# E6.5 - Mash Burnedead and the Mysterious Letter
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Let's make a deal, Mushroom Head.
**[00:02] ---**
Do what I ask, and I'll let you
and the old geezer slide.
**[00:07] ---**
A deal?
**[00:08] ---**
Once a year in this country,
**[00:10] ---**
one exceptional student
is revered as one of God's chosen.
**[00:14] ---**
It's called the "Divine Visionary."
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Enroll in a magic school
and be chosen as one.
**[00:21] ---**
Simply put, if you're selected,
it means God has accepted you.
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Which means, society will accept you.
**[00:29] ---**
I just want the fortune and prestige
that comes with it.
**[00:33] ---**
I'll back you up, of course.
**[00:35] ---**
Don't listen to him, Mash!
**[00:37] ---**
Those are the words of someone
who was an enemy until moments ago!
**[00:40] ---**
It's up to you
if you want to be skeptical or not.
**[00:43] ---**
But if you refuse, we’ll hunt you down
for the rest of your life.
**[00:48] ---**
If I'm after you,
the whole country will be, too.
**[00:51] ---**
You'll be okay because you're tough.
But what about the old man?
**[00:56] ---**
A life where you can never feel at ease,
and unable to set foot in a city.
**[01:01] ---**
Well, the choice is yours.
**[01:04] ---**
Spend the rest of your life
being hunted down,
**[01:07] ---**
or brace yourself to die
and try turning the tables?
**[01:14] ---**
- You got a deal.
- Are you sane? It's a magic school!
**[01:17] ---**
I'll be fine, Pops. My motivation
is stronger than anyone else.
**[01:21] ---**
This isn't about motivation!
**[01:24] ---**
Besides...
**[01:25] ---**
I want us to be able
to live in peace again.
**[01:28] ---**
*You're such a good boy.*
**[01:30] ---**
*My son!*
**[01:30] ---**
MY SON
**[01:34] ---**
Living in peace with Pops.
**[01:37] ---**
If it's a world that won't allow
something as natural as that...
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Then I've got no choice but to crush it.
**[01:51] ---**
With my fist.
**[03:26] ---**
Oh, a letter from Mash has arrived.
**[03:30] ---**
Seriously? I didn't know he could do something
praiseworthy like writing letters.
**[03:35] ---**
*Pops, are you doing well? If you're not,
you should eat cream puffs.*
**[03:41] ---**
Th-The way he starts the letter...
**[03:45] ---**
*So, that strange middle-aged guy and I...*
**[03:47] ---**
I'm Brad Coleman!
**[03:49] ---**
*...made a deal, and I took the entrance exam
for Easton Magic Academy.*
**[03:55] ---**
This is the next test!
**[03:57] ---**
Hey, the ground again is...
**[04:06] ---**
In the next test, you will solve this maze.
**[04:09] ---**
Of course, this is no ordinary maze.
**[04:11] ---**
There are various traps set within.
**[04:15] ---**
You have 30 minutes!
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Reach the goal by the time limit,
and you pass!
**[04:20] ---**
Now, begin!
**[04:24] ---**
So I have to get to the goal area?
**[04:26] ---**
Sounds pretty easy.
**[04:28] ---**
Excuse me!
**[04:30] ---**
Can I tag along with you?
**[04:34] ---**
Why?
**[04:34] ---**
Huh? Um...
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I think it'd be more efficient
if we worked together.
**[04:42] ---**
Makes sense.
**[04:44] ---**
Th-Thank you very much!
**[04:47] ---**
Levios Cuffus!
**[04:52] ---**
What are these?
**[04:54] ---**
There’s a certain reason
I have to keep you away from the goal.
**[04:58] ---**
What reason?
**[04:59] ---**
I-I don't want to tell you,
that's why it's a certain reason!
**[05:04] ---**
So I've been deceived?
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I'm sorry...
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but I have my own certain reason, too.
**[05:12] ---**
Later.
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STARE...
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Th-This is bad!
I have to chase and stop him.
**[05:21] ---**
Four legs in the morning.
**[05:27] ---**
Two legs in the afternoon,
and three legs at night.
**[05:32] ---**
What is this creature?
**[05:35] ---**
*Oh no. My knees gave out.*
**[05:38] ---**
*Oh, this sucks. I'm panicking
and I can't think straight!*
**[05:42] ---**
Time's up. Thou shalt be punished.
**[05:49] ---**
Help...
**[05:54] ---**
Such a creature...
**[05:56] ---**
can't possibly exist.
**[06:03] ---**
Wh-Why did you bother
to come back and save me?
**[06:08] ---**
Well...
