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E9 - The Mystery of the Hero Academy

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    Demon King of Tyranny!
[00:20] ---
    Where are your subordinates?
[00:22] ---
    Surely, you're not so foolish
    that you'd invade Capital Gairadite alone!

[00:28] ---
    Don't jump to conclusions.
[00:30] ---
    I'm here to speak
    with you today, Hero Kanon.

[00:34] ---
    Speak with me?
[00:35] ---
    Isn't it about time we ended this war?
[00:39] ---
    Who are you to talk,
    Anos, Demon King of Tyranny?

[00:43] ---
    It's not just humans who desire peace.
[00:47] ---
    A man of true courage
    who showed even us demons mercy...

[00:51] ---
    I know you so well.
[00:54] ---
    What is it that you really want?
[00:57] ---
    To obliterate your enemies?
[01:00] ---
    I...
[01:04] ---
    Jerga!
[01:06] ---
    Don't listen to his lies, Kanon!
[01:08] ---
    There can never be peace
    unless we annihilate him!

[01:11] ---
    Demon King Anos, it is your death
    that we humans yearn for!

[01:17] ---
    Sir Jerga!
[01:18] ---
    Please annihilate the Demon King
    and bring peace to the world!

[01:25] ---
    I shall avenge my comrades,
    my wife and children!

[01:29] ---
    Today is the day that I kill you!
[01:33] ---
    Don't take us humans lightly!
[01:43] ---
    You humans killed my mother, as well.
[01:47] ---
    As I was saying, if you have any interest,
    come to my castle Delsgade.

[01:54] ---
    Jerga!
[01:56] ---
    Don't mind me.
[01:58] ---
    Set everyone's mind at ease.
[02:00] ---
    Let them know that Hero Kanon
    has driven out the Demon King.

[02:04] ---
    Jerga, will it really be over
    if I defeat the Demon King?

[02:08] ---
    Don't give it a second thought, Kanon.
    Demons kill humans.

[02:13] ---
    There's no way we can ever coexist!
[02:16] ---
    I'll be right back.
[02:19] ---
    That's what I wanted to hear.
[02:25] ---
    I'll never forgive you,
    Demon King of Tyranny.

[02:29] ---
    I shall wipe out the demon race
    no matter what. Even if it costs me my life!

SIGN    THE MYSTERY OF THE HERO ACADEMY
[04:07] ---
    With all the spells in the world...
[04:09] ---
    why isn't there a cure for oversleeping?
[04:11] ---
    Misha should've woken me up!
[04:14] ---
    Wha...
[04:15] ---
    Why are you two going to class together?
[04:17] ---
    Lunch.
[04:19] ---
    Anos' mother was teaching me
    how to make lunch.
[04:21] ---
    Oh? Well, if you were going to his house,
    you could've let me know.
[04:26] ---
    I tried every which way to rouse you,
    but you wouldn't wake up.
[04:31] ---
    So, Sasha, you're not a morning person, then?
[04:34] ---
    I-I wouldn't say that, really.
[04:36] ---
    She's so not a morning person.
[04:38] ---
    Misha!
[04:39] ---
    If you'd like to come over,
    I'll wake you up myself next time.
[04:44] ---
    Wh-Why would you come wake me up
    so I can go over to your house?
[04:48] ---
    Hey.
[04:50] ---
    Good morning!
[04:55] ---
    I'm Menou Historia,
    the homeroom teacher for Year 3, Class 1.
[04:59] ---
    I'll be taking over this class
    temporarily for Ms. Emilia.
[05:04] ---
    Did Ms. Emilia quit?
[05:06] ---
    When did that happen?
[05:07] ---
    Now, now! Please settle down.
[05:09] ---
    All right, let me announce
    your upcoming schedule.
[05:12] ---
    In three weeks, we'll be holding
    inter-academy classes.
[05:15] ---
    Our school will be represented
    by the third-years...
[05:17] ---
    and because there are members
    of the Generation of Chaos, this first-year class.
[05:22] ---
    The venue will be Azeshion's Hero Academy
    Arclaniska in the Human Realm.
[05:27] ---
    D-Does that mean
    we'll be going to the Human Realm?
[05:30] ---
    Yes.
[05:31] ---
    Although we don't interact
    that often with the Human Realm,
[05:33] ---
    these plans to hold inter-academy classes
    have been in the works for a while.
[05:37] ---
    We received the go-ahead
    rather suddenly.
[05:40] ---
    We've never been to Azeshion before.
[05:42] ---
    Hero Academy, huh?
[05:44] ---
    Hey, what was a Hero again anyway?
[05:47] ---
    That's right. You won't be learning
    about Heroes until your third year.
[05:51] ---
    Why don't we prep ourselves, then?
[05:53] ---
    Heroes are the brave warriors who led
    the human forces back in the Age of Chaos.
[05:58] ---
    The Heroes' Troop Magic is said
    to be similar to the demons' Gyze.
[06:04] ---
    Who knows what it is?
[06:07] ---
    Asla.
[06:09] ---
    Unlike Gyze, which allocates
    Magic Power among one's subordinates,
[06:12] ---
    under this spell, the subordinates
    share their Magic Power with their leader.
[06:16] ---
    But that alone isn't enough
    to unleash Asla's true value.
[06:19] ---
    By using Spirit Magic called "Asc" to convert
    one's comrades' souls into Magic Power,
[06:23] ---
    one acquires even greater power.
[06:26] ---
    Gyze defends by building castles
[06:29] ---
    whereas Asla was developed
    to attack and destroy those castles.
[06:33] ---
    You are correct!
[06:35] ---
    There'll be a Gyze versus Asla exam
    during the inter-academy classes,
[06:38] ---
    so make sure you do your homework!
[06:41] ---
    That's our Sir Anos!
[06:43] ---
    Nailed it yet again today!
[06:45] ---
    So, you're "the misfit"?
[06:48] ---
    You know a lot about Heroes, don't you?
[06:50] ---
    Well, I did see more than my fill
    of them back in the day.
[06:57] ---
    Now that the world is at peace,
    have they all but forgotten about Heroes?

