E27 - An Era of Humans

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[00:00] Old Man
    The path of the warrior is without end.
[00:04] Old Man
    You've taken yet another step
    toward mastering its secrets.
[00:09] Old Man
    There is nothing left for me to teach you.
[00:13] Stark
    You say that every time.
[00:18] Stark
    Huh? Fern?
[00:20] Fern
    Hmph.
[00:21] Stark
    She's pissed? Why?!
[00:24] Stark
    I'm scared...
[00:35] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    You're there like the wind
[00:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Closing your eyes at sunset
[00:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    I wonder what's on your mind
SIGN    Beyond Journey's End
[00:53] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    With your eyelids open
[00:57] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Your eyes shone like glass
[01:02] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    It faintly smelled like a sunny day
[01:15] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Clear up the sky, let flowers bloom
[01:20] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Bloom and blame it on the sunny sky
[01:24] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Even the rain, when it stops
[01:29] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Will make you shine in the sunlight
[01:34] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Calm the stirring sounds in my heart
[01:39] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    We go like the sunny wind
[01:43] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Go on and fly over that cloud
[01:47] [SONG] Op Lyrics
    Further and further away
SIGN    Episode 27: An Era of Humans
[01:59] Fern
    Ms. Frieren and I had an argument.
[02:02] Stark
    Again? You've been arguing a lot recently,
    don't you think?
[02:06] Stark
    Isn't the third test the final one?
[02:10] Stark
    This is hardly the time to be squabbling.
[02:12] Fern
    She was truly awful this time.
[02:14] Fern
    My staff broke in battle
    in the Ruins of the King's Tomb,
[02:19] Fern
    so I told Ms. Frieren
    I wanted to get it repaired.
[02:23] Fern
    She told me it'd be better to buy
    a new staff than to repair my old one.
[02:28] Stark
    You mean that staff, don't you?
[02:30] Stark
    She said it couldn't be repaired
    since it was already in pieces.
[02:36] Fern
    Still, Mr. Heiter gave me that staff.
[02:42] Fern
    It's been with me ever since I was little.
[02:46] Stark
    We're talking about Frieren, though.
    I doubt she meant any harm.
[02:50] Fern
    At the very least, I never even
    would have thought of throwing it away.
[02:59] Kanne
    Three years until the next
    first-class mage exam, huh?
[03:02] Kanne
    Three years is a long time.
[03:05] Lawine
    Just make fun of me like you always do.
[03:09] Kanne
    Do you want me to?
[03:12] Lawine
    No.
[03:15] Kanne
    In that case, Little Miss Lawine,
    shall I pat your head?
[03:22] Kanne
    What? You wanna fight?
[03:27] Lawine
    Hurry up.
[03:30] Kanne
    You're in really rough shape.
[03:34] Kanne
    Hey, it's Frieren.
[03:45] Kanne
    What's with the bag?
[03:48] Richter
    Hey, how long are you going
    to hang around here?
[03:52] Richter
    I failed the test. There's nothing
    keeping us together anymore.
[03:56] Richter
    You're interfering with my business.
    Get out of here.
[03:59] Denken
    I'm here as a customer.
[04:03] Richter
    Then hurry up and choose something.
[04:10] Laufen
    You can have some.
[04:11] Richter
    I don't want any.
[04:13] Denken
    You were unlucky this time.
[04:18] Denken
    You got the short end of the stick.
[04:20] Denken
    It could've happened to
    anyone in that position.
[04:24] Richter
    A loss is a loss. I wasn't strong enough.
[04:29] Richter
    Either way, don't bring that up again.
[04:32] Richter
    I may seem fine, but I'm actually
    in a terrible mood right now.
[04:35] Denken
    But you opened your shop regardless.
[04:40] Richter
    Denken, you may not realize this,
[04:44] Richter
    but people have to work to make a living
    no matter how foul their mood.
[04:52] Denken
    Is that right?
[04:55] Richter
    Maybe it's for the best
    that I'm the one who failed.
[04:59] Richter
    The first-class mage exam
    is held once every three years.
[05:02] Richter
    A decrepit old man like you might not
    be around three years from now.
[05:09] Denken
    You're right.
[05:11] Richter
    Don't agree with me.
[05:17] Denken
    Richter, you truly are an insolent youngster.
[05:22] Denken
    You mock authority
[05:24] Denken
    and have no qualms about mistreating
    the weak in order to achieve your goals.
[05:28] Denken
    Your behavior is hardly praiseworthy.
[05:32] Denken
    And yet I feel no hatred for you at all,
[05:37] Denken
    probably because I was once
    an insolent youngster too.
[05:44] Denken
    And now, I'm an imperial mage.
[05:49] Richter
    What are you trying to say?
[05:52] Denken
    I'm telling you not to be so discouraged.
