E26 - The Height of Magic

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[00:02] (Flashback) Serie
    If anyone kills you,
    it will be either the Demon King…
[00:09] (Flashback) Serie
    or a human mage.
[00:22] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    You're there like the wind
[00:26] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Closing your eyes at sunset
[00:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    I wonder what's on your mind
SIGN    Beyond Journey's End
[00:40] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    With your eyelids open
[00:44] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Your eyes shone like glass
[00:49] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    It faintly smelled like a sunny day
[01:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
[01:07] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
[01:11] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Even the rain, when it stops
[01:16] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Will make you shine in the sunlight
[01:21] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
[01:26] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    We go like the sunny wind
[01:30] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Go on and fly over that cloud
[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Further and further away
SIGN    Episode 26: The Height of Magic
[02:55] Fern
    It blocked it.
[03:00] Fern
    We expected this much.
[03:03] Fern
    From here on out,
    it's a battle of attrition.
[03:14] Richter
    They really are here.
    Methode's observations were correct.
[03:20] Richter
    Try not to hold me back.
[03:22] Lawine
    I could say the same thing.
[03:27] (Flashback) Denken
    Methode has determined the
    exact locations of the enemy.
[03:32] (Flashback) Denken
    We can't beat them in a
    disorganized free-for-all.
[03:35] (Flashback) Denken
    So we'll split up and stop the replicas
    before they gather here.
[03:41] (Flashback) Denken
    We told each other our weakest matchups.
[03:44] (Flashback) Denken
    Your own weakest matchup
    is your replica's as well.
[03:50] (Flashback) Denken
    Our advantage is that we can
    communicate and work together.
[03:59] (Flashback) Denken
    As long as we choose the right opponents,
[04:03] (Flashback) Denken
    we'll have the upper hand.
[04:15] (Flashback) Denken
    Use numbers to deal with anyone
    we can't fight alone.
[04:37] Laufen
    It's funny how easy this is.
[04:47] Lawine
    If we do this, we can stop the replicas.
[04:58] (Flashback) Frieren
    Follow the plan.
[05:00] (Flashback) Denken
    Got it. Good luck.
[05:05] (Flashback) Methode
    There's one concern.
[05:07] (Flashback) Methode
    I'm detecting fewer replicas than test-takers.
[05:13] (Flashback) Methode
    In particular, I can't find
    Ms. Sense's replica, the greatest threat.
[05:20] (Flashback) Frieren
    You're right. I don't detect it either.
[05:23] (Flashback) Frieren
    We mustn't overlook Sense's replica.
[05:26] (Flashback) Frieren
    If she comes at us from behind,
    I won't be able to protect Fern.
[05:30] (Flashback) Frieren
    Worst case, we could both die.
[05:33] (Flashback) Methode
    I haven't found Ms. Fern or
    Mr. Denken's replicas either.
[05:38] (Flashback) Methode
    We'll have to search for them using
    more precise close-range detection.
[05:43] (Flashback) Richter
    We wouldn't have had to worry
    about this if you weren't here.
[05:49] (Flashback) Sense
    First-class mages must be able
    to overcome unfair adversity.
[05:56] (Flashback) Sense
    And this doesn't even qualify as adversity.
[06:00] (Flashback) Sense
    Besides, you can pass the test by simply
    watching your fellow test-takers' backs.
[06:05] (Flashback) Sense
    Is this not a truly kind and peaceful test?
[06:17] Lawine
    It's down,
[06:19] Lawine
    but I can't say I enjoyed that.
[06:26] Richter
    An ambush.
[06:34] Richter
    Damned monstrosity.
[06:37] Richter
    I don't recall neglecting
    my mana detection.
[06:42] Richter
    Lawine, you should break your bottle, too.
[06:46] Richter
    You're old enough to know when to quit.
[06:49] Richter
    The test will be held again in three years.
[06:53] Lawine
    Damn it.
[07:01] Denken
    I didn't make it in time.
[07:04] Denken
    But my help wouldn't
    have changed the outcome.
[07:11] Denken
    Even with its back turned,
    I still don't detect any openings.
[07:16] Denken
    Either way, I must at least buy some time.
[07:21] Übel
    You're Denken the Imperial Mage, right?
[07:26] Übel
    What's going on here?
