# Season 1
# E1 - The Journey's End
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** At the northernmost end of the continent,
I arrived at the place that
the people of this world call heaven:
Aureole, the land where souls rest.
***SIGN*** Many souls gather there, and I spoke with
friends who once fought alongside me.
—Flamme the Legendary Mage
**[01:59] Himmel**
Frieren.
**[02:08] Frieren**
The royal capital's in sight.
**[02:10] Heiter**
The adventurers are making
their triumphant return.
**[02:13] Heiter**
They must be celebrating in the city.
**[02:17] Himmel**
We'll have to look for work once we're back.
**[02:20] Frieren**
You're already thinking about that?
**[02:23] Himmel**
It's important, after all.
**[02:24] Himmel**
We've defeated the Demon King,
but it's not over.
**[02:28] Himmel**
We have the whole rest
of our lives ahead of us.
**[02:31] Eisen**
Work, huh?
**[02:33] Heiter**
I'd like something where
I can drink on the job.
**[02:36] Himmel**
Aren't you a priest?
**[02:40] Frieren**
I suppose you're right.
**[02:43] Himmel**
Frieren, the life ahead of you will surely
be much longer than we can imagine.
**[02:52] Frieren**
Perhaps.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[03:30] King**
Himmel the Hero,
**[03:32] King**
Eisen the Warrior, Heiter the Priest,
**[03:36] King**
and Frieren the Mage.
**[03:39] King**
Thank you for defeating the Demon King.
**[03:43] King**
Now our world will enter an age of peace.
**[04:02] Himmel**
The king's going to erect
statues of us in the plaza.
**[04:07] Himmel**
I'm not sure they'll be able to faithfully
recreate my handsome looks, though.
**[04:15] Frieren**
How self-serving of him.
**[04:16] Frieren**
He only gave us ten copper coins
when we left on our adventure.
**[04:22] Heiter**
Now, now, Frieren.
Tonight, we drink for free.
**[04:26] Heiter**
I'd say we're even, wouldn't you?
**[04:29] Frieren**
You corrupt priest.
**[04:38] Eisen**
It's over.
**[04:41] Himmel**
Yeah.
**[04:42] Himmel**
This is the end of our adventure.
**[04:46] Heiter**
It's been ten years, huh?
**[04:48] Heiter**
We've been through a lot.
**[04:52] Heiter**
The day we departed...
**[04:54] Heiter**
Himmel and Eisen were nearly executed
for speaking rudely to the king.
**[04:54] King**
Kill them.
**[04:56] Frieren**
We'll give them a talking to.
**[04:57] Heiter**
Shall we lick your boots?
**[04:58] Frieren**
One misstep, and our adventure
would've ended there.
**[05:02] Himmel**
Sometimes, Heiter was too
hungover to do anything.
**[05:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're as pallid as an undead.
Are you all right?
**[05:14] (Flashback) Heiter**
No.
**[05:15] (Flashback) Himmel**
No, huh?
**[05:17] Eisen**
It was a weekly occurrence.
**[05:19] Frieren**
I, on the other hand, was exceptional.
**[05:21] Eisen**
We thought about leaving you behind
when that mimic tried to eat you.
**[05:25] (Flashback) Himmel**
Seriously? We told her it was a trap.
**[05:26] Frieren**
It's dark and scary in here!
**[05:28] (Flashback) Eisen**
Why don't we leave the elf behind?
**[05:34] Himmel**
We have nothing but terrible memories.
**[05:39] Himmel**
But I had fun.
**[05:41] Himmel**
I'm glad I got to adventure with all of you.
**[05:46] Heiter**
Likewise.
**[05:47] Frieren**
It was a mere ten-year adventure.
**[05:50] Himmel**
"A mere ten-year adventure"?
**[05:51] Himmel**
But that's an entire decade
we spent adventuring together.
**[05:54] Himmel**
Look at Heiter. He's turned into an old man.
**[05:58] Heiter**
That's rude.
**[05:59] Frieren**
He always looked like that.
**[06:01] Heiter**
That's rude.
**[06:09] Eisen**
It's nearly time.
**[06:19] Heiter**
The Era Meteor Shower, was it?
**[06:22] Himmel**
It happens once every fifty years.
**[06:26] Himmel**
Perfect for marking the
start of an era of peace.
**[06:32] Himmel**
They're beautiful.
**[06:34] Frieren**
The view's not so good
from inside the city, though.
**[06:36] Himmel**
I'm having a moment over here.
Don't spoil the mood.
**[06:41] Frieren**
Next time, then.
**[06:45] Frieren**
I know a place where you
can see them more clearly.
**[06:47] Frieren**
I'll take you there in fifty years.
**[06:53] Frieren**
What?
**[06:54] Himmel**
It's nothing.
**[06:58] Himmel**
You're right. Let's go see them together.
**[07:24] Frieren**
Well, I should go.
**[07:26] Himmel**
What are you going to do now?
**[07:28] Frieren**
I'm going to continue collecting spells.
**[07:31] Frieren**
I plan to travel around the central lands
for the next hundred years or so.
**[07:34] Frieren**
I'll stop by once in a while.
**[07:42] Heiter**
I can't understand what
being an elf must be like.
**[07:44] Himmel**
Seriously, how long has she been around?
**[07:48] Heiter**
To her, fifty or even a hundred years
might be a trifling thing.
**[08:44] Shopkeeper**
Shadow dragon horns?
**[08:46] Shopkeeper**
We don't have those here.
**[08:49] Shopkeeper**
Haven't seen a shadow dragon
in twenty or thirty years.
**[08:52] Frieren**
I see. That's no good.
I need one for summoning.
**[08:59] Frieren**
* Come to think of it, I think Himmel still has*
* the horn we got at the Demon King's castle.*
**[09:05] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's exuding some kind of evil aura.
**[09:08] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's not harmful to people, is it?
**[09:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
I don't know.
**[09:12] (Flashback) Himmel**
You don't know, huh?
**[09:14] Frieren**
* It's nearly time for the*
* Era Meteor Shower again.*
**[09:17] Frieren**
*I'll pick the horn up when I visit him.*
**[09:24] Frieren**
* The city's changed quite a bit*
* since I was last here.*
**[09:42] Frieren**
It should be around here.
**[09:45] Himmel**
Frieren?
**[09:47] Frieren**
Himmel...
**[09:55] Frieren**
You're so old.
**[09:56] Himmel**
Do you have to put it so bluntly?
**[10:00] Himmel**
I'm still pretty handsome
at this age, though, aren't I?
**[10:06] Himmel**
It's been fifty years.
You look the same as you ever did.
**[10:11] Himmel**
I thought I'd never see you again.
**[10:17] Himmel**
The Era Meteor Shower, huh?
**[10:19] Himmel**
That brings back memories.
**[10:21] Frieren**
About that thing we looted from
the Demon King's castle...
**[10:24] Himmel**
You mean the shadow dragon horn?
**[10:27] Himmel**
I've never forgotten about it.
**[10:30] Himmel**
My cabinet's been exuding
an evil aura all this time.
**[10:34] Frieren**
Sorry, I think.
**[10:36] Frieren**
You could've stashed it
in a shed or something.
**[10:41] Himmel**
I couldn't do that.
**[10:47] Himmel**
You may not have thought much
of leaving it with me,
**[10:51] Himmel**
but to me, it was a treasure
entrusted to me by a dear friend.
**[10:57] Himmel**
I had to return it to you someday.
**[11:09] Frieren**
It's not that big a deal.
**[11:32] Frieren**
Himmel, are you ready yet?
**[11:34] Frieren**
You're bald, anyway. There's no point
in fussing over your appearance.
**[11:38] Himmel**
There are things we bald men
are particular about.
**[11:47] Himmel**
Now, shall we go see the Era Meteor Shower?
**[11:59] Frieren**
You've become rather dignified, Heiter.
**[12:02] Heiter**
I'm a bishop of the holy city, after all.
**[12:04] Heiter**
You haven't changed at all.
**[12:07] Frieren**
Don't pat my head.
**[12:11] Frieren**
Eisen, you haven't changed much.
**[12:14] Eisen**
Is that how I seem to you?
**[12:16] Frieren**
I would expect as much from a dwarf.
**[12:18] Himmel**
So, where's this place where we can
see the meteor shower clearly?
**[12:22] Heiter**
We're going there now?
**[12:24] Heiter**
It's a bit early to see the
Era Meteor Shower, isn't it?
**[12:28] Frieren**
Yeah. It's about a week's walk from here.
**[12:32] Eisen**
It's that far away?
**[12:35] Himmel**
Unbelievable.
**[12:36] Himmel**
You should be kinder to the elderly.
**[12:42] Himmel**
This brings back memories.
**[12:44] Himmel**
Traveling together like this makes me
feel like we've returned to those days.
**[12:52] Himmel**
We journeyed to all sorts of places.
**[12:56] Himmel**
Everything seemed so brilliant and new.
**[13:25] Himmel**
And you were always there
in those beautiful memories.
**[13:34] Himmel**
I'd been looking forward to the day
when we'd all be together again.
**[13:40] Himmel**
Thank you, Frieren.
**[13:43] Himmel**
Because of you, I had this delightful
adventure at the very end.
**[14:12] Himmel**
They're beautiful.
**[14:41] Heiter**
I think Himmel was happy.
**[14:46] Frieren**
You think so?
**[14:54] Attendant A**
She was one of Mr. Himmel's companions?
**[14:58] Attendant A**
I haven't seen her look sad once today.
**[15:00] Attendant B**
How heartless.
**[15:03] Heiter**
Now, now! We're not wearing
sad expressions, either.
**[15:07] Attendant C**
Show some respect, Bishop!
**[15:08] Attendant D**
You're heartless!
**[15:11] Heiter**
You wound me.
**[15:37] Frieren**
It's not like I knew anything about him.
**[15:53] Frieren**
We only traveled together
for a mere ten years.
**[16:04] Frieren**
I knew human lives were short, but...
**[16:10] Frieren**
Why didn't I try to get to know him better?
**[16:23] Frieren**
Don't pat my head.
**[16:34] Heiter**
I should return to the holy city.
**[16:41] Heiter**
Let me get a good look at your faces.
**[16:44] Heiter**
This will probably be
the last time I see you.
**[16:47] Frieren**
Are you unwell?
**[16:48] Heiter**
My years of drinking have caught up to me.
**[16:51] Eisen**
It's divine punishment.
**[16:54] Heiter**
If you're ever in the holy city,
offer a drink at my grave.
**[17:00] Frieren**
Heiter, you're not afraid of dying?
**[17:05] Heiter**
We're the party of adventurers
that saved the world.
**[17:09] Heiter**
We'll surely be living the good life
in Heaven after death.
**[17:13] Heiter**
That's the whole reason
I fought alongside you.
**[17:17] Frieren**
You corrupt priest.
**[17:21] Heiter**
If you'll excuse me.
**[17:31] Frieren**
I should get going, too.
**[17:35] Eisen**
You're off to collect more spells?
**[17:37] Frieren**
There's that, too,
**[17:40] Frieren**
but I want to learn more about humans.
**[17:45] Eisen**
I see.
**[17:47] Frieren**
So I wanted to ask you something.
**[17:49] Frieren**
Seeing as how I'm a mage, having a powerful
warrior to defend me would be a huge help.
**[17:55] Eisen**
Give me a break.
**[17:57] Eisen**
I'm too old to swing an axe now.
**[18:03] Eisen**
Don't make that face, Frieren.
**[18:06] Eisen**
Surprisingly, life slows down
once you've lost your vigor.
**[18:12] Frieren**
I see.
**[18:14] Frieren**
I'll see you later, Eisen.
**[18:17] Eisen**
Yeah. See you later.
***SIGN*** Episode 1: The Journey's End
**[19:00] Frieren**
That's the tree I saw earlier.
**[19:02] Frieren**
I always get lost in these woods.
**[19:05] Frieren**
Where am I?
***SIGN*** 20 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
on the outskirts of the holy city of Strahl in the central lands
**[19:10] Fern**
Are you looking for something?
**[19:18] Fern**
Is something the matter?
**[19:20] Frieren**
I'm looking for the home
of a man named Heiter.
**[19:24] Fern**
Then you're a visitor.
**[19:30] Frieren**
You're still alive, you corrupt priest?
**[19:34] Heiter**
Turns out it's harder than I thought
to make a stylish exit.
**[19:38] Frieren**
I brought some liquor to offer at your grave.
**[19:41] Frieren**
Would you like a drink?
**[19:42] Heiter**
I gave up drinking.
**[19:44] Frieren**
I see.
**[19:46] Frieren**
I doubt the Goddess will forgive you
even if you clean up your act now.
**[19:58] Heiter**
Thank you.
**[20:05] Frieren**
Who is she?
**[20:06] Heiter**
Her name is Fern.
**[20:08] Heiter**
She's a war orphan from the southern lands.
**[20:13] Frieren**
It's not like you to
volunteer to help people.
**[20:18] Frieren**
You're not Himmel, after all.
**[20:22] Heiter**
Frieren, why did you come to visit me?
**[20:25] Frieren**
I was in the holy city
picking up some things.
**[20:28] Frieren**
I've been trying to get to know the people
I meet on my travels as much as possible.
**[20:33] Frieren**
And I owe you a lot, so I came to
repay my debts before you died.
**[20:41] Heiter**
In that case, I have a request.
**[20:45] Heiter**
Will you take on an apprentice?
**[20:49] Heiter**
Fern has potential as a mage.
**[20:53] Heiter**
Will you take her with you on your travels?
**[20:59] Frieren**
I'm sorry, Heiter.
That's the one thing I can't do.
**[21:02] Frieren**
She'd only get in my way.
**[21:05] Frieren**
You know how often
apprentice mages die in battle.
**[21:09] Frieren**
I'm not sending a child my friend
asked me to look after to her death.
**[21:16] Heiter**
I see. Then I have another request.
**[21:26] Heiter**
This was unearthed from
the tomb of Ewig the Sage.
**[21:30] Heiter**
This grimoire is said to contain lost
spells of resurrection and immortality.
**[21:37] Frieren**
I find it hard to believe
such magic really exists.
**[21:41] Heiter**
That's part of why I'd like you to decipher it.
**[21:45] Heiter**
Can you do that?
**[21:47] Frieren**
It's written in code using pictures.
**[21:49] Frieren**
The people of this era
really liked this kind of thing.
**[21:52] Frieren**
I could do it, given five or six years.
**[21:55] Heiter**
I see.
**[21:57] Frieren**
But why do you want this deciphered?
**[22:00] Frieren**
I thought you weren't afraid of dying.
**[22:03] Heiter**
I have two reasons.
**[22:06] Heiter**
The first is that when I said that,
I was just putting on a brave face for you.
**[22:10] Heiter**
The second is that I'm now more
afraid of dying than I was before.
**[22:15] Heiter**
Even if I can't achieve immortality,
I'd like a bit more time.
**[22:28] Heiter**
Besides, the holy scriptures tell us
to live healthy lives.
**[22:32] Heiter**
A long life is the ultimate
expression of that, Frieren.
**[22:35] Frieren**
You corrupt priest.
**[22:39] Heiter**
Also, in your spare time,
will you teach Fern magic?
**[22:46] Heiter**
As a priest, I don't have that knowledge.
**[22:51] Frieren**
I could do that.
**[23:01] Frieren**
There you are.
**[23:04] Frieren**
I've been looking everywhere for you.
**[23:06] Frieren**
Do you always train in the woods?
**[23:09] Fern**
Was finding me difficult even for you?
**[23:13] Fern**
Mr. Heiter often tells me
I'm practically invisible.
**[23:19] Fern**
It's a very good thing, isn't it?
**[23:23] Frieren**
It is.
**[23:27] Frieren**
*It's true. I can barely detect her mana.*
**[23:32] Frieren**
*Her control over her mana is exceptional.*
**[23:35] Frieren**
*How much has she studied at such a young age?*
**[23:39] Fern**
Mr. Heiter said when I can blast a hole
in that rock, I'll be a proper mage.
**[23:46] Frieren**
Oh? Heiter knows what he's
talking about. That's—
**[23:55] Fern**
As you just saw, my magic
dissipates and doesn't reach it.
**[24:00] Frieren**
I see.
**[24:02] Fern**
What should I do to train?
**[24:05] Frieren**
Can I ask you something first?
**[24:09] Frieren**
Do you like magic?
**[24:11] Fern**
Somewhat.
**[24:16] Frieren**
Just like me, then.
**[25:50] Heiter**
Is Fern's training coming along smoothly?
**[25:50] Frieren**
Are you trying to put on
a brave face again, Heiter?
**[25:51] Herbalist**
It saddens me to see him treated like this.
**[25:53] Frieren**
But they're worth looking for.
**[25:53] Herbalist**
Magic sure is amazing, isn't it?
**[25:53] Fern**
You keep collecting the strangest spells.
**[25:55] Heiter**
It'd be a waste for you to die.
**[25:55] Himmel**
Someday, I'd like to show them to you.
***SIGN*** Episode 2
It Didn't Have to Be Magic...
**[25:57] Fern**
It didn't have to be magic...
# E2 - It Didn't Have to Be Magic...
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZXG7J/it-didnt-have-to-be-magic)
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:30] Frieren**
Long-range magic is a combination of
three key factors essential to mages.
**[01:39] Frieren**
There's the amount of mana,
**[01:41] Frieren**
the strength with which it's fired, and the
level of control the mage has over it.
**[01:45] Frieren**
You know that much, don't you?
**[01:47] Fern**
Yes.
**[01:48] Frieren**
Earlier, your magic dissipated
before it reached its target.
**[01:51] Frieren**
That's a sign that your mana
and firing strength are lacking.
**[01:56] Frieren**
It's not something you can fix overnight.
**[01:59] Frieren**
Regardless of your talent,
it'll take years to master.
**[02:08] Frieren**
However, your level of control
over the magic is very high.
**[02:13] Frieren**
That's what most people
tend to have trouble with.
**[02:15] Frieren**
But you've got no problems there,
**[02:18] Frieren**
so just be patient with yourself.
**[02:22] Fern**
Okay.
**[03:34] Heiter**
Is Fern's training coming along smoothly?
**[03:37] Frieren**
In just four years, she's learned more
than most people do in ten.
**[03:41] Frieren**
She's studying too hard.
It's not a good thing.
**[03:44] Heiter**
She's been spending all her
time in the woods lately.
**[03:48] Heiter**
She must really love magic.
**[03:51] Frieren**
But she's still a long way
from becoming a proper mage.
**[03:55] Frieren**
I'll finish deciphering the
grimoire before she does.
**[03:59] Heiter**
I see.
**[04:02] Frieren**
Say, Heiter.
**[04:04] Frieren**
This grimoire probably...
**[04:10] Frieren**
Heiter?
**[04:18] Heiter**
Don't look at me like that.
**[04:21] Heiter**
If anything, it's a miracle
I've been mobile until now.
**[04:30] Frieren**
I'll try to decipher the grimoire quickly.
**[04:32] Heiter**
I'd appreciate that.
**[04:39] Frieren**
Fern, put your training on hold.
**[04:42] Frieren**
Heiter collapsed.
I need you to stay with him.
**[04:46] Fern**
But I still haven't hit the rock.
**[04:49] Frieren**
You'll do it eventually. Right now—
**[04:53] Fern**
Eventually isn't good enough.
**[04:57] Fern**
Mr. Heiter will die before then.
**[05:04] Fern**
He saved my life.
**[05:18] (Flashback) Heiter**
It'd be a waste for you to die now.
**[05:22] (Flashback) Fern**
A waste?
**[05:24] (Flashback) Heiter**
A long time ago, I lost an old friend.
**[05:31] (Flashback) Heiter**
Unlike me, he was straight as an arrow,
**[05:35] (Flashback) Heiter**
and he never abandoned
anyone who was in need.
**[05:40] (Flashback) Heiter**
If he'd survived instead of me,
he would've saved a lot of people.
**[05:47] (Flashback) Heiter**
Since I'm not like him, I planned to
live out the rest of my days quietly,
**[05:53] (Flashback) Heiter**
but one day, I suddenly realized something.
**[05:57] (Flashback) Heiter**
If I died without doing anything,
**[05:59] (Flashback) Heiter**
all the courage, strength of will,
and friendship I learned from him—
**[06:03] (Flashback) Heiter**
even all my precious memories—
would vanish from this world.
**[06:12] (Flashback) Heiter**
If you have precious memories
inside yourself as well,
**[06:17] (Flashback) Heiter**
then I think it'd be a waste for you to die.
**[06:22] Fern**
Mr. Heiter has always feared
dying and leaving me alone.
**[06:28] Fern**
He did the right thing.
**[06:31] Fern**
I don't want him to regret saving me.
**[06:34] Fern**
I don't care if it's as a mage
or whatever else—
**[06:37] Fern**
learning some kind of skill to support
myself is my way of repaying him.
**[06:42] Fern**
I want him to be glad he saved me
and to know I'll be fine.
**[06:51] Frieren**
You remember everything
I've taught you, don't you?
**[06:54] Fern**
Yes.
**[06:55] Frieren**
Then do as you like.
**[07:58] Frieren**
It didn't contain any spells for bringing
back the dead or granting immortality.
**[08:02] Heiter**
I see.
**[08:04] Frieren**
Did you know that already?
**[08:06] Heiter**
The fear of death is immeasurable.
**[08:09] Heiter**
If such spells existed,
Ewig would've cast them on himself.
**[08:14] Frieren**
Then why?
**[08:17] Heiter**
How is Fern?
**[08:19] Frieren**
She has room for improvement in some areas,
**[08:22] Frieren**
but it wouldn't be wrong
to call her a proper mage.
**[08:26] Heiter**
I see. Then she made it in time.
**[08:31] Heiter**
Now she won't get in your way, Frieren.
**[08:36] (Flashback) Heiter**
Will you bring her with you on your travels?
**[08:40] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm sorry, Heiter.
That's the one thing I can't do.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
She'd only get in my way.
**[08:46] Frieren**
You tricked me, Heiter.
**[08:52] Heiter**
Your payment for deciphering
the grimoire is in the desk drawer.
**[08:56] Heiter**
Please leave this place tonight.
**[08:59] Frieren**
Why?
**[09:01] Heiter**
As you can see, I don't have much longer.
**[09:06] Heiter**
I don't want her to experience
losing anyone else.
**[09:13] Heiter**
Frieren, please look after Fern.
**[09:19] Frieren**
Are you trying to put on
a brave face again, Heiter?
**[09:25] Frieren**
Fern has been ready to say goodbye
to you for some time now.
**[09:29] Frieren**
What you need to do before your death
**[09:32] Frieren**
is give her a proper farewell
**[09:35] Frieren**
and make as many memories as you can.
**[09:41] Heiter**
Frieren, you really are a kind girl.
**[09:56] Frieren**
Why did you save Fern?
**[10:16] Heiter**
It's what Himmel the Hero would've done.
**[10:22] Frieren**
You're right.
**[10:37] Frieren**
Then maybe I'll do the same.
**[10:51] Fern**
Thank you.
**[10:53] Fern**
Because of you, I was able to
repay my debt to Mr. Heiter.
**[10:59] Frieren**
He just tricked me, is all.
**[11:03] Frieren**
This corrupt priest.
**[11:10] Frieren**
Shall we go, then?
***SIGN*** Episode 2: It Didn't Have to Be Magic...
***SIGN*** 26 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Turk region located in the central lands
**[11:34] Frieren**
That's enough, Fern.
**[11:36] Frieren**
We're finished.
**[11:41] Farmer**
Thank you for your help.
**[11:43] Farmer**
Here's your reward.
**[11:47] Fern**
We've been doing such simple work.
**[11:50] Frieren**
That's how adventuring goes.
**[11:52] Fern**
What were we paid in?
**[11:54] Frieren**
Folk magic. It's a spell
that produces warm tea.
**[11:58] Frieren**
We'll try it out later.
**[12:02] Fern**
The other day we learned a spell
for removing rust from bronze statues.
**[12:06] Fern**
Before that, we learned a spell
for turning sweet grapes into sour ones.
**[12:08] Frieren**
How is it?
**[12:09] Fern**
Sour.
**[12:11] Fern**
You keep collecting the strangest spells.
**[12:13] Frieren**
It's my hobby, after all.
**[12:15] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you really do love magic.
**[12:19] Frieren**
Only somewhat, like you.
**[12:22] Fern**
I feel like we're a little different.
**[12:26] Frieren**
We're the same.
**[12:29] Herbalist**
Will you really do something for me?
**[12:33] Herbalist**
Since I'm an herbalist,
I don't have any spells to teach you.
**[12:38] Frieren**
That's fine. Just learning about
the local flora is helpful enough.
**[12:48] Herbalist**
This is it.
**[12:54] Fern**
It's a statue of Himmel the Hero.
**[12:57] Herbalist**
It's in terrible shape, isn't it?
**[12:59] Herbalist**
It's too much for one old woman to handle.
**[13:04] Herbalist**
And the villagers don't care anymore.
**[13:10] (Flashback) Villager**
Run!
**[13:30] Herbalist**
When the village was attacked by a monster,
**[13:34] Herbalist**
Mr. Himmel fought valiantly to defend us.
**[13:37] Herbalist**
It saddens me to see him treated like this.
**[13:40] Frieren**
No, it's what he deserves.
It's Himmel's fault for wanting to show off.
**[13:47] Frieren**
When the villagers offered to make a statue
of him, he should have just declined.
**[13:53] (Flashback) Himmel**
Is this okay?
**[13:54] (Flashback) Himmel**
This pose isn't too handsome, is it?
**[13:56] (Flashback) Eisen**
Just hurry up and pick something.
**[13:57] Frieren**
He drove the sculptor mad
by spending 18 hours choosing a pose.
**[13:59] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm hungry.
**[14:02] Frieren**
In the end, they settled on
a ridiculously plain one.
**[14:07] Herbalist**
What a strange story.
**[14:09] Herbalist**
Come to think of it, there was an
elven mage in the hero's party.
**[14:16] Frieren**
Shall we get this cleaned up?
**[14:22] Herbalist**
Thank you.
**[14:24] Herbalist**
Magic sure is amazing, isn't it?
**[14:27] Herbalist**
There isn't a speck of rust left.
**[14:32] Herbalist**
I wish there was a bit more color, though.
**[14:34] Herbalist**
Perhaps I'll plant some flowers later.
**[14:37] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you have a spell that
produces a field of flowers, right?
**[14:41] Frieren**
You're right. I guess I could just
conjure something up...
**[14:47] Frieren**
No, blue moon weed flowers would be best.
**[14:51] Fern**
What kind of flowers are those?
**[14:54] Frieren**
I don't know. I've never seen them.
**[14:56] Fern**
Then why?
**[14:58] Freiren**
They grow in Himmel's hometown.
**[15:00] Fern**
But you can't conjure flowers
you've never seen before.
**[15:10] Herbalist**
Blue moon weed...
**[15:12] Herbalist**
Now that's a name I haven't
heard in a long time.
**[15:16] Herbalist**
Long ago, there used to be a
field of them in those woods.
**[15:27] Frieren**
They don't grow around here anymore?
**[15:30] Herbalist**
They all died out.
**[15:33] Herbalist**
It's been decades since they've
been spotted in these lands.
**[15:38] Frieren**
I see.
**[15:42] Frieren**
Let's go, Fern.
**[15:44] Fern**
Okay.
**[15:50] Frieren**
You're hiding something.
**[15:52] Frieren**
I won't be mad, so show me what it is.
**[15:58] Frieren**
They're seed rats. Pests that consume seeds.
**[16:02] Fern**
I'll release them in the woods.
**[16:08] Frieren**
Fern, shall we go look for blue moon weed?
**[16:12] Fern**
Are you serious?
**[16:14] Frieren**
There was a field of them
in these woods until recently.
**[16:17] Fern**
That was decades ago.
**[16:19] Frieren**
But they're worth looking for.
**[16:22] Frieren**
If we find and analyze them, we can acquire
a spell for conjuring blue moon weed flowers.
**[16:28] Fern**
For Mr. Himmel?
**[16:31] Frieren**
No...
**[16:32] Frieren**
I'm probably doing this for myself.
**[17:27] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, we've been searching for
blue moon weed for six months now.
**[17:33] Frieren**
You're right. Perhaps we should
broaden our search area.
**[17:46] Herbalist**
Oh, I don't often see you on your own.
**[17:52] Herbalist**
It's been a while since you
first came to the village.
**[17:57] Herbalist**
Have you found any blue moon weed?
**[18:01] Fern**
Do you think we'll find any?
**[18:05] Fern**
Ms. Frieren's obsession with
magic is extraordinary.
**[18:09] Fern**
At this rate, she'll continue searching
for years, if not decades.
**[18:14] Fern**
She's a mage who possesses the
power to save many people.
**[18:20] Fern**
She shouldn't spend her time searching
for something that doesn't exist.
**[18:26] Herbalist**
You're so young.
**[18:30] Fern**
Am I wrong?
**[18:33] Herbalist**
I don't think so,
**[18:37] Herbalist**
but Ms. Frieren must see things differently.
**[18:44] Herbalist**
But since she's so much more
mature than we are,
**[18:49] Herbalist**
I'm sure she'd understand if you honestly
conveyed those feelings to her.
**[19:12] Fern**
These are the seeds of a related species
she kept for their medicinal properties.
**[19:17] Fern**
Could we plant these around
Himmel's statue instead?
**[19:22] Frieren**
I get it, Fern.
**[19:24] Frieren**
I made you worry.
**[19:29] Frieren**
I'm not just spending my own time on this.
**[19:32] Frieren**
It's time to go.
**[19:34] Frieren**
I'll end my search soon.
**[19:39] Fern**
How many years is soon?
**[19:42] Frieren**
Soon.
**[19:44] Fern**
You don't know when to stop—
**[19:59] Frieren**
Shall we follow it?
**[20:30] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, why do you collect spells?
**[20:35] Frieren**
It's just a hobby of mine.
**[20:36] Fern**
I find that hard to believe.
**[20:39] Frieren**
It really is just a hobby.
**[20:41] Frieren**
I used to live much more apathetically.
**[21:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
Gross.
**[21:21] Frieren**
But then I got to know an idiot who
complimented the spells I gathered.
**[21:25] Frieren**
That's all.
**[21:28] Fern**
That's a silly reason.
**[21:31] Frieren**
You're right.
**[21:54] Fern**
Is that...
**[21:55] Frieren**
It's a petal.
**[21:58] Frieren**
They say seed rats bury their food
in safe places away from enemies.
**[22:03] Fern**
They're clever animals, aren't they?
**[22:06] Frieren**
I wouldn't say that.
**[22:08] Frieren**
Since they bury their food in so many places,
they often forget where.
**[22:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
Blue moon weed?
**[22:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's a flower that grows in
my homeland. It's beautiful.
**[22:24] (Flashback) Himmel**
Not as beautiful as me, though.
**[22:26] (Flashback) Frieren**
Shall we get going?
**[22:29] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren.
**[22:31] (Flashback) Himmel**
Someday, I'd like to show them to you.
**[22:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
I see.
**[22:36] (Flashback) Frieren**
If we have the opportunity, perhaps.
**[22:45] Frieren**
I figured they'd be here,
but I wasn't expecting so many.
**[22:54] Frieren**
*It took longer than I would've liked, Himmel.*
**[23:02] Fern**
I can't believe we really found them.
**[23:05] Frieren**
Now we can create a spell for blue moon weed.
**[23:08] Fern**
Why are you so passionate about magic?
**[23:12] Fern**
I don't understand.
**[23:14] Frieren**
But you do.
**[23:16] Frieren**
You never gave up on becoming a mage.
**[23:21] Fern**
That's different.
**[23:23] Fern**
I would've been happy to learn any skill
that allowed me to support myself.
**[23:29] Fern**
It didn't have to be magic...
**[23:32] Frieren**
But you chose magic.
**[23:47] Fern**
You're right.
**[23:50] Herbalist**
I never thought I'd see blue moon weed again.
**[23:56] Herbalist**
They're beautiful.
**[23:59] Herbalist**
Thank you, Ms. Frieren.
**[24:01] Herbalist**
Now this statue will never be forgotten.
**[24:05] Frieren**
Oh, I nearly forgot.
**[24:10] Frieren**
There.
**[24:12] Herbalist**
How cute.
**[24:15] Frieren**
Shall we go?
**[25:50] Fern**
That's too powerful.
**[25:51] Man**
The Elder Sage of Corruption, Qual.
**[25:52] Old Man**
He called you heartless for not checking on him.
**[25:53] Frieren**
Let's put that into practice.
**[25:53] Himmel**
How many years do you think
we've traveled together?
**[25:55] Fern**
Does this journey have a purpose?
**[25:55] Frieren**
Classroom study is important, too.
***SIGN*** Episode 3
Killing Magic
**[25:57] Frieren**
Killing magic.
# E3 - Killing Magic
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** 27 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the trade city of Warm, located in the central lands
**[01:48] Frieren**
Let's split up and replenish
our traveling supplies.
**[01:52] Fern**
"Split up"? You've assigned me
most of the necessities.
**[01:56] Fern**
Food, water, daily essentials.
**[01:59] Fern**
What are you going to buy?
**[02:04] Frieren**
Herbs and stuff.
**[02:07] Fern**
* That's the face she makes when*
* she's hiding something from me.*
**[02:12] Fern**
*I've known Ms. Frieren for a long time.*
**[02:14] Fern**
* Nothing good ever happens*
* when she makes that face.*
**[02:17] Fern**
* She's definitely going to buy*
* something we don't need.*
**[02:22] Frieren**
I bought this.
**[02:23] Fern**
What are you going to use that for?
**[02:25] Frieren**
This potion only dissolves clothing.
**[02:28] Fern**
Go return it.
**[02:29] Frieren**
It's a book on magical history.
Classroom study is important, too.
**[02:34] Fern**
*Well, I wouldn't call that one unnecessary.*
**[02:40] Frieren**
I'll meet you at the inn later.
**[02:53] Fern**
* We can't afford to waste*
* our traveling funds.*
**[02:57] Fern**
*I'd better keep a close eye on her.*
**[03:04] Fern**
*An accessory shop?*
**[03:09] (Flashback) Fern**
You went to sleep without
drying your hair again.
**[03:15] Fern**
*So she's interested in fashion after all.*
**[03:23] Fern**
*She seems really conflicted.*
**[03:27] Fern**
*What's with that face?*
**[03:29] Fern**
* I've never seen Ms. Frieren*
* look so troubled before.*
**[03:55] Fern**
*She spent a lot of time on that.*
**[04:02] Fern**
*I suppose an accessory wouldn't hurt.*
**[04:05] Fern**
*It's better than weird bones or medicines.*
**[04:11] Fern**
*Maybe I'll resume my shopping soon.*
**[04:14] Frieren**
Is there a shop around here
that sells good desserts?
**[04:18] Fern**
*Now that's not fair.*
**[04:21] Townsfolk**
There's a tavern in the basement
of that building. Try asking there.
**[04:25] Frieren**
Thank you.
**[04:27] Fern**
*I haven't eaten anything sweet in months!*
**[04:52] Frieren**
This must be it.
**[04:54] Frieren**
Is there a shop around here
that sells good desserts?
**[04:57] Fern**
* This clearly isn't the right*
* place to ask about desserts.*
**[05:01] Ruffian A**
A dessert joint? Who do you
think you're talking to?
**[05:08] Fern**
*Gulp.*
**[05:09] Ruffian A**
You better believe this city's got
mountains of delicious desserts.
**[05:14] Ruffian B**
We can recommend you places all over.
**[05:18] Fern**
*So they do know about desserts here.*
**[05:21] Frieren**
For such rough-looking guys,
you know a lot about desserts.
**[05:23] Ruffian A**
A bit of sugar gives us the energy
we need to adventure.
**[05:27] Ruffian A**
Nothing beats rewarding yourself with
something sweet after a hard day's work.
**[05:27] Fern**
* So they're adventurers. Though I'd say*
* even "rough" is an understatement.*
**[05:32] Fern**
*They're terrifying.*
**[05:35] Ruffian A**
See ya.
**[05:41] Fern**
*Is she going to a dessert shop?*
**[05:47] Fern**
* Huh? She's heading in*
* the direction of our inn.*
**[05:51] Fern**
*Is she going back?*
**[05:54] Fern**
*I'm not even close to finishing my shopping.*
**[06:00] Frieren**
You're late.
**[06:02] Fern**
I'm sorry.
**[06:04] Frieren**
Well, no matter. Put your things down.
**[06:15] Frieren**
Shall we go get something sweet to eat?
**[06:33] Frieren**
What a nice view. No wonder
they recommended this place.
**[06:39] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, I'm sorry for doubting you.
**[06:43] Frieren**
What are you talking about?
**[06:45] Fern**
Nothing.
**[06:47] Frieren**
Choose whatever you'd like.
**[06:49] Fern**
Can we afford it?
**[06:52] Frieren**
I've been saving up secretly.
**[06:55] Fern**
*She's been keeping secret savings?*
**[07:02] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, what will you have?
**[07:05] Frieren**
Well, today I feel like...
**[07:09] Fern**
Merkur pudding, right?
**[07:14] (Flashback) Himmel**
You feel like eating Merkur
pudding today, don't you?
**[07:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
How did you know?
**[07:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
How many years do you think
we've traveled together?
**[07:22] (Flashback) Himmel**
I can just tell.
**[07:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
I don't know anything about the rest of you.
**[07:33] (Flashback) Himmel**
Then maybe I'll try harder
to teach you about myself.
**[07:36] (Flashback) Himmel**
Incidentally, my favorite
food is Ruf-omelette.
**[07:39] (Flashback) Eisen**
Mine's grapes. The sourer, the better.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Heiter**
Mine is—
**[07:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
Alcohol, right?
**[07:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
I knew that already, you corrupt priest.
**[07:47] (Flashback) Eisen**
That's nothing to blush about.
**[07:49] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's not a good sign that the one thing
she remembers is your drinking.
**[07:55] Frieren**
Fern, I'm sorry.
**[07:59] Fern**
Why are you apologizing?
**[08:02] Frieren**
I don't know anything about you,
**[08:05] Frieren**
so I don't know what you like.
**[08:14] Fern**
Come to think of it, it's my birthday today.
**[08:28] Fern**
What a beautiful hair ornament.
**[08:30] Fern**
Thank you. I'm delighted.
**[08:35] Frieren**
Really?
**[08:37] Fern**
You seem to be hopelessly dense,
so let me be clear.
**[08:43] Fern**
I'm overjoyed that you
tried to get to know me.
**[08:50] Frieren**
Only because I tried?
**[08:55] Fern**
You really don't understand
people's feelings, do you?
**[09:10] Frieren**
Shall we get going?
**[09:11] Fern**
Sure.
**[09:26] Fern**
By the way, Ms. Frieren,
does this journey have a purpose?
**[09:31] Frieren**
Not particularly. I'm satisfying
my desire to collect spells.
**[09:37] Frieren**
But whenever possible,
**[09:40] Frieren**
I'd like to retrace the adventures
I had with Himmel and the others
**[09:45] Frieren**
before all sign of them fades away.
**[09:47] Fern**
That's something important to you, right?
**[09:53] Frieren**
I don't know, so I'm trying
to figure that out.
**[10:02] Frieren**
You've finally grown taller than me.
**[10:06] Fern**
I'm sixteen now. I could be your older sister.
**[10:10] Frieren**
My older sister?
**[10:12] Frieren**
Our diets are mostly the same,
so it can't be that.
**[10:17] Frieren**
How strange.
***SIGN*** Episode 3: Killing Magic
***SIGN*** 27 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in Größe Forest, located in the central lands
**[10:50] Frieren**
You've grown quite accustomed
to casting defensive spells.
**[10:55] Frieren**
Let's put that into practice.
**[11:02] Fern**
What?
**[11:08] Frieren**
I aimed for the gaps in your defenses.
**[11:10] Frieren**
If this had been a real battle, you'd be dead.
**[11:13] Frieren**
Now, then...
**[11:16] Frieren**
How will you handle this?
**[11:19] Fern**
Like this.
**[11:20] Frieren**
I see.
**[11:22] Frieren**
Can you withstand this?
**[11:33] Frieren**
That's enough for today.
**[11:43] Frieren**
Defensive magic is powerful,
but it rapidly depletes your mana.
**[11:48] Frieren**
You'll exhaust your mana supply in seconds
if you try to maintain it over a large area.
**[11:55] Fern**
So the best option is to cast it in select
locations at the moment of impact.
**[12:00] Frieren**
Exactly.
**[12:07] Frieren**
Hup.
**[12:17] Fern**
We've been practicing nothing
but defensive magic.
**[12:20] Frieren**
It directly improves your chances of survival.
**[12:23] Fern**
You're right.
**[12:24] Fern**
A single defensive spell can defend
against most offensive spells.
**[12:28] Fern**
It's strange how powerful they are.
**[12:31] Frieren**
Fern, you haven't read the book on
magical history I gave you, have you?
**[12:35] Frieren**
Magic is about theory as much as practice.
**[12:41] Frieren**
I suppose I'll have to read
it to you at bedtime.
**[12:45] Fern**
I'll read it myself.
**[12:47] Fern**
I'm not a child, after all.
**[12:58] Fern**
This village is where you wanted to go, right?
**[13:00] Fern**
Are you here to collect odd spells again?
**[13:03] Frieren**
No, not this time.
**[13:06] Villager**
Now it's up to the weather.
**[13:08] Villager**
Yeah.
**[13:10] Frieren**
I have a question.
**[13:12] Villager A**
It's an elf.
**[13:14] Villager B**
White hair...
**[13:17] Old Straw Hat**
Are you Ms. Frieren?
**[13:22] Frieren**
How did you know?
**[13:26] Old Straw Hat**
You're here to see the place where
Qual was sealed, aren't you?
**[13:30] Old Straw Hat**
I'll show you the way.
**[13:32] Fern**
Qual?
**[13:34] Old Straw Hat**
The Elder Sage of Corruption, Qual.
**[13:38] Old Straw Hat**
He's a demon who committed terrible
atrocities in this region eighty years ago,
**[13:43] Old Straw Hat**
before being sealed away
by Himmel the Hero and his party.
**[13:50] Frieren**
That seal will break soon,
so I'm here to defeat him,
**[13:54] Frieren**
but how did you know?
**[13:57] Frieren**
I haven't told anyone about this.
**[14:00] Old Straw Hat**
Mr. Himmel visited this town every year
until about thirty years ago.
**[14:07] Old Straw Hat**
He was apparently checking
on the condition of the seal.
**[14:11] Frieren**
He always was a softie.
**[14:13] Old Straw Hat**
He used to talk about you.
**[14:17] Old Straw Hat**
He called you heartless
for not checking on him.
**[14:21] (Flashback) Himmel**
She's cold, isn't she?
**[14:22] (Flashback) Old Straw Hat**
Quite cold.
**[14:24] Frieren**
Sorry about that.
**[14:26] (Flashback) Himmel**
But she's not so heartless that
she'd leave the village to its fate.
**[14:31] (Flashback) Himmel**
She'll come when the seal is about to break.
**[14:36] Old Straw Hat**
That's what he said.
**[14:39] Frieren**
I see.
**[14:48] Fern**
This is it?
**[15:03] Frieren**
It's become rather unstable.
**[15:06] Frieren**
I'll dispel the seal tomorrow
and take care of Qual.
**[15:17] Fern**
You're the one who sealed Qual, aren't you?
**[15:22] Fern**
Is there a reason you did that?
**[15:26] Frieren**
He was simply too strong.
**[15:32] Frieren**
I couldn't beat him.
**[15:35] Frieren**
Even among the Demon King's forces,
Qual was an exceptional mage.
**[15:40] Frieren**
He developed the first piercing spell
in history, which he called Zoltraak.
**[15:46] Frieren**
It pierced not only defensive spells but
the magic resistance of armor as well.
**[15:51] Frieren**
It directly targeted and destroyed the body.
**[15:55] Frieren**
It's said that in this region,
**[15:58] Frieren**
40% of adventurers and 70% of mages
were killed by Zoltraak.
**[16:07] Fern**
That's too powerful.
**[16:10] Frieren**
Yes, it was. Much too powerful.
**[16:15] Frieren**
And that's why it backfired on him.
**[16:19] Fern**
What do you mean?
**[16:25] Frieren**
You really haven't read that
history tome, have you?
**[16:28] Frieren**
Are you sure I shouldn't read it to you?
**[16:31] Fern**
I'll start reading it right now.
**[16:33] Frieren**
No, it's fine.
**[16:35] Frieren**
It's more important that
you get a good night's sleep.
**[16:39] Frieren**
You'll see tomorrow, anyway.
**[16:47] Frieren**
I'm dispelling the seal.
**[16:50] Frieren**
Don't let your guard down.
**[17:20] Qual**
It's been a while, Frieren.
**[17:24] Qual**
How many years has it been?
**[17:27] Frieren**
Eighty.
**[17:29] Qual**
A mere eighty years, huh?
**[17:32] Frieren**
For us, anyway.
**[17:35] Qual**
And the Demon King?
**[17:37] Frieren**
We killed him.
**[17:39] Qual**
I see.
**[17:41] Qual**
Then I shall avenge him.
**[17:46] Frieren**
Fern, cast a defensive spell in front of us.
**[17:50] Qual**
Zoltraak!
**[18:00] Qual**
I'm surprised.
**[18:03] Qual**
You blocked Zoltraak.
**[18:06] Qual**
That defensive spell of yours
must be powerful indeed.
**[18:12] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, what's going on?
**[18:17] Fern**
That was ordinary offensive magic.
**[18:20] Frieren**
That's Zoltraak.
**[18:22] Frieren**
The killing magic he developed.
**[18:31] Frieren**
Qual, your magic was simply too powerful.
**[18:37] Frieren**
After you were sealed away, mages across
the land studied and analyzed Zoltraak.
**[18:46] Frieren**
In just a few years, Zoltraak was
incorporated into humankind's magic system,
**[18:51] Frieren**
and powerful new defensive spells
were developed.
**[18:58] Frieren**
The magic resistance offered by equipment
has improved significantly as well,
**[19:02] Frieren**
making Zoltraak no longer killing magic.
**[19:07] Frieren**
Now it's just "ordinary offensive magic."
**[19:14] Frieren**
Eighty years is quite a long time for humans.
**[19:18] Frieren**
Qual, if you don't resist,
I'll make your death painless.
**[19:23] Qual**
I see.
**[19:26] Qual**
I see, I see.
**[19:28] Qual**
It attunes itself to the offensive
magic and disperses its power.
**[19:34] Qual**
A complex spell indeed.
**[19:38] Qual**
It must consume a great deal of mana.
**[19:42] Frieren**
He figured out the weakness
of defensive magic.
**[19:45] Frieren**
Fern, you know what to do, right?
**[19:48] Fern**
Yes. I saw it in our practices.
**[19:52] Frieren**
Then protect me as well.
**[20:21] Qual**
So you can fly? Interesting.
**[20:25] Frieren**
Zoltraak.
**[20:36] Qual**
Frieren... My spell...
**[21:00] Old Straw Hat**
Now we can live in peace.
**[21:04] Frieren**
That hat...
**[21:06] Old Straw Hat**
This thing?
**[21:09] Old Straw Hat**
Around here, the sun's rays are strong
even at this time of year,
**[21:13] Old Straw Hat**
so all farmers wear them.
**[21:16] Frieren**
I've seen this hat before.
**[21:25] Frieren**
You're the brat who flipped my skirt up.
**[21:30] (Flashback) Brat**
Take that!
**[21:33] (Flashback) Himmel**
What do you think you're doing, brat?
**[21:36] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'll kill you! You saw what I've
been wanting to see all this time!
**[21:40] (Flashback) Eisen**
You'd better not kill him.
**[21:41] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'll show you mine.
**[21:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
Yikes.
**[21:49] Frieren**
You're still alive.
**[21:51] Old Straw Hat**
Thanks to you,
I'll be able to live even longer.
**[21:55] Old Straw Hat**
I'm glad I trusted Himmel's words and waited.
**[22:10] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, they thanked you.
**[22:13] Frieren**
They didn't thank me.
**[22:17] Frieren**
The people of this village
believed in Himmel.
**[22:22] Fern**
I don't understand, exactly,
but I think Mr. Himmel believed in you.
**[22:34] Fern**
What is it?
**[22:36] Frieren**
Nothing.
**[24:20] Eisen**
Because I felt sorry for you.
**[24:20] Heiter**
Because it's more convenient that way.
**[24:21] Frieren**
She was an irresponsible person.
**[24:23] Heiter**
That's enough depressing talk.
**[24:24] Fern**
Are you sure you haven't been
around since prehistoric times?
**[24:24] Frieren**
You're more conscientious than you look.
**[24:25] Eisen**
It was a long time ago.
**[24:26] Flamme**
Aureole, the land where souls rest.
***SIGN*** Episode 4
The Land Where Souls Rest
# E4 - The Land Where Souls Rest
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
at the Granz Channel, located in the central lands
**[01:37] Village Chief**
This area has always been
difficult to navigate,
**[01:41] Village Chief**
so all kinds of things wash up here.
**[01:45] Village Chief**
It used to be that the entire village
helped clean up the shore.
**[01:49] Frieren**
But now you don't have enough people,
so it lies neglected.
**[01:53] Village Chief**
These waters used to be beautifully clear.
**[01:59] Frieren**
I know.
**[02:03] Village Chief**
How about this as payment?
**[02:09] Frieren**
It's a book written by
Flamme the Legendary Mage.
**[02:12] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[02:15] Frieren**
Is this the only grimoire
you have in your village?
**[02:17] Village Chief**
Yes.
**[02:19] Frieren**
Very well. We'll clean up the area for you.
**[02:27] Fern**
That grimoire is a fake, isn't it?
**[02:30] Frieren**
I see you've been studying like
I told you to. Good girl, Fern.
**[02:35] Frieren**
Books attributed to Flamme are never real.
This is just another poor imitation.
**[02:41] Fern**
Why did you accept the job?
**[02:44] Frieren**
To help someone in need.
**[02:47] Fern**
I find that hard to believe.
**[02:50] Frieren**
You're right. I'm doing this for me.
**[02:56] Fern**
Sounds like we've got another
long stay ahead of us.
**[03:14] Shopkeeper**
Thanks for being such a
regular customer, Fern.
**[03:17] Shopkeeper**
I threw in an extra one for you.
**[03:20] Fern**
Thank you.
**[03:21] Shopkeeper**
It's been three months already.
**[03:24] Shopkeeper**
Have you gotten used to the village?
**[03:26] Fern**
Yes.
**[03:27] Old Woman**
The shore gets cold this
time of year. Be careful.
**[03:36] Fern**
*It's winter already.*
**[03:43] Fern**
She's still asleep.
**[03:45] Fern**
This place is a mess.
**[03:48] Fern**
*I just tidied up yesterday, too.*
**[03:52] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, it's morning. Please wake up.
**[04:07] Fern**
Let's go clean up the shore.
**[04:33] Frieren**
So cold...
**[04:37] Fern**
I've been thinking.
**[04:39] Frieren**
About what?
**[04:41] Fern**
Are you actually a very sloppy person?
**[04:46] Fern**
Every morning I wake you up, feed you
breakfast, and help you get dressed.
**[04:52] Fern**
I'm practically your mother.
**[04:56] Frieren**
I can do all that myself.
**[04:58] Fern**
But then you'd sleep until noon.
**[05:01] Frieren**
Yeah.
**[05:02] Fern**
Well, I've already given up hope, anyway.
**[05:06] Frieren**
Sorry.
**[05:08] Fern**
How did you manage traveling
with the hero's party?
**[05:12] Fern**
There wasn't anyone there
to look after you.
**[05:15] Frieren**
I overslept all the time.
**[05:18] Fern**
And you never got in trouble for it?
**[05:20] Frieren**
I did, just once.
**[05:24] Fern**
Just once? They must have been very tolerant.
**[05:29] Frieren**
They were a whole different breed.
**[05:31] Frieren**
Also, Heiter sometimes clicked his tongue.
**[05:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
Sorry.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Eisen**
Hey.
**[05:37] (Flashback) Himmel**
I understand how you feel, but...
**[05:39] Fern**
Sounds like they were rather upset with you.
**[05:55] Village Chief**
How is the cleanup coming along?
**[05:58] Frieren**
We have about a third of it left.
**[06:01] Village Chief**
Do you think you'll be done in time
for the New Year's Festival?
**[06:04] Frieren**
Just barely.
**[06:06] Village Chief**
In that case, I hope you'll be able to watch
the sunrise this time, Ms. Frieren.
**[06:21] Fern**
Is the beach cleanup related to
the New Year's Festival somehow?
**[06:27] Frieren**
In this village, it's customary to watch the
sunrise on the day of the New Year's Festival.
**[06:31] Frieren**
They say it's beautiful how the light
reflects off the clear waters.
**[06:38] Fern**
You haven't seen it?
**[06:41] Frieren**
Do you think I'd be able
to wake up that early?
**[06:43] Fern**
I suppose not.
**[06:46] Frieren**
Let's hurry. We don't have much time.
**[07:29] Fern**
No problems with the water quality.
**[07:32] Frieren**
We managed to finish by the day before.
**[07:35] Fern**
It hardly looks like the same beach.
**[07:38] Village Chief**
Thank you, Ms. Frieren.
**[07:41] Village Chief**
You'll be joining us for the
New Year's Festival, won't you?
**[07:45] Frieren**
Yes.
**[07:46] Village Chief**
We'd love to have you.
**[07:49] Fern**
Have you lost your mind, Ms. Frieren?
**[07:52] Fern**
You'll have to wake up before the sun rises.
**[07:54] Fern**
That's impossible for you.
**[07:56] Frieren**
I'll be fine. I just need
to stay up all night.
**[07:59] Fern**
You're that desperate to see the sunrise?
**[08:02] Frieren**
Honestly, I'm not interested,
which is why I want to see it for myself.
**[08:07] Fern**
I don't understand.
**[08:10] Frieren**
No, I suppose you wouldn't.
**[08:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
Why didn't you come to the
New Year's Festival, Frieren?
**[08:23] (Flashback) Himmel**
The shock was so great,
it left Heiter bedridden. Poor guy.
**[08:28] (Flashback) Eisen**
He's just out of commission
because he drank too much.
**[08:32] (Flashback) Frieren**
What's the problem?
The rest of you got to go.
**[08:35] (Flashback) Himmel**
We wanted you to enjoy it, too.
**[08:39] (Flashback) Frieren**
It's just a sunrise.
I doubt I'd enjoy it much.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Himmel**
No, you would.
**[08:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
Why?
**[08:48] (Flashback) Himmel**
Because you're that kind of person.
**[08:54] Fern**
She's asleep.
**[08:57] Fern**
She's asleep!
**[08:59] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, wake up.
You'll be late for the New Year's Festival.
**[09:03] Frieren**
Mother...
**[09:04] Fern**
Who are you calling "Mother"?
**[09:08] Fern**
Why am I doing this?
**[09:14] Frieren**
Thank you, Fern.
**[09:30] Frieren**
* It's certainly pretty, but it wasn't*
* worth waking up early for.*
**[09:36] Frieren**
*Himmel didn't understand me after all.*
**[09:40] Frieren**
Fern, I'm going home so I can go back to...
**[09:43] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, it's beautiful.
**[09:48] Frieren**
Is it?
**[09:51] Frieren**
It's just a sunrise.
**[09:54] Fern**
But you seem to be enjoying
yourself a little.
**[09:58] Frieren**
That's because you're smiling.
**[10:10] Frieren**
I wouldn't have been able to see
this sunrise if I'd been on my own.
**[10:14] Fern**
Of course not. After all, you can't
get out of bed by yourself.
***SIGN*** Episode 4: The Land Where Souls Rest
**[10:25] (Flashback) Heiter**
Are these for your family?
**[10:27] (Flashback) Eisen**
It was a long time ago.
**[10:29] (Flashback) Eisen**
My village was attacked by demons.
**[10:36] (Flashback) Eisen**
What are you doing?
**[10:38] (Flashback) Heiter**
Praying.
**[10:39] (Flashback) Eisen**
People return to nothingness when they die.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Heiter**
No, they go to Heaven.
**[10:45] (Flashback) Frieren**
Until several thousand years ago,
**[10:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
the commonly held belief
was that there was no afterlife.
**[10:50] (Flashback) Frieren**
Dwarves value tradition.
**[10:53] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm skeptical about the idea
of a heaven myself,
**[10:56] (Flashback) Frieren**
but since current magics can't
observe the souls of the dead,
**[11:01] (Flashback) Frieren**
its existence can't be proven or disproven.
**[11:04] (Flashback) Himmel**
I don't think it matters either way.
**[11:07] (Flashback) Heiter**
You're right. I don't care
if it exists or not.
**[11:12] (Flashback) Himmel**
Should a man of the cloth be saying that,
you corrupt priest?
**[11:15] (Flashback) Heiter**
But even if it doesn't exist,
I believe it should.
**[11:21] (Flashback) Eisen**
Why?
**[11:22] (Flashback) Heiter**
Because it's more convenient that way.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Heiter**
All those people doing their best
to live deserve something better
**[11:29] (Flashback) Heiter**
than nothingness awaiting them.
**[11:32] (Flashback) Heiter**
I prefer to think they get to
live the good life in Heaven.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Himmel**
That certainly is more convenient.
**[11:46] (Flashback) Himmel**
Shall we pray?
**[11:47] (Flashback) Eisen**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Bredt region, located in the central lands
**[12:04] Frieren**
Eisen, I'm here to hang out.
**[12:07] Eisen**
You act like it hasn't been thirty years.
**[12:11] Frieren**
What's a mere thirty years?
**[12:16] Eisen**
You're right.
**[12:18] Eisen**
I never thought you'd take on an apprentice.
**[12:23] Frieren**
Eisen, is there anything you need help with?
**[12:28] Eisen**
Frieren, I heard you asked
Heiter the same thing.
**[12:33] Eisen**
I'm not on my deathbed yet.
**[12:36] Frieren**
How do you know about that?
**[12:38] Eisen**
Because we wrote to each other.
**[12:41] Frieren**
You're more conscientious than you look.
**[12:43] Eisen**
You're just too indifferent.
**[12:46] Frieren**
So, do you need help with anything?
**[12:54] Frieren**
Voll Basin...
**[12:56] Frieren**
This place brings back memories.
**[12:58] Eisen**
You've been here before?
**[12:59] Frieren**
A long time ago.
**[13:01] Eisen**
"A long time," she said.
How long must that be?
**[13:06] Fern**
Perhaps she came here in prehistoric times.
**[13:08] Frieren**
Not even I've lived that long.
**[13:13] Frieren**
So, what are we looking for?
**[13:16] Eisen**
The notes of Flamme the Legendary Mage.
**[13:21] Frieren**
Fine. You know most of Flamme's
supposed writings are fake, though?
**[13:26] Eisen**
I have a lead.
**[13:28] Eisen**
Heiter deduced the location from records
on Flamme left in the holy city.
**[13:36] Eisen**
Her genuine notes are located
somewhere in Voll Basin.
**[13:41] Eisen**
Frieren, you must know that.
**[13:45] Frieren**
That corrupt priest.
He'd gotten that far in his research?
**[13:50] Frieren**
Fine. We'll begin by searching
for a large tree.
**[13:54] Eisen**
A large tree?
**[13:56] Eisen**
That's ridiculous. There are tons of trees.
**[14:00] Eisen**
Well, I suppose you have
all the time in the world.
**[14:04] Frieren**
That's right.
**[14:05] Frieren**
But Fern wouldn't like that,
so I'll try to finish quickly.
**[14:12] Fern**
Let's search as efficiently as possible.
**[14:18] Eisen**
You've changed.
**[14:20] Eisen**
You never cared about
other people's time before.
**[14:25] Frieren**
Fern is scary when she's mad.
**[14:29] Eisen**
I see. Then I should watch myself.
**[15:05] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[15:07] Fern**
There's a large tree to the west
growing over some ruins.
**[15:11] Fern**
This way.
**[15:13] Frieren**
Got it.
**[15:17] Frieren**
Hey. Why did you decide to
look for Flamme's notes?
**[15:23] Eisen**
Because I felt sorry for you.
**[15:26] Frieren**
What?
**[15:27] Eisen**
I felt sorry for you and Himmel.
**[15:32] Eisen**
On that day thirty years ago,
**[15:34] Eisen**
you said you wished you'd gotten
to know Himmel better.
**[15:39] Eisen**
You should tell Himmel himself that.
**[15:45] Eisen**
They say the notes of Flamme the Legendary
Mage describe her conversing with the dead.
**[15:53] Frieren**
That's just a fairy tale.
Besides, I don't want to see him now.
**[15:58] Eisen**
All magic started as fairy tales.
**[16:02] Eisen**
And don't you want to know more about Himmel?
**[16:06] Eisen**
That's why I talked it over with Heiter.
**[16:09] Eisen**
We were sure you had regrets,
so we wanted to help you.
**[16:24] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, both the tree and ruins
are protected by a powerful barrier.
**[16:33] Frieren**
Even after a thousand years, I'm still
dancing in the palm of my master's hand.
**[16:41] (Flashback) Frieren**
How's that little sapling going to keep watch?
**[16:44] (Flashback) Flamme**
Don't sell it short.
**[16:47] (Flashback) Flamme**
Once it grows, it'll still be protecting
this place a thousand years from now.
**[16:53] (Flashback) Frieren**
You'll be dead by then.
**[16:57] (Flashback) Flamme**
But you won't be.
**[16:59] (Flashback) Flamme**
Someday, you'll make a terrible mistake
and wish you'd gotten to know people better.
**[17:05] (Flashback) Frieren**
Do you wish I knew you better?
Are you being needy?
**[17:09] (Flashback) Flamme**
Yeah, no.
**[17:10] (Flashback) Flamme**
When that happens, return to this place.
**[17:14] (Flashback) Flamme**
Then I, Flamme the Legendary Mage,
will help you.
**[17:34] Fern**
Those are Flamme's notes?
**[17:38] Fern**
Are they real?
**[17:40] Frieren**
They're real.
**[17:42] Fern**
How do you know that?
**[17:44] Eisen**
Frieren was Flamme's best student.
**[17:48] Fern**
Flamme the Legendary Mage is an ancient hero
who's written about in magical history.
