01x12 - Birth

[bunniefuu]

["Flower Ring" by Shino Shimoji

and Aya Suzaki plays]

- Spring passed us by,

and the sun began shining down

stronger each day.

The vegetables look brighter

and more colorful

after they've been

sunbathing for a while.

[Hiraku sighs]

Hey, girls.

- Huh?

- [Hiraku] It's break time.

Let's have lunch.

- Yay!

- Okay.

- Let's go.

- [Sena] I'll get

everything ready.

- I'm starving.

- Thanks.

Hmm.

This one might grow

too tall like this.

I feel like I'm much more

knowledgeable about this stuff

than when I first

started farming.

Let's see about

the other plants.

- [Lu] Darling.

- Oh.

Huh?

Lu?

- Come on, it's time

for a break.

[gentle music]

- [Beast Girl]

Well, did you remember

to bring the silverware?

- You know, Hiraku,

you need to take breaks too.

- Huh?

When I look at the crops,

I can't help myself.

- Mm.

- Hmm?

[Lu giggles]

Magic really is great.

- I've told you,

this is just basic stuff.

[Hiraku sighs]

- I feel refreshed.

- If you work too hard,

your body could collapse.

- Don't worry, I'll be fine.

But more importantly,

is it okay for you

to be walking around?

- Yeah, I'm okay now.

In fact, I've heard it's

good to get exercise.

- [Hiraku] Is that right?

- [Lu] Everyone's been

teaching me all kinds of stuff.

- [Sena] I heard from

the girls in the village

that it's important

- [Lea] Reproduction

and prosperity.

- [Sena] to exercise

to keep your body strong.

- After speaking with a few

of the ogre maid girls

I found out that they've

actually given birth themselves.

- That's reassuring.

- Yeah.

- I don't know anything

about that stuff.

It's strange to think that she

has a child inside her belly.

I wonder what that

must feel like for her.

- So what is it actually like?

Now that you've gotten so big,

it's got to feel heavy.

- It does.

It feels the same as

two heads of cabbage.

- I'm guessing that means,

you must feel pretty heavy then.

- How lovely,

I'm so very jealous.

- I wonder if it'll be a boy

or maybe a little girl.

- Is there any way

to know that now?

- Is there anything we can do

to make you more comfortable?

- Please let us know how best

we can help you, Lu.

- Thank you.

You've all been so helpful

so I'm okay.

My appetite is back now too.

The only thing bothering me is,

- [All] Hmm?

- that I can't drink

any alcohol.

- [All] Oh.

- [Granmaria] Mayor.

- Oh.

- Forgive our insolence,

but we have come to make

a request of you today.

- [Hiraku] Okay. What is it?

- We are here to ask that Tia

and everyone else's

resolution not go to waste.

- They've become so dejected.

[Latismoon and Hakuren groaning]

- We beg of you.

So please,

sell off all the rest of

the alcohol in the village.

- Huh?

I see you're all giving up

alcohol for Lu.

- That's right, however

- When we think about not

being able to drink we just

- [Hakuren] When we're

eating we think,

"Man, some alcohol

would go great with this."

It feels like

[all whining]

Just like that.

- [Hiraku] It's that bad?

- I believe at this point,

the only option is to

remove the source.

- Calm down.

I'm happy that you're

all doing this,

but I think you'll regret it

if we sell all the alcohol,

and alcohol isn't something

we can make quickly.

Just think of it

this way instead,

the taste of alcohol changes

the longer you let it age.

If you hold out now,

it'll taste better later.

Let's all tough it out while

looking forward to that.

- Forgive us, Mayor,

but we'd like for you to tell us

if we've done something

to wrong the village.

- Why? What happened?

- Even though everyone used

to love drinking alcohol,

none of them will drink

a single drop now.

- [Hiraku] Oh.

- Really? So that's all it was.

So it's not like they

stopped enjoying

the alcohol we produce.

- Of course not.

I'm sorry, we should have

told you right away.

- I was beginning to think

that we should slow down

production.

Now I think the opposite.

- You're right.

They'll drink more to

make up for lost time.

