02x09 - Humming Fairy

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Naofumi: Kizuna, send us back!

Kizuna: Calm down, Naofumi! That's just what that Kyo guy wants!

Naofumi: I don't give a sh*t!

Naofumi: I'd rather fall for whatever trap he's set than leave Raphtalia there alone!

Kizuna: It's no good. They've shut it off on their side.

Naofumi: That piece of sh*t!

Rishia: Naofumi-san?

Kizuna: Naofumi, I know someone here who's really good at finding people.

Kizuna: If we ask him for help, I'm sure he'll find her right away.

Kizuna: So... calm down okay?

Man A: Kizuna-sama?

Man B: It's Kizuna-sama!

Kizuna: Don't worry. They're from Sikul!

Kizuna: They're on our side!

Man A: Welcome home, Kizuna-sama!

Kizuna: I'm home.

Kizuna: Sorry, can you go get Ethnobalt for me?

Owner: Come on!

Filo: No! Let me go!

Filo: Let me go!

Owner: Damn it. The rain's driven away all my customers.

Owner: Shut up!

Owner: I was lucky enough to find a mutant like you.

Owner: You're going to make me a lot of money tomorrow!

_th: ,The Rising of the Shield Hero

Title: Episode Humming Fairy

top,Noble A: They locked our nation's Cardinal Hero, Kizuna-sama, in the Infinite Labyrinth?

Noble B: This is a serious act of hostility!

Noble A: We will lodge an official complaint with Mikakage immediately!

Kizuna: Yeah, go do that.

Noble C: But how did you escape from the Infinite Labyrinth?

Kizuna: It's thanks to them!

Noble A: I see!

Noble B: We can't thank you enough for saving our hero!

Rishia: Um, no, it was nothing...

Kizuna: That's Rishia-san.

Kizuna: And this is Iwatani Naofumi.

Kizuna: He's a Cardinal Hero just like me!

Kizuna: From another world, though.

Kizuna: What's wrong, everyone?

Noble A: Kizuna-sama, get away from him.

Noble B: Call the guards!

Noble C: He's come to destroy our world.

Kizuna: Naofumi's here to destroy the world?

Kizuna: That makes no sense!

Kizuna: Naofumi saved my life! How can you say that?

Rishia: Naofumi-san!

Kizuna: Naofumi!

Ethnobalt: Oh, and where might you be going?

Kizuna: Ethnobalt!

Ethnobalt: It's been a long, long time, Kizuna.

Ethnobalt: I keep trying to find you, but I was too slow to find where you were.

Naofumi: Who the hell are you?

Ethnobalt: Are you the one who wants me to find someone,

Ethnobalt: Cardinal Hero from another world?

Ethnobalt: I am Ethnobalt, wielder of the Boat Vassal w*apon.

Ethnobalt: Kizuna, first, take this.

Ethnobalt: He missed you.

Kizuna: Thank you! So you held on to him for me, huh?

Ethnobalt: Yes. Glass was keeping him at first, but she's been busy.

Kizuna: Chris!

Kizuna: I'm happy to see you again!

Rishia: K-Kizuna-san, what's that?

Kizuna: Sorry. This is my shikigami, Chris!

Rishia: Shikigami?

Kizuna: Yup.

Kizuna: Glass and I made him.

Ethnobalt: About four days ago, Chris started going crazy.

Ethnobalt: Thinking back, that must have been when you escaped the Infinite Labyrinth.

Kizuna: Yes.

Kizuna: He'll tell us where Glass is, too.

Rishia: I see! That's perfect for finding people!

Rishia: But how do we find Raphtalia-san and Filo-chan?

Kizuna: Well, I'll have Naofumi make one, too.

Naofumi: How?

Kizuna: You need the blood of the owner and something to function as a shikigami catalyst.

Kizuna: For instance, a single strand of her hair.

Naofumi: Her hair?

Naofumi: I absorbed some into my shield once.

Naofumi: Raphtalia's hair. This is it.

