4 - The Necromancer Laughs

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[00:03] Student A
    All right!
[00:05] Mari
    Those two sure get along.
[00:08] Takeru
    Yeah, but believe it or not,
    Usagi and Suginami
[00:10] Takeru
    used to be as catty as you and Ohtori.
[00:13] Mari
    Really?
[00:14] Takeru
    They'd quarrel every time
     they saw each other.
[00:17] Takeru
    It was really hard to deal with.
[00:19] Takeru
    I hope that someday you'll have
     a relationship just like theirs.
[00:24] Mari
    W-With whom?
[00:25] Takeru
    With Ohtori.
[00:27] Takeru
    I think you'd make a great duo.
[00:29] Mari
    Don't make me laugh!
[00:31] Mari
    I want nothing to do with that bitch.
[00:33] Takeru
    I thought a lot about
    what you said yesterday.
[00:36] (Flashback) Mari
    I'm a witch. You're a human.
[00:39] (Flashback) Mari
    Our worlds are just way too different.
[00:43] Takeru
    I don't know how your world
     compares to mine.
[00:46] Takeru
    But looking at us now,
     I don't think we're any different.
[00:50] Takeru
    You're no different than Usagi,
     Suginami, or Ohtori, either.
[00:54] Takeru
    So please,
[00:56] Takeru
    stop isolating yourself just
     because you're a witch.
[01:00] Mari
    Listen, I have no memories of my past,
[01:03] Mari
    but I catch glimpses of things...
[01:06] Mari
    Things that make me wonder if
     I'm actually a horrible person.
[01:11] Mari
    And that terrifies me.
[01:12] Takeru
    Don't worry.
[01:14] Takeru
    No matter what kind of person you are,
    I won't shut you out.
[01:17] Mari
    What would you do
     if I turned out to be evil?
[01:20] Takeru
    I'd get mad.
[01:22] Takeru
    I'd get mad, and then I'd brainstorm
     with you about what to do.
[01:25] Takeru
    I think that's what it means to be comrades.
[01:27] Mari
    That so?
[01:29] Mari
    Thanks.
[01:30] Takeru
    Huh?
[01:32] Mari
    It's nothing!
[01:33] Mari
    Let's give that one a shot next!
SIGN    Episode 4: "The Necromancer Laughs"
[03:08] Ikaruga
    Oh, I'm dying!
[03:10] Ikaruga
    The newest models are always so arousing.
[03:12] Ikaruga
    That form, that operating sound,
    that sheen, those movements!
[03:16] Ikaruga
    I believe robots are erotic in ways
     that humans can never be!
[03:20] Mari
    Are you a pervert?
[03:21] Ikaruga
    Yes, I'm a pervert!
[03:24] Ouka
    Sorry I'm late.
[03:25] ---
    Wow, I guess honor students can get away
     with being fashionably late.
[03:30] Mari
    Wh-What? I was only joking.
[03:32] Mari
    Don't take me seriously, idiot.
[03:33] Ouka
    Kusanagi, we need to talk.
[03:35] Takeru
    Huh?
[03:36] Announcer
    And now we will begin Round 2
    of the Anti-Magic Academy
[03:39] Announcer
    Mock Battle Tournament!
[03:42] Takeru
    Mari did what? It can't be true!
[03:48] Announcer
    In the second match, we have the
     15th Platoon versus the 35th Platoon.
[03:52] Announcer
    Now, begin!
[03:54] Subordinate
    All clear at the public entrance.
[03:56] Sougetsu
    Hey there, Kurogane-kun.
[04:00] Sougetsu
    How are things?
[04:02] Kurogane
    Your adopted daughter seems to have
     discovered the truth about Nikaido Mari.
[04:07] Kurogane
    She was snooping around
     the crime scene last night.
[04:10] Sougetsu
    Even if Ouka tells Kusanagi-kun the truth now,
     I doubt it'll change his mind.
[04:16] Sougetsu
    Will Valhalla show up?
[04:19] Kurogane
    We don't know.
