Suikoden II
Recruiting Shu
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After hearing the bad news about South Window:
[Scene fades to everyone standing in the Great Hall.]
Freed Y:
"Tell me exactly what happened."
Flik:
"Y, yes............ Just after you left South Window, we were attacked
by General Solon Jhee's 1st Company. He must have judged that we didn't
have a chance to win... Lord Granmeyer surrendered unconditionally
without a blow being struck. The very next morning, the mayor's head
was hanging from castle gate..... I was with women and children, so I
managed to get away....."
Rina:
"Ho ho ho.... Who do you have to thank for getting away?"
[Flik sweattles.]
Flik:
"Quiet!"
Nanami:
"?????"
Flik:
"Well....anyway, we got away and came after you. On the way, we met
Apple, Tsai and Leona."
Freed Y:
"My South Window....."
Apple:
"Highland is afraid of rebellion, so they're arresting former Muse and
South Window soldiers all over the place.
Viktor:
"Which means it's only a matter of time before the Highland Army comes
here. But............. We've got a few people and this abandoned old
castle... What should we do?"
Flik:
"........................."
Tsai:
"........................."
Rina:
"........................."
Riou:
[ ] "Let's run away."
[x] "There must be a way."
Viktor:
"But Riou.............."
Flik:
"But can we stop the whole Highland Army....."
Eilie:
"..................... What's wrong with all of you!!!" Is running away
all that you can think of!!! Riou is right! There must be a way! There
must be!"
Tsai:
"But to fight a war we have no chance of winning is stupid....."
Apple:
"We do have a chance!!!"
Viktor:
"What do you mean, Apple?"
Apple:
"For a small force to defeat a larger force, strategy is needed. With
the right strategy, we have a chance to win...."
Viktor:
"Yeah...and have you figured out this strategy?"
Apple:
"No, I'm not up to the task. I've learned that the hard way. But I
know someone who is. In Radat Town, there is a man named Shu. He and I
were both students under Master Mathiu. Mathiu expelled him, but he's
brilliant...a first class strategist. If we can get him to join us, I'm
sure he'll be able to think up a winning strategy!"
Flik:
"I guess you're right..... We can't keep running to the edge of the
world."
Bolgan:
"That's right. That's right."
Viktor:
"........................ .....Okay. Let's do our best. Flik, you and
me should gather all the troops we can find. The South Window soldiers
should still be around somewhere. As far as this Shu guy goes, I'll
leave it to you, Riou. Do your best to get him."
Apple:
"This is important, Riou. Radat Town is east of South Window. I'll go
along with you."
Leona:
"Don't worry about Pilika. I'll watch after her."
Nanami:
"Thanks Leona. Okay, let's go Riou. Hey hey hey, Apple.... is this Shu
person handsome?"
Apple:
"Eh? ....I don't know anything about that!"
[Viktor sweatdrops.]
Viktor:
"Hey!..... I'm counting on you....."
[Apple joins the convoy, and Nanami joins Riou's party.]
Leona:
"So who else are you going to take with you?"
[Riou is free to leave and go to Radat Town.]
In Radat:
Person on the street:
"The mansion to the east is Shu's place. How did he get so rich at such
a young age anyway?..."
Another person:
"I heard that Lord Shu used to work with a world-famous military
strategist. I knew there was something special about him."
Waitress in tavern:
"This tavern is Lord Shu's favorite. He's here all the time."
Old man near Shu's house:
"Lord Shu is nice to us too. For a young man, he certainly is
polite."
Shu? Polite?
Guy at the sluice gate:
"Lord Shu is the best trader that comes around here. It's cause he
handles every little detail himself."
In front of Shu's house:
Apple:
"So this is where Shu is, eh?...."
[Nanami turns to Riou.]
Nanami:
"Hey hey hey, Riou. So there's something going on between you and Shu,
eh?"
Excuse me? Just where did that comment come from, Nanami?
Apple:
"Let's go in."
Nanami:
"Huh? Oh, okay."
[Fade to inside the house. Apple, Riou, and Nanami stand at a table. A
servant addresses them.]
