♪
[Gobjii snoring]
[GOBROU] Gobjii, wake up.
[GOBJII] What is it?
[GOBROU] Something awful has happened.
[fire crackling]
[gasps]
[GOBJII] Unbelievable.
Why would they do such a terrible thing?
[KANATA] If I had to guess, I'd say they lost all hope.
[KANATA] So, they took poison
and passed peacefully in their sleep.
[KANATA] Gobjii and I gave them a memorial.
♪
[panting]
[GOBROU] Let's go, Gobe!
[GOBROU] You're falling behind!
[GOBE] There's not much more I can do!
[KANATA] A few days had gone by.
[KANATA] Since I'd evolved,
I decided to train the other goblins
from my generation.
[KANATA] I also worked on my own strength
consuming any enemies that looked promising,
and might have new abilities to offer.
[GOBKICHI] I think someone's coming.
[GOBROU] Right.
[GOBROU] They look like goblins,
but you never know.
[GOBJII] Stop! Wait!
[GOBJII] Gobrou please!
They come in peace!
They're our raiders!
[GOBROU] They're our what?
[GOBJII] Basically,
they're the fathers of your generation!
[indistinct chatter]
[GOBJII] So wonderful to have you back with us,
Hobken!
[GOBJII] And with quite the promising haul,
I must say!
[scared]
[KANATA] What the...?
[KANATA] They caught more humans.
[GOBJII] Look how fresh and lively!
[GOBJII] You know, the last batch
you brought us is no more,
so this is beautiful timing, indeed!
[KANATA] Goblin DNA is so strong,
that if they mate with other species,
the result will still be goblin children.
[KANATA] I get that survival of any species
depends on reproduction.
[KANATA] But it still disturbs the crap out of me
knowing what that entails.
[Hobken grunts]
I was thinking you might need some help.
[GOBROU] What if I look after these captives for you?
What did you say?
Who the hell are you?
[HOBKEN] Stupid newborn punk!
[GOBKICHI] Just leave it!
[goblins growling]
What's going on
and why can't they just work it out?
[HOBSEI] I would love it if we could avoid
getting dragged into a civil war
if at all possible.
[HOBSATO] Seriously! Wars are so annoying.
Who are these two?
[GOBJII] The one on the left is Hobsato,
and the mage next to her is Hobsei.
What we're gonna do
is let the leaders of our respective generations fight.
[HOBSATO] Whoever wins will decide
what action the village will take going forward.
[HOBSATO] And of course,
there will be no weapons allowed.
Fine by me.
I think this little punk needs to be taught a lesson.
Yeah, I'm good with that.
[HOBSEI] It's settled then.
[thuds]
[straining]
What the hell is all this string?
[GOBROU] Looks like the lesson's been taught.
That was easy.
[GOBJII] That was a violation.
[GOBJII] You were told not to use any weapons!
I wouldn't exactly call it a weapon.
My body makes it naturally.
So, it's a little more like spit.
[KANATA] Gaining the ability to produce this silk
made digesting that spider demon
worth every second.
I gotta admit, I'm impressed.
Yeah, it's kind of hard to believe
someone like that was born
while we were away from the village.
[HOBSATO] How did we not know?
Well, alright then.
I guess that makes me the official leader,
unless anyone objects.
[goblins grunting]
[MALE GOBLIN RAIDER] Fine, we get it.
[grunting]
[GOBROU] I've spoken to the others
and let them know that they're not to lay
a hand on you.
[GOBROU] Obviously,
you have the same guarantee from me.
[GOBROU] And I'll make sure you're well looked after.
[wind whistling]
[GOBROU] And someday,
we'll get you back to a human village.
Excuse me.
Can you tell us what we're expected to do
and why we're all here?
[KANATA] If I were to be completely honest,
I'd say it wasn't all about selflessness.
[KANATA] Truth be told.
No special reason.
[gasps]
All I want
is to share your knowledge as a human.
[all gasp]
[KANATA] It turns out they were working
with a traveling business,
when they were violently attacked by the older goblins.
[KANATA] All of the men in the group were slaughtered.
[KANATA] And these five,
were the only survivors.
[crying]
[all crying softly]
♪
[FEMALE CAPTIVE 1] Good morning!
[gasps]
[GOBROU] Uh. Good morning.
[KANATA] I think it's less that they've gotten over it,
and more like they realize
a positive attitude will make things easier.
[indistinct chatter]
[KANATA] I tried cooking for them
using the ingredients and utensils
I found stashed among the plunder.
[KANATA] Of course, food is necessary to survive,
but sharing a tasty meal
can also be a source of comfort.
[KANATA] Which tends to calm harsh emotions.
[KANATA] Humans don't evolve physically the way we do.
[KANATA] Instead, they take on jobs according to their skills.
[KANATA] For example, that bubbly one.
[KANATA] She's an appraiser and a smith.
[KANATA] The two sisters are cooks and tailors.
[KANATA] And the one in glasses is supposedly an alchemist.
[chuckles]
[KANATA] Then there's that feisty redhead
who said good morning to me.
[KANATA] I think she's some kind of rookie warrior.
[KANATA] Not that she's any help to me right now.
