Narrator: Main gets dragged into a dubious plot
Narrator: and lets her mana go berserk.
Main: Lord Sylvester, you liar.
Main: You promised to protect me.
Main: where did you get that?
Main: He gave it to me after he went hunting.
Main: He said it was a protective charm.
Ferdinand: I see.
Ferdinand: That is a powerful protective charm indeed.
Main: What do you mean by that?
Ferdinand: That's only...
Ferdinand: if you are prepared to become Sylvester's daughter.
Main: If that is how to save everyone...
Main: Then I will proceed.
Ferdinand: If you've made up your mind...
Ferdinand: pray to the wind and protect them.
Ferdinand: Protect them from my mana.
Main: Everyone here... My family...
Main: I'm going to protect them!
Main: Lord Karstedt!
Sylvester: Sorry to keep you waiting, Main.
Main: Lord Sylvester!
Sylvester: Ferdinand, that's enough. Well done.
Sylvester: you may put down your shield as well.
Main: Wait. Is the head priest's rank lower than his?
High priest: Oh, Sylvester! You came at the perfect time!
Sylvester: What is this mess?
Sylvester: Let's hear what's going on...
Sylvester: Uncle.
Main: What?
Bindewald: And who's that supposed to be?
Karstedt: This is Aub Ehrenfest.
Bindewald: H-He couldn't be...
Main: Aub... Ehrenfest?
Gunther: that's the lord.
Main: The lord?
Main: Huh?
Main: What?
Main: What?!
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Benno: Otto, Lutz, what happened?
Lutz: And so Mister Gunther and Main went to the cathedral.
Otto: Come to think of it, Main said something strange.
Otto: She said we needed to call for help in that situation.
Benno: And?
Lutz: She used her blood seal on the black stone hanging from her neck.
Benno: Damn it! It's too early for that!
Lutz: Huh?
Tuuli: Main's okay, right?
Lutz: Main... will be okay.
Sylvester: You may look up.
Sylvester: Is there anything you'd like to say, Count Bindewald?
Bindewald: I'd like you to punish that commoner!
Sylvester: Commoner, you say?
Bindewald: This little brat named Main!
Bindewald: She used her magic against a noble!
Bindewald: She is truly a dangerous, treacherous little commoner!
Sylvester: You seem to have the wrong idea about something.
Sylvester: This girl you call a commoner
Sylvester: is my adopted daughter.
Bindewald: Absurd!
Sylvester: Main.
Sylvester: The proof...
Sylvester: is right here.
Bindewald: And what's that?
Sylvester: A magic item that finalizes a contract once a blood seal is used.
Sylvester: Do you understand now? Main is already my daughter.
Sylvester: Which would mean that you att*cked a relative of the lord of this domain.
Bindewald: No...
Sylvester: Count Bindewald, you not only entered this city illegally,
Sylvester: but you att*cked its lord's daughter as well as her knight bodyguard.
Sylvester: You will be taken into custody. Seize him!
Sylvester: I will sentence you once all of your crimes have become clear.
Sylvester: Uncle.
High priest: Sylvester!
High priest: I knew none of this!
High priest: This was all devised by Count Bindewald!
High priest: I just did what I was told!
Sylvester: You're making excuses?
Sylvester: That's rather unsightly, Uncle.
High priest: It's the truth! You have to believe me, Sylvester!
High priest: I didn't do anything wrong!
High priest: Tell that cur to untie me at once!
Sylvester: And now calling him a cur...
Sylvester: My little brother.
Main: Little brother?
Main: These two are brothers?
High priest: Who cares about a younger brother who has some whore as a mother?
Sylvester: I ask that you refrain from insults.
Sylvester: Though our mothers are different, he is still my precious little brother.
High priest: Don't let him fool you, Sylvester!
High priest: I'm sure he's the one who coaxed you into adopting as well!
High priest: Nullify this adoption at once! This is my warning as your uncle!
High priest: You are my precious little nephew! I wish you no misfortune!
High priest: Sylvester! I'm...
High priest: I'm saying this for your own good!
Sylvester: And now crocodile tears...
High priest: I'm worried about you from the bottom of my heart!
Sylvester: As the lord, I will cast aside any attachment I have for you as a relative,
Sylvester: and place judgment upon you.
Sylvester: Uncle, you went too far.
Sylvester: I cannot turn a blind eye any longer.
Sylvester: This commotion you caused
Sylvester: is worthy of the death penalty.
High priest: What?!
Sylvester: That goes for all of your accomplices, too.
