# E7 - Even An Archdemon Should Know Better Than To Hit A Child
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**[00:07] Chastille**
Along with my authority as a
commander of Angelic Knights,
**[00:09] Chastille**
I hereby relinquish my Sacred Sword.
**[00:14] Chastille**
* When I was given the power of the Sacred Sword,*
* I was proud to use it protect people.*
**[00:20] Chastille**
* But at some point, I was simply*
* doing the Church's bidding,*
**[00:24] Chastille**
* unable to swing a sword*
* of my own accord anymore.*
**[00:28] Chastille**
*Which is why... this is for the best.*
**[00:31] Clavwell**
Chastille, please do not look so forlorn.
**[00:36] Clavwell**
Do I really seem completely unmoved
from having to cast this judgment?
**[00:42] Clavwell**
It will take time, but eventually,
your punishment will be rescinded.
**[00:47] Chastille**
What do you mean, Your Excellency?
**[00:49] Clavwell**
The Sacred Swords choose their wielders.
**[00:52] Clavwell**
For one of the chosen to be punished
like this would ordinarily be unthinkable.
**[01:00] Clavwell**
Which is why I ask you to remain patient.
**[01:03] Clavwell**
Old though I may be,
I will find a way to resolve this.
**[01:06] Chastille**
I am unworthy, sir.
**[01:08] Chastille**
* There are still people in the Church*
* who see the value in someone like me.*
**[01:13] Clavwell**
Be wary, though. The only protection
I can offer you is of a political nature.
**[01:22] Clavwell**
A certain man is headed here.
**[01:25] Clavwell**
The most dreadful of the
Sacred Sword wielders,
**[01:27] Clavwell**
Raphael Hyurandell.
**[01:31] Clavwell**
I'm sure you've heard the rumors of
what a ruthless individual he is.
**[01:36] Clavwell**
I can only imagine why he is coming...
**[01:39] Chastille**
* If the Dread Angelic Knight is*
* arriving at a time like this...*
**[01:42] Chastille**
* The only thing that comes to mind... is that*
* he's coming to purge me as an apostate.*
**[01:50] Chastille**
* I only became an Angelic Knight*
* to help as many people as I could reach.*
***SIGN*** Episode 7:
Even An Archdemon Should Know
Better Than To Hit A Child
**[03:43] Zagan**
*The brand of an Archdemon...*
**[03:46] Zagan**
* And the entities known as "demons"*
* that exist somewhere in the world.*
**[03:51] (Flashback) Demon**
My king... by your command...
**[03:56] Zagan**
* And the fact that one of those demons*
* bowed down before that brand.*
**[04:00] Zagan**
* I've been looking into it*
* for the two weeks since.*
**[04:03] Zagan**
* No clues have turned up among the*
* materials I took from Marchosias' castle.*
**[04:11] Zagan**
*It's Nephy...*
**[04:15] Zagan**
*Is she trying to surprise me?*
***SIGN*** Sneak
***SIGN*** Sneak
***SIGN*** Sneak
**[04:19] Zagan**
*Let's see what she does.*
**[04:23] Nephy**
Guess who?
**[04:27] Nephy**
Um... huh...
**[04:30] Nephy**
What do I do now?
**[04:32] Zagan**
I'm wondering the same thing myself!
**[04:34] Nephy**
I thought I might be able
to surprise you, Lord Zagan.
**[04:38] Zagan**
To what end?
**[04:42] Nephy**
I hadn't thought about that...
**[04:45] Nephy**
But you've been looking exhausted
from all of your research lately.
**[04:49] Nephy**
So, I...
**[04:53] Zagan**
*She was trying to cheer me up?*
**[04:55] Zagan**
* If anything, the depths of her*
* cuteness are what's surprising!*
**[04:58] Zagan**
* What am I supposed to do*
* when you're so adorable?!*
**[05:01] Zagan**
So, did you need anything?
**[05:04] Nephy**
Oh, right.
**[05:05] Nephy**
Today's lunch is ready.
**[05:08] Nephy**
The appetizer is a tomato and green vegetable
salad with Caesar dressing and grated cheese,
**[05:14] Nephy**
and a buttered rye roll on the side.
**[05:16] Nephy**
The soup is a consomme with oatmeal.
**[05:18] Nephy**
And for the main dish, sauteed lamb.
**[05:22] Zagan**
*She's got more new recipes...*
**[05:24] Zagan**
I'm curious, what's Caesar dressing?
