02x04 - (D) The Scheming Kingdom of Falmuth

[bunniefuu]

[RIMURU] With my

excursion to Dwargon over,

I made a quick trip

to Ingrassia.

[RIMURU] I will now announce

the results of your final exams.

[whimpering]

--What?

--He melted!

Whoa. That bad?!

[RIMURU]

It turns out that all of you...

[gulping, whimpering]

[RIMURU]

...passed the test!

[groaning]

Hey! Don't scare us like that!

[RIMURU] Life's more fun

with a few surprises.

Whatever! We passed.

Yep! Not that I ever doubted

our test-taking abilities.

Looks like we'll advance

to the next grade.

And we'll get to stay together.

Yay! Thank goodness!

[RIMURU]

You guys were awesome sauce.

Now that you've passed your

finals, my job as your teacher

is officially donion rings.

Once this term ends, Professor

Tiss will take over for me,

and I'll return back

home to Tempest.

How sad.

[RIMURU]

Turn that frown upside down!

I have a few days left and I

wanna be sent off with a smile.

I'll let you in on a secret.

Alice. Chloe. Ryota.

Kenya and Gale.

No matter where I'm at,

I'll never forget you.

Thank you, Teach.

[gasps] More importantly, don't

forget about your promise to us!

[RIMURU]

What promise?

[KENYA]

Come on!

Don't play dumb.

You said if we passed finals,

you'd give us more manga!

[RIMURU]

Don't worry, I know.

I've got every last volume

of Parasyte ready for you.

Heck yeah!

[laughter]

[RIMURU] Professor Tiss,

the kids are advancing to

the next grade,

thanks to your help.

Oh, it wasn't me.

They're the ones who

did all the hard work.

Well, regardless.

I'm glad I can leave them

in such capable hands.

Take good care of them for me.

Right!

We're here.

Check it out, Myulan.

[YOUM]

That's the nation of monsters,

the Jura Tempest Federation.

Allow me to introduce our newest

group member, Myulan the wizard.

Hello, Myulan.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

[MYULAN]

Likewise.

Welcome. Please make

yourself at home.

Myulan's going to be our

consultant and m*llitary advisor.

She'll help us fight

against magical att*cks.

Really? You must be very strong!

[MYULAN]

Uh, I wouldn't say that.

[hammer banging]

[saw grinding]

Are you guys having a festival?

We're not.

But Lord Rimuru will be making

his official return soon.

It's more of a welcome

back celebration.

[MYULAN gasps]

[SHION]

Well, then.

We still have some work

we need to take care of.

Excuse us.

Oh. Feel free to visit

the hot spring later.

The hot spring?

[SHUNA] You'll feel much

better after a good sweat.

Right. I'll check

it out, thank you.

[MYULAN]

So those are Kijin.

Each one of them is

tremendously powerful.

Shall we, then?

I'll give you the grand

tour of Tempest.

[YOUM]

This is the blacksmith's shop.

Those two make the best

armor and weapons

you'll ever lay eyes on.

[MYULAN gasps]

[YOUM]

This is our newest build.

Pretty fancy, huh?

Uh-huh.

[KIDS laughing]

[LIZARDMAN F]

Good afternoon!

Oh, thanks so much

for swinging by!

Of course. Here's the supply

of high potions.

Perfect. They're all here.

Then we just need

your signature, please!

[KOBY]

No problem.

I think we may need to increase

our orders starting next month.

I'll come and discuss the

details as soon as I can.

So, will you please

let Gabiru know?

Just leave everything to us!

[MYULAN] They're really able to

produce that many high potions?

[MYULAN] Given their m*llitary

strength and technologies,

this nation is truly

a formidable thr*at.

[YOUM]

Hey. Something wrong?

[MYULAN gasps]

No. Everything's fine.

C'mon, I'll show you

the training ground.

[MYULAN]

What a gullible man.

Unbelievable.

I'm only here on Lord Clayman's

orders to investigate

this nation of monsters.

Yes. I'm merely using Youm.

[MYULAN]

He's a fool.

And what's more,

I doubt he suspects I'm a majin.

All right, let's take a break.

[groaning]

My body...

I can't be sure, but I think the

old man broke everything.

Ow, I can't feel my face...

Hey. Quick question.

Is that Ogre-- I mean,

Master Hakurou,

always so unforgiving

during training?

[GOBTA]

Pretty much.

I can't feel my face.

--[GRUCIUS groans]

--[GOBTA] Aw, man.

