E11 - The Sophie Series (Part 1)

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[00:00] Clay
    Dragon...
[00:02] Clay
    Smash!
[00:08] Kassim
    Whoa, awesome!
[00:10] Clay
    I-I did it!
[00:12] Blade
    You just have to store up spirit, hone it,
    give it a "hiyah," and then go "bang!"
[00:17] Kassim
    Man, I'm surprised you pulled
    it off based on that, Clay.
[00:21] Clay
    Sophie!
[00:22] Clay
    Do you want to learn how to use it, too?
[00:25] Kassim
    No need to be shy!
[00:29] Clay
    Yeah.
[00:30] Clay
    You just store up spirit, hone it, give
    it a "gyuwawah," and then go "boom!"
[00:33] Kassim
    Huh?
[00:33] Kassim
    That's not what he said.
[00:35] Clay
    Wait, really?
[00:40] Une
    Dragon Smash.
[00:51] Kassim
    What's going on?!
[00:53] Blade
    Well, this is what Dragon Smash
    is supposed to look like.
[00:56] Kassim
    Seriously?!
[00:57] Kassim
    Clay's was so wimpy!
[01:00] Clay
    You're really amazing, Sophie.
[01:02] Clay
    It took me so many days to get it.
[01:04] Sophie
    Everyone, get away from her.
[01:05] Group
    What?!
[01:12] Sophie
    Blade.
[01:13] Sophie
    This is my battle to fight.
[01:16] Sophie
    I'll protect you.
[01:20] Group
    Th-There are two Sophies?!
[01:23] Earnest
    Wh-What's the meaning of this?!
[01:25] Maria
    A duplication technique?
[01:28] Une
    Dragon Smash.
[01:36] Earnest
    What was that?
[01:37] Blade
    Beats me.
[01:49] [SONG] Sign
    I look in your eyes, and I'm met with
[01:53] [SONG] Sign
    A brand-new me and dream
[02:07] [SONG] Sign
    Bravery? Naturally?
[02:10] [SONG] Sign
    Polar opposites within the heart
[02:13] [SONG] Sign
    But, you know, wanting to have both
[02:15] [SONG] Sign
    That's the saga of human nature
[02:18] [SONG] Sign
    Oh no, don't mind me
[02:20] [SONG] Sign
    Go ahead, and so on, you know the rest
[02:23] [SONG] Sign
    A little more? Wait, even harder?!
[02:26] [SONG] Sign
    Going overboard much?
[02:29] [SONG] Sign
    Those selfish emotions deep down
[02:31] [SONG] Sign
    Bringing them to light is
    what friendship's about
[02:33] [SONG] Sign
    Spending adolescence duking it out with pals
[02:36] [SONG] Sign
    I don't wanna lose
[02:40] [SONG] Sign
    We're off to the cutting edge moment
[02:43] [SONG] Sign
    Fight with best friends, and leave no regrets
[02:47] [SONG] Sign
    You should laugh, since
    you look best with a smile
[02:52] [SONG] Sign
    On the ropes?! No matter
    what we face, et cetera
[02:57] [SONG] Sign
    Just sit back and enjoy it
[03:00] [SONG] Sign
    Whatever may come, I'll
    be here to protect you
SIGN    Episode 11
[03:13] [SONG] Sign
    The Sophie Series (Part 1)
[03:28] Une
    I'm back.
[03:31] Trois
    Une must have failed her mission.
[03:34] Deux
    Yo, you can't be serious!
[03:36] Deux
    What a pain! Let's just go in guns blazing,
     and kill everyone in sight!
[03:40] Deux
    C'mon, it's killing time!
[03:44] Quatre
    Une.
[03:45] Quatre
    Did you find anyone cute worth killing?
[03:48] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy!
[03:50] Une
    This was an undercover scouting mission,
    in order to assess the situation.
[03:54] Une
    In that regard, it was a success.
[03:57] Trois
    You really did fail the mission.
[03:59] Trois
    Your lack of proof just confirms it...
[04:02] Trois
    Une can't do anything.
[04:03] Trois
    So useless...
[04:05] Une
    Cinq.
[04:06] Une
    You have permission to destroy.
[04:09] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy!
[04:12] Cinq
    Time to destroy Trois!
[04:17] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy!
[04:18] Trois
    It hurts!
[04:18] Quatre
    So, what was the outcome?
[04:21] Une
    I had them teach me.
[04:23] Deux
    Huh?
