01x08 - The Researcher and the Two Princesses

[bunniefuu]

- [Senu] It's nice to meet you!

- The beastmen from

Howling Village moved here.

If you need anything,

just ask Lamulias here.

- It's very nice to meet you.

- Yes!

- You don't need

to be that formal.

Apparently they all thought

that they were going to be

treated horribly

when they moved here.

Naturally, we have

no such intentions.

- There appear to be no issues

with the new residents, but

- [Hiraku] But?

[girls gasping]

- [Lamulias] They faint

quite often.

- [Hiraku] Well, they'll just

have to get used to things.

["Flower Ring" by Shino Shimoji

and Aya Suzaki plays]

[all laughing]

- Wait!

- Come and get us!

[magic whirring]

[boy gasping]

- Geez, you need to be

careful when you play.

- You can use magic too, Senu?

- Yes. Yes, I can.

- Don't tell me Tia, am I the

only one who can't use magic?

- Well, all of the angels

can use magic.

- And all the high elves

can use magic.

[water splashing]

- It is common for us

to be able to use

fire and water magic.

- We're good with using

magic for water.

[fire roaring]

[Hiraku clapping]

- Even the bees can do it.

[fire roaring]

- Don't worry, mayor!

There are others with no magic.

- Hey, let's practice

together, mayor.

- Yeah, you're right.

I have a feeling these

kids will surpass me.

Oh well, there's no point in

wishing for the impossible.

I'll just focus on

what I can do for now.

[ground rumbling]

What was That? An earthquake?

- Mayor!

A grappler bear

and a bloody viper

are fighting in the forest!

- Bear and viper.

A bear and a snake?

[ground rumbling]

[both grunting]

Those two fighting each other is

enough to make the ground shake?

- What should we do?

- A bear and a viper.

- If this continues,

it might affect the village,

but I fear it would be dangerous

to get involved without a plan.

- Yeah, that's true.

So those animals, do you

think we can eat them?

[Granmaria gasps]

So anyways,

I've heard that hunters

sometimes eat bear meat.

I've always wondered how

bear meat would taste.

- Right.

Down there. Look.

[dramatic music]

[beasts growling]

- [Hiraku] Whoa!

They're big.

- We should go back for help.

- No, just take me down

really fast.

[Granmaria gasps]

- I understand.

[dramatic music continues]

[Hiraku grunts]

[sword slicing]

[ground rumbling]

- Haven't had a big one

in a while.

- [Lizardmen] One, two!

- What's wrong?

- You think you

could take down

a monster like that

with one attack?

- No way.

- That's crazy.

The mayor is something else.

- Wow.

Looking at him up close,

he really is huge.

- As far as cooking

the bear goes,

what do you plan to make?

- Got an idea.

[fire crackling]

[light music]

I'll add some of these

herbs and spices.

Now we add wine and simmer.

- [Both] Our delicious,

precious wine?

- [Hiraku] It's fine.

That kind of cooking is normal.

And there we have it;

wine braised grappler bear.

[both gasping]

[Hiraku chewing]

It's incredibly gamey.

- [Both] Our delicious,

precious wine.

- I'm telling you,

this is normal.

And this is the blood viper.

I tried frying it.

[Hiraku humming]

That tastes just like

fried chicken!

- It's delicious!

- It tastes different

than I thought.

- [Hiraku] It tastes

surprisingly like

chicken breast,

which means my plate

is missing something

that goes right here.

- So then, what brings

you here today?

- Perhaps, do you have

an antibacterial agent?

- Antibacterial?

- Yeah.

I need to use it for a new

recipe I want to try out.

Do you have any medicines that

can k*ll harmful microorganisms?

- Microorganisms?

Those are the things

you spoke of before!

- Yeah, that's them.

I want something that will

prevent stomach aches

or illness.

- I see!

Just leave it to me.

How about this one here?

One dose will blast anything to

the other side of the mountains.

- [Hiraku] Do you have

anything more peaceful?

- Then how about this one?

This one is safe enough

to use in foods.

- Yeah, this'll work.

Thanks.

- Of course.

- By the way, how's the

miso production coming?

[Flora groans]

- The honest truth is

not very well.

I did everything exactly

like you told me to,

but no matter how long I waited,

it never started to ferment.

[loud expl*si*n]

I've had to rebuild

my hut three times.

- That's not supposed to happen!

Well, let's give it

another try then.

- Really?

I'll keep the expl*sives

to a minimum.

- Please don't use any.

[rooster crowing]

[chickens clucking]

Yes! Perfect!

