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My knight.

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This is not the road we initially took.

3
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We got new orders.

4
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There's no one road for heroes.

5
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There are more people 
on the road with us now.

6
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The place we're going...

7
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is holding a bit of a festival.

8
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By the way, Xylo.

9
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Yeah?

10
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Can we take... a break... already?

11
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We just had one.

12
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Can't... go on...

13
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Is that our destination?

14
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Yes. That fortress is an important part 
of the Second Capital's defenses.

15
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A natural stronghold protected
 by a river and sheer cliffs...

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Mureed Fortress. Also known
 as the Wayfarer's Nest.

17
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Low prices here!

18
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Everything's fresh, but only for today!

19
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Why, you have excellent taste, sir!

20
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Whoops. You'll need more military scrip.

21
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Could I have five of these?

22
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Anyone want to send letters?

23
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We can take 'em anywhere 
in the Federated Kingdom!

24
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Take this to my mother.

25
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Fresh out of the repair shop 
and indulging already?

26
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You're incorrigible, Dotta.

27
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Hey, it's no biggie. They won't get mad
over a {\i1}little {\i0}stealing. It's a festival.

28
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I know we haven't attended the Great Exchange
 in a while, but make sure you don't get caught.

29
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Verkle Corp merchants are very tight-fisted.

30
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Aw, c'mon. Loosen up. We don't get 
vacations often, so let's enjoy this one.

31
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Heroes like us don't get vacations.

32
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Even now, we're "on standby."

33
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Of course, that's not to say we're not 
allowed the occasional rest period.

34
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You sure love to sound smart, Venetim.

35
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Now if only we could get some girls...

36
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Stop now.

37
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Even if there were such an establishment 
nearby, {\i1}we'd{\i0} never be allowed to use it.

38
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You got that right.

39
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Commander-in-chief! Where are you?

40
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Commander Xylo!

41
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Yeah?

42
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Commander Xylo.

43
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The traveling merchants have arrived.

44
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Go buy me wine.

45
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Sorry, but our treasury's bare.

46
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Did you forget spending all of our scrip?

47
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If you want booze, you'll need 
someone to take out a loan.

48
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I'm sure Venetim's got time to kill.

49
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The chancellor is keeping an eye 
on that sticky-fingered Dotta.

50
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He's always got some excuse, huh?

51
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What about Tsav?

52
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He's not back from his mission yet?

53
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Yeah, he's still out on loan
 to another unit.

54
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This is insubordination.

55
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Does no one have respect for their king?

56
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Tch. Can't I get a moment's peace
 to do some reading?

57
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My knight! I have been looking
 for you everywhere.

58
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Not a single quiet moment.

59
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The door was unlocked.
Does that not seem incautious?

60
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Dotta unlocked it and left.
He took the key with him.

61
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My knight, are you not attending 
the Great Exchange?

62
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I don't wanna talk to any Holy Knights.

63
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Then come make merry with {\i1}me{\i0}!

64
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Why should I?

65
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Just go to the Great Exchange yourself.

66
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I-I am a goddess, and therefore
have no interest in such things.

67
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You don't want a Holy Knight escort, is that it?

68
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Let us speak no more of it.

69
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Instead...

70
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I shall grant you the honor
 of playing with me.

71
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Does that not make you happy?

72
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Zigg?

73
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Venetim taught me the rules.

74
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I shall prove a formidable opponent.

75
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By employing the venerable 
"hidden spear" strategy

76
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used by the royal family 
in the Kingdom of Meht...

77
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Don't do that.

78
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If Venetim taught you that, 
he was probably messing with you.

79
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Anyway, I'm busy right now.

80
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What? Reading?

81
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Can you not save that for later?

82
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I even made you a bookmark.

83
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Don't care. Use it yourself.

84
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Although I must say, it is a surprise
to see that you love reading.

85
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What manner of boo—

86
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It's poetry.

87
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Poetry?!

88
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Xylo... Y-You...

89
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What's the big surprise?

90
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What manner of poetry is it?

91
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I shall grant you the honor 
of reading it to me.

92
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Rejected.

93
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Then, at least allow me to read
 over your shoulder.

94
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That is surely permissible?

95
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I can't see what a goddess 
would get out of this.

96
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It's a book of old poems 
called {\i1}Dragon-Drunk{\i0}.

97
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It was written by a drunken poet 
by the name of Altoyard Comette.

98
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In his later years, he began 
dreaming of becoming a dragon,

99
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and practiced flying every night
until it was the death of him.

