Season 1 E1 - The Witch and the City of Blazing Red 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.) SIGN    Witches [00:02] Narrator     Witches. [00:03] Narrator     Since days of yore, one group has     always stood at the pinnacle of sorcery: [00:09] Narrator     the original 17, known as Origin Witches, [00:13] Narrator     and the mighty lineage that inherited all of     their magical power, craft, and knowledge. [00:23] Narrator     These are the witches of our age. [00:27] Narrator     Witches sometimes aid people     and sometimes curse them. [00:31] Narrator     So how can one undo a witch's curse? SIGN    1. A loving kiss from Prince Charming [00:36] Narrator     One way is a loving kiss     from Prince Charming. [00:42] Narrator     Another is if the hateful witch     has a change of heart. SIGN    2. If the hateful witch has a change of heart [00:47] Narrator     And... [02:30] Guideau     Damn it, Ashaf. [02:32] Guideau     She'd better really be here. [02:35] Ashaf     Of course she's here. Although... [02:43] Ashaf     Whether she's the one you're looking for... [02:46] Ashaf     That's another story, Guideau. SIGN    The Witch and     the Crimson City [02:55] Baker     A witch? [02:56] Ashaf     That's right. [02:57] Baker     If you're looking for a witch,      you should ask this person right here. [03:03] Ashaf     Might you be a witch, perhaps? [03:06] Baker     Apparently, they're looking for a witch. [03:08] Mary     Oh, is that why you're visiting the city? [03:10] Guideau     Where is she? [03:12] Guideau     Tell me where the hell she is! [03:14] Ashaf     Guideau. [03:16] Ashaf     I beg your pardon. [03:17] Ashaf     Any mention of witches tends     to make my friend excitable. [03:20] Ashaf     You see, Guideau has business with one. [03:23] Mary     Oh, really? What does this witch look like? [03:25] Ashaf     Dunno. [03:27] Ashaf     But we're certainly lucky to find     someone who knows a witch so soon. [03:32] Mary     I wouldn't call it "luck" at all. [03:35] Mary     I'm not the only one who knows Lady Witch. [03:38] Mary     Everyone in the city knows her. [03:41] Mary     I doubt you even need to ask around. [03:44] Ashaf     What do you mean by that? [03:58] Policeman     Fire! [04:06] Ashaf     Well... That's certainly quite the beast. [04:09] Ashaf     Whether he's using transformation or     manipulation, he must be a powerful mage. [04:13] Guideau     Hah! Already showin' themselves! [04:16] Guideau     It's a witch! [04:17] Mary     Not at all. [04:18] Mary     You've got it all wrong. [04:20] Mary     That's not who you're looking for. [04:24] Ione     You there... [04:29] Ione     Could you hold this for me? [04:31] Policeman A     Y-Yes, Lady Witch. [04:53] Policeman B     Detain him! [04:56] Male Bystander     Amazing, Lady Witch Ione! [04:59] Ashaf     What do we have here?     Quite the celebrity, I see. [05:03] Mary     Of course. She's the hero of our city. [05:06] Ashaf     Hero? A witch? [05:08] Mary     It's only fair judgment. [05:10] Ashaf     You seem happy to say that. [05:11] Mary     What student wouldn't be happy     to see their mistress succeed? [05:15] Ashaf     That so? [05:17] Mary     I'll head over first to introduce you. [05:22] Ashaf     Well, that explains that. "Lady Witch," huh? [05:25] Ashaf     At least we didn't waste any time finding her. [05:31] Ashaf     Guideau, our mission comes first. [05:35] Ashaf     No acting on impulse... [05:38] Ashaf     Oh, my. [05:39] Policeman     Lady Ione, as usual, thank you for your help. [05:43] Policeman     You're the guardian angel of this city. [05:46] Ione     You give me too much credit. [05:47] Mary     Mistress! [05:49] Ione     Mary, are you done shopping? [05:52] Mary     I'm sorry. I got distracted by all the chaos. [05:56] Mary     I'll be sure to get everything later. [05:58] Mary     After all, tonight's the big night. [06:01] Male     Don't you all remember     what those witches did before? [06:04] Male     You're out of your mind     to treat her like a hero! [06:06] Male     Mark my words, I'll kill you myself one day! [06:08] Policeman     Shut up! Hurry up and take him away. [06:12] Guideau     I've found you, you damn filthy witch! [06:19] Mary     Huh? You... [06:25] Guideau     Damn it! You bitch! [06:27] Guideau     I know you've seen my face before! [06:30] Mary     You know her? [06:32] Ione     I'm not too sure. [06:34] Guideau     Shut up, you liar! [06:35] Policeman A     That's enough! [06:36] Policeman B     You messed with the wrong person! [06:38] Guideau     I dunno what made you believe in this bitch, [06:42] Guideau     but witches bring only      disaster and misfortune. [06:44] Guideau     You're all gonna die if this shit continues! [06:46] Policeman     You little... [06:49] Policeman     Wh-What? [06:51] Policeman     Get off! [06:53] Ashaf     My, my. It always goes like this. [06:56] Ashaf     You need to leave it to me and stay back. [06:58] Guideau     Shut up, Ashaf! Screw your damn orders! [07:01] Ashaf     My sincere apologies. [07:03] Mary     Was this the plan all along? [07:06] Ashaf     It's all a misunderstanding. [07:08] Ashaf     We have no ill intent. But... [07:11] Ashaf     Seeing as how you're a witch,     we'd like to have a few words with you. [07:16] Citizen A     Screw you! [07:17] Citizen B     You're the one who attacked her! [07:20] Citizen C     Hurry up and arrest them, too! [07:22] Citizen C     They look suspicious enough! [07:24] Ashaf     We will take our leave quickly, Guideau. [07:26] Guideau     What? Screw that! [07:28] Guideau     The witch is right there in front of us! [07:30] Ashaf     Lady Witch, excuse us,     but we'll call at another time. [07:34] Ashaf     Our regards to you, too, little miss. [07:41] Mary     What was all that about? [07:48] Ashaf     Roughly 400 years ago, a wicked     witch cast a curse on the city, [07:52] Ashaf     turning it into a doomed land      consumed by hellfire. [07:55] Ashaf     But the wicked witch was defeated,      and the curse was sealed. [08:01] Guideau     The curse was sealed? [08:04] Ashaf     That's the supposed history of this city. [08:07] Ashaf     This castle is where the     curse is said to be sealed, [08:11] Ashaf     as well as being the current     residence of that witch. [08:14] Ashaf     Or so says the pamphlet. [08:16] Guideau     How the hell can a witch     live in a place like this? [08:19] Ashaf     It means she's built a better reputation      for herself in the last 400 years. [08:25] Guideau     Bullshit. [08:26] Ashaf     Sure, to you, all witches are evil. [08:30] Ashaf     But I suppose it does raise some questions. [08:34] Woman     Oh. Did you two get invites, too? [08:37] Ashaf     Not exactly. We have     business with Lady Witch. [08:41] Ashaf     Are we interrupting something? [08:43] Woman     Well, there's a party tonight     for the anniversary. [08:46] Ashaf     Oh? The anniversary of what, exactly? [08:49] Mary     Thanks for coming, everyone! Come on in! [08:56] Mary     What are you two doing here? [08:58] Guideau     Picking up where we left off.      Now, let me through. [09:01] Ashaf     I told you to stay back and keep quiet. [09:03] Mary     I'm afraid not! [09:05] Mary     There's no way I'm letting bad     people like you near my mistress. [09:09] Ashaf     Huh? All witches have a screw loose! [09:11] Ashaf     Why would you get so worked up defending one? [09:13] Mary     That's exactly why I won't let you near her. [09:17] Mary     In the past, this city treated witches     terribly because of the wicked witch. [09:22] Mary     My mistress grieved over this and     put everything into helping the city. [09:28] Mary     She protected the city from disasters      and evildoers using magic, [09:33] Mary     saving many people in the process. [09:36] Mary     Including me. [09:40] Mary     Years of hardship finally bore fruit, and     she ended discrimination against witches. [09:45] Mary     That's why I won't let her near anyone who     berates her simply because she is a witch! [09:51] Ashaf     My, how heartwarming.     Really, that was quite moving. [09:55] Ashaf     But I can't say I recommend     believing everything you hear. [09:58] Mary     What do you mean by that? [10:00] Ashaf     The story of that sealed hellfire. [10:04] Ashaf     It's supposedly a witch's curse, but... [10:10] Ashaf     That doesn't quite add up. [10:13] Ashaf     A witch's curse is never something     that can just be "sealed." [10:18] Ashaf     So if it really has been sealed, [10:20] Ashaf     that makes it irrefutably     something other than a curse. [10:23] Ashaf     Which raises some curious questions. [10:26] Mary     How could I believe any of that? [10:28] Ashaf     I don't assume you would. [10:30] Ashaf     But our world is filled with hidden truths. [10:34] Ashaf     So I'm saying, just as you don't trust us, [10:36] Ashaf     you shouldn't put too much     trust in her, either. [10:40] Ashaf     Every beautiful rose has its thorns. [10:42] Ashaf     And witches always come with     two things: secrets and danger. [10:46] Mary     That's enough! Stop talking as if my     mistress is plotting some evil scheme! [10:50] Mary     How unbelievably rude. Leave now! [10:54] Ashaf     One last thing. [10:56] Ashaf     This anniversary that's happening...     What is it for, exactly? [11:00] Mary     I couldn't tell you.     Mistress is the only one who knows. [11:07] Guideau     Great. We'll have to force      our way in after all. [11:12] Ashaf     Unfortunately, Guideau, I've found     something I need to research. [11:15] Ashaf     Let's go back to our hotel. [11:18] Ashaf     Hopefully, it's nothing,     but this is a witch we're facing. [11:21] Ashaf     Better to be safe than sorry. [11:27] Woman     Wow, they're so beautiful! [11:29] Woman     I've never been here before! [11:32] Mary     Mistress, the two people     from earlier were just here. [11:36] Ione     Oh? Did you turn them away? [11:38] Mary     They were talking about you like you     were evil, and I couldn't stand for it. [11:45] Ione     Is that so? [11:54] Ashaf     This is bad. [11:57] Ashaf     The place where the fire was sealed... [11:59] Ashaf     The meaning of today's date... [12:01] Ashaf     A witch... And the true     history buried in the past. [12:07] Ashaf     "Anniversary," huh? Just as I thought. [12:10] Ashaf     I wanted to go about this amicably for     a change, but no chance of that now. [12:13] Ashaf     I'll let you focus on your mission. [12:22] Policemen     There they are! Stop right there! [12:24] Policeman A     Lady Witch has requested      that we arrest you! [12:27] Policeman B     That man's a mage. If you see     any strange movements, open fire. [12:30] Guideau     Takin' orders from a damn witch? [12:33] Ashaf     They are known to captivate     people's hearts, you know. [12:36] Ashaf     But this proves it, unfortunately. [12:38] Ashaf     Lady Witch is indeed evil. [12:49] Ashaf     My, my. You are such hard-working folks. [12:53] Guideau     That goddamn witch! [12:55] Guideau     I swear I'll sucker punch that face of hers! [13:09] Mary     Huh? [13:11] Mary     Did I doze off? [13:25] Mary     Mistress, what in the world has... [13:28] Ione     Don't be afraid.     