# 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