02x13 - My Dream Home

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Good morning, Master.

Good morning, Grand Master.

Good morning, Zanoba, Julie.

Good morning, Zanoba, Julie.

Oh, Boss.

Morning, meow.

Morning.

Meow?! What's the big idea, Boss?

Nuhni.

The Boss finally went into heat!

It's all because of my charms.
I'm a sinful temptress.

If you become the Boss's woman,
you'll never run out of meat, meow!

Rudeus, what happened to you?

Do I seem strange?

You look sort of like you're...
bursting with confidence?

I have an announcement to make.

Although I cannot reveal the details,
I was finally cured of a certain ailment yesterday.

You were sick, Boss?

Is that why you never jumped us?

Congratulations, Master.

You could have confided in me.

I see. You must have struggled.

In any case, congratulations.

One year after coming to the University of Magic, the sickness that had been plaguing me is cured.

Sylphie gave up something precious to help me.

I finally feel human again.

He smells even more in heat now, meow!

The chastity of every girl in school is in danger, meow.

Get too close, and you'll end up pregnant.

How rude. I'm a gentleman.

If you dated someone, Nanahoshi,
what would you want from them?

Where did this come from?
Are you asking me about romance?

Something like that.

Listen, I want to go home as soon as I can.

Would you take this seriously?

Every time you come here, you want to chitchat.

We'll work more efficiently if you keep quiet.

Oh, I see how it is. You've never been in love, right?

Even I have a person I like, okay?

Though we had a fight, and I haven't seen him since.

Oh, right. Nanahoshi got summoned in the middle of an argument.

Sorry.

Forget apologizing. Just work.

All I'd ever want from the person I like is that he be here with me.

I've been sending Paul regular letters lately.

Now that I'm cured, I could work to reunite with my family,

but I have something I need to do first.

I'll do right by Sylphie.

Since she helped me, now it's my turn to do what she wants.

Which reminds me...

How does one actually get married?

Marriage?

Yes. I just wanted to know how you go about it.

Let me think...

Well, first you need a house, right?

Yes.

Huh? You jump right to a house?

Of course.

How can you get married if you don't even have a house?

Come to think of it, Paul settled down in Buena Village when he married, too.

It would be one thing if you married a well-to-do girl with a home of her own,

but if neither of you has a house, it's common sense
for the man to show his worth by getting one.

I guess that's how it works in this world.

Understood. A house comes first.

I'll go look for one in town tomorrow.

Rudeus, are you getting married?

Yes, actually.

To whom?

To, er, the person who cured my illness.

I see.

If she's a follower of Millis, let me know.

I can't conduct a full service yet,
but I can give a blessing.

All right.

I said I'd look at houses,

but I honestly have no idea how nice a place I should buy.

Sylphie guards a princess.
And work aside, they're good friends.

Which means Princess Ariel might come to visit.

We'll need a pretty nice place, then, won't we?

Maybe I should have brought Sylphie with me.

No, no. I've got to show her she can count on me.

A big house with plenty of rooms that doesn't cost too much—

Hm?

Quite a nice house.

But isn't it too big for two people?

It has a reputation that drove down the price.

You said it was cursed, right?

Apparently people hear sounds in the middle of the night,

and the next morning,
they find the residents m*rder*d.

Didn't they try an exorcism?

The Adventurers' Guild refused the job after it claimed more victims,

and the Mages' Guild won't take it, either.

Talk about negligent.

That's why I called you two in.

All right, Zanoba, Cliff, let's get to it.

Hey. Don't just start breaking things.

Excuse me. The door was warped and wouldn't open.

How shall we proceed, Master?

First, we'll check every room,
starting on the right side of the first floor.

Understood.

Y-You seem awfully serious about this.

I am technically an A-Rank adventurer.

O-Oh, right. You are.

So, what should I do?

If we encounter an enemy,
attack with beginner-level divine magic.

G-Got it.