Servant:
"I'll call my master. Please wait here."
[The servant leaves.]
Nanami:
"Hmm, he lives in a nice house."
[Shu enters.]
Shu:
"It's been a long time, Apple."
Apple:
"....Shu............."
[Shu sits down on the opposite side of the table.]
Shu:
"I already know what you want, but go ahead and tell me anyway."
Apple:
"I want only one thing. I want you to join us. You must know what Luca
Blight is up to. If Highland takes over this country, a lot of people
will suffer. Please, Shu, please lend us your strength."
Shu:
"That's what I figured. You're right. Luca Blight is a blight on this
land. He intends to crush the State."
Apple:
"That's why we must stop him. Please join our side."
Shu:
"I can't."
[An exclamation point appears over Apple's head.]
Apple:
"!!!! B, but why!!! You know what Luca is planning..."
Shu:
"That's true. But to be honest, I don't really care which country is
destroyed."
Apple:
"H, how can you say that..."
Shu:
"I'm a trader now. I use my knowledge to predict shifts in the world's
economy. It's the greatest way to get rich. Rulers change, borders
change, countries change, but money is a constant. In fact, nothing
better for business than a good war."
Apple:
"So Shu, are you saying that even though you know what a monster Luca
is, you're just going to ignore it?"
Shu:
"In a word.....yes."
Apple:
"How....how can you!"
"I... I misjudged you. You didn't learn anything from Master Mathiu,
did you? The Master..."
Shu:
"The Master expelled me. Well, it was good seeing you again, I'm sure.
Someone show them the way out."
[Shu leaves. Fade to the group outside of Shu's house.]
Apple:
"............................"
Nanami:
"A. Apple..... This Shu of yours..."
Apple:
"Shu and I studied war tactics together under Master Mathiu. Shu thought
of me as his own sister..... But even though Mathiu warned him not to
use his genius for the wrong ends, he wound up being expelled. Master
Mathiu and Shu, they were both so important to me..... But they
couldn't get along...."
Riou:
[ ] "There's nothing we can do. Let's forget it."
[x] "There may be some way to get him to change his mind."
Apple:
"That's true, but without Shu's help, there's no way we can stand up to
Solon Jhee. I hate to admit it, but I can't do it.... Let's get some
more information."
[Go to the tavern. When you attempt to leave the tavern, Shu and two
men enter.]
Shu:
"Apple, are you still here? I think you know this, but Highland will be
here sooner or later."
Apple:
"I know that. But we're not leaving until you agree to help us."
Shu:
"...So what are you going to do? Are you willing to get down on your
knees and beg?"
Apple:
"......................... If that's what it will take..."
Riou:
[x] "........................."
[ ] "Stop it, Apple."
Apple:
"It's okay. I don't mind....."
[Apple gets down on her knees and bows to Shu.]
Apple:
"I beg of you. Please help us. We need you."
Shu:
"Apple..... You........."
Apple:
"Please. Please. I'm begging you. We need your strength, Shu.
[Shu turns away.]
Shu:
"Grrr....... I'm leaving. I'm not thirsty anymore."
[Shu and his group start to leave.]
Shu:
"Apple.......... Have you lost your pride as one of Mathiu's disciples?
You should be ashamed...."
Apple:
"No. You should be ashamed. Of course I don't like to dirty myself on
the ground before you, begging like a dog... But if necessary, I can
throw away my vainful pride. That's what I learned from Master Mathiu."
And that speech is the one reason why I don't find Apple
totally annoying.
Shu:
"......................... .......I'm leaving."
Man with Shu:
"Y, yes."
[Shu leaves.]
Nanami:
"C'mon, Apple, that's enough."
[Apple stands up and turns to Riou.]
Apple:
"No.... even if there's... even if there's a tiny chance.... Please
stay with me just a little longer, Riou."
Riou:
[ ] "It's no use. Let's go back."
[x] "Okay. You're right."
Apple:
"Thanks....... But it looks like Shu is going to avoid us from this
point on.... What should we do...."