[04:24] Deux
    Be a little clearer.
[04:26] Une
    It's hard to explain with just words.
[04:28] Quatre
    In that case...
[04:33] Quatre
    Transmitting empirical data through
     mucosal contact is certainly useful.
[04:40] Une
    Deux.
[04:40] Deux
    Huh?
[04:42] Trois
    It hurts!
[04:43] Cinq
    Destroy!
[04:44] Trois
    I said it hurts, jackass!
[04:48] Quatre
    Come here, Trois.
[04:50] Une
    You too, Cinq.
[05:00] Deux
    Huh? What was your goal here?
[05:02] Une
    Like I said, I had them teach me.
[05:04] Une
    Dragon Smash.
[05:07] Group
    Dragon Smash!
[05:12] Quatre
    You know this isn't our goal.
[05:15] Deux
    Totally not!
[05:16] Trois
    What we were commanded to do...
[05:18] Cinq
    Assassination! Assassination!
[05:22] Une
    Yes. You're absolutely right.
[05:40] Blade
    What are you about to show us?
[05:41] Eliza
    Just be quiet and watch!
[05:43] Yessica
    Here I go!
[05:53] Yessica
    Eliza, this is incredible!
[05:55] Eliza
    It's still a prototype,
    but it looks like it worked!
[05:59] Blade
    So, which part of that was impressive?
[06:01] Blade
    All it did was fire off some
    stored-up spirit over and over.
[06:04] Eliza
    I don't need the opinion of a superorganism
[06:06] Eliza
    who can hone and store his spirit
     all by himself!
[06:08] Eliza
    That's hard for us regular human beings!
[06:11] Blade
    It's hard, huh?
[06:12] Eliza
    However!
[06:13] Eliza
    By honing spirit and charging
    it up into these cartridges,
[06:16] Eliza
    now anyone can activate it at
    any time that they see fit!
[06:19] Blade
    I get it now.
[06:25] Earnest
    Blade.
[06:25] Blade
    Oh, she's here.
[06:33] Blade
    What do you want to learn?
[06:39] Quatre
    How to make babies?
[06:42] Claire
    Eh?
[06:43] Earnest
    You know that's not happening!
[06:46] Quatre
    Then...
[06:47] Quatre
    How I can kill you!
[06:50] Blade
    I'm fine with that.
[06:51] Earnest
    You are?
[06:53] Quatre
    Time to die, then!
[06:55] Blade
    Sure. Come at me!
[07:06] Quatre
    I can't kill you!
[07:07] Quatre
    Do a better job teaching me!
[07:08] Blade
    What?!
[07:10] Blade
    But if I actually teach you,
     I'll end up dead!
[07:13] Quatre
    Then...
[07:16] Quatre
    Kill me instead.
[07:18] Earnest
    Hey, Sophie!
[07:22] Claire
    What?!
[07:23] Earnest
    Th-That's...
[07:26] Earnest
    S-Sophie?!
[07:28] Blade
    Ah, Sophie.
[07:29] Quatre
    Just when we were getting to the good part.
[07:32] Sophie
    I'm the one you're up against.
[07:36] Quatre
    Well, bye now.
[07:40] Blade
    How many does that make?
[07:42] Earnest
    First, the one with a sword.
[07:44] Earnest
    After that, a club, then a spear...
[07:47] Earnest
    So this is the fourth?
[07:53] Blade
    Here, open wide.
[07:54] Blade
    Ahh!
[07:57] Earnest
    Hey, what do you think is
    the deal with those girls?
[08:00] Clay
    I'm not sure, but they're good learners.
[08:03] Earnest
    Yeah, they're really passionate.
[08:06] Yessica
    I wouldn't call it passion...
[08:08] Earnest
    Do you think they're Sophie's sisters?
[08:10] Earnest
    They should all just enroll in the academy.
[08:13] Yessica
    Hold on, Anna.
[08:14] Yessica
    Let's think this through a bit.
[08:16] Yessica
    Don't you find it at least a little weird?
[08:18] Earnest
    Huh?
[08:19] Claire
    You've become a lot like Blade lately.
[08:22] Maria
    In your lack of common sense, that is.
[08:25] Earnest
    Ahem.
[08:26] Earnest
    Do you have anything to say about the
    unusual situation we find ourselves in?
[08:31] Kassim
    She's gone into Empress mode.
SIGN    Um...
SIGN    Do you mind if I say something?
