Brother from Another Mother

Gagaruna

Tell me, do you know of Professor Erik? He is a scholar of Eorzean military history whose genius is second to none! And he is among our most valued clients.

Some find him to be...verbose. Tedious. Haughty. But never mind all that! The man spends more gil on a moon's research than most people see in a lifetime! Hence our amicable relations!

His latest work has him visiting the sites of ancient battlefields. He insists on surveying lands plagued by savage beasts.

According to him, the beasts keep man away, and less intrusion by man means greater preservation.

• JA いずれも、人も寄りつかぬため、凶悪な魔物がのさばる危険な場所ばかりです。 ‘All of them are dangerous places where, because no one comes near, vicious monsters run rampant.’ English says beasts keep people away; Japanese says monsters thrive because people stay away.

Whatever his reasons, should the professor meet an untimely fate, we will be unable to collect the gil he has borrowed, much less the interest! Oh, and it would be a terrible loss for the academic community and so on and so forth, yes, yes.

• FR Si jamais il venait à mourir, la guilde des pugilistes perdrait toute crédibilité ! ‘If he ever happened to die, the Pugilists' Guild would lose all credibility!’ English fears losing the gil he borrowed plus interest; French fears the guild losing its credibility.
• DE Wenn ihm etwas zustoßen sollte, leidet also auch der gute Ruf unserer Gilde. ‘If something should happen to him, the good reputation of our guild suffers as well.’ English fears losing the gil he borrowed plus interest; German fears damage to the guild's good reputation.
• JA 万が一のことがあれば、ギルドの信用問題に発展します！ ‘Should the worst happen, it will become a question of the guild's credibility!’ English fears losing the gil he borrowed plus interest; Japanese fears it becoming a matter of the guild's credibility.

The point is the man must needs be guarded. To that end, I sent a monk of Ala Mhigo to see to his safety, but it turns out the bloody oaf has no work ethic about him─just like an Ala Mhigan.

• DE Deshalb wollten wir ihm einen unserer besten Kämpfer mit auf den Weg geben - einen Mönch aus Ala Mhigo. ‘That is why we wanted to send one of our best fighters along with him - a monk from Ala Mhigo.’ English calls the monk a bloody oaf with no work ethic; German calls him one of their best fighters.

The professor cannot focus on his work if he feels endangered, and so has demanded we assign him a new bodyguard.

• FR Toujours est-il que nous avons engagé un moine mhigois, car ce sont des combattants absolument remarquables, mais Erik se plaint de son attitude et a exigé un autre garde du corps, pouvant également faire office d'assistant. ‘Anyway, we hired a Mhigan monk, because they are absolutely remarkable fighters, but Erik complains about his attitude and has demanded another bodyguard who can also act as an assistant.’ English says the professor cannot work if he feels endangered; French says Erik complains about the monk's attitude.
• DE Tja, gerade eben ging bei mir eine Beschwerde von Professor Erik persönlich ein, dass unser Mann seine Pflicht vernachlässigt habe und nicht zur verabredeten Zeit am Treffpunkt erschienen sei ... ‘Well, just now a complaint reached me from Professor Erik in person, that our man had neglected his duty and had not appeared at the meeting point at the agreed time ...’ English says the professor cannot work if he feels endangered; German says Erik complained the monk neglected his duty.
• JA しかし……勤務態度が悪いとのことで、博士から人員の追加要望がありましてね。 ‘However... saying that his attitude toward his duties is poor, the professor has requested additional personnel.’ English says the professor cannot work if he feels endangered; Japanese says he complained of the monk's poor attitude.

That's why I'm so glad to see you, [name]. The professor is awaiting his new escort as we speak, and I'd like for it to be you.

You are yet a mere pugilist. Perhaps this task would provide some insight into what it is the monkhood does around here.

Make for the Goldsmiths' Guild, and there seek out our good Professor Erik.

The professor claims he will pay his debt and the fees for his protection once his research is complete. See to it our investment doesn't end up under the paw or in the maw of some nasty beast.

• FR Il a promis de nous payer les frais de protection dès la fin de ses recherches, nous comptons donc sur vous pour le surveil... vous assurer qu'il ne lui arrive rien. ‘He promised to pay us the protection fees as soon as his research is finished, so we are counting on you to watch... make sure nothing happens to him.’ English jokes about a beast eating their investment; French slips into "watch him" before correcting to keeping him safe.
• JA などと博士はおっしゃっていますが、踏み倒されぬよう、しっかりと監視……もとい、護衛をお願いします！ ‘The professor says things like "I'll pay the guard fees as soon as my research is complete!", but so that we don't get stiffed, please keep a close watch... I mean, guard him!’ English jokes about a beast eating their investment; Japanese jokes about watching, er, guarding him so he pays.