**[05:27] Nephy**
Well, from what Miss Manuela told me,
a sorcerer named Caesar Kaldia came up with it.
**[05:34] Nephy**
He's a rather unique individual whose studies
focused on flavors instead of eternal life.
**[05:39] Nephy**
He's said to have laid the
foundation of modern cooking.
**[05:42] Zagan**
That shop girl knows about cooking?
**[05:45] Zagan**
Well, let's try it out then.
**[05:47] Nephy**
Right!
***SIGN*** Siiigh
**[05:57] Zagan**
I had no idea that food could taste so good.
**[06:01] Nephy**
You say that every time, Lord Zagan.
**[06:04] Nephy**
Also, for dessert today,
I've prepared a pudding.
**[06:08] Zagan**
Pudding?
**[06:09] Nephy**
Miss Manuela taught me about it.
**[06:12] Nephy**
It's a treat made with eggs and cream.
**[06:15] Zagan**
She's really taken you under her wings.
**[06:17] Zagan**
She hasn't done anything
weird to you, has she?
**[06:19] Nephy**
It's all right. She just had me try
some embarrassing outfits on.
**[06:24] Zagan**
I don't see how that's all right!
**[06:27] Nephy**
Isn't it fine, since she's the only one
who gets to see what it looks like?
**[06:30] Zagan**
That's not really the point...
**[06:36] Zagan**
How... do I eat this?
**[06:39] Nephy**
Just use the spoon I set out.
**[06:47] Zagan**
So sweet!
**[06:49] Nephy**
Yes!
**[06:50] Zagan**
* The outside world is so vast... I had no*
* idea such a sweet, joyous flavor existed.*
**[07:02] Zagan**
We've got a visitor.
**[07:03] Nephy**
Should I greet them?
**[07:05] Zagan**
No, it's fine. Leave it.
**[07:07] Nephy**
But...
**[07:23] Zagan**
This is an impatient one.
**[07:25] Zagan**
* And they made it through all*
* my traps. Not bad at all.*
**[07:37] Valefor**
You're Zagan the Archdemon?
**[07:40] Zagan**
Etiquette dictates giving your own
name before demanding someone else's.
**[07:44] Zagan**
That said, I think I saw you at the auction.
**[07:48] Zagan**
Valefor the Apparition.
**[07:50] Zagan**
One of the other Archdemon candidates.
**[07:52] Valefor**
Archdemon Zagan! I will slay
you and take your power—
**[07:56] Zagan**
I'm in the middle of a meal.
You'll need to wait.
**[08:03] Nephy**
If you like, I can make some more later...
**[08:06] Zagan**
That would be nice, but that's a separate
issue from letting this batch go to waste.
**[08:10] Valefor**
You're mocking me!
**[08:18] Zagan**
*This arm... isn't from sorcery.*
**[08:25] Zagan**
*Fool. I warned you!*
**[08:28] Zagan**
You're going to get dirt on
my food! Give it a rest!
**[08:36] Zagan**
* I accidentally said what*
* I was thinking out loud...*
**[08:40] Zagan**
* Well, there's bound to be*
* more incidents like this.*
**[08:43] Zagan**
*I'll probably need to strengthen my barriers.*
**[08:50] Zagan**
Leave him be, Nephy. It'll be a
while before he's conscious...
**[08:53] Nephy**
No, it's just... this girl...
**[08:56] Zagan**
She's a girl?
**[08:59] Nephy**
She's a child.
**[09:01] Zagan**
*Did I just knock a little girl unconscious?!*
**[09:08] Zagan**
C-C-Calm down, Nephy.
I believe we have some cold medicine..
**[09:13] Nephy**
You need to calm down, Lord Zagan!
Cold medicine won't help with this!
**[09:17] Nephy**
She's just unconscious.
**[09:19] Zagan**
R-Right...
**[09:21] Zagan**
She's not dead or anything.
**[09:22] Nephy**
No.
**[09:26] Zagan**
Good grief...
**[09:27] Zagan**
This is one troublesome intruder.
**[09:32] Nephy**
Lord Zagan, you really are kind.
**[09:38] Nephy**
I never thought I was going
to use this guest room,
**[09:41] Nephy**
but it's a good thing I had it cleaned up
in case one of your friends came by.
**[09:46] Nephy**
It really is.
**[09:49] For**
Where am I?
