01x09 - There and Back Again

[bunniefuu]

[PRIEST] Now that we're safe, this is what's rather curious.

It's possible this is an object of worship.

Whatever the case, we should take much care when touching it.

I agree, but we should investigate.

[voice in mirror gasps]

-Huh?

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Get ready.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Goblins.

[PRIESTESS] What are we seeing?

[PRIEST] I believe this is the goblins' home.

[ARCHER, gasps] Over there!

That's the boat we saw!

No wonder that thing was guarding this.

The mirror must be how the goblins are getting into the sewer.

Ah, so then this must be an ancient artifact that's capable of producing a gate.

A magical mirror that can invoke long-forgotten spells.

I can't begin to imagine what a valuable find this is.

If that's true, it means someone's been summoning the goblins.

And then supplying them with weapons and allowing them to live here.

Not to mention employing that foul creature to protect the gate.

An unexpected turn of events.

What should we do now that we know, Goblin Slayer?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] So, it was goblins.

-[distant roar]

-[gasps]

-[sighs]

-[gasps]

The expl*si*n must have shaken the depths of these ruins.

[ARCHER shudders]

[GOBLINS murmuring, panting]

♪

If this is the place the goblins are using as a portal between worlds, then they must know to protect it.

Which means now they're all running this way to k*ll the intruders.

Can't we catch a break?

Ugh!

I'm over this already.

Goblin Slayer?

♪ [GOBLIN SLAYER] Remember, "What is in my pocket?" ♪ Don't worry.

This won't be a problem.

[GOBLINS murmuring, growling]

[PRIEST growls]

[thuds]

[GOBLIN CHAMPION roars]

Hmm?

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Can you fight?

-[ARCHER gasps] Of course.

Worry about yourself.

Don't get knocked into a wall like you did last time.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] That's not my plan.

We have completed all of your suggested preparations, Sir Goblin Slayer.

The defenses are pretty thrown together though.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] It will do.

Are you finished?

Yes.

I've gathered all I can.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Good.

How many spells does our party have?

Well, uh, I only have one remaining.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Don't cast it until the moment I ask you to.

-All right.

-[PRIEST] I have two left.

If I do not summon a dragontooth warrior to aid us, I'll be able to use three.

But I assume you'd like another fighter.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Correct.

Give it a shield.

Have it protect the girl.

Understood.

And would you like me to attend to the ancient mirror?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Yes.

[whooshing] Pretty sure I could muster two more spells.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] We'll need them to finish the fight.

[SHAMAN chuckles] Then I guess I'll assist you until the time comes for me to work my wonders.

[ARCHER] All things considered, we're pretty lucky.

Three spellcasters make for good odds.

Huh.

Even Long-ears has it in her not be bratty when it comes down to it.

Hold your tongue.

I'm never bratty, you walking barrel!

[laughs]

[muttering, growling]

So, what am I supposed to do in this fight?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Lure in as many of them as you can.

Get them close, then take them out.

Why am I always stuck with the most dangerous job?

Oh, well.

Here they come.

[growling, muttering]

With these numbers, we won't have to worry much about aiming.

[whooshing]

[BOTH groan]

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] One.

-Beard-cutter, keep on slinging.

I'll make sure you're well supplied.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] That's my plan.

There.

Two.

Three.

Eight.

The swarm is too large.

[growling]

-And too many got through!

-Watch out on the right!

-I see them.

-Three from the left.

-Four in the middle!

-[ARCHER] Yeah, yeah.

[gasps]

[groans]

[gasps]

[arrow clatters]

-[PRIESTESS shrieks]

-[arrow clatters]

Aww!

Well, aren't you an adorable skeleton?

Uh, that isn't the word I'd use.

You bring me honor by praising him.

Confound it!

How is this mirror attached?

It refuses to budge.

[inhales] O hear me, proud and strange Brontosaurus.

Give me the strength of 10,000!

[shouting]

[growls]

-[roars]

-It's that huge one!

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I'll handle him.

Don't leave the altar.

-[SHAMAN] You got it.

-[GOBLIN screams]

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Nineteen!

Twenty!

Twenty-one!

[ARCHER] Mm-mm.

[gasps] Got him!

I need arrows, quick!

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Huh?

[GOBLIN growls]

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Pass them.

-Right away.

-Thanks.

-[SHAMAN] Mm.

[PRIESTESS] Look out!

[SHAMAN grunts] -You done, Scaly?

-Only a few moments more.

-I'll help you.

-[PRIEST] I'm grateful.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Do you still need more time?

[GOBLIN CHAMPION roars] I'm getting really tired of this guy.

[growls] -Huh?

-Huh?

