2 - Just the Slightest Bit of Motivation Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:04] Student     No, you've got it wrong. [00:09] Glenn     So today's class amounts to this again. [00:12] Glenn     Take care of the rest. [00:16] Sistine     What's his problem? [00:18] Sistine     He's been doing nothing but this,     even after losing the duel. [00:21] Sistine     I can't believe he'd just abandon     an agreement made between mages. [00:26] Lynn     E-Excuse me. [00:28] Glenn     What is it? [00:29] Lynn     U-Um... There's something I don't understand     on the subject of translating runic... [00:34] Sistine     You're wasting your time, Lynn. [00:35] Lynn     Sisti? [00:36] Sistine     You shouldn't be asking that man. [00:39] Sistine     He doesn't understand a thing about     the greatness or value of magic. [00:44] Lynn     B-But... [00:45] Sistine     It's all right. [00:47] Sistine     I'll teach you. [00:48] Glenn     Is magic really that great or valuable? [00:53] Sistine     I wondered what you might say. [00:56] Sistine     Magic is the study of this world's principles. [01:01] Sistine     The origin and structure of this world,     the rules that govern this world... [01:06] Sistine     Magic reveals those to us [01:08] ---     and answers the eternal question     of why we and this world exist. [01:13] Sistine     It's the means by which humanity can discover     the path to a greater plane of existence. [01:18] Sistine     That's why magic is great and valuable. [01:22] Glenn     What use is it? [01:24] Sistine     Huh? [01:25] Glenn     Exactly what use is there in studying     the principles of this world? [01:30] Sistine     Like I just said, it brings us     closer to a higher plane of— [01:33] Glenn     And what's on a higher plane of existence? [01:36] Glenn     Gods? [01:38] Sistine     Well... [01:39] Glenn     What kind of benefit does magic     provide humanity, anyway? [01:44] Glenn     Just look at the medical field.     It saves people from sickness. [01:47] Glenn     There are many fields that benefit humanity, [01:50] ---     like agricultural sciences and     architectural engineering. [01:52] Glenn     But is it just my imagination, or does     magic provide no benefit at all? [01:59] Sistine     Magic isn't about something     so lowly as benefiting humanity. [02:06] Sistine     It's about searching for the truth     behind this world and humanity itself. [02:08] Glenn     Sorry about that. [02:10] Glenn     I was lying. [02:12] Glenn     Magic is incredibly useful... [02:15] Glenn     for killing people. SIGN    Just the Slightest Bit of Motivation [02:21] Glenn     Listen up. In the same time     sword arts can kill one person, [02:24] ---     magical arts can kill ten people. [02:27] Glenn     There's no other field that excels     so much at killing people. [02:30] Sistine     Quit joking! [02:31] Glenn     Both now and in the past, magic has     had an inseverable link with murder. [02:35] Sistine     No! [02:36] Glenn     Magic is a good-for-nothing field     that advanced through killing people. [02:40] Sistine     Magic is not about that! [02:42] Glenn     I honestly can't understand     what all of you are thinking. [02:45] Glenn     Studying this field that's only     good for killing other people... [02:50] Glenn     Instead of devoting your life to     something so foolish, you should— [03:02] Glenn     Why, you... [03:09] Sistine     I hate you! [03:10] Rumia     Sisti! [03:19] Glenn     What's this crap about magic being great? [03:22] Glenn     That brat. [03:26] Glenn     No... [03:29] ---     I was the one being a brat. [03:32] Glenn     Okay, I'm through with this job. [03:35] Glenn     Better practice groveling when I get home. [03:37] Glenn     If I apologize hard enough,     Celica should forgive me. [03:44] Glenn     What's she doing? [03:48] Glenn     A magic circle? [03:52] Rumia     That's odd... [03:55] Glenn     Personal use of this lab     is prohibited, you know. [03:58] Rumia     Glenn-sensei! [03:59] Rumia     I'm sorry. I just