E23 - My old friend, why...?

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[00:00] Wrath
    We'll keep Shun... keep the Hero occupied.
[00:03] Ariel
    I appreciate that.
[00:05] Wrath
    That way, you'll be able to focus on
    getting rid of your target, Ariel-sama.
[00:09] Ariel
    And that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
[00:12] Ariel
    Potimas...
[00:14] Ariel
    We're here to kill you.
[00:27] Elf Comms Officer
    Potimas-sama...
[00:28] Elf Comms Officer
    We've confirmed a second force approaching
    from behind the imperial army.
[00:32] Potimas
    I know. The imperials are nothing
    more than an opening act.
[00:36] Elf Comms Officer
    Does that mean you know who it is, too?
[00:41] Potimas
    The demon army.
[00:42] Elf Comms Officer
    The demons?
[00:44] Elf Comms Officer
    Why is the demon army marching on the
    elf village? We're in inside human territory.
[00:48] Potimas
    Who can say?
[00:50] Elf Comms Officer
    Should we redirect the Hero and other
    reincarnations to the front line?
[00:53] Potimas
    Let them do what they want.
[00:55] Potimas
    At this point, they've already
    served their purpose.
[00:57] Potimas
    More importantly, get preparations
    underway for deployment.
[01:00] Potimas
    I want them all in the field.
[01:02] Elf Comms Officer
    Every single unit, sir?!
[01:04] Elf Comms Officer
    Isn't that a bit excessive?
[01:07] Potimas
    If the demons are invading,
[01:10] Potimas
    I intend to give them the
    greeting they deserve.
[01:13] Potimas
    That means no holding back.
[01:15] Elf Comms Officer
    Understood, sir.
[01:18] Potimas
    You obsessive little girl...
[01:22] Potimas
    It's finally time for our
    feud to come to an end.
[01:26] Potimas
    This assumption of yours,
    that you can stop me...
[01:30] Potimas
    will finally be corrected once you're dead.
[01:32] Elf Comms Officer
    Activate all units!
SIGN    My Old Friend, Why......?
[03:27] Fei
    He's been all momentum...
[03:29] Fei
    And Shun's leading him by the nose.
[03:31] Katia
    It seems that, as Heroes,
    Hugo doesn't compare to Shun.
[03:46] Shun
    Do you want to keep going?
[03:51] Hugo
    It's useless, y'know.
[03:53] Hugo
    Useless, useless, useless, useless,
    useless, useless, useless!
[03:57] Katia
    Magic... I believe of the Jinx variety.
[04:01] Fei
    And it's not working at all.
[04:04] Katia
    Hugo's magic just isn't potent enough.
[04:07] Katia
    Or perhaps it's better to say that
    Shun's defenses are too strong?
[04:11] Katia
    There's also the skill that he gained
[04:13] Katia
    after defeating that Earth Dragon
    in the Great Elroe Labyrinth...
[04:17] Katia
    Dragon Power.
[04:21] Katia
    As long he has that skill,
    which weakens the strength of magic...
[04:24] Katia
    Hugo's magic won't affect him.
[04:27] Shun
    Give it up!
[04:28] Hugo
    God damn you!
[04:35] Hugo
    This can't be happening! It can't!
[04:38] Katia
    That's not swordplay, it's flailing.
[04:40] Hugo
    Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it!
[04:46] Hugo
    You bastard...
[04:51] Hugo
    This can't be...
[04:54] Hugo
    This world belongs to me!
[04:56] Shun
    You seriously still think that?!
[04:59] Shun
    This world doesn't belong to you.
[05:02] Shun
    It belongs to all the people who live in it!
[05:06] Fei
    Oh, Shun's got him!
[05:10] Hugo
    Asshole...
[05:15] Sophia
    Nicely said.
[05:17] Sophia
    But when I think about how ignorant
    you are, it also sounds like a joke.