[07:01] ---
    Still, this Hero Academy...
[07:04] ---
    Anos, we have study hall
    for the rest of the day.
[07:08] ---
    This will be good opportunity, then.
    All four of you, come with me.
[07:11] ---
    Okay, I guess.
[07:12] ---
    What are you going to do?
[07:20] ---
    Sasha!
[07:22] ---
    Your Demonic Eyes of Destruction
    are far better than that!
[07:24] ---
    I know it's only study hall,
    but come at me ready to die!
[07:28] ---
    S-So, he's not holding back, then?
[07:30] ---
    But she's still alive.
[07:32] ---
    All right, let's fight back.
[07:34] ---
    Which is what I'd normally say,
    but I have no sword.
[07:37] ---
    Leave it to me.
[07:40] ---
    I owe you one.
[07:42] ---
    Let's go, Anos!
[07:55] ---
    Misha, your craftsmanship
    leaves much to be desired.
[07:59] ---
    Lay, practice how to fight
    after you've lost your sword!
[08:07] ---
    Spirit Magic, huh?
[08:15] ---
    Misa, you're weak to begin with.
[08:18] ---
    Come up with a way to fight
    that suits you.
[08:21] ---
    The Hero I knew was so powerful,
    he didn't seem human.
[08:25] ---
    His power and his soul, as well.
[08:28] ---
    I don't know if he's been
    reincarnated into this era,
[08:30] ---
    but at the very least,
    our opponents in the exam...
[08:32] ---
    will be those
    inheriting the names of the Heroes.
[08:35] ---
    Surely, we can't afford to bore them.
[08:38] ---
    Anos!
[08:43] ---
    One more time.
[08:46] ---
    That's what I like to hear.
[08:50] ---
    How are Gaios and Ydol?
[08:52] ---
    They've been successfully resurrected.
[08:55] ---
    Just as you thought, their sources seem to have been
    taken over by someone two thousand years ago.
[09:01] ---
    There are three members
    of the Seven Elder Demon Emperors left.
[09:03] ---
    And all three of them must be working
    as Avos Dilhevia's pawns.
[09:09] ---
    Most likely.
[09:11] ---
    Still, why are you the only one
    whose source wasn't taken over?
[09:15] ---
    I don't know.
[09:17] ---
    Perhaps, they didn't have
    enough trusted subordinates to fuse with me.
[09:23] ---
    It might be a trap to make us think
    that's what happened.
[09:26] ---
    Yes.
[09:27] ---
    One more thing, Sir Anos.
[09:29] ---
    Once again, please exercise the utmost caution
    during the inter-academy classes.
[09:35] ---
    The Hero Academy, huh?
[09:37] ---
    I've had my suspicions for a while now.
[09:40] ---
    So, why was it built in the first place?
[09:44] ---
    Officially, to nurture those who could
    contribute to the country's expansion.
[09:48] ---
    However, there seems to be an elite class
    for reincarnated Heroes.
[09:54] ---
    Oh?
[09:55] ---
    "Hero" used to mean a "Great War hero."
[09:58] ---
    Now that the world is at peace, why would they
    gather and train only resurrected Heroes?
[10:03] ---
    They've gone to great lengths
    to hide the reason for that.
[10:08] ---
    So, it's not just any school, huh?
[10:15] ---
    This is amazing!
    Are these all yours, Anos?
[10:19] ---
    Yes. Pick out whatever you like.
[10:21] ---
    Sorry. Without a sword,
    I just can't seem to settle down.
[10:26] ---
    This one... Is it okay if I draw it?
[10:30] ---
    So, that's your choice?
[10:32] ---
    The Unique Sword Sigshesta.
[10:34] ---
    That Magic Sword's a handful.
[10:36] ---
    Do you want to try it out?
[10:42] ---
    Sigshesta's blade can transform at will.
    In other words, heart and soul.
[10:47] ---
    If you don't focus with your heart, it'll just be
    a blunt sword unable to slash anything.
[10:50] ---
    So, I wasn't focusing on slashing
    with it, huh? Pretty cool sword!
[10:56] ---
    Two thousand years ago, I had a right-hand man
    who'd mastered every sword in existence.
[11:01] ---
    He was the only one who could
    control this sword at will.
[11:05] ---
    You remind me a lot of that man.
[11:07] ---
    Do you mean I was born
    when that guy got reincarnated?
[11:12] ---
    I'm not sure about that yet.
[11:14] ---
    Well, I kind of get the sense
    that I used to live in another era.
[11:18] ---
    But I don't remember anything. Did you two
    promise to meet again or something?
[11:23] ---
    I did.
[11:26] ---
    I'll take this one.
[11:28] ---
    Right.
[11:30] ---
    If you ever happen to be reincarnated
    two thousand years from now...