You're just becoming keys for me. [13:34] Ione     I snuck a spell into your bodies      during your training. [13:39] Mary     What spell? Keys for what? [13:45] Ione     To release the hellfire     that sleeps in this city. [13:49] Mary     B-But why would you... [13:52] Ione     The wicked witch who once cursed this city... [13:56] Ione     She was my grandmother. [13:58] Mary     What? [13:59] Ione     And as it happens, she wasn't a wicked witch. [14:03] Ione     You see, she sealed away     the blaze and saved the city. [14:08] Ione     The cause of the fire remains a mystery. [14:11] Ione     But witches got blamed for all disasters. [14:14] Ione     That was an immutable law back then. [14:17] Ione     Because of that nonsense,     my heroic grandmother was murdered, [14:23] Ione     and as a witch, I endured     countless attempts on my life. [14:26] Ione     Tell me, could you forgive that? [14:29] Mary     N-No. It's monstrous. [14:33] Mary     But you're being monstrous, too, Mistress! [14:36] Mary     Please stop this! If we reveal the truth,     we can surely find a better... [14:40] Ione     I can't let this day pass me by. [14:43] Ione     This day, exactly 417 years     since the seal was put in place, [14:47] Ione     is the one day its power weakens. [14:50] Ione     I've spent 120 years waiting for this day. [14:55] Ione     Look. [14:56] Ione     The first lock opens. [15:01] Passerby     What the... [15:14] Ione     Today marks the ultimate anniversary! [15:21] Guideau     I've got you now, [15:23] Guideau     ya stinkin' witch! [15:49] Ione     Given your lack of skill,     I'm amazed you dared to challenge me. [15:53] Ione     Or did you have another goal in mind? [16:06] Ashaf     Well, goodness. [16:08] Ashaf     I would have liked to at least     free the girls serving as keys. [16:13] Ashaf     Forgive me. I should have been      clearer with my warning. [16:18] Ione     You seem to have caught on to my goal. [16:22] Ione     Just who are you? [16:25] Ashaf     Good question. [16:26] Ashaf     Who could we be? [16:28] Ashaf     Everyone has something to hide. [16:31] Ashaf     Witches, in particular. [16:33] Ashaf     So you must not open your     heart to a witch. Not ever. [16:38] Ione     That's called "prejudice." [16:40] Ashaf     Prejudice? What's prejudiced     about this disaster? [16:45] Ione     Prejudice caused this hellfire. [16:49] Ione     I'm told the "wicked witch"     was burned at the stake. [16:53] Ione     I'm only giving as good as she got. [16:56] Ione     You have no right to criticize. [16:58] Mary     You're just lashing out! [17:00] Mary     All the people who deserved     your revenge are long gone! [17:05] Mary     Everyone in the city adores you! [17:09] Mary     You've done so much for this city. [17:11] Mary     And all your time with us... [17:13] Mary     What was it for, Mistress? [17:18] Ione     Revenge isn't logical. [17:22] Ione     I spent all that time just     laying the groundwork. [17:26] Ione     Gaining your trust made     breaking the seal far easier. [17:31] Mary     N-No... [17:34] Ione     Getting revenge on someone whose face     you can't see is like killing an insect. [17:39] Ione     Making friends and really     getting to know you [17:43] Ione     let me appreciate you as targets. [17:46] Ione     And look at the result. [17:48] Ione     Watching you suffer... [17:51] Ione     gives me such satisfaction! [17:55] Ione     Revenge feels so wonderful! [17:57] Ashaf     Stop! Don't unlock any more! [18:00] Ione     I hate you all more than I can bear! [18:03] Guideau     I know exactly what you mean. [18:08] Guideau     I hate witches like crazy! [18:12] Ione     What a resilient girl. [18:14] Guideau     I'm dying to bash your brains in right now, [18:17] Guideau     but you haven't given me a clear answer yet. [18:20] Guideau     Take a good look! [18:21] Guideau     Do you recognize me? [18:24] Guideau     Or this mark?! [18:31] Ione     Oh, I see. That mark... [18:34] Ione     You want to undo a witch's curse, don't you? [18:38] Ione     Though I don't know why you're     going about your search this way. [18:42] Ione     But I see. So you want to be sure. [18:46] Ione     A witch's curse, once cast,     is so difficult to remove [18:50] Ione     that it's become known as     the "eternal malediction." [18:54] Ione     There are only two ways to undo one. [18:57] Ione     First, "a loving kiss from Prince Charming," [19:01] Ione     meaning a heartfelt kiss from     your partner in pure, mutual love. [19:06] Ione     Second, "if the hateful witch     has a change of heart," [19:10] Ione     which means getting the one     who cursed you to undo it. [19:14] Ione     But I'm sorry to tell you that     I'm not the witch you're looking for. [19:20] Ione     So I can't undo your curse! [19:26] Ione     I don't know which witch     you have me confused with, [19:30] Ione     but you wasted your time. [19:34] Ashaf     You have one thing wrong yourself. [19:38] Ashaf     You don't need to be the witch     who cast the curse to lift it. [19:55] Ashaf     Third... [20:00] Ashaf     "Kiss a witch." [20:06] Ashaf     There are more than two ways to undo a curse. [20:16] Ione     Wha... [20:17] Ione     What? [20:37] Guideau     Seriously, nothing beats your own body! [20:45] Ione     What is this menacing aura? [20:49] Ione     I don't sense powerful magic, and yet... [20:52] Ione     Is this her true self? [20:55] Ashaf     I hope you're not too rusty, Guideau. [20:58] Guideau     We're about to find out! [21:28] Ione     How about this?! [21:33] Mary     Aren't you going to help?! [21:35] Ashaf     Regrettably, I'm a mere first-rate mage. [21:40] Ashaf     I'd be of no help at all in this battle. [21:43] Ashaf     Besides, I'm not needed. [21:47] Ashaf     You see, Guideau is the most beautiful      and most terrifying of creatures, [21:53] Ashaf     and the witches' greatest     and only natural enemy. [21:59] Ione     Why? [22:00] Ione     Why doesn't she stop? [22:02] Guideau     Get ready... [22:06] Guideau     for a gut punch! [22:17] Ione     What is... this creature? [22:49] Ashaf     I see they're finally getting     the fire under control. [22:53] Guideau     Another dead end, damn it! [22:56] Ashaf     It really is a shame. [22:59] Ashaf     This method can undo     the curse, but not forever. [23:02] Ashaf     For a more permanent solution,     we really need to find her. [23:09] Rescuer     I see more collapsed over there! [23:15] Rescuer     Are you okay? [23:18] Mary     For better or worse, I guess you     can't judge people by appearances. [23:26] (Flashback) Mary     Who in the world are you two? [23:30] (Flashback) Ashaf     Bringing witches back     to the Order is our job. [23:34] (Flashback) Mary     The Order? [23:35] (Flashback) Ashaf     It tackles all manner     of magic-related trouble. [23:39] (Flashback) Ashaf     An occult organization of magic,     by magic, for magic. [23:44] (Flashback) Ashaf     That's us, the Order of Magical Resonance. [23:48] Ashaf     Now then, Guideau, let's hurry home. [23:50] Guideau     You're the one wasting time, jackass! [23:55] Ashaf     Mind your language. [24:00] Guideau     I'll find her and kill her. [24:03] Guideau     This is revenge. [24:05] Ashaf     Next time:     "The Witch's Pastime: Opening Act." SIGN    The Witch's Pastime SIGN    Opening Act E2 - The Witch's Pastime: Opening Act 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] Narrator     Forbidden Instruments. [00:06] Narrator     Merely possessing these sorcery tools     grants might approaching that of a witch. SIGN    Forbidden Instruments SIGN    Sorcery Tools [00:12] Narrator     But while their wielders gain power, SIGN    Payment [00:17] Narrator     they must make sacrifices in payment     or else forfeit their lives. [00:24] Narrator     Thus, the use of Instruments     is strictly forbidden. SIGN    Sacrifice [00:28] Narrator     Yet those who turn to them     are never in short supply. [00:32] Narrator     For you see... [02:11] Woman     What was that sound? [02:13] Man     Did you hear something? [02:15] Woman     Yeah. [02:17] Woman     I'm going home. [02:19] Man     If you're worried, I can walk you. [02:20] Woman     I'll be fine. It's not far. [02:23] Woman     Goodnight. [02:35] Woman     There sure are a lot of crows. [03:23] Shulk     Not yet. It's still not enough. [03:27] Shulk     I've got to add more. SIGN    The Witch's Pastime:     Opening Act [03:35] Guideau     Hey. Is there a witch around here? [03:42] Ashaf     Beats me. They're supposed     to tell us the details in person. [03:49] Ashaf     So what would you like us to do this time? [03:52] Servant 1     Please keep this between us, [03:55] Servant 1     but the master of the house     has a penchant for collecting. [03:59] Servant 1     And I'm ashamed to say that a specimen      has escaped from his collection. [04:04] Ashaf     Escaped? So it's an animal? [04:07] Servant 1     Yes, sir. And quite a violent one at that. [04:12] Servant 1     It has claimed many victims already. [04:17] Ashaf     Since you called in the Order,     I assume it's not just a rare creature. [04:23] Ashaf     Don't tell me you have a magical beast here. [04:28] Servant 1     Yes. [04:29] Servant 1     As you say, the creature is magical. [04:39] Ashaf     So you want us to subdue that thing? [04:42] Servant 1     You are to recapture it with the      utmost haste, and without harming it. [04:46] Ashaf     Without harming it? [04:48] Ashaf     I see. That explains why you're struggling. [04:52] Ashaf     Hm? Where are you going, Guideau? [04:54] Guideau     I'm done with this bullshit. [04:57] Ashaf     Now, now. We're on the clock. [04:59] Guideau     As if I care about a plain old beast. [05:02] Guideau     You can handle the pet-sitting. [05:05] Ashaf     Dear me. [05:07] Ashaf     Who do you think you are, a king? [05:16] Ashaf     Excuse me. Pardon the intrusion. [05:19] Ashaf     Matter manipulation is the     most basic of magic spells, [05:22] Ashaf     but controlling fluids     requires a particular knack. [05:26] Ashaf     Honestly, I've always struggled with it. [05:30] Guideau     You're full of it. [05:32] Ashaf     You wound me, Guideau. [05:34] Ashaf     It's not nice to call people liars. [06:09] Ashaf     Will that do? [06:15] Owner     Splendid work. [06:18] Owner     I was right to call on you. [06:21] Ashaf     We're honored. [06:22] Owner     Magical beasts are illegal     in this country, you see. [06:26] Owner     I wanted to handle this quietly. [06:28] Owner     I heard that you'd take on any job,      and I see that info was correct. [06:33] Ashaf     Oh, not quite. [06:35] Ashaf     We only stick our noses into magical trouble. [06:42] Ashaf     An occult organization of magic,     by magic, for magic. [06:47] Ashaf     If you have any more difficulties,     call the Order of Magical Resonance. [06:59] Ashaf     Treating oneself after work      sure hits the spot. [07:04] Ashaf     What's wrong? Not eating anything? [07:07] Guideau     Gimme a break. [07:10] Guideau     Tell me what our last job was, jackass. [07:14] Ashaf     We apprehended a petty burglar who had     committed heinous crimes using magic. [07:20] Ashaf     Quite a good deed, if I do say so. [07:22] Guideau     And before that? [07:24] Ashaf     We exterminated a ghastly tree     that fed on magical power. [07:27] Guideau     And before that? [07:28] Ashaf     Let me think... [07:31] Ashaf     Oh, yes. A stalker abusing magic— [07:34] Guideau     Before that?! [07:35] Ashaf     Babysitting a young magical beast. [07:38] Guideau     Are you screwing with me? [07:40] Guideau     What the hell do you think     I joined your shitty Order for? [07:44] Ashaf     You don't need to remind me. [07:48] Ashaf     Oh, dear. That was good wine. [07:51] Guideau     Hurry up and find me a witch! [07:53] Guideau     If you can't do that,     the Order's a waste of my time. [07:56] Ashaf     You must realize that cases     involving witches don't grow on trees. [08:01] Ashaf     And our relationship is give and take. [08:05] Ashaf     In exchange for our full support     in achieving your goal, [08:08] Ashaf     you agreed to serve     at the Order's discretion. [08:11] Ashaf     We get priority when witch cases comes up. [08:16] Ashaf     So until one does, do your job. [08:19] Ashaf     If you slack off like you did today, [08:21] Ashaf     we won't give you witches,     fine food, or anything else. [08:27] Guideau     You didn't need me today, anyway. [08:31] Ashaf     True enough. [08:33] Waiter 1     Excuse me, sir. [08:35] Waiter 1     I was asked to give you this. [08:37] Ashaf     Thank you. [08:41] Ashaf     It's from the Order. [08:43] Guideau     Is it a witch?! Gimme! [08:47] Ashaf     How many times must I tell you? You need     an Order signet ring to break this seal. [08:55] Ashaf     Although you should have     one of these brands, too. [09:02] Ashaf     Oh? Cheer up, Guideau. [09:05] Ashaf     Speak of the devil. [09:27] Guideau     A witch! [09:28] Ashaf     This lady is merely our client. [09:31] Guideau     So where's the damn witch, then?! [09:33] Ashaf     We represent the     Order of Magical Resonance. [09:36] Ashaf     I believe you have a job for us? [09:38] Old Woman     I'm sorry to have you come     all this way. Please come in. [09:44] Old Woman     I can't seem to open this case anymore.     Can you do something about it? [09:53] Ashaf     I see. A runic inscription. [09:57] Ashaf     You're in luck.     