**[17:54] Fern**
Are you sure you haven't been
around since prehistoric times?
**[17:58] Eisen**
Does it say anything about
speaking to the dead?
**[18:01] Frieren**
It's already opened to that very page.
**[18:05] Frieren**
Did she know a thousand years ago
that I'd come here?
**[18:10] Frieren**
What an unpleasant woman.
**[18:14] Frieren**
"On the northernmost end of the continent..."
**[18:17] Flamme**
* I arrived at the place the people*
* of this world call heaven:*
**[18:21] Flamme**
*Aureole, the land where souls rest.*
**[18:26] Flamme**
*Many souls gather there,*
**[18:29] Flamme**
* and I spoke with friends*
* who once fought alongside me.*
**[18:34] Flamme**
*This discovery of the century...*
**[18:37] Frieren**
"...will propel research on souls forward."
**[18:42] Fern**
Do you suppose it's true?
**[18:44] Frieren**
Who knows? She was an irresponsible person.
**[18:48] Eisen**
Heaven exists.
**[18:50] Eisen**
It's more convenient if it does.
**[18:55] Frieren**
You're right. Perhaps I should
believe in it for once.
**[19:00] Fern**
Where exactly is this place?
**[19:03] Frieren**
Give me a moment.
**[19:05] Frieren**
The northern continent... Ende.
**[19:09] Fern**
Ende?
**[19:11] Frieren**
Yes.
**[19:13] Frieren**
It's where the Demon King's
castle is located now.
**[19:18] Fern**
But why there?
**[19:21] Eisen**
Frieren.
**[19:22] Eisen**
You must find Aureole and speak with Himmel.
**[19:29] Eisen**
You said you'd help me, didn't you?
**[19:34] Frieren**
You've learned some cunning tricks, Eisen.
**[19:37] Eisen**
Thanks to Heiter.
**[19:40] Frieren**
Fine. I didn't have a particular
destination anyway.
**[19:45] Frieren**
But it's so cold around
the Demon King's castle.
**[19:50] Frieren**
I don't want to go.
**[19:52] Fern**
She's already feeling discouraged.
**[20:00] Fern**
She fell asleep.
**[20:02] Eisen**
What a carefree girl.
**[20:05] Frieren**
It's cold. I don't want to go.
**[20:08] Fern**
She's moaning in her sleep.
**[20:10] Fern**
Is it really that cold around
the Demon King's castle?
**[20:17] Eisen**
Ende, where the castle is, is located at the
very northernmost end of the continent.
**[20:23] Eisen**
We went through a lot in that place.
**[20:28] Fern**
A lot?
**[20:36] Fern**
*This is awkward.*
**[20:39] Fern**
*Maybe I'll wake Ms. Frieren.*
**[20:43] Fern**
Ms. Frieren. Ms. Frieren.
**[20:49] Fern**
She won't wake up.
**[20:51] Eisen**
Say, Fern. Is she a good master?
**[20:57] Fern**
That's a good question.
**[20:59] Fern**
I don't really know.
**[21:01] Fern**
All she does is drag me around
while she searches for magic.
**[21:08] Fern**
But she does seem interested in getting
to know Mr. Himmel and his companions.
**[21:15] Fern**
Perhaps she's not very interested in me.
**[21:20] Fern**
Ms. Frieren only took me on as an apprentice
**[21:24] Fern**
because she promised Mr. Heiter she would.
**[21:28] Eisen**
I see.
**[21:30] Fern**
But she's such a strange person.
**[21:34] Fern**
After we began traveling together,
she started giving me birthday presents.
**[21:40] Fern**
Normally she seems so disinterested in me.
**[21:44] Fern**
I wonder what she's thinking.
She's so strange.
**[21:54] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, you're not going
to stay in the royal capital?
**[21:58] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm going to keep traveling.
**[22:00] (Flashback) Himmel**
Alone?
**[22:01] (Flashback) Frieren**
It'll be nice and easy.
**[22:03] (Flashback) Eisen**
You're not going to take on an apprentice?
**[22:06] (Flashback) Eisen**
Traveling is better when you
have someone to talk to.
**[22:09] (Flashback) Frieren**
It's a waste of time.
**[22:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
Even if I taught them, they'd die in no time.
**[22:17] (Flashback) Eisen**
Frieren, that's not how relationships work.
**[22:21] (Flashback) Frieren**
Yes, it is.
**[22:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
My adventure with you wasn't even
one one-hundredth of my life.
**[22:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
You must understand that, Eisen.
**[22:31] (Flashback) Eisen**
I...
**[22:35] (Flashback) Heiter**
Okay, okay. That's enough depressing talk.
**[22:38] (Flashback) Heiter**
Today is a day for celebrating. Let's drink.
**[22:42] (Flashback) Himmel**
You just want a reason to drink, don't you?
**[22:45] (Flashback) Heiter**
You saw right through me.
**[22:46] (Flashback) Eisen**
You're always drinking.
**[22:49] (Flashback) Frieren**
You corrupt priest.
**[22:55] Eisen**
Fern...
**[22:57] Eisen**
She's a good master.
**[23:02] Fern**
You're right.
**[23:08] Frieren**
Eisen, you're really not coming with us?
**[23:11] Eisen**
That's right.
**[23:12] Eisen**
I told you before, I'd only get in your way.
**[23:18] Frieren**
I see.
**[23:19] Eisen**
You remember how to get to Ende, don't you?
**[23:23] Frieren**
Yes. First we travel through the Wille region,
**[23:26] Frieren**
and then we cross Riegel Canyon and pass
through the northern lands checkpoint.
**[23:32] Eisen**
Sorry to ask this of you.
**[23:34] Eisen**
It'll be a long journey.
**[23:36] Eisen**
It took us ten years.
**[23:41] Fern**
I see.
**[23:43] Fern**
We'll be following the same path Mr. Himmel's
party took to the Demon King's castle.
**[24:14] Frieren**
You're right.
**[24:16] Frieren**
It'll be a mere ten-year adventure.
**[25:50] Child**
Do you think I can become a powerful warrior?
**[25:50] Heiter**
I'll haunt you after I'm dead.
**[25:51] Fern**
You really do collect a lot of odd spells.
**[25:52] Villager**
Travelers, may I have a moment of your time?
**[25:53] Frieren**
Why haven't you defeated the dragon?
**[25:55] Eisen**
You're searching for someone, aren't you?
**[25:56] Stark**
That's ridiculous.
***SIGN*** Episode 5
Phantoms of the Dead
**[25:57] Fern**
This is a phantom of the dead.
# E5 - Phantoms of the Dead
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**[00:00] Eisen**
Frieren.
**[00:02] Eisen**
You must find Aureole
and speak with Himmel.
**[00:08] Frieren**
"On the northernmost end of the continent..."
**[00:11] Flamme**
* I arrived at the place the people*
* of this world call heaven:*
**[00:15] Flamme**
*Aureole, the land where souls rest.*
**[00:20] Flamme**
*Many souls gather there,*
**[00:24] Flamme**
* and I spoke with friends*
* who once fought alongside me.*
**[00:30] Eisen**
Sorry to ask this of you.
**[00:32] Eisen**
It'll be a long journey.
**[00:35] Eisen**
It took us ten years.
**[00:40] Fern**
I see.
**[00:41] Fern**
We'll be following the same path Mr. Himmel's
party took to the Demon King's castle.
**[00:56] Frieren**
You're right.
**[00:58] Frieren**
It'll be a mere ten-year adventure.
**[01:03] Eisen**
One one-hundredth, huh?
**[01:07] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, you're not going
to stay in the royal capital?
**[01:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm going to keep traveling.
**[01:13] (Flashback) Himmel**
Alone?
**[01:14] (Flashback) Frieren**
It'll be nice and easy.
**[01:16] (Flashback) Eisen**
You're not going to take on an apprentice?
**[01:19] (Flashback) Eisen**
Traveling is better when you
have someone to talk to.
**[01:22] (Flashback) Frieren**
It's a waste of time.
**[01:24] (Flashback) Frieren**
Even if I taught them,
they'd die in no time.
**[01:30] (Flashback) Eisen**
Frieren, that's not how relationships work.
**[01:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
Yes, it is.
**[01:36] (Flashback) Frieren**
My adventure with you wasn't even
one one-hundredth of my life.
**[01:43] Frieren**
I might've said something like that.
**[01:47] Eisen**
It's funny, isn't it?
**[01:49] Frieren**
What is?
**[01:51] Eisen**
That one one-hundredth changed you.
**[02:08] Eisen**
Well, I'll see you later.
**[02:10] Frieren**
See you again.
**[02:19] Fern**
It's been half my life, you know.
**[02:24] Fern**
The time I've spent with you.
**[02:28] Frieren**
It's going to be even more
than that from now on.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 5: Phantoms of the Dead
**[04:07] (Flashback) Heiter**
Listen to me, Fern.
**[04:09] (Flashback) Heiter**
From now, you must listen carefully to what
Frieren tells you and be a good girl,
**[04:15] (Flashback) Heiter**
or else...
**[04:17] (Flashback) Fern**
Or else what?
**[04:19] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'll haunt you after I'm dead.
**[04:26] (Flashback) Fern**
Mr. Heiter, do you mean that if I'm a bad
girl, you'll come see me after you die?
**[04:36] (Flashback) Heiter**
You've grown into a clever girl.
Who taught you to act like that?
**[04:42] (Flashback) Heiter**
I take it back.
**[04:45] (Flashback) Heiter**
If you're a good girl, then I might
be willing to visit you sometimes.
**[04:57] Frieren**
We're almost at the village.
**[05:01] Fern**
I see.
**[05:04] Frieren**
What?
**[05:05] Fern**
Nothing.
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Wille region, located in the central lands
**[05:26] Shopkeeper**
You're heading to the mountain pass, right?
**[05:29] Shopkeeper**
I wouldn't if I were you.
**[05:31] Shopkeeper**
A bunch of people have gone missing.
**[05:35] Frieren**
Was it monsters?
**[05:37] Shopkeeper**
Taken by ghosts, or so the rumors say.
**[05:40] Shopkeeper**
Some people have seen them
with their own eyes.
**[05:42] Frieren**
Could be the undead.
**[05:44] Frieren**
Do you know what the ghosts look like?
**[05:46] Shopkeeper**
I'm afraid not.
**[05:48] Shopkeeper**
But if you're curious,
why not ask them yourselves?
**[06:02] Fern**
To summarize,
**[06:04] Fern**
people saw the ghosts of dead family and
acquaintances as they appeared in life.
**[06:11] Fern**
Some witnesses claimed the
ghosts spoke to them.
**[06:15] Frieren**
This isn't the work of the undead.
**[06:18] Fern**
It's not?
**[06:23] Frieren**
The undead are corpses controlled by magic,
**[06:27] Frieren**
like zombies or skeletons.
**[06:31] Frieren**
But these ghosts appeared
as they did in life.
**[06:35] Frieren**
A reanimated corpse wouldn't look like that.
**[06:38] Frieren**
This is the work of a completely
different type of monster.
**[06:43] Fern**
You seem to have some inkling
of what it might be.
**[06:47] Frieren**
It's a nasty one. We'd best
be careful to avoid it.
**[06:54] Frieren**
We'll leave first thing in the morning.
**[06:57] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, the villagers need help.
**[07:02] Frieren**
You sound like Himmel and the others.
**[07:05] Fern**
Unlike you, I'm a good girl.
**[07:09] Frieren**
If you want to help, then I suppose we can.
**[07:13] Frieren**
We'll be traveling through the
mountain pass either way.
**[07:31] Frieren**
This is where the villagers have
been disappearing recently.
**[07:35] Frieren**
At least there are plenty of clues.
**[07:40] Fern**
There are signs of magic use here.
**[07:44] Frieren**
Yes. What kind of magic do you think it was?
**[07:48] Fern**
Illusion magic.
**[07:50] Fern**
I read in a book on magical ecology
that there's a monster
**[07:54] Fern**
that uses illusions to lure prey.
**[07:58] Frieren**
The Einsam.
**[08:00] Frieren**
Even among monsters of its type,
**[08:03] Frieren**
it's an especially crafty and greedy
monster that consumes only humans.
**[08:08] Frieren**
It shows people phantoms
of the dead to lure them in.
**[08:12] Fern**
Does that really work?
**[08:14] Frieren**
They're illusions of people very dear to them.
**[08:21] Frieren**
But the Einsam's illusions
aren't a threat to mages.
**[08:27] Frieren**
They're easily dispersed by high-density
mana such as offensive magic.
**[08:33] Fern**
So we just need to shoot
the phantoms of the dead.
**[08:38] Frieren**
Could you?
**[08:40] Fern**
Of course.
**[08:42] Fern**
After all, I know they're fake.
**[08:45] Frieren**
I shot a phantom of my master
begging for her life.
**[08:50] Frieren**
But I was used to hearing her
beg for her life,
**[08:54] Frieren**
so I didn't feel particularly
guilty about it.
**[08:57] Frieren**
Either way, it doesn't feel good.
**[09:01] Fern**
What does it mean that you were accustomed
to hearing her beg for her life?
**[09:10] Fern**
It's gotten misty.
**[09:13] Frieren**
We're close.
**[09:16] Frieren**
If you see a phantom,
don't hesitate to shoot it.
**[09:24] Heiter**
Fern.
**[09:30] Fern**
*There it is. A phantom of the dead.*
**[09:35] Fern**
*I'm calm.*
**[09:38] Fern**
*I can shoot it.*
**[09:41] Heiter**
You've become quite the mage.
**[09:47] Heiter**
I decided to pay you a visit
because you've been a good girl.
**[09:56] Fern**
*My memories...*
**[09:57] Heiter**
You were right to choose the path of a mage.
**[10:01] Heiter**
You've always loved magic.
**[10:03] Fern**
*It's using my memories against me.*
**[10:04] Heiter**
You were so happy when
I gave you that staff.
**[10:07] Fern**
*How cruel.*
**[10:10] Fern**
*One of my most cherished memories...*
**[10:10] Heiter**
You slept with it every night.
**[10:15] Frieren**
Fern.
**[10:19] Frieren**
No, huh?
**[10:28] Frieren**
So it's Himmel this time.
**[10:31] Frieren**
I assumed it'd be my master again.
**[10:36] Frieren**
Does this mean I've changed?
**[10:43] Himmel**
Frieren, shoot me.
**[10:47] Frieren**
Right. That's what Himmel would say.
**[11:13] Frieren**
Now the mountain pass is safe again.
**[11:17] Fern**
Ms. Frieren...
**[11:19] Fern**
That was a phantom of Mr. Heiter.
**[11:22] Fern**
An impostor.
**[11:23] Frieren**
Yes.
**[11:28] Frieren**
Let's go see the real Heiter now.
**[11:32] Frieren**
After all, we're trying to reach Aureole.
**[11:37] Fern**
You're right.
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in Riegel Canyon, located in the central lands
**[11:49] Fern**
That's a dragon?
**[11:52] Fern**
I've never seen one before.
**[11:55] Frieren**
Look at its nest.
**[11:58] Frieren**
See that grimoire?
**[12:00] Frieren**
It's one I've been looking for.
**[12:03] Fern**
You do love your grimoires.
**[12:06] Fern**
But what's it doing there?
**[12:08] Frieren**
Dragons use objects infused
with magic to build their nests.
**[12:13] Frieren**
That's a solar dragon.
**[12:16] Frieren**
It's eaten numerous adventurers.
**[12:19] Frieren**
Either way, we should probably take it out.
**[12:23] Frieren**
Be careful you don't hit the nest.
**[12:26] Fern**
Got it.
**[12:40] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, that didn't do anything.
**[12:43] Frieren**
Figures. Dragons really are tough.
**[12:46] Frieren**
We have no choice, then. Let's run.
**[13:07] Frieren**
We finally lost it.
**[13:09] Frieren**
It's a quick flyer, too.
**[13:11] Frieren**
I doubt we can beat it in an aerial battle.
**[13:13] Fern**
I... I thought I was going to die.
**[13:18] Frieren**
Let's head back.
**[13:20] Frieren**
If we repeat that process enough times,
we'll beat it eventually.
**[13:28] Frieren**
Of course.
**[13:29] Frieren**
Mages don't play tag with dragons.
**[13:38] Frieren**
I guess we'll just have
to take on a companion.
**[13:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
A front-liner?
**[13:45] (Flashback) Eisen**
Yeah. You're searching
for someone, aren't you?
**[13:48] (Flashback) Eisen**
There's a warrior named Stark
in a village near Riegel Canyon.
**[13:54] (Flashback) Eisen**
Pick him up on your way
into the northern lands.
**[13:57] (Flashback) Eisen**
He's my apprentice.
**[14:00] (Flashback) Frieren**
Huh. Is he a good warrior?
**[14:14] Fern**
It's so peaceful, it's hard to
believe there's a dragon nearby.
**[14:18] Frieren**
You're right.
**[14:22] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, what kind of magic
does that grimoire contain?
**[14:28] Frieren**
A spell that lets you see through clothes.
**[14:33] Fern**
You really do collect a lot of odd spells.
**[14:37] Frieren**
It's my hobby, after all.
**[14:40] Frieren**
But it's practical, too.
**[14:42] Frieren**
Depending on what you consider clothes,
it can reveal hidden weapons—
**[14:46] Villager A**
Travelers, may I have a moment of your time?
**[14:51] Villager A**
Mr. Stark would like to meet you.
**[14:54] Frieren**
Well, that saves us having to look for him.
**[15:01] Villager A**
Three years ago, that dragon
attacked the village.
**[15:14] Villager A**
That's when Mr. Stark appeared.
**[15:19] Villager A**
He stood his ground in front of that dragon.
**[15:23] Villager A**
After a long standoff, the dragon left.
**[15:28] Villager A**
Since then, because he's stayed here,
**[15:32] Villager A**
the dragon hasn't attacked,
and we've lived in peace.
**[15:39] Fern**
Then perhaps we could defeat
the dragon with Mr. Stark's help.
**[15:44] Frieren**
I hope you're right.
**[15:48] Child A**
Do you think I can become
a powerful warrior like you?
**[15:51] Stark**
Sure you can.
**[15:53] Stark**
But a warrior's job is hardly a noble one.
**[15:58] Child A**
Grandma!
**[16:08] Stark**
So you're the ones who
messed with the dragon.
**[16:11] Stark**
Don't get it too worked up.
You'll put the village in danger.
**[16:16] Stark**
Dragons are far more terrifying
than you think they are.
**[16:22] Stark**
I got this scar on my forehead
fighting a shadow dragon—
**[16:25] Frieren**
It's not that serious an injury.
**[16:30] Stark**
Did my master put you up to this?
**[16:32] Stark**
Who are you?
**[16:34] Frieren**
Frieren the Mage.
**[16:39] Stark**
Grandma, could you give us some privacy?
**[16:43] Stark**
It's all right.
They're acquaintances of my master.
**[16:52] Stark**
My master must be furious.
**[16:55] Stark**
I left him without so much as a word.
**[16:58] Frieren**
Stark, why haven't you defeated the dragon?
**[17:01] Frieren**
You have no reason to remain in this village.
**[17:05] Stark**
Why don't you tell me what you want first?
**[17:08] Stark**
If you're here to send me back
to my master, then forget it.
**[17:12] Frieren**
We want you to join us as our front-liner,
**[17:16] Frieren**
though before that, we'd appreciate
your help in defeating the solar dragon.
**[17:20] Frieren**
I want the grimoire in its nest.
**[17:23] Stark**
Why?
**[17:24] Frieren**
It's just a hobby. No particular reason.
**[17:28] Stark**
We're talking about a solar dragon here.
**[17:30] Stark**
It's not something you fight
for no particular reason.
**[17:41] (Flashback) Himmel**
Wow!
**[17:44] Frieren**
You're right.
**[17:46] Frieren**
There was once an idiot who
complimented the spells I collected.
**[17:50] Frieren**
Is that enough of a reason for you?
**[17:53] Stark**
Complimented you, huh?
**[17:58] Stark**
That's ridiculous.
**[17:59] Frieren**
Right?
**[18:01] Stark**
I don't mind joining your party.
**[18:05] Stark**
My master told you to take
me with you, didn't he?
**[18:08] Stark**
But I need the solar
dragon dealt with first.
**[18:12] Stark**
Honestly, I've had trouble
defeating it alone.
**[18:16] Stark**
Frieren, you can defeat it, can't you?
**[18:20] Frieren**
If you can keep it busy
for thirty seconds, certainly.
**[18:24] Stark**
I see. Thirty seconds, huh?
**[18:30] Stark**
Do I really have to do that?
**[18:33] Fern**
What is he talking about?
**[18:35] Frieren**
I thought so.
**[18:38] Frieren**
Stark, how much experience
do you have fighting monsters?
**[18:42] Stark**
Zero!
**[18:43] Stark**
Help me, Frieren!
**[18:46] Stark**
I confronted the dragon at first.
**[18:49] Stark**
But I was so scared,
I couldn't move a muscle!
**[18:54] Stark**
It slices through houses
like they're vegetables!
**[18:58] Stark**
A human doesn't stand a chance against it!
**[19:02] Stark**
I figured it spared me on a whim, but then...
**[19:08] Stark**
For some reason the dragon stopped attacking
the village, and I was treated like a hero.
**[19:13] Stark**
And the villagers are such nice people!
**[19:16] (Flashback) Villager B**
You're still young. Get plenty to eat.
**[19:18] (Flashback) Child A**
Stark, show me your new killer move!
**[19:22] Stark**
I couldn't leave if I wanted to.
**[19:25] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, this one is no good.
Let's find someone else.
**[19:30] Stark**
Please don't abandon me!
**[19:33] Frieren**
No, he can fight the dragon. I know he can.
**[19:38] Fern**
He'll need more than just encouragement...
**[20:02] Frieren**
Stark, you have until tomorrow morning.
**[20:06] Frieren**
Think carefully.
**[20:08] Frieren**
I know you realize
you can't keep this up.
**[20:25] Villager C**
You met Mr. Stark?
**[20:28] Villager C**
He's a nice young man, isn't he?
**[20:30] Villager B**
He seems to really enjoy our cooking.
**[20:36] Fern**
People really love Mr. Stark.
**[20:38] Frieren**
Well, he seems like a kind person.
**[20:42] Fern**
Kind?
**[20:45] Fern**
He only seemed cowardly to me.
**[20:48] Frieren**
I won't deny the cowardly part.
**[20:50] Frieren**
But in your first battle against monsters...
**[20:56] Frieren**
Okay, okay. I'll forget about that.
**[21:01] Frieren**
Honestly, you were so meek
and cute when you were little.
**[21:07] Fern**
By the way, why doesn't the
dragon attack this village?
**[21:11] Frieren**
Who knows? It could be
mere whimsy, or perhaps...
**[21:18] Fern**
What's that sound?
**[21:20] Frieren**
Stark, probably.
**[21:23] Frieren**
If you're curious, why not check on him?
**[21:26] Frieren**
I'm going to bed.
**[21:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
Huh. Is he a good warrior?
**[21:50] (Flashback) Eisen**
He was the only one who ran when demons
attacked his hometown. A coward.
**[22:00] (Flashback) Eisen**
He's like me.
**[22:04] (Flashback) Eisen**
So I taught him everything I knew.
**[22:09] (Flashback) Eisen**
Now he's someone who can fight for another.
**[22:13] (Flashback) Frieren**
I see. He's a good warrior, then.
**[22:38] Fern**
So this fissure was left by your training.
**[24:20] Master**
The passage of time is cruel.
**[24:20] Frieren**
An old hag, huh?
**[24:21] Fern**
Isn't that a bit dangerous?
**[24:21] Guard Captain**
Don't cause any trouble in this town.
**[24:23] Stark**
He must've been disappointed in me.
**[24:24] Eisen**
We parted in anger.
**[24:25] Fern**
Your hands are trembling.
**[24:25] Frieren**
You even tremble the same way.
***SIGN*** Episode 6
The Hero of the Village
**[24:27] Stark**
I'm Stark, the hero of this village.
# E6 - The Hero of the Village
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**[00:06] Fern**
So this fissure was left by your training.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 6: The Hero of the Village
**[01:53] Fern**
You don't intend to fight
the dragon, do you?
**[01:57] Fern**
So why do you continue training?
**[02:01] Stark**
When I arrived here,
**[02:03] Stark**
all the villagers wore grim expressions
and lived in fear of the dragon.
**[02:08] Stark**
Now those same people are smiling happily.
**[02:13] Stark**
They say this village is safe
because I'm around,
**[02:18] Stark**
even though I haven't done anything.
**[02:21] Stark**
The dragon simply hasn't attacked this
village because it doesn't feel like it.
**[02:31] Fern**
If the dragon attacks the village,
will you fight it?
**[02:36] Stark**
I don't want to die.
**[02:38] Stark**
But to the people of this village,
I'm a hero.
**[02:44] Stark**
I'm Stark, the hero of this village.
**[02:47] Stark**
I have to defend it.
**[02:52] Stark**
That said, maybe I'd actually run away.
**[03:00] Stark**
I got this scar on my forehead during a
fight with my master, not against monsters.
**[03:11] Stark**
That was the first time he ever hit me.
**[03:16] Stark**
He must've been disappointed in me.
**[03:19] Stark**
In the end, he never praised me. Not once.
**[03:32] Stark**
What?
**[03:35] Fern**
I don't think you'll run.
**[03:41] Stark**
You think you know me?
**[03:43] Fern**
I don't know the first thing about you, but
I recalled my own terrifying experience.
**[03:47] Stark**
A terrifying experience?
**[03:51] Fern**
My first battle against a monster.
**[03:55] Fern**
I'd trained plenty until then.
**[04:00] Fern**
But my fear made me weak in the knees,
**[04:03] Fern**
and I ran.
**[04:07] Fern**
The monster wouldn't stop chasing me.
**[04:09] Fern**
For some reason, Ms. Frieren
wouldn't help me.
**[04:12] Stark**
My master was like that, too.
**[04:15] Fern**
When it finally cornered me
**[04:18] Fern**
and I steeled my resolve,
**[04:20] Fern**
my body moved.
**[04:26] Fern**
All I needed was resolve.
**[04:30] Fern**
All the training you've done
won't let you down.
**[04:35] Fern**
Though you're a hopeless coward, I believe
your resolve to protect the village is real.
**[04:52] Stark**
Resolve, huh?
**[05:02] Frieren**
How did it go?
**[05:05] Fern**
I don't know.
**[05:07] Fern**
I don't know,
**[05:11] Fern**
but I think it'll be all right.
**[05:23] Fern**
He's not here.
**[05:24] Frieren**
I guess he ran.
**[05:26] Frieren**
It's a shame. I had high hopes for him.
**[05:28] Frieren**
We have no choice.
**[05:29] Frieren**
Fern, we're going to play tag
with the dragon.
**[05:32] Fern**
What?
**[05:36] Stark**
Frieren.
**[05:40] Stark**
You need me to keep it busy
for thirty seconds, right?
**[05:43] Frieren**
You're late.
**[05:46] Stark**
Will you promise me one thing?
**[05:48] Stark**
If I die during the battle,
I want you to finish off the dragon.
**[05:53] Frieren**
Very well. I promise.
**[05:56] Frieren**
But why are you willing to go
that far for the villagers?
**[06:03] Frieren**
What?
**[06:04] Stark**
I just thought it was a strange question.
**[06:08] Stark**
I've lived in this village for three years.
**[06:13] Frieren**
That's not very long.
**[06:15] Stark**
Like heck it isn't.
**[06:20] Stark**
Okay. Let's do this.
**[06:23] Fern**
Your hands are trembling.
**[06:25] Stark**
I'm afraid, after all.
**[06:29] Stark**
You don't have to laugh.
**[06:32] Frieren**
You're just like Eisen.
**[06:34] Stark**
My master?
**[06:37] (Flashback) Himmel**
Now this is a powerful foe.
**[06:39] (Flashback) Frieren**
Eisen, your hands are shaking.
Are you scared?
**[06:44] (Flashback) Eisen**
Yeah.
**[06:45] (Flashback) Frieren**
You'd admit it, just like that?
**[06:48] (Flashback) Eisen**
Being afraid isn't a bad thing.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Eisen**
It's my fear that brought me this far.
**[07:00] Frieren**
You even tremble the same way.
**[07:08] Stark**
*I see.*
**[07:14] Stark**
*My master was afraid, too.*
**[07:19] Stark**
*All I need is resolve.*
**[07:27] Frieren**
He's entered the dragon's range.
**[07:30] Fern**
It's not attacking.
**[07:32] Frieren**
It's being cautious.
**[07:35] Frieren**
I thought so.
**[07:45] Frieren**
No wonder it stopped attacking the village.
**[07:49] Frieren**
The dragon is a smart creature.
**[07:51] Frieren**
It's not stupid enough to pick a fight
against a powerful opponent.
**[07:57] Frieren**
Eisen didn't hit Stark for being weak,
**[08:00] Frieren**
or because he was disappointed in him.
**[08:10] Eisen**
*We parted in anger.*
**[08:14] (Flashback) Frieren**
You hit him?
**[08:18] (Flashback) Eisen**
My body moved on reflex.
**[08:22] (Flashback) Eisen**
I'm sorry for what I did to him.
**[08:27] (Flashback) Eisen**
I was afraid.
**[08:29] (Flashback) Eisen**
I was afraid of him, Frieren.
**[08:34] (Flashback) Eisen**
I couldn't believe it.
**[08:37] Eisen**
* My student will become*
* an incredible warrior.*
**[09:17] Stark**
Now! Fire!
**[09:23] Stark**
Hey, why aren't you shooting at it?
**[09:25] Stark**
I did exactly what you told me to do!
**[09:27] Stark**
You expect me to fight it myself?
**[09:29] Stark**
You can't be serious, you old hag!
**[09:32] Stark**
You're just like my master after all!
**[09:33] Frieren**
It's already dead.
**[09:35] Stark**
What?
**[09:37] Frieren**
An old hag, huh?
**[09:39] Fern**
*I'm scared of what she'll do later.*
**[09:45] Stark**
*I... killed it?*
**[09:50] Stark**
*I defeated the dragon by myself?*
**[09:56] Frieren**
Stark.
**[09:58] Frieren**
You did well.
**[10:00] Frieren**
You exceeded my expectations. Well done.
**[10:06] Frieren**
Look at this mountain of treasure. Yippee!
**[10:09] Fern**
We can't take it all with us.
**[10:16] Fern**
No more than three items.
**[10:22] Stark**
This is ridiculous.
**[10:24] Stark**
You're interested in this stuff?
**[10:26] Frieren**
This stuff is a mountain of treasure.
**[10:29] Stark**
My master said that you made the
heroes' adventure ridiculous.
**[10:35] Frieren**
Oh?
**[10:36] Stark**
He said it was a ridiculous and fun journey.
**[10:45] (Flashback) Heiter**
Wow, you actually made shaved ice!
**[10:49] (Flashback) Frieren**
I told you it was worth searching for.
**[10:51] (Flashback) Heiter**
Not only that, but it's
fluffy instead of icy!
**[10:55] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're right.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Eisen**
This is ridiculous. Should we
be wasting time on this?
**[11:00] (Flashback) Himmel**
Why not? Our journey's only just begun.
**[11:05] (Flashback) Eisen**
The Hero of the South, said to be
humanity's strongest fighter,
**[11:08] (Flashback) Eisen**
was defeated by the Demon King's
Seven Sages of Destruction.
**[11:12] (Flashback) Eisen**
We don't know if we'll make it back alive.
**[11:18] (Flashback) Himmel**
Eisen, would you prefer a
difficult and painful journey?
**[11:24] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'd rather enjoy a ridiculous and fun
journey I can laugh about when it's over.
**[11:35] (Flashback) Heiter**
Look! It melts as soon as you touch it!
**[11:39] (Flashback) Frieren**
Don't touch it. We're going to eat that.
**[11:41] (Flashback) Eisen**
Ridiculous.
**[11:42] (Flashback) Heiter**
By the way, Frieren, what about syrup?
**[11:45] (Flashback) Freiren**
I don't have a spell to produce syrup.
**[11:47] (Flashback) Himmel**
You don't?
**[11:48] (Flashback) Eisen**
Truly ridiculous.
**[12:05] Freiren**
Well? Can you see through them?
**[12:07] Fern**
Yes, but it's not a very interesting spell.
**[12:12] Frieren**
Sorry my body's not more interesting.
**[12:17] Stark**
What?
**[12:19] Fern**
So small.
**[12:20] Stark**
I'm not small!
**[12:22] Frieren**
So, Stark, what will you do now?
**[12:26] Frieren**
You can go back to Eisen, you know.
**[12:30] Stark**
My master told you to take me
with you, didn't he?
**[12:33] Stark**
Besides...
**[12:35] Stark**
I feel like going on a
ridiculous journey, too.
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero, in the fortress city of Waal,
located in Riegel Canyon in the central lands
**[12:50] Guard Captain**
Monsters are active in the northern lands.
**[12:54] Guard Captain**
No one's allowed to pass through
the checkpoint currently.
**[12:59] Fern**
When will the checkpoint open again?
**[13:03] Guard Captain**
Dunno.
**[13:04] Guard Captain**
At the very least, we've let none
through since I was posted here,
**[13:07] Guard Captain**
monsters and people alike.
**[13:12] Guard**
Excuse me.
**[13:14] Guard**
Sir, the castellan would like to see you.
**[13:17] Guard Captain**
I'll be right there.
**[13:19] Guard Captain**
Listen here, adventurers.
**[13:21] Guard Captain**
Don't cause any trouble in this town.
**[13:30] Fern**
That wasn't a very warm welcome.
**[13:33] Frieren**
You're right. He's a good guard.
**[13:36] Frieren**
Harsh on outsiders,
**[13:39] Frieren**
as town guards should be.
**[13:45] Frieren**
Anyway, this city seems safe.
**[13:50] Frieren**
We'll wait here for a while.
**[13:53] Frieren**
It'll be a good opportunity
to take our time studying magic.
**[13:56] Frieren**
Once we drop our things off at the inn,
I'm going to the magic shops.
**[14:03] Frieren**
What? The checkpoint's closed.
It's not like we have a choice.
**[14:08] Frieren**
Go on. You're free to go.
**[14:10] Frieren**
I'm going to get us a room at the inn.
**[14:15] Stark**
Wanna get something to eat?
**[14:18] Stark**
Right. I'll go by myself.
**[14:21] Stark**
Scary...
**[14:27] Villager A**
I heard the sea routes have
been shut down recently, too.
**[14:31] Villager B**
The northern lands' army
plans to defeat them,
**[14:35] Villager B**
but it'll be at least two years
until the checkpoint opens.
**[14:39] Villager B**
Business is at a standstill.
**[14:44] Stark**
I haven't had this in forever.
**[14:46] Stark**
The jumbo-berry special.
**[14:49] Stark**
I was just a kid when I came here before,
so I could hardly finish it.
**[14:53] Stark**
I had to split it with my master.
**[14:56] Stark**
I don't remember it being
this small, though.
**[14:59] Barkeep**
It seems that way because
you're all grown up now.
**[15:04] Stark**
I see. I've gotten bigger, huh?
**[15:09] Stark**
Everything seemed so big when I was a kid.
**[15:13] Stark**
Even my master's back that
once looked so broad
**[15:16] Stark**
started looking small at some point.
**[15:20] Barkeep**
Eisen's getting up there in age.
**[15:22] Barkeep**
I hope you're being a dutiful student.
**[15:27] Stark**
That's what I'm doing right now.
**[15:30] Stark**
Really, though, was it always *this* small?
**[15:32] Master**
The passage of time is cruel.
**[15:41] Stark**
What? Got a problem?
**[15:42] Stark**
I bought it with my own money.
**[15:45] Fern**
Excuse me. Could I get a glass of milk?
**[15:47] Barkeep**
Sure thing.
**[15:50] Stark**
What? Why are you mad?
**[15:55] Fern**
Mr. Stark.
**[15:56] Stark**
Fine. You can have half.
**[15:58] Fern**
That's not what I was going to say.
**[16:00] Fern**
What if I told you we might have to
wait more than two years in this city?
**[16:05] Stark**
What? No, thanks.
**[16:07] Fern**
Right? I don't want to, either.
**[16:09] Stark**
Uh, yeah.
**[16:11] Stark**
*What's her deal?*
**[16:12] Fern**
I'm relieved. You're normal.
**[16:16] Stark**
Hey, did I do something to offend you?
**[16:21] Stark**
A way through the checkpoint?
**[16:24] Stark**
Sure, I'll help you look for one.
**[16:27] Fern**
Thank you.
**[16:29] Stark**
Would it be possible to fly over it?
**[16:34] Fern**
The border with the northern lands
**[16:36] Fern**
is protected by a powerful barrier that
extends to maximum flying altitude.
**[16:39] Fern**
It can't be crossed.
**[16:41] Stark**
That makes sense. Otherwise flying
monsters would get right through.
**[16:46] Stark**
Then we have no choice.
We'll hit up the merchants' guild.
**[16:50] Stark**
They might at least be trading.
**[17:04] Fern**
Trade has been shut down completely.
**[17:07] Fern**
If guarded caravans aren't allowed through,
**[17:09] Fern**
then the northern lands
must be quite dangerous.
**[17:13] Fern**
We'll have to wait until
the situation settles down.
**[17:17] Stark**
No, let's hit up the black market
and thieves' guild first.
**[17:23] Fern**
Isn't that a bit dangerous?
**[17:25] Stark**
We'll be fine. People think I look pretty
strong, and I'm a decent bluffer.
**[17:32] Fern**
And you've got the face of a scoundrel.
**[17:33] Stark**
Shut up.
**[17:53] Stark**
Well, that didn't work.
**[17:55] Stark**
I shouldn't be surprised. They're
basically fighting a defensive battle.
**[17:59] Stark**
There's nothing we can do
if the gates won't open.
**[18:02] Stark**
Well, we've got nothing to lose.
Let's visit the guard station next.
**[18:09] Stark**
What?
**[18:10] Fern**
I was just thinking you're being
especially cooperative.
**[18:15] Stark**
This was your idea.
**[18:17] Stark**
I thought you didn't want to wait.
**[18:20] Fern**
You seem more desperate than me.
**[18:25] Stark**
Well, I don't have a lot of time.
**[18:29] Fern**
What do you mean?
**[18:33] Stark**
The view from here is nice, isn't it?
**[18:35] Stark**
You can see the north side clearly.
**[18:38] Stark**
When I was little,
my master brought me here.
**[18:45] (Flashback) Eisen**
We departed for the
northern lands from this city.
**[18:50] (Flashback) Young Stark**
What was your journey like, Master?
**[18:53] (Flashback) Eisen**
You wanna know? Back then, we...
**[18:57] Stark**
Normally he hardly spoke about himself,
**[19:01] Stark**
but he happily told me about
the heroes' adventure.
**[19:06] Stark**
Across his long life,
**[19:08] Stark**
nothing was more important to him
than that ten-year adventure.
**[19:14] Stark**
I'm sure the same is true for Frieren.
**[19:18] Fern**
I wonder.
**[19:20] Stark**
But he's too old to travel now.
**[19:25] Stark**
And he told you to take me with you.
**[19:30] Stark**
So I need to experience lots of
ridiculous and fun adventures in his place
**[19:37] Stark**
and bring back stories to tell him.
**[19:42] Stark**
It's all I can do to repay my debt to him.
**[19:46] Stark**
If I take too long, my master will die.
**[19:53] Fern**
Then we can't allow ourselves
to be stopped here.
**[19:57] Stark**
I bet he's still got plenty
of years left, though.
**[20:15] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, what are you doing here?
**[20:19] Frieren**
Quiet.
**[20:22] Frieren**
I'm being pursued.
**[20:31] Stark**
Wh-What did you even do?
**[20:34] Frieren**
I don't know.
**[20:35] Frieren**
I was just visiting various
magic shops, and then...
**[20:42] Guard Captain**
I'm sorry, Ms. Frieren!
**[20:45] Guard Captain**
Please forgive me!
**[20:48] Frieren**
Wait. I don't like where this is going.
**[20:53] Castellan**
It seems the guard captain was rude to you.
**[20:58] Castellan**
As the castellan of this city,
I offer my apologies.
**[21:02] Frieren**
It doesn't bother me. He was
just doing his job as a guard.
**[21:07] Frieren**
I'm actually not in any kind of hurry.
I'm taking my time—
**[21:10] Castellan**
You plan to travel north again, don't you?
**[21:15] Castellan**
I hear the northern lands are currently
engaged in an endless conflict
**[21:18] Castellan**
with the remnants of the Demon King's forces.
**[21:21] Castellan**
You must be concerned about
the present situation.
**[21:24] Castellan**
Truly, you have the kindness of a hero.
**[21:28] Castellan**
The people of the northern lands
will be delighted as well.
**[21:32] Castellan**
Please feel free to pass
through the checkpoint.
**[21:48] Fern**
I can't believe we're getting
through this easily.
**[21:51] Fern**
Shouldn't we have told them
who you were from the start?
**[21:56] Frieren**
I didn't think there was any point.
**[21:59] Frieren**
I wanted to take my time, anyway.
**[22:01] Frieren**
And I don't really like this kind of thing.
**[22:06] Frieren**
It's an unsettling sight.
**[22:09] Stark**
I'm glad I got to see it, though.
**[22:20] Stark**
This must be how my master
departed for the north, too.
**[22:36] Frieren**
You're right.
**[22:38] Frieren**
Aw, darn. I wanted to do
more magical research.
**[22:43] Fern**
You're still saying that?
**[22:44] Stark**
We went through a lot of trouble
after that, you know. Right?
**[22:48] Fern**
Yes.
**[24:20] Demon Child**
It hurts...
**[24:20] Frieren**
Humans love to make a fuss.
**[24:20] Granat**
He died in battle against
Aura ten years ago.
**[24:21] Demon Child**
Mom...
**[24:22] Traveler**
The Liberation Festival is tonight.
**[24:24] Villager**
Then we'd be no different from the demons.
**[24:24] Stark**
They're capable of speech.
**[24:25] Lugner**
I'm curious about that mage.
**[24:26] Fern**
What a pain in the rear...
***SIGN*** Episode 7
Like a Fairy Tale
**[24:27] Eisen**
It's like a fairy tale.
# E7 - Like a Fairy Tale
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**[00:01] (Flashback) Heiter**
A grimoire by Flamme the Legendary Mage?
**[00:05] (Flashback) Freiren**
They say books attributed
to Flamme are never real.
**[00:09] (Flashback) Freiren**
Only forgeries have been found until now.
**[00:13] (Flashback) Frieren**
This is probably the best imitation
I've seen so far, though.
**[00:18] (Flashback) Frieren**
Not bad as a reward for defeating monsters.
**[00:21] (Flashback) Himmel**
I really don't understand the appeal.
**[00:24] (Flashback) Heiter**
That said, when all you see are fakes,
**[00:27] (Flashback) Heiter**
you start to doubt whether the
genuine article ever existed at all.
**[00:31] (Flashback) Eisen**
Flamme, the founder of humanity's magic,
is like a fairy tale herself.
**[00:38] (Flashback) Frieren**
A fairy tale, huh?
**[00:41] (Flashback) Frieren**
I suppose. It's been long enough since then.
**[00:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm probably the only one
who remembers her face.
**[01:00] Freiren**
It's morning.
**[01:06] Fern**
Ms. Frieren woke up early!
**[01:09] Stark**
Is that so impressive?
**[01:11] Fern**
Of course it is.
**[01:14] Fern**
We must be sure to praise her.
**[01:24] Stark**
*What are we doing?*
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 7: Like a Fairy Tale
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
on Eng Road, located in the northern lands
**[03:11] Traveler**
Thank you.
**[03:13] Traveler**
With the road blocked,
I didn't know what I was going to do.
**[03:24] Stark**
Hey, is this really necessary?
**[03:28] Frieren**
You're not happy about it?
The reward isn't bad.
**[03:31] Stark**
No, I mean, couldn't you just use magic
to carry the cart to the other side?
**[03:36] Freiren**
That wouldn't help the
people who come after us.
**[03:39] Frieren**
That's what Fern said, anyway.
**[03:42] Frieren**
You're rather selfish, Stark.
**[03:45] Stark**
That's rich, coming from you.
**[03:51] Traveler**
Thank you.
**[03:52] Stark**
Hey, thanks.
**[04:01] Stark**
By the way, why was there
a landslide in just this area?
**[04:06] Villager**
The northern lands have been
fighting demons here and there, too.
**[04:12] Villager**
This landslide was probably
caused by one such skirmish.
**[04:16] Stark**
The scars of battle, huh?
**[04:23] Fern**
Mr. Stark, could you take a break
from that to help me over here?
**[04:31] Fern**
Mr. Stark?
**[04:33] Stark**
Hey, could you stop calling me Mr. Stark?
**[04:38] Stark**
It weirds me out.
We're not that different in age.
**[04:44] Fern**
I see. Very well.
**[04:49] Fern**
Stark, quit wasting time
and help me already. Hurry up.
**[04:52] Stark**
So rude!
**[04:54] Stark**
I meant more like, can't you speak to me
in a more casual or familiar way?
**[05:00] Fern**
I see.
**[05:01] Stark**
And can't you be friendlier, too?
I'm sensitive, okay?
**[05:06] Fern**
What a pain in the rear.
**[05:07] Stark**
What'd you call me?!
**[05:09] Frieren**
Are you making progress over there?
**[05:12] Fern**
Let's hurry, Mr. Stark.
**[05:16] Stark**
Okay.
**[05:19] Traveler**
Thank you so much.
**[05:22] Traveler**
If you'd like, I can show you
the way to the town.
**[05:26] Traveler**
An elf, huh?
**[05:29] Traveler**
I've lived many years, but this
is my first time seeing one.
**[05:33] Frieren**
I suppose we're something of a rarity.
**[05:35] Fern**
Come to think of it, I've never
seen an elf besides you.
**[05:40] Frieren**
There aren't very many of us.
**[05:43] Frieren**
I've only seen my own kind a handful of times.
**[05:48] Frieren**
Elves may live a long time,
**[05:51] Frieren**
but across the board, we lack romantic
feelings and reproductive instincts.
**[05:57] Frieren**
We're quietly going extinct.
**[06:00] Frieren**
The last time I met a fellow elf
was more than 400 years ago.
**[06:05] Frieren**
Perhaps we're closer
to the end than I thought.
**[06:16] Fern**
We can see the town now.
**[06:19] Fern**
There's a line of wagons.
**[06:21] Stark**
Those look like merchants.
**[06:23] Traveler**
The Liberation Festival is tonight.
**[06:27] Traveler**
Today's the day Himmel
and his party of heroes
**[06:30] Traveler**
once defeated the demons who ruled this land.
**[06:36] Frieren**
Is that right?
**[06:39] Traveler**
That's what the Liberation
Festival commemorates.
**[06:43] Traveler**
The statues of Mr. Himmel and his companions
in the central plaza are decorated,
**[06:48] Traveler**
and the entire town
throws a grand celebration.
**[06:52] Frieren**
Humans love to make a fuss.
**[06:54] Frieren**
They hold festivals for everything.
**[06:57] Traveler**
It's been more than eighty years
since the demons were defeated.
**[07:03] Traveler**
That's more than enough time for something
to pass from human memory.
**[07:10] Traveler**
But on this day, everyone
remembers the party of heroes.
**[07:21] (Flashback) Himmel**
Nice work.
**[07:24] (Flashback) Eisen**
Five retakes, huh?
**[07:26] (Flashback) Heiter**
We finished sooner than usual this time.
**[07:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're always getting statues made, Himmel.
**[07:33] (Flashback) Himmel**
Because I want everyone to remember us.
**[07:37] (Flashback) Himmel**
Unlike you, we don't live that long.
**[07:42] (Flashback) Himmel**
I need future generations to
remember how handsome I was.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm heading back to the inn.
**[07:49] (Flashback) Himmel**
But I guess the biggest reason
**[07:53] (Flashback) Himmel**
is so you won't be alone in the future.
**[08:00] (Flashback) Frieren**
What does that mean?
**[08:02] (Flashback) Himmel**
We're not fairy tales.
**[08:04] (Flashback) Himmel**
We really existed.
**[08:13] Traveler**
Every year, we celebrate the great deeds
accomplished by the party of heroes.
**[08:21] Traveler**
Come to think of it, you look a lot
**[08:24] Traveler**
like the statue of Ms. Frieren
from that very party.
**[08:29] Frieren**
Will they still be doing this
a hundred years from now?
**[08:33] Traveler**
Yes, as long as this town still stands.
**[08:36] Frieren**
How about a thousand?
**[08:39] Traveler**
Well, I don't know.
**[08:48] Frieren**
Shall we go?
**[08:51] Frieren**
We're heading far to the north.
**[08:54] Stark**
Come to think of it, you haven't
told me your destination yet.
**[08:59] Stark**
Where are we going?
**[09:03] Frieren**
Heaven.
**[09:05] Stark**
Now that sounds fun.
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in Graf Granat's domain, located in the northern lands
**[09:24] Fern**
There are a lot of guards here.
**[09:27] Fern**
Do you suppose something happened?
**[09:30] Stark**
Let's decide who's going shopping.
**[09:40] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, we're in a town.
**[09:42] Frieren**
I sense demons.
**[09:43] Fern**
What?
**[09:55] Guard A**
Hey, you! What are you doing?!
**[10:05] Lügner**
Graf Granat, did you put her up to this?
**[10:10] Granat**
Lord Lügner, while it's true
I despise you and wish you dead,
**[10:16] Granat**
I'm not foolish enough to openly attack
peace envoys in the middle of town.
**[10:22] Fern**
Peace envoys?
**[10:24] Granat**
They're probably adventurers
who don't know what's going on.
**[10:29] Lügner**
If you say so.
**[10:34] Lügner**
There's bloodlust in those calm, cold eyes.
**[10:40] Lügner**
Even the townsfolk who hate us
look upon me as a person,
**[10:46] Lügner**
even as they tremble in fear.
**[10:50] Lügner**
But you look at me as
though I'm a wild beast.
**[10:56] Frieren**
Aren't you?
**[10:58] Freiren**
You demons are wild beasts who
imitate human speech
**[11:02] Freiren**
but can't be communicated with.
**[11:06] Granat**
Throw her in the dungeon
beneath the mansion.
**[11:08] Guard**
Yes, milord.
**[11:12] Stark**
Huh?
**[11:16] Stark**
Hey!
**[11:32] Frieren**
I'm bored.
**[11:38] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[11:40] Stark**
They said to reflect on your
actions for two or three years.
**[11:43] Frieren**
That's shorter than I expected.
**[11:45] Frieren**
Could you bring me some grimoires later?
**[11:49] Fern**
You really do love to waste time.
**[11:54] Frieren**
I'm not here because I want to be.
**[11:57] Frieren**
So, what did he mean when he referred
to those demons as peace envoys?
**[12:02] Fern**
I looked into it while shopping.
**[12:05] Fern**
You know of Aura the Guillotine, don't you?
**[12:08] Frieren**
She's one of the Seven Sages of Destruction
who served the Demon King.
**[12:13] Frieren**
She lost most of her followers
fighting against us.
**[12:17] Frieren**
Last I heard, her whereabouts were unknown.
**[12:19] Frieren**
Did something happen recently?
**[12:21] Fern**
Aura regained her power 28 years ago.
**[12:26] Fern**
Her forces have been embroiled in battle
with this town for a long time,
**[12:31] Fern**
but they've become exhausted
by the fruitless fighting,
**[12:34] Fern**
so they're suing for peace.
**[12:37] Frieren**
So that's why they were allowed in as envoys.
**[12:40] Frieren**
That was a bad move.
**[12:42] Frieren**
Trying to talk to demons is pointless.
**[12:46] Stark**
It can't be pointless.
**[12:48] Stark**
They're capable of speech.
**[12:49] Stark**
Surely the best option would be
to resolve things by talking them out?
**[12:53] Frieren**
They can't resolve things that way.
That's why it's pointless.
**[12:58] Frieren**
Demons are man-eating monsters.
**[13:01] Frieren**
Have you ever wondered why they
speak the same language as humans?
**[13:10] (Flashback) Villagers**
Hero, you must slay the fiend!
**[13:18] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's only a child.
**[13:19] (Flashback) Mother**
So what? That thing ate our daughter!
**[13:31] (Flashback) Demon Child**
It hurts...
**[13:35] (Flashback) Demon Child**
It hurts, Mom...
**[13:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
Enough. I'll do it.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Village Chief**
Then we'd be no different from the demons.
**[13:54] (Flashback) Village Chief**
It's not as though they have to
eat humans to survive, right?
**[13:59] (Flashback) Village Chief**
Why don't we give her
the opportunity to atone?
**[14:03] (Flashback) Father**
Chief...
**[14:05] (Flashback) Mother**
You can't be serious!
**[14:07] (Flashback) Mother**
Give us back our daughter!
**[14:15] (Flashback) Village Chief**
I'll tend your wounds at my home.
**[14:18] (Flashback) Village Chief**
I've been looking for someone
to help on the farm.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Frieren**
Himmel, you'll regret not
killing it now. It's a—
**[14:30] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, we're capable of speech
with each other.
**[14:34] (Flashback) Himmel**
We'll be staying in this village anyway.
**[14:36] (Flashback) Himmel**
Why don't we see how it goes?
**[14:41] (Flashback) Frieren**
Fine.
**[15:16] (Flashback) Himmel**
Why did you kill the village chief?
**[15:23] (Flashback) Mother**
We should've killed it back then.
**[15:28] (Flashback) Demon Child**
There it is again.
**[15:32] (Flashback) Demon Child**
Every day I felt your desire to kill me.
**[15:37] (Flashback) Demon Child**
I just want to live in peace.
**[15:41] (Flashback) Demon Child**
So I brought you a replacement
for the daughter I ate.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Himmel**
That's the village chief's daughter.
**[15:53] (Flashback) Demon Child**
But the village chief is gone now.
**[16:02] (Flashback) Demon Child**
It seems I've made a mistake somehow.
**[16:07] (Flashback) Demon Child**
Then I have no choice.
I'm taking this child hostage.
**[16:18] (Flashback) Frieren**
You won't stop me again, will you?
**[16:21] (Flashback) Himmel**
No.
**[16:23] (Flashback) Demon Child**
Mom...
**[16:31] (Flashback) Frieren**
"Mom" again?
**[16:33] (Flashback) Frieren**
Like monsters, demons don't raise their young.
**[16:37] (Flashback) Frieren**
They spend most of their time
after birth living in solitude.
**[16:43] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're solitary creatures by nature.
You have no concept of family.
**[16:50] (Flashback) Frieren**
So why do you use the word "mom"?
**[16:55] (Flashback) Demon Child**
Because it stops you from killing us.
**[17:00] (Flashback) Demon Child**
A wonderful, magical word...
**[17:08] Frieren**
For them, words are a means
of deceiving humans.
**[17:13] Frieren**
Flamme the Legendary Mage defined
monsters capable of speech as demons.
**[17:18] Frieren**
They're descended from
monsters who cried "help"
**[17:22] Frieren**
from the shadows to lure humans to them.
**[17:32] Frieren**
Don't forget to bring me grimoires.
**[17:39] Draht**
Graf Granat is late.
**[17:41] Lügner**
A human diplomatic tactic.
**[17:45] Lügner**
In any case, I'm curious about that mage.
**[17:50] Lügner**
I know her face from somewhere.
**[17:54] Lügner**
Wild beasts who can't be
communicated with, huh?
**[17:58] Lügner**
That's an accurate description.
**[18:01] Lügner**
She's the only one in this town who
understands the true nature of us demons.
**[18:07] Lügner**
There's only one reason that predators
**[18:09] Lügner**
who prey on humans would
speak the human language.
**[18:13] Frieren**
They speak not to understand us
but to deceive us.
**[18:19] Frieren**
This town won't be around much longer.
**[18:22] Frieren**
I should take advantage of
the confusion to escape.
**[18:33] Lügner**
What is this?
**[18:35] Granat**
My son's room.
**[18:41] Granat**
He was a good boy.
**[18:43] Granat**
He'd often boast about how he'd take over
the family soon so I could take it easy.
**[18:57] Granat**
His Majesty gave him this sword
when he fought in his presence.
**[19:01] Lügner**
Where is your son now?
**[19:07] Granat**
He died in battle against
Aura ten years ago.
**[19:19] Granat**
All that came home to me was his sword.
**[19:22] Granat**
Lügner!
**[19:25] Granat**
I only invited you here to avenge my son.
**[19:30] Granat**
I'm going to kill all of you
envoys here and now.
**[19:33] Granat**
Your peace means nothing to me!
**[19:46] Lügner**
This room is quite clean.
**[19:50] Lügner**
I'm sure you've been keeping it
just as it was ten years ago.
**[19:54] Granat**
So what if I have?
**[19:57] Lügner**
I've kept my father's room the same
since you killed him, too.
**[20:04] Lügner**
Why don't we put an end
to this, Graf Granat?
**[20:08] Lügner**
Or shall we continue to shed each other's
blood and cause even more grief?
**[20:17] Lügner**
We're capable of speech with each other.
**[20:19] Lügner**
Please grant us the opportunity
to settle this with discussion.
**[20:33] Granat**
Show them to the guestroom.
**[20:41] Granat**
I'll consider it.
**[20:52] Linie**
Lord Lügner,
**[20:53] Linie**
what is a "father"?
**[20:56] Lügner**
Who knows?
**[21:07] Lügner**
Graf Granat resents us, but he
seems to be an empathetic man.
**[21:15] Lügner**
If we win him over, we may
be able to convince him
**[21:18] Lügner**
to lower this town's defensive
barrier in the name of peace.
**[21:22] Lügner**
Then Lady Aura's forces will raze this town.
**[21:30] Lügner**
By the way, Linie, I don't see Draht.
**[21:35] Linie**
He said he was off to eliminate an obstacle.
**[21:39] Lügner**
He's acting rashly.
**[21:41] Lügner**
What am I to do with that
hot-blooded youngster?
**[21:47] Guard B**
Lord Draht, you should not be here.
**[21:52] Guard B**
Please return to the guest—
**[22:05] Frieren**
Who are you? Visiting hours are over.
**[22:11] Draht**
I am Draht, one of Aura the
Guillotine's executioners.
**[22:16] Draht**
I am here to kill you.
**[22:19] Frieren**
I see. Done pretending to negotiate?
**[22:23] Draht**
We're just getting started.
**[22:25] Frieren**
Uh-huh.
**[22:27] Draht**
* According to Lord Lügner,*
* this girl is the only obstacle in our way.*
**[22:32] Draht**
* If I kill her, and we win over Graf Granat,*
* this town will fall easily.*
**[22:40] Frieren**
Just so you know, I'm strong.
**[22:44] Draht**
Stronger than me?
**[22:46] Frieren**
Stronger than Aura the Guillotine.
**[24:20] Linie**
Who is that mage?
**[24:20] Granat**
Speaking so casually to me
is a serious crime in this town...
**[24:21] Stark**
We don't stand a chance against them.
**[24:22] Fern**
You're a guard-killer who should be executed.
**[24:23] Frieren**
I hate fighting powerful opponents, too.
**[24:24] Draht**
This fight is already over.
**[24:25] Lügner**
She slew more demons
than anyone else in history.
***SIGN*** Episode 8
Frieren the Slayer
# E8 - Frieren the Slayer
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G14U492Q5/frieren-the-slayer)
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**[00:08] Frieren**
Who are you? Visiting hours are over.
**[00:13] Draht**
I am Draht, one of Aura the
Guillotine's executioners.
**[00:19] Draht**
I am here to kill you.
**[00:22] Frieren**
I see. Done pretending to negotiate?
**[00:26] Draht**
We're just getting started.
**[00:28] Frieren**
Uh-huh.
**[00:32] Frieren**
Just so you know, I'm strong.
**[00:35] Draht**
Stronger than me?
**[00:38] Frieren**
Stronger than Aura the Guillotine.
**[00:43] Draht**
Doesn't seem like it to me.
**[00:45] Frieren**
Why not?
**[00:49] Draht**
This fight is already over.
**[00:56] Frieren**
Magical wire, huh?
It's an interesting spell.
**[01:00] Draht**
So you saved yourself from decapitation
by concentrating mana around your neck.
**[01:04] Draht**
You're level-headed.
**[01:06] Draht**
A common mage would've lost her head
without even realizing what had happened.
**[01:11] Draht**
But this wire is among the
strongest of demonkind's spells.
**[01:15] Draht**
Humanity's magic doesn't
stand a chance against it.
**[01:20] Draht**
I'll cut through both
your neck and your mana.
**[01:25] Frieren**
You're right. I doubt I can
do anything about this wire.
**[01:31] Frieren**
That's enough to convince you you've won?
**[01:34] Frieren**
Demons these days are hopeless.
**[01:36] Frieren**
They lack actual battle experience.
**[01:44] Draht**
*This mage...*
**[01:46] Draht**
*She took my arm!*
**[01:49] Draht**
You bitch—
**[01:55] Draht**
Wait! Let's talk this—
**[02:07] Frieren**
That's one down.
**[02:12] Frieren**
* If I report this attack to the graf and kill*
* the other two, surely he'll pardon me.*
**[02:29] Frieren**
The guard is dead.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[04:10] Fern**
This is delicious.
**[04:15] Stark**
My master said any town that serves
tasty food is a good, peaceful town.
**[04:19] Child**
Wait!
**[04:21] Stark**
That must be true of this town, too.
**[04:29] Fern**
Mr. Stark.
**[04:31] Stark**
You can't have any.
**[04:33] Fern**
Let's directly petition Graf Granat
to release Ms. Frieren.
**[04:40] Fern**
I think it's only a matter of time
until harm comes to this town.
**[04:45] Fern**
We should release Ms. Frieren from the
dungeon and have her defeat the demons.
**[04:51] Stark**
That's our only option after all, huh?
**[04:54] Stark**
We wouldn't stand a chance against them.
**[04:57] Stark**
Especially not that Lügner guy.
He's unbelievably strong.
**[05:02] Stark**
He was only looking at Frieren.
**[05:05] Stark**
Even though we were standing there
next to him with the guards,
**[05:09] Stark**
he was only looking at Frieren.
**[05:14] Stark**
It's because he thinks he
can kill us at any time.
