E158 - The Beginning of Hope and Despair

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[00:13] Ralph
    I need to get through this strong magic
    region before my mana runs out.
[00:27] Ralph
    Back off!
[00:32] Ralph
    I can't die in a place like this!
[00:40] Ralph
    Not until I tell him.
SIGN    The Beginning of Hope and Despair
[02:30] Soldier A
    The giant mobile fortress, Candelo,
[02:33] Soldier A
    created to cross the strong magic region...
[02:36] Soldier A
    Isn't it just the best?
[02:40] Soldier A
    But this low-stage trash
    sure does run out of mana fast.
[02:46] Soldier
    We just need half of them to survive until
    we get out of the strong magic region.
[02:51] Soldier
    There is mana within life energy.
[02:54] Soldier
    Get every last drop of mana from them,
    even if it's from a child.
[03:08] Loropechika
    Thank you for responding
    to the sudden summons.
[03:12] Noelle
    There's no need for formality, Loropechika.
SIGN    Noelle Silva
[03:15] Noelle
    More importantly, the Spade Kingdom's
    army is drawing nearer, isn't it?
[03:18] Loropechika
    Yes. They will soon reach
    our kingdom's borders.
[03:22] Gaja
    Within the last six months,
    the Spade Kingdom has
[03:24] Gaja
    basically taken over the Diamond Kingdom,
[03:27] Gaja
    and is now advancing toward the
    Clover Kingdom and the Heart Kingdom.
SIGN    Leopold Vermillion
[03:33] Leopold
    We were also preparing for an attack,
[03:36] Leopold
    but it seems they've gotten ahead of us.
SIGN    Luck Voltia
[03:38] Luck
    I'm ready to fight whenever.
[03:40] Loropechika
    Yes. I'd like all of you to intercept them,
[03:44] Loropechika
    but the Spade Kingdom's forces are
    currently in the strong magic region.
SIGN    Finral Roulacase
[03:48] Finral
    I guess timing will be really important.
[03:51] Finral
    They might be easier to fight
    if we draw them closer to us.
[03:55] Mimosa
    If they're going through
    the strong magic region,
[03:57] Mimosa
    they should be weakened by the
    time they reach the border.
SIGN    Mimosa Vermillion
[04:00] Mimosa
    That will be the moment to strike.
[04:02] Loropechika
    Actually, it's rather likely their
    forces will not be weakened.
[04:06] Loropechika
    They are heading here in a mobile fortress.
[04:10] Noelle
    A mobile fortress?
[04:13] Loropechika
    They use those in their kingdom who
    are at a lower stage in a vile fashion...
[04:18] Loropechika
    as energy to move this fortress.
[04:24] Noelle
    Hey!
[04:25] Finral
    We're still in the middle
    of our strategy meeting.
[04:28] Mimosa
    What shall we do? Should we bring
    him back for the time being?
[04:33] Loropechika
    No. Let us have him break
    through the front lines.
[04:37] Loropechika
    I'm quite certain that he
    will not be defeated easily.
[04:43] Gaja
    The ones who see results from this training
[04:45] Gaja
    should only be those loved by mana
    and those in the higher stages
[04:49] Gaja
    who can use the techniques.
[04:52] Gaja
    But to think he, someone with no magic,
[04:54] Gaja
    would get so much stronger
    after training with us.
[04:59] Loropechika
    The fact that he's at the
    arcane stage was surprising,
[05:01] Loropechika
    but even more surprising
    was his hard work, gutsiness,
[05:04] Loropechika
    and strength to never give up.
[05:13] Soldier A
    And done.
[05:15] Soldier B
    All right, so who's next?
[05:19] Soldier B
    Make sure you carry the fallen to the back.
[05:22] Girl
    P-Please! She's still small
    and barely has any mana!
[05:28] Girl
    Please have mercy!
[05:30] Soldier A
    Oh?
[05:32] Soldier A
    You have some nerve, trying to talk to us.
[05:37] Soldier A
    You're nothing but low-stage scum.