[08:36] Earnest
    Go ahead.
SIGN    Well...
SIGN    From an outside perspective,  it seems clear to me...
SIGN    that those girls are seriously  trying to kill Blade!
[08:45] Earnest
    I do the same thing when
    I attack him during lessons.
[08:49] Kassim
    Me, too!
[08:50] Leonard
    If anything, I'd finish him off.
[08:52] Mao
    Don't forget that I'm the
    one who will kill him.
SIGN    What?! Um, sorry!
SIGN    Sorry, sorry, sorry!
[08:59] Blade
    Lay off her already.
    Can't you see that she's scared?
[09:02] Earnest
    Am I being scolded by Blade?!
SIGN    BA-DUMP
SIGN    Um, I didn't mean it in  the way that you all do.
SIGN    Pretending to be Sophie to get close to him...
SIGN    Attacking him with clear murderous intent...
SIGN    That has to be...
[09:13] Earnest
    Um, give me a second here.
[09:16] Earnest
    The most probable conclusion we can
    arrive at from all of these facts is...
[09:24] Earnest
    that Blade is being targeted by assassins!
[09:28] Earnest
    Sophie!
[09:30] Earnest
    What's wrong?
[09:32] Sophie
    I just found out that none of you
    realized that they were assassins.
[09:37] Earnest
    Wait! D-Don't worry!
[09:39] Earnest
    We knew all along! We really did!
[09:41] Blade
    I had it figured out from the start.
[09:43] Earnest
    Act a little scared about it, then!
[09:45] Cu
    Is someone after your life, Parent?
[09:48] Sophie
    It's fine.
[09:50] Sophie
    I'll protect Blade.
[10:01] Cinq
    You all failed!
[10:03] Cinq
    It's me next!
[10:04] Cinq
    I'll destroy! Destroy!
[10:05] Cinq
    Can I destroy him?
[10:06] Deux
    Shut your trap.
[10:07] Deux
    You're giving me a headache.
[10:09] Trois
    I haven't failed yet.
[10:12] Trois
    That must be it.
[10:13] Trois
    The lack of proof just confirms it.
[10:16] Quatre
    The Great Hero couldn't kill me.
[10:19] Quatre
    That means I can kill him next time, right?
[10:23] Cinq
    Destroy, destroy!
[10:24] Une
    Be quiet.
[10:24] Cinq
    Destroy everything!
[10:26] Une
    Wasting unnecessary energy
     will only shorten your lifespan.
[10:31] Researcher
    Une.
[10:34] Researcher
    Deux. Trois.
[10:36] Researcher
    Quatre.
[10:39] Researcher
    Cinq.
[10:42] Researcher
    It's up to you to show everyone
[10:45] Researcher
    that an Artificial Great Hero can
    surpass even the Great Hero himself.
[10:49] Researcher
    Kill the Great Hero Blade,
    and prove the validity of our research.
[10:56] Une
    We understand.
[10:58] Une
    That is the sole reason that
    we were brought to life.
[11:06] Group
    We're the strongest!
[11:27] Iona
    Is that you, Sophie?
[11:29] Sophie
    Yes.
[11:30] Iona
    Please deactivate your stealth.
[11:31] Iona
    It makes it difficult to
    detect you with my sensors.
[11:34] Sophie
    I don't want to wake Blade up.
[11:37] Iona
    Are you worried about Master?
[11:39] Iona
    There is no need to worry.
[11:40] Iona
    I am always by his side.
[11:44] Iona
    Would you like to sleep next to him as well?
[11:47] Iona
    Now is your chance to do so
     as much as you like.
[11:49] Sophie
    No, thanks.
[11:51] Iona
    Please leave it to me.
[11:53] Iona
    I will protect Master with my life.
[11:55] Sophie
    I'll do what I can to protect Blade, too.
[11:59] Sophie
    Even if it means death.
[12:09] Sophie
    Give up.
[12:10] Sophie
    You can't kill Blade.
[12:12] Sophie
    We won't let you.
[12:14] Une
    No, we will.
[12:16] Une
    That is what we were commanded to do,
    and the only purpose of our lives.
[12:21] Sophie
    The Artificial Great Hero Project was
    abandoned, with me as the final subject.
[12:25] Sophie
    The modifications you received did
    not follow the proper procedure.
[12:29] Sophie
    That must have had a considerable
    impact on your bodies.
[12:32] Une
    I know that.