This is getting old.

All right. Enough dying.

On your feet!

Every day? Really?

I'm starting to think it's

a miracle that you guys

are even still alive--it's

actually kind of impressive.

I wish we could recruit your

group into the Animal Kingdom.

[YOUM]

Hey. Grucius!

[GRUCIUS]

Huh? What's up, Youm?

[YOUM chuckles]

So, a rough day of training?

Shut up, Youm.

Who's the girl?

Oh. This is Myulan, our newest

and most skilled member.

I bet you wouldn't be able

to stand against her.

"Most skilled"? Seriously?

I don't believe it.

A scrawny little woman

like her b*at you?

You're more than welcome

to fight her yourself.

If you manage the impossible

and take her down,

I'll call you "boss"

from here on out.

Fair enough. If she somehow

manages to defeat me,

then I'll gladly

become your underling.

[MYULAN sighs]

Unlike Youm, I won't go

easy on you just because

you have a pretty face.

[sighs]

Here goes!

[YOUM laughs]

I wonder how many other people

you can crush, Myulan?

Some champion you are!

Get me out of here!

[sighs]

[GRUCIUS]

Hey, lady.

You b*at me.

Ah, so you admit it, do you?

Like I have much of a choice.

You're a strong one.

Very impressive.

--Isn't she?

--[chuckles]

Now then, let's talk about

that promise you made.

Yeah, yeah. You won,

so I'll start calling you boss.

Oh, I wasn't serious about that.

Nope, you and I had a deal.

I should warn you, though.

[YOUM]

Huh?

If Lord Carrion

ordered me to k*ll you,

then I would not hesitate.

No matter what, I'm still

loyal to the Beast King.

Sorry, but that's a rule

I could never possibly yield on.

Fair enough.

I'll keep that in mind.

I think it would be interesting

to visit some new countries.

So, I'll join

your party for now.

That's fine by me,

but are you sure?

My personal mission is

to broaden my horizons,

so yeah, I'm positive.

I say, comrades, that fight

was truly incredible.

It was?

You've given me a great idea.

With our new lady

friend's magic,

we could finally pulverize

that mean geezer!

[GRUCIUS] Hold on. By "geezer,"

you mean Master Hakurou?

What sort of plan

did you have in mind?

Hey, not so loud, fools!

Listen up.

The first step is to utilize

Myulan's magic, and then...

[MYULAN]

What in the world am I doing?

This is pointless.

[HAKUROU]

Oh? A mock battle?

Yeah, today is the day

we'll finally make you

cry out in misery!

I hope you're ready, old ma--

I mean, uh, Master!

[YOUM] Does Gobta think

he can provoke a kijin?

I commend your spirit.

Besides, it's about

time I gave you

some real-life practice again.

[GOBTA] Our pre-set magic

circle is already in place.

Now we just gotta

lead him into it.

[HAKUROU]

Let the mock battle commence!

[GOBTA gasps, grunts]

I figured he'd come

straight for me!

Liquefaction.

[HAKUROU]

Hmm.

We've got him!

Everyone strike at once--

[gasping]

[GOBTA]

The old man disappeared?!

[gasping]

Who you calling "old man"?!

[yelps]

Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Where were you?!

--[HAKUROU] Hmph!

--[GOBTA groans]

No way!

How did he even

get out of the ground?

I used Flash Step.

A skill I taught you.

[YOUM whimpers]

Now then, would you three

care to explain yourselves?

What could've possessed you to

try and trap a poor "old man"

such as myself?

[whimpering]

Well, sir--

Oh, please. I wasn't

referring to you, my dear.

I have no doubt you were

merely dragged into this scheme

by these idiots.

Okay...

While I would hope that you

three don't need to be reminded,

I will still warn you not to

test something so foolish

on Lord Rimuru.

Yeah, we're not that stupid.

Lord Rimuru's way too strong--

he'd pulverize us.

Oh, you think so?

Sometimes, I get the feeling he

would be quite easily deceived.

[RIMURU sneezes]

[MJOLMIRE]

What was that, you got a cold?

No way, someone's probably

talking about me.

That's true, you're

certainly popular enough.

Anyway, care for another round?

[RIMURU] Sure, there's

always room for more!

[MJOLMIRE chuckles]

Aw, yeah. I'm alive again.

I don't think that

geezer will ever die,

even if we did k*ll him.

C'mon, Gobta.

Maybe it would be a more

prudent idea to just give up

on trying to catch Master

Hakurou off-guard.