[05:42] Soldier A
    You low-stage trash who can barely
    manage attack magic can only be useful
[05:46] Soldier A
    by contributing your measly
    mana to move this fortress!
[05:53] Soldier B
    If you don't wanna get hurt,
    don't get any funny ideas.
[05:59] Soldier C
    You guys are blessed, really.
[06:01] Soldier C
    You won't be killed until all your mana's gone.
[06:08] Soldier A
    All right.
[06:10] Soldier A
    You get to play a special little role.
[06:15] Girl
    N-No!
[06:17] Little girl
    Sis!
[06:17] Soldier A
    Someone as low-class as you will actually
    be of use to me. You should be honored!
[06:26] Girl
    Huh?
[06:35] Asta
    Man... what's with this crazy weather?
[06:39] Asta
    Well, that's a strong magic region for you.
[06:42] Asta
    Guess I don't have full
    control over it yet. Damn!
[06:47] Asta
    Demon-Slayer!
[06:55] Asta
    All right!
[07:02] Soldier A
    That robe... You must be a Magic Knight
     from the Clover Kingdom.
[07:06] Soldier A
    What are you doing here?
[07:09] Soldier A
    What's with this guy?
    He doesn't have any mana at all!
[07:13] Soldier B
    Hey, come on, now!
[07:14] Soldier C
    He came here by himself? What an idiot.
[07:18] Soldier A
    I don't know why you showed up,
    but you're just wasting your time!
[07:22] Soldier A
    I'll finish you off in an instant!
[07:24] Soldier A
    You piece of trash!
[07:29] Soldier B/C
    Wha—
[07:30] Asta
    Wasting time? That's my line.
[07:34] Asta
    I don't know how many of you there are,
    but I'll take care of you in an instant.
[07:39] Asta
    So all of you can come at me at once!
[07:42] Soldier B
    You brat!
[07:43] Soldier C
    Who do you think you are?
[07:50] Asta
    I'm one of the Clover Kingdom's Magic Knights,
    Asta of the Black Bulls!
[07:56] Asta
    I won't harm any of you!
[07:59] Asta
    Don't worry! You're safe now!
[08:06] Girl
    We're only being left alive... so that
    our mana can keep this fortress moving.
[08:14] Asta
    Her heart is... frightened?
[08:18] Girl
    We can never leave this place.
[08:22] Girl
    Even if we were to be freed,
    we couldn't escape this strong magic region.
[08:29] Girl
    Why did this happen?
    We don't want this war.
[08:35] Asta
    Who's the one making these
    people suffer like this?
[08:39] Girl
    The captain in charge of this
    fortress has an eerie magic.
[08:44] Girl
    He has some otherworldly, frightful power.
[08:50] Asta
    All right.
[08:52] Asta
    In that case, I'm gonna go beat
    down all the bad guys here.
[08:57] Girl
    What?! But that's impossible!
[09:00] Girl
    There are still so many soldiers, and...
[09:03] Asta
    Don't worry!
[09:08] Soldier D
    Are you the intruder?!
[09:10] Soldier E
    You won't get away!
[09:11] Asta
    Demon-Dweller!
[09:13] Asta
    Black Slash!
[09:22] Asta
    So you're up there, huh?
[09:27] Soldier I
    What the?!
[09:31] Soldier J
    Why, you—
[09:32] Soldier J
    Die!
[09:43] Soldier N
    Take this!
[09:47] Soldier R
    Who the hell are you?!
[09:53] Asta
    Hup!
[09:54] Asta
    You must be here.
[10:01] Soldier
    Well, you sure made a mess of things.
[10:05] Soldier
    It appears you also have the power of a devil.
[10:09] Asta
    How can you do something so
    awful to your own people?
[10:13] Soldier
    My people? Something awful?
[10:16] Soldier
    They're merely sacrificing themselves
    so that the Spade Kingdom can prosper.
[10:19] Soldier
    I don't know of anything more honorable
    that the lower-stage filth could do.
[10:24] Asta
    Your people aren't filth!
[10:28] Asta
    M-My body—
[10:35] Soldier
    I don't know how trash like you
    who doesn't have any mana
[10:38] Soldier
    managed to get your hands
    on the devil's power.