There's nothing here, huh?

So, we're going to spend the night, then?

Yes. I really appreciate it.

The sun will set soon.

Whatever kills people is supposed to show up at night.

I'm guessing some kind of monster has made its lair here.

It shouldn't be that strong if it's in town,
but you can't be too careful.

I'm worried about Julie.

And I'm worried about Lise.

I'm worried about Sylphie, myself.

Zanoba.

Yes, Master?

Once we finish this job, I'm going to get married.

I know. Let's sort this out quickly and throw a big party in this house.

You'd better invite me and Lise.

Of course I will.

Rudeus!

Wake up! I hear something!

Wake Zanoba for me.

How does it look?

It isn't anywhere I can see.

Let's scout it out.

Understood.

R-Right.

We'll start on the top floor and check every nook and cranny.

O-Okay.

That only leaves the basement.

Yes.

How does it look over there?

No sign of anything.

How'd it go?

Let's go back to the room we left our packs in and prepare for an attack.

I heard something, so the enemy will come to us.

Then again, it might watch and wait until we settle down to sleep.

It could still be lurking somewhere.

Keep on your guard.

It seems safe.

I guess we should expect an attack while we sleep after all.

Master!

Zanoba!

I'm a Blessed Child. A little thing like this won't leave a scratch.

O our God who blesses the land,
our mother, with bounty!

Smite the fools who turn their backs on reason!

Exorcise!

I'll be...

I-It didn't do anything!

Let me!

Zanoba, get clear!

Please wait, Master!

Just move! I'll get it!

Please wait!

Master!

I beg you!

Let's return to the room first, Master.

R-Right.

I... I didn't run away, okay?

The hallway was so narrow I thought I'd get in the way.

That's true. Good call.

Right?

Well, it spooked me, too. I won't tease him.

Zanoba, I owe you for earlier.

But remember you're not an immortal Demon King.

Can you believe it, Master?

I-Is that...

a doll?

And what a magnificent doll it is, Master!

Zanoba, I know you like dolls, but come on.

Master! This doll was moving!

It's a moving doll!

A moving doll...

Moving dolls. Robots. Automata. Mecha maids. Oh, my.

That really is something!

You finally see it, Master?

I'm impressed. Your keen eye for dolls has already surpassed mine.

I recognized it as a doll at first glance.

We have a moving doll here.

Meaning if we just figure out how it works,
we can maybe make our own.

This one is wooden, but if we can animate silicone figures or something,

it opens a whole new vista of dreams.

What should I do, Zanoba?

My heart just started racing.

Mine, too, Master.

I think I may weep!

Hey! Knock it off, guys!

We've got more important things to worry about!

What could possibly be more important?!

A doll moved on its own!

Why can't you see its grand significance?!

S-Some monsters are moving suits of armor, too!

Zanoba, let go of him.

B-But, Master...

Cliff has a point.

This doll is probably our "evil spirit."

It might not be the only one.
We should hunt them down.

Divine power is rich and nourishing.

We may find schematics for making them, too.

It offers the strength to rise again to those who have lost their strength.

Oh, yes! I see your point!

Healing.

Let's pin down exactly where this doll came from!

I see marks. This wall opens and shuts.

There's probably a room behind it.

Zanoba, give this part a push.

Certainly.

I knew it. A hidden door.

Do you know what this pedestal is, Cliff?

No, I've never seen anything like it.

Did you find anything?

Yes, this.

It seems to have something about the doll in it!

The diagrams on their own look kind of like circles for magical implements.

Do they really?

Yeah. I've been studying magical implements lately,

and I've seen similar circles in them.

I see.

Whoever this room belonged to must have been researching the doll.

I bet they more or less assigned it to guard duty.

So it pegged the m*rder victims as intruders, unluckily for them.

The research materials are still here,
so the owner probably died in an accident.

Anyway, it looks like that was the only doll.

Right.

