02x07 - The Kidnapping and Confinement of Beast Girls"

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Okay.

Okay.

Oh, can't forget this.

There were no University of Magic dormitories.

For several years now, this has been my home.

Every morning I wake up, wash my face

and go for a run around Sharia,

the city of magic, until I feel like I can't run anymore.

It's helped me memorize the layout of the city

streets and made me more aware of my own physical limitations.

No one really recommended this routine to me,

per se, but it's always felt like something Rudy might do

if he were in my position.

The classes are boring. They mostly just

retread things I learned from Rudy,

which goes to show just how much

he knew about magic, I guess.

How exactly does this type of magic work?

Oh, of course you know when you have a red hot rock or stone,

dropping it in water will make it

steam. It's kind of like that.

Oh, I see. Her Highness is eager to learn.

I tend to prefer dedicated, positive people like her.

Maybe I have Rudy to thank for that.

Ooh, I never knew there was a path through here.

I found it recently. It's a shortcut to the boutique.

There's something charming about it. Despite how winding and narrow it is.

It must be a remnant of when the city was first constructed.

The older districts are mazelike by design

because the city's location was so vulnerable to invasion.

Oh, wow. I didn't think you took your lesson seriously.

But listen to you. I guess you do pay attention.

No, I pick that up from a girl I went out with.

Good thing playing the field hasn't stabbed you in the back yet.

What will be, will be. I do have

no toast. Blood running in my veins.

Oh, no toast blood, huh? Rudy comes from that same family, right?

He must be a ladies man himself. Then

I wonder if he would keep skirt

chasing even if he was married to someone.

He probably would. His father did it. Huh?

Rudy.

Almost feels like he's all

I ever want to think about anymore.

I just don't know what we are to each other.

What should I do?

A guy touches the hicksite. Say, Kyra, I know here. No, my.

Boko Haram. Reconocido estar. Nina.

Did it all go?

Don't come out here more. You can.

So this is again.

Naughty Dagala.

A month has passed since Julie arrived.

I assigned her training exercises as an experiment.

I let her use one incantation to start the day,

but then I have her focus on conjuring

lumps of clay without speaking at all.

Zainaba was under the impression that she'd

never learn silent spell casting that way.

Uh, but she pulled it off in under a month.

She knew a handful of human words already and likes mimicking others.

She's just a really smart girl, and I thought

figures were all zainabu cared about.

But he's been taking great care of her, too.

Most slaves, once they're bought, are branded

or marked with an enchantment that keeps them from escaping.

But I didn't like the idea of that.

Julie isn't a sl*ve. She's my apprentice

and practically a sister to Zainaba.

Then one day, disaster struck.

Listen up. Julie. No great work is possible without passion.

So is our master's first disciple. I zainaba

shall recount the wonders of his artistic fervour.

Tonight we shall focus on the reserved figure.

Behold this dreadful and mighty warrior. He never loses his lustre

upon first glance. I'm sure you'll agree.

The most striking feature of this work

is inarguably its pose, though he reminds me.

Whatever happened to the Roxy figurine? Sadness.

Oh, that. Well, I left it back in. Sharon. Of course. Liar.

No.

Actually, I do have it here in a sense.

Do you really? Would you get it out?

I'd love to see it again. It's been forever.

Hey. What the hell happened?

Explain yourself. Zainaba.

When did. What did you do? Hell is going on.

You know how devoted I am to my master, don't you?

How much? I Revere her whiteboard every ounce

of my loyalty into this figure.

And for it to wind up like this.

Sonaba. This is an affront to my master and my goddess.

So are you actually my enemy? Perish the..

Thought. Please understand. I was challenged to a duel. In a duel?

You say? Yes. Lina and Pacino challenged

me to one during my first year here.

Are those two Dodea girls? Yes. Before we began,

we each had to wager something precious to us and I.

Ha!

Forgive me, my pastor, I love.

I.

It's not your fault. No, sir. Thank you.

But you should have told me what

happened much sooner, my dear pupil.

I wouldn't have tried to ingratiate myself

with those brutes if you had.

How dare they? How dare they take

someone else's hard work and destroy it like that? They will pay.

This is like smashing someone's PC with a bat.