wanted to review     how to construct magic circles. [04:03] Rumia     I'll clean up right away. [04:05] Glenn     It's fine. [04:06] Glenn     See it all the way through. [04:08] Rumia     It's not working right, though. [04:10] Glenn     Idiot. [04:11] Glenn     You're just short on mercury. [04:13] Rumia     Huh? [04:13] Glenn     You all get sensitive so easily     about things you can't see, [04:18] ---     but for whatever reason,     you neglect what's in front of you. [04:22] Glenn     That proves you consider magic     more sacred than it really is. [04:27] Glenn     There. Try activating it again. [04:30] Glenn     Use five phrases, just like the textbook says. [04:31] Glenn     Don't shorten it. [04:32] ---     Okay. [04:35] Rumia     Cycle, cycle, oh origin of life. [04:38] ---     Form your path within the circle of truth. [04:55] Rumia     I've never seen such a beautiful circle before. [04:58] Glenn     Don't be stupid. Anyone can do this much. [05:01] Glenn     Besides, most of it was your doing. [05:10] (Flashback) Celica     See? Incredible, right? [05:20] Rumia     Glenn-sensei, you actually     love magic, don't you? [05:24] Glenn     What makes you say that? [05:26] Rumia     Well, you looked like you     were having fun back there. [05:29] Glenn     No way. I hate magic. [05:33] Rumia     Is that so? [05:36] Rumia     What were you doing before     you became a teacher here? [05:40] Glenn     I was a freeloading shut-in! [05:42] Rumia     Huh? Shut-in? Freeloading? [05:45] Glenn     There's a haughty woman named     Celica at the academy, right? [05:49] Glenn     I've been sponging off     of her for the past year. [05:53] Rumia     A year? [05:54] Rumia     What about before then? [05:58] Glenn     Okay, enough, enough. [06:00] Glenn     That's enough digging into my past. [06:02] Glenn     Now it's my turn to ask questions. [06:05] Glenn     Why are you all so frantic     when it comes to magic? [06:08] Glenn     You take a dumb thing like     magic way too seriously. [06:12] Rumia     I want to make magic beneficial     to mankind in a real sense. [06:19] Rumia     To that end, right now,     I want to understand magic more. [06:25] Rumia     There's someone I'd like to repay a debt to. [06:28] Glenn     What do you mean? [06:31] Rumia     Three years ago, when I     was banished from my home, [06:35] Rumia     right around the time I     started living with Sisti, [06:38] Rumia     I was captured by evil     mages and nearly killed. [06:43] Rumia     That was when a mage of     justice came to my rescue. [06:50] Rumia     He took care of the evil     mages one after another. [06:57] Rumia     It was terrifying. [07:01] ---     But after that man saved my life, I realized... [07:04] ---     I want to be in a position to lead humanity     so it doesn't lose its way with magic. [07:12] ---     To do that, I'll need to     understand magic better. [07:16] ---     And if I follow that path, [07:21] ---     perhaps one day, I'll be able to thank     him for what he did back then. [07:26] ---     The man who gave me light when     I was crying alone in darkness... [07:34] Glenn     Are you... [07:36] Rumia     What is it? [07:40] Glenn     No, forget it. [07:48] Rumia     Also, Sensei? Please apologize to Sisti later. [07:54] Rumia     She feels a bond with her late     grandfather through magic. [08:01] Rumia     So it's important to her. [08:05] (Flashback) Grandfather     One step. [08:06] (Flashback) Grandfather     I wish I could've taken... [08:09] (Flashback) Grandfather     just one step into Melgalius's Sky Castle. [08:16] (Flashback) Grandfather     That was the sole reason I became a mage. [08:22] (Flashback) Sistine     I'll do it! [08:24] (Flashback) Sistine     I'll become an even better mage than you, [08:28] (Flashback) Sistine     and unravel the mysteries     of Melgalius's Sky Castle! [08:46] Glenn     I'm sorry about yesterday. [08:47] Sistine     Huh? [08:49] Glenn     Well, you know, I may hate magic,     but still... I went too far. [08:55] Glenn     Anyway, um... I'm