287 - Emperor Spriggan

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[00:03] ---
    Nothing like a dip in
    the hot springs after a long trip!
[00:07] ---
    Come join us, Juvia.
[00:09] ---
    I'm too embarrassed...
[00:11] ---
    What for? We're all girls here.
[00:14] ---
    But she gets bold whenever Gray is around.
[00:17] ---
    Oh! Gray!
[00:19] ---
    Gray, my darling!
[00:20] ---
    I accidentally dropped
    my bath towel! Oops!
[00:24] ---
    How does her sense of shame even work?
[00:28] ---
    No matter how far, far away we are
[00:32] ---
    you just need to keep on believing
[00:35] ---
    So, please, stop crying, look up...
[00:39] ---
    ...and let's move forward together
[00:57] ---
    Why do you look down
[00:59] ---
    and stare at the tears you've shed?
[01:04] ---
    Even if today is a bust
[01:06] ---
    we can always walk forward with faith in tomorrow
[01:11] ---
    Having someone who can reach out to me
[01:15] ---
    and someone I can laugh with
[01:18] ---
    gives me a new strength
[01:23] ---
    that can change the world as we know it
[01:25] ---
    No matter how far, far away we are
[01:30] ---
    you just need to keep on believing
[01:33] ---
    everything is for you for you
[01:35] ---
    The morning sun has driven the night away
[01:40] ---
    I won't be afraid or hesitate anymore
[01:43] ---
    I'm going to turn my dream into reality
[01:47] ---
    So, please, stop crying, look up...
[01:52] ---
    ...and let's move forward together
[01:59] ---
    You're a meanie, Levy.
    You deserve divine punishment.
[02:04] ---
    I'm surprised you knew about
    this secret little hot spring, Gajeel.
[02:09] ---
    Don't assume I'm like ol' Salamander.
[02:11] ---
    Believe it or not, Gajeel loves hot springs.
[02:14] ---
    Man.
[02:16] ---
    This is not a pretty picture at all.
[02:18] ---
    And why are you here, Ichiya?!
[02:20] ---
    Oh, were you not aware?
[02:22] ---
    Blue Pegasus owns this
    "Celestial Horse Abode" hot spring.
[02:26] ---
    Your guildhall is nearby, then?
[02:29] ---
    That's correct.
[02:30] ---
    I wonder how Jenny is doing.
[02:32] ---
    Mm.
[02:33] ---
    Her parfum is as lovely as ever.
[02:35] ---
    She and Evergreen get along quite well.
[02:38] ---
    Huh?!
[02:39] ---
    Fried and Bixlow are popular, too.
[02:42] ---
    They're on their way to
    becoming Blue Pegasus's aces.
[02:46] ---
    Wait... Huh?
[02:48] ---
    What are talking about?
[02:49] ---
    Dammit! I was planning
    to surprise them about it!
[02:54] ---
    Are you saying... the Thunder
    Legion joined Blue Pegasus?!
[02:58] ---
    Even Laxus, too?!
[03:03] ---
    Laxus is rarely ever around.
[03:06] ---
    Apparently he's out training somewhere.
[03:09] ---
    He's manly!
[03:11] ---
    Shut your yap! You're ruining my big surprise!
[03:15] ---
    Oh, I'm sorry!
[03:17] ---
    I never knew Gajeel was
    an event planner at heart.
[03:21] ---
    --My apologies!
    --Manhood!
[03:27] ---
    "Emperor Spriggan"
[03:32] ---
    That's not funny, dammit!
[03:34] ---
    Man!
[03:37] ---
    Asterisk!
[03:39] ---
    Hey!
[03:42] ---
    Oh, my.
[03:46] ---
    Divine punishment.
[03:48] ---
    What is this flat, barely bouncy feeling?
[03:55] ---
    You're horrible!
[03:56] ---
    Size isn't what matters.
[03:58] ---
    This is divine punishment?
[04:00] ---
    Gajeel, you jerk!
[04:03] ---
    Oww!
[04:04] ---
    --That old cliché.
    --Ah, the parfum of adolescence.
[04:07] ---
    Damn it! I can't unsee his manhood!
[04:11] ---
    Oh, how I'd love to have such
    a lucky and naughty accident
[04:14] ---
    with my darling Gray!
[04:20] ---
    What the...?
[04:21] ---
    Her magic power...