Undoing spells is my specialty. [10:01] Old Woman     Goodness. [10:14] Ashaf     Then what was that     "Speak of the devil" about? [10:20] Guideau     Get ready for what's coming to you, asshole. [10:25] Ashaf     I never said anything about a witch, did I? [10:28] Ashaf     You should have realized that     when I left the coffin behind. [10:32] Guideau     Then what was that     "Speak of the devil" about? [10:34] Ashaf     I was just saying that you should     take non-witch cases seriously. [10:38] Guideau     Bullshit! [10:40] Ashaf     If you feel you were fooled,     consider it a learning experience. [10:43] Ashaf     It taught you a lesson. [10:45] Guideau     Like hell I will.     Trusting you was my big mistake. [10:50] Ashaf     "Mistake" is another word for "experience." [10:53] Ashaf     They're both shortcuts to wisdom. [10:55] Ashaf     Sorry, but we don't have time to argue. [10:58] Ashaf     Our next job just came in. [11:01] Ashaf     Hope for better luck on this one. [11:06] Guideau     I'll let it slide, but only for the time being. [11:09] Guideau     As soon as my curse has been lifted      and I don't need the Order anymore, [11:13] Guideau     the first thing I'm gonna do is kill you. [11:16] Ashaf     Glad to hear it. [11:18] Ashaf     I'm looking forward to that day myself. [11:27] Ashaf     A peaceful, witch-free month      has passed since then. [11:32] Ashaf     What a tranquil afternoon. [11:36] Ashaf     I'd say the day you reclaim your     real body is still a long way off. [11:40] Guideau     I'll kill you later,     but I can always kick your ass now. [11:44] Ashaf     Temper, temper. [11:47] Ashaf     Anyway, eat your fill. [11:49] Ashaf     Good, isn't it? [11:50] Guideau     It's gross as hell. [11:54] Waiter 2     For you, mister. [11:56] Guideau     From the Order again? [11:58] Ashaf     Yes. [11:59] Guideau     More busy work, I bet. [12:02] Guideau     To hell with that crap. Rip it up. [12:05] Ashaf     No, you'll like this one, Guideau. [12:09] Ashaf     It came in a black envelope. [12:12] Guideau     So what? [12:14] Ashaf     They only send these when a witch     is involved and central to the case. [12:22] Ashaf     It seems a witch is committing serial     murders in Hayden, the capital of Pheres. [12:28] Ashaf     They even make a point of     calling the case "grotesque." [12:33] Ashaf     Besides which— [12:34] Guideau     Enough. Gimme. [12:36] Ashaf     You're so impatient. [12:40] Ashaf     We're about to be busy. [12:42] Ashaf     There's an ocean between us and this case. [12:45] Ashaf     Pack your bags. [12:51] Ashaf     So a witch and a grimoire? [12:56] Ashaf     We won't have an easy time of it. [13:07] Police Officer     Ms. Haines, it's dangerous! [13:09] Haines     My children are in there! [13:11] Haines     Shulk! Loran! [13:24] Detective     You were groaning in your sleep. [13:26] Detective     Are you okay? [13:28] Haines     Yeah, I'm fine. [13:30] Detective     If you say so. [13:39] Detective     Sorry. She gave us the slip again. [13:43] Haines     How many dead? [13:44] Detective     At least five. [13:47] Detective     And the bodies were... [13:51] Haines     "Consumed, sacrificed,     or something similar by a witch"? [13:56] Detective     How could anyone do something     so horrible? She must be crazy. [14:01] Haines     "Crazy," huh? [14:05] Haines     I've seen plenty of perps with a screw loose. [14:08] Haines     They all had one thing in common. [14:10] Haines     Know what that is? [14:12] Detective     No. [14:13] Haines     Unfulfilled desires born     from a sense of inferiority. [14:18] Haines     Losing control of them can turn even     upstanding people into crazed villains. [14:24] Detective     You mean no person is born evil? [14:27] Haines     "Person," huh? [14:29] Haines     Is a witch a person? [14:32] Detective     Beats me. [14:33] Detective     But witch or human,     anyone who can do this must be scum. [14:40] Haines     I couldn't agree more. [14:42] Detective     We didn't expect this fight. [14:44] Detective     Is that why you didn't set     all your wards in time? [14:48] Haines     You mean she wouldn't     have escaped if I'd finished? [14:51] Detective     Er, no. [14:53] Haines     Closing off the scene would've made     no difference. She slips through wards. [14:58] Detective     What I meant was— [14:59] Haines     I know. [15:01] Haines     We need to box her in to make     her cast as many spells as possible, [15:07] Haines     or we'll never figure out her magic. [15:10] Haines     But even if we solve that mystery,     it's just the first step. [15:13] Haines     The full force of the Hayden Police     still has to take this slow and steady. [15:19] Haines     A feeble police force can't     fight a monster any other way. [15:24] Detective     Ms. Haines, I shouldn't have to tell you [15:27] Detective     that this goes way beyond     regular serial murder. [15:31] Detective     You're the only mage we've got. [15:34] Detective     If you feel powerless, talk to the mayor. [15:39] Detective     Witches are the Paladin Corps' jurisdiction. [15:42] Detective     Unless something changes,     the body count will just keep growing. [15:46] Haines     I know. [15:49] Haines     I know that. [15:55] Detective     I know it's easier said than done, [15:57] Detective     but try not to beat yourself up over     what happened to Inspector Cole. [16:01] Haines     I've handled plenty of horrific cases. [16:04] Haines     I thought people always     remembered the perpetrators [16:08] Haines     and forgot the victims in no time. [16:12] Haines     But then someone murdered     people I cared about, [16:18] Haines     and I realized that I'd never     forget the names of either. [16:22] Haines     Don't worry. I'll do my job. [16:35] Ashaf     Oh, dear. It appears we're too late. [16:38] Guideau     Don't give me that crap.     You let her slip right out from under us. [16:42] Ashaf     Cut me some slack. [16:44] Ashaf     And rest easy. The witch     in this case will be back. [16:50] Ashaf     Grotesque mass murder committed by      a witch, a.k.a. the "Witch's Pastime" case. [16:56] Ashaf     As of last week, the victims     numbered 36, including police officers. [17:00] Ashaf     Quite a tough nut to crack. [17:02] Ashaf     What did tonight make the body count? [17:06] Haines     Who are you two? [17:09] Haines     You're saying things     I don't want to think about, [17:12] Haines     so I guess you know who I am. [17:15] Haines     And you look suspicious. [17:17] Haines     What's in that coffin? [17:19] Ashaf     Grilling us already? [17:22] Ashaf     Well, I can't blame you. [17:24] Ashaf     Rest assured, we're perfectly respectable. [17:28] Ashaf     So please, stay your hand. [17:34] Ashaf     We mean you no harm. [17:36] Ashaf     In fact, we'd like to help you. [17:40] Haines     Help how? [17:41] Ashaf     The Order of Magical Resonance sent us. [17:45] Ashaf     A major incident is disturbing your city. [17:47] Ashaf     If you suspect a witch is responsible,     then we have much to offer you. [18:02] Haines     Hayden Police business. [18:04] Haines     We'll take a table in the back,     but I'd like to set a soundproof ward. [18:08] Waiter 3     S-Sure. [18:10] Haines     I got confirmation. [18:12] Haines     It seems the mayor really did     sign off on a request to the Order. [18:16] Ashaf     I would never lie to a beautiful lady. [18:19] Ashaf     By the way, could you hold off on that ward      until we've ordered and gotten our food? [18:24] Haines     Of course. At least let me      have a cup of coffee. [18:28] Ashaf     No, please wait for our full meal. [18:31] Ashaf     Replacing wards is a hassle, no? [18:40] Ashaf     For our part, we'd like to hear     about the case as soon as possible. [18:44] Haines     Tell me your story first. [18:46] Haines     You may have the mayor's approval,     but I don't trust you. [18:50] Ashaf     But you have a witch case on your hands. [18:53] Ashaf     Sooner or later,     the Paladin Corps will step in. [18:55] Ashaf     But for some reason,     the mayor is stalling them. [18:59] Haines     Making you our only hope? [19:01] Ashaf     Looks that way. [19:03] Ashaf     To begin with,     this whole situation is strange. [19:06] Ashaf     Police forces aren't     equipped to combat witches. [19:09] Ashaf     What you need is an army. [19:12] Ashaf     That's why global peacekeepers     like the Paladin Corps handle witches. [19:17] Ashaf     The mayor is probably refusing their help [19:21] Ashaf     to claim the glory of     solving the case without them. [19:24] Ashaf     Anyone can see how foolish that is,     so why do you all go along with it? [19:29] Ashaf     As the Hayden Police's only mage,     I believe you're in charge of the case. [19:34] Ashaf     You ought to protest. Why don't you? [19:39] Guideau     Who gives a shit? [19:40] Guideau     Just tell me everything     you know about the witch. [19:44] Guideau     Then I'll kick all the witch ass you want. [19:47] Haines     Why are you so fixated on the witch? [19:50] Haines     Most people would steer clear     of a witch serial killer. [19:53] Guideau     That's— [19:54] Ashaf     Guideau, have a bone. [19:58] Ashaf     For our organization, essentially. [20:01] Ashaf     We collect the essence of magic.     Witches, naturally, and— [20:05] Haines     Don't hide anything unless     you want to lose even more trust. [20:09] Haines     I came up with this ward myself. [20:13] Haines     Lies can't fool me inside it. [20:17] Guideau     Asshole. [20:21] Ashaf     Dear me. How shrewd of you. [20:25] Haines     Answer me. [20:32] Ashaf     Well, our circumstances aren't worth hiding. [20:36] Ashaf     We just want to undo a curse. [20:40] Haines     A curse? [20:42] Ashaf     A witch's curse. You must know of them. [20:45] Haines     Sure. Anyone who's even     dabbled in magic does. [20:49] Ashaf     Then I'll be brief. [20:51] Ashaf     My friend here is under a witch's curse. [20:55] Ashaf     So we're looking for the     witch who cast the curse. [20:58] Ashaf     And more or less at random,     since we have almost nothing to go on. [21:01] Guideau     That's not all. [21:03] Guideau     I'll find her and kill her. [21:06] Guideau     This is revenge. [21:08] Haines     Revenge... [21:13] Ashaf     I don't believe we're lying. [21:17] Haines     Right. [21:19] Haines     No, I believe you. [21:21] Haines     You have extremely personal reasons, [21:24] Haines     but I can trust them over     great and noble causes. [21:27] Ashaf     Oh? You need to use reasoning?      I thought you could tell if we were lying. [21:32] Haines     I lied about that. [21:34] Haines     I can't cast a spell that good. [21:37] Guideau     What?! Screw you! [21:39] Haines     All right, fine. [21:41] Haines     I'll take your help. [21:44] Haines     Our partnership starts tomorrow. [21:46] Haines     Meet here at 9 AM. [21:51] Guideau     Hey, when you get down to it... [21:53] Ashaf     She found out what we knew      and gave us nothing. [24:01] Ashaf     Now, shall we go see a witch? [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "The Witch's Pastime: Final Act." SIGN    The Witch's Pastime SIGN    Final Act E3 - The Witch's Pastime: Final Act 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.) SIGN    The Witch's Pastime:     Final Act [01:52] Haines     We suspect a witch, based on     the overwhelming power. [01:56] Haines     Then there are the messages     left at the crime scenes. [01:59] Haines     Each one points to the killer being a witch. [02:03] Ashaf     Oh? For example? [02:05] Haines     "I live on and on without change.     I bear heir after heir without change." [02:09] Haines     Do you know what that points to? [02:11] Ashaf     A witch. Witches don't age     and their health doesn't decline. [02:15] Ashaf     And a witch's power is     passed on to her descendants, [02:18] Ashaf     so even having children doesn't change th— [02:21] Haines     What is it? [02:22] Ashaf     The killer wants to declare     that they are a witch. [02:25] Ashaf     I bet all the answers are "witch." [02:27] Haines     What about this one? [02:28] Haines     "Four legs in the morning,     two legs at noon, three legs at night." [02:32] Guideau     A witch. [02:33] Ashaf     A human, I believe. [02:35] Haines     Right. A human. [02:37] Ashaf     How strange. Was that one of the messages? [02:40] Haines     That's right. None of it     means much of anything. [02:43] Haines     The killer's laughing at us. [02:45] Haines     We call it the "Witch's Pastime" case     because it's all a game to them. [02:56] Haines     But that game has come back to bite them. [02:58] Haines     I realized that some of the riddles     were quotes from a book. [03:04] Haines     And it seems this bookshop     had ordered a copy of it. [03:07] Haines     Even the timing lines up. [03:10] Ashaf     I'm impressed you traced the quotations. [03:12] Haines     I just got lucky.     