[11:35] ---
    Then...
[11:38] ---
    it will be as your friend.
[11:41] ---
    Promise, huh?
[11:47] ---
    Good morning!
[11:49] ---
    I'm going to have you all head to the capital
    of Azeshion, Gairadite for the inter-academy classes.

[11:55] ---
    You'll be traveling for ten days.
[11:57] ---
    Students who fail to reach Gairadite by then
    won't be eligible to take part.

[12:01] ---
    And no one to lead us, either?
[12:03] ---
    By the way, it only took me two days!
[12:06] ---
    Third-years, use that
    as a point of reference, all right?

[12:09] ---
    Now then, ready, set, go!
[12:15] ---
    What route?
[12:16] ---
    Let's see.
[12:17] ---
    If we go through the Forest of Tora and cross
    the Mylene Desert, it'll just take a day—
[12:21] ---
    What are you talking about?
[12:24] ---
    We can be there in one second.
[12:29] ---
    Getting here with zero effort
    took all the thrill out it, huh?
[12:32] ---
    Yeah.
[12:33] ---
    Well, I've been here before.
[12:37] ---
    Oh?
[12:38] ---
    Okay, since we have time,
    I think I'll explore the city.
[12:41] ---
    I'm going to contact
    the Fan Union from our lodgings.
[12:45] ---
    If they take the wrong route, they won't get here
    in time for the inter-academy classes.
[12:49] ---
    What are you going to do, Misha?
[12:51] ---
    I'm going with Misa.
[12:53] ---
    Oh?
[12:54] ---
    Hold up, Anos! Where are you going?
[12:57] ---
    I've got some digging to do.
    Wanna come along?
[13:04] ---
    Azeshion isn't all that different
    from Dilhade, is it?
[13:12] ---
    It's certainly peaceful now.
[13:16] ---
    By the way, what are you looking into?
[13:18] ---
    I thought I'd get a look at that Hero Academy.
[13:21] ---
    Just don't cause any uproars. We still have
    the inter-academy classes ahead of us.
[13:26] ---
    Don't worry.
[13:28] ---
    I happen to have
    some common sense, too.
[13:30] ---
    Common sense? After trying to kill us
    over and over during study hall?
[13:35] ---
    As you never succumbed even once,
    I have to commend you.
[13:38] ---
    You're quite worthy of having
    the same Demonic Eyes as myself.
[13:41] ---
    Wha...
[13:42] ---
    I-I'm not falling
    for your compliments, all right?
[13:46] ---
    What do you mean?
[13:47] ---
    It's not every day that I utter such words.
[13:52] ---
    Sasha...
[13:54] ---
    When I told you before how beautiful
    your Demonic Eyes were,
[13:57] ---
    I wasn't lying, you know.
[13:58] ---
    Wha...
[13:59] ---
    Wh-What's that all of a sudden?
[14:02] ---
    What's what?
[14:04] ---
    Listen, in that moment,
    I desired those eyes of yours.
[14:08] ---
    Huh? U-Um...
[14:11] ---
    Surely, you're not such a child
    that you don't know what that means.
[14:23] ---
    You're still just an unruly little girl,
[14:25] ---
    but look into my eyes.
[14:29] ---
    Beautiful eyes...
[14:31] ---
    Yours are even more beautiful.
[14:34] ---
    So serene and innocent.
[14:44] ---
    Fine, then.
[14:46] ---
    If you want them,
    you can have my eyes.
[14:50] ---
    Then, promise me.
[14:52] ---
    That if my eyes are ever exposed
    to an unreachable danger,
[14:55] ---
    you'll protect everyone
    with your own eyes in my stead.
[14:58] ---
    If I fulfill that promise...
[15:01] ---
    will you stop treating me like a child?
[15:05] ---
    Fine by me.
[15:07] ---
    It's a promise!
[15:10] ---
    This is Hero Academy Arclaniska.