Rishia: That's Raphtalia-san's hair?

Kizuna: And then your blood, Naofumi.

Ethnobalt: Let us begin the ritual to create the shikigami, then.

Ethnobalt: I wish for something to protect them, and give them power.

top,Ethnobalt: The creation of that which serves as servant and as fragment of their magic.

top,Ethnobalt: Let a servant that gives protection be born!

top,Ethnobalt: This is...

top,Rishia: Wh-What's going on?

top,Ethnobalt: Nothing... It's manifesting faster than I imagined.

top,Ethnobalt: To whom does this catalyst belong?

UI: {\pos(,)}Shikigami Shield

Naofumi: Shikigami Shield?

Naofumi: This is a shikigami?

Kizuna: That's right! Nice work, Naofumi!

Ethnobalt: I was worried for a moment. I'm glad it worked, though.

Naofumi: Raphtalia?

Kizuna: Cheer up a bit!

Kizuna: If it worked, that means the person the catalyst belongs to is still alive!

Rishia: Then...

Kizuna: Raphtalia-chan is safe!

Rishia: Whew...

Rishia: I-It's cute!

Kizuna: But we don't know how long she'll stay safe for.

Kizuna: We need to hurry.

Naofumi: Yeah, I know.

Naofumi: But it's not just Raphtalia. There's Filo, too.

Naofumi: We'll find them both.

Rishia: Right!

Naofumi: Ethnobalt, right?

Naofumi: Thank you for creating my shikigami.

Ethnobalt: Not at all. I hope you find your friend soon.

Naofumi: Are you human?

Kizuna: You can tell? You're amazing, Naofumi.

Ethnobalt: No, something just felt off.

Ethnobalt: A rabbit?

Kizuna: Ethnobalt is a descendant of a species of monsters

Kizuna: that have protected this world for generations.

Naofumi: A descendant of monsters that protect this world?

Naofumi: So that's it.

Kizuna: You don't usually show your true form to people just after meeting them, though.

Ethnobalt: Strangely, it felt safe to let him see me this way.

Kizuna: Maybe animals just like him?

Naofumi: So, it's not just because you can make shikigami

Naofumi: that you're supposedly good at finding people, right?

Kizuna: Naofumi...

Rishia: That's just who Naofumi-san is, though.

Ethnobalt: Of course, that's not all.

Kizuna: Ethnobalt is the Boat Vassal w*apon's wielder.

Kizuna: His boat will take us to where the person you're looking for is.

Naofumi: You can't use the Return Dragon Vein yet?

Kizuna: No, I can take us anywhere that's not locked off.

Kizuna: But his skill is way more amazing than that!

Naofumi: But it's just a ship, right?

Ethnobalt: Let's go someplace else.

Rishia: I-It's floating!

Naofumi: The "boat" was the thing he was standing on?

Naofumi: Where is Raphtalia?

Kizuna: Naofumi, you're not going to name it?

Naofumi: A name? Yeah, eventually.

Naofumi: Now, tell me where Raphtalia is.

Kizuna: Hurry up and pick one, okay?

Kizuna: Chris, do you know where Glass is?

Rishia: That's...

Naofumi: They're in the same place?

Ethnobalt: That's not good.

Naofumi: What do you mean?

Kizuna: Raybul.

Kizuna: They're allied with Mikakage, the ones that locked me in the Infinite Labyrinth.

Kizuna: And Kazuki, that "genius mage," is from there, too.

Naofumi: An enemy country, then?

Naofumi: You have a lot of those.

Kizuna: I do!

Kizuna: The whole world's been on edge for a while.

Kizuna: A w*r could start at any time.

Rishia: If they're still there, that means...

Kizuna: It's likely they were captured.

Naofumi: Even if it's a trap, we have to go.

Naofumi: I hope Filo's there, too.

Ethnobalt: I'll warp the ship, then.

Rishia: You can use portals?

