The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest His strength limited by the magical crest with which he was born, Mathias, the world’s most powerful sage, decides reincarnation is necessary to become the strongest of all. Upon his rebirth as a young boy, Mathias is thrilled to discover he’s been born with the optimal crest for magical combat on his first try! Unfortunately, the world he’s been born into has abysmally poor standards when it comes to magic, and everyone thinks he’s still marked for failure! Now it’s up to Mathias to prove everyone wrong…world’s strongest sage-style! Season 1 E1 - The Strongest Sage Appears Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:38] Gaius     It's simply no use. [00:40] Gaius     My crest has no room left to grow. [00:46] Gaius     The first crest, my crest,     specializes in creation. [00:50] Gaius     The second specializes in power. [00:53] Gaius     The third specializes in rapid firing. [00:57] Gaius     If I want to grow stronger, [01:00] Gaius     I must acquire the fourth crest,     the one best suited to combat. [01:05] Gaius     One's crest appears at birth     and cannot be changed. [01:09] Gaius     Which means... SIGN    The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest SIGN    Episode 1 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Appears. [01:37] Peddler     We'll be reaching the capital soon. [01:40] Peddler     Impressive that you're leaving home     and taking exams at age twelve. [01:46] Matt     I'm determined to enter the academy     and become strong. [01:49] Peddler     It's not safe to go too quickly. [01:51] Peddler     You might have been a big fish     where you came from, [01:53] Peddler     but that crest of yours... [01:57] Matt     There's a monster nearby. [01:59] Matt     It's heading our way. [02:00] Peddler     Eh? [02:01] Peddler     It might be a rather large monster. [02:04] Peddler     Many times bigger than your wagon. [02:06] Peddler     You say the strangest things. [02:10] Peddler     That would make it     a calamity-grade monster. [02:22] Matt     Dispatch successful. [02:25] Matt     Easily handled with just Enhance Physique     and Sunder Steel. [02:50] Matt     That's the capital for you... [02:52] Matt     Completely unlike my homeland. [02:54] Alma     My friend's sword broke! [02:56] Alma     Can you make me one just like it? [02:59] Blacksmith     Stop shouting! I hear you just fine! [03:02] Alma     I'm sorry. [03:04] Alma     But see... She broke her magic sword     while protecting me from a monster. [03:09] Blacksmith     Magic sword? [03:10] Blacksmith     And you want me to remake a magic sword? [03:12] Blacksmith     You can't possibly be serious! [03:15] Alma     Isn't there anything you can do? [03:18] Blacksmith     I'm afraid you're out of luck. [03:20] Matt     These weapons are well made... [03:22] Matt     Though the enchantments are poorly applied. [03:25] Matt     Are there any other swords? [03:26] Blacksmith     It simply can't be done. [03:28] Alma     I'm begging you! [03:30] Alma     The entrance exams are tomorrow! [03:32] Alma     If I don't get her a sword, she'll— [03:33] Blacksmith     If you need it that fast,     you might have better luck elsewhere. [03:37] Blacksmith     It's not as if I can forge     a magic sword by myself. [03:41] Alma     We've tried everyone else already! [03:43] Blacksmith     Would one of our ready-made swords do? [03:45] Alma     Hmm... [03:47] Alma     It should be about this long, [03:49] Alma     and light enough that a girl can swing it     around like this with one hand! [03:53] Blacksmith     A sword like that     certainly would have to be enchanted... [03:58] Blacksmith     But it won't be easy to make. [04:01] Matt     I can handle the enchantment. [04:03] Alma     You can? [04:05] Blacksmith     Look, kid...     I get that you want to show off... [04:08] Blacksmith     But it can't be done,     and she needs to accept that. [04:12] Matt     It's true that my fourth crest     isn't well suited to enchantments. [04:17] Matt     But I think I can handle     a basic magic sword. [04:19] Blacksmith     Isn't that the Crest of Failure? [04:22] Blacksmith     All the more impossible, then. [04:24] Alma     Make me a sword! [04:28] Alma     One with a setting for a magistone. [04:30] Blacksmith     Wait, you mean— [04:33] Alma     I'm going to put my faith in him. [04:35] Blacksmith     A-Are you sure? [04:37] Blacksmith     If he fails, the sword will be fine, [04:39] Blacksmith     but you'll have wasted a magistone. [04:41] Alma     I still think he can do it. [04:43] Alma     I've got good instincts     about these things! [04:48] Alma     Let's get on that enchantment, kid! [04:55] Alma     Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. [04:58] Alma     I'm Alma. Alma Lepucius. [05:01] Alma     I didn't want my parents     marrying me off to some weirdo, [05:04] Alma     so I set off on my own! [05:06] Matt     I'm Matthias. Matthias Hildesheimer. [05:10] Matt     You can call me "Matty." [05:12] Alma     Sure! It's a pleasure, Matty! [05:16] Alma     Oh, right! I've got a friend! [05:18] Alma     The sword is hers.     We left home together! [05:22] Lurie     Alma? [05:24] Alma     Speak of the devil! [05:26] Alma     Lurie! [05:26] Lurie     Alma. Did you have any luck     at this shop? [05:32] Matt     Sh-She's beautiful! [05:34] Lurie     I'm afraid every shop I tried     turned me down... [05:36] Lurie     It simply might not be possible     to make a magic sword by tomo— [05:39] Alma     Oh, this guy? He's Matty! [05:41] Alma     He said he'd enchant a sword for us! [05:45] Matt     A-Allow me to introduce myself! [05:47] Matt     I am humbly referred to     as Matthias Hildesheimer! [05:49] Alma     Where'd the formality come from? [05:54] Matt     Was my introduction that off-putting? [05:56] Matt     This is what I get     for never having friends! [06:00] Alma     What's wrong, Lurie? [06:03] Lurie     I-I'm Lurie Abendroth! [06:05] Lurie     I'm neither engaged     nor romantically involved. [06:08] Lurie     You may call me "Lurie," if you wish... [06:12] Matt     "Romantically involved"? [06:13] Lurie     Um... well... [06:16] Matt     I had no idea it was customary here     to reveal your relationship status. [06:22] Blacksmith     It's all done! [06:25] Matt     I'll begin the enchantment. [06:28] Matt     Could you hand me the magistone? [06:30] Alma     You can do it here? [06:31] Matt     It won't take that long. [06:35] Matt     I'm going to begin. [06:36] Lurie     P-Please do... [06:39] Matt     The only way to make something this long     and light sturdy enough for live combat [06:43] Matt     is to add Enhance Fortitude     and Sunder Steel. [06:49] Matt     That should do it. [06:51] Matt     Here, try it. [06:52] Alma     That was fast!     Is it really enchanted? [06:54] Blacksmith     There's no way he could do it that fast. [06:57] Alma     Yeah, isn't it supposed to take way longer? [07:00] Blacksmith     And he didn't even recite an incantation! [07:04] Lurie     Let me try it. [07:06] Lurie     It's easy enough to tell if an enchantment— [07:14] Lurie     The enchantment worked! [07:16] Alma     That's crazy sharp! [07:18] Blacksmith     And it took him just moments... [07:20] Blacksmith     What trickery is this? [07:22] Matt     It's just a standard enchantment. [07:24] Alma     That's anything but "standard"! [07:26] Alma     Who in the world are you, Matty? [07:29] Blacksmith     It shouldn't be possible     to enchant a sword that quickly. [07:32] Blacksmith     But the sword has clearly been enchanted, [07:36] Blacksmith     and you didn't recite an incantation. [07:38] Blacksmith     As I forged that sword myself, [07:40] Blacksmith     I'd know whether you swapped it out     with sleight-of-hand. [07:43] Blacksmith     The only possible conclusion is... [07:45] Alma     Gulp! [07:47] Lurie     Is...? [07:52] Blacksmith     You wanna become an enchanter, kid? [07:54] Matt     Nope. [07:58] ExaminerA     The practical skills exam will now begin. [08:01] ExaminerA     Fields tested will include     swordsmanship and casting. [08:03] All     Yes, sir! [08:05] Lurie     Matty! [08:09] Lurie     You're taking entrance exams, too? [08:12] Matt     Y-Yes... [08:13] Alma     The tactics portion was way too hard! [08:16] Alma     I did just fine in every other subject... [08:21] Lurie     Alma, Matty! [08:23] Lurie     Let's work together to pass the test! [08:26] Matt     Sure. [08:27] Alma     'Kay... [08:30] Lukas     You're wide open! [08:36] Lukas     You're doing quite well. [08:38] Lukas     But can you dodge this next one? [08:42] Lukas     S-S-Say what?! [08:44] Lukas     I surrender! [08:46] Lukas     Where did you get that sword? [08:51] Lurie     I did it, Matty! [08:53] Alma     Congratulations, Lurie! [08:55] Lurie     I couldn't have done it     without that magic sword you made me! [08:57] Matt     I-It's nothing, really... [08:59] ExaminerA     Next up, Matthias Hildesheimer! [09:02] Matt     Seems to be my turn. [09:04] Lurie     Give it your best, Matty! [09:06] Matt     I will. [09:07] Matt     Wait, where's the examiner? [09:10] Guile     Matthias Hildesheimer... [09:12] Guile     I hear you're the one     who enchanted Lurie Abendroth's sword. [09:17] Matt     And? Who are you? [09:19] Guile     You'll need more than an examiner, then... [09:21] Guile     I'll fight you myself. [09:23] Guile     I'd like to see     what your father Castor taught you, as well. [09:28] Matt     You know my father? [09:30] Guile     Yes. [09:31] Guile     If you handle yourself     well enough against me, [09:33] Guile     I'll vouch for you to pass,     regardless of your other test scores. [09:36] Matt     Very well. [09:42] Matt     His stance leaves him wide open. [09:44] Matt     He thinks he's taking it easy on me. [09:47] Matt     That's also why he said,     "If you handle yourself well enough." [09:50] Matt     I feel a bit insulted... [09:53] Matt     This is a test! [09:55] Matt     Its purpose is to show them     what I can do! [10:00] Guile     What? [10:01] Guile     A boy your age, parrying my strike... [10:13] Guile     I surrender. [10:15] ExaminerA     Captain of the Knights' Order, Guile, lost... [10:17] Alma     Wow! Isn't he great, Lurie? [10:20] Lurie     Yes! [10:21] Lurie     Although it happened so quickly     I couldn't quite follow! [10:25] ExaminerD     Next, we'll conduct the casting exam. [10:28] ExaminerD     Lurie Abendroth. Step forward! [10:30] Lurie     Yes, sir! [10:31] ExaminerD     Please attack all five targets     with Fire Arrow! [10:39] Lurie     Magic of flame that dwells within me... [10:41] Lurie     Pierce my foe in the form of an arrow! [10:47] Alma     Lurie! Keep it up! [10:49] Matt     Incanted casting? [10:51] Matt     As the name suggests,     it's a method for casting spells [10:55] Matt     through the recitation of particular words. [10:56] Matt     Anyone can use it regardless of ability, [10:59] Matt     but it offers a poor conversion rate     on the user's magic power, [11:03] Matt     and you're vulnerable     to attacks mid-chant. [11:06] Matt     They're not ideal for combat. [11:07] Matt     I'd thought the practice     was long dead, but... [11:09] Alma     Yes! [11:11] Student1     That's the Crest of Glory!     What an elite! [11:13] Student2     Wish I'd been born     with the Crest of Glory, too... [11:18] Matt     But in this day and age, [11:19] Matt     the first crest, which is highly compatible     with incanted casting, [11:22] Matt     is labeled the "Crest of Glory" [11:24] Matt     and considered the best crest     for magical combat. [11:28] Matt     Meanwhile... [11:30] Matt     My fourth crest is... [11:34] Matt     Excuse me.     Is Fire Arrow the only spell allowed? [11:37] ExaminerD     Not necessarily,     but it's the most basic spell, so... [11:43] ExaminerD     You've got the Crest of Failure, [11:44] ExaminerD     but if you do well in the other subjects,     you might still pass. [11:47] Matt     As long as I destroy the targets, correct? [11:50] ExaminerD     Well, yes... [11:51] Matt     "Crest of Failure" casting     has extremely limited range. [11:55] Matt     I don't think I could even reach a third     of the way to the target. [12:00] Matt     You might want to stand     a bit farther away, sir. [12:03] Crowd     What? [12:05] Crowd     What's he doing? [12:06] Matt     I can assign it limited directionality, [12:08] Matt     but it won't be free of collateral damage. [12:10] Alma     H-How is he casting?     He didn't recite an incantation! [12:14] Lurie     Could it be... a wordless spell? [12:16] Matt     Wordless casting is in decline, [12:18] Matt     and the fourth crest is scorned     as the Crest of Failure. [12:21] Matt     That's the status quo in this day and age! [12:35] Matt     Oh... [12:37] Matt     I might have overdone it. [12:44] Matt     It fits perfectly. [12:49] Alma     Hey, Matty! [12:59] Matt     She looks beautiful     in her uniform, too! [13:04] Alma     What's up, you two? [13:06] Lurie     Oh, I just— [13:08] Matt     Uh, we'd better hurry if we want     to make the opening ceremony! [13:13] Teach1     The headmaster will now say a few words. [13:18] Eduard     I'm Eduard, the headmaster here. [13:21] Eduard     I despise long speeches. [13:23] Alma     He's the headmaster? [13:23] Eduard     As far as I'm concerned,     formality is for First Academy! [13:27] Eduard     Here at my Second Academy,     ability is everything! [13:30] Eduard     We don't care about lineage or crest     the way First Academy does! [13:35] Eduard     Work on those skills, rookies! [13:38] Eduard     That is all! [13:40] Lurie     That certainly was short! [13:43] Eduard     I almost forgot... [13:45] Eduard     Matthias Hildesheimer. [13:47] Eduard     Drop by my office when this is over. [13:53] Matt     Why would the headmaster be calling for me? [13:56] Matt     Because I destroyed the grounds     during the exam? [13:58] Matt     Is he going to expel me     on my first day?! [14:00] Matt     But I did use a spell     to repair the damage... [14:02] Eduard     Come in already, Matthias. [14:08] Matt     Yes, sir. [14:13] Matt     I knew it...     He's— [14:16] Eduard     Matthias Hildesheimer. [14:19] Eduard     You defeated the Captain of the Knights' Order     during your swordsmanship exam, [14:21] Eduard     and effortlessly used wordless spells     during your casting exam. [14:26] Eduard     Castor being your father     explains it somewhat, [14:28] Eduard     but I'm sure there's a deeper reason     why someone your age is so powerful. [14:33] Eduard     I won't pry as to why that is. [14:35] Eduard     But I do want to ask for your aid. [14:38] Matt     My... aid? [14:40] Eduard     Yes. [14:41] Eduard     You saw the other students cast     incanted spells, didn't you? [14:45] Matt     Yes... [14:45] Matt     Why do they use     such an inefficient technique? [14:48] Matt     Wouldn't wordless spells be better? [14:51] Eduard     "Inefficient," eh? [14:53] Eduard     Unfortunately, Matthias, [14:55] Eduard     wordless spells are a lost casting style. [15:00] Matt     As I suspected... [15:01] Eduard     I don't know that a single other person     in this kingdom can still use them. [15:06] Eduard     I've been hoping to revive wordless spell     techniques here at Second Academy [15:11] Eduard     and teach them to the students... [15:14] Matt     That sounds like a great idea! [15:16] Eduard     But there's one thing stopping me! [15:18] Matt     There is? [15:19] Eduard     Yes. [15:20] Eduard     Our sister academy here in the capital, [15:22] Eduard     the First Royal Academy. [15:26] Eduard     The nobility endorses First Academy's teachings, [15:28] Eduard     which have a proven track record. [15:30] Eduard     We've had no choice     but to follow their curriculum. [15:35] Matt     What kind of track record? [15:37] Teach2     First Academy's published research. [15:42] Matt     This is their "track record"? [15:44] Matt     But it talks only about incanted spells... [15:46] Eduard     Incanted spells are the only form     of casting accepted in academia. [15:51] Eduard     Wordless spells are rejected. [15:54] Matt     How do we get them accepted? [15:55] Eduard     We'll have to prove the power     of wordless casting [15:59] Eduard     at the next inter-school competition. [16:03] Matt     And that's the "aid"     you're asking me for? [16:07] Eduard     Yes. [16:08] Eduard     I want you to instruct us     in wordless casting! [16:14] Eduard     Matthias. [16:16] Eduard     Can I count on you? [16:21] Matt     Very well. [16:25] Teach1     We will now begin the class. [16:28] Teach1     Today, we'll be learning wordless spells! [16:31] Student1     "Wordless spells"?! [16:32] Crowd     Wordless... [16:32] Student2     I didn't know there was such a thing. [16:33] Crowd     Never heard of it... [16:34] Teach1     Your doubts are understandable. [16:36] Teach1     That's why we have     a special guest instructor. [16:39] Teach1     He'll be teaching you how they work. [16:42] Girl1     Isn't he the one who passed the     entrance exams at the top of the class? [16:45] Alma     Yes, that's our Matty! [16:47] Lurie     You can't take credit for him, Alma. [16:50] Teach1     Matthias, could you demonstrate     how wordless casting works? [16:55] Matt     Very well. [17:04] Student4     Was that wordless casting? [17:06] Student5     Yeah, I didn't hear an incantation. [17:08] Student6     He's a Crest of Failure, right? [17:10] Studen6     You don't think     he's really a demon, do you? [17:12] Teach1     Matthias is not the only one     who can use wordless spells! [17:16] Teach1     Mr. Gaizal? [17:17] Gaizal     Right! [17:23] Gaizal     I'm not particularly good at casting myself, [17:25] Gaizal     but Matthias's teachings have gotten me     this far in just one day! [17:30] Teach1     Well, let's get to it! [17:33] All     Right! [17:34] Alma     Matty, I can do it now, too! [17:36] Matt     You can? [17:38] Alma     Yeah, let me show you! [17:44] Alma     How do you like my casting? [17:46] Matt     You don't have to imitate     the way he grunts, too... [17:50] Matt     How is it going, Lurie? [17:52] Lurie     I seem to have the feel for it, [17:55] Lurie     but I can't shake my     incanted casting habits... [17:59] Lurie     I may have drained the last     of my magic! [18:03] Lurie     They're all doing so well. [18:05] Lurie     When I see how impressive     wordless spells are, [18:07] Lurie     I'm forced to wonder     why we ever stopped using them. [18:12] Matt     She's right. [18:14] Matt     Why has wordless casting     gone into decline? [18:17] Lurie     Matty? [18:19] Matt     Oh, I know. [18:20] Matt     Hold out your hand, would you? [18:22] Lurie     All right... [18:26] Lurie     M-Matty?! [18:27] Matt     W-Well, I have to do this     to transfer my magic to you! [18:32] Lurie     Y-You can transfer magic?! [18:35] Matt     Yes. [18:36] Matt     I'm using a spell     that attunes my magic to a target. [18:39] Matt     It's typically used     for enchantments, of course. [18:43] Lurie     Enchantments... [18:46] Lurie     I did it! [18:47] Lurie     I finally did it, Matty! [18:49] Matt     That's the way! [18:51] Matt     And so I taught wordless casting     to all the students. [18:55] Crowd     Let's show 'em     what Second Academy can do! [18:56] Matt     A month passed... [18:58] Alma     It's finally time! [18:59] Lurie     I hope there are     no magical chosen ones this year... [19:03] Matt     "Magical chosen ones"? [19:05] Lurie     That's what they call leaders     at First Academy [19:07] Lurie     with extremely strong casting ability. [19:09] Lurie     Any year it seems     Second Academy might win, [19:11] Lurie     one of these "magical chosen ones" appears. [19:14] Alma     I believe the last Captain of the     Mages' Order was one of them! [19:19] Matt     It seems there is one here... [19:21] Matt     With roughly ten times my own magic power. [19:24] Lurie     Ten times your power, Matty? [19:27] Alma     That's demon-level power! [19:29] Matt     Demon... [19:31] Matt     Demons and humans are     natural enemies, aren't they? [19:34] Lurie     They certainly are! [19:36] Lurie     Demons are the greatest threat     to humanity there is! [19:39] Alma     Even the court magicians working together     probably couldn't beat one. [19:43] Lurie     But why would you ask that? [19:45] Matt     Oh, just curious... [19:49] Matt     Demons, eh? [19:51] Matt     So they've survived into this era... [19:54] Devil     Well, looky here!     A Crest of Failure! [19:59] Leisis     A Crest of Failure, all by his lonesome! [20:01] Giaas     Hey, no buddies with you? [20:04] Giaas     Did they all run away scared? [20:07] GuyA     Hey, Crest of Failure! [20:08] GuyA     Cower before the might of Devilis,     magical chosen one! [20:11] First Academy Teach     Headmaster, I believe Second Academy     has given up on victory entirely. [20:16] Facus     That'll be sixty-five wins in a row for us. [20:18] Teach1     Please, Matthias! [20:21] Devil     What, no witty rejoinder? [20:24] Devil     Has my chosen one Crest of Glory     frightened you into submission? [20:29] Matt     I knew it... [20:30] Matt     He's not human at all. [20:32] Matt     He's a demon! [20:34] Matt     He's just using a disguise spell     to hide his true form. [20:38] Matt     He even has a fake crest     to let him walk among humans. [20:42] Judge     The 65th Inter-Academy Competition     will now commence! [20:47] Judge     Begin! [20:48] Leisis/Giaas     Magic of flame that dwells within me— [20:58] Judge     L-Leisis and Giaas are both out! [21:02] Devil     Brat! [21:04] Devil     Magic of flame that dwells— [21:06] Matt     Got him. [21:07] Matt     He activated the spell     before he started his chant! [21:09] Teach1     What? Did he just cast before he— [21:10] Crowd     Get him, Devilis! [21:13] Teach1     He did the same with his guard spell... [21:15] Teach1     What in the world... [21:16] Matt     In other words,     he's just been pretending to chant. [21:20] Devil     ...arrow! [21:21] Matt     The demon's head is its weak point! [21:25] Matt     Forget your incantation again? [21:28] Devil     Come, flame! [21:29] Matt     That proves it. [21:31] Matt     A spell-casting demon,     pretending to use incantations... [21:34] Matt     The demons are the ones     that brought wordless casting into decline! [21:40] Matt     The demons want humans' spells     as weak as possible. [21:44] Matt     They must have infiltrated     First Academy long ago [21:47] Matt     and arranged to have the fourth crest     declared the Crest of Failure! [21:55] Devil     Come, flame! [21:57] Devil     How? [21:58] Devil     How can you be so strong?! [22:00] Matt     Maybe you're just lousy at fighting! [22:09] Lurie     What's going on? [22:12] Devil     D-Did you just use a Spell Shatter? [22:16] Matt     Yes. [22:17] Matt     And I tacked on a Magic Veil,     so you wouldn't notice. [22:22] Man     Hey, is that— [22:24] Man     Is Devilis... [22:26] Man     What? What's going on? [22:26] Man     Does that mean... [22:27] Facus     A-Are you telling me...     Devilis is a demon?! [22:31] Eduard     Contact the palace! [22:32] Eduard     Evacuate the students at once! [22:34] Crowd     H-Help! [22:35] Crowd     Calm down! [22:35] Matt     Well, what's your next move? [22:38] Devil     Damn you! [22:44] Matt     A retreating demon will use     a Full Flight spell... [22:47] Matt     It will take him about 1.5 seconds     from spreading his wings to takeoff. [22:51] Matt     0.8 seconds for my enchantment... [22:53] Matt     0.7 seconds remain. [22:55] Matt     Easily done! [22:58] Matt     Now it's over. [23:03] Eduard     Did he defeat that demon...     all by himself? [23:07] Matt     I can't believe there are demons     infiltrating the academy. [23:12] Matt     I thought I drove them     to the brink of destruction [23:15] Matt     in my old life as Gaius the Sage... [23:19] Matt     It seems there are serious problems     in this day and age. [23:25] Lurie     Pop quiz, Alma! [23:26] Lurie     What's the best crest for enchantment? [23:28] Alma     Crest of Glory! [23:29] Lurie     And for power? [23:30] Alma     Crest of Standard! [23:31] Alma     Now, Matty, say all the crests     three times fast! [23:33] Matt     Eh?! [23:34] Matt     Crest of Glory, Crest of Standard,     Crest of Lesser, Crest of Failure! [23:36] Matt     Crest of Glory, Crest of Standard,     Crest of Lesser, Crest of Failure! SIGN    Episode 2 The Strongest Stage Enters the Dungeon. [23:38] Matt     Crest of Glory, Crest of Standard,     Crest of Lesser... argh! E2 - The Strongest Sage Enters the Dungeon Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:04] Matt     Seeking greater power,     I induced my own reincarnation. [00:09] Matt     Thousands of years later, [00:12] Matt     I was reborn as Matthias,     third son of the Hildesheimer family. [00:20] Matt     But when I finally regained     the memories of my past life, [00:24] Matt     I found myself in a world in which     the strongest crest was decried as the weakest, [00:28] Matt     and spellcasting techniques were in decline. SIGN    Episode 2 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Enters the Dungeon. [02:07] Court Mage A     Don't touch the body! [02:09] Court Mage A     It could be booby-trapped! [02:11] Court Mage B     Say nothing of this, any of you! [02:15] Lurie     Matty! [02:18] Lurie     I'm so glad you're safe! [02:19] Lurie     You weren't harmed, were you? [02:20] Matt     W-Well... [02:22] Alma     Say, Lurie. [02:25] Alma     You know what you're doing, don't you? [02:27] Lurie     Oh, what was I thinking? [02:33] Matt     Beating one demon     really isn't that big a deal. [02:37] Eduard     No one in history     has ever single-handedly dispatched a demon! [02:41] servant     Please, enter. [02:45] King     Eduard. It has been some time. [02:49] Eduard     I am honored to be     in your presence again, Your Majesty. [02:54] King     We know each other too well     for such formality, don't we? [02:58] King     Is that the boy? [03:00] Eduard     Yes, my lord. [03:01] Eduard     The hero of the moment, Matthias! [03:05] Matt     Currently in my first year     at Second Academy's primary school, [03:07] Matt     I am Matthias Hildesheimer. [03:09] King     I see. [03:11] King     I am duly impressed     by your defeat of that demon. [03:14] King     Under normal circumstances, I would send word     of your meritorious deed far and wide [03:16] King     and grant you a fief... [03:19] Matt     No, not a fief! Anything but that! [03:21] Matt     I reincarnated to get stronger! [03:23] Matt     I don't want to waste my time     managing a bunch of land! [03:25] King     Unfortunately, a public proclamation     would make it known [03:28] King     that demons have infiltrated our ranks. [03:31] King     It could stir mass panic. [03:33] Matt     I'll gladly take something else! [03:37] King     A magic sword, perhaps? [03:38] King     I recently received a magic sword     with a double enchantment. [03:42] Matt     "A double enchantment"? [03:43] King     The blacksmith who sold it to me said     it was enchanted by a passing child. [03:49] Matt     Right, that store owner had me     make a spare... [03:54] King     May I infer that     you find this insufficient reward? [03:59] King     Is there anything else     you might desire? [04:01] Matt     I guess I'd better go for broke. [04:05] Matt     I request rights to all resources     found in the kingdom's dungeons. [04:10] King     The dungeons' resources? [04:12] King     Do you mean the ore that lies within them,     and their monsters? [04:16] Matt     Yes. [04:17] Matt     I'm not asking for a monopoly, of course. [04:21] Matt     Dungeons are a kingdom's greatest asset, [04:24] Matt     superior even to high-quality gold mines. [04:27] Matt     In my past life, kingdoms would even go     to war over dungeons, [04:31] Matt     and the monster parts     and magical metals they contained. [04:34] Matt     But magical knowledge has waned     in this day and age. [04:38] Matt     It's entirely possible that they don't know     the true worth of dungeons. [04:41] King     If that is your wish,     then I grant you free rein. [04:46] Matt     You have my gratitude. [04:48] King     I shall consider the matter     of your reward settled. [04:51] King     Now, Matthias,     I wish to hear your opinion. [04:54] Matt     My opinion? [04:55] King     Yes. [04:57] King     The four magical chosen ones once present     in this kingdom have all vanished. [05:04] King     This includes Erhard,     last Captain of the Mages' Order. [05:09] Matt     The magical chosen ones... [05:11] Matt     Demons? [05:13] King     Magical chosen ones first began     to appear several hundred years ago. [05:18] King     This suggests that demons have been infiltrating     our kingdom for centuries. [05:25] Matt     In my past life, I drove the demons     to the brink of destruction. [05:29] Matt     But after I died     to achieve my reincarnation, [05:32] Matt     the few survivors     must have infiltrated human society, [05:35] Matt     spread erroneous magical knowledge, [05:38] Matt     and caused human power to wane over time. [05:43] King     It seems you have driven the demons     from our kingdom. [05:47] King     Does this mean     the threat has passed? [05:50] Matt     I fear not, Your Majesty. [05:52] Matt     In fact, it may be more dire     than ever! [05:55] King     What do you mean? [05:57] Matt     If the unmasking caused     the magical chosen ones to flee, [06:01] Matt     it's a sign that they see no value     in maintaining the masquerade. [06:05] Eduard     Are you saying... [06:06] Matt     The demons' next move may be     to muster their forces [06:08] Matt     and lay waste to this kingdom. [06:11] Matt     That said, demons are not adept     organizing en masse. [06:15] Matt     If they intend to gather a great force     before they attack us, [06:20] Matt     I predict it will take them     approximately three months. [06:23] edo     A mere three months?! [06:26] King     Hardly enough time. [06:29] Matt     It's more than enough! [06:31] Matt     We just need to cover the whole kingdom     in a barrier before then. [06:35] King     A kingdom-sized barrier? [06:36] Matt     Yes. [06:38] Matt     We'll use a divine-class artifact     to project a permanent barrier. [06:42] Matt     If all the students     of Second Academy work together, [06:45] Matt     we can finish the preparations in a month. [06:47] Matt     I advise that we continue teaching     wordless magic in the meantime. [06:53] King     We have no way of facing them ourselves. [06:57] King     As you defeated a demon single-handedly,     we must place our trust in you. [07:01] King     Matthias Hildesheimer... [07:03] King     I appoint you leader     of the fight against the demons! [07:07] Storage room guide     His Majesty said     you could have anything you want, [07:10] Storage room guide     for the creation of the barrier     or otherwise. [07:15] Matt     For the magistones, mithril,     and orichalcum I'll need for the barrier, [07:20] Matt     I might still have to hit up a dungeon. [07:25] Storage room guide     That was found in an ancient ruin. [07:28] Storage room guide     Unfortunately, no one knows how to use it. [07:33] Matt     The pattern of the magic     that runs through it... [07:36] Matt     It is! [07:37] Matt     It's a magic sword I made in my past life! [07:40] Matt     A test case from when I was obsessed     with making magic swords. [07:45] Matt     I'll take this sword! [07:47] Storage room guide     Really? You'd like that sword? [07:50] Matt     It's tougher than orichalcum. [07:53] Matt     It'll be perfect for the barrier's core! [07:56] Matt     I'll also take this pendant. [07:59] Matt     A magic accessory I made in my past life! [08:02] Matt     It vastly increases the gains     granted by experience points. [08:07] Matt     It's precisely what I need right now! [08:14] Matt     They're starting to get the hang of it. [08:16] Matt     I entreated the king for a reevaluation     of casting theory and crest rankings, [08:22] Matt     but it takes time for ideas     to change once they've calcified. [08:25] Matt     Still, I can't have humanity dying out [08:28] Matt     before I can make myself properly strong. [08:32] Matt     I'll need to work with them for a while. [08:35] Alma     Matty! [08:36] Lurie     The headmaster told us! [08:38] Lurie     You're making a barrier     to protect the kingdom? [08:41] Matt     Yes. [08:41] Matt     I'll be heading to a dungeon     to collect the materials needed. [08:45] Alma     A dungeon? [08:46] Lurie     You're going in already? [08:48] Matt     That's right... [08:49] Matt     It's always better     to have a party in dungeons. [08:54] Matt     Lurie, Alma... [08:56] Alma     Yes? [08:58] Matt     W-Will you be... [09:02] Matt     Will you be my party? [09:04] Alma     P-Party? [09:06] Lurie     Go into the dungeon with you,     you mean? [09:12] Matt     D-Do they not feel comfortable around me? [09:17] Lurie     We're thrilled by the invitation, [09:19] Lurie     but are you certain     we won't hold you back? [09:22] Alma     I'd love to get stronger, [09:24] Alma     but I'm not great with a sword. [09:27] Lurie     You've always been better     with a bow, haven't you? [09:30] Alma     Yeah... [09:30] Alma     And bows are great for hunting, [09:33] Alma     but I was told they're bad for combat,     since they don't play well with casting. [09:37] Matt     Oh, is that all? [09:40] Matt     Bows are great for magical combat! [09:42] Alma     They are? [09:46] Matt     Watch, Alma! [09:50] Lurie     You infused the arrow with magic? [09:52] Matt     That was Simple Magic Enchant. [09:55] Alma     That's incredible! [09:56] Alma     In your hands, at least... [09:58] Alma     I'm not sure I can measure up. [10:00] Matt     I think you can. [10:03] Matt     Besides, you have the Crest of Standard. [10:06] Matt     It's the ideal crest for magical archery. [10:08] Alma     Really? [10:10] Alma     Maybe I will join your party, then! [10:13] Lurie     Did you say that was an enchantment? [10:16] Matt     Yeah, of a sort.     