[05:55] Denken
    Three years from now, you'll be
    far stronger than you are today.
[06:01] Denken
    Laufen, let's go.
[06:06] Laufen
    Sorry. The old man's not good with people.
[06:09] Richter
    What's your relationship with Denken, exactly?
[06:14] Richter
    Damn it, old man.
[06:17] Richter
    He didn't buy anything after all.
[06:33] Richter
    Is today my unlucky day or something?
[06:35] Frieren
    I asked around town and was told this shop
    can fix any staff, no matter how broken.
[06:44] Richter
    Show me.
[06:48] Richter
    What is this broken pile of scrapwood?
    Don't tell me this is meant to be a staff.
[06:53] Richter
    I'm not a trash disposal service, you know.
[06:55] Frieren
    It's not trash.
[06:57] Frieren
    Probably.
[07:03] Richter
    My mood was starting to improve,
    but because of you, I feel terrible again.
[07:10] Richter
    I have the right to choose
    which jobs I work on.
[07:13] Richter
    You should give up on this staff.
[07:16] Frieren
    I see.
[07:19] Frieren
    If you can't do it, then never mind.
[07:23] Richter
    Frieren, you really get on my nerves.
[07:28] Richter
    When did I say I couldn't do it?
[07:38] Frieren
    Can you finish today?
[07:40] Frieren
    I want it to be repaired
    in time for the third test.
[07:43] Richter
    Don't be ridiculous.
[07:50] Richter
    Frieren.
[07:51] Frieren
    What?
[07:52] Richter
    I'm sorry for calling it trash.
[07:56] Richter
    It's a good, well-maintained staff.
[07:59] Richter
    Someone must've taken really good care of it.
[08:07] Stark
    Fern, let's head back already.
[08:12] Fern
    Ms. Frieren doesn't understand me at all.
[08:15] Stark
    I don't understand you either.
[08:18] Stark
    Stop! Don't take it out on me!
[08:24] Stark
    What matters is that she 
    tries to understand you.
[08:28] Stark
    I think Frieren is doing her best.
[08:39] Richter
    You're Frieren's kid.
[08:43] Richter
    Her student, right?
[08:46] Richter
    Am I wrong?
[08:48] Stark
    No, that's right.
[08:51] Richter
    Either way, the second test
    only ended yesterday,
[08:56] Richter
    but I had another terrible day
    because of your master.
[09:01] Richter
    I would've made more profit
    if you'd just bought a new one.
[09:07] Richter
    Take good care of it.
[09:24] Fern
    My staff.
[09:33] (Flashback) Heiter
    Frieren struggles to understand emotions.
[09:37] (Flashback) Heiter
    I'm sure it will cause
    difficulties and disagreements.
[09:43] (Flashback) Heiter
    But there is one good thing about it.
[09:47] (Flashback) Heiter
    Frieren will worry and care
    about you just as much.
[09:53] (Flashback) Heiter
    Few masters are better than her.
[10:31] Fern
    Ms. Frieren, about yesterday…
[10:36] Frieren
    What?
[10:39] Fern
    Actually, never mind.
[10:43] Frieren
    I see.
[10:47] Falsch
    The third test will now begin.
[10:54] (Flashback) Serie
    Do you know why I came
    all the way here, Sense?
[11:03] (Flashback) Serie
    Nothing to say, huh?
[11:05] (Flashback) Serie
    You always remain silent
    in troublesome situations.
[11:08] (Flashback) Serie
    Twelve test-takers passed the second test.
[11:12] (Flashback) Serie
    It's an anomaly. It's too many.
[11:16] (Flashback) Serie
    I have no problem with a test that requires
    all participants to work together,
[11:20] (Flashback) Serie
    as the current first-class mages
    lack cooperativeness.
[11:24] (Flashback) Falsch
    Forgive us.
[11:26] (Flashback) Serie
    But there is one among the test-takers
    who is far too powerful.
[11:33] (Flashback) Lernen
    You mean Ms. Frieren.
[11:36] (Flashback) Serie
    Because of her, many have passed
    despite lacking the requisite strength.
[11:41] (Flashback) Serie
    A typical third test would kill all of them.
[11:47] (Flashback) Serie
    Sense, that's hardly what you want,
[11:52] (Flashback) Serie
    and not even I wish to see
    such pointless deaths.
[11:57] (Flashback) Sense
    Ms. Serie.
[11:59] (Flashback) Serie
    There's no need to apologize.
    It's all Frieren's fault.
[12:04] (Flashback) Serie
    An anomaly calls for an anomaly.
[12:07] (Flashback) Serie
    I will proctor the third test.
[12:11] (Flashback) Serie
    It will be a peaceful selection.
[12:15] (Flashback) Serie
    In past years, you've proctored the test.
