E1 - Starting 12 Years Late
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[00:16] Rick
I-I'm gonna die.
[00:23] Broughston
Yes, he's shaped up very well
over these last two years.
[00:27] Alicerette
This "E-rank test" thing shouldn't
be a problem now, right?
[00:32] Mizett
I'm actually more worried that
he might destroy the arena.
[00:44] Rick
I'm still far from measuring
up to all of you.
SIGN The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
Became Invincible
SIGN Episode
1
SIGN Starting 12 Years Late
[02:21] narrator
Chase your dreams while you're young.
[02:24] narrator
That's what everyone thinks.
[02:27] narrator
Especially adventurers, whose bodies
are their tools of the trade.
[02:31] narrator
And yet, there must be adults out there
who just can't give up on their dreams.
[02:39] receptionist A
Entrants for the E-rank promotion test,
please register here.
[02:43] receptionist B
Please present your Guild ID.
[02:45] adventurer
Here.
[02:48] Alisa
This is your admission ticket for the test.
[02:50] Alisa
Best of luck.
[02:51] No. 4241
Thank you!
[02:54] Rick
If you would, please.
[02:55] Alisa
Of course! This is... Oh.
[02:59] Alisa
Senpai? You're Rick-senpai, aren't you?
[03:03] Alisa
It's me, Alisa!
[03:05] Rick
Oh. It's been two years, hasn't it?
[03:08] Rick
So, you've been transferred to Central?
[03:10] Alisa
That's right. I was so surprised back then.
[03:14] Alisa
You quit so suddenly.
[03:16] (Flashback) Rick
I'm quitting.
[03:17] (Flashback) manager; Alisa
What?
[03:19] Alisa
And I was even more surprised when
I heard that you'd become an adventurer!
[03:24] Rick
Yeah. Starting off as an adventurer
when you're thirty is pretty unthinkable.
[03:30] Rick
Normally, people start as F-rank
apprentices in their teens.
[03:34] Rick
Then they become novice E-rank
adventurers within two years of that.
[03:38] Alisa
Well, yeah...
[03:40] Alisa
I was wondering, Senpai.
[03:42] Alisa
What have you been doing
these last two years?
[03:45] Rick
You could say that I was
holed up in the mountains.
[03:48] Rick
I was training with
some senior adventurers.
[03:50] Domuld
Hey, missy! You free right now?
[03:54] Alisa
Um, no, I'm working right now.
[03:57] Domuld
Who cares about work?
[04:00] Domuld
I'll make sure you have a good time.
[04:03] Alisa
Sir, this isn't really appropriate.
[04:04] Domuld
Quit making excuses!
[04:05] Alisa
Ow!
[04:06] Domuld
Women should just shut up and listen!
[04:10] Rick
Now, now.
[04:11] Domuld
Huh? And who are you?
[04:13] Rick
Now, calm down for a moment.
[04:16] Alisa
I'm sorry, Senpai.
[04:18] Rick
It's all right. I'm used to this
from when I worked as a Guild clerk.
[04:23] adventurer; male
What's that?
[04:25] adventurer; female
What's all the commotion?
[04:26] Alisa
Senpai?
[04:28] Rick
He's probably had too much to drink.
[04:30] Rick
Life lesson! Drink responsibly!
[04:34] Rick
Yes, yes.
[04:37] Alisa
Oh, right! Your exam ticket.
[04:40] Alisa
Here you are. Good luck on the E-rank test.
[04:43] Rick
Thank you.
[04:44] Rick
So, I'm number 4242, huh?
[04:49] Rick
An unlucky number that sounds like death!
Now I'm worried.
[04:55] Reanette
Did you finish registering?
[04:57] Rick
Yes. Sorry to keep you waiting, Reanette.
[05:00] Reanette
Rick-sama.
[05:02] Rick
Um... The kids in there
are all shining so brightly.
[05:07] Rick
They're full of hopes and dreams,
believe they can be whatever they want.
[05:11] Reanette
Is that why you were looking at my chest?
[05:15] Rick
You're imagining things.
[05:17] examinee; male
Whoa! What is this?
[05:19] examinee; female
This is steel armor, isn't it?
[05:22] guard A
Hey, that guy!