**[05:18] Stark**
My hands still haven't stopped shaking.
**[05:27] Stark**
See? I even spilled my drink
so it looks like I wet myself.
**[05:31] Stark**
That's just how strong he is.
**[05:34] Fern**
You should wipe that up. Let's go.
**[05:38] Stark**
Lügner and his guys are with the graf.
**[05:42] Stark**
Worst case, a fight will break out.
**[05:44] Fern**
That wouldn't stop the party
of heroes from going.
**[05:52] Stark**
You're right.
**[05:53] Stark**
If I lost my nerve here, I'd never
be able to face my master again.
**[05:59] Stark**
Let's go.
**[06:01] Fern**
You can keep the handkerchief.
**[06:03] Stark**
Huh?
**[06:09] Fern**
What's the matter?
**[06:11] Stark**
I'm paralyzed with fear.
**[06:18] Linie**
I'm no longer detecting Draht's magic.
**[06:23] Lügner**
He must be dead.
**[06:25] Linie**
What an idiot. He underestimated her.
**[06:30] Lügner**
Underestimated her?
**[06:32] Lügner**
We are the right-hand men of
Lady Aura. Her executioners.
**[06:37] Lügner**
You think we'd die from merely
underestimating someone?
**[06:42] Linie**
Who is that mage?
**[06:51] Granat**
Sorry I kept you waiting.
**[06:55] Granat**
The mage I captured has escaped.
**[06:58] Granat**
The soldier guarding her cell was beheaded.
**[07:01] Lügner**
That can't be good.
**[07:03] Lügner**
We'll help you look for her.
**[07:05] Lügner**
Linie is skilled at locating magic—
**[07:07] Granat**
No, that's all right.
**[07:11] Granat**
By the way, one of your men
seems to be missing.
**[07:16] Lügner**
He's in the privy. He'll be back soon.
**[07:19] Granat**
Without asking a servant for directions?
**[07:25] Granat**
Even I can tell she's a skilled mage.
**[07:30] Granat**
But she allowed my guards
to seize her without a fight.
**[07:34] Granat**
She understands the seriousness
of killing a guard.
**[07:39] Granat**
Lord Lügner, I'll ask you one last time.
**[07:47] Granat**
Where is your man?
**[07:59] Lügner**
Honestly.
**[08:07] Lügner**
That idiot Draht.
**[08:19] Lügner**
He ruined everything.
**[08:36] Lügner**
It's strange, though.
**[08:39] Lügner**
Now that violence has become the only way
to resolve this mess, I'm overjoyed.
**[08:49] Lügner**
Graf Granat, what are words?
**[08:53] Lügner**
How do they differ from swords?
**[08:56] Lügner**
No matter what we use, the weak die.
**[09:03] Lügner**
Just like this sword's former owner.
**[09:06] Granat**
Lügner!
**[09:18] Lügner**
In the end, we are wild beasts.
**[09:22] Lügner**
Don't worry. I won't kill you.
**[09:27] Lügner**
You're going to help us remove
this town's defensive barrier.
**[09:37] Stark**
We should be arriving at
the graf's mansion soon.
**[09:43] Fern**
Ms. Frieren?
**[09:49] Fern**
You're Ms. Frieren, aren't you?
**[09:58] Stark**
What are you doing here?
**[10:01] Fern**
Don't tell me you broke out of the dungeon.
**[10:04] Frieren**
I didn't have a choice.
**[10:07] Frieren**
Some demon named Draht
attacked me while I was in there.
**[10:11] Frieren**
I defeated him,
**[10:14] Frieren**
but when demons die, they turn into
mana particles and disappear.
**[10:18] Fern**
What do you mean by that?
**[10:20] Frieren**
He'd already killed the dungeon guard.
**[10:25] Frieren**
The only ones down there were a guard
**[10:27] Frieren**
who had been beheaded using
magical wire and me, a mage.
**[10:33] Frieren**
How would you read that situation?
**[10:36] Fern**
That you're a guard-killer
who should be executed.
**[10:39] Frieren**
Right? This is becoming a pain.
I'm leaving town.
**[10:43] Fern**
Wait.
**[10:45] Fern**
If you leave, the remaining
demons will run wild.
**[10:48] Fern**
Are you really going to abandon this town?
**[10:52] Frieren**
Why don't you two defeat them?
**[10:54] Fern**
You make it sound so easy.
**[10:57] Stark**
We don't stand a chance against them.
**[11:01] Frieren**
You're not going to fight them
just because they're strong?
**[11:07] Frieren**
Besides, I don't think you're
weaker than them at all.
**[11:16] Stark**
Wait!
**[11:18] Stark**
We'll fight, okay? At least help us!
**[11:21] Stark**
I'm begging you!
**[11:25] Stark**
Peek.
**[11:27] Stark**
Hey, wait!
**[11:29] Stark**
Please, Frieren!
**[11:31] Fern**
You don't know when to give up,
do you? Let's steel ourselves.
**[11:35] Stark**
But... it's impossible...
**[11:39] Fern**
Don't be childish.
**[11:50] Frieren**
*About ten kilometers from town...*
**[11:53] Frieren**
*I sense a great deal of mana.*
**[11:55] Frieren**
*We're being observed.*
**[12:16] Frieren**
Aura the Guillotine, one of the
Seven Sages of Destruction.
**[12:21] Frieren**
I hate fighting powerful opponents, too.
**[12:28] Frieren**
All the more reason to finish this quickly.
**[13:23] Stark**
Should we be sneaking
into the mansion like this?
**[13:27] Fern**
Would you rather tell the gate guards
that we're here to kill the peace envoys?
**[13:49] Stark**
It's oddly quiet.
**[14:00] Lügner**
I love magic.
**[14:04] Lügner**
Just as Qual, the Elder Sage of Corruption,
**[14:08] Lügner**
spent most of his life
developing a killing spell...
**[14:17] Lügner**
demons dedicate the entirety of our long
lives to researching a single kind of magic.
**[14:25] Lügner**
We develop our research
daily over years and years.
**[14:30] Lügner**
Ten years from now, our
magics will be even greater,
**[14:34] Lügner**
and we will become even stronger.
**[14:41] Lügner**
But magic is a strange thing.
**[14:46] Lügner**
Flamme the Legendary Mage's
defensive barrier has prevented demons
**[14:52] Lügner**
from invading and protected this town.
**[15:18] Lügner**
Sometimes a spell cast by a genius a thousand
years ago outmatches spells of the present.
**[15:28] Lügner**
I despise geniuses.
**[15:31] Lügner**
They lack the beauty of accumulated effort.
**[15:36] Lügner**
The Granat family has been entrusted with
maintaining the barrier for generations.
**[15:42] Lügner**
If you could allow us into this town,
then there must be a way to control it.
**[15:50] Lügner**
Teach it to me.
**[15:57] Lügner**
I'll give you some time.
**[16:02] Lügner**
Consider it carefully.
**[16:05] Lügner**
Making someone wait is an effective
diplomatic strategy for humans as well.
**[16:11] Lügner**
If you won't talk, then all that
awaits you is further torture.
**[16:25] Lügner**
There must be a grimoire
related to the barrier somewhere.
**[16:28] Lügner**
Search the bedroom. I'll search the study.
**[16:45] Granat**
You're just that adventurer kid
from this afternoon.
**[16:49] Granat**
I thought my son had come for me.
**[16:52] Stark**
You look awful.
Those demons did this to you?
**[16:58] Stark**
I'll release you.
**[17:05] Granat**
You're trembling.
**[17:06] Stark**
Is that a problem?
**[17:08] Granat**
No. It's valiant.
**[17:11] Granat**
My dead son was trembling
before he headed off to battle, too.
**[17:20] Stark**
Damn it. I can't cut the rope.
**[17:22] Stark**
Is it magical?
**[17:24] Granat**
Don't worry about me.
I'm done for either way.
**[17:29] Granat**
Evacuating the townsfolk is more important.
**[17:31] Stark**
They're not gonna listen without you.
**[17:36] Granat**
The Granat family crest hangs from my neck.
**[17:41] Granat**
Show this to the guards,
and they'll do whatever you say.
**[17:46] Granat**
And speaking so casually to me
is a serious crime in this town, brat.
**[17:59] Granat**
I know. Given the circumstances,
I'll overlook this offense.
**[18:03] Granat**
Now go.
**[18:05] Stark**
I see.
**[18:07] Stark**
Sorry, old man.
**[18:10] Stark**
I'm gonna break this
expensive-looking chair.
**[18:14] Stark**
I can't afford to replace it.
**[18:18] Linie**
Lord Lügner, a rat.
**[18:23] Lügner**
Graf Granat, do you know him?
**[18:26] Granat**
No. He's one of the adventurers
from this afternoon.
**[18:30] Granat**
He must've come to petition me directly
**[18:33] Granat**
without realizing the mage
he was with escaped.
**[18:37] Granat**
What a stupid kid.
**[18:39] Lügner**
I see.
**[18:41] Stark**
*Again.*
**[18:43] Lügner**
You can leave, boy.
**[18:45] Lügner**
I'll let you live.
**[18:47] Stark**
*He's doing it again.*
**[18:50] Stark**
*He's not even looking at me.*
**[18:54] Lügner**
What's the matter? Move.
**[18:56] Lügner**
If you get in my way, I'll kill you.
**[19:03] Stark**
Go ahead and try!
**[19:08] Lügner**
*He's fast.*
**[19:11] Lügner**
But you're only human.
**[19:25] Lügner**
You protected your vitals.
Your reflexes aren't bad.
**[19:29] Lügner**
That said, the young are rash,
whether they're humans or demons—
**[19:33] Lügner**
thoughtless and reckless.
**[19:37] Lügner**
But you challenged me alone.
I commend your valor.
**[19:42] Stark**
Alone?
**[19:43] Stark**
I see. You can't detect her after all.
**[19:48] Lügner**
What?
**[19:49] Stark**
Fern, I created the opening you asked for.
**[19:53] Linie**
Lord Lügner, I'm sensing a mage!
**[20:11] Lügner**
*Impossible.*
**[20:12] Lügner**
*A mere human mage evaded Linie's detection?*
**[20:19] Lügner**
*And this spell...*
**[20:25] Linie**
Lord Lügner, let me handle this.
**[20:27] Lügner**
Don't.
**[20:29] Lügner**
Girl, what is that spell?
**[20:33] Fern**
Ordinary offensive magic.
**[20:35] Fern**
I believe it's known as Zoltraak
in your magic system.
**[20:40] Lügner**
This is Zoltraak?
**[20:43] Lügner**
Don't be absurd.
**[20:45] Lügner**
Demonkind overcame Zoltraak
half a century ago.
**[20:51] Lügner**
Who taught you this spell?
**[20:54] Fern**
You're trying to buy time, aren't you?
**[20:57] Fern**
I should finish you now.
**[20:59] Linie**
I won't allow it.
**[21:02] Stark**
Fern!
**[21:04] Stark**
The graf is gravely injured.
**[21:06] Stark**
We don't have time to fight.
**[21:08] Stark**
Let's retreat!
**[21:10] Fern**
Very well.
**[21:21] Lügner**
We'll go after them once
I've stopped my bleeding.
**[21:24] Lügner**
You kill the warrior.
**[21:28] Lügner**
My blood is on those two.
**[21:32] Lügner**
We won't lose them.
**[21:34] Linie**
You needn't fight them yourself, Lord Lügner.
**[21:38] Linie**
I can handle the mage as well.
**[21:40] Lügner**
If you'd been struck by that spell,
it would've killed you.
**[21:46] Lügner**
That spell has been modified
to specialize in killing demons.
**[21:52] Lügner**
It can hardly be called Zoltraak anymore.
**[21:58] Lügner**
It's a demon-killing spell.
**[22:02] Lügner**
The way that girl moved
reminds me of another mage.
**[22:06] Lügner**
And I've been struck by
that same magic once before.
**[22:20] Lügner**
I see.
**[22:24] Lügner**
I remember now.
**[22:26] Lügner**
It was Frieren.
**[22:30] Lügner**
The mage who contributed significantly
to humanity's analysis of Zoltraak
**[22:35] Lügner**
and slew more demons
than anyone else in history.
**[22:42] Lügner**
Frieren the Slayer.
***SIGN*** Episode 8
Frieren the Slayer
**[22:46] Lügner**
One of the geniuses I despise.
**[24:20] Linie**
Lord Lügner will be upset with me again.
**[24:20] Stark**
Seriously? This is crazy.
**[24:20] Priest**
You'll have to rest for a while.
**[24:22] Frieren**
You demons are monsters after all.
**[24:23] Lügner**
Any demon can do it.
**[24:23] Aura**
Because I have an overwhelming advantage.
**[24:23] Frieren**
I can kill you without mercy.
**[24:26] Granat**
It was Aura, one of the
Seven Sages of Destruction.
***SIGN*** Episode 9
Aura the Guillotine
# E9 - Aura the Guillotine
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:31] Lügner**
I see.
**[01:35] Lügner**
I remember now.
**[01:37] Lügner**
It was Frieren.
**[01:41] Lügner**
The mage who contributed significantly
to humanity's analysis of Zoltraak
**[01:46] Lügner**
and slew more demons
than anyone else in history.
**[01:53] Lügner**
Frieren the Slayer.
**[01:58] Lügner**
One of the geniuses I despise.
***SIGN*** Episode 9: Aura the Guillotine
**[02:12] Priest**
You'll have to rest for a while.
**[02:15] Granat**
Thank you.
**[02:24] Stark**
Hey!
**[02:26] Stark**
Are you okay?
**[02:29] Granat**
Because of you, I'll survive.
**[02:32] Granat**
You have my thanks.
**[02:38] Granat**
I'll pardon your mage companion as well.
**[02:42] Granat**
She was right.
**[02:46] Stark**
Now Frieren can return to town.
**[02:49] Stark**
Let's have her defeat Lügner
and the other demon.
**[02:51] Fern**
Ms. Frieren didn't kill the guard.
**[02:56] Granat**
I know. The demons did it.
**[03:00] Granat**
More importantly,
that mage's name is Frieren?
**[03:04] Fern**
Yes.
**[03:05] Granat**
The elven mage who adventured with the Hero?
**[03:10] Granat**
Then I've committed a grave discourtesy.
**[03:14] Granat**
The Granat family owes the
party of heroes a debt.
**[03:18] Granat**
When this town was attacked by demons
during my grandfather's rule,
**[03:23] Granat**
they were the ones who drove them off.
**[03:26] Granat**
They faced the same enemy as we do now.
**[03:27] Granat**
It was Aura, one of the
Seven Sages of Destruction.
**[03:33] Frieren**
It's been a while, Aura.
**[03:36] Aura**
Indeed, Frieren. About eighty years, I'd say.
**[03:44] Frieren**
You're heading to the town
up ahead, aren't you?
**[03:48] Frieren**
I'd appreciate it if you turned back.
**[03:51] Aura**
No.
**[03:53] Frieren**
Why not?
**[04:14] Aura**
Because I have an overwhelming advantage.
**[04:19] Frieren**
Oh?
**[04:23] Frieren**
You have more puppets than before.
**[04:26] Frieren**
Demon magic must be unbelievably
powerful to control this many.
**[04:31] Frieren**
Humanity's magic could never
dream of reaching such heights.
**[04:37] Frieren**
But your magic couldn't be more disgusting.
**[04:40] Frieren**
It makes me want to puke.
**[04:42] Aura**
That's not a nice thing to say.
**[04:44] Aura**
It took a lot of work to gather this many.
**[04:56] Frieren**
I recognize some of those suits of armor.
**[05:00] Frieren**
Aura, it seems I must
kill you here after all.
**[05:08] Granat**
The Scales of Obedience.
**[05:11] Granat**
It's the reason we haven't been able
to defeat Aura in all these years.
**[05:16] Granat**
Her magic allows her to force
others to obey her will.
**[05:23] Granat**
The magics of the Seven Sages of Destruction
**[05:25] Granat**
are beyond human knowledge and reason.
**[05:29] Granat**
Aura places her own soul
and that of her target on the scales
**[05:33] Granat**
and weighs the magnitude of
their mana against each other.
**[05:36] Granat**
The one with greater mana
gains control of the other,
**[05:40] Granat**
turning them into a puppet for all eternity—
until their body withers to dust.
**[05:49] Granat**
It's a risky spell, but that's
what makes it powerful.
**[05:53] Granat**
And in the hands of someone with mana
as tremendous as Aura, it's unbeatable.
**[05:58] Fern**
Is there no way to counter it?
**[06:02] Granat**
Though the weight of Aura's mana
is enough to fully tip the scales,
**[06:06] Granat**
the scales themselves do judge fairly.
**[06:09] Granat**
If a soul with greater mana than Aura's
were to be placed on the scales,
**[06:14] Granat**
Aura could be defeated.
**[06:18] Granat**
But they say that hasn't happened
once in the five hundred years
**[06:24] Granat**
since Aura became a Sage of Destruction.
**[06:27] Fern**
Then there's no way to fight it?
**[06:35] Granat**
There was.
**[06:38] Granat**
Those with powerful wills could
temporarily resist the spell.
**[06:46] Granat**
The greater the individual,
the more iron their will.
**[06:51] Stark**
And even then, it was only temporary?
**[06:54] Granat**
But it was a fatal flaw.
**[06:56] Granat**
The strong-willed must have been
an obstacle to her.
**[07:00] Granat**
So...
**[07:03] Granat**
Aura the Guillotine dealt with them in the
most logical way after gaining control.
**[07:10] Granat**
It's a tragic tale.
**[07:19] Aura**
Well? My immortal army
is powerful, isn't it?
**[07:38] Aura**
I'm surprised.
**[07:40] Aura**
You dispelled the magic I'd cast on them.
**[07:44] Aura**
No one's ever done that before.
**[07:47] Aura**
Such powerful dispelling magic must expend
a considerable amount of mana.
**[07:53] Aura**
Why would you use such a roundabout method?
**[07:58] Aura**
The last time we fought, you blew them away
with flashy spells left and right.
**[08:04] Frieren**
Himmel scolded me afterward.
**[08:08] Aura**
Then that's all the more reason
not to do this.
**[08:13] Frieren**
Why?
**[08:15] Aura**
Himmel is long gone, isn't he?
**[08:20] Frieren**
I see. Good.
**[08:23] Frieren**
You demons are monsters after all.
**[08:27] Frieren**
I can kill you without mercy.
**[08:30] Stark**
Okay.
**[08:31] Stark**
I've regained most of my mobility.
**[08:35] Stark**
Father, this place is safe, right?
**[08:38] Priest**
Yes. It's not as strong as the
town's defensive barrier,
**[08:42] Priest**
but there is a barrier around this church.
**[08:45] Stark**
Then wait here, Graf.
**[08:49] Granat**
Brat, what do you plan to do?
**[08:52] Stark**
Do you think the demons will just leave
if we all hole up in here?
**[08:57] Fern**
Mr. Stark, are you serious?
**[09:01] Fern**
We only landed that hit before
because we caught him off guard.
**[09:04] Fern**
We couldn't find enough of an
opening to finish him off.
**[09:09] Fern**
If we'd kept fighting, we would
have been the ones killed.
**[09:15] Stark**
Someone's gotta do this, right?
**[09:23] Fern**
You're right. Then let's
do our best together.
**[09:28] Stark**
No, you go to the guard station.
**[09:32] Stark**
You need to evacuate the townsfolk.
**[09:35] Fern**
Then you're going to...
**[09:39] Stark**
Yeah.
**[09:41] Stark**
I'm going to...
**[09:42] Stark**
get on my hands and knees
and beg Frieren to return.
**[09:47] Fern**
What?
**[09:50] Stark**
Come on! Having her defeat him
is our only option!
**[09:55] Fern**
I suppose that's more realistic.
**[10:03] Stark**
The guards will listen to you
if you show them this.
**[10:07] Fern**
Very well.
**[10:10] Stark**
I'm heading straight out of town.
**[10:14] Stark**
What is it?
**[10:15] Fern**
Your arm is in a terrible state.
**[10:19] Fern**
Can you pass through the castle gate
looking like that?
**[10:22] Stark**
I'll be fine. This is normal for a warrior.
**[10:26] Stark**
Is there something weird about it?
**[10:28] Fern**
I've never seen a warrior walk
around town with two bloody hands.
**[10:33] Stark**
You're one to talk. You're
covered in blood, too.
**[10:38] Stark**
Huh? Whose blood is this?
**[10:41] Stark**
It's not mine.
**[10:46] Stark**
Hey! What's the matter with—
**[10:52] Fern**
Mr. Stark, there's mana in this blood.
**[10:57] Stark**
Fern!
**[11:07] Stark**
*An axe?*
**[11:12] Stark**
I don't believe it. Am I dreaming?
**[11:17] Stark**
That was my master's technique.
**[11:23] Lügner**
I'd meant to hit your vitals,
but then you went and moved.
**[11:28] Lügner**
It wasn't my intention to make you suffer.
**[11:35] Lügner**
Why are you surprised?
**[11:38] Lügner**
Is it because I'm standing here when
I supposedly suffered a fatal blow?
**[11:42] Lügner**
Or because you didn't detect our approach?
**[11:48] Lügner**
You aren't the only one who knows how to
conceal her presence by controlling her mana.
**[11:54] Lügner**
Any demon can do it.
**[11:58] Lügner**
That said, it's hardly fitting
for a battle between mages.
**[12:06] Fern**
You sure like to talk.
**[12:08] Fern**
Aren't you going to finish me off?
**[12:12] Lügner**
Since I failed to kill you instantly,
I thought I'd ask you some questions.
**[12:18] Lügner**
Or would you rather die right now?
**[12:22] Fern**
Go ahead.
**[12:26] Lügner**
Is that boy strong?
**[12:29] Fern**
He's Eisen the Warrior's best student.
**[12:32] Lügner**
I see. How unfortunate.
**[12:36] Lügner**
Poor boy.
**[12:37] Lügner**
He won't die a decent death
at Linie's hands.
**[12:43] Lügner**
One more question.
**[12:45] Lügner**
Where is Frieren?
**[12:50] Fern**
She fled the town
**[12:53] Fern**
because you killed the dungeon guard.
**[12:56] Lügner**
Graf Granat said something similar.
**[12:59] Lügner**
Killing a guard is a serious crime, it seems.
**[13:02] Fern**
The punishment is execution.
**[13:04] Lügner**
Execution?
**[13:06] Lügner**
That wouldn't be enough
to make that woman flee.
**[13:10] Lügner**
She holds a powerful grudge against demons,
**[13:14] Lügner**
enough to teach her own student
a spell purely for demon-killing.
**[13:20] Lügner**
Someone like that wouldn't run.
**[13:23] Lügner**
She must be after something.
**[13:28] Lügner**
It must be Lady Aura.
**[13:33] Fern**
Don't move.
**[13:36] Fern**
You know where Ms. Frieren
is headed, don't you?
**[13:40] Lügner**
You're wasting your time.
**[13:43] Fern**
You lied about failing to kill me.
**[13:47] Fern**
You wanted revenge for my surprising you.
**[13:53] Fern**
You're proud and arrogant.
**[13:55] Fern**
You still don't see us—see anyone
besides Ms. Frieren as a threat.
**[14:02] Fern**
That's why you granted me an opportunity.
**[14:07] Fern**
From this distance, I can blast
a hole clean through your heart.
**[14:12] Lügner**
Try it.
**[14:14] Lügner**
Your head will fly before
you get the chance.
**[14:25] (Flashback) Fern**
Ms. Frieren, am I useful?
**[14:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
Why would you ask that?
**[14:33] (Flashback) Fern**
I'm not as good at magic as you are.
**[14:38] (Flashback) Frieren**
I've lived for much longer than you.
**[14:42] (Flashback) Frieren**
In that regard, you'll never catch up to me.
**[14:46] (Flashback) Fern**
I see.
**[14:48] (Flashback) Frieren**
But that only applies to mana and technique.
**[14:53] (Flashback) Frieren**
I often let you handle
battles against monsters.
**[14:57] (Flashback) Fern**
Yes, you've forced those on me many times.
**[15:00] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm sorry, okay?
**[15:02] (Flashback) Frieren**
But battles end quicker when you fight
**[15:06] (Flashback) Frieren**
because you fire off spells
faster than I do.
**[15:11] Lügner**
Girl, I have dedicated the majority
of my life to the pursuit of magic.
**[15:18] Fern**
So have I.
**[15:33] Lügner**
*How is she responding so quickly?*
**[15:37] Lügner**
* If I hadn't reflexively defended myself,*
* that would've pierced my heart.*
**[15:42] Fern**
You blocked it.
**[15:43] Fern**
So your heart is your weak point.
**[15:47] Lügner**
*This girl...*
**[15:49] Lügner**
I see.
**[15:51] Lügner**
You weren't lying about
dedicating your life to magic.
**[15:56] Lügner**
Then I shall crush you with all my might.
**[16:00] Lügner**
Bluterei.
**[16:04] Linie**
Sounds like they've begun as well.
**[16:08] Linie**
It's a shame, though.
**[16:10] Linie**
We're nearly finished here.
**[16:14] Linie**
Perhaps I'll observe their battle.
**[16:16] Linie**
Lord Lügner gets cross when I interfere.
**[16:25] Linie**
Oh?
**[16:26] Stark**
We're not finished yet.
**[16:30] Linie**
You're tough. Perhaps I'll be
able to enjoy this a little.
**[16:37] Lügner**
* My mana, technique, and control*
* are all far greater than hers.*
**[17:03] Lügner**
*This girl cannot compare to me.*
**[17:09] Lügner**
*However, she's fast.*
**[17:12] Lügner**
* I'm being overwhelmed by the sheer*
* number of attacks, pure and simple.*
**[17:22] Lügner**
* Damn you, Frieren.*
* How did you train this girl?*
**[17:31] Lügner**
* I'll engage her in a battle of attrition*
* and wait for her to exhaust her mana.*
**[17:48] Lügner**
*No, I can't.*
**[17:50] Lügner**
*The battle will be over before then.*
**[17:53] Lügner**
*If I could just create an opening...*
**[17:57] Lügner**
Linie, what are you doing?
**[17:59] Lügner**
Hurry up and defeat him!
**[18:08] Linie**
Honestly, how selfish.
**[18:10] Linie**
He's refusing to do anything
but fight defensively.
**[18:31] Stark**
How are you wielding your axe like that?
**[18:35] Stark**
Those are my master's techniques.
**[18:37] Linie**
I'm skilled at reading mana.
**[18:41] Linie**
I memorize the flow of mana
inside a person when they move
**[18:46] Linie**
and imitate their movements.
**[18:48] Linie**
Just like this.
**[19:13] Linie**
I knew it from the first time I saw
your movements at the mansion.
**[19:18] Linie**
They're the same as those of the
powerful warrior I once memorized.
**[19:26] Linie**
Coincidences really do happen.
**[19:29] Linie**
Fate is an interesting thing.
**[19:34] Stark**
You don't mean...
**[19:36] Linie**
I am imitating the movements
of Eisen the Warrior.
**[19:41] Stark**
*Seriously? This is crazy.*
**[19:47] Stark**
*I can't win this fight.*
**[19:58] Linie**
He finally fell.
**[20:00] Linie**
I must hurry.
**[20:02] Linie**
Lord Lügner will be upset with me again.
**[20:07] Stark**
*"Fell"? Have I fallen?*
**[20:15] (Flashback) Eisen**
Stand up, Stark.
**[20:18] (Flashback) Eisen**
No matter how battered you get,
you cannot fall.
**[20:23] (Flashback) Stark**
Yeah, but there's no way I can beat you.
**[20:30] (Flashback) Eisen**
Of course you can't.
**[20:32] (Flashback) Eisen**
I'm stronger than you.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Stark**
Then...
**[20:36] (Flashback) Eisen**
But you got back up.
**[20:40] (Flashback) Eisen**
That means you haven't lost yet.
**[20:43] (Flashback) Stark**
What kind of logic is that?
**[20:45] (Flashback) Eisen**
Stark, I'll teach you the secret
to defeating powerful opponents.
**[20:51] (Flashback) Eisen**
It's simple.
**[20:53] (Flashback) Eisen**
Keep getting back up and hitting them.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Eisen**
For warriors, whoever's still standing
at the end is the winner.
**[21:05] Stark**
Damn it, Master.
**[21:09] Stark**
You and your weird logic.
**[21:12] Stark**
I guess your brain's made of muscles,
like the rest of you.
**[21:16] Linie**
You should've just stayed down.
**[21:19] Linie**
You already lost.
**[21:22] Stark**
I'm still standing.
**[21:26] Stark**
Besides, I remember now.
**[21:28] Stark**
My master's blows were heavier.
**[21:32] Stark**
Yours are just imitations after all.
**[21:40] Linie**
Then I will use those imitations
to send you to your end.
**[21:45] Linie**
Erfassen.
**[21:47] Lügner**
Bluterei!
**[22:00] Linie**
*A wide swing, with no regard for defense.*
**[22:03] Linie**
*He's lost his mind.*
**[22:12] Stark**
I was prepared for us to kill each other,
but I shouldn't have been so scared.
**[22:16] Stark**
Your attacks don't have any
weight behind them at all.
**[22:21] Stark**
Lightning Strike!
**[22:34] Lügner**
Linie!
**[22:36] Lügner**
Shi—
**[22:37] Fern**
Zoltraak.
**[22:43] Lügner**
*Demon-killing magic...*
**[24:20] Heiter**
She has roughly one-fifth of my mana.
**[24:20] Himmel**
I've heard there's a long-lived
mage in these woods.
**[24:21] Lügner**
If she engages her directly,
Frieren will lose.
**[24:23] Aura**
You are no match for me.
**[24:23] Eisen**
What do you think, Heiter?
**[24:24] Flamme**
Looks like an elf village.
**[24:25] Demon A**
Kill all the elves.
**[24:25] Frieren**
Because you're a far more powerful mage.
***SIGN*** Episode 10
A Powerful Mage
# E10 - A Powerful Mage
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**[00:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
Flamme.
**[00:18] (Flashback) Flamme**
You mean "Master."
**[00:22] (Flashback) Flamme**
What is it?
**[00:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
Do you really think it's unfair?
**[00:28] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, do you remember Basalt's last words?
**[00:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
No.
**[00:36] (Flashback) Frieren**
Their kind uses words only to deceive humans.
**[00:39] (Flashback) Flamme**
That's right.
**[00:41] (Flashback) Flamme**
They're nothing more than monsters
capable of speech.
**[00:44] (Flashback) Flamme**
That's the true nature of the
creatures I call demons.
**[00:50] (Flashback) Flamme**
They don't play fair,
so we must be even more unfair.
**[00:56] (Flashback) Flamme**
If it allows me to exterminate demonkind,
then I will gladly embrace this dishonor.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 10: A Powerful Mage
**[02:44] Lügner**
*The bleeding won't stop.*
**[02:47] Lügner**
*This is the end.*
**[02:49] Fern**
Your plan has failed.
**[02:53] Lügner**
You're right.
**[02:55] Lügner**
But Frieren won't escape unscathed.
**[02:58] Lügner**
She must be fighting Lady Aura by now.
**[03:02] Lügner**
Previously, we were forced to
retreat by the party of heroes.
**[03:07] Lügner**
But this time, there are
no heroes to protect her.
**[03:12] Lügner**
It's true that Frieren is a threat to us,
**[03:15] Lügner**
but she has far less mana than Lady Aura.
**[03:19] Lügner**
If she engages her directly,
Frieren will lose.
**[03:23] Fern**
Then Frieren will win.
**[03:27] Fern**
She'd never directly engage a demon.
**[03:32] Fern**
I know she'll trick Aura and kill her.
**[03:36] Lügner**
*Nonsense.*
**[03:38] Lügner**
* Frieren the Slayer has always*
* engaged us directly.*
**[03:45] Lügner**
*Why do I feel like something is wrong?*
**[03:49] Lügner**
*This girl's mana is weak,*
**[03:52] Lügner**
* and yet I was overwhelmed by the*
* sheer number of her rapid attacks.*
**[03:58] Lügner**
* But how was she able to do that*
* without exhausting her mana?*
**[04:04] Lügner**
I understand now. Is that even possible?
**[04:09] Lügner**
So Frieren does the same.
**[04:12] Lügner**
What you've done isn't fair.
**[04:14] Lügner**
You're a disgrace to all mages.
**[04:18] Fern**
Ms. Frieren knows that better than anyone.
**[04:32] (Flashback) Flamme**
What a dreadful sight.
**[04:35] (Flashback) Flamme**
Looks like an elf village.
**[04:49] (Flashback) Flamme**
Basalt the Throne,
**[04:51] (Flashback) Flamme**
a general of the Demon King's army.
**[04:54] (Flashback) Flamme**
He must've led his forces here
to destroy this village.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Flamme**
Are you the one who killed him?
You seem nearly dead yourself.
**[05:10] (Flashback) Flamme**
That's a lot of mana.
**[05:13] (Flashback) Flamme**
You must be powerful.
**[05:14] (Flashback) Flamme**
Did you engage the demons directly?
**[05:19] (Flashback) Flamme**
What a fool you are.
**[05:23] (Flashback) Flamme**
Why do people always engage
their enemies directly?
**[05:26] (Flashback) Flamme**
Run, hide, take your enemies by surprise...
**[05:29] (Flashback) Flamme**
There are plenty of other options.
**[05:32] (Flashback) Flamme**
I'll never understand strong mages.
**[05:36] (Flashback) Frieren**
But you do.
**[05:38] (Flashback) Flamme**
What?
**[05:39] (Flashback) Frieren**
You should understand how I feel...
**[05:45] (Flashback) Frieren**
because you're a far more powerful mage.
**[06:00] (Flashback) Flamme**
What makes you say that?
**[06:03] (Flashback) Frieren**
Just a feeling.
**[06:07] (Flashback) Flamme**
What's your name?
**[06:13] (Flashback) Frieren**
What happened to the village?
**[06:15] (Flashback) Flamme**
Its people are dead, down to
the last woman and child.
**[06:20] (Flashback) Frieren**
I was the strongest, but I still
couldn't protect them.
**[06:25] (Flashback) Flamme**
You really are a fool.
**[06:27] (Flashback) Flamme**
If I'd been in your shoes,
I wouldn't have hesitated to run.
**[06:32] (Flashback) Frieren**
Put me down.
**[06:33] (Flashback) Flamme**
No.
**[06:35] (Flashback) Flamme**
You have potential.
You're going to be my apprentice.
**[06:39] (Flashback) Flamme**
And you know you wouldn't have survived
if I hadn't happened upon you.
**[06:45] (Flashback) Flamme**
On top of failing to protect the village,
you nearly died yourself.
**[06:50] (Flashback) Flamme**
Your death truly would've been in vain.
**[06:55] (Flashback) Flamme**
We're being pursued.
**[06:57] (Flashback) Flamme**
They're stronger than the general you killed.
**[07:07] (Flashback) Flamme**
Interesting creatures, aren't they?
**[07:10] (Flashback) Flamme**
They had every intention
of catching us off guard
**[07:12] (Flashback) Flamme**
by concealing their mana
until just before they struck,
**[07:15] (Flashback) Flamme**
but the moment they realized we were mages,
they stepped out into the open.
**[07:21] (Flashback) Flamme**
They're cunning and they don't play fair,
**[07:24] (Flashback) Flamme**
but every last one of them has a ridiculous
sense of pride when it comes to magic.
**[07:30] (Flashback) Demon A**
Human mage, leave the elf girl and go.
**[07:35] (Flashback) Flamme**
Will you let me go if I do?
**[07:38] (Flashback) Demon A**
"Kill all the elves."
**[07:40] (Flashback) Demon A**
Those were the Demon King's orders.
**[07:43] (Flashback) Demon A**
Your life matters not to me.
**[07:46] (Flashback) Flamme**
I see.
**[07:51] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, it's true that I'm painfully aware
of what it's like to be a powerful mage.
**[07:58] (Flashback) Flamme**
I know exactly how these creatures feel, too.
**[08:02] (Flashback) Flamme**
I know the absolute confidence they
have in the magics they've studied.
**[08:08] (Flashback) Flamme**
In other words, they're stupidly
proud and overconfident.
**[08:26] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, unlike you,
they judged me a weakling.
**[08:33] (Flashback) Flamme**
Though they were exceptional mages,
their overconfidence cost them their lives.
**[08:40] (Flashback) Frieren**
You hid your strength by controlling
how much mana you release.
**[08:46] (Flashback) Flamme**
That's right.
**[08:48] (Flashback) Flamme**
Deceive and kill your enemies by allowing
them to miscalculate your strength.
**[08:53] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's a cowardly and unfair way to fight
that makes a mockery of magic.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Flamme**
Your injuries are looking a lot better.
**[09:19] (Flashback) Flamme**
Shall we begin your training?
**[09:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
Flamme.
**[09:24] (Flashback) Flamme**
You mean "Master."
**[09:30] (Flashback) Frieren**
Demons took everything from me.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Flamme**
Me, too.
**[09:35] (Flashback) Frieren**
I hate them so much that I wish
I could exterminate every last one.
**[09:38] (Flashback) Flamme**
Me, too.
**[09:41] (Flashback) Frieren**
But I love magic.
**[09:43] (Flashback) Flamme**
So do I.
**[09:47] (Flashback) Flamme**
Which is why only you and I should become
cowards who make a mockery of magic.
**[09:55] (Flashback) Frieren**
What should I do to train?
**[09:57] (Flashback) Flamme**
Try limiting the mana you release
to one-tenth of its normal volume.
**[10:04] (Flashback) Flamme**
Impressive. You're controlling it well.
**[10:08] (Flashback) Frieren**
Any elf can do this.
**[10:11] (Flashback) Flamme**
While you do that, we'll work on your
fundamentals and raise your base mana level.
**[10:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
That's all?
**[10:19] (Flashback) Flamme**
Simple, right?
**[10:22] (Flashback) Frieren**
By the way, how long should
I keep suppressing my mana?
**[10:26] (Flashback) Frieren**
It starts to get tiring
if I do it for too long.
**[10:29] (Flashback) Flamme**
As long as I do.
**[10:31] (Flashback) Flamme**
For life.
**[10:33] (Flashback) Flamme**
You'll spend your entire life fooling demons.
**[10:42] Aura**
Lügner is dead.
**[10:45] Frieren**
Now all your executioners
have been eliminated.
**[10:48] Frieren**
You've failed, Aura.
**[10:50] Aura**
You're right. It's a shame.
**[10:53] Aura**
But if I can defeat you here,
then it won't have been for nothing.
**[10:59] Aura**
In this battle, you've released numerous
immortal soldiers from my control.
**[11:06] Aura**
Was it wise to expend so much mana against me?
**[11:14] Frieren**
*The Scales of Obedience.*
**[11:16] Frieren**
*When two souls are placed on the scale,*
**[11:19] Frieren**
* whichever has more mana*
* forces the other to submit.*
**[11:23] Frieren**
* Aura can only use such a risky spell*
* because of her tremendous amount of mana.*
**[11:29] Frieren**
*Generally speaking,*
**[11:31] Frieren**
* a person's mana increases in proportion*
* with the time spent training.*
**[11:36] Frieren**
*I can feel it in the mana pouring off Aura.*
**[11:39] Frieren**
* She's a great demon who has lived*
* for over five hundred years,*
**[11:43] Frieren**
*and she's spent most of her life training.*
**[11:48] Frieren**
*Five hundred years, huh?*
**[11:50] Frieren**
*That's fairly long-lived for a demon.*
**[11:53] Frieren**
*I doubt she's been challenged before.*
**[11:56] Frieren**
* I can learn so much just from*
* the mana flowing off her.*
**[12:01] Frieren**
* Regardless, demons don't conceal*
* their mana—nor can they.*
**[12:06] Frieren**
A pity.
**[12:12] Aura**
Auserlese.
**[12:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
Master.
**[12:19] (Flashback) Frieren**
Demons are cunning, aren't they?
**[12:22] (Flashback) Frieren**
Why don't they constantly suppress
their mana like you do?
**[12:28] (Flashback) Flamme**
They can't.
**[12:30] (Flashback) Flamme**
Demons are individualists,
**[12:33] (Flashback) Flamme**
but they form the barest connections
needed to fight against humankind.
**[12:39] (Flashback) Flamme**
What do you think an organization
needs to function?
**[12:42] (Flashback) Frieren**
Order?
**[12:44] (Flashback) Flamme**
That's right.
**[12:45] (Flashback) Flamme**
In other words, you need someone
important to lead an organization.
**[12:50] (Flashback) Flamme**
In the case of humans,
**[12:52] (Flashback) Flamme**
importance is determined by status
and wealth, like they do in this nation.
**[12:58] (Flashback) Flamme**
That well-dressed man exiting
that palace is a man of importance.
**[13:03] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's hard to tell which humans are important,
**[13:05] (Flashback) Flamme**
so they dress themselves up
to make it obvious.
**[13:09] (Flashback) Frieren**
Demons are different?
**[13:12] (Flashback) Flamme**
They haven't changed a bit
since they were monsters.
**[13:16] (Flashback) Flamme**
Might makes right.
**[13:18] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's far easier to understand than humans.
**[13:21] (Flashback) Flamme**
You can tell who's strong
just by looking at them.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Freiren**
You mean mana.
**[13:25] (Flashback) Flamme**
Mana is to them what status
and wealth are for humans.
**[13:30] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's dignity itself.
**[13:32] (Flashback) Flamme**
They may temporarily suppress
their mana for the sake of stealth,
**[13:38] (Flashback) Flamme**
but none are foolish enough
to suppress their mana all the time.
**[13:42] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's the difference between a noble
sneaking out into town incognito
**[13:47] (Flashback) Flamme**
and that same noble debasing themselves by
abandoning their status and wealth entirely.
**[13:52] (Flashback) Flamme**
The world of demons is cruel.
**[13:55] (Flashback) Flamme**
They'd never grant any dignity
to those with little mana.
**[13:59] (Flashback) Flamme**
So the stronger they are, the more desperate
they are to show off their mana.
**[14:04] (Flashback) Flamme**
For them, there's no benefit to
constantly suppressing their mana.
**[14:10] (Flashback) Flamme**
It doesn't even occur to them to do it.
**[14:13] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's a pity, isn't it?
**[14:15] (Flashback) Flamme**
Just as humans are bound by status
and wealth, demons are bound by mana.
**[14:20] (Flashback) Flamme**
Despite their pride in
and unparalleled love for magic,
**[14:25] (Flashback) Flamme**
they can't control their own mana.
**[14:29] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, you're lucky you're not a demon.
**[14:32] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're right. I wouldn't be able
to deceive them if I were.
**[14:40] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's been three years since you
started suppressing your mana.
**[14:44] (Flashback) Flamme**
Looks like I was right about you.
**[14:52] (Flashback) Flamme**
You've grown much better at that.
**[14:56] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, do you still love magic?
**[15:01] (Flashback) Frieren**
Where did that come from, Master?
**[15:04] (Flashback) Frieren**
Somewhat, I suppose.
**[15:07] (Flashback) Flamme**
Long ago, you once confidently
answered that you loved magic.
**[15:12] (Flashback) Frieren**
That was only fifty years ago.
**[15:15] (Flashback) Flamme**
You're right.
**[15:18] (Flashback) Flamme**
In the end, all I could do
was teach you to fight.
**[15:24] (Flashback) Flamme**
Magic for revenge.
**[15:27] (Flashback) Frieren**
Do you regret it?
**[15:29] (Flashback) Flamme**
No. I'm glad I taught my magic to you.
**[15:35] (Flashback) Flamme**
Given how long you'll live,
**[15:37] (Flashback) Flamme**
you might eventually become strong
enough to defeat the Demon King.
**[15:44] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, I have one request.
**[15:48] (Flashback) Frieren**
What is it?
**[15:49] (Flashback) Flamme**
Plant flowers around my grave.
**[15:53] (Flashback) Freiren**
That doesn't seem like you.
**[15:55] (Flashback) Flamme**
I know.
**[15:57] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren, my favorite spell
creates a field of beautiful flowers.
**[16:06] (Flashback) Flamme**
My parents taught it to me when I was little.
**[16:09] (Flashback) Flamme**
It's what made me love magic.
**[16:12] (Flashback) Frieren**
Huh.
**[16:16] (Flashback) Frieren**
Teach me that spell.
**[16:26] (Flashback) Flamme**
Listen to me, Frieren.
**[16:28] (Flashback) Flamme**
You must never seek to leave
your name in history.
**[16:31] (Flashback) Flamme**
Live in obscurity.
**[16:34] (Flashback) Flamme**
You won't leave your name in history
until you defeat the Demon King.
**[17:39] (Flashback) Himmel**
I've heard there's a long-lived
mage in these woods.
**[17:44] (Flashback) Himmel**
Are you her?
**[17:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
I've lived a long time, but I haven't
done much with my life.
**[17:51] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm not exceptional.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Eisen**
Huh. What do you think, Heiter?
**[17:58] (Flashback) Heiter**
She has roughly one-fifth of my mana.
**[18:02] (Flashback) Heiter**
It's not bad.
**[18:04] (Flashback) Frieren**
Who's this irritating guy?
**[18:06] (Flashback) Frieren**
Leave. You don't have business
with a mediocre mage, do you?
**[18:10] (Flashback) Himmel**
No, you're stronger than
any mage I've ever met.
**[18:16] (Flashback) Frieren**
What makes you say that?
**[18:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
Just a feeling.
**[18:26] Aura**
Auserlese.
**[18:46] Frieren**
You seem happy, Aura.
**[18:48] Frieren**
Are you certain you'll win?
**[18:52] Aura**
You'll see.
**[18:55] Aura**
*Frieren the Slayer.*
**[18:57] Aura**
* You made your first major*
* appearance eighty years ago.*
**[19:02] Aura**
* With the party of heroes,*
* you defeated the Demon King.*
**[19:05] Aura**
* You're a mysterious elven mage*
* whose age is unknown.*
**[19:09] Aura**
* But it doesn't matter how*
* long-lived a mage you are.*
**[19:15] Aura**
* Your mana tells me everything*
* I need to know.*
**[19:19] Aura**
*I can see it quite clearly.*
**[19:21] Aura**
* You're an exceptional mage,*
* but your mana itself is unimpressive.*
**[19:27] Aura**
* You can't have had more than a*
* hundred years or so of training.*
**[19:32] Aura**
* Not only that, but you've barely*
* changed since eighty years ago.*
**[19:36] Aura**
* Were you honing other skills*
* instead of working on your mana?*
**[19:39] Aura**
*Or were you simply wasting your life away?*
**[19:42] Aura**
*Either way, you are no match for me.*
**[19:57] Aura**
I win.
**[20:01] Aura**
All that's left is to sever your head myself.
**[20:10] Aura**
* It wasn't even necessary*
* to exhaust Frieren's mana.*
**[20:15] Aura**
*I needn't have been so cautious.*
**[20:18] Aura**
* She defeated many of my*
* immortal soldiers, too.*
**[20:20] Aura**
*I'll have to replenish their numbers later.*
**[20:26] Aura**
*What's this?*
**[20:28] Aura**
*The scales are starting to tip toward Frieren.*
**[20:32] Frieren**
You placed my soul on the scales, Aura.
**[20:36] Frieren**
Honestly, I would've been in trouble
if you'd tried to overwhelm me with numbers.
**[20:41] Frieren**
I'm glad you're so confident in your own mana.
**[20:46] Frieren**
Now I can finally defeat you.
**[20:49] Aura**
What do you mean?
**[20:50] Frieren**
You should've figured it out by now.
**[20:53] Frieren**
I've been suppressing my mana.
**[20:56] Frieren**
You misjudged the situation, Aura.
**[21:01] Aura**
That's impossible. That wouldn't
have escaped my notice.
**[21:06] Aura**
There was no hint of the instability
or variation in mana output
**[21:10] Aura**
that comes with suppression.
**[21:12] Frieren**
I'm surprised. Demons are capable
of observing mana that precisely?
**[21:18] Frieren**
Sounds like my master made the
right call with her methods.
**[21:22] Frieren**
I've spent most of my life
suppressing my mana.
**[21:27] Frieren**
This state has become natural for me.
**[21:30] Aura**
Are you stupid? Why would you
do something so pointless?
**[21:35] Frieren**
You're right. It's stupid.
**[21:38] Frieren**
But it lets me beat your kind.
**[21:44] Aura**
This is absurd.
**[21:46] Aura**
I'm a great demon who's lived
for over five hundred years.
**[21:51] Frieren**
Aura, the person standing before you...
**[21:57] Frieren**
is a mage who's lived
for over a thousand years.
**[22:14] Flamme**
*Frieren.*
**[22:16] Flamme**
*Just as demons deceive humankind with words,*
**[22:19] Flamme**
*you must use your mana to deceive demons.*
**[22:24] Frieren**
Aura,
**[22:26] Frieren**
kill yourself.
**[22:36] Aura**
Impossible.
**[22:38] Aura**
H-How could I...?
**[24:20] Heiter**
Do you have someone to praise you?
**[24:20] Kraft**
You're traveling to heaven, then?
**[24:21] Fern**
I'm not sure I understand.
**[24:22] Stark**
You've got a nice body, old man.
**[24:23] Granat**
The largest magical city in the
northern lands, Äußerst.
**[24:24] Frieren**
What's a first-class mage?
**[24:25] Fern**
What is that antique?
**[24:26] Kraft**
I mean that we're elves.
***SIGN*** Episode 11
Winter in the Northern Lands
**[24:27] Frieren**
It was the winters of the northern lands.
# E11 - Winter in the Northern Lands
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**[00:23] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[00:27] Frieren**
You're late.
**[00:29] Fern**
You defeated Aura, didn't you?
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[02:22] Granat**
I don't believe—
I *can't* believe this happened.
**[02:26] Frieren**
Let's go.
**[02:27] Granat**
Wait. You don't need to run.
**[02:30] Stark**
The graf said he'd pardon you.
**[02:36] Granat**
It must have been a fierce battle,
**[02:39] Granat**
but none of them are seriously damaged.
**[02:44] Granat**
Thank you for treating the heroes
of the northern lands with respect.
**[02:54] Frieren**
I used to cast flashier spells,
but Himmel got mad at me.
**[02:59] Stark**
I bet he did.
**[03:01] Stark**
He was right to be angry. I'd be angry, too.
**[03:04] Fern**
Mr. Himmel trained you well.
**[03:08] Frieren**
Don't say it like that.
**[03:10] Frieren**
I guess you're right, though.
**[03:16] Frieren**
This is a normal reaction.
**[03:19] Fern**
What do you mean?
**[03:21] Frieren**
Don't worry about it.
**[03:24] Frieren**
Fern, Stark.
**[03:27] Frieren**
Good job defeating Lügner and his henchwoman.
**[03:30] Frieren**
I'm proud of you.
**[03:36] Frieren**
I'd be even more impressed
if you weren't so beat up, though.
**[03:38] Stark**
This is normal for a warrior.
**[03:41] Fern**
What does "normal" even mean?
**[03:43] Frieren**
You're covered in wounds.
**[03:45] Granat**
See that they receive proper burials.
I'll escort our benefactors to the city.
**[03:49] Guard A**
Yes, milord.
**[03:50] Guard B**
Milord.
**[03:52] Granat**
What is it?
**[04:05] Granat**
Frieren.
**[04:08] Granat**
I've never been as grateful to anyone
as I am to you today.
**[04:25] Granat**
Frieren, I promised to reward you
in any way I could.
**[04:33] Granat**
You requested the defensive
barrier grimoire by Flamme
**[04:38] Granat**
that has been passed down
for generations in my family.
**[04:43] Granat**
Are you sure this is what you want?
This grimoire...
**[04:47] Frieren**
It's fake.
**[04:51] Granat**
Yes. The defensive barrier it describes
**[04:54] Granat**
is nothing like our city's barrier,
whose spell is passed down by oral tradition.
**[04:59] Frieren**
I'm well aware of that, milord.
**[05:01] Frieren**
It's just my hobby.
**[05:04] Granat**
I see.
**[05:06] Granat**
Either way, you needn't use
such formal language.
**[05:09] Granat**
From your perspective,
I must seem akin to an infant.
**[05:14] Frieren**
I suffered a bitter experience when
I first left to defeat the Demon King.
**[05:18] Fern**
Come to think of it, Mr. Heiter
said that in the royal capital,
**[05:22] Fern**
disrespecting nobility
is punishable by death.
**[05:25] Frieren**
Himmel and Eisen were nearly executed
for speaking casually to the king.
**[05:31] Frieren**
Remembering Himmel screaming
and crying takes me back.
**[05:36] Stark**
Execution? That's extreme.
**[05:40] (Flashback) Granat**
And speaking so casually to me
is a serious crime in this town, brat.
**[05:45] (Flashback) Stark**
Sorry, old man.
**[05:47] (Flashback) Stark**
I'm gonna break this
expensive-looking chair.
**[05:50] Stark**
Th-The central lands sure
are barbaric, milord.
**[05:58] Stark**
Seriously?!
**[06:00] Gardener**
I've finished cutting the
trees in the backyard.
**[06:02] Granat**
Thank you.
**[06:05] Granat**
Well, you know, I only said that
so you'd escape.
**[06:10] Granat**
In this town, you won't be thrown
in prison just for speaking casually.
**[06:15] Granat**
Be at ease.
**[06:17] Frieren**
In that case...
**[06:19] Fern**
Good news for you, Mr. Stark.
**[06:25] Fern**
He's passed out.
**[06:32] Granat**
I've told the townsfolk of Aura's defeat.
**[06:36] Granat**
They all want to honor the heroes.
**[06:40] Granat**
I ask that you take your time here.
**[06:53] Child**
He's floating.
**[06:57] Stark**
It's not that big a deal.
**[08:23] Stark**
I finished the shopping.
**[08:26] Fern**
Shall we go, then?
**[08:28] Granat**
You're leaving already, Frieren?
**[08:31] Frieren**
Graf Granat.
**[08:36] Granat**
I'll see you to the gates.
**[08:41] Granat**
Frieren, I hear you're traveling to Ende,
**[08:44] Granat**
the farthest point north,
where the Demon King's castle is.
**[08:49] Granat**
But currently, conditions on the
Northern Plateau aren't looking good.
**[08:54] Granat**
Travel is restricted.
**[08:57] Granat**
Even adventurers must be accompanied
by a first-class mage.
**[09:03] Fern**
Then there should no problem
with Ms. Frieren by our side.
**[09:06] Frieren**
What's a first-class mage?
**[09:09] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you don't know?
**[09:12] Fern**
It's a certification awarded by the
Continental Magic Association.
**[09:17] Frieren**
Certification?
**[09:18] Fern**
I acquired mine in the
holy capital when we left.
**[09:22] Fern**
See?
**[09:23] Fern**
This is my third-class mage certificate.
**[09:26] Frieren**
Come to think of it, you did have
some business to take care of then.
**[09:30] Frieren**
Is this what certifications
look like these days?
**[09:32] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, don't tell me you're
an uncertified underground mage.
**[09:37] Frieren**
Don't make it sound like
I'm some back-alley doctor.
**[09:39] Frieren**
The organizations that regulate
mages are constantly changing.
**[09:44] Frieren**
I can't be bothered obtaining
a new certification every time.
**[09:47] Frieren**
I doubt this holy emblem works anymore.
**[09:52] Fern**
What is that antique?
**[09:55] Stark**
Even I know about the
Continental Magic Association.
**[09:59] Stark**
They've been around for over
half a century at the very least.
**[10:01] Frieren**
That's barely anything.
**[10:04] Frieren**
It's a hassle when they change their
standards of conduct so frequently.
**[10:09] Fern**
In any case, we'll need to overcome
this problem before we continue.
**[10:13] Fern**
I don't know the specifics,
**[10:15] Fern**
but I believe there's a place
in the northern lands
**[10:17] Fern**
where you can take the first-class exam.
**[10:21] Granat**
The largest magical city in the
northern lands, Äußerst.
**[10:27] Granat**
It's far beyond the Schwer Mountains.
**[10:30] Granat**
You can follow the highway,
but it'll be a long journey.
**[10:38] Granat**
Frieren, the house of Granat will
never forget what you've done for us.
**[10:46] Granat**
Safe travels.
**[11:00] Stark**
It's snowing.
**[11:02] Fern**
It's almost winter.
**[11:06] Frieren**
The winters around here are bitter,
so be careful.
**[11:09] Frieren**
If you underestimate them, you'll die.
**[11:11] Fern**
Is it really that dangerous?
**[11:14] Frieren**
Don't you know?
**[11:16] Frieren**
In the war against the Demon King's forces,
what do you think claimed the most lives?
**[11:20] Frieren**
It was the winters of the northern lands.
**[11:30] Frieren**
See? We're lost.
**[11:37] Frieren**
What are we going to do?
***SIGN*** Episode 11: Winter in the Northern Lands
**[11:45] Frieren**
We're lost.
***SIGN*** 28 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Decke region, located in the northern lands
**[11:47] Frieren**
I can't believe we got lost before
even entering the Schwer Mountains.
**[11:54] Fern**
Mr. Stark, wake up!
**[11:56] Fern**
If you fall asleep, you'll die!
**[11:59] Stark**
Have jumbo-berry specials
always been this small?
**[12:04] Fern**
Who cares about that right now?
**[12:06] Fern**
What should we do?
**[12:08] Frieren**
In these strong winds,
we can't transport him with magic.
**[12:13] Frieren**
He'd probably be blown away.
**[12:16] Fern**
Then we'll have to carry him.
**[12:25] Fern**
He's heavy.
**[12:27] Fern**
Why is he so heavy?
**[12:31] Stark**
You smell nice.
**[12:33] Fern**
Can I leave him behind?
**[12:34] Frieren**
Bear it for now.
**[12:36] Frieren**
There should be an emergency shelter
at the foot of the mountains.
**[12:39] Fern**
Isn't that information
eighty years out of date?
**[12:43] Fern**
Are we going to be all right?
**[12:52] Frieren**
Good.
**[12:53] Frieren**
It's still being maintained regularly.
**[13:01] Fern**
It seems like someone's inside.
**[13:04] Fern**
Perhaps someone arrived before us.
**[13:06] Frieren**
We're going inside.
**[13:08] Frieren**
We'll freeze out here.
**[13:15] Kraft**
Good! Very good!
**[13:17] Kraft**
I'm starting to feel warmer!
**[13:26] Frieren**
Excuse the intrusion.
**[13:30] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, we can't stay here.
Let's look for someplace else.
**[13:34] Frieren**
What? Why?
**[13:36] Fern**
There's a pervert inside.
**[13:39] Kraft**
A pervert? That's awfully rude.
**[13:43] Fern**
Let's go, Ms. Frieren.
**[13:46] Kraft**
Wait. Are you an elf?
**[13:55] Kraft**
It's been about 300 years since
I've met another of my kind.
**[13:58] Kraft**
I thought the elves had already died out.
**[14:01] Frieren**
So did I.
**[14:04] Kraft**
And thanks for the fire, miss.
**[14:07] Fern**
Not at all.
**[14:08] Kraft**
I'm lucky I ran into a couple of mages.
**[14:12] Kraft**
The Goddess must have led you here.
**[14:15] Kraft**
I crossed the Schwer Mountains,
but this blizzard extinguished my coals.
**[14:21] Kraft**
I was keeping myself alive by doing
squats inside this freezing hut.
**[14:25] Frieren**
I see.
**[14:27] Fern**
I'm not sure I understand.
**[14:29] Kraft**
I'm Kraft the Monk.
**[14:32] Frieren**
Frieren the Mage.
**[14:34] Fern**
Fern, also a mage.
**[14:37] Fern**
This is Mr. Stark the Warrior.
**[14:40] Kraft**
Anyway, Aureole, huh?
**[14:42] Kraft**
You're traveling to heaven, then?
**[14:45] Kraft**
Good on you for being so pious.
**[14:48] Frieren**
I'm not sure I totally believe it.
**[14:50] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[14:52] Fern**
Mr. Stark is getting colder.
**[15:01] Stark**
*So warm and comfortable...*
**[15:04] Stark**
*And that's one huge jumbo-berry special.*
**[15:10] Stark**
*What happened to me?*
**[15:15] Stark**
*We got caught in a blizzard, and then...*
**[15:35] Stark**
Who is this guy?!
**[15:38] Frieren**
You're so noisy.
**[15:41] Kraft**
That's no way to thank someone
for warming you up with their body.
**[15:46] Stark**
Their body?
**[15:50] Stark**
You've got a nice body, old man.
**[15:53] Fern**
Mr. Stark?
**[15:54] Stark**
No, not like that.
**[15:57] Stark**
I mean he's got a nice body
from training hard.
**[16:01] Stark**
You must be really strong.
**[16:04] Stark**
What's your name?
**[16:06] Kraft**
Kraft the Monk.
**[16:09] Stark**
I've never heard of you.
**[16:12] Stark**
But you must be a pretty famous monk, right?
**[16:17] Kraft**
Stark, rest here.
**[16:20] Kraft**
You two, help me bring in food supplies.
**[16:23] Kraft**
My wagon and cargo are nearby.
**[16:29] Kraft**
I'm really glad I met all of you.
**[16:32] Kraft**
We'll be able to use these frozen supplies.
**[16:35] Kraft**
Use as much as you'd like.
**[16:38] Fern**
You've certainly stocked up.
**[16:40] Frieren**
Trying to cross the Schwer Mountains
in these conditions would be suicide.
**[16:44] Frieren**
We're stuck here for a while.
**[16:48] Kraft**
By the way, Frieren, do you know who I am?
**[16:53] Frieren**
Not at all.
**[16:54] Kraft**
I didn't think so.
**[16:56] Kraft**
I don't know the first thing
about you, either.
**[16:59] Fern**
She's the mage from the party of heroes.
**[17:02] Kraft**
And before that?
**[17:05] Frieren**
What do you mean?
**[17:07] Kraft**
I mean that we're elves.
**[17:59] Kraft**
It's been nearly six months.
**[18:02] Kraft**
Thanks to all of you, we made it through
the long winter in the northern lands.
**[18:09] Kraft**
Take this.
**[18:13] Kraft**
Give it to Fern. She's a pious girl.
**[18:18] Kraft**
Must be because she was raised by a priest.
**[18:22] Kraft**
She never forgets to thank the Goddess.