[egg cracking]

First, we gently beat the eggs.

Add salt and vinegar.

This vinegar is made

from apples.

- That's also fermented, right?

[Hiraku laughs]

- Then we mix it as we

slowly add in the oil.

And now we have mayonnaise.

- Oh!

- Now it's exactly like

having fried chicken.

- Oh, wow!

I could eat this by itself

without food.

- Stop that right now!

It's terrible for your health!

Now then, onto making miso.

First, we start by simmering

the soybeans we soaked in water.

Then we grind them.

[Flora humming]

[magic whirring]

Moldy, moldy, moldy.

I used the almighty farming tool

to help make the koji mold.

You don't need to

write that down.

We mixed the koji with

salt and form ba*ls.

Now we pack it into barrels.

- Oh, I see.

Mine didn't work because

I didn't say "moldy-mold."

- [Hiraku] No, that's,

well, maybe.

Now we just let it

age in the cellar.

It'll take a few months,

so let's wait patiently.

- [Flora] That long?

- Yeah.

But all that time will make

the flavors even more intense.

- This requires perseverance

just like research.

- Right!

- Ah!

There you are.

You've got visitors.

- Visitors?

The visitors were

a group of dwarves

led by a man named Donovan.

- We are elder dwarves.

- [Hiraku] What's the

difference?

- We've heard that you have

high quality alcohol

in this village and we'd

like you to share some.

- Do you mean our wine?

I'd be happy to share some.

- Mayor Hiraku, I'm afraid we

can't give it away for free.

- Huh?

- She's right.

Our wine is very valuable.

- I know, but they're

our guests here.

- I'm sorry, but we

don't have any money.

However, we do have technology.

- Technology?

- That's right.

We've spent our lives

studying alcohol production

and we've traveled

a long way to get here.

You have some very fine

crops in this village.

We can help you turn them

into fine alcohol.

What do you think?

Don't you want to drink some?

[all gasping]

- [Hiraku] Donovan and

his men got to work

on the alcohol right away.

Distillation.

I remember doing this

in science class.

[alcohol drips]

- Here you go!

This is corn whiskey.

- It's crystal clear!

- It'll get its color when

we age it in the barrels.

- Oh, I see.

[Hiraku groans]

This is really strong!

[Donovan laughing]

- I guess the mayor's

a bit of a lightweight.

- Donovan and his men ended up

staying in the village

and working as our brewers.

Now that we've got new alcohol,

it's time to have

a welcome party

for the beastmen

and the dwarfs!

Drink up, everyone!

[all cheering]

[tavern music]

- You can really taste

all the fragrance that went

into this alcohol

when you give it a sip.

- I really like this mayonnaise!

- This goes perfect

with the booze.

- Let's drink all night,

everyone!

- He snuck in again.

- I don't mind that

he comes here,

but he always drinks

way too much of our wine.

- Right, it's time to

show you all my special

one-of-a-kind technique.

[Dryme snoring]

[Hiraku chuckling]

- Thanks for everything, mayor.

It was very kind of you

to take us all in.

- Don't mention it.

We're all happy you're here.

- Yeah!

There are a lot of people

in this village

who like to drink.

- Wait a minute,

I finally got some adult men

to join the village.

By the way, Donovan,

I'm not asking for any

particular reason,

but are there any girls here

who catch your eye?

You know, that kind that

make you think,

"Wow, she's pretty!"

- Well, I can certainly say

that they're all very

good looking and all,

but you know,

I think they're just a bit

too young for me.

If they can't at least

grow a beard,

then they're not for me.

- [Hiraku] A beard?

- Man, why are you making me

say it out loud like that?

- The cultural barrier is high.

[Hiraku hiccups]

Farming Life

- [Senu] In Another

- [Hiraku] World.

[dragon whooshing]

[horn blowing]

[dramatic music]

Don't tell me there's

another wyvern.

Wait, a dragon?

It's headed straight for us!

It doesn't look friendly.

I'm going to

finish this one off

before it causes any

damage to the village.

[dragon crashing]

What just happened?

Isn't that Dryme?

Is this infighting?

But they're just

staring each other down.

There's another one!

[dragon roaring]

That one's dangerous.

[Hiraku grunts]

[spear whooshing]

I missed!

[spear zaps]

But the next one won't.

- Please, wait, mayor!

That isn't an enemy

to the village!

[Hiraku groans]

I'm terribly sorry

for the confusion.

These two are my

master's beloved wife

and his precious daughter.

- My name is Lastismoon.