[04:20] Kyoya
    Hey, are you even up for this fight?!
[04:23] Kyoya
    I came here to destroy you, fair and square!
[04:26] Mari
    Come on.
[04:28] Mari
    Why do I have to be sandwiched
    between you guys?
[04:31] Takeru
    Don't worry your pretty little head, Mari.
[04:33] Takeru
    I promise we'll protect you.
[04:35] (Flashback) Takeru
    Mari did what? It can't be true!
[04:37] (Flashback) Ouka
    For some reason, Nikaido Mari allied with
     Valhalla and became a murderer.
[04:43] (Flashback) Ouka
    At least on paper.
[04:45] Ouka
    She is a criminal.
[04:47] Ouka
    That much is certainly true.
[04:50] Ouka
    But there are some unknown circumstances
    behind her charges and our mission.
[04:55] Kyoya
    Come out and fight, Kusanagi!
[04:58] Kyoya
    Hey! 15th Platoon!
[04:59] Kyoya
    All of you had better hold your fire.
[05:01] Kyoya
    Kusanagi is mine—
[05:04] Kyoya
    What the hell, Yoshimizu?
    What're you—
[05:10] Takeru
    Kyoya!
[05:15] Takeru
    Kyoya!
[05:17] ---
    N-No!
[05:21] Takeru
    Yoshimizu!
[05:26] Haunted
    Hallelujah!
[05:30] Haunted
    Greetings and salutations.
[05:32] Haunted
    I am Haunted, the commanding
     officer of Valhalla Recon.
[05:36] Haunted
    Pleased to make your acquaintance!
[05:40] Haunted
    I've come to rescue you,
    my dearest Mari-san.
[05:43] Mari
    Who are you?
    How do you know my name?
[05:46] Haunted
    Don't be so frightened.
[05:48] Haunted
    I came here to rescue you.
[05:51] Haunted
    Oh, but your frightened
     face is truly beautiful.
[05:55] Haunted
    I can hardly contain myself.
[05:57] Haunted
    I have never held you in my arms.
    How I wish to do so right now!
[06:01] Haunted
    Huh?
[06:05] Kurogane
    Keep shooting!
[06:06] Kurogane
    Even if he turns into a lifeless
     blob of meat, keep shooting!
[06:08] Sougetsu
    I wish you'd capture him
     instead of shooting him.
[06:12] Kurogane
    Impossible.
[06:13] Kurogane
    We have to be prepared to kill him,
    or we'll never win!
[06:19] Kurogane
    Who ordered you to stop shooting?
[06:21] Kurogane
    All hands, prepare to intercept!
[06:23] Haunted
    Kurogane!
[06:33] Kurogane
    Damn it!
[06:34] Ouka
    Watch out!
[06:42] Kurogane
    It's no good. We can't penetrate it.
[06:44] Sougetsu
    A new type of magic field, eh?
[06:50] Kurogane
    Our dragoons seem to be
     affected by magic interference.
[06:53] Kurogane
    Requesting permission to use Relic Eaters.
[06:56] Sougetsu
    Granted. We'll have to leave the
     wizard to Kusanagi-kun's platoon.
[07:01] Takeru
    Are you okay, Mari?
[07:05] Mari
    I'm fine.
[07:07] Mari
    Looks like we can't escape.
[07:08] Mari
    There's a magic field.
[07:10] Haunted
    There is nowhere to escape, my dear.
[07:13] Haunted
    Just look at how tattered
     my clothes have become.
[07:16] Haunted
    Mari-san, can you sew them up for me?
[07:18] Haunted
    Then, can you say something alluring, like,
[07:22] Haunted
    "I'll sew up your tattered heart"?
[07:25] Takeru
    Stay back. He's mine.
[07:28] Haunted
    I've been wondering...
[07:31] Haunted
    Mari-san, who is this boy?
[07:34] Haunted
    Could he be your boyfriend?
[07:37] Haunted
    No, that couldn't be true.
[07:41] Haunted
    After all, you already have me.
[07:43] Haunted
    It's out of the question, isn't it?
