# E8 - Fanatics of the Water City
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**[00:03] Yunyun**
I was just delivering a letter!
I didn't think it would turn out like this!
**[00:07] Yunyun**
What should we do, Megumin?!
**[00:12] Cecily**
You don't need to worry.
**[00:14] Cecily**
I'm sure Father Zesta is enjoying being
interrogated by that lady knight as we speak.
**[00:19] Cecily**
It'd be rude to ruin his fun.
**[00:23] Cecily**
More importantly, you two wanna
help me with collecting votes?
**[00:28] Cecily**
I'm willing to pay for the labor.
**[00:29] Megumin**
What votes?
**[00:32] Priest A**
Oh, what a sin it is!
**[00:34] Priest A**
Father Zesta was colluding with
the Devil King's army all along!
**[00:37] Priest A**
I beg you all, for our next pontiff,
we must ensure someone more faithful,
**[00:41] Priest A**
such as myself!
**[00:43] Priest A**
Commit now and you'll get a free vial of
holy water that normally costs 10,000 eris!
**[00:48] Tristan**
Should I be named head of the Axis order,
I make the following promises:
**[00:52] Tristan**
One, the legalization of polyandry.
**[00:56] Tristan**
Two, the marriage age
will be further lowered!
**[01:00] Tristan**
Three, even siblings will be eligible,
as long as they love each other!
**[01:04] Priest A**
Vote for the greater good! Vote for me!
**[01:06] Tristan**
No, no, vote for me!
**[01:08] Priest A**
No, you should vote for me!
**[01:09] Tristan**
No, me!
**[01:10] Priest**
No, they should vote for—
**[01:11] Megumin**
Well, they certainly didn't wait long.
***SIGN*** KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
***SIGN*** Episode 8: Fanatics of the Water City
**[02:50] Megumin**
Where do these Axis faithful
get all their energy from?
**[02:55] Yunyun**
I think I wanna go back to
the Crimson Demon village.
**[03:00] Cecily**
Here I am!
**[03:03] Cecily**
Here's your ice-cold jelly slime!
**[03:06] Megumin**
Wh-What kind of creepy beverage is this?
**[03:09] Cecily**
It's an Arcanretia delicacy!
**[03:11] Cecily**
The smooth mouthfeel will
get you hooked. Just try it!
**[03:16] Cecily**
These are on me.
**[03:18] Cecily**
And if you convert to the Axis sect...
**[03:21] Cecily**
Well, you probably know the rest by now.
**[03:24] Cecily**
Now that we've done a bit of
sabotage on the nominees,
**[03:28] Cecily**
let's go and talk to the inns
that filed the complaints.
**[03:33] Yunyun**
I'm so relieved, miss! You really
do want to investigate after all!
**[03:36] Cecily**
Please, call me "Big Sister."
**[03:38] Megumin**
Well, if Zesta really is innocent,
**[03:41] Megumin**
it would mean being weighed down by a
guilty conscience from here on out...
**[03:44] Megumin**
For Yunyun.
**[03:45] Yunyun**
No way! That's awful!
**[03:47] Cecily**
Oh, Yunyun, you are so adorable!
**[03:50] Cecily**
You must've felt responsible,
but unsure what to do about it!
**[03:54] Yunyun**
Miss?
**[03:55] Cecily**
If thou art troubled, then instead
focus on enjoying yourself.
**[04:01] Cecily**
Let the path of least
resistance show you the way.
**[04:03] Cecily**
Flow along it, like water.
**[04:05] Cecily**
Do not restrain yourself; let your
instincts guide your actions.
**[04:10] Cecily**
And... call me Big Sister.
**[04:22] Cecily**
Jelly slime!
**[04:24] Yunyun**
What the heck is going on?
**[04:26] Megumin**
And this is supposed to be sabotage
by the Devil King's forces?
**[04:29] Yunyun**
But why would they pour slime
mix into the hot springs?
**[04:33] Megumin**
This has gotten too stupid
already. Can I leave?
**[04:36] Yunyun**
Hang on!
**[04:37] Yunyun**
I get what you mean, but if this is really
what's wrong with the hot springs...
**[04:42] Megumin**
I suppose you have a point.
**[04:44] Cecily**
This is where spring water from the mountains
is collected and flows to the various inns!
**[04:50] Cecily**
And because the Axis order runs it, we get
to do whatever we want around town!
**[04:56] Megumin**
Your order is really pretty awful, isn't it?