sorry. [08:59] Glenn     Okay, time to start class. [09:03] Glenn     Though, before that, I have one thing to say. [09:06] Glenn     You guys really are idiots. [09:09] Class     Huh?! [09:11] Glenn     I realized it while watching     how you approach class. [09:14] Glenn     You don't understand a     single thing about magic. [09:17] Guy     You're one to talk! [09:17] Girls     What?! [09:17] Student     I don't want to hear that     from a third-rate mage [09:18] Girls     That's your fault! [09:19] Girls     Screw you! [09:20] Girls     This is cruel! [09:20] Student     who can't even one-line a chant     as simple as Shock Bolt. [09:22] Glenn     Well, frankly, you're making     my ears burn with that one. [09:26] Glenn     I don't have any sense for mana     manipulation and chant reduction. [09:31] Glenn     But "as simple as Shock Bolt," you say? [09:34] Glenn     You really are idiots. [09:36] Class     Wha?! [09:37] Glenn     So today, I'm going to teach     you about that Shock Bolt. [09:41] ---     The basic chant is: [09:43] ---     "Thunder sprites, pay heed,     and strike with your electric shock." [09:48] Student     Figures he's using a three-line chant. [09:51] Student     We already mastered Shock Bolt a long time ago. [09:53] Glenn     As you all know, for those with an     excellent sense for mana manipulation, [09:57] ---     you can shorten it to     "Thunder sprites, shock." [10:01] ---     But here's your question: [10:03] ---     "Thunder sprites, pay heed,     and strike with your electric shock." SIGN    Thunder sprites, pay heed, and strike with your electric shock [10:07] Glenn     What happens if you make this     three-line chant into four lines? SIGN    Thunder sprites, pay heed, and strike with your electric shock. SIGN    Thunder sprites, / pay heed, / and strike / with your electric shock. [10:12] Student     That chant wouldn't function properly. [10:15] Student     It'll fail somehow or other. [10:17] Glenn     I know that, idiot. [10:20] Glenn     I'm asking you what shape     that failure will take. [10:24] Student     Obviously, that's just random! [10:26] Glenn     Random? Didn't you say you've mastered this? [10:30] Glenn     What? You're all done? [10:33] ---     Fine, then. The answer is... [10:36] ---     It'll curve right. [10:39] ---     Thunder sprites, pay heed, and strike,     with your electric shock. [10:50] Student     No way! [10:51] Student     That's impossible! [10:52] Glenn     By the way, if you make it five lines, like this, SIGN    Thunder / sprites, / pay heed, / and strike / with your electric shock SIGN    Thunder / sprites, / pay heed, / and strike / with your electric shock SIGN    the firing range shortens. SIGN    Thunder / sprites, / pay heed, / and strike / with your electric shock [10:57] ---     If you erase one part, SIGN    Thunder / sprites, / pay heed, / strike / with your electric shock SIGN    then its output plummets. SIGN    Well, if you're claiming you've mastered it, then you should be capable of this. SIGN    Listen, in short, magic is just an advanced form of autosuggestion. SIGN    The runic language we use when chanting spells SIGN    is the language most efficient for achieving that. [11:16] ---     It reforms the human subconscious so we can     intervene upon the principles of this world. SIGN    You guys might say that magic is about studying the principles of this world, SIGN    but you're wrong. SIGN    Magic is about probing the heart of mankind. SIGN    You all look like you refuse to believe that mere words could have such power. SIGN    In that case... SIGN    Hey, white cat. [11:40] Sistine     Wh-White cat?! [11:41] Sistine     Are you calling me a white cat? [11:43] Sistine     I have a proper name, Sistine— [11:45] Glenn     I love you. [11:46] Glenn     I fell for you the moment     I first laid eyes on you. [11:50] Glenn     Okay, pay attention! [11:51] Glenn     The white cat's face is now beet red! [11:53] Glenn     That's a splendid show of how     mere words influenced her mind. [11:58] Glenn     