01x25 - Miracle's Path and Journey's Continuation

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Good thing it wasn't locked.

Do you sense anyone there?

No. It's empty.

I will go look for the equipment we need.

If everything goes well,
we can take our time to read those.

That's true.

ORIGINAL STORY BY ISUNA HASEKURA

Mr. Lawrence!

Here!

Now we just have to wait
for the best time.

How is it going?

What are they talking about?

They are demanding money.

Oh!

He must be the one who came up
with the idea to frame us.

Hey! What are you doing?!

That is...

He's the baker.
He's the nastiest toward me.

This is the end.

They are being given an ultimatum.

How could you?!

If they set it on fire

and accept the correct teachings,
all will be well.

Otherwise,
the village will be indicted for heresy.

In times of need,
humans always rely on others.

But even I rely on others too sometimes.

So, what will you do?

As a servant of the truth,

I cannot abandon the village.

Okay, let's go.

-Hey, that's Evan.
-Elsa!

Elsa, why?!

I'm sorry, Ms. Iima.

Well, look who's here.
It's Ms. Elsa, Father Franz's successor.

Good to see you again, Bishop Mendes.

I had heard that you ran away.

Was the feeling of guilt
too unbearable for you?

God is always merciful
toward those who have sinned.

The faithful people of Enberch

are suffering from the curse,

while not a single person
in Tereo is in pain.

There is no doubt

that this is because you are protected
by an evil pagan god.

We will rebuild a brand-new

holy church on this land,
which will uphold true teachings.

And as for you, who was disguised

as a sheep but in reality, was nothing but

a coiling snake
serving a false, wicked god...

You will rightfully face God's judgement.

There is no need for that.

It is true that my faith was misdirected.

However, my merciful God

has shown me the path of righteousness.

A messenger of God appeared before me!

-What!
-She met one?

No way!

What...

Claiming to have met a messenger of God

so carelessly is a sign of a heretic!

If you wish to prove yourself innocent,
show us evidence now!

If you cannot believe me,
I shall show you.

Let them through.

Father Franz was a capable man.

He was an admirable servant of God.

The problem is, he should have acted
according to the will of the church.

And it seems as though he failed
at raising his successor too.

Indeed, it was wrong to worship
the snake deity, Truyeo.

However, our wrongdoing
was not a fundamental mistake.

I believe that
the very existence of Truyeo...

is a miracle of God!

What?!

She is neither denying
nor approving of Truyeo.

What a good way to put it.

The words of people
are not always trustworthy.

How will you prove that the devil
didn't just whisper lies to you?

The messenger of God promised me
that it would

shine a light that would guide
us lost sheep

toward the right path.

As if God would
do something like that for you...

The wheat!

Hey!

Look at that!

Our God!

-It's God's miracle!
-It's God!

What is that? Look!

The wheat in that wagon!

That's the only one not bearing any fruit!

God has shown us the right path.

This is impossible... No way...

Bishop Mendes,

I would like for you to confirm that

this is not the work of the devil.

H... How?

With this.

Please consecrate this chalice.

Once that is done, Evan,
who mills this village's wheat,

will prove the truth of God's teachings.

What are you planning to do with this?

Even the poor are allowed
to be baptized, are they not?

Please sanctify

this chalice with your own hands,
Bishop Mendes.

Go on.

Bishop Mendes has poured into the chalice,

making it a holy chalice.

Now, hand that holy chalice to him.

Please, watch closely.

He has collected flour from

all of the wagons, excluding just one.

This is the fulfillment
of the miracle that the messenger of God

showed us.

If this miracle was false,

you should be able to
show us a true miracle.

Bishop Mendes,

if you insist that we are wrong,

it is your turn to prove yourself.

You can drink this water, can you not?

F... Fine.

It was a miracle. It was a true miracle.

Well then, what about the village church?

It's proper... It is a proper church.

I will need that in writing.

Thank you, Father.

You look envious.

Yes, I am envious.

This time, I only had a role
behind the scenes.

But they haven't settled anything
regarding the money.

Isn't that your job?

Well, yeah.

My goodness, though.
Who knew the tables would turn like this?

It might be worth a try.

-What's wrong?
-Are you sure you're not actually a wolf?

What?

-Mr. Riendott!
-Huh?

May I have a moment with you?

What?

Those people have to discuss god,

but I believe we have things to discuss
regarding money.

-Well then, Mr. Riendott.
-Y... Yes?

I was asked to take care of
the financial negotiations.

Do all the villagers here consent to that?

We have no choice,
if the elder agreed to it.

There you have it.

Let me start off with my biggest demand.

I want you to cancel the return
of the wheat.

Th... Tha...

That's not possible!

Why not?

Why, somebody died, you know?!

Because of that, the reputation
of my wheat is completely damaged too!

And! Plus,

our contract with Father Franz
states that we can return

all of the wheat
if we find Ridelius' Hellfire in it!

Okay.

Well then, how much money will you ask for
if we accept the returned wheat?

Two hundred...

Don't be ridiculous!

Huh?

That's exactly how much you bought it for!

F... Fine! One hundred...

and 90...

You have some nerve!

Now, now...

Mr. Riendott,
if a miracle was to happen one more time,

it would be inconvenient for you,
wouldn't it?

Huh?

That whole ordeal
about the poisonous wheat.

-It was in truth...
-All right! I get it!

I get it!

One... 160... I mean...





Okay, that will do.

Everyone here will be our witness.

By the way, Mr. Riendott,

what do you think about repurchasing
the wheat that you returned?

I thought so.

However, this village does not have enough
money to buy back the returned wheat.