[05:24] guard A
It's Domuld!
[05:25] guard A
A former A-rank adventurer
who's wanted for assault!
[05:28] guard B
You mean Domuld, the Fiendish Knight?
[05:31] Alisa
It can't be.
[05:35] Alisa
Senpai did that?
[05:38] medical inspector A
Let's see. One hundred and
seventy-four centimeters.
[05:42] medical inspector B
Number 4242, 174 centimeters.
[05:46] medical inspector B
Huh? Thirty-two years old?
[05:52] medical inspector C
Now, if you could each in turn place
your hands on this crystal, please.
[05:56] medical inspector C
The light will allow us to measure the
amount of magical energy you have.
[06:01] medical inspector C
D plus.
[06:03] medical inspector C
D minus.
[06:06] medical inspector C
C plus.
[06:17] medical inspector C
F minus.
[06:18] No. 4245
That old guy's an F minus?
[06:21] No. 4243
I've never seen anyone
score that low before.
[06:24] No. 4244
I hope I don't end up like that.
[06:26] medical inspector C
Then, if the next—
[06:28] medical inspector C
What?
[06:30] examiner A
Please direct all of your strength
into a single blow here.
[06:33] examiner A
We will measure the force of that blow.
[06:35] examiner A
It has the capacity to
absorb powerful attacks,
[06:38] examiner A
so don't hold back.
[06:40] Rick; internal
A slime bag, huh?
[06:44] (Flashback) Broughston
No matter what weapon
or magic you might use,
[06:46] (Flashback) Broughston
the foundation of everything
will be your own body.
[06:49] (Flashback) Broughston
If you can destroy this golden
slime bag with your bare hands,
[06:53] (Flashback) Broughston
then you'll know that you've
built a body you can trust.
[06:57] (Flashback) Rick
Wait, a golden one?
[06:59] (Flashback) Rick
I can't possibly destroy something that's as
strong as dragon's teeth with my bare hands.
[07:04] (Flashback) Broughston
This is elementary for an adventurer.
[07:06] (Flashback) Broughston
In case you're wondering, I...
[07:09] (Flashback) Broughston
can destroy two hundred at once.
[07:12] (Flashback) Broughston
Now, you'll start with fifty
thousand punches a day!
[07:18] Rick; internal
That was hell.
[07:21] examiner A
Now, Number 4236, step forward.
[07:24] No. 4236
All right!
[07:28] examiner; older man
Strengthening magic, is it?
[07:31] examiner; older man
Not bad.
[07:32] examiner A
Next, Number 4237.
[07:37] Freed
The time to show my strength...
[07:41] Freed
has finally come.
[07:43] No. 4239
So that's the second son of a
duke everyone's talking about.
[07:46] No. 4236
He's only 11 years old, but they say
he has magic equivalent to C-rank.
[07:50] No. 4244
He's truly a child prodigy.
[07:52] Freed
Well, here I go!
[07:56] Freed
Flames of hell, your heat shall return
all things in existence to ash!
[08:04] Freed
Level-Three Nature Composed
Magic, Flame Eliminate!
[08:09] Rick
It's tiny!
[08:14] examinees
Incredible!
[08:15] Freed
Well, I suppose that will do.
[08:18] examiner; older man
He really is a genius, isn't he?
[08:21] Rick; internal
That's Level-Three Nature Composed blaze magic?
[08:27] (Flashback) Alicerette
Okay, Rick-kun,
[08:29] (Flashback) Alicerette
here I go!
[08:31] (Flashback) Alicerette
There!
[08:34] (Flashback) Rick
Hot! Hot! Hot!
[08:40] (Flashback) Rick
I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!
[08:43] Rick; internal
They're really different
for both being blaze magic.
[08:47] Rick; internal
Did he compress it so he
could use it indoors?
[08:49] Rick; internal
That's a child prodigy for you!
[08:55] Rick; internal
I see. Even a green one has an
impressive ability to absorb attacks.
[09:00] examiner A
Next, Number 4242.
[09:02] Rick
Yes!
[09:05] examiner; older man
Hold on!
[09:07] examiner; older man
This says that you started as an adventurer
when you were 30. Is that true?
[09:12] Rick
Yes.
