03x09 - The Black Protective Charm

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Narrator: Main is ecstatic that they finish making some colored inks.

Narrator: But...

Fran: Upon the high priest's orders, Dirk has been adopted by a noble.

Main: What?

Fran: More importantly, Lady

Fran: please be cautious of the high priest.

Fran: The high priest was involved in the incident at the east gate.

Narrator: Then the curtain rises on even more trouble.

Tuuli: Main! We've come to get you.

Main: Tuuli, what brings you here?

Tuuli: Let's go home together. It's been dangerous lately, hasn't it?

Tuuli: I'll protect you, Main!

Gil: Me, too! I'll protect you, Lady Main!

Main: Um...

Damuel: It's dangerous for me to have more of you to protect...

Main: So, listen, Tuuli.

Main: If something were to happen, you'd be in more danger than I am.

Main: If it were just me, Sir Damuel could protect me.

Tuuli: Fine, I got it.

Fran: Lady Main had just gone home.

Gunther: Damn it... Main!

Damuel: They let a carriage through?!

Damuel: Is it the one from the other day?

Otto: Yeah, it's the same noble.

Otto: I'm surprised you know about this.

Otto: We're looking for him right now.

Damuel: You contacted the knights, didn't you?

Otto: Huh? Um... I'm not sure...

Otto: The captain went to the cathedral to make sure Main was okay.

Otto: You didn't bump into him?

Damuel: Rot!

Fran: Could something have happened to Lady Main?

Main: We'll definitely be safe with the knights here, right, Tuuli?

Main: Tuuli?

Main: H-Help me...

Gunther: Did something happen?

Otto: Captain!

Gunther: Where's Main?

Gunther: What do you think... you're doing to my daughter?!

Main: Ow!

Lutz: Main!

Gil: Lady Main!

Lutz: Are you okay, Main?

Main: Yes. Where's Tuuli?

Tuuli: N-No...

Lutz: Main?

Gil: Lady Main?

Main: Hey. What do you think you're doing to my Tuuli?

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Ep Sign: Chapter Thirty-Five The Black Protective Charm

Main: Get your dirty hands off of Tuuli.

Main: Or you're going to die. I mean it.

Main: Tuuli!

Tuuli: I-I was so scared.

Main: A magic stone?

Main: Dad, look out!

Damuel: Getilgt!

Damuel: I'll take care of things here.

Damuel: Gunther, return to the cathedral and inform Lord Ferdinand of what's going on!

Gunther: Yes, sir.

Gunther: Otto, take care of Main!

Otto: we should also...

Lutz: You're bleeding, Main.

Main: Must be from when I was dropped earlier.

Main: Mister Otto, we're definitely in trouble right now, and we need to call for help, right?

Otto: What else could this possibly seem like to you?

Flashback,Sylvester: If you're ever in trouble, press your blood seal upon this black stone.

Flashback,Main: If I'm in trouble?

Flashback,Sylvester: Yes.

Flashback,Sylvester: I promise I'll come save you.

Lutz: what is that?

Main: A protective charm.

Otto: Let's hurry!

Arno: The head priest is currently not in.

Fran: What? Where did he go?

Arno: No idea.

Fran: Then if you could give him a message for me.

Fran: We've received word from Master Gunther

Fran: that the noble from the other day has made it into the city.

Arno: Received. If you'll excuse me.

Delia: Fran.

Delia: Is Lady Main around?

Delia: Dirk's new father is here and would like to speak with her.

Fran: Lady Main has gone home.

Fran: The head priest is also out.

Delia: I see. What a pity.

Main: We had Tuuli and Lutz stay behind at the Gilberta Company,

Main: and we headed to the cathedral.

Main: He's absent?

Fran: Yes. The head priest is currently not here.

Main: I see...

Fran: An emergency flare had gone up,

Fran: so he might have been summoned by the knights.

Main: I see.

Fran: Also, apparently Dirk's new father is here and wanted to see you.

Main: See me?

Fran: Yes.

Fran: I was relieved that you didn't have to go

Fran: to the high priest's room while the head priest is out.

Main: Sir Damuel.

Damuel: Is Lord Ferdinand here?

Main: Huh?

Damuel: I used ordonnanz, but he didn't reply.

Damuel: That's why I came here.

Fran: I figured he went to see the knights.

Main: Then where exactly is the head priest?

Fran: Let's speak with Arno one more time.

Main: Yes.

Damuel: Apprentice Priestess, put this on just in case.

