01x05 - Tower of Conviction

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Bandit: Hey, brat...

Bandit: Put that down.

Ishi: No way!

Ishi: After four whole days, I finally got this food.

Ishi: You should all work for what you need.

Ishi: Don't latch on to a kid!

Ishi: You're all grown-ups!

Ishi: Man, talk about pathetic...

Ishi: Ow!

Bandit: Says a burglar.

Bandit: Want me to make it so you never become a pathetic grown-up?

Bandit: Right here, right now, squirt.

Ishi: You giant freak!

Ishi: You look like your brain stunted at three years old.

Ishi: I'm not gonna say that out loud, though.

Bandit: You just did, idiot.

Ishi: Don't get so hung up over the details.

Ishi: Here.

Ishi: I don't want to die before I've had a girl, anyway.

Bandit: Nice.

Bandit: There's even ale.

Bandit: The villagers here must've run off in a hurry!

Bandit: I bet there are valuables, too.

Bandit: Many thanks to the Kushans!

Ishi: Is it good?

Bandit: Yeah, but there's not enough for you.

Ishi: Oh, yeah?

Ishi: I scrounged all that food together.

Ishi: I hope you take the time to enjoy it.

Bandit: Yeah, yeah. Just go already—

Bandit: Hey, what's wrong?

Bandit: Brat, what did you do?!

Ishi: Oh, this sure is potent.

Ishi: It was pretty expensive, after all...

Ishi: My share's over here.

Ishi: I'm not a fan of being underestimated.

Bandit: Squirt...

Bandit: I'm gonna cr*ck your head right open—

Ishi: Don't call me "squirt."

Ishi: I have a name, Isidoro.

Ishi: Don't worry, it's just bee venom.

Ishi: It won't k*ll you.

Ishi: Have a change of heart and live honestly.

Ishi: You know, it's sad when a kid's lecturing you!

Ishi: Later.

Bandits: Hey, what's wrong?

Bandits: Everyone's passed out.

Ishi: sh*t!

Ishi: I didn't know there were more.

Ishi: Calm down... Stay calm...

Ishi: Think... Think!

Bandits: What happened?!

Bandits: Who's this brat?

Ishi: I was so scared!

Ishi: It was the Kushans!

Bandit: What?

Ishi: The army came and...

Bandit: N-No, he—

Bandit: What now?

Bandit: We have to get out of here.

Bandit: We don't have time to lose!

Ishi: Fools...

Bandits: Hang on, brat.

Bandits: It doesn't make sense.

Bandits: I didn't hear any hooves or anything.

Bandits: And look... None of them have injuries caused by swords.

Bandits: Now that you mention it...

Bandits: What's with you, brat?

Bandits: Why are you unharmed, if Kushans were here?

Ishi: Huh? Because I'm just a kid...

Bandit: The Kushans have no mercy, even for kids.

Bandit: Where'd they go?

Ishi: Um...

Ishi: sh*t! sh*t!

Ishi: Th-That way!

Bandits: Hmm?

Tower of Conviction

Bandits: It's the Kushans!

Bandits: They're Kushan scouts!

Bandits: We're surrounded!

Bandits: sh*t, we have to fight!

Ishi: No way...

Ishi: They all d*ed in a flash!

Ishi: That's...

G: What was that for?

G: What an unexpected test of my new blade.

Ishi: He cut up those Kushan monsters with one strike!

G: Hey, clear the way. I'm in a hurry.

G: What's with you guys?

G: No talking my way out of this?

P: Hey, squirt...

P: Hey, stay still, with your head down.

Ishi: You're...

P: Hey, been a while!

G: Nice work, as usual, Godo.

P: Hey, you have food, huh?

P: And ale, too.

P: I can smell them, even though they're hidden.

P: They'll do as a sign of thanks.

P: No need to hold back.

A-Amazing!

G: Hey, let's go, Puck.

P: Okay.

Whoa!

P: W-Wait...

Ishi: He's no ordinary guy!