- [Donovan] Great, we'll do our

best to live up to expectations.

[gentle serene music]

[Daga sighs]

[water splashing]

[wind blowing]

- You feeling okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm not in here because of that.

It's just the sun is

really strong today.

- [Hiraku] It's almost time,

isn't it?

- It looks that way.

If I get any bigger than this

I won't be able to move at all.

- Where'd you get that?

- Tia and the angels came

to visit me and brought it.

They said they found it blooming

on a far away mountain

where there was still snow.

- [Hiraku] It's pretty.

It kind of makes

the room feel cooler.

- Believe it or not

that flower is actually

releasing cold air.

- Hmm, pardon?

- [Both] Hmm?

- This is secret

mountain elf medicine.

It brings about good health

and vigor, for you.

- [Lu] Oh, this is really

valuable, isn't it?

- I'd rather it be used

at the right time

than have it just sit around

in storage forever.

- [Hiraku] It sounds like

she's talking

about a rare game item.

- Hi, Lu.

This gem is meant to help

with magic recovery.

I found it in my father's

treasure room.

- Oh, wow.

- After much work,

it's finally perfected.

I made pudding.

- Mm.

- Here.

It's a good luck charm wreath.

[Lu giggling]

- Are you okay? Do you want

me to peel you apples?

- Good afternoon.

You must be hungry.

I made tomato and tofu miso soup

- Tomato?

- [Lu] Mm.

- [Hiraku]

It's surprisingly good

- [Flora] Isn't it?

- All lizard men are

born from eggs.

Therefore, I have absolutely

no idea how best to help out.

But at the very least,

I offer my blood to drink

so that you'll grow stronger.

- [Lu] I don't think that my

teeth can make it through that.

- [Daga] Aw

[lively upbeat music]

- [Hiraku] I'm really happy.

- Yeah.

[both chuckling]

- What's this?

A mallet?

- It came from Donovan.

He said to trust him that it

would come in handy one day.

- Hmm.

Come in handy?

Do you need a mallet

for childbirth?

Huh?

What's wrong?

- Mm.

My belly feels kind of

- Does that mean?

- Mm.

I think that it's time.

- Bring the towels here.

We need to boil more water.

Here's some more wood.

[maids panting]

[footsteps echoing]

[Lu groaning]

[gentle serene music]

- [Hiraku] When the time came,

I found myself in

a panic for a bit,

but now there's nothing left

that I can do to help out.

[gentle serene music]

[wind blowing]

[footsteps echoing]

[gentle serene music]

The two moons.

On my first night here,

I watched them from

this very place.

Back then, I was alone.

I wanted to live somewhere by

myself away from everyone,

but now everyone's here.

That's why I am sure that

After that time passed

like a blur until morning.

Well, it's more

accurate to say

that I don't have any memories

of what happened after that.

- Mm.

- Everything went really great.

- Mother and baby

are doing very well.

[Hiraku gasps]

- Come hold him.

- Can I really?

I, um.

- Be careful.

- He was just born,

watch his neck.

- Make sure to support it

with your arm.

- Okay.

[gentle spirited music]

He's warm and he's

heavier than I expected

even though he's so small.

Oh, he moved.

- Of course he moves, you silly.

He was moving when he

was still in my belly.

- Oh, I see.

Ah, he smiled.

That was a smile, right?

- He must be really happy

that his dad's holding him.

- Oh.

Oh, that's right.

I've really become a father.

Back in my original world,

I was suffering from an illness.

I hope he never has to

go through that.

Grow up to be big and strong.

- He's not going to just

grow up strong.

We'll raise him to be

strong together.

- That he will.

[baby crying]

What's wrong?

What should I do?

- [Sena] Please calm down.

- [Lea] Everyone, just relax.

- [Lu] It's okay.

[Hiraku chuckling]

[bright upbeat music]

- [Hiraku] All done.

It's been a week since

Lu gave birth.

My son's name is Alfred.

That was Lu's idea.

I guess his race is technically

maybe half vampire,

but right now he still looks

like a normal human.

