E2 - The Strongest Sage Enters the Dungeon

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[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!