-[GOBLIN champion roars] -Orcbolg, wait!

[GOBLIN screams]

[SHAMAN] He's purposely luring it into the goblin mob!

[ARCHER] You truly are unbelievable!

Come on, Long-ears, can't you sh**t any faster?

[ARCHER] Quiet, Dwarf.

I could if I had better quality arrows.

[SHAMAN] Why don't you just throw some rocks?

[ARCHER] I'm not a barbarian!

Just one more push should do it!

[grunting]

[PRIEST shouts]

-[rumbling]

-[PRIESTESS shrieks] The mirror is down!

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Face it toward the ceiling, and get underneath!

Right away!

[footsteps thudding]

[GOBLIN CHAMPION roars]

He's coming!

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Dwarf, cast a spell, towards the ceiling!

Up?

All right.

Time to work, you crafty gnomes.

Mash grains of sand together to form mighty rock!

-Orcbolg, quickly!

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Thanks.

-What do we do now?

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Use Holy Light!

Okay.

Hear me, O merciful Earth Mother.

Protect us and bless us with Holy Light!

[growls]

-[SHAMAN] Stone Blast!

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Bring it down!

Spin your buckets, crafty gnomes!

Turn upside down and spill to the ground.

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] And that...

-Falling Control!

-[glass shattering]

-[rocks clattering]

[GOBLIN SLAYER] ...makes 53!

[wind blowing]

[debris clattering]

[ARCHER groans]

[gasps] -We're okay.

-[ARCHER panting]

[ARCHER] No thanks to Mr. Strategic Genius over there.

Was that your plan, Orcbolg?

[PRIESTESS] It was a little scary.

-That's all you have to say?

-I guess, I mean, I think I'm getting used to this adventuring thing.

-[whines] This isn't normal.

-[PRIEST] My heavens.

We had the gate mirror to protect us, thankfully.

It absorbed most of the debris and falling rubble, though it did prove to be rather heavy.

Yes.

You held most of the weight back there, Scaly.

I almost feel bad for the unsuspecting creatures on the other side.

I wonder if this is how people traveled long distances in the olden times.

Eh, Beard-cutter?

What do you think?

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] I don't know.

-We're very lucky we weren't underneath the city when we did that.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] If we had been, I would have thought of another plan.

-So...

-What is it?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] No fire, water, poison or explosions.

True.

Do you want a little reward?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] What?

-[ARCHER grunts]

-[PRIESTESS shrieks]

-[ARCHER scoffs] -Are you okay down there?

[wind blowing]

[waterfall splashing]

-[rustling]

-[gasps] I'm happy you've returned safely.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I have a question.

Yes?

What would you like to ask?

If it's within my power to answer you, I will do so.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] You knew what was down there.

-Didn't you?

-[SWORD MAIDEN gasps]

[SWORD MAIDEN] Yes.

You're exactly right.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I see.

[SWORD MAIDEN] But how did you figure that out?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I didn't.

I planned to ask everyone who's in a position to know the truth until I was satisfied.

Oh.

Well, then, I gave myself away.

Perhaps in the future, I will learn to be less forthcoming.

It is somewhat flattering you'd ask me first.

I assume you had your reasons.

May I ask why you suspected me?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Several reasons.

The white beast.

What was it called?

[SWORD MAIDEN] The alligator?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Yes, that's the one.

I don't believe it was an accident we encountered it.

[SWORD MAIDEN] You're suggesting someone controls it?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] It tried to chase us away, yes.

But it also att*cked the goblins.

Listen to you.

Are you observant or simply paranoid?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Well, despite how elaborate the ruins are, you provided no precise maps.

And there are no rat-k*lling quests.

In fact, adventurers avoid the sewers.

But something was patrolling down there.

You seem rather knowledgeable about our adventurers.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I did my research.

[SWORD MAIDEN sighs]

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Back to the point: I knew something had to be guarding the sewers.

That creature...

it's your familiar.

Shameful, isn't it?

That the messenger of the Supreme God should protect the city, and the city alone.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] You must have known.

k*lling women, ripping out entrails on the street, and then leaving the corpses behind-- that's not what goblins usually do.

Indeed.

[SWORD MAIDEN] They bring their prey back to the nest, so they can toy with them.

Death is not something that comes quickly.

The minions of the Demon Lord were doing their master's bidding.

They were plotting to do something with the mirror.

But now their lord...

no longer exists.

Thanks to a hero in an entirely different place, and in another time.

And yet, if goblins were to att*ck me here, I would surely break.

I would not fight, only weep.

I knew they were moving under the city.

And I'd heard that the Evil Sect was to blame.

They long for revenge.

I could face that, but not goblins.

But, then, who could I tell?