You're infusing an arrow with magical power. [10:19] Lurie     Can I do the same thing?! [10:21] Matt     Uh... [10:22] Matt     Do you like casting enchantments, Lurie? [10:24] Lurie     Yes! [10:25] Lurie     Watching you do it piqued my interest! [10:28] Lurie     And if I'm infusing equipment     with magical power, I won't have to fight! [10:32] Matt     Oh, is that the reason? [10:33] Matt     Your crest is better for enchantments     than for combat, anyway. [10:38] Lurie     But that's wonderful! [10:39] Lurie     I would love to join your party, Matty! [10:42] Lurie     Teach me all there is to know     about enchantments! [10:44] Matt     S-Sure... [10:46] Alma     Lurie... [10:48] Lurie     Oh, there I go again... [10:50] Matt     She's so thrilled     about the properties of the crest [10:54] Matt     that I reincarnated to be rid of. [10:56] Matt     But now I'm ready to go. [10:59] Matt     With my close-combat-specialized Fourth Crest,     I can hold the front line, [11:03] Matt     while Alma reinforces me from behind, [11:05] Matt     and Lurie, with her First Crest,     offers support. [11:08] Matt     It's a well-balanced party! [11:10] Matt     We're all set, then. [11:11] Matt     Let's take our party to the dungeon! [11:13] both     Right! [11:18] Lurie     I had no idea there was a dungeon     beneath the academy! [11:22] Matt     Yes, the environmental features     and monster strength [11:24] Matt     will differ floor by floor. [11:27] Matt     The monsters on this floor     shouldn't be particularly tough... [11:31] Matt     I'll fetch one! [11:33] Alma     Matty? [11:38] Matt     Here! [11:40] both     A monster! [11:43] Matt     Sorry to startle you. [11:44] Matt     I figured we'd use it for practice. [11:49] Matt     Alma! Try to hit it     with one of your arrows! [11:52] Alma     Sure... [11:53] Alma     But I don't think an arrow     will get through that thing's shell. [11:58] Matt     Just try it! [11:59] Matt     Do what you'd do to fire off a spell, [12:01] Matt     but channel the magic     into the arrow instead! [12:03] Alma     Hm... [12:05] Alma     Like this? [12:06] Matt     Exactly! Now release the arrow! [12:10] Alma     Here I go! [12:14] Alma     No way! [12:15] Lurie     That was incredible, Alma! [12:17] Alma     That's the spell you used before, right? [12:20] Matt     Yeah, but that's just the first trick. [12:24] Matt     Alma. This time,     draw the bow and hold it. [12:27] Alma     Right! [12:30] Matt     This time, after you release it, [12:32] Matt     try to feel the connection     between yourself and the arrow. [12:34] Matt     It should feel like there's a thread     of magic tied to the arrow, [12:37] Matt     and you're holding the other end. [12:41] Alma     Like this? [12:43] Alma     Another monster! [12:45] Lurie     It changed course mid-flight! [12:47] Matt     That's called a Thread-Guided Enchant. [12:50] Matt     Practice it until you can hit two monsters     with one shot. [12:55] Alma     Okay, I'll try! [12:59] Alma     Monsters... Monsters... [13:02] Matt     Magistones will appear     when you slay the monsters. [13:04] Matt     Make sure you pick those up!     We'll need them for the barrier! [13:07] Alma     Got it! [13:08] Matt     While she's gone, you and I will— [13:10] Lurie     Cast enchantments?! [13:12] Matt     A-Actually, there's something else     we need to do first. [13:15] Lurie     Oh. [13:16] Matt     Don't worry!     It's part of learning enchantments! [13:20] Lurie     Really?! I'll do my best! [13:26] Matt     You'll want to learn     how to make your own weapons [13:28] Matt     so you'll have something     to practice your enchantment spells on. [13:30] Lurie     Doesn't that take decades of training? [13:33] Matt     They're just for practice purposes, [13:35] Matt     so you won't have     to spend too long on them. [13:38] Matt     Now, the raw material to make weapons... [13:41] Matt     This should do. [13:44] Matt     Brittle Shatter. [13:50] Matt     This is crude dungeon ore. [13:52] Matt     We'll want to refine it     to extract metal for the weapons. [13:56] Lurie     I thought dungeon walls were synonymous     with indestructibility... [14:01] Matt     They should be synonymous     with valuable resources! [14:05] Matt     Anyway, let's refine it. [14:07] Lurie     R-Right! [14:10] Matt     We'll use pure magic power     to melt the dungeon ore, [14:12] Matt     and a water spell to recrystallize it. [14:14] Matt     Then we'll use a Brittle Shatter     to smash those crystals into powder, [14:16] Matt     followed by a magnet spell     to aggregate the elements we want. [14:20] Matt     We'll repeat this process     again and again until... [14:23] Lurie     I did it! [14:24] Lurie     Pure clusters of iron and mithril! [14:27] Matt     That was great for a first try! [14:29] Lurie     Thank you! [14:30] Matt     And, wow... look at that smile! [14:33] Lurie     Will we use these     to create weapons now? [14:36] Matt     Yes. [14:37] Matt     You're such a fast learner. [14:39] Matt     Let's see if we can go right     from making a weapon to enchanting it! [14:42] Lurie     Please! [14:46] Alma     Yes! I can do three at once now! [14:49] Alma     I've gotten lots of magistones,     so I'll head back and check in! [14:54] Alma     Hope Lurie and Matty are getting along... [15:00] Lurie     I did it! [15:01] Lurie     I enchanted the sword     to let me break through walls! [15:06] Alma     What in the world are they doing? [15:09] Alma     Awesome job, Lurie! [15:10] Alma     You can make equipment already! [15:12] Lurie     Yes! [15:13] Lurie     But only because     Matty is such a good teacher. [15:16] Alma     Any monsters who come after us     will regret it! [15:19] Matt     Yes, and we're hitting     the tenth floor today. [15:22] both     T-Tenth?! [15:24] Matt     I think you can handle it. [15:26] Matt     Let's use this as a test     to see how much you've learned! [15:36] Lurie     This floor seems different     from the previous ones... [15:40] Alma     Look! Look! [15:41] Alma     Creepy! [15:43] Lurie     I'll finish them     with a wide-ranging fire attack spell! [15:48] Lurie     It didn't work?! [15:49] Alma     I'll try my arrows, then! [15:53] Alma     Yeah! A clean sweep! [15:55] Lurie     You're amazing, Alma! [16:03] Alma     Stand back! [16:06] Alma     Hey, this one's pretty tough! [16:08] Lurie     I'll help you! [16:10] Lurie     New arrows! [16:16] Alma     Thanks, Lurie! [16:17] Lurie     Of course! [16:23] Matt     They're really getting the swing of combat. [16:27] Matt     My pendant consolidates the magic power     of defeated monsters [16:30] Matt     to increase the experience points     my party gains. [16:32] Matt     It's playing a big part     in their improvement, too! [16:34] Matt     Great work, past me! [16:40] Matt     But the real test is coming up... [16:42] Matt     Be careful! [16:44] Matt     Killer Dogs are exponentially stronger     than the monsters you've fought so far. [16:47] Alma     E-Exponentially?! [16:50] Matt     Should I step in to save them? [16:54] Lurie     Alma! [16:56] Alma     Thanks, Lurie! [17:00] Alma     And this should do it! [17:04] Alma     Yes! [17:05] Lurie     Alma! [17:07] Matt     Great work, you two! [17:09] Matt     Alma, you managed     two simultaneous thread-guided arrows. [17:13] Matt     And Lurie, your support was amazing! [17:16] Matt     It should be a while     before more monsters come here. [17:20] Matt     Let's set up a camp. [17:21] Alma     A camp? [17:22] Matt     A barrier to establish a safe area to rest. [17:25] Matt     If I infuse this magistone     with my magic power... [17:31] Matt     There we go. [17:33] Matt     Rest a while, you two. [17:34] Lurie     Where are you going, Matty? [17:36] Matt     To the lower floors. [17:38] Matt     It's the only place to get     the adamantite I need for the barrier. [17:43] Matt     And I'm ready to find out     how far I've come. [17:48] Alma     How far down are you going to go? [17:51] Matt     The twenty-fifth floor, I think? [17:53] Alma     T-Twenty-fifth?! [17:55] Alma     But the deepest anyone's ever gone     in this dungeon is the twenty-third floor! [17:59] Alma     And that was the legendary thirty-man party [18:02] Alma     under the protection     of Gaius, God of Magic! [18:05] Matt     Did she just say, "Gaius, God of Magic"? [18:09] Matt     A coincidence, perhaps? [18:19] Matt     These weak monsters are a waste of my magic. [18:23] Matt     I need to hurry to deeper floors! [18:26] Matt     There. [18:27] Matt     The rocks here contain adamantite. [18:30] Matt     I'll gather it up and head back. [18:34] Matt     This sensation... [18:35] Matt     I'm sure of it. [18:37] Matt     There's a powerful monster there... [18:38] Matt     What's known as a floor boss. [18:41] Matt     Floor bosses are the leading cause     of party mortality. [18:45] Matt     I currently have less magic power     than the average mage from my past life. [18:50] Matt     What should I do under these circumstances? [18:53] Matt     That's obvious, isn't it? [18:56] Matt     I charge! [18:57] Matt     I'll use all the knowledge,     experience, and wits I possess [18:59] Matt     to slay that floor boss! [19:17] Matt     It's important to set the stage for your enemy. [19:20] Matt     I've taken out all the monsters     and pillars separating us [19:22] Matt     and made it a path. [19:24] Matt     Come to me... [19:25] Matt     Compel Detect! [19:29] Matt     It's here? [19:30] Matt     No, wait... It's— [19:36] Matt     Couldn't just use the path I made,     could you? [19:40] Matt     Arc Serpent... [19:43] Matt     One hit like that would be     the death of me for sure. [19:48] Matt     And not just that... [19:49] Matt     Its venom corrodes the ground itself, [19:52] Matt     and the fumes will toxify the air     as time passes. [19:55] Matt     I'll want to finish this quickly. [19:57] Matt     But this will be my first proper challenge     since acquiring the Fourth Crest... [20:03] Matt     Even if it won't last long, [20:05] Matt     I fully intend to enjoy it! [20:09] Matt     A single scale? [20:11] Matt     But that should be enough [20:13] Matt     to make an opponent unaccustomed to injury [20:15] Matt     recognize me as a threat! [20:21] Matt     As expected. [20:29] Matt     Was that painful? [20:31] Matt     But it's not over yet... [20:33] Matt     Sunder Steel! [20:34] Matt     Resist Acid! [20:35] Matt     Magic Slash! [20:36] Matt     Triple-cast! [20:45] Matt     Still no effect? [20:47] Matt     You're a real tough guy. [20:50] Matt     Here's a little trick much loved     by sword-wielding casters. [20:56] Matt     The shattering of a magistone produces a thick veil     of magic power and particles. [21:01] Matt     I gather them all into my blade! [21:09] Matt     Special Magic Enchant! [21:19] Alma     Wh-What was that?     An earthquake? [21:22] Alias     Erhard, did you feel     a massive burst of magic? [21:26] Erhard     Just your imagination. [21:27] Erhard     No human has power like that     in this day and age. [21:32] Lurie     Welcome back, Matty! [21:35] Alma     You're back sooner     than I thought you'd be! [21:36] Matt     Yeah, I beat a really big monster,     and it kind of filled up my inventory. [21:41] Lurie     A really big monster? [21:43] Matt     Yeah. See? [23:25] Alma     Lurie! The demons are coming! [23:27] Lurie     Don't worry. [23:28] Lurie     We'll be safe if we stay     in our camp and keep quiet! [23:31] Alma     Well any barrier Matty's created would be— [23:34] Lurie     A-Are you... [23:36] Lurie     No, Alma! Don't! SIGN    Episode 3 The Strongest Sage Meets a Dragon. [23:38] Alma     Achoo! E3 - The Strongest Sage Meets a Dragon Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:03] Alma     Is it just me,     or are they staring at us? [00:06] Receptionist     Sorry about them. [00:08] Receptionist     Second Academy students are bound     to attract attention. [00:11] Receptionist     Especially lately. [00:13] Alma     Lately? [00:14] Receptionist     Yes. [00:15] Receptionist     More and more students     are completing monster hunts. [00:18] Receptionist     First-years in particular. [00:21] Lurie     I see... [00:22] Lurie     Another result of Matty's teachings. [00:24] Receptionist     Now, how can I help you? [00:27] Alma     We've come to sell goods     we picked up in the dungeon! [00:30] Receptionist     Goodness! [00:31] Receptionist     You must be a strong party,     to be scouring the dungeon! [00:35] Receptionist     Is the Crest of Failure bearer     acting as your porter? [00:37] Lurie     No! Matty is— [00:39] Matt     Well, I certainly am porting     my fair share... [00:41] Matt     See? [00:46] Matt     I'd like to sell this. SIGN    Episode 3 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Meets a Dragon. [02:30] Receptionist     A storage spell... [02:32] Receptionist     I'd heard rumors,     but I can't believe it's real! [02:35] Alma     It shocked us, too! [02:39] Receptionist     Is this all you want to sell? [02:41] Matt     Oh, plus the magistone... [02:43] Alma     It's huge! [02:45] Lurie     Is that truly a magistone? [02:48] Receptionist     It could qualify as a national treasure. [02:50] Matt     I got it by defeating the Arc Serpent. [02:53] Matt     It's not really big enough, though. [02:55] Alma     That's not big enough?     For what?! [02:58] Matt     I need an even bigger one     to use for the barrier. [03:01] Matt     Of course,     I can always get another one. [03:05] Lurie     You're like     a national-treasure generator, Matty. [03:10] Sis     I'm not sure     our guild can afford all this. [03:15] Alma     I can't believe     they gave us 750 gold! [03:18] Alma     I've never seen so much money! [03:20] Matt     We'll split the proceeds. [03:22] Matt     250 gold apiece, I suppose? [03:25] Alma     250?! We don't deserve that! [03:28] Lurie     Aren't parties supposed to split proceeds     based on individual contribution? [03:33] Matt     Are they? [03:35] Matt     I wouldn't know, since I hardly ever     had a party in my past life. [03:42] Alma     Matty? [03:44] Matt     We'd better get back to the academy. [03:46] Lurie     Why— [03:49] Alma     This magical aura. Could it be... [03:52] Matt     Yeah, there are two demons     heading for Second Academy. [03:57] Deshril     We're almost there, Lord Ashril. [03:59] Ashril     The human that defeated Devilis     attends Second Academy, correct? [04:04] Deshril     Yes. Let's go test his mettle. [04:07] Ashril     Just don't go too hard. [04:08] Ashril     Humans are so fragile, after all. [04:11] Matt     One of the demons is on the weak end, [04:13] Matt     but the other is stronger than Devilis. [04:15] Alma     Devilis...     That's the one you beat, right?! [04:19] Matt     Yes. [04:20] Matt     So I'll handle the strong one. [04:23] Matt     You two take the weaker. [04:25] Lurie     Y-You want us to fight a demon?! [04:27] Alma     Th-There's no way! [04:29] Matt     Don't worry. [04:30] Matt     At the level you are,     you can put up a good fight. [04:33] Matt     I have a plan. [04:35] Matt     I just need you to buy time     while I take out the stronger one. [04:40] Matt     We have to stop the demons     before they reach the academy. [04:45] Alma     Okay. [04:47] Alma     If you say I can do it, I'll do it! [04:50] Lurie     I shall as well! [04:52] Lurie     Now that we're a party, [04:53] Lurie     we can't let you shoulder all the burden! [04:58] Deshril     What's your read, Lord Ashril? [05:00] Ashril     We'll start with a spell from above— [05:04] Deshril     Lord Ashril? [05:05] Ashril     They're coming. [05:07] Deshril     Impossible! [05:09] Deshril     You startled me there,     you pathetic human rat. [05:12] Deshril     But you don't have the power to match! [05:14] Matt     He's on the weaker end,     but he's still a demon. [05:15] Matt     I can't deal damage without enhancements. [05:18] Ashril     Are you the human who defeated Devilis? [05:22] Matt     What if I am? [05:23] Ashril     Yes, a foolish question... [05:25] Ashril     Whether you are or not,     you are still a human... [05:28] Ashril     And thus, you must die! [05:30] Matt     A direct hit from that     would kill me on the spot. [05:33] Matt     I don't have much magic power, [05:36] Matt     but if I burn about half of it... [05:39] Ashril     Did that get him? [05:41] Ashril     What?! [05:42] Matt     If you don't have enough magic,     just use the enemy's. [05:48] Ashril     You reflected my spell? [05:50] Ashril     Well played, human. [05:52] Matt     Demons these days seem to have     a habit of underestimating humans. [05:56] Matt     Sorry to inform you,     but I didn't reflect it... [05:58] Matt     I took control of it! [06:01] Deshril     Lord Ashril! [06:02] Matt     Once summoned, these control spheres     stick around until a spell takes them out. [06:08] Deshril     You won't escape, human! [06:10] Matt     Control spheres can't stop physical attacks. [06:13] Matt     And that's why I need... [06:15] Matt     strategy! [06:16] Matt     Now! [06:21] Ashril     What is it? [06:22] Deshril     I don't know. [06:23] Deshril     This strange arrow hit me,     and suddenly I feel— [06:26] Alma     Yes! It worked! [06:28] Matt     Lurie enchanted the arrows with a spell [06:30] Matt     to disrupt their magic power     and slow them down. [06:35] Ashril     I'll deal with this one. [06:36] Ashril     Deshril, you take them. [06:43] Matt     I split them up, just as planned. [06:47] Ashril     I see you've got some odd little tricks     up your sleeve. [06:50] Ashril     But there won't be     any more interference now. [06:53] Matt     He thinks he split us up, now? [06:57] Ashril     Let us end this game. [06:59] Ashril     You cannot reflect this spell! [07:01] Matt     A large-scale spell... [07:03] Matt     Frightening indeed. [07:05] Matt     It'll destroy my control spheres outright. [07:08] Matt     But if I fire a spell     into the casting circle's weak point... [07:13] Ashril     What?! [07:16] Matt     What's wrong? [07:17] Matt     First time having a spell canceled on you? [07:22] Ashril     Impudent brat! [07:23] Ashril     But don't let success go     to your head, human! [07:29] Ashril     Why... [07:31] Ashril     Why can't I hit you?! [07:33] Matt     That's very simple! [07:35] Matt     Your swordsmanship... [07:37] Matt     just isn't up to snuff! [07:41] Matt     I picked up so much combat experience     in my past life. [07:44] Matt     There's no way he could match up. [07:47] Ashril     In that case... [07:49] Matt     Hey! Where do you think you're going? [07:57] Matt     A flight spell won't save you, either. [08:00] Matt     I have full control     over all your casting. [08:02] Ashril     What manner of beast are you?! [08:05] Matt     I will not abide a demon     calling me a beast! [08:14] Ashril     You fell for it! [08:15] Ashril     The fact that you went out of your way     to cancel my spell [08:17] Ashril     was a sign that     you really didn't want me casting it! [08:20] Matt     A concealed cast... [08:22] Matt     He was constructing the casting circle     while we crossed swords, then? [08:29] Deshril     That spell came from Lord Ashril! [08:39] Ashril     You dodged that one, too... [08:41] Ashril     But at least I rid myself     of those annoying spheres! [08:45] Ashril     I'll let you go this time. [08:48] Ashril     But the next time we meet— [08:52] Matt     An occlusion orb. [08:54] Matt     A spell to contract the body's     magical power conduits and stymie the flow. [08:57] Matt     It's usually no more than a nuisance... [09:00] Matt     But if cast on someone concentrating     vast amounts of magic power [09:03] Matt     for a spell like Full Flight, [09:05] Matt     the magic is denied an outlet     and runs wild within them. [09:10] Matt     If you don't have enough magic,     just use the enemy's. [09:16] Matt     And now— [09:19] Ashril     You noticed... that, too?! [09:24] Matt     He was just about     to cast a demon-exclusive spell [09:28] Matt     that gives up one's life     to summon a vast horde of monsters. [09:33] Matt     I sealed it before he could. [09:39] Matt     You've started quite a panic, haven't you? [09:42] Matt     You're a terrible thorn     in my side, you know. [09:44] Ashril     I don't give a damn. [09:48] Matt     That's one successful dispatch, then. [09:53] Lurie     Alma! [09:56] Alma     Go! [09:56] Deshril     More of those strange arrows?! [10:00] Lurie     Now! [10:01] Alma     Right! [10:03] Both     Run! [10:04] Deshril     Damn! They got away again! [10:07] Matt     They're doing rather well. [10:09] Matt     Release a disruption arrow     at the demon as it approaches, [10:13] Matt     then quickly withdraw. [10:15] Matt     They're maintaining a distance     from which they can dodge all its attacks. [10:19] Matt     I suppose I should finish things off, though. [10:22] Deshril     Impudent human brats... [10:25] Deshril     But once Lord Ashril and I reunite— [10:27] Matt     Heya! [10:29] Lurie     Matty! [10:30] Deshril     What are you doing here?! [10:32] Deshril     What happened to Lord Ashril? [10:33] Matt     Your little friend?     He's on the ground, over there. [10:36] Deshril     What?! You defeated Lord Ashril? [10:39] Deshril     That can't be true! [10:40] Matt     In the mood to find out? [10:46] Deshril     That spell... Can it be?! [10:48] Matt     Yes, the light of death     that can slay a demon in one strike. [10:53] Matt     Actually, it's a simple light spell     designed to look like that. [10:56] Matt     I can't cast the real thing     at my current magic levels. [11:00] Matt     Well? What now? [11:02] Deshril     You beast! [11:03] Deshril     This isn't over! [11:04] Matt     Alma! Fire! [11:06] Alma     But he's too far— [11:07] Matt     It'll work! [11:08] Alma     Okay! [11:09] Alma     Lurie! [11:10] Lurie     Right! [11:12] Lurie     Matty! [11:14] Matt     I can't match a Full Flight     in my current state... [11:17] Matt     But an arrow can! [11:20] Deshril     Stay back! Stay back! [11:32] Matt     And another successful dispatch. [11:35] Lurie     That was amazing, Matty! [11:37] Alma     I can't believe we fought a demon! [11:40] Lurie     You landed almost all your hits on it, too! [11:42] Alma     Only thanks to your enchanted arrows! [11:45] Lurie     But that's only thanks     to the spells Matty taught me! [11:49] Lurie     Matty? [11:51] Crowd     Were those demons? [11:51] Crowd     An academy student defeated demons? [11:52] Crowd     All by himself? [11:53] Crowd     No, with two others!     Beautiful girls! [11:57] Matt     This isn't good. [11:58] Matt     There are too many of them. [12:00] Matt     This is definitely going     to get complicated. [12:02] Lurie     What should we do, Matty? [12:04] Matt     There's only one thing to do     when surrounded by enemies you can't slay. [12:08] Alma     Uh, "enemies"? [12:10] Matt     Activate a movement spell     and aim for a hole in their ranks. [12:14] Matt     In this case, that means up! [12:16] Lurie     But... we can't fly! [12:20] Matt     That's right.     I haven't taught you that yet. [12:23] Matt     Sorry about this! [12:24] Lurie     M-Matty?! [12:26] Matt     The thing to do now... [12:28] Matt     is run! [12:29] Lurie     M-Matty... [12:30] Alma     Hey, look at that! [12:32] Alma     It's so pretty! [12:43] King     Let me congratulate you     on a job well done. [12:46] Alma     Th-That's the king! [12:48] Lurie     The real king! [12:49] King     I'll get right to the point. [12:51] King     Matthias. What do you ask for? [12:54] King     If it is national treasures you seek, [12:56] King     I'll give you run     of the storehouse once more. [12:58] Matt     There's nothing left     in the storehouse that I want. [13:01] Matt     Authority over Second Academy, perhaps? [13:04] Matt     No, since I'm planning to leave the academy     once the demons are dealt with... [13:11] Matt     Give me dungeons, then. [13:13] Matt     As many as you can. [13:14] King     Very well.     I'll find you as many as I can. [13:17] Matt     Excellent! [13:18] Eduard     More dungeons, eh? [13:20] King     You two also contributed to this. [13:22] King     Speak your request, and it shall be yours. [13:25] Alma     Sir! I want money! [13:27] Alma     You can never have too much money, [13:29] Alma     and you can always find     a use for it later! [13:33] King     Very well! I shall see to it. [13:35] Matt     Alma's her usual self, even around the king. [13:39] Lurie     I suppose I'll have the same... [13:41] King     Indeed. [13:42] King     I shall provide you both just compensation. [13:45] King     We can decide     on the precise amount later— [13:47] Matt     If I may, Your Majesty. [13:50] Matt     Hey, come on out. [13:52] Eduard     Matthias? [13:53] Matt     You can't hide from me, you know. [13:55] Matt     All that magic power you're pumping out     is just giving you away. [13:59] Lurie     Is there someone else here? [14:01] Matt     Yes, demons are watching us. [14:04] Matt     Though they're not technically here. [14:07] Matt     Cat still got your tongue? [14:09] Matt     All right, then... [14:10] Matt     I'll just have to force you to talk! [14:15] Matt     That went well. [14:17] Eduard     Majesty! Did you recognize that voice? [14:20] King     Erhard, former Captain of the Mages' Order! [14:23] King     Did he arrange a way     to listen in on this room? [14:26] Matt     Yes, it's a fixed magical interface, [14:29] Matt     a spell allowing     for long-range surveillance. [14:32] Eduard     And you slayed the surveillant?! [14:33] Matt     I dealt a little damage,     but I doubt I finished him off. [14:37] King     So the demons have been listening in     on all our plans? [14:40] Matt     Your Majesty. [14:41] Matt     348 kilometers west     and 4425 kilometers north of this palace... [14:47] Matt     Is there anything special in that location? [14:50] Matt     I felt a reaction from that region     when I destroyed the magical interface. [14:56] King     A village that was once destroyed by demons. [14:59] Matt     The demons are hiding out in those ruins. [15:03] Matt     Given the reverberations in the voice,     they're probably indoors. [15:06] King     Your spell told you all that? [15:10] Eduard     What do we do, Matthias? [15:12] Matt     The demons have been so kind     as to give us their location. [15:16] Matt     We really should pay them a visit. [15:18] Alma     But it's so far away! [15:19] Alma     Wouldn't it take half a year     to travel that far? [15:22] Matt     True. [15:23] Matt     Even with a teleportation spell,     my crest couldn't take us far. [15:26] Eduard     You can use teleportation spells?! [15:29] Matt     Yeah, but it's useless right now, [15:32] Matt     so I'll have to figure out     another way to get there. [15:34] Eduard     R-Right... [15:35] Lurie     Did he just...     call a legendary spell "useless"? [15:45] Alma     The headmaster seemed     very enthusiastic, didn't he? [15:48] Lurie     Yes, he was over the moon     about gathering materials for the barrier! [15:53] (Flashback) Eduard     Let's round up 1.5 tons of mithril     before Matthias and his party return! [15:58] (Flashback) All     Yeah! [16:00] Matt     He was about to rope me     into teaching tons of special classes, [16:04] Matt     so I feel that I'm getting off easy. [16:06] Alma     So, how are we going     to get to the demons? [16:10] Matt     I told you.     