E12 - Ruler and Sword

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[00:01] Lis
    Big Sis, Sir Tooka...
[00:05] Seras
    Lis.
[00:06] Seras
    Remember what Sir Tooka said?
[00:08] Seras
    He has the best chance
    of survival in this situation.
[00:11] Seras
    Sir Tooka would never lie without reason.
[00:14] Seras
    I'm sure that he'll come back with Eve.
[00:19] Eve
    My throat... I can't speak...
[00:23] Itsuki
    This thing can still move,
    even after eating my Stage Two?
[00:28] Eve
    Her precision is growing with every thrust.
[00:30] Eve
    She's the type to mature
    in real combat, is she?!
[00:36] Itsuki
    Found it.
[00:37] Eve
    Oh no!
[00:38] Hijiri
    Itsuki.
[00:41] Itsuki
    I've been waiting for you, Sis.
[00:44] Hijiri
    I see Kashima-san's safe.
[00:46] Itsuki
    Well, it was a pretty close call.
[00:49] Itsuki
    Sis...
[00:51] Itsuki
    Can I ask why you stopped me
    from delivering the final blow?
[00:55] Hijiri
    That isn't a monster.
[00:56] Itsuki
    Huh?
[00:57] Hijiri
    Her disposition isn't like those
    we've fought thus far.
[01:00] Itsuki
    A lioness, huh?
[01:01] Hijiri
    A leopard.
[01:03] Itsuki
    Huh?
[01:04] Hijiri
    A leopard.
[01:05] Itsuki
    So, like, does it make any difference?
[01:09] Hijiri
    What sets her apart
     from a monster is her intelligence.
[01:12] Hijiri
    The will in her eyes
    and the way she carries herself
[01:15] Hijiri
    actually strike me as closer to human.
[01:17] Itsuki
    Meaning... what, exactly?
[01:20] Hijiri
    We can most likely communicate
    in earnest with her.
[01:23] Itsuki
    But it doesn't seem like she can talk.
[01:25] Hijiri
    It seems you disabled
    her voice with your attack.
[01:28] Itsuki
    Wait, I did? Did I screw up?
[01:30] Itsuki
    Shit, I did...
[01:32] Itsuki
    I messed up big-time.
[01:33] Hijiri
    First, allow me to apologize
    for my younger sister.
[01:37] Hijiri
    She tends to jump the gun,
[01:39] Hijiri
    and she prioritized my orders such
    that she rushed in recklessly.
[01:42] Itsuki
    I-I-I'm sorry.
[01:44] Itsuki
    I have a habit of leaping to action
    when my sister's not around.
[01:47] Hijiri
    That said, my instructions were lacking.
[01:49] Eve
    She seems reasonable,
    but she's got her guard up.
[01:50] Hijiri
    Now, I'd like to ask you a few questions.
[01:52] Hijiri
    I know you still can't talk,
    so could I ask you to answer with gestures?
[01:54] Eve
    This feeling...
[01:56] Eve
    It's different...
[01:57] Hiji
    Do you bear any hostility for the three of us?
[01:59] Hijiri
    Then do you have any issue
    with us all parting ways?
[02:03] Eve
    But they remind me of Tooka.
[02:09] Eve
    Who is this woman?
[02:12] Hijiri
    Hijiri Takao. That's my name.
[02:15] Hijiri
    We're humans from another world.
[02:17] Eve
    Why identify yourself...?
[02:19] Kashima
    She spoke!
[02:20] Itsuki
    Thank goodness!
[02:20] Hijiri
    A show of courtesy...
[02:23] Itsuki
    If she never spoke again,
    I'd be racked with guilt forever!
[02:23] Hijiri
    Eve Speed.
[02:26] Hijiri
    Quick to let your reactions
    show on your face, are you?
[02:29] Hijiri
    I heard the rumors of a leopardman
    bloodsport warrior who went missing.
[02:35] Hijiri
    You... aren't alone, are you?
[02:37] Hijiri
    Perhaps you're searching for someone
    you've been separated from.