[everyone gushing]

This is where I started

living by myself.

A lot more people live here now.

There are more

buildings now too.

Everything kept growing.

Now it's a village where I live

together with everyone.

Then one day,

I became mayor,

and now I finally

become a father.

Speaking of which,

I need to do something

to thank the villagers

for their kindness.

They've all been working

so hard up until now

to help build up the village.

Hmm.

- Oh, what did you want

to talk to us about?

- The thing is,

I've been thinking about a

new system I want to set up.

- [Tia] A system?

- That's right.

Like this.

It's a reward medal.

- A medal?

- I see, what is it for?

- As thanks for helping

to build the village.

I want to give these medals

out to everyone.

- So then how exactly are we

supposed to use these?

- You can trade them

for goods you want

or use them to get other

things you're after.

- So you mean these act like

a money exchange, right?

- Yeah.

I figured that one day

this village

will need its own currency.

Right now we have a lot

of stuff in the village.

Crops, hunted game meat,

and traded goods.

As mayor of the village,

I've been taking charge

of all these things

and then distributing

them to everyone myself.

Whenever someone

wants something,

they come and ask me about it.

But with the increasing

population here,

handling all of

these transactions

has become impossible.

- I see.

If we're going to handle

transactions on our own

then we need currency.

- [Hiraku] That's right.

- Can't we just all trade

goods with each other?

- Think about it this way.

How many strawberries

for an apple?

- Well, I'd say three

strawberries.

- I'd say they're one to one

since I much prefer

strawberries.

- See?

Everyone has their

own idea of value.

That's why I want to

use currency

for all our

transactions.

- So that's what money

is meant to be used for.

- [Hakuren] How many barrels

of gold is an apple worth?

- [Latismoon] I almost never

use money so I'm not sure.

- You count it in barrels?

- I expect nothing less

from the dragons.

- Anyways, it would

cause turmoil

if I switched us

to currency right away.

So for now, I'm going to

give these out as rewards.

That's the plan.

- I see then.

Well, in that case,

let's try them out

for a while.

- Sounds great.

For now, let's just think of

these as convenient vouchers.

And so to get things going,

I started by giving all the

villagers three medals each.

I couldn't give out medals

to all of Kuro and

Zabuton's families,

so I gave them 30 each.

On top of that, I have to

make them all by hand

in a way that they can't be

counterfeited.

That limits how many I can make.

Everyone reacted differently.

- [Donovan] Give me wine.

[dwarves laughing]

- [Hiraku] Some people traded

them for wine right away.

Some people traded them

for furniture and the like.

Some traded them for weapons

that Dryme had brought us

as gifts.

And some people just decorated

their rooms with them.

I'd prefer if they didn't

just hold onto them

without spending any.

That's how I started

introducing the medals

that were the precursors

for currency, but let's see.

Oh, I've got it.

It resulted in orders

for custom made furniture

and toys to become

incredibly popular.

If anything, I feel like

I'm doing more work now.

Just wait a little while for me.

I wanted to use these

as a guide

for how much things are worth,

but it's hard to determine

how much a single medal

should be worth.

- [Beast Girl Kid] Mayor!

- [Both] Oh?

- I want you to give me

a baby just like that one!

- Is that an option?

- [Hiraku] It's not!

- What if I give you three?

- That's not really the issue

we're having here.

[Lu chuckles]

[children laughing]

- [Hiraku] In the end,

we settled on them renting out

the mayor for a day instead.

And a little while after that,

[villagers chattering]

it was finally time

for the big feast

to celebrate the birth

of my son.

- [All] Cheers!

[cheerful festive music]

- I feel kind of bad.

I kept them waiting a while.

- Yeah, we couldn't have a feast

right after you gave birth.

Well, they all seem to be

enjoying themselves now.

I am a little worried that they

might drink too much though.

- Hi there!

It's your Aunt Flora!

- By the way, is that?

- It is.

Donovan told me to bring it

here with me today.

- Sorry we took so long.

- [Hiraku] What's this?

- It's a special

new kind of wine

that we made just for you

to have tonight.