You'll find out when we get there. [16:13] Matt     I think you'll be pleasantly surprised! [16:15] Lurie     You certainly are full of surprises, Matty... [16:19] Matt     What's that supposed to mean? [16:22] Matt     Although, the associated signature     has certainly weakened... [16:26] Matt     I just hope we can still get     a ride out of this. [16:29] Matt     Oh, here we are. [16:32] Alma     W-We are? [16:34] Lurie     This looks an awful lot     like a certain legendary creature... [16:39] Matt     Think of it as a fancy carriage. [16:41] Matt     One that happens to breathe fire. [16:43] Lurie     B-But isn't that... [16:45] Both     A dragon?! [16:48] Matt     More precisely,     Iris the Darkness Dragon. [16:50] Lurie     You mean one of     those legendary kingdom-destroyers?! [16:55] Matt     I'll negotiate. [16:56] Matt     You two wait here. [16:58] Both     "Negotiate"?! [17:00] Matt     Iris the Darkness Dragon was a member     of the dragons [17:03] Matt     that picked a fight with me     in my past life. [17:05] Matt     She surrendered early on,     so I let her go. [17:09] Matt     Iris and I go a long way back. [17:11] Matt     I'm sure she'll be happy     to see me again. [17:14] Iris     Intruder. [17:16] Iris     This is my domain. [17:18] Iris     I did not grant you ingress. [17:22] Matt     Eh? [17:22] Iris     But I do not seek unnecessary death. [17:25] Iris     I will allow you to leave. [17:27] Iris     But if you take one more step inward,     you will die. [17:32] Matt     She doesn't remember me, then? [17:34] Iris     Die! [17:36] Both     Matty! [17:38] Matt     Dragon's Breath, eh? [17:40] Matt     But with such an efficient,     intricate casting circle, [17:42] Matt     if you can just strike the weak point... [17:48] Iris     Er? [17:50] Iris     Was that a disruption spell? [17:53] Matt     Yes, it was. [17:55] Iris     Wait, you speak dragon?! [17:57] Matt     Come on.     It's common knowledge. [18:01] Iris     D-Do you know a man named Gaius,     by chance? [18:05] Iris     He died a few thousand years ago     and claimed he was going to reincarnate... [18:08] Matt     Know him? I'm his reincarnation! [18:11] Iris     Eek! I'm so sorry! [18:14] Iris     I didn't realize it was you, Lord Gaius! [18:18] Iris     This is all just a big misunderstanding! [18:21] Iris     Please, don't kill me! [18:22] Alma     Look at that! The dragon's groveling! [18:25] Lurie     Hush, Alma! It'll hear you! [18:27] Matt     You're safe. I promise. [18:28] Matt     I didn't come here to hurt you. [18:32] Iris     Y-You didn't? [18:34] Matt     I need to slay some demons,     but they're rather far away. [18:38] Matt     Could you take us there on your back? [18:40] Iris     Sure, but... [18:41] Iris     Why not use a teleportation spell? [18:45] Matt     This is my crest now. [18:47] Iris     The Fourth Crest, huh? [18:49] Iris     That's the crest you liked very much, [18:51] Iris     but that you should     really never be allowed to have! [18:55] Matt     Who exactly do you take me for? [18:57] Alma     Matty! Think we could get an update? [19:00] Matt     I've got us a ride. [19:01] Matt     You can come on over. [19:03] Lurie     T-Truly?! [19:04] Iris     Actually, I never said I could take you— [19:08] Matt     Hm? [19:08] Iris     Eek! Not "would"! "Could"! [19:12] Iris     Look at my wings! [19:15] Matt     That's awful. [19:17] Matt     How did they get so torn up? [19:20] Iris     After you died to reincarnate, [19:22] Iris     a magic reactor     in a human kingdom exploded. [19:27] Iris     This incited explosions     in other magical reactors [19:29] Iris     and sent humans back     to the stone age. [19:31] Matt     That explains the regression in civilization. [19:35] Iris     Do you think you could fix my wings? [19:39] Matt     I have the Fourth Crest now,     so it won't be a perfect fix, but... [19:46] Matt     That should be enough     for you to fly, right? [19:48] Iris     Yes! Thank you so much! [19:51] Matt     I think we should start talking     in human language now. [19:53] Matt     But my name is Matthias now. [19:55] Matt     Keep my reincarnation between us,     if you please. [19:57] Iris     Certainly! [19:59] Matt     All right now... [20:01] Matt     Lurie, Alma. [20:03] Matt     There's no need to be frightened. [20:04] Matt     Go on. Make pleasantries. [20:06] Iris     It's a pleasure to meet you! [20:08] Iris     Would you be Matthias's comrades, then? [20:11] Iris     Oh, did they not hear me? [20:14] Iris     Let's see... [20:15] Both     Th-The dragon talked! [20:21] Iris     Hold on tight, now! [20:28] Iris     My first flight in five thousand years! [20:31] Iris     What a feeling! [20:32] Lurie     I'm riding a dragon.     It's like a fairy tale! [20:36] Alma     We're so high up! [20:38] Iris     Where would you like me to go, Matthias? [20:42] Matt     4500 kilometers in this direction. [20:45] Matt     Fly as fast as humans can bear, [20:47] Matt     but maintain an altitude     no more than 1000 meters. [20:50] Iris     4500 kilometers is a hop, skip, and a jump! [20:53] Iris     Now here I go,     as fast as humans can bear! [20:57] Matt     Wait! [21:00] Iris     What's wrong with you?! [21:01] Matt     That's my line! [21:03] Matt     How fast were you planning on     going just now? [21:06] Iris     I believe you said,     "Fly as fast as humans can bear." [21:09] Iris     I know I can't base that speed on Gaius, [21:11] Iris     so I thought I'd base it     on his old friend Reuter. [21:14] Matt     So, basically as fast as you can go. [21:17] Lurie     Is she talking about Gaius, God of Magic,     and Reuter, God of Swords? [21:21] Alma     This really might be the same Iris     the Darkness Dragon from the legends. [21:27] Matt     So the gods they worship in this era [21:30] Matt     share names with my old self     and my friend Reuter? [21:34] Matt     I suppose there are truths     that only gods know. [21:38] Matt     Iris. [21:38] Matt     Roll it back to one five-hundredth     of the speed you were about to go. [21:41] Matt     It'll tear apart your wings otherwise. [21:43] Iris     Consider it done! [21:47] Matt     Okay, let's go! [21:48] Matt     Next stop: The village     where the demons are hiding! [21:51] ---     All right! [23:26] Iris     A pleasure to make your acquaintance! [23:29] Matt     Yes. What's wrong, you two? [23:31] Alma     W-Well... [23:32] Iris     Well? [23:33] Both     Th-The dragon is talking! [23:36] Iris     You're kind of hurting my feelings, now... SIGN    Episode 4 The Strongest Sage Infiltrates. E4 - The Strongest Sage Infiltrates Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:10] Matt     Too late! [00:18] Lurie     He slayed that demon in an instant... [00:20] Alma     Are we sure Matty's really human? [00:24] Iris     So glad I'm on his side! [00:27] Matt     It's emitting the same magical signature     I felt in the palace. [00:31] Matt     And from what I can sense... [00:34] Matt     Two of them, eh? [00:35] Matt     One is the Erhard     I've heard so much about, [00:37] Matt     and he won't be a problem. [00:39] Matt     The other... [00:41] Matt     It has a more powerful magical signature     than that demon I fought last time. [00:45] Matt     But my magic's fully recovered by now. [00:50] Alma     Stop! Stop! [00:52] Iris     I'm sorry! [00:56] Matt     Are you all right? [00:58] Iris     Yes. It's just been so long     since I landed. [01:01] Matt     I didn't mean you, Iris. [01:04] Lurie     We're... [01:05] Alma     ...okay. SIGN    Episode 4 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Infiltrates. [02:46] Matt     They're in there, then? [02:49] Matt     Can you hear me? [02:52] Lurie     Is this a telepathy spell? [02:54] Lurie     Does this mean we can converse     through thoughts alone? [02:57] Matt     Indeed. [02:58] Matt     It'll let us coordinate in combat. [03:01] Matt     This time around, [03:02] Matt     do you two want to handle the offense? [03:07] Lurie     We couldn't possibly... [03:09] Matt     That casting circle will help     get the job done. [03:10] Matt     And... [03:12] Matt     I really think you can handle it. [03:18] Matt     Now we're going in. [03:23] Lurie     Oh, no one's here? [03:29] Matt     It looks like... [03:32] Matt     Don't move. Just listen. [03:35] Lurie     Right! [03:36] Matt     The enemy is hiding. [03:37] Matt     You can't see them     because they're using a concealment spell. [03:40] Lurie     "Concealment"? [03:42] Matt     The kind they're using     completely masks emissions of magical power. [03:47] Matt     Is there any place here     that seems suspiciously devoid of magic? [03:53] Lurie     Devoid of... [03:56] Lurie     That corner! [03:57] Matt     Right answer! [03:59] Lurie     It does seem a bit lacking     in magic power... [04:02] Lurie     But I can't find the other. [04:04] Lurie     You said there were two? [04:06] Matt     Yeah, but don't worry about the other. [04:09] Matt     You won't be finding him. [04:11] Matt     I'm going to work a disruption spell     into his concealment one. [04:15] Matt     Get ready. [04:17] Matt     All right, here we go... [04:22] Matt     Now! [04:24] Alma     Eh? [04:25] Alma     I'm aiming right at him,     and he's not moving... [04:28] Matt     I don't think he realizes     he's been exposed. [04:31] Alma     Here we go, then! [04:38] Erhard     No freaking way! [04:39] Erhard     My disguise was stupid good! [04:43] Matt     Actually, it was just stupid. [04:46] Matt     You think those little arrows     can hurt a demon? [04:48] Matt     What's wrong with you, anyway? [04:50] Matt     Why won't you attack me? [04:52] Matt     You're Matthias, aren't you?! [04:54] Matt     Yes. I am Matthia— [04:54] Erhard     Oh, wait! I get it now! [04:57] Erhard     If you were the real Matthias,     I'd be dead as a door nail already. [05:01] Erhard     That means you're an impostor! [05:03] Matt     Er? [05:04] Erhard     The real Matthias was in the capital. [05:06] Erhard     He couldn't have gotten here that fast. [05:08] Erhard     And why should I have to hide     from a fake?! [05:09] Matt     Um... What in the world     is he talking about? [05:13] Erhard     Time to die, impostor! [05:17] Matt     I'll keep him locked down. [05:19] Matt     Keep firing those arrows! [05:21] Lurie     V-Very well! [05:23] Alma     Right! [05:25] Erhard     Blocking my slashes, eh? [05:27] Erhard     You might be an impostor, [05:29] Erhard     but at least you're a worthy substitute     for that beast! [05:32] Matt     I told you. I'm no impostor! [05:35] Erhard     Annoying little flies... [05:39] Erhard     Die, impostor! [05:43] Lurie     Alma, next one! [05:49] Erhard     You just won't knock off     the pointless attacks! [05:52] Erhard     You humans sure are stupid. [05:58] Erhard     He's fast! [06:00] Erhard     No, it's me...     I suddenly... [06:03] Erhard     Feel so sluggish... [06:06] Matt     Seems that it's kicking in. [06:08] Erhard     What?! [06:13] Matt     That casting circle uses magitoxin. [06:16] Matt     It causes a demon's internal     magical power to agglutinate. [06:20] Matt     And the spell is designed to activate     only after it's sufficiently amassed. [06:26] Erhard     I... I... [06:28] Erhard     I'm gonna lose to an impostor? [06:32] Erhard     If you think I'd let that happen, [06:34] Erhard     you've got another thing coming! [06:40] Alma     What's he doing? [06:45] Matt     Haven't seen that in a while. [06:47] Matt     That's a demonic ace     in the hole, Disfortune. [06:50] Matt     The caster uses every last drop     of their magic and dies. [06:55] Both     So it kills them?! [06:56] Erhard     Damn you! [06:57] Erhard     Damn you! Damn you!     Damn you! Damn you! [07:00] Matt     Yes. [07:01] Matt     But in exchange, it vastly increases     their magic power and strength. [07:07] Erhard     I'll kill you! [07:08] Matt     Not good. Run! [07:15] Matt     Just fooling. [07:17] Matt     Now, that's how you use a disguise spell! [07:21] Erhard     Damn you! [07:24] Matt     By the way, that wasn't just an illusion. [07:27] Matt     I imbued it with concentrated magitoxin. [07:31] Matt     It's over, Erhard! [07:43] Alma     We won? [07:44] Lurie     I suppose that's one way to beat a demon. [07:47] Matt     Well done, you two! [07:48] Matt     You pass with flying colors. [07:51] Alma     Yes! [07:52] Matt     Great work. [07:53] Matt     Now, leave the rest to me. [07:54] Matt     Go back and wait in the sky with Iris. [07:56] Lurie     But what about you, Matty? [07:59] Matt     I'm going to face     the other demon myself. [08:05] Matt     Now, let's get started. [08:09] Matt     One. [08:11] Matt     Crushing the magistone releases the     magic within into the surrounding air. [08:15] Matt     Enough to cause a magical calamity. [08:18] Matt     Two. [08:21] Matt     Normally, this would cause monsters     to appear in large numbers, but... [08:26] Matt     Three. [08:28] Matt     If there's a mist demon     in the surrounding air, [08:33] Matt     it just forces them to materialize. [08:36] Alias     I didn't expect you to force me     from my mist state. [08:40] Alias     Erhard called you a beast, [08:42] Alias     but it seems you require     a far stronger word... [08:46] Matt     Completely untrue. [08:48] Matt     I'd have preferred not to resort     to such brute-force measures, [08:53] Matt     but I didn't see any other options. [08:55] Alias     If you've summoned me here,     I'm hope you're ready to die. [08:59] Alias     I'm on another level from Erhard. [09:02] Matt     I'm aware of that. [09:05] Matt     But I have no plans on dying. [09:08] Alias     Then your imminent death     will be a lesson to you! [09:14] Matt     He certainly is on another level     from Erhard. [09:24] Alias     Where did all that confidence go? [09:34] Alias     I believe that is that. [09:38] Alias     I'll grant you the mercy     of choosing how you die. [09:41] Matt     Sorry, but I don't plan on dying again     for at least a thousand years. [09:45] Matt     This might be a bit early. [09:47] Alias     False bravado. [09:49] Matt     Almost there... [09:50] Alias     Let me end your suffering. [09:53] Matt     All right. Analysis complete. [09:59] Matt     That worked out fine. [10:01] Alias     You truly are a beast! [10:04] Matt     What a rude thing to say. [10:05] Matt     It seems he didn't realize it... [10:07] Matt     That I imbued my arm     with a recovery spell in advance. [10:12] Matt     And not just that, [10:14] Matt     I also imbued it with an analysis spell. [10:17] Matt     I received a complete rundown     of his magical nature through the wound. [10:22] Alias     I can't hit him. [10:23] Matt     Don't you see yet? [10:24] Matt     I let you cut off my arm. [10:34] Alias     This is... the same toxin     you used on Erhard? [10:39] Matt     Of course he thinks that. [10:41] Alias     You leave me no choice. [10:42] Alias     I'll end this immediately! [10:46] Matt     Magic Circuit Overclock... [10:48] Matt     It's similar to the Disfortune spell     that Erhard used, [10:51] Matt     but it's far more advanced. [10:53] Matt     The chance of him dying     from the recoil is low. [10:55] Alias     Now, let us finish this quickly! [10:58] Matt     Actually, I'd prefer we take our time. [11:04] Alias     What did you do?! [11:06] Alias     There is no nullification spell     that can counter that one! [11:11] Matt     It's a real puzzle, isn't it? [11:14] Alias     In that case, [11:25] Alias     this is the end! [11:26] Alias     This spell turns     anything it touches to mist! [11:30] Alias     It's instant death for those     without a materialization spell! [11:34] Alias     H-How did you cancel it?! [11:37] Alias     I'm the only one     who can use that spell! [11:39] Alias     You can't possibly have     had a countermeasure! [11:41] Matt     I told you.     I analyzed your magical nature. [11:44] Matt     If I can anticipate     what you're going to throw at me, [11:46] Matt     I can work out     all the countermeasures I need. [11:50] Matt     Well, well.     Guess it's kicking in. [11:52] Alias     What's happening?! [11:54] Matt     It wasn't a toxin I hit you with before. [11:56] Matt     It was a spell to disrupt your     control over your magic, [11:59] Matt     in order to force you to draw     excess magic from your surroundings. [12:02] Alias     Are you trying to get my magic     running wild... so I'll explode?! [12:07] Matt     Correct answer. [12:09] Matt     Let's give the man a prize. [12:15] Alias     Please, no! [12:25] Alma     What was that? [12:27] Lurie     Matty... [12:37] Matt     Aha. So that's it. [12:40] Lurie     Matty! [12:44] Matt     Lurie! [12:47] Lurie     We were so worried! [12:50] Lurie     Are you all right?     Were you harmed? [12:53] Matt     No, I'm all right. [12:55] Lurie     I'm so glad! [12:59] Matt     Thanks for worrying. [13:02] Alma     What's all this?     You at it again? [13:07] Alma     And what's that? [13:09] Matt     This is a Dragon Vein Pillar. [13:12] Alma     "Dragon Vein Pillar"? [13:13] Matt     Dragon Veins are conduits of magic power     that run through the earth. [13:17] Matt     You can stick a Dragon Vein Pillar     into the ground to tap into that flow. [13:21] Matt     Given the spell carved into it, [13:23] Matt     their objective was probably to     bring on a horde of monsters. [13:28] Matt     By "horde," I mean about five thousand     or so tenth-floor dungeon-class monsters. [13:32] Matt     Plus a boss, probably. [13:34] Alma     F-Five thousand?! [13:35] Matt     Yeah. [13:36] Matt     The demons were probably holed up here     so they could tap into the Dragon Vein [13:40] Matt     and generate a horde     of monsters in a particular place. [13:43] Lurie     And that place would be... [13:46] Alma     I'm almost afraid to ask, but... [13:49] Matt     You're right. [13:50] Matt     The capital! [13:52] Alma     A horde of monsters in the capital?! [13:54] Alma     It'd be a slaughter! [13:55] Lurie     We have to return and evacuate them! [13:59] Matt     No need to panic yet. [14:01] Matt     The explosion will have disrupted     the magic involved [14:04] Matt     and shifted the spawn point     to about ten kilometers from the city. [14:07] Alma     Is that why you made him     go boom like that? [14:10] Alma     Because you knew this would happen? [14:12] Lurie     But ten kilometers is still... [14:15] Matt     There are ways to deal with it. [14:17] Matt     We'll need the academy's help, [14:20] Matt     but we should be able to repel them. [14:22] Matt     I'll explain the details later. [14:25] Matt     Let's head back to the capital for now. [14:27] Matt     I think we should arrive by sundown. [14:31] Iris     Excuse me... [14:33] Iris     What should I do after I drop you off? [14:36] Matt     I hadn't thought about that... [14:39] Matt     Wasn't there a spell     to let dragons take human form? [14:43] Matt     Can you still use that? [14:45] Iris     Yes, that spell consumes     very little magic power. [14:49] Iris     Although I haven't used it much. [14:52] Matt     Really? [14:53] Matt     Why not join us at the academy, then? [14:56] Matt     I imagine there's not much     for you to learn there, [14:59] Matt     but if you join the academy,     we can stick together. [15:03] Matt     It might be easier for you     to get healed, too. [15:05] Matt     And I'll snag myself     an easy mode of transportation! [15:09] Iris     I know very little about human schools. [15:13] Alma     We've already got one student     without any common sense there. [15:17] Lurie     Though I'm starting to think we fall into     that category ourselves lately as well... [15:22] Matt     You heard them. [15:23] Matt     The school's already got a resident weirdo. [15:26] Matt     Though I have no idea     whom they're referring to. [15:27] Iris     Okay, I'll begin! [15:38] Matt     We won't even have to adjust the age. [15:40] Lurie     Sh-She's a girl! [15:42] Alma     Matty, don't look! [15:44] Matt     What? What? [15:45] Matt     Hey, stop it! Iris is a dragon! [15:48] Lurie     It's still wrong! [15:53] Matt     I dispatched Erhard and brought his horns. [15:56] Eduard     You slayed a demon thousands     of kilometers away in a few days? [16:00] Eduard     Your rewards might empty out     the treasury sooner or later. [16:05] Matt     Enough talk about demons for now. [16:07] Matt     I wanted to speak with you     about something else. [16:10] Eduard     You're the only one who could say,     "enough talk of demons" so casually... [16:13] Eduard     What is it? [16:14] Matt     I'd like you to accept her     as a transfer student. [16:17] Iris     I am Iris. [16:19] Eduard     A transfer student? [16:20] Eduard     I'll give her a chance,     but no special treatment. [16:24] Eduard     She'll have to take the transfer exam. [16:26] Matt     Certainly. [16:27] Eduard     But it won't be easy. [16:30] Eduard     The format is the same     as the entrance exam, [16:32] Eduard     but she'll need to score a 47     out of 50 at least. [16:36] Lurie     That's almost a perfect score! [16:38] Matt     She can handle it. [16:41] Matt     But one other thing... [16:42] Matt     Can I watch her test? [16:45] Matt     Just in case, though.     I won't interfere. [16:49] Eduard     If you wish, but— [16:52] Eduard     "Just in case"? [16:53] Matt     Iris only just became human. [16:56] Matt     I doubt she has full control     of her casting. [16:58] Matt     In the event that she lets     her dragon power fly, [17:03] Matt     she might end up destroying Second Academy     before she qualifies! [17:08] Matt     Iris. [17:09] Matt     Give it your best. [17:13] Lurie     When will you tell him about the     Dragon Vein Pillar and monster horde? [17:17] Matt     I don't want to start a panic, [17:19] Matt     so I'll wait until     after Iris's transfer exam. [17:22] Matt     We still have plenty of time. [17:24] Alma     Typical Matty priorities! [17:26] Iris     This thing is so suffocating. [17:29] Matt     Tough it out. [17:30] Matt     Humans wear clothing, and that's that. [17:33] Matt     That's right, Iris. [17:34] Matt     Hold out your left hand. [17:40] Lurie     Matty, you can make crests, too?! [17:43] Matt     I just applied the pattern. [17:45] Matt     Like that first demon did. [17:48] Lurie     Ah! [17:49] Alma     Give tomorrow's test your best! [17:51] Iris     All right... [17:55] Teach1     Written exam, start! [18:03] Iris     Sniff, sniff... [18:07] Alma     Oh, dear... [18:08] Lurie     Iris... [18:10] Matt     I underestimated dragon weirdness. [18:12] Eduard     Hey. Matthias. [18:15] Matt     I promise it's fine. [18:16] Matt     I vouch for her, really. [18:19] Eduard     Let's begin the practical skills exam. [18:21] Guile     Matthias Hildesheimer. [18:23] Guile     I expect only the best     from anyone you recommend. [18:28] Matt     Uh, who was this guy again? [18:30] Lurie     Guile, Captain of the Knights' Order! [18:33] Lurie     You fought him during the entrance exam. [18:35] Matt     Oh, right... [18:36] Matt     I think I remember something like that. [18:38] Alma     You totally don't! [18:41] Matt     This might be tricky. [18:44] Matt     A bad match-up... [18:46] Teach1     Swordsmanship exam, begin! [18:51] Iris     Whoops! [18:54] Iris     Hey, hold on a minute! [18:55] Guile     Never show your back     on the battlefield! [19:01] Iris     I said, "hold on"! [19:04] Guile     She caught it with her bare hand! [19:06] Guile     And she's not even scathed... [19:08] Guile     How strong is this little girl?! [19:11] Iris     It's a swordsmanship exam,     so I have to beat him with a sword, right? [19:15] Guile     What?! [19:18] Matt     No! [19:21] Iris     One, two... [19:28] Iris     Hey, I broke it. [19:30] Iris     What should I do? [19:32] Eduard     What should you do?! [19:33] Eduard     Hey, is she really just an ordinary girl? [19:38] Matt     Yes, a completely ordinary girl. [19:41] Matt     A dragon one... [19:44] Eduard     The casting exam is next. [19:50] Iris     Those targets are very small. [19:58] Iris     Here I go. [20:07] Matt     Right off the bat?! [20:18] Eduard     What? She blew up...     What?! [20:21] Matt     Hey, Iris... [20:22] Iris     S-Sorry... [20:25] Iris     I've got it this time. [20:33] Iris     Go! [20:39] Iris     This is inexplicable. [20:40] Eduard     It's your casting power     that's inexplicable! SIGN    Calamity [20:43] Eduard     Are you some kind     of calamity-grade monster?! [20:46] Iris     This isn't working. [20:48] Iris     I'll have to do it     the way Matthias said. [20:51] Iris     Here I go. [20:54] Matt     Here she goes... [20:57] Eduard     What's she going to do now? [21:00] Matt     You'll find out soon enough. [21:01] Eduard     I'll hit it this time! [21:14] Lurie     Iris... [21:18] Iris     I beat all the targets! [21:21] Iris     How did I do? [21:23] Alma     But then, she is... [21:25] Lurie     ...a darkness dragon! [21:27] Matt     What's your verdict? [21:28] Eduard     My verdict is that she's bizarre! [21:32] Eduard     I can't exactly fail her, but... [21:35] Eduard     But... er...     Well, I suppose... [21:40] Eduard     You pass! [21:41] Alma     Yes! [21:43] Lurie     Isn't that nice, Iris? [21:46] Eduard     Oh, my school grounds... [21:49] Matt     I'll fix them. [21:53] Iris     Tee-hee. [23:26] Alma     Let's have an interview with Iris,     who blew a large crater in the school grounds! [23:30] Lurie     How did things end up this way? [23:32] Iris     I mustered up all the power I had     and let it fly! [23:36] Iris     And it just turned out like that... SIGN    Episode 5 The Strongest Sage Makes Allies. [23:37] Iris     Tee-hee! [23:38] Matt     It's not funny! E5 - The Strongest Sage Makes Allies Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Matt     Headmaster, how's gathering materials     for the barrier coming? [00:05] Eduard     I wish I could say     it was coming smoothly, but... [00:08] Matt     Not enough Crests of Glory? [00:11] Eduard     Yes. [00:12] Eduard     Most of the Crests of Glory in the kingdom     are enrolled at the First Academy. [00:16] Matt     Couldn't we ask First Academy     for help, then? [00:20] Eduard     That would be difficult. [00:22] Eduard     First and Second Academies     have never really gotten along. [00:26] Eduard     But I suppose things are too dire     to indulge in old rivalries. [00:30] Eduard     I'll ask His Majesty to intervene. [00:35] Facus     This is absurd! [00:36] Facus     The headmaster of the inferior Second Academy     has no right to summon me! [00:41] Facus     As my subordinate,     you should come to me! [00:44] Eduard     His Majesty ordered this. [00:46] Eduard     And as far as I know,     there's no hierarchy [00:49] Eduard     between the headmasters     of our two academies. [00:52] Facus     No hierarchy?! [00:53] Facus     Our superiority is clear     from our Crest of Glory numbers! [00:58] Matt     I'm getting déjà vu from this guy. [01:01] Eduard     Can we drop the hogwash     and get to the matter at hand? [01:04] Facus     "Hogwash"?! [01:07] Eduard     It's about the barrier we're putting up     over the kingdom to keep out the demons. [01:11] Eduard     I want the aid of the First Academy's     Crest of Glory users in refining the ore. [01:16] Facus     I refuse! [01:17] Facus     The prestigious First Academy,     working with the inferior Second Academy?! [01:22] Eduard     It's about time you reevaluated     your views on the crests. [01:25] Eduard     We proved ourselves at the     inter-school competition, didn't we? [01:28] Facus     The results of that match were negated     due to demonic interference! [01:33] Eduard     Hey, now... [01:34] Eduard     The "demonic interference"     was one of your students! [01:38] Matt     Well, here's an idea. [01:41] Matt     Why don't we redo the competition? [01:43] Matt     Each side can decide     how many people to send. [01:44] Matt     The loser does whatever the winner asks. [01:47] Matt     How about that? [01:50] Facus     I like it. [01:51] Facus     But I have a condition as well! [01:54] Matt     A condition? [01:55] Facus     That beast is forbidden to participate! [01:57] Facus     As are the members of his party! [01:59] Eduard     Excuse me, that's— [02:01] Matt     Fine by me. [02:03] Facus     The competition will be in two days' time! [02:05] Facus     And I will overturn these slanderous claims     about First Academy's loss! [02:11] Facus     Just you wait! [02:13] Facus     Whoops... [02:17] Eduard     Can we win under these circumstances? [02:19] Matt     Absolutely. Let's shut them up     once and for all. SIGN    Episode 5 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Makes Allies. [04:05] Eduard     Heaven's sake... [04:06] Eduard     First Academy really went all-out. [04:10] Matt     I'd planned to send Iris in     if any of them seemed dangerous, [04:15] Matt     but I don't sense any demons here. [04:17] Matt     No need for Iris this time, I think. [04:22] Facus     I can't believe you showed your faces! [04:25] Eduard     Why wouldn't we? [04:27] Eduard     We have no need to run from you. [04:29] Facus     Our participants are our academy's     finest Crest of Glory students. [04:34] Facus     Ladies and gentlemen! [04:35] Facus     Fight with all you have! [04:37] All     Sir! [04:39] Facus     And? What about Second Academy? [04:42] Matt     They're coming out now. [04:46] Facus     Wh-What?! [04:48] Facus     A mere five of them?! [04:51] Matt     One Crest of Failure, [04:53] Matt     two Crests of Standard, [04:54] Matt     and two Crests of Lesser. [04:56] Facus     You mock me at every turn! [04:58] Eduard     Are we going to talk,     or are we going to start? [05:01] Facus     Very well. [05:03] Facus     The result is predetermined! [05:05] Judge     Make-up Inter-Academy Competition... [05:08] Judge     Begin! [05:09] First Student     Magic of flame that dwells within me— [05:15] First Student     Wordless casting?! [05:16] First Student     Are you kidding me?! [05:18] Facus     Wh-What's wrong with you?! [05:19] Facus     There are only five of them! [05:30] Judge     Match over! [05:32] Judge     Winner, Second Academy! [05:35] Matt     Even five was too many, I guess. [05:37] Facus     Impossible! [05:39] Facus     I refuse to accept this result! [05:41] Eduard     Why? [05:42] Facus     They're all obviously beasts! [05:45] Facus     I told you, no beasts! [05:47] Eduard     Those children may be some     of our best students, [05:51] Eduard     but their ability is not     significantly greater than any other. [05:55] Facus     Prove it, then! [05:58] Matt     I'm not sure how to do that. [06:00] Facus     Let her fight, then! [06:04] Iris     Me? [06:06] Iris     Sure, but I didn't bring a weapon. [06:09] Matt     Try this. [06:10] Eduard     Hey, when did you get my sword? [06:13] Facus     Hold on! [06:14] Facus     Let me look that over!     To make sure there are no tricks. [06:17] Matt     As you wish. [06:19] Facus     A shoddy little blade... [06:21] Facus     Truly appropriate for Second Academy! [06:24] Eduard     Iris? [06:25] Iris     Right. [06:26] Facus     H-Hey, be careful with that! [06:31] Facus     Sh-She's a beast! [06:34] Iris     What a mean thing to say! [06:36] Iris     I'm a girl! [06:38] Matt     A dragon one, of course... [06:41] Eduard     By the way, Facus... [06:42] Facus     Wh-What now?! [06:44] Eduard     His Majesty ordered us     to switch to wordless casting. [06:49] Eduard     But First Academy is still using     incanted spells! [06:52] Eduard     What is the meaning of this? [06:54] Facus     What's wrong with that? [06:56] Facus     I must protect this kingdom's     educational principles [06:59] Facus     from pathetic Crests of Failure     and mediocre Crests of Standard! [07:02] Facus     Even if it is His Majesty's order— [07:03] King     You refuse the command of your king, then? [07:09] Facus     Y-Your Majesty! [07:13] Facus     I-It was just a figure of speech! [07:15] Facus     I certainly didn't mean— [07:16] King     Royal guard! Seize this traitor! [07:19] Facus     W-Wait! [07:20] Facus     Your Majesty! Your Majesty! [07:23] Facus     Curse you, Second Academy! [07:25] Facus     You trapped me! [07:27] Facus     You'll pay! You'll pay! [07:31] King     Now, students of my Royal First Academy! [07:35] King     From this moment forward,     you will work with Second Academy, [07:39] King     receive education in wordless casting, [07:41] King     and assist them with the plan in progress! [07:45] King     Any objections! [07:46] All     No, sir! [07:48] Matt     Bringing in the king was the right call. [07:52] Eduard     Indeed. [07:57] Alma     I'm glad First Academy students     were all so cooperative. [08:01] Matt     They must've really hated that headmaster. [08:04] Alma     No kidding! [08:06] Matt     We'll be able to make up     the barrier at this rate. [08:08] Matt     And wordless casting should     gain even more traction. [08:11] Lurie     Where are we going today? [08:13] Matt     Gathering materials for the barrier. [08:15] Lurie     For the barrier?     