Anne Bonny and Mary Read
Capture Captain Kidd's Treasure
Mary:
Master, Mash, we're here.
Time to get off.
Mash:
Okay Doctor, please check the communications system.
Dr. Roman:
It looks fine. I can't believe we're looking for Captain Kidd's treasure! How exciting!
Anne:
Do you feel in your element, Dr. Roman?
Dr. Roman:
Well, my name is Romani Archaman.
"Roman" for short.
Dr. Roman:
Adventures like looking for pirate treasures are part of what makes humans "romantic."
Mary:
Just before Kidd was caught, he told a fellow pirate the whereabouts of his treasure.
Mary:
But he was a pirate, you know?
Stories you hear from a drunk aren't all that trustworthy.
Mary:
So nobody ever found where Captain Kidd's treasure lay.
Mash:
How do you know where it is, Mary?
Mary:
Oh, I found out later the treasure I previously gave up on belonged to Captain Kidd.
Mash:
You gave up on it?
Mary:
By chance, I ended up on this island a little before I became a pirate.
Mary:
Since I was here, I decided to look around–
and I found the treasure.
Mary:
...Yeah, I think it was treasure.
I only saw it from a distance.
Anne:
At a distance?
You didn't get close?
Mary:
...There was a reason I couldn't, you see.
Okay–Let's go!
Anne:
Hehehe, I'm looking forward to this.
Mary:
Um, first we have to get through this forest,
I think...
Anne:
Oh my, oh my.
–There's something here.
Pirate?:
Gweh...
Money... Ladies... Treasure...
Pirate?:
Gweh...
Meat... Ale... Treasure...
Mash:
I guess even pirate zombies are still pirates, huh...
Mary:
Some things never change.
Now let's send them on their way to heaven.
Anne:
Amen!
--BATTLE--:
Mary:
There we go.
Hmm... Hey, Master.
Mary:
I feel a little bad for them...
Is it okay if I bury them?
Fujimaru 1:
Sure.
Fujimaru 2:
Of course.
Mary:
Thank you, Master.
Anne:
You're very kind.
Come on, Mary. I'll help.
Mash:
I'll help too.
Mary:
Okay.
Anne:
–If I may...
Anne:
May the saints of heaven preserve them, may the dominions welcome them, may their souls be taken up to heaven–
Anne:
Take pity upon us, and save our souls.
...Amen.
Mary:
Thank you. Sorry for taking so long.
Most pirates end up thrown into the sea.
Mary:
I thought it might be nice to actually have someone pray on their behalf for once.
Mary:
Let's keep going!
Mary:
Past these wilds is a cave at the bottom of the mountain.
That's where the treasure is.
Anne:
I'm amazed no one found it if it's that easy.
Those pirates came so close.
Mary:
Hmm, well it's probably–
Mary:
Because of things like that wandering around.
Anne:
Hehe, Mary.
You need to tell us stuff like that ahead of time.
Mary:
Yeah, sorry.
Mash:
P-Preparing for combat!
--BATTLE--:
Mash:
...Whew. We got them.
What's a chimera doing on an island like this?
Mash:
Those zombies back there acted a little strange too...
Mash:
Um, Master...
Fujimaru 1:
I have a bad feeling.
Fujimaru 2:
I really want to run.
Mash:
Me too, yes.
Doctor? Doctor?
Dr. Roman:
...Zzz...
...Treasure...
Mash:
Doctor Roman is asleep.
When we get back, we should punish him.
Mary:
Okay, we're here!
Mary:
Good,
looks like no one's been here but me.
Anne:
So no one's touched it?
That's great.
Mash:
Um, so Mary.
Why didn't you take the treasure?
Mash:
Even if there was too much to carry,
you could've at least stuffed some jewels in a bag...
Mary:
Oh, well you see...
“He” wouldn't let me.
Anne:
He? Who?
Mary:
Um... I think we'll see him any minute now...
Oh, there he is.
Captain Kidd:
Curse ye...
Curse ye all...
Captain Kidd:
None can have me treasure...
It's mine... It's Captain Kidd's treasure...
Mash:
C-Captain Kidd...!
That's a ghost, isn't it?
Mary:
That's right.
He was here, so I gave up.
Mary:
In life, I had no way to fight a ghost.
Mary:
Though thinking back, maybe I should've brought a silver sword, or a cross, or some holy water...