Sylvester: Take him away!
High priest: Sylvester!
Delia: Lady please take care of Dirk for me.
Main: Delia...
Flashback,Delia: Why weren't you there to help me?
Main: Lord Sylvester, I have a favor to ask of you.
Sylvester: Name it.
Main: Would you consider sparing Delia?
Sylvester: And why is that?
Main: Delia was only deceived.
Main: I don't believe she had any involvement in their evil deeds.
Sylvester: Be that as it may, if she was involved in this incident,
Sylvester: she must face some punishment.
Sylvester: As the daughter of the lord, you may decide her punishment.
Sylvester: Let's see what you decide.
Main: For her punishment, I order that Delia return to the orphanage.
Main: You will be no one's attendant.
Main: You will spend the rest of your life taking care of Dirk and all of the other orphans.
Main: That is your duty from now on, Delia.
Delia: Thank you kindly.
Sylvester: Are you Main's biological father?
Gunther: Yes. My name is Gunther.
Sylvester: We will now finalize this contract for the adoption.
Sylvester: Go summon your family.
Gunther: Yes, sire.
Gunther: Thank you very much.
Tuuli: Dad, what happened to your arm?
Gunther: It's no big deal. Main's waiting for us. Let's go.
Lutz: Mister Gunther, where's Main?
Gunther: I promise I'll explain everything to you later.
Gunther: Just wait for me.
Arno: Perhaps you should get some rest.
Fran: I'm fine.
Arno: You're so inflexible, Fran.
Fran: I could say the same about you, Arno.
Fran: Why didn't you tell me that the head priest was in his hidden room?
Ferdinand: You may take your leave.
Sylvester: let's talk about your future.
Main: Am I going to become Lord Karstedt's daughter first
Main: and then become yours, Lord Sylvester?
Ferdinand: Well, a former commoner girl
Ferdinand: being adopted is quite different from a noble girl being adopted.
Sylvester: You are the beloved daughter of Lord Karstedt's third wife, who perished.
Main: Talk about illegally messing with someone's family register.
Sylvester: As for the Gilberta Company...
Sylvester: I considered having them close up shop...
Main: What?!
Sylvester: But they are absolutely necessary to keep the printing business
Sylvester: as one of this city's industries.
Sylvester: I will let you continue your relationship with them.
Main: Thank you kindly.
Sylvester: Regarding your birth family...
Sylvester: You are going to become the daughter of the lord.
Sylvester: Your name will change.
Sylvester: Seeing your family...
Sylvester: will be prohibited from now on.
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Ferdinand: Come in.
Tuuli: Main!
Main: Tuuli!
Tuuli: are you okay?
Tuuli: The look on Dad's face was scary when he came to get me, and he was injured.
Tuuli: And now even Mom and Kamil have to come to the cathedral...
Tuuli: I was really scared that something might've happened to you.
Tuuli: I'm so glad you're okay!
Gunther: Tuuli, you need to bow, as well.
Tuuli: Huh?
Sylvester: In order to conclude this incident without further issue,
Sylvester: it has been decided that Main will be adopted by me.
Sylvester: The commoner Main is now dead.
Gunther: Understood.
Tuuli: Is this my fault?
Main: It's not.
Tuuli: But then why...
Tuuli: Dad must've known.
Sylvester: All of you are obstacles to Main becoming your lord's daughter.
Sylvester: I thought of having all of you dealt with, too.
Sylvester: But then Main would probably go berserk,
Sylvester: so I'm allowing all of you to live.
Sylvester: But I cannot allow you to see her as her family any longer.
Sylvester: Once you sign the contract, I will allow you to continue seeing her.
Sylvester: read it to them.
Main: "You are to announce to everyone around you that Main has died."
Main: "If you are ever to encounter Main from now on,
Main: you will not claim to be her family."
Main: "You will treat Main as a noble."
Main: Those are the terms of this contract.
Tuuli: So if I sign this contract, you won't be my little sister anymore?
Main: Mm...
Tuuli: But I don't want that!
Main: I don't want this either,
Main: but I don't want to put you in danger anymore, Tuuli.
Main: Something might happen to Mom or Kamil next.
Main: I don't want to put my family in danger anymore.
Tuuli: But...
Main: Even if we're not family anymore...
Main: Even if I can't call you my big sister anymore...
Main: I still want to be able to see your face, Tuuli!
Main: I'll keep doing my best to make picture books and toys for you and Kamil, Tuuli.
Main: So please... let me at least see you.
Tuuli: please don't cry.