- I'm Graffaloon,

nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

I'm Hiraku Machio.

Why are your wife

and daughter here?

- Well, you see.

- Apparently Dryme's constant

sneaking out so that he could

come to our village has roused

some suspicion at home.

- [Lastismoon] What were we

supposed to think when he was

sneaking out every night?

- [Graffaloon] If it turned out

he was sneaking out

to do something he shouldn't.

[Dryme laughing]

- What an utterly

ridiculous accusation.

- But you were sneaking off

with all kinds of stuff

from the treasury.

- And not coming home

till the morning.

- Oh, I get it now.

It's the gifts he's

always bringing us.

And I was worried about him

going home drunk,

so I built him a house.

Maybe that wasn't

such a good idea.

- That was for the sake of

our diplomatic relations.

It was all very high

level politics-

- He's hiding something, mother.

- Yes.

At this point,

my suspicions are

all being confirmed.

- [Hiraku] She's scary.

- Wait a minute, you two!

Just think about it.

Don't you think this man

actually has the courage

to have an affair like that?!

- That's a good point.

[chimes ringing]

- Oh, thank goodness.

- Are you all happy with that?

Excuse me.

Even though I don't know you,

I'm sorry about earlier.

- No, no, no!

Don't worry about it!

This was all our fault.

Come on, you two,

apologize to the mayor!

- I'm sorry I tried to

burn the village down

because I thought my dad

was having an affair.

- And I'm sorry that I was

about to obliterate

the insolent man who pointed

a spear at my dear daughter.

- [Hiraku] They're scary!

- Well then, I guess

everything settled now.

- But dear husband, you

still shouldn't sneak out

to get drunk like that.

- What are you saying?

- [Lastismoon] She said,

you still shouldn't sneak out

to get drunk like that.

- Well, I'm just glad to see

that they're getting along.

Okay, see you all later.

- Yes.

Do you see what I was doing?

- Yes.

- Our continued relationship

with this village

is of the utmost importance.

- Despite their lack of numbers,

they still possess the power

necessary to challenge us.

I never thought

we'd meet anyone

that had the strength

to overwhelm us.

- Yeah, you're right.

You couldn't even defend

against that attack,

you had to avoid it.

- [Graffaloon] Even that was

only thanks to the spider.

- [Lamulias] Spider?

- Yes, an old friend of mine.

Had I not been pulled

out of the way,

I may not be standing

here with you now.

Lasti.

- Yes?

- I have a very important

job for you to do.

I want you to live here

for a while.

- Oh!

Mother, why?

- Why would you do that?

- This is a good chance

for you to be quiet.

- Yes, dear.

- We can't ignore

that kind of power.

I don't expect you to be

able to suppress it.

I just expect you

to do your duty

and make sure that such power

is not turned on us.

Is that understood?

- Yes. I will do my best.

- Is that wise?

- Yes. I believe that

choosing this path

will lead to the best

outcome for Lasti.

I can feel it within me.

- Sure.

I don't mind if she stays.

- I look forward to

working here!

If you wouldn't mind,

please call me Lasti.

- Sure. Sounds good.

- So then, what do you

want me to do?

- And like that,

Lasti immediately went

to work in the village.

- I'm ready to start now!

- Uh, are you a dragon creature?

- [Hiraku] However.

[tomato splats]

[Senu whimpers]

- What the?

[Lastismoon humming]

- [Hiraku] Dragons are pretty

extraordinary in all regards.

- Gently.

Gently.

[Lastismoon sneezes]

[apples explodes]

- [Hiraku] It looks like

it'll take a while

for her to get used to her work.

[boy laughing]

- Wait up!

- [Hiraku] What should we

do with her?

- [Tia] You don't need to

make her do something

she isn't a fit for.

- But Dryme really

wanted to give her

some work to do

around here.

[wolf whimpering]

What is it?

- They've been acting like this

ever since the dragons

showed up in the village.

The cows and chickens have

been acting scared too.

We haven't been able to

get any milk or eggs.

[Hiraku sighs]

- Dryme acts like that,

so I wasn't really

thinking about it,

but everyone is normally

afraid of dragons, aren't they?

- It's not just the power

they have either.

Their knowledge and

wisdom is also great.

- In that case.

- [Lastismoon] Sorry to

keep you waiting.

- Don't worry about.

[Beezel grunting]

- I'm Lastismoon,

and I'm in charge of handling

diplomatic relations

here at the village.

- Don't tell me you are

that dragon girl.

- I am.

Please call me Lasti.

What is it that you've come

to request from us today?