**[09:55] For**
You!
**[09:57] Zagan**
You owe Nephy some thanks.
**[09:59] Zagan**
Without her, I would've twisted your
head off your neck and thrown it out.
**[10:03] Zagan**
* Not that I would ever do*
* something like that around her.*
**[10:10] For**
Why?
**[10:11] Zagan**
Why what?
**[10:12] For**
I came here to kill you.
**[10:16] For**
I'm your enemy. Why let me live?
**[10:19] Zagan**
Like I said, Nephy saved you.
**[10:22] Zagan**
So you get to live. It's that simple.
**[10:25] Zagan**
Why did you attack me, anyway?
**[10:29] For**
I wanted power...
**[10:32] For**
Because I'm weak.
**[10:35] Zagan**
I see. I do agree that power
is necessary for survival.
**[10:39] Zagan**
Why go after me, of all the
possible targets, then?
**[10:42] For**
You're the newest Archdemon...
**[10:45] For**
And since you're known as the Sorcerer Slayer,
**[10:49] For**
I thought I could beat you
if I didn't use sorcery.
**[10:51] Zagan**
It's true that I can't neutralize your
racial abilities, since they're not sorcery.
**[10:57] Nephy**
Her race?
**[10:58] Zagan**
Durable scales...
**[11:00] Zagan**
Photonic breath.
**[11:02] Zagan**
You're a dragon, aren't you?
**[11:04] Zagan**
I'm surprised to encounter a living one.
**[11:07] Zagan**
It's said that dragons can
live for hundreds, thousands,
**[11:10] Zagan**
and in some cases,
even tens of thousands of years.
**[11:14] For**
Because...
**[11:16] Zagan**
*Something about this is off-putting.*
**[11:19] Zagan**
* She's got no grand ambition or*
* vendetta. This is more like...*
**[11:23] Zagan**
*I know!*
**[11:25] Zagan**
*That's what she reminds of!*
**[11:26] Zagan**
* She's just like me when I got*
* caught stealing food as a kid!*
**[11:30] Zagan**
*I would go after easy-looking marks,*
***SIGN*** I want some bread
***SIGN*** You little thief!
**[11:34] Zagan**
* and instead I ended up taking a beating,*
* and almost broke down in tears.*
***SIGN*** I want power
**[11:37] Zagan**
* Of course. Before being a*
* sorcerer or a dragon, she's a kid.*
**[11:43] Zagan**
* Which means there's only*
* one appropriate response.*
**[11:47] Zagan**
You challenged an Archdemon.
**[11:49] Zagan**
That means you must be punished.
**[11:52] Nephy**
Lord Zagan—
**[11:53] Zagan**
I command you...
**[11:54] Zagan**
To assist Nephy for a week!
**[12:00] Zagan**
* While she's helping out, I can teach*
* her what is and isn't allowed.*
**[12:04] Zagan**
* Morality isn't my thing, but I can teach*
* her how to behave, even as a villain.*
**[12:10] Zagan**
* If she makes the same mistake*
* after that, then it's not on me.*
**[12:16] For**
You're not going to eat me?
**[12:20] Zagan**
* I know I look like a bad guy,*
* but even for someone like me,*
**[12:23] Zagan**
* being treated like a literal*
* child-eater hurts...*
**[12:26] For**
Humans think that eating
dragon flesh will make them stronger.
**[12:31] Nephy**
Is that true?
**[12:33] Zagan**
Bathe in dragon blood for immortality.
**[12:36] Zagan**
Devour their flesh for infinite mana.
**[12:40] Zagan**
Process their bones into
elixirs that can cure any illness.
**[12:43] Zagan**
There have been legends like
that since ancient times.
**[12:47] Zagan**
*I guess that's why she hid her identity.*
**[12:50] Zagan**
But don't make me laugh.
**[12:52] Zagan**
All I would get from devouring a
brat like you is a nasty aftertaste.
***SIGN*** Ugh...
**[12:59] Zagan**
*This is why I hate kids.*
**[13:02] Zagan**
*Thinking back,*
**[13:03] Zagan**
* what did the other older kids who*
* grew up amongst the garbage do?*
**[13:18] Zagan**
Nephy. Do we have any leftovers from lunch?
**[13:25] For**
What are you planning?
**[13:27] Zagan**
Are you unfamiliar with
the concept of charity?