Tapasa: You are certain we can let that man go, Young Master?

Silat: It's of no consequence.

Silat: The Bakiraka Clan's duty is to scout ahead.

Silat: There is no need to take further casualties.

Tapasa: But if we, the Tapasa, combine our strength—

Silat: Do not underestimate him.

Silat: We may be able to subdue him, yes.

Silat: But we will not do so unscathed.

Tapasa: You know of this man, Young Master?

Silat: It was in the past...

Silat: A very long time ago.

G: Quickly.

G: Hurry.

Refugees: Not another monk...

Refugees: It was heretics.

Refugees: There will be even more inquisitions now...

Kid: Hey, stop!

Kid: Alms...

Kid: Alms, I beg of you.

Guard: Fools!

Guard: These are tributes to the monastery.

Guard: You have already received your daily rations.

Refugees: That soup of vegetable scraps isn't enough!

Refugees: You guys eat your fill every day, right?

Refugees: Please have mercy...

Guard: Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Refugees: Ah, food!

Refugees: Alms!

Refugees: Mercy!

Guard: S-Stop!

F: Catch them all!

F: Don't let a single one escape!

Refugees: Crap...

Refugees: It's the Holy Iron Chain Knights!

Refugees: P-Please help—

Refugees: Have mercy!

F: What is the meaning of this?

F: Is this what the faithful would do?

Refugees: Some of us are sick...

Refugees: We've been living on watery soup for days.

Refugees: We have no firewood for winter!

F: We have already requested food, medicine, and other supplies from the Holy See.

F: You are not the only ones who suffer!

Refugees: Please...

Refugees: My child no longer even has the strength to nurse.

Refugees: He's about to die.

Refugees: He needs God's protection right away!

F: What?

Moz: Very well.

Moz: Because of your bravery, God will show you His mercy.

F: But, Father Mozgus, that will disrupt order!

Moz: Of course I have considered that.

Moz: But I believe the fact that I am here

Moz: and that she has sinned and has been brought before me

Moz: are all part of God's design.

Moz: It is said that love knows no fear.

Moz: We should respond to her act of pure love, committed without

regard for her own well-being.

Refugees: Thank you! Thank you!

Moz: For now, let us take these people to the monastery.

Moz: These men should go there.

Moz: Do not worry.

Moz: You will see them again later.

Moz: Now, you will go this way.

Doc: Now, drink...

Doc: Good.

Doc: The child seems to be stable now.

Doc: If he stays nourished and gets some rest,

Doc: he'll recover soon.

Refugee: I'm so glad!

Moz: I have sent a message to the Holy See with a request for aid.

Moz: I shall also see if we can distribute a portion of the food

from the earlier tributes among the refugees.

Refugee: Oh, I don't know what to say...

Refugee: Thank you!

Moz: I have merely ex*cuted God's will.

Moz: Now, come this way, please.

Moz: As one of the faithful, you have a duty to perform.

Moz: Lady Farnese, I believe this is the first time you've set foot in this room.

Moz: You must not look away!

Moz: This hellish scene is part of the Holy See you serve.

Moz: It is not only benevolence that God bestows upon this world.

Moz: He is also a stern judge.

Moz: You must not flee!

Moz: To save your child, you have sinned.

Moz: Your love and bravery should be praised.

Moz: However, sin is sin!

Moz: Because you are so brave,

Moz: I beg you to overcome this ordeal from God Himself!

Moz: Surrender yourself to God's grace.

Refugee: N-No!

Men: Let me go...

Men: I didn't k*ll any monk!

Men: I'm not a heretic!

F: We have a witness to the crime!

Men: What the hell? sh*t!

Men: Who was it?

Men: Who framed me?

Men: I'll k*ll you!

Men: I'll k*ll you when I come back!

F: Take him.

Luca: Ah...

Luca: He's the thug who's been intimidating everyone around here.

Luca: No one liked him...