Tuuli: I promise I'll do my best to learn how to read, so I can read these books you're making.
Main: Tuuli, once you become a professional seamstress,
Main: I'll send you my clothing orders, so I want you to make them.
Tuuli: I promise you. I'll make you all your clothes, Main.
Main: I love you, Tuuli.
Main: I couldn't be prouder of my older sister.
Effa: Main...
Effa: You're leaving your parents far too early.
Main: I'm sorry, Mom.
Effa: You get sick easily, so you need to be careful.
Effa: Make sure you listen to everyone around you,
Effa: so you don't cause them any trouble.
Effa: Don't go running off on your own.
Effa: Make sure you help out when you can,
Effa: and make sure you don't rely too much on others.
Main: I usually just listen and say, "Yeah, yeah," to all of this,
Main: but knowing I won't hear this anymore is just...
Effa: I love you, my dear little Main.
Main: I love you, too, Mom.
Main: Mom, do you want me to write your name for you?
Effa: I've been practicing how to write, as well.
Main: Dad, is it okay if I hold Kamil?
Main: I'm going to be making picture books just for you, so make sure you read them, okay?
Main: Is your arm okay, Dad?
Gunther: Yeah, I'm fine.
Main: I'm sorry. This is all my fault.
Gunther: And I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you, Main.
Main: No, you always protected me, Dad.
Main: If I ever get married, I want to marry someone who'll protect me just like you.
Gunther: You're just supposed to say that you want to marry me, Main.
Main: I want to marry you, Dad!
Gunther: I've always wanted my daughter to say that to me,
Gunther: but now that my wish came true, my daughter's leaving me...
Gunther: This is too much to bear.
Main: My name is going to change, and I won't be able to call you "Dad" anymore,
Main: but I'll always be your daughter.
Main: I'll protect this whole city.
Gunther: The whole city, eh?
Ferdinand: restrain yourself!
Main: No, I need to use this mana,
Main: because it was born from the love that I have for my family.
Main: I'm going to use it for my family!
Ferdinand: Main...
Main: The king and queen of the Gods, who rule upon the sky so high,
Main: are the Gods of Darkness and Light, husband and wife.
Main: The Eternal Five that rule upon this land...
Main: The Goddess of Water, Fruhtrane.
Main: The God of Fire, Leidenschaft.
Main: The Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria.
Main: The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh.
Main: The God of Life, Ewigleben.
Main: Hear my prayers and bless us.
Main: I offer you my heart.
Main: I offer you my prayers and gratitude...
Main: Please repay them with your divine protection!
Ferdinand: This is...
Main: Give us the power to heal pain.
Gunther: My wound... is all better?
Main: The power to continue toward our goals.
Main: The power to ward off evil.
Main: The power to endure hardship.
Main: Bless my loved ones with these powers.
Main: This is my last blessing to all of you.
Main: Tuuli.
Main: Kamil.
Main: Mom.
Main: Dad.
Main: Everyone...
Main: I love you.
Sylvester: The contract spell is now complete.
Sylvester: The one who stands before you now is Rozemyne.
Sylvester: She is the daughter of an upper-class noble.
Gunther: If you'll excuse us.
Effa: May you stay well and healthy.
Tuuli: Goodbye...
Main: Thank you very much for coming by today.
Main: I pray that we get to meet again from the bottom of my heart.
Tuuli: Morning, Lutz. Did something happen?
Lutz: I guess Main really isn't here.
Tuuli: No, Main is gone.
Benno: If you've got time to cry about it, get to work!
Benno: I don't care if it's Main or Rozemyne.
Benno: What does she desire more than anything?
Lutz: Books!
Benno: Precisely!
Benno: There's only one thing we need to do.
Benno: And that's business!
Ferdinand: In order to ensure she lives up to everything that being the daughter of the lord entails,
Ferdinand: I'll need you to guide her as sternly as possible.
Fran: As you wish.
Fran: I will give this task my all.
Tuuli: I'm going to be able to make hair accessories at Missus Corinna's!
Effa: That must be thanks to Main's blessing.
Gunther: I'm home!
Gunther: I ran into Gil at the square and was able to find out how Main's been doing.
Effa: Oh, thank goodness.
Tuuli: Hurry up and tell us, Dad!
Ferdinand: Your job will be to spread the printing business as a new industry throughout this do
Ferdinand: Rozemyne.
Rozemyne: I understand.
Rozemyne: I'm going to protect everyone.
Rozemyne: And to do so, I'm going to create even more books!
03x10 - Blessing
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