100
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What a curious story.

101
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There were a lot of poets 
like him back then.

102
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I might've been a poet, too, 
if I hadn't joined the military.

103
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A poet?!

104
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What's the problem? Why is that so—

105
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Xylo Forbartz.

106
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So this is where you were.

107
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I didn't expect Goddess Teoritta
 to be with you.

108
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Kivia. I did not expect 
to see you here, either.

109
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Funny seeing the noble captain of the 
Holy Knights demean herself by coming here.

110
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Has our punishment been decided?

111
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Or do we have our next mission?

112
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Both are true.

113
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But that's not why I'm here.

114
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I want to talk to you.

115
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To me?

116
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Follow me. I'll unlock—

117
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I shall accompany you.

118
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It appears the Great Exchange has begun.

119
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Let us talk as we shop.

120
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If Kivia is in attendance, then I, as a goddess,
 will surely be allowed to go.

121
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Yes, it surely must be so.

122
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Now, let us proceed, my knight.

123
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For heaven's sake.

124
00:07:09,280 --> 00:07:10,760
Xylo, behold!

125
00:07:11,350 --> 00:07:15,450
Is that some kind of food? 
Or a decoration, perhaps?

126
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It's candy. You've never seen it before?

127
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"Can-dy"?

128
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This did not exist in the time I was created.

129
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They look very much like jewels.

130
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What is that long, thin food?

131
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Fried noodles.

132
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A western dish. Cut wheat dough into strips,
 then fry 'em in butter and fermented sauce.

133
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Yes, I see.

134
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And that?

135
00:07:41,030 --> 00:07:43,240
Look. The one with the bear sign.

136
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That's...

137
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The hell? I've never seen that before.

138
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Miwoolies Creams.

139
00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,790
An iced treat popular in the First Capital.

140
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Shaved ice is placed atop whipped cream,
then sprinkled with honey and nuts.

141
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The flavor is exquisite.

142
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That bear is their mascot. 
They're currently holding a contest to name it.

143
00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:06,050
Magnificent. The constant advancement 
in culture is on full display!

144
00:08:06,050 --> 00:08:07,720
Never heard of it.

145
00:08:08,490 --> 00:08:09,720
Surprised you have.

146
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Why wouldn't I know it?
 I enjoy iced treats as much as anyone.

147
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What exactly is going through
 your head right now?

148
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My knight.

149
00:08:19,850 --> 00:08:23,510
It looks delicious, does it not, Xylo? 
Truly delicious indeed.

150
00:08:23,510 --> 00:08:27,100
Well? Do you not wish to try it?

151
00:08:28,350 --> 00:08:30,040
If you insist.

152
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Pick out two you think look good.

153
00:08:32,430 --> 00:08:33,810
Wait, three?

154
00:08:36,180 --> 00:08:40,070
I'll pass. I'm saving my scrip.

155
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You heard her. Just the two.

156
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Go ahead.

157
00:08:44,510 --> 00:08:45,700
Of course.

158
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Leave it to me!

159
00:08:55,510 --> 00:09:00,240
Xylo. You've given me reason
 to reevaluate you.

160
00:09:02,970 --> 00:09:06,480
You saved my men at Couveunge.

161
00:09:07,430 --> 00:09:11,450
At Zewan Gan, you saved the people 
we were ready to abandon.

162
00:09:11,970 --> 00:09:16,100
And the people you saved were all grateful.

163
00:09:16,770 --> 00:09:18,060
Yeah?

164
00:09:19,710 --> 00:09:21,720
Guess it wasn't for nothing, then.

165
00:09:23,620 --> 00:09:26,830
I see you're capable of smiling, at least.

166
00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,960
There's just too many things that piss me off.

167
00:09:31,460 --> 00:09:35,430
Regardless, you've proven 
yourself quite capable.

168
00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:40,740
And by forming that pact 
with Goddess Teoritta,

169
00:09:41,150 --> 00:09:42,980
I believe you may have saved her, too.

170
00:09:42,980 --> 00:09:44,360
What's that mean?

171
00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:50,260
Goddess Teoritta was discovered 
in the northern ruins.

172
00:09:51,190 --> 00:09:56,550
After her excavation, we of the Thirteenth Order
 of Holy Knights, assigned to pact with her,

173
00:09:56,550 --> 00:09:59,080
were dispatched to handle 
oversight and operations.

174
00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,950
But conflict soon arose between 
the military and the Temple.