Damuel: The ring that one of the men was using earlier that'll serve as evidence.

Damuel: Unlike Lord Ferdinand, I have no magic stones to lend you.

Main: I thank you kindly for your consideration.

Main: What? The size isn't changing.

Main: It does seem to let me store my mana in it at least.

Main: Let's go.

Gil: Please... Watch over Lady Main.

High priest: Here is proof of the contract.

Delia: Yes, sir.

Bindewald: This completes our contract.

Fran: This way.

High priest: I've been searching for you, Main.

Gunther: Damn it, why?

High priest: Count Bindewald, that's the blue apprentice priestess, Main.

Bindewald: Oho...

Bindewald: I will establish a contract with you.

Main: A contract?

Delia: How lovely to have a noble fancy you, Lady Main.

Delia: You'll be adopted by Count Bindewald... just like Dirk.

Bindewald: The contract I formed with that infant is one of servitude.

Delia: What?

Delia: But it says right here that you've adopted him...

Bindewald: Take a look at the second form.

Delia: A Devouring servitude contract?

Main: The Devouring refers to a commoner who has mana.

Main: In exchange for a magic item,

Main: they are forced into a life of servitude until they die.

Delia: No... You're lying. She's lying, right?

Delia: You said you'd make sure we could stay together.

High priest: Yes, that child will be mine.

High priest: But in exchange, Main will leave the cathedral.

Main: What?

Bindewald: Those are the terms of this deal.

Main: I've heard nothing of this!

Main: There is no contract unless all parties agree!

Bindewald: Well, this is a servitude contract.

Bindewald: Because of the Spring Prayer as well as today,

Bindewald: I've lost many of my Devouring soldiers.

Bindewald: I'll have you make up for my loss yourself.

Bindewald: Now, sign the contract!

High priest: The head priest is currently gone.

High priest: I will just turn a blind eye if you decide to run off with Main.

High priest: Capture her quickly and leave the city, Count Bindewald.

Bindewald: You may k*ll anyone besides the child.

Bindewald: Capture her!

Damuel: Apprentice Priestess! Step back!

Damuel: Schwert!

High priest: What? Who is that?

Delia: That is Lady Main's knight bodyguard that I'd informed you of.

High priest: Knight bodyguard? I know nothing of this!

Bindewald: The knights finding about this would not be good.

Main: Look out!

Bindewald: You insolent little commoner Devouring girl.

Bindewald: Oho, so you already have on a ring of servitude.

Main: A ring of servitude?

Bindewald: As long as you have that ring on, you cannot attack your master.

Bindewald: You cannot take that ring off unless the contract is annulled.

Main: Meaning this ring is worthless unless a contract is formed.

High priest: You won't be able to run that insolent little mouth for much longer!

Delia: Dirk!

High priest: What a pity. Infants don't have much mana after all.

Main: How cruel... How dare you do that to Dirk?!

High priest: Are you able to attack a defenseless infant?

High priest: Are you willing to throw Delia into the depths of despair?

Delia: Please! Please no!

Delia: Lady please!

Main: No!

High priest: Yes! Well done, Jenni!

Gunther: Main!

Main: Let go of me!

Jenni: I will not.

Jenni: I'm being forced to work as a flower-giver

Jenni: while Rosina and Wilma get to continue on like nothing has changed.

Jenni: That's hardly fair, is it?

Bindewald: You're more trouble than you're worth.

Bindewald: Messer.

Bindewald: Open up your hand.

Main: No!

Main: Ow!

Bindewald: Now, let's get your blood seal.

Main: No, no!

Main: No, no, no!

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Main: No!

Main: No!

Main: No!

Main: No!

Main: No!

Main: I don't want to!

Main: Stop it!

Main: No!

Gunther: Let go of Main!

Gunther: are you all right?

Bindewald: You insolent peasant!

Main: Dad!

Gunther: This is... nothing...

Main: Dad!

Main: Dad! Dad!

Main: You won't get away with this.

High priest: Count Bindewald!

High priest: Don't think the same trick will keep working!

High priest: I'm not scared of you, child!

High priest: This is a magic stone of darkness that absorbs mana!

High priest: Futile! Absolutely futile!

High priest: What?

High priest: Wh-What's the meaning of this?

High Priest: Main!

High priest: Just how much...

Bindewald: I let my guard down...

Bindewald: To think she possessed this much mana.

Damuel: Apprentice Priestess!

Main: Sir Damuel!