[07:29] Übel
    Are you planning to fight that thing?
[07:32] Übel
    I don't think you can beat it.
[07:34] Denken
    I know.
[07:37] Übel
    Denken, do we have to do this
    to conquer the dungeon?
[07:42] Denken
    Frieren is currently—
[07:44] Übel
    I didn't ask for an explanation.
    Is this necessary?
[07:50] Denken
    Yes.
[07:53] Übel
    Then I'll defeat it.
[07:55] Land
    What are you talking about?
    Denken is the strongest one here.
[08:00] Land
    You couldn't even beat Wirbel.
[08:03] Übel
    Yeah, that's not how this works.
[08:07] Übel
    It's true that I'm an inexperienced
    third-class mage.
[08:11] Übel
    I'm far weaker than Denken or Wirbel.
[08:15] Übel
    But I think I can beat Sense.
[08:19] Übel
    This is my specialty.
[08:23] Übel
    Reelseiden, a spell that
    cuts almost anything.
[08:26] Übel
    It cuts anything I think it can,
    and it can't cut anything I think it can't.
[08:33] Land
    So what? That spell is easily
    blocked by defensive magic.
[08:39] Übel
    Oh, right. You watched my battle
    against Wirbel, didn't you, four-eyes?
[08:44] Übel
    Yeah, defensive magic is for blocking spells.
[08:49] Übel
    It's hard for me to imagine cutting it.
[08:52] Land
    I see. Then either way,
    it won't work against Sense.
[08:57] Land
    Based only on what we can observe,
[09:00] Land
    that hair has multiple layers of spells
    equal to defensive magic cast on it.
[09:04] Übel
    I told you, that sort of logic doesn't matter.
[09:07] Übel
    I'm talking about what I can visualize.
[09:11] Land
    Hey, wait.
[09:15] Übel
    Huh.
[09:17] Übel
    Figures. Sorganeil doesn't work.
[09:21] Übel
    Well, a person's hair is part of their body.
[09:24] Übel
    It's impossible to see all of her at once.
[09:29] Übel
    Reelseiden.
[09:32] Sense
    As I thought, Übel is fighting my replica.
[09:37] Sense
    I already know who will win.
[09:39] Sense
    It won't even be a real fight.
[09:43] Sense
    It happened two years ago,
    during the second-class mage exam.
[09:48] Sense
    Burg, a first-class mage,
    proctored the second test.
[09:54] Sense
    He was so skilled in defensive magic
[09:57] Sense
    that he hadn't been injured once
    since becoming a first-class mage.
[10:04] Sense
    “Immovable Cloak.”
[10:06] Sense
    The cloak he created using mana
[10:08] Sense
    was imbued with so many defensive spells
    that no magical attack could penetrate it.
[10:15] Sense
    For the second test, the test-takers fired
    offensive magic against Burg and his cloak.
[10:22] Sense
    It was a simple test. If they could make him
    take just one step back, they passed.
[10:26] Sense
    Killing would result in disqualification,
[10:29] Sense
    and limits were imposed on offensive
    magic to protect the other test-takers.
[10:36] (Flashback) Burg
    Next.
[10:42] Sense
    No one was worried about Burg.
[10:55] (Flashback) Übel
    Oh, I cut too deep.
[11:01] Sense
    But he was easily killed
[11:03] Sense
    by a no-name girl who'd just recently
    become a third-class mage.
[11:11] (Flashback) Übel
    This means I fail, right?
[11:13] (Flashback) Übel
    I get it. Can I leave now?
[11:17] (Flashback) Sense
    I have just one question for you.
[11:20] (Flashback) Übel
    Go ahead.
[11:21] (Flashback) Sense
    How did you defeat his Immovable Cloak?
[11:27] (Flashback) Übel
    Have you ever sewn before, Sense?
[11:32] (Flashback) Sense
    No. Why do you ask?
[11:34] (Flashback) Übel
    You do seem like you come
    from a rich family.
[11:37] (Flashback) Übel
    Or do you use magic to handle all that stuff?
[11:42] (Flashback) Übel
    I've actually never tried it myself,
    since I'm so clumsy.
[11:52] (Flashback) Übel
    But I used to watch my sister
    sew all the time.
[11:59] (Flashback) Übel
    When you cut cloth, you place the scissors
    against it like this and slide them through.