Damn them! Those assholes will get no mercy from me.

What do you say we teach them

a lesson? Uh, okay. Yes, sir.

If you keep making.. Us late to dinner,

I'm just going to stop waiting for you.

Now give it a rest already, you pig!

What are you looking at? Weirdos.

Linear. Smells like they're itching for a fight.

Zainaba. You're not really asking for another duel.

I can't believe the scrawny looking first year is who you want.

Backing you up against us too? Meow.

That does it. The gloves are coming off.

Meow. Didn't think you would want your

other stupid little doll to get trampled on too.

Master, please allow me to. No, no.

It's fine. They're the ones who should be embarrassed.

Always attached at the hip, ganging up on whomever

they feel like at the time.

You know, it's almost like they want

everyone to know they can't do anything alone.

What did you say? Better watch it.

New kid. You're on thin ice with that attitude.

Just shut up and stay in your corner,

and we can leave each other alone.

But keep yapping like that and I'll destroy you.

Anyway. Go let all that sink in.

We're busy, honor students, and we have

way better things to do than argue with children like Moo.

Pick a fight with someone else. Meow.

Why do you still mew like a baby?

The beast folk I know all speak like adults,

but I guess that's beyond you.

Jackass. I'll strip you naked and splash water on you.

You really do have a short fuse.

Ha!

Hey, Rob Pacino.

Oh.

Out.

Went with white today. Oh so tall, but so slow.

What? What the.

Oh. Okay. Julie.

Superb work as always, master.

You didn't need my help at all, did you?

Yeah. I kind of surprised myself, actually.

I expected more from them. Guess that means

Paul and Iris were both way stronger than I thought.

Rise and shine, ladies.

Where do we even begin? With you two?

Oh, I wonder if this is what'll cure the old. You know what?

No. They're nice, but I still don't feel anything.

Not even a peep from the little guy.

Guess I can't count on the gray

rat predilections too much. Oh. Well.

Master. Is that the sort of punishment

you had in mind for them? Oh, no. Just a little experiment.

Now then.

No games. Please. Do you understand why you're in this predicament?

I'm pretty sure we haven't done anything to you.

Oh, you haven't, have you?

This is your handiwork, is it not?

What does that creepy doll have to do with it?

That figure is modeled after my goddess.

Your goddess? That's correct. The one to whom

I owe my ability to go out and experience the world.

I created that figure in the very image.. Of my deity.

And you, in cold blood, smashed it to pieces. Oh.

So, girls, what do you have to say for yourselves?

I'm not the one who stomped on those old lady.

I told her to stop and she kept going.

This will be fun. You said it was creepy and ugly.

So you didn't want it. Yeah, but you..

Still stomped on it. Whatever. My foot..

Slipped. Plus, you're the one who kicked

all the pieces apart across the courtyard. Meow.

Silence! You are equally responsible. And heretics must be punished.

That said, my religion is newly established,

so I haven't yet determined the penalties for such cases.

Well, don't try anything funny. Or else

my dad and grandpa will have something to say about it.

Oh, do you mean Gaius? Yes. That takes me back.

He once falsely accused me of a crime.

He said I'd done something reprehensible to the tribe's sacred beast.

So in return, I was stripped naked,

doused with water and dumped in a cell.

Shall I do the same thing to you?

What? No, no, please. Anything but that.

I'll do whatever you say. Meow! I

don't care what happens to Lydia.

Just spare me, I beg you. Absolutely.

I don't care what happens to me. Just me.

The dull diatribe can be quite ruthless

when it comes to their sacred beast, as I'm sure you're aware.

Now, they did apologize when they realized they were mistaken.

But in this case, there's no question of guilt.

We didn't know. Please forgive us. We won't do it again, okay?

You bet your ass you won't.

If you want my forgiveness. Then put

this figure back together like it was brought. Right. Roxy.

Roxy. Roxy. Roxy. Roxy. You see it now?

Not even my master.. Can repair it. See?

See? No. This is totally fixable. Roxy.

Roxy. I've got all the parts, and I've

improved since I first made it.

Yeah, I can fix it. Roxy. Well. Now what?

Roxy. So now I'm kind of stuck, I guess.

I'm sorry. Go back. You're saying you

and Zainaba have them bound and locked in your room?