Luca: I guess someone decided to get rid of him,

Luca: but I feel like spitting on both their faces.

Jerome: Can you try to get more into this?

Luca: Oh, oops, sorry!

Luca: But are you sure about this?

Luca: Every day, you're here before the sun's even set.

Jerome: You don't want me here?

Luca: No, you're special...

Luca: Business aside, I'm glad to have you here.

Luca: But I'm worried that you'll get reprimanded

Luca: by that scary commander lady.

Jerome: No need to worry about her.

Jerome: All she talks about is duty and faith.

Jerome: She works her men hard,

Jerome: but she isn't skilled in fighting or leadership.

Jerome: For the Holy Iron Chain Knights, having a female commander is tradition.

Jerome: She's only a figurehead.

Luca: It must be tough, I'm sure...

Luca: To be the only woman among men.

Jerome: I don't even want to know what it takes to work so hard on a shitty mission like that.

Luca: You hedonist...

Luca: Oh.

Luca: Bad Elaine!

Luca: I've told you that you can't come in here. This is my job!

Jerome: I've gone all soft...

Luca: Sorry, she's my little sister.

Jerome: What's with all the bandages?

Luca: Disease that comes with our profession.

Luca: She was unlucky.

Luca: She's almost all gone upstairs.

Jerome: That's too bad.

Jerome: Well, for now, I'll go home.

Luca: I'll give you extra next time.

Jerome: Here, the usual fee.

Jerome: And here.

Luca: Wow, that's pretty...

Jerome: It wasn't cheap.

Jerome: It'd be out of reach for common folk.

Luca: I'm happy you got it for me, but I'm not sure I deserve something like this.

Luca: Cast not pearls before... You know.

Jerome: I think I'm getting too old for this.

Jerome: Once this job's done,

Jerome: I'll take you back home.

Jerome: As the family heir, I can't marry you,

Jerome: but all the nobles have mistresses, anyway.

Jerome: I'll pamper you.

Jerome: We'll bring your little sister, too.

Jerome: I'll find her a good doctor.

Luca: Thanks, Jerome...

Luca: I'll wait, but I won't expect anything.

Luca: Jeez, I couldn't be a whore if I took all the pillow talk seriously...

Ladies: Hey, hey!

Ladies: I heard that, Luca.

Luca: Girls...

Ladies: Lucky Luca...

Ladies: I wish someone would talk like that to me!

Luca: Oh, stop it.

Luca: It's only because it's good to know influential people for when you need help.

Ladies: Aw...

Ladies: Come on!

Ladies: Yeah.

Ladies: So, by the way, Luca...

Luca: Don't eat it all at once.

Ladies: We know!

Ladies: Thanks, as always.

Luca: Oh, and this...

Ladies: Wow!

Ladies: You shouldn't have!

Luca: Listen, everyone gets an equal number of pearls.

Ladies: But this was for you.

Luca: I'll keep some, too, of course.

Luca: We all agreed to this, remember?

Luca: No matter who earns how much, we split our earnings.

Ladies: Yeah, but...

Ladies: This looks so expensive.

Luca: Hey, Pepe, Fouquet, Lucie.

Luca: Listen well.

Luca: We're working in the middle of a witch hunt for heretics.

Luca: You get that, right?

Luca: Even though it's to survive, it's so dangerous.

Luca: Humans are wretched creatures...

Luca: They envy those who have more,

Luca: and they sneer at those who have less.

Luca: Even the smallest differences can cause fear and hatred.

Luca: I'm sad to say it,

Luca: but that's especially true of us, who have little.

Ladies: That's not true. We're...

Luca: That's why we'll prove that we're different.

Luca: When actions don't follow words, there's no trust.

Luca: All right, then!

Luca: Just like usual, share half our earnings among our neighbors.

Ladies: Not again!

Ladies: That's such a waste...

Luca: I told you.

Luca: It's so that we don't earn any grudges.

Luca: Just go and charm them!

Ladies: Okay.

Ladies: Huh? One's missing.

