11 - British Labyrinth

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    Let's see, take the domestic flight
    to London once we reach Edinburgh...
[00:11] ---
    Toma...
[00:15] ---
    You never answered the beef-or-fish
    question, and we didn't eat anything!
[00:18] ---
    I'm so hungry right now, I could collapse!
[00:21] ---
    If I don't eat something,
    I really am going to die!
[00:26] ---
    I-It has been too long.
[00:28] ---
    Wh-What is the fallen
    angel sexy maid doing here?
[00:44] ---
    "A Certain Magical Index III"
[02:04] ---
    "#11 British Labyrinth"
[02:06] ---
    I see.
[02:07] ---
    Being right after a terrorist incident,
[02:09] ---
    I would think that they'd have to investigate.
[02:12] ---
    Please see that the liquid food
    is distributed to each household
[02:16] ---
    as quickly as possible.
[02:21] ---
    Princess Vilian?
[02:23] ---
    The heads of the knights and the puritans,
[02:26] ---
    as well as our young guests,
    have arrived at the palace.
[02:30] ---
    It is nearly time for their audience.
    Please get ready.
[02:33] ---
    Very well.
[02:58] ---
    William...
[03:01] ---
    Whoa...
[03:03] ---
    So, why were we even
    called here in the first place?
[03:07] ---
    Tsuchimikado was supposed to
    do your orientation. He didn't tell you?
[03:11] ---
    He gassed us without warning
    and left us at the airport--
[03:15] ---
    You're here.
[03:17] ---
    Knight Leader...
[03:19] ---
    What we're about to hold
    here at Buckingham Palace
[03:22] ---
    is a sort of strategy meeting.
[03:25] ---
    Officially, it will be called an audience.
[03:27] ---
    As such, I was hoping you'd
    be wearing something formal.
[03:31] ---
    Formal?
[03:39] ---
    When you say strategy meeting,
    what strategy are we discussing?
[03:44] ---
    The possibility that magic was involved
    in the Eurotunnel blast has surfaced.
[03:49] ---
    Beyond that, you'll have to ask Her Majesty.
[03:52] ---
    Her Majesty?
[03:55] ---
    Aww, this dress is such a pain.
    Can't I wear a track suit?
[04:02] ---
    Please wait just a moment.
[04:07] ---
    Wah! Can't you at least knock when entering?!
[04:10] ---
    I do apologize, but first and foremost...
[04:12] ---
    This is official business,
[04:14] ---
    and you were about to show up in
    a track suit again, you gormless prat?!
[04:17] ---
    Now that my tummy is full,
    I'm starting to get sleepy.
[04:20] ---
    Huh?! But the main event is about to start!
[04:25] ---
    We're ready for you now.
    Queen Elizard has seen the light.
[04:38] ---
    A sword?
[04:40] ---
    This is a royal sword, known as "Curtana."
[04:44] ---
    Thank you for coming. Please, come on over.
[04:49] ---
    Is that some kind of big-deal sword?
[04:52] ---
    The one who possesses that
    sword can obtain, virtually at least,
[04:55] ---
    the same quality of power
    as held by the archangel Michael.
[04:58] ---
    Archangel?
[05:00] ---
    The greatest and strongest
    being among all the angels.
[05:05] ---
    O-Oh, yeah...?
[05:07] ---
    If, by some ill fortune,
    this were to be destroyed,
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    no one would hold it against you.
[05:13] ---
    You see, this is actually Curtana Second.
[05:16] ---
    Um, I'm afraid that just telling me
    its name doesn't explain anything.
[05:20] ---
    It means it's the second one.
    The Curtana Original, which appeared first,
[05:25] ---
    disappeared somewhere.
[05:27] ---
    So even if this Curtana were to be broken,
    a new Curtana would emerge.
[05:31] ---
    For goodness sake, that's not true.
[05:34] ---
    Curtana Second is a second sword
    that was crafted with great precision,
[05:39] ---
    but the method of forging such a
    second sword has been lost in this age.