[04:23] ---
    I've never felt anything this strong before!
[04:31] ---
    I want some Star Mango gelato.
[04:39] ---
    The shop is, like, totally wrecked!
    How did that happen?!
[04:44] ---
    Uhh, it was them. They blew it up.
[04:46] ---
    --That's messed up!
    --You're the one who destroyed it!
[04:50] ---
    Aww, and I really wanted some, too...
[04:53] ---
    --We're leaving.
    --Wha-- Lady Brandish!
[04:56] ---
    These guys picked a fight with our soldiers!
[05:00] ---
    Plus they might try to contact the spy!
[05:03] ---
    I don't care.
[05:04] ---
    Marin. Give back those "A+" girls.
[05:07] ---
    Wha...?! But they're part of my collection!
[05:11] ---
    You even said it was okay and everything!
[05:19] ---
    Wh-What the...?!
[05:21] ---
    The ground!
[05:26] ---
    --Charle! Let's take off!
    --Right!
[05:34] ---
    Huh?! We're flying upward...
[05:37] ---
    ...but the ground is staying the same distance!
[05:40] ---
    Head out to sea!
[05:42] ---
    This girl...!
[05:47] ---
    No way!
[05:48] ---
    This can't be real...
[05:51] ---
    The island has changed shape!
[05:54] ---
    Don't make me repeat myself.
[05:57] ---
    Yes, Ma'am!
[05:59] ---
    What kind of magic is this?!
[06:05] ---
    Lucy! Erza! You okay?!
[06:08] ---
    Oww...
[06:09] ---
    My relaxation space isn't dangerous,
    so they're fine and dandy.
[06:14] ---
    Just what was that ghastly room anyway?
[06:18] ---
    We're back...
[06:20] ---
    Huh?
[06:21] ---
    There's someone new--
[06:24] ---
    What is this magic power?!
[06:27] ---
    "Intense" doesn't even begin to describe it!
[06:31] ---
    She's even stronger than Gramps?!
[06:34] ---
    Who is she?!
[06:37] ---
    Lady Brandish.
[06:38] ---
    Our mission is to capture
    the spy and locate her contacts.
[06:43] ---
    If we return empty-handed,
    who knows what Sir Wall will say...
[06:48] ---
    I doubt Ishgar will mess with Alvarez,
    even if we let them go.
[06:53] ---
    Even so, we'll look "F-" bad
    if we say we couldn't find 'em.
[06:59] ---
    I couldn't care any less.
[07:02] ---
    Not so fast.
[07:04] ---
    Natsu!
[07:06] ---
    You took out one of our guys.
[07:09] ---
    I'm not just gonna let you get away with this!
[07:12] ---
    Stop, Natsu!
[07:26] ---
    There, now we're even.
    I'm down one member, too.
[07:31] ---
    Sorry, but I hate dealing with annoying stuff.
[07:36] ---
    You took out your own guy?!
[07:39] ---
    Like I said, I really hate annoying stuff.
[07:42] ---
    I'll just tell everyone I got
    rid of the spy and her contacts.
[07:47] ---
    So just stay away from Alakitasia, okay?
[07:51] ---
    She's seen right through our ruse?!
[07:57] ---
    Makarov is alive.
[08:00] ---
    But, if you guys try anything...
    who knows what could happen.
[08:07] ---
    This is your warning. Stay away from us.
[08:13] ---
    The ground...!
[08:15] ---
    It's gone--
[08:19] ---
    --First the island changes shape...
    --...and now it's disappeared!
[08:24] ---
    Alvarez has 12 wizards this powerful.
[08:29] ---
    Don't start a fight you can't win, Fairy Tail.
[08:33] ---
    There are 12 like her?!
[08:35] ---
    They already know what we're up to...
[08:40] ---
    The Alvarez Empire...
[08:43] ---
    Gramps...
[08:47] ---
    --Get on! Hurry!
    --Get some ropes over here!
[08:50] ---
    Is anyone unaccounted for?!
[08:53] ---
    It looks like everyone on
    the island will be fine.
[08:57] ---
    Good thing there were fishing boats nearby.
[09:02] ---
    What the heck?
[09:03] ---
    --What happened?
    --Where did Caracol Island go?
[09:08] ---
    It vanished...
[09:11] ---
    No.
[09:12] ---
    In more precise terms...