[05:24] Hugo
    Sophia! Kill them all!
[05:28] Sophia
    Should I, though?
[05:31] Hugo
    This is no time for jokes!
[05:33] Sophia
    I seem to remember you telling
    me to stay out of it.
[05:38] Hugo
    You bitch...
[05:40] Sophia
    Besides, you've served your purpose already.
[05:45] Hugo
    What?
[05:48] Sophia
    Merazophis, what's the situation?
[05:50] Merazophis
    The demon army has begun
    to advance on the village.
[05:55] Sophia
    I love it when a plan comes together.
[05:58] Kunihiko
    Wh-What is he doing here?!
[06:01] Shun
    You know him?
[06:02] Kunihiko
    He's a commander with the demon army.
[06:04] Shun
    The demon army?!
[06:06] Katia
    And a commander?
[06:08] Asaka
    Merazophis, Commander of
    the 4th Demon Army Corps.
[06:13] Shun
    Then...
[06:15] Shun
    You're with the demons, too?
[06:16] Sophia
    Got it in one!
[06:18] Hyrince
    That's it... the demon army used
    the imperials as a distraction!
[06:22] Fil
    They infiltrated their ranks in
    order to invade the elf village!
[06:29] Hyrince
    And while the elves are fighting
    against the imperials...
[06:33] Hyrince
    They'll be ambushed by the demons!
[06:35] Fil
    Oh, no...
[06:37] Hugo
    You used me, Sophia?!
[06:42] Sophia
    Does anyone else hear that buzzing sound?
[06:46] Sophia
    It's so annoying.
[06:47] Hugo
    You...
[06:50] Katia
    What should we do, Shun?
[06:52] Shun
    We have to stop her.
[06:54] Sophia
    Oh, someone's feeling ambitious!
[07:02] Sophia
    I guess you're serious, huh?
[07:05] Sophia
    Get that girl out of here. She's in the way.
[07:12] Shun
    Wait!
[07:14] Sophia
    You managed to stomp my little puppet,
[07:18] Sophia
    but you're gonna be in trouble
    if you think I'm anything like him.
[07:22] Hugo
    You called me a puppet?!
[07:26] Hugo
    No one's getting away with this.
    None of you...
[07:30] Hugo
    I'll tear you all apart, and...
[07:39] Sophia
    Bring it on, then.
[07:44] Shun
    Here I come!
[07:47] Katia
    Shun, don't!
[07:55] Sophia
    Oh, that light is adorable. But...
[08:01] Sophia
    Not very strong.
[08:03] Fil
    She has something just like
    Shun-kun's Dragon Power...
[08:06] Fil
    No, her magic negation is even stronger!
[08:10] Sophai
    This isn't going to be much fun
    if you can't do a little better.
[08:14] Shun
    Damn it... I'm not through yet!
[08:20] Shun
    Katia?
[08:22] Katia
    You can't possibly win on your own!
[08:25] Fil
    Shun-kun! I'm fighting, too!
[08:28] Shun
    Everyone...
[08:30] Hyrince
    Shun, you're not alone!
[08:37] Sophia
    Oh, it's a whole party now.
[08:40] Shun
    I'm not alone...
[08:43] Shun
    If we all work together,
[08:45] Shun
    we can beat her!
[08:47] Sophia
    Winning with the power of friendship, huh?
[08:52] Kunihiko
    Asaka and and I will keep
    Merazophis occupied!
[08:56] Sophia
    You heard them. Be careful.
[08:59] Merazophis
    I appreciate the concern.
[09:02] Merazophis
    Do be careful, miss.
[09:13] Hyrince
    I know it's six on one, but we're
    pretty desperate on our end!
[09:17] Hyrince
    No complaints!
[09:18] Sophia
    None at all.
[09:20] Sophia
    You can go grab some more help, if you want.
[09:23] Katia
    You seem to think this will be easy.
[09:25] Sophia
    That's because it will be.