[15:14] ---
    H-Hey, Anos!
    You're not going inside, are you?
[15:18] ---
    We'll be interacting with them
    in ten days anyway.
[15:21] ---
    Makes no difference
    whether we enter now or later.
[15:23] ---
    Where's your common sense now?
[15:26] ---
    All right, you two, sit tight.
[15:29] ---
    The Hero Academy is off-limits to outsiders.
[15:32] ---
    Is that right? Unfortunately,
    we've only just arrived from Dilhade.
[15:37] ---
    Dilhade?
[15:38] ---
    Are you from the Demon Academy
    by any chance?
[15:41] ---
    Yes.
[15:42] ---
    I see!
[15:44] ---
    Nice to meet you. I'm Eleanor Bianca,
    a third-year at the Hero Academy.
[15:49] ---
    I'm Anos Voldigoad.
[15:51] ---
    I'm Sasha Necron.
[15:54] ---
    What are you doing here?
[15:56] ---
    The inter-academy classes
    aren't for a while yet, are they?
[15:59] ---
    Well, I'm intrigued by the Hero legends.
[16:02] ---
    Wow! Talk about studious!
[16:05] ---
    All right, want to come in?
[16:07] ---
    You said it was off-limits to outsiders.
[16:10] ---
    You'll be safe as long as you're with me.
[16:16] ---
    This is a school for nurturing Heroes
    well versed in all areas of study.
[16:21] ---
    The building's been repurposed from the castle
    used during the Great War two thousand years ago.
[16:28] ---
    Who's this?
[16:30] ---
    That's Kanon.
[16:32] ---
    Then, he's the one who...
[16:34] ---
    Yes.
[16:40] ---
    Oh...
[16:41] ---
    Impressive, huh?
[16:43] ---
    Books on magic are gathered here
    from all over Azeshion.
[16:48] ---
    If you want to learn about Heroes,
    I recommend this one.
[16:52] ---
    It's about the legend of Hero Kanon
    defeating the Demon King of Tyranny.
[16:58] ---
    And what's that all about?
[17:01] ---
    Um...
[17:02] ---
    Which part do you mean?
[17:04] ---
    Why did you all decide that Hero Kanon
    defeated the Demon King of Tyranny?
[17:09] ---
    You're asking why?
[17:11] ---
    Because it's a fact.
[17:12] ---
    Then, who built those walls?
[17:15] ---
    Walls?
[17:16] ---
    The walls that divided the world
    into four areas two thousand years ago!
[17:19] ---
    They were built by Hero Kanon to protect humans
    from the remnants of the demon race.
[17:23] ---
    Don't give me that!
[17:25] ---
    They were built by the Demon King of Tyranny
    at the cost of his life to achieve peace—
[17:29] ---
    Hey, Anos! What are you doing?
[17:31] ---
    Simmer down.
[17:33] ---
    We have to let them believe
    that he killed the Demon King,
[17:35] ---
    or the humans from back then
    can never rest easy.
[17:38] ---
    Sorry. I guess I said the wrong thing.
[17:42] ---
    Eleanor...
[17:44] ---
    Do you know the name
    of the Demon King of Tyranny?
[17:47] ---
    Is it okay to say it?
[17:49] ---
    Yes.
[17:51] ---
    Avos Dilhevia.
[17:54] ---
    So, it's the same here.
[17:57] ---
    I hear there's an elite class
    for reincarnated Heroes here.
[18:01] ---
    Yeah. You're talking about Jerga Kanon, right?
[18:04] ---
    Jerga Kanon?
[18:05] ---
    That's the class with all the Heroes
    reincarnated from different eras.
[18:09] ---
    Is Hero Kanon among them?
[18:13] ---
    There are four reincarnations of Kanon.
[18:16] ---
    Oh?
[18:16] ---
    Four of them? What do you mean?
[18:18] ---
    Because Hero Kanon
    had seven sources, right?
[18:22] ---
    Seven sources?
[18:24] ---
    A power he acquired
    to rise up against demons.
[18:27] ---