Even the bargained price
is too much for them.

That's right.

So, here is my suggestion.

It's very simple.
Can you ask Bishop Mendes

to give the wheat from this village

his seal of approval?

Huh?

If you're planning on selling the wheat
to other stores,

you should give up.

I know.

So, will you be able to
fulfill my request?

I think I can.

Well then, one last thing!

The people in Enberch
might find fault with

the business
that I am thinking of starting.

So, I want you to back me up
if that happens.

Don't tell me you're going to make bread...

The bakers will never
let me do such a thing.

Don't worry.

What are you planning?

You'll see.

You'll receive the money for the returned
wheat if this business idea succeeds.

Wait... You can't just decide that yourself.

Of course, I'm not asking you
to do this for free.

I will offer you an appealing trade-off.

How about revoking
Father Franz's contract?

What?

What did he say?

You can't decide that on your own!

The elder didn't give you
that much authority!

However, as long as that contract exists,

you will end up incurring resentment
from Enberch again.

Isn't that right?

Y... Yes...

This contract was not normal
to begin with.

Contracts are supposed to
benefit both parties.

That is what business is all about.

What do you say?

Will you do me a favor?

-Hey!
-But...

If we can get Mr. Riendott
and Bishop Mendes to cooperate with us,

I have a business idea that will
be very beneficial for this village.

What is he saying?

What are you...?

To do this,
I will need the help of a baker.

Huh?

Will you get some eggs
and butter ready for me?

And honey too, if you can.

I see.

I have a feeling we're going to make
something delicious.

Don't eat while you're reading.

Don't eat so messily.

I know!

This "biscuit" or whatever is so tasty.

I hear that it is selling well in Enberch
as a "local specialty from Tereo."

Supposedly, not only did it
cover the cost of the returned wheat,

but it is even bringing in extra profit.

Who knew the flat bread
that you were talking about

was this delicious.

Yeah, it's common in the southern region,

but the people here don't seem to know
about it, so I thought it would sell.

It is made out of wheat,

but you bake it
without adding any rising agents.

And it doesn't look like bread at all.

That's why bakers can't complain about it.

Well, even if they do cause a problem,

I'm sure Riendott and Bishop Mendes will

do something about it, since they are
benefitting from this as well.

Although,
it sure was a pain when they made us

check every bag of wheat
to make sure it wasn't poisonous.

All right, it's about time we leave.

What? Already?

I guess so.

Please come visit
whenever you feel like reading it again.

When I do, make sure...

you have lots of these ready too.

Of course.

I'll mill a mountain of wheat for you!

Oh, really?
Well then, the next time we're here,

I'll use that wheat to make a huge profit.

Oh, that reminds me!
After that whole ordeal,

the villagers have been
treating me differently.

I have been put in charge of

negotiating with Enberch from now on.

Oh! That's amazing.

Nowadays,

more villagers come to the church
to attend our service.

Although,

-Lord Truyeo is just as popular as always.
-Okay, okay. Don't eat so fast!

-There's enough to go around!
-Yeah...

But I want to fulfill
my duty as a servant of God

in this village.

Ms. Elsa,
remember the question that you asked me?

You don't care to hear
the rest of my answer?

No. My father was not wrong.

That is what you told me.

I was thinking about
what you meant by that.

About why my father was collecting
stories about pagan gods.

I think he was

trying to prove
the existence of pagan gods

so that he could prove that our God

also existed in real life.

Yes, I agree.

Because I realized that,

I just couldn't overlook
the fact that the church of Enberch

was denying Truyeo's existence.

Well, all of this

is thanks to my miracle, though.

If even someone like you can
perform a miracle like that,

then it would have been a piece of cake

for the God of the church
to have created everything in this world.

This incident strengthened my conviction.

What?!

And if Truyeo

is capable of practicing
miracles just as great as you,

then I guess the people in this village
knew what they were talking about.

That's what I think.

Mr. Lawrence.

You're leaving already?

You should have told us.

Thank you for everything.

Not at all.

Our village was saved

thanks to everything you did.

And thanks to Elsa and Evan as well.

-Thank you!
-Thank you.

Thanks!

Goodbye.

Thank you!

Have a safe trip!

Travelers leave villages

with good memories, not regrets!

Farewell!

May God be with you.

Should I make that your staple food,

kind of like I did with apples
a while ago?

Who is the one who sniffed out the poison
and performed a miracle?

If it wasn't for me, you would have been
stripped naked and burned alive.

That's true,
but this has nothing to do with that.

My goodness, though,
this was quite an unfortunate trip.

Well, I was able to sell my wheat
for a good price,

so I made a profit in the end.

As always, that's all you care about.

Although it wasn't as satisfying
as I expected, I was able to

fulfill my goal too.

Was it worth the effort?

So, what is the name of the town
we're headed to next?

It's Lenos.

Apparently, folktales about you
are passed down in that town.

Oh, that's right.

-Hey!
-Don't look at me with such longing eyes.

I ate enough!

You have longing in your eyes.

What?

Nothing.

Hey...

I have a good business idea.

Really?

It's just that...

we'll have to make a detour.

That means I have to
travel with you longer, huh?

But I guess I have no choice!
I'll accompany you.

So?

What kind of business idea is it?

Well then,

that's enough for today.

What?!

It's already late.

It's time to go to sleep.

But I want to hear more stories!

There's still more, isn't there?

The trick to traveling

is to take your time and relax.

But...

He's back!

Hey! Where are you going?!

I have to say, "Welcome home!"

Let's continue story time tomorrow!

It's a promise!

Fine, fine.

Our story still continues, after all.