[12:18] (Flashback) Serie
    You don't object, do you, Lernen?
[12:22] (Flashback) Lernen
    Your willfulness is nothing new, Ms. Serie.
[12:28] (Flashback) Lernen
    Besides, I could not
    possibly test Ms. Frieren.
[12:34] (Flashback) Lernen
    I could tell at a glance that
    she's suppressing her own mana.
[12:41] (Flashback) Lernen
    Her mana is tremendous, equal to yours.
[12:50] (Flashback) Serie
    Falsch, did you notice?
[12:52] (Flashback) Falsch
    No, I have no idea
    what he's talking about.
[12:55] (Flashback) Falsch
    I observed her mana myself
    at the testing area.
[12:59] (Flashback) Falsch
    It didn't seem to me like
    she was suppressing it.
[13:03] (Flashback) Falsch
    I observed none of the typical fluctuations.
[13:08] (Flashback) Falsch
    No living creature with mana
    can conceal these fluctuations.
[13:13] (Flashback) Falsch
    Even if it were possible, it would take
    an extraordinary amount of time to master.
[13:19] (Flashback) Falsch
    It would hardly be a practical skill.
[13:23] (Flashback) Serie
    Frieren has devoted her life
    to mastering that impractical skill
[13:28] (Flashback) Serie
    in order to deceive demons.
[13:33] (Flashback) Serie
    Demons are far more sensitive
    to mana than us humanoids.
[13:39] (Flashback) Serie
    Without innate talent, it takes more than
    a century or two of practice to fool them.
[13:46] (Flashback) Serie
    It truly is a waste of time.
[13:49] (Flashback) Serie
    You'd become far more powerful devoting
    your efforts to training something else.
[13:54] (Flashback) Serie
    It's incredibly inefficient.
[13:56] (Flashback) Serie
    But that inefficiency
    breeds weakness in others.
[14:02] (Flashback) Serie
    In a battle between experienced mages,
[14:05] (Flashback) Serie
    miscalculating your opponent's mana
    can lead directly to death.
[14:10] (Flashback) Serie
    Frieren is in fact relatively
    unskilled for her age,
[14:15] (Flashback) Serie
    and yet she's defeated demons.
[14:18] (Flashback) Serie
    Her mana control is simply that refined.
[14:24] (Flashback) Serie
    As far as I knew, only the Demon King
    was able to see through it at first glance.
[14:30] (Flashback) Serie
    That is, until this moment, Lernen.
[14:36] (Flashback) Lernen
    It was a coincidence. I just happened
    to see a minor fluctuation.
[14:40] (Flashback) Lernen
    That's all.
[14:43] (Flashback) Serie
    Ever modest and dependable.
[14:47] (Flashback) Serie
    It's been more than half a century since
    you became the first first-class mage.
[14:54] (Flashback) Serie
    But you're still the same timid boy.
[15:00] (Flashback) Serie
    That's my only disappointment.
[15:03] (Flashback) Serie
    You've achieved this level, and yet
    you don't have much longer to live.
[15:10] (Flashback) Serie
    I doubt you'll ever get the
    chance to fight Frieren,
[15:15] (Flashback) Serie
    even if it's a battle you could win.
[15:20] (Flashback) Serie
    I shouldn't take on human students.
[15:25] (Flashback) Serie
    It's truly disappointing.
[15:30] (Flashback) Serie
    In the end, that boy never saw
    the fluctuations in my mana either.
[15:38] Falsch
    The third test will be an interview
    with Serie the Great Mage.
[15:44] Frieren
    So that's how it's going to be.
[15:44] Falsch
    You will be called one at a time
    when she is ready for you.
[15:46] Frieren
    Serie intends to fail us both.
[15:48] Falsch
    Please wait here until then.
[15:50] Fern
    You know her?
[15:52] Frieren
    From a long time ago.
[15:54] Frieren
    She probably intends to choose who passes
    based on her intuition.
[15:57] Frieren
    But Serie's intuition is always right.
[16:01] Frieren
    I still haven't become the mage
    Serie wishes I were.
[16:40] Kanne
    Excuse me…
[16:41] Serie
    You fail. Now leave.
[16:45] Kanne
    May I ask why?
[16:48] Serie
    My mana frightens you.
    You know the limits of your own abilities.
[16:55] Serie
    You can't imagine yourself
    as a first-class mage, can you?
[17:00] Serie
    In the world of magic, that which
    can't be visualized cannot be.
[17:05] Serie
    It's the most fundamental principle.
    Now leave.
[17:08] Serie
    Fail.
[17:10] Serie
    Fail.
[17:11] Serie
    Fail.
[17:12] Serie
    Fail.
[17:15] Serie
    Frieren, you can't imagine yourself
    as a first-class mage either,
[17:22] Serie
    but for a different reason
    from the rest of the test-takers.