Case closed, in other words.

Cliff, Zanoba, thank you so much for helping me with this.

Don't mention it. That's what friends are for.

More importantly, what will you do with the stuff we took from the basement?

For now, I guess I'll borrow a spare lab to study it in.

Master.

Yes?

Would you allow me to take charge of researching this moving doll?

What brought this on?

I have little mana and clumsy fingers.

When it comes to projects like the red dragon figurine we're making for Julie,

I only get in Master's way and make the work drag on forever.

Deciphering the notes may take me some time.

I know the research might proceed faster if you did it all yourself.

What if the doll goes berserk again while you're studying it?

I can handle a little roughhousing.

I'm sure you can. Still...

Please, Master!

When your plans finally bear fruit,

I want to have contributed more than just money!

Please! Entrust this research to me!

I understand.

Zanoba, it's in your hands.

Truly?!

But someone kept this research secret for a reason, so be careful.

I can't thank you enough!

Keep it under control, whatever else you do.

I don't want a "ghost" causing panic at school.

I made an unexpected find,
but now I've got the home of my dreams.

Whatever do you want to show me, Rudy?

I can't wait to find out!

Quite the wooden delivery, Sylphie.

Could it be you did some snooping and already know the answer?

Huh? What?

I have no idea what you mean.

I made the roof close to your old hair color.

I really liked it, even if you didn't.

Huh?

Oh, you're right.

Now, come on and take a look inside.

This is the only room on the second floor I've furnished so far.

Wow.

Why do we need such a huge bed?

Well, you see...

Because that's all the better to eat you on, my dear!

Oh, right.

Of course.

Sylphie.

Y-Yes?

I promised to marry you,
but I honestly don't know what to do.

I bought this house to start, but we have so much we still need to talk over.

Umm... I'm fine with as many kids as you want.

O-Okay.

I'm happy to hear it,

but what about guarding Princess Ariel?

We've still got another two years in this country,

and we won't rush back to Asura right after we graduate.

So, umm...

Sorry.

Now that I think about it,
I'm not being considerate to you.

You got this amazing house for me,
and I can't really settle down in it.

Sylphie helped me get back something precious.

She used her body to do it.

It was her first time, too, and I was rough.

She must have felt scared.

But she never showed any sign of it.

She smiled at me when I woke up in the morning.

That's why I was able to get my strength back.

If she isn't good enough for me, who could ever be?

If she isn't good enough for me, who could ever be?

I have no right to be your...

I have no right to be your...

You're mine, Sylphie!

You're mine, Sylphie!

Huh?! Oh, yes. I'm yours.

Huh?! Oh, yes. I'm yours.

So, please marry me.

Okay!

You should do what you want to.

If we have problems with each other,

we'll talk through them.

Yeah. Let's do that.

So, is there anything you want to clear up right now?

Don't up and disappear on me, okay?

Okay.

I understand. I won't disappear on you.

I understand. I won't disappear on you.

I promise.

Good. It's a promise.

I felt every memory like it had all happened yesterday

I felt every memory like it had all happened yesterday

I guess I'd had the capacity for gratitude in me the whole time

I guess I'd had the capacity for gratitude in me the whole time

Without considering what was right or wise,

Without considering what was right or wise,

You selflessly granted me salvation with your tenderness

You selflessly granted me salvation with your tenderness

So I'm going to gather it up and hug everything close, every bit of it

So I'm going to gather it up and hug everything close, every bit of it

A thousand thank-yous won't ever be enough for this unconditional love

A thousand thank-yous won't ever be enough for this unconditional love

I'll sear it into my soul

I'll sear it into my soul

And surely overcome this night that I cannot face alone

And surely overcome this night that I cannot face alone

I'll surely make it through every night to come

I'll surely make it through every night to come

Episode Thirteen

My Dream Home

Next time

Wedding Reception

Jobless Reincarnation II

Jobless Reincarnation II