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View Poll Results: Spice and Wolf II - Episode 5 Rating
Perfect 10 27 31.03%
9 out of 10 : Excellent 33 37.93%
8 out of 10 : Very Good 12 13.79%
7 out of 10 : Good 14 16.09%
6 out of 10 : Average 0 0%
5 out of 10 : Below Average 1 1.15%
4 out of 10 : Poor 0 0%
3 out of 10 : Bad 0 0%
2 out of 10 : Very Bad 0 0%
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Old 2009-08-07, 19:45   Link #61
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that still doesnt explain the nominal value of 300

that would also defeat the purpose of the forward transaction if lawrence received payment the same day he is supposed to return the underlying asset.
What are you talking about? He got payed in the morning, before the market opened. And he'll deliver in the evening. The value has nearly a whole day to change value.

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he was supposed to have received the 500 silver the night before hence his modified short sell
I checked the novel translation.
Spoiler for Novel. Lawrence and Amati's deal.:
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Old 2009-08-07, 19:54   Link #62
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What are you talking about? He got payed in the morning, before the market opened. And he'll deliver in the evening. The value has nearly a whole day to change value.



I checked the novel translation.
Spoiler for Novel. Lawrence and Amati's deal.:

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Old 2009-08-07, 20:07   Link #63
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Other people have called him a knight. His self-image is more in question. Mostly, he sees Lawrence as a bad man - because he thinks Lawrence is using the debt to force Horo to stay with him. OK, he's wrong. But that's naivety, not malice.
Good point, he doesn't necessarily see himself as that (though I suspect he does).

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Or maybe he did it as retaliation because Lawrence was a "douche". He's supposed to be a knight, not a saint. There's also the fact that he sees Lawrence as a "bad man". Last point to consider: maybe Amati should be taken at face value, and really did it as a courtesy. We're seeing it as an attack because Lawrence does, and the scene is from his point of view, but what's the truth of it?
I guess I'm just disappointed that he's not a saint. I had a good initial impression of him, and it saddens me to see him get down in the dirt of trying to show people up.
However, I doubt the courtesy angle. He is supposed to be a savvy merchant, and he's throwing away ~30 silver on courtesy. This is apparently enough to buy 30 breakfasts. In today's terms, that's maybe $300. If you only had 800 silver ($8000) total, would you blow $300 as a courtesy to someone?

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Honestly, I feel bad for Amati. He's sincere in his love for Horo, or rather, the lie crafted by her. He does all in his power to help her out of a situation she deceived him to believe she was in. And what does he get out of it?
This is why (all talk of blasphemy aside) I do partly blame Horo for this situation. She shouldn't have led him on with a story like that, which is essentially made of lies. If Lawrence had just pocketed the 1000 silver as originally planned and walked off, I would have had a sick feeling in my stomach.

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I checked the novel translation.
Spoiler for Novel. Lawrence and Amati's deal.:
They really should have included this in the anime somewhere. Seems like an important thing to leave out.
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Old 2009-08-07, 20:48   Link #64
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I think I figured who is the person that bought pyrite on credit from Deanna.

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Deductive skills five! *high five*

Not too far off.
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Old 2009-08-07, 21:12   Link #65
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Nice episode. Lawrence better buck up if he wants to keep Horo.
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Old 2009-08-07, 21:58   Link #66
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What are you talking about? He got payed in the morning, before the market opened. And he'll deliver in the evening. The value has nearly a whole day to change value.



I checked the novel translation.
Spoiler for Novel. Lawrence and Amati's deal.:
ok you're proving my point, why just make a partial payment of 300 in the morning

you're also saying amarti can pay the 200 in the evening, which defeats the purpose of an agreement with a stated value of 500

by allowing the value to change for the whole day, he might as well use the remaining 200 to buy at market price when the market is about to close let alone from lawrence. it just means he cheated lawrence out of 200 gold for the use for the day

so the agreement for 500 was just bs? in actuality it's just 300 in advance and 200 whenever he feels like it?
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Old 2009-08-07, 22:20   Link #67
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I like the little bit showing that Lawrence really got rattled when he saw Horo with Amarti. He forgot to count his payment. XD

I think it be really amusing if Deanne turned out to be a raven incarnation.
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Old 2009-08-08, 00:19   Link #68
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Deductive skills five! *high five*

Not too far off.
Thank you, now I am wondering what I got right and what I got wrong.
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Old 2009-08-08, 00:23   Link #69
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Weren't there feathers all over the place at Diane's? Maybe he picked up a couple because he thought it would look nice. He seems like he would, as a romantic gesture. But I can't remember if she had those feathers before. Would someone confirm this? I don't have my spice and wolf episodes on me right now.
i wouldn't say so, when lawrence gave horo three feathers she was pouting and lawrence was teasing her. I don't see why feathers would be considered romantic.

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Old 2009-08-08, 03:34   Link #70
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Goodness gracious!! This show is something else. I really CANNOT wait to see what happens next!

Who would've that the medieval stock market could be so..... EXCITING!!

THIS SHOW IS SO FREAKING EPIC!!!!!

*punches a hole in a wall*
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Old 2009-08-08, 04:13   Link #71
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ok you're proving my point, why just make a partial payment of 300 in the morning

you're also saying amarti can pay the 200 in the evening, which defeats the purpose of an agreement with a stated value of 500

by allowing the value to change for the whole day, he might as well use the remaining 200 to buy at market price when the market is about to close let alone from lawrence. it just means he cheated lawrence out of 200 gold for the use for the day

so the agreement for 500 was just bs? in actuality it's just 300 in advance and 200 whenever he feels like it?
Spoiler for the deal:
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Old 2009-08-08, 04:22   Link #72
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gets better and better; details are very evident here.