**[06:10] ---**
If your reason was similar to mine,
I'd kinda feel sorry for you.
**[06:17] ---**
But it looks like
we won't make it in time from here.
**[06:22] ---**
How do you think
I came here in an instant?
**[06:31] ---**
*Time is almost up.*
**[06:33] ---**
*Multiple traps
and the guardian of the labyrinth...*
**[06:35] ---**
*And the student I recruited to stop him.*
**[06:38] ---**
*Since I put in this much effort,
I'm sure he...*
**[06:42] ---**
Hey, what’s with that loud noise?
**[06:44] ---**
Sounds like something is breaking!
**[06:46] ---**
*Th-There's no way.*
**[06:48] ---**
*These walls are one meter thick
and are impervious to all magic.*
**[06:54] ---**
*The walls!*
**[07:01] ---**
H-He trudged straight outta there!
**[07:07] ---**
*And so I got in without any hitches.*
**[07:10] ---**
Of course I knew about that, Mash.
**[07:15] ---**
Because we were watching you
the whole time up close.
**[07:21] ---**
Professor. I opened it.
**[07:26] ---**
Why you little, that's not...
That's not it at all, damn it!
**[07:31] ---**
*Classes in magic school are really fun,
and I made a wonderful friend.*
**[07:37] ---**
*The upperclassmen are also really good
to my inexperienced self.*
**[07:41] ---**
That sounds fishy.
**[07:46] ---**
I-It was me.
**[07:50] ---**
The one who ruined your textbooks...
It was me.
**[07:55] ---**
I was ordered to.
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I was too scared to disobey.
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I'm so very sorry. Sorry.
**[08:03] ---**
If only you'd honestly
apologized to me like that...
**[08:08] ---**
Oh, by the way, I'm about
to dine with the vice principal.
**[08:12] ---**
Care to join us, Mash?
**[08:14] ---**
You might never get a chance like this again.
**[08:18] ---**
Especially if you keep company
with someone who only apologizes, like him.
**[08:27] ---**
You're the one who should apologize.
**[08:31] ---**
What part of that guy is a good upperclassman?
You beat him to a pulp!
**[08:33] ---**
DAWN
**[08:35] ---**
You were doing stuff like that
when we weren't watching!?
**[08:39] ---**
...operates!
**[08:39] ---**
SMASSSH
**[08:41] ---**
*The vice principal.*
**[08:43] ---**
*Not him too.*
**[08:45] ---**
He beat up a teacher, too!?
**[08:48] ---**
What a dangerous school life!
**[08:50] ---**
SHUK SHUK SHUK SHUK SHUK
**[08:51] ---**
No!
**[08:58] ---**
*I was also chosen as a player for Duelo,
a popular sport in the Magic Realm.*
**[09:10] ---**
Oops, sorry. That was an accident.
**[09:16] ---**
Captain...
**[09:18] ---**
Are you okay?
**[09:19] ---**
Sorry. I think I broke a bone.
**[09:23] ---**
There isn't much time left.
**[09:24] ---**
And they've got a huge lead.
**[09:27] ---**
But Mash, I just want you to know...
**[09:31] ---**
Winning isn't what matters!
**[09:33] ---**
What matters is
whether you gave it your all!
**[09:40] ---**
Mash...
**[09:49] ---**
He flew!
**[09:50] ---**
H-Hey! Look, he's stopped in midair!
**[09:53] ---**
You're kidding me!
**[09:54] ---**
He was able to fly?
**[09:57] ---**
WSHCK WSHCK WSHCK
**[10:00] ---**
*He's sure kicking his legs a lot.*
**[10:05] ---**
He can't even ride a broom.
What makes him think...
**[10:10] ---**
I'll take that from ya, you nobody!
**[10:26] ---**
Adler dorm scores!
**[10:27] ---**
What an amazing shot!
**[10:29] ---**
They're still down 49 points,
and time's nearly up!
**[10:33] ---**
Wait! Look at that! The ball!
**[10:36] ---**
BWING
**[10:39] ---**
What!?
**[10:49] ---**
What unnaturally strong fingers!
That curve-ball was out of this world!
**[11:14] ---**
WUB CATCH WUB CATCH WUB CATCH
**[11:19] ---**
*We were somehow able to win the match.*
**[11:25] ---**
I see.
**[11:31] ---**
*I was having a fun school life,*
**[11:34] ---**
*but my friends were captured
and I had to go save them.*
**[11:38] ---**
Huh? What now?
**[11:41] ---**
At least you've got spirit.
**[11:46] ---**
Graviole.
**[11:51] ---**
Wh-Wha...
**[11:53] ---**
What the hell is this?