[17:27] Serie
    You don't believe I'd ever let you pass.
[17:31] Frieren
    It's true, isn't it?
[17:33] Serie
    I'll give you one chance.
    Tell me your favorite spell.
[17:38] Frieren
    A spell to create a field of flowers.
[17:43] Serie
    That's the spell Flamme taught you.
[17:46] Serie
    How truly useless.
[17:47] Serie
    You fail.
[17:50] Frieren
    Uh-huh.
[17:55] Serie
    You won't even stand your ground
    when I mock you?
[17:59] Serie
    I find it hard to believe a mage
    like you defeated the Demon King.
[18:07] Frieren
    I didn't do it alone.
[18:10] Frieren
    Himmel, Eisen, Heiter, and me.
[18:14] Frieren
    If any one of us hadn't been there,
    we couldn't have won.
[18:18] Serie
    So you were blessed with strong allies.
[18:20] Serie
    You were lucky.
[18:23] Frieren
    That's right. I was lucky.
[18:28] (Flashback) Frieren
    Himmel, why did you recruit me?
[18:34] (Flashback) Himmel
    Because I was looking for a powerful mage.
[18:37] (Flashback) Frieren
    There are plenty of powerful mages
    in the royal capital.
[18:40] (Flashback) Frieren
    It didn't have to be me.
[18:42] (Flashback) Himmel
    I wanted you.
[18:44] (Flashback) Frieren
    Why?
[18:47] (Flashback) Himmel
    Frieren, you may not remember,
    but I once met you a long time ago.
[18:55] (Flashback) Frieren
    Yeah, I don't remember that at all.
[18:57] (Flashback) Himmel
    I know you don't.
[18:59] (Flashback) Himmel
    When I was a child, I got lost
    while gathering herbs in the forest.
[19:05] (Flashback) Himmel
    Wandering the woods for hours at night,
[19:08] (Flashback) Himmel
    I experienced loneliness
    for the first time in my life.
[19:12] (Flashback) Himmel
    I thought I'd never be able
    to return to my village.
[19:18] (Flashback) Himmel
    That was when a lone elf pointed me
    in the direction of the village.
[19:24] (Flashback) Himmel
    All she did was show me which way it was.
    She spoke not a word of encouragement.
[19:30] (Flashback) Himmel
    To the eyes of a child,
    she seemed so cold-hearted.
[19:35] (Flashback) Himmel
    Perhaps she sensed my unease,
    or perhaps it was on a whim...
[19:46] (Flashback) Himmel
    You showed me a spell
    to create a field of flowers.
[19:57] (Flashback) Himmel
    I thought it was beautiful.
[19:59] (Flashback) Himmel
    For the first time in my life,
    I thought magic was beautiful.
[20:07] Frieren
    It's probably just a coincidence,
[20:11] Frieren
    but it was that useless spell
    my master taught me
[20:14] Frieren
    that brought me and my companions together.
[20:20] Frieren
    Also, Serie, I'm sure you intend
    to fail Fern as well,
[20:26] Frieren
    but I doubt you'll be able to.
[20:30] Frieren
    She will exceed your expectations.
[20:34] Frieren
    The era of humans has arrived.
[20:40] Serie
    Exceed my expectations? Hardly.
[20:42] Serie
    The sight of my mana has her frozen in place.
[20:46] Serie
    She's no different from the other test-takers.
[20:54] Serie
    Wait. What do you see?
[21:03] Fern
    It's fluctuating.
[21:09] Serie
    Fern, was it?
[21:11] Serie
    Be my student.
[21:15] Fern
    What? No.
[21:22] Serie
    I'll treat you well.
[21:25] Serie
    I can take you to greater heights.
[21:31] Serie
    To heights no other mage has ever reached.
[21:39] Fern
    Does this affect whether or not I pass?
[21:42] Serie
    Perhaps.
[21:47] Fern
    I see.
[21:51] Fern
    Ms. Serie.
[22:01] Frieren
    Fern.
[22:03] (Flashback) Frieren
    I'm sure Serie will have
    a lot of things to say to you,
[22:06] (Flashback) Frieren
    but there's no need for you
    to accept her demands.
[22:09] (Flashback) Frieren
    Just as Serie will fail me
    no matter what I say,
[22:13] (Flashback) Frieren
    she will pass you no matter what you say.
[22:17] (Flashback) Frieren
    After all, Serie's intuition is always right.
[22:23] Fern
    I am Ms. Frieren's student.
[22:33] Serie
    Frieren coached you, didn't she?
[22:36] Serie
    I'm not foolish enough
    to overlook a promising mage.
[22:42] Serie
    You pass.
[22:48] Serie
    Next.
[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)
[22:56] [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
[23:49] [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
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[24:28] Frieren
    See you later.