[09:14] examiner; older man
If you don't train your magic when you're
young, you can't expect any growth later.
[09:19] examiner; older man
And the results of your magic
capacity measurement are atrocious.
[09:24] examiner; older man
I'm saying this for your own good.
You should give up now.
[09:31] Rick; internal
He's right.
[09:34] Rick; internal
But...
[09:41] (Flashback) Broughston
You still have thirty
thousand punches remaining.
[09:43] (Flashback) Broughston
Do you want to quit?
[09:46] (Flashback) Rick
No, I'll do it.
[09:49] (Flashback) Rick
I can't stop here!
[09:53] Rick; internal
It's true that I'm getting
a very late start.
[09:57] Rick; internal
But what's wrong with that?
[10:00] Rick; internal
Whatever age a person starts
as an adventurer...
[10:02] Rick; internal
Whatever age a person starts
doing something new...
[10:05] Rick; internal
it doesn't matter, does it?
[10:14] Rick
Huh? Was it defective?
[10:17] Freed; internal
Wh-Who is this guy?
[10:19] Freed; internal
He stole my thunder!
[10:25] Freed; internal
No matter. My real specialty
is defense magic.
[10:29] Freed; internal
When they measure our defensive ability,
I'll show him a thing or two.
[10:38] Freed
E-Even I couldn't defend against that
Level-Four Nature Composed magic, and he...
[10:47] magic examiner
That was amazing, Number 4242.
[10:50] Rick
Thank you! I made sure to use defensive magic!
[10:54] magic examiner
That was Air Cushion, wasn't it?
That's a Level-One Nature Composed magic.
[10:57] Rick
Yes, sir.
[10:59] magic examiner
Th-Then, I'll go up a level and use
Level-Five Nature Composed magic next.
[11:04] magic examiner
I recommend using a higher order
of defense magic this time.
[11:07] Rick
Actually, I'm ashamed to admit this,
[11:10] Rick
but I can only use one each of the Level-One
Nature Composed magics in attack and defense.
[11:15] magic examiner
What? Even though you can control
your magic with such precision?
[11:20] Rick
Yes.
[11:21] Rick
But please don't worry!
I think I'll be all right.
[11:25] magic examiner
I see you underestimate me.
[11:28] magic examiner
Then, I will not hold back.
[11:30] magic examiner
O saints who gaze up at the ramparts.
[11:33] magic examiner
O soldiers who cling to the walls.
[11:36] magic examiner
Rush up and blow through,
like a gale from the south-southwest.
[11:40] magic examiner
Listen to the sound of waves
breaking down the walls!
[11:43] magic examiner
Level-Five Nature Composed
Magic, Shock Cyclone!
[11:51] Freed
Th-That can't be.
SIGN Knights of the Realm, Knight First Class
Sylvester Ellsernia
[11:59] Sylvester
What was that?
[12:03] Sylvester
That huge noise wasn't something I'd
associate with a test. What's going on?
[12:07] examiner B
Oh, Sir Sylvester.
[12:10] Sylvester
I see.
[12:11] Sylvester
An F-rank adventurer destroyed a green
slime bag with a bare-fisted punch
[12:16] Sylvester
and then blocked a Level-Five Nature
Composed magic with a Level-One.
[12:22] examiner B
Yes.
[12:23] Sylvester
Is this some kind of joke that's
popular in the Guild right now?
[12:27] examiner B
It's this Number 4242.
[12:31] Sylvester
Rick Gladiatol, 32 years old.
[12:36] Sylvester
Thirty-two?
[12:37] Sylvester
Fourteen years as a receptionist at the
Guild's Tiger Road Cinquat branch.
[12:42] instructor
Begin!
[12:45] Sylvester
Receptionist...
[12:48] Sylvester
Is that a title awarded to someone
who has defeated a dragon?
[12:52] examiner B
I don't think so.
[12:54] Sylvester
No, I thought not.
SIGN Slime Bag
SIGN m 0 0 l 105 0 105 40 0 40
SIGN Made from slime-type monsters and
encased in leather, it excels at absorbing
attacks, so it is used in magic
and martial arts training.
