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Episode 9: The Salvage Ship


Conan

		It's the ocean.

Terit

		Ruka, bring coffee!

Ruka

		Yes, it's ready.
		The flavor of this coffee isn't so good.
		The color is good though.
		Don't you think so, Terit?

Terit

		By the way, where is Patch?

Ruka

		Oh, Patch should be walking around outside.
		Do you still have a grudge against Patch?

Terit

		Of course!  I've lost ten points because of him. 

Terit

		I could be a second class citizen for another eighty points.
		Shit!  I'm tired of fake coffee.

Ruka

		I think the punishment is more than reasonable, . . .

Ruka

		since you had broken the valuable parts of the salvage ship.

Terit

		What!?  Do you want to go against me and lose the points?

Ruka

		No, no sir.
		Anyway, I've already given up trying to be a second class citizen.

Terit

		Shit!  If he'll make a mistake. . .

Ruka

		It's not likely so long as he's alive.

Terit

		Certainly he is a good engineer and very careful.  But he's human.
		Someday he'll make a mistake.  Then I will. . .

People

		Patch.
		What happened?
		Those are kids!

Terit

		Get out!
		Who are these kids?
		Where did you find them?  Were they in the desert?

Patch

		Hey kid!  Wake up.

Patch

		Can you understand me?

Patch

		Open it.

Terit

		Yes, Patch.
		Patch, they've probably escaped from Industria.
		We should report this and. . .

Patch

		Back to work!
		Didn't you hear me Terit?  Hurry up!

Patch

		Hurry up!  Pull toward the right!  That's good.

People

		One-two-three-four. . .

Patch

		The deck work is supposed to be done today.  Finish it quickly!

Patch

		Hey, wake up!

Conan

		Don't touch Lana.
		You!

Patch

		Looks like you're okay now.
		What's your name?

Conan

		Name. . .?

Patch

		Yes, I'm asking.

Conan

		I'm Conan.  She is Lana.

Terit

		Conan and Lana . . .

Patch

		Don't have to record it!

Terit

		But we have a duty to report.

Patch

		Where did you come from?

Conan

		From the Lonely island.

Patch

		Where are your parents?

Conan

		Parents?  They died.

Conan

		Well, I came from an island far away from here and we had a shipwreck. . .

Terit

		Hey!  Don't lie!  You must have escaped from Industria.

Conan

		Escaped?  And what is Industria?

Terit

		Don't pretend!

Patch

		Stop, Terit.  It doesn't matter where they came from.

Terit

		What!?

Patch

		Anyway, they'll work here until they die.
		Because of your mistake our work is delayed and we need labor to compensate for it.

Terit

		But Patch, don't you know article 41 of the labor law?
		It is prohibited to use strangers. . .

Patch

		. . . without permission!

Terit

		Yes, that's right.
		When we find healthy homeless or stateless people we must take them to Industria and. . .

Patch

		That's right but you've forgotten an important thing, that I am the law here.
		I have no interest in who you are, but if you're lazy, you'll be severely punished!

Terit

		Patch, if the administration finds out about this, we'll be in a lot of trouble.

Terit

		I don't want to be responsible for that and besides, we need a diver, not kids!
		We should report about them to Industria. . .

Conan

		Is the job to dive into the water?

Terit

		Wh-what!?

Conan

		I'm very good at diving.  I don't have to wear the strange suit.

Terit

		Ridiculous, it is about 100 feet deep to the bottom.

Conan

		How deep is it?

Patch

		Half of the distance between here and the land.

Conan

		Oh, only that much?

Terit

		This kid is fooling with us.

Patch

		Come, boy.

Patch

		Boy, look at this closely.

Patch

		Get it.

Terit

		Patch!

Conan

		Okay.

Conan

		No problem.  I'm okay.

Terit

		He hasn't come back.  It's been three or three and a half minutes.

Terit

		No diver can be under the water more than three minutes.
		He must have died!  It's your fault!

Lana

		Please help Conan, please!

Conan

		I found it!
		Isn't it?

Patch

		How come you took so long?

Conan

		It was sunk in the sand so I couldn't find it so easily.

Patch

		Don't make up a story!  I threw that on a deck!

Conan

		Heh, after I found it, I was swimming around a little while.
		Here's a souvenir.

Terit

		Thi--this is. . .

Conan

		I found it at the bottom of the ship.

Man

		Did you go to the bottom?

Man

		Wow, pens, watches too.  What a treasure.

Conan

		Lana, are you okay?

Lana

		Yes, I am.  I was worried.

Conan

		That was easy.

Conan

		Hey, what did you do that for?!

Patch

		You are not allowed to do anything selfish here.
		You'll start work tomorrow.  Remember if you delay the job, you'll be punished.

Lana

		I feel like I'm still dreaming.

Conan

		That's because you're still not well.

Lana

		No, I mean, I thought we were going to die but we're alive now.

Lana

		My grandpa guided us here.

Conan

		Do you think your grandpa is here?

