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.
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