SIGN High
SIGN Strength
SIGN Low
SIGN Gold
SIGN Silver
SIGN Red
SIGN Yellow
SIGN Blue
SIGN Green
SIGN The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
Became Invincible
SIGN Adventurer Ranks
SIGN m 0 0 l 100 0 100 20 0 20
SIGN m 0 0 l 100 0 100 20 0 20
SIGN m 0 0 l 97 0 95 20 0 20
SIGN m 0 0 l 60 0 60 20 0 20
SIGN m 0 0 l 90 0 90 20 0 20
SIGN m 0 0 l 125 0 125 20 0 20
SIGN As apprentices, fighting even
low-level monsters is dangerous
SIGN They're recognized as
professionals, but still struggle
to fight low-level monsters
SIGN An unusual rank. Most adventurers
advance to straight to C-rank
without stopping here.
SIGN They can defeat low-level
monsters regularly, but
high-level monsters are difficult.
SIGN They can easily
defeat high-level
monsters solo
SIGN They can defeat swarms of
high-level monsters solo
without any difficulty
SIGN The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party,
Became Invincible
[13:06] Rick
So that's the end of the preliminary test.
[13:09] Reanette
How was the written exam?
[13:12] Rick
I'm sure I got a perfect score!
[13:14] Rick
Don't underestimate a former office clerk.
[13:16] Reanette
You are a veteran with
14 years of experience.
[13:19] Rick
I wonder if I'll be able to
pass the preliminary test.
[13:23] Reanette
Are you concerned about
the practical tests?
[13:25] Rick
I think I did all right,
[13:28] Rick
but I got an F minus for magical capacity.
[13:30] Reanette
You will be fine.
[13:32] Reanette
You have shown incredible growth
over these last two years, have you not?
[13:39] Rick
The last two years, huh?
[13:43] Freed
You there, commoner!
[13:45] Rick
Oh, you're the prodigy from the test.
[13:48] Rick
Nu... Nu... Nu?
[13:51] Freed
It's Freed Diarmuit!
[13:53] Freed
There's no "nu" or any "n" sounds at all!
[13:56] Rick
What's wrong? Are you lost?
[13:58] Rick
You poor thing. I'll help
you find your parents.
[14:02] Freed
Don't make fun of me.
[14:04] Freed
I was going to show off
my genius in this test...
[14:09] Freed
and make a magnificent debut...
[14:12] Rick
You're crying?
[14:13] Freed
But you stood out more than I did!
[14:16] Rick
I didn't mean to!
[14:19] Angelica
You there!
[14:21] Angelica
You made Freed-chan cry?
[14:23] Angelica
You have some nerve!
[14:27] Freed
Oneesama!
[14:29] Rick
Um, are you this young man's older sister?
[14:32] Angelica
Indeed. I am Angelica.
[14:34] Angelica
I'm the eldest daughter
of the House of Diarmuit.
[14:36] Freed
That 40-ish-year-old
old man was bullying me!
[14:40] Rick
I'm still 30-ish!
[14:43] Angelica
There, there. What a horrible
40-ish-year-old man.
[14:46] Rick
I'm 30-ish!
[14:47] Angelica
Silence. My adorable Freed
is insisting it's so.
[14:51] Angelica
So, you must be in the wrong,
you 40-ish-year-old man.
[14:53] Rick
I said, I'm 30-ish!
[14:55] Angelica
All you have are excuses. How unseemly.
[14:59] Angelica
I challenge you to a duel!
[15:02] Rick
Seriously? Where did that come from?
[15:06] Rick
And you've gotten your glove dirty.
[15:08] Rick
A noble lady might not know this,
but washing clothes is a lot of work.
[15:13] Reanette
Rick-sama, wouldn't picking it up
indicate that you have agreed to the duel?
[15:18] Rick
Oh.
[15:20] Angelica
You picked it up, didn't you?
[15:22] Angelica
Prepare yourself!
[15:23] Angelica
I, knight second class of the Knights
of the Realm, Angelica Diarmuit,
[15:27] Angelica
will now mete out punishment to
this 40-ish-year-old peasant!
[15:31] Rick
This has turned into a big mess.
[15:33] Angelica
Each participant may propose
one condition for the duel.
[15:37] Angelica
That is how duels in the
Kingdom of Filheim work.
[15:39] Angelica
The condition I propose is that the loser
must act as the victor's servant until death.