[12:34] Une
    We have very short lifespan,
[12:36] Une
    unlike you.
[12:38] Sophie
    Instead of using the limited time
     left to you to obey commands,
[12:42] Sophie
    can't you live as humans,
    and spend it in the light of day?
[12:45] Une
    Our orders are absolute.
[12:47] Une
    If you want to stop us...
[12:49] Une
    There's only one way.
[12:53] Une
    Deep down, I'm sure you've realized it, too.
[13:14] Une
    We'll be waiting.
[13:17] Une
    In our world, where the
    light of day does not reach.
[13:32] Blade
    Sophie is pint-sized today!
[13:35] Cinq
    Cinq!
[13:36] Blade
    Hm?
[13:36] Cinq
    My name is Cinq!
[13:38] Cinq
    Not Sophie!
[13:39] Maria
    So they have their own names.
[13:41] Eliza
    I believe that Cinq is an ancient lost word
[13:45] Eliza
    that signifies the number five.
[13:47] Blade
    Are there only five of you?
[13:50] Claire
    Is it okay for you to tell us that?
[13:52] Cinq
    It wasn't!
[13:53] Yessica
    Well, I don't think she could have
    pretended to be Sophie if she tried.
[13:58] Cinq
    Forget I said that!
[13:59] Cinq
    Or else I'll destroy you!
[14:00] Blade
    Okay, okay!
[14:01] Blade
    I forgot it!
[14:02] Cinq
    Good, good.
[14:03] Cinq
    But I'm still gonna destroy you!
[14:11] Earnest
    Hey, Blade!
[14:12] Earnest
    Stick to the plan!
[14:14] Blade
    I know I should!
[14:18] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
[14:23] Eliza
    Not even a superorganism
    can withstand that...
[14:28] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
[14:33] Earnest
    Blade.
[14:34] Earnest
    C'mon, wake up.
[14:35] Earnest
    How long are you going to stay dead?
[14:38] Cu
    He finally woke up!
[14:39] Iona
    Master won every exercise
    that took place in virtual reality.
[14:43] Iona
    He is unaccustomed to dying.
[14:45] Blade
    Where's Cinq?!
[14:47] Earnest
    She left already.
[14:48] Earnest
    In an extremely good mood, at that.
[14:50] Eliza
    I don't think she realized she had
    been led into virtual reality.
[14:54] Eliza
    So, if she's convinced that she
    killed Mr. Superorganism,
[14:57] Eliza
    our plan is a success!
[14:59] Earnest
    I just hope she doesn't find out.
[15:00] Blade
    I know, right?
[15:01] Blade
    If she does...
[15:04] Cinq
    You tricked me!
[15:06] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
[15:09] Cinq
    Lemme destroy you!
[15:09] Blade
    I knew that's how she'd react!
[15:11] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
[15:13] Blade
    Whoa, she's pissed!
[15:14] Iona
    Academy Building No. 2 is at 30% damage.
[15:17] Iona
    Any more damage carries the risk of collapse,
[15:20] Iona
    so I propose that we relocate to Building
    No. 3, which has been fully evacuated.
[15:23] Blade
    Well, tell her that!
[15:25] Blade
    I'm sure she wouldn't listen!
[15:30] Deux
    I can kill him, right?!
[15:32] Deux
    Right?!
[15:37] Deux
    I'm here to kill you, so stop running!
[15:39] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
[15:41] Iona
    I will proceed to steer them.
[15:42] Iona
    Leave it to me.
[15:47] Iona
    Yo momma's got a big ol' outie!
[15:51] Blade
    What's that mean?
[15:52] Iona
    It is a phrase used to taunt
    others in a lost ancient language.
[15:55] Iona
    Unfortunately, its meaning has
    been deleted from my records.
[16:00] Blade
    It worked!
[16:04] Earnest
    Here they come!
[16:05] Earnest
    It's up to all of you!
SIGN    Understood!
[16:08] Karen
    But, Altia...
[16:09] Miriam
    Are we really strong enough to defeat them?
[16:12] Levia
    We messed up during our last exam...
[16:14] Simone
    Can we really do it?
SIGN    Well...
[16:18] Earnest
    You'll be fine.
[16:19] Earnest
    It's okay if you don't want to kill anyone.
[16:21] Earnest
    They're on the same level as Sophie.
[16:23] Earnest
    Launch your spells at them,
    and don't hold back!
[16:25] Group
    Yes!
[16:27] Blade
    You've got this!