[02:41] Eve
    Exactly.
[02:43] Eve
    I'm looking for my liege.
[02:46] Hijiri
    If you're so intent on finding them,
[02:49] Hijiri
    that suggests you anticipate that
    they weathered the monster stampede, yes?
[02:54] Hijiri
    Meaning your liege possesses the ability to
    survive an encounter with human-faced beasts.
[03:01] Eve
    Your insight is stunning.
[03:04] Eve
    However, my liege cannot be
     gauged by such a simple measure.
[03:09] Hijiri
    Now I'm even more intrigued.
[03:15] Touka
    Paralyze!
[03:16] Touka
    Berserk! Berserk! Berserk!
[03:25] Touka
    Piggymaru!
[03:31] Touka
    Sleep!
[03:37] Touka
    Poison!
[03:44] Touka
    I still have MP in reserve.
[03:44] Sign
    Tooka Mimori
[03:44] Sign
    Attack
[03:44] Sign
    Defense
[03:44] Sign
    Stamina
[03:44] Sign
    Agility
[03:44] Sign
    Intelligence
[03:46] Touka
    But Piggymaru's...
[03:49] Touka
    You did a great job.
[03:57] Touka
    I bet you're well past your limit, too.
[03:59] Touka
    If you really feel yourself hitting it,
     let me know. Don't hide it.
[04:03] Touka
    I'll handle the rest from there.
[04:05] Touka
    Once we part ways,
[04:07] Touka
    I'll leave Seras and the others to you.
[04:13] Touka
    Must've gotten banged up in that fall..
[04:17] Touka
    Still, I've made it this far.
[04:22] Touka
    Status: Open.
[04:25] Touka
    I've even reached Level 2,000.
[04:25] Sign
    Tooka Mimori
[04:25] Sign
    Attack
[04:25] Sign
    Defense
[04:25] Sign
    Stamina
[04:25] Sign
    Agility
[04:25] Sign
    Intelligence
SIGN    E-Class Hero
[04:27] Touka
    But my energy and wounds don't recover
[04:29] Touka
    no matter how high my values climb.
[04:31] Touka
    I'm starting to feel weak, too.
[04:33] Touka
    Also...
[04:35] Touka
    There's one left.
[04:36] Touka
    Most likely a human-faced beast.
[04:39] Touka
    You've been watching all this time, right?
[04:41] Touka
    I can't inflict anything on it
    without line of sight.
[04:44] Touka
    That's the most crucial condition
    to activating my status ailment skill.
[04:48] Touka
    And this last human-faced beast
    has picked up on that.
[04:52] Touka
    This is the final stage of our battle.
[04:58] Sign
    Ruler and Sword
[05:03] Touka
    Slei!
[05:42] Touka
    Piggymaru...
[05:44] Touka
    Sorry, but could I ask you
    to do one last job for me?
[06:26] Touka
    Paralyze!
[06:28] Touka
    Your real target is above you!
[06:31] Touka
    Berserk!
[06:39] Touka
    Yeah, that's right.
[06:42] Touka
    I used my mask as a decoy
    and made you think,
[06:46] Touka
    "This is a trap. He's going to flank me."
[06:51] Touka
    Then, while you were distracted by Piggymaru,
[06:53] Touka
    I leapt into the air
[06:56] Touka
    so I could get a full view of you.
[06:59] Touka
    You were preventing me from
    using my skill by hiding yourself,
[07:02] Touka
    except that also meant...
[07:04] Touka
    you couldn't see me either.
[07:10] Touka
    Status: Open.
[07:12] Sign
    Tooka Mimori
[07:12] Sign
    Attack
[07:12] Sign
    Defense
[07:12] Sign
    Agility
[07:12] Sign
    Stamina
[07:12] Sign
    Intelligence
[07:12] Touka
    I'm surprised I've hit critical.
[07:19] Voice
    You have leveled up.
[07:21] Voice
    Your Paralyze Skill has leveled up.
[07:24] Voice
    An advanced skill has been unlocked.
[07:26] Touka
    An advanced skill?