**[13:30] Zagan**
It's something that the
strong offer the weak.
**[13:35] Zagan**
For the record, I hate
people who waste food.
**[13:41] Zagan**
And when it's food made by Nephy...
**[13:44] Zagan**
I kill them.
**[13:57] For**
It's so good...
**[13:59] Zagan**
Obviously. Nephy made it.
**[14:02] Nephy**
Thank you.
**[14:13] Zagan**
I'm heading back to the library.
**[14:15] Zagan**
Once you finish eating,
help Nephy with what she needs.
**[14:17] For**
W-Wait!
**[14:19] For**
What if I were to attack this woman?
**[14:23] For**
Even if I didn't, I could escape...
**[14:25] Zagan**
Suit yourself.
**[14:27] Zagan**
I'm sure you realize what'll happen if you
try to run, now that I know your secret.
**[14:35] Zagan**
Besides...
**[14:36] Zagan**
You've got the wrong idea.
**[14:38] Zagan**
Nephy is much stronger than you.
***SIGN*** An Archdemon's Dilemma:
How to Love Your Elf Bride
**[14:49] Zagan**
*I told her to suit herself, but...*
**[14:51] Zagan**
*I hope things don't actually get dangerous.*
**[14:54] Nephy**
Miss Valefor, could you
take care of this laundry?
**[14:58] Nephy**
I'll fold them later.
**[15:01] For**
Did you make that soup, Nephy?
**[15:04] Nephy**
Yes.
**[15:05] For**
It was... good.
**[15:07] Nephy**
I'm glad to hear it.
**[15:09] Nephy**
You're also free to use anything
in your room, Miss Valefor.
**[15:13] For**
You can call me... For.
**[15:19] Nephy**
Okay, For.
**[15:20] Nephy**
Are you afraid of Lord Zagan, For?
**[15:24] For**
Not his face. If his mouth were wider,
I'd even say he was handsome.
***SIGN*** Graaargh
**[15:30] Nephy**
I... see?
**[15:33] Zagan**
*I guess that's a dragon's sense of beauty.*
**[15:35] For**
His power is scary.
**[15:37] For**
I didn't stand a chance.
**[15:39] Nephy**
It's okay. Lord Zagan doesn't wield
his power without a good reason.
**[15:44] Zagan**
*Is that really true?*
**[15:45] Zagan**
* I've vaporized my fair share*
* of bandits and sorcerers.*
**[15:49] For**
Right. He didn't show even
a glimpse of his true power.
**[15:53] For**
Such a strange human.
**[15:55] Nephy**
He's a very mysterious person.
**[16:00] Nephy**
What are you going to do after this, For?
**[16:03] For**
I don't know.
**[16:05] For**
I'm too weak to target one
of the other Archdemons.
**[16:09] Nephy**
You must really need power then?
**[16:12] For**
Yes.
**[16:13] Zagan**
* I thought dragons would be some of*
* the most patient creatures to exist.*
**[16:18] Zagan**
* What's a dragon child doing in a human*
* settlement acting like a sorcerer, anyway?*
**[16:23] For**
Nephy, why do you obey that man?
**[16:27] Nephy**
I came here when Lord Zagan bought me.
**[16:30] Nephy**
But he treats me like a person, not a slave.
**[16:36] Nephy**
Which is why... this is where I want to be.
**[16:41] Nephy**
Do you have a place like that, For?
**[16:45] For**
No.
**[16:55] Zagan**
*This is why I hate kids.*
**[16:59] Zagan**
*In the following days,*
**[17:01] Zagan**
* Valefor slowly began to relax and*
* started working without complaints.*
**[17:10] Zagan**
*No clues.*
**[17:12] Zagan**
* I'll need to head back*
* to Marchosias' lair...*
**[17:14] Zagan**
* His Archdemon castle and*
* take another look around.*
**[17:17] Zagan**
* I have a hard time believing*
* that a millennia-old Archdemon*
**[17:19] Zagan**
*would have no interest at all in true demons.*
**[17:22] Zagan**
* In that case, could he*
* have hidden what he learned?*
**[17:25] Zagan**
* The input of a sorcerer with a*
* different perspective would help.*
**[17:29] For**
Dinner's ready.
**[17:31] Zagan**
I see. Be right there.
**[17:36] For**
You...
**[17:37] For**
Don't think I might attack
you with your back turned?
**[17:42] (Flashback) Barbatos**
If you let me live, I swear
I'll kill you! I guarantee it!