[07:46] Haunted
    Please say it is.
[07:47] Haunted
    I love you.
[07:49] Haunted
    So please, love me as I love you.
[07:52] Haunted
    If you refuse, I will cry.
    I will cry hard.
[07:55] Haunted
    Then I will kill you!
[07:57] Takeru
    Shut up, you stalker.
[07:59] Haunted
    Oh, dear.
[08:00] Haunted
    You dare interrupt my reunion with Mari-san?
[08:03] Haunted
    Who do you think you are?
[08:05] Haunted
    Don't get cocky with me,
     or I'll have to kill you,
[08:09] Haunted
    punk.
[08:09] Takeru
    Right back at you, you damned wizard!
[08:14] Lapis
    All systems green.
[08:17] Lapis
    Precision: 100%.
[08:22] Lapis
    Witch hunter transformation, complete.
[08:26] Takeru
    Desiring with supreme ardor!
[08:29] Takeru
    Bring down the hammer against witches!
[08:33] Takeru
    Lapis, any information on him?
[08:35] Lapis
    The enemy is Haunted,
    a Valhalla necromancer.
[08:39] Lapis
    Threat level: S.
[08:41] Haunted
    Wait! Are you the one
    who drove off my einherjar?
[08:44] Takeru
    So what if I am?
[08:46] Haunted
    Well, I never thought you would have
     a contract with a Relic Eater.
[08:50] Haunted
    Listen, I didn't mean any harm.
[08:53] Haunted
    Well, I did mean harm,
[08:55] Haunted
    but I didn't know
    you owned a Relic Eater!
[08:58] Haunted
    I was only following orders,
[09:01] Haunted
    so can't you let this one slide?
[09:03] Takeru
    Sorry, but I'm not that forgiving!
[09:09] Haunted
    Pierce him,
[09:10] Haunted
    Dáinsleif!
[09:17] Mari
    Takeru!
[09:19] Lapis
    Apologies. Regeneration ETA unknown.
SIGN    Nikaido Mari
[09:40] Ouka
    Hey, Saionji!
[09:42] Ouka
    Can you hear me? Wake up!
[09:44] Ikaruga
    Out of my way.
[09:46] Ikaruga
    Boo, hiss, incompetent sniper!
[09:49] Ikaurga
    Wake up, you big-boobed camper!
[09:51] Ouka
    Suginami, this is no time to joke around.
[09:53] Ikaruga
    "I'm a good-for-nothing bunny,
     and my hooters are all I've got going for me!"
[09:57] Ikaruga
    "How I worry people so!"
[10:00] Usagi
    Who are you calling an incompetent sniper!
[10:06] Usagi
    What is it? What has happened?
[10:08] Ouka
    I'll explain later.
[10:10] Sougetsu
    Well, well.
    Looks like you're safe, Ouka.
[10:14] Ouka
    Chairman, I'm indicting you.
[10:17] Sougetsu
    Indicting me? On what charges?
[10:19] Ouka
    Nikaido Mari's arrest.
[10:22] Ouka
    When I investigated the scene of the arrest,
[10:26] Ouka
    I found the slightest trace of magic.
[10:28] Ouka
    Nikaido Mari's magic type
    is Ancient Auroral,
[10:32] Ouka
    but what I found was Ancient Despair.
[10:37] Ouka
    It's impossible for someone to possess
    both Auroral and Despair magic.
[10:39] Ouka
    In other words, Nikaido Mari did not
     kill the students in that platoon.
[10:44] Ouka
    This is substantial proof of unlawful arrest.
[10:48] Sougetsu
    So you want to cut a deal?
[10:51] Sougetsu
    Very well. I'll hear you out.
[10:53] Sougetsu
    I can't possibly turn down
     my precious little daughter.
[10:57] Ouka
    I have only one request.
[10:59] Haunted
    This is my first encounter with
     a sword-type Relic Eater,
[11:02] Haunted
    but this is turning out to be a damp squib.
[11:05] Haunted
    Nacht, this is our first Hero Transformation
     in a while. How did it go?