Influencing the world through     the use of language... [12:00] Glenn     That is the foundation of ma— [12:02] Glenn     Hey, idiot! Don't throw your textbook! [12:04] Sistine     You're the idiot! [12:05] Sistine     You idiot, idiot, idiot! [12:07] Glenn     A-Anyway... [12:09] Glenn     Magic has something similar     to grammar and syntax, [12:13] Glenn     which helps it reform your subconscious     in the way you want. [12:17] ---     Once you know that, then, for example... [12:20] ---     Well, anyway, paralyze. [12:26] ---     Huh? That was weaker than I expected. [12:29] ---     Well, then you'll be able     to modify it like that. [12:32] Student     No way! [12:33] Student     He can activate it with     such a half-hearted chant? [12:35] Student     "Keywords to activate the spell     embedded in your subconscious." [12:39] Student     That's what a chant is. [12:41] Student     In short, it's just an association game. [12:43] Student     For example, what associations come to mind     when you hear this white cat's nickname? [12:48] Students     A cat. [12:48] Students     A cat, yeah. [12:49] Glenn     Chants and spells work the same. [12:51] Glenn     Once you know that, modifying     chants like these isn't hard. [12:55] Glenn     But skipping over those basics [12:58] ---     and writing down or translating chants because     this dumb textbook just says to memorize them... [13:03] Glenn     That's the kind of "for dummies"     classes you've been taking thus far. [13:10] Glenn     Talk about dumb. [13:13] Glenn     Right now, all of you are no more     than magic users who can use spells. [13:18] Glenn     If you want to call yourselves mages,     then think hard about what you're lacking. [13:23] Glenn     Now, I'm going to teach you     the most basic of basics. [13:27] Glenn     If you're not interested, then just sleep. [13:33] Celica     I knew it all along! [13:35] Celica     He can do it when he puts his mind to it! [13:37] Rick     His class has been so popular, even other     students are stopping in to watch. [13:37] Celica     I always thought his talent     lay in teaching others. [13:41] Celica     Well, that's because he's my best     apprentice, who I taught from scratch! [13:45] Rick     What? [13:45] Celica     He's the one I chose when I wouldn't     take any other apprentices. [13:46] Halley     Damn you, Glenn Radars! One day,     you'll be gone from this academy! [13:51] Glenn     In contrast with general magic, [13:53] ---     you all tend to view unique,     original magic as sacred, [13:58] ---     but creating it isn't that big a deal. [14:02] Glenn     So what makes it challenging? [14:04] Glenn     The single fact that you     have to somehow surpass [14:07] ---     general magic that's already     been minutely perfected. [14:12] Glenn     Otherwise, there's no point in using it. [14:21] Glenn     You know... [14:32] Glenn     This isn't so bad. [14:34] Celica     Oh, look at you, getting     all pensive in the twilight. [14:38] Celica     Enjoying your youth, I see. [14:39] Glenn     What do you want? [14:41] Celica     Well, you know, I just thought     you've perked up a bit lately. [14:46] Celica     Before, you looked like a fish     that had been dead for a month, [14:50] Celica     but now, you look like one     that's only been dead for a day. [14:53] Glenn     Hey. [14:57] Glenn     Sorry for worrying you. [15:04] Celica     Well, I'll be away for a magic     conference starting tomorrow, [15:07] Celica     but your class is behind after Huey left,     so you're having supplementary lessons, right? [15:14] Celica     Don't play any weird pranks on your female     students just because we'll all be away. [15:17] Glenn     As if! [15:19] Glenn     Besides, after getting used     to seeing a woman like you, [15:21] ---     how could I be interested in average women? [15:24] Celica     Oh? You've been looking at     me that way, you pervert? [15:27] Glenn     Of course not! [15:29] Glenn     Get away! [15:29] Glenn     Don't shove your breasts against