**[04:59] Yunyun**
And there are reports that the strangeness
began after Father Zesta visited this place...
**[05:05] Cecily**
Yes, it seems so.
**[05:08] Cecily**
I think he might be guilty after all.
**[05:11] Megumin**
Be that as it may,
**[05:12] Megumin**
ambiguity leaves a bad aftertaste,
so let's make sure we have evidence.
**[05:15] Yunyun**
You probably shouldn't assume he's guilty.
**[05:22] Cop**
You ladies Axis sect?
**[05:24] Cop**
You people are late.
We've already recovered the evidence.
**[05:27] Megumin**
Is it in that bag?
**[05:30] Cop**
A ton of jelly slime mix.
**[05:34] Cop**
Father Zesta was spotted
carrying this bag around.
**[05:38] Cop**
I don't think there's any
way out of this for him.
**[05:41] Megumin**
Even so...
**[05:43] Megumin**
Why would he do something so ridiculous?
**[05:46] Megumin**
If his aim was to ruin the hot springs,
couldn't he have poisoned them instead?
**[05:51] Yunyun**
Poison...
**[05:53] Cop**
The thing is, when someone tells you the
Axis cult pulled something like this,
**[05:57] Cop**
it suddenly makes a lot of sense.
**[06:01] Yunyun**
I mean... he's definitely strange,
but he didn't seem *actually* evil.
**[06:07] Cecily**
It's probably clean if I drink it
directly from the faucet, right?
**[06:10] Cecily**
Right?! Anyone have a cup? And can
any of you use the spell Freeze?
**[06:16] Everyone else**
This is the problem with the Axis cult...
**[06:23] Yunyun**
Do you think Father Zesta really is
involved with the Devil King's army?
**[06:27] Yunyun**
He sure doesn't seem that way.
**[06:33] Megumin**
* I suppose even she's*
* feeling down about this.*
**[06:37] Cecily**
They said I couldn't drink any
because it was evidence...
**[06:40] Cecily**
even though there was so much!
**[06:45] Megumin**
Well, what's done is done.
**[06:48] Megumin**
I'm sure he'll be back better than
ever after paying his debt to society.
**[06:52] Yunyun**
I'm pretty sure the penalty for
conspiracy to commit treason is death.
**[06:58] Zesta**
Well, if apologies were good enough,
wouldn't all of you be out of a job!?
**[07:02] Zesta**
You accused me, the head of
the Axis Religious Order...
**[07:06] Zesta**
Me, of all people!
**[07:09] Zesta**
Of colluding with demoniacal
forces?! Are you mad?!
**[07:13] Lady Knight**
I'm so sorry. So please,
could you leave it at that...
**[07:16] Zesta**
For goodness' sake.
**[07:16] Cecily**
Father Zesta?
**[07:18] Zesta**
Oh, if it isn't Cecily.
**[07:22] Zesta**
You must've been waiting for my release!
**[07:25] Trio**
You were released?!
**[07:27] Zesta**
Are you really that shocked?
**[07:29] Zesta**
It should be obvious I would never
commit such a foolish crime.
**[07:33] Zesta**
Go on, tell them!
**[07:36] Lady Knight**
For mistakenly arresting the honorable
Father Zesta of the Axis Order...
**[07:43] Lady Knight**
I'd like to offer a sincere apology!
**[07:46] Cops**
We apologize, Father Zesta!
**[07:49] Zesta**
That reminds me!
**[07:51] Zesta**
That smug-looking prosecutor in glasses, who
showed up with that lie-detecting magic device...
**[07:56] Zesta**
Please make sure to give her my thanks.
**[08:00] Zesta**
She was the one who cleared
these suspicions up.
**[08:02] Zesta**
And the sight of her cool, confident face
slowly welling up with tears was quite a treat!
**[08:11] Zesta**
If I had my druthers, you'd be crawling at
my feet, giving my toes a good licking...
**[08:20] Zesta**
But I suppose, in my magnanimity,
I'll let you off this time.
**[08:24] Lady Knight**
Th-Th-Thank you for your
generosity in this ma—
**[08:31] Zesta**
If only your brain...
**[08:34] Zesta**
was half as big as those breasts of yours!
**[08:43] Megumin**
But this doesn't actually solve
the problem at hand, does it?
**[08:48] Megumin**
The truth remains that someone has been
pouring that powder into the springs.
**[08:53] Zesta**
Indeed it does.
**[09:13] Megumin**
Well, you certainly inspire
a lot of devotion.
