# E1 - The Strongest Sage Appears
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**[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!