me! [15:31] Celica     You're no fun. [15:33] Rumia     Sensei! [15:35] Rumia     Oh, Professor Arfonia. [15:36] Celica     What's wrong? Need Glenn for something? [15:38] Rumia     Yes! There's something I wanted to ask you. [15:41] Glenn     Oh? All right, then. [15:43] Glenn     I guess the great teacher Glenn Radars     can give his poor students advice. [15:48] Sistine     This is why you were the     last person I wanted to ask! [15:54] Rumia     His explanation was really     easy to understand. [15:57] Sistine     He's incredible as a magic instructor,     but he's still a scumbag. [16:03] Rumia     Hey, Sisti, [16:04] ---     do you remember when I     first came to this house? [16:08] Sistine     Where's this coming from? [16:10] Rumia     We didn't get along very well at first, right? [16:15] Sistine     Well... [16:18] Rumia     But now we're good friends. [16:22] Rumia     So I'm sure even you and Glenn-sensei can... [16:25] Sistine     That's not happening! [16:27] Rumia     You're so bashful. [16:31] Voice     Is the plan proceeding smoothly? [16:33] Man     Yes. [16:35] Man     But there is Glenn, the man     Celica Arfonia brought on board... [16:39] Voice     He's just a third-rate mage. [16:41] Voice     He's no threat to us. [16:43] Voice     Proceed as planned, when the     magic conference commences. [16:47] Man     Then I will pray for the plan's success. [16:50] Man     Glory to the Divine Wisdom. [16:58] Glenn     Late! I'm late! [17:09] Glenn     Come on out. [17:10] Glenn     It's obvious you're there. [17:13] Man     It was a quick barrier to ward people off, [17:16] ---     but you're still pretty sharp     for a third-rate mage. [17:20] Glenn     And who on earth might you be? [17:23] Glenn     I'm in a hurry. [17:24] Man     There's no need for that. [17:26] Man     Because your new destination     is the afterlife! [17:29] Man     Corruption, fester! [17:35] Sistine     He's really been popular lately. [17:38] Sistine     What? [17:40] Rumia     You're feeling lonely now that Sensei's     getting more popular, huh? [17:43] Sistine     Wh-What are you saying? That's not— [17:47] Man     Hey! [17:49] Man     Pardon us! [17:51] Sistine     Hey! Who are you people?! [17:54] Man     Your teacher's occupied,     so we've come in his stead. [17:57] Sistine     Stop playing around! [17:59] ---     Outsiders are prohibited here! [18:01] Sistine     If you don't leave at once, I'll call secur— [18:03] Man     Bang. [18:10] Sistine     M-Military-grade magic? [18:12] Man     If you defy us again, you're dead. [18:17] Man     We're looking for a girl called Rumia-chan. [18:21] Man     Could you raise your hand if you're here? [18:24] Man     Huh? She's supposed to be in this class. [18:28] Man     Maybe you're Rumia-chan? [18:30] Lynn     I-I'm not. [18:31] Man     Then do you know who Rumia-chan is? [18:34] Lynn     I don't. [18:35] Man     Really? I hate liars, you know. [18:39] Sistine     What are you planning to do with Rumia? [18:43] Man     Do you know Rumia-chan? [18:44] Sistine     Answer my question. [18:48] Man     You're mouthy. [18:49] Man     Ba— [18:50] Rumia     I'm Rumia. [19:01] Man     So you're Rumia-chan? [19:03] Man     Yeah, actually, we knew. [19:05] Man     I was just playing a game where we kill     uninvolved people until you reveal yourself. [19:11] Man     That's enough playing around. [19:14] Man     Yeah, yeah. [19:15] Man     Come. [19:16] Sistine     You can't, Rumia. [19:17] Rumia     It's all right. I'm sure Glenn-sensei     will come rescue everyone. [19:22] Man     That teacher? We already killed him. [19:24] Sistine     Lies. [19:25] Rumia     No way... [19:28] Man     Now come. [19:35] Rumia     What is it you're after? [19:36] Rumia     Why do you want me? [19:37] Man     You should know quite well, Rumia Tingel... [19:41] Man     I mean, Princess Ermiana. [19:44] Man     You are not supposed to be alive. [19:47] Man     Yet you remain when you should be gone, [19:50] Man     and that makes you worth using. [19:55] Man     Since you are a pretty