[05:44] ---
    This is First Princess Riméa.
[05:46] ---
    If you would have asked, one of my men--
[05:49] ---
    or rather, I would have come to get you.
[05:52] ---
    Oh, we can't have that, we can't have that.
[05:54] ---
    What good is it to walk right into greater
    peril of being stabbed in the back?
[05:58] ---
    I have no intention of placing my trust
    in the hands of those who know me.
[06:05] ---
    Gloomy again, are we, sister?
[06:09] ---
    If you can't have faith
    in anything in the world,
[06:11] ---
    then go ahead and die right now,
    and we'll all be better off.
[06:14] ---
    Sister?
[06:17] ---
    Second Princess Carissa.
    You should study your history, young man.
[06:23] ---
    Vilian, you're here, too?
[06:27] ---
    My younger sister, the third princess.
[06:30] ---
    Hmph, not a barrel of laughs, is she?
[06:33] ---
    Now then, it's about time
    the others were gathering.
[06:37] ---
    I guess we should be toddling off.
[06:40] ---
    Huh?
[06:43] ---
    There are occasions when fewer
    people in a shorter amount of time
[06:47] ---
    can be more effective
    in carrying out discussions.
[06:50] ---
    So why am I here,
    like a fish out of water, anyhow?
[06:56] ---
    We have the queen and the princesses.
[06:58] ---
    So many famous people,
    I can't help but feel like taking a picture.
[07:04] ---
    What are you doing?
[07:06] ---
    I thought you were taking a photo.
[07:09] ---
    Huh?
[07:15] ---
    I won't allow you to leave me out.
[07:18] ---
    I'll just squeeze in a little closer...
[07:19] ---
    Oh, as long as we're taking pictures,
    I'd like to take control.
[07:24] ---
    I-I wouldn't mind...
[07:30] ---
    How dare you start taking pictures
    without me, the headliner!
[07:45] ---
    The topic of discussion is France.
[07:47] ---
    France, you say?
[07:48] ---
    Mm-hmm. We'll begin with
    the matter of the Eurotunnel blast.
[07:53] ---
    I have decided that it was an act of
    subversion by the French government.
[07:58] ---
    Do you...
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    ...have any ev-i-dence?
[08:02] ---
    That is the reason why I summoned
    the List of Prohibited Books.
[08:06] ---
    If a French Roman Orthodox sorcerer,
    in particular, was used,
[08:10] ---
    she should be able to correctly analyze that.
[08:13] ---
    We should think of this not as a
    quarrel between Britain and France,
[08:17] ---
    but as a power struggle
    between Britain and Academy City,
[08:20] ---
    and Rome and Russia.
[08:23] ---
    Presently, Britain is being isolated.
[08:26] ---
    Yeah. But that is not the only issue.
[08:30] ---
    In the thick of this latest hijacking incident,
[08:32] ---
    I came across a fact that was quite concerning.
[08:35] ---
    Concerning how?
[08:37] ---
    We enlisted Necessarius's help
    to solve the matter,
[08:42] ---
    and there were traces that something
    had remotely jammed their illusion.
[08:47] ---
    The problem is, the source of
    that jamming came from Scotland,
[08:51] ---
    right here in the United Kingdom.
[08:54] ---
    So we have more than just outside enemies.
[08:56] ---
    It's a big enough headache that
    Britain and France are squabbling,
[09:01] ---
    and now you're saying we have
    independent domestic terrorists, too?
[09:05] ---
    The identity of the terrorists
    appears to have gotten out.
[09:08] ---
    Their organization's name is "New Light."
    It's comprised of four members.
[09:12] ---
    They also appear to have just
    completed an archaeological dig.
[09:16] ---
    I wonder if they're out to bring
    whatever they dug up back to London,
[09:19] ---
    and carry on some sort of subversive activities.
[09:23] ---
    If so, there are two things we must do.