[Riou is free to leave. Go find Richmond in front of the Appraisal
shop.]
Richmond:
"Aha!!!! I know about the 3 of you. You're Riou, that's your adopted
sister Nanami, and that's Apple,student of Mathiu. Am I right?"
Riou:
[ ] "No, you're wrong."
[x] "That's right."
Richmond:
"I knew it. Richmond, the greatest private eye in Radat Town can find
out anything."
"So you came here to get Shu the trader to join you, right? Yes, I know
about the scene in the tavern too. Do you wanna hire me to help? I
need 1500 potch up front. Then I'll get you some good information on
Shu."
Riou:
[x] "Please do it."
[ ] "That's a little pricey."
Richmond:
"Okay, it's a deal. Leave the rest to me. Go back to the inn and
relax. I always do what I promise. That's a promise from Richmond.
I'll find you when I get the info. The inn is...oh yeah, the Dragon
inn, of course I know. They have great soup. Try it."
[They go to the inn.]
Innkeeper:
"Richmond told me about you. Please go up to the 2nd floor."
[Fade to room at the inn in the middle of the night. It's dark.
Suddenly, Richmond appears (illuminated only by the light of his
cigarette?).]
Richmond:
"It was a success!"
[The lights come on. Riou is at the table. Apple and Nanami are in the
beds. Apple snores throughout the beginning of this scene.]
Nanami:
"Who, who, who Who are you!!!!!"
[Nanami gets out of bed.]
Nanami:
"Hey! You're the one from before!! How did you get in here!!!!!!"
Richmond:
"Just calm down a minute. I came to report what I've found out."
Nanami:
"Really? Really? C'mon you really haven't done anything, have you?"
Richmond:
"Hey, pretty lady, why would this hard-boiled private eye, Richmond, do
something like that?"
[Apple gets out of bed.]
Apple:
"...................Hey, what's going on......... Don't make such a
fuss...."
[Richmond turns to Riou.]
Richmond:
"Well, I'm good about getting the job done quick. It looks like this
Shu person is avoiding you. But there's an important trade tomorrow
night. Shu has to attend. The trade will be at the port east of here.
If you wait at the bridge, you'll be able to get the jump on him. Well
that's the end of my job. The rest is up to you."
"Well, see ya later."
[Richmond leaves.]
Nanami:
"Tomorrow night, eh........"
[Fade to outside of the inn, the next morning.]
Nanami:
"Aahh, I slept well. Well, let's go. We'll wait for him at the bridge
to the east."
Apple:
"Wait? At the bridge? What do you mean?"
Nanami:
"..........You don't remember?"
[Apple sweatdrops.]
Apple:
"........................."
Nanami:
"Well, well. That's okay. Anyway, It looks like we should go to the
bridge to the east."
At the bridge:
Nanami:
"According to that private eye, Shu will come this way. So let's wait
for him here."
Apple:
"........Okay."
[Scene fades to later, still standing on the bridge.]
Nanami:
"Brrr.....not here yet, huh. It's starting to get cold...."
That's what happens when you go to the bridge first thing in the
morning even though nothing is supposed to happen until night.
Apple:
"..........You're right."
[An exclamation mark appears over Nanami's head.]
Nanami:
"Hey over there!"
[They all turn. They see Shu and his two men approaching. They go to
Shu.]
Shu:
".....There's nothing left to talk about."
Apple:
"No, I'm not giving up."
Shu:
"Apple....listen carefully. It's a war you're trying to get me involved
with. How to kill, that's what you and I studied. In the last battle,
Viktor's fort was burned to the ground because your strategy failed.
How many people died? Do you even know?"
Apple:
".....Yes, I know. I was weak and ineffective. That's exactly why we
need your help."
Shu:
"And if your strategy had been successful, it would also have meant the
loss of life. Can you really bear that burden?"
Apple:
"............................"
[Shu reaches into his waistcoat and pulls out a coin.]
Shu:
"I've got a gold coin here. It's the kind I use when I'm trading with
the island countries south of the Toran Republic."
[Shu throws it in the river.]
Shu:
"If you can find that coin, I'll join your side."
