Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 1x24

Directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara • Kazumasa Isokawa

Shoya Ishige as Albert (voice) • Takuya Nakashima as Master (voice) • Atsumi Tanezaki as Albert (Boy) (voice) • Maaya Sakamoto as Rafal (voice) • Junji Majima as Priest (voice)

Albert goes to deliver an order of bread to a church. While there, he encounters a mysterious priest who encourages him to confess his sins.

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1. As long as I can make a living, I'm satisfied.

2. I don't want anything else.

3. Wait a second!

4. If that's the case, why haven't you thrown away your astrolabe?

5. I was thinking of selling it at some point.

6. Just now,

7. I said that I baked bread according to your calculations.

8. - But in fact, that's a lie. - Huh?

9. The truth is,

10. I've been baking batches that are a little higher quality

11. than your figures.

12. Small changes to the recipe

13. or the way it's sifted can change the taste.

14. To avoid the authorities catching on,

15. I've done so without raising the price.

16. Do you know why I would take such a risk?

17. Because baking bread is what I love.

18. And serving it too, of course.

19. But then, you can't say the same, can you?

20. As long as you can make a living, you're satisfied?

21. That's an awful lie.

22. Because it's yourself, not me, that you're lying to.

23. Your father told me something, long ago.

24. A wise man in some far-off time and place,

25. someone named Socrates or Aristo-something once said,

26. "All things have arete."

27. Some inherent potential

28. or function only they can realize.

29. A bird's arete is flight.

30. A chair's arete is that it can be sat on.

31. According to those philosophers,

32. a human's arete is their ability to think.

33. With that in mind,

34. my arete is baking bread.

35. So what's yours?

36. This Aristo-something-or-other had another idea.

37. "Human beings are happiest when they delight in

38. that which is best and most akin to them."

39. The things that interest you

40. are the mission that God has granted you.

41. They're how you remain true to yourself.

42. So don't hide them.

43. Dive in while you're still young.

44. No one will complain about that.

45. But...

46. Well, that last part wasn't quite right.

47. A lot of people might complain.

48. But it doesn't matter.

49. Move forward.

50. Anyway, it's up to you.

51. ON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH

52. Hey, Albert!

53. EPISODE 24 THAUMAZEIN

54. Deliver this bread to the church at this address.

55. Not the usual one?

56. No.

57. I recently met the new priest who resides there.

58. I promised him a delivery from my next batch.

59. It's not that far away. I'd appreciate it.

60. Very well.

61. Is this it?

62. Excuse me!

63. There's no one here.

64. Welcome to the confessional.

65. I'm the priest here.

66. I admire your bravery in setting foot inside.

67. C-Confessional?

68. Yes.

69. As the name implies,

70. this is a place for the troubled to confess their sins.

71. As God's minister, I will grant you forgiveness and reconciliation.

72. You mean like the Sacrament of Penance?

73. I've never seen it done in a private room like this.

74. Indeed. I believe it's a novel idea.

75. However, I expect it to grow popular in the future.

76. He's taking this a bit lightly.

77. Now, then. Please confess your sins.

78. W-Wait, I only came here to deliver an order of bread.

79. There's no need to hesitate.

80. Or is it that you don't trust me?

81. Well, uh...

82. I can't see your face, and you're oddly persistent.

83. To be honest, I find it hard to trust you.

84. That's an unfortunate surprise.

85. But then, you are my first visitor,

86. and my nerves may be on edge too.

87. His nerves are on edge?

88. Still, this is a precious opportunity.

89. Don't you have even one worry?

90. Well, there is one.

91. What is it?

92. I guess it's that I was told to attend university.

93. You don't want to attend?

94. No.

95. Why not?

96. It's just as the Holy Scripture says.

97. To put it simply,

98. the desire to know things is nonsense.

99. Is there a reason you think that?

100. I'd rather forget it.

101. Anyway, I'll leave the bread here.

102. Doesn't that mean

103. you haven't forgotten yet?