[07:30] Touka
    Sorry for pushing you guys so hard.
[07:33] Touka
    Now, shall we head back
    to Seras and the others?
[07:38] Touka
    My legs are in bad shape.
[07:45] Touka
    I have plenty of MP.
[07:47] Touka
    It'll all come down to my stamina.
[07:52] Touka
    Par—
[07:57] Touka
    Ah...
[07:59] Touka
    I had a feeling this might happen.
[08:02] Eve
    I've found you, my liege.
[08:07] Touka
    I get Slei and Piggymaru, but me too?
[08:12] Eve
    My strength is one of my best assets.
[08:15] Eve
    While I was searching for you,
[08:16] Eve
    I encountered heroes from another world.
[08:18] Eve
    Hijiri Takao, Itsuki, and
    another girl called Kashima.
[08:22] Touka
    The Takao sisters and Kashima, huh?
[08:25] Touka
    And what of my name?
[08:26] Eve
    I did not give it.
[08:27] Eve
    I didn't know what their
    relationship with you was like.
[08:30] Touka
    Yeah, good call.
[08:32] Touka
    It's best if Mimori Touka stays dead to them.
[08:35] Touka
    It's easy to imagine the 2-C heroes becoming
    an obstacle to my revenge on the goddess.
[08:40] Eve
    Your mind is still turning even when
     you're gravely injured, isn't it?
[08:44] Touka
    I'd honestly love to find somewhere
    we can take a break, though.
[08:52] Seras
    Slei?
[08:54] Lis
    Ah!
[08:54] Sera
    And...
[08:56] Sera
    Sir Tooka!
[08:58] Lis
    Big Sis! Sir Tooka!
[09:00] Lis
    Little Slei and Piggymaru!
[09:03] Lis
    Big Sis!
[09:04] Eve
    I came back alive, just as I promised.
[09:07] Seras
    Ahem.
[09:09] Seras
    Sir Tooka,
[09:11] Seras
    I'm glad to see you safe.
[09:13] Touka
    Seras, could you check on Slei for me?
[09:20] Sign
    Failure Frame
[09:20] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[09:20] Sign
    I Became the Strongest and
    Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells
[09:24] Eve
    Well then, I'll go stand watch.
[09:27] Touka
    Sorry.
[09:28] Touka
    I know you're probably tired too.
[09:31] Eve
    My fatigue is nothing compared to yours.
[09:35] Seras
    I'm done.
[09:37] Touka
    You're able to tend wounds,
    and you can wield a sword.
[09:39] Touka
    I couldn't ask for more.
[09:41] Touka
    Hmm?
[09:42] Seras
    I also know how to sew.
[09:44] Touka
    I'd appreciate it.
[09:45] Seras
    Leave it to me.
[09:50] Seras
    You can't sleep?
[09:52] Touka
    Guess I'm still too on edge for that.
[09:55] Touka
    But even so, just lying down
     is an improvement.
[09:59] Seras
    Well, I'm not sure if this well help
    calm your nerves or not, but...
[10:04] Touka
    Get some sleep.
[10:05] Seras
    Um, to be honest, I'm tense too,
    so I don't feel like I could rest.
[10:09] Touka
    I get it. She's just pretending right now.
[10:13] Touka
    Then I'll take you up on that.
[10:16] Touka
    I haven't really slept in someone's lap
    since my aunt let me do it ages ago.
[10:24] Touka
    Seras?
[10:26] Seras
    Please don't carry everything
    all by yourself.
[10:30] Touka
    Did I look that worn down?
[10:33] Seras
    Even when all the creatures in this
    Land of Monsters beset us at once,
[10:36] Seras
    you put on a brave face and acted
    as if it were nothing to you.
[10:42] Seras
    Eve and Lis were reassured to see it, but...
[10:46] Touka
    I guess you could sense the lies mixed in.
[10:48] Seras
    Yes.
[10:51] Seras
    Sometimes I get scared.
[10:53] Seras
    Scared that one day you'll charge
    yourself with a task too heavy
[10:57] Seras
    and you'll suddenly fall apart.