**[11:56] ---**
So it was that kid's fault!
**[12:02] ---**
Hamstring Magic.
**[12:04] ---**
*Hamstring Magic?
I've never heard of any spells like that!*
**[12:09] ---**
*Besides, he's in...*
**[12:13] ---**
Big Bang Dash.
**[12:16] ---**
*...starting position?*
**[12:19] ---**
The choice of losing,
and the choice of not rescuing.
**[12:24] ---**
Neither exist for me.
**[12:38] ---**
*Did he really run down the cliff, catch the bottle,
and come back up in this one instant?*
**[12:43] ---**
*Unbelievable. Is he using
physical enhancement magic?*
**[12:47] ---**
*No, I can't falter now.*
**[12:50] ---**
*I need to help my little sister.*
**[12:52] ---**
Let's stop this.
**[12:55] ---**
You don't seem like a bad guy.
**[12:59] ---**
I don't think we should be fighting.
**[13:03] ---**
This bottle was empty. It’s fake.
**[13:10] ---**
And we're done.
**[13:13] ---**
Why?
**[13:14] ---**
If you keep going,
you might win silver coins!
**[13:18] ---**
Are you screwing with me?
**[13:20] ---**
No, not really.
**[13:22] ---**
Then why...
**[13:26] ---**
I guess...
**[13:27] ---**
I'm too clumsy to make
rational decisions about everything.
**[13:35] ---**
What a wet blanket.
I'm heading back.
**[13:38] ---**
Just like you said,
we'll stop the fight here.
**[13:44] ---**
But I did make a bet with you.
**[13:48] ---**
Take it.
**[13:53] ---**
*I initially thought he was a bad guy,
but he just had a sister-complex.*
**[13:56] ---**
That makes absolutely no sense!
**[13:58] ---**
You cut out too much of the story, Mash!
**[14:01] ---**
*And I made a new friend
when we had class outside in the forest.*
**[14:05] ---**
Wait, it’s you! The Mushroom Head
people keep talking about!
**[14:10] ---**
You look like a side character to me.
**[14:13] ---**
Who is this guy?
**[14:14] ---**
As of today, you’re a side character
in both name and reality!
**[14:18] ---**
Because yours truly is—
**[14:20] ---**
Mash!
**[14:25] ---**
Outdoor class is a bit scary.
**[14:28] ---**
I'm not going to push myself too hard.
So Mash, please take care out there, okay?
**[14:33] ---**
Thanks.
**[14:34] ---**
I'll kill 'im!
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CLENCH
**[14:37] ---**
I friggin' hate guys
who get attention from women!
**[14:41] ---**
I'll kill you! I'll triple kill ya!
**[14:44] ---**
OOOOOOOOOO
**[14:44] ---**
Um, well, uh...
Is this kid really your friend, Mash?
**[14:48] ---**
BAM
**[14:49] ---**
*Pops, just wait for it.*
**[14:51] ---**
The letter answered back at me?
**[14:53] ---**
Do you have some kind of circumstance?
I'll lend an ear.
**[14:57] ---**
Actually, there’s a certain boy
threatening me.
**[15:01] ---**
A certain boy?
**[15:03] ---**
A second-year by the name of Silva.
**[15:05] ---**
He's someone I don't hear
many good things about.
**[15:09] ---**
He's trying to take advantage
of magic only I can use.
**[15:12] ---**
He's been stalking me for all this time.
**[15:15] ---**
I don't know what I should do.
**[15:19] ---**
I'm willing to give you guys one chance.
**[15:22] ---**
Huh?
**[15:23] ---**
A chance?
**[15:24] ---**
Endure five hits from my magic,
and I'll leave that girl alone.
**[15:31] ---**
That condition is insane!
**[15:33] ---**
All right.
**[15:37] ---**
You got a deal.
**[15:41] ---**
Iron Fist.
**[15:46] ---**
*This might be bad.*
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Iron Fist!
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I'm not done yet!
**[15:54] ---**
Three!
**[15:55] ---**
Four!
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Five!
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Six!
**[15:59] ---**
Seven!
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Eight!
**[16:02] ---**
Nine!
**[16:09] ---**
Bet I look like an idiot.
**[16:11] ---**
Even I get it.
**[16:14] ---**
It all was too good to be true.
**[16:17] ---**
But because I'm an idiot...
**[16:21] ---**
I can't fully doubt anything.
**[16:24] ---**
Like that girl's tears.
**[16:27] ---**
What an idiot.
**[16:29] ---**
I know you're under my charm spell,
**[16:32] ---**
but I didn't think
you'd be this desperate.
**[16:34] ---**
Come on, don't say that.