No, He must suffer the way

that we have suffered!

Your determination

is rather impressive.

To be honest, I was more

impressed with the wizard lady.

She was really amazing!

[chuckles] I know.

Not to mention, attractive.

You said it. I wonder if she

would bare my children.

Sorry, pal, but there's

no way that's happening!

Don't forget that

Myulan works for me!

All's fair in love and w*r.

The swift get the spoils.

[GOBTA]

"The swift get the spoils"?

I am on it!

[YOUM]

Whoa! Back off, Gobta.

[SHUNA groans]

Those boys have

such vulgar thoughts.

Don't you worry, Princess Shuna!

I'll go give them an attitude

adjustment by b*ating them

until they beg us for mercy!

I'd be more than happy

to help with that.

[giggling]

Read faster, Ken,

I'm waiting on you!

Wait your turn, Alice,

I just got to the good part!

I never saw this twist coming.

Now that's some good writing.

[CHLOE whimpers]

[RIMURU]

So, how's business treating ya?

[MJOLMIRE] Thanks to you,

our top-quality high potion's

attracted tons of buyers.

We've made sure to spread the

word in the Western Provinces,

so we should be getting a wealth

of new orders fairly soon.

[RIMURU] And you'll make

a small fortune, right?

[MJOLMIRE]

Naturally.

Then again, that's what

this job is all about.

Oh, but don't you worry,

I'll definitely make sure that

the Jura Tempest Federation

gets its fair share of profits!

Yeah, I wasn't really

worried to begin with.

[MJOLMIRE] And speaking of

money, tonight is on me, okay?

To thank you for the business,

and to give you

a little farewell party,

sound good?

I guess I can

allow it this one time.

Baron Veryard is quite grateful

for your business, too.

Once those high potions

are on the market,

the Kingdom of Blumund stands

to make a fair amount of money.

[RIMURU]

Veryard, huh?

[RIMURU] Don't get me wrong,

I'm glad that Tempest

and the Kingdom of Blumund were

able to forge a security pact.

But they kinda got me.

If some other country

tries to inv*de Blumund

through the forest,

then Tempest would have to serve

as a breakwater,

which feels like

a lot of pressure, you know?

Yes, but that's

the nature of politics.

Though on the reverse

side of things,

if Tempest were the one being

invaded by another nation,

then Blumund would likely

come fight by your side.

It's meant to be

mutually beneficial.

Yeah, except no one would

want to inv*de Tempest.

[MJOLMIRE growls] I wouldn't be

so quick to make such statements

if I were you.

[RIMURU]

Hmm?

Believe it or not, I suspect

that the tiny nation of Tempest

will continue to grow into

a major trade center.

I think Dorf said something

along those lines, too.

If it does play out that way,

there are regions who will see

your growing nation as nothing

more than an obstacle to cross.

The Kingdom of Falmuth

is a prime example.

[RIMURU]

Huh?

[laughs]

You should see your face!

It's nothing worth

worrying about right away.

Look, all I'm saying is,

it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

For sure. I got ya.

[RIMURU]

The Kingdom of Falmuth.

King Gazel literally

just told me how much

he doesn't like their king.

Didn't he say he was,

like, mega greedy?

[EDOMALIS]

Youm the champion, you say?

Yes, sir. Based on

a rumor that we've heard,

he and his party were

supposedly responsible

for the defeat of the Orc Lord.

[grunting]

[RAZEN] Though calling him

a "champion" is ridiculous.

Well, be that as it may,

the Freedom Union did report

that the Orc Lord

definitely appeared.

Indeed, which would mean

the story does possess

some measure of truth.

Further regarding

"Youm the champion,"

it would seem he has taken up

residence in Tempest.

[EDOMALIS]

Hmm... Tempest.

You mean the nation of monsters?

That's right. Ever since

it was first founded,

the flow of merchants into

the Kingdom of Falmuth

has rapidly declined.

Our financial

situation is quite dire.

I believe this is because

merchants can now safely travel

to Dwargon without

passing through here.

[EDOMALIS]

Hmm...

To be honest, this is

a matter of life and death

for the Kingdom of Falmuth.

Should Tempest continue

to go unchecked,

they will become renowned in

the Western Provinces as well.

Action against them

will be infeasible.

We must strike while we're able.

Yes, but evolved monsters

present a difficult problem.

With their humanoid forms

comes intelligence,

which in turn, makes them

even more formidable enemies.

Yes, I see. How many men do

we have that could mobilize now?