Conan

		No, it can't be because there are only Industrians here.
		Lana, what's wrong?

Lana

		I was thinking about the man Patch.

Conan

		Don't be afraid; I'll work extra hard and then he'll treat me good.
		After you get well, let's escape.

Lana

		Yes, but. . .

Patch

		What are you doing?
		It's not good manners to eavesdrop, Ruka.

Ruka

		I'm sorry.

Ruka

		Well, I had a granddaughter.  If she's alive she's about her age.

Patch

		Don't have such ridiculous ideas.  Go!

Patch

		Girl!  Get up!  Hurry!

Patch

		Boy, get back to your position!

Conan

		Hey, she's still weak.
		You can rest.  I'll do it.

Patch

		You continue your job.
		Remember, if you don't do as I say, you'll be treated like this.

Terit

		Patch is very strict, isn't he?

Ruka

		He said he'd use them for labor, so he has to be, but the kids can't stand it for long.

Terit

		But isn't he being overprotective?  Like he doesn't want anybody to touch them.

Ruka

		Oh, really?

Terit

		Didn't you say Patch caught you last night?
		How come he was there at that time?

Ruka

		Well, maybe because the moon was so beautiful.

Terit

		Don't joke with me!
		I bet he has a secret.  I'll find it out.

Patch

		Starting today, we'll seal the hole of the ship.

Patch

		We'll work as usual except the kid will carry the materials.

Patch

		So, we won't use the crane today.

Patch

		Terit, continue to maintain the equipment.

Terit

		But it's easier to use the crane.

Patch

		Don't you understand?  We have to save as much energy as we can to salvage the ship.
		Get to it!

Conan

		Why do we seal the hole?

Man

		Because we'll pump in air after that.

Conan

		Why do you pump in air?

Man

		Because the ship will float after that.

Conan

		I got it.

Terit

		Shit, he makes fun of me.

Patch

		Ready the pump!

Men

		Aye sir!

Patch

		Let's go Conan.

Terit

		Wait, I can use this situation.

Terit

		Yo, are you okay?  Isn't that too heavy?

Lana

		No, not at all.

Terit

		Aren't you tired?
		I can give you some time to rest if you'll answer my questions.

Lana

		I don't need it.

Terit

		You just have to say where you came from.
		Just tell me the truth.

Lana

		Give it back to me.

Terit

		You!  Don't get stuck up!
		Come!
		Do it faster!

Conan

		Lana, why you.

Terit

		Boy, do your job!

Conan

		Lana's job is to carry the ropes.  Your boss told her so!

Terit

		When Patch is under water, I'm the boss.  If you want to spare her, identify yourselves.

Lana

		Conan, don't worry, I'm okay.

Terit

		Faster!
		Otherwise Patch will die in the sea.

Conan

		Lana, I'm gonna help you now.

Terit

		Oh, will you?

Conan

		Lana, you can rest.

Lana

		Thank you.

Terit

		Hey, get him.  I'll exempt your past penalty if you get him!
		Shit!

Conan

		Did you see?  It's no problem.  You can rest.

Terit

		Little Bastard.

Lana

		Conan!

Terit

		Hey girl, if you wanna help him, identify yourselves now!
		Tell me!  Otherwise. . .

Lana

		Stop!  Release Conan!

Terit

		If you tell me, I'll release him.

Conan

		Lana, don't tell.

Lana

		We escaped from Industria.

Terit

		Good!

Terit

		I'll get a least twenty points by giving them to Industria.
		I'll be the boss from now on, everyone swear to cooperate with me!
		Understand?

Patch

		Terit, what did you do while I'm wasn't here?

Terit

		Hey everybody, arrest him, he's a law breaker!

Terit

		It's Falco!

Patch

		Everybody get back to work.
		Girl!  Take the boy somewhere.

Terit

		Oh, Miss Monsley.

Patch

		Do not say anything.  Otherwise I'll kill you.

Monsley

		Patch, you look fine.

Patch

		What did you come for!?  We still have to work today!

Monsley

		We didn't come about the work.  We came to look for escapees today.
		Have you seen a boy and a girl?  Both are about ten years old.

Patch

		No, I haven't but I'll capture them if I see them.

Terit

		Shit, the bastard.

Monsley

		Anyway, I'll give you the details.

Monsley

		Take the Falco close to the quay!

Patch

		I don't have the time.  Go away!

Monsley

		What do you mean?  You want trouble?

Patch

		Go away girl, I'll talk to you after I've fixed the ship.

Guzu

		I've never seen such a stubborn old man.

Monsley

		But he's an excellent engineer.

Duke

		Should I move the Falco closer?

Monsley

		No, he might smash us.
		Patch, ready for your punishment?

Patch

		Yeah, anytime, if you want to lose the ship.

Monsley

		Luke, let's leave.

Terit

		Miss Monsley, I have information to tell you.  Let me get on secretly.

Lana

		Grandpa.

Conan

		What did you say?

Lana

		No, it can't be.


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