**[16:37] ---**
This guy is truly an idiot.
**[16:40] ---**
Basically, he's having a delusion!
**[16:43] ---**
That's so cheesy.
**[16:45] ---**
I hate stuffy guys like you.
**[16:50] ---**
But, well, seeing you like that
totally cracks me up.
**[16:55] ---**
Dissed by the girl
you sacrificed yourself to protect!
**[16:59] ---**
This guy is the sorriest excuse for a man!
**[17:05] ---**
Huh?
**[17:10] ---**
You guys have gone far enough.
**[17:16] ---**
Bring it on.
**[17:20] ---**
Come at me, scumbag.
**[17:38] ---**
You think you can win against me?
**[17:40] ---**
I earned two gold coins
during my first year!
**[17:45] ---**
My base power
is way stronger than you guys!
**[17:48] ---**
And you're in high spirits,
saying you'll kill me?
**[17:53] ---**
Go ahead and try, you lowlife!
**[17:58] ---**
Come on! Come on!
Where'd that energy go?
**[18:02] ---**
Go on and kill me!
**[18:20] ---**
Triceps Magic...
**[18:22] ---**
Ballista Knuckle.
**[18:24] ---**
Triceps Magic, huh?
**[18:26] ---**
I've never heard that before.
**[18:28] ---**
Are you serious?
**[18:32] ---**
Don't make me say it again.
**[18:34] ---**
Me and you are on...
**[18:38] ---**
differ—
**[18:44] ---**
Huh?
**[18:50] ---**
Wha?
**[18:54] ---**
I-I earned two coins last year
as a first-year.
**[19:03] ---**
My magic is top-tier
among the second-years.
**[19:07] ---**
I have the skill!
**[19:31] ---**
Shroom Head.
**[19:33] ---**
Sorry for getting you
caught up in all that.
**[19:40] ---**
Thanks, man.
**[19:43] ---**
That's not like you.
**[19:45] ---**
Yeah? Shut your damn mouth,
or I'll kill you for real!
**[19:48] ---**
*See?*
**[19:49] ---**
It said, "See?"
The letter just told me, "See?"
**[19:52] ---**
Is it okay to say he's a friend?
**[19:54] ---**
I'll kill you!
**[19:55] ---**
You were targeted, Mash.
**[19:57] ---**
I overheard something earlier.
**[19:59] ---**
Lang is hunting for coins,
and they're mainly targeting Adler.
**[20:04] ---**
That second-year named Silva must have
picked a fight with you because of that.
**[20:08] ---**
Lang...
**[20:09] ---**
Lang dorm is made up
of the upper crust and their cronies.
**[20:14] ---**
They're so-called moralists.
They value birthright above all else.
**[20:18] ---**
They'll do anything they can
to prevent us nobodies
**[20:22] ---**
from getting into the Bureau of Magic.
**[20:28] ---**
Looks like it's starting.
**[20:32] ---**
The great war for the coins
against Lang's elite, the Magia Lupus!
**[20:38] ---**
MAGIA LUPUS
**[20:43] ---**
*And for some reason, I got lost at school.*
**[20:46] ---**
The sudden turn of events is jarring!
**[20:48] ---**
Should I push or pull to open this door?
**[20:52] ---**
Hmm.
**[20:53] ---**
I always get it wrong.
**[20:56] ---**
Do I push or pull? Hmm...
**[21:01] ---**
I-I'm sorry!
**[21:05] ---**
The Divine Visionary should be me.
**[21:09] ---**
Not some riffraff from Adler.
**[21:13] ---**
Right...
**[21:15] ---**
Mother?
**[21:17] ---**
A world free of impurities.
**[21:20] ---**
It will be my—
**[21:22] ---**
Um...
**[21:25] ---**
I couldn't figure out
whether to push or pull this door open.
**[21:27] ---**
Sorry.
**[21:29] ---**
Also, you know
that's a doll you're talking to?
**[21:35] ---**
Thank you
for bringing that to my attention.
**[21:38] ---**
*I ended up in a mysterious place.*
**[21:41] ---**
*And there were
some mysterious people there.*
**[21:45] ---**
*Well, I'll write another letter later, Pops.*
**[21:47] ---**
Wait, this is where it ends!?
**[21:49] ---**
I'm too worried about what happens next!
**[23:23] ---**
Thus, it is we, the superior beings,
who prosper.
**[23:27] ---**
It doesn't matter how strong you are.
I'm not gonna lose.
**[23:31] ---**
My gravity magic can...
**[23:34] ---**
You're quite menacing, though.
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MASH BURNEDEAD AND THE PUPPET MASTER