104. How about this?

105. If it will be of help,

106. I'm happy to tell you a secret worry of my own when you're finished.

107. Why not get it off your chest?

108. Sometimes, speaking of matters can bring great relief.

109. Well... in that case...

110. I've got nothing else to do.

111. I might as well.

112. First things first.

113. Where are you from?

114. A village far away.

115. Oh? Which one?

116. A village called Brudzewo.

117. I see.

118. I was born there as the son of a free peasant.

119. When I was young, my mother

120. passed away.

121. After that, my father raised me on his own.

122. Did something happen when you were a child?

123. My father

124. placed importance on learning.

125. There's one thing he told me again and again.

126. I still remember it by heart.

127. "My son,

128. we are forced to endure a hard life."

129. "But there are many others whose lives are much harder."

130. "There are those who say farmers like us don't need education."

131. "But that's not the case."

132. "If every person grows smarter, and we work together,

133. then someday, we can surely create a world

134. where no one suffers, and we all live comfortably."

135. "That's the reason we learn," he said.

136. He was fortunate to earn praise from a village elder

137. who was impressed with his attitude.

138. He was allowed to read books most commoners never see.

139. He brought all the books home, no matter what the subject.

140. At that time, my father

141. could never have imagined it would be the root of his demise.

142. In any case, that's why I learned to read at an early age.

143. We also had an astrolabe at home,

144. and I would record observations with it every night.

145. You enjoyed observing the heavens?

146. Yes, back then I did.

147. In those days, I was practically obsessed with the night sky.

148. Like a fool, I never tired of it.

149. I gazed upward every night.

150. I can't explain why,

151. but somehow,

152. it stirred my heart.

153. Father! I made a surprising discovery!

154. What is it?

155. To the north, right above us,

156. there's a star that never moves!

157. Is that so?

158. That's the one they call Polaris.

159. Polaris?

160. Tell me then, my son.

161. What use does that discovery serve?

162. Huh?

163. For example, a star that doesn't move

164. is very useful for navigation, like a map of the sky.

165. It's only when

166. discoveries are useful in that way that they have meaning.

167. Without that, they're a waste.

168. You should always be aware of that.

169. Still,

170. you did well to discover that, my son.

171. I'm proud of you.

172. Do you enjoy studying?

173. Yes, Father.

174. What do you want to know?

175. Well... everything.

176. The night sky always surprises me!

177. Why are there stars up there?

178. Why do they only come out at night?

179. How many are there? Where are they?

180. When did they appear? And for how long?

181. In the first place, what are stars?

182. There's so much I want to know!

183. And why do you want to know?

184. What?

185. I don't know why.

186. But I can feel it in my heart.

187. I want to know.

188. It's your own desire, then?

189. Huh?

190. My son.

191. From now on, whenever you learn

192. or feel the desire to know,

193. remember this.

194. You must doubt.

195. Doubt your own knowledge, conventional wisdom,

196. and even motives and means.

197. The pursuit of knowledge can grow beyond control.

198. It can become an incurable monster

199. that can bring irreversible change to the world.

200. Take time to doubt the path you're on,

201. and if it doesn't serve humankind, then go no further.

202. But if you still want to learn,

203. I'll arrange a tutor just for you.

204. Y-You mean it?

205. Yes.

206. This isn't something just anyone can have.

207. You must show proper gratitude to God.

208. That's when I met him.

209. My teacher.

210. Albert,

211. this is the tutor I told you about before.

212. His name is Rafal.

213. ON THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH

214. Orb.

215. Let's see.

216. You were close.

217. Maybe this one was a little too hard.

218. Okay, this is a good place to take a break.

219. R-Right.

220. By the way,

221. I saw an astrolabe in your room.

222. Do you stargaze?

223. Uh, yes.

224. I keep a record every day.

225. That's excellent.

226. Do you like to gaze at the stars too?

227. I wouldn't say I "like" it.

228. I love it.

229. I was born in somewhat special circumstances.

230. I had no parents.

231. Fortunately, I was taken in by a scholar,

232. and I had an affluent lifestyle.

233. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't lonely.

234. It was the stars

235. that saved me then.

236. As for why,

237. I realized something one day while I gazed at the sky.

238. I realized that a world exists

239. beyond our own.