Like mithril? [08:17] Matt     That's for the students     of First Academy to handle. [08:20] Matt     We're going to get a magistone! [08:23] Lurie     To form the barrier's core, yes? [08:25] Alma     But we need a 60-centimeter one     for that, right? [08:29] Matt     It shouldn't be that hard. [08:32] Matt     For instance... [08:36] Iris     Er, could you please not look at me     while discussing magistones?! [08:41] Matt     Iris is a dragon, so she likely has     a magistone exceeding 80 centimeters. [08:46] Alma     No way... [08:47] Lurie     You're going to take it from Iris?! [08:48] Matt     Don't worry. I won't do that. [08:53] Matt     There's another way to get one. [08:55] Matt     We're going to summon a monster! [09:05] Matt     Alma and Lurie are coming along nicely, [09:08] Matt     but Iris is still a problem. [09:16] Matt     Her control over her own power is poor. [09:19] Matt     So this will partly be a test to see     if she has what it takes to join our party. [09:26] Matt     Give it your best, okay? [09:29] Lurie     This is my first time on the 17th floor! [09:32] Alma     Me, too! [09:33] Iris     Really? [09:34] Iris     Someone I used to know made it     all the way down to the 654th floor. [09:40] Matt     She means me in my past life. [09:48] Matt     We'll summon the monster here. [09:50] Matt     Lurie, could you form a casting circle     around this magistone? [09:54] Lurie     I'll try! [09:55] Alma     Go for it, Lurie! [10:09] Lurie     This is rather difficult. [10:11] Matt     Calm down. You can do this. [10:14] Matt     Here, I'll support you. [10:18] Lurie     S-Sorry... I'll concentrate. [10:22] Lurie     I did it! [10:23] Matt     Great work! You're getting better     and better at this, Lurie. [10:26] Lurie     Th-Thank you so much... [10:30] Alma     Gettin' hot in here, ain't it, Iris? [10:36] Matt     Iris! Infuse this with magic,     if you would. [10:39] Iris     Sure. [10:40] Matt     Too much at once could lead     to disaster, so do it slowly. [10:43] Iris     "Slowly," huh? [10:45] Iris     Here I go... [10:51] Iris     Slowly... slowly... [10:55] Matt     Wait a minute! That's too— [10:56] Iris     Too little? [10:58] Iris     I'll ramp it up, then! [11:02] Matt     Not up! Down! [11:04] Matt     Actually, call it off! [11:05] Iris     A-All right! [11:10] Matt     It's too late. [11:11] Matt     We might summon a monster     beyond what this floor can handle! [11:17] Matt     It's coming down! Run! [11:20] Matt     Iris! I told you     to infuse it with magic slowly! [11:23] Iris     I did! I infused it very slowly! [11:26] Matt     How could anyone call that "slowly"?! [11:28] Iris     Well, I once knew someone who said,     "I'm going to give my casting a little test," [11:33] Iris     and then blew up three mountains... [11:35] Matt     Don't confuse me     with someone so reckle— [11:41] Matt     Are you talking about me? [11:43] Iris     Yes. In your past life as Gaius. [12:00] Alma     Is that... a dragon? [12:02] Matt     Yeah, it should give up     a 60-centimeter magistone easily. [12:06] Matt     Iris, you take the lead. [12:08] Iris     Right! [12:09] Iris     Here I go! [12:13] both     Iris! [12:14] Iris     Hey! No fair attacking     out of the blue like that! [12:19] Matt     Iris. Can you talk him down? [12:22] Iris     Talk him down? How? [12:24] Matt     Let's see... [12:28] Iris     What? No way! [12:30] Matt     Just do it. [12:32] Iris     Fine... [12:34] Iris     Hey, you winged lizard! [12:36] Iris     Just die already! [12:39] Dragon     I will kill you. [12:44] Lurie     Is she supposed to be talking him down? [12:46] Alma     What did she say? [12:48] Matt     She called him a "winged lizard." [12:49] Matt     It's the most offensive thing     you can say to a dragon. [12:53] Alma     That's not talking him down!     It's riling him up! [12:55] Matt     Iris!     Keep drawing the dragon's attention! [12:58] Iris     What am I, the bait?! [13:01] Matt     Not the bait! A diversion! [13:03] Iris     Isn't that the same thing?! [13:04] Matt     Lurie! Now! [13:06] Lurie     R-Right! [13:08] Lurie     Alma! [13:09] Alma     I'm on it! [13:15] Alma     It's not dealing any damage! [13:18] Matt     That's okay! Just keep it up! [13:20] Matt     In the meantime,     I'll set up the casting circles! [13:29] Lurie     It noticed us! [13:30] Matt     Iris! Protect them! [13:32] Iris     Very well! [13:34] Iris     Put those eyes where they belong! [13:42] Iris     He's not very strong     for such a big fellow, is he? [13:55] Alma     Iris is in a slugfest with a dragon! [13:57] Lurie     It almost feels unreal. [13:59] Matt     Keep those attacks coming, you two! [14:04] Iris     That attack won't work on me! [14:06] Matt     Iris, when attacks come from above,     you should dodge them! [14:09] Iris     Eh? [14:11] Lurie     Iris! [14:15] Matt     Good grief... [14:19] Iris     The ground in these higher dungeon floors     is awfully brittle... [14:24] Matt     That's why you shouldn't     just block every hit. [14:26] Iris     Say, it's kinda weird how he     hasn't used Dragon's Breath, huh? [14:31] Matt     I'm using my magic to block it. [14:34] Iris     Oh, is that why? [14:37] Matt     Dragon bodies are tough. [14:39] Matt     You can't penetrate them with arrows, [14:41] Matt     and they're not vulnerable     to the toxins I used on those demons. [14:44] Matt     I could have Iris turn     into a dragon to fight it, [14:47] Matt     but that would be a lot     to put on her shoulders right now, [14:49] Matt     and she probably couldn't control     her power properly. [14:51] Matt     Annoying as it is,     this is the only reliable way to beat it! [14:56] Matt     Okay! We're ready to go! [14:59] Matt     Get away from it, you two! [15:00] Lurie     Very well! [15:01] Alma     Got it! [15:01] Matt     Iris! How many seconds     do you need to get away? [15:04] Iris     Four seconds, I guess...     But I'd prefer to have five! [15:07] Matt     Right! See if you can get it     to use its Dragon's Breath! [15:12] Iris     Very well! [15:14] Iris     Hey! You can't even use     one measly Dragon's Breath?! [15:18] Iris     I guess you really are just a winged lizard! [15:21] dra     You...     If you wish to die that badly... [15:26] dra     Then die! [15:28] Matt     Nice work, Iris! [15:30] Iris     Escaping now! [15:34] Matt     This method uses the Dragon's Breath, [15:38] Matt     inverting its direction and attributes     to destroy the dragon with its own spell. [15:42] Matt     But it does take time to activate. [15:45] Matt     Iris! Watch where you're running! [15:49] Matt     That enormous fool! [15:53] Matt     No matter how tough Iris might be,     she can't fully tank a direct hit like that! [15:58] Matt     Iris, get down! [15:59] Iris     Right! [16:13] Alma     I-Is it over? [16:18] Alma     Dispatch successful, right? [16:21] Lurie     But where are the others? [16:24] Matt     I'm right here. [16:26] Alma     Matty! [16:27] Lurie     A-Are you all right? [16:29] Matt     Yes. A human can survive getting thrown     a hundred meters or so. [16:33] Alma     Uh, I don't think we can. [16:35] Iris     Got the magistone! [16:38] both     Iris! [16:39] Matt     Any injuries? [16:40] Iris     All good, thanks to you, Matthias! [16:43] Matt     It was touch-and-go for a minute there,     but I'd say she passed the test! [16:47] Matt     Iris! [16:48] Iris     Yes? [16:50] Matt     Would you like     to join our party officially? [16:55] Iris     A-Are you sure? [16:56] Matt     Of course I am. [16:57] Alma     I'm all for it! [16:58] Lurie     As am I! [16:59] Lurie     Iris would make a powerful ally! [17:02] Matt     It's decided, then. [17:04] Iris     Thank you very much! [17:06] Matt     So there's something else     we need to take care of... [17:09] Iris     Eh? [17:12] Matt     We need training     to improve our party's teamwork. [17:17] Alma     But why did you ruin     the school grounds like this? [17:20] Matt     Iris needs to get used     to her human body. [17:24] Matt     She's particularly bad     about watching her footing. [17:28] Matt     Training on uneven ground like this     should help her establish some muscle memory. [17:32] Iris     I see! A very smart idea, Matthias! [17:36] Matt     Okay, let's start the training! [17:45] Iris     You can't hit me that easily! [17:52] Alma     I did it! First point goes to me! [17:54] Matt     Iris! To protect the shell on your head, [17:57] Matt     you'll want to dodge     with the least movement possible! [17:59] Iris     Very well! [18:01] Iris     The least movement possible...     The least movement possible... [18:08] Alma     Yeah! [18:10] Iris     Human bodies really are so inconvenient. [18:14] Alma     Ready to quit, then? [18:16] Iris     I'm not done yet! [18:20] Lurie     What should I do, Matty? [18:23] Matt     Let's have you make some new equipment     to level up your enchantments. [18:27] Matt     I'll want you making my weapon     this time, too. [18:30] Lurie     I'll do my best! [18:32] Lurie     I promise I'll make you     some very fine equipment! [18:34] Matt     S-Sure... [18:36] Matt     We'll start with a sword for me. [18:41] Matt     We recovered a number of resources     from that dragon, in addition to the magistone. [18:45] Matt     A dragon's claw and some mithril. [18:48] Matt     As for the spells themselves,     let's see... [18:50] Matt     Sunder Steel, Enhance Edge,     Magic Slash, [18:53] Matt     Shockwave Blade, Enhance Hardness,     Enhance Fortitude, [18:57] Matt     Resist Heat,     and Resist Abrasion should— [18:59] Lurie     Eight spells?     How do I add all those?! [19:03] Matt     You're right. It's impossible     to put all eight on one blade. [19:06] Matt     So we'll layer them! [19:08] Lurie     "Layer them"? [19:09] Matt     Split the blade into five parts. [19:12] Matt     Put the dragon's claw in the center, [19:14] Matt     then add two layers     of mithril plates on each side. [19:17] Matt     Imagine adding four spells to each part, [19:21] Matt     then it all coming together at the end. [19:24] Lurie     I see... [19:25] Lurie     What an amazing idea! [19:27] Matt     Let's try it, then! [19:28] Lurie     Very well! [19:37] Lurie     I did it! [19:38] Lurie     Though it feels unreal. [19:40] Matt     Great work! [19:42] Matt     Now we'll make a sword for you. [19:47] Iris     I'm getting the hang     of these minimal movements. [19:54] Alma     You dodged one,     but that's not the end! [19:57] Alma     You've got a long way to go! [19:59] Iris     I let my guard down. [20:00] Iris     But I won't get hit again! [20:03] Matt     Seems that you're making progress. [20:05] Iris     Yes! [20:06] Matt     Come this way. [20:07] Matt     Lurie made new weapons. [20:12] Matt     First up, Lurie. [20:14] Lurie     Okay! Here I go! [20:22] Lurie     I did it! [20:24] Matt     Next, Alma! [20:26] Alma     That sword's pretty great, [20:28] Alma     but I'll bet this bow is, too! [20:33] Alma     W-Wow! [20:35] Matt     And last, Iris! [20:37] Iris     Is this a spear? [20:39] Matt     The blade's on the dull side,     in deference to your power. [20:44] Iris     Here I go! [20:57] Iris     Now I can really give it all I've got! [21:01] Matt     Unlike a sword, you can get some decent     attacks just by flailing a spear around. [21:04] Matt     Should be easy enough for you to use. [21:06] Alma     Okay, let's do even more training! [21:09] trio     Yeah! [21:10] Matt     All right... [21:11] Matt     Let's try me against the three of you. [21:14] Matt     Give me your best shot! [21:20] Matt     I have a new member in my party. [21:23] Matt     The popularity of wordless casting     is spreading. [21:26] Matt     Once we finish the barrier around the kingdom     and drive away those demons, [21:31] Matt     I'll have no more need to stay here. [21:34] Matt     If things go well,     I'll be leaving this school soon enough. [21:47] Demon     Wait for me... [21:49] Demon     Foolish members of the human race. [23:26] Alma     I'm tired from training! [23:28] Alma     I know! Let's play rock-paper-scissors     to see who has to go shopping! [23:30] Lurie     What a good idea! [23:31] Iris     Let's do it! [23:32] Alma     Okay! First comes rock... [23:34] Lurie     Rock, paper— [23:35] Iris     Rock! [23:36] both     Eek! [23:37] Matt     The wind generated by Iris's punch     blew everyone away! SIGN    Episode 6 The Strongest Sage Leaves the School. E6 - The Strongest Sage Leaves the School Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Eduard     We will now commence the operation [00:04] Eduard     to cover the royal capital in a barrier! [00:06] Eduard     Matthias, our best fighter, will be     too consumed with the barrier to engage! [00:11] Eduard     The only ones who can protect the capital     from attacking monsters and demons [00:14] Eduard     are us, the wordless casters! [00:17] Eduard     Give it your all, my students! [00:20] all     Yes, sir! [00:22] Lilia     Report from communications team! [00:24] Lilia     Magic detectors 25 and 26     have picked up unusual activity! [00:28] Matt     It looks like a demon signature. [00:31] Alma     Demon? [00:32] Alma     That's too soon to be a coincidence. [00:33] Lurie     Do you think someone     leaked information about our plan? [00:36] Matt     If they had, [00:37] Matt     I don't think we'd be able     to detect their casting so easily. [00:40] Matt     We're probably picking up a demonic     transportation spell called Magiroad. [00:47] Matt     I've got my hands full here. [00:48] Matt     Can you two take care of it? [00:51] Both     Eh? SIGN    Episode 6 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Leaves the School. [02:32] Lurie     It will just be the two of us, then? [02:35] Alma     Matty says we can do it,     so we'll just have to trust him! [02:39] Lilia     There it is! [02:43] Alma     Matty said that     when the magic power starts swelling, [02:47] Alma     that's the sign the demons are coming! [02:49] Alma     So I guess we've got a little time? [02:52] Lurie     We should take this time to get ready. [02:57] Lilia     We've been running all this time... [03:00] Lilia     How are they both fine? [03:05] (Flashback) Matt     Use the special metal arrows you make     for Alma against the demons. [03:10] (Flashback) Matt     You can figure out what spells     to imbue them with yourself. [03:13] (Flashback) Lurie     Myself?! [03:14] (Flashback) Matt     In live combat, it's important     to read the situation on the fly [03:17] (Flashback) Matt     and work out the ideal     casting circles for yourself. [03:23] (Flashback) Matt     You'll be fine. [03:24] (Flashback) Matt     I've taught you the techniques you need. [03:27] (Flashback) Matt     I know you can do this, Lurie. [03:29] (Flashback) Lurie     I will! [03:36] Lurie     It's finished! [03:37] Lurie     Will these do? [03:40] Alma     They look good, as far as I can tell! [03:43] Alma     They seem pretty strong, too! [03:46] Lilia     She made her own casting circle? [03:48] Lilia     And enchanted the arrows... [03:50] Lilia     This is what Matthias's team is capable of? [03:54] Lurie     Alma! [03:55] Alma     Right! [03:56] Alma     Now! [04:00] Alma     I did it! [04:05] Lurie     Alma, another's coming through! [04:07] Alma     Got it! [04:11] Alma     Guess I needed more than one... [04:12] Lurie     Leave this to me! [04:18] Lurie     Look! The Magiroad! [04:21] Alma     Guess there are no more     demons on the way! [04:25] Lurie     And... [04:26] Alma     For the first time, just the two of us... [04:28] Both     ...pulled off a successful dispatch! [04:34] Lurie     Did you feel that? [04:36] Alma     A big magic surge from the capital. [04:39] Alma     We should get back! [04:41] Lurie     Yeah... [04:42] Lurie     Let's hurry! [04:46] Matt     Great work on that dispatch, you guys. [04:49] Lurie     But the magic surge in the capital... [04:52] Matt     Don't worry. [04:53] Matt     It's just what I expected. [04:55] Alma     What does it mean, then? [04:57] Matt     It's a more advanced version of Magiroad, [05:00] Matt     that sacrifices a demon     to achieve long-range travel. [05:04] Matt     But demons have no spirit      of self-sacrifice, [05:06] Matt     so they probably sacrificed the weakest     of their group to feed the spell. [05:10] Lurie     What should we do? [05:13] Matt     The demons will likely appear     above Second Academy. [05:18] Matt     The barrier will take a little more time     to get ready, [05:20] Matt     so I'll need you     to buy time until then. [05:22] Lurie     We will! We'll do our best! [05:24] Alma     Let's go, Lurie! [05:26] Lurie     Yes! [05:29] Matt     Maybe it's because they've     gained confidence in battle... [05:32] Matt     There's no more hesitance in their tone. [05:34] Iris     Forty boxes of mithril! [05:37] Iris     That should do it! [05:39] Matt     Well done, Iris. [05:43] Alma     Mr. Headmaster! [05:44] Eduard     Excellent timing. [05:47] Eduard     Matthias left these for you. [05:50] Alma     Magistones for casting circles? [05:52] Lurie     Matty got me this much     so that I won't have to worry if I mess up... [05:58] Lurie     I'll make sure it works! [06:00] Lilia     Massive magic readings detected     above the academy! [06:05] Eduard     Into formation, all of you! [06:16] Belias     That seems to have gone well. [06:18] Student 1     The demon's... here? [06:21] Belias     Oh? You intend to fight me, do you? [06:25] Belias     What a foolish bunch of humans... [06:27] Belias     Force of numbers won't change your fate. [06:29] Belias     I'll send you all     to the grave together! [06:42] Belias     How easy. [06:45] Student 2     I thought I was a goner! [06:46] Student 3     It really blocked it! [06:48] Student 4     Matthias's defense spells are the best! [06:51] Belias     Those wretched humans blocked my spell?! [06:55] Eduard     Now! Crest of Standard!     Crest of Lesser! [06:57] Student 2&3     Sir! [07:00] Student 3     It's no use! We can't reach him! [07:02] Alma     In that case... [07:06] Belias     You don't have much     in the way of attacks. [07:09] Alma     He's way tougher     than those earlier demons. [07:11] Alma     Lurie! How's that enchantment coming? [07:16] Alma     You okay? [07:18] Lurie     This casting circle is quite complex. [07:20] Lurie     Could you buy me a little more time? [07:22] Alma     Sure thing! [07:25] Belias     How long can you hold out against this?! [07:28] Eduard     We'll endure whatever you throw at us, [07:30] Eduard     until Lurie's enchantment is done! [07:32] Belias     You may have learned wordless casting, [07:34] Belias     but you can't surmount     the difference in our power! [07:40] Student 1     That's more powerful than the last one! [07:42] Student 2     But we'll hold it back! [07:46] Lurie     Another failure... [07:48] Lurie     Where's the next... [07:52] Lurie     This is... the last piece... [07:57] Belias     What happened     to all that confidence of yours? [07:59] Eduard     This isn't good. [08:00] Eduard     If this keeps up,     he'll break through our spell! [08:05] Lurie     What will I do? [08:07] Lurie     If this fails, they'll all... [08:11] Lurie     I was able to succeed in the past     due to Matty's support. [08:15] Lurie     But all on my own, I... [08:18] Student 3     We will hold him back! [08:21] Student 4     Until Lurie's enchantment is complete! [08:25] Lurie     But they're all...     Matty is... counting on me! [08:29] Alma     Keep going, Lurie! [08:31] Lurie     I will!     I will make it work! [08:45] Lurie     I did it! Alma! [08:47] Alma     Thanks a bunch, Lurie! [08:48] Alma     Leave the rest to me! [08:53] Belias     It works only if it hits! [08:55] Alma     I won't let Lurie's hard work     go to waste! [09:02] Eduard     Now! [09:03] Students     Yes, sir! [09:11] Student 1     We did it! [09:13] Student 1     We really did it! [09:14] Student 1     We defeated a demon! [09:15] Student 2     We can do it, too! [09:21] Demon 2     Oh? You took out Belias... [09:24] Student 3     There's another demon?! [09:25] Student 4     But it's only one! We can still— [09:30] Lurie     Its attacks are more powerful     than the last one's! [09:39] Demon 2     I told him to wait     until we were all ready. [09:44] Demon 2     There's plenty of slaughter     to go around, after all. [09:47] Demon 2     Right, everyone? [09:50] Lurie     It can't be true... [09:52] Lurie     There are so many... [09:58] Lurie     You can't do it, Alma! [09:59] Lurie     It took everything we had     just to beat one! [10:03] Alma     But we have to buy time     until Matty arrives! [10:13] Lurie     We don't want Matty     to be disappointed in us. [10:17] Alma     Lurie... [10:21] Demon 2     Look at all those happy faces. [10:24] Demon 2     I know. Let's compete     to see who can kill the most! [10:29] Demon 3     The slaughter begins. [10:31] Matt     The what begins? [10:36] Matt     Sorry, but you're the ones     facing a slaughter. [10:41] Matt     That's a bigger turnout than expected. [10:44] Demon 2     Impossible. His aura is inhuman. [10:47] Demon 2     Are you the one who killed Alias? [10:52] Lurie & Alma     Matty! [10:56] Matt     Now, choose! [10:57] Matt     Will you die begging pathetically     for your lives? [11:02] Matt     Or will you fight     and die in humiliation? [11:09] Matt     So you know,     both choices mean you die. [11:13] Demon 2     Don't underestimate us!     You're still just a human! [11:15] Demon 2     You can't beat a demon     at its full power! [11:20] Matt     Such determination. [11:22] Matt     I'll grant you an exit     suited for a villain's role. [11:37] Matt     Dispatch successful. [11:39] Lurie     Matty! [11:41] Matt     This body's reached a level     where it can fight decently, I suppose. [11:51] Eduard     Matthias! You did very well. [11:54] Matt     I'm just glad you're all safe. [11:56] Alma     That was amazing, Matty! [11:57] Alma     You beat them all in a flash! [12:00] Matt     Yes, thanks to the sword Lurie made. [12:04] Matt     Thank you. [12:06] Lurie     It's nothing... [12:07] Matt     You too, Alma. [12:09] Matt     Thanks for buying time. [12:12] Alma     That's right! [12:13] Alma     Did you finish the barrier? [12:15] Matt     Yes, I finished digging the hole     for the barrier. [12:18] Matt     Iris and the others are handling the rest. [12:24] Matt     You've all done very well. [12:27] Matt     Now we add in the magistone,     and it's done. [12:29] Iris     I'm hungry! [12:43] Woman     What is that? [12:44] Boy     Papa! The sky is so pretty! [12:56] Alma     We did it! [12:57] Lurie     It went perfectly! [12:58] Matt     We aren't finished yet. [13:01] Matt     The fun's just getting started, in fact. [13:03] Alma     But we activated the barrier, didn't we? [13:07] Alma     And I feel a lot     of magic power from it... [13:10] Iris     This magic power isn't from the barrier.     It's from monsters. [13:13] Iris     A ton of them. [13:15] Alma     Monsters? [13:17] Lurie     Do you mean the spell that the demons     set up before to summon monsters? [13:22] Matt     That's right. [13:23] Matt     That magic power and the power     from the demons we defeated [13:27] Matt     traveled along the school's Dragon Vein     and had a good influence on it. [13:31] Alma     "A good influence"? [13:33] Alma     Don't tell me... [13:34] Matt     It's going to be a bigger horde     than we expected. [13:37] Eduard     Students! [13:38] Eduard     The barrier will keep the capital safe, [13:42] Eduard     but not the surrounding towns! [13:44] Eduard     We have to stop all the monsters here. [13:47] Eduard     My students, fight your hearts out! [13:50] Students     Yes, sir! [14:02] Student 3     What the... [14:02] Eduard     It's the trap Matthias mentioned! [14:05] Alma     Wow. We're really tearing     through those monsters! [14:09] Matt     It seems that the traps     and magic items we set up [14:11] Matt     are sparing them a lot of fighting. [14:14] Matt     And the students of Second Academy     have improved vastly in these last few months. [14:20] Matt     They won't lose to monsters     of such a low level. [14:25] Iris     Hey, there's a bigger one on the way. [14:28] Matt     Yes, with a Dragon Vein like that, [14:31] Matt     there's a second wave for sure. [14:35] Eduard     All forces, retreat! Hurry! [14:37] Matt     We'll take over here. [14:39] Eduard     Thank you! [14:41] Matt     Are you three ready? [14:43] All     Yes! [14:44] Matt     Iris, take the front line. [14:45] Iris     Yes, I shall! [14:47] Matt     Hold it. [14:48] Matt     This way's faster! [14:55] Iris     That wasn't nice, Matthias! [15:01] Alma     I did it! [15:02] Lurie     Great work, Alma! [15:03] Lurie     I'll get in there, too! [15:05] Matt     Having a proper team     makes combat so efficient. [15:10] Matt     Now I can focus     on the more powerful enemies. [15:15] Matt     That monster... [15:16] Alma     Matty! I'm picking up     the strangest magic readings... [15:19] Alma     Hey, what's that?! [15:20] Matt     A monster known as a Void Eater,     which devours monsters around it to grow. [15:26] Matt     It's my first time ever seeing one. [15:28] Lurie     Shouldn't we defeat it     while it's still small? [15:30] Matt     Actually, let's let it absorb     all the monsters in the area. [15:34] Matt     It'll save time in the long run. [15:37] Iris     I think it's trying to absorb me, too. [15:41] Matt     It shouldn't be powerful enough     to absorb you. [15:44] Matt     It's just about finished, so let's give it     a hand with the finishing touches. [15:49] Matt     Lurie. Carve this pattern into a magistone     and throw it at the Void Eater. [15:54] Lurie     I will. [15:55] Matt     Absorption-type monsters evolve     in a distorted way, [15:58] Matt     so they don't provide good materials. [16:00] Matt     So we'll use a casting circle     to drive its evolution in a particular direction [16:03] Matt     and acquire worthwhile materials from it. [16:06] Alma     You're really assuming we win this, huh? [16:08] Lurie     The inscription is done! [16:09] Lurie     I'm throwing it in! [16:13] Matt     And here go a few more! [16:16] Matt     Eat up! Grow big and strong! [16:38] Lurie     M-Matty... [16:40] Alma     Are you totally sure about this? [16:42] Matt     It's looking good. [16:44] Matt     Its overall magic power is stable,     and we'll get lots of experience from it. [16:48] Lurie     Experience? [16:50] Lurie     You're really assuming we win this, then... [16:54] Alma     I-It's coming closer! [16:56] Matt     Okay, let's beat it! [16:59] Matt     As usual,     Alma and Lurie will attack with arrows. [17:01] Matt     Iris, aim for its feet. [17:04] Iris     Sure thing! [17:05] Lurie     But Matty, you can't have     much magic power left! [17:10] Matt     That's all right! [17:12] Matt     I've just about got the muscle memory     for how a Crest of Failure fights! [17:22] Matt     The best way to deal quick damage     to a large creature like this [17:27] Matt     is to tick it off! [17:37] Matt     Special Magic Enchant! [17:42] Alma     It's working! [17:44] Matt     No... [17:46] Lurie     Its legs are regenerating! [17:48] Matt     If that won't work, I'll give it     all the enhancement spells I can! [17:58] Matt     And... [18:00] Matt     A Special Magic Enchant, times two! [18:04] Lurie     It regenerated again! [18:05] Matt     I'm not done yet. [18:10] Matt     This kind of thing is     where the Crest of Failure really shines. [18:15] Matt     This spell will last until either I run out     of magic, or the enemy dies. [18:23] Matt     And now... the finish! [18:33] Matt     Dispatch successful! [18:36] Alma     You beat it? [18:38] Matt     Yeah, I don't think it'll regenerate again! [18:40] Matt     It's okay to come closer. [18:43] Matt     Well done, all of you. [18:45] Lurie     Well done, Matty! [18:48] Matt     Building up a barrier,     then dispatching monsters and demons... [18:51] Matt     Even I'm a little tired after all that! [18:54] Alma     Just "a little"? [18:57] Iris     And I'm just hungry! [19:25] Lurie     Matty? [19:26] Lurie     Is something the matter? [19:27] Matt     Well... this creature's appearance     suggests a truly intere— [19:32] Matt     er, a potentially dangerous Dragon Vein. [19:35] Matt     I think I'll have to look     at some dungeons outside the capital. [19:39] Lurie     So he really is... [19:49] Eduard     So you're leaving the academy, eh? [19:51] Matt     Yes. I'd like to do a survey     of Dragon Veins. [19:55] Eduard     I thought you'd say that someday. [19:57] Eduard     I hate to say it, but there's nothing left     for you to learn here. [20:02] Eduard     But I don't intend to expel you. [20:06] Eduard     I'd like to keep you on our rolls     with a special scholarship. [20:12] Eduard     The school will have greater freedom     for more effective growth [20:16] Eduard     with your achievements under its belt. [20:19] Eduard     And if you find yourself in trouble,     it'll be easier [20:22] Eduard     for me and the nation to intervene     on your behalf if you're a student. [20:26] Eduard     I think it's a good deal for both of us. [20:29] Matt     Indeed. It's not a bad offer. [20:32] Matt     I think I'll take it. [20:35] Eduard     I'll prepare the documentation, then. [20:38] Lurie     Matty...     You're really leaving the school? [20:42] Alma     Lurie... [20:44] Eduard     If you'd like to go off with Matthias, [20:47] Eduard     I can give the rest of you     a scholarship as well. [20:51] Lurie     Us, too? [20:55] Matt     Well... Only if they want to... [20:58] Lurie     I'll take a scholarship! [21:00] Lurie     Matty has so much more to teach me     about enchantment spells! [21:04] Alma     Me, too! I want to go on a journey     and become an even better archer! [21:09] Iris     If you're all going, I'm in! [21:13] Eduard     Seems that it's all decided, then. [21:22] Matt     Thank you for everything, Headmaster. [21:25] Eduard     Likewise! [21:27] Eduard     Drop by any time you wish. [21:29] Eduard     Second Academy will be here     for you any time. [21:33] all     Right! [21:34] Matt     All right, let's go. [21:36] Alma     See you guys again someday! [21:38] Lurie     We're off! [21:39] Iris     Bye-bye! [21:42] Alma     It's so exciting!     