[09:14] ---
    It shrunk!
[09:18] ---
    Her magic can enlarge things,
    shrink things, or alter their mass.
[09:25] ---
    On extremely large scales, as well.
[09:32] ---
    Mest...
[09:33] ---
    W-Will he be all right?
[09:36] ---
    Will you?
[09:37] ---
    I'm sorry...
[09:40] ---
    I can't use my healing magic...
[09:43] ---
    Oh yeah, did you ever find that kid's dad?
[09:47] ---
    Aye!
[09:49] ---
    They're okay now!
[09:50] ---
    Have you seen some girls with cats?
    I'd like to thank them...
[09:55] ---
    So what do we do now?
[09:58] ---
    Good question. We'll start by finding--
[10:05] ---
    Hey!
[10:06] ---
    What is this?!
[10:11] ---
    Don't worry. It's my magic.
[10:14] ---
    Don't teleport us without warning!
[10:17] ---
    Oh! This isn't a vehicle!
[10:20] ---
    Where are we?
[10:22] ---
    This place is located near Caracol Island...
[10:26] ---
    ...but underwater.
[10:27] ---
    Underwater?!
[10:28] ---
    Look! So many fish!
[10:31] ---
    Why are we here?!
[10:32] ---
    I managed to contact our spy.
[10:35] ---
    She told me to come to these coordinates.
[10:38] ---
    What a peculiar place.
[10:39] ---
    An underwater temple...
[10:43] ---
    There's no barrier here!
[10:45] ---
    This is awesome!
[10:47] ---
    How does it work?!
[10:50] ---
    That's dangerous, Natsu.
[10:55] ---
    Now what?!
[10:57] ---
    Mest!
[10:58] ---
    I-I don't know!
[11:01] ---
    Is it me, or is this thing moving?
[11:07] ---
    A ve... Ve...
[11:10] ---
    Vehicle!
[11:12] ---
    Welcome.
[11:14] ---
    --Huh?
    --Someone's here!
[11:18] ---
    Welcome to the mobile temple Olympia.
[11:21] ---
    I'm your captain, Sorano.
[11:24] ---
    Angel!
[11:33] ---
    Angel!
[11:35] ---
    Why are you in a swimsuit?
[11:37] ---
    Because we're in water--
    Hey! Don't get naked!
[11:40] ---
    Whoa!
[11:41] ---
    Wait, is the spy...
[11:43] ---
    That's right!
[11:46] ---
    As you know, the former Oración Seis
    are working with Jellal now.
[11:51] ---
    So we asked for their help.
[11:54] ---
    Why didn't you choose Cobra?
[11:56] ---
    Couldn't risk him hearing things
    he shouldn't hear.
[12:00] ---
    I haven't seen you guys since
    the Infinity Clock ordeal, huh?
[12:04] ---
    It's good to see you.
[12:08] ---
    You let your cover get blown...
[12:10] ---
    Then you escaped to that island...
[12:12] ---
    And now it's gone.
[12:14] ---
    Don't blame me! I barely
    escaped with my life, too!
[12:17] ---
    Even a wizard of your caliber?
[12:20] ---
    But I do owe you guys one now.
[12:24] ---
    I'll help you this time.
    But we're not partners, just so you know.
[12:30] ---
    Thanks, Angel...
[12:32] ---
    S-Sorano?
[12:35] ---
    Don't forget, I'm the one who killed Karen.
[12:40] ---
    Stop it, Sorano.
[12:41] ---
    Fine, fine.
[12:43] ---
    Umm...
[12:45] ---
    Where is this taking us, anyway?
[12:48] ---
    To Hell?
[12:50] ---
    To Makarov.
[12:53] ---
    You managed to locate our master?!
[12:58] ---
    Like me better now?
[13:04] ---
    Sir Makarov.
[13:06] ---
    Have you heard the rumors about Fairy Tail?
[13:11] ---
    It came as a shock, to be honest.
[13:15] ---
    Surely you expected
    this would happen?
[13:17] ---
    Oh, no, I'm not referring
    to the guild.
[13:21] ---
    I was surprised by
    the kind of person the emperor is.
[13:25] ---
    I expected something more,
    hmm, how to put it...
[13:28] ---
    Dictator-like?
[13:30] ---
    You said it, not me.