175
00:10:02,890 --> 00:10:04,540
Sorry to hear it.

176
00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,700
How dare you! It's because of {\i1}you{\i0}! 
Because you killed Goddess Senerva!

177
00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:09,740
What?

178
00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:14,480
That incident gave the military an idea.

179
00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,820
"If goddesses can be killed,

180
00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,640
maybe we can make more goddesses."

181
00:10:22,690 --> 00:10:27,460
So the military wanted us
 to analyze Teoritta.

182
00:10:29,610 --> 00:10:31,420
Analyze her, huh?

183
00:10:31,420 --> 00:10:33,450
Dissect her, you mean.

184
00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,520
Of course, the Temple opposed it,

185
00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,020
but the military won out.

186
00:10:41,110 --> 00:10:44,270
However, that situation 
is now beginning to change.

187
00:10:44,270 --> 00:10:48,030
In a very short time, 
your unit has taken out two Demon Lords,

188
00:10:48,030 --> 00:10:50,580
and proved the usefulness 
of Goddess Teoritta.

189
00:10:51,590 --> 00:10:53,720
Her usefulness?

190
00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,540
You're saying they thought 
she was useless before?

191
00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,460
They'd just found her. How would they know?

192
00:10:59,850 --> 00:11:02,970
We knew her power was to summon swords.

193
00:11:02,970 --> 00:11:05,600
That was written in the ruins
 where she was found.

194
00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:11,880
It's said the goddesses first came to us
 during the First War of Subjugation,

195
00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,950
in what is known as the Great Civilized Era.

196
00:11:15,650 --> 00:11:21,190
The goddesses act as a kind of "gate," 
with each one having a different nature.

197
00:11:22,770 --> 00:11:25,060
One produces various poisons.

198
00:11:25,450 --> 00:11:28,070
One calls down lightning and raging storms.

199
00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,550
One sees the future.

200
00:11:31,510 --> 00:11:34,420
They awaken in response to Demon Blights,

201
00:11:34,420 --> 00:11:38,370
and when their task is finished, 
they return to sleep in their coffins.

202
00:11:40,780 --> 00:11:43,930
I know about the goddesses' powers.

203
00:11:43,930 --> 00:11:48,750
They say one of the goddesses brought 
Tatsuya here from another world, too.

204
00:11:49,010 --> 00:11:52,760
It was judged that the ability
 to summon swords

205
00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,970
was far weaker than the abilities 
of the twelve other goddesses.

206
00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:03,210
And despite knowing what was to become
of Goddess Teoritta, we still...

207
00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,670
Yeah, that explains it.

208
00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:14,160
So your suicidal plan in Couveunge 
was an attempt at atonement.

209
00:12:16,380 --> 00:12:20,290
Disgusting. Just because 
she's not useful as a goddess...

210
00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,540
Here you are, dear.

211
00:12:22,540 --> 00:12:24,280
Thank you very much.

212
00:12:24,930 --> 00:12:26,910
Xylo! I have made the purchase!

213
00:12:26,910 --> 00:12:28,430
I bought one for Kivia, too.

214
00:12:31,970 --> 00:12:33,980
Come, you two, let us—

215
00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,610
Tell me about our next mission.

216
00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:42,670
What?

217
00:12:42,670 --> 00:12:46,830
If we do good there, 
she won't get dissected, right?

218
00:12:48,580 --> 00:12:51,260
I don't know what kind of 
"usefulness" they're after,

219
00:12:51,260 --> 00:12:54,000
but I'll make those Galtuile 
bastards choke on it.

220
00:12:58,070 --> 00:12:59,290
It's defense.

221
00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,600
This fortress will be defended 
by your hero unit.

222
00:13:06,430 --> 00:13:07,600
To the death.

223
00:13:09,740 --> 00:13:12,010
To the death?

224
00:13:12,010 --> 00:13:13,320
Yes.

225
00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,780
You'll defend that fortress from the Demon
 Blight by yourselves and to the bitter end.

226
00:13:18,220 --> 00:13:20,560
So it's a literal suicide mission?

227
00:13:20,560 --> 00:13:24,780
Stay calm, Xylo. Don't snap
 and beat anyone to death—

228
00:13:24,780 --> 00:13:27,120
Who the hell do you think I am?

229
00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:32,590
Excuse me. Could you perhaps enlighten us
on the details of this particular plan?

230
00:13:34,150 --> 00:13:36,980
You'll stay here at the fortress. That's all.