[10:43] Soldier
    But you're powerless against
    things you can't evade.
[10:45] Soldier
    You're no match for someone
    at a higher stage, like myself.
[10:50] Soldier
    Poison Creation Magic: Basilisk's Breath.
[10:54] Soldier
    In the end, you're absolutely worthless.
    You won't even serve as food for him.
[10:59] Asta
    Demon-Destroyer!
[11:06] Soldier
    What?
[11:08] Soldier
    He erased... the poison?
[11:11] Soldier
    How could scum like you have such a power?
[11:14] Asta
    You may have the devil's power,
[11:17] Asta
    but it looks like you've
    only got a tiny piece of it.
[11:21] Asta
    Sacrificing the citizens for the
    prosperity of your kingdom, my ass!
[11:26] Asta
    If you want to fight so badly,
[11:29] Asta
    I'll crush all of you!
[11:49] Noelle
    He definitely made a mess again...
    That Stupidsta.
[11:59] Villager
    What?
[12:00] Villager
    How did he...
[12:01] ---
    Impossible!
[12:02] Asta
    I beat the strongest guy,
    as well as everyone else!
[12:06] Asta
    You don't have to worry anymore!
[12:10] Asta
    Hey, it's Noelle and the others!
    Her water armor's always super cool!
[12:16] Asta
    And now she can use the traveling
    water bubble at the same time!
[12:19] Asta
    Man, she's really grown—
[12:21] Asta
    Huh?
[12:26] Noelle
    Hmph! Just so you know,
[12:28] Noelle
    controlling a transport spell while going
    through a strong magic region is super hard!
[12:34] Mimosa
    Yes, we know, Noelle.
[12:36] Mimosa
    We made it safely, so you did wonderfully.
[12:39] Mimosa
    Excellent work.
[12:41] Noelle
    Hey, who do you think
    you're talking to, Mimosa?
[12:43] Noelle
    I'm royalty.
[12:45] Mimosa
    I am, too...
[12:48] Noelle
    Hey, Stupidsta. What's the big idea
    of leaving me behind like that?
[12:53] Mimosa
    He's just being his usual self.
[12:56] Noelle
    Take me with you, for crying out loud.
[13:00] Finral
    I almost died from the excitement of
    being stuck with Noelle and Mimosa.
[13:04] Finral
    Wait, that's nonsense! I wasn't excited at all!
[13:07] Finral
    I only get excited over Miss Finnes now—
[13:12] Finral
    Are you all right, miss?!
    Who could have done something so awful?!
[13:16] Finral
    Allow me to gently take care of—
[13:19] Finral
    No, I can't! Not with anyone
    other than Miss Finnes!
[13:22] Little
    Sis, that guy is really weird.
[13:25] Asta
    You're so awesome, Finral!
    You've grown so much!
[13:30] Finral
    Thanks, Asta.
[13:31] Noelle
    There's nothing awesome
    about this. Are you stupid?
[13:35] Noelle
    I still have a hard time believing
    Finral has a fiancée.
[13:39] Noelle
    Are you sure you didn't just imagine her?
[13:41] Finral
    Noelle, she's totally real!
[13:47] Guy
    What's going on?
[13:48] Mimosa
    Plant Recovery Magic:
    Princess-Healing Flower Paradise.
[13:53] Mimosa
    I cannot recover your mana,
    but I can recover your stamina.
[13:59] Asta
    Mimosa's magic totally powered up, too!
[14:02] asta
    Way to go!
[14:04] Mimosa
    Thank you very much, Asta.
[14:06] Guy
    Wow.
[14:08] Lady
    But...
[14:13] Noelle
    The place where you live
    was taken over, too, right?
[14:17] Girl
    Yes.
[14:19] Girl
    Our town...
[14:22] Girl
    One night, without warning,
    that army suddenly showed up.
[14:27] Girl
    Anyone who defied them
    was killed on the spot.
[14:33] Girl
    If we go back there, we'll probably
    be executed for escaping.