[13:36] ---
    One year ago, I never imagined
    I would be accepted as a guest
[13:42] ---
    and allowed the chance to negotiate.
[13:45] ---
    Although my negotiations
    are technically with you.
[13:48] ---
    His Majesty has a wandering nature, you see.
[13:51] ---
    He's been away from
    the castle for quite a long time.
[13:54] ---
    Still, I'm just an old man
    with no real political standing.
[13:56] ---
    To agree to negotiate with me...
[14:00] ---
    That just shows how superb
    the cards you hold are.
[14:05] ---
    You said he's endeavoring to
    appease the hot-blooded "shields"
[14:09] ---
    to avoid a conflict-based resolution.
[14:13] ---
    Our master is overly gracious.
[14:16] ---
    The emperor is known in Ishgar
[14:19] ---
    as a warrior who conquered
    all of Alakitasia's guilds by force.
[14:24] ---
    There is that aspect to him, of course.
[14:27] ---
    He is our ruler, after all.
[14:29] ---
    You're just too good at Regenca,
    Sir Yajeel. I lose again.
[14:34] ---
    The key to winning...
[14:37] ---
    ...is to always hold on to the Goddess.
[14:43] ---
    His Majesty has returned!
[14:46] ---
    After a year-long absence!
[14:49] ---
    Make way for Emperor Spriggan!
[14:53] ---
    Oh? Speak of the devil...
[14:55] ---
    Oh! I've waited so long!
[14:58] ---
    Fear not.
[15:00] ---
    His Majesty has heard of
    Ishgar's appeal for non-aggression.
[15:04] ---
    Once he gives his seal of approval,
    his "shields" will follow suit.
[15:10] ---
    I don't know what to say...
[15:11] ---
    When this is all over,
    please return to your guild.
[15:16] ---
    Yes. My family is waiting...
[15:21] ---
    Long live the emperor!
[15:24] ---
    --He always looks so very youthful.
    --Long live the emperor!
[15:27] ---
    --I'm truly envious.
    --Long live the emperor!
[15:29] ---
    --Long live the emperor!
[15:31] ---
    --Huh?!
    --Long live the emperor!
[15:35] ---
    Zeref?!
[15:39] ---
    Welcome back, Your Majesty.
[15:43] ---
    Thank you, Invel.
[15:45] ---
    I know this is sudden,
    but could you assemble the Twelve?
[15:50] ---
    It will take some time.
[15:51] ---
    If I'd known to expect
    the wayward arrival of spring's first wind,
[15:55] ---
    I could have assembled them in advance.
[15:58] ---
    Oh? So I'm an erratic breeze, am I?
[16:01] ---
    A gale. A black gale...
[16:04] ---
    No, a dark storm of death.
[16:09] ---
    Our emperor is nothing
    even like a spring breeze.
[16:12] ---
    A desert! Yeah!
[16:15] ---
    You're a sandstorm that blows
    across the land of death!
[16:18] ---
    Dimaria. Ajeel. You both seem well.
[16:23] ---
    Speaking to His Majesty that way...
    Have you two no manners?
[16:27] ---
    It's okay, Invel.
[16:29] ---
    You seem well, too, Your Majesty.
[16:33] ---
    You've grown rather cheerful, in fact.
[16:38] ---
    Do you think so?
[16:39] ---
    Does this mean you have your
    answer concerning Ragnarok?
[16:46] ---
    It's called the Dragon King Festival in Ishgar.
[16:53] ---
    A battle! Yes! Yes!
[16:56] ---
    Your Majesty.
[16:58] ---
    I am truly delighted that you
    have returned from your journey.
[17:03] ---
    Oh, my!
[17:05] ---
    There's no need to worry.
[17:07] ---
    The god Ankhselam has been
    charitable these past few years.
[17:10] ---
    Oh, no, I merely feel that
    being too near your greatness
[17:14] ---
    could extinguish my lowly soul.
[17:18] ---
    I believe you've heard
[17:20] ---
    that an emissary from Ishgar
    arrived while you were away?
[17:25] ---
    Yes, so I've heard.
[17:27] ---
    He insists on meeting with
    Your Majesty as soon as possible,
[17:30] ---
    so I hoped you might humor him briefly...
[17:35] ---
    Sir Yajeel.
[17:37] ---
    When inviting an outsider into the palace,
    the proper paperwork is--
[17:41] ---
    Certainly.
