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.
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    A Fatal Vulnerability
[24:27] Denken
    This is Frieren's fatal vulnerability.