[15:46] Freed
Get him, Angelica-oneesama!
[15:49] Angelica
Indeed, I shall punish him most thoroughly.
[15:54] Rick
Reanette, she said she's a knight
second class of the Knights of the Realm.
[15:59] Reanette
Yes. The Knights of the Realm act as protectors
of peace in the Kingdom of Filheim.
[16:04] Reanette
A knight second class would be the
same level as a B-rank adventurer.
[16:08] Rick
B-rank?!
[16:10] Rick
At B-rank, you can defeat high-level
monsters by yourself, right?!
[16:14] Reanette
Please go easy on her.
[16:16] Rick
No, no, no! I'm an F-rank who only
just registered as an adventurer!
[16:22] Reanette
Are you concerned?
[16:22] Rick
Concerned doesn't cover it! I'm scared
that I won't leave here alive!
[16:27] Reanette
In that case, please remember your
training from these last two years.
[16:32] Rick
These last two years...
[16:40] Rick
H-Help me. Someone, help...
[16:45] Reanette
Well?
[16:47] Rick
Are you trying to break my mind?
[16:49] Reanette
But you aren't nervous anymore, are you?
[16:52] Reanette
Please have more confidence in yourself.
[16:54] Reanette
The party which prides itself on being the
strongest on the continent, Orichalcum Fist,
[16:58] Reanette
considers you one of its members.
[17:03] Rick
Thank you, Reanette.
[17:05] Rick
I'll be right back.
[17:07] Reanette
Good luck, Rick-sama.
[17:10] Angelica
It seems you've readied yourself.
[17:13] Rick; internal
I'm up against a knight second class.
[17:16] Rick; internal
I don't know how much I'll
be able to do, but...
[17:20] Angelica
However, you are only an F-rank.
[17:23] Angelica
I will make certain allowances...
[17:25] Angelica
and refrain from killing you.
[17:30] Rick; internal
So, she's a swordsman-type that
strengthens her body and weapons.
[17:33] Angelica
Will you be able to keep up with my speed?
[17:38] Angelica
Flickering Feet!
[17:45] Rick
Wha—?
[17:46] Angelica
In lieu of a greeting, I made
myself just a little slower.
[17:50] Angelica
Though it seems I was too
quick for an F-rank like you.
[17:55] Angelica
Are you so shocked that you
can't even make a sound?
[18:00] Freed
Did you see that,
you 40-ish-year-old commoner?
[18:02] Freed
Oneesama's speed has made people
call her Angelica the Flash!
[18:07] Rick
The Flash?
[18:12] Angelica
This time, I won't deliberately miss!
[18:17] Angelica
Flickering Feet!
SIGN Flickering
SIGN Feet
[18:24] Rick; internal
She's so slow.
[18:27] Rick; internal
She's much slower than me
just running normally.
[18:31] Rick; internal
But he mentioned "the Flash"
or something, didn't he?
[18:34] Rick; internal
At this speed?
[18:35] Reanette
Rick-sama.
[18:36] Rick
Oh.
[18:37] Angelica; internal
He dodged? And it seems as if
he'd completely read my move.
[18:41] Angelica; internal
No, that can't be possible.
[18:44] Angelica; internal
Only a handful of knights first class
can properly react to my speed.
[18:50] Angelica
Even if you happened, by chance, to dodge
once, there won't be a second time!
[18:54] Angelica
Flickering Feet!
[18:57] Rick; internal
She really is slow!
[18:59] Rick; internal
This is a knight second class?
[19:02] Rick; internal
Did she get into the
knights through nepotism?
[19:05] Rick; internal
Or could it be that I
might be pretty strong?
[19:09] Rick; internal
Yeah, right.
[19:12] Angelica
A rock?
[19:14] Rick; internal
Now, I'd better start—
[19:19] Rick; internal
Will I be able to dodge this?
[19:27] Freed
O-Oneesama?
[19:30] Rick
I couldn't read her movement at all.
[19:32] Rick
What an incredible skill!
[19:34] Rick; internal
And I thought I might be strong?
How arrogant can I be?
[19:39] Rick; internal
I'm just an F-rank newbie.
[19:42] Rick; internal
This overwhelming difference in ability...