Erik

Ah, my punch-prone maidservant/manservant, I presume? You may and shall call me Erik. You are to guard my life, even at the cost of your own, and aid in my revolutionary research whenever and however asked.

• FR Quant à moi, inutile de me présenter, vous avez sans aucun doute déjà entendu parler d'Erik, le célèbre historien de l'impossible ! ‘As for me, no need to introduce myself, you have no doubt already heard of Erik, the famous historian of the impossible!’ English simply gives his name; French adds the title "the famous historian of the impossible".
• DE Ich bin Erik, Erforscher des Übernatürlichen. ‘We have no time, so I will get straight to the point: I am Erik, researcher of the supernatural.’ English simply gives his name; German adds the title "researcher of the supernatural".
• JA 吾輩は、ひと呼んで「超自然探求者・エリック」！ ‘I am, as people call me, "Supernatural Seeker Erik"!’ English simply gives his name; Japanese adds the title "Supernatural Seeker".

Know that my primary endeavor is to reconstruct the military histories of old through the aetherial analysis of ancient battlegrounds.

I assume the words conjure in your simple mind romantic images of vast plains and open valleys, with armies charging blindly at one another. False!

I seek to know where the armies of old were deployed. Where they made camp and marched. No doubt you think such lands to be those sung of in the songs of bards. False! They are here, beneath our very feet! And to find them and determine precisely how events unfolded upon them is my purpose.

No doubt you jumped at the chance to aid in my work. Tell me, which of my treatises have you read? All of th─none!? Gods, I knew you adventurers had a reputation for being unlettered. I didn't know you actually made efforts to remain so. It matters not.

I require only that you work with diligence─unlike that Widargelt buffoon. The man proved to be sloth itself. Alas, he is a monk of Ala Mhigo. I suppose the fool was too busy opening his chakra or whatever it is those barbarians do all day.

• FR C'est un moine mhigois capable de maîtriser une énergie particulière en libérant ses “chakras”. ‘He is a Mhigan monk capable of mastering a particular energy by freeing his "chakras".’ English mocks chakra-opening as what barbarians do all day; French neutrally says he masters energy through his chakras.
• DE Den erhabenen Mönch Widargelt, den seine Faszination für meine Forschung auszeichnet. ‘The sublime monk Widargelt, who is distinguished by his fascination with my research.’ English calls Widargelt a buffoon; German calls him the sublime monk fascinated by Erik's research.
• DE Wenn du noch nichts über die Mönche gehört hast, so solltest du wenigstens wissen, dass sie durch hartes Training die „Chakren“ genannten Energiezentren zu öffnen versuchen, um den Energiefluss in ihrem Körper bewusst zu steuern. ‘If you have not heard anything about monks yet, you should at least know that through hard training they try to open the energy centers called "chakras", in order to consciously steer the flow of energy in their bodies.’ English mocks chakra-opening as what barbarians do all day; German neutrally explains that monks train to open chakras.
• JA 彼はアラミゴ出身の「モンク」であり、「チャクラ」を解放し「気」を操ると評判の男だ。 ‘He is a "monk" from Ala Mhigo, a man reputed to release his "chakra" and control "ki".’ English mocks chakra-opening as what barbarians do all day; Japanese says he is reputed for releasing chakra and controlling ki.

I admit, he seemed keenly interested in my research, but now he's gone off to Twelve know where and has yet to return. Do you understand the sheer magnitude of this inconvenience?

Good, good. You show that much promise, at least. But let us speak more of my work. Our first destination is the Sil'dih excavation site in central Thanalan. I believe events of great import to the history of Sil'dih transpired there.

Hm? Surely if you have ears you have heard of Sil'dih? Or are you deaf as well as dull? Very well. I see you require some instruction. It would be remiss of me as an academic to allow you to wallow in such ignorance.

Sil'dih was plunged into chaos in the wake of King Lalawefu's demise─or the King of Springs, as he was known. Despite the success of economic reforms......fomented unrest among the people......resulting in violent outbreaks throughout the kingdom.

• DE Nach dem Tod des Königs von Sil'dih, Lalawefu Sil Tatawefu, den man den „Brunnenkönig“ nannte, verfiel sein Volk in eine Starre. ‘After the death of the King of Sil'dih, Lalawefu Sil Tatawefu, whom they called the "Fountain King", his people fell into a paralysis.’ English says Sil'dih was plunged into chaos; German says its people fell into a stupor.

Sil'dih was......sultan at the time......distant descendant......attack was ordered...

And so......irony of ironies......hadn't been for that horse...