[KANATA] I'm gonna have her join us for training later.
[GOBROU] I don't care what age you are!
[GOBROU] This is now a meritocracy!
[thuds]
I-I can't keep up.
[GOBROU] What's wrong?
[GOBROU] Don't tell me you survived
this long on pure luck!
- Say what? - You little shit!
[punching]
That hurt. Damn.
[KANATA] For the next few days,
I decided not to hunt
and focus on training.
[KANATA] They needed rules, and I needed to teach them.
♪
[swords clashing]
[KANATA] It was a rainy day.
[KANATA] And Gobkichi and I
were doing some serious sparring.
[Gobrou grunting]
[GOBROU] Really? Is that all you've got?
[GOBROU] Have you had enough?
[panting]
Not yet!
[GOBKICHI] You're still standing!
That sounds like a threat!
[both grunting]
[GOBKICHI] Bring it on!
[swords clashing]
[raining]
[KANATA] And then,
sometime after nightfall...
[MALE GOBLIN RAIDER] Are you sure about this?
[HOBKEN] There are five fresh pieces,
and we're just supposed to stand back
and let them go to waste?
[all laughing]
[male goblin leader 2 chuckles]
[MALE GOBLIN RAIDER 2] They're fast asleep.
[GOBROU] That's right, and you should be, too.
[punching]
[gasps]
[Gobrou grunts]
[thuds]
[female captives gasp]
[male goblin leader 3 strains]
[thuds]
[Hobken groans]
[panting]
[GOBROU] I could've sworn
I told you to keep your damn hands off them.
[HOBKEN] That's because you just don't get it.
You've never had one, have you?
[Hobken groans]
[footsteps approaching]
I'm sorry for the rude awakening.
Huh?
[crying softly]
[crying]
What's going on?
[GOBROU] Perfect timing.
[GOBROU] Gobkichi,
why don't you drag these guys outside?
Sure, you got it.
[GOBROU] Gobmi, go wake the others
and have them gather around.
[GOBROU] It seems like they need to see
how serious I am to believe it.
[growling]
[punches]
[gasps]
[punches]
[Gobrou grunting]
[Gobrou sighs]
Rules are rules.
They're not to be broken.
Do we all understand them?
[GOBROU] Great! You're dismissed!
[KANATA] I stopped just short of killing Hobken,
and left him to suffer the pain
that lingered from his punishment.
[KANATA] Death came as a mercy in the morning.
♪
[snorts]
Those scales are strong!
[tri-horn horse neighs]
- [GOBROU] Gobkichi! - Right!
[groans]
[screams]
[KANATA] The tri-horn horse.
[KANATA] That one was tough to take down.
[KANATA] But it was worth it.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Scale Drive.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Scaled Horse's Cry.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Quick Healing. [GOBROU] All of those?
Hell, yeah! - [FEMALE NARRATOR] Kick Proficiency.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Pierce Proficiency Up. Triple Thrust.
[KANATA] Triple Thrust.
[KANATA] I don't know how,
but a single strike results in three blows.
[KANATA] A "gift" from the tri-horn horse.
[KANATA] Guess that goes to show
how dangerous that scaley monster really was.
[insects chirping]
[wind whistling]
[rustling]
Hmm.
♪
[KANATA] I figured she was still shaken
from the night before.
[KANATA] And so,
I ended up comforting the feisty red-haired girl.
♪
[birds chirping]
[gasps] [snoozing]
[KANATA] When I woke up,
I noticed Gobmi had climbed into my bed
on the opposite side.
[KANATA] My arms were aching for quite a while
from the weight of both of them.
[all gasp]
[GOBROU] Is that Gobe?
[giggles]
Yeah! What a shock, am I right?
[KANATA] It made sense.
[KANATA] Gobe had been working hard
and carrying our gear lately.
[KANATA] So, at some point,
she evolved into a hobgoblin as well.
[KANATA] The training's been going great.
[KANATA] Gobkichi's now the captain
of our armored fighters.
[KANATA] We've got Gobmi running the ranged unit.
[KANATA] Hobsato handles the mobility-oriented,
lightly-armored force.
[KANATA] Gobe has taken over rear support,
which mostly consists of doing chores.
[sighs]
[KANATA] And who could forget about the village's only mage?
[KANATA] Hobsei would be the perfect captain
of our magic force.
[KANATA] But for now, she's an army of one.
[KANATA] That day,
I decided to leave the training to the captains.
[KANATA] I went deeper into the woods,
hoping to find new and exciting prey to hunt.
[water trickling]
Well, it's worth a shot.
[GOBROU] Phase one, Demise Magic.
Gae Derg!
[grunts]
[strikes]
[gasps]
[KANATA] That was the first time
I'd used attack magic,
and I may have gotten a little cocky afterward.
[KANATA] I continued further north into the forest.
[footsteps approaching]
I've been walking for a long time now.
♪
[KANATA] That's when I remembered the warning
Gobji had given us.
[GOBJII] Now, listen up, children.
[GOBJII] Do not, and I mean never,
ever enter the northern woods for any reason!
[GOBJII] For within them
lives a massive crimson creature
known as the red bear,
and it will surely kill you!