Like starting a new adventure! [21:46] Lurie     Indeed! [21:47] Alma     Wonder if we'll find some tasty food! [21:48] Iris     I'm hungry! [23:25] Matt     Iris, are you all packed for the trip? [23:28] Iris     Yes! My possessions include     these big iron dumbbells... [23:31] Iris     One cow for eating... [23:33] Iris     And this body pillow I made     out of a monster corpse! [23:35] Matt     You won't need that on a journey!     Throw it away! SIGN    Episode 7 The Strongest Sage Goes on a Journey. [23:37] Iris     But why?! E7 - The Strongest Sage Goes on a Journey Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:11] Boy     Hey! Are you guys adventurers?! [00:13] Matt     Yes. We're on our way     to a dungeon! [00:16] Boy     Awesome! Good luck! [00:20] Lurie     Leaving the capital on a journey     is rather exciting! [00:23] Matt     Don't forget.     We aren't out here for fun. [00:26] Matt     We're investigating the dragon's vein. [00:28] Lurie     Y-Yes! Of course we are. [00:31] Matt     And our current destination     is the Melkia Dungeon. [00:35] Lurie     I've heard that Melkia is an enormous dungeon     having hundreds of floors. [00:39] Alma     But dungeon cities are pretty safe,     so I'm sure we'll be fine! [00:43] Iris     "Dungeon cities"? [00:45] Lurie     Y-Yes! [00:47] Lurie     There's a city built over the dungeon. [00:49] Matt     A city?! [00:50] Lurie     Yes? [00:51] Matt     There was nothing like that     in my past life. [00:53] Matt     People can live on top     of a dungeon that dangerous? [00:58] Iris     This sounds pretty neat! [01:02] Alma     It's a town of adventurers! [01:03] Alma     I'm sure it'll be brimming with life! [01:06] Lurie     It will take several days     to reach Melkia. [01:08] Lurie     Let's take our time. [01:10] Matt     What? It's not far.     We can reach it in a day. [01:12] Lurie     But... [01:14] Iris     We'll arrive by tonight! [01:19] Lurie     Do you mean... [01:21] Lurie     You want to pass     through the Forest of Chikirisubia? [01:24] Lurie     But it's a monster den! [01:26] Alma     Yeah! [01:27] Alma     And it's not just strong monsters... [01:29] Alma     Rumors say there's a really smart monster     showing up lately. [01:33] Matt     A smart monster? [01:35] Alma & Lurie     Oh, no! [01:37] Alma & Lurie     We got him curious! SIGN    Episode 7 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Goes on a Journey. [03:20] Lurie     It's awfully unsettling in here, isn't it? [03:24] Iris     I can always fly you guys out     if it comes to that. [03:28] Matt     Your wings are still healing, remember? [03:30] Iris     Oh, I forgot. [03:34] Alma     I'm beat! [03:36] Matt     Strange that we're not seeing     many monsters, though. [03:40] Lurie     I prefer that to the alternative. [03:44] Iris     But I'm so hungry! [03:46] Lurie     I'm sure you are.     Let's have lunch! [03:48] Alma     Great idea! [03:50] Alma     Let's pull some rations     from our storage spe— [03:53] Matt     No. Let's find our food here. [03:56] Matt     I'll hunt us up something. [04:05] Matt     Countless monsters' magic signatures, [04:08] Matt     but they're moving     in a conspicuously orderly fashion. [04:11] Matt     Someone's commanding them. [04:13] Matt     There's one intentionally restrained     magic signature among them. [04:18] Matt     That must be [04:20] Matt     the smart monster! [04:26] Alma     I-Is that... [04:27] Lurie     C-Can it be... [04:29] Iris     I'm hungry! [04:36] Matt     I was disappointed, to be frank. [04:39] Iris     It doesn't look very yummy. [04:42] Lurie     It's a Wism Monkey! [04:44] Lurie     It's a famously smart monster. [04:47] Alma     Then the monster everyone's talking about... [04:50] Matt     It's probably this, yeah. [04:52] Matt     But forget about that. [04:54] Matt     More importantly... [04:56] Matt     Oh, step back! [05:02] Matt     Well, Iris? [05:03] Matt     This one looks better, right? [05:05] Iris     Yes! [05:06] Alma     Hang on!     Are we gonna eat that?! [05:08] Lurie     Is it even possible to eat monsters? [05:11] Matt     Not all of them, of course, [05:14] Matt     but this one's just fine. [05:15] Matt     It's kind of a delicacy, really. [05:17] Lurie     If you say so... [05:19] Alma     Really? Are you being serious?! [05:22] Matt     Now, let's get it cooked up! [05:24] Lurie     Of course. Let me start... [05:29] Matt     I see. [05:30] Matt     Refining iron from the ground     to make a pot. [05:33] Lurie     Yes! We'll forage for our tools as well! [05:36] Iris     I'm gonna forage, too! [05:38] Iris     I'll prepare the firewood! [05:41] Alma     Then I'll gather up some local plants     to make a soup! [05:45] Matt     I think that's enough, Iris. [05:49] Iris     You think? [05:54] Matt     What did you just do?! [05:57] Alma     I don't usually have trouble with fire spells, [06:02] Alma     but for some reason,     having the ingredients nearby makes it blow up. [06:08] Alma     I can still handle the cooking part!     I can! [06:10] Alma     You don't believe me?     But I really can! [06:13] Alma     Say something, Lurie! [06:18] Alma     I-It looks tasty enough... [06:20] Lurie     It's quite ample... [06:32] Alma & Lurie     So good! [06:38] Alma     Alma's special soup! [06:40] Alma     It might be a little     on the strong side, of course! [06:43] Lurie     I've never seen you cook before! [06:46] Alma     I was banned from the kitchen back home! [06:50] Iris     I'm not picky! [06:59] Matt     Not even a darkness dragon can tolerate it? [07:02] Lurie     Alma, what in the world     did you put in there? [07:04] Alma     I made it the normal way! Sheesh! [07:08] Iris     I could stand to eat a lot more, [07:10] Iris     but I suppose this human body     is around 80% full. [07:13] Alma     After eating all that? [07:15] Lurie     You have quite an appetite! [07:17] Lurie     Were you that desperate     to cancel out the taste of the soup? [07:21] Alma     That again? Really? [07:22] Matt     Well, let's get going. [07:25] Matt     I think the forest monsters     are too afraid of Iris to approach. [07:30] Lurie     Dragon magic power! Is that why? [07:33] Alma     Plus he beat the Wism Monkey,     which is probably an incentive to stay away. [07:37] Matt     Yeah. [07:37] Matt     We'll reach Melkia before sundown. [07:56] Matt     We're here! [07:58] Matt     So this is dungeon city Melkia... [08:05] Matt     What is all this? [08:07] Alma     I expected a little more life     in a dungeon city. [08:11] Lurie     But it seems far more bleak     than the capital. [08:19] Matt     What's that? [08:20] Alma     A magic lamppost? [08:22] Lurie     Yes, but there's something strange     about how the magic flows. [08:26] Matt     You typically power magic equipment     with magistones, [08:29] Matt     but this one seems directly tapped     into the dragon's vein. [08:32] Matt     And in a slapdash fashion, at that. [08:35] Matt     If it's left like this— [08:36] Shopkeeper     Hey! [08:37] Shopkeeper     It's not safe there! [08:39] Shopkeeper     Those things explode sometimes. [08:41] Shopkeeper     At least ten people have died this year alone. [08:44] Matt     Not good! [08:45] Matt     Get away, all of you! [08:51] Lurie     Why would you make something     so dangerous?! [08:54] Shopkeeper     H-Hang on! Calm down! [08:57] Shopkeeper     We don't have a choice.     It's was on the lord's orders. [09:01] Shopkeeper     We used to use magistones. [09:04] Shopkeeper     But our lord said that magistones     are our most precious export, [09:07] Shopkeeper     so he forbids us from using them. [09:10] Lurie     How awful! [09:11] Lurie     What could your new lord be thinking? [09:15] Alma     Yeah!     Setting up dangerous stuff like that... [09:19] Matt     Is the lord also the reason     why you're so underpopulated? [09:23] Shopkeeper     Yeah, apparently a powerful monster     has appeared [09:26] Shopkeeper     around the tenth floor     of the dungeon. [09:28] Shopkeeper     Most of the adventurers were sent in     on the lord's orders. [09:33] Shopkeeper     Veteran and greenhorn alike. [09:35] Matt     I see. So that's the reason. [09:39] Matt     Can I have one for each of us? [09:41] Shopkeeper     S-Sure... [09:45] Alma     The local lord sounds like a creep! [09:46] Lurie     I feel for the poor townspeople! [09:49] Matt     He appears quite incompetent. [09:51] Matt     If you send a lot of inexperienced people     on a monster hunt, [09:54] Matt     they'll just trip each other up. [09:57] Matt     The area's weapons seem to be     of poor quality as well. [10:00] Lurie     What will we do next? [10:03] Matt     Let's head to the guild first. [10:06] Matt     "To enter the dungeon,     you need a guild-issued permit," it says. [10:12] Matt     I want to enter the dungeon     and have a look for ourselves. [10:18] Matt     Excuse me! [10:20] Matt     I'd like a permit to enter the dungeon. [10:23] Receptionist     A permit? [10:25] Receptionist     I would advise against that. [10:26] Matt     Why? What's wrong with it? [10:29] Receptionist     The permits aren't issued by the guild,     but by the lord himself. [10:33] Receptionist     So as long as you stay in Melkia, [10:36] Receptionist     you have to participate     in any special requests the lord asks of you. [10:39] Matt     So to get a permit,     we have to serve as the lord's lapdogs. [10:44] Matt     Are those special requests     typically dangerous? [10:47] Receptionist     They come in many forms,     from dungeon exploration to monster hunting, [10:52] Receptionist     but they're uniformly absurd. [10:54] Receptionist     They come about once a month,     but every one results in casualties. [10:59] Receptionist     Children like you could never— [11:01] Matt     I should ask just in case. [11:02] Matt     What do you want to do? [11:04] Alma     I'm totally in! [11:05] Lurie     I'll follow you anywhere, Matty! [11:07] Iris     Me, too! [11:10] Adventurer A     Listen to these brats run their mouths! [11:11] Adventurer A     You see what that dungeon did     to adults like us? [11:15] Matt     I'd like four permits, please. [11:17] Receptionist     Very well.     We can start the application process. [11:21] Guild worker     We have a huge number of injuries     from a monster attack! [11:23] Guild worker     There are too many injured     for us to keep up! [11:26] Guild worker     Does anyone know healing spells? [11:29] Adventurer A     All the real adventurers are in the dungeon! [11:33] Adventurer A     You really think— [11:34] Matt     There's one right here. [11:37] Lurie     Matty... [11:39] Matt     Take me where I need to go. [11:46] Nurse A     We're out of bandages! Bring some new ones! [11:47] Matt     This is... [11:48] Nurse B     I can't stop the bleeding!     I need healing spells, fast! [11:53] Healer A     I'm locked down here. [11:54] Healer A     I need help! [11:56] Alma     This is awful... [11:57] Lurie     Look at that. [11:58] Matt     They can't even manage a stopgap. [12:00] Matt     In a dungeon city full of adventurers... [12:02] Matt     Why do they have so few healers? [12:05] Guild worker     We used to have a number on staff, [12:07] Guild worker     but they were all driven out by the lord. [12:09] Guild worker     He said they were a waste of money! [12:12] Matt     It's wrong to let people die     due to the orders of an incompetent lord. [12:17] Matt     I will save them all! [12:20] Matt     I'll start with a Passive Detect. [12:22] Matt     I'll feel out the patients' magic power     to get a quick idea of their status. [12:32] Matt     These numbers represent     their injuries' severity. [12:34] Matt     I'll look at the worst off among them. [12:36] Matt     The rest of you, cast healing spells     in descending order of urgency. [12:39] Lurie     We will! [12:42] Healer A     Hold it! [12:44] Healer A     You can't just barge in here like this! [12:45] Healer A     People's lives are on the line! [12:47] Healer A     This is no place for children! [12:49] Matt     Can you save them all by yourself? [12:53] Healer A     Of course not! [12:55] Healer A     I have to triage them     based on their condition [12:57] Healer A     to keep losses to a minimum! [12:59] Matt     Then be quiet and watch. [13:03] Healer A     Typical nonsense,     from a Crest of Failure! [13:05] Matt     Actually, this kind of healing is the sort     that the Crest of Failure is best at. [13:10] Matt     Close the blood vessels     to stanch the bleeding. [13:13] Matt     Heal the damaged organs. [13:16] Matt     Then close the wound! [13:20] Matt     Success. [13:21] Patient A     Th-Thank you... [13:24] Healer A     You healed him.     From such a severe wound... [13:26] Healer B     The wound's completely gone! [13:30] Matt     I'm asking you again. [13:32] Matt     Cast your healing spells     in the order on the tablets. [13:34] Matt     If we all work together,     we can save them all. [13:38] Healer A     V-Very well. [13:40] Healer A     Split up and cast those spells! [13:42] Healer B     Sir! [13:45] Matt     Lurie, 23's okay! [13:47] Matt     Move on to the next patient! [13:48] Lurie     Right! [13:49] Matt     Recovery on 27's not going fast enough! [13:52] Matt     Come with me, you two! [13:53] Healer A     All right, we'll do it! [13:57] Patient B     I'm... done for... [13:58] Matt     Don't give up! [13:59] Matt     We will save you! [14:02] Adventurer A     W-We'll help, too! [14:05] Lurie     Do your best! [14:06] Healer A     Hey, speak to me! [14:10] Matt     It's all done! [14:15] Matt     Healing successful on everyone. [14:21] Healer A     I can't believe we really saved them all... [14:24] Healer A     Despite looking like a child,     are you a famous healer, by chance? [14:29] Matt     Certainly not. [14:30] Matt     I've actually used healing     only magic a few times. [14:34] Healer A     But you orchestrated this miracle... [14:36] Matt     "Miracle"? [14:38] Matt     No, as I said before,     this was the act of everyone here. [14:43] Healer A     I haven't properly thanked you yet. [14:45] Healer A     Thank you. Truly. [14:47] Matt     Same to you. [14:48] Matt     Oh, there is one thing I wanted to ask... [14:51] Healer A     What is it? [14:52] Matt     The previous lord. [14:55] Matt     Why was he replaced? [14:56] Matt     Did he pass away, by chance? [14:58] Matt     From what I've heard,     the previous lord knew what he was doing. [15:03] Matt     If he really got replaced     with a complete incompetent... [15:07] Healer A     Yes, and without warning. [15:09] Healer A     He passed away abruptly in his sleep. [15:12] Matt     Was he ill? [15:14] Healer A     We simply don't know. [15:17] Healer A     An abrupt, unexplained death... [15:19] Healer A     That was all we could ascertain. [15:24] Matt     Dungeons were considered dangerous     even in my old life. [15:27] Matt     To build a city over one... [15:30] Matt     I thought it was unusual from the start. [15:32] Matt     This world has been altered by demons. [15:35] Matt     This must be another example     of that in progress. [15:39] Matt     The demons must have killed     the previous lord. [15:43] Matt     There's a chance     that the current lord is a demon himself. [15:47] Matt     I'll have to meet him and find out. [15:49] Iris     Zoom! [15:52] Lurie     I must say...     The current lord is quite cruel! [15:56] Alma     We have to do something! [15:58] Iris     Agreed! [15:59] Matt     I agree. [16:00] Matt     That's why I'm writing     the headmaster a letter. [16:02] Alma     I see! You're going to have him     forward it to the king? [16:07] Matt     Exactly. [16:08] Matt     This is what I went with. [16:11] Lurie     "We don't know     what the homework is while we're here." [16:14] Alma     "May we be excused from it?" [16:16] Alma     What in the world? [16:18] Matt     It's a decoy, of course. [16:19] Matt     This is the real one. [16:22] Matt     I'll hide it under a false bottom     in the delivery box. [16:25] Matt     Obviously, I've use magic     to make it harder to spot. [16:29] Matt     I worked out this method of correspondence     with the headmaster in advance. [16:33] Lurie     Protection against inspection? [16:35] Lurie     And they must be inspecting the mail, [16:38] Lurie     or the capital would have heard     about what's going on in Melkia earlier. [16:41] Matt     Precisely. [16:43] Matt     This will help us avoid the inspection. [16:46] Alma     Wouldn't it be faster     if you went there personally? [16:49] Matt     Most likely, [16:50] Matt     but I want to see what's going on     in the dungeon first. [16:53] Matt     We got our permits, after all. [16:55] Alma     The dungeon, huh? [16:57] Alma     It's got that monster     that hurt all the people today, right? [17:01] Alma     Are you sure about this? [17:02] Lurie     If we leave it at large,     it might reach the surface! [17:05] Matt     Exactly. [17:06] Matt     Let's check it out tomorrow. [17:08] Matt     For today, let's all have a nice rest. [17:23] Lurie     I just realized I'm spending the night     in the same building as Matty... [17:27] Lurie     And the same room, at that! [17:29] Lurie     I even let him see me in my pajamas! [17:32] Lurie     It's so, so, so bad! [17:34] Matt     This is my first time     spending the night with Lurie, [17:37] Matt     though Alma and Iris are here, too. [17:42] Matt     Just get your mind off it, man! [17:44] Matt     She just happens to be     in the next bed over! [17:46] Matt     She just happens... [17:47] Iris     Let's bust in there! [17:49] Iris     Leave it all to me... [17:53] Lurie     She's talking in her sleep? [17:53] Matt     Don't startle me like that! [17:55] Alma     C'mon... Drink more... [17:57] Iris     Can't... I'm sorry... [18:00] Lurie     They're talking to each other?! [18:01] Matt     Why are they in sync?! [18:05] Lurie     Just calm down. [18:07] Lurie     You've had a long day,     and you're tired. [18:09] Lurie     Just close your eyes,     and before you know it... [18:12] Matt     Remain calm. Calm. [18:14] Matt     Sleep as you always do,     in preparation for tomorrow. [18:22] Matt & Lurie     I still can't sleep! [18:24] Lurie     What do I do? [18:25] Lurie     I have to find a way to sleep. [18:28] Matt     That's it. [18:29] Matt     Let's count monsters until I sleep. [18:32] Matt     One monster. [18:33] Lurie     Two monsters. [18:35] Matt     Three monsters. [18:36] Lurie     Four monsters. [18:37] Matt     Five monsters. [18:38] Lurie     Six monsters. [18:46] Matt     You almost used Dragon's Breath     in your sleep earlier. [18:49] Matt     You could've blown the whole inn away. [18:51] Iris     I'll be more careful. [18:53] Matt     Why do you look so sleepy     when you slept all night? [18:57] Alma     Boy, isn't morning air the best? [19:01] Alma     Right, Lurie? [19:04] Alma     Are you okay?     Did you get any sleep? [19:06] Lurie     Absolutely. [19:08] Alma     You liar. [19:10] Lurie     This is the dungeon gate? [19:13] Alma     It's so big! [19:14] Iris     But it's just iron, isn't it? [19:17] Matt     Yeah.     A monster could break through it easily. [19:20] Alma     So it's a total paper tiger? [19:22] Matt     Yeah, even though the gate is key to     stopping monsters from leaving the labyrinth. [19:27] Matt     Everything about this dungeon city     seems half-baked. [19:32] Alma     Strong as an ox, as usual! [19:34] Lurie     There's a powerful monster in there. [19:37] Matt     Stay on your guard, all right? [19:51] Matt     Buy this, please. [19:53] Matt     She underestimated her own strength [19:55] Matt     so the head was the only thing left, but... [19:57] Lurie     The monster was deformed     beyond recognition, [19:59] Lurie     but Iris got off     with a bump on the head. [20:02] Receptionist     Th-This... [20:03] Receptionist     It's that monster! [20:05] Receptionist     The strong monster from yesterday... [20:07] Lurie     Oh, is it really? [20:09] Alma     It definitely was the strongest one     we ran into. [20:12] Receptionist     H-How did you defeat it? [20:14] Matt     The normal way, I guess? [20:17] Matt     Though actually,     I didn't get involved. [20:19] Matt     The three of them did it. [20:22] Receptionist     I can buy it,     but you won't get paid till later. [20:26] Receptionist     The lord has to confirm it. [20:30] Matt     I understand entirely. [20:31] Receptionist     A moment, then, if you will... [20:40] Matt     "If the report is to be believed,     the three girls are total beasts." [20:45] Matt     "The boy appears to be a healer,     and so didn't participate in the battle." [20:49] Matt     Hm? [20:49] Matt     What a curiously wrong conclusion     to leap to... [20:52] Matt     Ah, well. [20:56] Iris     I'm hungry! [20:59] Matt     Can I get gold for the rest of it right now? [21:02] Receptionist     "The rest"? You mean there's more?! [21:08] Lord     So they defeated that monster... [21:11] Lord     What an interesting party. [21:14] all     Let's eat! [21:16] Matt     You handled the combat today     just fine without me. [21:20] Lurie     We're really getting the hang     of our teamwork! [21:24] Alma     Your enchantments,     and my ranged attacks! [21:27] Iris     And once you've whittled the enemy down,     I charge in! [21:31] Matt     Just try to rein it in a little, Iris. [21:34] Iris     Fine! [21:36] Lurie     That was delicious! [21:38] Alma     I'm all full! [21:39] Iris     I could eat more, actually. [21:47] Matt     The lord's been spurred to action. [21:50] Matt     Perfect. [21:51] Matt     I'll unmask you. [23:26] Lurie     Wasn't Matty's healing today amazing? [23:30] Alma     Yeah, I wanna do the same thing! [23:32] Alma     - Scalpel!     - Yes! [23:33] Alma     - Sweat!     - Wipe, wipe! [23:35] Alma     My surgery skills are unrivaled! SIGN    Episode 8 The Strongest Sage Saves the City. [23:37] Matt     Is that how I looked to you? E8 - The Strongest Sage Saves the City Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:03] Matt     This route should get us there faster. [00:06] Iris     Huh? But the inn is this way. [00:12] Matt     Remain calm and listen, you three. [00:14] Lurie     Telepathy? [00:15] Iris     What's the problem? [00:17] Matt     We're being tailed. [00:19] Lurie     Tailed? [00:20] Alma     That's why you suddenly changed routes? [00:22] Matt     Most likely the lord's flunkies. [00:25] Matt     I doubt they're here for a friendly greeting. [00:28] Matt     Let's use a concealment spell     and see what they do. [00:32] Matt     If it's clear they're hostile,     we'll pull the rug out from under them. [00:35] Chain Guy     They disappeared! [00:36] Club guy     Damn! Where'd they go?! [00:39] Matt     Excuse me, sir.     We're a bit lost. [00:43] Matt     Could you tell us the way to the inn? [00:46] Chain Guy     S-Sure... [00:48] Chain Guy     Your inn should be down that way. [00:52] Matt     So you know where we're staying? [00:54] Chain Guy     Damn! [00:56] Chain Guy     Don't move! [00:57] Chain Guy     Do as we tell you     if you don't wanna see him dead! [01:00] Matt     Oh, s-someone save me! [01:05] Lurie     Matty... [01:06] Alma     What a bad actor... SIGN    Episode 8 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Saves the City. [02:44] Matt     Someone save me! [02:46] Chain Guy     C'mon! Pipe down! [02:48] Alma     What do you want with us? [02:49] Chain Guy     I know who you people are. [02:52] Chain Guy     And that he's the weakest     out of all of you! [02:56] Matt     Why would you assume that? [02:57] Chain Guy     Because he's the party healer! [03:01] Matt     Ah, I guess word reached the lord     about them handling the monster dispatch. [03:07] Chain Guy     You'll be serving our lord now! [03:11] Chain Guy     Do as you're told, or die! [03:12] Matt     Iris, no weapons. [03:15] Matt     Just knock them out, okay? [03:16] Iris     Okay! [03:18] Chain Guy     Huh? This some kind of joke? [03:20] Club guy     There's no way you can beat us unarmed! [03:25] Club guy     She's a beast! [03:28] Iris     Okay, now it's my turn! [03:34] Chain Guy     Hold it!     Don't you realize we have a hostage?! [03:37] Iris     Last one! [03:41] Matt     All right, they're out like a light. [03:44] Matt     All that's left... [03:46] Lurie     You're casting a tracking spell? [03:49] Matt     Yes. And a demon-detecting one. [03:52] Matt     I think there's a good chance     they're in bed with demons. [04:00] Lurie     Good morning, Matty! [04:03] Alma     What's that? [04:05] Matt     The king's messenger delivered a letter. [04:07] Matt     We're heading out now. [04:11] Alma     I don't see anyone. [04:13] Lurie     Are you sure this is     where we're supposed to meet? [04:16] Matt     I know you're there. [04:18] Matt     Come out, would you? [04:21] Eik     I beg your pardon.     My name is Eik. [04:25] Eik     I was told to hide, under the assumption     that you would find me easily. [04:32] Matt     And you chose this for our meeting spot     so that the lord wouldn't catch on? [04:38] Eik     Yes. [04:39] Eik     I bear His Majesty's response to your report [04:43] Eik     regarding the lord's exploitation     of Dungeon City Melkia. [04:47] Matt     Tell me. [04:49] Eik     "I hereby command that     Lord Dokiel Melkia be taken into custody. [04:53] Eik     If you desire to take him     into custody yourselves, [04:56] Eik     you have my permission to do so,     under the supervision of Royal Proxy Eik." [05:01] Matt     That'll save us time. Thank you. [05:03] Eik     You wish to arrest him yourselves, then? [05:06] Matt     Yes. Are you three okay with that? [05:08] Lurie     Yes! The dungeon city is     in such an awful state! [05:11] Alma     We can't just let this go on! [05:14] Iris     I agree, too! [05:16] Matt     I cast a tracking spell     on the lord's underlings. [05:20] Matt     I know where he is. [05:23] Matt     An estate on the edge of town. [05:25] Eik     But the estate is closely guarded. [05:28] Eik     Shall I call for the knights' assistance? [05:30] Matt     No need. [05:32] Matt     We can handle it just fine     on our own. [05:34] Eik     Really? [05:35] Matt     All right, let's get that lord! [05:38] Alma & Lurie &Iris     Yeah! [05:42] Eik     Something doesn't seem right here. [05:44] Matt     Indeed. [05:45] Matt     The gate's closed in the middle of the day. [05:47] Alma     No sign of any guards, either. [05:52] Matt     I'm sensing plenty     of signatures within. [05:55] Matt     He must be concentrating his defenses. [05:58] Eik     Do you think they've learned     of our plans? [06:01] Matt     It appears likely. [06:02] Eik     It's not safe. [06:03] Eik     We should turn back for now. [06:05] Matt     No, we'll plow     right through the front gate. [06:09] Matt     After the welcome they've prepared,     it'd be rude not to... [06:14] Man 1     They came right to us! [06:16] Man 2     And just a five-man army at that! [06:17] Men     Are they stupid? [06:18] Men     That reward's ours! [06:21] Lurie     Leave this to me! [06:25] Man 1     She deflected all of 'em! [06:26] Man 2     A barrier spell?! [06:28] Matt     Well done, Lurie. [06:29] Matt     I can tell your casting's getting faster. [06:32] Lurie     Thank you! [06:33] Matt     You can leave the rest to me! [06:41] Matt     Dispatch successful. [06:43] Eik     You took them all out     with one strike? [06:46] Iris     I wanted to hit 'em good, too! [06:49] Eik     I see now     what His Majesty was referring to... [06:53] Eik     When he said not to get     on Sir Matthias's bad side. [06:57] Eik     It appears the lord's room     is on the second floor. [07:00] Matt     Passive Detect suggests     there's no one on the second floor. [07:03] Matt     The signatures are in the basement. [07:04] Lurie     But there's nothing about a basement     in the blueprints. [07:11] Matt     Here we are. [07:17] Matt     Let's go. [07:22] Lord     It's grown quiet. [07:24] Lord     Did they crush the intruders? [07:27] Sub     If they had,     we'd have heard about it. [07:30] Sub     It's too quiet.     Could something have...? [07:33] Lord     They couldn't possibly defeat     that many men so quickly. [07:37] Lord     But in the interest of caution, [07:40] Lord     let's take the secret passage     to the surface. [07:44] Matt     You have a secret passage, eh? [07:46] Matt     How prepared of you. [07:48] Lord     Who in the world are you? [07:50] Lord     Was there a child like this     in the garrison? [07:53] Sub     No... [07:53] Matt     You sent men to kill me     without knowing what I looked like? [07:57] Lord     Wait...     Are you Matthias Hildesheimer?! [08:01] Matt     Who else would I possibly be? [08:03] Lord     How did you get here?     