[09:26] ---
    Investigate the cause of the Eurotunnel blast,
[09:28] ---
    to deal with the external threat of France;
[09:32] ---
    and determine the affiliation and goal
    of the sorcerer who is the internal threat,
[09:35] ---
    and eliminate them if necessary.
[09:38] ---
    Heading up the Eurotunnel investigation
    for the external French threat
[09:41] ---
    will be the knights.
[09:43] ---
    As for the internal threat,
    the puritans will take the lead
[09:46] ---
    in looking into British sorcerer societies.
[09:50] ---
    However, the List of Prohibited Books
    will be acting separately,
[09:53] ---
    to work with the investigation here.
[09:57] ---
    So, if I may ask, what am I supposed to do?
[10:01] ---
    Toma, you have a bad habit
    of wanting to get into it
[10:04] ---
    whenever something happens.
[10:06] ---
    No, I don't see why not.
    Necessarius is shorthanded, right?
[10:11] ---
    N-No. I don't think it is advisable
    to expose civilians to danger.
[10:17] ---
    Oh, yes, there is that.
    There's no need to force civilians to help us.
[10:23] ---
    Hmm? Lucky me!
    Well, maybe I'll just kick back here.
[10:27] ---
    Hmm. The living expenses for those not
    serving the national interest, however,
[10:33] ---
    will be requested separately at a later date.
[10:36] ---
    You don't mind, do you?
[10:37] ---
    Huh?
[10:39] ---
    Oh, if you'll just think of it
    as two or three suites at a gaudy,
[10:43] ---
    five-star hotel, it's quite a bargain.
[10:48] ---
    It will be my honor to work together
    for the sake of British peace.
[10:54] ---
    Well now, does it feel like the game is on yet?
[10:58] ---
    Lancis, you're our goalkeeper.
[11:00] ---
    Heh, I'm all ready!
[11:02] ---
    This magic is tickling me.
[11:05] ---
    Whatever, our half will strike hard and fast,
[11:08] ---
    and finish this quickly.
[11:12] ---
    Hey, Lessar,
[11:14] ---
    you haven't forgotten that
    you're part of that half, right?
[11:17] ---
    If you screw this up, you'll answer to me.
[11:19] ---
    I won't. But since we're picking positions,
    I want to be a forward.
[11:24] ---
    Are you done getting the Skídbladnirs ready?
[11:27] ---
    After all it took to dig it up,
    we need to be careful with its container, too.
[11:32] ---
    Yes, I know. We're transforming
    Britain today, isn't that right?
[11:37] ---
    All of us in "New Light."
[11:42] ---
    You know, I didn't think I'd run into you.
[11:45] ---
    Well, a lot has happened to me,
    as well. I made a little deal,
[11:50] ---
    and now, I use my skills for Britain, you see?
[12:08] ---
    All right,
[12:10] ---
    once I carry the case into position,
    I just wait for the signal.
[12:16] ---
    Whoops...
[12:22] ---
    Huh?
[12:29] ---
    Th-This one is mine. Your case is that one.
[12:33] ---
    Hmm? Oh, okay, okay.
[12:36] ---
    Th-That was close.
[12:40] ---
    Huh?!
[12:42] ---
    Wh-Which one is the real one?
[12:47] ---
    N-Nobody move!
[12:53] ---
    ...fleeing down Regent Street.
[12:54] ---
    Sounds like one of them has screwed up.
[12:57] ---
    Hmm? What's going on there?
[12:59] ---
    A blatantly obvious explosion of suspiciousness.
[13:04] ---
    Let's see, which one is it? Is it this one?
[13:07] ---
    It's this one!
[13:08] ---
    First, we clear the area.
[13:10] ---
    Then, the other thing.
[13:19] ---
    That was overdoing it a little, wasn't it?
[13:21] ---
    On the contrary, this could be bad.
[13:24] ---
    Hey!
[13:25] ---
    You don't mind, do you?!