I have the same book at home. [03:19] Guideau     Something stinks. [03:24] Haines     What do you think you're doing?! [03:27] Guideau     You guys go in. [03:41] Haines     Damn it! [03:45] Ashaf     The wound shows magical damage. [03:47] Ashaf     It seems natural to conclude     that a witch inflicted it. [03:51] Ashaf     She must have gouged out his eyes      because he saw something. [03:54] Ashaf     An attempt at irony, I assume. [03:57] Ashaf     If she intended to cover her trail this way, [03:59] Ashaf     why bother leaving quotations     as messages in the first place? [04:03] Haines     I told you. It's just a game to her. [04:07] Haines     She probably just decided     she might as well kill this guy, too. [04:10] Ashaf     We've lost our lead. [04:13] Ashaf     You look exhausted.     Perhaps you could use some rest? [04:17] Haines     You shouldn't get too close to me. [04:20] Ashaf     Why not? [04:21] Haines     Because of precedent. [04:24] Haines     Nothing good happens to people I'm close to. [04:30] Haines     What is it? [04:31] Detective     Ms. Haines, we've found a new body here, too. [04:35] Detective     And a message. [04:37] Haines     What's it say? [04:41] Loran     I'm a disease. [04:43] Loran     Diseases propagate and spread. [04:46] Loran     This disease is called a curse.     A witch's curse. [04:53] Haines     Considering I took you to the crime scene,      you didn't manage to find out much. [04:57] Ashaf     Oh, well. Corpses aren't my specialty. [05:01] Haines     Well, I'm not expecting much, anyway. [05:03] Haines     See you. [05:09] Guideau     Ashaf. [05:10] Ashaf     Yes? [05:12] Guideau     Get ready. Something's here. [05:14] Ashaf     Really? You must be joking. [05:17] Ashaf     I left the coffin at the hotel. [05:21] Ashaf     Idiot! Don't just rush in blindly! [05:37] Guideau     She disappeared! [05:39] Ashaf     That she did. Quite literally like smoke. [05:43] Ashaf     So she's powerful and an escape artist, too? [05:45] Ashaf     I'd say we have our work cut out for us. [05:48] Ashaf     Still, why would the witch... [05:50] Guideau     She was tailing her. [05:52] Ashaf     What? [05:53] Guideau     Ever since we met up with that woman,     I've felt someone watching us. [05:57] Guideau     Looks like I wasn't imagining it. [05:59] Guideau     Shit! [06:06] Ashaf     I'd like to ask you something. [06:09] Haines     What happened to you? [06:11] Ashaf     We had a little run-in with the witch. [06:13] Haines     And you lost her? [06:14] Ashaf     Yes, completely. [06:16] Haines     I see. [06:17] Haines     There goes what little hope I had for you. [06:20] Haines     You took quite a beating. [06:22] Ashaf     I've already performed healing. [06:25] Ashaf     More importantly,     please answer my question. [06:28] Ashaf     How are you connected to the witch? [06:31] Haines     What? [06:32] Ashaf     It seems you were followed. [06:35] Ashaf     The witch must know what you look like, [06:37] Ashaf     so we can safely assume     she tailed you, not us. [06:42] Ashaf     Why does the witch make a point      of announcing what she is? [06:45] Ashaf     Presumably to mobilize the Paladins. [06:48] Guideau     Who likes fighting small fry? [06:50] Ashaf     But no matter how long she waits,     only the police oppose her. [06:53] Ashaf     So to draw out the Paladins... [06:57] Ashaf     Guideau, what would you do? [07:00] Guideau     Kill all the small fry. [07:02] Guideau     Or... [07:03] Guideau     take out their boss. [07:07] Ashaf     The mayor's egotism caused this situation. [07:10] Ashaf     But only insiders know that. [07:13] Ashaf     Most would assume the police would be     lost without you, their only real fighter. [07:19] Ashaf     And yet, despite all of that     as well as shadowing you, [07:22] Ashaf     the witch waited until we split up,     and then targeted us. [07:26] Haines     Why? [07:28] Haines     Why won't she go after me?! [07:30] Haines     Why follow me if she     doesn't want to kill me?! [07:33] Ashaf     I don't know. That's why I asked. [07:36] Haines     Don't tell me... [07:37] Haines     Could it be... [07:39] Guideau     So you do know something. Cough it up! [07:44] Haines     This case, needless to say, had a beginning. [07:50] (Flashback) Reuben     I don't often see you this early, Kiera. [07:52] (Flashback) Haines     I always run late. If I don't go home early [07:55] (Flashback) Haines     and eat with the kids when I can,     what kind of mother am I? [08:00] (Flashback) Detective     Ms. Haines! [08:02] (Flashback) Haines     What is it? [08:04] (Flashback) Detective     Your house just... [08:09] (Flashback) Police Officer     Ms. Haines, it's dangerous! [08:11] (Flashback) Haines     My children are in there! [08:14] (Flashback) Haines     Shulk! Loran! [08:22] (Flashback) Reuben     Were there any witnesses? [08:23] (Flashback) Police Officer     Local residents have given us information. [08:26] (Flashback) Police Officer     And we think the culprit left a     message on a wall across the street. [08:33] (Flashback) Reuben     "I live on and on without change.     I bear heir after heir without change." [08:38] (Flashback) Police Officer     What could it mean? [08:41] (Flashback) Haines     A witch. [08:45] (Flashback) Reuben     It's the time that was on the warning note. [08:47] (Flashback) Haines     Yeah. [08:51] (Flashback) Haines     Damn it! Not this purple smoke again! [08:53] (Flashback) Detective     We can't get a clear view! [08:55] (Flashback) Haines     Everyone, take shelter     in the magical array! [08:57] (Flashback) Haines     What are you doing, Reuben?! [08:59] (Flashback) Reuben     I'll take her down. [09:00] (Flashback) Haines     Alone? That's crazy! She's a witch! [09:02] (Flashback) Reuben     Yes, I know. The witch who killed those kids! [09:20] Haines     I lost my sons and Reuben. [09:24] Haines     He was my magic teacher... and my boyfriend. [09:31] Ashaf     I suspect that warning was meant to... [09:34] Haines     What you told me clinches it. [09:37] Haines     It was to lure him out and murder him. [09:40] Haines     The witch is targeting people I care about. [09:44] Haines     You got too friendly with me. [09:46] Ashaf     So we gave her the wrong idea, huh? [09:49] Ashaf     But that clarifies things. [09:51] Ashaf     The witch must hold a grudge against you. [09:53] Ashaf     Any idea why? [09:54] Haines     Of course not. [09:56] Haines     But that's perfect. [09:58] Haines     If she's hung up on me,     I may get a shot at revenge. [10:03] Ashaf     Revenge, huh? [10:05] Ashaf     I see. So that's why you went     along with the mayor's lies. [10:09] Haines     Do you blame me? [10:11] Haines     I put my revenge ahead     of the lives of citizens, [10:15] Haines     and keep racking up needless sacrifices. [10:18] Haines     I don't have the sense of duty     and justice a detective should. [10:22] Ashaf     I won't fault you, but are you certain? [10:26] Ashaf     You look miserable. [10:27] Haines     Don't talk like you understand. [10:30] Ashaf     Even if you do get your revenge,     who will celebrate it? [10:33] Haines     I know! [10:35] Haines     I know I'm not strong enough,     and that no one wants revenge. [10:39] Haines     I don't need you to tell me that! [10:41] Haines     But I still can't do anything     about this pain... this hatred. [10:49] Guideau     What the hell? [10:50] Guideau     You keep spouting crap that makes no sense. [10:53] Guideau     If you wanna get even, you do it. [10:56] Guideau     Who gives a shit who you do it for? [10:59] Guideau     You said it yourself. [11:01] Guideau     You'll kill her 'cause you hate her. [11:02] Guideau     You'll kill her 'cause you want relief. [11:05] Guideau     Revenge feels great. [11:08] Haines     Wh-What do you... [11:10] Haines     I'm not like you! [11:11] Ashaf     Why would you encourage her? [11:13] Detective     Ms. Haines! [11:15] Detective     The witch has sent a warning! [11:16] Detective     She's coming to the station in three days! [11:19] Ashaf     Goodness. She must want to     kill someone there at any cost. [11:23] Haines     Can I trust you? [11:25] Haines     Can I really trust you to     measure up to the witch? [11:29] Guideau     Damn right you can. [11:32] Guideau     I'll teach you... [11:34] Guideau     what makes revenge so sweet. [11:44] Haines     The witch's main spell is purple smoke.      I don't know how it works. [11:49] Haines     She can crush most things with it,      or send them flying. [11:53] Haines     It also acts as a smoke screen. [11:55] Ashaf     I suppose her vanishing spell     is our biggest concern. [12:00] Haines     By the way, what did you do     with those leather sacks I got you? [12:04] Ashaf     Oh, nothing much. [12:07] Haines     About Guideau... I know what she said, [12:11] Haines     but if we manage to beat this witch,     will that cheer everyone up a little? [12:16] Ashaf     Yes, I'm sure it will. [12:19] Guideau     She's late. [12:21] Guideau     I've already digested everything I ate. [12:23] Guideau     Give us a time of day, too, asshole. [12:26] Haines     How are you feeling? [12:27] Guideau     Huh?! [12:28] Haines     What are you, some street thug? [12:31] Haines     Anyway, how on earth do     you plan to fight the witch? [12:35] Guideau     Shut up and watch. [12:37] Guideau     Once I undo the curse on me,     this witch will be a pushover. [12:40] Haines     Wait a minute! [12:41] Haines     Don't tell me you're counting on that? [12:43] Haines     You must know how to undo a witch's curse. [12:46] Haines     You either kiss your true love, or get the     witch who cast the curse to undo it. That's it! [12:51] Haines     Can you prove this witch     is the one who cursed you? [12:54] Guideau     'Course not. [12:56] Ashaf     Don't worry. [12:58] Ashaf     You see, there's actually one     more way to undo the curse. [13:03] Ashaf     That's what we're gambling on. [13:06] Ashaf     If we face a witch and meet certain     conditions, we'll see the return [13:10] Ashaf     of a monster even witches fear. [13:14] Guideau     She's here. [13:19] Haines     I see her. [13:21] Haines     Get ready! [13:22] Ashaf     Don't jump the gun, Guideau. [13:24] Guideau     Huh? [13:32] Ashaf     Good grief. Rampaging right out of the gate. [13:37] Ashaf     What's that sound? [13:38] Haines     Watch out! She's up to her old tricks! [13:42] Guideau     What just happened?! [13:44] Ashaf     Given how little we can see, we can't     attack recklessly because we have allies. [13:48] Ashaf     But our opponent is free to cut loose. [13:52] Ashaf     Hardly an enviable position. [14:07] Ashaf     Are you all unharmed? [14:09] Haines     Yeah. I can manage as long as     I focus solely on staying alive. [14:15] Haines     Guideau! [14:17] Guideau     That asshole! [14:18] Haines     Thank goodness. That means     we kept our losses to a minimum. [14:22] Guideau     This sucks. Just let me kill her ass already! [14:26] Ashaf     What good will fighting do when     our enemy has a way to escape? [14:30] Ashaf     We should corner her before we strike. [14:32] Haines     I've done everything you've said so far. [14:35] Haines     You'd better have a plan for what comes next. [14:37] Ashaf     Not a problem. I've already found her. [14:41] Haines     How on earth... [14:43] Ashaf     Have you noticed that     there are more crows lately? [14:48] Ashaf     Those are my familiars. [14:51] Ashaf     And I can see everything they can. [14:57] Ashaf     So she can't escape us now,     no matter where she goes. [15:00] Ashaf     Now, shall we go see a witch? [15:31] Guideau     Huh?! [15:35] Ashaf     Honestly. Must you charge     in alone every single time? [15:38] Guideau     Ashaf, there were two of 'em. [15:41] Guideau     No, forget that. Damn it! [15:45] Guideau     These assholes aren't witches! [15:48] Shulk     Tch, another one. How'd they find us? [15:52] Loran     Dude, you survived?! [15:54] Ashaf     Yes. Did you think you'd killed me? [15:57] Ashaf     Well, of course you would,     after a rampage like that. [16:00] Ashaf     Unfortunately for you,     I have confidence in my wards. [16:03] Shulk     Damn. This guy's a mage. [16:06] Loran     Are you two alone? [16:11] Haines     What's going on here? It can't be... [16:15] Haines     You're alive, Shulk? Loran? [16:20] Shulk     Ah, crap. [16:22] Loran     You're the last person we wanted to find out. [16:25] Ashaf     You know them? [16:27] Haines     They're my sons.     The ones I told you the witch killed. [16:32] Haines     But how? [16:34] Haines     What are you doing here? [16:37] Haines     Don't tell me... [16:39] Haines     There's no way! [16:41] Haines     Loran... [16:41] Haines     Shulk... [16:43] Haines     You were the witch? [16:46] Haines     No, that can't be. [16:48] Haines     I know you don't have that kind of power. [16:51] Ashaf     Look at what they're holding, Kiera. [16:55] Ashaf     There's the truth behind     their witch-like power. [16:59] Ashaf     The two-volume grimoire, Sarnovasus. [17:02] Haines     A grimoire? [17:04] Ashaf     Grimoires provide power and     perform spells for their wielders. [17:08] Ashaf     No magical aptitude is needed. [17:10] Ashaf     Just holding one grants power     almost on par with a witch's. [17:13] Ashaf     They're a type of Forbidden Instrument,     which are taboo tools of dark magic. [17:17] Ashaf     And either part of a two-volume grimoire [17:21] Ashaf     can summon its other half     instantly across space. [17:24] Ashaf     But only up to a distance     of roughly one kilometer. [17:28] Ashaf     So I was able to locate them      in next to no time. [17:31] Loran     Who is this guy? [17:32] Haines     Where did you get something like that? [17:36] Shulk     What are you talking about?     They were on your desk! [17:38] Haines     What? [17:40] Loran     You have no right to punish us! [17:42] Loran     It's your fault we ended up this way! [17:45] Loran     We don't kill because we like it! [17:48] Loran     These grimoires give us power,     but we have to feed them lives! [17:52] Shulk     They'll eat us if we don't     give them sacrifices! [17:55] Shulk     Touching the grimoires made us this way! [17:57] Loran     So we had to kill! [17:59] Haines     No... [18:03] Guideau     That's a good one. [18:05] Guideau     I've seen the bodies of a few people you killed, [18:08] Guideau     and I could tell you loved every moment. [18:12] Haines     You had to? You had no choice? [18:16] Haines     Then... [18:18] Haines     Then why did you kill Reuben?! [18:21] Haines     He loved you both, too! [18:25] Loran     That's enough. [18:26] Loran     We don't owe you all the answers. [18:30] Loran     And this is a fight to the death! [18:36] Ashaf     Unfortunately for you, [18:37] Ashaf     there are three reasons why     you stand no chance against us. [18:41] Shulk     Huh? [18:42] Ashaf     First, you failed to pay     your grimoires' price. [18:47] Loran     What are you talking about?! [18:49] Loran     I know we killed at least ten people today! [18:52] Loran     We made our sacrifices! [18:53] Ashaf     Oh, you mean these? [18:59] Shulk     What the hell is that?! [19:01] Ashaf     A mere dummy. A leather sack     stuffed full of red liquid. [19:05] Ashaf     Well, they don't stand up      to close inspection, [19:08] Ashaf     but your smoke made it awfully hard to see. [19:11] Loran     So what?! [19:12] Loran     With this power, we can kill all we need! [19:16] Shulk     I'll crush you! [19:26] Ashaf     Second, even without undoing the curse... [19:32] Ashaf     we're fairly strong. [19:37] Ashaf     Well, what do you know?     We didn't need number three. [19:40] Guideau     You punks don't have what it takes      to call yourselves witches. [19:43] Guideau     Assholes. [19:48] Haines     Why did you pretend to be witches? [19:51] Loran     So we wouldn't have to fight you. [19:54] Loran     You were too young to be our mother. [19:59] Loran     We could only see you as a woman. [20:02] Loran     We couldn't let anyone get near you, Kiera. [20:06] Loran     We love you! [20:08] Loran     You love us, too! Don't you, Kiera?! [20:11] Guideau     If you won't end this,     get outta my way and I'll do it. [20:15] Haines     I'm fine. [20:18] Haines     I'll do it. [20:19] Loran     W-Wait! [20:21] Loran     Why?! You'd just abandon us?! [20:23] Loran     You said you loved us! [20:26] Haines     I did love you. [20:28] Haines     But you crossed a line. [20:31] Haines     Now I don't even pity you. [20:37] (Flashback) Loran     Why'd you adopt us? [20:41] (Flashback) Haines     Because I wanted you to know. [20:43] (Flashback) Loran     Know what? [20:43] Shulk     Know what? [20:44] (Flashback) Haines     What it is to love and be loved. [20:47] (Flashback) Haines     Ordinary things like that. [20:53] Newscaster     The Witch's Pastime case,     which has long tormented Hayden, [20:57] Newscaster     was thought to be the work of a witch, [20:59] Newscaster     but we have just learned that     two boys committed the killings. [21:04] Guideau     Damn it, Ashaf. You knew the     witch was a fake, didn't you? [21:08] Ashaf     Well, you catch on quick when you know      as many dark secrets as the Order does. [21:13] Ashaf     Nothing would have kept the     Paladin Corps out of a real witch case. [21:17] Guideau     You'll pay once I'm done eating. [21:19] Ashaf     Now, now. Be reasonable. [21:22] Haines     Hey. [21:23] Ashaf     Kiera. [21:26] Haines     Thanks. [21:27] Haines     We really wouldn't have had     a prayer without you two. [21:30] Ashaf     Just doing our job. [21:32] Ashaf     And we'll be taking the grimoires with us. [21:35] Haines     The grimoires... [21:37] Haines     I don't remember ever seeing them before. [21:40] Ashaf     Forbidden Instruments     have wills of their own. [21:42] Ashaf     They find the right person at the right time. [21:45] Haines     You mean they got there on their own? [21:47] Ashaf     That may just be what happened. [21:50] Haines     They were never the best behaved of boys, [21:53] Haines     but they never would have turned out     that way if not for those grimoires. [21:59] Ashaf     The deaths they would have     suffered for failing to pay the price [22:02] Ashaf     would likely have been far more horrible. [22:09] Haines     I'll be going now. [22:12] Ashaf     Kiera. [22:14] Ashaf     Next time you run into trouble, drop us a line. [22:21] Haines     Sure. [22:23] Haines     I'll give you a call. [22:25] Haines     If a witch shows up, you can count on it. [24:00] Ashaf     Naturally, we retain a     necromantic specialist. SIGN    Beauty and Death SIGN    Opening Act [24:06] Ashaf     Next time: "Beauty and Death: Opening Act." E4 - Beauty and Death: Opening Act 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.) SIGN    Necromancy SIGN    Necromancy [00:05] Narrator     Necromancy. [00:08] Narrator     The art of resurrecting     corpses as the undead. [00:15] Narrator     Strict rules govern the     practice of resurrection. [00:20] Narrator     It is forbidden to use necromancy without     consent from the patient prior to death, [00:27] Narrator     or from a relative within     two degrees of kinship. [00:31] Narrator     Before performing the resurrection,     the necromancer must also disclose [00:36] Narrator     every detail of the     procedure to their patient. [00:41] Narrator     For you see, becoming undead     carries with it a grave risk. [00:48] Narrator     And that is... [01:07] Necromancer     Hideous. [02:41] Client     Thank you so much. [02:43] Client     I really owe you one. [02:45] Ashaf     I'm simply glad we could be of service. [02:48] Ashaf     If you ever run into more magical trouble, [02:51] Ashaf     please call us, the Order of— [02:55] Ashaf     Oh? What have we here? [02:59] Jeff     Freeze! [02:59] Partner     Don't! There are too many bystanders! [03:10] Ashaf     Don't finish him off, Guideau. [03:16] Jeff     We're with the police.     Thank you for subduing him. [03:19] Jeff     You aren't hurt, are you? [03:21] Ashaf     No, we're fine. But would you     mind explaining the situation? [03:25] Jeff     Oh, right. [03:27] Jeff     This guy is undead, [03:29] Jeff     but it looks like he went a long time without     necromantic maintenance and lost his mind. [03:35] Guideau     He's undead? [03:37] Ashaf     Is this your first time seeing one? [03:38] Guideau     I figured they'd look freakier. [03:41] Ashaf     Resurrection techniques     have improved in recent years. [03:45] Ashaf     They hardly look different     from the living now. [03:48] Ashaf     Oh, but for them to remain     sound in body and mind, [03:52] Ashaf     regular maintenance by     the necromancer is required. [03:56] Ashaf     Neglect it, and they end up like him. [03:59] Ashaf     Of course, such cases are rare. [04:01] Jeff     Funny thing about that lately. [04:04] Jeff     Instead of being rare, [04:06] Jeff     neglected undead folk have been      running wild one after another. [04:09] Client     That's a real problem, isn't it? [04:12] Client     If you've got trouble, how's this? [04:14] Client     Magic's involved, so why not ask the     Order of Magical Resonance here to help? [04:18] Jeff     The Order of Magical Resonance? [04:20] Partner     You're with them? [04:21] Ashaf     If what you've just described     or something worse is happening, [04:25] Ashaf     turning to us would be      the quickest solution. [04:27] Ashaf     But I'm sorry to say that the     undead are not my specialty, [04:31] Ashaf     and as such, the two of us can't assist you. [04:34] Jeff     Then... [04:36] Ashaf     But rest assured. [04:38] Ashaf     Naturally, we retain someone who can. [04:41] Ashaf     The Order of Magical Resonance's finest... SIGN    Beauty and Death:     Opening Act [04:45] Ashaf     necromantic specialist. [04:52] Phanora     Quite chilly, this town. [04:58] Johan     Nah, it's plenty warm. [05:00] Johan     Blazing hot, if anything. [05:03] Johan     But anyway, have you considered     carrying your own bags or— [05:07] Phanora     Johan, what are you to me? [05:10] Johan     Huh? [05:11] Johan     Well, I'm your talented right-hand man. [05:13] Phanora     Exactly. My servant. [05:15] Phanora     Don't forget your role. [05:20] Jeff     You're with the Order of     Magical Resonance, right? [05:24] Jeff     I'm here to meet you. The name's Jeff Enker. [05:29] Johan     Huh? Oh, okay. I'll do the talking. [05:33] Johan     That's right. The Order of     Magical Resonance sent us. [05:37] Johan     This is the necromancer Phanora Kristoffel. [05:41] Johan     And I'm... [05:45] Johan     uh, Lady Phanora's humble servant. [05:50] Jeff     Right. [05:56] Phanora     Now, could you give us the details? [05:59] Jeff     S-Sure. [06:01] Jeff     I'll start at the beginning. [06:02] Jeff     Two months ago, crazed undead rampages     started becoming a frequent occurrence. [06:08] Jeff     We currently have six     undead creatures in custody. [06:12] Jeff     I can't explain it... [06:13] Jeff     but the air seems colder around her. [06:18] Jeff     And all of them are still waiting on     maintenance from their necromancers. [06:25] Johan     How come? [06:26] Johan     Hurry up and bring in     whoever resurrected them. [06:30] Johan     No other necromancer can do     the maintenance, you know. [06:34] Jeff     Yes, we are aware of that, of course. [06:38] Jeff     But unfortunately,     we can't locate the necromancers. [06:41] Jeff     Or rather... [06:42] Jeff     We don't know who resurrected them. [06:46] Jeff     We'd have records if it had been done legally, [06:49] Jeff     but for some reason,     all six are undocumented. [06:52] Jeff     If we could restore their sanity      through maintenance, [06:55] Jeff     we might get some clue to     which necromancers are responsible. [06:58] Johan     Sounds like a chicken-and-egg situation. [07:02] Jeff     In any case, resurrection without following     the proper procedures is totally illegal. [07:08] Jeff     We need to find these necromancers. [07:12] Phanora     They could be strays. [07:14] Jeff     What do you mean, "strays"? [07:17] Phanora     How much do you know about resurrection? [07:19] Jeff     Not much, I'm ashamed to admit. [07:21] Jeff     Only that the person themselves     and their family need to consent to it. [07:25] Phanora     And when performing a resurrection, [07:27] Phanora     a necromancer must disclose all the facts     of the procedure to their patient. [07:34] Phanora     A litany of other strict     regulations also apply. [07:38] Phanora     Reviving oneself or a relative as an     undead person is a delicate subject. [07:43] Johan     But sometimes, even all that isn't enough. [07:45] Johan     "Strays" are people who