Where are the others?! [08:06] Matt     Hey, guys! Come on in! [08:10] Lord     You fool! [08:11] Lord     You've strayed carelessly far     from your female escort! [08:15] Matt     "Escort"? [08:16] Lord     Get him, men! [08:23] Lord     H-How did you... [08:25] Lord     I thought you were the party healer! [08:27] Lurie     I suppose he really did believe that. [08:30] Alma     The truth should've been obvious     from his gear. [08:33] Eik     Dokiel Melkia, I hereby arrest you     under orders from the king! [08:37] Lord     What?! [08:38] Eik     I am the Royal Proxy,     and under my supervision, [08:41] Eik     Sir Matthias has the authority     to arrest you. [08:45] Lord     I won't accept the authority     of some child! [08:48] Matt     Excuse me for being a child. [08:50] Lord     You'll pay for this! [08:52] Lord     Terrible things will befall this city     if anything happens to me! [09:00] Matt     I just knocked him out. [09:02] Matt     An interrogation might gain you     some useful information, [09:05] Matt     even from a blithering fool like this. [09:08] Eik     I will see him brought to His Majesty. [09:12] Matt     Please do. [09:13] Matt     We have a few other things to do. [09:15] Eik     Like what? [09:17] Matt     I want to find out     how they anticipated our raid. [09:20] Lurie     That's right. [09:21] Lurie     How did they learn     about the king's orders? [09:24] Matt     Look at this. [09:26] Eik     A letter? [09:28] Matt     It tells of the decision     to have the lord arrested, [09:31] Matt     and that an authorized executor     would be arriving soon. [09:34] Eik     Where did that come from? [09:36] Matt     There are faint traces     of magic on the letter. [09:40] Matt     It's clear there's a demon involved. [09:42] All     Demon?! [09:44] Alma     Were they using the lord     to do something else? [09:47] Matt     Something involving the city's dungeon,     most likely. [09:51] Lurie     Do you think     they're after the magistones? [09:54] Matt     No. [09:55] Matt     I think the demons are after the Dragon Vein     in the dungeon. [09:59] Matt     The Dragon Vein here is far bigger     than the one in the capital. [10:03] Matt     If infused with a spell, [10:05] Matt     it could cause worldwide calamity. [10:09] Alma     "Worldwide... calamity"? [10:12] Eik     I must report to the capital at once! [10:14] Matt     Please do. And hurry! [10:16] Lurie     Wait a minute! [10:18] Lurie     Do you hear something? [10:24] Alma     An attack?! [10:24] Matt     No, an earthquake! [10:28] Matt     The demons have already started tampering     with Dragon Vein. [10:37] Lurie     Matty... [10:38] Alma     This magical signature... [10:40] Matt     Yeah, they've spawned a monster horde. [10:42] Matt     It's heading our way! [10:45] Matt     The demons' tampering with the Dragon Vein     is calling the monsters here. [10:49] Matt     This is what the lord was talking about! [10:52] Matt     We have to get the demons away     from the Dragon Vein right away! [10:56] Alma     But what about the monsters? [10:58] Lurie     All of Melkia will be in danger     if we don't stop them! [11:01] Matt     It'll be about two hours     before the monster horde arrives at Melkia. [11:05] Matt     Let's hurry to the dungeon. [11:07] Matt     We'll have to finish this     within two hours! [11:12] Lurie     I don't see any demons here. [11:14] Matt     They must have moved to a lower floor. [11:17] Matt     Maybe they realized we were coming     and went to set a trap. [11:23] Matt     Iris, can you start digging     right around here? [11:25] Iris     Sure thing! [11:35] Matt     This is the Dragon Vein that runs     through this great dungeon. [11:37] Lurie     So much magical power... [11:39] Lurie     And it has a demonic air about it! [11:43] Matt     Well detected. [11:44] Alma     What does it mean? [11:46] Matt     It's probably something the demons rigged up     in the Dragon Vein a long time ago. [11:50] Matt     Now they're trying     to put on the finishing touches. [11:53] Alma     Can we stop...     whatever it is they're doing? [11:56] Matt     Yes. [11:57] Matt     Let's split up into two teams. [11:59] Matt     I'll head to the floor     where the demons are hiding and strike. [12:02] Lurie     What will we do? [12:03] Matt     Stop whatever they're trying to get the Dragon Vein     to do and restore it to normal. [12:06] Lurie     W-Wait a minute! [12:08] Lurie     Without you? [12:09] Matt     Yeah. And you'll be taking point, Lurie. [12:12] Alma     Don't sweat it, Lurie! [12:13] Alma     I'm here for you! [12:14] Iris     I'll keep you safe, too! [12:17] Lurie     V-Very well. I'll do my best. [12:19] Matt     I've rigged up the Dragon Vein     with a communications casting circle. [12:23] Matt     Its range isn't unlimited, [12:25] Matt     but we should be able to communicate     from anywhere in the dungeon. [12:28] Matt     Now, let's begin the operation! [12:29] All     Yeah! [12:32] Matt     Lurie, you hear me? [12:34] Lurie     Yes! [12:35] Matt     How's the Dragon Vein looking? [12:36] Lurie     I've located the abnormal flow. [12:38] Lurie     I'm trying to restore it to normal! [12:40] Matt     One wrong move when messing with a Dragon Vein     could blow up the town. [12:44] Matt     Make sure you go slow and steady! [12:47] Lurie     I-I will! [12:48] Matt     Only one hour     until the monster horde arrives in Melkia. [12:53] Matt     We don't have much time. [12:55] Matt     I'm close to the demons. [12:56] Matt     Lurie, let's keep communications clear     for a little while. [12:59] Lurie     I will! Be careful! [13:05] Demon     Come on out. [13:06] Demon     Are you the one interfering     with my manipulation of the Dragon Vein? [13:10] Matt     What if I am? [13:16] Matt     The slight fluctuations     in his magical power... [13:18] Matt     Is he using a communication spell? [13:20] Matt     I'll use Magic Align to tap into it. [13:23] Voice     Not even Matthias Hildesheimer could interfere     with the Dragon Vein while on the move. [13:30] Voice     The interference is his colleague's doing. [13:32] Voice     Her casting level is low,     but she is skilled. [13:36] Voice     Destroy Matthias and finish off the one     interfering with the Vein. [13:41] Voice     And do not underestimate him. [13:43] Demon     I won't. [13:44] Demon     I'll fight cautiously, as you instructed. [13:48] Matt     So there's a big boss giving him orders? [13:51] Matt     And he knows a lot about casting     and Dragon Veins. [13:55] Matt     Interesting. [13:56] Matt     I might get a decent fight for once. [14:10] Demon     It seems the much-rumored Matthias Hildesheimer     is still only human! [14:15] Demon     You think you can defeat me     with a trivial attack like that? [14:19] Matt     The kind of barrier     that blows up when you attack. [14:22] Matt     This'll be tricky. [14:25] Voice     The barrier appears to be working. [14:28] Demon     Yes, sir. [14:29] Demon     Though the power of his attacks     is greater than I imagined. [14:32] Voice     Finish him before he breaches the barrier. [14:35] Voice     A prolonged battle against a superior opponent     will put you at a disadvantage. [14:38] Demon     Yes, sir! [14:39] Matt     There's no question. [14:41] Matt     They're tactics designed     to fight a Crest of Failure. [14:43] Matt     To fight me specifically. [14:45] Matt     This demon is more powerful     than any I've faced before. [14:49] Matt     Can you hear me, Lurie? [14:50] Lurie     Yes! [14:51] Matt     Prepare casting circles     fourteen and seventeen. [14:54] Lurie     Fourteen and seventeen? I will! [14:57] Demon     Matthias Hildesheimer. [14:59] Demon     I've made all the preparations     I need to deal with you. [15:04] Demon     So let's have some fun! [15:07] Demon     See? [15:08] Demon     I know the Crest of Failure     is best in close-combat! [15:11] Demon     So I'll fight you at close-range,     just as you want! [15:14] Demon     Or so I'll make it seem, until... [15:16] Demon     Take this! [15:18] Demon     Did I get him?! [15:19] Voice     Behind you. [15:20] Demon     One more time! [15:23] Demon     You seem a little desperate. [15:25] Demon     One hit from that     might just be the end of you. [15:27] Matt     If you can land it. [15:30] Voice     The Crest of Failure is specialized     for close combat. [15:32] Voice     Continue attacking with ranged spells.     Don't let him get close. [15:36] Demon     I will! [15:38] Matt     The demon giving the orders seems     like a force to be reckoned with. [15:41] Matt     The Crest of Failure countermeasures     must have been his idea. [15:44] Matt     I'd like to get a clue     to his identity. [15:47] Matt     Let's watch what happens     a little while longer. [15:49] Demon     Guess that last attack wasn't quite enough. [15:53] Demon     But what about this?! [15:55] Matt     Using a series of magic attacks     to close off my escape routes?! [16:08] Matt     Is that the last of it? [16:10] Lurie     Matty! Are you all right? [16:12] Matt     Yeah. I just dodged the demon's attack. [16:15] Matt     I'll need those spells in a bit.     Are you ready? [16:18] Lurie     Yes! They're ready any time you need them! [16:20] Demon     I can't seem to hit him! [16:22] Voice     His instinct for battle     is greater than expected. [16:25] Demon     Should I keep up the barrage     until his magic runs out? [16:29] Voice     No, it's dangerous     to let this run too long. [16:31] Voice     We'll have to move to Stage II     sooner than expected. [16:35] Demon     The trap, eh? [16:37] Matt     A trap!     Just what I've been waiting for! [16:39] Voice     He's coming. Lure him into the trap! [16:42] Demon     You got it! [16:45] Matt     Lurie!     Do you have those casting circles ready? [16:48] Lurie     Yes! Ready any time! [16:50] Matt     Great!     Activate number fourteen first! [16:53] Lurie     Right! [16:54] Matt     Spell fourteen will nullify the trap     rigged up in the Dragon Vein. [17:02] Demon     The trap didn't activate?! Why?! [17:05] Matt     Lurie! Now go with seventeen! [17:07] Lurie     Okay! [17:08] Demon     The trap didn't activate! [17:10] Demon     What now, sir?! [17:11] Voice     Remain calm. [17:14] Matt     Number seventeen is a spell     using the Dragon Vein [17:17] Matt     to disrupt communications in the area. [17:19] Matt     In other words,     it will block his communication spell. [17:22] Demon     Dammit! What's going on? [17:24] Matt     Something the matter? [17:26] Demon     But I still have my barrier.     You can't harm me! [17:29] Matt     Shall we test that hypothesis? [17:32] Demon     Fool! [17:34] Matt     It deflects all my attacks. But... [17:42] Demon     It'll never work!     Your attacks won't get through! [17:47] Demon     What?! [17:50] Demon     Why didn't it deflect that? [17:51] Matt     The barrier was a good idea. [17:54] Matt     But you didn't choose the right one. [17:57] Matt     This barrier defends you     by causing attacks to explode. [18:01] Matt     Once it's activated, it takes at least half a second     for the next one to get through. [18:06] Matt     So if I attack in the split-second     after it detonates the first attack, [18:11] Matt     I can keep it from activating! [18:17] Demon     You beast! [18:18] Matt     No, still only human. [18:21] Voice     Can you hear me? What's happening? [18:23] Demon     He destroyed my barrier! [18:25] Voice     What? [18:27] Demon     Could Matthias Hildesheimer really be     the reincarnation of Gaius?! [18:32] Matt     Is that rumor going around?     Good instincts... [18:35] Voice     Impossible. [18:37] Voice     Gaius is one of the ancient humans. [18:40] Voice     If that were Gaius,     you'd already be dead. [18:45] Matt     The demon giving the orders     knows about my past life? [18:50] Matt     He must be a pretty old demon. [18:52] Voice     It's time for your last resort. [18:55] Voice     Use Disfortune. [19:00] Demon     I'll finish this! [19:09] Demon     Quit squirming! [19:10] Matt     What's wrong?     Weren't you going to finish this? [19:14] Demon     Impossible!     How can you dodge so many attacks?! [19:19] Matt     I'm not anticipating them,     if that's what you're thinking. [19:23] Matt     I'm just simultaneously casting spells [19:25] Matt     to deal with every attack     I can imagine you sending, [19:27] Matt     then scrapping the ones I don't need! [19:29] Demon     What?! [19:30] Matt     The spell-control potential granted     by the Crest of Failure [19:33] Matt     lets me cast four or five spells     at once, easily. [19:38] Matt     I will end this now! [19:41] Voice     Dodge it. [19:42] Matt     You won't be able to! [19:49] Demon     Impossible! [19:50] Demon     I cannot be defeated by a mere human! [20:04] Matt     Dispatch successful. [20:06] Matt     Lurie, I defeated the demon! [20:09] Lurie     Of course you did! [20:10] Lurie     I knew you'd win, Matty,     but I didn't think it would be this fast! [20:15] Alma & Iris     Yeah! [20:17] Matt     The monsters heading for Melkia     are disappearing. [20:20] Lurie     Really? [20:21] Matt     It's because you restored     the Dragon Vein, Lurie. [20:24] Matt     Well done. [20:25] Matt     Are Alma and Iris safe, too? [20:27] Lurie     Yes! [20:28] Alma     We beat all the monsters! [20:30] Iris     Wish it weren't over so quickly... [20:33] Matt     Now there's just one thing left undone. [20:37] Lurie     Find the monster     that was giving the orders? [20:40] Matt     Exactly. [20:42] Matt     I'll pin down his magical signature. [20:43] Matt     Get the disrupted Vein in order. [20:46] Lurie     I will! [20:48] Voice     You won't be able to trace me back. [20:51] Matt     He was tapping my communication spell     with Lurie? [20:55] Voice     Matthias Hildesheimer. [20:58] Voice     Do you know where I am? [21:01] Matt     The magic is coming from a place     several dozen kilometers away. [21:06] Matt     I believe there's a town called Elenia     in the area. [21:11] Matt     But that's just a decoy. [21:13] Matt     I don't know. [21:14] Matt     I just know you're not in Elenia. [21:17] Voice     A pity. [21:19] Voice     I would have loved     to deceive you about that. [21:22] Matt     We'll be fighting soon enough. [21:24] Matt     I'm sure you're trembling     in anticipation. [21:26] Voice     I can't imagine     why I'd ever want to fight you. [21:30] Matt     But I definitely want to fight you. [21:32] Matt     So you'd better start cooking up     some countermeasures. [21:34] Voice     You'll have to find me first. [21:40] Matt     The communication's cut off. [21:42] Matt     He must have destroyed the relay     in Elenia. [21:46] Matt     He's definitely on another level     from previous enemies. [21:49] Matt     About time I got something     I could sink my teeth into. [23:26] Matt     If I may, Iris. [23:27] Iris     What is it? [23:28] Matt     Can you take a form     that's half-human and half-dragon? [23:32] Iris     I'll try! SIGN    Episode 9 The Strongest Sage Duels. [23:37] Iris     I think I strained myself! E9 - The Strongest Sage Duels Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Iris     Are we searching for     where the demons' leader is hiding now? [00:06] Matt     Yeah. [00:07] Lurie     But how do we do it? [00:09] Matt     The enemy thought he could cut off     our ability to find him [00:12] Matt     by destroying the relay in Elenia. [00:14] Matt     But the transmission spell still carried a trace     of the caster's magic signature. [00:19] Matt     I've recorded that signature here. [00:22] Alma     In a magistone?     It can do that, too? [00:24] Matt     Yeah. [00:25] Matt     And there's a device that enables the user     to trace an enemy through a magistone. [00:29] Matt     If we go to it, we can use it     to pinpoint his location. [00:32] Lurie     I've never heard of such a device. [00:35] Matt     Of course you haven't.     It's from thousands of years ago. [00:39] Alma     Thousands of years ago?! [00:41] Lurie     But you know how to use it? [00:45] Alma     How? [00:46] Matt     Because— [00:48] Matt     Well, I just kind of stumbled into it. [00:51] Matt     That was close. [00:52] Matt     I almost told them I created it! [00:55] Alma     So, where is this device? [00:58] Matt     Here. [00:59] Alma     The Radinia Alliance? [01:01] Matt     Getting the king's help     will make crossing the border smoother. [01:06] Matt     If we ask the headmaster,     I'm sure he'll probably mediate for us. [01:09] Lurie     The king and the headmaster     are quite friendly, aren't they? [01:14] Matt     For now, let's get back to the capital. [01:19] Iris     Hey! I'm still eating! SIGN    Episode 9 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Duels. [02:59] Alma     We're back! [03:01] Lurie     It's been only a few days,     but it feels as if we've been gone forever! [03:04] Alma     I hope everyone in Second Academy     is all right. [03:08] Iris     The school's gone... [03:10] Alma & Iris & Lurie & Matt     Huh?! [03:14] Lurie     This is where Second Academy was, isn't it? [03:16] Alma     Of course it is! [03:18] Matt     What in the world happened? [03:21] Matt     "New Second Academy building,     under construction"? [03:26] Matt     Headmaster! [03:27] Eduard     Hey there, Matthias! [03:30] Eduard     You're all back, eh? [03:32] Iris     We beat up the demon     in the dungeon city! [03:35] Eduard     Indeed you did. Excellent work! [03:38] Matt     But what's going on here? [03:40] Eduard     As you can see, we're rebuilding the academy     from the ground up. [03:44] Eduard     We're making the walls thicker     and erecting a barrier to withstand demon attack. [03:49] Matt     More of a fortress, then? [03:51] Lurie     Where will they hold the classes? [03:53] Eduard     First Academy. [03:55] Eduard     Their students are helping     with the construction as well. [03:59] Eduard     And it'll be good casting practice for them. [04:03] Eduard     Good idea, don't you agree? [04:07] Matt     There was another demon pulling the strings     in the dungeon city. [04:12] Matt     In order to find him,     I need to cross the border. [04:15] Eduard     I see. The border with whom? [04:19] Matt     The Radinia Alliance. [04:21] Eduard     That's a group of allied nations. [04:24] Eduard     Unfortunately, not all the nations are friendly. [04:27] Matt     Would the king be willing to help? [04:30] Eduard     Yes. [04:31] Eduard     I'll make a recommendation     to seek their Guild's cooperation. [04:35] Matt     Thank you. [04:37] Eduard     Given that there are demons involved,     I'm sure he'll make it his top priority. [04:40] Matt     While we wait for leave to travel,     we'll help with the construction here. [04:44] Eduard     You will? [04:46] Matt     You don't mind, do you? [04:47] Alma & Lurie     Of course not! [04:48] Eduard     We'd appreciate the help. [04:50] Iris     I wanna help, too! [04:56] Matt     The pillars will be tougher     if you use a mithril alloy instead of iron. [05:00] Eduard     I see! [05:02] Lurie     Enchanting the building materials     will make things more efficient! [05:08] Iris     Here I go! [05:11] Matt     Hey, Iris!     Don't bite off more than you can chew! [05:14] Iris     I won't! [05:23] Matt     Yeah, thought so. [05:27] Eduard     The king's granted permission. [05:30] Eduard     This contains your border-crossing permit [05:31] Eduard     and the king's voucher     for the Radinia Alliance. [05:34] Matt     I appreciate this. [05:35] Eduard     We can't let the demons     have free rein any longer. [05:40] Eduard     Get to it. [05:41] Matt     We will. [05:43] Lurie     This is my first time     leaving the Eis Kingdom! [05:47] Alma     What do you think     the Radinia Alliance is like? [05:49] Iris     I hope they've got tasty food! [05:53] Guard     Take care! [05:55] Lurie     Having His Majesty's recommendation     let us pass right through! [05:59] Matt     The Radinia Alliance is just ahead. [06:02] Alma     We're almost at our destination! [06:05] Matt     But now the problems start. [06:08] Lurie     A restricted region? [06:10] Matt     Entry to the region containing the device     is heavily restricted. [06:15] Matt     The magic signature there     is likely so strong [06:16] Matt     that they're afraid     a magical calamity will occur. [06:20] Lurie     Does that mean we can't get closer? [06:23] Alma     What do we do? [06:24] Matt     According to the information     the headmaster gave us, [06:27] Matt     the only way is to increase     our adventurer rank. [06:30] Matt     We need to be Rank A     to enter a restricted region. [06:34] Alma     How do we increase our rank? [06:37] Matt     We head for the Radinia Adventurers' Guild [06:39] Matt     and complete the ranking test. [06:41] Alma     What? But we have a voucher from the king! [06:44] Matt     Yes, but we also have     to follow the Guild's rules. [06:48] Lurie     But won't passing their tests     take a whole lot of time? [06:53] Matt     If they force our hand,     we'll have other ways to proceed. [06:55] Alma     Like what? [06:57] Matt     A darkness dragon appearing     above a restricted region [07:00] Matt     would cause quite a panic, wouldn't it? [07:02] Matt     We'd use that as a distraction     to reach our destination. [07:05] Iris     Hey, I forgot I could turn into a dragon. [07:08] Alma     You have it backwards! [07:09] Alma     You're a dragon     who's turned into a human! [07:19] Alma     Wow, it's so different from the capital! [07:23] Matt     Let's hit up the Adventurers' Guild first. [07:27] Branch Chief     Well, well! [07:29] Branch Chief     Welcome! [07:30] Branch Chief     So you're the Matthias party     I've heard so much about. [07:34] Matt     You've heard of us? [07:35] Branch Chief     The king of the Eis Kingdom     asked our Guild for help. [07:40] Branch Chief     He's urging international cooperation, [07:43] Branch Chief     now that the demons     are growing more active. [07:45] Alma     That's our king! [07:47] Branch Chief     I'm happy to help you     as much as I can. [07:50] Matt     Much appreciated. [07:52] Branch Chief     And you say you want     to enter the restricted zone? [07:55] Matt     Yes. [07:56] Matt     So I'd like to reach Rank A     as soon as I can. [08:00] Matt     Can I take the ascension test? [08:02] Branch Chief     Of course you can. [08:03] Branch Chief     I'd normally require you to start at Rank G,     the lowest level there is. [08:08] Branch Chief     But I'll let you skip right     to the Rank A test. [08:12] Branch Chief     I'm afraid that's the best     we can offer you. [08:15] Matt     Understood. [08:16] Lurie     But will we be all right,     going right to the Rank A test? [08:22] Matt     What exactly does the test consist of? [08:24] Branch Chief     A mock battle with a prearranged proctor. [08:28] Branch Chief     He should be arriving any time now. [08:34] Giluas     Did I keep you waitin'? [08:36] Branch Chief     Giluas! What are you doing here?! [08:39] Giluas     I'm the proctor for their ascension test. [08:43] Branch Chief     Y-You can't...! [08:45] Matt     He has a powerful magical signature. [08:47] Matt     High enough that I might suspect     he was a demon, [08:51] Matt     but he's definitely human... [08:54] Matt     Who is this man? [08:55] Branch Chief     You haven't heard? [08:57] Matt     Have any of you? [08:58] Alma & Iris & Lurie     No... [09:00] Matt     Is he famous in your lands? [09:02] Branch Chief     He's a Rank S adventurer! [09:05] Matt     "Rank S"? [09:06] Branch Chief     Fighting is basically all he thinks about. [09:10] Matt     Your average battle maniac, then? [09:13] Giluas     Branch Chief! [09:15] Giluas     You oughta know by now     that I'm the real deal! [09:17] Branch Chief     But you're not the one I called for! [09:21] Branch Chief     What are you doing here?! [09:23] Giluas     The proctor you asked for ran off,     bitchin' about some stomachache. [09:28] Branch Chief     What?! [09:29] Giluas     So I'm bein' real generous     and offerin' to stand in. [09:35] Matt     I don't mind. [09:37] Matt     Let's begin the test. [09:38] Branch Chief     But no one's ever passed a test     run by Giluas! [09:43] Alma     Really?! [09:44] Branch Chief     He's failed every previous applicant     without even fighting them. [09:49] Iris     Hey, that's mean! [09:51] Giluas     Shaddap! [09:52] Giluas     It's 'cause they were all trash,     not even worth fightin'! [09:57] Giluas     I got time only for the real strong guys. [10:03] Matt     Intriguing. [10:09] Giluas     You first! [10:11] Giluas     And you! [10:13] Giluas     And you! [10:14] Iris     Yes? [10:16] Giluas     You all pass. [10:19] Giluas     That's it for the test.     You can head on home. [10:21] Matt     What in the world? [10:23] Giluas     Now, you... [10:25] Giluas     You'll fight me. [10:28] Giluas     One on one. [10:30] Giluas     I've heard about you, Matthias. [10:32] Giluas     You're the heroic demon-slayer     from the Kingdom of Eis. [10:36] Matt     I see. He just wanted     to fight me from the start. [10:40] Matt     I suppose you're on. [10:43] Judge     We will now commence     the Rank A ascension exam! [10:47] Judge     The proctor, Giluas,     will evaluate Matthias's skills in a mock battle! [10:52] Giluas     Been a while since I got     to fight someone real strong. [10:55] Giluas     Can't wait to show my stuff! [10:57] Matt     Let's see what a Rank S fighter can do. [11:01] Alma     He'll be okay, right? [11:03] Lurie     It's hard to imagine     Matty ever losing, but... [11:07] Branch Chief     Giluas is a combat prodigy. [11:10] Branch Chief     It's said he's never lost a duel. [11:14] Alma     He's that good? [11:16] Matt     What are our rules here? [11:17] Giluas     Match is over when one of us     gets knocked out or gives up. [11:22] Matt     Very well. [11:23] Giluas     I don't use magic,     but you can if you want. [11:29] Matt     You don't use magic? [11:31] Matt     Given his magical signature,     I'd pegged him as a spellsword like me. [11:36] Matt     Are you holding back on me? [11:39] Giluas     'Course not. [11:41] Giluas     This ain't some handicap     I'm givin' you. [11:43] Giluas     I just never use magic. [11:46] Matt     What's that? [11:46] Giluas     This is all I use! [11:51] Matt     This feeling... [11:52] Matt     A physique enhancement spell... [11:55] Matt     But I don't think Giluas is lying. [11:59] Matt     I'm ready. [12:01] Matt     Come at me any time! [12:02] Giluas     Don't mind if I do! [12:06] Matt     Enhance Physique! [12:11] Matt     He's definitely using     an Enhance Physique spell. [12:14] Matt     But he doesn't even realize     he's casting it. [12:19] Matt     Is he just using it instinctively?! [12:21] Giluas     Just what I'd expect     from the heroic demon-slayer! [12:26] Giluas     An attack like that     don't even faze you, huh?! [12:31] Giluas     Looks like this'll be a pretty fun fight! [12:36] Matt     He's mixing in other enhancement spells     like Enhance Fortitude and Sunder Steel. [12:44] Matt     Most humans can't cast spells unconsciously. [12:48] Matt     Yet he's doing it perfectly,     without a moment's thought... [12:52] Matt     Incredible. [12:56] Alma     Awesome!     He's matching Matty blow for blow! [13:00] Lurie     He really is! [13:01] Branch Chief     I never thought I'd find a man     on equal footing with Giluas... [13:06] Giluas     Hey, you ain't holdin' back, are you?! [13:10] Matt     Good instincts. [13:12] Matt     Yes, I certainly am. [13:14] Giluas     Oh, yeah? [13:15] Giluas     Well knock it off already! [13:17] Matt     If you want to see what I can really do, [13:19] Matt     I'll show you! [13:28] Giluas     Sounds good to me! [13:30] Giluas     I'll make you get serious! [13:31] Matt     Giluas's magic power is growing stronger?! [13:34] Matt     His casting is improving even as we fight. [13:38] Matt     His instincts are incredible. [13:40] Giluas     I ain't never fought anyone [13:42] Giluas     who got my heart racing like this before! [13:46] Matt     I'll bet he's never fought anyone     better than him. [13:51] Matt     Now that he's hitting a wall,     it's increasing his combat instincts. [13:58] Matt     It's the height of foolishness     to leap that high without magical enhancement. [14:01] Matt     He's just making himself vulnerable     until he lands. [14:06] Giluas     Watch this! [14:11] Lurie     Is that... [14:12] Alma     He's fighting the way Matty does! [14:14] Matt     He learned how I fight... [14:17] Matt     After seeing only it once... [14:20] Matt     He adapts that quickly? [14:23] Giluas     Here we go! [14:29] Giluas     How'd you like that?! [14:39] Matt     A strike combining Enhance Physique     and the gravity of a long fall... [14:44] Matt     An ideal fighting style if you want     to force your way past the opponent's guard. [14:48] Matt     But your casting strength     is entirely insufficient. [14:52] Giluas     What'd you say? [14:54] Giluas     That was the best attack I can— [15:13] Matt     Want to keep going? [15:18] Giluas     I give. [15:22] Judge     The winner is Matthias!     He passes! [15:25] Alma & Lurie     Yeah! [15:27] Iris     Is that a successful dispatch? [15:30] Alma     He didn't dispatch anyone! [15:33] Giluas     That's the first time I ever lost. [15:36] Matt     But your skills are incredible. [15:39] Giluas     Tell me!     How do I get as strong as you?! [15:44] Matt     That's a good question... [15:47] Matt     Read this. [15:50] Lurie     Matty. What's that? [15:52] Matt     It's a textbook I wrote. [15:54] Giluas     A textbook? [15:56] Alma     You wrote one of those? [15:57] Matt     What you lack is knowledge     of spell casting. [16:01] Matt     You might surpass me     if you put in the work, [16:04] Matt     but you have the talent, either way. [16:08] Giluas     You makin' fun of me? [16:10] Matt     I'm completely serious. [16:12] Matt     If you internalize     what's written in that book, [16:15] Matt     you'll definitely grow stronger. [16:17] Giluas     And spell castin' is supposed     to help me out in combat? [16:20] Matt     It certainly will. [16:22] Giluas     But chantin' spells leaves a guy     open for ages. [16:26] Giluas     You didn't cast any, either. [16:28] Matt     But I did! [16:30] Matt     You don't need incantations to cast spells. [16:34] Giluas     Really? [16:36] Matt     You're actually casting spells unconsciously. [16:38] Matt     To enhance your physique and such. [16:40] Giluas     I am? [16:42] Matt     If you start to do it consciously,     you can get even stronger. [16:46] Giluas     Awright!     I'm gonna read the heck outta this! [16:54] Giluas     It ain't stickin', man! [16:57] Giluas     You got a spell to make me     better at readin'? [17:01] Giluas     Tryin' to read     gives me a big damn headache. [17:05] Matt     The healing spell on page 132     works well on headaches. [17:18] Giluas     You really ain't gonna go for Rank S? [17:22] Matt     I'll pass. [17:23] Giluas     Shame. [17:25] Giluas     You could be the strongest     in the land, for sure. [17:28] Matt     We just needed Rank A     to enter restricted territory. [17:34] Giluas     What restricted territory? [17:35] Matt     The Etelis Plains in the Folkia Region. [17:39] Giluas     Folkia, huh? [17:41] Matt     Does that mean something to you? [17:43] Giluas     Nah, I just hear     the city's got a weird vibe. [17:46] Matt     What do you mean? [17:48] Giluas     I hear the atmosphere there      has changed a lot lately. [17:51] Giluas     Checkpoints along the nearby roads     have grown stricter all of a sudden, too. [17:56] Giluas     And I hear parties have gone missing     on the way there. [18:01] Giluas     So if crap goes down, just lemme know! [18:04] Giluas     I'll help out. [18:06] Matt     I appreciate that. [18:12] Lurie     Is this one of the checkpoints     he mentioned? [18:14] Alma     Seems pretty normal to me, but... [18:18] Soldier A     Halt. Papers, please. [18:22] Soldier B     Where are you headed? [18:24] Matt     I'm here on adventurer work. [18:27] Soldier B     Each of you, take one of these passes. [18:31] Soldier B     They're valid only for the main road,     though, so be careful. [18:34] Matt     Understood. [18:38] Alma     That was easier than I expected! [18:40] Lurie     I don't know why we were so nervous! [18:42] Iris     I wanna hit that city fast. [18:45] Matt     No, there's still trouble ahead. [18:49] Matt     There's a magical code     inscribed in these passes. [18:53] Alma & Iris & Lurie     "A code"?! [18:57] Lurie     "Caution.     Party of four high-rank adventurers." [19:02] Alma     "Motives questionable.     