll stop the monsters' movements.
[19:18] Yumiella
    Those of you in the vanguard
[19:20] Yumiella
    can take your time killing them.
[19:25] Yumiella
    Dark Bind.
[19:34] Yumiella
    Go ahead and attack them.
[19:36] Ian
    Um, was that...
[19:39] Yumiella
    It was my magic.
[19:41] Yumiella
    It's called Dark Bind. It renders
    the target unable to move.
[19:45] Ian
    And we won't get attacked?
[19:47] Yumiella
    You'll be fine. The monsters
    are firmly restrained.
[19:51] Ian
    Uh, I don't mean by the monsters...
[19:59] Patrick
    There's no problem. This method is safe.
[20:01] Students
    Seems like it's okay... maybe?
[20:04] David
    Well, in that case...
[20:05] Silk
    Yeah...
[20:06] Yumiella
    Was he talking about my magic?
[20:09] Yumiella
    Is it that scary?
[20:12] Yumiella
    Your leadership was brilliant.
[20:15] Patrick
    I am the son of a margrave, after all.
[20:18] Patrick
    I was involved in some
    combat before I enrolled...
[20:24] Patrick
    I guess you meant no harm.
[20:25] Yumiella
    What are you talking about?
[20:27] Patrick
    Nothing.
[20:37] Yumiella
    I'll heal you.
[20:38] Patrick
    Huh?
[20:41] Yumiella
    Dark magic also has healing
    and recovery spells.
[20:44] Yumiella
    There's one downside, however.
[20:48] Yumiella
    It's super grotesque.
[20:50] Patrick
    Yikes...
[20:55] Yumiella
    You should be all right now.
    Do you feel any pain?
[21:01] Patrick
    No. I'm fine. Thanks.
[21:05] Yumiella
    Oh, good.
[21:06] Yumiella
    I didn't know what I'd do if it had side
    effects on people of other attributes.
[21:11] Yumiella
    Why did you jump in front of me?
[21:13] Patrick
    Sorry. I thought you were in danger.
[21:16] Yumiella
    In danger? At level 99?
[21:20] Patrick
    You need to take better care of yourself.
[21:23] Patrick
    It'll be too late once something happens.
[21:26] Yumiella
    Did he really just try to protect
    me because he was worried about me?
[21:34] Yumiella
    Th-Thank you.
[21:37] Yumiella
    This has never happened before.
    I feel kind of embarrassed.
[21:41] Patrick
    Yumiella...
[21:42] Patrick
    Next time you're going to use the
    Monster-Calling Flute, say so first.
[21:47] Yumiella
    All right.
[21:48] Yumiella
    In that case, I'm going to use it again now.
[21:50] Patrick
    Huh? Wait, Yumiella!
[21:53] Cede
    You're kidding!
[21:54] Eren
    No more!
[21:56] Magic Teacher
    Miss Yumiella!
[21:57] Yumiella
    Dark Bind.
[22:02] Yumiella
    Dark Bind.
[22:03] Students
    Again?!
[22:06] Patrick
    Stop it!