[10:59] Seras
    That worries me.
[11:03] Touka
    Seras.
[11:05] Touka
    If you insist on worrying about me,
[11:07] Touka
    then support me as best you
    can so that doesn't happen.
[11:12] Seras
    Yes.
[11:13] Seras
    Trust that I will, Sir Tooka.
[11:18] Father
    I'll kill you, brat!
[11:18] Touka
    I've been regaining the Touka I was back then.
[11:22] YoungTouka
    Just try and break me if you can!
[11:22] Touka
    Had I stayed the "normal"
    person I became over time,
[11:25] Touka
    I'm sure this world would've
    broken me long ago.
[11:29] Touka
    So for now...
[11:31] Touka
    this is fine.
[11:34] Seras
    However, please come to me without reservation
    whenever it becomes hard for you.
[11:39] Seras
    If there's anything I can do to help,
[11:40] Seras
    I'll happily oblige however I can.
[11:44] Touka
    You're such an overprotective vice captain.
[11:47] Seras
    I would rather you say I'm devoted.
[11:52] Touka
    Maybe this is what it's like
     to have an older sister.
[11:55] Seras
    Speaking of, Sir Tooka, how old are you?
[11:58] Touka
    Hmm? I'm seventeen.
[12:00] Seras
    What? You're younger than me?
[12:03] Touka
    Well, of course I am.
[12:04] Touka
    High elves are longer-lived
    than humans, right?
[12:07] Seras
    Nineteen.
[12:09] Touka
    Is that your age?
[12:12] Touka
    I was convinced you must've
     lived for a century or so.
[12:15] Touka
    Wait, hold on.
[12:16] Touka
    How old did you think I was?
[12:18] Seras
    I thought you were in your
    early or mid-twenties.
[12:20] Seras
    Um, you're just so calm about everything.
[12:24] Touka
    I see.
[12:26] Seras
    There's so much I still don't
    know about you, isn't there?
[12:30] Touka
    I could say the same.
[12:31] Touka
    So, do you plan on treating me
    like a younger brother now?
[12:35] Seras
    No, you are the ruler of the
    Lord of the Flies' War Band.
[12:39] Seras
    Even if you're younger than me,
[12:40] Seras
    I shall not regard the ruler
    I swore loyalty to any differently.
[12:44] Touka
    I'm not really fit to be a ruler, you know?
[12:48] Seras
    No, Sir Tooka.
[12:49] Seras
    You are my dear, one and only
     ruler right now.
[12:54] Touka
    I see...
[13:02] Seras
    Sir Tooka?
[13:03] Seras
    Have you fallen asleep already?
[13:06] Seras
    Truly, you were utterly worn out, weren't you?
[13:09] Seras
    Sir Tooka...
[13:17] Seras
    So this is what Sir Tooka looks
    like when he's acting his age...
[13:23] Seras
    I never thought I would feel
    this way for someone.
[13:27] Seras
    So this is...
[13:32] Seras
    Sir Tooka?
[13:56] Seras
    Sir Tooka...
[13:58] Seras
    This is...
[14:21] Seras
    What... was I about to...
[14:32] Touka
    Hmm?
[14:38] Touka
    Seras.
[14:39] Touka
    You can't sleep?
[14:41] Seras
    I'm terribly sorry.
[14:44] Touka
    Why are you apologizing?
[14:45] Seras
    F-Forgive me.
[14:47] Touka
    Shall I use my skill to put you to sleep?
[14:50] Seras
    Please.
[14:52] Touka
    Sleep.
[15:02] Touka
    I see...
[15:05] Touka
    At some point, I started letting myself
    be that vulnerable around you, huh?
[15:10] Kashima
    Once again, thank you very much, Takao-san.
[15:14] Itsuki
    Whoa, you're super formal, Kashima.
[15:17] Itsuki
    You can call me Itsuki.
[15:19] Itsuki
    My sister and I are both Takaos, you know?
[15:21] Itsuki
    By the way, I wanted to ask you something.
