01x15 - Raphtalia

[bunniefuu]

[CHILDREN playing]

Huh?

A person that I love?

[RIFANA] Mm-hmm.

Do you have anyone special like that?

Um... Uhh...

There's my dad.

How's that?

[RIFANA sighs]

That's not what I'm talking about.

So what about you, Rifana?

Do you have someone?

There's no one yet,

but I wanna marry someone like one of the legendary heroes.

Someone like the Shield Hero?

I've wanted to meet him forever!

[RAPHTALIA, RIFANA scream]

Hey, look!

Please! Spare me!

Have mercy on me.

After k*lling so many demi-humans

in that underground chamber of yours,

you dare beg for your life?!

You're not--

It can't be!

One of my enslaved villagers?

An animal like you??

A damned demi?!

[IDOL] Wait!

Wait a moment!

You'd all be dead!

The whole lot of you would have d*ed like dogs

if I hadn't taken you in like that!

Keep your mouth shut!

You think I can forget the atrocities you committed?

Not till I die!

I'll never forget what you've done!

Ah! I'm sorry; I was wrong!

I'll-- I'll apologize!!

I swear!

This scumbag here... He took Rifana and he...

[IDOL] Ah! No!

Please don't!

[NAOFUMI] Raphtalia...

I can't imagine how you feel.

But will k*lling him help you get closure?

You've become stronger over time.

And not just with your sword.

[RAPHTALIA] You're a terrible person.

A monster who put demi-humans through hell, then k*lled them.

I'll never forgive you.

But if I k*ll you,

I won't be any different from the disgusting worm you are.

[RAPHTALIA] So I've decided to let you live.

That way you can atone

for the sins you've committed in this place.

[IDOL] Damn you demi-human...

You scum, now you die!

Curse you!

Demis don't deserve to live! I...

[gasps]

[crash]

[SOLDIER A] Idol!

[SOLDIER B] Idol!

[SOLDIER C] Idol is dead!

[SOLDIER D] Retreat! Retreat!

Raphtalia, you okay?

[MELTY] Raphtalia!

[RAPHTALIA] Master Naofumi... I...

[NAOFUMI] Forget it, it's not your fault.

[RAPHTALIA] But I...

It's gonna be all right.

[VAN] Sir Shield Hero,

I can't thank you enough

for saving my life.

[MELTY] Reichnott!

Are you hurt?

[VAN] No, I'm fine.

[MELTY] First Aqua Heal.

This is our chance to escape.

Yeah, I know.

But first...

There's one more thing...

[RAPHTALIA] Idol imprisoned his demi-human slaves underground

and tortured them.

[VAN] How do you know that?

I know because...

Because I was lucky enough to live.

[gasps]

You don't have to do this, Raphtalia.

It's okay. I'm gonna be all right.

[RAPHTALIA'S MOM] Always keep smiling

and play nicely with the villagers.

[RAPHTALIA'S DAD] And smile even more in hard times.

If you smile,

you'll be helping everyone around you to smile as well!

[RAPHTALIA] Dad... Mom... I promise.

I won't cry anymore.

But please watch over me.

[RAPHTALIA] Everyone! Listen!

Remember, we're alive!

And we'll keep on living!

We can rebuild if we all work together!

We can make our village beautiful again!

I know deep in my heart that everyone

who d*ed here would want that!

[KEEL] Sure!

Hey you guys, Raphtalia's right!!

Yeah! Let's show them all who we are!

They're right.

We can rebuild our village together!

[KEEL] Raphtalia...

Huh?

Your parents were k*lled, weren't they?

I mean, um...

Don't you...

Don't you feel sad?

Sure, I'm sad.

But I tell myself no crying.

My dad said I should always keep a smile on my face

even in hard times.

If you're trying so hard to keep a smile on your face,

then I guess we should, too.

Hey, look... Who're they?

That could be help from the capital!

Finally!

[SOLDIERS shouting]

[gasps]

[VILLAGERS screaming]

Get in there. Move!

Quit wasting time.

Raphtalia!

Hey!

Mel, are you feeling okay?

[MELTY] Mm-hm.

[NAOFUMI] Raphtalia was trapped in a place like this?

It's easy to imagine what happened here.

Just thinking about it makes me sick!

All right...

[IDOL] You're boring me!

Scream! Cry!

[whipping and crying]

[IDOL] Yes. Yes, that's it!

Cry! Cry! More! More!

[RAPHTALIA] ...Rifana...

[RAPHTALIA] Come on, Rifana, eat something.

Don't worry.

I'm sure the Shield Hero will save us.

[RIFANA coughs]

Rifana, are you--?

[RAPHTALIA] You're burning up!

No, wait.

Remember our village flag?

Over the square?

[RAPHTALIA] Huh?

We demi-humans...

It was a symbol of how we're allowed

to build a village for ourselves.

Uh-huh. Remember?

Sure I remember!

[RIFANA] I wanna see it again.

And you will!

I promise you.

[RIFANA] Raphtalia...

What?

I wanna go...

Raphtalia.

[gasps]

Yeah, um...

We'll go back.

Back home to our village together.

I wanna go home.

[RIFANA] Hm?!

Is that the...?

Yeah, I'm sorry.

It's the best thing I could come up with for now.

I'm so happy.

Thanks, Raphtalia.

[RAPHTALIA coughs] Rifana?

[JAILER A] Hey.

Out.

[RAPHTALIA] Huh?

[RAPHTALIA coughs]

[JAILER A] You're being sold to a sl*ve merchant.

But... what about Rifana?

Please!

This is the only one being sold for now.

Go on, get outta here.

What about Rifana?!

[laughs] She's done for, forget her.

[RAPHTALIA] ...smile... when times are tough...

[RAPHTALIA] Huh?

How will I ever smile again?