    If even one source remains,
    he can resurrect the other six.
[18:32] ---
    Each one of them might have been
    reincarnated into different bodies.
[18:35] ---
    You sure know a lot about it!
[18:37] ---
    What do those four say
    about the history of the Heroes?
[18:41] ---
    If they have Kanon's memories,
[18:43] ---
    they should be able to dispute
    this country's flawed history.
[18:47] ---
    But if no one objects—
[18:49] ---
    Which one of them is flawed,
    would you say?
[18:52] ---
    I find it unlikely that the Demon King,
[18:55] ---
    after running the gamut of tyranny,
    would build a wall to protect humans.
[18:59] ---
    You just can't accept defeat because of your
    blind worship for your founding ancestor, right?
[19:05] ---
    Who are you?
[19:06] ---
    I'm the reincarnation
    of Hero Kanon's first heart,
[19:09] ---
    and a member of the elite class,
    Jerga Kanon.
[19:13] ---
    Ledriano Kanon Azeschen.
[19:16] ---
    Ditto, Jerga Kanon member...
[19:19] ---
    the reincarnation of Hero Kanon's
    third heart, Laos Kanon Jilfor.
[19:24] ---
    I doubt that.
[19:26] ---
    What?
[19:28] ---
    I said it's doubtful that you two
    are Kanon's reincarnations.
[19:32] ---
    He has only one true source.
    The rest are duds, huh?
[19:36] ---
    Then, we'll be happy to show you.
[19:38] ---
    We'll just flex our Hero muscles a bit
    instead of a greeting!
[19:42] ---
    I would very much like for you to enlighten me.
[19:44] ---
    You'd better not blink, all right?
[19:46] ---
    I'm about to show you
    something mind-blowing!
[19:52] ---
    By blinking...
[19:58] ---
    ...do you mean this?
[20:00] ---
    Wh-What the hell did you do?
[20:02] ---
    I blinked.
[20:04] ---
    Dammit!
[20:06] ---
    That's enough now.
[20:08] ---
    You lost.
[20:09] ---
    Don't be ridiculous!
    I haven't even gone all out yet—
[20:12] ---
    Laos!
[20:14] ---
    S-Sorry.
[20:16] ---
    I apologize for his rudeness.
[20:19] ---
    Would you mind withdrawing for now?
[20:23] ---
    Let's go, Sasha.
[20:25] ---
    May I ask your name?
[20:29] ---
    I'm Anos Voldigoad.
[20:34] ---
    Hey, wait!
[20:35] ---
    Wait up!
[20:39] ---
    Sorry you had to get into that fight.
[20:41] ---
    But Anos, you're really strong.
[20:43] ---
    I didn't see that coming.
[20:45] ---
    I haven't shown any substantial power.
[20:47] ---
    If I'd been up against the real Kanon,
    it wouldn't have ended like that.
[20:50] ---
    You still overdid it, though.
[20:54] ---
    By any chance,
    were you reincarnated, too, Anos?
[20:58] ---
    That's right.
[20:59] ---
    Someone who knew Hero Kanon
    two thousand years ago?
[21:03] ---
    Yes.
[21:05] ---
    We made a promise
    before I was reincarnated.
[21:07] ---
    I was hoping to get the chance to see him.
[21:10] ---
    I see.
[21:13] ---
    All right, that should be enough.
[21:15] ---
    Come on, Anos.
[21:17] ---
    Anos...
[21:19] ---
    If you're searching for Hero Kanon, he's gone.
[21:23] ---
    At least, the Kanon you once knew is.
[21:25] ---
    What do you mean?
[21:28] ---
    He was murdered two thousand years ago.
[21:32] ---
    Even with his source,
    he's not the Hero he used to be anymore.
[21:37] ---
    If you look for him,
    you're only going to be disappointed.
[21:40] ---
    Who murdered him?
[22:01] ---
    It was a human.
[23:35] ---
    INTER-ACADEMY EXAMS
[23:36] ---
    Next episode, "Inter-Academy Exams."