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.
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    Necessary Killing