woman, [19:57] Man     it'd be a waste not to enjoy you. [19:59] Sistine     I'm the daughter of the proud Fibel family! [20:02] Man     What's that mean? You a big shot? [20:04] Man     To be honest, having my way with girls     like Rumia-chan isn't any fun for me. [20:08] Man     She may look weak, but she's the     type whose spirit won't break. [20:13] Man     But you, on the other hand... [20:15] Man     You might be acting tough, [20:16] ---     but you're just a kid hiding her     own weakness with a mask. [20:20] Man     I enjoy breaking weak     women like you the most! [20:25] Sistine     Screw you! You think I'll submit to you?! [20:33] Man     Huh? [20:46] Man     What pretty skin you have! [20:48] Sistine     ...op... this... [20:51] Man     What? [20:53] Sistine     Please stop. [20:56] Sistine     Please. [20:58] Man     You fell so fast! [21:00] Man     You're the best! [21:02] Sistine     No. Someone, save me! [21:04] Man     Time to dig in! [21:04] Man     No! [21:13] Man     Who the hell are you? [21:15] Glenn     Sorry to interrupt. [21:16] Sistine     Help me out here! [21:18] Glenn     Hey, you. [21:20] Glenn     No matter how unpopular you are,     what you're doing is a crime. [21:23] Sistine     No! Sensei, run! [21:25] Glenn     Help me, run, which is it? [21:28] Sistine     Forget it, just hurry! You're no match— [21:30] Man     Too late! [21:33] Man     Bang! [21:38] Man     Huh? [21:39] Man     Bang! Bang! [21:40] Glenn     Magic won't activate anymore. [21:44] Man     The Fool arcana? [21:48] Glenn     By reading the magic spell that's     been converted into this card, [21:52] ---     I can completely seal the     activation of all magic [21:56] ---     within a set range centered around me. [22:00] Glenn     That's my original spell, The Fool's World. [22:05] Man     Original spell?! [22:07] Man     Are you saying you're at that level?! [22:10] Sistine     He can seal magic?     That'd make him invincible! [22:13] Glenn     Of course, it means I can't     activate magic, either. [22:16] Both     Huh?! [22:17] Glenn     Well, you know, I'm in the     effective range too, so... [22:22] Man     How is a mage going to fight     if he seals his own magic?! [22:25] Man     You're an idiot! [22:27] Sistine     We're done for! [22:28] Man     Why don't you hurry up and— [22:35] Man     Wh-Why, you! [22:50] Man     Th-The imperial military's     hand-to-hand combat style? [22:53] Man     Who the hell are you?! [22:56] Glenn     Glenn Radars, substitute teacher. [22:59] Man     Then you defeated Carrel?! [23:03] Man     Impossible! [23:04] Man     Some mage who challenges     people to fist fights can't... [23:07] Glenn     Good grief. [23:09] Glenn     If you hate being defeated     by non-magic that badly, [23:12] Glenn     then I'll finish you off with     the legendary super magic, [23:15] ---     the magic iron fist, Magical Punch! [23:18] Glenn     Here I go! [23:18] Glenn     Magical Punch! [23:32] Man     That's a kick! [23:35] Glenn     That's the part that makes it magical! SIGN    illustration: Nishimata Aoi [23:45] Sistine     Suddenly, a terrorist organization     appears in the school, [23:47] ---     and their target is none other than Rumia! [23:49] Rumia     Sisti, you can do it! [23:50] Sistine     To save the students,     their bastard instructor— [23:52] Glenn     Ah! It's Melgalius's Sky Castle! SIGN    The white cat's     a Melgalian [23:53] Sistine     T-To save the students,     th-their bastard instructor... [23:55] Glenn     Incredible! How is a castle flying?! [23:58] Rumia     Sisti, are you okay? SIGN    The white cat's a Melgalian [24:00] Glenn     Man, I'm curious! [24:01] Rumia     Sisti! [24:02] Sistine     Meow! Melgalius's Sky Castle is [24:04] ---     a mysterious city where the ancients are     said to have lived since ancient times, [24:08] Sistine     and its flight is a mystery     no one understands! SIGN    Next Episode The Fool and Death [24:10] ---     Look forward to next time! SIGN    Akashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor