E3 - The Strongest Sage Meets a Dragon

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[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.
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[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...
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