[09:39] Shun
    Okay!
[09:39] Katia
    Now!
[09:48] Fil
    Katia-san!
[09:50] Sophia
    Still don't get it?
[09:53] Sophia
    It should've been clear when I knocked
    Sensei's arrows away with two fingers
[09:58] Sophia
    that you guys can't measure up to me.
[10:02] Shun
    Even if... the difference in
    strength... seems insurmountable...
[10:08] Shun
    There are some battles you can't run from!
[10:11] Sophia
    Very cool!
[10:13] Sophia
    But you don't think
[10:15] Sophia
    that you managed to defend against
    that last attack on your own, do you?
[10:20] Sophia
    Because you didn't.
[10:22] Sophia
    I was aiming for your sword.
[10:25] Sophia
    That's hard to do, y'know?
[10:27] Sophia
    Someone's weapon is usually so
    much smaller than their body.
[10:31] Sophia
    Especially when my sword is so big.
[10:34] Sophia
    But my master told me not
    to kill any reincarnations.
[10:43] Sophia
    Come to think of it, I'm not sure
    if that applies to your half-elf.
[10:57] Hyrince
    Good, Shun!
[10:59] Hyrince
    A sword that big can't be
    used to attack continuously!
[11:02] Hyrince
    If you attack quickly and persistently enough,
     you can force her back!
[11:05] Sophia
    You're pretty fast.
[11:08] Hyrince
    And that'll mean she has
    to focus on defense.
[11:20] Shun
    I've got you!
[11:27] Hyrince
    Are you all right?!
[11:28] Shun
    Yeah... thank you.
[11:33] Sophia
    It wasn't a bad plan, but your swordplay's
    a little too clean, y'know?
[11:39] Sophia
    Though I think that might apply
    to your whole state of mind.
[11:42] Sophia
    Which is why you have trouble
    dealing with unexpected attacks.
[11:47] Hyrince
    She's got a definitive edge when
    it comes to combat experience.
[11:51] Shun
    But even so!
[11:57] Sophia
    You said that you could win with the
    help of your friends, didn't you?
[12:02] Sophia
    I don't think the situation
    has changed much.
[12:17] Sophia
    It'd be so much easier
    and faster to kill you.
[12:21] Sophia
    And since I can't, and because
    you guys are so stubborn,
[12:25] Sophia
    this is taking forever.
[12:29] Shun
    Why aren't you killing the reincarnations?
[12:32] Shun
    Why wouldn't you kill us?!
[12:36] Sophia
    Our real goal here is to wipe out the elves.
[12:40] Sophia
    Oh, but if we're killing all
    the elves except Sensei...
[12:45] Sophia
    How's that work with your half-elf?
[12:49] Shun
    In the demon forces... is that
    woman in white among them?!
[12:53] Sophia
    You wanna know?
[12:55] Shun
    Of course I do!
[12:56] Shun
    She killed Julius-niisama...
[12:58] Shun
    I will avenge my brother!
[13:01] Hyrince
    That goes for me, too!
[13:02] Hyrince
    I'll have revenge for my best friend!
[13:06] Sophia
    That sounds like kind of a drag to me.
[13:32] Katia
    He's got her!
[13:35] Sophia
    You are seriously soft to not aim for
    my head or some other vital point.
[13:43] Shun
    Why?
[13:50] Sophia
    You must've really racked your brain to
    figure out a way around my magic negation.
[13:56] Sophia
    And you're right.
[13:57] Sophia
    Using the ground or other things that
    already exist in the environment can work.
[14:03] Sophia
    Not that it's necessarily effective.
[14:08] Hyrince
    Shun!
[14:11] Shun
    Magic and weapons won't work on her...
[14:17] Shun
    Fei?
[14:19] Sophia
    Oh, are you done spectating?
[14:21] Fei
    I think I am.
[14:23] Fei
    So if we surrender,
    will you spare our lives?