Ethnobalt: We can travel fast by riding along the connections between the dragon hourglasses.

Kizuna: And we don't have to register with the hourglass first,

Kizuna: or be transported right in front of it.

Rishia: If the hourglass was right in their headquarters, that'd be really dangerous.

Naofumi: It's a big improvement over Return Dragon Vein.

Ethnobalt: It's all I can do, though.

Naofumi: No, it's more than enough.

Kizuna: Yup! I'm really grateful to Ethnobalt!

Ethnobalt: It was worth waiting for her return.

Eethnobalt: I can finally be of use to her.

Onlooker A: Wow!

Onlooker B: Look!

Owner: Move your wings! Your wings!

Owner: Now sing! Sing!

Filo: Master!

Kizuna: If we showed up right in the sky above them, they'd find us immediately.

Kizuna: Let's land outside town and sneak inside.

Ethnobalt: I'll wait for word from you!

Ethnobalt: Stay safe!

Naofumi: It looks like Mikakage, but it's a bit more modern.

Rishia: The sun's setting.

Kizuna: What should we do? We can stay at an inn.

Naofumi: We know what direction she's in.

Naofumi: We'll walk all night if we have to.

Kizuna: I agree.

Rishia: I'll do my best, even if I'm sleepy!

Kizuna: I almost forgot! What's this about Naofumi destroying the world?

Rishia: What the people at the castle said...

Kizuna: Drat. I was going to ask Ethnobalt.

Kizuna: He said Glass seemed busy, too.

Kizuna: What was she doing in your world?

Kizuna: What's wrong?

Naofumi: I can hear it.

Kizuna: Naofumi!

Rishia: Th-That's the wrong way!

Naofumi: It's not Raphtalia. But that voice...

Naofumi: Is it... Is it...?

Kizuna: What's gotten into you?

Owner: It's the celestial maiden who's come down from the heavens!

Owner: We're closed for today, but come see her tomorrow!

top,Kizuna: The celestial maiden...

Naofumi: ...who's come down from the heavens?

Rishia: Is that what he said?

Rishia: Is that...

Filo: No! Help me!

Filo: Rishia-oneechan!

Filo: Raphtalia-oneechan!

top,Background A: It just makes me feel sick.

Filo: Master!

top,Background B: Yeah.

Owner: Enough! Take her away!

top,Background A: Is that "singing"? I don't know what she's saying, but it sounds like she's crying.

Background B: I feel bad for her.

Naofumi: Filo...

Naofumi: Filo!

Rishia: No, Naofumi-san!

Kizuna: That's right!

Kizuna: You can't cause a fuss right now!

Naofumi: Let me go. I'm going to go m*rder that shithead where he stands.

Rishia: I want to k*ll him, too!

Rishia: But calm down!

Rishia: Let's sneak in under cover of night and save her!

Kizuna: You're too loud!

Kizuna: I don't think they can understand what she's saying, at least.

Naofumi: Yeah. Our priority is to get Filo back unharmed.

Kizuna: Is this another trap of Kyo's?

Naofumi: I don't give a sh*t. I'm sick of this.

Naofumi: We can t*rture that guy until he tells us the truth.

Kizuna: At least say you'll question him.

Rishia: Is there a difference?

Kizuna: No, um...

Naofumi: Let's go.

Kizuna: Those two are kinda scary.

Kizuna: It feels like breaking and entering is all I do lately.

Naofumi: It's not like the laws mean anything here.

Rishia: Filo-chan, where are you?

Rishia: Birds?

Kizuna: That's a humming fairy chick.

Kizuna: They're bird monsters that are said to be able to sing.

Rishia: It doesn't look like a filolial. Let's look somewhere else—

Naofumi: No... Filo!

Rishia: But it's not a filolial...

Naofumi: It's you, right, Filo? Right, Filo?

Rishia: It's really Filo-chan?

Naofumi: What's wrong? You can't transform?

Rishia: Those look like talismans!

Kizuna: Servant talismans.