This is our way of

celebrating with you

so make sure you do it right.

It's time to whack it!

- Oh, you mean this?

- I see, so that's

what it's for.

- [Both] And smash!

[everyone cheering]

[cheerful festive music]

[Lu chuckling]

- That felt really good to hit.

- Yeah, it sure did.

I never thought I'd be

cracking open a barrel of wine

in celebration in this world.

I guess doing something big

like this

always makes things more fun.

Hey guys, drink up!

[cheerful festive music]

- Man, this booze is great.

The food is great,

congratulations.

Now time for my

secret technique.

- Is she okay there?

- Well, what do you

think of the wine?

- Donovan?

- Well, the thing is

- Hmm?

Ah, I get it.

- I'm sorry.

I've been told I shouldn't

drink while breastfeeding.

- [Donovan] I see.

You can't drink as long as

he's still a baby.

I get it.

- Right now, I'll let

them drink for me.

I'll enjoy the wine by watching

all their smiling faces.

- I've got an idea.

How about before

everyone drinks it all?

We bottle it so we can age it.

- That sounds great.

We can hold it until Alfred

is old enough to drink it.

- Great idea.

- All right.

I'll keep it safe and age it

so it's the best wine ever.

Get started on this right away.

If we drag our feet,

they'll drink it all.

- I want more.

- The day I drink with my son

I can't hardly wait for that.

- That day will be soon.

As long as you're enjoying life

every day like this.

- [Flora] Look.

- [Both] Hmm?

- Alfred, the sweet

little dumpling,

loves his Aunt Flora so much.

I think he wants to be my baby.

- Stop right there

- [Beezel] About the

Great Tree Village.

- [Grattz] What is it this time?

- [Beezel] The mayor

and vampire had a child.

It was a healthy baby boy.

- [Grattz] Oh, that's lovely.

- Based on the information

we've heard so far,

I think the very notion

that we could challenge them

is near impossible as of now.

- [Beezel] So you finally

realized it.

- We should be thinking

how we can maintain

an amicable relationship

with them,

and if we could marry off

someone from the kingdom

to their village, then it would

guarantee our safety here.

- [Galgardo] No way.

- What?

- I won't hand over Yuri.

Not to anyone ever.

No matter what!

- [Beezel] Please calm down.

- [Michael] Did you gather

all the goods?

- [Employee] Yes.

- It'll leave a poor impression

if we don't congratulate

them properly.

We must make sure our

preparations are perfect.

I want our relationship with

that village to continue.

[bright gentle music]

[cow mooing]

[wolf barks]

- [Tia] Is something the matter?

- [Hiraku] No, it's nothing.

I just had a dream for

the first time in a while.

[children laughing]

- Could it be that you

have a hangover?

- But you didn't drink

last night either.

- You're right, I'm fine.

- Oh, good.

- Hmm?

- In that case, I wanna

talk about something

that Granmaria and

the others brought up.

- [Hiraku] People that

want to move here?

- Yes.

They were all living in

a different forest,

but now they're looking for

somewhere new to live.

- Dryme has some people that

were driven out of their homes

because of a w*r.

- My father also mentioned

that there are some refugees

that need a place to stay

because of a w*r.

- How many are there?

- It's not exact, but

- Um, let's see.

- A rough estimate.

- We broke the three digit mark.

I think we need another

village like this

if we're going to take

that many people

- Well, then let's do it.

- Huh?

- Let's build a new village

for all the people that

want to move here.

- Ah, that sounds great.

- If we do that, then lots of

people can move here.

- It'll be the

Great Tree Village Two.

- Wait a minute now.

Won't that be a ton of

work for everyone?

We need to gather supplies.

- [All] We'll do our best.

- After all, this village saved

each and every one of us.

- If someone is needing our help

we can't just leave them alone.

- [Flowrem] Still, we'll need

to plan everything out

very carefully for this.

- [Lea] Where should

we build it?

- [Hiraku] All right,

let's meet on it now.

I'm counting on

your help everyone.

- [All] Yeah.

["Feel the winds" by

Yui Hizuki plays]