Captain Kidd:
No one can have me treasure...
It's all mine... Not yours...
Captain Kidd:
None can have!
Mary:
Hi, I'm a pirate.
I've come to take your treasure.
Anne:
I'm also a pirate.
That treasure's just rotting away here.
Anne:
So, old man,
give it to me♪
Mash:
...I'm very sorry, but that treasure is of no use to you now.
Mash:
We're going to take it back and use it to help the living, the era, the world.
Captain Kidd:
Curse...ye!
NONE CAN HAVE ME TREASURE!
--BATTLE--:
Captain Kidd:
Oooooh... Impossible!
M-Me treasure... Me treasure!
Captain Kidd:
I-I-I!
Damn it... Oh, damn it all!
Captain Kidd:
That's right! I'm dead!
I guess I've got no choice... But I hate it!
Mash:
Whew... That was a hard fight.
Mary:
Whew! Finally! Treasure time!
Mash:
Y-Yeah!
This is a little exciting.
Mary:
Um... The ghost was over here, so... Found it!
Look at all these chests!
Mary:
Opening!
Anne:
It'd be something if after all this, the punch line is
"Try Again" or "Your experience en route was your treasure."
Mary:
...If that happens we'll bring his ghost back and torture him.
Mary:
Okay... I'm opening it up.
All:
...Hooray!
Treasure of the Knights Templar!
Mash:
More treasure?
Mary:
Yup. But it's not pirate treasure.
It's the treasure of the Knights Templar.
Mash:
Oh, you mean the treasure that was hidden when the Templars were executed as heretics.
Dr. Roman:
Pirates are definitely exciting!
This time around, I promise to fully monitor you guys!
Anne:
I hope so. Mary, I'm amazed you knew about the Templars' treasure.
Mary:
Remember how we went to all sorts of places during our pirating years?
Anne:
Oh yes. When we got to port, you would always go out exploring.
Mary:
It was hard for you, Anne, because men would always follow you around even just walking down the street.
Anne:
Aww, you're so mean.
Mary:
Hehehe. Um, Doctor.
Dr. Roman:
Yeah, what is it?
Mary:
I know most of what there is to know about the Templars, but I'll let you explain.
Mary:
It's too much of a hassle.
Dr. Roman:
Yay! She shoved all the tedious work to me! Oh, well That's what a back-end support job is about.
Dr. Roman:
The Knights Templar were a group formed by clergymen to protect pilgrims traveling through the Holy Land.
Dr. Roman:
One of their missions was to guard the treasures of knights and believers on pilgrimages.
Dr. Roman:
As more pilgrims and crusaders started going to the Holy Land, the Templars gained more wealth to guard.
Dr. Roman:
They ultimately functioned as a bank, including loaning money. They were even entrusted with an entire nation's fortune.
Dr. Roman:
But the Kingdom of France, heavily in debt, captured and tortured many of them.
Dr. Roman:
France wanted to get rid of their debts and take the money.
Dr. Roman:
Even though they canceled out their debts, a majority of the fortune France sought disappeared into the shadows.
Dr. Roman:
The Templars are even said to have possessed a Holy Grail, but everything's been shrouded in mystery.
Mary:
I heard the story from an old man who said he was a descendant of one of the Templars.
Mash:
Um, can we trust him?
Mary:
I'm not sure. He was drunk, and he kept switching between yelling and crying.
Mary:
But the story itself seemed sensible.
From what he said...
Mary:
The Templars had heard from their spies that their lives were in danger.
Mary:
So they loaded their treasure on a ship and hid it somewhere. Everyone involved in the transport was killed on the spot.
Mary:
Their plan was to hide the treasure until the Templars could rebuild themselves.
Mary:
The old man's ancestor left the Templars so he wouldn't be caught. Even the Templars didn't know where he hid.
Mary:
But the Templars never recovered. His ancestors continued to pass down the word to wait for the Templars' reformation.
Mary:
After about four centuries, they stopped caring.
He sold me the story for a drink...
Anne:
Sounds pretty sketchy to me.
Mary:
Right. Sorry if it doesn't pan out.
Fujimaru 1:
No problem.
Fujimaru 2:
It'll be fine since it'll be fun.
Dr. Roman:
That's right. It's getting to the treasure that's the fun part. There isn't much we could do with the treasure as we are now, anyway.