240. We're not alone.

241. The feeling excited me.

242. What's more,

243. all the stars occupy the same sky.

244. We must be connected by something bigger.

245. Connected by some form of truth.

246. I decided to live on and find out what that is.

247. - But I... - Huh?

248. I don't have any big goals like that.

249. The records I make aren't useful for anything.

250. They can't help anyone

251. or serve the faith.

252. That means they're meaningless.

253. Meaningless?

254. So then, why keep records every day?

255. Well, I don't know why.

256. I just want to know...

257. But I can't keep doing it for selfish reasons like that.

258. Albert, take a look at Sagittarius.

259. Huh? Sagittarius?

260. What is that?

261. You made observations without knowing the constellations?

262. That's pretty bold for a child.

263. In that case, follow my finger.

264. Over there is his head.

265. And there is his bow.

266. This is his torso.

267. The last point here

268. is where we draw his legs.

269. What do you think?

270. Doesn't it look like a centaur with a bow and arrow?

271. No.

272. It doesn't? Well, it is a bit of a stretch.

273. S-Sorry.

274. Even so, isn't it easier to remember now?

275. If you draw connections between disorderly points,

276. you'll see things that you didn't see before.

277. How do people come up with such things?

278. Just how do our powers of reason work?

279. In Ancient Greece, the constellations were associated with myths.

280. Each one has a different story.

281. Sagittarius is associated with Chiron, the centaur sage.

282. A sage is an explorer.

283. They never bow to challenges

284. and passionately pursue universal truths.

285. Do you understand how that feels?

286. Don't the stars make you feel it too?

287. Thaumazein.

288. Thaumazein?

289. Yes, according to the ancient philosophers,

290. philosophy begins with wonder.

291. We feel it when our bodies shudder in response to the beauty of the universe

292. and when our spirit compels us to get closer to that beauty.

293. In other words,

294. it's the urge to stop and question.

295. God created this world,

296. and humankind seeks to understand it.

297. I know of no nobler desire.

298. To succeed in that quest,

299. I'll pay any price.

300. Even if that price is life.

301. I'll gladly toss it aside.

302. You said you were worried, right?

303. You don't know if what you're doing is useful.

304. You also said that the vague desire to learn

305. is meaningless and wrong.

306. In response,

307. I'm going to say something quite inappropriate.

308. The idea that knowledge must be useful to other people or to society

309. is nonsense.

310. Do it because you want to know.

311. That's all that matters.

312. And then, Albert,

313. remember this.

314. When it comes to the pursuit of truth, one thing is most important.

315. You must believe.

316. In your intuition,

317. in the beauty of this world.

318. No matter what happens,

319. I'll never criticize your curiosity.

320. I've talked for too long.

321. Let's move on to the next lesson.

322. I guess we'll try algebra now.

323. - Excuse me. - Huh?

324. Are there other constellations too?

325. How many?

326. What kind?

327. If you don't mind, would you teach me more next time?

328. Yes, of course.

329. This is astonishing.

330. You've improved so much.

331. It's remarkable.

332. You've even mastered quadrature.

333. Thanks.

334. Did something change?

335. Well, it's like...

336. After what you told me,

337. I realized that mastering numbers

338. would bring me closer to the secrets of the cosmos.

339. When I thought that,

340. it's like the urge to learn came naturally.

341. That's wonderful.

342. Actually, there's a small meeting happening tomorrow.

343. Others who share the same motivation will gather.

344. The group's creed is "the free pursuit of truth."

345. It doesn't matter what you study.

346. All sorts of ideas and opinions are shared there.

347. You can even experiment with thoughts that would be dangerous elsewhere.

348. It's really inspiring.

349. How about it?

350. You're very young,

351. but you seem to have what it takes.

352. Will you attend?

353. Huh?

354. You mean it?

355. I d-definitely want to go!

356. Yeah? I'm glad.

357. In that case, I'll tell your father too.

358. I hope you look forward to it.

359. I will!

360. Th-This is...

361. Yes.

362. The advancements made by Brahmagupta are...

363. Rather than a fifth element, I believe aether is...