[11:08] Nacht
    Perfectly.
[11:11] Takeru
    Don't tell me, he can transform
     into a witch hunter, too?
[11:14] Lapis
    No. That is a Hero Transformation
[11:17] Lapis
    using a lost-type magical item,
[11:19] Lapis
    Dáinsleif.
[11:21] Lapis
    It's a sword of destruction that
     a Scandinavian hero once used.
[11:25] Takeru
    It's a sword? I was beaten in swordplay?
[11:28] Haunted
    Mari-san, you mustn't stay in a place like this.
[11:32] Haunted
    You are a witch. You're one of us.
[11:34] Mari
    I am not one of you!
    I don't even know you!
[11:38] Haunted
    Oh. That's right.
[11:40] Haunted
    You're still under the effect of
     my forgetfulness spell, aren't you?
[11:43] Nacht
    Your memory's even worse.
[11:45] Haunted
    Wait just one moment.
[11:46] Haunted
    I will release you from that spell at once.
[11:55] (Flashback) Teacher
    Magic doesn't exist to hurt people,
[11:59] (Flashback) Teacher
    but rather to make them happy.
[12:08] (Flashback) Haunted
    Valhalla has captured all of the orphans.
[12:12] (Flashback) Haunted
    If you want them released,
    then cooperate with us.
[12:18] Mari
    It's all my fault...
[12:21] Mari
    So many people died because of me...
[12:26] Mari
    I knew it.
[12:27] Mari
    I'm not the kind of person you think I am.
[12:31] Mari
    I'm sorry, Takeru.
[12:33] Mari
    I betrayed your trust in me.
[12:35] Haunted
    If you come back to me,
     I won't need to kill that boy.
[12:40] Haunted
    And I'll let you see the other kids
    from the orphanage as soon as you do.
[12:44] Haunted
    There will be no more warfare.
[12:48] Haunted
    Everyone will be saved.
[12:50] Haunted
    As long as you return to my side.
[12:53] Takeru
    I won't let her go!
[12:55] Takeru
    He's lying about letting
     you see the children, Mari!
[13:00] Mari
    Lying? What do you mean?
[13:02] Takeru
    Ohtori investigated you.
[13:05] Takeru
    And the orphanage, too.
[13:08] Takeru
    All the kids there...
[13:10] Takeru
    They're dead.
[13:12] Mari
    You're lying...
[13:13] Mari
    I heard their voices! On the phone!
[13:16] Haunted
    So you're bringing that up?
[13:19] Haunted
    I'm not lying.
[13:23] Kid 1
    Big sis sure is gullible!
[13:26] Kid 2
    You shouldn't trust people so easily!
[13:30] Haunted
    See? I wasn't lying.
[13:32] Haunted
    I promised to let you see the children again.
[13:37] Haunted
    I mean, they are merely dead, is all.
[13:40] Haunted
    And I'm a necromancer, remember?
[13:43] Haunted
    Reviving them is a piece of cake.
[13:47] Haunted
    Though I'm also the one who killed them...
[13:51] Mari
    No! No!
[13:54] Haunted
    Oh, Mari-san, you are perfection!
[13:57] Haunted
    How I've longed to hear you shriek like that!
[14:02] Mari
    So in the end...
[14:04] Mari
    I was unable to save my family,
[14:06] Mari
    and I led innocent people to their deaths.
[14:13] Takeru
    If you want to chastise yourself,
    I won't stop you.
[14:16] Takeru
    But if you want to atone for
    your part in all the murders...
[14:18] Takeru
    Instead of punishing yourself,
[14:20] Takeru
    you should devote your life
    to saving even more lives with magic!
[14:24] Takeru
    Wasn't that your dream?
[14:27] Mari
    Takeru...
[14:28] Takeru
    Even that might not be enough
    for you to forgive yourself.
[14:32] Takeru
    And the ones who died might not forgive you.
[14:35] Takeru
    But I think that is what atonement is.
[14:39] Takeru
    If that's too painful for you to take...
[14:42] Takeru
    If it ever makes you want to give up...