[17:46] ---
    I-It is an honor to meet you, Your Majesty.
[17:54] ---
    I wish to speak with this man in private.
[18:01] ---
    Are you Emperor Spriggan? Or are you Zeref?
[18:08] ---
    Both.
[18:11] ---
    To you people, I'm Zeref.
    In Alakitasia, I'm Spriggan.
[18:16] ---
    Though, if I had to choose just one,
    I'd probably say Zeref.
[18:22] ---
    For 400 years, I tried to find
    my purpose for living in this world.
[18:28] ---
    But, during that time, I also prepared
    for the Dragon King Festival.
[18:33] ---
    A few hundred years ago or so,
[18:36] ---
    I decided to create a country
    here in Alakitasia.
[18:40] ---
    It was small at first, but it gradually
    absorbed guild after guild.
[18:46] ---
    Before I knew it, it had grown into a vast
    organization that one might call an empire.
[18:52] ---
    All to obtain the Lumen Histoire?
[18:55] ---
    There's no need for secrecy.
    I know its official name.
[19:02] ---
    Supreme Arcane Magic that surpasses
    the Three Grand Fairy Spells...
[19:07] ---
    ...Fairy Heart.
[19:12] ---
    Now it all makes sense.
[19:15] ---
    Your empire is after the Fairy Heart
    because of who you are.
[19:20] ---
    Yes. But I only recently decided I want it.
[19:25] ---
    The empire was originally meant to serve
    as a massive force against Acnologia.
[19:31] ---
    The invasion attempt ten years ago
    was not my doing, either.
[19:36] ---
    Even the Twelve had some
    "problem children" of their own.
[19:40] ---
    I stopped them, however,
    because it was not yet time.
[19:45] ---
    So it wasn't because of
    the Council's Etherion or Faces?
[19:52] ---
    There was that, too, of course.
[19:54] ---
    Our side would've surely
    suffered heavy losses.
[19:58] ---
    But I feel certain the Alvarez today
[20:01] ---
    could handle both Ishgar and Acnologia.
[20:06] ---
    So there's no room for negotiation?
[20:09] ---
    Unfortunately...
[20:10] ---
    ...the real Dragon King Festival
    is about to begin.
[20:15] ---
    The black wizard, the king of
    the dragons, and you humans...
[20:19] ---
    The time has come to decide who will live on.
[20:24] ---
    You're going to start a war?
[20:27] ---
    An extermination.
[20:29] ---
    I won't let you have our first master!
[20:36] ---
    I do owe you a bit of gratitude, actually.
[20:40] ---
    Thank you for raising Natsu for me.
[20:46] ---
    I'll put you out of your misery now.
[20:48] ---
    Then I'll deliver your body to Natsu.
[20:53] ---
    I bet he'll be angry...
[20:56] ---
    Enough to destroy me, even.
[21:00] ---
    Any last words?
[21:05] ---
    You hideous... demon!
[21:09] ---
    Close. The name "Spriggan"
    actually means "hideous fairy."
[21:29] ---
    --Gramps!
    --Master!
[21:31] ---
    Gramps!
[21:32] ---
    K-Kiddos...
[21:36] ---
    Zeref...! Zeref was there!
[21:41] ---
    Zeref!
[21:44] ---
    So, you're here...
[21:47] ---
    ...Natsu.
[21:50] ---
    Until you fall asleep, until you give that smile
[22:00] ---
    You are beautiful to me more than anything
[22:24] ---
    Under the same sky,
    we look up at the same stars
[22:35] ---
    May the dream we shared come true now
[22:46] ---
    There's no doubt we can achieve
    the future we wished for
[22:59] ---
    as our harmonies connect
    and stretch endlessly along this path
[23:21] ---
    After reuniting with Makarov,
[23:23] ---
    Natsu and friends try to escape
    from the Alvarez Empire
[23:27] ---
    with Desert King Ajeel of
    the Spriggan 12 in hot pursuit.
[23:31] ---
    As walls of sand threaten
    to swallow everything whole,
[23:35] ---
    the fairies are quickly driven into a corner.
[23:39] ---
    Next Episode: "To the God-Forsaken Land."
[23:41] ---
    "To the God-Forsaken Land"
[23:43] ---
    Knowing they have friends to protect
    is what pushes them forward.