**[18:25] Frieren**
Kraft, why do you believe in the Goddess?
**[18:29] Kraft**
You don't, do you?
**[18:33] Frieren**
Excluding during the age of mythology,
**[18:37] Frieren**
the Goddess of Creation hasn't shown herself
once in the long history of this world.
**[18:44] Kraft**
You're young. I used to think that way, too.
**[18:48] Kraft**
But now I believe in the Goddess
from the bottom of my heart.
**[18:53] Kraft**
No, I need her to exist.
**[18:58] Kraft**
Everyone who knew of my
righteous triumphs has died.
**[19:05] Kraft**
So when I die, I'll go to heaven
and the Goddess will praise me.
**[19:11] Kraft**
She'll say, "Well done, Kraft."
**[19:14] Kraft**
"You lived a fantastic life."
**[19:21] Kraft**
You understand that, Frieren.
**[19:24] Kraft**
It's too cruel for the path your life took
to not be remembered by anyone.
**[19:31] Kraft**
We've lived a long time to get to this point.
**[19:38] Frieren**
Kraft, that's just something we desire.
**[19:44] Kraft**
You're right.
**[19:47] Kraft**
Does that apply to heaven too, Frieren?
**[19:56] Kraft**
No matter.
**[19:58] Kraft**
Tell me about yourself,
and I'll tell you about myself.
**[20:02] Kraft**
If you don't believe in the Goddess,
then I'll praise you instead.
**[20:12] (Flashback) Heiter**
Are you surprised?
**[20:14] (Flashback) Frieren**
Yeah. I didn't think you'd fund the
reconstruction of this village's orphanage.
**[20:22] (Flashback) Heiter**
You don't beat around the bush, do you?
**[20:24] (Flashback) Heiter**
I was an orphan, too.
**[20:30] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'm sure the Goddess will praise me
for living a pure and proper life.
**[20:37] (Flashback) Frieren**
What are you talking about, you corrupt
priest? You're drinking right now.
**[20:42] (Flashback) Heiter**
Frieren.
**[20:44] (Flashback) Heiter**
Do you have someone to praise you?
**[20:48] (Flashback) Frieren**
Where did that come from?
**[20:50] (Flashback) Heiter**
You don't seem to believe in the Goddess,
**[20:55] (Flashback) Heiter**
so if you tell me about yourself,
I'll praise you instead.
**[21:00] (Flashback) Frieren**
I haven't done much with my life.
**[21:03] (Flashback) Frieren**
I haven't done anything praiseworthy.
**[21:06] (Flashback) Heiter**
Even though you're constantly
suppressing your mana?
**[21:10] (Flashback) Heiter**
To me, that seems like the
result of tremendous effort.
**[21:16] (Flashback) Heiter**
Something that would take
a lifetime to accomplish.
**[21:20] (Flashback) Frieren**
You noticed?
**[21:22] (Flashback) Heiter**
How many years have we
traveled together again?
**[21:26] (Flashback) Frieren**
It's not an interesting story.
**[21:28] (Flashback) Heiter**
I don't mind.
**[21:30] (Flashback) Heiter**
Besides, it sounds like something
useful to know for the future.
**[21:33] (Flashback) Frieren**
Why?
**[21:34] (Flashback) Heiter**
Perhaps a child of mine will become a mage.
**[21:41] (Flashback) Frieren**
I thought priests couldn't marry.
**[21:50] Frieren**
Why do so many strange
people serve the Goddess?
**[21:55] Frieren**
I'll pass. I've already had
someone else praise me.
**[22:02] Kraft**
I see. You have good friends, Frieren.
**[22:06] Kraft**
You should cherish them.
**[22:09] Frieren**
Actually, he's already...
**[22:17] Frieren**
He's in heaven now.
**[22:20] Kraft**
Then you'll see him again someday.
**[22:23] Frieren**
You're right.
**[22:27] Kraft**
I'm going this way.
**[22:29] Kraft**
Frieren, I doubt this is
the last time we'll meet.
**[22:33] Kraft**
I'll see you in a few centuries.
**[22:39] Stark**
Take care, old man! I had fun!
**[22:43] Fern**
Thank you for the pendant!
**[24:20] Stark Dad**
His pure white cape proves that he's
**[24:20] Chief**
I'm a mild-mannered person,
but even I'm pissed off.
**[24:21] Stark**
This village used to protect the Hero's Sword.
**[24:22] Stark Dad**
the strongest warrior in the village.
**[24:23] Heiter**
It's a replica.
**[24:23] Eisen**
They're a gift to honor warriors
who have worked hard.
**[24:24] Fern**
Perv.
**[24:25] Himmel**
We're not warriors.
**[24:26] Stoltz**
Don't tell the rest of the family.
***SIGN*** Episode 12
A Real Hero
**[24:28] Frieren**
He was a real hero.
# E12 - A Real Hero
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 12: A Real Hero
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Schwer Mountains, located in the northern lands
**[01:47] Fern**
Ms. Frieren is falling asleep.
**[01:51] Stark**
What?
**[01:58] Fern**
She's asleep.
**[02:00] Stark**
Oh, well. I'll carry her.
**[02:03] Fern**
But Mr. Stark, your axe...
**[02:05] Stark**
Oh, right.
**[02:07] Stark**
My hands are free, though.
**[02:19] Fern**
I'll carry her.
**[02:20] Stark**
What? Why?
**[02:22] Fern**
No reason.
**[02:33] (Flashback) Eisen**
In the end, the king only
gave us ten copper coins.
**[02:38] (Flashback) Freiren**
What a cheapskate.
**[02:39] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'm not surprised.
**[02:41] (Flashback) Heiter**
Many heroes have tried and failed
to defeat the Demon King until now.
**[02:47] (Flashback) Himmel**
There's nothing wrong with
earning money to cover expenses
**[02:50] (Flashback) Himmel**
while working toward
defeating the Demon King.
**[02:54] (Flashback) Himmel**
It'll feel like an adventure.
**[02:56] (Flashback) Heiter**
I suppose you're right.
**[02:58] (Flashback) Frieren**
That's the Hero's Sword.
**[03:01] (Flashback) Heiter**
It's a replica.
**[03:04] (Flashback) Himmel**
Back in the day, a merchant who
visited my town gave it to me
**[03:07] (Flashback) Himmel**
for saving him from a monster.
**[03:09] (Flashback) Himmel**
"For the future hero," he said.
**[03:11] (Flashback) Himmel**
Just something you'd say to a kid.
**[03:14] (Flashback) Frieren**
Is that why you became a hero?
**[03:16] (Flashback) Himmel**
No.
**[03:17] (Flashback) Himmel**
There was this annoying brat named
Heiter at the village orphanage.
**[03:21] (Flashback) Himmel**
He said I'd only ever become a fake hero
because all I had was a fake sword.
**[03:28] (Flashback) Himmel**
So I decided I'd prove him wrong
by becoming a real hero.
**[03:34] (Flashback) Himmel**
Someday, I'll acquire the real Hero's Sword
and defeat the Demon King.
**[03:41] (Flashback) Himmel**
But the passage of time is cruel.
**[03:44] (Flashback) Himmel**
The brat who said that to me is now
a fake priest who just drinks all the time.
**[03:50] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'm a real priest.
**[04:12] Freiren**
A dream...
**[04:13] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you're finally awake.
**[04:17] Frieren**
I feel like I've seen this sight before.
**[04:21] Frieren**
I must still be dreaming.
**[04:22] Stark**
If only you were.
**[04:25] Frieren**
I underestimated the mountain weather.
**[04:27] Frieren**
Keep going north. The village
we're heading to is up ahead.
**[04:31] Fern**
Very well.
**[04:33] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, can you walk?
**[04:37] Frieren**
No.
**[04:38] Fern**
I see.
**[04:41] Frieren**
You smell nice.
**[04:44] Fern**
Sheesh.
**[04:45] Stark**
You must be tired from carrying
her this whole time, Fern.
**[04:49] Stark**
I'll take her now.
**[05:00] Fern**
Perv.
**[05:04] Stark**
How am I a perv?
**[05:08] Frieren**
The blizzard has mostly settled down.
**[05:11] Frieren**
I thought we'd freeze to death.
**[05:17] Stark**
There really is a village this
deep in the mountains, huh?
**[05:23] Chief**
We've been waiting for you, Ms. Frieren.
**[05:27] Frieren**
You're the current village chief?
You're so young.
**[05:30] Chief**
Yes. I'm the 49th in a long line of chiefs.
**[05:35] Chief**
Welcome to the Village of the Sword.
**[05:40] Frieren**
There was a destroyed cabin
outside the village.
**[05:43] Chief**
It's an old hunting cabin.
**[05:46] Chief**
The lord of the mountains destroyed it.
**[05:48] Frieren**
The lord of the mountains?
Has there always been one of those?
**[05:52] Stark**
So this is the Village of the Sword.
**[05:54] Fern**
You know of this place, Mr. Stark?
**[05:57] Stark**
This village used to protect the Hero's Sword.
**[06:01] Stark**
The Hero's Sword was said to have been
placed in a sanctuary near this village.
**[06:08] Stark**
Throughout history, many heroes tried to
pull it from the stone, but it wouldn't budge.
**[06:14] Stark**
Not until eighty years ago, anyway.
**[06:19] Stark**
According to the legend, uh...
**[06:22] Chief**
"The Hero's Sword can only
be pulled from the stone
**[06:24] Chief**
by the hero who will drive off the great
calamity bent on destroying this world."
**[06:28] Stark**
Yeah, that's it.
**[06:30] Fern**
And it was Mr. Himmel who
drew the sword from the stone?
**[06:33] Stark**
That's right. I thought it was
a pretty famous story.
**[06:37] Stark**
You hadn't heard it before?
**[06:39] Fern**
No. Mr. Heiter never mentioned it.
**[06:44] Chief**
This is it.
**[06:47] Frieren**
So warm.
**[06:50] Chief**
Anyway, I'm disappointed, Ms. Frieren.
**[06:53] Chief**
You were supposed to return
half a century later.
**[06:56] Chief**
I'm a mild-mannered person,
but even I'm pissed off.
**[07:01] Chief**
At least, that's what my grandmother said.
**[07:05] Frieren**
I told her eighty years would be fine.
**[07:09] Frieren**
The people of this village, who've protected
the Hero's Sword for generations,
**[07:13] Frieren**
can easily defend themselves.
**[07:15] Chief**
That's true, but we still
need you to fulfill your duty.
**[07:21] Fern**
What duty?
**[07:23] Frieren**
Monster extermination.
**[07:24] Frieren**
Monsters regularly appear around this village.
**[07:28] Chief**
The lord of the mountain has been especially
unruly lately. It's been a real problem.
**[07:34] Frieren**
Then I'll start tomorrow.
**[07:37] Frieren**
Better to deal with this
sooner rather than later.
**[07:57] Stark**
This area is full of monsters,
even though the village is nearby.
**[08:00] Fern**
Why didn't you hire other
adventurers to exterminate them?
**[08:05] Chief**
I wish we could, but...
**[08:08] Frieren**
It's because Himmel is the hero.
**[08:11] Stark**
You weren't kidding.
There sure are a lot of monsters.
**[08:15] Stark**
They're gathered in front of that cave.
**[08:37] Stark**
Frieren, is this—
**[08:47] Chief**
It's the lord.
**[08:52] Frieren**
I see.
**[08:53] Frieren**
No wonder I didn't know who she meant.
It's a new face.
**[08:57] Frieren**
Only eighty years, and you
consider yourself a lord?
**[09:02] Frieren**
Stark, I know you can keep moving.
**[09:11] Stark**
Can't you treat people better?!
**[09:19] Frieren**
Nice work.
**[09:30] Frieren**
Now I've fulfilled my duty.
**[09:37] Stark**
Frieren, what's the meaning of this?
**[09:41] Stark**
That's the Hero's Sword.
**[09:45] Frieren**
It's what attracts all the monsters.
**[09:48] Frieren**
A powerful barrier prevents them
from entering the sanctuary,
**[09:51] Frieren**
but even so, they can't suppress
their impulse to destroy it.
**[09:55] Frieren**
The Hero's Sword must truly terrify them.
**[09:58] Stark**
That's not what I meant.
**[10:00] Frieren**
Right.
**[10:06] Frieren**
Himmel failed to pull
the sword from the stone.
**[10:11] (Flashback) Previous Chief**
So this hero wasn't the real one either.
**[10:17] (Flashback) Heiter**
Himmel...
**[10:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
There's nothing wrong
with being a fake hero.
**[10:24] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'll defeat the Demon King
and bring peace to the world.
**[10:29] (Flashback) Himmel**
Then it won't matter if I'm fake or not.
**[10:37] Frieren**
Himmel lived up to those words.
**[10:40] Frieren**
Even without that sword, he saved the world.
**[10:43] Frieren**
He was a real hero.
**[10:46] Fern**
Then why was the truth covered up?
**[10:49] Frieren**
It was probably done by people who
wanted to make Himmel a hero.
**[10:54] Frieren**
No hero needs embarrassing
stories told about them,
**[10:56] Frieren**
like the time they failed to pull
the Hero's Sword from its stone.
**[11:01] Frieren**
Future generations always
romanticize heroes,
**[11:10] Frieren**
to the point that their original
nature eventually disappears.
**[11:31] Chief**
I always believed you
could do it, Ms. Frieren.
**[11:35] Chief**
I'm hella grateful.
**[11:37] Chief**
My grandmother said that as well.
**[11:39] Stark**
What's up with the words
your grandma left you?
**[11:42] Frieren**
Well, see you in another fifty years.
**[11:47] Chief**
Don't be late next time.
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Appetit region, located in the northern lands
**[11:59] Frieren**
Once we leave our belongings at the inn,
**[12:01] Frieren**
everyone's free to do what
they want for the evening.
**[12:03] Stark**
We haven't been to a town in a while.
**[12:04] Stark**
We can finally cut loose.
**[12:07] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, what will you do?
**[12:09] Fern**
Shall we look around the shops together?
**[12:12] Frieren**
I'll pass.
**[12:13] Frieren**
I'd like to relax here at the inn
and read some grimoires.
**[12:16] Fern**
I see. In that case, I'll go alone.
**[12:19] Frieren**
Oh, right.
**[12:21] Frieren**
Today is Stark's eighteenth birthday.
**[12:26] Fern**
Why didn't you tell me that beforehand?
**[12:30] Fern**
I didn't get him anything.
**[12:33] Frieren**
You can buy something for him in town.
**[12:36] Fern**
I don't know what Mr. Stark wants.
**[12:41] Frieren**
You don't think things through, do you, Fern?
**[12:43] Fern**
This is your fault, Ms. Frieren.
**[12:47] Fern**
By the way, what are you giving him?
**[12:59] Frieren**
I've got something special planned.
**[13:05] Frieren**
A potion that only dissolves clothing.
**[13:08] Frieren**
My master told me men enjoy
receiving this kind of gift.
**[13:20] Frieren**
What? Are you curious, Fern?
**[13:27] Fern**
I told you to return this vulgar
potion when you bought it.
**[13:34] Fern**
I can't believe you, Ms. Frieren.
**[13:38] Frieren**
That potion was pretty valuable, you know.
**[13:42] Frieren**
What am I going to give him now?
**[13:59] Frieren**
Oh, right.
**[14:02] Frieren**
I have this.
**[14:06] Fern**
*I'll have to look into it myself.*
**[14:09] Fern**
*He's bound to notice, though.*
**[14:14] Fern**
Mr. Stark.
**[14:20] Fern**
Is he out?
**[14:25] Woman**
A warrior carrying an axe?
**[14:28] Woman**
He helped me push my cart.
**[14:31] Woman**
I think he was headed toward the plaza.
**[14:36] Boy**
He was playing with us until a moment ago.
**[14:40] Child**
He helped us out of that tree.
**[14:45] Old Man**
He stopped my rampaging cow.
**[14:49] Fern**
*He's been helping lots of people.*
**[14:53] Fern**
*How could Ms. Frieren be so rude?*
**[14:55] Fern**
* There's no way Mr. Stark would*
* appreciate that dirty potion.*
**[15:18] Fern**
Mr. Stark.
**[15:18] Stark**
Whoa!
**[15:20] Stark**
That cloud looks like boobs.
**[15:25] Fern/Id**
*He's a perv after all.*
**[15:28] Stark**
For real? That one looks like a turd.
**[15:32] Fern**
*No, he's just a child.*
**[15:35] Stark**
I'll have to tell Fern about them later.
**[15:37] Fern**
*How am I supposed to respond to that?*
**[15:44] Fern**
Mr. Stark.
**[15:47] Stark**
Fern, good timing. Those clouds...
**[15:53] Stark**
Actually, sorry. It's nothing.
**[15:58] Stark**
Uh, so...
**[16:00] Fern**
Would you like to go for a walk?
**[16:02] Stark**
Yes.
**[16:05] Stark**
Hey, why are you mad? Did I do something?
**[16:11] Fern**
*How do I broach the subject?*
**[16:14] Stark**
Come on. I'll apologize, okay?
**[16:17] Fern**
* No matter how I ask,*
* he'll know something's up.*
**[16:19] Fern**
*Then I'll just come out and say it.*
**[16:23] Fern**
Mr. Stark, is there anything you want?
**[16:27] Stark**
What for?
**[16:29] Fern**
It's your birthday today.
**[16:32] Stark**
Is that right?
**[16:33] Stark**
What's that got to do with what I want?
**[16:38] Fern**
I'd like to get you a birthday present.
**[16:41] Stark**
What? You're gonna give me something?
**[16:44] Fern**
Actually, never mind.
You're kind of irritating.
**[16:49] Stark**
Wait. I wasn't joking.
**[16:53] Stark**
I've never received a birthday present before.
**[17:01] Stark**
I never got one from my
dead family or my master,
**[17:06] Stark**
so I just thought that was how it was.
**[17:08] Fern**
Not even from your family?
**[17:11] Fern**
Was it not the custom there?
**[17:13] Stark**
No, they probably just didn't
care about me that much.
**[17:19] Stark**
I'm originally from a village of warriors.
**[17:22] Stark**
There was no place there for the weak.
**[17:25] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
That was a pathetic display
in front of that monster.
**[17:28] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
Try to be more like Stoltz.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
Not only is he uninjured, but he doesn't
have a speck of blood or dirt on him.
**[17:37] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
His pure white cape proves he's
the strongest warrior in the village.
**[17:42] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
Stoltz, you're the pride of the village.
**[17:44] (Flashback) Stoltz**
Of course, Dad.
**[17:50] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
But by contrast, Stark is a failure.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
Despite training so hard every day,
he still hasn't faced down a monster.
**[18:03] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
It's starting to rain. Let's head home.
**[18:06] (Flashback) Stoltz**
I'm going to train my
foolish younger brother.
**[18:08] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
Don't be too mean to him.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
I'm heading home. You're wasting your time.
**[18:17] (Flashback) Stoltz**
Stark.
**[18:23] (Flashback) Young Stark**
Brother.
**[18:28] (Flashback) Young Stark**
Sorry.
**[18:30] (Flashback) Stoltz**
Good focus.
**[18:34] (Flashback) Stoltz**
I know you'll become stronger, but your
stance could use some improvement.
**[18:42] Stark**
Come to think of it, my brother
might've been different.
**[18:46] Stark**
But...
**[18:56] Stark**
When my village was attacked by demons,
I abandoned even my brother and fled.
**[19:02] Stark**
Maybe I shouldn't be surprised my family
never celebrated my birthday.
**[19:06] Stark**
I was a failure who ran from everything.
**[19:11] Stark**
I bet Himmel wouldn't have run.
**[19:18] Fern**
Mr. Stark, let's go pick out a present.
**[19:24] Fern**
The past doesn't matter.
**[19:26] Fern**
The warrior Stark I've known has never run.
**[19:32] Stark**
But I might in the future.
**[19:35] Fern**
We won't let you.
**[19:37] Stark**
But I—
**[19:38] Fern**
If you won't choose, then I'm
choosing something for you.
**[19:44] Stark**
Fine.
**[19:50] Stark**
I'd like this, then.
**[19:51] Fern**
No. That's expensive.
**[19:53] Stark**
Okay.
**[20:03] Frieren**
Welcome back. You're late.
**[20:06] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, what are those
ridiculously large hamburg steaks?
**[20:10] Stark**
What are you talking about?
**[20:12] Stark**
This is how you celebrate a birthday.
**[20:15] Stark**
My master never gave me any gifts,
**[20:17] Stark**
but he did make me birthday hamburg steaks.
**[20:21] Fern**
What do you mean?
**[20:22] Frieren**
Stark, Eisen didn't tell you?
**[20:26] Stark**
Tell me what?
**[20:28] Frieren**
Warriors are so awkward.
**[20:30] Fern**
You're one to talk, aren't you, Ms. Frieren?
**[20:33] Frieren**
You're right. I understand
because I'm awkward, too.
**[20:36] Frieren**
It's foolish, isn't it?
**[20:38] Frieren**
People won't know how you feel
unless you tell them.
**[20:42] Frieren**
This is...
**[20:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
Come to think of it,
**[20:47] (Flashback) Frieren**
you always make ridiculously large
hamburg steaks on our birthdays.
**[20:51] (Flashback) Frieren**
What's that about?
**[20:53] (Flashback) Eisen**
It's a custom in my region.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Eisen**
They're a gift to honor warriors
who have worked hard.
**[21:01] (Flashback) Eisen**
It's like a birthday present from me.
**[21:04] (Flashback) Himmel**
But Eisen, we're not warriors.
**[21:08] (Flashback) Eisen**
Everyone who works hard is a warrior.
**[21:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
Really?
**[21:12] (Flashback) Heiter**
Who can say?
**[21:14] Stark**
Warriors who have worked hard...
**[21:18] (Flashback) Young Stark**
Brother, what are you making?
**[21:21] (Flashback) Stoltz**
Hamburg steak. It's your birthday, isn't it?
**[21:25] (Flashback) Stoltz**
Don't tell the rest of the family.
**[21:34] (Flashback) Stoltz**
Run, Stark.
**[21:38] (Flashback) Stoltz**
You have to live.
**[22:09] Frieren**
Eisen gave me the recipe.
**[22:13] Frieren**
Is it good?
**[22:23] Stark**
Yeah.
**[22:29] Frieren**
I have some of this left over, too.
**[22:32] Fern**
I'll pour it over your
head again, Ms. Frieren.
**[22:35] Stark**
Huh? What's that?
**[22:37] Fern**
None of your business.
**[22:39] Frieren**
A valuable potion.
**[22:41] Stark**
What? What's it do?
**[22:43] Fern**
Perv.
**[22:44] Stark**
What? How am I a perv?
**[22:45] Fern**
Perv.
**[22:46] Stark**
Seriously, why?!
**[24:20] Heiter**
Himmel!
**[24:20] Stark**
My nose is starting to bleed.
**[24:21] Eisen**
You're a wicked woman.
**[24:21] Fern**
Alcohol is the best medicine.
**[24:23] Himmel**
So what, Frieren?
**[24:23] Frieren**
Too much time has passed.
Time I can't get back now.
**[24:24] Sein**
Grown-ups are dirty by nature.
**[24:24] Seins Brother**
He also likes older women.
**[24:27] Frieren**
It's an aversion to my own kind, I guess.
***SIGN*** Episode 13
Aversion to One's Own Kind
# E13 - Aversion to One's Own Kind
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**[00:01] Sein**
I see.
**[00:03] Sein**
So you're an adventurer.
**[00:07] Sein**
I wanted to be one a long time ago.
**[00:13] Sein**
It was the kind of dumb
childhood dream everyone has.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 13: Aversion to One's Own Kind
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Alt Woods, located in the northern lands
**[01:58] Sein**
When I was a kid,
**[02:00] Sein**
I had a friend who I joined
on lots of little adventures.
**[02:05] Sein**
Foolhardy and with energy to spare,
he was like a gorilla.
**[02:10] Sein**
That said, he was a good gorilla
who cared for his friends.
**[02:16] Sein**
When I grew up and started
to forget that dream,
**[02:21] Sein**
he invited me to become
an adventurer with him.
**[02:27] Sein**
I wonder what would've changed
if I'd taken his hand then.
**[02:33] Sein**
That was ten years ago.
**[02:36] Sein**
I still regret it.
**[02:39] Frieren**
Huh.
**[02:41] Frieren**
So why are you telling me this?
**[02:44] Sein**
My village's harvest festival is coming up.
**[02:48] Sein**
My brother asked me to go into the woods
and pick wild herbs to use in cooking.
**[02:53] Sein**
But then...
**[02:56] Sein**
I got stuck in a bottomless swamp.
**[02:59] Sein**
I'm done for.
**[03:03] Sein**
But if you take my hand,
then maybe my fate will change.
**[03:10] Frieren**
Hold on. I'm thinking about it.
**[03:15] Sein**
What is there to think about?
**[03:18] Frieren**
Your hand is dirty.
**[03:20] Sein**
This is really not the time
to be worrying about that!
**[03:25] Sein**
Besides, miss...
**[03:27] Sein**
Grown-ups are dirty by nature.
**[03:33] Frieren**
This might be my first time encountering
a physically dirty adult.
**[03:36] Frieren**
Can I have some more time?
**[03:39] Frieren**
I'm trying to remember the spell to pull
someone out of a bottomless swamp.
**[03:42] Sein**
P-Please hurry.
**[03:45] Frieren**
Let's see...
**[03:47] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[03:49] Fern**
Did you find any herbs?
**[03:51] Frieren**
Oh, I remember now.
**[03:59] Sein**
This is far enough.
**[04:01] Fern**
I'm sorry for the trouble
Ms. Frieren caused you.
**[04:04] Sein**
It's fine. She saved me.
**[04:08] Fern**
I'll give her an earful later.
**[04:12] Stark**
Not my problem.
**[04:14] Sein**
Anyway, are you sure you don't
need to stop by the village?
**[04:17] Sein**
We're busy preparing for the harvest festival,
but I can at least thank you.
**[04:21] Frieren**
We're hoping to reach a large
town today so we can resupply.
**[04:27] Sein**
I see. In that case, be careful.
**[04:30] Sein**
There are lots of dangerous
venomous creatures around here.
**[04:33] Frieren**
Okay.
**[04:34] Stark**
Got it.
**[04:45] Stark**
Something bit me.
**[04:47] Fern**
What? You were bitten?
**[04:49] Frieren**
He told us to be careful.
What are you doing?
**[04:53] Fern**
Let's stop the bleeding.
**[04:55] Stark**
Huh?
**[04:57] Stark**
My nose is starting to bleed.
**[05:01] Frieren**
Identifying poison is a priest spell,
so I'm not too good at it.
**[05:06] Frieren**
I don't recognize this reaction,
so the antidotes we have might not work.
**[05:11] Frieren**
We should get you checked out at a church.
**[05:14] Fireren**
Fern, how much longer can
you use your flying magic?
**[05:17] Fern**
It consumes a lot of mana,
so only about thirty minutes.
**[05:21] Frieren**
Thirty minutes won't get us to town.
**[05:25] Frieren**
We'll head back to that village.
**[05:27] Frieren**
I'll transport Stark.
**[05:29] Stark**
It's not that big a deal.
**[05:31] Stark**
I'm fine.
**[05:33] Stark**
Besides, my master said
you can tough out poisons.
**[05:37] Frieren**
Come to think of it, Eisen was perfectly
healthy even after taking several arrows
**[05:41] Frieren**
that were coated with a poison
strong enough to knock out a dragon.
**[05:45] Frieren**
Heiter was appalled.
**[05:48] Stark**
See?
**[05:49] Fern**
That just goes to show that Mr. Eisen
was far from normal.
**[05:54] Fern**
Besides, according to Mr. Heiter,
20% of adventurer deaths are due to poison.
**[06:02] Fern**
We should hurry.
**[06:04] Stark**
I'm fine, really.
**[06:13] Seins Brother**
It's too late.
**[06:15] Seins Brother**
In a few hours, his brain
will begin to melt.
**[06:18] Seins Brother**
It will flow out his nose,
**[06:21] Seins Brother**
and then he'll die.
**[06:22] Stark**
That's terrifying!
**[06:24] Fern**
Isn't there anything we can do, Father?
**[06:27] Seins Brother**
Normally, it can only be
cured if it's treated early,
**[06:32] Seins Brother**
but perhaps my brother could help.
**[06:35] Sein**
Brother, do you have a minute?
**[06:38] Sein**
Don't you think this new
tub is kind of small?
**[06:40] Seins Brother**
There's honor in poverty.
**[06:42] Sein**
Isn't this going too far, though?
**[06:44] Sein**
We're the only ones who impoverish
ourselves down to a hand-sized tub.
**[06:48] Seins Brother**
More importantly, Sein,
take a look at this boy.
**[06:53] Sein**
Huh? Brother, these are the
ones I told you about.
**[06:56] Sein**
They're the people who rescued me.
**[07:00] Sein**
Did you get bitten by a snake?
**[07:04] Sein**
I told you to be careful.
**[07:11] Sein**
Now we're even.
**[07:14] Sein**
Brother, I'm going to help out at the plaza.
**[07:18] Seins Brother**
Sure.
**[07:21] Stark**
My nose stopped bleeding.
**[07:25] Fern**
The effects of the poison are gone.
**[07:30] Frieren**
Father, is he...?
**[07:33] Seins Brother**
What do you think of my younger brother?
**[07:39] Frieren**
That holy symbol around your neck
**[07:42] Frieren**
is awarded to the most outstanding priest
in a region by the holy capital.
**[07:47] Frieren**
He instantly cured a poison a
healing expert called incurable.
**[07:54] Frieren**
He's a genius.
**[07:56] Seins Brother**
I'm not surprised you noticed, Ms. Frieren.
**[07:59] Frieren**
You know who I am?
**[08:02] Seins Brother**
Mr. Heiter told me about you.
**[08:06] Seins Brother**
He gave me this holy symbol when he came
here from the holy capital to observe us.
**[08:13] Seins Brother**
That said, I'm a mere provincial priest.
**[08:17] Seins Brother**
This is the only thing I can be proud of.
**[08:21] Seins Brother**
But my ability doesn't compare to Sein's.
**[08:26] Seins Brother**
Our parents passed away when we were young.
**[08:31] Seins Brother**
Since then, I raised my much
younger brother myself.
**[08:36] Seins Brother**
As a child, he often said he wanted
to become an adventurer.
**[08:42] Seins Brother**
He didn't want to become
**[08:43] Seins Brother**
an ordinary village priest like me
who spent every day the same way.
**[08:50] Seins Brother**
He said that with his eyes
full of hopes and dreams.
**[08:54] Seins Brother**
But now he's like I was when I was young.
**[08:59] Seins Brother**
This life must bore him.
**[09:03] Seins Brother**
Would you please take him
away from this village?
**[09:09] Seins Brother**
I'm certain he's been looking for someone
to give him that last push.
**[09:18] Stark**
I'm in, Frieren.
**[09:20] Stark**
What's there to even think about?
**[09:24] Stark**
I'm not risking my brains
flowing out my nose again.
**[09:28] Fern**
It's true that the journey ahead
may be safer with a priest.
**[09:34] Fern**
What do you not like about
the idea, Ms. Frieren?
**[09:38] Frieren**
It's an aversion to my own kind, I guess.
**[09:42] Stark**
What is she talking about?
**[09:44] Stark**
I'm inviting him to join us,
even if you two don't want to.
**[09:51] Frieren**
Where is he going?
**[09:52] Fern**
Mr. Sein spends a lot of time
at the bar downstairs.
**[09:57] Frieren**
What?
**[10:01] Stark**
Alcohol.
**[10:03] Stark**
Tobacco.
**[10:06] Stark**
Gambling.
**[10:09] Stark**
That's a bit *too* corrupt, don't you think?
**[10:12] Sein**
I'm getting to know the people.
Care to join us?
**[10:16] Stark**
It's Stark. We're looking for a priest.
**[10:21] Stark**
Will you join us?
**[10:24] Sein**
You must be joking.
I'm this village's priest.
**[10:28] Sein**
I can't go on adventures.
**[10:32] Sein**
No, I suppose that could be fun.
**[10:36] Sein**
Have a seat, Stark.
**[10:38] Sein**
If you can beat me, I'll join your party.
**[10:40] Stark**
Really?
**[10:41] Sein**
Yes, really.
**[10:46] Stark**
Please, no!
**[10:50] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, I think I heard
Mr. Stark scream downstairs.
**[11:04] Fern**
Someone's taken all his belongings.
**[11:06] Fern**
How awful. Who would do this?
**[11:09] Sein**
No hard feelings.
**[11:11] Fern**
What?
**[11:12] Sein**
Grown-ups are dirty, after all.
**[11:16] Fern**
Someone's taken all *his* belongings!
**[11:18] Sein**
The village chief won the lot.
**[11:21] Sein**
He's got the devil's own luck.
**[11:23] Frieren**
Sein.
**[11:25] Sein**
I heard you're looking for party members.
Ask someone else.
**[11:29] Frieren**
You want to become an adventurer, don't you?
**[11:32] Sein**
That was a long time ago. It's too late now.
**[11:37] Sein**
I should've gone after him sooner.
**[11:41] Sein**
The only person sitting here
is a loser in his underwear.
**[11:48] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, come defeat the Demon King with us.
**[11:52] (Flashback) Frieren**
It's too late now.
**[11:54] (Flashback) Frieren**
I haven't fought demons in over 500 years.
**[11:58] (Flashback) Frieren**
I've forgotten how to fight them.
**[12:02] (Flashback) Frieren**
I deferred the decision for too long.
**[12:06] (Flashback) Frieren**
I was probably afraid to fight the Demon King.
**[12:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
Too much time has passed.
Time I can't get back now.
**[12:14] (Flashback) Himmel**
So what, Frieren?
**[12:17] Himmel**
I'm talking about the present.
**[12:17] Frieren**
I'm talking about the present.
**[12:29] Sein**
Ask someone else.
**[12:31] Sein**
You don't know how I feel.
**[12:34] Frieren**
I see. That told me everything I need to know.
**[12:38] Frieren**
I don't like you, Sein.
**[12:42] Sein**
I see. In that case...
**[12:44] Frieren**
So I've decided you'll join us,
no matter what.
**[12:49] Sein**
What? Why?
**[12:52] Sein**
That makes so little sense that it scares me.
**[12:55] Stark**
Thanks. I feel warmer now.
**[13:00] Fern**
I'm truly sorry for all the
trouble we caused. Excuse us.
**[13:07] Frieren**
How much did it cost to get everything back?
**[13:09] Fern**
He said we should take our time and
enjoy the harvest festival coming up,
**[13:13] Fern**
and then he returned it all for free.
**[13:15] Frieren**
Good thing they're nice people here.
**[13:18] Fern**
He didn't know what to do with the axe.
**[13:20] Stark**
That's kinda sad.
**[13:22] Fern**
Mr. Stark, please put these on.
**[13:25] Stark**
Do you have to hold them
like they're filthy?
**[13:29] Fern**
Mr. Sein, these are yours.
**[13:35] Sein**
What did I do to upset her?
**[13:38] Frieren**
She's mad you took all
of Stark's belongings.
**[13:43] Sein**
It wasn't me. It was the chief.
**[13:47] Fern**
People who gamble are the worst.
**[13:50] Stark**
I'm sorry, okay?
**[13:52] Fern**
And Mr. Sein is supposed to be a priest.
**[13:55] Frieren**
I'm not so sure about a priest who drinks.
**[13:58] Fern**
Don't you know, Ms. Frieren?
**[14:00] Fern**
Alcohol is the best medicine.
**[14:03] Frieren**
What did you teach her, Heiter?
**[14:07] Frieren**
Whether we recruit him or not,
Sein should become an adventurer.
**[14:13] Stark**
You've really come around to the idea.
**[14:17] Frieren**
I thought it might be nice to give
someone the push they need,
**[14:22] Frieren**
like Himmel the Hero did for me.
**[14:28] Sein**
* Looks like the adventurers*
* have decided to stay in town.*
**[14:40] Sein**
* They've been trying*
* to recruit me every day since.*
**[14:47] Sein**
* All my efforts to make them stop*
* have been in vain.*
**[14:52] Sein**
* They invite me on adventures with hopes and*
* dreams in their eyes, like he did back then.*
**[15:00] Gorilla**
* I'm just going to travel around*
* the northern lands a bit.*
**[15:04] (Flashback) Gorilla**
I'll be back in time for the harvest
festival three years from now.
**[15:07] (Flashback) Gorilla**
If you aren't ready now, you can come then.
**[15:12] Gorilla**
*Let's go on our next adventure together.*
**[15:16] Sein**
* Every time they try to recruit me,*
* I wonder, "Why now?"*
**[15:22] Sein**
*They shine too brightly for these tired eyes.*
**[15:27] Seins Brother**
You want to know what Sein likes?
**[15:30] Frieren**
We've been struggling to win him over,
so we're looking for ideas.
**[15:34] Seins Brother**
Well, he likes alcohol,
tobacco, and gambling...
**[15:39] Frieren**
We know those already.
**[15:40] Stark**
Are you sure he's a priest?
**[15:42] Fern**
It seems Mr. Heiter was a
serious priest after all.
**[15:47] Frieren**
What's a serious priest, anyway?
**[15:50] Seins Brother**
He also likes older women.
**[15:55] Stark**
He's a totally depraved priest.
**[15:57] Frieren**
Older women, huh?
**[16:00] Frieren**
Honestly, I don't know what
to do with that information.
**[16:05] Frieren**
What?
**[16:08] Frieren**
Oh, right.
**[16:10] Sein**
Brother, don't you think
our new sickle is too small?
**[16:14] Sein**
You can't even cut grass with...
**[16:16] Sein**
Oh, it's you again.
**[16:21] Stark**
Do you have a minute, Sein?
**[16:22] Sein**
You're still here?
**[16:23] Stark**
C'mon.
**[16:24] Sein**
Don't make me say it again.
Ask someone else.
**[16:30] Stark**
Sein, wouldn't you like to
travel with an older woman?
**[16:35] Sein**
Are you stupid?
**[16:37] Sein**
That's the whole reason I wanted
to become an adventurer as a kid.
**[16:42] Stark**
Talk about impure motives.
**[16:43] Sein**
So, where is this older woman?
**[16:48] Frieren**
Right here, Sein.
**[16:50] Frieren**
I'm an elf. I'm far older than you are.
**[16:57] Sein**
Come to think of it, I think
my brother mentioned that.
**[17:05] Sein**
But an older woman like that...
is no older woman at all!
**[17:09] Fern**
He seems really distressed.
**[17:10] Frieren**
Then you leave me with no choice.
**[17:13] Frieren**
I didn't want to do this...
**[17:18] Frieren**
but the time has come to use the seduction
technique my master taught me.
**[17:24] Frieren**
Smooch.
**[17:30] Sein**
What was that?
**[17:33] Frieren**
I threw you a kiss.
**[17:35] Frieren**
Maybe you're too young
to appreciate it, sonny.
**[17:38] Sein**
Won't somebody please take this child home?
**[17:41] Stark**
That was way too sexy.
**[17:43] Sein**
What's wrong with you two?
**[17:44] Frieren**
That's odd. When I tried it on Himmel,
it knocked him out cold.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Heiter**
Himmel!
**[17:55] (Flashback) Eisen**
You're a wicked woman.
**[17:57] Frieren**
How strange.
**[17:58] Fern**
I understand.
**[18:00] Fern**
If I'd been the target,
I would have been in danger.
**[18:03] Stark**
As depraved as he is, he's still a holy man.
**[18:05] Stark**
A formidable foe.
**[18:07] Sein**
Enough already.
**[18:09] Sein**
I'm not becoming an adventurer.
**[18:12] Freiren**
I thought you wanted to go after your friend.
**[18:16] Sein**
Brother, you must understand.
**[18:19] Seins Brother**
Sein...
**[18:21] Sein**
He said he'd be back in three years.
**[18:25] Sein**
Well, it's been ten.
**[18:28] Sein**
He's obviously dead.
**[18:34] Frieren**
So you're giving up without going to see him?
**[18:39] Frieren**
It's only been ten years.
**[18:41] Frieren**
If you don't go see him now,
you'll regret it in the near future.
**[18:45] Frieren**
You'll wonder if you could've made it
in time if you'd gone now.
**[18:50] Sein**
It's too—
**[18:51] Frieren**
You think it's too late, don't you?
**[18:55] Frieren**
I'm talking about the present, Sein.
**[19:05] Sein**
I can't go for the same reason
I didn't follow him ten years ago.
**[19:11] Sein**
I can't leave my brother
behind in this village.
**[19:17] Seins Brother**
What are you talking about, Sein?
**[19:21] Sein**
I overheard the conversation
you had with Mr. Heiter
**[19:24] Sein**
when he came to observe us.
**[19:27] (Flashback) Heiter**
With your talent, you could serve
as a priest in the holy capital.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
Me, in the holy capital?
**[19:35] (Flashback) Heiter**
Yes, undoubtedly.
**[19:38] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
What would happen to my brother then?
**[19:43] (Flashback) Heiter**
He'd come with you, of course.
**[19:45] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
I see.
**[19:48] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
Mr. Heiter, I appreciate the offer,
**[19:52] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
but my life in this village is comfortable.
**[19:57] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
My brother lost his parents
when he was still young.
**[20:01] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
As his older brother,
**[20:03] (Flashback) Seins Brother**
I can't take his hometown from him, too.
**[20:11] (Flashback) Heiter**
Very well.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Heiter**
I understand.
**[20:16] (Flashback) Heiter**
I suppose I wasted my time coming here.
**[20:19] (Flashback) Heiter**
But since I'm already wasting time,
**[20:22] (Flashback) Heiter**
perhaps I'll tell your brother
all about my adventures.
**[20:28] Sein**
My brother stayed in this village for me.
**[20:34] Seins Brother**
Sein, is that what you thought?
**[20:41] Seins Brother**
We're not the same!
**[20:43] Seins Brother**
I've never regretted the choice I made!
**[20:47] Seins Brother**
But what about you?
**[20:50] Seins Brother**
How long do you intend
to regret *your* choice?
**[20:53] Seins Brother**
I've had enough.
**[21:10] Sein**
I apologized to my brother.
**[21:13] Frieren**
Okay.
**[21:15] Sein**
Don't get the wrong idea.
He's a kind brother.
**[21:20] Sein**
He never once hit me before,
**[21:23] Sein**
but I made him hit me this time.
**[21:27] Sein**
I'd never seen him with
that expression before.
**[21:34] Sein**
Frieren, I've decided to
become an adventurer.
**[21:38] Sein**
I'm going after my friend.
**[21:41] Sein**
It's only been ten years, after all.
**[21:44] Frieren**
I see.
**[21:51] Sein**
I'm doing this so I can look for him.
**[21:55] Sein**
I'll find him and make my stupid
childhood dream come true.
**[22:01] Sein**
So I'm only traveling with you partway.
**[22:07] Stark**
All right!
**[22:08] Fern**
You did it.
**[22:15] Children**
Bye!
**[22:16] Children**
See you!
**[22:17] Children**
Bye-bye!
**[22:18] Children**
See you later!
**[22:19] Children**
Later!
**[22:25] Sein**
By the way, where are you guys headed?
**[22:28] Frieren**
Heaven.
**[22:30] Sein**
Is that someplace you need to seek out?
**[22:33] Sein**
We all go there when we die.
**[22:35] Fern**
Even you, Mr. Sein?
**[22:38] Sein**
She really doesn't mince words, huh?
**[22:42] Stark**
Good luck to us both.
**[22:46] Sein**
Seriously, what's her deal?
**[24:20] Frieren**
What do you mean by understanding relationships?
**[24:20] Fern**
I don't like how accustomed you seem
to the company of women.
**[24:20] Stark**
I'm pretty sure that would kill me.
**[24:22] Himmel**
Let's go shopping together later.
**[24:23] Merchant**
We help each other when we're in need.
**[24:24] Heiter**
It happens naturally as people age.
**[24:24] Fern**
We're alive.
**[24:25] Stark**
Do you really hate me that much?
***SIGN*** Episode 14
Privilege of the Young
**[24:27] Sein**
Those arguments are the
privilege of the young.
# E14 - Privilege of the Young
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***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Raad region, located in the northern lands
**[00:07] Fern**
This place seems to have a lot of shops.
**[00:09] Stark**
It'll be worth shopping around.
**[00:15] (Flashback) Heiter**
This is a lively town.
**[00:18] (Flashback) Heiter**
I see a lot of bars.
**[00:20] (Flashback) Himmel**
Oh, right. Frieren, let's go
shopping together later.
**[00:25] (Flashback) Himmel**
This place seems to have
a lot of nice shops.
**[00:28] (Flashback) Frieren**
If you want.
**[00:34] Stark**
What are you doing, Frieren? Let's go.
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 14: Privilege of the Young
**[02:17] Stark**
You don't need to be so harsh!
**[02:20] Stark**
You're always so rude to me!
**[02:22] Stark**
Do you really hate me that much?
**[02:24] Stark**
Forget it! I'm going back to my master!
**[02:31] Stark**
Would it kill her to listen
to me once in a while?
**[02:36] Sein**
What's all the noise about?
**[02:38] Sein**
Are the lovebirds fighting?
**[02:41] Frieren**
It's Fern's birthday today,
but Stark didn't get her a present.
**[02:47] Frieren**
Fern is furious.
**[02:48] Fern**
Hmph.
**[02:51] Frieren**
Honestly, I think you were too harsh today.
**[02:55] Frieren**
You never listen to anything Stark says.
**[03:00] Sein**
I didn't get her anything either.
**[03:03] Sein**
Men don't care about little things
like birthdays and anniversaries.
**[03:10] Sein**
Ow!
**[03:11] Sein**
Okay, okay. I'll buy you something,
so stop kicking me.
**[03:14] Sein**
My knees are gonna be sore later.
**[03:21] Sein**
I feel sorry for Stark.
**[03:25] Sein**
I'm old enough to let most callousness go,
**[03:29] Sein**
but girls can make the emotions
of boys his age swing wildly.
**[03:39] Sein**
I think you should go after him.
**[03:47] Freiren**
Maybe you should go see him.
**[04:21] Sein**
That's right. Her hair ornament has
a butterfly on it, too.
**[04:26] Fern**
That's a cute pouch.
**[04:28] Sein**
You don't like it?
**[04:29] Fern**
I don't like how accustomed you seem
to the company of women.
**[04:33] Sein**
I see.
**[04:35] Sein**
Did you find Stark?
**[04:38] Fern**
He was in the plaza.
**[04:40] Sein**
But you couldn't talk to him, huh?
**[04:45] Sein**
I get it. It's not that you don't like him.
**[04:48] Sein**
You just don't know how to
interact with boys your age.
**[04:52] Sein**
Ah, to be young.
**[04:54] Sein**
No matter. Choose whatever you want.
**[04:57] Sein**
We can check out other stores, too.
**[05:02] Fern**
No, it's fine.
**[05:07] Sein**
Then I'll choose something for you.
**[05:10] Sein**
Anyway, even if he forgot to get you
a gift, I think you overreacted.
**[05:14] Sein**
He's not that conscientious.
**[05:17] Sein**
I doubt he even remembers his own birthday.
**[05:20] Sein**
You shouldn't blame him.
**[05:23] Fern**
I gave Mr. Stark a present on his birthday.
**[05:26] Sein**
Really? Did you choose one with him?
**[05:30] Fern**
How did you know?
**[05:32] Sein**
Normally, no one declines when someone
offers to buy them whatever they want.
**[05:37] Sein**
You must consider it an important memory.
**[05:41] Sein**
That's why you said no.
**[05:43] Fern**
I don't know.
**[05:45] Fern**
I just felt like it.
**[05:49] Sein**
I see.
**[05:51] Sein**
Then go apologize to Stark
and pick out a gift with him.
**[05:58] Sein**
He's just a kid. He's slow on the uptake.
**[06:03] Sein**
You want to make up with him, don't you?
**[06:06] Sein**
People won't know how you feel
unless you tell them.
**[06:13] Fern**
You're right.
**[06:14] Sein**
I'm heading back to the inn.
**[06:16] Fern**
Um...
**[06:18] Fern**
I'm sorry for kicking you.
**[06:37] Fern**
Mr. Stark.
**[06:43] Stark**
Fern.
**[06:50] Fern**
I—
**[06:50] Stark**
Sorry!
**[06:55] Stark**
I wanted to choose a gift with you,
since I don't know what you like.
**[07:02] Stark**
But I thought you'd get upset with me
again if I said that, so I couldn't.
**[07:10] Fern**
I wouldn't be upset with you.
**[07:13] Fern**
Mr. Stark, I'm sorry. I was too harsh.
**[07:20] Stark**
It's fine. I'm used to it.
**[07:24] Fern**
I'm really sorry.
**[07:29] Stark**
Let's go.
**[07:32] Fern**
Okay.
**[07:48] Sein**
You're spying on them?
**[07:50] Sein**
That's in poor taste, Frieren.
**[07:52] Frieren**
Same to you, Sein.
**[07:55] Sein**
Looks like they made up.
**[08:00] Sein**
You understand relationships better
once you're older.
**[08:04] Sein**
You start avoiding conflict then.
**[08:09] Sein**
Those arguments are the
privilege of the young.
**[08:12] Sein**
That can't have been easy for you, Frieren.
**[08:14] Sein**
Looking after two kids sounds tough.
**[08:19] Frieren**
What do you mean by
understanding relationships?
**[08:21] Sein**
So it's three kids.
**[08:26] Sein**
Fern asked me for advice instead of you.
**[08:31] Sein**
I wonder who she's comparing me to.
**[08:36] Freiren**
Fern was raised by Heiter.
**[08:39] Sein**
She shouldn't be comparing me
to such a great priest.
**[08:44] Frieren**
I'd hardly call him great.
**[08:46] Frieren**
He was a drunk and often hungover.
**[08:49] (Flashback) Himmel**
Has he become an undead?
**[08:51] Frieren**
He was picky with his food, too.
**[08:53] (Flashback) Frieren**
Quit it.
**[08:54] Frieren**
And he lied all the time.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Heiter**
I haven't had anything to drink.
**[08:58] Frieren**
He was just a corrupt priest.
**[09:01] Freiren**
You're even more depraved, though.
**[09:04] Sein**
Sorry about that.
**[09:07] Sein**
I'm surprised, though.
**[09:09] Sein**
The Mr. Heiter I remember was
a kind and dependable old man.
**[09:15] Sein**
Unlike me, he was an ideal grown-up.
**[09:21] (Flashback) Frieren**
Heiter, you've changed.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
You've matured.
**[09:26] (Flashback) Heiter**
What are you talking about? I'm an old man.
**[09:30] (Flashback) Heiter**
It happens naturally as people age.
**[09:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
Huh.
**[09:35] (Flashback) Heiter**
I wish I could say that, anyway,
**[09:38] (Flashback) Heiter**
but the truth is, my mind has
hardly changed since I was a child.
**[09:43] (Flashback) Heiter**
I've simply been pretending to be an adult
until I can make it as an ideal grown-up.
**[09:51] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'll probably keep pretending
until the day I die.
**[09:56] (Flashback) Heiter**
Children need grown-ups
for emotional support.
**[10:02] (Flashback) Heiter**
Fern in particular is the hardworking sort.
**[10:05] (Flashback) Heiter**
She needs lots of praise and guidance.
**[10:09] (Flashback) Frieren**
Then who will praise you for
pretending until the day you die?
**[10:15] (Flashback) Heiter**
That's what the Goddess is for,
**[10:20] (Flashback) Heiter**
though I'll have to wait until I go
to heaven to receive my reward.
**[10:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
Then I'll praise you down here.
**[10:27] (Flashback) Heiter**
You will?
**[10:29] (Flashback) Heiter**
But I'm a human. I doubt you
understand how I feel.
**[10:35] (Flashback) Heiter**
How do you intend to praise me?
**[10:48] (Flashback) Heiter**
That was better than I expected.
**[10:52] (Flashback) Heiter**
Frieren, once I go to heaven,
I'll speak with the Goddess for you.
**[10:58] (Flashback) Heiter**
You should be praised by her.
**[11:03] (Flashback) Frieren**
Oh? Then I'll look forward to it.
**[11:12] Sein**
What do you think you're doing, Frieren?
**[11:14] Frieren**
I think you're a proper adult, Sein.
**[11:23] Sein**
I would've loved to have
an older woman do this.
**[11:27] Frieren**
You should be glad, then.
**[11:29] Frieren**
Few women are older than me.
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Bande Woods, located in the northern lands
**[11:41] Frieren**
Thank you.
**[11:42] Frieren**
There weren't any passenger carriages
around here, so we appreciate it.
**[11:46] Merchant**
We help each other when we're in need.
**[11:48] Merchant**
I'm actually a merchant in the town up ahead.
**[11:52] Merchant**
I run an accessory shop there.
**[11:55] Merchant**
Are you interested?
**[11:57] Frieren**
You're a good salesman.
**[11:59] Frieren**
I'm not too interested, but Fern
likes that kind of thing. Don't you?
**[12:04] Frieren**
Huh?
**[12:06] Frieren**
Did you buy a new bracelet?
**[12:09] Fern**
Um, this is...
**[12:13] Frieren**
That's a cute design.
**[12:15] Frieren**
I have a ring with the same design.
**[12:18] Freiren**
Himmel gave it to me.
**[12:21] Frieren**
It probably matches yours.
**[12:23] Fern**
Really?
**[12:24] Frieren**
Now where did I put it?
**[12:29] Frieren**
Huh?
**[12:33] Fern**
You're so disorganized.
**[12:37] Frieren**
Found it.
**[12:51] Freiren**
Sorry. I let my guard down.
**[12:55] Freiren**
Avian monsters are cunning
and skilled at concealing their mana.
**[13:00] Freiren**
What are we going to do?
**[13:03] Stark**
Can't we figure something out with flying
magic after defeating the monster?
**[13:09] Stark**
You can make a carriage levitate, right?
**[13:12] Frieren**
Stark, have you ever seen a flying carriage?
**[13:15] Stark**
We're in one right now.
**[13:17] Frieren**
This may surprise you, but it's only been
forty years since humankind learned to fly.
**[13:25] Frieren**
Until then, the skies were the
exclusive domain of demons and monsters.
**[13:29] Frieren**
The flying magic we use is
a repurposed demon spell.
**[13:35] Stark**
Spare me the details and
dumb it down for me.
**[13:40] Frieren**
It means we can't adapt it
because we copied their technique
**[13:42] Frieren**
without understanding
the principles behind it.
**[13:45] Frieren**
Things larger than humans
can only be made to fly briefly.
**[13:49] Stark**
I see.
**[13:50] Frieren**
We'll have to get out.
**[13:53] Frieren**
I'll fly out with the merchant.
**[13:55] Frieren**
Fern, could you take Sein?
**[13:57] Fern**
Understood.
**[13:58] Merchant**
I'll get my cargo together.
**[14:01] Stark**
What about me?
**[14:03] Frieren**
You can jump down.
**[14:05] Stark**
What are you talking about?
**[14:06] Stark**
I'm pretty sure that would kill me.
**[14:08] Frieren**
You're a warrior. A fall from
this height won't kill you.
**[14:11] Stark**
Of course it would kill me!
**[14:13] Stark**
Don't act like you don't understand that!
**[14:15] Frieren**
That's odd.
**[14:17] Frieren**
Eisen was never injured by
a free fall from any height.
**[14:29] (Flashback) Heiter**
What is wrong with him?
**[14:31] Frieren**
Heiter was appalled.
**[14:33] Fern**
That just goes to show that Mr. Eisen
was far from normal.
**[14:38] Fern**
What about levitating the carriage
just before it hits the ground?
**[14:43] Frieren**
I'll need to calculate
if I can stop a free fall.
**[14:47] Frieren**
If I don't reduce the force sufficiently,
we'll be ground into minced meat.
**[14:51] Stark**
That sounds horrifying!
**[14:54] Sein**
Either way, we should probably hurry.
**[14:57] Sein**
This type of monster hunts by
slamming its prey into the ground.
**[15:03] Frieren**
I see.
**[15:16] Frieren**
Well, it's worth a shot.
**[15:20] Stark**
Don't just drop us!
**[15:35] Fern**
W-We're alive.
**[15:37] Frieren**
It seems like the plan was a success.
**[15:40] Stark**
You call that a success?
**[15:41] Sein**
You call that a plan?
**[15:46] Sein**
The horse is only slightly injured.
I've finished treating it.
**[15:50] Sein**
But the carriage is a wreck.
It needs repairs.
**[15:53] Frieren**
Sorry.
**[15:54] Merchant**
No, thank you.
**[15:56] Merchant**
If it'd just been me, I'd be dead.
**[15:59] Stark**
It'll take a while to fix the carriage.
**[16:16] Freiren**
Huh?
**[16:18] Frieren**
That's odd.
**[16:20] Frieren**
Where did it go?
**[16:25] Stark**
It's gotten warmer lately.
**[16:28] Fern**
Should we start dressing lighter?
**[16:30] Sein**
By the way, Fern, that bracelet...
**[16:34] Fern**
It was a birthday present from Mr. Stark.
**[16:38] Stark**
I spent three hours choosing a gift.
**[16:41] Sein**
You ended up choosing it?
**[16:43] Fern**
I asked him to choose what he wanted.
**[16:46] Sein**
Oh, I see.
**[16:49] Sein**
That must've been difficult, Stark.
**[16:51] Sein**
Her type is the hardest to deal with.
**[16:54] Stark**
Yeah.
**[16:56] Stark**
*Will she like this?*
**[16:59] Stark**
I spent three hours gauging her reactions.
**[17:02] Stark**
I felt like I was dying.
**[17:04] Sein**
Poor kid.
**[17:07] Fern**
*I can hear everything they're saying.*
**[17:09] Stark**
But...
**[17:11] Stark**
I'm glad I did, since she likes it.
**[17:19] Sein**
Anyway, good going, Stark.
**[17:21] Sein**
I didn't think you knew what you were doing.
**[17:25] Sein**
That design is of a mirrored lotus.
**[17:27] Sein**
In the language of flowers,
it means "eternal love."
**[17:29] Sein**
In this area, people give them
to their lovers.
**[17:34] Fern**
Mr. Stark?
**[17:36] Stark**
I-I didn't know!
**[17:38] Stark**
This is all a misunderstanding.
**[17:39] Stark**
You think I know the language of flowers?
**[17:41] Fern**
That's fair enough. You're an idiot, after all.
**[17:44] Stark**
You're being even harsher than usual!
**[17:47] Stark**
It's not like you knew either.
**[17:49] Fern**
Did you say something?
**[17:51] Stark**
It's nothing.
**[17:54] Stark**
Should I buy you a replacement?
**[17:57] Fern**
You put a lot of effort into
choosing this gift for me.
**[18:02] Fern**
Don't ever say that again.
**[18:05] Stark**
Sorry.
**[18:12] Fern**
What is it?
**[18:15] Sein**
Nothing.
**[19:21] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[19:24] Fern**
We've finished repairing the carriage.
**[19:26] Fern**
We'll depart early tomorrow morning.
**[19:29] Frieren**
I see.
**[19:30] Fern**
You've been slipping out every night.
**[19:33] Fern**
What are you looking for?
**[19:35] Frieren**
The ring Himmel gave me.
**[19:38] Fern**
I'll help.
**[19:40] Fern**
We'll wait to depart until we've found it.
**[19:43] Frieren**
No.
**[19:45] Frieren**
If I don't find it tonight,
I'll give up on it.
**[19:48] Frieren**
I'm used to losing things.
**[19:50] Frieren**
Besides, that's not the
only thing Himmel gave me.
**[19:54] Fern**
Wasn't it a mirrored-lotus
design ring like this one?
**[19:58] Fern**
In the language of flowers,
it means "eternal love."
**[20:01] Frieren**
Does it? I didn't know.
**[20:04] Frieren**
It doesn't matter. I doubt Himmel
knew what it meant either.
**[20:09] Fern**
Regardless, I'm sure it's important.
**[20:13] Fern**
Let's look for it together.
**[20:18] Merchant**
You should've told me.
**[20:21] Merchant**
A few people in my village have
lost accessories over the years.
**[20:26] Merchant**
I intended to give you this spell
for finding lost accessories
**[20:30] Merchant**
as a reward for your assistance.
**[20:55] Himmel**
*Frieren.*
**[20:57] (Flashback) Himmel**
You worked really hard on
that last monster-hunting job.
**[21:01] (Flashback) Himmel**
Choose whatever you'd like.
**[21:03] (Flashback) Frieren**
An accessory, huh?
**[21:06] (Flashback) Frieren**
I would've preferred
something from a magic shop.
**[21:09] (Flashback) Frieren**
This one will do.
**[21:10] (Flashback) Himmel**
That was quick. Put more thought into it.
**[21:16] (Flashback) Frieren**
What's wrong?
**[21:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
Nothing.
**[21:41] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren.
**[21:43] (Flashback) Frieren**
Thank you.
**[22:22] Fern**
Aren't you glad you didn't
give up, Ms. Frieren?
**[22:33] Frieren**
Maybe.
**[22:38] Frieren**
By the way, why are you wearing
a mirrored-lotus bracelet?
**[22:42] Fern**
Because Mr. Stark is an idiot.
**[22:46] Stark**
How could you say that?
**[24:20] Sein**
I have battle magic, too.
**[24:20] Fern**
I feel anxious.
**[24:21] Orden**
He doesn't have his brother's talent.
**[24:22] Mut**
Yes, Father.
**[24:22] Frieren**
This is starting to look bad.
**[24:23] Sein**
In any case, it looks like we should hurry.
**[24:24] Stark**
It's hell.
**[24:26] Frieren**
This smells like trouble.
***SIGN*** Episode 15
Smells like Trouble
**[24:28] Frieren**
Let's head to the next village.
# E15 - Smells Like Trouble
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***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 15: Smells Like Trouble
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Laub Hills, located in the northern lands
**[01:48] Sein**
How long have you been traveling together?
**[01:52] Frieren**
Um...
**[01:54] Fern**
I first embarked on my journey with
Ms. Frieren about four years ago.
**[01:59] Stark**
It's been about a year for me.
**[02:04] Sein**
I see.
**[02:10] Sein**
There's something this party lacks.
**[02:14] Sein**
What do you think that is?