**[09:18] Arnes**
We meet again.
**[09:20] Arnes**
You certainly managed to give
me the slip last time.
**[09:25] Zesta**
What is this?!
**[09:26] Zesta**
Miss Megumin, who is this
scandalously-clad vixen?!
**[09:29] Megumin**
Appearing in the middle of a town like
this... You seem awfully confident.
**[09:34] Megumin**
Are you that desperate to
take Chomusuke from me?
**[09:36] Zesta**
Miss Megumin!
**[09:38] Zesta**
What is your relationship with this woman
who is flaunting her bosom so brazenly?!
**[09:42] Arnes**
Those irritating townsfolk aren't
here to save you this time.
**[09:46] Arnes**
I'd normally just crush you both
and be done with it,
**[09:49] Arnes**
but since Lady Wolbach seems
attached, I'll simply—
**[09:51] Zesta**
Miss Megumin, please, I need to know!
**[09:53] Zesta**
Why is she dressed like such a jezebel?!
**[09:57] Zesta**
And the fact that she's wearing a robe,
as if it hides anything, is indecent!
**[10:01] Zesta**
It's indecent, I say!
**[10:02] Zesta**
And yet, for how indecent it is, there is
also a razor-sharp aesthetic edge to it.
**[10:07] Zesta**
Yes, a bit like the transgressive thrill from
the combination of a swimsuit and a raincoat—
**[10:11] Arnes**
Would you knock it off?!
Who the hell are you?! Buzz off!
**[10:15] Megumin**
I wouldn't provoke her, Zesta.
**[10:18] Megumin**
She's our enemy.
**[10:20] Megumin**
She followed us all the way here
in pursuit of this furball.
**[10:23] Zesta**
Oh, so she's after Chomusuke...
**[10:25] Zesta**
That's a rather whimsical motivation
for such an edgy-looking individual.
**[10:29] Yunyun**
Could you two leave it at that?
**[10:31] Yunyun**
I think you're just angering her further.
**[10:36] Arnes**
All right, worms, if you want
to spare yourselves some pain—
**[10:39] Zesta**
And what should I do if I want
you to hurt me instead?!
**[10:42] Yunyun**
F-Father Zesta!
**[10:44] Arnes**
Then I'll do just that!
**[10:46] Arnes**
Fireball!
**[10:51] Zesta**
Oh... She's a demon girl.
**[10:54] Zesta**
Reflect.
**[11:04] Arnes**
Well, I thought you were
just some old freak,
**[11:07] Arnes**
but that was impressive.
**[11:10] Yunyun**
*Wh-Wh-Wh-What was that?!*
**[11:12] Megumin**
*The old pervert who got arrested did that?!*
**[11:16] Zesta**
A demon girl... So, a demon?
**[11:20] Zesta**
From orcs to ogres, I've always
thought myself open-minded...
**[11:24] Zesta**
But demon girls?
**[11:25] Zesta**
The commandments of the Axis
order forbid appreciating them!
**[11:29] Zesta**
Frustrating though it may be...
**[11:32] Arnes**
And what, exactly, can a human
priest do against me?
**[11:36] Cecily**
He can destroy you.
**[11:48] Arnes**
You have quite the sense of humor.
**[11:50] Arnes**
I am a servant of the great
dark god, Wolbach, and I—
**[11:53] Zesta**
Sacred Highness Exorcism!
**[12:02] Zesta**
I beg your pardon, miss demon girl.
**[12:07] Zesta**
I am the head of the Holy Order of Axis,
**[12:12] Zesta**
the arch priest, Zesta.
**[12:15] Cecily**
Likewise, I am a beautiful priest
of the Axis Order, Cecily.
**[12:21] Zesta**
Sister Cecily, it seems this demon girl
is the perpetrator behind this mess.
**[12:26] Cecily**
I believe so, Father Zesta.
**[12:28] Cecily**
She's the reason you had
to go through that ordeal.
**[12:32] Arnes**
What are you talking about?
**[12:35] Arnes**
What is any of this?
**[12:37] Arnes**
I-I've been looking for
Lady Wolbach ever since I got here!
**[12:48] Zesta**
She's fleeing! After her!
**[12:51] Zesta**
In the name of the Axis Church, make her
rue the day she was born a demon girl!
**[12:56] Cecily**
Right away, sir!
**[12:58] Cecily**
Demons...
**[13:00] Cecily**
...must die!
**[13:03] Arnes**
I'll let you—
**[13:06] Zesta**
It's a demon hunt!