Bindewald: How pathetic to call yourself a knight when you have so little mana.

Main: Head Priest!

Ferdinand: What is the meaning of this?

High priest: What are you doing here?

High priest: You should be away.

Ferdinand: I'd announced that I was away...

Ferdinand: But it appears as though a stranger has entered the cathedral.

Ferdinand: High Priest, who is this?

High priest: A noble from Ahrensbach!

Ferdinand: If you could kindly show me your permit.

Bindewald: Why must I show anything to a mere priest?

Ferdinand: Well, since our lord is currently away,

Ferdinand: no noble from another domain is allowed to enter this city.

Bindewald: Are you trying to suggest that I forged my permit?

High Priest: He has been granted proper permission.

Ferdinand: We had established some new rules this winter.

Ferdinand: Were you not aware of them?

High priest: New rules?

Ferdinand: Ah... Please forgive me.

Ferdinand: The winter social is for nobles.

Ferdinand: Of course, you wouldn't know.

High Priest: M-More importantly, do something about Main!

High Priest: I'm not the one who caused all this trouble!

High Priest: It was Main!

Main: What?

Bindewald: I was viciously attacked.

Bindewald: She had the nerve to attack me, a noble, with her mana.

High priest: Capture Main for committing treason against a noble!

Ferdinand: you let your mana go berserk again?

Main: It was an emergency.

Ferdinand: I can see that.

Main: Head Priest... am I going to be charged with a crime?

Ferdinand: Yes.

Ferdinand: Because we are dealing with the high priest and a noble from another domain.

Ferdinand: Not just yourself, but your family and your attendants will all be charged.

Main: I'm sorry, Dad.

Gunther: I was prepared to die as soon as you started going to the cathedral.

Gunther: This is no different.

Main: Lord Sylvester, you liar.

Main: You promised to protect me.

Ferdinand: where did you get that?

Main: He gave it to me after he went hunting.

Main: He said it was a protective charm.

Ferdinand: I see.

Ferdinand: That is a powerful protective charm indeed.

Main: What do you mean by that?

Ferdinand: That's only...

Ferdinand: if you are prepared to become Sylvester's daughter.

Main: You mean Lord Sylvester instead of Lord Karstedt?

Ferdinand: Correct.

Ferdinand: But not in two years.

Ferdinand: This would be immediately.

Main: Huh?

Ferdinand: If you have that resolve, you'll be able to save your family.

Gunther: Absolutely not. You're not leaving us immediately!

Main: If that is how to save everyone...

Main: Then I will proceed.

Gunther: Main!

Main: I want to protect everyone.

Main: Please forgive me, Dad.

Gunther: Main...

Ferdinand: If you've made up your mind...

Ferdinand: pray to the wind and protect them.

Ferdinand: Protect them from my mana.

Main: From your mana?

Ferdinand: We've just received this justification.

Ferdinand: I will now take this moment to be rid of those who stand in my way.

High priest: Head Priest, have you sealed away Main's mana?

High priest: Let Count Bindewald dispose of that vermin.

High priest: It's best to throw her out of this domain.

High priest: What do you think you're doing?

High priest: Wh-What are you doing?!

Ferdinand: You dying right now will just cause me issues later.

High priest: What?! Quit fooling around and untie me!

High priest: Are you defying my orders?!

Bindewald: Why does a priest have a schtappe?

Ferdinand: Why... it's because I am a noble who graduated from the Royal Academy, of course,

Ferdinand: Count Bindewald.

Ferdinand: You may think it's safe for you once you leave Ehrenfest,

Ferdinand: but don't think for a second I'm letting you escape.

Main: Goddess of Wind that rules over protection, Schutzaria,

Main: and the twelve kindred goddesses at her side...

Main: Hear my prayer and grant me holy power!

Main: Grant me a shield of wind that will ward away those who wish to do us harm!

Main: Everyone here... My family...

Main: I'm going to protect them!

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Main: Jeez, you should've saved us earlier, Head Priest.

Ferdinand: I didn't know what was going on. There's no helping that.

Main: Well, since you came out of your quarters,

Main: you must have been in your secret room.

Ferdinand: Correct. I was doing some research regarding this current incident.

Main: Sir Damuel mentioned he used ordonnanz, but you didn't reply.

Ferdinand: Ordonnanz doesn't reach my hidden room.

Main: Then how did you find out what was going on?

Ferdinand: Zahm had delivered a magic message from the knight at the north gate to me.

Main: I see... Wait, what's a magic message?