Victory in Peril

Ghimthota

I am concerned, [name]. It appears that the pirates I had you investigate are on the move.

Ahtbyrm

Ghimthota! [name]! Pray beat the tar out of this bloated sea slug, and make sure no harm comes to the Victory!

• DE Ihr müsst meinen Alten aufhalten! ‘You must stop my old man!’ English asks them to beat the tar out of a bloated sea slug; German asks them to stop "my old man".
• JA このクソオヤジを倒して、ヴィクトリー号を守ってくれ！！ ‘Beat this damn old man and protect the Victory for me!!’ English insults him as a bloated sea slug; Japanese calls him a damn old man.
• FR Je vous en supplie, empêchez-les de détruire le Victoire ! ‘I beg you, stop them from destroying the Victory!’ French drops the insult and the call to beat him; Ahtbyrm only begs them to stop the pirates.

Ghimthota

They creep ever closer to the Drydocks, so I must assume they mean to target the Victory herself.

• DE Wenn wir nichts unternehmen, wird es ihnen beim nächsten Mal vielleicht gelingen. ‘If we do nothing, they may succeed next time.’ English concludes the pirates target the Victory itself; German warns they may succeed next time if nothing is done.

That ship is the symbol of everything Limsa Lominsa strives to become, and I will not allow these base scoundrels to lay a single finger upon her hull.

• DE Wir dürfen auf keinen Fall zulassen, dass sich einer dieser Halunken mit seinen Drecksgriffeln an der Victory vergreift - dem zukünftigen Stolz unserer Flotte! ‘We must on no account let one of these scoundrels lay his filthy paws on the Victory - the future pride of our fleet!’ German calls the ship the future pride of the fleet, not a symbol of what Limsa Lominsa strives for.

We must apprehend them before they put their plans into motion! And you, [name], are just the woman/man to do it.

Without your capable assistance, I fear the security of the Drydocks cannot be guaranteed.

Not moments ago, my guards submitted reports of suspicious activity in the area. Pray begin your efforts by listening to one of their accounts firsthand.

It matters not whom you choose to speak with, but be sure to question either Urswyrst at the front gate or C'nangho at the rear.

• FR Il s'agit d'Urswyrst, qui garde la porte de devant, et de C'nangho, que tu as déjà rencontrée. ‘They are Urswyrst, who guards the front gate, and C'nangho, whom you have already met.’ English places C'nangho at the rear gate; French says you have already met C'nangho.

Any suspect saboteurs you encounter during the course of your investigation are to be interrogated. Report any and all findings directly to me.

Urswyrst

Ghimthota sent you to follow up on my report?

Well, it was not too long ago that I saw some unsavory sort slinking along the top of the bluff near Empty Heart, just over yonder.

• FR On vient juste en effet de me signaler des gens suspects en haut d'une falaise, à Cœur-Vide. ‘Someone has indeed just reported to me suspicious people at the top of a cliff in Empty Heart.’ English guard saw the figure himself; French guard was only told about suspicious people by someone else.
• DE Also, ein Pirat wollte sich doch tatsächlich an mir vorbeischleichen, aber ich hab ihn natürlich sofort entdeckt. ‘Well, a pirate actually tried to sneak past me, but of course I spotted him right away.’ English guard saw someone slinking along the bluff; German says a pirate tried to sneak past him, then fled.

It may be that he's still about. If you've got the time, adventurer, I'd much appreciate you getting up there to take a look.

• DE Ich bin ihm ein kurzes Stück hinterhergerannt, aber dann musste ich auf meinen Posten zurückkehren. ‘I ran after him a short way, but then I had to return to my post.’ English says the man may still be there and asks you to look; German says the guard chased him briefly.
• FR Comme je ne peux pas quitter mon poste, il m'est impossible de vérifier s'il s'agit bien des individus qui en veulent à notre chantier naval. ‘As I cannot leave my post, it is impossible for me to check whether these are indeed the individuals who are after our shipyard.’ French gives the reason he asks you: he may not leave his post to check himself.