Roughly , men.

That's not enough.

[grunting]

[REYHEIM] There's no need

to worry, my king.

[FOLGEN]

Hmm?

What's this, Archbishop Reyheim?

Are you implying

the Western Holy Church

has some sort of plan?

Yes, Your Majesty.

In fact, I've been meaning

to inform you that

the Western Holy Church's

headquarters plan to subjugate

the nation of monsters

as an enemy nation

in clear opposition to God.

Please pardon the delay.

My word! You're saying

the Western Holy Church

has recognized Tempest as

a legitimate enemy to our God?

[gasping]

[gasps]

[REYHEIM] However,

they've yet to prove themselves

to be dangerous.

Perhaps we could request

help from another country

to assist in

subjugating them. Yes?

[EDOMALIS] Hmm... So you require

some assistance, do you?

[chuckles] Speaking

hypothetically, of course.

[REYHEIM chuckles]

If a citizen of our nation

were to be harmed by one of

these monsters, what do you

suppose would happen to them?

Excellent question. If something

so tragic were to occur,

the Western Holy Church

would assume the responsibility

of sending the Temple Knights

to rescue its believers.

How very reassuring.

In which case, our kingdom

could then back up the church

and help subdue

the monsters in Tempest.

Yes, indeed. This is

nothing short of a holy w*r!

We'll begin by sending

in an advance party

to start a commotion!

My king. If I may be so bold,

let's show them our power.

For the advance party,

we should send the Otherworlders

we have at our disposal.

Excellent idea. Those

monstrosities might actually

prove to be

rather useful to us.

Regardless, we must

not let our guard down.

[RAZEN]

Fret not, Your Majesty.

To be cautious, we shall

order them to return

after a brief rampage.

[REYHEIM]

My king. If it pleases you,

would you grant me

the honor of allowing me

to try out my secret art?

And what would that be?

Pardon.

[inaudible]

--[whispering]

--Oh...?

[chuckles]

[laughs]

That does sound interesting!

Very well.

I shall allow it, Reyheim.

Thank you so much, my king.

I assure you that I will

use my skills expressly for

Your Majesty's glory.

[EDOMALIS chuckles]

[SHOGO]

A nation ruled by a slime?

Are you messing with me?!

Shogo. No need for tantrums.

Allow me to

finish speaking first.

Slimes are weak monsters!

How could one become

the ruler of the forest?

Shogo isn't trying to

be rude with his statement.

It's different in our world.

Slimes are rather famous

for being starter monsters.

Regardless, I'm ordering you

three to travel to Tempest

along with of

our best knights

as part of an advance

scouting party.

Get packed.

Oh, wow!

It's been forever since

we went anywhere new!

This is ridiculous.

They're really mobilizing

the army for a stupid slime?

Yes, well, when that

slime controls forces in

the tens of thousands,

I'd say it's perfectly normal

to see it as a thr*at.

Who knows for sure?

Especially with how

absurdly pathetic the humans

in this world tend to be.

[KIRARA giggles] Have you

ever thought that maybe

you're just too strong?

I mean, the Unique Skills

meant for combat here

are assigned so randomly.

Aren't they, Mister Beserker?

You might say that,

but I think yours are

a whole lot scarier, Kirara.

No joke.

Your skills are definitely

a force to be reckoned with.

[KIRARA laughs]

[SHOGO growls]

Damn that stupid old bastard!

I'm tired of him ordering us

around so much!

He's, like, so annoying!

For real! I'm totally gonna

k*ll the guy one day.

Don't say that, guys,

he's not that bad.

On the plus side, at least

if we do what he says,

he gives us all of the best

food, clothes, and housing

this world has to offer.

Yeah, maybe, but shouldn't

that be a given?

The "best this world

has to offer" is still garbage

compared to the things

we're used to back in our world!

Um, you can say that again!

This place is seriously

lacking in stylish shops,

not to mention the absence

of internet and smartphones.

A world as boring as this one

doesn't deserve to exist

and I couldn't care less if

it collapsed in on itself.

[KYOYA chuckles]

[KYOYA] Shogo and Kirara

don't seem happy about it,

but I see this as

an opportunity.

If w*r breaks out,

we can k*ll the men

who control us.

It might be the only way

to regain our freedom.

Heh.

[snoring]

[RIMURU] At the time,

I was still blissfully unaware.

I had no idea that a crisis

was about to befall Tempest.

[GREAT SAGE] Next time,

"Prelude to the Disaster."