Dr. Roman:
But it can boost our QP, and maybe we'll find something interesting! Let's go!
Mary:
The old man said it was back here.
But this is just a stone wall.
Anne:
Was our lead a dud?
Mary:
Sorry...
Fujimaru 1:
It's too early to say.
Fujimaru 2:
Don't give up.
Mash:
No, wait a second. There's a tiny bloodstain on this wall.
Mary:
Oh, you're right. Same with the others... I wonder why?
Mash:
Doctor, please investigate the wall in front of us.
Dr. Roman:
Roger. Investigating now. Hmm... I'm detecting a strong magical energy reading from the wall.
Dr. Roman:
Anne, try blasting it with your gun.
Dr. Roman:
You're a Servant now.
Your bullet should get some response.
Anne:
Understood. Here I go!
Mash:
The wall started to move.
These are... Golems!?
Mary:
Woah. Come to think of it, I heard something about the Templars using black magic...
Anne:
Was there such a tale?
Well, let's just beat these guys.
--BATTLE--:
Dr. Roman:
The golems are all down, but I'm seeing more enemy responses up ahead.
Dr. Roman:
Proceed with caution.
Mary:
Sure thing, Doctor.
Mash:
This makes me think the old man's story might be true. Let's go!
Mary:
Whew! This side's clear, too.
Anne:
Security's tight. I'm getting excited.
Mary:
We probably won't find a Grail.
Mash:
Maybe we will.
Mash:
That is to say, I don't mean the Holy Grails we recover.
I mean the true Holy Grail of legend.
Mary:
That would be an adventure indeed.
Master, do you want the Holy Grail?
Fujimaru 1:
I want a future.
Fujimaru 2:
I want peace.
Mary:
I see. You aren't very greedy.
Or maybe you are.
Mary:
The future or peace... Those are really big wishes, so you probably don't have time to be thinking about smaller wishes.
Dr. Roman:
As the guy paying for everyone's salary, that would be great. That aside, I'm picking up some life-form signals. Be careful!
Mash:
Doctor, a fair salary is an absolute necessity to keep talented people around. Let's go!
--BATTLE--:
Mary:
Whew. Homunculi and zombies.
Were the zombies people killed by the Templars?
Dr. Roman:
If that is true, they must have been there a long time. Let's pray their souls find rest.
Mary:
We're almost to the end.
The treasure should be there!
Anne:
Wow...
Mary:
Ah...
Mash:
This is...
Fujimaru 1:
Treasure!
Fujimaru 2:
Mounds of riches!
Mary:
We did it, Master!
Dr. Roman:
H-Hold it! Hold it! I-In that cave, I'm picking up a life-form signal that we have all become very familiar with!
Mash:
Some say the Templars used black magic, others that they didn't.
Mary:
Maybe they were, maybe they weren't.
I'm sure there are tons of stories like that.
Anne:
But would you normally go to these lengths?
Dr. Roman:
A dragon!? Um... I can only say...well... F-Fight!!
--BATTLE--:
Mary:
We won. Victory!
Anne:
Whew! I'm exhausted.
I can't wait to take a bath.
Mash:
It's pretty standard for a dragon to guard treasure, but I didn't expect the Templars to use one.
Dr. Roman:
They're less like Templars and more like Temp-LATES, am I right?
Mash:
Fou, when we get back, bite Dr. Roman on the nose.
As hard as you can.
Fou:
Fourururu!
Dr. Roman:
I-I'm sorry! I thought that was a good one!
Mary:
Anyway, this is a huge pile of treasure, Master.
Yeah, I like it.
Mary:
There's enough money here to easily buy a country or two. Any Grails?
Dr. Roman:
Nope, I'm not picking up anything. But I do see magical energy here and there in the treasure.
Dr. Roman:
Can you search for me?
Mary:
Hmm, maybe it's this?This crystal skull.
Dr. Roman:
A crystal skull!
That's a rare treasure indeed!
Anne:
What about... this?
It's a set of weapons and armor.
Dr. Roman:
Probably used by the Templars. Magically it's nothing special, but it's valuable as a treasure.
Mary:
The right thing to do would be to return these to the Templars' followers, but we're pirates, so we'll just keep it, thank you very much.
Anne:
Hehehe, this is also for saving the world.
Mary:
Yup! Let's make good use of this to save the world. Right, Master?