231
00:13:36,980 --> 00:13:38,680
A war of attrition, then.

232
00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:41,010
How long do you want us to hold out?

233
00:13:41,010 --> 00:13:42,550
Until you die.

234
00:13:44,230 --> 00:13:49,770
The Ninth and Thirteenth Orders will be
 at the rear, conserving their strength.

235
00:13:49,770 --> 00:13:55,220
Once you're all dead and the fortress is taken,
 they'll execute a special attack.

236
00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,730
And what might this "special attack" be?

237
00:13:57,730 --> 00:13:59,180
Poison.

238
00:13:59,180 --> 00:14:02,590
The ninth goddess will perform 
a miracle for all to see.

239
00:14:03,890 --> 00:14:06,230
And you think that'll kill the Demon Lord?

240
00:14:06,230 --> 00:14:08,820
I hear you've been throwing
all kinds of stuff at that thing

241
00:14:08,820 --> 00:14:11,340
without ever managing to take it down.

242
00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,360
That's right.

243
00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:18,180
Our last plan was to use a sniper to deliver
the goddess's deadly poison directly,

244
00:14:18,180 --> 00:14:22,450
but that just put it into a torpor 
it soon recovered from.

245
00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,040
So not even Tsav could put it down?

246
00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:30,480
Between that result and 
the third goddess's future-sight powers,

247
00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,830
Galtuile decided to revise the plan.

248
00:14:33,250 --> 00:14:37,370
We'll set a massive poison trap here
 in Mureed Fortress,

249
00:14:37,370 --> 00:14:40,850
and kill the Demon Lord {\i1}continuously{\i0}.

250
00:14:41,370 --> 00:14:45,440
So you plan to overwhelm 
its incredible regenerative abilities.

251
00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,830
And we're just there 
to buy some time, then die?

252
00:14:48,830 --> 00:14:49,980
Yes.

253
00:14:49,980 --> 00:14:55,490
Let Mureed Fortress become the eternal resting 
place for Demon Blight Number Fifteen, "Iblis."

254
00:14:55,770 --> 00:14:57,890
Excuse me, Commander?

255
00:14:57,890 --> 00:15:03,310
Why can't we simply leave after luring 
the Demon Lord into the trap?

256
00:15:03,310 --> 00:15:06,060
Because those were Galtuile's orders.

257
00:15:06,060 --> 00:15:09,270
If any of you leave the fortress,

258
00:15:09,270 --> 00:15:12,840
the sacred seals on your necks 
will kill the whole unit instantly.

259
00:15:13,660 --> 00:15:16,120
The whole unit, you say?

260
00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,010
Why is that necessary?

261
00:15:18,010 --> 00:15:20,940
Is there some reason you'd prefer us dead?

262
00:15:28,380 --> 00:15:30,510
They hate us that much?

263
00:15:30,510 --> 00:15:32,830
Understood. We'll carry out the plan.

264
00:15:33,770 --> 00:15:37,530
But I'd like to discuss 
a few revisions, if I may.

265
00:15:37,530 --> 00:15:38,740
Revisions?

266
00:15:39,020 --> 00:15:44,520
The rule that we all die if even one of us
 leaves the fortress, for instance.

267
00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,560
That seems highly counterproductive.

268
00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:47,700
Why?

269
00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:51,850
We're antisocial criminal 
miscreants, remember?

270
00:15:51,850 --> 00:15:56,560
We can expect at least one of our number
 to try to save his own skin,

271
00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,500
making it impossible to carry out the plan.

272
00:15:58,500 --> 00:15:59,550
I propose a change.

273
00:15:59,900 --> 00:16:05,310
You should kill us if we {\i1}all{\i0} leave the 
fortress at once, rather than just one of us.

274
00:16:05,310 --> 00:16:09,480
That would substantially increase 
our chances of success.

275
00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,980
Oh, and regarding Goddess Teoritta...

276
00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,070
Our goddess is a kind, compassionate soul.

277
00:16:18,070 --> 00:16:21,630
Even if we order her away, 
she will surely wish to remain with us.

278
00:16:21,630 --> 00:16:23,500
I request permission for her to stay.

279
00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:26,610
I'm not authorized to make that call.

280
00:16:26,610 --> 00:16:30,840
Th-The goddess is under the jurisdiction 
of the Thirteenth Or—

281
00:16:29,890 --> 00:16:30,840
Xylo.

282
00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:34,000
Contact Captain Kivia at once.