Riou:
[ ] "What! But it's freezing out here!"
[x] "..............."
Apple:
"Is that really a promise?"
Shu:
"Yes...but remember. That's only if you find the coin."
[Shu leaves. Nanami goes to the side of the bridge and looks down.]
Nanami:
"Hey, it's impossible. We'll never find that little coin. Let's go
home. Maybe Viktor and the others will have come up with a good plan.
Okay? Okay?"
Apple:
"No. I'm going to find that coin. First we'll have to stop the flow of
water. Let's go to that sluice gate up ahead."
Nanami:
".........................."
[They go to the guy (Gin) at the controls to the gate.]
Gin:
"Whadda you kids want? This is no place for a bunch of landlubbers like
you."
Riou:
[ ] "I know."
[x] "Could you please close the sluice gate?"
Gin:
"The sluice gate? That's a funny joke, kid. This gate only gets closed
a couple times a year for special reasons. There's no way I'm closing
it now, okay. Now go on home. It's past your bedtime, kid."
Apple:
"Please. It's very important."
Gin:
"You don't hear too well, little girl. Don't make me give you a
spanking. You don't wanna get hurt, do ya?"
Apple:
"You can hurt me if you want to, but close the sluice gate....."
Nanami:
"A, Apple, let's just give up."
Gin:
"Hey, you should take that cute little girl's advice."
Amada (off-screen):
"Hey, what's the trouble, Gin?"
[Amada approaches the group.]
Gin:
"Hey, Amada, these crazy kids are telling us to close the sluice gate."
Amada:
"So these kids are up to funny stuff again, eh? Don't worry, I'll take
care of this."
"Again"? What is he talking about?
Gin:
"Okay. Thanks."
Amada:
"So what do you want? The sluice gate, you mean that thing over there?"
Apple:
"Yes, please. Just close it for one day, even just one night. Couldn't
you please close it?"
Amada:
"Hmmmm, I see. Sorry, little lady, I can't just close the sluice gate
for no good reason. If someone's life was in danger or if there was
some other emergency, it would be different."
Apple:
"Many people's lives depend on it. We must stop the Highland Army."
Amada:
"........................????? Listen little lady, I don't think the
sluice gate has anything to do with the war...."
Riou:
[ ] "Forget about it."
[x] "Please."
Amada:
"Wow. You're really serious. I've got a weak spot in my heart for hard
working kids like you. Okay, here's what I'll do. I'll fight you for
it. If you win, that means you're for real and I'll close the gate.
How about it? Want to try?"
Riou:
[ ] "Forget about it."
[x] "I'll do it"
Amada:
"I knew you'd go for it. I've got a good eye for character. You look
like a tough kid. Now you and I will fight like men. Okay, let's go
for it!!!!"
[They duel. My Riou is so levelled up that Amada can't even do one hit
point of damage on him.]
Amada:
"Ouch..... Hey, I'm sorry. I guess you were serious. What do I do
now... Well, a promise is a promise. But only for one night, okay."
Apple:
"O...Okay. Thank you so much."
Gin:
"Hey, Amada, is it really okay to do that?"
Amada:
"Huh? Yeah, these guys have a good reason. It must be pretty
important.Well anyway, it's my responsibility. Okay, Gin?"
Gin:
"Oh okay. I get it. But it sure is strange."
[Amada closes the sluice gate. Apple turns to Riou.]
Apple:
"Are you okay? You're not hurt?"
Nanami:
"He's fine. He's fine. Riou is a lot stronger than he looks."
[Gin and Amada leave.]
Apple:
"............I'm sorry. We don't have much time. Let's hurry and get
below the bridge."
Nanami:
"Uh.....okay............."
[They go down to the water.]
Nanami:
"This..this water is pretty cold."
Apple:
"We have to hurry up. It'll be daybreak soon. As soon as this water
level drops...."
'Daybreak'? It isn't even dark yet, Apple.
[Scene fades to Apple mucking about in the water. The moon is reflected
off to one side. There are fireflies. Riou and Nanami stand at the
water's edge looking on.]