Oh, I think I gave him the wrong idea.

They are in my room, but I didn't

try to sleep with them or anything. Is that so? Well, I..

Guess I did touch one of their breasts.

You touched their breasts? Yeah, but I just wanted to check something.

So you did touch them, but not like that.

Nope. That was never the plan. Oh, okay.

In any case, I could use your

wisdom on how to handle this now.

I want to punish them in some way,

but the lesson has to stick, and I don't

want to incur their wrath and leave

them seeking revenge down the line. You got any ideas?

That's a tough needle to thread.

Okay, I have just the thing.

Oh, we are rapidly approaching famous last

words territory. But whatever, I trust him. Uh.

Do your worst creep. I ain't scared of you.

Only if you're gonna keep us locked up in here.

You could at least uncuff our hands.

Me out. Being tied up is the..

Worst, meow, I promise. You all right away?

Yeah. I'll be good to. Come on.

Just feed me already. I'll stop howling in the dorm at night.

I'll about teachers anymore. I'm begging to get me a snack.

I'm dying over.. Here. Come on. We should.

Okay, fine. I'll do whatever you say.

But nothing that results in babies. Meow.

I want to date someone and get

married before I do any of that. Are we clear?

Same for me. But you can still

touch Lenius boobs every now and then if you want. Yeah.

Meow. You can still wait. Why only mine?

Mine aren't cheap. You got to give

me the good steak for that.

Mine aren't.. Cheap either. Meow.

Anyway, boss. You going to let us go or what?

I'm boss.. Now. I really am hungry.

I have some jerky in my room

and I can smell it from here. Yeah.

Meow! You realize we haven't had anything

to eat or drink since last night. I don't like her tone.

You don't sound sorry enough. Fitz. It's

none of your business. Meow. No kidding. No. Nina.

Oh, that does it, girls. Set my

apologies, Master Fitz. You may continue.

This is going to be fun. Huh?

Hey, there's a tribe on the demon

continent that uses this paint to mark

their bodies when they come of age.

The right incantation will melt the markings into your skin permanently.

I won't forget this anytime soon. Fitz.

You know. If you ever disobey Rudeus.

I'll cast the spell the second you do.

And you will wear that shame forever.

Master Fitz doesn't pull any punches. You'll

keep your faces like this at school tomorrow.

And then I'll remove the paint.

Hey, boss. You knocked us out in the courtyard real fast.

How could you track us so well?

I really just remembered my training and acted accordingly.

Meow. Who is your master? Oh. Um. I guess Gillan.

Our Gillan. As in Gillan of the Dodia tribe. Sword King Gillan.

Oh, yeah. Of course her. That's right. If Linnea is Gaia's daughter,

obviously that means Gillan is her aunt.

That makes sense. Yeah. Be seeing you.

See you later, boss. I'm sorry again about your perv doll.

Good grief. Hey, Rudeus. That wasn't too far right?

I don't think so. But you mentioned

a special incantation for that paint.

If anyone else knows it, we could all be in big trouble. Huh?

Oh, that was a lie. Sorry. That was just regular,

cheap paint you use for magic circles.

A little mana will wash it off.

Oh.

Hey, I've been curious since I walked in. What might that be?

Oh, yeah. I keep a holy relic of my faith in it.

Really? Then you're not a follower of Millis?

No, sir. I'm a lifelong Roxy. No, no, please don't open it.

Sorry. The shock may be more than Master Fitz can handle. But.

Yeah. Make yourself at home. Otherwise.

You weren't joking. This pillow does rattle.

Can I put my head on it? Go ahead.

This is really comfy. He even keeps

the glasses on when he lies down.

What would happen if I reached over and just took them off?

Want to see. To see what? My whole face.

Yeah I do.

Uh. I'm just kidding. I can't under Princess Ariel's orders.

I'm actually forbidden to show my face at all.

Oh, I didn't know. Well, I won't try to force you then.

I appreciate it. But speaking of Her Highness,

I guess I had better be going.

Sure. Thank you for everything. Yeah. You're welcome. And good night.

What would have happened if I had seen Fitz's face just now?

For some reason, I feel like that would have been

a point of no return.

Lya. Lya.