E11 - The Strongest Sage Faces a Powerful Enemy

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[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...
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[23:37] Matt
    "Feelings"...?