Deal with immediately"?! [19:05] Iris     What do they mean by "deal with"? [19:06] Matt     The content doesn't matter. [19:08] Matt     What matters is that the coding technology     is the same as the one the demons use. [19:14] Alma & Iris & Lurie     What?! [19:15] Lurie     But those guards weren't demons, were they? [19:19] Matt     No, they were human. [19:21] Matt     But to set up checkpoints,     you need to hold local power. [19:26] Lurie     Then if the checkpoint     is using demon coding technology... [19:31] Alma     All of Folkia might be     under the demons' control?! [19:35] Matt     It seems entirely possible. [19:38] Matt     Look. [19:39] Matt     We have visitors already. [19:41] Matt     Probably someone's hired goons... [19:45] Matt     They're out to finish us off     before we reach the city. [19:49] Matt     And Giluas mentioned parties going missing. [19:53] Matt     I suppose this is what he meant. [19:55] Iris     You want us to stamp 'em out? [19:57] Matt     No, that wouldn't be good. [20:00] Matt     We'll put them all to sleep instead. [20:02] Alma     To sleep? [20:03] Iris     We can't just beat them? [20:05] Matt     If they put up a fight     and raise a commotion, [20:07] Matt     it could make     infiltrating the city harder. [20:09] Matt     Iris and I will draw their attention. [20:12] Matt     Lurie, Alma. [20:14] Matt     Get around behind them [20:16] Matt     and use this magic item     to put them to sleep. [20:18] Lurie     Understood! [20:19] Alma     We will! [20:23] Lurie     What are these? [20:25] Matt     I used a spell to create illusions. [20:28] Matt     From a distance,     they should look convincing enough. [20:31] Matt     All right, let's begin! [20:35] Matt     We're under attack! Be careful! [20:39] Sideburns     Looks like they saw us. [20:41] Blond Archer     Better get started. [20:43] Sideburns     Get 'em! [20:44] All     Yeah! [20:47] Matt     Now, let's have a bit of fun! [20:50] Iris     That's what I like to hear! [20:54] Iris     Ow! [20:55] Iris     Ow, ow, ow! [20:56] Sideburns     The arrows don't hurt her? [20:58] Sideburns     What's going on here?! [20:59] Iris     Darn you... [21:01] Iris     This is so annoying! [21:07] Iris     Why did you do that? [21:09] Matt     If you run in,     someone's definitely going to die! [21:12] Iris     Oh, right.     We're just putting them to sleep. [21:18] Alma     Great! They haven't noticed us! [21:20] Lurie     Let's activate the magic item now! [21:29] Sideburns     Wh-What the... [21:30] Brown scarf     Damn! I can't see anything! [21:33] Mustache Beret     Gettin'... sleepy... [21:38] Matt     That was perfect. [21:42] Iris     He's fast asleep, huh? [21:44] Matt     Where are Lurie and Alma? [21:46] Iris     Good question. [21:52] Matt     They're asleep. [23:26] Lurie     This is Matty's handwritten textbook? [23:29] Iris     Let me see! [23:31] Alma     It's good to be studious! [23:35] Matt     Sh-She's asleep... [23:36] Lurie     She just wanted it for a pillow? SIGN    Episode 10 The Strongest Sage Works With a Team. E10 - The Strongest Sage Works With a Team Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:12] Matt     It almost feels like a shame     to wake her, but... [00:20] Lurie     We were using that magic item, and... [00:22] Matt     In the future, make sure you check     its effect range before using it. [00:27] Lurie     I'm sorry!     I'll be more careful next time! [00:31] Alma     Huh? Where am I? [00:36] Alma     Hey! What the heck?!     Who did this?! [00:40] Alma     Ah! Was it you, Iris?! [00:41] Iris     Dunno what you're talking about... [00:43] Alma     The heck you don't! SIGN    Episode 10 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Works With a Team. [02:23] Alma     This is Folkia? It's creepy... [02:27] Lurie     I can feel a demonic magical signature     in the city... [02:30] Lurie     But this is... [02:32] Matt     Did you notice it too, Lurie? [02:33] Lurie     Yes. Faint signatures scattered all over. [02:37] Lurie     Over thirty of them! [02:39] Matt     Precisely.     The reason the signatures feel small [02:42] Matt     is probably that they're concealing them. [02:44] Lurie     What?! [02:44] Alma     But that means... [02:46] Matt     Yes. Folkia is full of demons. [02:51] Lurie     Thirty demons in the city?!     How is that possible? [02:54] Alma     Yeah! You said demons didn't like     to work in groups! [02:57] Matt     I'm impressed you remembered that. [02:58] Matt     It's true that typical demons     don't work in groups. [03:01] Matt     But demidemons are different. [03:03] Lurie     "Demidemons"? [03:05] Matt     A rare offshoot of the demon race. [03:08] Matt     They can't use any special spells, [03:10] Matt     but they work in groups and fight as a team. [03:13] Matt     If they're the ones in control of the city, [03:16] Matt     that's the most troublesome     situation I can imagine. [03:19] Alma     Security's pretty tight, too. [03:21] Matt     Now that we know     the city's brimming with demons, [03:24] Matt     there's no need     to go right through the front door. [03:27] Lurie     Then what should we do? [03:29] Matt     I found something very interesting. [03:40] Alma     What in the world?! [03:41] Matt     A hidden passage for the demons. [03:44] Matt     It should lead us     right to the city center. [03:48] Matt     All right, let's infiltrate Folkia. [03:58] Iris     Kinda stinks in here... [04:01] Lurie     Is this a sewer system? [04:03] Alma     It's so dark.     It's almost like a maze. [04:14] Alma     Just a rat! [04:15] Lurie     I was so scared!     I thought it might be a small monster. [04:19] Matt     Er, um... Lurie? [04:22] Lurie     Oh...     Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! [04:26] Matt     Seriously, it's fine. [04:28] Matt     In fact, I... [04:29] Lurie     What? [04:30] Matt     N-Nothing!     Let's keep going! [04:39] Matt     Stop here. [04:41] Iris     Ouch! [04:42] Matt     My detection spell is picking something up. [04:47] Matt     There's a demon just ahead. [04:49] Alma     What should we do? [04:50] Iris     Should we destroy it? [04:52] Matt     No, we're going to pass right by. [04:55] Alma & Lurie     Huh? [04:56] Matt     You guys wait here. [05:01] Alma & Lurie     He went into the wall! [05:02] Matt     A simple application of a spell. [05:14] Matt     It went perfectly. Come over here. [05:18] Matt     He appears to be their only lookout. [05:21] Alma     What did you do to him? [05:23] Matt     I used a stupefaction spell. [05:25] Matt     It temporarily dulls the target's senses. [05:29] Matt     Okay, let's hurry. [05:30] Matt     Come on, Iris.     No drawing on him. [05:35] Lurie     I can't believe we're passing     right in front of a demon. [05:39] Iris     Nyah, nyah, nyah! [05:52] Lurie     Now that we're in here,     it feels even worse. [05:55] Alma     Yeah. Melkia was pretty desolate, [05:58] Alma     but this is creepy     in a totally different way. [06:08] Lurie     The townspeople seem to be     in a kind of a trance. [06:12] Lurie     Are they all right? [06:14] Matt     The magical signatures are strange, too. [06:16] Matt     Can it be... [06:19] Matt     If I may. [06:24] Lurie     He has some kind of spell     cast on him, doesn't he? [06:26] Matt     Yes. It's called Thought Paralysis. [06:29] Matt     It's a type of stupefaction spell. [06:31] Alma     The adventurers are all acting the same way! [06:34] Lurie     This must be the demons' work! [06:46] Demidemon 2     Next! [06:50] Demidemon 2     Okay, next! [06:50] Alma     Wow, they're casting Thought Paralysis     on everyone! [06:54] Lurie     That one over there is a demon, isn't it? [06:57] Matt     It definitely is. [06:59] Matt     They're working the humans     in this factory to some end. [07:03] Matt     We'll have to go inside     and see what it is. [07:08] Matt     A defense spell. [07:10] Matt     This will nullify the Thought Paralysis spell,     if they try to cast it on us. [07:14] Matt     We'll pretend it works,     then march right through the front gate. [07:17] Matt     That goes for you too, Iris. [07:19] Matt     Act like you're spaced out. [07:20] Iris     Okay! Spaced out, huh? [07:24] Iris     Spaced out... Spaced out...     Spaced out... [07:32] Demidemon 3     Hey, you! What are you doing? [07:33] Matt     This isn't good. [07:35] Demidemon 3     An overdose of Thought Paralysis? [07:37] Demidemon 3     I guess someone went a little overboard. [07:41] Demidemon 3     They should know     that overdosing decreases efficiency. [07:44] Demidemon 3     You're all fine. Go on ahead. [07:47] Matt     Yes, sir... [07:51] Alma     I guess that went pretty well. [07:53] Lurie     You're amazing, Iris! [07:56] Iris     I didn't exactly do it on purpose. [07:59] Matt     All the more reason it worked! [08:08] Alma     Look at this huge place! [08:10] Alma     You think they're refining ore? [08:13] Matt     It does appear so. [08:15] Matt     Their equipment is far more advanced     than I'd imagined. [08:18] Lurie     It does seem     to be a rather large production. [08:21] Alma     But why are they collecting     these weird rocks? [08:26] Matt     This is Rankine magical ore. [08:28] Matt     The magicrystals they refine from it     can be used in explosives. [08:32] Alma & Lurie     Explosives?! [08:36] Matt     With just one ton of crystals     with 100 purity, [08:39] Matt     you can blow up an entire kingdom. [08:43] Matt     Still, it would probably take decades     to gather that many magicrystals. [08:48] Matt     But at least it's pretty clear     what they're going for. [08:53] Matt     A facility massive enough to create weapons     that could destroy an entire kingdom... [08:59] Matt     Is there a powerful demon with extensive knowledge     of magical technology behind this? [09:03] Lurie     What should we do now? [09:05] Matt     Obviously, the factory is too dangerous     to be left standing. [09:10] Matt     And the Thought Paralysis spell     can have permanent negative effects [09:14] Matt     on the human brain after extended usage. [09:18] Alma     Then there's just one thing to do! [09:21] Matt     Indeed. [09:27] Matt     Wipe out the demons! [09:30] Matt     There are thirty-two demidemons     that I can detect. [09:33] Matt     They're distributed roughly like this. [09:35] Lurie     They seem primarily gathered     in the city center. [09:38] Alma     Demidemons are good at teamwork, right? [09:41] Alma     Will we have to wait     until they're separated? [09:42] Matt     No, it's unlikely     that they'll split up on their own. [09:45] Matt     The major facilities are concentrated     in the center of the city, [09:48] Matt     so they'll all remain within range     of their shared consciousness. [09:51] Lurie     Shared consciousness? [09:53] Lurie     So if we destroy one of them,     the other demons will know right away? [09:57] Alma     So we have to take them all at once? [10:00] Matt     We'd definitely die if we tried that. [10:03] Matt     But that's fine. [10:05] Alma     How, exactly?! [10:06] Matt     We'll use their teamwork against them. [10:10] Matt     Allow me to explain my plan. [10:20] Demidemon 4     Unknown magical signature     detected in area 51. [10:24] Demidemon 4     Full alert!     It's a massive signature! [10:26] Boss     Locate and dispatch the source     of the signature at once. [10:30] Boss     Surround area 51 entirely! [10:33] Demidemon 6     I've arrived in area 50. [10:35] Demidemon 6     No sign of the enemy. [10:37] Demidemon 7     I'm in area 52.     No sign here, either. [10:40] Boss     Scouts, report to me     the minute you catch sight of the enemy. [10:44] Demidemon 8     On our way! Requesting backup! [10:46] Demidemon 6     Currently on the move from area 50. [10:48] Demidemon 6     We'll meet up with you soon. [10:49] Demidemon 11     Will be there soon, too. [10:51] Demidemon 11     Let's surround them     and clear them all out at once! [10:55] Boss     Gradually draw in     once the encirclement is complete. [10:58] Boss     I don't know who that is down there,     but we've got them trapped like a rat. [11:01] Demidemon 8     Now nearing target! [11:04] Demidemon 9     Hey, is that... [11:05] Demidemon 9     Found you! [11:11] Demidemon 8     What the—?! [11:15] Demidemon 12     They got one of us?     Did they realize we're here? [11:16] Demidemon 5     Maintain formation! [11:20] Demidemon 12     What now?! [11:23] Demidemon 4     They got another of us?!     What's going on here? [11:25] Demidemon 12     An explosion? It's a trap! [11:27] Demidemon 5     Impossible! Our earlier patrols didn't spot     anything out of the ordinary. [11:32] Demidemon 5     Not again! [11:35] Demidemon 4     An explosion— [11:38] Boss     What in the world is going on here? [11:45] Matt     This is my plan: [11:47] (Flashback) Matt     This is our starting point. [11:49] (Flashback) Matt     I masked Iris's tremendous magical signature     when we first arrived in the city, [11:53] (Flashback) Matt     but I'm going to unmask it all at once. [12:04] (Flashback) Matt     When they pick up on that,     the demidemons will start to gather around her. [12:08] (Flashback) Matt     I mainly want you on standby, [12:10] (Flashback) Matt     but if you see them start to form groups,     move around to distract them. [12:13] (Flashback) Iris     Um, so I'm basically... [12:16] (Flashback) Lurie     Iris, you'll be luring the demons away     from the center of the city... [12:20] (Flashback) Alma     Like a decoy. [12:22] (Flashback) Iris     Why is that always the role     I get stuck with? [12:26] (Flashback) Matt     It just means     that I know you can handle it. [12:30] (Flashback) Iris     I'll do my best! [12:32] (Flashback) Matt     I'm counting on you. [12:33] (Flashback) Matt     The rest of us will remain in hiding     and take them out one at a time. [12:39] Iris     So I just need to hold their attention? [12:44] Iris     Come and get me! [12:50] Iris     That hurt, okay?! [12:55] Boss     Don't get too far ahead.     Withdraw for now. [13:02] Iris     Matthias! [13:04] Iris     I beat one! [13:06] Matt     Keep it up! [13:08] Matt     Stay on the move, Iris! [13:09] Iris     Okay! [13:11] Matt     That makes eight. [13:14] Matt     The demidemons should assume     it's just Iris picking them off. [13:18] Matt     Time to turn up the pressure! [13:22] Matt     Lurie! Alma!     The demons are on the way! [13:25] Lurie     Understood! [13:28] Lurie     Alma! [13:29] Alma     Okay! [13:33] Matt     Now! [13:36] Matt     I infused the magistones     with a mere explosion spell. [13:39] Matt     Obviously, that's not enough     to defeat a demon. [13:42] Matt     But it's perfect for distracting them! [13:46] Matt     That makes thirteen. [13:48] Demidemon 4     They got another of us!     What's going on here?! [13:50] Demidemon 12     What's going on now? [13:51] Demidemon 12     An explosion? Another trap? [13:53] Demidemon 5     Impossible!     Our earlier patrols didn't notice anything— [13:58] Demidemon 4     An explosion— [14:00] Boss     What in the world is going on here? [14:04] Matt     Demidemons are always in contact     via shared consciousness. [14:07] Matt     But this allows misinformation     to disseminate quickly as well. [14:10] Matt     Right now, they probably think     the town's been rigged [14:13] Matt     with all kinds of powerful traps. [14:15] Boss     All of you, stay still for now! [14:17] Boss     Use a detection spell to locate the traps! [14:21] Matt     Just as I anticipated. [14:22] Matt     Lurie, Alma, use Conceal Magic! [14:25] Alma & Lurie     Right! [14:26] Matt     It will temporarily dim their magical signatures [14:29] Matt     to roughly the levels of the townspeople. [14:31] Matt     Even if the demons use a detection spell, [14:33] Matt     they won't be able to differentiate the girls     from the locals addled by Thought Paralysis. [14:37] Demidemon 6     This is area 50.     No magical signatures of traps detected. [14:41] Demidemon 7     Same here.     No unusual magical signatures at all! [14:44] Matt     We cleared the demons' detection spell. [14:46] Matt     We need to take more out     before they complete their encirclement. [14:50] Alma & Lurie     Right! [14:52] Demidemon 12     Moving to next area now! [14:54] Demidemon 12     Once I confirm a safe route, [14:55] Demidemon 12     I'll move right for the enemy     with the powerful magic— [14:57] Demidemon 16     We have a loss in area 50! [14:59] Demidemon 6     Impossible!     We confirmed there were no traps— [15:02] Demidemon 17     Losses in areas 41, 53, and 48! [15:06] Demidemon 7     Is it some kind of trap we can't detect?! [15:09] Boss     Can't detect? [15:11] Boss     How could they could set up traps     across such a wide area [15:14] Boss     in a city we're monitoring at all times? [15:18] Boss     Can it be... [15:22] Matt     You're not the only ones     who can work as a team! [15:26] Matt     Lurie. [15:27] Matt     Alma. [15:29] Matt     Iris. [15:30] Matt     Demidemons might do well at teamwork,     but we'll disrupt it with our own! [15:39] Matt     That makes twenty-two. [15:43] Matt     It really is good to have a team. [15:53] Boss     Listen, all of you! [15:54] Boss     I'm picking up two magical signatures     on the bodies of one of the dead. [15:58] Boss     And he wasn't killed by an explosion,     but a sword. [16:01] Boss     Someone's hiding out there and attacking us! [16:05] Matt     The demons' movements have changed. [16:08] Matt     Everyone, wait right where you are! [16:11] Matt     They're all gathering in one location? [16:13] Matt     They must have realized     there really aren't any traps. [16:15] Matt     We'll have to take on     however many are left face to face. [16:20] Boss     We'll deal with the secret assassin later. [16:22] Boss     The fact that they went     with a divide and conquer strategy [16:25] Boss     suggests that they don't stand a chance     against our united front. [16:28] Demidemon 17     You're right! [16:29] Boss     We'll deal with the one broadcasting     its magical signature first. [16:32] Boss     But that one's just a decoy. [16:34] Boss     It'll be dangerous to approach. [16:36] Demidemon 17     Then how... [16:38] Boss     Meet fire with fire. [16:40] Demidemon 18     You want to use the magicrystals?! [16:42] Demidemon 19     Are you sure about that?! [16:43] Boss     Desperate times call for desperate measures! [16:46] Boss     We must purge the enemy, even if it means     blowing up half the city with it. [16:50] Boss     Humans are replaceable, anyway. [16:52] Boss     We can get more of them     any time we need! [16:54] Demidemon 17     I'll fetch the magicrystals, then— [17:02] Boss     You've finally shown yourself, assassin? [17:06] Gil     Blow up the city, huh? [17:08] Gil     You demons are freakin' crazy! [17:11] Gil     Guess I was right to come... [17:15] Matt     That magical signature... [17:17] Matt     Then the one currently fighting them is... [17:38] Boss     My late comrades cry out for vengeance. [17:39] Boss     Don't expect me to grant you     a painless death. [17:42] Gil     Now there's a fun claim... [17:45] Gil     You damned demons! [17:47] Boss     Surround him. [17:49] Boss     We'll take him out quickly. [17:51] Matt     Giluas, just as I thought! [17:54] Matt     He's completely exposed from behind. [18:03] Matt     Just four left! [18:05] Demidemon 18     He came from behind?! [18:06] Demidemon 19     There's another one? [18:18] Iris     Are you all right? [18:19] Matt     Yeah, well done. [18:21] Matt     But Iris,     I told you to be on standby! [18:23] Iris     Sorry. I got tired of playing decoy! [18:27] Matt     Well, at least you showed up     with good timing and control. [18:30] Iris     I figured you'd dodge,     so I threw it right at you! [18:46] Boss     That won't work on me! [18:50] Matt     Are you all right, Giluas? [18:51] Gil     Looks like you're finished     over there already! [18:54] Matt     And it appears you're struggling a bit. [18:57] Gil     Shut up! [18:59] Boss     You destroyed them all? [19:00] Boss     An impressive feat... [19:03] Boss     But I'll murder you insects     with my own hands! [19:06] Gil     That's a pretty tall order. [19:08] Gil     Matthias, how about you stay out of this? [19:10] Matt     He's a strong one. [19:11] Gil     That's just why I'm here! [19:14] Gil     This is my fight!     I ain't gonna let you have it! [19:21] Gil     Here we go! [19:24] Matt     His Enhance Physique spells     have grown more precise. [19:28] Matt     He must have been reading my book. [19:31] Alma     Hey, look! [19:32] Lurie     Giluas?! [19:33] Alma     He's injured! [19:34] Matt     Yes, but he's avoiding fatal wounds     by a hair's breadth. [19:38] Matt     Very impressive. [19:39] Matt     But the demon he's fighting     is quite talented as well. [19:44] Boss     Your blade can't hurt me! [19:47] Boss     Don't you realize that yet? [19:49] Gil     Shut your stupid mouth already! [19:54] Gil     Recoil Sunder Steel! [19:58] Boss     I told you it wouldn't work! [20:01] Gil     All right! [20:03] Matt     "Recoil Sunder Steel"... [20:05] Matt     Impressive that he worked that one out. [20:07] Matt     It's a spell that gives you the cutting power     to slice through iron, [20:10] Matt     but as the name suggests,     it's a double-edged sword [20:13] Matt     that takes a toll on your own body. [20:15] Boss     Arrogant fool! It's not over yet! [20:21] Matt     Is this his limit? [20:23] Gil     Not yet! [20:25] Gil     Recoil Sunder Steel! Double-Strike! [20:32] Matt     Two Recoil Sunder Steels at once... [20:35] Matt     That really must be his limit. [20:38] Boss     You've come impressively far, [20:40] Boss     but I'll use my ultimate attack     to take you down once and for all! [20:45] Gil     Sounds like fun. Bring it on. [20:48] Gil     I'll hit you with all the magic I got! [20:51] Boss     This is the end! [20:53] Gil     For you, sure! [20:55] Boss     Demonic Slash! [21:01] Gil     Recoil Sunder Steel! [21:22] Boss     Damn you... [21:30] Gil     I freakin' won! [21:33] Alma     You okay?! [21:34] Matt     By a hair's breadth indeed... [21:36] Matt     A magnificent victory. [21:39] Gil     Ow, ow... [21:40] Gil     I can't move a damn muscle. [21:44] Matt     What are we going to do with you? [21:46] Lurie     I'll cast a healing spell now. [21:49] Iris     I'm hungry! [23:27] Alma     Iris is sleeping! [23:28] Alma     I'll have my revenge     and draw on her face instead! [23:33] Alma     I can't do it! I can't bring myself     to draw on such an adorable face! SIGN    Episode 11 The Strongest Sage Faces a Powerful Enemy. [23:37] Lurie     What in the world are you doing? E11 - The Strongest Sage Faces a Powerful Enemy Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Giluas     Ow, ow... [00:02] Giluas     I can't move a damn muscle. [00:05] Matt     What are we going to do with you? [00:06] Lurie     I'll cast a healing spell now. [00:09] Iris     I'm hungry. [00:16] Matt     Lurie! Alma! [00:22] Alma     I thought Giluas beat that demon! [00:24] Matt     I thought he did, too. [00:25] Matt     But its magical signature     is vastly more powerful [00:28] Matt     than it was     when they were fighting. [00:29] Zar     Impressive as ever,     Matthias Hildesheimer. [00:34] Zar     I have a message for you. [00:36] Zar     I will soon destroy the seal     and revive completely! [00:43] Zar     You may look forward to the day! [00:47] Lurie     Matty, what was that all about? [00:50] Matt     Someone was using powerful magic     to animate the corpse. [00:53] Matt     But the body couldn't take it. [00:56] Matt     The only one capable of such a feat... [00:58] Matt     The big boss controlling the demon     in the Melkia Dungeon. [01:02] Matt     Was he behind these demidemons, too? [01:04] Giluas     Hey... [01:06] Giluas     Help a guy out, Matthias? [01:08] Giluas     I think I'm gonna bleed out like this. [01:11] Matt     Here, I'll help. [01:13] Matt     Just hold still. [01:17] Matt     That should restore your mobility. [01:18] Matt     Don't push yourself like that again. [01:20] Giluas     Thanks, man. Appreciate it. [01:23] Alma     All the commotion     has really brought a crowd. [01:25] Lurie     The defeat of the demidemons must     have lifted the Thought Paralysis. [01:29] Giluas     Don't worry. I got this. [01:31] Giluas     I'll work things out for this city. [01:36] Giluas     I'm the Rank S adventurer, Giluas! [01:39] Giluas     Under the Radinia Alliance's     Emergency Authorization Act, [01:43] Giluas     I hereby take control of Folkia! [01:45] Alma     Hang on.     What is this "Emergency Authorization Act"? [01:50] Giluas     If the person in charge     of a given region goes missing, [01:54] Giluas     a high-ranked adventurer     can temporarily take control. [01:58] Matt     Is this really the best idea? [02:00] Giluas     Hey! Anyone here     in a position of authority? [02:02] Giluas     The guild branch head?     The factory foreman? [02:06] Foreman     I'm the foreman. [02:08] Giluas     Okay, awesome! [02:09] Giluas     I officially appoint you     provisional lord of Folkia! [02:14] Matt     He totally pawned it off. SIGN    Episode 11 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Faces a Powerful Enemy. [03:56] Giluas     Here's your guild-issued permit. [03:59] Giluas     It'll let you enter     Folkia's restricted area. [04:02] Matt     Thanks. I'll head right out. [04:04] Giluas     Looks like I'll have to go back     to square one in my training. [04:08] Giluas     Can't go around almost dying     every time I slay one measly demon. [04:13] Giluas     See you someday. [04:16] Matt     Right. [04:17] Matt     I can't wait to see how much he's grown     the next time we meet. [04:42] Matt     Here we are. [04:43] Matt     This is the device we're after. [04:45] Alma     Wow! [04:46] Alma     From an ancient magic super-civilization! [04:49] Lurie     I wonder what technologies     they used to make it! [04:52] Matt     These ruins seem to be     from several thousand years ago. [04:55] Matt     I created them myself     in my past life, in fact. [05:01] Alma     Is this the device we're after? [05:03] Matt     Actually, the device is inside. [05:05] Lurie     Inside? But I don't see any sign     of an entrance. [05:09] Iris     You want me to bust us in? [05:11] Iris     My power's basically back to normal. [05:15] Matt     I doubt even you could break     through this, Iris. [05:18] Matt     I made it out of     extremely sturdy materials. [05:20] Lurie     You made it? [05:22] Matt     Well, maybe if Iris hit with everything she's got,     she might put a dent in it. [05:27] Alma     I get it! [05:29] Alma     The device is underneath! [05:30] Alma     Like when the ground opens up     to reveal a staircase! [05:33] Matt     Not quite.     The correct answer is here! [05:37] Matt     If you infuse it     with magical power like this... [05:44] Matt     Great. It's still working. [05:47] Lurie     You figured that out     on your first-ever visit! [05:50] Lurie     You're so smart, Matty! [05:53] Matt     A-Anyway, let's head in! [05:55] Alma     I don't see anything to walk on, though. [05:59] Matt     That's intentional. [06:01] Matt     We'll have to jump on down! [06:04] Lurie     Matty?! [06:09] Matt     Come on in!     It's not that far down! [06:12] Lurie     We should use... [06:15] Alma     ...an Enhance Physique spell, right? [06:24] Matt     Come on, Iris.     Take it easy. [06:27] Iris     Sorry... [06:29] Alma     Hey, I see something! [06:30] Lurie     Is this the device? [06:32] Matt     Yeah. [06:33] Matt     I'll prepare the device for activation. [06:35] Matt     In the meantime, go look around     for anything we can use. [06:40] Lurie     "Anything we can use"? [06:43] Matt     It's an ancient ruin, after all. [06:45] Matt     There might be old weapons     or treasure scattered around. [06:49] Alma     Treasure and weapons from ancient ruins! [06:52] Alma     What an exciting thought! [06:54] Lurie     We might really find something incredible! [06:56] Alma     All right!     Let's dig up some good weapons! [06:59] Matt     I'm counting on you both! [07:01] Iris     There might be food, too! [07:04] Iris     I'm gonna get searching! [07:06] Matt     Even if there is food here,     it'll be from thousands of years ago. [07:16] Lurie     Matty! [07:18] Lurie     I found something incredible! [07:20] Matt     "Something incredible"? [07:21] Lurie     Yes! This sword! [07:23] Matt     Th-That's... [07:26] Matt     That sword I created     on an all-nighter high, [07:28] Matt     designed to look cool     and absolutely nothing else! [07:31] Matt     Did I forget to get rid of it     before I reincarnated? [07:36] Matt     What was I thinking? [07:38] Lurie     Matty? [07:40] Alma     I found something, too! [07:43] Matt     Not another cringey one     I made in my past life, I hope... [07:46] Alma     This spear is way too heavy     for me to carry, but... [07:50] Alma     Iris might like it! [07:52] Matt     Iris has enough magical power     to wield it, [07:54] Matt     but it's difficult to control     and could be dangerous if she messes up. [07:58] Alma     How would it be dangerous? [08:00] Matt     It would rapidly overheat,     evaporating the user and everything around them. [08:05] Alma     What?!     That's way too dangerous! [08:07] Matt     If you don't channel magic into it,     it's just a heavy spear. [08:10] Iris     Matthias!     I found something really good! [08:13] Matt     And here comes Iris... [08:16] Iris     Look! Preserved foods from the ancients! [08:19] Alma     "Preserved foods"? [08:22] Matt     They do have a preserving spell     cast on them, [08:25] Matt     but I'm not sure how well     it would hold over millennia. [08:37] Matt     We should be ready to go. [08:39] Lurie     What is that? [08:41] Matt     A part from the refinery in Folkia. [08:44] Matt     Analyzing it should let us     track down the person [08:47] Matt     who gave the refining tech     to the demidemons. [08:51] Alma     A-Are you sure it's working right?! [08:54] Matt     This wide-range magical-detection     device can pick up [08:56] Matt     even the smallest magical signatures     found in a piece of metal. [09:00] Matt     I can extract the magical signature     of anyone who's ever touched it. [09:04] Lurie     It stopped! [09:06] Matt     Seems like it worked. [09:13] Matt     This is the data from the magical analysis. [09:15] Matt     There's definitely a demonic signature here. [09:18] Matt     I guess this is all     I'll learn from this part. [09:21] Matt     But, just as I thought... [09:23] Matt     It seems to be the same one     that was giving orders [09:26] Matt     to the demon in the Dungeon City. [09:27] Lurie     You're saying that it was the same demon     sending demons into Melkia [09:31] Lurie     and controlling the demidemons in Folkia? [09:37] Matt     Yeah. And he might be working on a plan     to destroy all of humanity. [09:43] Alma     Destroy all of humanity?! [09:46] Matt     I acquired the demon's magical signature     in the dungeon. [09:50] Alma     I remember that! [09:51] Matt     Yes. [09:52] Matt     Now we're going to use this     to ascertain the demon's location. [09:58] Matt     Here we go! [10:00] Matt     Wide Range Detect! [10:22] Alma     What's going on? [10:24] Matt     The seal is on the verge     of being lifted. [10:26] Lurie     But it's not lifted yet, right? [10:29] Alma     And you're strong enough     to put it back, right? [10:34] Lurie     Matty? [10:37] Matt     He's a significantly dangerous opponent. [10:42] Matt     His name is Zardias. [10:46] Matt     We can't defeat him     in our current state. [10:49] Alma     You can't beat him either, Matty? [10:51] Lurie     But there must be     something we can do, right? [10:54] Matt     Basic tricks won't work on Zardias. [10:58] Lurie     Then the reason he was sealed... [11:01] Matt     Likely because the people of the time     couldn't finish him off. [11:05] Matt     If we used immortality spells     to train for hundreds of years, [11:10] Matt     we might eventually just manage     to beat him. [11:14] Matt     And if we went with that plan,     we'd finish our training, beat him, [11:18] Matt     and then have to get     to work rebuilding society. [11:21] Matt     In the meantime, humanity would likely     be driven to near extinction. [11:28] Lurie     You're saying that...     even if we defeated the demon, [11:31] Lurie     pretty much everyone except us would... [11:38] Matt     I don't want to resort to that, either. [11:40] Matt     But I can't think     of any other way to fight him. [11:45] Iris     If only there were     a really powerful weapon in these ruins. [11:50] Iris     But these all seem pretty useless. [11:53] Matt     That's it! [11:54] Iris     Huh? [11:55] Matt     Iris! Let me borrow that! [11:58] Alma     Matty? [11:59] Matt     I'm going to look for items with magical     signatures matching those in the ruins. [12:03] Matt     We'll use powerful magic items     from elsewhere in the world against him. [12:08] Matt     Because the weapons I made in my past life     have ended up scattered all over the world. [12:12] Matt     If I could at least find that magic sword... [12:19] Matt     There it is! And it's in... [12:21] Lurie     ...The capital of the Kingdom of Eis?! [12:23] Matt     Did someone bring it in     while we were gone? [12:27] Matt     With that magic sword... [12:41] Matt     I'll give you these magistones     while I have the chance. [12:44] Matt     I designed them to react     to the magic sword in question. [12:47] Lurie     If that magic sword really is     in the royal treasury... [12:51] Matt     You'll have to bust in     and justify your actions later. [12:55] Alma     B-Bust in?! [13:02] Iris     That magical signature... was that... [13:05] Matt     Most likely Zardias. [13:07] Matt     It appears he's completely broken the seal. [13:09] Lurie     Then the magical signature     approaching us now... [13:12] Matt     Most likely Zardias coming after us. [13:15] Alma     Huh? But that's bad! [13:17] Matt     He probably thinks     that we're the one thing [13:19] Matt     standing in the way of his attack     on humanity as a whole. [13:22] Matt     Will Zardias attack us first,     or will we find the magic sword first? [13:28] Matt     It'll be a race against time. [13:31] Iris     We're almost to the capital! [13:33] Matt     Great. [13:34] Matt     I'll hold off Zardias     and buy us time. [13:37] Matt     You two will have to find     the magic sword without me. [13:40] Both     Understood! [13:41] Matt     The great barrier over the capital     should help prevent the demons from coming in. [13:46] Matt     But it won't work on Zardias. [13:49] Lurie     Matty. [13:51] Lurie     We will find that magic sword     and bring it to you. [13:57] Lurie     So please, defeat Zardias! [14:00] Lurie     We know that you can win! [14:02] Lurie     We believe in you! [14:08] Matt     Right. Leave it to me. [14:12] Student 1     Did you feel     a powerful magic signature just now? [14:14] Student 2     Yeah, that was really something. [14:18] Student 2     You think it's Matthias     on the way back? [14:20] Girl     Huh?     