Nanami:
"Hey hey, are you okay? It's starting to get cold."
Apple:
"I'm fine. You can go back to the inn if you want."
Riou:
[x] "I'll help too."
[ ] "Okay, we'll see you later...."
[Scene fades to all three of them mucking about in the water.]
Nanami:
"Hey hey hey, enough already! We'll never find it I tell you!"
[Riou and Apple ignore her.]
Nanami:
"............................"
"..................Hey, hey. We'll never be able to find it!!! I saw
the whole thing!!!!"
[Apple stops. Riou keeps looking.]
Apple:
"Saw what!?"
Nanami:
"When Shu threw the coin, I saw it. That man replaced it with a stone
just before he threw it. It happened so fast, I wasn't sure what I saw
but..... That's why....that's why..... we'll never be able to find
it..."
Apple:
"........That's not true. I'll look too."
Nanami:
"............................"
[Scene fades to later. The moon is higher in the sky.]
Apple:
"............It's fine."
Nanami:
"..........?"
Apple:
"You can go home...it's fine. I knew it wouldn't be easy.... Shu wasn't
even willing to give me a fair chance..... .. But...I didn't want to
believe it. That's why..... Please go back to the inn....."
Nanami:
"Don't say that...."
[Riou sees something sparkling in the water. He picks it up.]
Nanami:
".........................!!!!!!"
Apple:
"What's that!"
Nanami:
"Is it true? Is it true?"
[Scene fades to Apple and Nanami standing close to Riou.]
Nanami:
"That's it!!! That's really the coin!!!"
Apple:
"Re....Really?...."
[Nanami jumps.]
Nanami:
"Hurray! Riou! Hurray! Hurray!!"
Apple:
The coin....... So now Shu will....."
[Screen scrolls to reveal Shu watching them at the water's edge.]
Shu:
"Apple........."
Apple:
"Shu!!!"
[Scene fades to Shu standing in the water a little ways a away from
them. I'm surprised he's willing to get his feet wet.]
Apple:
"The promise."
Shu:
"Yes, the promise...."
[Shu walks up close to Apple.]
Shu:
"You were so cold to me.... Why did you have to....."
Apple:
"It was necessary."
Shu:
"........................ You're a strong woman. I may have inherited
Master Mathiu's brain, but you inherited his heart......"
Does Shu have Mathiu's brain in a jar?
Apple:
"So then.......then....."
Shu:
"Yes. Leave it to me. I'm worth more than 100,000 soldiers and I'm on
your side now."
And he's so modest...
Apple:
"Th.....thank you."
[Shu approaches Riou.]
Shu:
"Can you show me that coin?"
[Riou holds it out to him with his right hand.]
Shu:
"Th...that rune on your right hand...."
[Shu turns away, then back to Riou.]
Shu:
"Your name is Riou, right. You wouldn't be Master Genkaku's son, would
you....?"
Nanami:
"How do you know about Grandpa Genkaku?"
Shu:
"I see........ There aren't many left who recall, but the name of
Master Genkaku has a special meaning for the City-State."
Nanami:
"Wh, wh, what do you mean?"
Shu:
"We'll talk about it after the war. Right now, we have to worry about
defeating Solon Jhee and his troops. Riou............. I want to thank
you for saving Apple. Between you and that rune on your hand, we might
just have a chance to win this war."
[Shu turns away and looks at the coin in his hand.]
Shu:
"But....this coin...."
[Screen scrolls up to reveal Richmond standing on the bridge. He flips
a gold coin high up into the air and catches it.]
Richmond:
"Ha....... Another job well done....."
And that's why Richmond is cool.
[Scene fades to the outskirts of Radat the next day. Apple approaches
Riou.]
Nanami:
"How did it go?"
Apple:
"He has lots to take care of. It was so sudden, it might take some
time. He wants up to go on ahead without him, so let's go."
Nanami:
"Are you sure? He might be trying to trick us again...."
Apple:
"It's okay. Shu isn't that kind of person. Let's go, Riou."
[They leave.]
(This storyline is continued in the next transcript.)
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