# E2 - It Didn't 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.