[16:33] Earnest
    Fire!
[16:52] Earnest
    Blade, you can also use magic?
[16:54] Blade
    Hm? A little.
[16:56] Iona
    Now is your chance to take them alive.
[16:59] Earnest
    What? That wasn't enough?!
[17:05] Group
    Artificial Great Hero Power!
[17:07] Blade
    You'd better stand back.
[17:08] Earnest
    Eh?
[17:12] Iona
    Master.
[17:13] Iona
    That is a black hole.
[17:15] Iona
    I propose that we withdraw immediately.
[17:17] Iona
    Otherwise...
[17:26] Blade
    Hold out for ten seconds!
[17:34] Deux
    You think it's over? No way.
[17:38] Cinq
    Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
[17:40] Iona
    Once a black hole has formed,
    it will not die out by itself.
[17:44] Blade
    What?!
[17:45] Blade
    Okay, what now?
[17:50] Karen
    Altia!
[18:00] Blade
    Sophie!
[18:04] Sophie
    Artificial Great Hero Power.
[18:06] Sophie
    Ten. Nine. Eight.
[18:09] Sophie
    Seven. Six.
[18:11] Sophie
    Five. Four.
[18:14] Sophie
    Three... Two...
[18:17] Sophie
    One...
[18:28] Blade
    You did well, Sophie.
[18:32] Earnest
    Blade...
[19:11] Blade
    Oh, you're awake?
[19:16] Blade
    You're supposed to cut
    them like rabbits, right?
[19:19] Blade
    Did I get it right?
[19:21] Sophie
    You're right about the rabbits.
[19:23] Sophie
    But wrong about how you cut them.
[19:25] Blade
    Huh? I'm not supposed to use this?
[19:31] Sophie
    Any casualities?
[19:32] Blade
    Ah, no one died.
[19:34] Blade
    A few people were injured,
[19:36] Blade
    but it's okay, since Claire
    healed them in time.
[19:38] Blade
    And I just got a few scrapes.
[19:41] Sophie
    I see.
[19:42] Sophie
    Sorry for causing so much trouble.
[19:44] Blade
    We're all fine with it, so no worries.
[19:49] Blade
    Can you tell me about them?
[19:54] Sophie
    Those girls... are me.
[19:57] Sophie
    Specimens created with the same cloning
    technology, with further modifications...
[20:03] Sophie
    and successfully manifested
    Artificial Great Hero powers
[20:06] Sophie
    after receiving implants
    of the rare metal Heronium.
[20:09] Sophie
    They've been given numbers,
    so I feel like that must be the case.
[20:13] Blade
    You mean the Artificial Great Hero Project?
[20:17] Sophie
    I was rescued by the king,
[20:20] Sophie
    but those girls didn't
    have anyone to help them.
[20:25] Sophie
    I met you at this academy,
    and made friends with everyone.
[20:30] Sophie
    You were my salvation.
[20:32] Blade
    You're the one who saved me.
[20:35] Blade
    You've suffered so much, all because
    of the Great Hero's powers.
[20:38] Blade
    And yet you forgave me, the Great Hero.
[20:42] Sophie
    I already told you.
[20:43] Sophie
    I take pride in these powers of mine.
[20:45] Sophie
    I never once resented you.
[20:48] Blade
    I want to be friends with them, too.
[20:53] Blade
    Earnest suggested that all five of
    them should enroll in this school.
[20:56] Sophie
    That can't happen.
[20:57] Blade
    Huh?
[20:59] Sophie
    The Artificial Great Heroes were born to
    defeat the Great Hero... that is, you.
[21:04] Sophie
    Their sole purpose in life is to surpass you.
[21:08] Sophie
    I was rescued before any
    neural modifications,
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    so I wasn't programmed as such...
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    but those girls can't disobey their orders.
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    And besides...
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    The sunny disposition that
    brings a smile to your face
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    As well as the heroic sense of justice
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    They may be a part of me,
    but that's not all there is
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    That image of me
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    Has taken on a life of its own
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    Hey, wait up
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    Won't you be friends with me?
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    Let's shake hands, another self of mine
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    The wounds we cannot bear alone
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    The dangers that we keep hidden
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    We're all hiding them within
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    Standing ready to strike
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    The shadow lurking beneath the light
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    The muffled sounds coming from my lips
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    They make me feel that I am alive
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    It's a sign
SIGN    Next Time
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    The Sophie Series (Part 2)