Luca: Oh, that's no good.

Luca: I'll have to tie it more tightly...

Luca: Bear with me, even if it's a bit tight.

Luca: If a looker like you went wandering defenselessly around here,

Luca: you wouldn't stay safe for a single day.

Luca: You'd be the perfect victim for all the desperate men.

Luca: Normally, I'd ask you to earn your own keep,

Luca: but since you aren't even capable of making your own decisions...

Luca: And that brand on her chest...

Luca: There must be a story behind it.

Customer: Luca!

Luca: Oh, hello!

Luca: Please wait, good sir.

Luca: Nina, I'm going to work another job.

Luca: Please make sure everyone gets food, and take care of Elaine.

Nina: Okay.

Luca: Also...

Here.

Luca: I talked to a customer, a doctor, about you.

Luca: And he gave me this.

Luca: He said to take two swallows each morning and night.

Nina: Thanks, Luca...

Nina: I'll go get some water.

Refugee: Heretics!

Mom: Throw!

Mom: Just throw now!

Nina: The bleeding just won't stop.

Nina: There's some pus in there, too.

Nina: My mouth's getting swollen.

Nina: This might be it for me...

Nina: The doctor said that

Nina: if the bad blood reaches my brain, I'll go insane.

Nina: Will I become like you?

Nina: Do you have anything you're afraid of, Elaine?

Nina: That place is supposed to be where God is present.

Nina: Why does it look so stark and terrifying?

Nina: Scared... I'm so scared.

Nina: I can't stand it, Luca...

Nina: I'm scared of dying and living,

Nina: of this world and of God.

Nina: I'm... I'm scared of everything!

Ishi: Found you...

Ishi: He ran a whole day and a half, from yesterday afternoon?

Ishi: If I hadn't hitched a ride on a refugee's carriage, I would've lost him!

Ishi: That sharp edge... So giant.

Ishi: It must be a famous sword!

Ishi: It won't budge!

Ishi: But he was wielding it like a feather...

P: You aren't putting your back into it.

P: Put your back into it.

P: Here, like this! See?

P: I'm Puck.

P: When you ask people for their names,

P: you should always introduce yourself first.

Ishi: I-Isidoro...

Ishi: Though I didn't ask...

Puck: Well, then, Isidoro or whatever,

Puck: put your mind to it and give it a go.

Ishi: You're not trying to stop me?

Puck: Heave-ho!

Puck: Hey, Guts...

Puck: I caught a thief.

G: It isn't a toy for kids.

G: It seems you've been following me since yesterday.

G: What do you want?

P: You want to become his apprentice?

P: Then, you'll have to go through me, his manager, first—

Ishi: That's not it!

Ishi: I don't wanna serve anyone.

P: O-Oh!

P: You must've come to take back the food you gave me!

P: What a disgrace!

P: Too bad.

P: We already ate everything!

Ishi: That's fine...

G: You have a sword.

G: You want to become a swordsman?

G: Have you ever drawn blood with a sword?

Ishi: D-Don't underestimate me.

Ishi: I've k*lled one or two...

G: Well, whatever...

G: You should stay away from me.

Ishi: What I choose to do is my own business!

Ishi: You have no right to tell me anything!

G: Well, you're right.

P: Hey, thief...

P: You should run.

Ishi: My name is Isidoro!

G: Here they come.

Ishi: What the hell?

P: Guts!

G: Well, this is different.

Corpse: sh*t!

Corpse: sh*t!

Corpse: Damn you!

Ishi: Is this real?!

Corpse: Damn you...

Corpse: I'll rip you to pieces.

Ishi: I don't recall anything that'd make a wheel curse me!

Corpse: sh*t!

Corpse: Go to hell!

Corpse: Damn you all!

G: Full of hatred, eh?

G: On any other day, I'd feel the same. But right now...

G: I don't have the time to deal with you.

G: I'm in a hurry.

G: I feel like I'm burning up inside...

G: Out of the way!

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