Doesn't it look like something's falling? [14:24] Alma     It's definitely pointing     to the castle's treasury! [14:30] Lurie     Let's take the shortest route there! [14:32] Lurie     We'll keep falling on this course,     then go straight to the castle! [14:35] Alma     Got it! [14:37] Alma     Wait! Hang on! [14:38] Alma     How are we going to get     through the barrier?! [14:40] Lurie     That's right! [14:42] Lurie     We don't have a spell     to break through the barrier! [14:52] Alma     Huh? We're okay? [14:54] Lurie     It seems as if the magistones     had an enchantment for that! [14:58] Alma     That's our Matty! [15:00] Lurie     Indeed. [15:01] Lurie     Let's get going. [15:05] Student 3     Was that Lurie and Alma? [15:08] Student 4     Yeah. [15:13] Matt     It should be about time. [15:14] Iris     May I ask what you're doing, Matthias? [15:17] Matt     We've arrived at the capital     ahead of Zardias. [15:20] Matt     I can't just sit around waiting     for him to arrive. [15:23] Matt     I have to prepare     a first strike against him. [15:26] Matt     He's currently traveling through a space     available only to demons. [15:30] Matt     It's the same transportation spell     they used to attack the capital. [15:34] Matt     I'm going to use the time before he arrives     to seal the space itself. [15:39] Iris     You can do that? [15:41] Iris     But if anyone could,     it would be you. [15:44] Matt     I have to take the chance. [15:45] Matt     Even if I fail,     it should do some damage. [15:48] Matt     It should buy us some time as well. [15:56] Man 1     I-It's a dragon! [15:58] Man 2     Do you think the barrier will hold?! [16:01] Alma     Lots of people out. [16:02] Alma     Wanna take a different route? [16:04] Lurie     No, let's keep going straight. [16:06] Lurie     Matty said he would buy us time! [16:09] Lurie     The enemy we're fighting now isn't like     the ones he's taken out in one hit before. [16:13] Lurie     We have to get him that magic sword     to turn the tables as quickly as we can. [16:17] Alma     Matty said we should just bust in, [16:21] Alma     but wouldn't it be better to explain     to the headmaster or His Majesty? [16:24] Lurie     The fate of all humanity is on the line. [16:27] Lurie     I'm sure they would let us     make a somewhat absurd request! [16:29] Lurie     Besides, we could easily break     through the king's guard if we need to! [16:34] Alma     Listen to you, Lurie! [16:36] Alma     You're starting to think     a little bit like Matty! [16:40] Lurie     W-Well... [16:43] Alma     Lurie! Ahead of us! [16:47] Lurie     That was close! [16:49] Alma     Since we're already here,     let's run along the rooftops— [16:59] Matt     Now! [17:04] Iris     This might just work! [17:06] Matt     No, it won't! [17:09] Iris     You failed? [17:10] Matt     Yeah. I'll just have to fight him. [17:25] Matt     Iris, can you use Dragon's Breath? [17:28] Iris     I can manage one blast, for sure! [17:30] Iris     I'm a little less sure     about any more than that! [17:33] Matt     That should be enough. [17:34] Matt     Fire off one, then pull back. [17:36] Matt     Knowing that you're hiding nearby     should help keep him in check. [17:41] Iris     You don't need me to fight? [17:43] Matt     It's a lot for you to handle right now, Iris. [17:46] Matt     So all I need from you     is one big blast! [17:48] Iris     Understood! [17:52] Matt     Now! [17:53] Iris     One big...! [18:03] Man     Did you see that?! [18:05] Man     It's not just a dragon!     There's a demon there, too! [18:07] Man     Don't panic! [18:08] Man     We have the barrier!     We should be safe! [18:10] Man     But... [18:11] Alma     Was that Zardias? [18:13] Lurie     I think so.     We have to hurry! [18:16] Zar     Dragon's Breath, eh? [18:18] Zar     Did you really think that such a pathetic attack     would put a scratch on me? [18:26] Zar     But it woke me up for good, at least... [18:30] Zar     I've been waiting to meet you. [18:31] Zar     Matthias Hildesheimer. [18:34] Matt     We've been searching for you as well. [18:37] Matt     Zardias. [18:40] Matt     I didn't expect the Dragon's Breath     to be particularly effective, [18:43] Matt     but I didn't expect him     to completely shrug it off, either. [18:46] Matt     He seems to have significant skill     and combat experience. [18:51] Zar     I didn't come here to talk. [18:55] Zar     Let us proceed to the prelude     to humanity's destruction! [19:01] Matt     I won't let that happen! [19:04] Matt     He's aiming at... [19:07] Matt     Iris! Move! [19:08] Iris     Right! [19:09] Matt     Multilayer Barrier Defense! [19:14] Matt     So much power in a single strike! [19:20] Matt     Is he... [19:21] Zar     How weak you are. [19:23] Matt     He's not just powerful. [19:24] Matt     He's orders of magnitude faster     than any other demon I've faced! [19:28] Matt     But... [19:31] Alma     We're here! [19:33] Guard     State your names! [19:36] Lurie     Lurie Abendroth and Alma Lepucius     of Second Academy! [19:40] Lurie     We need a weapon from the treasury     to deal with an emergency! [19:44] Alma     Please! Open the door! [19:46] Guard     I haven't heard about this! [19:48] Guard     I can't let anyone through     without permission from His Majesty! [19:52] Alma     We'll get permission later! [19:54] Guard     That's ridiculous!     Surround them! [19:58] Alma     I guess we don't have a choice. [19:59] Lurie     Yes. We'll have to bust through! [20:02] Guard     Bandits, just as I thought! [20:03] Guard     Drop your swords,     or we will arrest you! [20:07] King     Both sides, stand down! [20:10] Guard     Your Majesty! [20:11] King     Lurie Abendroth. [20:13] King     It appears that     we're in a serious situation, yes? [20:17] Lurie     Yes. [20:18] Lurie     Matty is currently flying over the kingdom, [20:20] Lurie     fighting a powerful demon     for the fate of humanity! [20:25] Lurie     He needs a weapon     from the treasury to beat it! [20:29] Alma     Please, Your Majesty! [20:31] Guard     Your Majesty! [20:32] Guard     Don't listen to these ruffians! [20:33] King     Open the door at once! [20:35] King     This instant! [20:37] Guard     Yes, sir! [20:43] King     Now, hurry. [20:44] King     I'm sure there's no time to waste. [20:45] King     Take what you need, quickly! [20:48] Alma & Lurie     Thank you, Your Majesty! [20:53] Iris     They're moving so fast,     I can't make it out! [20:57] Zar     A pity. I'd assumed you had more     to offer than this. [21:05] Matt     It's okay.     I can still see his attacks coming. [21:10] Zar     Oh? You didn't block that one? [21:13] Iris     Matthias! [21:15] Matt     I thought I'd dodged them all, [21:17] Matt     but even the pressure     of his swings is powerful... [21:19] Matt     He's truly something. [21:22] Matt     If I fail to dodge once,     I'm dead. [21:25] Matt     But blocking his attacks     drains my magic power quickly. [21:29] Matt     It seems it's still going to take more time     for Lurie and Alma to bring back the sword. [21:34] Matt     My chance of victory     seems exceptionally low. [21:37] Zar     You disappoint me,     Matthias Hildesheimer. [21:41] Zar     Is this all the strongest     in the world has to offer? [21:45] Zar     I suppose I should finish the job! [21:48] Matt     Then, in order to win this battle, [21:50] Matt     I'll have to give up my life! [23:26] Alma     If Matty's Crest of Failure     is his strongest trait, [23:28] Alma     then maybe my energy is my strongest trait! [23:29] Iris     I'll bet mine is my appetite! [23:31] Alma     What about you, Lurie? [23:32] Lurie     Me? [23:34] Lurie     Maybe... my feelings for Matty... SIGN    Episode 12 The Strongest Sage Goes on a Journey Again. [23:37] Matt     "Feelings"...? E12 - The Strongest Sage Goes on a Journey Again. Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Matt     In search of the mysterious puppet master     behind the demonic activity, [00:03] Matt     I used a device     I'd invented in my past life [00:06] Matt     to discover that the perpetrator     was the high-ranking demon, Zardias. [00:10] Matt     We were incapable of fighting him     at our current levels of power. [00:14] Matt     Nevertheless, we refused to give up [00:17] Matt     and headed for the royal capital to find     a magical blade we could use to oppose him. [00:20] Matt     On our way there,     the seal holding him broke. [00:24] Matt     Lurie and Alma went to fetch     the magic sword from the treasury, [00:27] Matt     while Iris and I remained behind     to hold off Zardias. [00:31] Matt     However... [00:33] (Flashback) Zardias     Is this all the strongest     in the world has to offer? [00:36] (Flashback) Zardias     I suppose I should finish the job! [00:39] Matt     Then, in order to win this battle, [00:41] Matt     I'll have to give up my life! SIGN    Episode 12 SIGN    The Strongest Sage Goes on a Journey Again. [02:24] Alma     Not this one. [02:26] Alma     Not this one, either. [02:28] Alma     Or this one... [02:32] Lurie     I'm getting something! [02:34] Alma     Great job, Lurie! [02:35] Lurie     I think it's inside this box. [02:38] Alma     Open it, quick! [02:39] Lurie     Right. [02:46] Lurie     I can sense the incredible     magic power within it. [02:50] Lurie     This must be... [02:52] Alma     Let's hurry! [02:53] Lurie     Right! [02:55] Lurie     We're on our way, Matty! [03:04] Zardias     How foolish of you. [03:06] Zardias     You thought     that you could buy time against me with such meager power? [03:20] Zardias     I know exactly what you're after. [03:23] Zardias     You're making preparations     inside the barrier to resist me. [03:28] Zardias     That's why you have to protect it. [03:32] Zardias     As long as this powerful barrier     remains in place, [03:34] Zardias     my subordinates cannot enter. [03:39] Zardias     But what about those     who were already inside when it was erected? [03:49] Matt     Can it be... [03:52] Lurie     Matty's magic signature is growing weaker! [03:55] Lurie     We have to hurry! [03:57] Alma     Right! [04:00] Alma     A demon? [04:01] Lurie     But how?     We're inside the barrier! [04:03] Alma     Could that be the one— [04:05] Deshril     I will not waste the life     that Lord Zardias bestowed upon me! [04:10] Deshril     I will finish you here! [04:16] Lurie     Alma! [04:16] Alma     Leave it to me! [04:18] Deshril     Such petty tricks won't work on me! [04:31] Alma     We did it, Lurie! [04:33] Lurie     Are you all right? [04:34] Guard     Yeah, I'm all right. [04:37] Guard     I'm sorry that I doubted you earlier. [04:39] Lurie     Don't worry about it. [04:41] Guard     Forget about me.     Take that weapon and— [04:44] ---     And give it to me. [04:47] ---     On the orders of Lord Zardias,     I will finish you here and now. [04:53] Alma     Another demon!     There's another one here? [04:56] Lurie     I'm not sensing     any more demonic magical signatures. [04:59] Lurie     We just need to defeat this demon, and... [05:01] ---     I will ask you this once: [05:03] ---     Surrender your weapons and give me     what you took from the treasury right now. [05:08] ---     If you refuse... [05:15] Student 1 Light Hair     Sorry, Lurie. Alma. [05:18] Student 2 Dark Hair     He caught us. [05:19] ---     I won't be as easily disposed of     as Deshril. [05:25] Matt     Demonic signatures inside the barrier... [05:28] Matt     I can't believe it. [05:30] Matt     You resurrected the bodies of the demons     we had stored inside the capital? [05:33] Zardias     Yeah, I magically ordered them     to slay your companions. [05:38] Zardias     And they shall continue their work     for me, until their borrowed lives end. [05:47] Matt     He's after the barrier again! [05:49] Matt     Defensive spells won't be enough     to block it! [05:52] Zardias     Is protecting the barrier     all you want to focus on? [06:02] Iris     Matthias! [06:06] Zardias     Why don't you wake up already? [06:10] Zardias     The reason you can't exercise your full power [06:12] Zardias     is that you keep covering     for those weaklings. [06:18] Zardias     Just abandon     those worthless peons already. [06:22] Zardias     Cast everything else aside, [06:23] Zardias     and show me what humanity's strongest     really has to offer! [06:29] ---     Well, what now? [06:31] Student 1 Light Hair     Don't do it! [06:33] Student 2 Dark Hair     Don't worry about us!     Just beat him! [06:37] Lurie     Stop it! [06:38] ---     I will, if you do as I ask. [06:40] ---     Or are you willing     to simply watch them die? [06:50] Matt     I hope Lurie and Alma found the sword. [06:54] Matt     If the magic sword doesn't reach me in time, [06:56] Matt     there will be nothing     to stop the total destruction of humanity. [06:58] Matt     I don't have much magic power left. [07:00] Zardias     Well, what now? [07:03] Zardias     You've put up a good struggle, [07:04] Zardias     but you no longer have     any hope of victory. [07:08] Matt     If I give up on this fight... [07:12] Matt     I can use my remaining life and magical power     to activate the reincarnation spell. [07:17] Matt     Reincarnating over again in the next era     is one potential option. [07:20] Matt     In the next era, [07:21] Matt     his own power will have     weakened at least a little. [07:24] Matt     I can improve my skills     in magical combat and plot a comeback. [07:29] Matt     That would be the smartest option. [07:32] Matt     It would mean the end     of this current civilization, but... [07:35] Matt     But... [07:37] (Flashback) Lurie     We know that you can win! [07:39] (Flashback) Lurie     We believe in you! [07:42] Zardias     What's wrong? Finished already? [07:45] Matt     It's not finished until I say it is. [07:51] Matt     My counterattack has just begun! [07:54] Zardias     Fool. [07:56] ---     No sudden moves, now. [07:57] ---     Unless you want to see the hostages— [08:01] Lilia     Sorry we're late! [08:04] Lurie     Headmaster! [08:05] Alma     Guys! [08:06] Eduard     Second Academy exists     to protect the capital! [08:11] ---     You may have more forces,     but I still have hostages! [08:16] ---     Spell Shatter?! [08:18] Alma     Matty's taught us a lot of tricks! [08:24] Eduard     Students!     Initiate counter-demon tactics! [08:27] Stu     Right! [08:30] Eduard     Go on!     Leave this to us! [08:32] Both     Right! [08:36] Matt     I can channel my life energy into magic power     to increase my combat potential! [08:43] Matt     It's a last resort... [08:45] Matt     I'll put my faith in Lurie and Alma     and use this to hold out! [08:51] Zardias     More cheap tricks. [08:54] Matt     Iris, fly me right in front of him! [08:56] Iris     Right! [08:58] Matt     Dragon's Breath! [08:59] Iris     Here we go! [09:07] Zardias     It will always end the same way! [09:11] Iris     Matthias! [09:13] Lurie     Iris! [09:15] Iris     Could you get him that sword already? [09:19] Alma     Matty! [09:20] Alma     Take it! [09:40] Lurie     Matty... [09:42] Zardias     What a pity. [09:44] Zardias     Turning your back on enemy     in a fight [09:48] Zardias     is the same as asking them     to kill you! [09:52] Alma     No way... [09:57] Lurie     Matty... [10:02] Lurie     Matty! [10:11] Lurie     What's... going on? [10:14] Zardias     How?! [10:16] Zardias     I pierced your heart! [10:18] Matt     Yes, and killed me. [10:21] Matt     That's what activated the sword's ability. [10:24] Zardias     What?! [10:26] Zardias     Then I need only kill you again! [10:30] Alma     Matty... Amazing! [10:35] Matt     The sword represents the pinnacle     of my craft from my past life. [10:40] Matt     The condition for its activation     is loss of the wielder's life. [10:44] Matt     And its effect, revival of the wielder     and a tremendous infusion of magic! [10:49] Zardias     He's faster than before! [10:51] Zardias     Damn! [10:52] Matt     But the magic is so intense,     I can only barely control it. [10:57] Matt     If I fail,     I could turn the entire area to ash! [11:00] Matt     Before that happens... [11:04] Zardias     You may have increased your magical power, [11:06] Zardias     but your battered body     won't hold out for long! [11:10] Matt     With this much magical power,     my physical body is irrelevant. [11:13] Matt     I can simply animate it     with magic alone. [11:17] Matt     Just as you did     to your demon companions. [11:21] Zardias     How can you use such a technique? [11:23] Zardias     No human should be capable of it! [11:26] Zardias     I was sure I was the strongest     in the world! [11:29] Zardias     Who exactly are you?! [11:31] Matt     I am Matthias Hildesheimer. [11:35] Matt     The strongest sage with the weakest crest! [11:48] Zardias     I may have lost, [11:50] Zardias     but I am not the only chaos demon     in this world. [11:56] Zardias     The next demon shall surely destroy you. [12:11] Matt     Well, at least      that's one dispatch complete. [12:13] Matt     Right? [12:18] Lurie     Matty! [12:20] Matt     Ow, ow, ow... [12:22] Matt     Lurie... [12:26] Lurie     I'm so glad you're alive! [12:30] Matt     Is it because I almost died? [12:32] Matt     I feel like she's letting herself     get closer than usual... [12:34] Lurie     Matty! You're bleeding!     You're bleeding! [12:36] Alma     He's dying! He's dying! [12:38] Matt     I-I'm okay. It's because I only cast     the most basic healing spell on myself. [12:42] Lurie     But... [12:43] Matt     I can't admit it's because     I was excited over Lurie... [12:47] Eduard     It appears it's all over. [12:49] Lurie     Headmaster! [12:51] Lurie     Did you all make it through? [12:53] Eduard     Yes. [12:54] Eduard     The students took care of the demon     in the barrier. [12:57] Eduard     No casualties at all. [12:58] Lilia     Though we did destroy     quite a few of the surrounding buildings... [13:02] Matt     Then we'd better hurry up     and repair the damage we did. [13:06] Lurie     I'll help, too! [13:08] Alma     Me, too! [13:09] Iris     Me, too! [13:10] Eduard     I'd appreciate that. [13:13] Matt     First things first,     I should really expel its magic power. [13:17] Matt     This magic sword is one-use-only. [13:19] Lurie     A one-use magic sword? [13:28] Eduard     Er... Matthias... [13:34] Matt     There we go. [13:35] Matt     All back to normal. [13:37] Matt     Though it may take a little while longer     to recover my magic power. [13:42] Alma     This is where Matty's room is, right? [13:44] Lurie     Hush! Be quiet! [13:46] Lurie     He might still be sleeping! [13:48] Alma     I'm sure he's up by now! [13:50] Lurie     But he was fighting so hard! [13:53] Lurie     And when I picture his face     while he's sleeping... [13:56] Iris     What are we up to? [13:59] Iris     Can't get the door open, huh?     Leave it to me! [14:02] Alma     That's not the problem! [14:04] Lurie     Iris! [14:08] Matt     Good morning! [14:09] Lurie     G-Good morning, Matty! [14:14] Lurie     Your Majesty. Thank you for giving us access     to the treasury the other day. [14:19] Matt     You enabled us to defeat Zardias. [14:22] King     No need to thank me.     The kingdom was in peril. [14:26] King     It is the duty of a king     to do his best to save it. [14:30] King     Besides, if I had refused your requests,     I might have made an enemy of Matthias. [14:37] King     Now, as reward for your deeds, [14:40] King     I'd like to grant you     a title and lands, [14:43] King     but as I recall, Matthias,     you had no desire for title, correct? [14:46] Matt     Yes. I'd like to live my life     as an adventurer. [14:50] King     I see. [14:51] King     At the very least, I shall let you     have the sword that Lurie took. [14:57] Matt     I'm really glad     he didn't ask me to return it. [14:59] Matt     Once its magic was gone,     the sword kind of... [15:04] King     But it simply doesn't feel like enough. [15:07] King     Would you like to have a look     inside the treasury? [15:10] King     Any of you can take     anything you like from it. [15:13] Alma     Yes! I'll always take treasure! [15:16] Alma     Because I can always sell it! [15:17] Lurie     Wait, Alma!     You can't just say that! [15:20] Alma     You've gotta take it when they offer! [15:23] Alma     Money solves most things     for you, too, right? [15:25] Lurie     That's true, but... [15:27] Iris     I want food! [15:31] King     Then it sounds as though we have an agreement. [15:33] Both     Thank you! [15:39] Alma     Look at all the treasure! [15:41] Alma     We were in such a hurry     when we came to get the magic sword [15:43] Alma     that we didn't have time to look around! [15:45] Lurie     That's so true! [15:48] Matt     It's all pretty lousy. [15:49] Alma     Really? [15:50] Matt     Yeah, any of the weapons here,     I could just get Lurie to make. [15:56] Alma     He's not talking about the treasure? [16:00] Iris     Nothing really catches my eye. [16:03] Lurie     Iris, your head! Your head! [16:06] Iris     Hey, when did that get there? [16:10] Matt     This arrow... [16:11] Lurie     You recognize it? [16:13] Matt     Well, I was just thinking, if there were a bow     made of the same material, [16:16] Matt     it would make great equipment for Alma. [16:19] Matt     This is an adamantite alloy arrow     that I created in my past life. [16:24] Matt     I believe I made a matching bow     for it at the time. [16:30] Matt     May I ask? [16:31] Man     Yes? [16:32] Matt     Was there a bow     that came with this arrow? [16:35] Man     Let me see... [16:36] Man     I do believe a bow was brought in     with the arrow. [16:39] Man     It appears the bow was so badly rusted,     it was declared useless. [16:43] Man     So it wouldn't be here. [16:45] Matt     They didn't throw it away, did they? [16:47] Man     It appears it was sold     to the Isis Company. [16:49] Man     They didn't know what the metal was,     so it apparently sold for cheap. [16:54] Iris     This is the Isis Company? [16:56] Lurie     Yes. [16:57] Lurie     It's the biggest shop in the area, [17:00] Lurie     and it seems they're a major buyer     of scrap metal from the palace. [17:03] Alma     Aw, and I thought     today was gonna be about treasure! [17:07] Alma     The bow probably isn't even here anymore. [17:10] Matt     Indeed. [17:11] Matt     It might not be here     in its original form anymore. [17:15] Man     A bow excavated from ruins? [17:18] Lurie     We heard that     the castle treasury sold it to you. [17:22] Man     Oh, I do remember that! [17:25] Matt     Really? [17:26] Man     I'm believe it's somewhere     on this shelf... [17:29] Man     This is it. [17:34] Matt     Um, this is... [17:36] Lurie     You've turned it into a block of metal. [17:38] Man     Yes, we couldn't identify the metal, [17:41] Man     so we melted it down     and mixed it with the rest. [17:43] Alma     I can't fight demons with that! [17:46] Lurie     What will we do, Matty? [17:49] Matt     I had a feeling     it would be something like this. [17:51] Matt     This civilization didn't seem advanced enough     to be aware of adamantite. [17:57] Matt     But since it's mixed in     with various other metals, [18:00] Matt     if I can separate them,     I might end up with other rare metals. [18:05] Matt     I'll buy all your metal blocks. [18:07] Alma & Lurie     Matty?! [18:08] Man     Thank you so much for your purchase! [18:11] Man     Now, let's get to the paperwork! [18:13] Matt     Can I have it sent to my inn? [18:15] Man     But of course! [18:22] Matt     Oh, there you are. [18:24] Matt     C'mon, Iris, we're going— [18:25] Iris     Look at this! [18:28] Alma     You like this stuff, Iris? [18:30] Iris     Yes! It's so very beautiful! [18:34] Iris     Matthias, I want it! [18:36] Matt     Are you interested     in making optical components? [18:39] Iris     "Optical components"? [18:41] Alma     What do those have to do     with pretty stones? [18:44] Matt     Oh, I see... [18:46] Matt     Dragons do like     to collect beautiful things. [18:49] Iris     Sparkly! [18:51] Matt     Very well. I'll buy that, too. [18:53] Iris     Thank you! [18:57] Alma     Ahem! [18:58] Matt     What is it, Alma? [18:59] Alma     It seems a bit gauche     to be buying jewels only for Iris. [19:08] Matt     I-I'll buy two jewels, then! [19:11] Alma     That's not the way! [19:14] Matt     I see... [19:16] Matt     All right. I understand. [19:21] Matt     I'll try it later. [19:24] Alma     And I never ended up with my bow... [19:27] Eduard     There you are, Matthias! [19:30] Matt     What is it? [19:32] Eduard     We have an emergency situation! [19:36] Eduard     I've brought Matthias and his party. [19:39] Guile     It's been some time,     Matthias Hildesheimer. [19:43] Matt     Er... [19:45] Lurie     Guile, Captain of the Knights' Order! [19:47] Alma     You really should remember it already. [19:50] Guile     Have you heard the situation? [19:52] Matt     Yes. [19:52] Matt     The headmaster explained on the way. [19:55] Matt     It's about this, isn't it? [19:56] Guile     Yes. [19:57] Knight     Two days ago,     we received report of an attack [20:01] Knight     near the border with our neighbor,     the Syhill Empire. [20:04] Knight     By three hundred of these puppets. [20:06] Matt     This casting circle is quite intricate. [20:09] Matt     The material itself is ordinary wood, [20:12] Matt     but I think     it would have increased its durability. [20:16] Matt     And the puppet is powered by... [20:20] Matt     Human life energy. [20:23] Guile     "Human life energy"?! [20:24] Eduard     You mean, someone was killed     in order to animate this puppet? [20:28] Matt     No, the puppet isn't powerful enough     to be worth sacrificing an entire human being. [20:34] Matt     More likely, it's stealing small amounts     of life energy, [20:36] Matt     gradually, from many humans at once. [20:39] Alma     The only one who could do     something like that is... [20:42] Matt     Yes, a demon. [20:44] Eduard     Are you suggesting that     they could be in control of the Syhill Empire? [20:48] Matt     Getting humans to fight each other     to gradually weaken them [20:51] Matt     is a standard demon tactic. [20:53] Guile     Matthias Hildesheimer. [20:56] Guile     For the sake of the Kingdom of Eis... [20:58] Guile     No, for the sake of all humanity... [21:01] Guile     Can we ask for your aid once again? [21:04] Matt     Of course. [21:11] Lurie     What did you want to talk to me about? [21:14] Matt     Er, well... [21:16] Lurie     Are you hiding something, Matty? [21:20] Matt     L-Lurie... [21:21] Lurie     Yes? [21:22] Matt     Would you... close your eyes a moment? [21:28] Lurie     Like this? [21:29] Matt     Keep them closed until I say so. [21:31] Lurie     I will. [21:34] Lurie     Is... Is he going to... [21:39] Lurie     I'm not prepared...! [21:45] Matt     You can open them now. [21:54] Lurie     Is this... [21:56] Matt     You were looking at the jewels     in that store, [21:58] Matt     so I thought you might like it. [22:00] Matt     I was told you might prefer it     in a form that you could wear, [22:04] Matt     so I shaped it into a pendant. [22:06] Matt     But if you don't want it,     you can always get rid of it... [22:14] Lurie     I love it. [22:17] Lurie     I'm so happy to get     such a wonderful present from you, Matty. [22:21] Lurie     I'll always treasure it! [22:31] Guile     The moment the expeditionary force is ready, [22:33] Guile     we'll come after you. [22:35] Eduard     You heard the man. [22:37] Eduard     Iris, Alma, Lurie, and Matthias! [22:43] Eduard     I'm counting on you all! [22:44] All     Right! [22:45] Iris     Okay! [22:50] Lurie     A demon controlling the Syhill Empire... [22:53] Lurie     It may be a difficult opponent. [22:55] Alma     But we can't just run away. [22:57] Alma     Not as long as     someone out there is suffering! [23:00] Iris     Don't you worry! [23:01] Iris     We already beat that Zarry guy! [23:06] Matt     Just before he died, he said [23:09] Matt     that he wasn't the only chaos demon     out there. [23:14] Matt     It seems there are many powerful opponents     that I don't know about in this world. [23:19] Lurie     What's wrong, Matty? [23:30] Matt     Let's go. [23:33] Matt     This adventure is only going     to get more entertaining!