Fascinating, is it not? It is enough to convince one things could not have happened any other way, no? False! One among my colleagues disagreed with this interpretation of events. He claimed to have evidence suggesting otherwise, but all trace of it disappeared before it was published.

• FR L'un d'entre eux avait d'ailleurs annoncé qu'il avait trouvé des preuves la contredisant, mais il a disparu mystérieusement avant de publier sa thèse. ‘One of them had in fact announced that he had found evidence contradicting it, but he disappeared mysteriously before publishing his thesis.’ English says the evidence vanished before publication; French says the researcher himself disappeared.
• DE Es soll auch Forscher gegeben haben, die diese These widerlegen wollten, aber sie alle verschwanden, kurz bevor sie ihre Arbeiten veröffentlichen konnten ... ‘There are said to have been researchers who wanted to refute this thesis, but they all disappeared shortly before they could publish their work ...’ English says the evidence vanished before publication; German says the researchers themselves all disappeared.
• JA 現在の研究者の中には、異なる見解を示す者もいたのだが、論文を発表する直前、行方不明になってしまったと聞く。 ‘Among today's researchers there was one who held a different view, but I hear that just before publishing his paper, he went missing.’ English says the evidence vanished before publication; Japanese says the researcher himself went missing.

Mine own research shall unearth any such evidence should it truly exist! I shall know the truth! Granted, you are not the brightest coal in the brazier, but surely such a prospect entices even you.

And so, we make for the Sil'dih excavation site in central Thanalan. Travel the way before me to see that it is safe, and once there set up this aetherometer.

And, should you ever care to know more of the Eorzean military history, do come and see me. It is a personal crusade of mine to guide the dullards of this realm towards some modicum of enlightenment.

• DE Ich habe mir es nämlich auch zur Aufgabe gemacht, den Wissensdurst der Wissbegierigen zu stillen. ‘For I have also made it my task to quench the thirst for knowledge of those eager to learn.’ English scorns the realm's dullards needing enlightenment; German speaks of satisfying people eager to learn.

Erik

Beat the bloody hells out of the blasted things! There are measurements to be taken!

• DE Ich bin so aufgeregt! ‘I am so excited! The measurements ...’ English orders the creatures beaten senseless; German has Erik saying he is so excited.

Yes, yes, that's it! The data is flowing now!

Ahhh, here comes a true foe!

Most fascinating! This data will prove invaluable!

Erik

Well done! Now, we need only wait for the aetherometer to gauge the─ Hm?

There are fiends about, [name]. They are often drawn to the lingering scents of blood and death. Well, this is what you're here for. Have at it.

Widargelt! So good of you to drag yourself all this way, you purblind sluggard! Ah, and [name]. You have far exceeded what admittedly low expectations I had of you.

• FR Excellent travail, excellent ! ‘Excellent work, excellent!’ English sarcastically calls Widargelt a purblind sluggard; French sincerely praises his excellent work.
• DE Ich wusste doch, dass du kommen würdest. ‘I knew you would come.’ English sarcastically calls Widargelt a purblind sluggard; German warmly says Erik knew he would come.
• JA 来てくれたんだな！ ‘So you came for me!’ English sarcastically calls Widargelt a purblind sluggard; Japanese gladly welcomes him for coming.

I suppose introductions are in order. Far be it from me to deny the realm's unread the comfort of one another's company. Widargelt, [name]. [name], Widargelt─the monk I spoke of sent to me by Gagaruna.

I tried to make a pupil of Widargelt as well, but he has little mind for history. His primitive beliefs in the witchcraft of chakra and spiritual energies have a tenacious hold on him.

• FR Je considère également Widargelt comme un étudiant, malgré son affligeante tendance à disparaître et ses croyances dans l'“énergie spirituelle” ou les “chakras”. ‘I also consider Widargelt a student, despite his distressing tendency to disappear and his beliefs in "spiritual energy" or "chakras".’ English says Erik tried and failed to make Widargelt a pupil; French says he considers him a student.
• FR Je considère également Widargelt comme un étudiant, malgré son affligeante tendance à disparaître et ses croyances dans l'“énergie spirituelle” ou les “chakras”. ‘I also consider Widargelt a student, despite his distressing tendency to disappear and his beliefs in "spiritual energy" or "chakras".’ English says Widargelt has little mind for history; French faults his tendency to disappear.
• DE Der einzige Haken an unserer Zusammenarbeit ist, dass er sich manchmal einfach nicht bei mir meldet. ‘The only snag in our collaboration is that he sometimes simply doesn't report in to me.’ English says Widargelt has little mind for history; German says he sometimes simply doesn't check in.
• JA たまに言うことを聞かんのと、「チャクラ」だ「気」だと、非科学的なことに、うつつをぬかすのが玉にキズだが……。 ‘He occasionally won't listen, and he is besotted with unscientific things like "chakra" and "ki"; that is the flaw in the gem...’ English says Widargelt has little mind for history; Japanese says he sometimes won't do as he is told.