[14:27] Fei
    That goes for Hyrince-san and Anna, too.
[14:30] Shun
    Fei?!
[14:33] Sophia
    You actually realized what was
    going to happen if you fought me?
[14:37] Fei
    Well, yeah.
[14:39] Sophia
    So why didn't you stop your friends?
[14:43] Fei
    Because Shun wouldn't have listened.
[14:49] Sophia
    Why not?
[14:50] Fei
    You know how boys are with their pride.
[14:56] Shun
    Pride?
[14:57] Shun
    Fei... you knew that all along,
[15:00] Shun
    and were waiting for the
    right timing to surrender?
[15:04] Shun
    While I dragged my friends into a
    battle we had no chance of winning?
[15:07] Shun
    I'm so pathetic!
[15:08] Sophia
    Pride, huh?
[15:10] Sophia
    So some people would rather do
    the "die before dishonor" thing?
[15:15] Sophia
    Can't say that I relate.
[15:20] Sophia
    You've got a deal, though.
[15:21] Sophia
    I won't batter that pride of yours any more.
[15:25] Kunihiko
    Thanks for that. Not that I ever asked...
[15:29] Shun
    Tagawa?!
[15:30] Sophia
    Oh, did they get you?
[15:33] Merazophis
    My apologies.
[15:35] Asaka
    It'd be one thing if he was actually here.
[15:38] Asaka
    But did you seriously think a projection...
[15:41] Asaka
    would be enough to stop us?!
[15:44] Merazophis
    I beg your forgiveness in my failure
    to successfully protect you, miss.
[15:49] Sophia
    You've always protected me, Merazophis.
[15:53] Sophia
    You're not a failure.
[15:55] Merazophis
    I am unworthy of such praise.
[15:57] Sophia
    We're basically done here, anyway.
[15:59] Sophia
    Focus on commanding your troops.
[16:01] Merazophis
    As you wish.
[16:05] Sophia
    The main force is probably
    gonna be on the attack by now.
[16:08] Sophia
    If you want to keep fighting, go find them.
[16:10] Kunihiko
    After we take you down...
[16:13] Fei
    Even with you two helping,
    we can't beat her.
[16:17] Fei
    I think you both know that, Kuni.
[16:20] Shun
    Fei, I'm sorry... but I just can't give up.
[16:25] Fei
    Shun...
[16:27] Shun
    We have to get past her.
[16:30] Shun
    Even if we don't have a chance,
[16:32] Shun
    we still need to stand against her!
[16:36] Shun
    That's the kind of fight this is!
[16:41] Shun
    I know that Julius-niisama wouldn't
    run in a situation like this!
[16:47] Shun
    So I can't, either!
[16:55] Fei
    I guess we're doing this.
[16:59] Sophia
    I don't mind having a little more fun.
[17:03] Wrath
    Sorry, but the clock's ticking.
[17:09] Asaka
    Kuni—
[17:14] Katia
    Tagawa! Kushitani-san!
[17:20] Sophia
    That was fast.
[17:22] Wrath
    You were taking too long, Sophia-san.
[17:25] Sophia
    You didn't kill them, did you?
[17:27] Wrath
    They're not dead, no.
[17:29] Wrath
    But wasting any more time is a bad idea,
    so I forced them to quiet down.
[17:35] Shun
    You're...
[17:37] Wrath
    It's been a while.
[17:40] Wrath
    Maybe so long that you've
    forgotten all about me?
[17:43] Shun
    Kyouya!
[17:44] Wrath
    Oh, you did remember.
[17:47] Wrath
    I thought maybe you wouldn't
    recognize me with the new look.
[17:52] Katia
    Is that really you, Kyouya?
[17:56] Wrath
    Sure is.
[17:57] Wrath
    Kyouya Sasajima himself,
    in the all-new flesh.
[18:01] Wrath
    Shun... Kanata.