283
00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:34,950
Right.

284
00:16:38,890 --> 00:16:41,030
What else do you want me to get?

285
00:16:41,030 --> 00:16:43,200
Soldiers. We don't have enough.

286
00:16:43,590 --> 00:16:45,740
Understood. What else?

287
00:16:45,740 --> 00:16:46,980
Weapons and provisions.

288
00:16:46,980 --> 00:16:48,650
Understood. What else?

289
00:16:48,650 --> 00:16:49,560
A pardon.

290
00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,720
Understood. What else?

291
00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:55,280
Forget the pardon.

292
00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,160
I want cavalry and artillery if possible.

293
00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,410
Can you call Jayce and Rhyno back?

294
00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:02,970
They're still on the western front.

295
00:17:02,970 --> 00:17:05,270
We might get Tsav back, though.

296
00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,210
Tsav, huh?

297
00:17:07,210 --> 00:17:09,710
Hey, what are you two muttering about?

298
00:17:09,710 --> 00:17:14,380
R-Really, Xylo. That's not 
where Captain Kivia's room is.

299
00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:15,670
R-Right.

300
00:17:15,670 --> 00:17:18,420
I'll get it all handled.

301
00:17:18,420 --> 00:17:20,400
You can trust me.

302
00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,500
I don't trust you one bit.

303
00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:24,140
Can you really get this done?

304
00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:26,440
Well, let's just say...

305
00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,110
All of you might not believe me,

306
00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,240
but despite how I look,

307
00:17:32,050 --> 00:17:37,370
I was on the verge
 of saving the world once.

308
00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:46,030
What a dreary place.

309
00:17:46,030 --> 00:17:49,380
I won't be taken for a proper trial, then?

310
00:17:49,750 --> 00:17:53,260
A thousand pardons, Venetim Leopool.

311
00:17:53,260 --> 00:17:56,700
I would have preferred to talk 
in a slightly nicer room.

312
00:17:57,190 --> 00:17:59,950
I've honestly been wanting to meet you.

313
00:17:59,950 --> 00:18:01,920
I actually respect you.

314
00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:06,360
Respect me? You want to make 
a living as a con man as well?

315
00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:10,240
You really shouldn't respect me, then.

316
00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,490
I got caught, after all.

317
00:18:12,490 --> 00:18:15,990
That's right. You're totally right.

318
00:18:15,990 --> 00:18:18,690
And as far as my crime goes,

319
00:18:18,690 --> 00:18:23,710
I suppose trying to sell the palace off 
to the circus was a bridge too far.

320
00:18:23,710 --> 00:18:26,960
Yes. You really elevated fraud 
to a whole new level, didn't you?

321
00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,670
In order to sell the land to 
a circus performing in the area,

322
00:18:29,670 --> 00:18:34,480
you fabricated a story about 
the whole capital being relocated.

323
00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,210
Very impressive.

324
00:18:36,210 --> 00:18:40,200
I was going to take the advance payment 
and split, but it got out of hand.

325
00:18:41,130 --> 00:18:45,930
Investment fraud. Forgery. Counterfeiting.

326
00:18:45,930 --> 00:18:50,090
I have at least a hundred complaints 
from the Verkle Development Corporation.

327
00:18:50,090 --> 00:18:52,520
I'm sorry. Truly, I am.

328
00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,740
I don't want your apologies.

329
00:18:54,740 --> 00:18:59,150
More importantly, what inspired you
 to become a con man?

330
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:05,460
Well, I've always hated 
seeing people look disappointed.

331
00:19:05,890 --> 00:19:08,720
I'd make up whatever lie 
would get me through a situation,

332
00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,290
and even try to make it all consistent.

333
00:19:11,290 --> 00:19:13,970
That must have taken a lot of effort.

334
00:19:13,970 --> 00:19:18,500
I'm impressed you managed to keep 
a plan of this scale consistent, too.

335
00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:19,880
Right.

336
00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:24,470
So, uh, should I be expecting 
the death penalty?

337
00:19:24,470 --> 00:19:27,270
No, I'm afraid not.

338
00:19:27,270 --> 00:19:31,310
You aren't actually going 
to be punished for the fraud.

339
00:19:31,310 --> 00:19:33,490
Not for the fraud? Then, why—

340
00:19:33,490 --> 00:19:35,520
The real problem is right here.

341
00:19:35,970 --> 00:19:40,070
That third-rate paper I worked for?