[14:45] Noelle
    You don't need to worry about that.
[14:46] Girl
    Huh?
[14:48] Noelle
    Luck and Leopold are heading over there.
[14:54] (Flashback) Noelle
    Honestly, Stupidsta! Who does he think he is?
[14:57] (Flashback) Leopold
    We shall follow Asta's lead!
[14:59] (Flashback) Luck
    It's no fun leaving it all to Asta.
[15:04] Noelle
    Come to think of it, I never see
    her in formal attire anymore...
[15:08] (Flashback) Loropechika
    No! I have a separate mission
    for you, Leopold and Luck!
[15:13] (Flashback) Both
    Huh?
[15:14] (Flashback) Loropechika
    This is the perfect opportunity.
[15:15] (Flashback) Loropechika
    Let's take over the Spade Kingdom's
     outlying base!
[15:19] (Flashback) Both
    What?!
[15:21] (Flashback) Loropechika
    Noelle, Mimosa, and Finral,
    please go back Asta up.
[15:25] (Flashback) Finral
    U-Um... Do we really want to
    split up our forces like that?
[15:31] (Flashback) Loropechika
    It'll be all right.
[15:33] (Flashback) Loropechika
    I'm sure all of you will be fine now.
[15:42] Soldier S
    Man, I'm bored. Why do we have to waste
    our time watching over this dumb village?
[15:47] Soldier T
    Hey! Don't let the captain hear you!
[15:54] Soldier S
    An intruder!
[15:56] Soldier T
    Why, you—
[15:58] Soldier U
    You're mine!
[16:05] Luck
    Is this really...
[16:07] Luck
    all you guys have got?!
[16:08] Leopold
    I was told everyone here
    was stage two or lower.
[16:13] Leopold
    Which means it doesn't matter how many
    there are. They're no match for us!
[16:16] Leopold
    Flame Magic: Profound Spiral Flames!
[16:25] Luck
    Huh? Did we beat all of them already?
[16:28] Leopold
    Yes! There's no more left for you!
[16:31] Luck
    Boo.
[16:33] Luck
    We're all done over here.
[16:35] Asta
    That was so fast!
[16:37] Leopold
    Asta! You don't get to have all the fun!
[16:40] Asta
    Leo! Man, you sure did grow up!
[16:43] Leopold
    I am Fuegoleon and Mereoleona's little brother.
[16:46] Leopold
    Of course I've grown!
[16:49] Asta
    I'm so jealous!
[16:52] Finral
    I've marked this place, so I'm gonna head out.
     I'll come back for you guys later.
[16:56] Asta
    Thanks, Finral!
[17:00] Loropechika
    Looks like everything went well.
[17:02] Gaja
    We've received word that they were able
    to take over the base successfully.
[17:06] Loropechika
    I had confidence that
    they were up to the task,
[17:09] Loropechika
    but they far exceeded my expectations.
[17:10] Gaja
    Yes. But...
[17:13] Loropechika
    Yes.
[17:15] Loropechika
    The real battle has yet to begin.
[17:24] Villager
    Our town...
[17:24] Villager
    Are the soldiers gone?
[17:26] Lady
    We can go home?
[17:26] Some
    Really?
[17:28] Girl
    What do you intend to do to our town?
[17:31] Asta
    Huh? What do we intend to do to it?
[17:34] Girl
    I mean, the ones who just took it over...
[17:37] Girl
    Your friends are from the
    Clover Kingdom, right?
[17:42] Girl
    We can't survive unless we obey the strong.
[17:46] Girl
    Isn't that right?
[17:49] Asta
    What are we going to do?
    I mean, it's your town, isn't it?
[17:53] Asta
    We're not gonna do anything to it!
[17:54] Girl
    Huh?
[17:55] Asta
    Finral's gonna take all of you
    guys back there with his magic!
[17:59] Asta
    Just hang tight!
[18:00] Guy
    Really?
[18:01] ---
    They won't take our mana from us?
[18:02] Guy
    We really get to go back home?
[18:04] Guy
    That's great!
[18:05] Girl
    Thank you so much!