[GOBROU] Oh right.
[GOBROU] These must be the deep northern woods
he was talking about.
A tri-horn horse's armor
is so difficult for us to pierce, and yet...
[rumbling]
♪
[growling]
[GOBROU] Is that it?
[GOBROU] The red bear!
[growling]
[roaring]
[KANATA] Any rational being
probably would've seen that beast
and started running.
[KANATA] But this is me.
[KANATA] I found myself excitedly
creating a plan to take it down.
[growling]
[KANATA] I wanted to destroy it.
[KANATA] And then I wanted to eat it.
[KANATA] I could feel my instincts urging me on.
[growling]
Let's go.
Phase one, Demise Magic: Gae Derg.
[KANATA] I will not ignore it.
[KANATA] I've got everything I need right here!
[KANATA] This is the end!
[grunts]
Hmm.
[GOBE] What's goin' on, Gobmi?
[GOBMI] Gobrou hasn't come back yet.
[GOBE] Now that you mention it,
I haven't seen him, either.
[GOBE] Gimme a sec, I'll go ask the others.
No, I haven't seen him.
But, then again, I've been training all day.
Oh, I'm not sure.
But Gobrou's super strong, so he's probably fine.
I don't know.
I've been here studying my magic spells.
[GOBE] No one's seen him.
[GOBMI] 'Kay. Thanks, anyway.
[roaring]
[gasps]
[KANATA] Seriously?
[roaring loudly]
[KANATA] He just sacrificed his arm
to defend against that spell!
[KANATA] Talk about some sharp instincts!
[roaring]
[thuds]
[roaring]
[KANATA] Look at those claws.
[KANATA] I don't think even Refined Scale Armor
could possibly help me here.
[KANATA] In that case...!
[groans]
[grunts]
[screams]
[GOBROU] It's even tougher than I imagined!
[roaring]
[thuds]
How about this?
[growling]
[gasps]
[roaring]
[fire blazing]
[explosion]
[fire blazing]
[growling]
♪
[KANATA] That must have been two thousand degrees.
[KANATA] A fire-breathing bear.
[KANATA] I've never seen or heard of anything like that
in my past life.
[KANATA] This is nuts!
[KANATA] I'm gonna have to take some damage
to get this done.
[grunts]
[roaring]
Let's go!
Come on, let's see that fire!
[roaring]
[GOBROU] I know you're strong on the outside...
[roaring]
[sizzle]
But what's it like inside your mouth?
[roaring]
[groaning]
[growling]
[blood splatters]
I'd say it's a draw this round.
[KANATA] My blade's still lodged inside his mouth.
[KANATA] At least he won't be able to breathe fire again.
[red bear growling]
[KANATA] Damn, that thing can roar.
[KANATA] I've no doubt it's effective.
[KANATA] I'm sure most beings would freeze or run.
[KANATA] It's not gonna collapse anytime soon,
but if I take one more attack,
that could be it for me.
[KANATA] I'm at a huge disadvantage here.
And that's exactly what'll make this meal taste even better!
[roaring]
[screams]
[roaring]
I'm hungry!
[grunts]
[groans]
[laughs]
[roaring]
[GOBROU] Oh yeah.
I'm gonna eat you!
[roaring]
You're mine!
[roaring]
[blood splatters]
♪
[birds chirping]
[fire crackling]
[GOBROU] I won.
[GOBROU] I guess.
[bites]
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Heavy Damage.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Overpowering Strength.
[grunts]
[thuds]
♪
[KANATA] I was about to fade out.
[KANATA] But before I did,
I selected yes.
♪
[Gobrou panting]
[GOBROU] I'm so freakin hungry.
[bites]
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Howl of the Mountain Lord.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] Threatening Glint.
[FEMALE NARRATOR] All Tolerance.
[GOBROU] Oh, right.
[GOBROU] I should probably take its pelt.
[GOBROU] Wait.
[GOBROU] Was this knife always so tiny?
♪
[GOBROU] It looks like I've evolved into an ogre now.
[MALE GOBLIN 1] It's an ogre attack!
[MALE GOBLIN 1] Hurry and run for cover!
[MALE GOBLIN 2] Let's get him before he gets us!
Hey, guys? [all screaming]
[MALE GOBLIN 1] Is he smiling at us?
[MALE GOBLIN 2] How's Gobrou gone at a time like this?
Wait! It's Gobrou!
[goblins shocked]
Yeah. I'm back,
so I guess--
Where the hell have you been, you jerk?
[Gobmi crying in pain]
Do you have any idea how worried I was?
I was a jerk. I'm so sorry.
[GOBMI] And what did you do to your left arm?
I hope one day I can be as strong as you!
I seriously can't believe it,
I mean everything we've been told
says the Crimson Bear is able to kill and eat ogres.
It's been a month since your birth
and you've evolved into an ogre
and defeated the beast of the northern woods.
[KANATA] Gobmi chewed me out
for quite a while after that,
and then, of course, the others had questions.
[KANATA] As for me,
I was grateful to have made it home.
[KANATA] This home I've built in my second life.
[KANATA] A new beginning.