I'm the Sword Maiden after all.

How could I ask for protection from mere goblins?

No one would take me seriously.

So, what now?

What will you do with me?

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Nothing.

-[gasps] Because you're not a goblin.

[SWORD MAIDEN] Is that why you're not going to ask for my motives?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] If you want to talk, I'll listen.

I longed for understanding.

[wind whooshing] I wanted people to know my fear, and that the world is a painful, terrifying place.

They need to know what to be afraid of and that no one is safe.

There is much malevolence and such atrocities in this world.

But in the end, no one gave a second thought to the goblins.

You may have the gate mirror if you like.

Just tell me you understand.

Of all the people on this planet, surely you do.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I got rid of the mirror.

[gasps] That was an ancient relic, a priceless treasure worth a fortune.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Best to get rid of it before other goblins learn how to use it.

We encased the mirror in concrete and sank it in the canal.

It'll make a good bed for...

whatever you call that white beast.

[SWORD MAIDEN gasps]

[laughs softly] Naturally, you never cease to amaze me.

I dare say you may be unstoppable.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Perhaps.

[SWORD MAIDEN] Please, may I ask you one more thing?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I can't promise an answer.

Has anything changed since you started slaying goblins?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Like what?

If the hero is able to slay the Demon Lord, we know the world can be kept safe from harm.

But if the 15-year-old girl who was att*cked by goblins is still looking for deliverance after all these years, no one even notices.

No matter how many goblins are slain in this land, the terror is still alive in me.

I want to know how to change that.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I don't know that you need to.

[gasps]

[GOBLIN SLAYER] You said you went through something horrible.

That's right.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I've seen what they do, -from start to finish.

-That means--

[GOBLIN SLAYER] But I can't give you a solution.

[SWORD MAIDEN] So you can't offer me salvation?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] No.

But...

if any more goblins appear, call for me.

I'll k*ll them for you.

[gasps]

[sobbing]

[SWORD MAIDEN] Even if they're in my dreams?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Yeah.

[SWORD MAIDEN] You promise?

You'll come?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Yes.

Because I'm the Goblin Slayer.

[gasps] Thank you.

I...

This is...

I'm sorry.

[sobs]

Goblin Slayer...

I cherish you.

♪ -[footsteps approach]

-Hmm?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I'm done.

[PRIESTESS] Thank you for reporting back to her.

[wagon clattering]

[groans, sighs]

Well, that was a fun one.

You were crying like a newborn babe when the goblins surrounded you.

-Or did you forget that part?

-[ARCHER] Let me have this!

We took out their portal, survived and won!

Plus, we even got a decent reward.

Yes.

I can't help but feel that the gate mirror went to waste when we threw it into the canal.

However, we gathered vital information and destroyed a heresy.

Our deeds were quite valorous.

I'm satisfied with our work.

Well, I've got no complaints as long as I can use this to buy a delicious feast soon.

Predictable.

All dwarfs care about is food.

[PRIESTESS giggles]

Huh?

-[wagon clattering]

-[grunting]

-[canary singing]

-Huh?

Things turned out all right, huh?

Good work, Goblin Slayer.

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] I was thinking.

-Really?

You should have told me that you weren't asleep in the first place.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I just woke up.

Well, how was I supposed to know?

You're always wearing a helmet.

- [GOBLIN SLAYER] I see.

-[giggles]

[gulping, sighs]

When we get back, there's something I'd like to make.

A new kind of w*apon, I'm guessing.

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Ice cream.

-[PRIESTESS laughs] An iced cream?

Would it be too much of a bother for me to join you in this frozen treat?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] If you want.

It's made with milk.

-[PRIEST] Oh!

Sweet nectar!

-[thumping]

[gasps]

[PRIESTESS] Sorry about that!

We're fine back here.

[SHAMAN] Come now, Beard-cutter.

You should rely upon this dwarf for all culinary matters.

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Is that so?

-I'm an expert.

-[GOBLIN SLAYER] Then I will.

-[chuckles]

[SHAMAN] So, how is it made?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Like this, I believe.

Sir Goblin Slayer, if you need to spin something, I believe a stool that uses a pedal to rotate a bowl would be effective.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] I see.

Makes sense.

I want to help make it too!

After all, I plan on eating a lot of it.

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Sure.

Oh?

[GROUP chuckling]

[GOBLIN SLAYER] What about you?

[gasps] I guess I'll taste it.

Why not?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Don't kick me if it turns out bad.

[ARCHER grumbles] [ARCHER] You're still sore about that?

Just give me some stupid ice cream!

I won't hurt you.

Satisfied?

[GOBLIN SLAYER] Yeah.

[dice clatter]