Reverie Friends 'Trouble Forest' Episode 82 | Effort is Ability (1) | Effort Cannot Be Done
Monkey
'We've arrived at Trouble Forest.'
Ant
'It looked far, but '
it was surprisingly close.'
Panda
'It feels a bit nostalgic.'
Squirrel
'Welcome back!'
'You've come at '
just the right time!'
Monkey
'Did something happen?'
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Squirrel
'Even after you all left, '
there were still some animals '
suffering from resonance sickness.'
Little Bird
'That's terrible.'
Spider
'Why is that?'
'If we leave, '
the external resonance phenomenon '
should stop occurring.'
Squirrel
'That's what I thought, but'
'perhaps '
I've been influenced by it too?'
Panda
'Influenced?'
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Squirrel
'Maybe I've gained the power '
to cause resonance like you all.'
Ant
'Well, '
we won't figure it out '
just by thinking about the logic.'
'First, '
isn't the priority '
to do something about the ones '
suffering from resonance sickness?'
Squirrel
'You're right!'
'I believe there should be a '
lamb suffering from resonance sickness '
around here somewhere.'
Ant
'That's the lamb.'
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Lamb
...
'Effort...'
Spider
'Effort!?'
Ant
'Effort is an ability.'
'Isn't it a bit too perfect to be a coincidence?'
Spider
'That's true...'
'I feel like the timing is too good to call it a coincidence.'
Squirrel
'I don't really know what you're talking about, but you're leaving the lamb behind.'
Lamb
...
Monkey
'My bad, my bad.'
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Lamb
'What should I do to be able to put in effort?'
Monkey
'Well, that's just... spirit...'
...
'It's that...'
'Uh...'
Lamb
?
Monkey
'So...'
'You can't really do anything with just willpower, can you?'
Lamb
...
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Mantis
"What does it mean to make an effort?"
Monkey
"It means dedicating everything, and
continuing to do your best with spirit
."
Panda
"I've been thinking about this too,
but what does it actually mean
to 'make an effort'?"
Spider
"Conscious and continuous action
to achieve a goal."
"Unlike just trying hard,
it also includes the nuance of
precise ingenuity."
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Ant
"Good grief..."
"Have you guys already forgotten?"
Monkey
"Forgotten what?"
Ant
"Effort is an ability."
"We heard that
at the Strange Volcano, right?"
Monkey
"That's right!"
Spider
"Indeed."
"Effort is an ability..."
"Does that mean
it's not an action?"
"If so,
it makes sense why I can't
visualize the word 'effort'."
Lamb
"Effort is..."
"An ability...?"
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Ant
"It's 'effort' (power of exertion),
isn't it?"
"Since it says 'power' (ability) after all."
"Isn't it some kind of
power?"
Spider
"Some kind of power..."
"Thinking power"
"Understanding power"
Monkey
"Muscle power, arm strength, leg strength"
Panda
"Empathy, leadership"
Little Bird
"There are many kinds of 'power', but
if you rephrase any of them
as 'to [power]ize',
the meaning becomes
hard to understand, doesn't it?"
—
Spider
"To thinking-power-ize"
"To understanding-power-ize"
"Indeed..."
Monkey
"To arm-strength-ize,
that really
makes no sense."
Panda
"Really,
none of them make any sense."
Ant
"You're starting to see
what's strange about it,
aren't you?"
—
Monkey
"Why does only
'to make an effort' (effort-ize)
make sense?"
Ant
"It might be a completely different word
that is far removed from
its essence."
Spider
"In other words,
the moment you say
'to make an effort',
in the sense of it being an ability,
does it mean you
'cannot' make an effort?"
—
Lamb
"Effort is..."
"Cannot be done...?"
—
Owl
"When you try to make an effort,"
"You cannot make an effort"
"That is an interesting paradox."