[18:03] Katia
    And you're in the demon army?
[18:06] Kyouya
    Yep.
[18:07] Shun
    Why?!
[18:10] Kyouya
    It's obvious, isn't it?
    To wipe out the elves.
[18:15] Kyouya
    From where I'm standing,
[18:17] Kyouya
    I seriously can't understand why
    you all would side with them.
[18:22] Shun
    That's...
[18:24] Kyouya
    If I had to guess, it's probably because
    they duped you into doing it.
[18:28] Shun
    What are you talking about?
[18:29] Kyouya
    The elves are a threat to
    the entire world, man.
[18:32] Kyouya
    Defending them is crazy.
[18:35] Fil
    Don't let him deceive you!
[18:36] Fil
    I don't know what the
    administrators are planning,
[18:39] Fil
    but it can't be good.
[18:42] Fil
    You haven't forgotten what they
    did in the kingdom, did you?
[18:46] Fil
    What they manipulated Hugo into doing?
[18:48] Wrath
    Well...
[18:49] Fil
    And the Hero, Julius,
    was killed by the demon army!
[18:53] Fil
    Isn't that right, Commander of
    the 8th Demon Army Corps, Wrath?
[18:58] Shun
    Kyouya's... a commander?
[19:01] Wrath
    I guess I can't convince you, huh?
[19:07] Hyrince
    He brought reinforcements?!
[19:10] Fil
    There're too many!
[19:16] Sophia
    Don't you remember what Master said?
[19:19] Sophia
    Sensei's fully bought into their crap,
[19:21] Sophia
    so she's not going to listen
    to anything we say.
[19:24] Katia
    Shun...
[19:25] Shun
    What's the actual truth?!
[19:32] Elf 1
    Sir Hero! Please, head back this instant!
[19:35] Elf 2
    The Demon Lord is headed for the village!
[19:37] Elf 2
    Only you, who has the Hero title,
    stands a chance against her!
[19:41] Shun
    The Demon Lord?!
[19:42] Elf 1
    Let us handle this,
    and return to the village!
[19:49] Shun
    But...
[19:50] Elf 1
    Hurry!
[19:51] Elf 2
    We'll teleport you! Come this way!
[19:53] Kyouya
    That's not happening.
[20:00] Elf 1
    Fire at will!
[20:04] Sophia
    You're in the way.
[20:17] Wrath
    I can't let you leave, Shun.
[20:21] Elf 1
    The teleportation is complete!
[20:23] Elf 1
    Activate the Gloria units!
[20:31] Sophia
    Oh, this sucks.
[20:33] Wrath
    Things just got a lot more complicated.
[20:36] Elf1
    Fall back!
[20:38] Elf1
    Have the Gloria units advance!
[20:42] Sophia
    They're probably just big and clunky, right?
[20:48] Wrath
    That didn't work.
[20:50] Sophia
    So annoying.
[20:55] Hyrince
    The elves were hiding weapons
    like this all along?
[20:59] Katia
    Those are machines!
[21:00] Katia
    What are they doing in this world?!
[21:03] Fei
    Feels kinda like I'm not gonna
    get to do much this time.
[21:07] Sophia
    I'm not sure I like how the
    odds have shifted here.
[21:10] Wrath
    It wouldn't have been a problem if you
    hadn't goofed off for so long.
[21:14] Sophia
    Oh, shut up.
[21:16] Elf 1
    Aim!
[21:19] Shun
    Wait!
[21:20] Elf1
    Fire!
[21:24] Shun
    Kyouya!
[23:06] W
    Demon Lord...
[23:07] Ariel
    If these things are out in the field,
    I guess Potimas has decided to get serious.
[23:16] Ariel
    They seem to be having a real party.
[23:20] Ariel
    What? Are you curious?
[23:23] Ariel
    You wanna check it out? I can handle
    things over here on my own.
[23:28] W
    I think I'll go... just to be sure.
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