were resurrected     illegally and given no explanation. [07:49] Johan     They don't even fully     understand that they're dead. [07:53] Johan     Turning undead comes with risks. [07:56] Johan     Strays aren't ready for that, but they're     forced to suffer the consequences. [08:00] Jeff     What risks? [08:03] Phanora     Still, this is all simply speculation. [08:06] Phanora     Right now, we don't know [08:08] Phanora     if you really have strays here or if the     same necromancer raised all of them. [08:14] Phanora     For now, let's take what steps we can. [08:17] Jeff     R-Right. [08:19] Jeff     Oh, that reminds me. [08:21] Jeff     The gentleman who recommended     you to us left some instructions. [08:26] (Flashback) Ashaf     Locate all the registered undead in     this province and their necromancers. [08:33] (Flashback) Ashaf     Note their movements     and contact information. [08:36] (Flashback) Ashaf     Have it all ready before     my colleagues arrive. [08:39] (Flashback) Ashaf     They're sure to need it. [08:41] Johan     Huh... [08:43] Phanora     I wasn't told who referred the case,      but that will save us time. [09:00] Necromancer     How long ago did he pass? [09:06] Redhead     Two months. [09:07] Necromancer     And you come visit every month? [09:10] Redhead     Every week. Twice this week already. [09:14] Necromancer     If you care that much for him,     this country allows necromancy. [09:18] Redhead     I could never afford it. [09:21] Necromancer     Not to worry. [09:22] Redhead     What? [09:24] Necromancer     Just leave everything to me. [09:27] Necromancer     You'll see your love again. [09:33] Necromancer     What lovely hair. [09:35] Necromancer     Is that its natural color? [09:41] Jeff     We have four necromancers in the province,     and each one oversees multiple undead, [09:47] Jeff     for a total of 21 undead creatures. [09:51] Johan     21, huh? That's a lot. [09:54] Jeff     Is it? [09:55] Johan     Sure it is. Most other provinces ban     it on ethical grounds or whatever. [10:01] Jeff     Can you blame them? [10:03] Jeff     Resurrecting the dead     goes against nature. [10:07] Johan     Oh, so you're against it? [10:09] Jeff     No, not entirely. [10:13] Jeff     When you lose someone,     wishing to see them again is natural enough. [10:18] Johan     I see. [10:20] Johan     Well, hey... [10:22] Johan     I won't tell you what to think. [10:25] Johan     But if you want to stay     on Phanora's good side, [10:29] Johan     you'd better stop calling them "creatures." [10:33] Johan     She doesn't discriminate     between the living and the dead. [10:40] Partner     Ms. Kristoffel,     what are we doing in this ruin? [10:43] Phanora     I'd like to lure out any undead who     have lost their sanity or are about to. [10:49] Partner     What? [10:49] Jeff     But how? [10:51] Phanora     I'll use this lantern. [10:53] Phanora     Or rather, I already am. [10:57] Jeff     Um, but it's not lit. [11:00] Phanora     Only the undead can see this lantern's light. [11:04] Phanora     And in the eyes of those who have lost      their reason through neglect, [11:08] Phanora     it outshines all else. [11:10] Phanora     Like a lighthouse in the dark. [11:13] Phanora     Its rays reach quite far, [11:15] Phanora     so we'll see how many more undead have     slipped through the cracks in the law once— [11:25] Johan     Whoa, whoa, whoa! [11:30] Johan     Hey, Phanora! [11:32] Johan     What the hell? Look at them all! [11:52] (Flashback) Partner     I heard her parents won't opt      for resurrection. Too bad. [11:58] (Flashback) Partner     If you'd made it official,     you would've had a say, too. [12:04] (Flashback) Jeff     You're wrong. [12:05] (Flashback) Partner     Huh? [12:06] (Flashback) Jeff     It was never an option. [12:09] (Flashback) Jeff     I've seen the undead go crazy     more than once. It wasn't pretty. [12:15] (Flashback) Jeff     You call those things people? [12:17] (Flashback) Jeff     Techniques may improve, but no way are they     "just like they were when they were alive." [12:23] (Flashback) Jeff     I love her. [12:26] (Flashback) Jeff     And that's why. [12:30] (Flashback) Jeff     I could never turn someone     I love into one of those monsters. [12:38] Johan     How the hell are there so many?! [12:40] Johan     There's gotta be 40 of 'em! [12:42] Phanora     I certainly didn't expect to attract     so many in such a short time. [12:47] Phanora     And they've all suffered     severe mental degradation. [12:50] Phanora     I doubt they have any reason left. [12:54] Phanora     In which case... [12:56] Phanora     Get to it, Johan. [12:58] Johan     Damn it, Phanora! [13:02] Johan     You lit me up like a beacon, didn't you?! [13:07] Jeff     We have to help him! [13:08] Phanora     There's no need. [13:10] Phanora     My assistant Johan      handles the manual labor. [13:14] Phanora     You can leave him to it. [13:16] Jeff     But... [13:19] Johan     Come on! [13:21] Johan     Help me out here! [13:23] Jeff     He seems to disagree. [13:24] Phanora     Not to worry. [13:26] Phanora     More importantly,     these numbers are abnormal. [13:30] Jeff     Could your lantern have     drawn legal undead, as well? [13:34] Phanora     I can't deny the possibility. [13:37] Jeff     Then... [13:37] Phanora     That's why I asked to have the legal     undead monitored for unusual activity. [13:43] Phanora     Hence the request to gather their     addresses and contact information. [13:48] Jeff     I see. [13:49] Phanora     And I believe all these people     came from the same place. [13:52] Jeff     Why? [13:53] Phanora     The undead can't move instantaneously. [13:57] Partner     Why, you... [14:00] Johan     Take a hint! [14:01] Jeff     You mean, if they'd been     scattered around town, laying low, [14:05] Jeff     the distance would stop so many     from arriving at once like this? [14:10] Phanora     Yes. [14:11] Phanora     I doubt this many could even hide in town. [14:16] Phanora     Just under 40 minutes have passed      since I lit the lantern. [14:19] Phanora     They were somewhere a human     can reach on foot in that time. [14:22] Phanora     I chose a deserted area     to minimize the risk, [14:26] Phanora     but it appears we unintentionally     hit the nail on the head. [14:39] Johan     Phanora! [14:41] Johan     What good is your necromancy     if I always end up— [14:45] Phanora     Well done, Johan.     You looked very dashing. [14:50] Jeff     Watch out for beautiful women. [14:52] Partner     My wife's got me whipped, too. [14:55] Johan     I am not whipped! [14:58] Phanora     What a shame. [15:00] Johan     What is? [15:02] Phanora     Their fingers haven't all grown in. [15:05] Phanora     Some are missing arms, too.     And none have fully formed faces. [15:10] Phanora     Such slapdash resurrections. [15:12] Phanora     It's as if the necromancer who raised them     never intended to make people. [15:19] Phanora     Necromancy once reached the heights     of prosperity as an art of control. [15:24] Phanora     Essentially, undead are familiars, [15:27] Phanora     and necromancers can switch them     between three states at will. [15:33] Phanora     First, a state free of control in which the     undead obey only their own wills: Auto. SIGN    Autonomy SIGN    Autonomy [15:41] Phanora     Second, a state in which the     undead retain their own minds, SIGN    Mind Control SIGN    Mind Control [15:44] Phanora     but the necromancer imprints     an objective onto them: Semi-auto. [15:50] Phanora     Third, a state in which the necromancer     fully usurps the undead's minds, SIGN    Domination SIGN    Domination [15:54] Phanora     and controls them as they     would their own body: Manual. [16:00] Phanora     The lantern only attracts undead     in Auto or Semi-auto states. [16:05] Phanora     Though even in Semi-auto, they may prioritize      a definite imprinted objective over its light. [16:12] Jeff     And what happens when they lose their minds? [16:16] Phanora     They pursue imprinted objectives     in an even greater frenzy, [16:21] Phanora     as if they have nothing else left to cling to. [16:24] Johan     So what are you getting at? [16:27] Phanora     I'm wondering why they were resurrected. [16:30] Phanora     They must have simply been     let loose without any imprinting. [16:36] Jeff     Maybe whoever did it just     didn't need them for anything. [16:40] Phanora     Then what about when the     time came to call on them? [16:44] Phanora     The necromancer would     need them close at hand. [16:46] Phanora     Who knows where they     might go in their crazed state? [16:50] Phanora     Most necromancers would lock them up      or imprint an order to stay put. [16:54] Jeff     And since this one didn't,      they were already done using them? [16:58] Johan     But done using them for what? [17:00] Phanora     Who knows? [17:02] Johan     Seriously? [17:03] Phanora     Just being human-shaped and mobile     makes them suitable for any number of uses. [17:08] Phanora     Even human experimentation. [17:11] Jeff     We can't let someone get away with that! [17:14] Jeff     You're saying these undead had not only     their bodies, but even their minds [17:19] Jeff     in the hands of some necromancer     who used them, then abandoned them? [17:24] Jeff     They might as well be toys! [17:26] Jeff     I knew nothing good could     come from resurrection! [17:34] Partner     Uh, I was looking at the undead you took down, [17:38] Partner     and I see an awful lot of     redheads in this bunch. [17:42] Partner     Mostly women, too. [17:45] Johan     Hey, you're right. [17:47] Phanora     Hmm... [17:48] Johan     Maybe the necromancer's into that? [17:50] Johan     Looks are pretty easy to tweak, after all. [17:55] Jeff     Speaking of which,     we're here looking at them, [17:58] Jeff     but these undead won't get up     and start moving again, will they? [18:01] Johan     They'll stay put. [18:03] Johan     I killed their bodies. [18:06] Johan     Their souls are stuck     to their flesh by magic, [18:10] Johan     so they can always come back     with proper maintenance. [18:14] Johan     But on the other hand... [18:15] Jeff     Without maintenance,     their broken bodies will never move again? [18:21] Johan     Pretty much. [18:27] Johan     Phanora! [18:35] Johan     Sorry. I missed that one. [18:40] Jeff     Are you all right? [18:44] Phanora     Were we being watched? [19:05] Johan     Oh, the trail keeps going this way. [19:08] Johan     They passed through here. [19:10] Johan     Man, a place this deep in the woods     has to be perfect for shady business. [19:19] Jeff     I can see a building. [19:26] Johan     It's an old mansion. [19:32] Johan     What the hell is that smell? [19:35] Johan     What happened in here? [19:39] Jeff     Johan! Behind you! [19:58] Necromancer     Ah, you're as lovely as I thought. [20:04] Necromancer     Thank you for coming all this way. [20:07] Necromancer     You saved me the trouble of coming to you. [20:11] Jeff     Are you the necromancer? [20:13] Phanora     I think not. [20:15] Phanora     The mind is, but the girl isn't.      