C'nangho

Hail, adventurer. Glad to have another hand aboard to help shore up security.

The gods know our reports would sit on Ghimthota's desk gathering dust if it weren't for the assistance of those such as yourself.

• DE Jemand mit deinen überragenden Fähigkeiten wird die Piraten aber ruckzuck dingfest machen. ‘But someone with your outstanding skills will nab the pirates in no time. Right?’ English jokes reports would gather dust on Ghimthota's desk; German says you will catch the pirates in no time.

Speaking of reports, though, I saw one of those mangy pirates lurking around the cliff near Empty Heart. I'd take a closer look before he has a chance to cover his tracks.

• DE Ein Pirat wollte sich an mir vorbeischleichen, aber ich konnte ihn rechtzeitig entdecken. ‘A pirate tried to sneak past me, but I was able to spot him in time.’ English: a pirate was seen lurking by the cliff; German: a pirate tried to sneak past the guard.

Shifty-eyed Sailor

Bah, spotted me, did ye? Well, yer too late─what's to 'appen is already 'appenin'.

• FR Eh bien, tu as du courage de venir fourrer ton nez par ici, morveuse/morveux... mais tu arrives trop tard. ‘Well, you've got guts coming to stick your nose in here, brat... but you're too late.’ French sailor taunts you as a nosy brat instead of grumbling at being spotted.
• DE Beim räudigen Seelöwen, du hast mich also gefunden. ‘By the mangy sea lion, so you found me.’ German sailor swears "by the mangy sea lion", an oath English doesn't have.

Ghimthota

So, you found me one of those pirates, did you?

I knew you were the right adventurer to ask for aid.

• FR Et tu as pu lui soutirer des informations... ‘And you managed to get information out of him...’ English praises choosing you for help; French instead notes you got information out of him.

But what could these knaves be planning? “What's to happen is already happening”...?

SStorm Soldier

Captain! Ungh... Trouble...at the shipyard...

Ghimthota

Easy now, soldier. Who did this to you?

SStorm Soldier

Pirates... Out of nowhere... Stuck me good...

Ghimthota

Gods below, we are not prepared for this!

• FR C'était donc ça, leur plan ! ‘So that was their plan!’ English: Ghimthota says they are not prepared for this; French: she realizes this was their plan.
• DE So sieht also ihr Plan aus! ‘So that's what their plan looks like!’ English: Ghimthota says they are not prepared for this; German: she realizes this is their plan.
• JA くっ、計画とは、このことだったかっ！？ ‘Tch, so this is what the plan was!?’ English: Ghimthota says they are not prepared for this; Japanese: she realizes this was the plan.

The pirates, soldier, how many do they number?

SStorm Soldier

Not sure... More than I could quickly count... Seemed to be carrying...explosives...

Ghimthota

Explosives!? Then there is no time to lose!

• FR Je ne pensais pas qu'ils frapperaient si tôt... ‘I didn't think they would strike so soon...’ English urges that there is no time to lose; French says she didn't expect them to strike so soon.
• DE Da haben sie uns mit runtergelassenen Hosen erwischt. ‘They've caught us with our pants down.’ English urges that there is no time to lose; German says they were caught with their pants down.
• JA 敵の動きが速い……！ ‘The enemy is moving fast……!’ English urges that there is no time to lose; Japanese remarks that the enemy is moving fast.

[name], you heard the situation. Make your way to the shipyard and engage these intruders!

• FR Aide-nous à repousser ces chiens galeux ! ‘Help us drive back these mangy dogs!’ French has her insult the pirates as "mangy dogs"; English says only "intruders".

I will see to this man's wounds, then follow after.

Make haste, now!

AAhtzapfyn

Gahahaha! Never reckoned it'd be this easy! Still don't trust those slimy bastards, but their plan worked like a charm!

• DE Gut, dass wir dem Plan unserer Freunde zugestimmt haben. ‘Good thing we went along with the plan of our friends.’ English pirate still distrusts those slimy bastards; German calls them "our friends".