[VAN] There's a survivor!

Hey, Raphtalia!

Let's go.

[VAN] You'll be all right now.

[MELTY] Naofumi!

Over here!

[FILO] There's someone over here, too!

You're alive?!

Keel!

Oh Keel!

I can't believe you're here!

Who are... you?

I can't believe I found you after all this time!!

I'm so glad--so glad you're alive!

Who are you? I don't--

[RAPHTALIA] Have you forgotten already?

It's me, Raphtalia.

You can't be her.

Raphtalia?

No way, that's impossible!

No! Stay away!

Listen to me, Keel.

Do you remember that time when you went diving

and nearly drowned?

And we had to find Sadeena, so she could come rescue you?

And there was another time when you ate a poisonous mushroom

and ended up with an upset stomach.

In pain, you begged me not to tell anyone.

You remember that, don't you?

After the Wave, when I said we should rebuild the village,

you were the very first one to speak up and agree with me.

You don't know how happy that made me.

Raphtalia, it's really you?

You're really here after all?!

Thank goodness!!

I'm so grateful you're still alive.

[KEEL] Who are they?

It's okay.

I'm traveling with the Shield Hero now.

What? The Shield Hero?

He really exists??

[RAPHTALIA] He sure does!

And he's come here to save all of us.

Let me take a look at your wounds.

You really exist after all!

Then all those stories

I've heard about you are actually true!

[coughs]

[RAPHTALIA] You okay?

Yeah.

Now I see...

I was just thinking...

Rifana would've wanted to see him.

Wait a minute...

Where is Rifana?

She's in here, right?!

[RIFANA] Raphtalia...

[RAPHTALIA] Hm?

You know the Shield Hero?

D'you believe he'll come to save us?

[RAPHTALIA] I know he will!

[RIFANA] I wanna see him soon.

See him and...

[RAPHTALIA] And?

And have him make me his wife.

[RAPHTALIA sobs]

[RAPHTALIA sobs]

Oh, Master...

I can't see how...

...such monstrous deeds could exist here.

[VAN] Melty...

As much as I hate to say it,

similar things happen all across this country.

It can't be?!

[VAN] That is why we needed Seyaette.

But now...

[MIRELLIA] Melty, my dear,

I need you to do something important for me.

Return to the capital and admonish the king

for his unjust treatment of the Shield Hero.

Ordinarily, I would go myself, but, as you know...

I failed you.

Forgive me.

Hey, Raphtalia, who was that?

[RAPHTALIA] My friend, Rifana.

She was gentler and more graceful than me,

and she'd always say that that she wanted to meet you--

to meet the Shield Hero.

[NAOFUMI] Let's give her and the others a proper send-off.

They can't rest in peace in a place like this.

What's wrong?

[RAPHTALIA] I hate myself.

Because I couldn't protect anybody.

When we first met, I was so weak and powerless.

I couldn't do anything.

I'm sure I could have saved everyone.

If only I'd been stronger.

I'm too late...

Come on, you did help!

If you hadn't arrived when you did,

I probably would've d*ed in here.

You saved my life.

You're not weak.

You know what else?

The only reason everyone hung on so long

without losing hope was your smile!

We decided to keep smiling, no matter how bad it got!

[RAPHTALIA] Sorry.

[gasps]

I'm sorry, but I'm just not--

I'm afraid I'm-- Well, I just can't smile like I used to.

[KEEL] Eh?

I'm not worthy...

I mean I'm... I ended up k*lling someone.

You're wrong.

[RAPHTALIA] It was all wrong.

Every single thing I've done so far...

All of it...

...was a mistake!

I don't deserve anything!

[NAOFUMI] That's not true!

Raphtalia...

[RAPHTALIA] I don't even have the right to walk beside you!

I'm worthless!!

Listen!

You did nothing wrong!

If it wasn't for you being in my life,

I'd've run from this world without ever trusting anyone.

[NAOFUMI] That's right.

It's because you believed in me

that I am here with you right now...

...that I met Filo and Melty.

Yeah, see!

It just can't be a mistake.

It's like, before, you were so small and everything,

and now you've met the Shield Hero.

You've turned into this really cool lady

and even came back to save us!

[NAOFUMI] Look.

You were the one who kept those kids alive.

Master Naofumi...

Stop crying now.

And I'm sure Rifana's happy now, too.

She finally got to meet the Shield Hero.

From now on, it's our job to protect them.

To make sure nobody goes through

this kind of suffering ever again.

Isn't that what we've been fighting for all this time?

[gasps]

Together with me, the Shield Hero?

It is!

[RIFANA] You're so lucky!

You're in the Shield Hero's party.

[RAPHTALIA chuckles]

So now you're jealous, right?

Ah! Don't be such a jerk!

[RAPHTALIA giggles]

I promise to always watch over you.

[RAPHTALIA] Mm.

And one day, let's go back to our village

with that flag, okay?

[RAPHTALIA] Mm-hm!

Rifana...

I promise you, I'll bring back the flag for our people.

With Master Naofumi.

[VAN] What is going on?

[NAOFUMI] The demi-humans are rioting.

They came to bring you home with them.

So you probably oughta let them know everything's all right.

Indeed.

[rumbling]

What's that?

Master, look over there!

What is that?

What a pain!

How's he still alive?

[IDOL] O supreme god,

grant me the power to rend the Devil asunder!

I don't-- It can't be!

What's wrong?

The great heroes of the past built that stone monument

to seal away a monster forever.

He's trying to remove the seal!!

[IDOL] Yes! You're free now!

Go and destroy everything!

You're liberated from your prison!

Bring divine judgment down upon the Devil of the Shield!

[roars]

Nobody can withstand me now!

If I can k*ll the Devil of the Shield,

I will be eternally blessed by God!

[roars]