[19:44] Rick; internal
this is a knight second class.
[19:47] Angelica; internal
I just tripped big-time,
[19:50] Angelica; internal
but I'll pretend it was on purpose.
[19:52] Angelica
So, you can dodge that
attack too? Impressive.
[19:56] Angelica
Then, I'll simply move faster.
[20:00] Angelica
This next Flickering Feet takes
a heavy toll on my body.
[20:03] Angelica
It's a high-speed movement technique
I can only use three times.
[20:06] Angelica
My speed will be completely
incomparable to what it was before.
[20:12] Angelica
Flickering Feet, Thousandths!
SIGN Flickering Feet
SIGN Thousandths
[20:17] Rick; internal
She's three times faster than
before, but she's still slow.
[20:21] Rick; internal
Still, if I move carelessly here,
she might unleash another killer sword move.
[20:26] Angelica; internal
He dodged that, too? Who is this man?
[20:33] Angelica; internal
I can only use Thousandths two
more times. What do I do?
[20:38] Angelica; internal
No, if it didn't work the first time, then I
just need to strike at top speed in succession!
[20:43] Angelica
Flickering Feet, Thousandths!
[20:45] Rick; internal
We'll never settle things at this rate.
[20:51] Angelica
I missed again. One chance left.
[20:56] Angelica
Willpower!
[20:59] Angelica
Flickering Feet, Thousandths!
[21:01] Rick; internal
All right. I'll take her charge and attack!
[21:05] Angelica
Not again!
[21:08] Rick; internal
She's attacking low?
[21:09] Rick; internal
Blast it! Will I make it in time?
[21:29] Angelica; internal
If I hadn't tripped...
[21:32] Angelica; internal
that punch would have landed on me.
[21:34] Rick
I knew it. You managed to dodge.
[21:37] Angelica
J-Just who are you, really?
[21:40] Rick
Huh?
[21:41] Rick
Two years ago, I changed from being a Guild
receptionist to being an adventurer.
[21:46] Rick
I'm just an average F-rank adventurer.
[21:48] Angelica
That's definitely a lie!
[21:50] Rick
That's a knight second class for you.
[21:52] Rick
I don't know don't know how effective
my strength may be against you...
[21:57] Rick
but I'll think of this as
a learning experience...
[21:59] Angelica
I-I-I...
[22:00] Rick
and throw everything I have at you!
[22:01] Angelica
I-I-I...
[22:02] Rick
All right! Let's go!
[22:03] Angelica
I surrender.
[22:05] Rick
What? Surrender? Why?!
[22:08] Freed
O-Oneesama?
[22:10] Angelica
Th-This time, I'll let you have the win.
[22:15] Rick
What? Are you sure?
[22:17] Angelica
W-Well, um,
[22:19] Angelica
seeing as you managed to dodge
my Flickering Feet, I'll be lenient this time.
[22:24] Angelica
We're leaving, Freed.
[22:25] Rick
R-Right!
[22:28] Rick
What about that promise?
[22:30] Angelica
Ack!
[22:30] Rick
If I remember right...
[22:32] (Flashback) Angelica
The loser must act as
the victor's servant until death.
[22:36] Rick
That's what you said.
I didn't propose anything,
[22:40] Rick
so can I just use the same one as yours?
[22:46] Angelica
Overcome your limits one more time, my legs.
[22:48] Angelica
Flickering Feet, Thousandths!
[22:50] Freed
Oneesama?!
[22:51] Rick
That's the fastest she's moved!
[22:52] Freed
O-Oneesama, please wait for me!
[22:55] Rick
What was all that? Can I
really consider this my win?
[23:00] Reanette
Your opponent acknowledged it to be so.
[23:03] Rick
It just doesn't feel right, though.
[23:06] Reanette
Anyway, it's nearly time for
the results of the preliminary test.
[23:10] Rick
Oh, that's right!
[23:12] Rick
I wonder if I passed.
[23:15] Reanette
And Broughston-sama and the others
will be arriving here soon.
[23:19] Rick
What?
[23:20] Rick
They're coming here? Why?
[23:22] Reanette
Apparently, they're coming
to see how you're faring.
[23:25] Rick
What?!
[23:37] Rick
I'm only getting bad feelings about this!