[12:08] (Flashback) Übel
    It makes a really nice sound.
[12:14] (Flashback) Übel
    I liked that sound.
[12:18] (Flashback) Sense
    I don't see where you're going with this.
[12:20] (Flashback) Übel
    I'm talking about visual imagination.
[12:22] (Flashback) Übel
    Cloth can be cut.
    You expect to be able to cut it.
[12:30] Sense
    She's out of her mind.
[12:33] Sense
    It's true that anyone can
    imagine cutting cloth.
[12:36] Sense
    Even an idiot can do that.
[12:39] Sense
    But the world of magic isn't so simple.
[12:44] Sense
    Magic can't create anything
    the caster can't visualize perfectly,
[12:50] Sense
    just as a diminutive ant can't imagine
    crushing a colossal dragon underfoot.
[12:55] Sense
    Hardly any mages can imagine
    penetrating that cloak
[13:00] Sense
    and its impregnable magical defenses.
[13:03] Sense
    Any mage can tell at a glance that
    that cloak blocks all magical attacks.
[13:11] Sense
    Truly, any idiot can see that.
[13:15] Sense
    As long as people are intelligent organisms,
    we cannot escape those fetters.
[13:22] Sense
    But she trusted her own intuition instead.
[13:27] Sense
    Despite understanding intellectually
    that it couldn't be cut,
[13:31] Sense
    she constructed a vision of cutting
    through the cloak according to her intuition.
[13:36] Sense
    Her mind must not function like a person's.
[13:41] Sense
    It's practically a superpower.
[13:45] (Flashback) Übel
    Can I go now?
[13:47] (Flashback) Sense
    Yes.
[13:50] (Flashback) Übel
    By the way, Sense, that's some pretty hair.
[13:54] (Flashback) Übel
    It must be tough to maintain.
[14:00] Sense
    Perhaps I had already lost to her then.
[14:05] Sense
    I can't imagine beating Übel.
[14:08] Sense
    She's that bad a matchup for me.
[14:17] Übel
    You all think too hard.
    Hair is something to be cut.
[14:24] (Flashback) Sense
    Maintaining my hair?
[14:26] (Flashback) Sense
    It's hell.
[14:28] (Flashback) Sense
    I don't even want to think about it.
[14:33] Übel
    Then you should cut it.
[14:38] Wirbel
    I've got the picture.
[14:40] Wirbel
    So you're buying time until
    Frieren defeats the Spiegel.
[14:46] Methode
    Yes, that's right.
[14:48] Scharf
    We defeated three of the replicas.
[14:51] Methode
    That will make things easier.
[14:54] Methode
    In that case… Oh, my.
[14:57] Methode
    Ms. Sense's replica was just destroyed.
[15:01] Methode
    This mana…
[15:04] Methode
    It was the third-class mage Übel
    who defeated it.
[15:07] Scharf
    That's surprising.
[15:09] Wirbel
    Is it? She was a pretty bad matchup for it.
[15:13] Methode
    Battles between mages
    are like rock-paper-scissors.
[15:18] Methode
    However, it is a complex and difficult game
    of rock-paper-scissors with infinite options.
[15:24] Wirbel
    And you want as many options as possible, huh?
[15:30] Wirbel
    Sure. We'll help you slow down the replicas.
[15:35] Wirbel
    I don't make a habit of trusting others,
[15:38] Wirbel
    but I'm not dumb enough to let a winning
    horse go when it's right in front of me.
[15:43] Methode
    Currently, there are two
    dangerous replicas we must stop.
[15:49] Methode
    I've determined the location of
    one of them: Mr. Denken's replica.
[15:55] Methode
    I'd like you to handle that one.
[15:59] Methode
    Allow me to handle the other:
    Ms. Fern's replica.
[16:05] Methode
    She's particularly skilled
    at concealing her mana.
[16:09] Methode
    Unless we find her replica,
    it could ambush and kill someone.
[16:14] Ehre
    Can you really handle it alone?
[16:16] Methode
    Working alone will allow me to
    focus better on mana detection.
[16:20] Ehre
    She's pretty strong, you know.
[16:23] Methode
    I have many talents.
[16:24] Methode
    When it comes to simply stopping
    someone, I'm quite skilled.