Ahtbyrm

Da! What are you doing, you great bloody fool!?

• JA このクソオヤジ、ほどきやがれ！！ ‘Untie me, you damned old man!’ His father's pirates tied Ahtbyrm up while getting ready to blow up the ship. The English line never says he is tied up.

AAhtzapfyn

Shut yer trap, boy.

This'll all be over soon. All that's left now is to blow this ugly pile o' driftwood into splinters.

• FR On va faire péter le rafiot de cette gourgandine de Merlwyb ! ‘We're going to blow up that hussy Merlwyb's old tub!’ Ahtzapfyn insults both the Admiral and her ship. The English Ahtzapfyn never names her.
• FR Tu vas voir un joli feu d'artifice... ‘You're going to see a pretty fireworks show...’ English says it will all be over soon; French jokes you will see a pretty fireworks show.

Ahtbyrm

Why would you do such a thing!? Have you any idea how important this ship is? What it represents?

AAhtzapfyn

Aye, an' that's what makes it all the sweeter! Whatever it takes to knock some sense into me treacherous, backstabbin' son!

• DE Das wird dich hoffentlich aus deinem trägen, bürgerlichen Leben aufrütteln und wieder zum echten Piraten machen! ‘That will hopefully shake you out of your sluggish, bourgeois life and make you a real pirate again!’ English calls the son treacherous and backstabbing; German mocks his sluggish bourgeois life.
• JA 海賊稼業も継がずに飛び出した、バカ息子の目を覚まさせるためよ！！ ‘It's to open the eyes of my fool of a son, who ran off without taking over the pirate trade!!’ Japanese names the grievance: the son left home instead of inheriting the family pirate business.

Imagine, a boy o' mine givin' up the pirate life to become a shipwright! An' buildin' a bleedin' Maelstrom vessel at that! What under Llymlaen's wide, green ocean made ye take up with these self-righteous shites!?

• JA 海賊を取り締まる片棒かつぐたあ、どういうこった！？ ‘You're in cahoots with the ones cracking down on pirates? What's the meaning of this!?’ Ahtzapfyn rages that his son Ahtbyrm builds a Maelstrom warship. 片棒かつぐ (katabō katsugu) is said of joining a bad scheme. To the pirate, helping the law is the crime.
• FR Aurais-tu oublié tes origines ? ‘Have you forgotten where you come from?’ French replaces the oath by Llymlaen and the insult with a reproach about forgetting his origins.
• DE Und dann baust du auch noch Schiffe für den Mahlstrom, der uns Piraten damit jagen und auf den Grund des Meeres schießen will! ‘And on top of that you build ships for the Maelstrom, which wants to hunt us pirates with them and blast us to the bottom of the sea!’ German adds why it stings: the Maelstrom will use those ships to hunt and sink pirates.

Ahtbyrm

You're the one with no bloody sense, Da! Don't you see? The pirates had their glory days, but that era is over!

Ghimthota

Ah! I wondered why Ahtbyrm never spoke of his father. I never would have thought...

AAhtzapfyn

This ship's a symbol alright─of everythin' what went wrong with the world. An' I mean to shatter it into a hunnerd thousand pieces!

• FR Mon fiston va renaître... et ça, dès que j'aurai réduit ce maudit navire en poussière ! ‘My boy will be reborn... and that, as soon as I've reduced this cursed ship to dust!’ English calls the ship a symbol of all that went wrong with the world; French says his son will be reborn.
• JA すべては、この船があるのが悪いんだ！ ‘It's all the fault of this ship existing!’ Japanese blames the ship itself for everything; no talk of a symbol of a world gone wrong.

I...I must be gettin' old, lettin' some green 'venturer get the best o' me.

• DE Ich bin vielleicht schon alt und senil, aber glaubst du wirklich, so eine dahergelaufene Abenteurerin/ein dahergelaufener Abenteurer könnte mir das Wasser reichen?! ‘I may be old and senile, but do you really think some upstart adventurer could hold a candle to me?!’ To hand someone water means to be their equal. Even beaten, Ahtzapfyn scoffs at you. The English Ahtzapfyn admits that a new adventurer beat him.