[15:24] Kashima
    S-Sure. What is it?
[15:26] Itsuki
    Why are you in Asagi's group?
[15:29] Kashima
    Huh?
[15:29] Itsuki
    You're way more like the class prez,
    no matter how you cut it.
[15:33] Kashima
    Well, it's because...
[15:35] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    Man, I knew you couldn't do it.
[15:38] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    Good thing I'm here
    for our timid little pigeon.
[15:42] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    Let me help you with that.
[15:45] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    Good job, little pigeon!
[15:46] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    You've passed the test,
    and that settles things!
[15:50] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    Humanity has always survived
    by joining hands, meow.
[15:53] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    But if we don't start helping
    each other after joining up,
[15:56] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    then we end up crushing each other, woof.
[15:58] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    So we all need to look
    after one another, cluck.
[16:02] (Flashback) Ikusaba
    Kobato-san, are you listening to me?
[16:08] Kashima
    So I'm going to stick with Asagi-san's group.
[16:11] Itsuki
    Asagi's kinda got a dangerous
     vibe though, you know?
[16:15] Kashima
    Yes, I know.
[16:17] Kashima
    And someday, that might
    be what saves Sogou-san.
[16:21] Itsuki
    Huh?
[16:33] Seras
    Um, Sir Tooka?
[16:35] Touka
    What is it?
[16:36] Seras
    There's something I'd like
    to confess to you one day.
[16:40] Touka
    "One day," huh?
[16:42] Seras
    Yes.
[16:43] Seras
    Right now I lack the courage to do so.
[16:46] Seras
    So please give me some time.
[16:50] Touka
    All right.
[16:53] Seras
    I know it's unfair to make this so one-sided.
[16:57] Seras
    But if I confess, then I
    might lose Sir Tooka's trust.
[17:02] Seras
    However, I have to tell him eventually,
[17:05] Seras
    even if he curses me for it
[17:07] Seras
    and even if it destroys
    our current relationship.
[17:10] Touka
    If Seras hasn't realized that I already know,
    then things are fine as they are for now.
[17:16] Touka
    I know Seras will eventually come clean.
[17:19] Seras
    I'll tell him I love him,
[17:20] Seras
    which terrifies me more
    than crossing swords with any foe.
[17:25] Seras
    So, Sir Tooka,
[17:27] Seras
    please give me time to muster my courage.
[17:31] Seras
    Until then...
[17:33] Touka
    Until then...
[17:35] Seras
    I will be my ruler's sword.
[17:37] Touka
    I will play the role of Seras's liege.
[17:41] Sign
    Witch's Territory
[17:42] Seras
    This is a magic seal.
[17:46] Touka
    Is it the kind that triggers
     a trap under certain conditions?
[17:49] Seras
    A portion of the formula is damaged,
    so it probably won't activate.
[17:53] Seras
    It looks rather old as well.
[17:56] Touka
    It's old?
[17:58] Touka
    I really hope we're not looking at a situation
[18:01] Touka
    where the witch turns out to be dead already.
[18:03] Lis
    What is that?
[18:08] Touka
    Similar seals?
[18:10] Eve
    Looks like this one's live.
[18:20] Touka
    Paralyze!
[18:23] Touka
    Well, it's probably a golem to welcome
    invaders or something like that.
[18:27] Eve
    Should we shatter it to be safe?
[18:29] Touka
    No, I don't want to destroy stuff recklessly
[18:31] Touka
    and make the witch think
    we're hostile toward her.
[18:39] Eve
    I can't believe I'm not
    sensing a single monster.
[18:41] Touka
    I guess we're definitely in the
    witch's territory now.
[18:58] Touka
    Are those golems too?
[18:59] Touka
    Looks like I don't need my skill.
[19:01] Touka
    They're just quietly working away.
[19:04] Eve
    Tooka.
[19:05] Touka
    I just hope it opens with
    magic like we theorized.
[19:10] Touka
    Now I see.
[19:12] Touka
    The witch didn't bother to hide this thing
[19:15] Touka
    because it consumes an
    extraordinary amount of magic.