**[13:14] Yunyun**
What was that?
**[13:15] Megumin**
Please, don't ask me.
**[13:18] Zesta**
String her up!
***SIGN*** KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
**[13:20] Yunyun**
So... does that take care of everything?
**[13:24] Megumin**
Hard to say. I'd honestly rather not think
about the Axis Sect at all anymore.
**[13:32] Megumin**
What are you going to do now, Yunyun?
**[13:35] Megumin**
I'm headed for the town of Axel.
**[13:37] Megumin**
I heard there's someone there
who can use explosion magic.
**[13:41] Yunyun**
I...
**[13:43] Yunyun**
I-I'm headed to Axel, too. I thought I could
start training against weak monsters.
**[13:50] Megumin**
Well, isn't that a coincidence?
**[13:52] Megumin**
Go on ahead without me, then.
**[13:54] Megumin**
I'll be along once I've earned
enough money for the trip.
**[13:58] Yunyun**
Huh?
**[14:00] Yunyun**
B-But since I'm in no hurry...
**[14:04] Yunyun**
I-I know! Maybe I'll do a bit of sightseeing
around town, and then head to Axel...
**[14:12] Zesta**
Ah, Miss Megumin, you're still here.
**[14:16] Zesta**
That demon was a slippery one, I must say.
**[14:19] Zesta**
I was enjoying her tears so much,
**[14:21] Zesta**
I kept only grazing her with my
magic, which let her escape.
**[14:25] Megumin**
You seem happy about that.
**[14:28] Zesta**
Don't be silly. I'm beside
myself with frustration.
**[14:33] Zesta**
Now, then, Miss Megumin, if you would...
**[14:41] Megumin**
What is it?
**[14:43] Zesta**
The cost of a coach trip to Axel.
**[14:47] Zesta**
The recruitment methods you taught me...
**[14:52] Zesta**
I'm certain they'll come
in handy, yes indeed.
**[14:55] Zesta**
Why, they might even become
an attraction for the town.
**[14:59] Zesta**
Consider that coach fare to
be my way of thanking you.
**[15:02] Zesta**
So, what will you do for today?
**[15:05] Zesta**
Late as it is, I believe there's
still one last departure for Axel...
**[15:12] Megumin**
*I can just go to Axel?*
**[15:14] Megumin**
*I want to go.*
**[15:16] Megumin**
* I want to get there as soon as possible,*
* and tell her about what's happened!*
**[15:20] Megumin**
*Then I want to gather companions,*
**[15:22] Megumin**
* and unleash the explosion magic I've*
* been aching to use for so long!*
**[15:26] Megumin**
I'll head there right away!
**[15:28] Megumin**
Oh, Yunyun, you're going to do
some sightseeing first, right?
**[15:32] Megumin**
I'll just be heading to Axel first, then.
**[15:36] Yunyun**
Aw, come on!
**[15:37] Yunyun**
M-Maybe I've changed my mind?
**[15:40] Yunyun**
If you go now and start training
before me, you'll have an advantage!
**[15:47] Zesta**
Miss Megumin, since it's late,
why not stay the night?
**[15:52] Zesta**
There are many from our order who'd
like to give you their regards.
**[15:56] Megumin**
Now that you mention it,
that's a good point. What should I do?
**[16:01] Zesta**
You could even stay another
week, if you like.
**[16:04] Megumin**
That might be nice!
**[16:17] Cecily**
Isn't the water nice, Megumin?
**[16:20] Cecily**
Bathing with a loli...
**[16:24] Megumin**
Is there a reason that predatory gaze of
yours has been making me feel threatened?
**[16:29] Cecily**
What am I supposed to do?
It's a tiny little bath.
**[16:33] Cecily**
Y'know?
**[16:33] Megumin**
Just know, I fight back when people
try anything strange with me!
**[16:38] Cecily**
Aw...
**[16:39] Cecily**
Actually, there was something
I wanted to tell you in private.
**[16:48] Megumin**
Huh?!
**[16:49] Megumin**
You mean Zesta did it after all?!
**[16:51] Cecily**
That's right. Seems he mixed up the baking
soda and slime mix when cleaning up.
**[16:58] Megumin**
That was it?
**[17:00] Cecily**
Which means it had nothing to
do with demons, after all.
**[17:04] Cecily**
But don't tell anyone else about this, okay?
**[17:07] Cecily**
I want exclusive dibs on this
piece of blackmail bait.