**[02:17] Frieren**
We've got a front-liner, mages, and a priest.
**[02:21] Fern**
A thief, perhaps?
**[02:23] Fern**
Since Ms. Frieren is always
falling for mimics.
**[02:26] (Flashback) Freiren**
Aw, yeah.
**[02:28] (Flashback) Fern**
Oh, come on.
**[02:30] Frieren**
Treasure chests contain unlimited potential.
**[02:34] Sein**
No.
**[02:36] Sein**
What we lack is something
even more important.
**[02:39] Sein**
An older lady!
**[02:41] Sein**
Most parties have at least
one sexy older lady!
**[02:47] Frieren**
Do they?
**[02:49] Stark**
But we've got Frieren.
**[02:52] Sein**
No. She's not an older lady.
**[02:55] Fern**
*He looks so distraught.*
**[02:56] Frieren**
Sorry about that.
**[02:59] Stark**
H-Hey, the next village is coming into view.
**[03:19] Fern**
They're breathing.
**[03:21] Sein**
Same over here.
**[03:24] Stark**
What's going on here? Everyone's asleep.
**[03:29] Frieren**
This smells like trouble.
**[03:32] Frieren**
Let's head to the next village.
**[03:33] Fern**
Don't make me angry, Ms. Frieren.
**[03:36] Frieren**
I'm just kidding.
**[03:39] Sein**
It's a curse.
**[03:40] Frieren**
I thought so. What a hassle.
**[03:44] Stark**
Hey, Frieren. What are curses?
**[03:47] Frieren**
Among the spells cast by monsters and demons
**[03:51] Frieren**
are those that put people to sleep
or turn them to stone.
**[03:55] Frieren**
Those which humankind has yet
to unravel are known as curses.
**[04:02] Frieren**
Humanity's magic can't explain the principles
behind them or how to remove them.
**[04:07] Stark**
Does that mean it's too late for this village?
**[04:10] Frieren**
I'm only talking about humanity's magic.
**[04:14] Frieren**
The magic of the Goddess,
which priests use, is a different story.
**[04:18] Frieren**
Tackling curses has long been
the business of the clergy.
**[04:23] Frieren**
Well, Sein? Think you can help them?
**[04:26] Sein**
Don't rush me.
**[04:28] Sein**
I'm currently determining the
type and source of the curse.
**[04:34] Stark**
How is the magic of the Goddess
different from other magic?
**[04:38] Frieren**
The magic of the Goddess
is recorded in holy scriptures
**[04:42] Frieren**
and can only be used by
the owners of said scriptures.
**[04:45] Frieren**
Like the demons' magic, we don't understand
the principles behind most of it,
**[04:50] Frieren**
so it's not very interesting.
**[04:54] Frieren**
And it's difficult to use unless you're born
with the specific knack for it,
**[05:00] Frieren**
which also bestows an
increased resistance to curses.
**[05:04] Frieren**
I believe they call it
"the blessing of the Goddess."
**[05:08] Frieren**
Anyway, that's why priests
are strong against curses.
**[05:12] Stark**
So not even you can effectively
defend against curses?
**[05:16] Frieren**
Mages can't detect curses.
**[05:20] Frieren**
I can sense I'm being attacked in some way,
**[05:22] Frieren**
so I know this village is still under
the effects of the curse.
**[05:27] Fern**
I feel anxious.
**[05:28] Stark**
Does that mean we're actively
being cursed? I'm scared!
**[05:34] Sein**
I've determined that it's
a rather unusual curse.
**[05:38] Frieren**
You can't remove it?
**[05:40] Sein**
I'd need tools to conduct
a specialized ritual.
**[05:43] Sein**
It'd be faster to defeat
the source of the curse.
**[05:47] Sein**
It's coming from a monster.
I've determined its location.
**[05:50] Sein**
Let's go.
**[05:52] Frieren**
That'll save time.
**[05:57] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[05:59] Fern**
It's Mr. Stark.
**[06:04] Frieren**
He's asleep.
**[06:06] Frieren**
Can you wake him temporarily?
**[06:09] Sein**
With my current abilities, five seconds
is the longest I can keep him awake.
**[06:14] Fern**
That's practically nothing.
**[06:16] Sein**
In any case, it looks like we should hurry.
**[06:41] Frieren**
Fern won't wake up.
**[06:43] Frieren**
She said she was just taking a little break.
**[06:46] Sein**
So Fern has fallen asleep, too.
**[06:48] Frieren**
This is starting to look bad.
**[06:53] Frieren**
I put up a barrier.
**[06:55] Frieren**
We'll hide them in here.
**[07:01] Sein**
We're almost there. I can tell it's close.
**[07:05] Frieren**
I see.
**[07:06] Frieren**
Sein, wake me when the monster shows up.
**[07:11] Frieren**
Don't fight it alone.
**[07:14] Frieren**
I promise I'll defeat it.
**[07:16] Sein**
I told you, five seconds
is the longest I can...
**[07:21] Sein**
Frieren?
**[07:24] Sein**
We can't do anything with five seconds.
**[07:34] Sein**
Fine.
**[07:36] Sein**
I have battle magic, too.
**[07:57] Sein**
*It's a subspecies of chaos flower.*
**[07:59] Sein**
* It must be feeding off*
* the sleeping villagers.*
**[08:04] Sein**
* It'll sap away their mana*
* until it eventually kills them.*
**[08:12] Sein**
* Chaos flowers merge with the*
* local flora to create subspecies.*
**[08:19] Sein**
*It's like a mirror.*
**[08:21] Sein**
* But no matter what they look like,*
* their weakness is always their core.*
**[08:29] Sein**
Three Spears of the Goddess!
**[08:40] Sein**
*What happened?*
**[08:42] Sein**
*Did it reflect my magic?*
**[08:46] Sein**
*Unless I score a direct hit on the core,*
**[08:49] Sein**
* the leaves could deflect*
* my spells in any direction.*
**[08:54] Sein**
*If I'm not careful, it could hit Frieren.*
**[08:58] Sein**
*Damn it. This can only get worse.*
**[09:01] Sein**
*Should I wake Frieren?*
**[09:03] Sein**
*But she's the mage from the party of heroes.*
**[09:06] Sein**
*If a powerful spell were deflected,*
**[09:08] Sein**
* it could destroy not just the forest,*
* but the village, too.*
**[09:13] Sein**
*It's just five seconds.*
**[09:15] Sein**
*That's not enough time to explain.*
**[09:16] Sein**
* And Frieren and I haven't had the time*
* to establish a mutual understanding*
**[09:20] Sein**
*or learn to trust each other.*
**[09:22] Sein**
*I don't even know what Frieren's thinking.*
**[09:28] Heiter**
*That's right.*
**[09:30] (Flashback) Heiter**
I never know what she's thinking.
**[09:34] (Flashback) Heiter**
I don't believe adventurers require
mutual understanding or trust.
**[09:41] (Flashback) Heiter**
My companion Frieren was
especially terrible at both.
**[09:48] (Flashback) Heiter**
So I decided to trust her words.
**[09:54] (Flashback) Heiter**
She swore she would defeat the Demon King,
**[09:58] (Flashback) Heiter**
and I chose to believe her.
**[10:02] Sein**
*Trust her words, huh?*
**[10:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
Don't fight it alone.
**[10:13] (Flashback) Frieren**
I promise I'll defeat it.
**[10:17] Sein**
She looked like a mess.
**[10:20] Sein**
Don't blame me for whatever happens!
**[10:23] Sein**
Awakening spell!
**[10:28] Sein**
Frieren, only the core—
**[10:51] Frieren**
Got it.
**[11:05] Stark**
What's going on here?
**[11:10] Lady**
Thank you.
**[11:12] Lady**
I won't forget this.
**[11:14] Sein**
We didn't do much.
**[11:18] Lady**
No.
**[11:20] Lady**
I've never been happier to be
awakened, thanks to you.
**[11:28] Frieren**
The moment I woke up, I knew that it
was the kind that reflects magic.
**[11:34] Sein**
You really are an incredible mage.
**[11:37] Frieren**
But we made it out alive
because of you, Sein.
**[11:42] Frieren**
Thanks.
**[11:49] Frieren**
Good boy.
**[11:57] Sein**
That lady from the village sure was pretty.
**[12:00] Stark**
You're still saying that?
**[12:03] Stark**
That's Vorig?
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
at the fortress city of Vorig, located in the northern lands
**[12:06] Frieren**
It's the relay point to Äußerst.
**[12:10] Fern**
We're finally halfway there?
**[12:12] Fern**
This really is a long journey.
**[12:15] Frieren**
We'll resupply in Vorig, and—
**[12:18] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, this is awkward,
but we're nearly out of funds.
**[12:24] Orden**
Hey, you.
**[12:25] Sein**
What is it?
**[12:29] Stark**
That's a noble's carriage.
**[12:32] Stark**
Huh?
**[12:34] Stark**
What? What's going on?
**[12:37] Orden**
You've got a nice body.
Your appearance isn't too bad either.
**[12:40] Orden**
Come to my mansion.
**[12:43] Stark**
What's going on?!
**[12:52] Orden**
What's your name?
**[12:54] Stark**
Stark.
**[12:56] Frieren**
Lord Orden, you can't do this.
**[12:59] Orden**
You know who I am?
**[13:01] Frieren**
This is the mansion of the Orden family,
**[13:04] Frieren**
one of the Three Great Families
of the northern lands.
**[13:06] Frieren**
Your grandfather was a high-handed man, too.
**[13:09] Orden**
What is this nonsense?
**[13:12] Orden**
Either way, I'm having a conversation
with Stark right now.
**[13:16] Frieren**
He's my party's front-liner.
**[13:20] Orden**
Stark, do you need your mommy's
permission to have a conversation?
**[13:25] Stark**
Please don't fight.
**[13:27] Orden**
I have a request. I'll pay you.
**[13:30] Frieren**
This is ridiculous. We're leaving, Stark.
**[13:33] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[13:39] Frieren**
What are those copper coins?
**[13:41] Sein**
They're all the funds we have left.
**[13:45] Frieren**
I guess we can at least hear you out.
**[13:48] Stark**
Frieren...
**[13:53] Orden**
Stark, where are you from?
**[13:57] Stark**
A warrior village in the Klee region
of the central lands.
**[14:00] Orden**
I see. My family line is originally
from that village, too.
**[14:10] Orden**
My eldest son, Wirt.
**[14:12] Orden**
My heir and hero of this city.
**[14:16] Fern**
He looks like you, Mr. Stark.
**[14:19] Orden**
You're practically identical.
**[14:21] Orden**
If we got you cleaned up,
**[14:23] Orden**
only someone from within the family
would be able to tell the difference.
**[14:26] Frieren**
What does that have to do with your request?
**[14:30] Orden**
A month ago, we fought a
large battle against demons.
**[14:35] Orden**
Wirt died in action.
**[14:37] Orden**
He and the enemy commander
killed each other.
**[14:41] Orden**
The silver lining was that
it was a large-scale melee.
**[14:47] Orden**
The only ones who know of Wirt's death
are Gabel over there
**[14:51] Orden**
and a few of my most trusted men.
**[14:56] Frieren**
What are you planning to make Stark do?
**[15:02] Orden**
The fortress city of Vorig is key
to this region's defense.
**[15:07] Orden**
We can't allow morale to fall while
we're rebuilding the forces we lost.
**[15:12] Sein**
So you want to cover up
your son's death until then.
**[15:16] Orden**
Three months from now, this region's
influential figures will meet at a soirée.
**[15:21] Orden**
We'll show them that Wirt is alive and well.
**[15:25] Frieren**
How much will you pay us?
**[15:26] Orden**
Ten Strahl gold coins.
**[15:29] Fern**
That's three meals a day
plus snacks for a year.
**[15:32] Frieren**
Throw in a grimoire.
**[15:34] Orden**
You can take one of your
choosing from the library.
**[15:36] Stark**
Hold on. I can't do this.
**[15:39] Stark**
What am I gonna do about
this scar on my forehead?
**[15:41] Orden**
The people already believe
Wirt is recuperating.
**[15:46] Orden**
That's an honorable battle scar.
**[15:51] Fern**
Mr. Stark, we need the money.
**[15:54] Stark**
This is sad.
**[15:56] Orden**
Gabel, teach Stark proper etiquette.
**[16:26] Fern**
Mr. Stark, how is your etiquette
training coming along?
**[16:29] Stark**
It's hell.
**[16:39] Stark**
What do you think?
**[16:42] Fern**
It doesn't suit you.
**[16:43] Stark**
That's not nice.
**[16:45] Stark**
I'm gonna get some fresh air.
**[16:56] Stark**
Lord Orden.
**[16:59] Orden**
Aren't I always telling you
to call me "Father"?
**[17:02] Orden**
You never know when someone
might be watching.
**[17:05] Stark**
Aren't you being too cold?
**[17:08] Stark**
It's been less than two months
since your son died.
**[17:11] Orden**
I'm simply following my son's final wishes.
**[17:15] Orden**
I even had a double prepared.
**[17:18] Orden**
He didn't look as much like him
as you do, though.
**[17:22] Orden**
I can't say I enjoy this.
**[17:28] Orden**
But it's what my son wanted.
**[17:32] Orden**
I'll need your cooperation.
**[17:36] Stark**
You're so awkward.
**[17:43] Orden**
Mut, stand up taller.
**[17:46] Mut**
Yes, Father.
**[17:49] Orden**
My second son, Mut.
**[17:51] Orden**
He's to be my heir, but he
shows little improvement.
**[17:55] (Flashback) Stark Dad**
But by contrast, Stark is a failure.
**[18:03] Orden**
Skill with a sword affects one's posture.
**[18:06] Orden**
I'll teach you the Orden family technique.
**[18:14] Orden**
What's wrong?
**[18:21] Orden**
It's all right. Take deep breaths.
**[18:25] Orden**
This isn't your village.
**[18:31] Stark**
Lord Orden, what do you think of Mut?
**[18:34] Orden**
He doesn't have his brother's talent.
**[18:38] Orden**
But he's a hard worker.
**[18:40] Orden**
What he's worked to build up
won't let him down.
**[18:44] Orden**
Someday he'll become
a stronger knight than me.
**[18:48] Stark**
I see.
**[18:50] Stark**
You should tell that to Mut.
**[18:53] Orden**
I do.
**[18:55] Orden**
But it's gone to his head,
so he doesn't improve.
**[18:59] Stark**
Now that's a problem.
**[19:02] Fern**
What?
**[19:04] Fern**
I have to learn etiquette, too?
**[19:06] Orden**
It's a soirée.
**[19:08] Orden**
You expect a young man to attend it alone?
**[19:14] Orden**
Or will his mommy escort him instead?
**[19:18] Frieren**
Good luck.
**[19:53] Fern**
This past month has been hell.
**[19:57] Stark**
We need the money, right?
**[20:00] Fern**
I'm sorry.
**[20:11] Stark**
We practiced. We might as well dance.
**[20:16] Fern**
That really doesn't suit you.
**[21:28] Sein**
Shall we dance as well?
**[21:31] Frieren**
I'm going to eat cake.
**[21:34] Sein**
I see.
**[21:40] Orden**
If not for this injury,
I would've been in the vanguard.
**[21:46] Orden**
Perhaps then, Wirt wouldn't have died.
**[21:49] Gabel**
Milord...
**[21:54] Orden**
Looks like the soirée is over.
**[21:59] Orden**
You've completed the job.
**[22:01] Orden**
Gabel, give Frieren her reward.
**[22:13] Orden**
Stark, you're an incredibly
powerful warrior.
**[22:18] Orden**
If you'd like—
**[22:20] Stark**
I can't replace your son.
**[22:24] Orden**
You're right.
**[22:26] Orden**
And I can't replace your father.
**[22:30] Orden**
But you don't have a home to return to.
**[22:33] Orden**
The warrior village of the Klee region
was destroyed by demons.
**[22:36] Orden**
I know that much.
**[22:40] Orden**
My son and I parted in anger.
**[22:43] Orden**
We got into an argument
over something trivial.
**[22:46] Orden**
I told him I never wanted
to see his face again.
**[22:53] Orden**
I didn't mean it.
**[22:58] Orden**
When I found you,
I thought it was a miracle.
**[23:06] Stark**
All the more reason I can't stay here.
**[23:10] Stark**
I said something I didn't mean, too,
**[23:13] Stark**
to the man who raised me.
**[23:16] Stark**
So I have to bring him back
stories of my travels.
**[23:23] Orden**
I see.
**[23:30] Frieren**
Which grimoire should
I choose for my reward?
**[23:34] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, it's been half a day.
**[23:38] Fern**
You're distressing Mr. Gabel.
**[23:40] Gabel**
Please hurry up.
**[23:42] Fern**
Look. All the life has left him.
**[23:46] Sein**
It'll be some time until
they rebuild their forces.
**[23:53] Sein**
What is it?
**[23:57] Stark**
Nothing.
**[24:02] Stark**
At the very least, he won't
have to worry about his heir.
**[24:20] Sein**
Forgotten heroes, huh?
**[24:21] Stubborn**
They're forgotten heroes.
No one even knows their names.
**[24:23] Stark**
He's totally decrepit.
**[24:23] Fern**
He's been alone this whole time.
**[24:25] Voll**
Humans develop quickly.
***SIGN*** Episode 16
Long-Lived Friends
**[24:27] Frieren**
He's a long-lived friend of mine.
# E16 - Long-Lived Friends
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G2XU04JX8/long-lived-friends)
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**[00:16] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
Hey, Sein!
**[00:23] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
That mage said they'd take our photo.
**[00:27] (Flashback) Young Sein**
A photo? What's that?
**[00:46] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
Don't worry about it. Come on.
**[00:54] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
This is the start of our legend!
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
***SIGN*** Episode 16: Long-Lived Friends
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Klar region, located in the northern lands
**[03:03] Stark**
Is he really a strong warrior?
**[03:06] Frieren**
He's a dwarf who's protected the village
we're heading to for almost 400 years.
**[03:10] Fern**
What's the life expectancy of dwarves?
**[03:14] Sein**
About 300 years.
**[03:16] Frieren**
His name is Old Man Voll.
**[03:18] Frieren**
He's a long-lived friend of mine.
**[03:21] Frieren**
I want to chat with him before he dies.
**[03:24] Stark**
That's not funny.
**[03:26] Fern**
But it's true that there aren't many people
who can talk about the past with you.
**[03:33] Fern**
Perhaps a detour like this one
isn't so bad once in a while.
**[03:37] Frieren**
Maybe I'll stay for a decade or so.
**[03:40] Fern**
We're staying one week at most.
**[04:03] Sein**
That's the village?
**[04:11] Frieren**
Old Man Voll.
**[04:13] Frieren**
It's been a while.
**[04:16] Frieren**
Well? Doesn't he seem cool,
like an old, seasoned warrior?
**[04:21] Stark**
He's way beyond old.
**[04:25] Voll**
Remind me. Who are you?
**[04:28] Stark**
He's totally decrepit.
**[04:30] Frieren**
It's me, Frieren.
**[04:34] Voll**
Ah, yes.
**[04:38] Frieren**
You're still pretending to be senile?
**[04:44] Stark**
Huh?
**[04:48] Voll**
Most deaths in battle
are due to carelessness.
**[04:53] Voll**
It's the greatest weakness
of both demons and people.
**[04:58] Voll**
Can't stand, can you?
**[05:00] Voll**
Even the most experienced warriors
can easily suffer fatal injuries
**[05:04] Voll**
if they're not attempting
to defend themselves.
**[05:09] Voll**
If I'd drawn my sword then,
you'd be short one leg.
**[05:14] Frieren**
Your strategies are as underhanded as ever.
**[05:18] Voll**
Frieren.
**[05:20] Voll**
You are welcome here. Make yourself at home.
**[05:26] Stark**
Wait, Frieren.
**[05:29] Stark**
I can't walk.
**[05:30] Frieren**
Stark, train with him while you're here.
**[05:35] Stark**
Okay.
**[05:36] Sein**
He's one heck of an old man.
***SIGN*** You're welcome to use this firewood.
**[05:43] Frieren**
I'd like to stay here for a decade.
Find us some work.
**[05:47] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, we're only
staying up to one week.
**[05:51] Frieren**
Okay, fine.
**[06:09] Villager A**
It's a small village.
**[06:11] Villager A**
No one else would take the job,
so I appreciate it.
**[06:15] Fern**
It's not like we have anything else to do.
**[06:18] Villager A**
Anyway, I had no idea
Old Man Voll had friends.
**[06:22] Villager A**
I've never seen him converse
so happily before.
**[06:26] Villager A**
He's a senile old man.
**[06:28] Villager A**
Normally he struggles
to hold a conversation.
**[06:31] Villager A**
He's protected the village from monsters and
demons for years, but nobody knows why.
**[06:39] Villager A**
He's like our protective deity.
**[06:42] Fern**
He's been alone this whole time.
**[07:24] Frieren**
A week flies by, doesn't it?
**[07:26] Frieren**
How is Stark?
**[07:29] Voll**
Humans develop quickly.
**[07:32] Voll**
He's improved a fair bit.
**[07:34] Frieren**
I see.
**[07:37] Frieren**
I had fun, Old Man Voll.
**[07:41] Frieren**
I'm really grateful to you now.
**[07:45] Frieren**
You're the reason I got to know
Himmel and the others.
**[07:50] (Flashback) Himmel**
Old Man Voll, why do you
defend this village?
**[07:54] (Flashback) Voll**
It's ancient history now.
**[07:57] (Flashback) Voll**
It doesn't matter.
**[08:00] (Flashback) Himmel**
People don't risk their lives
for things that don't matter.
**[08:07] (Flashback) Voll**
I'm just defending the village my wife loved.
**[08:17] (Flashback) Voll**
She was a human.
**[08:20] (Flashback) Voll**
I'm merely keeping the promise
I made a long time ago.
**[08:29] (Flashback) Voll**
But I won't say more on the subject.
**[08:33] (Flashback) Voll**
I couldn't adequately describe
her face, or voice, or eyes.
**[08:39] (Flashback) Voll**
This is my memory alone.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Voll**
It's silly, isn't it?
**[08:47] (Flashback) Voll**
I've been keeping a promise
I made to a dead woman.
**[08:53] (Flashback) Himmel**
You're right.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Himmel**
But I'm sure she's glad
you're keeping your promise.
**[09:06] (Flashback) Voll**
Himmel, you're a good hero.
**[09:10] (Flashback) Voll**
I'm sure you'll defeat the Demon King.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Voll**
My wife wished to see the era of peace that
comes after the defeat of the Demon King.
**[09:22] (Flashback) Voll**
I'll carry the memory of the great
hero Himmel into the future.
**[09:29] (Flashback) Himmel**
I appreciate it, but you
don't have to do that.
**[09:35] (Flashback) Himmel**
I have Frieren and Eisen in my party.
**[09:38] (Flashback) Eisen**
I won't live as long as an elf.
**[09:41] (Flashback) Himmel**
Then it'll be Frieren's job.
**[09:45] (Flashback) Himmel**
She'll carry our memory into the future.
**[09:50] (Flashback) Himmel**
Right?
**[09:51] (Flashback) Frieren**
Fine, I guess.
**[09:54] (Flashback) Voll**
I see.
**[09:57] (Flashback) Voll**
You've been blessed with good companions.
**[10:01] (Flashback) Himmel**
Later, I'll have to show you
**[10:03] (Flashback) Himmel**
the collection of handsome poses
I came up with.
**[10:07] (Flashback) Frieren**
Actually, maybe I won't remember you.
**[10:13] Frieren**
I probably didn't need that collection
of handsome poses after all.
**[10:17] Frieren**
I wasted my memory.
**[10:20] Voll**
Do you remember that hero's face?
**[10:24] Frieren**
Of course I do.
**[10:26] Voll**
And his voice?
**[10:30] Frieren**
Don't insult me.
**[10:32] Frieren**
I remember everything.
**[10:34] Frieren**
Himmel is the reason I decided
I'd get to know people.
**[10:38] Frieren**
Like your reason for defending this village,
**[10:42] Frieren**
it's important to me.
**[10:45] Voll**
I see. A reason, huh?
**[10:50] Voll**
I can't remember anymore.
**[10:54] Voll**
Not her face, nor her voice, nor her eyes.
**[11:00] Voll**
But I continue defending this village
for an important something.
**[11:10] Frieren**
You're quite the jokester, Old Man Voll.
**[11:15] Voll**
By the way, where are you headed?
**[11:20] Frieren**
We're heading to Aureole,
the land where souls rest.
**[11:25] Voll**
Where is that?
**[11:27] Frieren**
Ende, where the Demon King's castle is.
**[11:31] Voll**
I see.
**[11:34] Voll**
So you're finally off
to defeat the Demon King.
**[11:40] Voll**
I hope that brings peace to the land.
**[11:49] Frieren**
Old Man Voll, the Demon King is...
**[12:03] Voll**
What is it?
**[12:06] Frieren**
I'll carry your memory into the future, too.
**[12:15] Voll**
I wouldn't mind that.
**[12:22] Voll**
I'm glad I got to see you
at the end of my life.
**[12:26] Frieren**
You said the same thing eighty years ago.
**[12:39] Frieren**
Goodbye, Old Man Voll. Take care.
**[12:44] Voll**
Frieren.
**[12:47] Voll**
I dreamed of my wife.
**[12:50] Frieren**
I see.
**[12:52] Voll**
Maybe it's because you and I
reminisced about the past.
**[12:59] Frieren**
See you later.
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
on Rohr Road, located in the northern lands
**[13:23] Frieren**
Were you asking him something?
**[13:24] Sein**
I'm looking for someone.
**[13:28] Sein**
You remember why I'm on
this journey, don't you?
**[13:32] Stark**
Isn't it to travel with a sexy older woman?
**[13:36] Sein**
That's important, too.
**[13:40] Sein**
But this is the goal of my journey.
**[13:43] Sein**
To reunite with my friend
who departed ten years ago.
**[13:47] Frieren**
Oh, right.
**[13:50] Stark**
A photo? You don't see those often.
**[13:54] Sein**
It was taken by a mage who visited
my village a long time ago.
**[13:59] Frieren**
Have you figured out where he went?
**[14:01] Sein**
We've been traveling along major
roads in the northern lands.
**[14:06] Sein**
Along the way, we've met
people who have seen him.
**[14:09] Sein**
We can probably keep heading north.
**[14:15] Stark**
That was ten years ago, right?
**[14:17] Stark**
I'm surprised anyone remembers seeing him.
**[14:19] Sein**
He has a unique name.
**[14:22] Sein**
It leaves a strong impression.
**[14:24] Stark**
What's his name?
**[14:26] Sein**
Gorilla Warrior.
**[14:32] Stark**
Yeah, okay.
**[14:34] Stark**
So what's his real name?
**[14:38] Sein**
His real name?
**[14:39] Stark**
Are you sure you guys were best friends?
**[14:41] Sein**
Everyone in the village always
called him Gorilla Warrior.
**[14:45] Sein**
Actually, he made them call him that.
**[14:48] Stark**
How does that even happen?
**[14:52] Sein**
By the way, I'm Goatee Priest.
**[14:54] Stark**
No one asked.
**[14:56] Frieren**
Did people call you that even
before you could grow a goatee?
**[14:59] Fern**
Are we still talking about this?
**[15:02] Sein**
Either way, it's good enough if they
recognize the name Gorilla Warrior.
**[15:06] Sein**
He'd definitely be calling himself that.
**[15:10] Stark**
Sounds like a weird guy.
**[15:11] Sein**
Yeah. He's a weird guy.
**[15:22] Frieren**
Once we cross this canyon
and walk for about a week,
**[15:26] Frieren**
we'll finally be in the
magical city of Äußerst.
**[15:30] Fern**
This really has been a long journey.
**[15:33] Frieren**
What are you looking at me for?
**[15:35] Frieren**
I didn't do anything wrong this time.
**[15:39] Sein**
Can we stop by a village first?
**[15:42] Sein**
The road branches here.
**[15:45] Frieren**
Sure. We'd like to rest, too.
**[15:52] Sein**
Ten years ago, did someone who called
himself "Gorilla" come this way?
**[15:57] Stark**
That's a wild question.
**[15:59] Villager B**
Ah, you must mean Mr. Gorilla Warrior.
**[16:02] Stark**
Wow, he knows who that is.
**[16:03] Villager B**
I remember him, since he
left a strong impression.
**[16:07] Villager B**
He defeated a monster that
appeared near the village.
**[16:10] Sein**
Do you know which way he headed after that?
**[16:13] Villager B**
I'm not sure...
**[16:16] Villager B**
Oh!
**[16:17] Villager B**
Mr. Gorilla seemed close with the stubborn
old woman who lives on the plateau.
**[16:22] Villager B**
You should ask her.
**[16:24] Stark**
"Stubborn old woman"?
That's quite the nickname.
**[16:28] Stubborn**
I'm a stubborn old woman, you see.
**[16:31] Stubborn**
I'm not telling you for free.
**[16:34] Stark**
She even calls herself stubborn.
**[16:36] Sein**
What should we do?
**[16:42] Stubborn**
You'll perform several tasks for me.
**[16:46] Stubborn**
First, deliver this letter to Nagel,
a blacksmith in the neighboring town.
**[16:55] Sein**
It's just a simple errand.
**[16:57] Freiren**
It reminds me of my journey with Himmel.
**[17:00] Fern**
You did things like this?
**[17:03] Frieren**
Helping people by running errands
was a daily occurrence.
**[17:07] Frieren**
And it always turned into troublesome
searches or monster hunts.
**[17:14] Stark**
Don't jinx us.
**[17:17] Frieren**
In any case, let's do what we can
to get her to open up to us.
**[17:47] Sein**
This old woman just refuses to open up.
**[17:51] Stark**
They don't call her stubborn for nothing.
**[17:54] Frieren**
Sorry. Himmel or Heiter could've
gotten her to open up in half a day.
**[18:00] Fern**
But our party only has
socially awkward members.
**[18:07] Stubborn**
This is the last one.
**[18:09] Stubborn**
Polish the heroes' statue in the canyon.
**[18:14] Stubborn**
Come with me. I'll show you the way.
**[18:17] Frieren**
What heroes' statue?
**[18:19] Stubborn**
It's a stone statue of the heroes said
to have saved the world a long time ago.
**[18:25] Stubborn**
That's all I know.
**[18:29] Stubborn**
They're forgotten heroes.
No one even knows their names.
**[18:33] Stubborn**
The village has been looking
after it for generations.
**[18:36] Sein**
Forgotten heroes, huh?
**[18:38] Stubborn**
By the way, you're Goatee Priest,
aren't you?
**[18:43] Sein**
How'd you know?
**[18:49] Stubborn**
We're here.
**[18:52] Frieren**
A priest and a warrior.
**[18:55] Frieren**
It's pretty old.
**[18:57] Fern**
They kind of look like Mr. Sein
and Mr. Gorilla.
**[19:01] Frieren**
I think I recognize the warrior.
**[19:06] Frieren**
It's Kraft.
**[19:08] Stark**
You're right.
**[19:10] Fern**
It looks just like him.
**[19:15] Frieren**
Shall we get started?
**[19:23] Frieren**
Sein?
**[19:24] Sein**
I see.
**[19:25] Sein**
So this person's name is Kraft.
**[19:29] Sein**
What about this one?
**[19:30] Frieren**
I don't know.
**[19:33] Sein**
I see.
**[19:38] (Flashback) Heiter**
What's this statue?
**[19:40] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
Don't they look just like us?
**[19:43] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
According to the chief,
they're ancient heroes.
**[19:47] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
But nobody even remembers their names.
**[19:50] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
We won't end up like that.
**[19:52] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
I refuse to be forgotten.
**[19:56] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
I'm going to become
an unforgettable hero like Himmel.
**[20:02] (Flashback) Heiter**
Even the greatest heroes
are forgotten someday.
**[20:07] (Flashback) Heiter**
Even Himmel, who defeated the
Demon King, will be no exception.
**[20:13] (Flashback) Young Sein**
I guess you're right. It's impossible.
**[20:21] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
You think I could get this big
if I worked out hard enough?
**[20:26] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
Gorilla Warrior.
**[20:28] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
From now on, that's my name.
**[20:33] (Flashback) Young Sein**
Why?
**[20:35] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
If I want to become an unforgettable hero,
then I need a memorable name.
**[20:43] (Flashback) Heiter**
You're right.
**[20:46] (Flashback) Heiter**
Then your name is Goatee Priest.
**[20:53] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
That's a great name.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'm sure a goatee would look good on you.
**[21:05] Sein**
We're finally done.
**[21:07] Sein**
That was a lot of work.
**[21:09] Frieren**
We could've used magic if it
were a bronze statue.
**[21:12] Stubborn**
I asked Gorilla to polish it, too,
**[21:16] Stubborn**
but he didn't do as good a job.
**[21:20] Sein**
His only strength is fighting.
**[21:23] Stubborn**
But his name sure was memorable.
**[21:29] Stubborn**
Gorilla talked about you a lot.
**[21:34] Stubborn**
He said the two of you would become heroes
whose names would be remembered forever.
**[22:00] Frieren**
Did you figure out where Gorilla went?
**[22:04] Sein**
Tür.
**[22:06] Sein**
It's a trading city in the middle
of the northern lands.
**[22:09] Frieren**
That's a long ways east from here.
**[22:12] Frieren**
It's in the opposite
direction from Äußerst.
**[22:15] Sein**
Yeah.
**[22:21] Sein**
What am I going to do?
**[23:56] Sein**
Join me in the other room, one at a time.
**[23:56] Villager**
Make yourselves at home.
**[23:57] Stark**
Yeah, it's all my fault.
**[23:58] Frieren**
Because mediating is a priest's job.
**[23:59] Heiter**
The medicine is ready.
**[24:00] Fern**
You're embarrassing me.
**[24:01] Himmel**
I'm pretty handsome when
I'm being considerate, aren't I?
**[24:02] Sein**
I guess it's not so bad.
***SIGN*** Episode 17
Take Care
**[24:04] Sein**
Take care, then.
# E17 - Take Care
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**[00:01] Sein**
But this is the goal of my journey.
**[00:05] Sein**
To reunite with my friend
who departed ten years ago.
**[00:16] Frieren**
Did you figure out where Gorilla went?
**[00:20] Sein**
Tür.
**[00:22] Sein**
It's a trading city in the middle
of the northern lands.
**[00:25] Frieren**
That's a long ways east from here.
**[00:28] Frieren**
It's in the opposite
direction from Äußerst.
**[00:32] Sein**
Yeah.
**[00:42] Sein**
Frieren, I came on this journey
to chase after Gorilla.
**[00:48] Frieren**
I know.
**[00:50] Fern**
The sun's about to set.
**[00:53] Fern**
Can't we wait until tomorrow
to make a decision?
**[00:58] Stark**
I asked the village to lend us a cabin.
**[01:01] Stark**
They said we can use it
however we want.
**[01:03] Frieren**
Thank you.
**[01:17] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[01:20] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[01:25] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:35] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[01:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:44] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[02:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[02:06] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[02:11] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[02:16] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[02:21] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[02:25] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[02:29] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 17: Take Care
**[02:56] Sein**
I got firewood.
**[02:58] Fern**
I bought ingredients for dinner.
**[03:05] Fern**
My hands are freezing.
**[03:06] Frieren**
It has gotten rather cold.
**[03:10] Frieren**
You're right.
**[03:11] Frieren**
Wow, this might be a new record.
**[03:18] Stark**
Let me see.
**[03:20] Stark**
You're right. They're really cold.
**[03:22] Frieren**
Right?
**[03:28] Stark**
Don't!
**[03:30] Frieren**
Isn't this a new record?
**[03:32] Stark**
Yeah. They're freezing.
**[03:34] Sein**
Ridiculous.
**[03:42] Fern**
It's snowing.
**[03:44] Fern**
Will we need to wait
for winter to pass again?
**[03:47] Frieren**
We won't be crossing any
steep mountains this time.
**[03:52] Frieren**
Unless there's a serious blizzard,
we'll be fine.
**[04:00] Fern**
It's blizzarding.
**[04:02] Sein**
It sure is.
**[04:03] Stark**
Yup.
**[04:05] Cabin Owner**
In this region, cold waves
last an entire month.
**[04:08] Cabin Owner**
I wouldn't recommend venturing far.
**[04:11] Cabin Owner**
You can keep using the cabin for a while.
**[04:18] Frieren**
What do you want to do, Sein?
Should we leave?
**[04:21] Sein**
Do you even need to ask?
**[04:23] Frieren**
So we're stuck here until
the cold wave passes.
**[04:26] Sein**
That's what it sounds like.
**[04:28] Frieren**
But there are bars and shops here, at least.
**[04:31] Frieren**
This cabin's nice and large, too.
**[04:33] Frieren**
It's a lot better than the mountain cabin
we stayed in before.
**[04:37] Frieren**
And most importantly, there's a magic shop
in this village run by a shady old man.
**[04:44] Frieren**
In my experience, shops like those
tend to have legendary-level spells.
**[04:50] Frieren**
Getting to take my time
exploring it is a big win.
**[04:54] Stark**
Legendary-level spells?
**[04:56] Stark**
What kinds have you encountered so far?
**[05:00] Frieren**
A spell to get rid of mold
and a spell to remove tough oil stains.
**[05:06] (Flashback) Fern**
Incredible.
**[05:08] Fern**
Those spells are so convenient,
they changed my world.
**[05:12] Sein**
They sound like a grandma's household wisdom.
**[05:15] Frieren**
In any case, the only thing
we can do now is wait.
**[05:18] Frieren**
We'll die if we underestimate
the winters of the northern lands.
**[05:23] Fern**
Mr. Stark *did* nearly die
in the Schwer Mountains.
**[05:28] Sein**
I'm from the northern lands.
**[05:31] Sein**
I know that much.
**[05:35] Sein**
Anyway, sounds like we'll be staying
together for a while longer.
**[06:09] Cabin Owner**
The cold wave should be ending soon.
**[06:12] Cabin Owner**
It won't be long before you adventurers
can finally continue on your journey.
**[06:15] Sein**
Yeah, you're right.
**[06:18] Sein**
Wait. Didn't we spend most of our time apart?
**[06:23] Frieren**
Sein.
**[06:25] Frieren**
Do you have a minute?
**[06:27] Sein**
What is it, Frieren?
**[06:29] Sein**
You don't often come to the tavern.
**[06:32] Frieren**
Stark and Fern are acting strange.
**[06:36] Frieren**
I think they're fighting.
Could you mediate?
**[06:39] Sein**
Sure, but why are you asking me?
**[06:43] Frieren**
Because mediating is a priest's job.
**[06:47] Sein**
Is it?
**[06:55] Sein**
What a sorry state of affairs.
**[06:57] Sein**
What happened here?
**[07:00] Fern**
It's Mr. Stark's fault.
**[07:03] Stark**
Yeah, it's all my fault.
**[07:07] Sein**
We won't get anywhere like this.
**[07:11] Sein**
Join me in the other room, one at a time.
**[07:24] Sein**
So, what happened?
**[07:28] Stark**
Remember how Fern touched my cheek
**[07:31] Stark**
with her cold hands when we
first arrived at the cabin?
**[07:34] Sein**
Yeah, I remember that.
**[07:37] Stark**
Today, when I paid her back in kind,
**[07:41] Stark**
she got upset.
**[07:43] Sein**
What are you, a child?
**[07:47] Sein**
Of course girls don't like it when
you put your hands on their face.
**[07:53] Sein**
Are you okay with leaving
things the way they are?
**[07:55] Stark**
I'd like to make up with her.
**[07:58] Sein**
Stark. Unlike me, you're good at heart.
**[08:03] Sein**
Be honest, and tell her how you feel.
**[08:05] Sein**
If you want to make up,
then you have to tell her that.
**[08:10] Sein**
Frieren won't mediate for you.
**[08:15] Stark**
I know. I'll apologize to Fern.
**[08:21] Sein**
Stark feels bad about what he did.
**[08:23] Sein**
He's just a kid. He didn't mean any harm.
**[08:27] Fern**
I know. I'm being stubborn.
**[08:32] Fern**
I'd like to apologize to him.
**[08:34] Fern**
It was my fault to begin with.
**[08:37] Fern**
I don't mind that he touched me.
**[08:40] Fern**
It's just... the arm he used to
restrain my shoulder was so strong.
**[08:48] Fern**
It scared me a little.
**[08:53] Sein**
Do you not like Stark?
**[08:56] Fern**
Why would you ask that?
**[08:58] Fern**
Is that how it seems to you?
**[09:00] Sein**
Then tell him you were scared and make up.
**[09:06] Fern**
Be gentler.
**[09:08] Stark**
I'm sorry.
**[09:14] Sein**
Just start dating already!
**[09:18] Frieren**
I'm not sure what happened,
but I think you're trying really hard, Sein.
**[09:23] Frieren**
Thanks for the help.
**[09:28] Sein**
Frieren, you're the only one
who praises me like I'm a kid.
**[09:33] Frieren**
But you *are* a kid.
**[09:36] Sein**
I guess it's not so bad.
**[09:42] Sein**
You know, I've been wondering.
**[09:46] Sein**
Why do you trouble yourself with me,
**[09:49] Sein**
like when you invited me to travel with you?
**[09:54] Frieren**
Maybe it really is a dislike of my own kind.
**[09:58] Frieren**
The way you refused to go on an adventure
**[10:00] Frieren**
reminded me of myself before
I left to defeat the Demon King.
**[10:04] Frieren**
It made me angry.
**[10:07] Sein**
That doesn't explain why you
concern yourself with me.
**[10:10] Frieren**
I think I wanted to give you a reason.
**[10:16] Sein**
What does that mean?
**[10:20] Frieren**
It's what Himmel the Hero would've done.
**[10:26] (Flashback) Himmel**
Take my hand, Frieren.
**[10:29] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'll be your reason to go on a journey.
**[10:37] Frieren**
They gave me the courage to travel
**[10:41] Frieren**
and taught me the joy
of spending time with friends.
**[10:46] Frieren**
Well, Sein?
**[10:47] Frieren**
Haven't you had fun?
**[10:51] Sein**
Yeah.
**[10:53] Sein**
This has been a lot of fun.
**[11:07] (Flashback) Young Gorilla**
I'm going to become
an unforgettable hero like Himmel.
**[11:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm talking about the present, Sein.
**[11:16] (Flashback) Heiter**
So I decided to trust her words.
**[11:22] (Flashback) Stubborn**
Gorilla talked about you a lot.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Stubborn**
He said the two of you would become heroes
whose names would be remembered forever.
**[11:56] Sein**
I've decided to go after Gorilla.
**[11:59] Sein**
I won't live with regrets anymore.
**[12:02] Frieren**
I know.
**[12:05] Sein**
Take care, then.
**[12:09] Frieren**
See you later.
**[12:12] Sein**
Later.
**[12:22] Stark**
Well, that was a quick goodbye.
**[12:25] Frieren**
Unlike you two, Sein is an adult.
**[12:28] Frieren**
I'm sure he'll be fine.
**[12:48] Sein**
It's so quiet traveling alone.
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Offen mountain range, located in the northern lands
**[13:15] Stark**
Huh?
**[13:16] Stark**
That's unusual. They're still asleep.
**[13:20] Stark**
We've been walking a lot recently.
**[13:22] Stark**
Maybe they're tired.
**[13:39] Stark**
Good enough.
**[13:42] Stark**
Hey, breakfast is ready. Get up.
**[13:49] Stark**
Fern?
**[13:55] Stark**
Frieren, wake up.
**[13:58] Frieren**
Just twelve more hours...
**[14:00] Stark**
You can't sleep that long.
**[14:03] Stark**
More importantly, Fern doesn't look well.
**[14:10] Stark**
Hey.
**[14:18] Frieren**
Don't.
**[14:22] Frieren**
You've got a fever.
**[14:25] Frieren**
You need to keep warm and rest.
**[14:29] Frieren**
Let's see...
**[14:36] Frieren**
Huh? That's odd.
**[14:38] Stark**
I brought water.
**[14:40] Frieren**
Found it.
**[14:41] Stark**
What is that?
**[14:43] Frieren**
Sein left us some notes on medicinal herbs.
**[14:47] Stark**
Sein did, huh?
**[14:49] Frieren**
I can use magic to identify her illness
and figure out which herbs to use.
**[14:54] Stark**
But I thought identifying illnesses
was magic of the Goddess.
**[14:58] Stark**
Didn't you say only the owner
of a holy scripture could cast it?
**[15:02] Frieren**
I've got a holy scripture.
**[15:05] Stark**
What?
**[15:10] Stark**
You're using it as a pot stand!
**[15:14] Frieren**
I'm not cut out to be a priest,
but even I can identify simple illnesses.
**[15:20] Frieren**
I can't identify complex ones, though.
**[15:22] Stark**
You sure you're okay?
**[15:26] Frieren**
Yeah. It's just a cold.
**[15:30] Frieren**
Which of the applicable herbs
are found in this region?
**[15:34] Frieren**
Come to think of it,
**[15:35] Frieren**
there's a place nearby where I once
gathered herbs with Himmel and the others.
**[15:40] Stark**
For now, let's head someplace
where we can get out of the cold.
**[15:44] Frieren**
You're right.
**[15:57] Villager**
Oh?
**[16:06] Stark**
You're a lifesaver.
**[16:08] Stark**
I didn't think anyone lived
this deep in the mountains.
**[16:12] Frieren**
There was a whole village here
when I stopped by before.
**[16:15] Villager**
That was decades ago.
**[16:18] Villager**
It was a prestigious village
once visited by the hero.
**[16:23] Villager**
Anyway, make yourselves at home.
**[16:27] Frieren**
Thank you.
**[16:29] Frieren**
By the way, isn't there an icicle
cherry blossom tree near here?
**[16:33] Villager**
Yes, north of here.
**[16:36] Villager**
It's a bit difficult to get there, though.
**[16:39] Frieren**
It's all right.
**[16:41] Frieren**
I've been here before.
**[16:45] Villager**
Well, I'll be working.
**[16:50] Frieren**
Wait here, Fern.
**[16:52] Frieren**
We'll gather the ingredients
we need for your medicine.
**[16:55] Stark**
You've been holding her hand
since we arrived.
**[16:58] Frieren**
Because she seems to be in pain.
**[17:00] Frieren**
When Fern has a cold,
holding her hand makes her feel better.
**[17:05] Frieren**
She's been that way since she was a child.
**[17:11] Frieren**
What's wrong?
**[17:13] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you're embarrassing me.
**[17:18] Frieren**
How?
**[17:20] Fern**
Don't treat me like a child.
**[17:27] Frieren**
I see. You're right.
**[17:33] Frieren**
In two years, she'll be a full-grown adult.
**[17:37] Frieren**
It wasn't long ago that
she only came up to here.
**[17:41] Frieren**
I was way taller than her.
**[17:44] Frieren**
But in the blink of an eye, she grew up.
**[17:47] Frieren**
In my mind, Fern is still a child.
**[17:52] Frieren**
I'll probably always think of her that way.
**[17:56] Stark**
Frieren...
**[17:59] Frieren**
We'd better hurry and get those herbs.
**[18:06] Stark**
Yeah.
**[18:31] Frieren**
We should be arriving at the
icicle cherry blossom tree soon.
**[18:34] Stark**
Is the icicle cherry blossom tree
the last ingredient we need for the medicine?
**[18:39] Frieren**
We'll actually be using the mushrooms
that grow at the base of the tree.
**[18:57] Frieren**
It's beautiful.
**[18:59] Frieren**
I wish we could've showed Fern.
**[19:02] Frieren**
It might be my favorite flower
that blooms in winter.
**[19:06] Frieren**
Be careful. The flowers are poisonous.
**[19:10] Stark**
Hey, why'd you hold Fern's hand?
**[19:15] Stark**
Normally you don't treat her
that much like a child.
**[19:18] Frieren**
I wasn't trying to treat her like a child.
**[19:22] Frieren**
I simply held her hand because
it looked like she was in pain.
**[19:27] Frieren**
It's the only way I know to relieve her pain.
**[19:33] Frieren**
What should I have done?
**[19:39] Stark**
I guess you just have to do
what you want to do.
**[19:43] Stark**
At least, that's what my master did.
**[19:47] Stark**
People probably need emotional support.
**[19:51] Stark**
Nobody dislikes receiving support.
**[20:01] (Flashback) Frieren**
What do you think you're doing?
**[20:03] (Flashback) Himmel**
You were moaning in your sleep.
**[20:06] (Flashback) Himmel**
We feel helpless when we're sick.
**[20:09] (Flashback) Himmel**
I lost my mother when I was young,
but she used to hold my hand like this.
**[20:15] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's strangely calming.
**[20:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
You mean when you were a child, right?
**[20:20] (Flashback) Himmel**
It's not just children who
need emotional support.
**[20:26] (Flashback) Himmel**
It doesn't bother you, does it?
**[20:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're right.
**[20:32] (Flashback) Frieren**
I guess it's not so bad.
**[20:35] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'm pretty handsome when
I'm being considerate, aren't I?
**[20:38] (Flashback) Frieren**
Please just be quiet.
**[20:41] (Flashback) Heiter**
The medicine is ready.
**[20:47] Stark**
Fern was probably embarrassed
because I was there.
**[20:52] Stark**
Nobody likes to be seen acting
like a pampered child.
**[20:58] Frieren**
Thank you, Stark.
**[21:01] Frieren**
I'll try doing what I want to do.
**[21:05] Frieren**
To thank you, I'll hold your hand
when you get sick.
**[21:09] Stark**
Don't. It's embarrassing.
**[21:13] Frieren**
Okay, let's gather some mushrooms.
**[21:17] Frieren**
Hup.
**[21:19] Stark**
They're bigger than I expected! Scary!
**[21:22] Frieren**
Now we just add the other ingredients...
**[21:26] Frieren**
And mix very, very well.
**[21:29] Stark**
You're like a witch! Really scary!
**[21:33] Frieren**
Open your mouth, Fern.
**[21:45] Villager**
You're good at that. Thanks for the help.
**[21:49] Stark**
You think so?
**[21:51] Frieren**
It's all right. You'll feel better soon.
**[21:56] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, I'm not a child anymore.
**[22:00] Frieren**
I know.
**[22:02] Frieren**
I know that.
**[22:14] Villager**
Take care of yourselves!
**[22:18] Fern**
Thank you so much!
**[22:21] Stark**
You're looking a lot better.
**[22:25] Fern**
I have the two of you and
Mr. Sein's notes to thank for that.
**[22:30] Fern**
The owner of that home was very kind, too.
**[22:36] Frieren**
Okay.
**[22:38] Frieren**
Our destination is Äußerst, the city of magic.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Lernen**
Could I take a look at that?
**[24:20] Lawine**
Try it.
**[24:21] Übel**
Maybe I'll take a break.
**[24:22] Falsch**
This year's test-takers
seem rather exceptional.
**[24:22] Kanne**
You wanna fight, huh?
**[24:24] Fern**
I can't do this alone.
**[24:24] Kraft**
You have the eyes of a killer.
**[24:25] Frieren**
Don't call me an old mage.
**[24:26] Kanne**
Dunno.
**[24:27] Genau**
The first-class mage exam will now begin.
***SIGN*** Episode 18
First-Class Mage Exam
# E18 - First-Class Mage Exam
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**[00:09] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:13] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[00:17] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[00:28] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[00:31] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[00:36] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[00:49] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[00:54] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[00:58] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:03] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:08] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:13] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[01:17] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[01:21] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 18: First-Class Mage Exam
**[01:34] Stark**
So that's the largest magical city
in the northern lands, Äußerst.
***SIGN*** 29 years after the death of Himmel the Hero,
in the Kühl region, located in the northern lands
**[01:39] Frieren**
We're still a long ways away.
**[01:41] Frieren**
We'll need to hitch a ride on
a carriage on our way there.
**[01:46] Fern**
Once you get your first-class
mage certification there,
**[01:49] Fern**
we'll be able to enter the Northern Plateau.
**[01:52] Frieren**
I don't think I have to be
the one to get certified.
**[01:56] Frieren**
I won't be able to use it for long, anyway.
**[01:59] Frieren**
You should get certified, Fern.
**[02:01] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, don't you know?
**[02:04] Fern**
Only a handful of the most skilled mages
have ever gained a first-class certification.
**[02:12] Fern**
I certainly couldn't manage it.
**[02:14] Frieren**
Oh, really?
**[02:17] Fern**
You don't seem interested.
**[02:20] Stark**
It's a bit late to ask,
**[02:21] Stark**
but why do we need to be accompanied
**[02:24] Stark**
by a crazy-powerful mage to enter
the Northern Plateau, anyway?
**[02:27] Frieren**
The Northern Plateau has long been inhabited
**[02:29] Frieren**
by many cunning, magic-using
monsters like the Einsam.
**[02:34] Frieren**
It's a dangerous region that you once couldn't
cross without a priest and a skilled mage.
**[02:39] Frieren**
That said, if someone as valuable
**[02:41] Frieren**
as a skilled mage is required
to travel through the area,
**[02:45] Frieren**
something pretty serious must be
happening on the Northern Plateau.
**[02:51] Frieren**
We'll look into the exam
once we arrive in Äußerst.
**[02:55] Frieren**
According to Fern, there's a combat test.
**[02:59] Frieren**
I'll need to come up with a strategy.
**[03:01] Fern**
Aren't you powerful enough to
easily handle any kind of test?
**[03:06] Fern**
Even when you're suppressing your mana,
**[03:08] Fern**
you still produce as much
as an experienced old mage.
**[03:12] Frieren**
Don't call me an old mage.
**[03:15] Stark**
Now she's sulking.
**[03:17] Stark**
Don't you think calling her
an old mage was a bit mean?
**[03:20] Fern**
I'm sorry.
**[03:22] Frieren**
I haven't forgotten that you
called me an old hag, Stark.
**[03:26] Stark**
How long ago was that?
**[03:29] Frieren**
Forget it. I'm going to sleep.
**[03:30] Frieren**
Wake me when we get to Äußerst.
**[03:34] Fern**
Sheesh.
**[03:38] Frieren**
Actually, never mind.
**[03:40] Stark**
What's wrong?
**[03:42] Frieren**
I could only see half the sky.
**[03:46] Stark**
What?
**[03:48] Frieren**
Just so you know, Fern,
**[03:50] Frieren**
mana isn't the only factor that
determines a mage's strength.
**[03:54] Frieren**
Technique, experience, the spells
they use, their control...
**[03:58] Frieren**
There's effort and tenacity, too.
**[04:00] Stark**
Some of those sound more like warrior traits.
**[04:03] Frieren**
Finally, there's talent.
**[04:06] Frieren**
In my life, I've lost eleven times to
mages who had less mana than me.
**[04:13] Frieren**
Four of them were demons.
**[04:16] Fern**
Qual was one of them.
**[04:19] Frieren**
One was an elf like me,
**[04:22] Frieren**
and the remaining six were humans.
**[04:27] Übel**
The graf's city should be
coming into view soon.
***SIGN*** In the frontier of Graf Granat's domain,
located in the northern lands
**[04:31] Übel**
The road to Äußerst is steep.
**[04:35] Übel**
Maybe I'll take a break.
**[04:40] Bandit A**
That's a nice staff you've got there, miss.
**[04:45] Übel**
What's this? More bandits?
**[04:49] Übel**
We're finally enjoying peace now
that Aura has been defeated, too.
**[04:53] Übel**
But now we're seeing more of these types.
**[04:56] Bandit A**
Who told you to speak?
**[04:58] Bandit A**
Gather your things and—
**[05:06] Bandit B**
Bastard.
**[05:16] Kraft**
If you value your lives,
then leave this place.
**[05:21] Bandit A**
Let's go.
**[05:24] Übel**
Thanks for saving me.
**[05:28] Übel**
I'm Übel the Mage.
**[05:31] Kraft**
Kraft the Monk.
**[05:33] Übel**
Huh? Are you an elf?
**[05:35] Übel**
How unusual. This is my
first time seeing one.
**[05:39] Kraft**
You have the eyes of a killer.
**[05:45] Kraft**
I didn't rescue you.
**[05:48] Kraft**
I found the torn-up bodies
of bandits in the woods nearby.
**[05:52] Kraft**
They'd been killed by a mage.
**[05:55] Kraft**
A tremendously skilled one, no less.
**[05:58] Übel**
Oh, yeah?
**[06:01] Übel**
Did you come to lecture me?
**[06:05] Kraft**
No. I'm an adventurer, too.
**[06:07] Kraft**
I'm not so hard-headed as to criticize
someone for killing in self-defense.
**[06:12] Kraft**
I was simply saving the lives
I saw in front of me.
**[06:16] Übel**
You're a shrewd old man. You're no fun.
**[06:19] Kraft**
Are you headed to Äußerst?
**[06:22] Übel**
Yeah. I'm going to take
the first-class mage exam.
**[06:27] Kraft**
Frieren said the same thing.
**[06:32] Kraft**
I look forward to hearing about her
adventures when I see her next.
***SIGN*** Continental Magic Association,
Northern Branch
**[06:37] Clerk**
The exam will take place
two months from now.
**[06:40] Clerk**
Keep in mind that the first-class mage exam
is administered once every three years.
**[06:45] Clerk**
Also, a fifth-class mage or higher
certification is required to take the exam.
**[06:53] Frieren**
Fern, it's all up to you.
**[06:57] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, I can't do this alone.
**[07:00] Frieren**
Sure you can.
**[07:02] Fern**
What are we going to do if I fail?
**[07:04] Fern**
The first-class mage exam is only
held once every three years.
**[07:07] Frieren**
We'll either hire a first-class mage
or travel by sea.
**[07:11] Fern**
That would be incredibly expensive.
**[07:14] Fern**
We won't be able to afford snacks anymore.
**[07:20] Frieren**
But I'm uncertified.
**[07:26] Frieren**
My holy emblem won't work, will it?
**[07:30] Fern**
Again, what is that antique?
**[07:34] Lernen**
Hey, you.
**[07:37] Lernen**
Could I take a look at that?
**[07:45] Lernen**
Are you planning to take
the first-class mage exam?
**[07:52] Frieren**
Looks like I get to take the exam.
**[07:55] Frieren**
I'm surprised there's anyone around
who still knows what this is.
**[07:58] Fern**
Is that thing impressive?
**[08:02] Frieren**
It's supposed to be.
**[08:06] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, you're not part
of a magic guild, are you?
**[08:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
The organizations that manage
magic change all the time.
**[08:14] (Flashback) Frieren**
I can't be bothered to join every one.
**[08:17] (Flashback) Himmel**
Huh.
**[08:20] (Flashback) Frieren**
Besides, I have this.
**[08:22] (Flashback) Frieren**
A holy emblem. Pretty impressive, right?
**[08:27] (Flashback) Himmel**
What's this rusty necklace? Any clue?
**[08:30] (Flashback) Heiter**
None at all.
**[08:37] (Flashback) Frieren**
I see.
**[08:40] (Flashback) Frieren**
But this is the only thing
that proves I'm a mage.
**[08:46] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, it's true that we
don't recognize that necklace.
**[08:51] (Flashback) Himmel**
But we know you're an incredible mage.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Himmel**
Isn't that enough?
**[09:00] (Flashback) Frieren**
But you'll die so soon.
**[09:09] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[09:11] Fern**
We know you're an incredible mage.
**[09:22] Frieren**
You're right.
**[09:26] Frieren**
According to the Continental
Magic Association's regulations,
**[09:29] Frieren**
a person becomes a proper mage
once they've achieved at least fifth class.
**[09:35] Frieren**
Fern, why did you get a
third-class certification?
**[09:38] Fern**
Because it had the soonest
available testing date.
**[09:42] Frieren**
There are 600 mages who
are at least fifth class.
**[09:46] Frieren**
Even when you include apprentices from sixth
to ninth class, there are 2,000 mages total.
**[09:51] Frieren**
Among them, 45 are first class.
**[09:54] Frieren**
The first-class exam is held
once every three years
**[09:57] Frieren**
at the northern branch in Äußerst and the
headquarters in the holy city of Strahl.
**[10:03] Frieren**
Many years, no one passes the test at all.
**[10:06] Frieren**
Some test-takers are expected
to be injured or die.
**[10:09] Frieren**
It seems moderately challenging.
**[10:12] Frieren**
Either way, there are a lot
fewer mages these days.
**[10:16] Fern**
There used to be more?
**[10:19] Frieren**
A century ago, when the Demon King's
attacks intensified,
**[10:22] Frieren**
you could expect to encounter at least
one mage while walking around town.
**[10:27] Frieren**
These days, you hardly see
them outside magic cities.
**[10:32] Frieren**
Let's train thoroughly to prepare
for the exam in two months.
**[11:08] Genau**
The first-class mage exam will now begin.
***SIGN*** First Test Proctor
***SIGN*** Genau, First-Class Mage
**[11:13] Genau**
The first-class mage
certification is granted only
**[11:14] Falsch**
This year's test-takers
seem rather exceptional.
**[11:17] Falsch**
Wirbel, second-class mage and
captain of the Northern Magic Corps
**[11:18] Genau**
to the most exceptionally
talented and powerful mages.
**[11:21] Genau**
Only a few mages are granted the title.
**[11:21] Falsch**
that has fought against the remnants
of the Demon King's forces for years.
**[11:24] Genau**
Naturally, the exam is quite dangerous,
**[11:26] Falsch**
Denken, the crafty old
second-class mage who won
**[11:27] Genau**
but the Association will not intervene
regardless of what happens to you.
**[11:31] Falsch**
a bloody struggle for power
to become an imperial mage.
**[11:37] Falsch**
Fern, the youngest mage to ever receive
a third-class certification with top marks.
**[11:44] Falsch**
Of course, there are some
problem children as well.
**[11:47] Falsch**
Übel, the third-class mage who failed
the second-class exam two years ago
**[11:52] Falsch**
when she killed the first-class mage
who proctored it.
**[11:58] Falsch**
Who else looks promising?
**[12:02] Falsch**
I see someone radiating the mana
of an experienced old mage.
**[12:08] Falsch**
Who is that?
**[12:09] Sense**
I don't know.
**[12:10] Genau**
I will now announce the content
of the first test in this exam.
**[12:15] Genau**
You will be tested as parties.
**[12:16] Genau**
The 57 exam-takers will split into teams
of three for the first test.