[16:29] Methode
    Besides, I confirmed with the actual Ms. Fern
    that my binding magic would work on her.
[16:31] Methode
    Take this.
[16:32] Fern
    I can't move.
[16:36] Wirbel
    All right. Let's go fight this thing.
[16:42] Land
    Übel, I'm not imagining this, am I?
[16:47] Übel
    Probably not.
[16:49] Übel
    After all, you can't move, can you?
[16:55] Übel
    My replica is back in action.
[17:05] Übel
    Will this keep going until
    that Spiegel thing is defeated?
[17:10] Übel
    It's a battle of attrition.
    This is getting fun.
[17:14] Denken
    I couldn't agree more.
[17:17] Land
    Isn't it time for us to get out of here?
[17:57] Frieren
    This opening won't do either.
[18:00] Frieren
    Fern wouldn't notice it.
[18:05] Frieren
    I'll have to do it after all.
[18:08] (Flashback) Frieren
    The vulnerability in my mana detection
    isn't enough to kill me.
[18:13] (Flashback) Fern
    You're right.
[18:15] (Flashback) Fern
    We could win with a bigger opening, though.
[18:18] (Flashback) Frieren
    You can win, right?
[18:21] (Flashback) Frieren
    Then I'll create an opening.
[18:24] (Flashback) Fern
    Is that possible?
[18:26] (Flashback) Frieren
    If I show an opening, then the replica
    will show an even greater one.
[18:32] (Flashback) Fern
    But that would mean you…
[18:34] (Flashback) Frieren
    If I focus on defense, it won't be fatal.
[18:39] (Flashback) Fern
    Then what strategy should we use?
[18:46] (Flashback) Frieren
    It's up to you. If you think
    we can win, then we can.
[18:50] (Flashback) Fern
    How can you be so sure?
[18:53] (Flashback) Frieren
    Because I underestimate you.
[19:02] (Flashback) Fern
    I'm glad to hear that.
[19:04] (Flashback) Fern
    That means we have a decent shot at winning.
[20:01] Fern
    It's still standing, but that's a fatal wound.
[20:06] Fern
    I should finish it—
[20:15] Fern
    What happened? Was I attacked?
[20:19] Fern
    I don't sense any mana.
[20:21] Fern
    I'm not recognizing this attack as a spell.
[20:27] Fern
    Incredible, Ms. Frieren.
[20:30] Fern
    So this is the height of magic.
[20:34] Fern
    But this isn't like you.
[20:39] Fern
    You've left yourself wide open.
[20:51] Frieren
    Well done, Fern.
[20:54] Frieren
    It's been about eighty years
    since I was last forced to use that.
[21:12] Frieren
    Now, let's end this.
[21:26] Methode
    So it's over.
[21:29] Ehre
    I can't move another millimeter.
[21:32] Scharf
    Wirbel, carry me.
[21:35] Wirbel
    You guys just can't stay on your feet, huh?
[21:47] Denken
    So this is the bottom of the
    Ruins of the King's Tomb.
[21:52] Sense
    You've conquered the
    Ruins of the King's Tomb.
[21:56] Sense
    Such a notable achievement makes you
    worthy of becoming first-class mages.
[22:03] Sense
    As promised, everyone who made it here
    has passed the second test.
[22:11] Denken
    So, where are the ladies of the hour?
[22:18] Frieren
    It's dark and scary in here!
[22:23] Frieren
    It's dark! It's scary!
[22:25] Laufen
    I guess I understand that feeling.
[22:26] Frieren
    Dark! Scary!
[22:30] Sense
    The second test is now over.
[22:36] Ehre
    It can even use healing magic.
[22:40] Ehre
    Impressive, right?
[22:42] Richter
    Uh, yeah.
[22:47] Richter
    Who are you?
[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)
[23:52] [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] Fern
    It's been with me ever since I was little.
[24:20] Denken
    You were unlucky this time.
[24:21] Serie
    That's the spell Flamme taught you.
[24:22] Richter
    I may seem fine, but I'm actually
    in a terrible mood right now.
[24:23] Kanne
    You're in really rough shape.
[24:24] Falsch
    The third test will now begin.
[24:25] Stark
    Fern, let's head back.
[24:25] Lawine
    Just make fun of me like you always do.
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    An Era of Humans
[24:27] Frieren
    The era of humans has arrived.