342
00:19:40,070 --> 00:19:41,520
What about it?

343
00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,640
It's an article you wrote.

344
00:19:43,980 --> 00:19:49,530
It says spies under the influence of 
the Demon Blight, pretending to be human,

345
00:19:49,530 --> 00:19:54,810
have infiltrated the Temple, Galtuile, 
and even the royal family.

346
00:19:54,810 --> 00:20:00,050
Yes, I do believe I wrote that. They'd run out 
of scandals about Holy Knights and goddesses,

347
00:20:00,050 --> 00:20:02,690
as well as stuff the royal family had done.

348
00:20:02,690 --> 00:20:07,060
They told me they wanted an article 
that would inspire fear in the populace.

349
00:20:07,630 --> 00:20:10,340
Well, to be honest...

350
00:20:10,340 --> 00:20:15,650
Fraud isn't a problem. Nor are forgery, 
inflated scandals, or conspiracy theories.

351
00:20:15,650 --> 00:20:17,400
Those are all fine by us.

352
00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:19,270
But...

353
00:20:19,890 --> 00:20:22,690
We can't have you telling the truth.

354
00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:29,690
You, in particular, are capable of convincing 
people of the most outrageous things.

355
00:20:29,690 --> 00:20:34,040
At least, you're skilled enough 
to make us think you are.

356
00:20:34,770 --> 00:20:37,510
W-Wait a minute. 
Hold on just a second. I—

357
00:20:37,510 --> 00:20:40,670
To keep you from ever speaking 
the truth in the future,

358
00:20:40,670 --> 00:20:44,300
we'll include a special feature 
in your sacred seal.

359
00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,270
What? W-Wait—

360
00:20:49,260 --> 00:20:53,350
I'm afraid the death penalty
is too good for you.

361
00:20:49,750 --> 00:20:51,280
Wait just a minute!

362
00:20:53,350 --> 00:20:55,330
Y-You can't.

363
00:20:55,710 --> 00:20:58,550
I don't... I don't know anything.

364
00:20:58,980 --> 00:21:02,790
I just didn't want to disappoint them.

365
00:21:04,260 --> 00:21:06,630
Venetim Leopool.

366
00:21:07,550 --> 00:21:12,210
I am sentencing you to be a hero.

367
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:20,120
I can't believe he got us everything 
I asked for except the pardon.

368
00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:25,560
If the goddess is in danger, 
Venetim'll be the one to get her out, right?

369
00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,890
He's one clever dude.

370
00:21:27,890 --> 00:21:31,870
That guy will get himself killed 
"in the chaos of the battlefield" someday.

371
00:21:32,630 --> 00:21:36,430
And I suppose Tsav has already arrived?

372
00:21:36,430 --> 00:21:37,970
Yeah, probably.

373
00:21:39,470 --> 00:21:43,410
I think that guy might 
be worse than Venetim.

374
00:21:43,410 --> 00:21:47,080
That Tsav... He's just so volatile.

375
00:21:47,750 --> 00:21:49,320
He did it again!

376
00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,240
The man's unstoppable!

377
00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,020
That's the seventh in a row!

378
00:21:57,460 --> 00:21:59,420
Another winning roll!

379
00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,380
Looks like the pot's mine.

380
00:22:02,380 --> 00:22:05,140
Come on. Pony up the scrip.

381
00:22:05,140 --> 00:22:08,260
Oh, is this what you're doin'?

382
00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:10,970
Got a problem?

383
00:22:10,970 --> 00:22:12,670
Well, ya see...

384
00:22:12,670 --> 00:22:15,240
As it happens, I've got good eyes and ears.

385
00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:20,470
I'm also a total good guy, see? The kind who 
can't stand to see wrongdoers go unpunished.

386
00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,480
Now, if you'll just drop the scrip 
and scram, I won't hafta—

387
00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:25,240
You bastard.

388
00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:26,820
Shut your mouth right now!

389
00:22:26,820 --> 00:22:29,270
Take back those damn lies or I'll—

390
00:22:35,790 --> 00:22:37,730
No one wants this, right?

391
00:22:38,590 --> 00:22:41,580
The naughty hand of a fraudster.

392
00:22:45,970 --> 00:22:48,020
Look, I warned ya, man.

393
00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:50,830
Anyway...

394
00:22:56,860 --> 00:22:58,850
I'm hungry.

395
00:23:10,450 --> 00:23:14,330
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396
00:23:14,410 --> 00:23:16,200
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