**[12:24] Genau**
We will now assign parties.
**[12:28] Frieren**
*Bracelets, huh?*
**[12:31] Frieren**
* They have numbers on them.*
* I must be in the 2nd party.*
**[12:36] Frieren**
* Imbuing it with mana allows me to locate*
* the bracelets belonging to my party members.*
**[12:40] Frieren**
* So this is how we identify*
* our party members.*
**[12:44] Frieren**
*Either way, this is interesting.*
**[12:47] Frieren**
*Setting aside normal party compositions,*
**[12:49] Frieren**
* these improvised parties of magical*
* miscreants will struggle to work together.*
**[12:57] Frieren**
*First impressions are important here.*
**[13:00] Frieren**
*I should be careful not to make waves.*
**[13:03] Frieren**
* I sense my party members'*
* bracelets around here.*
**[13:07] Kanne**
Ow, ow, ow!
**[13:09] Kanne**
You're gonna rip them off!
**[13:10] Kanne**
You can't be serious! I'll kill you!
**[13:13] Lawine**
Try it.
**[13:16] Frieren**
*They're already fighting.*
**[13:23] Übel**
Nice to meet you.
**[13:26] Fern**
It's nice to meet you.
***SIGN*** At the site of the first test, in Grobe Basin,
located in the northern lands
**[13:31] Genau**
Allow me to explain the specific
rules of the first test.
**[13:36] Genau**
Small birds known as Stille
live within the testing area.
**[13:40] Genau**
Each party has been given one cage.
**[13:44] Genau**
There are two conditions you must
fulfill to pass the first test.
**[13:48] Genau**
First, by sunset tomorrow,
have a cage containing a Stille,
**[13:52] Kanne**
Stay away from me!
**[13:53] Genau**
and second, have all of your party
members present at that time.
**[13:57] Genau**
You are mostly free to do as you wish,
**[14:00] Genau**
but if anyone leaves the testing area,
**[14:04] Genau**
their entire party will fail the test.
**[14:08] Lawine**
They say that like there isn't a barrier
around the testing area
**[14:12] Lawine**
that won't let so much as
a speck of dust through.
**[14:14] Kanne**
It's not like we *can* get out.
**[14:17] Frieren**
So they're actually listening
to the explanation.
**[14:20] Genau**
The first test begins now.
**[14:23] Kanne**
We should start by coming up with a plan!
**[14:26] Lawine**
Are you stupid?
**[14:27] Lawine**
We can't come up with a plan
if we can't even find them!
**[14:31] Frieren**
They're still fighting.
**[14:34] Frieren**
Why don't we introduce
ourselves while we walk?
**[14:40] Frieren**
Also, use rock-paper-scissors to
decide who will carry the cage.
**[14:50] Frieren**
I'm Frieren. Nice to meet you.
**[14:53] Lawine**
I'm Lawine, a third-class mage.
**[14:56] Kanne**
I'm Kanne, also a third-class mage.
**[14:59] Kanne**
Lawine and I go way back.
**[15:01] Kanne**
We graduated from the same magic school.
**[15:04] Frieren**
Do you two know anything about the Stille?
**[15:07] Lawine**
No.
**[15:08] Kanne**
Nope.
**[15:09] Frieren**
I do, but I've never seen
one in person before.
**[15:13] Freiren**
Let's start by finding a
Stille and observing it.
**[15:38] Kanne**
I'm tired.
**[15:40] Lawine**
You're so undisciplined.
**[15:42] Frieren**
Shall we take a break?
**[15:47] Lawine**
I can keep moving. I'll go ahead
and check things out.
**[15:50] Kanne**
It's safer to stay together.
**[15:52] Lawine**
Oh, shut up. That's so inefficient.
**[15:57] Frieren**
Lawine, are you strong?
**[15:59] Lawine**
Stronger than her.
**[16:00] Kanne**
You wanna fight, huh?
**[16:02] Frieren**
And compared to me?
**[16:05] Lawine**
I wouldn't want to fight you.
**[16:08] Frieren**
I see.
**[16:10] Frieren**
Fine. Go check things out.
**[16:12] Frieren**
Come back if it gets too dangerous.
**[16:15] Lawine**
Okay.
**[16:16] Frieren**
And watch the skies.
**[16:19] Lawine**
I know.
**[16:23] Frieren**
*I wonder if our party will be okay.*
**[16:26] Kanne**
Frieren, you're like a teacher.
**[16:29] Kanne**
You'd make a good leader.
**[16:31] Frieren**
It's because you two keep fighting.
**[16:34] Frieren**
I don't want to lead.
**[16:36] Kanne**
Sorry. We've always been like this.
**[16:41] Kanne**
By the way, what did you mean
when you said to watch the skies?
**[16:44] Frieren**
I meant exactly what I said.
**[16:47] Frieren**
Do you struggle to detect mana?
**[16:50] Kanne**
Why?
**[16:51] Lawine**
Hey.
**[16:53] Frieren**
That was quick.
**[16:55] Lawine**
I found a Stille.
**[16:59] Frieren**
Nicely done, Lawine. Now watch it closely.
**[17:08] Frieren**
I told you to observe.
**[17:11] Frieren**
It's going to run away.
**[17:12] Lawine**
I don't think so. Nice work, Kanne.
**[17:20] Frieren**
Huh. Not bad.
**[17:24] Frieren**
But you should probably get down.
**[17:26] Lawine**
What? Why?
**[17:33] Frieren**
Stille are incredibly tough.
**[17:36] Frieren**
Their top speed is faster
than the speed of sound.
**[17:39] Frieren**
Trying to restrain one
like that is pointless.
**[17:42] Lawine**
Seriously? It's already gone.
**[17:45] Kanne**
That was close.
**[17:46] Frieren**
Capturing one will require
careful observation.
**[17:50] Frieren**
We'll use this entire day
for Stille observation.
**[17:54] Frieren**
* Kanne controlled the water,*
* and Lawine froze it.*
**[17:59] Frieren**
*Their timing was perfectly coordinated.*
**[18:02] Frieren**
*Their teamwork is superb.*
**[18:04] Frieren**
* It's not something you*
* could achieve overnight.*
**[18:07] Frieren**
* I was worried for a while there,*
* but this might actually work.*
**[18:11] Lawine**
Let's go after it.
**[18:14] Kanne**
We should search around the lake instead.
**[18:16] Lawine**
Why? We should go sooner rather than later.
**[18:17] Frieren**
*Nope. They're fighting again.*
**[18:50] Kanne**
I hear something. Huh?
**[18:55] Kanne**
Frieren's missing.
**[19:01] Kanne**
It's faint, but that's the sound of rain.
**[19:11] Kanne**
But it's not raining, so why...?
**[19:14] Kanne**
Oh, I see.
**[19:17] Kanne**
Does that mean...?
**[19:23] Kanne**
A monster!
**[19:33] Kanne**
My staff...
**[19:39] Kanne**
Lawine!
**[19:51] Frieren**
I told you to watch the skies.
**[20:04] Frieren**
Have you calmed down?
**[20:06] Kanne**
Yeah.
**[20:08] Frieren**
You called Lawine's name.
**[20:12] Frieren**
But you don't like Lawine, do you?
**[20:16] Kanne**
No, I don't.
**[20:18] Frieren**
Right? So how do you two
work together so well?
**[20:23] Frieren**
It's strange.
**[20:26] Kanne**
I'm surprisingly craven.
**[20:29] Kanne**
I often fail to act during critical moments.
**[20:36] Kanne**
It happened when I cast
my first flying spell, too.
**[20:42] (Flashback) Lawine**
The ones who already left
are already so far away.
**[20:47] (Flashback) Lawine**
You'll have water beneath you,
so it's not like you'll die.
**[20:50] (Flashback) Lawine**
If you don't have the courage
to do it, want me to kick you?
**[20:53] (Flashback) Kanne**
I hate you, Lawine.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Lawine**
I know.
**[20:58] (Flashback) Kanne**
You're always so mean to me.
**[21:01] (Flashback) Kanne**
I'm the kind of person who
grows with praise, you know.
**[21:05] (Flashback) Lawine**
You're joking, right?
**[21:07] (Flashback) Lawine**
This is what happens when you grow up
babied by a kind mommy and daddy.
**[21:12] (Flashback) Lawine**
If it'll help you fly,
I'll be as nice as you want.
**[21:17] (Flashback) Kanne**
Then name my strengths.
**[21:19] (Flashback) Lawine**
Are you for real?
**[21:27] (Flashback) Lawine**
You try really hard even
though you're a coward.
**[21:31] (Flashback) Kanne**
What?
**[21:33] (Flashback) Lawine**
That's your strength.
**[21:38] (Flashback) Kanne**
Tell me more.
**[21:39] (Flashback) Lawine**
What? Why?
**[21:43] (Flashback) Lawine**
You work really hard in secret.
**[21:46] (Flashback) Lawine**
You're considerate and pay attention
to your surroundings.
**[21:50] (Flashback) Kanne**
More.
**[21:55] (Flashback) Lawine**
You're cute when you smile.
**[21:58] (Flashback) Kanne**
What? Ew.
**[22:06] (Flashback) Kanne**
That was close.
**[22:09] (Flashback) Lawine**
So you can fly after all.
**[22:11] (Flashback) Lawine**
I'm done being kind to you.
**[22:15] Kanne**
Lawine is rough, but she
pulls me along with her.
**[22:20] Kanne**
Because of her, I realized
I can manage most things
**[22:23] Kanne**
if I just go for it, even if I'm scared.
**[22:28] Kanne**
By the way, Frieren...
**[22:32] Kanne**
I noticed something interesting.
**[22:40] Kanne**
Do you think this could be useful?
**[22:44] Frieren**
I see.
**[22:45] Frieren**
We might be able to capture
a Stille easily after all.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Laufen**
It's strange.
**[24:20] Lawine**
Let's do this.
**[24:21] Land**
Why are you so relaxed?
**[24:22] Richter**
They're inexperienced.
**[24:22] Frieren**
Someone's detected us.
**[24:23] Übel**
It's time to fight other mages.
**[24:24] Kanne**
Shut up.
**[24:24] Wirbel**
Then there's no need for words.
**[24:25] Denken**
The 2nd party has a well-laid plan.
***SIGN*** Episode 19
Well-Laid Plans
# E19 - Well-Laid Plans
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**[00:02] Genau**
The first-class mage exam will now begin.
**[00:08] Genau**
You will be tested as parties.
**[00:09] Genau**
The 57 exam-takers will split into teams
of three for the first test.
**[00:26] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[00:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[00:45] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[00:48] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[00:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:06] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:11] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:15] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:20] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:25] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[01:38] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 19: Well-Laid Plans
**[01:57] Lawine**
See? I knew you could do it.
**[02:00] Kanne**
You think so?
**[02:03] (Flashback) Kanne**
Lawine is rough, but she
pulls me along with her.
**[02:10] (Flashback) Himmel**
Our first battle against a dragon is tomorrow.
**[02:15] (Flashback) Himmel**
Are you scared, Eisen?
**[02:17] (Flashback) Himmel**
You're shaking.
**[02:19] (Flashback) Eisen**
Yeah.
**[02:20] (Flashback) Himmel**
I see. In that case...
**[02:23] (Flashback) Himmel**
Wait, what? You're scared?
**[02:25] (Flashback) Eisen**
Yeah.
**[02:29] (Flashback) Himmel**
I see. I'm scared, too.
**[02:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
What kind of conversation is this?
**[02:37] (Flashback) Himmel**
I thought I'd copy other adventurers
and inspire you, but...
**[02:41] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'm sorry. It doesn't seem to have worked.
**[02:45] (Flashback) Eisen**
No. Thanks to you, I'm no longer tense.
**[02:48] (Flashback) Heiter**
Himmel, just be yourself.
**[02:51] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'm sure this sort of thing
differs from party to party.
**[02:57] (Flashback) Himmel**
You're right.
**[03:04] Frieren**
I see. It really does differ
from party to party.
**[03:15] Fern**
We finally caught a Stille.
**[03:18] Fern**
Now we don't have to worry.
**[03:21] Land**
Why are you so relaxed?
**[03:24] Übel**
The hard part's still to come.
**[03:27] Land**
We have to keep our Stille
from being stolen by other parties.
**[03:33] Übel**
It's time to fight other mages.
**[03:40] Frieren**
Let's review what we learned
from observing the Stille.
**[03:45] Kanne**
First, like Frieren said, those birds
fly faster than the speed of sound.
**[03:55] Kanne**
We could never catch up to it at that speed.
**[03:59] Kanne**
Furthermore, they're as tough as dragons.
**[04:01] Kanne**
Common attack spells have no effect,
and they break free of most restraints.
**[04:06] Lawine**
On top of that, they're sensitive to mana.
**[04:10] Lawine**
Even when we suppress our mana to
approach one, it quickly flies away.
**[04:22] Lawine**
The biggest problem of all is because the
Stille themselves have practically no mana,
**[04:27] Lawine**
we can't find them using mana detection.
**[04:30] Lawine**
Because of that, we have
no idea where they are now.
**[04:33] Lawine**
We don't know how many there are either.
**[04:35] Kanne**
The only ones we ever spotted were
those three yesterday morning.
**[04:40] Kanne**
They're probably being cautious because
the test-takers are searching for them.
**[04:44] Kanne**
Worst case, they might
never show themselves again.
**[04:47] Lawine**
And even if we do find one,
we have no idea how to catch it.
**[04:52] Frieren**
Don't worry about that.
**[04:55] Frieren**
Last night I experimented with a spell
that might be useful for catching a Stille.
**[05:01] Kanne**
I remember you going out.
**[05:04] Kanne**
What kind of spell is it?
**[05:05] Frieren**
I already showed you, Kanne.
**[05:09] Frieren**
A spell that captures a bird.
**[05:12] Frieren**
It's a folk spell developed by
a tribe of hunters during an era
**[05:17] Frieren**
when mages and magic were far more common.
**[05:22] Kanne**
Come to think of it, you did use
a spell to restrain that creature.
**[05:25] Kanne**
But wasn't that a monster and not a bird?
**[05:28] Frieren**
It's folk magic, after all.
**[05:30] Frieren**
It appears it can be used to capture
anything that broadly resembles a bird.
**[05:34] Frieren**
It's a powerful binding spell.
**[05:37] Frieren**
I think it'll probably work on the Stille.
**[05:39] Lawine**
Why didn't you say so earlier?
**[05:42] Lawine**
We could've caught one yesterday
if we'd used that.
**[05:45] Frieren**
Actually, we couldn't have.
**[05:49] Frieren**
That spell's range is 50 centimeters.
**[05:52] Frieren**
You have to get that close to use it.
**[05:55] Lawine**
Fifty centimeters?
**[05:57] Lawine**
How close have we gotten so far?
**[05:59] Kanne**
Three meters was the closest.
**[06:02] Kanne**
Not only that, but they noticed us
by the time we got within 20 meters of them.
**[06:07] Frieren**
So we're one step short
of meeting the requirements.
**[06:10] Lawine**
That's one huge step.
**[06:13] Frieren**
Just to confirm, it's difficult for you two
to stop the Stille with your magic, right?
**[06:18] Lawine**
It'd probably work if we could freeze one,
**[06:21] Lawine**
but they're sensitive to mana, tough,
and resistant to freezing.
**[06:25] Lawine**
It'd probably escape before
we could fix it in place.
**[06:28] Kanne**
I bet we could easily stop one with my magic
if we had access to a ton of water.
**[06:35] Kanne**
But my magic only allows me to control water.
**[06:39] Kanne**
I can't create it out of nothing.
**[06:43] Kanne**
So I can't use it unless
there's water present,
**[06:46] Kanne**
and mana struggles to penetrate
large bodies of water.
**[06:49] Kanne**
I'd probably have to infuse it
with my mana beforehand.
**[06:52] Kanne**
I can quickly take control of even large
amounts of water if it's scattered, like rain.
**[06:58] Kanne**
But if I infused water with mana, the mana-
sensitive Stille would definitely stay away.
**[07:05] Frieren**
Stay away?
**[07:07] Frieren**
I see. They'd stay away.
**[07:11] Frieren**
This plan might work.
**[07:33] Lawine**
It's not bad, but it's risky.
**[07:37] Lawine**
We'd be picking a fight
with all the other teams.
**[07:40] Kanne**
But I doubt we'll catch one otherwise.
**[07:46] Kanne**
Are you scared, Lawine?
**[07:52] Kanne**
Ow, ow, ow! You're gonna rip them off!
**[07:57] Lawine**
Fine.
**[07:58] Lawine**
Let's do this.
***SIGN*** 4th Party
Land, Second-Class Mage
**[08:04] Land**
For now, let's hide until the test is over.
***SIGN*** 4th Party
Übel, Third-Class Mage
**[08:09] Übel**
What? That's no fun.
**[08:11] Übel**
We're mages. We should fight openly.
***SIGN*** 4th Party
Fern, Third-Class Mage
**[08:14] Land**
Mages also avoid unnecessary fighting.
**[08:22] Land**
But first, we should get water.
**[08:25] Land**
I think there was a lake
in the middle of the area.
**[08:32] Land**
Either way, I'm glad
we caught a Stille so quickly.
**[08:37] Land**
If we can remain hidden until sunset,
we'll pass the first test.
**[08:43] Land**
What is it?
**[08:44] Übel**
Looks like it won't be that easy.
**[08:47] Übel**
I thought this was a road,
but it's actually a dry riverbed.
**[08:53] Übel**
Not only that, but I saw similar
terrain in a few other places.
**[08:57] Fern**
Isn't there a barrier around the testing area?
**[09:01] Land**
Yeah. That's standard for tests.
**[09:05] Land**
They're powerful physical barriers
that keep out even specks of dust.
**[09:09] Fern**
Do they block water, too?
**[09:12] Land**
Oh.
**[09:13] Übel**
Judging by the dryness,
the barrier was erected over a week ago.
**[09:18] Fern**
Then most of the water will have collected
in the lake in the middle of the valley.
**[09:24] Fern**
Since the test-takers are living creatures,
**[09:27] Fern**
we need some amount of water to stay active.
**[09:30] Land**
That doesn't guarantee test-takers
would gather around the lake.
**[09:35] Fern**
You're right.
**[09:37] Fern**
We can carry water with us.
**[09:39] Fern**
But the Stille, which are
also living creatures, cannot.
**[09:43] Land**
I see. And those who have realized that
**[09:47] Land**
will be waiting around the lake,
the largest body of water in the area.
**[09:53] Land**
Okay, I've made my decision.
We'll give up on finding water.
**[09:56] Übel**
That'll be tough. I'm already parched.
**[10:01] Land**
I'm sure we can find a small pond.
**[10:04] Übel**
Is that sanitary?
**[10:06] Fern**
Perhaps if we boil it.
***SIGN*** 8th Party
Scharf, Third-Class Mage
***SIGN*** 8th Party
Ehre, Second-Class Mage
***SIGN*** 8th Party
Wirbel, Second-Class Mage
**[10:41] Wirbel**
What a pain in the ass.
I was shooting to kill.
**[10:46] Wirbel**
You're quick enough to react to that?
**[10:50] Wirbel**
Well, whatever.
Leave the cage with the Stille.
**[10:54] Übel**
And if we refuse?
**[10:56] Wirbel**
Then there's no need for words.
**[11:08] Fern**
*The lake is that way.*
**[11:34] Test-Taker A**
They froze the lake.
**[11:36] Blei**
Seriously? What are they doing?
**[11:38] Edel**
This isn't funny.
**[11:40] Wirbel**
That's the mana of one of
the 2nd party's members.
**[11:43] Wirbel**
What are they thinking?
**[11:46] Wirbel**
Are they trying to antagonize
all the other parties?
**[11:56] Edel**
What are you doing?
**[11:58] Edel**
Hurry up and melt it!
**[12:02] Richter**
Denken, what should we do?
**[12:05] Denken**
It's a waste of time and effort.
***SIGN*** 13th Party
Denken, Second-Class Mage
**[12:08] Denken**
There's no point in melting it now.
***SIGN*** 13th Party
Richter, Second-Class Mage
**[12:11] Denken**
After that showy display of magic,
the Stille won't come near this lake again.
***SIGN*** 13th Party
Laufen, Third-Class Mage
**[12:17] Denken**
We'll steal our Stille from the 2nd party.
**[12:21] Denken**
If they went this wild,
they must have a plan to catch one.
**[12:48] Fern**
*Ms. Frieren, what are you doing?*
**[13:00] Land**
Let's scatter for now.
**[13:07] Edel**
We have to melt the frozen lake quickly!
**[13:10] Denken**
Those fools.
**[13:12] Denken**
Using that much magic to melt the ice
will make the lake truly useless.
**[13:21] Denken**
The Stille won't come near here again.
**[13:24] Party B**
Let's go.
**[13:25] Mob 2**
Yeah.
**[13:25] Mob 3**
That way!
**[13:26] Denken**
Those who realized that are searching
for other watering holes,
**[13:31] Denken**
but their mana detection is inadequate.
**[13:33] Denken**
They won't be able to handle airborne threats.
**[13:36] Richter**
They're inexperienced.
**[13:38] Test-Taker B**
Apparently the 2nd party froze the lake.
**[13:41] Test-Taker C**
Are they trying to ruin the test?
**[13:43] Denken**
Ruin it? No.
**[13:46] Denken**
The 2nd party has a well-laid plan.
**[13:50] Denken**
Until we unravel it, we won't get anywhere.
**[14:18] Denken**
Monsters got them.
**[14:29] Denken**
They're already dead.
**[14:33] Denken**
Let's go.
**[14:34] Laufen**
Sir, let's at least take them down.
**[14:38] Denken**
You can see them, can't you?
**[14:41] Denken**
They're circling above.
**[14:44] Denken**
Not just one or two of them either.
**[14:47] Denken**
There's magic on those corpses.
**[14:50] Denken**
They'll detect you
if you try to take them down.
**[14:53] Denken**
Geisel. That's how they lure
and hunt their next prey.
**[14:59] Denken**
This party fell for their trap
and got themselves killed.
**[15:05] Laufen**
It's strange that they chose
**[15:06] Laufen**
to administer the test in an area
inhabited by monsters like these.
**[15:10] Laufen**
It's like they think nothing
of the test-takers dying.
**[15:13] Richter**
Laufen, this is your first time
taking the first-class exam, isn't it?
**[15:17] Richter**
Their reasoning is incredibly simple.
**[15:20] Richter**
Anyone who would die here is
unqualified to be a first-class mage.
**[15:25] Richter**
The Continental Magic Association
**[15:27] Richter**
is very mindful of maintaining
the quality of first-class mages.
**[15:30] Richter**
There are those who still dream
**[15:33] Richter**
of the powerful and noble mages
who fought the Demon King's forces.
**[15:37] Denken**
Damn their outdated ideas.
**[15:41] Richter**
I'm surprised, Denken.
**[15:42] Richter**
I thought you'd be on their side.
**[15:46] Denken**
The quality of a mage is irrelevant.
**[15:49] Denken**
First-class mages need only
be symbols of power.
**[15:54] Denken**
No matter how powerful you are,
**[15:57] Denken**
unless you can control people's hearts,
you're as good as powerless.
**[16:02] Denken**
I've seen countless mages
far more skilled than myself
**[16:06] Denken**
fall from power and be persecuted.
**[16:10] Denken**
Great power is feared,
and rule by fear doesn't last long.
**[16:15] Denken**
Besides, magic isn't a noble thing.
**[16:20] Richter**
I see. So someone as weak as you
is perfect for the job.
**[16:25] Denken**
Watch your tongue, boy.
**[16:27] Denken**
I could beat you with my eyes closed.
**[17:03] Laufen**
We've had no luck detecting the 2nd party.
**[17:07] Richter**
They're concealing their mana and hiding.
**[17:11] Denken**
This place, too. All the watering holes
we've seen are the same.
**[17:17] Denken**
It's faint, but there's mana in the water.
**[17:22] Laufen**
I don't sense anything.
**[17:25] Lauren**
Do you?
**[17:26] Richter**
No. Is it the 2nd party?
**[17:30] Denken**
I doubt even the person
who cast it could detect it.
**[17:34] Denken**
There's that little in it.
**[17:36] Denken**
But a Stille could sense it.
**[17:39] Denken**
They won't come near this water again.
**[17:42] Laufen**
What's the point of doing this?
**[17:45] Laufen**
I see. There's a watering hole somewhere
that doesn't contain mana.
**[17:49] Denken**
And that's where the 2nd party will be.
**[17:54] Laufen**
How will we find it?
**[17:57] Denken**
I'm going to rest a bit.
**[17:59] Richter**
Denken.
**[18:01] Denken**
The testing area is enormous.
**[18:03] Denken**
It'd be impossible to find a mage
who truly doesn't want to be found.
**[18:08] Denken**
We'll wait.
**[18:09] Denken**
They'll show us where they are eventually.
**[18:14] Kanne**
I infused every lake and pond
I could find with mana.
**[18:19] Kanne**
It's possible there are bodies of water
we don't know about, though.
**[18:23] Frieren**
Just limiting the watering holes
the Stille can use is enough.
**[18:28] Frieren**
I'll wait here for a Stille.
**[18:41] Lawine**
Seriously? It's possible to completely
suppress your mana?
**[18:45] Frieren**
Not completely.
**[18:47] Frieren**
When I move, I release a little mana. See?
**[18:51] Lawine**
I can't sense it.
**[18:54] Lawine**
We'll stand watch.
**[18:59] Lawine**
Don't hold us back.
**[19:00] Kanne**
Shut up.
**[19:02] Kanne**
If it'd just rain,
I could be useful in a fight.
**[19:05] Lawine**
But the barrier would deflect all of it.
**[20:14] Lawine**
Frieren, did you do it?
**[20:17] Lawine**
It was worth picking a fight
with the other parties.
**[20:21] Kanne**
Now we'll pass the first test.
**[20:26] Frieren**
No.
**[20:27] Denken**
Found them.
**[20:29] Denken**
So they used magic after all.
**[20:32] Denken**
Not even the most skilled mage
can conceal that moment.
**[20:37] Frieren**
Someone's detected us.
We should get away from here.
**[20:46] Frieren**
Looks like it's too late to run.
**[20:51] Scharf**
Jubelade.
**[21:01] Ehre**
Doragate.
**[21:04] Fern**
*It's like a cannon.*
**[21:08] Ehre**
*She backed off again.*
**[21:17] Ehre**
* Her technique is refined*
* and shows no openings, but it's old.*
**[21:21] Ehre**
*It's like fighting against my grandfather.*
**[21:24] Ehre**
Ordinary offensive magic and defensive magic.
**[21:27] Ehre**
You only use basic spells.
**[21:30] Ehre**
Are you playing things close to the chest?
**[21:32] Fern**
I was taught to only use
basic spells in combat.
**[21:36] Ehre**
That's your master's philosophy, then?
**[21:39] Fern**
Yes. She said it's enough
to defeat mages of this era.
**[21:45] Ehre**
Oh, yeah?
**[21:55] Ehre**
*Again. What is this feeling of wrongness?*
**[21:59] Ehre**
*It's like I'm fighting an experienced mage.*
**[22:04] Ehre**
You're going to struggle.
**[22:05] Ehre**
If you fought Wirbel with your technique,
you'd be dead by now.
**[22:10] Fern**
That doesn't make sense.
**[22:12] Fern**
You're the strongest one here, aren't you?
**[22:26] Ehre**
Wirbel is the captain of the
Northern Magic Corps that fought
**[22:30] Ehre**
against the remnants
of the Demon King's forces.
**[22:33] Ehre**
He has far more experience in battle.
**[22:36] Ehre**
His magic is devoid of character.
**[22:39] Ehre**
It's underhanded,
for the sole purpose of winning.
**[22:42] Ehre**
The girl fighting Wirbel now
will probably be killed.
**[22:48] Fern**
Is that so?
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Übel**
What hells have you seen?
**[24:20] Scharf**
I'll take your head off.
**[24:22] Denken**
I'll crush her.
**[24:22] Kanne**
He's strong.
**[24:23] Lawine**
Interesting. Try me.
**[24:24] Land**
This is impressive.
**[24:24] Ehre**
What's this sound?
**[24:26] Richter**
You old fart.
**[24:27] Wirbel**
I've always killed everyone I had to.
***SIGN*** Episode 20
Necessary Killing
# E20 - Necessary Killing
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**[00:17] Wirbel**
*Now that's scary.*
**[00:19] Wirbel**
* She's probably using magic*
* that cuts through physical objects.*
**[00:24] Wirbel**
* It's a simple type of magic,*
* but I can't see its trajectory.*
**[00:31] Wirbel**
It's impossible to block all of them, but...
**[00:36] Wirbel**
What's the matter? You're not
going to follow up on that?
**[00:39] Übel**
I might've gone a bit too hard.
**[00:42] Wirbel**
Maybe.
**[00:44] Wirbel**
The range of your magic is
about five meters, isn't it?
**[00:48] Übel**
Correct. So, what do we do now?
**[00:51] Übel**
Are we going to whale on each
other with basic spells again?
**[00:54] Wirbel**
No, that won't be necessary.
**[00:58] Ehre**
*His magic is devoid of character.*
**[01:01] Ehre**
* It's underhanded,*
* for the sole purpose of winning.*
**[01:03] Ehre**
* The girl fighting Wirbel now*
* will probably be killed.*
**[01:10] Fern**
Now, then.
**[01:16] Ehre**
*A saturation attack?*
**[01:21] Ehre**
* How can she control so many*
* attack spells at once?*
**[01:27] Ehre**
This is an absurd feat of strength.
**[01:30] Ehre**
It doesn't have a shred of character.
**[01:34] Ehre**
I can't... handle them all.
**[01:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[01:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[02:01] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[02:12] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[02:15] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[02:20] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[02:33] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[02:38] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[02:42] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[02:47] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[02:52] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[02:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[03:01] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[03:05] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 20: Necessary Killing
**[03:18] Wirbel**
Sorganeil.
**[03:29] Übel**
I can't move.
**[03:32] Übel**
*I can't control my mana, either.*
**[03:35] Übel**
*It's a powerful binding spell.*
**[03:38] Übel**
* If he has this, why didn't*
* he catch a Stille himself?*
**[03:42] Übel**
* Though I suppose it's useless*
* if he can't find one.*
**[03:47] Wirbel**
My spell binds those I can see.
**[03:52] Wirbel**
As long as I keep looking at you,
you won't be able to move.
**[03:57] Wirbel**
I could easily kill you in your current state.
**[04:01] Übel**
*Not only that, but he was holding back.*
**[04:05] Übel**
*If he'd truly intended to kill me,*
**[04:07] Übel**
*he would've bound me during his initial ambush.*
**[04:12] Wirbel**
This is your last chance.
**[04:16] Wirbel**
Leave the Stille and walk away.
**[04:19] Übel**
*Aw, he's no fun.*
**[04:21] Übel**
* And I thought I'd finally*
* found a fight to the death.*
**[04:24] Übel**
* So threatening me into handing over*
* our Stille was his goal after all.*
**[04:30] Übel**
Wait a minute.
**[04:31] Übel**
Why do you need to order me to do that?
**[04:34] Übel**
You could just take the Stille
from me while I couldn't move.
**[04:58] Übel**
So you need to keep my entire body in view.
**[05:02] Übel**
No wonder you don't use it
against multiple targets.
**[05:05] Wirbel**
You were aiming for my eyes.
**[05:07] Übel**
That's the logical choice, isn't it?
**[05:09] Wirbel**
No. If I were you, I'd go for
the kill and attack the neck.
**[05:15] Wirbel**
That would end the fight.
**[05:17] Wirbel**
You should've been able to do that.
**[05:21] Wirbel**
There were people on the battlefield
who did similar things.
**[05:25] Wirbel**
They were all perverts who enjoyed killing.
**[05:32] Wirbel**
I guess I should kill you now.
**[05:37] Übel**
Have you ever killed women
and children before?
**[05:41] Wirbel**
You think I haven't?
**[05:43] Übel**
Huh. What hells have you seen?
**[05:48] Wirbel**
Trying to buy time?
**[05:52] Wirbel**
Fine. I'll play along.
**[05:57] Wirbel**
The Northern Magic Corps are mercenaries
who specialize in fighting demons,
**[06:02] Wirbel**
but in times of need, we're mobilized
to fight in wars between nations.
**[06:09] Wirbel**
People know exactly what makes
other people weak.
**[06:14] Wirbel**
The fiendish act of sending women
and children to war wasn't uncommon.
**[06:21] Wirbel**
It wasn't hell.
**[06:25] Wirbel**
It's commonplace in the far north.
**[06:28] Übel**
I see. I've heard enough.
**[06:44] Übel**
You're not going to kill me?
**[06:48] Übel**
I think the magic a person specializes in
is strongly related to their life and nature.
**[06:57] Übel**
A spell that binds your opponent feels like
a way to delay killing them.
**[07:05] Übel**
I see. That's why you let me buy time, too.
**[07:09] Übel**
I'm surprised.
**[07:11] Übel**
Your hands are already drenched in blood,
and yet you still want to remain human.
**[07:20] Wirbel**
That's right. I use this time
to prepare myself to kill.
**[07:25] Wirbel**
But you know, miss...
**[07:29] Wirbel**
Though I may hesitate,
I've always killed everyone I had to.
**[07:38] Wirbel**
Later, miss.
**[07:44] Fern**
Don't move.
**[07:51] Wirbel**
You're kidding, right?
**[07:53] Wirbel**
You beat Ehre?
**[07:55] Wirbel**
*I didn't sense her at all.*
**[07:58] Wirbel**
I'm surprised. You can
completely conceal your mana?
**[08:02] Wirbel**
You must be the one who captured the Stille.
**[08:05] Übel**
We just got lucky.
**[08:07] Übel**
We happened upon a Stille's roost,
**[08:10] Übel**
and her master had taught her
a spell that captures a bird.
**[08:14] Übel**
And you've got a spell that binds anything,
so I guess you just got really unlucky.
**[08:19] Wirbel**
Seriously. I've got no luck.
**[08:22] Wirbel**
You were fighting Ehre.
**[08:25] Wirbel**
What happened to her?
**[08:26] Fern**
I killed her.
**[08:32] Wirbel**
The conditions for passing the first test
**[08:35] Wirbel**
are possessing a Stille by sunset tonight
and having all your party members present.
**[08:44] Wirbel**
We lost. I'm getting out of here.
**[08:48] Übel**
I thought you were going to kill me.
**[08:51] Wirbel**
I've already failed the test.
**[08:53] Wirbel**
Killing you would be unnecessary.
**[08:55] Wirbel**
Later.
**[08:58] Wirbel**
You can attack me from behind if you want.
**[09:02] Wirbel**
You'll just be turning an unnecessary kill
back into a necessary one.
**[09:06] Fern**
Ms. Übel.
**[09:08] Übel**
I know.
**[09:15] Übel**
You're a good liar.
**[09:16] Fern**
We should go to assist
Mr. Land while we can.
**[09:20] Übel**
That four-eyes will be fine.
He's quite the pretender.
**[09:39] Scharf**
It's over.
**[09:42] Land**
This is impressive.
**[09:47] Land**
You turned countless petals into metal
and controlled them precisely
**[09:51] Land**
to slip them through my defenses.
**[09:54] Land**
But this is your own invention, isn't it?
**[09:56] Land**
Spells like that often
neglect the fundamentals.
**[10:01] Land**
I always watch and wait when
fighting an opponent I don't know.
**[10:08] Land**
I know exactly what your weaknesses are.
**[10:11] Land**
I'll probably win.
**[10:13] Scharf**
Talkative, aren't you?
**[10:15] Scharf**
How do you intend to win when
I've ruined your dominant arm?
**[10:21] Scharf**
If you won't surrender,
then I'll take your head off.
**[10:25] Land**
I told you, I'm still observing you
before the battle begins.
**[10:30] Land**
You're not very good at
detecting mana, are you?
**[10:41] Scharf**
Illusion magic.
**[10:43] Land**
It has substance, so strictly speaking,
it's more like a clone.
**[10:48] Scharf**
How long—
**[10:53] Land**
Since the beginning,
when the first test started.
**[10:58] Land**
I don't trust other people.
**[11:04] Wirbel**
Killed her, my ass.
**[11:06] Wirbel**
That bitch lied like it was nothing.
**[11:11] Wirbel**
Wake up, Ehre.
**[11:15] Wirbel**
Out of mana? Pathetic.
**[11:18] Wirbel**
Didn't you graduate at the top of your class?
**[11:21] Ehre**
She overwhelmed me with
ordinary offensive magic.
**[11:26] Ehre**
I couldn't block them all.
**[11:30] Ehre**
You don't believe me, do you?
**[11:33] Wirbel**
No, I do.
**[11:39] Wirbel**
Why'd you attack her head-on like an idiot?
**[11:43] Wirbel**
It's not like you couldn't have won.
**[11:48] Wirbel**
* But if she could pull off this stunt*
* with ordinary offensive magic alone,*
**[11:54] Wirbel**
*she must be one nasty monster.*
**[11:58] Wirbel**
Let's go. We'll meet up with Scharf.
**[12:01] Ehre**
Wait. I can't walk.
**[12:04] Wirbel**
Oh, fine.
**[12:11] Ehre**
Are you really going to float me
there like an object?
**[12:14] Ehre**
Carry me on your back!
**[12:20] Wirbel**
Why am I doing this?
**[12:23] Ehre**
Do you sense Scharf nearby?
**[12:25] Wirbel**
He's on the other side of those bushes.
**[12:28] Wirbel**
Hey, Scharf. Help me carry...
**[12:35] Scharf**
Wirbel, carry me on your back.
**[12:38] Scharf**
I feel numb and can't move.
**[12:45] Wirbel**
Damn it.
**[12:46] Wirbel**
Seriously, what the hell is going on?
**[12:51] Ehre**
What's this sound?
**[12:53] Wirbel**
Probably the rain.
**[12:55] Wirbel**
It's started raining outside the barrier.
**[12:58] Wirbel**
It's like my current mental state.
**[13:01] Wirbel**
The sun will set in two or three more hours.
**[13:04] Wirbel**
The first test will end.
**[13:07] Wirbel**
Two of us are out of the fight.
**[13:09] Wirbel**
We can't steal anyone's Stille like this.
**[13:12] Wirbel**
We're going to fail.
**[13:15] Ehre**
But you're helping us anyway.
You're a nice guy.
**[13:19] Wirbel**
I don't mind ditching you
two here, you know.
**[13:23] Scharf**
Please don't abandon us.
**[13:24] Wirbel**
Don't cry. You're a man, aren't you?
**[13:28] Ehre**
Is that kindness the reason
you fight demons?
**[13:38] Ehre**
You saved my village, too.
**[13:41] Wirbel**
Are you stupid?
**[13:42] Wirbel**
I couldn't risk my life for kindness.
**[13:45] Wirbel**
People fight for their own desires.
**[13:49] Wirbel**
In my case, I had ulterior motives.
**[13:52] Wirbel**
I was in love with a girl from my hometown.
**[13:56] Wirbel**
Exactly 29 years ago, the demon activity
in the northern lands increased.
**[14:02] Wirbel**
She and her entire family
fled to the central lands.
**[14:06] Wirbel**
I was a dumb kid.
**[14:08] Wirbel**
I decided to show off for her.
**[14:10] (Flashback) Young Wirbel**
I'll kill all those shitty demons.
**[14:15] (Flashback) Young Wirbel**
When I do, come back to this village.
**[14:23] Wirbel**
I was only four or five years old.
**[14:27] Wirbel**
I don't even remember
her face or name anymore.
**[14:34] Ehre**
What an idiot.
**[14:35] Wirbel**
Yeah. I'm an idiot.
**[14:44] Wirbel**
Are we sailing back home again?
I get seasick easily.
**[14:49] Ehre**
Want me to introduce you to my grandpa?
**[14:52] Ehre**
Since he's a first-class mage,
we can travel by land to...
**[14:56] Ehre**
Hey, Wirbel.
**[14:58] Wirbel**
What is it?
**[14:58] Ehre**
Look.
**[15:11] Wirbel**
You can't be serious.
What was all that effort for?
**[15:16] Wirbel**
Took long enough for luck to go my way.
**[15:25] Kanne**
Frieren, she's not doing anything.
**[15:32] Denken**
*An elf, huh?*
**[15:34] Denken**
*She's a skilled mage.*
**[15:37] Denken**
* I doubt Laufen's magic would work a*
* second time now that she's seen it.*
**[15:43] Denken**
*But just once was enough.*
**[15:45] Denken**
*We're not trying to kill each other here.*
**[15:50] Kanne**
She vanished?
**[15:52] Lawine**
Frieren, the Stille...
**[15:55] Frieren**
She took it, huh?
**[16:03] Frieren**
That's an interesting spell.
**[16:17] Sense**
It's comfortable inside the barrier
even when it's raining.
**[16:20] Genua**
Come to think of it, aren't you the proctor
for the second test, Sense?
**[16:26] Sense**
Looks like you killed a few promising
test-takers again, Genau.
**[16:32] Genau**
Don't make me laugh.
**[16:35] Genau**
No promising test-taker would die from this.
**[16:39] Genau**
Besides, first-class mages
simply have that much worth.
**[16:44] Genau**
You should know that.
**[16:47] Sense**
Either way, choosing a target immune to
mana detection for a mage test wasn't nice.
**[16:55] Sense**
Whether or not they'll catch one
comes down to luck.
**[16:59] Sense**
This is a battle masquerading
as a competition.
**[17:02] Genau**
Luck is a skill.
**[17:05] Genau**
And some test-takers seem to have captured
a Stille without relying on luck.
**[17:11] Genau**
The sun will set in three hours.
**[17:14] Genau**
The battle will grow more intense.
**[17:20] Sense**
Who do you think will survive?
**[17:22] Genau**
A third will remain.
**[17:25] Genau**
Denken will be among them.
**[17:28] Genau**
His skill is comparable
to a first-class mage's.
**[17:33] Sense**
What's an old man only interested
in wealth and political power
**[17:36] Sense**
doing getting certified now?
**[17:38] Sense**
Is he doing it for the privilege after all?
**[17:41] Genau**
Who knows?
**[17:42] Genau**
He's getting up there in years.
**[17:45] Genau**
I'm sure he's got something on his mind.
**[17:48] Frieren**
The spell that girl used
was Jilwer, wasn't it?
**[17:53] Frieren**
That's a folk spell used by a mountain tribe
in the southern lands.
**[17:58] Denken**
That's right.
**[18:00] Kanne**
What's a Jilwer?
**[18:01] Lawine**
A spell that allows you to move at high speed.
**[18:03] Frieren**
Then the two of you
should've remained hidden.
**[18:08] Frieren**
She could've simply taken
the Stille on her own.
**[18:11] Denken**
Laufen is still inexperienced.
She left too many traces of mana behind.
**[18:17] Denken**
You could have easily followed her, Frieren.
**[18:23] Denken**
You must really find
our presence troublesome.
**[18:26] Frieren**
Well, yes. You know who I am?
**[18:30] Denken**
There isn't a mage of our generation
who doesn't know that name.
**[18:35] Denken**
It's my first time seeing
you with my own eyes,
**[18:38] Denken**
but I knew who you were
as soon as I saw you.
**[18:40] Denken**
You are Frieren, the mage
from the party of heroes.
**[18:45] Kanne**
Is she famous?
**[18:46] Lawine**
She's a legendary mage.
I knew it might be possible, but...
**[18:51] Lawine**
I guess elves really don't age.
**[18:54] Frieren**
You're challenging me rather openly.
**[18:57] Frieren**
You've been sniffing around us
this whole time, haven't you?
**[19:00] Frieren**
I was expecting something underhanded.
**[19:03] Richter**
This is plenty underhanded.
**[19:06] Richter**
While Denken keeps you busy,
I'll kill one of those two kids.
**[19:13] Frieren**
I see.
**[19:14] Frieren**
If we can't pass because we're lacking a
party member, we'll be forced to back off.
**[19:21] Lawine**
Interesting. Try me.
**[19:23] Kanne**
Lawine, he's strong.
**[19:26] Lawine**
I know.
**[19:30] Denken**
Don't, Richter. All we need
to do is keep them busy.
**[19:35] Denken**
We can win this fight.
**[19:37] Richter**
Denken, I thought you were a
more merciless and cold man.
**[19:43] Richter**
You're an imperial mage, aren't you?
**[19:45] Richter**
I'm sure you've killed political enemies
more than a couple of times.
**[19:57] Denken**
I simply don't believe being a first-class mage
is worth killing someone.
**[20:02] Frieren**
I can agree with that.
**[20:05] Frieren**
"First-class mage" is just a title.
**[20:08] Frieren**
It's not that valuable.
**[20:12] Richter**
You can't be serious.
**[20:14] Richter**
You mean you took this test without
knowing the privilege that title grants?
**[20:17] Frieren**
Privilege?
**[20:20] Richter**
More than fifty years ago,
the great mage and founder
**[20:25] Richter**
of the Continental Magic Association,
Serie, suddenly appeared
**[20:31] Richter**
to reign over humanity's magic.
**[20:34] Richter**
She's still searching for mages refined
during the long war against the Demon King.
**[20:42] Richter**
So she promised to grant a special
privilege to anyone who achieved
**[20:46] Richter**
the rank of first-class mage.
**[20:50] Richter**
She will grant them any
one spell they desire.
**[20:54] Richter**
Serie is a living grimoire who knows nearly
every spell in humanity's history.
**[21:00] Richter**
She's the closest mage in our world to the
all-knowing and all-powerful Goddess.
**[21:05] Richter**
You could acquire massive wealth,
**[21:08] Richter**
cure the gravest of diseases,
or gain overwhelming power.
**[21:14] Richter**
For mages, to gain whatever spell they want
is equivalent to having a wish granted.
**[21:21] Richter**
People are simple.
**[21:23] Richter**
So modern first-class mages are all
monsters who barely seem human.
**[21:29] Richter**
It's that valuable a privilege.
**[21:31] Frieren**
I see.
**[21:33] Denken**
This is nonsense.
**[21:38] Richter**
Denken, people like you who don't care
about the privilege are the minority.
**[21:45] Richter**
Let's begin.
**[21:47] Richter**
Denken, keep her busy for one minute.
**[21:49] Richter**
That's enough time for me
to kill the two of them.
**[21:52] Denken**
Don't make me say it again, Richter.
**[21:55] Denken**
They're just kids.
**[21:57] Denken**
We're simply going to put them
to sleep for three hours.
**[22:00] Denken**
You can handle looking after
some children, can't you?
**[22:02] Richter**
Denken.
**[22:07] Denken**
I'll crush her.
**[22:10] Denken**
That should be enough.
**[22:12] Richter**
You old fart.
**[22:15] Richter**
Bargland.
**[22:35] Denken**
The young are too hot-blooded.
**[22:49] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:55] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:24] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:36] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:42] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:49] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:52] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Denken**
You inexperienced fool.
**[24:20] Frieren**
A spell that I desire?
**[24:21] Lawine**
The difference between our mana is too great.
**[24:21] Laufen**
But she underestimates us.
**[24:22] Richter**
Give me a break.
**[24:23] Genau**
That old man fights rather spectacularly.
**[24:23] Kanne**
I know!
**[24:24] Flamme**
This is Frieren.
**[24:25] Serie**
In the world of magic, sometimes
the world is turned upside down.
***SIGN*** Episode 21
The World of Magic
# E21 - The World of Magic
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**[00:20] (Flashback) Serie**
It's been a while, Flamme.
**[00:44] [SONG] ---**
**[00:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[01:01] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:12] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[01:16] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:20] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:33] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:38] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:42] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:47] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:52] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[02:01] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[02:05] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 21: The World of Magic
**[02:21] Richter**
Bargland.
**[02:43] Denken**
The young are too hot-blooded.
**[02:47] Denken**
The so-called privilege is nonsense.
**[02:51] Frieren**
What makes you say that?
**[02:54] Denken**
Do you even have to ask?
**[02:57] Denken**
The greatest joy of magic
lies in searching for it.
**[03:03] Denken**
That's all.
**[03:06] Frieren**
I see.
**[03:09] (Flashback) Serie**
Time passes quickly.
**[03:13] (Flashback) Serie**
The student I chose to train on a whim
has already returned with her own student.
**[03:18] (Flashback) Flamme**
This is Frieren.
**[03:20] (Flashback) Serie**
An elf, huh?
**[03:22] (Flashback) Serie**
She's strong. I like her.
**[03:27] (Flashback) Serie**
Tell me what spell you desire.
**[03:29] (Flashback) Serie**
I shall grant you just one.
**[03:32] (Flashback) Frieren**
A spell that I desire?
**[03:35] (Flashback) Serie**
I have knowledge of nearly every grimoire
that's ever been written.
**[03:41] (Flashback) Serie**
Mages spend their entire lives
searching for the spell they desire.
**[03:48] (Flashback) Serie**
Tell me what yours is,
and I shall grant it to you.
**[03:52] (Flashback) Frieren**
I don't want one.
**[03:55] (Flashback) Frieren**
The greatest joy of magic
lies in searching for it.
**[04:01] (Flashback) Serie**
Flamme, this girl is no good after all.
**[04:05] (Flashback) Serie**
She lacks a burning ambition.
**[04:09] (Flashback) Flamme**
Master, someday this girl
will defeat the Demon King.
**[04:16] (Flashback) Flamme**
It will be a mage like her
who clears the way to a peaceful era.
**[04:21] (Flashback) Serie**
Are you saying I cannot?
**[04:23] (Flashback) Flamme**
As one who seeks battle,
you cannot kill the Demon King.
**[04:28] (Flashback) Flamme**
We can't do it.
**[04:31] (Flashback) Flamme**
After all, you can't imagine yourself
living in a peaceful era, can you?
**[04:41] (Flashback) Flamme**
Frieren is a mage of a peaceful era.
**[04:51] Frieren**
Good answer.
**[04:53] Frieren**
This is how mages ought to be.
**[05:09] Lawine**
*Damn it. He won't freeze at all.*
**[05:13] Lawine**
* The difference between*
* our mana is too great.*
**[05:15] Lawine**
Nephtear.
**[05:24] Richter**
Weak.
**[05:30] Lawine**
Kanne, defense!
**[05:31] Kanne**
I know!
**[05:35] Richter**
You two put on quite the show earlier,
**[05:38] Richter**
so I believe I know most of your tricks.
**[05:44] Richter**
Relatively non-lethal ice magic,
**[05:48] Richter**
and a mage who can't fight without water.
**[05:53] Richter**
What am I even doing here?
**[05:56] Richter**
This really is just babysitting.
**[06:05] Lawine**
That's not a nice thing to say.
**[06:07] Lawine**
Won't you run out of mana
casting such flashy spells?
**[06:13] Richter**
You graduated from magic school, didn't you?
**[06:16] Richter**
Are the old folks still teaching their students
to fight defensive battles of attrition?
**[06:23] Kanne**
What do you mean?
**[06:24] Richter**
Let me lecture you on the history of magic.
**[06:29] Richter**
The defensive spell developed to combat
Zoltraak is highly resistant to magic itself,
**[06:36] Richter**
but its effectiveness against physical
objects has hardly changed since then.
**[06:42] Richter**
Naturally, there's a clear reason for that.
**[06:46] Richter**
It's enough to defend against the physical
attacks of monsters and warriors.
**[06:52] Richter**
Defensive magic mustn't be over-engineered.
**[06:56] Richter**
If we aimed for perfection,
the technique would become too complex,
**[07:00] Richter**
which would have a fatal effect
on activation time.
**[07:03] Richter**
The history of magic is one
of attacking and defending.
**[07:07] Richter**
It's the reason there's a trend
for modern attack spells
**[07:09] Richter**
to involve controlling physical objects.
**[07:14] Richter**
Do you understand what I'm getting at?
**[07:19] Lawine**
Kanne, no! Move!
**[07:27] Richter**
My spells overwhelm my opponents
with high-volume physical attacks.
**[07:33] Richter**
Now stay down.
**[07:39] Richter**
Give me a break.
**[07:41] Richter**
I'm not interested in hurting you.
**[07:43] Richter**
Or do you want me to kill you after all?
**[07:47] Lawine**
Should you be approaching us so carelessly?
**[07:51] Lawine**
Sixty percent of the human body
is made of water.
**[07:55] Richter**
So what?
**[07:57] Richter**
Magic is a world of visual imagination.
**[08:00] Richter**
Can you picture how that water is distributed
throughout a person's body,
**[08:05] Richter**
and how you'd remove and manipulate it?
**[08:08] Richter**
How would you do that to a mage
protected by a large amount of mana?
**[08:14] Richter**
Spells can't produce effects
you can't picture.
**[08:17] Richter**
And even if there were water here,
a small girl like you is no threat to me.
**[08:24] Lawine**
Not even bluffing works?
I hate adults like you.
**[08:29] Lawine**
But I have figured out one thing.
**[08:32] Lawine**
You're lying.
**[08:35] Lawine**
If you loved fighting enough
to lecture us on it,
**[08:38] Lawine**
you would've beaten us
somewhere there was water.
**[08:42] Lawine**
What are you so afraid of?
**[08:48] Richter**
Behave yourselves.
**[08:51] Richter**
My job is just to put you two to sleep.
**[08:55] Richter**
As long as Denken doesn't lose, that is.
**[09:10] Denken**
* At this rate, this battle will end*
* when she exhausts my mana.*
**[09:16] Denken**
This is all a bit tough for this old body.
**[09:19] Denken**
My apologies, Frieren, but I'm
going to settle this quickly.
**[09:25] Denken**
Waldgose.
**[09:29] Denken**
Daosdorg.
**[09:37] Richter**
What is that decrepit old man doing?
**[09:42] Genau**
That old man fights rather spectacularly.
**[09:45] Sense**
Will the barrier hold?
**[09:47] Genau**
Of course. The barrier was created
by the great mage Serie.
**[09:53] Genau**
It cannot be destroyed by brute force.
**[09:56] Sense**
Oh? That's good, then.
**[09:59] Sense**
By the way, since around yesterday evening,
**[10:02] Sense**
someone's been analyzing the barrier.
**[10:05] Genau**
Why?
**[10:07] Sense**
I don't know.
**[10:08] Genau**
In any case, they're wasting their time.
**[10:12] Genau**
Do you really think there's a mage
in this world greater than Serie?
**[10:24] Denken**
Catastravia.
**[10:35] Denken**
*Impossible. A counterattack?*
**[10:37] Denken**
* That was a continuous volley*
* of spears of light.*
**[10:40] Denken**
*She shouldn't have had the opportunity.*
**[10:59] Denken**
*I'm out of mana. So this is the end.*
**[11:03] Denken**
*I don't believe it.*
**[11:05] Denken**
* She only used basic combat*
* spells until the end.*
**[11:10] Denken**
* This was practically a combat*
* lesson for a trainee mage.*
**[11:16] Denken**
I'm surprised.
**[11:18] Denken**
Even at my level, there was
still someone above me.
**[11:22] Frieren**
Tell me where Laufen is.
**[11:25] Frieren**
I know you know.
**[11:27] Frieren**
I'm taking back our Stille.
**[11:30] Denken**
If you were in my position,
do you think you'd tell me?
**[11:34] Frieren**
You're right.
**[11:46] Frieren**
Laufen, you're hiding nearby, aren't you?
**[11:50] Frieren**
Bring the Stille here.
**[11:53] Frieren**
If you don't, I'll kill Denken.
**[11:57] Denken**
Don't do it, Laufen.
She doesn't intend to kill me.
**[12:01] Denken**
You can tell, can't you?
**[12:02] Lauren**
*The old man was beaten.*
**[12:04] Lauren**
* She's a far better mage than me—*
* no, better than even Richter.*
**[12:10] Lauren**
*But she underestimates us.*
**[12:12] Lauren**
*She's not touching the old man's body.*
**[12:14] Denken**
Don't use Jilwer. Stay hidden.
**[12:19] Denekn**
If you release even the slightest bit
of mana, she'll detect you.
**[12:22] Lauren**
* From this distance, I could*
* retrieve the old man and flee!*
**[12:26] Denken**
Don't. It's a trap.
**[12:28] Frieren**
You leave me no choice.
**[12:30] Frieren**
I don't really want to do this, but...
**[12:35] Frieren**
Found you.
**[12:38] Denken**
You fool.
**[12:43] Denken**
You inexperienced fool.
**[12:45] Denken**
You knew she wouldn't kill me.
**[12:48] Laufen**
But she planned to hurt you
without killing you.
**[12:54] Denken**
We still would've won.
**[12:58] Laufen**
Why are you so desperate
to become a first-class mage?
**[13:03] Laufen**
You've got wealth, influence,
and everything else you could want.
**[13:12] Denken**
My homeland is located deep
in the Northern Plateau.
**[13:17] Denken**
Because the demons are acting up, only
first-class mages can enter the area now.
**[13:23] Denken**
I wanted to visit a grave
I haven't been to in a while.
**[13:27] Denken**
That's all.
**[13:30] Denken**
Shouldn't you go help the kids?
**[13:34] Denken**
Perhaps it's too late, though.
**[13:37] Denken**
Richter will kill them before he faces you.
**[13:42] Denken**
He's capable of making pragmatic choices.
**[13:46] Frieren**
They'll be fine. Kanne and Lawine will win.
**[13:52] Frieren**
I just finished analyzing the barrier.
**[13:57] Richter**
I wasn't expecting Denken to lose.
**[14:01] Richter**
Now, then.
**[14:03] Richter**
Babysitting time is over.
**[14:31] Lawine**
He's actually trying to kill us now.
**[14:34] Lawine**
We won't last a minute against him.
**[14:37] Laufen**
Analyzing the barrier?
**[14:40] Laufen**
What do you mean?
**[14:44] Denken**
Frieren. Don't tell me, you...
**[14:58] Sense**
Genau.
**[14:59] Genau**
It's not a problem. It's impossible.
**[15:03] Genau**
Even if the world were turned upside down—
**[15:13] Sense**
It's going to break.
**[15:21] Genau**
Sense, who is that elf mage?
**[15:26] Sense**
According to the list of test-takers,
her name is Frieren.
**[15:30] Genau**
That's the name of the mage who
traveled with the party of heroes.
**[15:34] Sense**
She apparently had a holy emblem, too.
**[15:38] Genau**
So she's the last great mage.
**[15:41] Serie**
Now you've done it, Frieren.
**[15:44] Serie**
It's been a thousand years,
and this is how you say hello?
**[15:49] Serie**
This is why I can't quit being a mage.
**[15:52] Serie**
In the world of magic, sometimes
the world is turned upside down.
**[15:58] Denken**
I can't believe you actually
destroyed the barrier.
**[16:02] Laufen**
Why would you do that?
**[16:04] Frieren**
Because I felt sorry for Kanne.
**[16:07] Frieren**
Magic should be free.
**[16:09] Denken**
She controls water, does she?
**[16:13] Frieren**
Magic is a world of visual imagination.
**[16:16] Frieren**
Can you imagine defeating a mage
who controls water in the rain?
**[16:21] Frieren**
At the very least, I can't.
**[16:24] Frieren**
I doubt Richter can either.
**[16:27] Richter**
The barrier...
**[16:29] Richter**
What happened?
**[16:31] Kanne**
It's raining.
**[16:32] Richter**
No, I can figure out what happened later.
**[16:36] Richter**
I have to finish them now—
**[16:38] Lawine**
You finally showed an opening.
**[16:40] Lawine**
Your panic is disrupting your mana.
**[16:43] Richter**
This will only buy you time!
**[16:47] Lawine**
I see now why you feared a spell
that could control water.
**[16:54] Lawine**
This is the perfect example of the
high-volume physical attacks you mentioned.
**[17:00] Kanne**
Lawine, don't let him get away.
**[17:04] Kanne**
Reamstroha.
**[17:09] Richter**
There's nowhere for me to run, anyway.
**[17:14] Richter**
This is why I don't like water.
**[17:31] Frieren**
Looks like you won.
**[17:33] Frieren**
Let's get away from here.
**[17:35] Frieren**
The sun sets in two hours.
**[17:37] Frieren**
You can conceal your mana
until then, can't you?
**[17:39] Lawine**
I don't have any mana left to conceal.
**[17:42] Frieren**
I see. You did well.
**[17:46] Lawine**
Don't pat my head.
**[17:50] Richter**
Sorry.
**[17:53] Denken**
It was inevitable.
**[18:00] Richter**
Denken and I are out of mana.
**[18:05] Richter**
We have two hours left.
**[18:07] Richter**
We're finished.
**[18:12] Denken**
Laufen, can you dispel the binding?
**[18:15] Laufen**
You must be joking.
This binding spell is ridiculously powerful.
**[18:19] Denken**
Then bring down the tree instead.
**[18:31] Richter**
Denken, there's nothing we can do.
**[18:33] Laufen**
I don't have the mana left
to use Jilwer anymore.
**[18:39] Denken**
Richter and Laufen, what do you think
an imperial mage does in this situation?
**[18:46] Denken**
He keeps fighting until the end.
**[18:51] Denken**
We'll search for signs of battles fought
by other parties and track them down.
**[18:57] Übel**
You know, Fern,
**[18:59] Übel**
you're really rather boring.
**[19:03] Übel**
You seriously do only cast basic spells.
**[19:07] Fern**
You should direct your
complaints to Ms. Frieren.
**[19:10] Übel**
Come to think of it,
that elf is your master, right?
**[19:17] Übel**
It's her fault we're soaking wet right now.
**[19:20] Übel**
Make sure you give her an earful, all right?
**[19:23] Fern**
I intend to.
**[19:25] Fern**
Also, she doesn't limit what spells
I cast outside of combat.
**[19:30] Übel**
Come to think of it, you did cast
a spell to catch that bird.
**[19:34] Übel**
What other spells can you use?
**[19:37] Fern**
Let's see...
**[19:39] Fern**
I have a spell that lets you
see through clothes...
**[19:43] Fern**
I'm not going to cast it.
**[19:45] Land**
I hate to interrupt your
pleasant conversation,
**[19:49] Land**
but maybe you shouldn't reveal
too many of your tricks.
**[19:52] Land**
From the second test onward,
we'll be competing against one another.
**[19:57] Übel**
You're right.
**[20:00] Übel**
Sorry 'bout that.
**[20:02] Übel**
But I think you should've opened up
some more, four-eyes.