Ahtbyrm

Da...

AAhtzapfyn

That's one big bloody ship. Big...an' nasty lookin'. Ye made that, did ye...?

• FR Sois maudit ! ‘Son... this enormous ship... and vile... it's your work... Curse you!’ English father quietly asks if his son made it; French father ends by cursing his son.

Ahtbyrm

My thanks, [name]. I shudder to think what may have become of the Victory without your intervention.

Ahtbyrm

The pirates have made a right mess of things─I'd best get to sorting out the docks.

...And my thoughts could use some sorting out as well. Ever did my father have a way of turning my life upside down.

• FR Tu veux bien me laisser un peu seul, s'il te plaît ? ‘Would you leave me alone for a bit, please?’ English says his father always turned his life upside down; French asks you to leave him alone.
• DE Lass mich bitte eine Weile in Ruhe! ‘Please leave me alone for a while!’ English says his father always turned his life upside down; German asks you to leave him alone.
• JA だから悪い、しばらくひとりにしてくれねえか？ ‘So, sorry, but could you leave me alone for a while?’ English says his father always turned his life upside down; Japanese asks you to leave him alone.

Pray convey my thanks─and my apologies─to Ghimthota.

Ghimthota

How fare you, [name]? I cannot begin to thank you for the role you played in preventing this madness.

Ghimthota

You defended more than a simple ship─you saved the budding hope of Limsa Lominsa from a violent demise. The day was yours.

• FR Que dis-je, c'est la lumière d'espoir que porte Limsa Lominsa que tu as protégée. ‘No, more than that: what you protected was the light of hope that Limsa Lominsa carries.’ Like in Japanese, the title adds fire. Ghimthota later calls the saved ship a light, which echoes the torch.
• DE Das Schiff, das du beschützt hast - die Victory - ist ein Symbol für das Erstarken des Mahlstroms. ‘The ship you protected - the Victory - is a symbol of the Maelstrom's growing strength.’ German ties the ship to the Maelstrom's rising power, not to Limsa Lominsa's hope.

It seems our security regimen will require much in the way of improvement if we are to truly keep the Drydocks safe.

...Ahtbyrm apologizes? Well, I suppose I can understand why he would feel responsible for his father's actions. Of all those involved, this incident was hardest on him.

• FR Je vais garder un œil sur lui en attendant qu'il se remette de ce coup dur. ‘I'll keep an eye on him until he recovers from this hard blow.’ French adds a promise: she will watch over him until he recovers. His apology is not mentioned.
• DE Dass Ahtbyrm jetzt erst mal Ruhe braucht, kann ich gut verstehen. ‘... That Ahtbyrm needs some rest first now, I can well understand.’ German has her react to his need for rest, not to his apology or his feeling responsible.
• JA ヤツが落ち着くまで、見守るとしよう。 ‘I'll watch over him until he settles down.’ Japanese adds that she will watch over him until he calms down.

But, in time, I believe he will come to a single conclusion: the most fitting way of moving past his anguish is to see the Victory completed and in the water.

• DE Als Erster Schiffbauer ist er schließlich für die Fertigstellung der Victory verantwortlich. ‘As chief shipwright, he is, after all, responsible for completing the Victory.’ English says finishing the ship is how he moves past his anguish; German says it is simply his responsibility.
• JA だが、筆頭造船師のケジメのつけ方など、ただひとつ。 ‘But there is only one way for a chief shipwright to settle accounts.’ English says finishing the ship eases his anguish; Japanese says it is how a chief shipwright takes responsibility.

Ah, by the by, the pirates we defeated have been handed over to the Yellowjackets. Reyner's men will be taking over the investigation.

Before the Yellowjackets moved in, however, we recovered a most unusual object. Should you have the time to spare, I would ask of you another favor...