[Beezel whimpers]

- We'd like to get

more of those

bright colored fruit

we got last time.

- You mean the oranges, right?

I'm sorry to say our stock

is running quite low.

Could I interest you in

strawberries instead?

They're perfectly ripe now.

- In that case, I'll take

10 boxes of those, please.

- Wow! Thank you so much!

Could I interest you in

some apples and pears

to go with them?

We have persimmons

and watermelons too.

- Okay, I'll take those.

- [Lastismoon]

Here's your order.

- Thank you very much.

- Would you like to

count them to confirm?

- That won't be necessary!

- [Lastismoon]

Very well.

We look forward to

seeing you again.

- It looks like she's got

the hang of this.

- What?!

They have dragons now?!

This is a joke!

- That village's military

might grows by the day.

- We need to monitor them.

Should we send a spy

there to the village?

- If they find out,

it'll be an act of aggression!

[Beezel sighs]

- We have no other choice.

I have a plan.

[door clicking]

- Pardon me, Father.

I understand you called for me.

- Yes.

Flowrem, please have a seat.

- I see.

You want me to investigate

that Great Tree Village?

- Yes.

In particular,

their military might.

However, you mustn't do

anything rash.

Your safety must always be

your number one concern.

- Understood.

But Father, I am

your daughter, after all.

I'm confident in my magic,

so don't worry.

[Beezel sighs]

[Flowrem zipping]

Oh.

At a glance, this seems

like an ordinary village,

but how did they develop a

village like this in the middle

of a forest filled with such

terrifying monsters?

- Welcome to the

Great Tree Village!

I'm Lastismoon, head of

diplomatic relations.

- It's nice to meet you.

- You're going to stay here in

this village for a while, right?

I heard from Beezel.

You can call me Lasti.

- Isn't Lastismoon

that infamous dragon

that everyone is afraid of?

I can't believe I've already

met someone this powerful.

- Are you okay?

I'm going to show you

around the village.

- Oh! Okay!

- And this here

is our vineyard.

We can make delicious wine

from these grapes here.

My father said that

the wine here is the most-

- It seems like just

an ordinary vineyard.

- Roar!

- [Flowrem] Why is a legendary

dragon in a place like this

bragging to me about

crops they're growing?

- And get this, so then

my dad told me that- Oh.

- I'm sorry to interrupt.

I've spotted a messenger

from Howling Village.

- Oh! Okay, thank you!

Sorry, I need to go and take

care of something for a second.

- Don't you worry about it.

I can look around on my own.

- Okay. See you later.

- This works out perfectly.

I can take the opportunity to

analyze their military strength.

Those are lizardmen.

Beastmen and ogres.

And even dwarves.

They'll all be

tough to deal with,

but with the full force

of our military,

we should be able

to handle them.

This might be their

headquarters.

The Vampire Princess!

I heard she was on the run

from Nobles,

so she was laying low.

What's she doing here?

The Angel of Annihilation, Tia.

Why is she in the same

village as Lulucy ?

And I'm pretty sure I heard

that those three are called

the Trio of k*ller Angels.

They even have high elves here?

I've heard that those

are terrifying man eaters

that prey upon helpless

young men and kidnap them.

If there are five here,

then this is already

too much for our military.

Impossible!

And they have inferno wolves

and demon spiders,

and they formed a pack?!

Up until now, I've been proud to

call myself one of the most

talented magic users in all of

the Demonic Kingdom, but

I feel like all my confidence

has left me.

To command all of these

powerful troops,

it would make sense to

assume that Lastismoon

was in charge of such

an organization.

But there's someone above

her called the Mayor

who rules over all of them.

What kind of terrifying

opponent am I dealing with?

Huh?

- Huh?

- It's just a human?

Why is a human

here of all places?

- What are you doing out here?

Are you lost or something?

- Don't worry about me.

I'm not so weak that

I need an ordinary human

to worry about me.

What? That person

I saw just now?

- Yep. That's the mayor

of our village.

- But isn't he just

an ordinary human?

- He's a human strong enough

to defeat my mom if he wants.

- That just can't be!

- [Lastismoon]

Did you say hello?

- Forget saying hello,

I was outright rude to him.

There we go.

[bright music]

- I found out that girl

was Beezel's daughter.

Apparently she's going to

live here for a while.

She seems to be getting

along well with Lasti.

That's great and all, but

- Good morning, mayor!

- Good morning.

- I hope you have

a lovely day.

- For some reason she acted

like this for a while.

["Feel the winds"

by Yui Hizuki plays]

[rustic music playing]