[19:18] Touka
    However, my magic capacity
    is one thing I'm confident in.
[19:23] Touka
    Eve.
[19:30] Sogou
    Kashima-san!
[19:32] Kashima
    Sogou—
[19:33] Ikusaba
    Little pigeon!
[19:34] Ikusaba
    I was so worried about you!
[19:35] Kashima
    Asagi-san, I'm sorry I worried you.
[19:38] Ikusaba
    So, why are you with the Takaos?
[19:41] Kashima
    We ran into each other,
     and they helped me out.
[19:43] Ikusaba
    Huh. Guess the Takaos are pretty nice.
[19:47] Sogou
    Kashima-san.
[19:50] Sogou
    I'm glad...
[19:51] Sogou
    I'm so glad you're safe.
[19:53] Kashima
    Sogou-san...
[19:56] Kashima
    It's okay. Takao-san and her sister saved me.
[19:59] Ikusaba
    The Four Saints are still out looking for you,
[20:02] Ikusaba
    so I'll go tell them we've found you.
[20:04] Kashima
    O-Okay.
[20:05] Ikusaba
    Boy, am I glad all our allies
     made it out unharmed.
[20:11] Kashima
    It's okay that I'm still a timid,
    foolish pigeon for now.
[20:14] Kashima
    But I have to get stronger.
[20:17] Hijiri
    Looks like we made the right call
    to go search for Kashima-san.
[20:20] Itsuki
    Hmm?
[20:21] Hijiri
    Those soldiers we found in the forest...
[20:25] Hijiri
    This is still only speculation,
[20:26] Hijiri
    but I think their goal was
    to assassinate the students of 2-C.
[20:30] Hijiri
    And I'm not talking about
    just one or two of us.
[20:32] Itsuki
    What do you mean?
[20:34] Hijiri
    If Kashima-san had died,
[20:36] Hijiri
    it would have made a
    terrible impact on Sogou-san.
[20:39] Itsuki
    I see.
[20:40] Hijiri
    If her heart were to break now,
[20:44] Hijiri
    it's easy to imagine what would follow.
[20:48] Hijiri
    That would be very boring.
[20:52] Eve
    There's a sky underground?
[20:54] Lis
    Incredible!
[20:55] Touka
    Must be the power of magic.
[20:58] Touka
    That, or we entered another space
    after passing through the door.
[21:03] Touka
    There's even a breeze.
[21:18] Eve
    Tooka.
[21:20] Touka
    Yeah.
[21:21] Touka
    I'd wager that's...
[21:24] Touka
    who we've been seeking.
[21:26] Touka
    The Witch of Taboos.
[21:28] Touka
    If the rumors are correct,
[21:29] Touka
    she's the only one capable of deciphering
    the scroll of forbidden magic.
[21:34] Touka
    She'll be our only lead on how
    to exact revenge upon the goddess.
[21:37] Vicius
    Send word to the Four Saints.
[21:39] Vicius
    The Great Demon Empire's
    forces are on the move,
[21:42] Vicius
    and they should recall the heroes at once.
[21:44] Soldier
    Ma'am!
[21:45] Vicius
    Now, I wonder how wounded and how much
    stronger the heroes will be when they return...
[21:53] Vicius
    I can't wait to find out.
[21:57] Erica
    Now then, I wonder if you can
    use the ancient language.
[21:58] Touka
    It certainly wasn't an easy road to get here.
[22:00] Touka
    It was a cruel path that wore on our nerves.
[22:01] Seras
    You mean this one?
[22:03] Touka
    Nevertheless, we made it.
[22:05] Touka
    Now this is where things start.
[22:07] Erica
    Let me first introduce myself.
[22:09] Erica
    My name is Erica Anaorovael.
[22:11] Sign
    Erica Anaorovael
    Dark Elf, Witch of Taboos
[22:13] Erica
    I am indeed the one you
    call the Witch of Taboos.
[22:16] Touka
    Just you wait, Vicius...
[22:20] Touka
    I'll annihilate everything of yours!