[18:07] Sister
    Thanks, mister!
[18:09] Asta
    We just want to defeat the devil
    that's in the Spade Kingdom!
[18:13] Girl
    The devil?
[18:15] Girl
    C-Currently, the Spade Kingdom
[18:19] Girl
    is ruled by sinister mages
    known as the Dark Triad,
[18:22] Girl
    along with the Dark Disciples, whom they've
    bestowed powers upon to help them rule.
[18:30] Girl
    They are all incredibly powerful.
[18:33] Girl
    I heard that the Dark Triad are
    as fearsome as devils themselves.
[18:39] Asta
    The Dark Triad...
[18:51] Dante
    It appears as though you've grown quite
    accustomed to using the devil's power, Zenon.
[18:57] Zenon
    Yes... For the most part.
[18:59] Zenon
    We've received reports that Candelo,
[19:02] Zenon
    the fortress we sent toward the Heart Kingdom,
    and our base on the border have fallen.
[19:08] Dante
    Just leave them be.
[19:10] Dante
    We need to give our soldiers something
    to do, or they'll get bored.
[19:14] Vanica
    Hey, Big Bro Dante!
    Why does Zenon get all the fun?
[19:20] Vanica
    You let him go to the Diamond
    Kingdom all by himself, too!
[19:22] Zenon
    I was more suited for that mission.
[19:25] Vanica
    What? But you only used about
    40% of your powers back there!
[19:31] Vanica
    I can do about that much too, you know.
[19:35] Vanica
    Aw... I wanna do something big, too!
[19:41] Dante
    You've grown much yourself, Vanica.
[19:43] Vanica
    Right?! So come on!
[19:46] Dante
    Yes, you're right.
    It's about time we make our move.
[19:51] Vanica
    Yay! I'll finally be able to eat
[19:55] Vanica
    that delicious treat I've been saving.
[19:59] Zenon
    Why did we wait half a year?
[20:02] Dante
    All so we could prepare for the time to come.
[20:05] Dante
    It'd be no fun if the game ended instantly.
[20:10] Dante
    We're going to wipe
    everything from this world.
[20:13] Dante
    All order, everything people have
    done, the blessings of nature...
[20:18] Dante
    We're going to make it all meaningless.
[20:20] Dante
    The keys we need to open the
    door are within our reach.
[20:26] Zenon
    The two arcane-stage mages...
[20:28] Dante
    They cannot escape.
[20:31] Dante
    All life is within the palms of our hands.
[20:45] Lily
    Asta's working hard even in other kingdoms.
[20:48] Lily
    But...
[20:49] Lily
    He wrote, "I think the big
    battle's going to start soon."
[20:54] Lily
    Oh, dear. It's getting cloudy.
[21:05] Lily
    O-Oh, no!
[21:09] Ralph
    Lord Yuno...
SIGN    Petit Clover
[22:42] All
    Petit Clover!
SIGN    Comparing Heights
[22:46] Mimosa
    Comparing Heights.
[22:50] Leopold
    Behold, Asta! See how much I've grown!
[22:53] Asta
    Well, I mean, I've grown, too,
    maybe, I think, somewhat!
[22:58] Asta
    If you look closer, I think you'll
    see we're about the same height!
[23:02] Leopold
    Don't be foolish! Then let
    us compare our heights!
[23:06] Leopold
    See? I told you!
[23:09] Mimosa
    Asta's in trouble!
[23:11] Mimosa
    I must help him!
[23:16] Asta
    See? We are about the same!
[23:19] Leopold
    But that's impossible!
[23:20] Mimosa
    Good for you, Asta.
[23:22] Mimosa
    While I'm at it, I'll just let you win.
[23:27] Asta
    How do you like that, Leo!
     I'm taller than you?!
[23:31] Leopold
    Uh, even I would notice this.
[23:39] Asta
    Leo! Who said you could grow without me?!
[23:42] Leopold
    Well, it has been six months.
[23:43] Noelle
    I've also grown these six...
    Hey! Just where are you looking?!
[23:47] Asta
    What?!
[23:48] Some
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