Oh? Truly!? This is the area where there have been sightings of walking dead!? I have heard the tales. Some claim they've seen an apparition wearing the garb of an ancient commander!

• DE In den Ruinen von Sil'dih?! ‘In the ruins of Sil'dih?!’ English speaks of sightings of walking dead; German exclaims about the ruins of Sil'dih.
• JA もしや、あれはシラディハの痕跡では……！？ ‘Could that perhaps be a trace of Sil'dih...!?’ English speaks of sightings of walking dead; Japanese wonders whether it is a trace of Sil'dih.

Widargelt

Careful. There are still dangers about.

His work is dear to him. That is good. He thirsts for knowledge. For truth. Discovery awakens him. You too have awoken, friend. Can you not feel it?

• FR Ce cher professeur, il est complètement aveugle à tout ce qui ne touche pas de près ou de loin à ses sujets d'étude. ‘This dear professor, he is completely blind to anything that does not in some way touch on his subjects of study.’ English approves that his work is dear to him; French says he is blind to everything beyond his studies.

Do not be frightened. Here was a battle. Long ago. Much energy remains. It has found you. It flows through you. Your chakra has been opened. This was the light that shone from you.

It is as Erik said. Widargelt is my name. I am a brother of the monkhood. My order is the Fist of Rhalgr. Our way is to train the body and mind.

• FR J'ai l'impression que le professeur a déteint sur moi. ‘... I have the impression that the professor has rubbed off on me.’ English has Widargelt confirming what Erik said; French has him joke that the professor has rubbed off on him.
• JA 博士の紹介に加えると「ラールガー星導教」信徒の中で特殊な武術を修めた「モンク」という修行僧です。 ‘To add to the professor's introduction, I am a "monk", an ascetic who has mastered special martial arts among the followers of the Rhalgr Star-Guiding Faith.’ English names his order the Fist of Rhalgr; Japanese names a religion, the Rhalgr Star-Guiding Faith.

The fist is our weapon. With it, we put down our enemies. The energy within us moves the fist. The chakra is the seat of that energy. It is a sacred place. It can be opened, and the life force within controlled.

Chakra exist in all that lives─in all beings. Yet not all beings can open them.

Much training is needed. And great discipline. With these, the life force be commanded.

There are those who require no training. Their inner strength is such that it forces the chakra open. I have heard of this happening. But never have I seen it─until now.

I see in you great conviction. You mean to walk the monk's path. And so I will give you this─a soul crystal. The mark of my order.

None but a monk may hold it. And only then with the order's leave. But your chakra is awakened. That is clear. And so you are worthy.

Many bore that crystal before you. It remembers them. Their breath and their movement. They will one day be yours. But your chakra must open further. Only then can the crystal's memories enter you.

This is no more than the beginning. Now you must train. Learn to control the life force within you. With time, you will master it.

We stand on an ancient battleground. A great war was waged here. The spirit of the fight lingers. The aether reaches for the chakra. It aids in their opening. That is why we monks seek such lands.

Erik seeks these lands for reasons of his own. The fates favor you in this. Follow him. Your chakra will grow ever more.

Hm? Professor Erik is leaving. Fear not. I will see to his safety. Please, sister/brother, the aetherometer. Gather it and bring it to the Goldsmiths' Guild.

• DE Professor Erik, ich bin wieder zurück. ‘Professor Erik, I am back again.’ English notes Professor Erik is leaving; German has Widargelt telling Erik he is back.

Erik

Well, look who has decided to grace us with her/his presence. Did you enjoy the saunter back? I was just about to begin my analysis, so if you've matters you wish to speak on, I'd ask that you save it for─

• FR Cependant, je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur mon éthérimètre, et sans lui notre voyage aux vestiges n'aura servi à rien ! ‘However, I cannot lay my hands on my aetherometer, and without it our trip to the ruins will have been for nothing!’ English says Erik was about to begin his analysis; French says Erik cannot find his aetherometer.

You've brought the aetherometer! Excellent. I had a feeling you might not be entirely useless. Now, let us see what discoveries await.

Hm? Widargelt passed along a soul crystal to you? Moved to join the monkhood by the bone-headed clod, were you? Well, I suppose it is for the best that my pupils get along.

But I do believe I will see to it you are sent to separate locations for the next round of measurements. And I daresay the land to which I intend to send you is fraught with dangers. You had best tread the monk's path quickly if you mean to defend yourself─and me, besides!