**[17:11] Megumin**
Well, it doesn't really matter now, anyway.
**[17:17] Megumin**
Uh... You're awfully close.
**[17:19] Cecily**
It's a small bath! What can you do?
**[17:23] Cecily**
Y'know, tight as it is, these baths
apparently cost quite a bit to dig.
**[17:29] Cecily**
They apparently hired a skilled mage who
created the holes with rupture magic.
**[17:35] Cecily**
See how nicely they're
shaped in little rings?
**[17:39] Megumin**
Rupture magic?
**[17:41] Cecily**
Apparently. They wanted to
make bigger baths, I heard.
**[17:47] Megumin**
Miss...
**[17:49] Cecily**
What is it?
**[17:51] Cecily**
And I'd be really happy if you
finally said "Big Sister Cecily"
**[17:54] Cecily**
in an adoring voice, instead of just "miss."
**[17:57] Megumin**
Miss!
**[17:58] Megumin**
Let's see... You want a bigger
open-air bath, right?
**[18:03] Cecily**
That would be nice.
**[18:04] Cecily**
Why do you ask? And why are
your eyes sparkling like that?
**[18:11] Megumin**
I can use explosion magic.
**[18:16] Megumin**
Is it okay if I create the largest
bath in this entire city?
**[18:23] Cecily**
Yeah, of course.
**[18:25] Cecily**
In the Axis Order, we believe anything
goes, as long as it's not illegal!
**[18:32] Cecily**
Follow your heart, and fire
away with your magic!
**[18:39] Megumin**
All right, miss.
**[18:41] Cecily**
Call me Big Sister!
**[18:42] Megumin**
Here we go, *miss*!
**[18:51] Megumin**
I've been holding back ever
since I got to Arcanretia.
**[18:57] Megumin**
Explosion!
**[19:32] Zesta**
I must say, I never would've guessed
you could use explosion magic!
**[19:37] Zesta**
I can't thank you enough, Miss Megumin.
**[19:40] Zesta**
A bath that big can fit everyone
in the order at once!
**[19:45] Cecily**
No mixed bathing, Father Zesta.
**[19:49] Zesta**
Well, be that as it may, I hope you'll come
and visit us the next time you're in town.
**[19:54] Megumin**
I think I will.
**[19:56] Megumin**
Once I've found companions, if the
subject of a vacation ever comes up,
**[20:01] Megumin**
I believe we'll come straight here.
**[20:04] Zesta**
May the divine Aqua offer her
protection on your journey.
**[20:09] Zesta**
Blessing.
**[20:16] Yunyun**
U-Um, Father Zesta? Could you
cast that spell on me, too?
**[20:22] Megumin**
His troubles did begin with the
letter you brought, Yunyun...
**[20:25] Yunyun**
No fair! That wasn't my fault!
**[20:30] Megumin**
I didn't do enough to earn
something like this...
**[20:34] Cecily**
It's okay. I'm sure you'll need it.
**[20:40] Cecily**
Just take it! Kids don't
need to be so considerate.
**[20:52] Cecily**
Make good use of those
once you get to Axel—
**[20:57] Driver**
The coach for Axel is leaving!
**[21:02] Megumin**
I'm heading out!
**[21:03] Yunyun**
Wait for me!
**[21:12] Driver**
This coach is now rolling out for Axel!
**[21:20] Megumin**
*The town for beginning adventurers, Axel.*
**[21:23] Megumin**
* I'll make that my base of*
* operations as I gather allies.*
**[21:28] Megumin**
* Ideally, I'd like a party that's a match*
* for me, full of advanced classes.*
**[21:34] Megumin**
*A reliable, courageous leader.*
**[21:37] Megumin**
*A sturdy front-line fighter.*
**[21:39] Megumin**
*A benevolent healer...*
**[21:41] Megumin**
* And me, the one who analyzes*
* situations with her brilliant mind*
**[21:45] Megumin**
*before delivering certain victory...*
**[21:48] Megumin**
*with a single spell!*
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**[23:25] Yunyun**
Big trouble, Megumin!
**[23:27] Yunyun**
We managed to board the coach to Axel,
but it's been attacked by monsters!
**[23:29] Megumin**
I'll obliterate them with
my explosion magic!
**[23:31] Yunyun**
Hang on! You'll kill us all!
**[23:33] Megumin**
Let me do it! Please, let me do it!
**[23:35] Yunyun**
N-Next time, we'll dig up your
shameful secrets with an...
**[23:37] Megumin**
Explosion!