**[20:11] Denken**
There they are.
**[20:12] Denken**
It's a defeated party.
**[20:15] Denken**
The corpse of one of their
members was nearby.
**[20:18] Denken**
Even though there's no way for them to pass,
they're keeping a tight hold on their Stille.
**[20:28] Richter**
Are we going to negotiate with them, Denken?
**[20:31] Denken**
They wouldn't cooperate.
**[20:32] Denken**
If I were in their position,
I'd refuse even money.
**[20:38] Laufen**
Why?
**[20:39] Denken**
It wouldn't sit right with me.
**[20:42] Denken**
It's not about logic.
**[20:45] Denken**
Laufen, wait here.
**[20:47] Denken**
If you see an opportunity,
take their Stille.
**[20:50] Denken**
Richter, come with me.
**[20:53] Richter**
What do you intend to do?
**[21:05] Richter**
We're approaching them head-on?
**[21:07] Richter**
We don't have any mana left.
**[21:11] Denken**
Don't you get it?
**[21:14] Denken**
They're in the same boat.
**[21:26] Denken**
Prepare yourself.
**[21:31] Denken**
You're a man, aren't you?
**[21:35] Richter**
You're joking, right?
**[21:39] Denken**
Let's settle this with our fists!
**[22:10] Genau**
It's time.
**[22:13] Genau**
The first test is now over.
**[22:18] Genau**
Six parties—eighteen individuals—
have passed the first test.
**[22:22] Genau**
The second test will take place
three days from now.
**[22:25] Genau**
You will be informed of the details later.
**[22:28] Genau**
That's all. You are dismissed.
**[22:34] Stark**
It's been two days since
they left for the exam.
**[22:38] Stark**
I can stay up as late as I want,
and Fern isn't around to get mad at me.
**[22:42] Stark**
I'm so happy, it's scary.
**[22:46] Bartender**
Sounds like you've got it rough, buddy.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Laufen**
I'm not sharing.
**[24:20] Lecker**
Don't worry, Ms. Frieren.
**[24:21] Frieren**
Don't talk about that.
**[24:22] Kanne**
You're even more spoiled than me.
**[24:23] Fern**
It's not my birthday.
Can I really indulge myself like this?
**[24:23] Denken**
You must eat your vegetables, too.
**[24:26] Stark**
She's such a pain in the butt.
**[24:26] Richter**
We're no longer a party.
***SIGN*** Episode 22
Future Enemies
**[24:27] Lawine**
Next time, we'll be enemies.
# E22 - Future Enemies
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GK9U3KWP4/future-enemies)
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**[00:05] Genau**
The first test is now over.
***SIGN*** 1st Party
***SIGN*** Ton
***SIGN*** Methode
***SIGN*** Länge
**[00:10] Genau**
Six parties—eighteen individuals—
have passed the first test.
***SIGN*** 2nd Party
***SIGN*** Lawine
***SIGN*** Frieren
***SIGN*** Kanne
***SIGN*** 4th Party
***SIGN*** Land
***SIGN*** Fern
***SIGN*** Übel
**[00:15] Genau**
The second test will take place
three days from now.
***SIGN*** 8th Party
***SIGN*** Scharf
***SIGN*** Wirbel
***SIGN*** Ehre
***SIGN*** 13th Party
***SIGN*** Richter
***SIGN*** Denken
***SIGN*** Laufen
**[00:17] Genau**
You will be informed of the details later.
***SIGN*** 17th Party
***SIGN*** Blei
***SIGN*** Edel
***SIGN*** Dünste
**[00:22] Genau**
That's all. You are dismissed.
**[00:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:38] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[00:42] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[00:52] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[00:56] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:01] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:14] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:19] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:23] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:28] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:33] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:38] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[01:42] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[01:46] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 22: Future Enemies
**[02:11] Stark**
It's evening, huh?
**[02:13] Stark**
Lazing around isn't half bad.
**[02:25] Stark**
What's going on?
**[02:29] Stark**
Coming.
**[02:43] Stark**
Fern? I thought you were at
the first-class mage exam.
**[02:48] Fern**
The first test is over.
We returned last night.
**[02:52] Fern**
Mr. Stark, you know it's evening, don't you?
**[02:56] Stark**
What?
**[02:59] Fern**
You were asleep, weren't you?
**[03:03] Fern**
Did you stay up all night?
**[03:07] Stark**
Yes.
**[03:08] Fern**
What else?
**[03:10] Stark**
I drank juice in the middle of the night.
**[03:14] Stark**
Sorry! I'm sorry, okay?
**[03:17] Frieren**
Uh-oh. You made her angry.
**[03:20] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you only just woke up, too.
**[03:24] Frieren**
Caught in the crossfire.
**[03:29] Frieren**
Looks like we'll be spending
the day making Fern happy.
**[03:32] Stark**
What should we do?
**[03:34] Frieren**
Let's get something good to eat.
**[03:37] Stark**
Something good?
**[03:39] Frieren**
It's a bit expensive,
**[03:40] Frieren**
but I found a nice place when I came here
before with Himmel and the others.
**[03:44] Stark**
Wasn't that over eighty years ago?
Will it still be there?
**[04:06] Old Woman**
Oh, my.
**[04:08] Old Woman**
The lantern lit up.
**[04:10] Richter**
I told you it was an easy fix.
**[04:13] Old Woman**
Thank you as always, Richter.
**[04:16] Richter**
Sure thing.
**[04:17] Old Woman**
I know. You're welcome to have these.
**[04:21] Old Woman**
I'll see you later.
**[04:30] Richter**
Grandma, I'm not a kid anymore.
**[04:33] Richter**
I'm a middle-aged man.
**[04:35] Old Woman**
To an old woman like me,
you're still a child.
**[04:39] Old Woman**
You like those, don't you?
**[04:53] Richter**
Sorry, but the shop is closed.
**[04:56] Richter**
A crazy old man dragged me into a fistfight.
**[05:01] Richter**
I need to rest.
**[05:03] Denken**
Sounds rough, Richter.
**[05:07] Denken**
Why don't we get something
to eat together, then?
**[05:09] Denken**
There's a restaurant we're looking for,
**[05:12] Denken**
but Laufen and I don't know the area.
**[05:16] Richter**
Laufen, what are you doing
with Denken, anyway?
**[05:21] Richter**
And where'd you get that thing you're eating?
**[05:23] Laufen**
The old man bought these for me.
**[05:25] Laufen**
I'm not sharing.
**[05:26] Richter**
What are you, his granddaughter?
**[05:29] Richter**
Now, leave. We're no longer a party.
**[05:34] Denken**
You don't know how to get
along in the world, do you?
**[05:37] Denken**
If you intend to live as a mage, then
ingratiating yourself to me wouldn't hurt.
**[05:44] Richter**
There are plenty of places
to eat around here.
**[05:47] Richter**
Just choose one.
**[05:49] Denken**
My wife and I...
**[05:51] Denken**
Before she passed away,
we visited a restaurant together.
**[05:55] Denken**
I've never forgotten the taste of their food.
**[06:00] Richter**
You'd better be paying.
**[06:03] Denken**
Of course I am.
**[06:04] Denken**
I told you, it can't hurt.
**[06:37] Übel**
Four-eyes.
**[06:40] Land**
Übel.
**[06:41] Übel**
It's nice to finally meet you.
**[06:44] Übel**
You don't use a clone when you're in town?
**[06:47] Land**
If you just want to make small talk,
do you mind if we walk?
**[06:50] Übel**
That's fine, but if you try to run
away from me, I might kill you.
**[06:57] Land**
Can I ask you something?
**[07:02] Land**
You don't think anything
of killing people, do you?
**[07:09] Land**
Why didn't you kill Wirbel?
**[07:12] Land**
You had the opportunity, didn't you?
**[07:14] Übel**
You were watching?
**[07:16] Übel**
Nothing gets past you, huh?
**[07:22] Übel**
It's hard to explain.
**[07:25] (Flashback) Übel**
I'm surprised.
**[07:27] (Flashback) Übel**
Your hands are already drenched in blood,
and yet you still want to remain human.
**[07:33] (Flashback) Wirbel**
That's right. I use this time
to prepare myself to kill.
**[07:39] Übel**
Maybe it's because I empathized with him.
**[07:43] Übel**
It made me want to put off
the killing blow, too.
**[07:49] Land/Id**
I can't move. What is this?
**[07:53] Übel**
Sorganeil.
**[07:55] Übel**
It's a spell that binds whoever I'm looking at.
**[07:58] Übel**
The magic a person specializes in
is strongly related to their life and nature.
**[08:06] Übel**
I've always been this way.
**[08:09] Übel**
Empathizing with someone
allows me to use their spells,
**[08:13] Übel**
and I can't use the spells of anyone
I can't empathize with.
**[08:17] Übel**
Four-eyes, your clones are such
perfect copies of yourself
**[08:21] Übel**
that they're capable of everything you are.
**[08:24] Übel**
What goes through that head of yours?
What kind of life have you led?
**[08:29] Übel**
Tell me.
**[08:31] Land**
I see.
**[08:34] Land**
You use magic by feel.
**[08:37] Land**
The type of mage who casts spells without
understanding the principles behind them.
**[08:45] Land**
I don't like dim-witted people like you.
**[08:50] Übel**
That doesn't answer my question.
**[08:52] Land**
I'm saying I won't tell you
because I don't like you.
**[08:58] Land**
I don't mind if you kill me,
**[09:01] Land**
though you'll never get another chance
to empathize with me if you do.
**[09:12] Übel**
I'll pass. I think I understand you
a little better now.
**[09:18] Land**
Oh?
**[09:19] Übel**
I think I'd like to know more.
**[09:25] Übel**
Where were you headed?
**[09:28] Land**
Who knows? Don't follow me.
**[09:32] Denken**
This is it.
**[09:34] Richter**
You've got a good eye, Denken.
**[09:37] Richter**
This is the best restaurant in town.
**[09:40] Richter**
I come here all the time.
**[09:42] Denken**
My wife and I visited
this place fifty years ago.
**[09:46] Denken**
Looks like it hasn't changed.
**[09:51] Denken**
How curious.
**[09:58] Fern**
Really?
**[10:00] Fern**
You're sure I can order
as many desserts as I want?
**[10:04] Frieren**
Sure.
**[10:05] Ritcher**
Denken, it's Frieren.
**[10:07] Stark**
What should I get?
**[10:09] Frieren**
I recommend...
**[10:11] Fern**
It's not my birthday.
Can I really indulge myself like this?
**[10:15] Denken**
Leave them be. They look
like they're having fun.
**[10:19] Denken**
Meals should be enjoyed.
**[10:22] Denken**
We're here for the same reason, after all.
**[10:35] Frieren**
All right. Time to stuff myself.
**[10:38] Stark**
That's a ton of food, huh?
**[10:39] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you like to eat like
this sometimes, don't you?
**[10:48] (Flashback) Lecker**
Thank you for returning the heirloom knife
the demons took from me.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Lecker**
I, Lecker, the greatest chef of the century,
**[10:57] (Flashback) Lecker**
shall provide you with the ultimate service
and reward you however I can.
**[11:02] (Flashback) Heiter**
That's a lot of food, isn't it?
**[11:04] (Flashback) Frieren**
The food here is good.
**[11:07] (Flashback) Frieren**
We'd better savor everything we can.
**[11:09] (Flashback) Himmel**
You still don't need to eat so much at once.
**[11:11] (Flashback) Himmel**
There's always next time.
**[11:13] (Flashback) Frieren**
I thought so, too, but there are many flavors
I've never been able to experience again.
**[11:20] (Flashback) Lecker**
Don't worry, Ms. Frieren.
**[11:24] (Flashback) Lecker**
This restaurant's flavors will live on
through future generations.
**[11:28] (Flashback) Lecker**
They'll still be around 100
or even 200 years from now.
**[11:33] (Flashback) Frieren**
I see. It's interesting, isn't it?
All chefs say that.
**[11:39] (Flashback) Frieren**
Then they try to leave their mark
by changing the flavors of past dishes.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Himmel**
If that happens, we can simply find
even more delicious flavors.
**[11:50] (Flashback) Lecker**
Forgive me, Mr. Himmel, but there are
no flavors in this world greater than mine.
**[11:56] (Flashback) Himmel**
Then you'd better make sure
they last into the future.
**[11:59] (Flashback) Himmel**
That's the reward I ask for this job.
**[12:06] (Flashback) Lecker**
If that is your wish, Hero, then I shall do
what no chef has done before.
**[12:20] Stark**
Frieren, this is really good!
**[12:23] Fern**
Does anyone deserve to be this happy?
**[12:33] Frieren**
Seriously? Despite all he said,
the flavors have changed.
**[12:39] Frieren**
But now I don't have to
look for tastier flavors.
**[12:45] Frieren**
It's way better now than it was back then.
**[12:53] Stark**
It really is good.
**[12:56] Fern**
You have food on your cheek, Mr. Stark.
**[12:59] Denken**
You must eat your vegetables, too.
**[13:01] Richter**
You're totally acting like her grandfather.
**[13:04] Übel**
Huh. You're a lighter eater than I expected.
**[13:08] Land**
What's wrong with that?
**[13:11] Fern**
That was delicious, Ms. Frieren.
**[13:17] Frieren**
I'm glad she's in a better mood.
**[13:20] Stark**
By the way, how's our money situation?
**[13:24] Frieren**
I used up my savings.
**[13:29] Old Man**
This is the state of nothingness.
**[13:33] Old Man**
You've arrived at the essence of martial arts.
**[13:38] Old Man**
There is nothing left for me to teach you.
**[13:53] Frieren**
Who was that old man?
**[13:55] Stark**
I don't know.
**[13:57] Stark**
He comes to talk to me when I'm training.
**[14:00] Frieren**
You seem to attract a lot of weird people.
**[14:03] Frieren**
Well, whatever. Do you have a minute?
**[14:06] Frieren**
I'd like your help with something.
**[14:09] Stark**
What happened?
**[14:13] Stark**
The heck? She's super pissed off.
**[14:16] Stark**
She's in an even worse mood than yesterday.
**[14:18] Frieren**
I know.
**[14:19] Stark**
What did you do?
**[14:21] Frieren**
It was my turn to go shopping today,
but I overslept.
**[14:25] Stark**
You do that all the time.
Why would she get mad about it now?
**[14:29] Frieren**
Fern is the type to let things
build up until she explodes.
**[14:33] Stark**
What happens when she explodes?
**[14:36] Frieren**
She gives me the silent treatment.
**[14:39] Stark**
Do you have to fight like children?
**[14:41] Frieren**
Please, Stark. I need you to mediate for us.
**[14:44] Frieren**
She won't talk to me.
**[14:47] Stark**
What? No way. I'm too scared.
**[14:52] Frieren**
You're right. Sorry.
That was an unreasonable ask.
**[15:02] Stark**
Listen, Ms. Fern.
She's sorry for what she did.
**[15:10] Fern**
I want to eat.
**[15:11] Stark**
What?
**[15:14] Fern**
I want to eat snacks.
**[15:20] Stark**
*She's such a pain in the butt.*
**[15:23] Stark**
Then let's go buy some together.
**[15:26] Frieren**
I wonder if I've got any savings left.
**[15:36] Kanne**
Huh? Isn't he...
**[15:39] Kanne**
Wirbel of the Northern Magic Corps, right?
**[15:44] Wirbel**
You're a warrior, aren't you?
**[15:46] Youngster**
Huh? What do you want?
**[15:49] Scharf**
What do you think?
**[15:51] Youngster**
Huh? What?
**[15:55] Wirbel**
He won't do.
**[16:00] Kanne**
I wonder what he's up to.
**[16:03] Lawine**
Thanks for waiting, Kanne.
**[16:07] Kanne**
You're looking cuter than ever, Lawine.
**[16:11] Lawine**
My brothers are home
from the imperial capital.
**[16:17] Lawine**
They always buy crap I don't need.
**[16:21] Lawine**
I'm not their dress-up doll.
**[16:24] Lawine**
My mom's really into it, too.
**[16:26] Lawine**
She made no effort to stop them.
**[16:30] Kanne**
You're even more spoiled than me.
**[16:33] Lawine**
If that's what you think,
then let's trade places.
**[16:35] Lawine**
It's hell being compared
to my talented brothers.
**[16:39] Lawine**
Come on, let's go. This outfit is so stifling.
**[16:47] Kanne**
Then allow me to escort you today,
Little Miss Lawine.
**[16:57] Kanne**
Ow, ow! You're gonna rip them off!
**[17:21] Stark**
Um, Ms. Fern. What would you like?
**[17:26] Fern**
Anything is fine. You can choose, Mr. Stark.
**[17:32] Stark**
* She only says that when*
* she wants something specific.*
**[17:36] Stark**
What should we do?
**[17:38] Frieren**
Don't ask me.
**[17:44] Lawine**
Hey, isn't that Frieren?
**[17:47] Kanne**
Yeah.
**[17:51] Kanne**
I'm glad we ran into you.
**[17:53] Kanne**
We were just thinking about
visiting you at the inn.
**[17:56] Stark**
Who are they?
**[17:58] Frieren**
We were in the same party
during the first test.
**[18:01] Kanne**
Frieren was really helpful.
**[18:06] Kanne**
Also, she was like a teacher.
**[18:09] Stark**
Oh?
**[18:10] Frieren**
Because you two wouldn't stop fighting.
**[18:12] Kanne**
It's Lawine's fault.
**[18:15] Kanne**
Ow, ow!
**[18:15] Stark**
* I don't feel comfortable*
* being surrounded by girls.*
**[18:17] Frieren**
Now, now.
**[18:18] Wirbel**
Hey.
**[18:19] Stark**
What?
**[18:19] Wirbel**
You're a warrior, aren't you?
**[18:21] Stark**
Huh?
**[18:23] Stark**
What? H-Hey...
**[18:25] Stark**
Stop. Wh-What's this about?
**[18:29] Wirbel**
You're great.
**[18:31] Stark**
What's going on?!
**[18:34] Wirbel**
The Continental Magic Association
**[18:36] Wirbel**
has hired me to eliminate a Fresser
that's been ravaging crops.
**[18:40] Wirbel**
I'm looking for a front-liner.
**[18:42] Wirbel**
We met during the test, right?
**[18:44] Wirbel**
Is he your friend? Can I borrow him?
**[18:47] Fern**
Go right ahead.
**[18:48] Stark**
How could you?!
**[18:51] Stark**
How could you?
**[18:51] Kanne**
He's taking your friend away.
Are you okay with this?
**[18:54] Fern**
It'll be fine. He had no ill intentions.
**[18:58] Fern**
I could hardly believe he was the same person.
**[19:00] Lawine**
He's probably the type who can
turn it on and off for work.
**[19:03] Lawine**
My brothers are like that, too.
**[19:07] Kanne**
Here, Frieren.
**[19:09] Kanne**
Thank you.
**[19:12] Frieren**
I didn't do anything to deserve your thanks.
**[19:16] Lawine**
No.
**[19:18] Lawine**
If not for you, we wouldn't have
advanced to the second test.
**[19:22] Kanne**
Thank you.
**[19:26] (Flashback) Girl**
Thank you, Mr. Himmel.
**[19:30] (Flashback) Himmel**
There's nothing to worry about now.
**[19:32] (Flashback) Girl**
Yeah.
**[19:33] (Flashback) Himmel**
Go on. Your parents are waiting for you.
**[19:36] (Flashback) Girl**
Okay.
**[19:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
Himmel, why do you help people?
**[19:47] (Flashback) Himmel**
Because I'm a hero.
**[19:49] (Flashback) Frieren**
That's not what I meant.
**[19:53] (Flashback) Himmel**
Well, maybe I do it for myself.
**[19:58] (Flashback) Himmel**
Maybe it's because I want
people to remember me.
**[20:07] (Flashback) Himmel**
To live is to be known
and remembered by others.
**[20:14] (Flashback) Frieren**
What should I do to be remembered?
**[20:19] (Flashback) Himmel**
Change someone's life,
even just in a small way.
**[20:25] (Flashback) Himmel**
That's probably enough.
**[20:36] Kanne**
Anyway, then Lawine...
**[20:40] Lawine**
No, that was you, Kanne.
**[20:43] Kanne**
What? Is that right?
**[20:45] Lawine**
There was that other time, too. Remember?
**[20:49] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, these sweets
they gave us are really good.
**[20:53] Frieren**
You're finally feeling better.
**[20:56] Lawine**
Come to think of it, Frieren struggled
to get up on the morning of the second day.
**[21:00] Frieren**
Don't talk about that.
You'll sour her mood again.
**[21:04] Fern**
Hmph.
**[21:06] Lawine**
Frieren.
**[21:08] Lawine**
Typically, the first-class mage exam
consists of three tests.
**[21:13] Lawine**
Next time, we'll be enemies.
**[21:15] Frieren**
That's true.
**[21:26] Frieren**
What's that?
**[21:27] Fern**
It's a notification of the next test.
**[21:30] Fern**
There's the location and date
of the second test,
**[21:32] Fern**
as well as the proctor's name.
**[21:36] Lawine**
The proctor is Sense, huh?
Our luck just ran out.
**[21:39] Kanne**
Aw, man. And after we passed
the first test and everything.
**[21:43] Fern**
What do you mean?
**[21:46] Lawine**
Sense has proctored four tests in the past.
**[21:50] Lawine**
Not a single person passed any of them.
**[22:23] Stark**
This meat is good.
**[22:25] Wirbel**
You're incredible. You demonstrated
the essence of martial arts!
**[22:33] Genau**
You've put together a dreadful test.
**[22:38] Sense**
You think so?
**[22:40] Sense**
I'm a pacifist, Genau,
**[22:45] Sense**
unlike you.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:52] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:19] Wirbel**
I wasn't expecting to encounter these here.
**[24:20] Laufen**
It's a gargoyle!
**[24:21] Fern**
It's a mimic.
**[24:21] Richter**
Brutal. It doesn't even leave bones behind.
**[24:22] Ton**
I can't agree to that.
**[24:23] Denken**
It must be the work of demons or monsters.
**[24:24] Frieren**
We'll proceed with caution
while mapping the dungeon.
**[24:25] Methode**
They must be terrifyingly powerful.
***SIGN*** Episode 23
Conquering the Labyrinth
**[24:27] Sense**
For the second test,
you will be raiding a dungeon.
# E23 - Conquering the Labyrinth
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***SIGN*** At the Ruins of the King's Tomb,
located in the northern lands
**[00:06] Sense**
To the eighteen of you
who passed the first test...
***SIGN*** Second Test Proctor
***SIGN*** Sense, First-Class Mage
**[00:10] Sense**
First, congratulations on making it here.
**[00:14] Sense**
I hear people speculate all kinds of things
about my tests based on past results.
**[00:23] Sense**
I'm sure there are some of you
who have heard such rumors,
**[00:27] Sense**
but you needn't prepare
yourselves for the worst.
**[00:30] Sense**
The test is very simple.
**[00:33] Sense**
Anyone who wishes to become a first-class
mage should be able to pass it with ease.
**[00:39] Sense**
Now, allow me to explain
the details of the second test.
**[00:54] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:58] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[01:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:13] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[01:17] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:21] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:48] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:58] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[02:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[02:06] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 23: Conquering the Labyrinth
**[02:19] Sense**
For the second test,
you will be raiding a dungeon.
**[02:22] Sense**
You will raid the Ruins of the King's Tomb.
**[02:27] Sense**
There is only one condition for passing:
you must reach the deepest floor of the tomb.
**[02:35] Sense**
I am a pacifist. I dislike fighting.
**[02:39] Sense**
Therefore, everyone who reaches
the bottom will pass.
**[02:43] Blei**
Wait.
**[02:45] Blei**
Many adventurers have failed to return
from this unexplored dungeon.
**[02:50] Blei**
Are you planning to fail
all the test-takers again?
**[02:53] Sense**
What are you talking about?
**[02:55] Sense**
You are attempting to reach
the pinnacle of magehood.
**[03:00] Sense**
First-class mages make
the impossible possible.
**[03:04] Sense**
You must forge ahead, regardless of whether
or not anyone's been there before you.
**[03:10] Methode**
How should we prove we've reached the bottom?
**[03:15] Methode**
Should we return with treasure?
**[03:18] Sense**
You won't need to prove it.
**[03:20] Sense**
I will descend to the bottom
of the dungeon with you.
**[03:24] Sense**
Naturally, I will not be
assisting the test-takers.
**[03:28] Sense**
Also, each of you will receive
one of these bottles.
**[03:34] Sense**
It's an escape golem developed
by the first-class mage Lernen.
**[03:40] Sense**
When the bottle is shattered,
**[03:42] Sense**
the golem will manifest
and carry you out of the dungeon.
**[03:46] Sense**
They're still prototypes,
but they're safe enough.
**[03:49] Sense**
Using your bottle means you fail the test,
**[03:52] Sense**
but I urge you to do so if you become unable
to continue due to injuries or otherwise.
**[03:57] Sense**
I have no intention of allowing mages
with promising futures to die here.
**[04:01] Sense**
Also, the bottles will shatter
automatically at dawn tomorrow.
**[04:07] Sense**
That is the time limit of the second test.
**[04:12] Sense**
Now, let the test begin.
**[04:35] Richter**
There are multiple entrances.
**[04:38] Denken**
This seems to be a dungeon
of the Unified Dynasty.
**[04:41] Denken**
Dungeons of that era have multiple entrances,
**[04:45] Denken**
but they all lead to the deepest level.
**[04:48] Denken**
Examining the entrances should allow us
**[04:50] Denken**
to determine the internal
structure of the dungeon.
**[04:54] Denken**
The group should split up and—
**[04:56] Ton**
Why are you acting like
we're working together?
**[05:04] Denken**
There's no reason for us to fight this time.
**[05:08] Denken**
It's better for all of us to cooperate.
**[05:11] Ton**
I can't agree to that.
**[05:15] Ton**
Unlike in the first test, our companions'
survival isn't a condition for passing the test.
**[05:20] Ton**
We're not obligated to help each other,
**[05:24] Ton**
and we even risk becoming someone's
sacrificial pawn if the need arises.
**[05:28] Ton**
You in particular seem
knowledgeable about dungeons.
**[05:33] Ton**
I'm going alone.
**[05:48] Wirbel**
We're all carrying baggage from the first test.
**[05:52] Wirbel**
At the very least, I can't work
with anyone I don't know well.
**[05:59] Wirbel**
Let's go.
**[06:01] Ehre**
Wait for me.
**[06:08] Denken**
Those fools. Why don't they realize
working together is better?
**[06:14] Frieren**
Let's go, Fern.
**[06:16] Fern**
Are you sure, Ms. Frieren?
**[06:19] Frieren**
There's no chance of everyone
working together anymore.
**[06:28] Sense**
I see.
**[06:31] Sense**
I shall accompany your group.
**[06:35] Sense**
You seem like you'll have the
safest time reaching the bottom.
**[06:40] Frieren**
You'd better not interfere.
**[06:42] Sense**
I shall neither interfere nor assist you.
**[06:53] Frieren**
This is the safest route.
**[06:58] Frieren**
We'll proceed with caution
while mapping the dungeon.
**[07:13] Frieren**
The floor there is trapped. Be careful.
**[07:23] Fern**
You always know so much about dungeons.
**[07:27] Frieren**
I didn't always.
**[07:31] Frieren**
It was Himmel who loved dungeons.
**[07:34] Frieren**
We entered so many of them
to hunt down monsters.
**[07:39] Fern**
What do you mean, he loved dungeons?
**[07:43] Frieren**
It's exactly what it sounds like.
**[07:45] Frieren**
He said they excited him.
**[07:48] Frieren**
It doesn't make sense, does it?
**[07:53] (Flashback) Eisen**
These stairs lead to the next floor.
**[07:58] (Flashback) Himmel**
I see. Then we chose the wrong route.
**[08:02] (Flashback) Himmel**
Let's head back to the last branch.
**[08:04] (Flashback) Heiter**
Indeed.
**[08:07] (Flashback) Eisen**
Why? We're looking for the monster
at the bottom of the dungeon.
**[08:12] (Flashback) Himmel**
When will you learn, Eisen?
**[08:16] (Flashback) Himmel**
In a dungeon, one must explore the entire
floor before proceeding to the next one.
**[08:21] (Flashback) Himmel**
Every adventurer knows that.
**[08:23] (Flashback) Eisen**
I've never heard that before.
**[08:26] (Flashback) Himmel**
You think I'm being foolish, don't you?
**[08:31] (Flashback) Himmel**
But isn't it best to be able to have fun
while helping people?
**[08:35] (Flashback) Frieren**
It won't always be like this.
**[08:38] (Flashback) Frieren**
As we travel, the dungeons will
become more life-threatening.
**[08:41] (Flashback) Eisen**
That's right.
**[08:43] (Flashback) Himmel**
I intend to enjoy it until the end.
**[08:45] (Flashback) Himmel**
I'll have fun adventuring, raiding dungeons,
**[08:48] (Flashback) Himmel**
defeating monsters, finding treasure,
**[08:52] (Flashback) Himmel**
and before I know it,
I'll have saved the world.
**[08:56] (Flashback) Himmel**
That's the kind of adventure I want to have.
**[09:00] (Flashback) Himmel**
Besides...
**[09:02] (Flashback) Himmel**
There might be a rare grimoire
down the path left untraveled.
**[09:06] (Flashback) Frieren**
What are you doing? Let's hurry back.
**[09:09] (Flashback) Himmel**
What?
**[09:11] Frieren**
It really doesn't make sense, does it?
**[09:28] Lawine**
Kanne, let's go.
**[09:43] Richter**
In the end, only the five of us stayed.
**[09:46] Denken**
We could've beaten the dungeon easily
**[09:50] Denken**
if we'd all worked together
and assigned roles.
**[09:54] Denken**
We had enough skilled mages to make it happen.
**[09:58] Richter**
Denken, not everyone is as pragmatic as you.
**[10:03] Richter**
It's like what you said
toward the end of the first test.
**[10:10] Richter**
It must not have sat right with them.
**[10:13] Richter**
Think of it this way:
only the smartest have remained.
**[10:17] Richter**
At the very least,
**[10:20] Richter**
there aren't any idiots here to hold us back
by falling for simple traps like mimics.
**[10:25] Richter**
Isn't that good enough, Denken?
**[10:27] Denken**
I doubt anyone that foolish would
be taking this test to begin with.
**[10:32] Denken**
Let's go.
**[10:43] Frieren**
This mana...
**[10:46] Frieren**
It might be a grimoire.
**[10:48] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you saw the results
of that Mikheit spell.
**[10:53] Fern**
It's a mimic.
**[10:56] Frieren**
Fern, that spell is only 99% accurate.
**[11:01] Fern**
And what if it is?
**[11:03] Frieren**
Historical discoveries have been made by
great mages who recognized that remaining 1%.
**[11:16] Frieren**
It's just as I thought.
**[11:19] Frieren**
There's a valuable grimoire inside here.
**[11:23] Frieren**
That's what my experience
as a mage is telling me.
**[11:33] Frieren**
It's dark and scary in here!
**[11:38] Frieren**
It's dark! I'm scared!
**[11:41] Frieren**
It's dark and scary!
**[11:56] Sense**
*Maybe I chose the wrong people to follow.*
**[12:09] Denken**
Don't step on the floor in the center.
**[12:11] Denken**
The ceiling will come crashing down on you.
**[12:17] Laufen**
Is that person-shaped stain there...
**[12:20] Richter**
Brutal. It doesn't even leave bones behind.
**[12:45] Laufen**
Gargoyles!
**[13:44] Richter**
Denken, someone got trapped.
**[13:47] Denken**
I know.
**[13:48] Richter**
She's on the other side of the wall.
**[13:51] Denken**
Stand back.
**[14:00] Denken**
It didn't work.
**[14:02] Denken**
Then we have no choice.
**[14:03] Denken**
Break your bottle!
**[14:22] Laufen**
Wow.
**[14:23] Denken**
We're already down another test-taker.
**[14:29] Denken**
Letting your guard down for a moment
here could cost you your life.
**[14:34] Denken**
So these are the Ruins of the King's Tomb.
**[14:47] Frieren**
Hey, Fern. Can I make a suggestion?
**[14:51] Frieren**
Stop pulling. You're going to rip me in half.
**[14:54] Fern**
Okay.
**[14:57] Frieren**
To save someone from a mimic,
you should push in instead.
**[15:01] Frieren**
It makes the mimic choke and stop biting.
**[15:05] Fern**
Is it a dog or something?
**[15:10] Frieren**
I'm safe.
**[15:14] Fern**
Honestly.
**[15:15] Fern**
How did you get out of those
when you were by yourself?
**[15:19] Frieren**
By blowing them up from the inside
with offensive magic.
**[15:23] Frieren**
But I don't like to do it
since it makes my hair frizz up.
**[15:26] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm back.
**[15:28] (Flashback) Frieren**
I have ringlets now.
**[15:31] Fern**
So that's why you'd sometimes
have a different hairstyle.
**[15:35] (Flashback) Fern**
Why?
**[15:37] Frieren**
Let's pull ourselves together and keep going.
**[15:50] Frieren**
Gargoyles.
**[15:52] Frieren**
We'll defeat them before they start moving.
**[15:58] Fern**
We've been seeing these
medals all over the place.
**[16:01] Frieren**
Apparently some dilettante collects them.
**[16:09] Frieren**
This looks like the main route.
Let's turn back.
**[16:12] Fern**
Why?
**[16:18] Fern**
We're progressing more
smoothly than I expected.
**[16:20] Frieren**
It does seem a bit odd
for an unexplored dungeon.
**[16:24] Frieren**
Judging by its construction,
we should be nearing the bottom, too.
**[16:28] Frieren**
Either way, don't let your guard down.
**[16:31] Frieren**
Let's take a break in the
next burial chamber we find.
**[16:38] Frieren**
We've acquired some pretty nice stuff.
**[16:40] Fern**
It just looks like junk to me.
**[16:43] Sense**
Huh.
**[16:48] Sense**
I don't get it.
**[16:50] Fern**
Neither do I.
**[16:52] Fern**
Why do those things make her happy?
**[16:56] Fern**
She's rubbing it on her cheek.
**[17:00] Sense**
You're the one I don't understand, Fern.
**[17:04] Sense**
I've never seen a mage
as skilled as you at your age.
**[17:09] Sense**
You must have trained rather hard.
**[17:12] Sense**
And yet I sense no passion
or determination in you.
**[17:15] Sense**
You're a strange girl.
**[17:20] Fern**
I became a proper mage
to repay a debt to someone.
**[17:29] Fern**
That was my life's goal at the time.
**[17:33] Fern**
I devoted all my effort to achieving it
**[17:35] Fern**
without considering anything
that would come after that.
**[17:40] Fern**
I must've used up all my passion
and determination then.
**[17:48] Sense**
Then why do you continue
searching for magic?
**[17:55] Fern**
Ms. Frieren seems to be
having fun, doesn't she?
**[17:58] Sense**
Yes.
**[18:01] Fern**
The first time I entered a dungeon,
**[18:04] Fern**
Ms. Frieren joyfully smiled
while collecting magic junk.
**[18:15] Fern**
It made me smile, too.
**[18:18] Fern**
I think I continue searching for magic
because I like seeing her happy.
**[18:29] Fern**
We should get going.
**[18:36] Sense**
Looks like I was right
to follow you after all.
**[18:41] Sense**
I'm sure you can enjoy
even this brutal dungeon.
**[19:10] Scharf**
The atmosphere has changed.
**[19:12] Wirbel**
Maybe we're near the bottom.
**[19:18] Ehre**
Wirbel.
**[19:19] Wirbel**
What? Can't walk any—
**[19:21] Ehre**
I'm restrained.
**[19:23] Ehre**
There are three mages concealing their mana.
**[19:26] Ehre**
It's an ambush.
**[19:27] Wirbel**
Oh?
**[19:33] Wirbel**
Scharf, block their vision.
**[19:35] Wirbel**
The spell cast on Ehre is Sorganeil.
**[19:37] Scharf**
I know.
**[19:54] Wirbel**
No wonder the Ruins of the King's Tomb
have never been conquered.
**[20:00] Wirbel**
I wasn't expecting to encounter these here.
**[20:05] Wirbel**
Scharf, you're on me.
**[20:07] Wirbel**
Ehre, you're on Scharf.
**[20:09] Wirbel**
And I'll take on Ehre.
**[20:13] Wirbel**
Let's do this.
**[20:55] Denken**
It's a replica made using magic.
**[20:59] Denken**
It must be the work of demons or monsters.
**[21:03] Denken**
But I've never seen such a perfect copy
of another person before.
**[21:08] Denken**
Its mana and skills were
the same as yours, Laufen.
**[21:13] Denken**
So was its behavior.
**[21:14] Denken**
It's possible even our memories were used.
**[21:19] Laufen**
I don't like this.
**[21:22] Richter**
The one saving grace is that it's
instantly recognizable as a fake.
**[21:28] Richter**
At the very least, there's no danger
of us attacking each other.
**[21:32] Methode**
If whoever cast this spell can control
multiple copies simultaneously,
**[21:38] Methode**
they must be terrifyingly powerful.
**[21:43] Denken**
Either way, we were right to team up.
**[21:50] Denken**
It gives us more options
for dealing with them.
**[22:18] Richter**
Denken, can we deal with that, too?
**[22:27] Denken**
The one thing I can say
is that if this weren't a test,
**[22:32] Denken**
I would've shattered my bottle
a long time ago.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:52] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Denken**
Now then, what are we going to do about this?
**[24:20] Frieren**
Smells nice.
**[24:21] Edel**
It's time.
**[24:22] Übel/Id**
If we're evenly matched,
**[24:23] Land**
That's not funny.
**[24:24] Übel/Id**
then who wins will come down to luck.
**[24:24] Methode**
Could you please look into my eyes?
**[24:25] Blei**
So it's not impossible.
**[24:26] Dünste**
How much time do you need?
***SIGN*** Episode 24
Perfect Replicas
**[24:28] Genau**
They're perfect replicas.
# E24 - Perfect Replicas
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**[00:04] Wirbel**
No wonder the Ruins of the King's Tomb
have never been conquered.
**[00:10] Wirbel**
I wasn't expecting to encounter these here.
**[00:23] Richter**
Denken, can we deal with that, too?
**[00:32] Denken**
The one thing I can say
is that if this weren't a test,
**[00:37] Denken**
I would've shattered my bottle
a long time ago.
**[01:03] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[01:07] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[01:11] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:22] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[01:26] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:48] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:52] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[02:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[02:07] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[02:11] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[02:15] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 24: Perfect Replicas
**[02:27] Genau**
We call the lord of the dungeon
"Spiegel the Water-Mirror Fiend."
**[02:36] Genau**
It is a monster from a mythical era that
appears in Ewig the Sage's heroic tales.
**[02:43] Genau**
We believe the Spiegel reads the memories
of those who enter the dungeon
**[02:48] Genau**
and creates perfect replicas of its targets.
**[02:54] Genau**
There are similar monsters in the
modern era such as the Einsam,
**[03:00] Genau**
but the Spiegel's perfect replicas
have physical substance
**[03:06] Genau**
and copy the target's
abilities, mana, and skills.
**[03:11] Genau**
It is the reason the Ruins of the King's Tomb
remain unconquered to this day.
**[03:15] Falsch**
Why did Sense choose
this dungeon for her test?
**[03:19] Genau**
A person is evenly matched
against their copy.
**[03:22] Genau**
Defeating them without suffering casualties
**[03:25] Genau**
requires cool-headed
self-analysis and teamwork.
**[03:33] Genau**
It's exactly the kind of test a pacifist
like her would put together.
**[03:46] Denken**
This isn't good.
**[03:48] Denken**
We should retreat.
**[03:58] Richter**
Denken!
**[04:01] Denken**
Now then, what are we going to do about this?
**[04:13] Übel**
It's a dead end.
**[04:15] Übel**
We're cornered.
**[04:28] Übel**
Four-eyes, could I get your opinion
as a cloning magic specialist?
**[04:35] Land**
I told you, my name is Land.
**[04:39] Land**
But ask away.
**[04:46] Übel**
How perfect a copy of me
do you think that replica is?
**[04:52] Land**
Übel, you're chatty even
during combat, aren't you?
**[04:59] Land**
It's like you'd die if you stopped talking.
**[05:03] Übel**
You've been watching me closely.
**[05:06] Übel**
Yeah, that's true. I'd probably die.
**[05:12] Übel**
And yet it's so quiet.
**[05:16] Übel**
Does that mean it hasn't copied
my memories or personality?
**[05:21] Land**
No, it's probably just incapable of speaking.
**[05:25] Land**
During the initial attack,
it swiped my escape golem bottle.
**[05:38] Übel**
I see. That *is* what I would do.
**[05:42] Land**
It knows about us, too.
**[05:46] Land**
It's not attacking despite cornering us
because it's wary of your Sorganeil.
**[05:55] Übel**
Either that, or it's enjoying tormenting us.
**[06:01] Land**
That's not funny.
**[06:05] Übel**
You're bleeding a lot.
**[06:09] Übel**
You know, you won't last long like this.
**[06:13] Land**
You're right.
**[06:16] Übel**
Can I ask you one last question?
**[06:20] Übel**
Are you the real one?
**[06:25] Land**
Who knows?
**[06:28] Übel**
Uh-huh.
**[06:35] Übel**
Use my bottle.
**[06:40] Land**
But you need that to survive.
**[06:43] Übel**
Oh, yeah?
**[06:47] Übel**
In that case, wait here, four-eyes.
**[06:52] Übel**
I'm going to get your bottle back.
**[06:55] Land**
Hey, wait—
**[07:02] Übel**
*I expected it to close the gap.*
**[07:06] Übel**
* I need to see its entire body*
* in order to cast Sorganeil.*
**[07:14] Übel**
* Whoever miscalculates the distance first*
* will lose this battle.*
**[07:23] Übel**
* If we're evenly matched,*
* then who wins will come down to luck.*
**[07:28] Übel**
* I've always been unlucky,*
* so I don't like luck-based contests.*
**[07:37] Übel**
*So I have no desire to fight myself.*
**[07:41] Übel**
You must really want to die.
**[07:55] Übel**
*My luck always sucks.*
**[07:57] Übel**
*That's why I didn't want to do this.*
**[08:01] Übel**
But...
**[08:03] Übel**
It looks like your luck was worse.
**[08:08] Übel**
You were quicker than I expected, four-eyes.
**[08:21] Übel**
Huh. So the bottle was fake, too.
**[08:35] Land**
Übel, you knew that it was a clone
of me that was dying.
**[08:40] Land**
Why did you rush to your death?
**[08:43] Übel**
Because I knew you'd come for me.
**[08:47] Land**
Do I seem that kind to you?
**[08:51] Übel**
No, not at all. Not that it matters.
**[08:57] Übel**
You didn't accept my bottle.
**[09:05] Übel**
You don't want anyone to die
because of you, right?
**[09:09] Übel**
So I created a situation where
my death would be your fault.
**[09:17] Übel**
Thanks, four-eyes.
**[09:20] Übel**
I think I learned something else about you.
**[09:23] Land**
I see. Good for you.
**[09:26] Land**
Are you able to empathize with me yet?
**[09:30] Übel**
It'll take a little longer.
**[09:38] Frieren**
I think we're pretty close to the bottom.
**[09:44] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, there are stairs over there.
**[09:50] Frieren**
Fern, let me see the map.
**[09:55] Fern**
I believe we've fully explored this floor.
**[10:10] Frieren**
There's a hidden room behind this wall.
**[10:14] Frieren**
There's probably treasure there.
**[10:17] Frieren**
I've got a feeling there's a
rare grimoire hidden inside.
**[10:24] Fern**
But we didn't come across anything
that looked like an entrance.
**[10:29] Frieren**
You're right.
**[10:34] Frieren**
But based on the structure,
I'm certain there's a room here.
**[11:31] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, this is incredible.
**[11:42] Sense**
It depicts the achievements
of the king buried here.
**[11:47] Sense**
I've never seen such a well-preserved
mural of the Unified Dynasty era.
**[11:54] Sense**
This is a valuable discovery.
**[11:59] Fern**
It's magnificent.
**[12:15] Fern**
Our progress has been unnaturally smooth.
**[12:19] Fern**
Are we really going to pass
without incident?
**[12:23] Frieren**
Maybe.
**[12:30] Frieren**
What are you all doing here?
**[12:34] Denken**
Structurally speaking, the bottom of this
labyrinth should be beyond this hall.
**[12:40] Frieren**
And?
**[12:43] Denken**
It's been half a day since that
thing took up position there.
**[12:53] Frieren**
Huh. This is getting interesting.
**[12:56] Frieren**
Now this is how conquering
a dungeon should be.
**[13:04] Frieren**
A perfect replica, huh?
**[13:08] Frieren**
That thing does seem to match my strength.
**[13:12] Denken**
We can't reach the bottom without
doing something about that replica.
**[13:18] Denken**
Any ideas?
**[13:21] Frieren**
Well, if that's a perfect recreation
of me, then its weaknesses
**[13:28] Frieren**
should be the same as the
flesh-and-blood version.
**[13:31] Richter**
Either restraint magic or hypnosis magic
are best for defeating a stronger mage.
**[13:38] Frieren**
I'm resistant to both, though.
**[13:41] Denken**
But it may create a slight opening.
**[13:45] Denken**
That would be enough for you to defeat it.
**[13:50] Denken**
Methode.
**[13:52] Denken**
You're good at that kind of thing.
**[13:55] Methode**
I wouldn't say I'm good at it, exactly.
**[14:00] Methode**
Excuse me.
**[14:09] Methode**
This is interesting.
**[14:11] Methode**
You're immune to restraint magic.
**[14:14] Frieren**
Smells nice.
**[14:15] Methode**
Normally it should work,
barring a large difference in mana.
**[14:20] Methode**
Next, Ms. Frieren, could you
please look into my eyes?
**[14:28] Methode**
Hypnosis magic won't work either.
**[14:33] Methode**
I cannot penetrate
Ms. Frieren's mental defenses.
**[14:37] Methode**
Oh, my.
**[14:39] Denken**
You really are resistant to both.
**[14:43] Methode**
However, while the construction of your
mental defenses is complex and solid,
**[14:47] Methode**
it seems to be a rather old spell.
**[14:50] Methode**
A specialist in hypnosis magic
may be able to exploit its vulnerabilities.
**[14:55] Denken**
Do you know any among the test-takers?
**[15:02] Methode**
Edel the second-class mage
may be able to do it.
**[15:06] Methode**
But unlike me, she has no combat abilities.
**[15:10] Methode**
Honestly, I'm not sure she'd
be able to make it this far.
**[15:16] Methode**
Also, hypnosis magic only works
on targets that have minds.
**[15:22] Methode**
It's unclear if the replicas
have recreated those.
**[15:28] Denken**
We lack too much information.
**[15:35] Blei**
Edel, what do you think that is?
**[15:43] Edel**
Who knows?
**[15:45] Edel**
But it's safe to assume it has all the
abilities of the first-class mage Sense.
**[15:52] Blei**
Concealing our mana and hiding
can only get us so far.
**[15:56] Blei**
We'll have to defeat it.
**[15:58] Edel**
Do you think we can, Blei?
**[16:01] Edel**
You and Dünste can't fight properly in
this dungeon, to say nothing of myself.
**[16:07] Dünste**
Modern magic isn't suited
to dungeon combat, anyway.
**[16:12] Edel**
An unwelcome side effect of most dungeons
having already been cleared
**[16:15] Edel**
during the era leading up to
the Demon King's defeat.
**[16:20] Edel**
On top of that, powerful defensive
spells take up too many resources,
**[16:24] Edel**
so most attack spells use natural objects.
**[16:29] Edel**
Manipulating and transforming
objects already in the area
**[16:36] Edel**
consumes less mana than
creating objects out of nothing.
**[16:41] Edel**
But that thing does it fairly well.
**[16:46] Edel**
There are layers of magic cast on its hair.
**[16:50] Edel**
It probably has numerous methods
it could use to fight inside this dungeon.
**[17:00] Edel**
As I see it, we can't beat that thing.
**[17:03] Edel**
Magic is a world of visual imagination.
**[17:06] Edel**
To be able to manipulate the uncountably
large number of threads we call hair,
**[17:13] Edel**
it must possess a superhuman imagination,
**[17:18] Edel**
making it a far greater mage than any of us.
**[17:23] Edel**
Honestly, it's a miracle we managed
to evade it for this long.
**[17:29] Edel**
We did our best.
**[17:32] Edel**
But we're not fighters.
It's time for us to give up.
**[17:38] Edel**
Honestly, I'm scared and want to go home.
**[17:42] Blei**
Edel, does your voice not work on it?
**[17:47] Edel**
Hypnosis magic is indeed my family's calling,
**[17:51] Edel**
but it's impossible to meet the conditions
needed to give it sophisticated commands.
**[17:57] Edel**
At most, I could create an opening
by making it kneel.
**[18:02] Edel**
Even then, I'd have to make eye contact
with it and speak to it.
**[18:06] Blei**
So it's not impossible.
**[18:09] Edel**
Assuming it has a mind.
**[18:12] Dünste**
How much time do you need?
**[18:15] Edel**
Fifteen seconds. Or rather,
I doubt we'll get more.
**[18:20] Blei**
What do you mean?
**[18:27] Edel**
You'll see.
**[18:42] Edel**
Activate your defensive magic
with full coverage.
**[18:44] Blei**
What?
**[18:46] Edel**
In modern magic, there are two ways
to defeat defensive magic.
**[18:51] Edel**
Hit it hard enough,
or skillfully slip through it.
**[18:58] Edel**
Most who use a high number
of attacks are the latter.
**[19:03] Edel**
I'm surprised.
**[19:05] Edel**
I wasn't expecting both.
**[19:07] Edel**
They have the weight of a boulder.
**[19:12] Edel**
I thought we'd be able to maintain our
defenses at full coverage for fifteen seconds,
**[19:17] Edel**
not that it would break through
even before that.
**[19:22] Edel**
But we made eye contact.
**[19:25] Edel**
The better the mage, the more
closely they watch their opponent.
**[19:29] Edel**
Kneel!
**[19:38] Edel**
I see. I understand now.
**[19:42] Edel**
It has no mind.
**[19:45] Edel**
It's just precisely mimicking
the functions of one.
**[19:50] Edel**
We can't beat it.
**[19:55] Edel**
You'll have to borrow
the strength of another.
**[19:58] Edel**
Run as quickly as you can to the fighters.
**[20:02] Edel**
But as I said, it's time for me
to give up. I'm leaving.
**[20:05] Edel**
I'm not interested in getting hurt again.
**[20:12] Edel**
How convenient. It even ensures my safety.
**[20:21] Blei**
We should run, too.
**[20:24] Dünste**
Is there anyone who can
safely reach the bottom?
**[20:29] Blei**
I told you.
**[20:31] Blei**
She never intended for anyone
to pass from the start.
**[20:52] Frieren**
Currently, we lack information.
**[20:55] Frieren**
We should consider the possibility
that it doesn't have a mind.
**[20:59] Frieren**
In which case, we'll probably
have to use brute force.
**[21:03] Denken**
Can you do it?
**[21:05] Frieren**
I don't know.
**[21:23] Wirbel**
It's impossible to tell what
those things are thinking.
**[21:37] Wirbel**
*But like I thought, it's not a bad matchup.*
**[21:48] Wirbel**
* Ehre crushes me or Scharf*
* in a simple clash of mana.*
**[22:05] Wirbel**
*But I know how to win.*
**[22:18] Wirbel**
No matter the opponent or situation.
**[22:27] Denken**
Brute force, huh?
**[22:31] Fern**
In that case,
**[22:35] Fern**
I may be able to kill Ms. Frieren.
**[22:41] Frieren**
Oh?
**[22:43] Fern**
Yes.
**[22:45] Frieren**
Well, then...
**[22:47] Frieren**
Let's come up with a strategy.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Himmel**
Sounds like we've got a plan.
**[24:20] Frieren**
Let's come up with a strategy.
**[24:21] Richter**
So you had information.
**[24:22] Dünste**
Why don't we work together?
**[24:23] Kanne**
Maybe you should apologize.
**[24:24] Serie**
I find it truly displeasing.
**[24:24] Lawine**
They don't have any weaknesses.
**[24:25] Fern**
You seem to be having fun.
***SIGN*** Episode 25
A Fatal Vulnerability
**[24:27] Denken**
This is Frieren's fatal vulnerability.
# E25 - A Fatal Vulnerability
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1U2N1PQ/a-fatal-vulnerability)
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**[00:01] Frieren**
Currently, we lack information.
**[00:05] Frieren**
We should consider the possibility
that it doesn't have a mind.
**[00:08] Frieren**
In which case, we'll probably
have to use brute force.
**[00:12] Denken**
Can you do it?
**[00:14] Frieren**
I don't know.
**[00:20] Fern**
In that case,
**[00:23] Fern**
I may be able to kill Ms. Frieren.
**[00:30] Frieren**
Oh?
**[00:32] Fern**
Yes.
**[00:41] Frieren**
Well, then...
**[00:42] Frieren**
Let's come up with a strategy.
**[00:54] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:58] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[01:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[01:13] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[01:17] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:21] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:48] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:58] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[02:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[02:06] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 25: A Fatal Vulnerability
**[02:20] Frieren**
To confirm: if the replica has a mind,
**[02:25] Frieren**
we'll use Edel's hypnosis magic
to penetrate my mental defenses,
**[02:30] Frieren**
and Fern will kill me.
**[02:33] Fern**
Yes.
**[02:33] Laufen**
"Yes"?
**[02:39] Methode**
Mr. Dünste.
**[02:48] Methode**
Where is Ms. Edel?
**[02:51] Dünste**
She dropped out when we were
attacked by Sense's replica.
**[02:57] Methode**
I see. Mr. Blei as well?
**[03:03] Dünste**
I was able to escape because he kept it busy.
**[03:07] Dünste**
I hope he made it out safely.
**[03:19] Blei**
Leave me! Go!
**[03:26] Dünste**
B-But...
**[03:28] Blei**
It's better than neither of us passing.
**[03:37] Dünste**
I have information.
**[03:39] Dünste**
Why don't we work together?
**[03:42] Denken**
That was my intention from the start.
**[03:47] Denken**
Is there anyone who can treat this man?
**[03:51] Methode**
I have a holy scripture.
I can cast simple healing spells.
**[03:56] Denken**
Please.
**[04:04] Frieren**
I see.
**[04:05] Frieren**
The replicas don't have minds.
**[04:08] Dünste**
No. According to Ms. Edel,
**[04:11] Dünste**
they merely imitate the
functions of a mind precisely
**[04:15] Dünste**
without actually having one.
**[04:18] Frieren**
Well, there goes the easy way
of taking one down.
**[04:22] Frieren**
We'll have to plan accordingly.
**[04:26] Denken**
But, Frieren, there's still
too much that we don't know.
**[04:32] Denken**
The biggest question is: what are those
replicas, and who created them?
**[04:38] Denken**
We can hardly take them on
without knowing their nature.
**[04:42] Richter**
In particular, we need to know whether
or not the replicas themselves
**[04:45] Richter**
have any unique weaknesses.
**[04:47] Richter**
If that replica really is as strong as you,
then we'd likely suffer casualties.
**[04:54] Sense**
I won't answer that question.
**[04:56] Richter**
Didn't think you would.
**[04:58] Lawine**
They don't have any weaknesses.
**[05:01] Lawine**
The replicas are being controlled
**[05:04] Lawine**
by a monster from the mythical era
known as the Spiegel.
**[05:07] Frieren**
Lawine.
**[05:09] Denken**
How do you know that?
**[05:11] Lawine**
My oldest brother was in the advance party
that the Continental Magic Association
**[05:15] Lawine**
sent into the Tomb of the Ruined King.
**[05:19] Richter**
So you had information.
No wonder you made it this far.
**[05:26] Richter**
But you made an irrational choice.
**[05:30] Richter**
You should've shared your information
and worked with us from the start.
**[05:35] Lawine**
It didn't feel like we could've at the time.
**[05:39] Kanne**
And Frieren and Fern left before we knew it.
**[05:43] Lawine**
Besides, old man,
**[05:44] Lawine**
you're the type to mercilessly abandon
your allies unless there are rules against it.
**[05:50] Lawine**
Anyone would think twice
about working with you.
**[05:52] Denken**
She really doesn't like you.
**[05:55] Richter**
It's true that I'm old,
**[05:58] Richter**
but there's something that stings
about having it said to my face.
**[06:02] Kanne**
Maybe you should apologize.
**[06:04] Lawine**
Sorry, old man.
**[06:09] Lawine**
According to the advance party's
observation report,
**[06:11] Lawine**
the Spiegel is in the treasure room
on the other side of that door.
**[06:17] Lawine**
The monster itself is weak
and has no way of attacking directly.
**[06:23] Lawine**
Once we defeat it,
all the replicas will disappear.
**[06:27] Denken**
That matches what our mana detection revealed.
**[06:32] Denken**
The monster is on the other side of the door,
**[06:35] Denken**
but it's shut fast with a
powerful sealing spell.
**[06:40] Frieren**
I've confirmed that as well.
My replica must've done it.
**[06:46] Frieren**
It's a spell that shuts the door of a
treasure vault at the risk of your life.
**[06:51] Frieren**
Even among folk magic,
it's a top-class sealing spell.
**[06:55] Frieren**
That door won't open
until the caster is dead.
**[07:00] Frieren**
We could ignore the door
and break through a wall,
**[07:04] Frieren**
but they've probably already
accounted for that.
**[07:08] Denken**
Either way, we'll have to defeat that replica
if we want to take down the Spiegel.
**[07:17] Lawine**
If we want to take it down,
then we'd better hurry.
**[07:20] Denken**
What do you mean?
**[07:21] Lawine**
The Spiegel creates replicas
of everyone within the dungeon.
**[07:27] Lawine**
Over time, the replicas begin to gather
at the bottom of the dungeon.
**[07:35] Lawine**
Aside from my brother's unit, most members
of the advance party died...
**[07:43] Lawine**
right here, just before the bottom.
**[07:54] Denken**
I see.
**[07:56] Fern**
Excuse me.
**[07:58] Fern**
The replicas precisely imitate the
functions of a mind, don't they?
**[08:02] Fern**
In that case, any vulnerabilities
in their behavioral patterns
**[08:05] Fern**
would be the same as the original's, right?
**[08:08] Dünste**
Probably.
**[08:11] Fern**
In that case, we may have a chance.
**[08:15] Frieren**
What vulnerability are you thinking of?
**[08:21] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, could you go stand by that wall?
**[08:26] Frieren**
Okay.
**[08:46] Methode**
Was that…?
**[08:48] Denken**
Incredible. I don't believe it.
**[08:52] Fern**
Did you notice?
**[08:54] Kanne**
Did you?
**[08:56] Lawine**
Nope.
**[08:57] Denken**
This is Frieren's fatal vulnerability.
**[09:02] Denken**
Why didn't I notice when I fought her?
**[09:06] Denken**
No, I couldn't notice because of my
preconceptions about experienced mages.
**[09:13] Denken**
When casting a spell, she stops
detecting mana for a brief moment.
**[09:19] Laufen**
Isn't that a common mistake
made by apprentice mages?
**[09:23] Frieren**
I've never been very good about it.
**[09:26] Fern**
If you're aware of it,
then why didn't you say anything?
**[09:30] Frieren**
Because it's embarrassing.
**[09:32] Fern**
This is hardly the time to be saying that.
**[09:35] Richter**
But she's far too skilled in all other areas.
**[09:40] Richter**
I can't imagine there are many mages
who could exploit that vulnerability.
**[09:45] Fern**
In any case, let's discuss our strategy.
**[10:10] Richter**
Supposing we can handle Frieren's replica,
what about the others?
**[10:13] Laufen**
Won't they all disappear
if we defeat the Spiegel?
**[10:13] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, you seem to be having fun.
**[10:15] Denken**
The replicas will probably
gather before then.
**[10:17] Frieren**
Yeah.
**[10:27] (Flashback) Himmel**
Sounds like we've got a plan.
**[10:29] (Flashback) Himmel**
Eisen will draw the enemy to him,
and I'll attack from the flank.
**[10:35] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, you'll provide supporting fire.
**[10:37] (Flashback) Frieren**
What about Heiter?
**[10:38] (Flashback) Himmel**
Today's an off day for him. He's hungover.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Eisen**
He's dead.
**[11:03] Frieren**
I was just thinking about
all the times we discussed
**[11:06] Frieren**
how we'd beat the dungeon boss like this.
**[11:31] Frieren**
Okay.
**[11:32] Frieren**
Let's begin the attack.
**[11:36] Denken**
Can we win?
**[11:38] Frieren**
Don't worry. There isn't a dungeon
that can't be conquered.
**[11:43] Frieren**
I'm the mage of the party that cleared
the most dungeons in history.
**[11:53] Denken**
Are you two sure you don't need any help
fighting Frieren's replica?
**[12:00] Frieren**
The fewer of us there are, the easier
it will be to predict its movements.
**[12:05] Frieren**
We'd almost certainly win if we all fought,
but most of us would probably die.
**[12:13] Frieren**
I doubt we'd even have the time
to use our escape golems.
**[12:17] Richter**
So slowing down the replicas gathering
at the bottom is more important.
**[12:29] Frieren**
If they surround us, we're all dead.
**[12:34] Frieren**
Follow the plan.
**[12:36] Denken**
Got it. Good luck.
**[12:42] Frieren**
Open the door.
**[13:03] Denken**
Now, then.
**[13:05] Denken**
Let's discuss our weakest matchups.
**[13:35] Frieren**
Judradjim.
**[13:41] Fern**
*It's behaving just like Ms. Frieren predicted.*
**[14:01] Frieren**
Vollzanbel.
**[14:04] Frieren**
*I stopped detecting mana.*
**[14:07] Frieren**
* I'll be wary of Fern,*
* who used that opportunity to hide.*
**[14:12] Frieren**
* But I'll be busy dealing with*
* the equally-matched opponent in front of me.*
**[14:16] Frieren**
*I won't have time to look for Fern.*
**[14:20] Frieren**
* After all, no one knows better than I do*
* how frightening I can be.*
**[14:30] Frieren**
You'll be all right.