[13:31] ---
    Wha--?!
[13:35] ---
    You're kidding me, right?
[13:46] ---
    Wah! Now I've done it!
[13:48] ---
    I used the most important thing to hide behind!
[13:50] ---
    Hey, Oriana, that rectangular case
    seems to be an all-important item.
[13:55] ---
    It sure does. If that's the magical item,
[13:58] ---
    it should prove interesting to have
    you hit it with your right hand.
[14:01] ---
    Yeah, you're right.
[14:03] ---
    But I can't afford to be outdone at this point!
[14:09] ---
    Damn it.
[14:10] ---
    We're supposed to chase that?
[14:11] ---
    Not necessarily, no.
[14:13] ---
    Help! Help me!
[14:17] ---
    Worst-case scenario, I'll make sure
    at least one of these activates.
[14:25] ---
    English Puritan Church 0th Parish, Necessarius.
[14:29] ---
    You're coming with us to the Tower of London.
[14:32] ---
    Just in case, would you like
    to know the charges?
[14:35] ---
    No, that's all right.
[14:36] ---
    I have no intention of being caught
    until this case activates!
[14:43] ---
    Itsuwa!
[14:44] ---
    Got it!
[14:55] ---
    Your spear--from its magical glyph,
    I'm sensing it's of the thunder god Thor.
[15:00] ---
    Don't be so naively simple
    as to think it's Mjöllnir.
[15:03] ---
    The thunder god has once
    used other weapons before.
[15:08] ---
    After dissecting the accounts,
    we unearthed these magical items,
[15:12] ---
    the Steel Gloves.
[15:14] ---
    These kinds of weapons are
    much easier for women to use!
[15:19] ---
    It's grasping something?
[15:21] ---
    Wind from the air?
[15:26] ---
    Dust particles?!
[15:31] ---
    Had enough, have you?
    I'd be willing to keep going.
[15:35] ---
    I'll be using Gjallarhorn next.
[15:38] ---
    Unless you want to end up as cinders,
    just stay down right where you are.
[15:43] ---
    This is going to alter
    the course of British history.
[15:46] ---
    You can expect all sorts
    of changes to come about.
[15:51] ---
    Under whose orders are you doing this?!
[15:52] ---
    Is it France? Is it the Roman Orthodoxy?!
[16:03] ---
    France or the Roman Orthodoxy? Right...
[16:10] ---
    As it turns out, our sister didn't come.
[16:12] ---
    What is Riméa up to?
[16:14] ---
    Sister has some difficulty trusting others.
[16:19] ---
    Although France has been
    involved in a series of incidents,
[16:23] ---
    the influence of the Roman Orthodoxy
    must be behind them somehow.
[16:27] ---
    Is seeking military action against
    France the only dialogue we can have?
[16:32] ---
    If you seriously want otherwise,
    you'd better come up with something specific.
[16:37] ---
    Our sister specializes in brains;
    myself, in war; and you, in virtue.
[16:43] ---
    You might be able to find a more
    effective method of dealing with this.
[16:48] ---
    Sister...
[16:49] ---
    Brace yourselves up. We're nearly to Folkestone.
[16:54] ---
    For crying out loud, that Lessar
    idiot has messed everything up.
[17:03] ---
    This is supposed to be a direct line.
    Why is it curving?
[17:07] ---
    There are many magical
    training grounds within London.
[17:11] ---
    It can't be...
[17:21] ---
    According to our intel,
    New Light is made up of four people.
[17:24] ---
    If there are still three more of them,
    this could be a bit of a problem.
[17:28] ---
    I have some good news on that front.
[17:36] ---
    Two to go.
[17:44] ---
    Man, you play it fast and loose, don't you?!
[17:47] ---
    By all appearances,
    you aren't a sorcerer, nor are you British.
[17:51] ---
    For what reason are you pursuing me?
[17:55] ---
    Whatever the case, not being British,
    you're out. You have no stake in this.