[14:46] Takeru
    Come to me,
[14:49] Takeru
    and I'll carry half your burden for you!
[14:53] Takeru
    User of the Kusanagi double-edged art,
    Kusanagi Takeru!
[14:57] Takeru
    I shall become carnage incarnate!
[14:58] Takeru
    Any last words, wizard?
[15:03] Haunted
    Shallow! Shallow! Far too shallow!
[15:06] Haunted
    Not a single word of yours has touched me!
[15:09] Haunted
    Your idea of salvation is flimsy at best!
[15:12] Haunted
    Very well.
[15:13] Haunted
    Allow me to show you Despair!
[15:17] Haunted
    Let's have some fun, witch hunter!
[15:22] Haunted
    Un, Deux, Trois!
[15:25] Takeru
    Sweeping Demon Blade!
[15:32] Haunted
    Increasing your brain's processing speed
     seems to be your trump card.
[15:36] Haunted
    But that's futile against someone like me,
     who understands everything about anatomy.
[15:41] Takeru
    Bullshit, wizard!
[15:45] Takeru
    What's happening?
[15:46] Lapis
    My host, I will apply an
     analysis filter on your retina.
[15:52] Lapis
    Dáinsleif's hallmark is the
     extended manifestation of slashes.
[15:55] Lapis
    Its attacks remain in the slashed area
     long after initial use.
[15:59] Haunted
    You're a pretty skilled Relic Eater.
[16:02] Nacht
    Damn!
[16:02] Haunted
    Jealous, Nacht?
[16:04] Nacht
    I'll kill you.
[16:05] Takeru
    Lapis, you can change the sword's form, right?
[16:08] Lapis
    Of course I can.
    Feel free to rely on my abilities.
[16:12] Takeru
    Sure thing. I'll rely on them with all I've got!
[16:16] Haunted
    How uninspiring.
[16:18] Takeru
    Lapis, short sword!
[16:24] Haunted
    You're pretty clever.
[16:25] Takeru
    Next! Two-handed sword!
[16:32] Haunted
    Not bad!
[16:33] Haunted
    Now this is starting to be fun!
[16:35] Takeru
    Yoshimizu?
[16:38] Haunted
    Don't get sentimental over a clone!
[16:42] Takeru
    You asshole...
[16:45] Haunted
    Goodness, this is exactly
    what makes humans amusing.
[16:49] Haunted
    And that's why I love them.
[16:57] (Flashback) Teacher
    Understand? You only cast this spell when
[17:00] (Flashback) Teacher
    you're trying to protect
    someone you care about.
[17:03] (Flashback) Mari
    Something I can do...
[17:08] Mari
    This will be my final spell...
[17:12] (Flashback) Takeru
    It's rigged to explode if you use magic.
[17:16] Mari
    Aurora Bullet!
[17:24] Haunted
    Bad form, Mari-san.
[17:26] Haunted
    But with that much blood lust,
    even a surprise attack is no surprise, my dear.
[17:40] Ouka
    Don't worry.
[17:41] Ouka
    Your collar won't explode.
[17:44] Mari
    You... Why?
[17:46] Ouka
    I blackmailed the chairman
    into disarming your gleipnir.
[17:50] Ouka
    Naturally, I didn't do this for you.
[17:52] Ouka
    It did it to save Kusanagi.
[17:54] Mari
    Huh?
[17:55] Ouka
    You told me that magic can save lives.
[17:59] Ouka
    Here's your chance to prove it.
[18:01] Ouka
    Save Kusanagi with magic,
     whose sole purpose is to cause pain!
[18:06] Ouka
    If you can do that, I'll have
     no choice but to admit you're right!
[18:09] Mari
    You really piss me off!
[18:12] Ouka
    Magic first, get pissed off later!
    I'll buy you some time!
[18:15] Mari
    Just to be clear, I'm not doing this for you!
[18:17] Ouka
    I'm not doing this for you, either!
[18:24] Haunted
    Mana-constraining dust, eh?