**[14:32] Frieren**
Not even I can easily detect you
when you're completely hidden.
**[14:37] Fern**
Are you sure I should use
Zoltraak to attack, though?
**[14:43] Frieren**
It's the quickest spell there is.
**[14:47] Frieren**
Besides, Zoltraak is a relatively
new spell for elves.
**[14:52] Frieren**
Not enough time has passed for us
to reflexively defend against it.
**[14:58] Frieren**
It takes only a moment
for us to respond to it,
**[15:03] Frieren**
but the time we spend thinking
about it causes a delay.
**[15:07] Frieren**
You're different, though.
**[15:10] Frieren**
Zoltraak has existed since your birth.
To you, it's nothing special.
**[15:15] Frieren**
It's a fundamental mage spell
engraved into your being.
**[15:21] Frieren**
Your Zoltraak can kill me.
**[15:25] Frieren**
Hit it with all the mana you've got.
**[15:45] (Flashback) Serie**
Frieren, I thought you didn't like me.
**[15:50] (Flashback) Serie**
Why have you come to see me?
**[15:53] (Flashback) Serie**
Honestly, I thought we'd never meet again.
**[15:58] (Flashback) Frieren**
I came to deliver my master's will.
**[16:03] (Flashback) Serie**
It's been fifty years.
**[16:06] (Flashback) Serie**
I see. So Flamme has died.
**[16:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're not sad?
**[16:12] (Flashback) Serie**
I only trained her on a whim.
**[16:21] (Flashback) Serie**
It's practically a report.
**[16:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
What does it say?
**[16:26] (Flashback) Serie**
The emperor has authorized
magical research nationwide.
**[16:32] (Flashback) Serie**
Until now, human societies have considered
magic to be a technique used by demons,
**[16:37] (Flashback) Serie**
and openly studying it was forbidden.
**[16:42] (Flashback) Serie**
Flamme encouraged him to allow it
**[16:44] (Flashback) Serie**
and had been training the newly
established imperial mages.
**[16:51] (Flashback) Serie**
She wants me to take over for her.
**[16:56] (Flashback) Serie**
Such greed.
**[17:00] (Flashback) Serie**
Receiving authorization to study magic
is a feat on its own, but she wants more.
**[17:07] (Flashback) Frieren**
Is that such an impressive achievement?
**[17:10] (Flashback) Serie**
The continent's largest united empire
is set to begin studying magic
**[17:14] (Flashback) Serie**
and adopting it for military use.
**[17:17] (Flashback) Serie**
The neighboring nations are sure to respond.
**[17:20] (Flashback) Serie**
In just a few decades, magic will
spread throughout the continent.
**[17:25] (Flashback) Serie**
We'll enter an era in which
all of humanity can use magic.
**[17:30] (Flashback) Serie**
In the near future,
**[17:33] (Flashback) Serie**
humanity will acquire the strength to fight
back against the Demon King's forces.
**[17:37] (Flashback) Frieren**
I see. That's incredible.
**[17:41] (Flashback) Serie**
Indeed it is.
**[17:45] (Flashback) Serie**
But that's not what I want.
**[17:50] (Flashback) Serie**
Leave, Frieren.
**[17:53] (Flashback) Serie**
I can't comply with this final request.
**[17:56] (Flashback) Serie**
I find it truly displeasing.
**[18:00] (Flashback) Serie**
An era in which anyone can use magic?
**[18:03] (Flashback) Serie**
Magic should be special.
**[18:06] (Flashback) Serie**
I won't teach anyone who lacks talent.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Serie**
How dare she send this to me?
**[18:13] (Flashback) Serie**
Flamme and I remained unable to understand
each other until the very end.
**[18:17] (Flashback) Serie**
She was only ever a student
I trained on a whim.
**[18:20] (Flashback) Frieren**
My master said you'd probably
get upset and tear up her will.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
But she wanted to tell you her dream
had come true regardless.
**[18:35] (Flashback) Frieren**
It doesn't make sense, does it?
**[18:41] (Flashback) Frieren**
Well, I'm leaving now.
**[18:43] (Flashback) Frieren**
I doubt we'll meet again.
**[18:46] (Flashback) Serie**
Frieren.
**[18:49] (Flashback) Serie**
Before you go, walk with me a little.
**[18:52] (Flashback) Serie**
After all, we have all the time in the world.
**[18:59] (Flashback) Serie**
An era in which anyone could use magic
was Flamme's dream.
**[19:05] (Flashback) Serie**
I doubt she cared about helping humanity
**[19:09] (Flashback) Serie**
or the strength to fight the
Demon King's forces at first.
**[19:20] (Flashback) Serie**
Do you know what her favorite spell was?
**[19:24] (Flashback) Serie**
A spell to create a field of flowers.
**[19:27] (Flashback) Serie**
A useless, foolish spell.
**[19:36] (Flashback) Serie**
She truly loved magic.
**[19:39] (Flashback) Serie**
She genuinely wished for everyone in the
world to be able to cast spells like that.
**[19:46] (Flashback) Serie**
It disgusted me.
**[19:49] (Flashback) Serie**
It was the fanciful dream of a girl,
but it's what she really wanted.
**[19:57] (Flashback) Serie**
She told me about this dream of hers
when she was a child much shorter than me.
**[20:05] (Flashback) Serie**
Honestly, I thought that era
wouldn't arrive for many more years.
**[20:10] (Flashback) Serie**
I didn't think she could accomplish it.
**[20:16] (Flashback) Serie**
To me, her life was so short
as to be practically nothing,
**[20:22] (Flashback) Serie**
and yet she became the founder
of humanity's magic.
**[20:25] (Flashback) Frieren**
My master was always quick to decide.
**[20:29] (Flashback) Frieren**
It felt like she was in a hurry.
**[20:34] (Flashback) Serie**
Humans have limited lifespans.
**[20:36] (Flashback) Serie**
They exist much closer to death than we do.
**[20:41] (Flashback) Serie**
We must all make important decisions
at several points in our lives,
**[20:46] (Flashback) Serie**
but humans cannot afford to delay them.
**[20:52] (Flashback) Serie**
We can afford to wait a century or two.
**[20:56] (Flashback) Serie**
Even ignoring them for a millennium
poses no obstacle,
**[21:02] (Flashback) Serie**
as our time is closer to an eternity.
**[21:08] (Flashback) Serie**
Frieren, many years have passed
since humanity created
**[21:13] (Flashback) Serie**
what could be called a civilization.
**[21:16] (Flashback) Serie**
From now on, their progress
will begin to accelerate.
**[21:22] (Flashback) Serie**
A mere thousand years.
**[21:26] (Flashback) Serie**
In a mere thousand years,
the era of humans will arrive.
**[21:34] (Flashback) Serie**
The humans will overtake us.
**[21:43] (Flashback) Serie**
Do not neglect your training, Frieren.
**[21:58] (Flashback) Serie**
If anyone kills you,
it will be either the Demon King…
**[22:05] (Flashback) Serie**
or a human mage.
**[22:11] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm looking forward to it, Serie.
**[22:16] (Flashback) Frieren**
We're going to see so many
different kinds of mages and spells.
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:52] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Frieren**
Now, let's end this.
**[24:20] Frieren**
Worst case, we could both die.
**[24:22] Fern/Id**
Incredible, Ms. Frieren.
**[24:23] Frieren**
It's up to you.
**[24:23] Frieren/Id**
This opening won't do.
**[24:25] Fern**
We expected this much.
**[24:26] Frieren/Id**
I'll have to do it after all.
***SIGN*** Episode 26
The Height of Magic
**[24:27] Fern/Id**
So this is the height of magic.
# E26 - The Height of Magic
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**[00:02] (Flashback) Serie**
If anyone kills you,
it will be either the Demon King…
**[00:09] (Flashback) Serie**
or a human mage.
**[00:22] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:26] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[00:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[00:40] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[00:44] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[00:49] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:07] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:11] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:16] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:21] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:26] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[01:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 26: The Height of Magic
**[02:55] Fern**
It blocked it.
**[03:00] Fern**
We expected this much.
**[03:03] Fern**
From here on out,
it's a battle of attrition.
**[03:14] Richter**
They really are here.
Methode's observations were correct.
**[03:20] Richter**
Try not to hold me back.
**[03:22] Lawine**
I could say the same thing.
**[03:27] (Flashback) Denken**
Methode has determined the
exact locations of the enemy.
**[03:32] (Flashback) Denken**
We can't beat them in a
disorganized free-for-all.
**[03:35] (Flashback) Denken**
So we'll split up and stop the replicas
before they gather here.
**[03:41] (Flashback) Denken**
We told each other our weakest matchups.
**[03:44] (Flashback) Denken**
Your own weakest matchup
is your replica's as well.
**[03:50] (Flashback) Denken**
Our advantage is that we can
communicate and work together.
**[03:59] (Flashback) Denken**
As long as we choose the right opponents,
**[04:03] (Flashback) Denken**
we'll have the upper hand.
**[04:15] (Flashback) Denken**
Use numbers to deal with anyone
we can't fight alone.
**[04:37] Laufen**
*It's funny how easy this is.*
**[04:47] Lawine**
*If we do this, we can stop the replicas.*
**[04:58] (Flashback) Frieren**
Follow the plan.
**[05:00] (Flashback) Denken**
Got it. Good luck.
**[05:05] (Flashback) Methode**
There's one concern.
**[05:07] (Flashback) Methode**
I'm detecting fewer replicas than test-takers.
**[05:13] (Flashback) Methode**
In particular, I can't find
Ms. Sense's replica, the greatest threat.
**[05:20] (Flashback) Frieren**
You're right. I don't detect it either.
**[05:23] (Flashback) Frieren**
We mustn't overlook Sense's replica.
**[05:26] (Flashback) Frieren**
If she comes at us from behind,
I won't be able to protect Fern.
**[05:30] (Flashback) Frieren**
Worst case, we could both die.
**[05:33] (Flashback) Methode**
I haven't found Ms. Fern or
Mr. Denken's replicas either.
**[05:38] (Flashback) Methode**
We'll have to search for them using
more precise close-range detection.
**[05:43] (Flashback) Richter**
We wouldn't have had to worry
about this if you weren't here.
**[05:49] (Flashback) Sense**
First-class mages must be able
to overcome unfair adversity.
**[05:56] (Flashback) Sense**
And this doesn't even qualify as adversity.
**[06:00] (Flashback) Sense**
Besides, you can pass the test by simply
watching your fellow test-takers' backs.
**[06:05] (Flashback) Sense**
Is this not a truly kind and peaceful test?
**[06:17] Lawine**
It's down,
**[06:19] Lawine**
but I can't say I enjoyed that.
**[06:26] Richter**
*An ambush.*
**[06:34] Richter**
Damned monstrosity.
**[06:37] Richter**
I don't recall neglecting
my mana detection.
**[06:42] Richter**
Lawine, you should break your bottle, too.
**[06:46] Richter**
You're old enough to know when to quit.
**[06:49] Richter**
The test will be held again in three years.
**[06:53] Lawine**
Damn it.
**[07:01] Denken**
*I didn't make it in time.*
**[07:04] Denken**
* But my help wouldn't*
* have changed the outcome.*
**[07:11] Denken**
* Even with its back turned,*
* I still don't detect any openings.*
**[07:16] Denken**
*Either way, I must at least buy some time.*
**[07:21] Übel**
You're Denken the Imperial Mage, right?
**[07:26] Übel**
What's going on here?
**[07:29] Übel**
Are you planning to fight that thing?
**[07:32] Übel**
I don't think you can beat it.
**[07:34] Denken**
I know.
**[07:37] Übel**
Denken, do we have to do this
to conquer the dungeon?
**[07:42] Denken**
Frieren is currently—
**[07:44] Übel**
I didn't ask for an explanation.
Is this necessary?
**[07:50] Denken**
Yes.
**[07:53] Übel**
Then I'll defeat it.
**[07:55] Land**
What are you talking about?
Denken is the strongest one here.
**[08:00] Land**
You couldn't even beat Wirbel.
**[08:03] Übel**
Yeah, that's not how this works.
**[08:07] Übel**
It's true that I'm an inexperienced
third-class mage.
**[08:11] Übel**
I'm far weaker than Denken or Wirbel.
**[08:15] Übel**
But I think I can beat Sense.
**[08:19] Übel**
This is my specialty.
**[08:23] Übel**
Reelseiden, a spell that
cuts almost anything.
**[08:26] Übel**
It cuts anything I think it can,
and it can't cut anything I think it can't.
**[08:33] Land**
So what? That spell is easily
blocked by defensive magic.
**[08:39] Übel**
Oh, right. You watched my battle
against Wirbel, didn't you, four-eyes?
**[08:44] Übel**
Yeah, defensive magic is for blocking spells.
**[08:49] Übel**
It's hard for me to imagine cutting it.
**[08:52] Land**
I see. Then either way,
it won't work against Sense.
**[08:57] Land**
Based only on what we can observe,
**[09:00] Land**
that hair has multiple layers of spells
equal to defensive magic cast on it.
**[09:04] Übel**
I told you, that sort of logic doesn't matter.
**[09:07] Übel**
I'm talking about what I can visualize.
**[09:11] Land**
Hey, wait.
**[09:15] Übel**
Huh.
**[09:17] Übel**
Figures. Sorganeil doesn't work.
**[09:21] Übel**
Well, a person's hair *is* part of their body.
**[09:24] Übel**
It's impossible to see all of her at once.
**[09:29] Übel**
Reelseiden.
**[09:32] Sense**
*As I thought, Übel is fighting my replica.*
**[09:37] Sense**
*I already know who will win.*
**[09:39] Sense**
*It won't even be a real fight.*
**[09:43] Sense**
* It happened two years ago,*
* during the second-class mage exam.*
**[09:48] Sense**
* Burg, a first-class mage,*
* proctored the second test.*
**[09:54] Sense**
*He was so skilled in defensive magic*
**[09:57] Sense**
* that he hadn't been injured once*
* since becoming a first-class mage.*
**[10:04] Sense**
*“Immovable Cloak.”*
**[10:06] Sense**
*The cloak he created using mana*
**[10:08] Sense**
* was imbued with so many defensive spells*
* that no magical attack could penetrate it.*
**[10:15] Sense**
* For the second test, the test-takers fired*
* offensive magic against Burg and his cloak.*
**[10:22] Sense**
* It was a simple test. If they could make him*
* take just one step back, they passed.*
**[10:26] Sense**
*Killing would result in disqualification,*
**[10:29] Sense**
* and limits were imposed on offensive*
* magic to protect the other test-takers.*
**[10:36] (Flashback) Burg**
Next.
**[10:42] Sense**
*No one was worried about Burg.*
**[10:55] (Flashback) Übel**
Oh, I cut too deep.
**[11:01] Sense**
*But he was easily killed*
**[11:03] Sense**
* by a no-name girl who'd just recently*
* become a third-class mage.*
**[11:11] (Flashback) Übel**
This means I fail, right?
**[11:13] (Flashback) Übel**
I get it. Can I leave now?
**[11:17] (Flashback) Sense**
I have just one question for you.
**[11:20] (Flashback) Übel**
Go ahead.
**[11:21] (Flashback) Sense**
How did you defeat his Immovable Cloak?
**[11:27] (Flashback) Übel**
Have you ever sewn before, Sense?
**[11:32] (Flashback) Sense**
No. Why do you ask?
**[11:34] (Flashback) Übel**
You do seem like you come
from a rich family.
**[11:37] (Flashback) Übel**
Or do you use magic to handle all that stuff?
**[11:42] (Flashback) Übel**
I've actually never tried it myself,
since I'm so clumsy.
**[11:52] (Flashback) Übel**
But I used to watch my sister
sew all the time.
**[11:59] (Flashback) Übel**
When you cut cloth, you place the scissors
against it like this and slide them through.
**[12:08] (Flashback) Übel**
It makes a really nice sound.
**[12:14] (Flashback) Übel**
I liked that sound.
**[12:18] (Flashback) Sense**
I don't see where you're going with this.
**[12:20] (Flashback) Übel**
I'm talking about visual imagination.
**[12:22] (Flashback) Übel**
Cloth can be cut.
You expect to be able to cut it.
**[12:30] Sense**
*She's out of her mind.*
**[12:33] Sense**
* It's true that anyone can*
* imagine cutting cloth.*
**[12:36] Sense**
*Even an idiot can do that.*
**[12:39] Sense**
*But the world of magic isn't so simple.*
**[12:44] Sense**
* Magic can't create anything*
* the caster can't visualize perfectly,*
**[12:50] Sense**
* just as a diminutive ant can't imagine*
* crushing a colossal dragon underfoot.*
**[12:55] Sense**
* Hardly any mages can imagine*
* penetrating that cloak*
**[13:00] Sense**
*and its impregnable magical defenses.*
**[13:03] Sense**
* Any mage can tell at a glance that*
* that cloak blocks all magical attacks.*
**[13:11] Sense**
*Truly, any idiot can see that.*
**[13:15] Sense**
* As long as people are intelligent organisms,*
* we cannot escape those fetters.*
**[13:22] Sense**
*But she trusted her own intuition instead.*
**[13:27] Sense**
* Despite understanding intellectually*
* that it couldn't be cut,*
**[13:31] Sense**
* she constructed a vision of cutting*
* through the cloak according to her intuition.*
**[13:36] Sense**
*Her mind must not function like a person's.*
**[13:41] Sense**
*It's practically a superpower.*
**[13:45] (Flashback) Übel**
Can I go now?
**[13:47] (Flashback) Sense**
Yes.
**[13:50] (Flashback) Übel**
By the way, Sense, that's some pretty hair.
**[13:54] (Flashback) Übel**
It must be tough to maintain.
**[14:00] Sense**
*Perhaps I had already lost to her then.*
**[14:05] Sense**
*I can't imagine beating Übel.*
**[14:08] Sense**
*She's that bad a matchup for me.*
**[14:17] Übel**
You all think too hard.
Hair is something to be cut.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Sense**
Maintaining my hair?
**[14:26] (Flashback) Sense**
It's hell.
**[14:28] (Flashback) Sense**
I don't even want to think about it.
**[14:33] Übel**
Then you should cut it.
**[14:38] Wirbel**
I've got the picture.
**[14:40] Wirbel**
So you're buying time until
Frieren defeats the Spiegel.
**[14:46] Methode**
Yes, that's right.
**[14:48] Scharf**
We defeated three of the replicas.
**[14:51] Methode**
That will make things easier.
**[14:54] Methode**
In that case… Oh, my.
**[14:57] Methode**
Ms. Sense's replica was just destroyed.
**[15:01] Methode**
This mana…
**[15:04] Methode**
It was the third-class mage Übel
who defeated it.
**[15:07] Scharf**
That's surprising.
**[15:09] Wirbel**
Is it? She was a pretty bad matchup for it.
**[15:13] Methode**
Battles between mages
are like rock-paper-scissors.
**[15:18] Methode**
However, it is a complex and difficult game
of rock-paper-scissors with infinite options.
**[15:24] Wirbel**
And you want as many options as possible, huh?
**[15:30] Wirbel**
Sure. We'll help you slow down the replicas.
**[15:35] Wirbel**
I don't make a habit of trusting others,
**[15:38] Wirbel**
but I'm not dumb enough to let a winning
horse go when it's right in front of me.
**[15:43] Methode**
Currently, there are two
dangerous replicas we must stop.
**[15:49] Methode**
I've determined the location of
one of them: Mr. Denken's replica.
**[15:55] Methode**
I'd like you to handle that one.
**[15:59] Methode**
Allow me to handle the other:
Ms. Fern's replica.
**[16:05] Methode**
She's particularly skilled
at concealing her mana.
**[16:09] Methode**
Unless we find her replica,
it could ambush and kill someone.
**[16:14] Ehre**
Can you really handle it alone?
**[16:16] Methode**
Working alone will allow me to
focus better on mana detection.
**[16:20] Ehre**
She's pretty strong, you know.
**[16:23] Methode**
I have many talents.
**[16:24] Methode**
When it comes to simply stopping
someone, I'm quite skilled.
**[16:29] Methode**
Besides, I confirmed with the actual Ms. Fern
that my binding magic would work on her.
**[16:31] Methode**
Take this.
**[16:32] Fern**
I can't move.
**[16:36] Wirbel**
All right. Let's go fight this thing.
**[16:42] Land**
Übel, I'm not imagining this, am I?
**[16:47] Übel**
Probably not.
**[16:49] Übel**
After all, you can't move, can you?
**[16:55] Übel**
My replica is back in action.
**[17:05] Übel**
Will this keep going until
that Spiegel thing is defeated?
**[17:10] Übel**
It's a battle of attrition.
This is getting fun.
**[17:14] Denken**
I couldn't agree more.
**[17:17] Land**
Isn't it time for us to get out of here?
**[17:57] Frieren**
*This opening won't do either.*
**[18:00] Frieren**
*Fern wouldn't notice it.*
**[18:05] Frieren**
*I'll have to do it after all.*
**[18:08] (Flashback) Frieren**
The vulnerability in my mana detection
isn't enough to kill me.
**[18:13] (Flashback) Fern**
You're right.
**[18:15] (Flashback) Fern**
We could win with a bigger opening, though.
**[18:18] (Flashback) Frieren**
You can win, right?
**[18:21] (Flashback) Frieren**
Then I'll create an opening.
**[18:24] (Flashback) Fern**
Is that possible?
**[18:26] (Flashback) Frieren**
If I show an opening, then the replica
will show an even greater one.
**[18:32] (Flashback) Fern**
But that would mean you…
**[18:34] (Flashback) Frieren**
If I focus on defense, it won't be fatal.
**[18:39] (Flashback) Fern**
Then what strategy should we use?
**[18:46] (Flashback) Frieren**
It's up to you. If you think
we can win, then we can.
**[18:50] (Flashback) Fern**
How can you be so sure?
**[18:53] (Flashback) Frieren**
Because I underestimate you.
**[19:02] (Flashback) Fern**
I'm glad to hear that.
**[19:04] (Flashback) Fern**
That means we have a decent shot at winning.
**[20:01] Fern**
*It's still standing, but that's a fatal wound.*
**[20:06] Fern**
*I should finish it—*
**[20:15] Fern**
*What happened? Was I attacked?*
**[20:19] Fern**
*I don't sense any mana.*
**[20:21] Fern**
*I'm not recognizing this attack as a spell.*
**[20:27] Fern**
Incredible, Ms. Frieren.
**[20:30] Fern**
So this is the height of magic.
**[20:34] Fern**
But this isn't like you.
**[20:39] Fern**
You've left yourself wide open.
**[20:51] Frieren**
Well done, Fern.
**[20:54] Frieren**
It's been about eighty years
since I was last forced to use that.
**[21:12] Frieren**
Now, let's end this.
**[21:26] Methode**
So it's over.
**[21:29] Ehre**
I can't move another millimeter.
**[21:32] Scharf**
Wirbel, carry me.
**[21:35] Wirbel**
You guys just can't stay on your feet, huh?
**[21:47] Denken**
So this is the bottom of the
Ruins of the King's Tomb.
**[21:52] Sense**
You've conquered the
Ruins of the King's Tomb.
**[21:56] Sense**
Such a notable achievement makes you
worthy of becoming first-class mages.
**[22:03] Sense**
As promised, everyone who made it here
has passed the second test.
**[22:11] Denken**
So, where are the ladies of the hour?
**[22:18] Frieren**
It's dark and scary in here!
**[22:23] Frieren**
It's dark! It's scary!
**[22:25] Laufen**
I guess I understand that feeling.
**[22:26] Frieren**
Dark! Scary!
**[22:30] Sense**
The second test is now over.
**[22:36] Ehre**
It can even use healing magic.
**[22:40] Ehre**
Impressive, right?
**[22:42] Richter**
Uh, yeah.
**[22:47] Richter**
Who are you?
**[22:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:50] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:52] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
**[24:20] Fern**
It's been with me ever since I was little.
**[24:20] Denken**
You were unlucky this time.
**[24:21] Serie**
That's the spell Flamme taught you.
**[24:22] Richter**
I may seem fine, but I'm actually
in a terrible mood right now.
**[24:23] Kanne**
You're in really rough shape.
**[24:24] Falsch**
The third test will now begin.
**[24:25] Stark**
Fern, let's head back.
**[24:25] Lawine**
Just make fun of me like you always do.
***SIGN*** Episode 27
An Era of Humans
**[24:27] Frieren**
The era of humans has arrived.
# E27 - An Era of Humans
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GEVUZD0V9/an-era-of-humans)
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**[00:00] Old Man**
The path of the warrior is without end.
**[00:04] Old Man**
You've taken yet another step
toward mastering its secrets.
**[00:09] Old Man**
There is nothing left for me to teach you.
**[00:13] Stark**
You say that every time.
**[00:18] Stark**
Huh? Fern?
**[00:20] Fern**
Hmph.
**[00:21] Stark**
She's pissed? Why?!
**[00:24] Stark**
I'm scared...
**[00:35] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[00:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[00:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[00:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[01:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:15] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:20] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:24] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:29] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[01:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[01:47] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
***SIGN*** Episode 27: An Era of Humans
**[01:59] Fern**
Ms. Frieren and I had an argument.
**[02:02] Stark**
Again? You've been arguing a lot recently,
don't you think?
**[02:06] Stark**
Isn't the third test the final one?
**[02:10] Stark**
This is hardly the time to be squabbling.
**[02:12] Fern**
She was truly awful this time.
**[02:14] Fern**
My staff broke in battle
in the Ruins of the King's Tomb,
**[02:19] Fern**
so I told Ms. Frieren
I wanted to get it repaired.
**[02:23] Fern**
She told me it'd be better to buy
a new staff than to repair my old one.
**[02:28] Stark**
You mean that staff, don't you?
**[02:30] Stark**
She said it couldn't be repaired
since it was already in pieces.
**[02:36] Fern**
Still, Mr. Heiter gave me that staff.
**[02:42] Fern**
It's been with me ever since I was little.
**[02:46] Stark**
We're talking about Frieren, though.
I doubt she meant any harm.
**[02:50] Fern**
At the very least, I never even
would have thought of throwing it away.
**[02:59] Kanne**
Three years until the next
first-class mage exam, huh?
**[03:02] Kanne**
Three years is a long time.
**[03:05] Lawine**
Just make fun of me like you always do.
**[03:09] Kanne**
Do you want me to?
**[03:12] Lawine**
No.
**[03:15] Kanne**
In that case, Little Miss Lawine,
shall I pat your head?
**[03:22] Kanne**
What? You wanna fight?
**[03:27] Lawine**
Hurry up.
**[03:30] Kanne**
You're in really rough shape.
**[03:34] Kanne**
Hey, it's Frieren.
**[03:45] Kanne**
What's with the bag?
**[03:48] Richter**
Hey, how long are you going
to hang around here?
**[03:52] Richter**
I failed the test. There's nothing
keeping us together anymore.
**[03:56] Richter**
You're interfering with my business.
Get out of here.
**[03:59] Denken**
I'm here as a customer.
**[04:03] Richter**
Then hurry up and choose something.
**[04:10] Laufen**
You can have some.
**[04:11] Richter**
I don't want any.
**[04:13] Denken**
You were unlucky this time.
**[04:18] Denken**
You got the short end of the stick.
**[04:20] Denken**
It could've happened to
anyone in that position.
**[04:24] Richter**
A loss is a loss. I wasn't strong enough.
**[04:29] Richter**
Either way, don't bring that up again.
**[04:32] Richter**
I may seem fine, but I'm actually
in a terrible mood right now.
**[04:35] Denken**
But you opened your shop regardless.
**[04:40] Richter**
Denken, you may not realize this,
**[04:44] Richter**
but people have to work to make a living
no matter how foul their mood.
**[04:52] Denken**
Is that right?
**[04:55] Richter**
Maybe it's for the best
that I'm the one who failed.
**[04:59] Richter**
The first-class mage exam
is held once every three years.
**[05:02] Richter**
A decrepit old man like you might not
be around three years from now.
**[05:09] Denken**
You're right.
**[05:11] Richter**
Don't agree with me.
**[05:17] Denken**
Richter, you truly are an insolent youngster.
**[05:22] Denken**
You mock authority
**[05:24] Denken**
and have no qualms about mistreating
the weak in order to achieve your goals.
**[05:28] Denken**
Your behavior is hardly praiseworthy.
**[05:32] Denken**
And yet I feel no hatred for you at all,
**[05:37] Denken**
probably because I was once
an insolent youngster too.
**[05:44] Denken**
And now, I'm an imperial mage.
**[05:49] Richter**
What are you trying to say?
**[05:52] Denken**
I'm telling you not to be so discouraged.
**[05:55] Denken**
Three years from now, you'll be
far stronger than you are today.
**[06:01] Denken**
Laufen, let's go.
**[06:06] Laufen**
Sorry. The old man's not good with people.
**[06:09] Richter**
What's your relationship with Denken, exactly?
**[06:14] Richter**
Damn it, old man.
**[06:17] Richter**
He didn't buy anything after all.
**[06:33] Richter**
Is today my unlucky day or something?
**[06:35] Frieren**
I asked around town and was told this shop
can fix any staff, no matter how broken.
**[06:44] Richter**
Show me.
**[06:48] Richter**
What is this broken pile of scrapwood?
Don't tell me this is meant to be a staff.
**[06:53] Richter**
I'm not a trash disposal service, you know.
**[06:55] Frieren**
It's not trash.
**[06:57] Frieren**
Probably.
**[07:03] Richter**
My mood was starting to improve,
but because of you, I feel terrible again.
**[07:10] Richter**
I have the right to choose
which jobs I work on.
**[07:13] Richter**
You should give up on this staff.
**[07:16] Frieren**
I see.
**[07:19] Frieren**
If you can't do it, then never mind.
**[07:23] Richter**
Frieren, you really get on my nerves.
**[07:28] Richter**
When did I say I couldn't do it?
**[07:38] Frieren**
Can you finish today?
**[07:40] Frieren**
I want it to be repaired
in time for the third test.
**[07:43] Richter**
Don't be ridiculous.
**[07:50] Richter**
Frieren.
**[07:51] Frieren**
What?
**[07:52] Richter**
I'm sorry for calling it trash.
**[07:56] Richter**
It's a good, well-maintained staff.
**[07:59] Richter**
Someone must've taken really good care of it.
**[08:07] Stark**
Fern, let's head back already.
**[08:12] Fern**
Ms. Frieren doesn't understand me at all.
**[08:15] Stark**
I don't understand you either.
**[08:18] Stark**
Stop! Don't take it out on me!
**[08:24] Stark**
What matters is that she
*tries* to understand you.
**[08:28] Stark**
I think Frieren is doing her best.
**[08:39] Richter**
You're Frieren's kid.
**[08:43] Richter**
Her student, right?
**[08:46] Richter**
Am I wrong?
**[08:48] Stark**
No, that's right.
**[08:51] Richter**
Either way, the second test
only ended yesterday,
**[08:56] Richter**
but I had another terrible day
because of your master.
**[09:01] Richter**
I would've made more profit
if you'd just bought a new one.
**[09:07] Richter**
Take good care of it.
**[09:24] Fern**
My staff.
**[09:33] (Flashback) Heiter**
Frieren struggles to understand emotions.
**[09:37] (Flashback) Heiter**
I'm sure it will cause
difficulties and disagreements.
**[09:43] (Flashback) Heiter**
But there is one good thing about it.
**[09:47] (Flashback) Heiter**
Frieren will worry and care
about you just as much.
**[09:53] (Flashback) Heiter**
Few masters are better than her.
**[10:31] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, about yesterday…
**[10:36] Frieren**
What?
**[10:39] Fern**
Actually, never mind.
**[10:43] Frieren**
I see.
**[10:47] Falsch**
The third test will now begin.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Serie**
Do you know why I came
all the way here, Sense?
**[11:03] (Flashback) Serie**
Nothing to say, huh?
**[11:05] (Flashback) Serie**
You always remain silent
in troublesome situations.
**[11:08] (Flashback) Serie**
Twelve test-takers passed the second test.
**[11:12] (Flashback) Serie**
It's an anomaly. It's too many.
**[11:16] (Flashback) Serie**
I have no problem with a test that requires
all participants to work together,
**[11:20] (Flashback) Serie**
as the current first-class mages
lack cooperativeness.
**[11:24] (Flashback) Falsch**
Forgive us.
**[11:26] (Flashback) Serie**
But there is one among the test-takers
who is far too powerful.
**[11:33] (Flashback) Lernen**
You mean Ms. Frieren.
**[11:36] (Flashback) Serie**
Because of her, many have passed
despite lacking the requisite strength.
**[11:41] (Flashback) Serie**
A typical third test would kill all of them.
**[11:47] (Flashback) Serie**
Sense, that's hardly what you want,
**[11:52] (Flashback) Serie**
and not even I wish to see
such pointless deaths.
**[11:57] (Flashback) Sense**
Ms. Serie.
**[11:59] (Flashback) Serie**
There's no need to apologize.
It's all Frieren's fault.
**[12:04] (Flashback) Serie**
An anomaly calls for an anomaly.
**[12:07] (Flashback) Serie**
I will proctor the third test.
**[12:11] (Flashback) Serie**
It will be a peaceful selection.
**[12:15] (Flashback) Serie**
In past years, you've proctored the test.
**[12:18] (Flashback) Serie**
You don't object, do you, Lernen?
**[12:22] (Flashback) Lernen**
Your willfulness is nothing new, Ms. Serie.
**[12:28] (Flashback) Lernen**
Besides, I could not
possibly test Ms. Frieren.
**[12:34] (Flashback) Lernen**
I could tell at a glance that
she's suppressing her own mana.
**[12:41] (Flashback) Lernen**
Her mana is tremendous, equal to yours.
**[12:50] (Flashback) Serie**
Falsch, did you notice?
**[12:52] (Flashback) Falsch**
No, I have no idea
what he's talking about.
**[12:55] (Flashback) Falsch**
I observed her mana myself
at the testing area.
**[12:59] (Flashback) Falsch**
It didn't seem to me like
she was suppressing it.
**[13:03] (Flashback) Falsch**
I observed none of the typical fluctuations.
**[13:08] (Flashback) Falsch**
No living creature with mana
can conceal these fluctuations.
**[13:13] (Flashback) Falsch**
Even if it were possible, it would take
an extraordinary amount of time to master.
**[13:19] (Flashback) Falsch**
It would hardly be a practical skill.
**[13:23] (Flashback) Serie**
Frieren has devoted her life
to mastering that impractical skill
**[13:28] (Flashback) Serie**
in order to deceive demons.
**[13:33] (Flashback) Serie**
Demons are far more sensitive
to mana than us humanoids.
**[13:39] (Flashback) Serie**
Without innate talent, it takes more than
a century or two of practice to fool them.
**[13:46] (Flashback) Serie**
It truly is a waste of time.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Serie**
You'd become far more powerful devoting
your efforts to training something else.
**[13:54] (Flashback) Serie**
It's incredibly inefficient.
**[13:56] (Flashback) Serie**
But that inefficiency
breeds weakness in others.
**[14:02] (Flashback) Serie**
In a battle between experienced mages,
**[14:05] (Flashback) Serie**
miscalculating your opponent's mana
can lead directly to death.
**[14:10] (Flashback) Serie**
Frieren is in fact relatively
unskilled for her age,
**[14:15] (Flashback) Serie**
and yet she's defeated demons.
**[14:18] (Flashback) Serie**
Her mana control is simply that refined.
**[14:24] (Flashback) Serie**
As far as I knew, only the Demon King
was able to see through it at first glance.
**[14:30] (Flashback) Serie**
That is, until this moment, Lernen.
**[14:36] (Flashback) Lernen**
It was a coincidence. I just happened
to see a minor fluctuation.
**[14:40] (Flashback) Lernen**
That's all.
**[14:43] (Flashback) Serie**
Ever modest and dependable.
**[14:47] (Flashback) Serie**
It's been more than half a century since
you became the first first-class mage.
**[14:54] (Flashback) Serie**
But you're still the same timid boy.
**[15:00] (Flashback) Serie**
That's my only disappointment.
**[15:03] (Flashback) Serie**
You've achieved this level, and yet
you don't have much longer to live.
**[15:10] (Flashback) Serie**
I doubt you'll ever get the
chance to fight Frieren,
**[15:15] (Flashback) Serie**
even if it's a battle you could win.
**[15:20] (Flashback) Serie**
I shouldn't take on human students.
**[15:25] (Flashback) Serie**
It's truly disappointing.
**[15:30] (Flashback) Serie**
In the end, that boy never saw
the fluctuations in my mana either.
**[15:38] Falsch**
The third test will be an interview
with Serie the Great Mage.
**[15:44] Frieren**
So that's how it's going to be.
**[15:44] Falsch**
You will be called one at a time
when she is ready for you.
**[15:46] Frieren**
Serie intends to fail us both.
**[15:48] Falsch**
Please wait here until then.
**[15:50] Fern**
You know her?
**[15:52] Frieren**
From a long time ago.
**[15:54] Frieren**
She probably intends to choose who passes
based on her intuition.
**[15:57] Frieren**
But Serie's intuition is always right.
**[16:01] Frieren**
I still haven't become the mage
Serie wishes I were.
**[16:40] Kanne**
Excuse me…
**[16:41] Serie**
You fail. Now leave.
**[16:45] Kanne**
May I ask why?
**[16:48] Serie**
My mana frightens you.
You know the limits of your own abilities.
**[16:55] Serie**
You can't imagine yourself
as a first-class mage, can you?
**[17:00] Serie**
In the world of magic, that which
can't be visualized cannot be.
**[17:05] Serie**
It's the most fundamental principle.
Now leave.
**[17:08] Serie**
Fail.
**[17:10] Serie**
Fail.
**[17:11] Serie**
Fail.
**[17:12] Serie**
Fail.
**[17:15] Serie**
Frieren, you can't imagine yourself
as a first-class mage either,
**[17:22] Serie**
but for a different reason
from the rest of the test-takers.
**[17:27] Serie**
You don't believe I'd ever let you pass.
**[17:31] Frieren**
It's true, isn't it?
**[17:33] Serie**
I'll give you one chance.
Tell me your favorite spell.
**[17:38] Frieren**
A spell to create a field of flowers.
**[17:43] Serie**
That's the spell Flamme taught you.
**[17:46] Serie**
How truly useless.
**[17:47] Serie**
You fail.
**[17:50] Frieren**
Uh-huh.
**[17:55] Serie**
You won't even stand your ground
when I mock you?
**[17:59] Serie**
I find it hard to believe a mage
like you defeated the Demon King.
**[18:07] Frieren**
I didn't do it alone.
**[18:10] Frieren**
Himmel, Eisen, Heiter, and me.
**[18:14] Frieren**
If any one of us hadn't been there,
we couldn't have won.
**[18:18] Serie**
So you were blessed with strong allies.
**[18:20] Serie**
You were lucky.
**[18:23] Frieren**
That's right. I was lucky.
**[18:28] (Flashback) Frieren**
Himmel, why did you recruit me?
**[18:34] (Flashback) Himmel**
Because I was looking for a powerful mage.
**[18:37] (Flashback) Frieren**
There are plenty of powerful mages
in the royal capital.
**[18:40] (Flashback) Frieren**
It didn't have to be me.
**[18:42] (Flashback) Himmel**
I wanted you.
**[18:44] (Flashback) Frieren**
Why?
**[18:47] (Flashback) Himmel**
Frieren, you may not remember,
but I once met you a long time ago.
**[18:55] (Flashback) Frieren**
Yeah, I don't remember that at all.
**[18:57] (Flashback) Himmel**
I know you don't.
**[18:59] (Flashback) Himmel**
When I was a child, I got lost
while gathering herbs in the forest.
**[19:05] (Flashback) Himmel**
Wandering the woods for hours at night,
**[19:08] (Flashback) Himmel**
I experienced loneliness
for the first time in my life.
**[19:12] (Flashback) Himmel**
I thought I'd never be able
to return to my village.
**[19:18] (Flashback) Himmel**
That was when a lone elf pointed me
in the direction of the village.
**[19:24] (Flashback) Himmel**
All she did was show me which way it was.
She spoke not a word of encouragement.
**[19:30] (Flashback) Himmel**
To the eyes of a child,
she seemed so cold-hearted.
**[19:35] (Flashback) Himmel**
Perhaps she sensed my unease,
or perhaps it was on a whim...
**[19:46] (Flashback) Himmel**
You showed me a spell
to create a field of flowers.
**[19:57] (Flashback) Himmel**
I thought it was beautiful.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Himmel**
For the first time in my life,
I thought magic was beautiful.
**[20:07] Frieren**
It's probably just a coincidence,
**[20:11] Frieren**
but it was that useless spell
my master taught me
**[20:14] Frieren**
that brought me and my companions together.
**[20:20] Frieren**
Also, Serie, I'm sure you intend
to fail Fern as well,
**[20:26] Frieren**
but I doubt you'll be able to.
**[20:30] Frieren**
She will exceed your expectations.
**[20:34] Frieren**
The era of humans has arrived.
**[20:40] Serie**
*Exceed my expectations? Hardly.*
**[20:42] Serie**
*The sight of my mana has her frozen in place.*
**[20:46] Serie**
*She's no different from the other test-takers.*
**[20:54] Serie**
Wait. What do you see?
**[21:03] Fern**
It's fluctuating.
**[21:09] Serie**
Fern, was it?
**[21:11] Serie**
Be my student.
**[21:15] Fern**
What? No.
**[21:22] Serie**
I'll treat you well.
**[21:25] Serie**
I can take you to greater heights.
**[21:31] Serie**
To heights no other mage has ever reached.
**[21:39] Fern**
Does this affect whether or not I pass?
**[21:42] Serie**
Perhaps.
**[21:47] Fern**
I see.
**[21:51] Fern**
Ms. Serie.
**[22:01] Frieren**
*Fern.*
**[22:03] (Flashback) Frieren**
I'm sure Serie will have
a lot of things to say to you,
**[22:06] (Flashback) Frieren**
but there's no need for you
to accept her demands.
**[22:09] (Flashback) Frieren**
Just as Serie will fail me
no matter what I say,
**[22:13] (Flashback) Frieren**
she will pass you no matter what you say.
**[22:17] (Flashback) Frieren**
After all, Serie's intuition is always right.
**[22:23] Fern**
I am Ms. Frieren's student.
**[22:33] Serie**
Frieren coached you, didn't she?
**[22:36] Serie**
I'm not foolish enough
to overlook a promising mage.
**[22:42] Serie**
You pass.
**[22:48] Serie**
Next.
**[22:49] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
And I'm alright (I'll be alright)
**[22:53] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Yeah, I hear you (I care about you)
**[22:56] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
The wind teases this hair that's longer now
**[23:01] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
There's meaning in everything
**[23:04] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even the days that came to a halt
**[23:07] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Now that I finally understand,
I've caught up to you
**[23:13] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
See, things that couldn't have been
**[23:17] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Seen if it weren't for these eyes
**[23:20] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Why? They begin to overflow
**[23:25] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I won't ask to see you, so at least
**[23:31] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Let me remember the past, just for today
**[23:37] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
So, if we were to meet again
**[23:43] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
No more hesitations, I'd choose the present
**[23:49] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere, yah (wherever you are)
**[23:52] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Anytime, anywhere (smile for me)
**[23:57] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'll be there (close your eyes,
and I'll always be there)
**[24:00] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Even if there are no absolutes
**[24:03] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm always aware of your thoughts
**[24:06] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
Those tears will be alright,
dawn will surely break
**[24:12] [SONG] Ed Lyrics**
I'm whispering our lullaby
for you to come back home
***SIGN*** Episode 28
It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again
**[24:28] Frieren**
See you later.
# E28 - It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again
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**[00:03] Fern**
I am Ms. Frieren's student.
**[00:08] Serie**
You pass.
**[00:12] Serie**
Next.
**[00:23] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
You're there like the wind
**[00:27] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Closing your eyes at sunset
**[00:31] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
I wonder what's on your mind
***SIGN*** Beyond Journey's End
**[00:41] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
With your eyelids open
**[00:45] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Your eyes shone like glass
**[00:50] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
It faintly smelled like a sunny day
**[01:03] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
**[01:08] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
**[01:12] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Even the rain, when it stops
**[01:17] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Will make you shine in the sunlight
**[01:22] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
**[01:27] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
We go like the sunny wind
**[01:31] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Go on and fly over that cloud
**[01:35] [SONG] Op Lyrics**
Further and further away
**[01:45] Serie**
Denken the Imperial Mage.
I know all about you.
**[01:51] Denken**
I'm honored.
**[01:54] Serie**
A self-made military mage who rose to be
the most influential in the northern lands.
**[02:02] Serie**
It's an oft-heard heroic tale.
**[02:05] Serie**
Honestly, I wish I could've met you
when you were still young,
**[02:12] Serie**
full of drive and ambition.
**[02:19] Serie**
I have no interest in burnt-out ashes.
**[02:25] Serie**
Or so I believed.
**[02:31] Denken**
Do you feel differently now?
**[02:33] Serie**
When you saw me, you thought about
how you'd fight me, didn't you?
**[02:41] Denken**
Only for a moment.
I immediately abandoned the idea.
**[02:46] Serie**
You pass. There's still a fire in you.
**[02:50] Serie**
Normally it wouldn't even occur
to someone to fight me.
**[02:55] Serie**
Next.
**[03:01] Serie**
You pass.
**[03:02] Übel**
What? But we haven't even spoken yet.
**[03:07] Serie**
Do we need to?
**[03:10] Übel**
I guess not.
**[03:12] Serie**
Next.
**[03:17] Serie**
Is this some kind of joke?
**[03:20] Land**
What do you mean?
**[03:21] Serie**
This is the first-class mage exam.
**[03:23] Serie**
What kind of idiot never even sets foot
into the examination grounds?
**[03:28] Land**
As you can see, my flesh-and-blood
body is here, too.
**[03:34] Land**
I wouldn't want to be disqualified.
**[03:35] Serie**
Throughout the exam period, your actual
body never left your hometown.
**[03:42] Serie**
Are you enjoying some tea right now?
**[03:48] Land**
I'm surprised.
**[03:50] Land**
Not even Übel noticed.
**[03:53] Serie**
You've got guts. You pass.
**[03:56] Serie**
Next.
**[03:59] Serie**
You're Wirbel, captain of
the Northern Magic Corps.
**[04:03] Serie**
Of the second-class mages I know,
you're the most combat-oriented.
**[04:08] Serie**
With a single look, you realized
you couldn't beat me in battle.
**[04:13] Serie**
But that wasn't a judgment made out of fear.
**[04:16] Wirbel**
An idiot prone to picking fights he can't win
wouldn't even make it to second-class mage.
**[04:21] Serie**
That's true.
**[04:25] Serie**
Tell me, what's your favorite spell?
**[04:27] Wirbel**
Magic is a tool for killing.
**[04:30] Wirbel**
I neither like nor dislike any spells.
**[04:34] Serie**
You pass.
**[04:35] Seire**
Next.
**[04:41] Serie**
What did you think when you saw me?
**[04:45] Methode**
Um, I thought you were small and cute.
**[04:52] Serie**
What's wrong with this year's test-takers?
**[04:56] Serie**
You pass.
**[05:04] Serie**
Sense.
**[05:06] Serie**
My apologies. We do have
a bumper crop this year.
**[05:15] Scharf**
I failed.
**[05:16] Wirbel**
There's always next time.
**[05:18] Land**
Stop following me.
**[05:21] Kanne**
Three years, huh?
**[05:24] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, I passed.
**[05:28] Frieren**
Well done.
**[05:31] Denken**
Frieren.
**[05:34] Denken**
I made it this far because of you two.
**[05:38] Denken**
Finally, I can visit a certain grave
in my hometown.
**[05:43] Frieren**
I see.
**[05:52] Stark**
Hey, Fern.
**[05:54] Stark**
Have you decided yet?
**[06:07] Fern**
I'd like—
**[06:07] Laufen**
Old man, I want these.
**[06:12] Denken**
Well, well.
**[06:18] Denken**
Don't be shy. Eat up.
**[06:21] Denken**
When I was young, I hardly
ever got to eat sweet things.
**[06:27] Fern**
Thank you.
**[06:34] Stark**
*What's going on here?*
**[06:39] Denken**
Have some, young man.
**[06:43] Stark**
Thanks, old man.
**[06:53] Stark**
Who is he?
**[06:54] Fern**
Mr. Denken the Imperial Mage.
**[06:58] Stark**
An imperial mage?
**[07:05] Stark**
You mean he's a noble?!
**[07:07] Stark**
I'm sorry for speaking so casually to you.
**[07:11] Denken**
It's fine. I came to this city
as a mage like any other.
**[07:16] Stark**
But you shouldn't feel obliged
to treat a stranger like me...
**[07:20] Denken**
I have no other use for my money.
**[07:23] Stark**
There must be something.
**[07:26] Fern**
He's right. Don't you have grandchildren?
**[07:30] Denken**
I have no children or grandchildren.
**[07:33] Denken**
My wife passed away when
I was in my mid-twenties.
**[07:39] Denken**
She was always sickly.
**[07:43] Denken**
She was the daughter of a frontier noble
**[07:44] Denken**
of the Northern Plateau who was
defeated in a political dispute.
**[07:49] Denken**
Back then, I was in need of both
wealth and influence.
**[07:54] Denken**
Those were the only ways I knew to save her.
**[07:59] Denken**
When Serie established the
Continental Magic Association
**[08:02] Denken**
and began offering the privilege,
**[08:04] Denken**
it was just after my wife had already passed.
**[08:08] Denken**
I'd never felt more powerless.
**[08:13] Denken**
It's ironic. These days, I could
order entire nations around.
**[08:22] Denken**
Fern.
**[08:23] Denken**
For me, magic was only ever a tool
to resolve political disputes.
**[08:29] Denken**
Tell Frieren she reminded me
of how fun magic can be.
**[08:38] Denken**
The whole reason I became a mage was because
**[08:42] Denken**
I admired her deeds in the party of heroes.
**[08:47] Fern**
You should tell her that yourself.
**[08:49] Fern**
I'm sure she'd be glad to hear it.
**[08:53] Denken**
You're right. That's what I'll do.
**[09:06] Frieren**
The magical city of Äußerst didn't disappoint.
**[09:09] Frieren**
I bought a bunch of good grimoires.
**[09:19] Wirbel**
Hey, old woman.
**[09:21] Wirbel**
You want those in this basket, right?
**[09:27] Wirbel**
How could you just ignore her?
**[09:30] Frieren**
Honestly, I did think about it a little.
**[09:32] Wirbel**
Just a little?
**[09:35] Wirbel**
I'm surprised. I thought one of Himmel's
party members would be...
**[09:39] Frieren**
Would be what?
**[09:44] Frieren**
If anything, you surprised me.
**[09:47] Frieren**
You tried to kill Fern's party
during the first test, didn't you?
**[09:51] Frieren**
Fern complained to me about it.
**[09:53] Frieren**
She said you seemed like someone
who'd kick a dog out of the way.
**[09:56] Wirbel**
I get that a lot.
**[09:59] Wirbel**
All I did was threaten them.
**[10:02] Wirbel**
Though there was one of them whose death
would probably make the world a better place.
**[10:09] Wirbel**
I'd do anything to protect my hometown.
**[10:14] Wirbel**
I wanted to become a first-class mage for
the privilege of learning any spell I desired.
**[10:20] Wirbel**
With a more powerful spell,
I can slaughter more demons.
**[10:25] Wirbel**
But even in other parts of the world,
I do everything I can to help people in need.
**[10:33] Frieren**
Why?
**[10:37] Wirbel**
My hometown is on the northern frontier.
**[10:41] Wirbel**
There are countless stories
about Himmel the Hero there.
**[10:48] Wirbel**
The conquest of the Thousand-Mirror Tower.
**[10:50] Wirbel**
His battles against Böse the Immortal,
the Seven Sages of Destruction,
**[10:53] Wirbel**
and the Hell Emperor Dragon.
**[10:55] Wirbel**
When I was a kid, I loved
those adventure stories.
**[11:01] Wirbel**
But the village elders hardly
ever talked about them.
**[11:07] Wirbel**
They'd talk about how he defeated the monsters
**[11:10] Wirbel**
that attacked the village,
or how he guarded some merchant,
**[11:12] Wirbel**
or even how he just helped
carry stuff like a porter.
**[11:17] Wirbel**
They were hardly impressive.
Just a bunch of boring stories.
**[11:21] Wirbel**
That's what I thought, anyway.
**[11:23] Wirbel**
But you could tell how happy the village
elders were when they told those stories.
**[11:32] Wirbel**
After Himmel the Hero died
**[11:35] Wirbel**
and the remaining demons started
acting up, I finally understood.
**[11:49] Wirbel**
The Thousand-Mirror Tower, Böse,
the Hell Emperor Dragon,
**[11:54] Wirbel**
even the Demon King—none of that
had anything to do with my village.
**[11:59] Wirebl**
Everyone had their hands full
just maintaining their everyday life.
**[12:05] Wirbel**
If Himmel the Hero
hadn't come to my village,
**[12:09] Wirbel**
then I doubt it'd still be there,
whether he saved the world or not.
**[12:14] Frieren**
I see. What are you trying to say?
**[12:17] Wirbel**
Those stories of Himmel's less exciting
adventures were what guided me here.
**[12:26] Wirbel**
That's all I'm trying to say.
**[12:31] Wirbel**
I've been talking for too long.
**[12:34] Wirbel**
I'm heading back with those guys.
**[12:41] Wirbel**
Frieren, you should treasure
the encounters you have.
**[12:45] Wirbel**
Death isn't the only goodbye in this life.
**[12:51] Wirbel**
But I guess you already know that.
**[13:01] (Flashback) Heiter**
Frieren, can't you magic us
across one by one?
**[13:07] (Flashback) Frieren**
Then I'd be left all alone on this side.
**[13:10] (Flashback) Eisen**
Himmel, we need to defeat the
Demon King as soon as possible.
**[13:16] (Flashback) Eisen**
What point is there in helping people
in these insignificant ways?
**[13:23] (Flashback) Himmel**
You're right that they're insignificant.
**[13:26] (Flashback) Himmel**
Such deeds won't change the world.
**[13:32] (Flashback) Himmel**
But I won't ignore those in need
right in front of me.
**[13:48] Frieren**
Don't worry, Himmel.
**[13:51] Frieren**
The world has changed.
**[13:57] Fern**
We'll be granted our privileges tonight,
and we're each allowed to bring guests.
**[14:02] Fern**
Since we have the opportunity,
let's all go together.
**[14:08] Fern**
*She looks really unhappy about the idea.*
**[14:12] Fern**
I was told we're allowed to bring guests.
**[14:17] Clerk**
I'm sorry, but Ms. Frieren
is prohibited per Ms. Serie.
**[14:22] Clerk**
For the next thousand years,
**[14:24] Clerk**
she is barred from entering any
Continental Magic Association facility.
**[14:28] Fern**
What exactly did she do to deserve this?
**[14:32] Frieren**
It can't be helped.
I rubbed Serie the wrong way.
**[14:38] Frieren**
She's like a child.
**[14:41] Frieren**
It's not as though
I wanted to be here anyway.
**[14:45] Frieren**
I'll wait outside.
**[14:50] Stark**
I'll wait outside, too.
**[14:54] Stark**
Hey.
**[15:05] Stark**
That's the early evening bell.
**[15:07] Frieren**
They should be done receiving
their privileges soon.
**[15:10] Stark**
Yeah.
**[15:12] Frieren**
A first-class mage.
**[15:14] Frieren**
The highest level of mage,
of whom fewer than fifty exist.
**[15:18] Frieren**
Fern has grown so much.
**[15:25] Frieren**
In this era, Fern will probably
become a more famous mage than me.
**[15:33] Stark**
Frieren.
**[15:35] Frieren**
I'm glad.
**[15:39] Stark**
Me too.
**[15:40] Lernen**
Ms. Frieren.
**[15:45] Stark**
Who is he?
**[15:46] Frieren**
A member of the Continental Magic Association.
**[15:48] Lernen**
I'm the first-class mage Lernen,
one of Ms. Serie's students.
**[15:55] Lernen**
I'm sorry for the trouble
Ms. Serie has caused you.
**[15:59] Frieren**
It's fine. She's always been like that.
**[16:06] Stark**
What is it, Frieren?
**[16:10] Frieren**
You can see the fluctuations
in my mana, can't you?
**[16:15] Frieren**
You're incredibly skilled.
This peaceful era doesn't suit you.
**[16:20] Lernen**
You're right. I am an old-fashioned mage
who only knows battle.
**[16:27] Lernen**
Ms. Serie often says the same thing.
**[16:30] Lernen**
If I'd been born during the era in which
we fought the Demon King's forces,
**[16:33] Lernen**
I would've gone down in history
alongside the other famous heroes.
**[16:39] Frieren**
I see. So what do you want from me?
**[16:43] Lernen**
The only one of Ms. Serie's students
whose name is remembered is her first,
**[16:47] Lernen**
the Great Mage Flamme
spoken of in fairy tales.
**[16:52] Lernen**
Once I grow old and die, yet another
proof of her existence will disappear.
**[16:59] Lernen**
I don't want her to be alone in the future,
**[17:05] Lernen**
even if it means going down in infamy
as the killer of the legendary mage Frieren.
**[17:30] Lernen**
I request a duel, Ms. Frieren.
**[17:34] Frieren**
I won't fight you. It'd be a waste of time.
**[17:38] Frieren**
Honestly.
**[17:40] Frieren**
Mages who only know how to fight
can be so awkward.
**[17:46] Frieren**
There's no need for you to go down in history.
**[17:51] Frieren**
Serie will remember you.
**[17:57] (Flashback) Frieren**
One last thing.
**[18:00] (Flashback) Frieren**
This field of flowers was conjured by magic.
**[18:05] (Flashback) Serie**
So what?
**[18:07] (Flashback) Frieren**
It was my master's favorite spell.
**[18:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
Didn't you call it useless?
**[18:17] (Flashback) Serie**
Honestly, Flamme was a failure.
**[18:21] (Flashback) Serie**
Despite all her talent,
she failed to reach my heights.
**[18:28] (Flashback) Serie**
I taught many students after her.
**[18:32] (Flashback) Serie**
Most died without ever reaching my level.
**[18:37] (Flashback) Serie**
But it's strange.
**[18:40] (Flashback) Serie**
They were students I chose on a whim,
**[18:43] (Flashback) Serie**
but I can clearly recall each one's
personality and favorite spell.
**[18:50] (Flashback) Serie**
Frieren, for some reason, I've never
regretted taking on any of my students.
**[18:57] (Flashback) Serie**
Even if they never made their mark on history.
**[19:02] Frieren**
She can't even tell her own students
how she truly feels.
**[19:07] Frieren**
She truly is a child.
**[19:15] Fern**
Ms. Frieren.
**[19:17] Fern**
I received my privilege.
**[19:19] Frieren**
Shall we go, then?
**[19:21] Fern**
Ms. Frieren, how did you get
that injury on your shoulder?
**[19:25] Frieren**
I'd better get it healed at the church.
**[19:28] Frieren**
Do you think they're still open?
**[19:31] Lernen**
Truly, we are awkward.
**[19:36] Lernen**
Both you and I.
**[19:42] Boy**
Stark, what are we gonna do today?
**[19:45] Stark**
Sorry, but I can't play today.
**[19:48] Townsfolk A**
Stark, did you have breakfast this morning?
**[19:51] Stark**
I already ate.
**[19:53] Townsfolk B**
Stark, have some of this.
**[19:55] Stark**
Hey, thanks.
**[19:58] Old Man**
The path of the warrior
is long and treacherous.
**[20:01] Old Man**
Take care.
**[20:03] Stark**
I will.
**[20:08] Frieren**
It's time to say goodbye to Äußerst.
**[20:12] Fern**
People love you
everywhere you go, Mr. Stark.
**[20:15] Stark**
Yeah?
**[20:17] Frieren**
By the way, Fern, what spell
did you end up asking for yesterday?
**[20:28] Fern**
Can't you tell?
**[20:30] Frieren**
Your clothes are clean.
**[20:35] Freiren**
And they smell vaguely floral.
**[20:38] Frieren**
Could it be...
**[20:41] Fern**
It's a spell to make clothes
clean and spotless.
**[20:44] Fern**
This will make laundry a breeze.
**[20:47] Frieren**
Serie the Living Grimoire
lived up to her name.
**[20:50] Frieren**
That's a legendary-level spell
from the era of mythology.
**[20:56] Frieren**
Well done, Fern.
**[20:59] Frieren**
That's my student.
**[21:05] Fern**
Of course, Ms. Frieren.
**[21:08] Fern**
Ms. Serie didn't seem at all
happy about it, though.
**[21:12] (Flashback) Serie**
Are you insane?
**[21:15] Frieren**
I'm sure. Serves her right.
**[21:21] Kanne**
They're here.
**[21:24] Kanne**
Frieren, thank you for everything.
**[21:28] Lawine**
We didn't pass this time,
but we'll try again in three years.
**[21:33] Frieren**
I see. That's good.
**[21:36] Lawine**
It's been fun.
**[21:37] Kanne**
Take care.
**[21:39] Frieren**
See you later.
**[21:40] Kanne**
Yeah. See you later.
**[21:53] Fern**
That was a rather quick goodbye,
just like with Sein.
**[21:58] Stark**
And Kraft.
**[22:10] (Flashback) Frieren**
Himmel, you always say quick goodbyes.
**[22:15] (Flashback) Himmel**
You think that's strange?
**[22:17] (Flashback) Eisen**
It doesn't seem like you.
**[22:20] (Flashback) Eisen**
It was just a side job, but we still
spent two weeks traveling together.
**[22:24] (Flashback) Heiter**
And we drank with him practically every night.
**[22:28] Frieren**
You corrupt priest.
**[22:30] (Flashback) Himmel**
You're right.
**[22:32] (Flashback) Himmel**
But I'm sure we'll run into each other again
if we continue traveling.
**[22:38] (Flashback) Himmel**
Tearful goodbyes aren't our style.
**[22:46] (Flashback) Himmel**
After all, it would be embarrassing
when we met again.
**[24:05] Frieren**
It would be embarrassing when we met again.
**[24:10] Fern**
What does that mean?
***SIGN*** Episode 28: It Would Be Embarrassing When We Met Again