She's on Manual. [20:19] Necromancer     Welcome. Please come in. [20:23] Necromancer     Oh, and kindly drop your     communication devices. [20:28] Jeff     Let's run for it. [20:29] Jeff     Luckily, that big guy's     the only thing in our way. [20:32] Necromancer     I would rather not leave so much as a mark     on that woman. Won't you please do as I say? [20:39] Necromancer     I have no taste for violence. [20:42] Necromancer     And I believe you lost someone dear to you, [20:44] Necromancer     Sergeant Jeff Enker. [20:47] Jeff     How do you know who I am?! [20:49] Necromancer     I have undead stationed everywhere. [20:53] Necromancer     The police are no exception. [20:55] Necromancer     Losing your fiancée must have     caused you sorrow beyond imagination. [21:01] Necromancer     But have no fear. [21:05] Necromancer     With necromancy, [21:08] Necromancer     no parting lasts forever. [21:26] Jeff     What have you done? [21:28] Jeff     What have you done?! [21:32] Johan     Scumbag. [21:37] Necromancer     This will suffice for him, [21:39] Necromancer     but as for you, woman, despite my efforts,      I couldn't learn a thing about you. [21:45] Necromancer     I'll avail myself of a bargaining chip now. [21:56] Phanora     Johan! [21:57] Jeff     No! [21:58] Phanora     Let go of me! [21:59] Phanora     I need to treat him now! [22:00] Necromancer     Just what I hoped to see. [22:03] Necromancer     You must care for him. [22:05] Necromancer     Worry not. [22:06] Necromancer     Do as I say, and you'll see him again soon. [22:10] Necromancer     Now, follow me. [24:00] Phanora     But even knowing everything,     some still offer themselves to necromancers. [24:06] Ashaf     Next time: "Beauty and Death: Final Act." SIGN    Beauty and Death SIGN    Final Act E5 - Beauty and Death: Final Act 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] Phanora     Only the undead can see this lantern's light. [00:05] Phanora     And in the eyes of those who have lost      their reason through neglect, [00:08] Phanora     it outshines all else. [00:12] Phanora     I chose a deserted area     to minimize the risk, [00:16] Phanora     but it appears we unintentionally     hit the nail on the head. [00:21] Johan     Oh, the trail keeps going this way. [00:28] Necromancer     With necromancy, [00:31] Necromancer     no parting lasts forever. [00:39] Jeff     What have you done? [00:41] Jeff     What have you done?! [00:44] Necromancer     This will suffice for him, [00:47] Necromancer     but as for you, woman, despite my efforts,      I couldn't learn a thing about you. [00:52] Necromancer     I'll avail myself of a bargaining chip now. [01:03] Phanora     Johan! [01:06] Necromancer     Do as I say, and you'll see him again soon. [01:10] Necromancer     Now, follow me. [03:20] (Flashback) Coroner     Um... Performing her autopsy     must be hard for you. [03:25] (Flashback) Coroner     Why don't I take over? [03:28] (Flashback) Necromancer     There's no need. [03:30] (Flashback) Necromancer     I'm perfectly fine. [03:32] (Flashback) Coroner     Is that so? [03:40] (Flashback) Necromancer     How hideous. [03:44] (Flashback) Necromancer     Mireille, I shall bring you back      with flawless beauty. SIGN    Beauty and Death:     Final Act [04:13] Jeff     Despite how she treated Johan, [04:16] Jeff     she must've really cared about him. [04:50] Necromancer     Ah, excuse me. [04:52] Necromancer     This occasionally happens     when I disengage Manual. [04:56] Necromancer     The undead person's mind      fails to return, I mean. [05:02] Necromancer     Have a seat. [05:07] Jeff     We saw plenty of other     servants on the way here. [05:11] Jeff     Don't tell me they're all undead? [05:14] Necromancer     Indeed they are. [05:19] Jeff     This isn't a one-man crime. [05:21] Jeff     You must have accomplices. [05:23] Jeff     Even I know that resurrecting the     undead takes a ton of magical energy. [05:28] Jeff     There's no way you could have     brought back this many on your own. [05:32] Phanora     It is possible, even without help. [05:35] Jeff     What? [05:36] Phanora     Raising complete people and keeping them      that way with regular maintenance [05:41] Phanora     is what consumes vast amounts of power. [05:47] Phanora     Sloppy work, as seen in the undead in     that ruin, doesn't take all that much power. [05:53] Phanora     He neglected their maintenance, too. [06:00] Phanora     And while these girls seem     decent at first glance, [06:05] Phanora     I'm sure they're barely there inside. [06:09] Phanora     Unscrupulous necromancers often do     the bare minimum for functionality. [06:15] Phanora     They don't bother restoring     most of the organs or senses. [06:19] Phanora     It takes hardly any magic. [06:23] Necromancer     Well spotted. [06:25] Necromancer     You know your necromancy. [06:27] Phanora     The question is whether they're strays. [06:34] Phanora     Of course, they're probably     all strays on Semi-auto. [06:44] Phanora     I'm shocked. [06:46] Phanora     Even you must know how     sinful creating strays is, [06:48] Phanora     and how heavy a price the     dead pay for resurrection. [06:55] Necromancer     Naturally. [06:57] Jeff     What price? [07:00] Phanora     Normally, after death, the soul     begins preparing for reincarnation. [07:09] Phanora     Souls flow into the spiral     of death and rebirth, [07:14] Phanora     and after a long time,     they achieve resurrection. [07:17] Phanora     But necromancy drags them     back out of that current. [07:26] Phanora     Magical resurrection doesn't last forever. [07:31] Phanora     When the spell eventually fails     and they die a second time, [07:35] Phanora     they cannot return to the cycle. [07:39] Phanora     There is no way to rejoin     the stream after leaving it. [07:44] Phanora     Wandering souls go somewhere that     has no up or down. No left or right. [07:50] Phanora     No motion or pain.     No light or sound or heat. [07:55] Phanora     Their minds simply exist. [07:58] Phanora     And nothing changes for eternity. [08:02] Phanora     That hell is called... [08:05] Phanora     the Void. [08:08] Jeff     So all undead go there?     They all fall into the Void? [08:13] Phanora     Sooner or later. [08:24] Phanora     To accept death and await reincarnation, [08:28] Phanora     or to regain a temporary life in exchange     for a fate crueler than death? [08:34] Phanora     You deprived them of the right     to make that crucial decision. [08:40] Necromancer     Let the undead worry about that. [08:43] Necromancer     It doesn't affect necromancers. [08:47] Jeff     You piece of shit! [08:49] Jeff     What the hell did you do this for?!      What could justify your atrocities?! [08:54] Necromancer     My goal? [08:57] Necromancer     Let me think... [08:59] Necromancer     Put simply, [09:01] Necromancer     it's you. [09:02] Necromancer     I want your beauty. [09:06] Necromancer     You see, I lost someone I loved,     just like both of you did. [09:16] Necromancer     What beauty. [09:18] Necromancer     She was a beautiful young     woman with fiery red hair. [09:25] Necromancer     Fortunately, I had my necromancy. [09:30] Necromancer     Reuniting with her should     have been a simple matter. [09:34] Necromancer     But unfortunately, the manner of her     death burned away most of her skin. [09:41] Necromancer     I can produce any number     of hideous creatures. [09:45] Necromancer     Beauty, however, is challenging to recreate. [09:48] Necromancer     Still, I need only gather those     who still have what she lost. [09:55] Necromancer     I can supplement any     remaining deficiencies myself. [10:01] Necromancer     Beautiful things appeal to me. [10:03] Necromancer     I might as well give her the loveliest     possible body when I resurrect her. [10:10] Necromancer     I practiced on those corpses you     saw to improve my technique. [10:15] Necromancer     Sometimes more successfully than others. [10:19] Jeff     That's it? [10:21] Jeff     That's your only reason? [10:24] Necromancer     Everyone values things differently. [10:28] Necromancer     What do you think? [10:30] Necromancer     All the undead and taxidermy specimens     in this room represent my successes. [10:36] Necromancer     I think they came out well. And yet... [10:40] Necromancer     They pale beside your beauty. [10:43] Necromancer     I do hope you'll let me     use your body as a base. [10:55] Phanora     How dull. [10:58] Phanora     That's really your only reason? [11:00] Phanora     I played along because     I expected there to be more to it. [11:05] Jeff     Ms. Kristoffel... [11:06] Necromancer     Such composure. [11:08] Necromancer     I see. Given your knowledge of resurrection, [11:13] Necromancer     you must be a necromancer, too. [11:17] Necromancer     I wondered why the undead I'd abandoned     underground ran off all of a sudden. [11:24] Necromancer     I suppose that was your doing. [11:28] Necromancer     But even if you are a necromancer,     what can you do in this situation? [11:33] Necromancer     You abide by the rules, don't you? [11:39] Necromancer     As long as rules bind you, [11:42] Necromancer     you cannot oppose me. [11:45] Necromancer     Please don't try to be clever. [11:58] Phanora     Sorry... [12:00] Phanora     but I'm not just a necromancer. [12:04] Necromancer     Your eyes! [12:06] Necromancer     Those runes! [12:14] Necromancer     No... It can't be... [12:22] Necromancer     A witch! [12:26] Phanora     I wasted my tears. [12:34] Necromancer     Impossible! [12:35] Necromancer     How could I have unwittingly     invited a witch here? [12:40] Jeff     A witch? No way. [12:43] Jeff     But come to think of it, it makes sense. [12:47] Jeff     Since I first set eyes on her, her beauty     has seemed chilling, almost otherworldly. [12:54] Necromancer     So I take it we're going     to do this the hard way? [12:59] Phanora     Of course. [13:00] Necromancer     Wait. You seem to have forgotten something. [13:03] Necromancer     Why do you think I took a hostage? [13:09] Necromancer     You can't resurrect someone     without a part of their corpse. [13:13] Necromancer     If I have my undead reduce him     to ash, you'll never see him a— [13:18] Phanora     Suit yourself. [13:21] Phanora     He won't make a good hostage. [13:24] Phanora     And regardless, [13:25] Phanora     I won't stop until I've dealt with you. [13:31] Necromancer     I see. [13:33] Necromancer     Then it seems I must resort to force. [13:43] Necromancer     "Prepare for the worst," and all that. [13:47] Necromancer     Thank goodness I made combat models. [13:52] Phanora     Combat models? [13:54] Phanora     Don't you ever stop? [13:56] Phanora     I don't know how much you tinkered     with them, but they're merely strays. [14:02] Phanora     You can bind them with Semi-auto, [14:05] Phanora     but they remain mindless automatons,     barely aware of themselves. [14:11] Phanora     You can't beat me with those. [14:14] Necromancer     You're bluffing. [14:17] Phanora     Few people wish to become undead     knowing they'll fall into the Void. [14:22] Phanora     Even fewer would put themselves     in a necromancer's service or control. [14:29] Phanora     But even knowing everything, [14:33] Phanora     some still offer themselves      to necromancers. [14:37] Phanora     With the utmost respect, I call them... [14:43] Phanora     Death Knights. [14:50] Phanora     None of you lay a hand     on that bearded man. [14:55] Phanora     As for everyone else, well... [14:58] Phanora     Do as you please. [15:15] Jeff     Stop! [15:16] Jeff     Don't fight! [15:18] Jeff     P-Please stop! [15:34] Phanora     Sorry. [15:35] Phanora     As long as the spell lasts, killing the     body is the only way to stop them. [15:44] Phanora     I'll see to it that the     necromancer gets his just deserts. [15:56] Necromancer     What a miscalculation! [15:58] Necromancer     Why a witch, of all people? [16:00] Necromancer     Damn, damn, damn, damn! [16:03] Necromancer     How dare she ruin my plans?! [16:07] Necromancer     But I'm not finished. [16:09] Necromancer     I'll remodel your body into     the ultimate warrior right now. [16:16] Johan     Man, seriously? [16:18] Johan     What a scumbag. [16:23] Johan     What happened to all that talk about beauty? [16:29] Necromancer     Impossible! How are you alive? [16:32] Johan     Oh, no. I'm good and dead. [16:36] Necromancer     When did the witch resurrect you? [16:39] Necromancer     She was with me until just a moment ago! [16:41] Necromancer     She had no time to— [16:43] Johan     Oh, come on. What's so weird about it? [16:48] Johan     I've been undead this whole time. [16:55] Johan     But undead can't get over physical death      without necromantic maintenance. [17:01] Johan     So how am I standing here      good as new, you ask? [17:06] Johan     The answer to that should be obvious. [17:09] Johan     I'm not just any undead. [17:16] Johan     I'm a witch's undead. [17:20] Necromancer     S-Stay back! [17:22] Necromancer     Stop! [17:29] Johan     Basically... [17:33] Johan     I'm built different. [17:36] Necromancer     Wait! [17:37] Necromancer     Calm down, now. Don't kill me. [17:40] Necromancer     Don't kill me! [17:42] Necromancer     If you kill me, all of those undead will... [17:45] Johan     Kill you? [17:47] Johan     Nah, I'm not gonna kill you. [17:50] Johan     See, you crossed a line. [17:54] Johan     You broke every taboo in the book. [17:57] Necromancer     I... I know. [17:59] Necromancer     I'll take responsibility for those undead. [18:03] Johan     You pissed off Phanora. [18:06] Johan     Death's way too good for you. [18:10] Necromancer     S-Stop... [18:13] Johan     I'll start with your fingers. [18:15] Necromancer     