[18:00] ---
    No stake?!
[18:02] ---
    You don't need to know. All I can tell you is,
[18:05] ---
    we just want to change the direction
    of Britain to the breaking point.
[18:11] ---
    Damn it!
[18:17] ---
    Don't tell me this is tempered glass.
[18:20] ---
    A fall from this height would kill me.
[18:22] ---
    Ha-ha-ha! Dead or apprehended!
[18:30] ---
    Apprehended it is! Huh?
[18:31] ---
    I'm dead! I'm dead!
[18:33] ---
    If you don't catch me, I'm dead!
[18:41] ---
    Major point deduction!
[18:43] ---
    I just have to go after her, right?!
[18:47] ---
    "Skídbladnir"?
[18:48] ---
    Yes. The cases that they're using right now.
[18:52] ---
    Its effect as a magical item is
    to take whatever is in Case A,
[18:56] ---
    and teleport it to Case B, Case C, Case D--
[18:59] ---
    any other magical item
    of the same kind, at will.
[19:03] ---
    So they can pass around an important item
    like they were playing lacrosse?
[19:07] ---
    By all rights,
[19:09] ---
    it could be a bomb or some other weapon.
[19:13] ---
    That sucks.
[19:14] ---
    New Light is made up of four members.
[19:17] ---
    Two of them have already been brought down.
[19:19] ---
    The main item must be in one of
    the two remaining members' cases.
[19:23] ---
    Hurry.
[19:38] ---
    Are you kidding me?!
[19:42] ---
    Why, you--!
[19:51] ---
    We know what it is you're after.
[19:53] ---
    We've already caught the others.
[19:56] ---
    But you don't know where Lancis is, do you?
[20:01] ---
    The three of us are acting as relays.
[20:04] ---
    No matter which of us it goes through,
    this mission is going to succeed.
[20:08] ---
    Relays?
[20:10] ---
    Why didn't you realize it when you
    found out these were mass-produced?
[20:14] ---
    The possibility of there
    being a fifth Skídbladnir!
[20:18] ---
    Who did you just send the contents to?!
[20:21] ---
    Who is carrying the fifth case?!
[20:25] ---
    The objective has been achieved,
    but the fact remains, I lost the race.
[20:29] ---
    I accept that. If you're going
    to shut me up, now is the best time.
[20:36] ---
    A sniper?!
[20:38] ---
    Damn it! Call an ambulance, Oriana!
[20:42] ---
    Robin Hood?
[20:43] ---
    What was that?
[20:45] ---
    A magical item used by the knights
    for long-range sharpshooting.
[20:48] ---
    It was developed by a
    unit directly under Carissa,
[20:51] ---
    and well known among the military.
[20:53] ---
    If that unit is involved in
    silencing New Light, it means...
[21:00] ---
    The thing we were transporting
    was Curtana Original.
[21:05] ---
    The ceremonial sword used in
    coronations, once lost to history,
[21:10] ---
    far superior to Curtana Second.
[21:13] ---
    The greatest magical item in the United Kingdom.
[21:17] ---
    A sword that is truly worthy
    of transforming Britain.
[21:26] ---
    Alert every knight secreted throughout the land!
[21:29] ---
    Commence the invasion!
    Curtana Original is in our hands!
[21:34] ---
    Those who do not wish
    their country to be befouled
[21:37] ---
    are invited to rise up with me,
    Carissa, the new head of state!
[21:42] ---
    At the start of a new United Kingdom,
[21:44] ---
    we will level whatever may be necessary,
[21:47] ---
    and destroy whatever may be necessary!
[23:25] ---
    "Preview"
[23:25] ---
    An invasion by the knights?
[23:27] ---
    The chaos brought about by this fighting
    will be slashed by one man's sword.
[23:31] ---
    His name, William Orwell.
[23:34] ---
    Next time, "Mercenaries."
[23:36] ---
    When science and magic cross paths,
    the story begins.
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