Kizuna: You usually put one on the monster itself.

Naofumi: He put them on the cage, too, to keep her monster crest from working?

Rishia: How awful!

Naofumi: Kizuna, can you cut open the cage?

Kizuna: I can, but I don't know what will happen if we destroy the talismans.

Naofumi: If I can use the monster crest...

Naofumi: Filo, hang in there just a little more!

Naofumi: Kizuna, now!

Kizuna: On it!

Filo: Master!

Rishia: Filo-chan... I'm so glad... I'm so glad.

Kizuna: But how did you know that humming fairy was her?

Naofumi: She's my dear companion... How could I mistake her for anything else?

Owner: What's all this noise?

Owner: You think you can steal my golden goose, do you? Criminal!

Kizuna: Who's the criminal here?

Kizuna: Now you're in for it!

Voice A: Sing.

Voice B: Get moving!

Voice C: Sing for us!

Kizuna: That shield's power is amazing.

Kizuna: After he confessed everything, it kind of... broke him.

Kizuna: His mind, I mean.

Naofumi: So he was just the son of a noble, making some money off a sideshow?

Kizuna: He said his dad found Filo-chan unconscious.

Naofumi: It may have been Kyo who gave her to his father.

Kizuna: He really is a piece of sh*t.

Kizuna: How could he do that to a cute little crybaby like her?

Naofumi: She's normally full of energy and never cries.

Kizuna: But she's a... filolial, was it?

Kizuna: Why did she become a humming fairy in this world?

Naofumi: If filolial don't exist in this world,

Naofumi: she may have been assigned a similar race.

Naofumi: The reason she was still able to transform into a human

Naofumi: might be that she has a unique power as a future filolial queen.

Filo: Master?

Naofumi: What?

Filo: You won't disappear again, will you?

Naofumi: I won't. I'm with both of you forever.

Filo: No!

Filo: Master is my master!

Kizuna: She's gotten better, but now, she's not leaving Naofumi's side.

Rishia: She must've been really scared.

Filo: Master, who's this?

Filo: Smells like Raphtalia-oneechan...

Naofumi: It's a shikigami made from Raphtalia's hair.

Naofumi: It's been here since yesterday.

Filo: You can be Raph-chan, then!

All: Raph-chan?

Naofumi: Well, if it's okay with that.

Kizuna: Hey. I've been here since yesterday, too.

Kizuna: I'm Kazayama Kizuna!

Kizuna: This is Chris, my shikigami!

Filo: Kizuna-oneechan and Chris!

Kizuna: Onee-chan...

Kizuna: Naofumi, Filo-chan's a good girl, isn't she?

Naofumi: "Kizuna-chan" should be good enough, right?

Kizuna: Naofumi...

Man D: You're not safe anywhere these days.

Naofumi: People might already be talking about what happened yesterday.

Naofumi: Filo, hide.

Rishia: What does it say?

Kizuna: It's about Filo.

Kizuna: It was too dark for them to make out any real description of us, though.

Naofumi: Lucky she was able to become smaller.

Kizuna: It also says...

Kizuna: This one looks worse.

Kizuna: The Wielder of the Katana Vassal w*apon was found, but escaped.

Kizuna: The nation's doing everything it can to find them.

Naofumi: Katana Vassal w*apon Wielder?

Naofumi: What does it matter if—

Naofumi: What?

Rishia: What's wrong?

Naofumi: No...

Naofumi: Raphtalia's stats disappeared!

Kizuna: Why?

Naofumi: I don't know.

Naofumi: Something suddenly felt "wrong," and then...

Rishia: No...

Naofumi: Could Kyo have...

Naofumi: If this thing's still here, then...

Kizuna: Raphtalia-chan should still be safe!

Naofumi: Then why is the sl*ve crest...

Naofumi: Raphtalia...

Soldier: Hurry up, and get out.

Raphtalia: Naofumi-sama...

Soldier: This way!

Sign: Katana Hero