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those 3 feathers are indeed looks abit different from the ones that lawrence gave, but maybe this is only arts problem ^^
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Old 2009-08-08, 06:57   Link #73
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Well, if it helps, I guess I should have been more clear. I'm saying that I know Amarti hasn't technically done anything wrong, just that his actions do not exactly invite admiration. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth, to paraphrase someone else. Amarti is rubbing Lawrence's face in it, for the sheer wantonness of it. Even Lawrence only egged him on to get him to take the deal, and left him alone after that. Yes, Lawrence shouldn't be letting himself be rattled, but Amarti isn't behaving at all like the knight he imagines himself to be.

Think back to Horo and Lawrence's conversation about the difference between childish and manly actions. How is Amarti acting? He's blowing large sums of cash (given low liquidity, the sums involved, and the time period, 10% exchange fee is conservative) just so he can feel cool talking to Lawrence. There's a meaningful difference between what he and Lawrence did. Lawrence behaved like a douche in order to bait Amarti into accepting a deal. Amarti is doing it...to look cool. And losing money doing it. If it were just about rattling lawrence and making him lose his cool, then just bringing Horo was enough..
Amarti didn't do it to look cool, he did it because a gold coin is harder to spend than silver coins. He knows exactly what Lawrence is up to and is trying to make it harder for him. It wasn't to look cool, or show off, it was to make it harder for Lawrence to buy the pyrite in small quanities from various merchants like he was planning. Think of it this way, if someone owns you $500, and they pay it back in hundred dollar bills instead of 20 dollar bills, you're not going to be able to buy a can of soda from the convienence store on the corner because they probably won't be able to make change. That's why Lawrence was so shocked, it makes what he's trying to do that much harder.
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Old 2009-08-08, 11:29   Link #74
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Man why is he going through all this trouble for a girl who clearly prefers Amati over him. If I were him, I'd just dump the stupid wolf and move on with travelling merchant life.
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Old 2009-08-08, 12:21   Link #75
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you still don't get it. so lets say amarti said screw it, im going to give you 500 at the end of the day when the price of pyrite is supposed to be higher, that means he cheated lawrence out of the time value of the 500, it's like interest. lawrence loses his flexibility to use the full 500 earlier in the day to get a supposedly lower price on pyrite if the market if he wasnt planning on crashing the market


"Is it so surprising that they hammered a few details off camera?"

yes it is. because economics is a big part of this show and to hide details is a big slap in the face to the viewer. it's like in the first season, "the armor market crashed but we're not going to tell you the reason behind it so just go with the flow". that would make it look like a retarded plot device just to screw around with lawrence
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Am I pathetic and hopeless for finding Lawrence's comparing Horo to cargo he doesn't want to abandon oddly romantic?
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Old 2009-08-08, 14:09   Link #77
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you still don't get it. so lets say amarti said screw it, im going to give you 500 at the end of the day when the price of pyrite is supposed to be higher, that means he cheated lawrence out of the time value of the 500, it's like interest. lawrence loses his flexibility to use the full 500 earlier in the day to get a supposedly lower price on pyrite if the market if he wasnt planning on crashing the market
But they agreed on the horse thing before signing. So it's ok.

In fact, Lawrence must have expected it, since Horo listed only 200 silvers in cash. In fact, the novel points out another reason Lawrence was rattled by the gold:
Spoiler for novel view:
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Old 2009-08-08, 15:45   Link #78
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i wouldn't say so, when lawrence gave horo three feathers she was pouting and lawrence was teasing her. I don't see why feathers would be considered romantic.
While I still believe what I was saying is possible, I'd like to register that his theory is much better than mine and, now that I've thought about it, I believe his far more.

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Amarti didn't do it to look cool, he did it because a gold coin is harder to spend than silver coins. He knows exactly what Lawrence is up to and is trying to make it harder for him. It wasn't to look cool, or show off, it was to make it harder for Lawrence to buy the pyrite in small quanities from various merchants like he was planning. Think of it this way, if someone owns you $500, and they pay it back in hundred dollar bills instead of 20 dollar bills, you're not going to be able to buy a can of soda from the convienence store on the corner because they probably won't be able to make change. That's why Lawrence was so shocked, it makes what he's trying to do that much harder.
Hmm, hadn't thought of that. That's a good point. And if Lawrence wants it back in silver, he has to go back and shell out the extra 10% or so to get it exchanged, and he hardly has time to do that now, or do anything else for that matter (which ties in with what velvet is saying. If Amarti is free to give him the 300 silver whenever he wants, why not just wait until the end of the day?). Though I'm pretty sure he was shocked from seeing Horo more than anything.
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Old 2009-08-08, 16:47   Link #79
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Man why is he going through all this trouble for a girl who clearly prefers Amati over him. If I were him, I'd just dump the stupid wolf and move on with travelling merchant life.
This had better be a trolling attempt, or else GTFO. Horo should smite you for a comment like that.
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Am I pathetic and hopeless for finding Lawrence's comparing Horo to cargo he doesn't want to abandon oddly romantic?
well when you consider the fact that his cargo is probably the most important thing to him, (not including Horo) than yes, I'd say it is pretty romantic.

He needs his cargo to maintain his very lifestyle after all.
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