[18:26] Nacht
    It's crimson ore,
[18:27] Nacht
    an anti-magic metal that
     dark magical creatures loathe.
[18:32] Nacht
    Who is foolish enough to use
    such a precious artifact?
[18:38] Takeru
    Mari, can you hear me?
[18:40] Mari
    Takeru?
[18:42] Haunted
    Let's hear some screaming!
[18:47] Usagi
    One of my eyes is impaired.
[18:49] Usagi
    I was too scared to shoot until just now.
[18:52] Usagi
    I apologize profusely.
[18:53] Ouka
    Saionji! You're a lifesaver!
[18:55] Haunted
    You kids are formidable foes!
[18:58] Haunted
    I want to messily kill you
    and make you all mine!
[19:01] Mari
    Auroral light, open heaven's gate
    and lure my enemy to the void!
[19:05] Mari
    Sorry, but it's over now!
[19:07] Mari
    This is all I've got...
[19:09] Mari
    Take it!
[19:13] Haunted
    Your attack looks rather flashy, but it's
     completely ineffective if it misses the target.
[19:18] Takeru
    I've taken everything you've got!
[19:24] Haunted
    You just don't know when to quit, do you?
[19:26] Haunted
    To be honest, I've grown tired of you.
[19:28] Haunted
    Playing with boys isn't my thing.
[19:31] Haunted
    Nacht, hallmark magic.
[19:34] Nacht
    Too late do you offer to make peace with me,
[19:37] Nacht
    for now I have drawn the Sword Dáinsleif.
[19:41] Takeru
    Kusanagi double-edged art:
[19:43] Takeru
    Unicorn Lance!
[19:45] Nacht
    Berserk Enchant!
[19:49] Nacht
    Impressive effort.
[19:50] Nacht
    But it's futile. Your blunt sword
     is no match for me.
[19:54] Lapis
    Reversing Twilight Enchantment.
[19:56] Lapis
    Releasing Flexible Material.
[20:03] Nacht
    This is... Mari's magic?
[20:06] Lapis
    Absorbing magic is my hallmark.
[20:09] Lapis
    I have borrowed the magic of my host's friend.
[20:14] Nacht
    Impossible!
[20:15] Lapis
    A blunt sword and its perverted master
     are no match for me and my host.
[20:20] Lapis
    My host and I are unbeatable.
[20:32] Haunted
    Boy, what is your name?
[20:35] Takeru
    Kusanagi Takeru.
[20:37] Haunted
    I see. You're from that clan of demon hunters.
[20:42] Takeru
    Wait, why do you know about that?!
[20:44] Haunted
    This isn't over yet, Kusanagi Takeru-kun.
[20:55] Mari
    Takeru!
[20:56] Mari
    Thanks.
[20:57] Mari
    Thanks to you, I didn't commit any
     more mistakes than I already have!
[21:03] Takeru
    Mari...
[21:04] Mari
    I really am glad I met you!
[22:43] Ouka
    Kusanagi, I'm coming in.
[22:44] Takeru
    A bit late for that.
[22:46] Takru
    Huh? Where's Mari?
[22:48] Ouka
    Well, I have bad news.
[22:53] Mari
    What bad news?
[22:58] Takeru
    Mari!
[22:59] Takeru
    Oh, so you've become
    a regular student here!
[23:04] Ouka
    Yeah...
[23:05] Ouka
    The witch enrollment policy became official.
[23:09] Ouka
    To me, this is worst possible news.
[23:11] Mari
    Big talk, from someone who begged
    the chairman to make it happen.
[23:15] Ouka
    I only did that because
    I disapproved of his methods.
[23:18] Ouka
    I didn't do it for a shriveled witch like you.
[23:20] Mari
    Who are you calling a shriveled witch!
[23:22] Ouka
    But you are shriveled,
    in the chest area, at least.
[23:24] Mari
    They're not shriveled!
    They're just naturally small!
[23:27] Ouka
    Yes, they are quite small.
[23:29] Mari
    Right? Just like I said...
[23:31] Mari
    Wait! They're not small, either!
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