**[17:47] (Flashback) Barbatos**
Until I see you dead, I'll never give up!
**[17:51] Zagan**
Someone said something
very similar to me recently.
**[17:55] Zagan**
I told him to bring it on
whenever he wanted to.
**[17:59] Zagan**
Which is why you get the same answer.
**[18:02] Zagan**
I'm ready whenever you are.
**[18:04] Zagan**
And when you lose, you'll end up
working for me even longer.
**[18:12] Nephy**
Do you like it, For?
**[18:18] For**
Zagan.
**[18:20] For**
I'm... sorry I interrupted your meal before.
**[18:26] For**
You were eating Nephy's cooking...
and I got in the way.
**[18:29] For**
It's natural you got angry.
**[18:32] Zagan**
As long as you understand!
**[18:36] Zagan**
*I think she'll be fine now.*
**[18:38] Zagan**
Nephy.
**[18:39] Nephy**
Yes?
**[18:40] Zagan**
I'm thinking of taking her to
investigate the Archdemon's castle.
**[18:45] For**
Are you crazy?! That'd be like sharing the
former Archdemon's knowledge with me!
**[18:52] For**
Just like earlier!
**[18:54] For**
You let me into your library,
where your vital secrets are kept!
**[18:57] For**
Didn't it occur to you I might steal them?!
**[19:00] Zagan**
I don't really care. Go ahead.
**[19:02] Zagan**
I consider techniques and knowledge
things that are meant to be stolen.
**[19:06] Zagan**
I killed and stole the knowledge of
this castle's original owner, anyway.
**[19:11] For**
I don't understand you.
**[19:13] For**
You could force me to obey
you. So why don't you?
**[19:17] Zagan**
*Because it'd make Nephy sad!*
**[19:20] Zagan**
It doesn't matter how long-lived you are as a
dragon or how skilled of a sorcerer you are.
**[19:24] Zagan**
In here, you're just a kid.
**[19:27] Zagan**
And kids should behave like kids, which
includes acting out when they feel like it.
**[19:32] Zagan**
There's no one here that'll
hold that against you.
**[19:37] Zagan**
*Wait, was that me? Did I make her cry?*
**[19:40] For**
A kid...
***SIGN*** Floof
**[19:43] Zagan**
S-Stop crying!
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
**[19:45] Zagan**
For now, just eat!
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
**[19:47] Zagan**
Nephy's cooking will dry
those tears right up!
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
**[19:51] For**
I'm not... crying.
***SIGN*** Floof
***SIGN*** Floof
**[19:53] Zagan**
Granted, obeying an Archdemon
would have its upsides for you.
**[19:59] Zagan**
Dragon or not, someone would have to be a
fool to risk upsetting me by going after you, kid.
**[20:06] For**
Okay.
**[20:08] For**
But... I'm not "kid."
**[20:12] For**
You can call me For, too, Zagan.
**[20:20] Zagan**
Unbelievable... falling asleep
right after eating.
**[20:25] Zagan**
I guess kids will be kids,
even if they're dragons.
**[20:27] Nephy**
I think after you demonstrated you're
not an enemy, she relaxed, Lord Zagan.
**[20:32] Nephy**
It was the same way for me
when I first got here.
**[20:36] Zagan**
W-Well, you know how it is.
**[20:38] Zagan**
You belong to me! So of course
I'm going to take good care of you.
**[20:42] Nephy**
Yes. Thank you.
**[20:45] Zagan**
*I treated her like an object again!*
**[21:00] For**
Father...
**[21:03] Zagan**
*Is she dreaming about her parents?*
**[21:09] Zagan**
What is it?
**[21:10] Nephy**
It's like... we have a child now.
**[21:15] Zagan**
Ch...
**[21:16] Zagan**
Ch-Ch-Child?!
**[21:20] Nephy**
I-I didn't mean it like that!
**[21:21] Nephy**
It's just, you seem to be taking an
interest in her well-being, so, well...
**[21:24] Zagan**
Oh, right, I-I understand!
I get it. Don't worry!
***SIGN*** Phew
**[21:35] Zagan**
*A child, a family...*
**[21:38] Zagan**
* It might be absurd for an Archdemon like me to*
* yearn for a normal idea of happiness, and yet...*
***SIGN*** Next time:
I Found a Dragon and
I Guess She's My Daughter Now