Please stop! [18:17] Necromancer     I-I beg— [18:33] Jeff     Johan, you... [18:37] Johan     I haven't killed him yet. [18:44] Phanora     Listen. [18:45] Jeff     Y-Yes? [18:46] Phanora     I'm about to break the law, so could you      keep this whole incident to yourself? [18:52] Jeff     What? [18:53] Phanora     A promise won't do. [18:55] Phanora     You'll need to consent to a contract spell. [18:58] Jeff     I don't know... [19:00] Phanora     The Order of Magical Resonance remains     shrouded in mystery despite its fame [19:05] Phanora     because we require our clients     to watch their words. [19:08] Jeff     You want me to turn a blind eye      to a crime? I could never— [19:11] Phanora     Don't you want to save her? [19:15] Phanora     If you want to save all the victims, [19:19] Phanora     shut up and do as I say. [19:35] Phanora     I'll have you maintain all the undead     you resurrected as complete human beings. [19:44] Phanora     I'll provide the magical power,      so don't slack off. [19:49] Necromancer     What have you done? [19:52] Necromancer     What have you done?! [19:54] Necromancer     Me, undead? [19:56] Necromancer     How dare you?! How dare you?! [19:59] Necromancer     This means I'll... I'll fall into the Void, and— [20:05] Phanora     Worrying about the afterlife already? [20:08] Phanora     I hate to break it to you, [20:11] Phanora     but I won't give you a moment's peace     while you're in this world, either. [20:19] Jeff     Ms. Kristoffel, does this mean      I can see her again? [20:26] Jeff     The way she used to be? [20:30] Phanora     Well, yes. [20:32] Phanora     Her illegal resurrection means she'll     have to keep a low profile for now, [20:36] Phanora     but I know ways to legitimize her. [20:41] Jeff     Is that so? [20:44] Phanora     Feeling conflicted? [20:46] Jeff     I guess so. [20:48] Jeff     I feel torn, [20:50] Jeff     but thoughtless as it is,     I can't help being happy. [21:00] Johan     Hey. [21:01] Phanora     What? [21:02] Johan     You're done now, right, Phanora? [21:04] Johan     Get away from him. [21:06] Johan     You're too close. [21:09] Phanora     Johan. [21:10] Johan     Yeah? [21:11] Phanora     What did you do with my luggage? [21:15] Johan     Huh? [21:16] Johan     Uh, wait. [21:18] Johan     Where'd I put it? [21:19] Phanora     Are you saying you lost it? [21:21] Johan     I mean, I had more important things— [21:23] Phanora     Find it. [21:25] Johan     Fine. [21:27] Johan     Not even a thank you. [21:29] Jeff     Johan. [21:31] Johan     Yeah? What do you want? [21:34] Jeff     I'm sorry. [21:37] Jeff     I spoke thoughtlessly without     realizing you were undead. [21:42] Jeff     And I warned you to     "watch out for beautiful women," [21:46] Jeff     but you never had a choice, did you? [21:51] Johan     Do I look that unfortunate to you? [21:54] Jeff     You don't seem well-treated. [21:58] Johan     That figures. [22:00] Johan     But whatever. [22:02] Johan     Don't worry. [22:04] Johan     This is fine by me. [22:17] Necromancer     Wh-What are you doing?! [22:19] Phanora     What do you mean? [22:25] Phanora     That was for hurting Johan. [24:01] Helga     I haven't even had a boyfriend yet! [24:04] Ashaf     Next time: "The Witch and     the Demon Sword: Opening Act." SIGN    The Witch and the Demon Sword SIGN    Opening Act E6 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Opening Act 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.) SIGN    The Paladin Corps [00:10] Narrator     The Paladin Corps. [00:12] Narrator     Serving the world's largest international     organization, the Global Holy Church, [00:17] Narrator     this magical army fights for world peace. [00:23] Narrator     Their mission: to resolve equally     magical atrocities of massive proportions. [00:30] Narrator     No other military organization     can handle witch-related incidents. [00:37] Narrator     But the peace-keeping Paladin Corps has     a dark side that never enters the public eye. [00:46] Narrator     Namely... [02:48] Guideau     Ashaf! Stop holding out on me. [02:51] Ashaf     What's the rush? Your food will get cold. [02:55] Ashaf     What lovely weather. [02:57] Ashaf     Maybe we should have eaten outside. [03:00] Guideau     Quit stalling and give me the damn thing! [03:04] Ashaf     Oh, honestly. When will     you learn some patience? [03:16] Guideau     You got a death wish? [03:18] Ashaf     I thought you said you'd kill me later. [03:21] Ashaf     Now, listen. [03:23] Ashaf     This letter describes a string of bodies     sliced to ribbons, seemingly by a witch's hand. [03:31] Ashaf     But I suspect this case will prove      even trickier than usual. [03:35] Guideau     Yeah? [03:36] Ashaf     They would never miss a witch     case on the Third Continent. [03:42] Ashaf     Unfortunately, our mission is     to make contact with the witch, [03:48] Ashaf     and the Paladin Corps is     certain to stand in our way. [03:56] Ashaf     Which means we'll have to fight to claim her. SIGN    The Witch and      the Demon Sword     Opening Act [04:09] Townsperson A     That tower just... [04:10] Townsperson B     They'll destroy the whole city at this rate. [04:13] Townsperson C     The witch is on a rampage. [04:15] Guideau     The hell are all these people doing here? [04:17] Ashaf     Evacuating, I presume. [04:19] Guideau     Drama queens. It's just a witch. [04:22] Ashaf     That's why they're running. [04:24] Ashaf     The Paladin Corps wasn't called in      for the Witch's Pastime case, [04:29] Ashaf     and that sloppy handling stopped     panic from spreading to the townsfolk. [04:35] Ashaf     This is what a witch scare     is supposed to look like. [04:39] Ashaf     After all, a witch can level a city     or two without breaking a sweat. [04:46] Paladin 1     Hold it. Everything beyond here is off-limits. [04:50] Paladin 1     And how come you're dressed so lightly? [04:53] Ashaf     We're from out of town. [04:55] Ashaf     And fall only just started.     Mind explaining why it's so chilly out? [05:01] Paladin 1     There's a witch on the loose.      Anything can happen. [05:05] Ashaf     So when disaster strikes, blame a witch? [05:08] Paladin 1     What was that? [05:09] Ashaf     Oh, nothing. [05:12] Ashaf     Still, this makes things tricky. [05:14] Ashaf     My grandmother lives alone, you see. [05:16] Ashaf     I can't reach her,     so I'd like to check that she's safe. [05:21] Paladin 1     If that's the case, I'd love to give you a pass, [05:24] Paladin 1     but I can't let your luggage through so easily. [05:28] Ashaf     Well, I suppose not. [05:31] Paladin 1     So, could I see some ID     and what's in the coffin? [05:35] Ashaf     Will a brand do? [05:37] Paladin 1     Yeah. Put it here. [05:43] Paladin 1     A mage, huh? Thought so. Looks like      you're originally from around here. [05:48] Paladin 1     Nothing too suspicious. [05:50] Paladin 1     Next, the coffin. [05:52] Ashaf     This thing won't be a problem. [05:58] Paladin 1     Is that... [06:00] Ashaf     A church permit for this magical instrument. [06:03] Ashaf     It proves that I have no room     to smuggle anything illegal in it. [06:08] Paladin 1     Yeah, I can trust anything the church issues. [06:12] Paladin 1     Hey. Go with these guys. [06:14] Paladin 2     Yes, sir! [06:21] Paladin 2     Huh? Did you lose your way? [06:23] Paladin 2     I can get out a map, if you'd like. [06:26] Ashaf     Don't kill him, Guideau. [06:33] Ashaf     Now, let's not dawdle. [06:36] Guideau     He said you were from here.     So you must know your way around. [06:41] Ashaf     That ID was fake, obviously. [06:43] Ashaf     Isn't working for the Order of     Magical Resonance convenient? [06:47] Guideau     Punching them would've saved time. [06:50] Ashaf     Dear me. How barbaric. [06:54] Ashaf     I'm cold even with a coat on. [06:56] Ashaf     It may snow at this rate. [07:11] Lowell     Commander Cugat, sir, we're facing a witch. [07:15] Lowell     How could you leave your aides     behind and challenge her alone? [07:18] Matt     Save your complaints for later. [07:21] Matt     I lost track of the witch. [07:23] Farmus     Sir, facing her again     without backup would be— [07:25] Matt     Later. [07:27] Matt     I trust all of you to continue     searching for the witch. [07:31] Matt     When you find the target,     prioritize keeping her pinned down. [07:39] Matt     Leave defeating the witch to me. [07:43] Executioner     How reassuring. [07:45] Executioner     But your mission is to capture the witch. [07:49] Executioner     Under no circumstances are you to kill her. [07:53] Farmus     Who's that? [07:54] Lowell     An emissary from the Holy Church. [07:56] Lowell     Apparently, he's been investigating     this witch for some time. [08:00] Lowell     He deserves the credit for     uncovering this incident so early. [08:04] Farmus     But what is he doing here? [08:06] Lowell     Supplying information, or so I'm told. [08:08] Lowell     He must know important     details about this witch. [08:16] Ashaf     That's the Castle. The Paladin Corps     operates out of it while on missions. [08:22] Ashaf     It's built out of special materials     and surrounded by multiple barriers. [08:27] Ashaf     Even a witch would     have trouble destroying it. [08:30] Ashaf     And the wards enclosing     this city are equally durable. [08:36] Ashaf     Even if we did break them, the paladins      would detect it and come running. [08:40] Guideau     How the hell do we get in, then? [08:42] Guideau     The witch is in there, remember? [08:44] Ashaf     The correct answer is to open     a hole without getting caught. [08:47] Ashaf     And I have an astonishing aptitude      for pulling off tricks like that. [08:52] Ashaf     I can undo spells at least as well as any witch. [08:55] Ashaf     You've been blessed with an     excellent organization and partner. [08:58] Guideau     Quit bragging and do it already! [09:00] Ashaf     You can't rush these things. [09:08] Guideau     What the hell? [09:10] Guideau     That's... [09:19] Guideau     The witch. [09:21] Guideau     Ashaf! Get this thing open! [09:23] Ashaf     Don't hurry me. [09:26] Ashaf     I almost have it. [09:32] Helga     Jeez. What's their problem? [09:39] Helga     I don't want to die yet. [09:41] Helga     I can't let myself die. [09:44] Helga     I haven't even had a boyfriend yet! [10:00] Matt     So she got them, too, huh? [10:03] Paladin 3     Sir! I lost my Seekers     in combat with the witch! [10:06] Lowell     Meaning she wiped out      the entire search team. [10:09] Matt     Prepare for a second sweep. [10:11] Lowell     Based on data from the first sweep,     the witch creates and controls blades. [10:17] Lowell     She's roughly 170 centimeters     tall and has long black hair. [10:21] Lowell     We've confirmed Ultoma      around her right eye. [10:25] Lowell     But I don't see how this— [10:26] Executioner     It's 168 centimeters. [10:29] Lowell     Excuse me? [10:30] Executioner     Her height. [10:32] Executioner     And her hair is black with     a red tinge, to be precise. [10:35] Executioner     She seems to prefer     neutral-colored clothing, [10:39] Executioner     and she always carries     a tubular leather case. [10:43] Executioner     Apart from that... [10:44] Matt     You seem strangely well-informed. [10:48] Matt     So maybe you know which     lineage this witch belongs to? [10:53] Matt     That's the information we need most. [10:56] Matt     Knowing her lineage will tell us      what powers she's inherited. [11:03] Farmus     He's part of the pursuit team. [11:05] Paladin 4     Sir! Seekers destroyed! [11:07] Paladin 4     Cause unknown! [11:08] Farmus     The pursuit team was     supposed to stay hidden. [11:11] Farmus     What happened? [11:13] Paladin 4     I was monitoring the witch from     outside her estimated attack range, [11:17] Paladin 4     but I didn't see her make a move. [11:20] Paladin 4     It seemed like something     attacked from my blind spot. [11:29] Helga     What is it now? [11:31] Ashaf     Dear me. [11:33] Ashaf     Keep buying us time, Guideau. [11:35] Guideau     I've got you now, you rotten witch! [11:38] Guideau     Take a good look at me. Recognize my face? [11:42] Helga     As if I'd know any woman [11:45] Helga     with an evil mug like yours! [11:57] Helga     You won't escape! [12:22] Ashaf     Well done, Guideau. [12:24] Ashaf     That was a long spell,     but fortunately, I finished casting it in time. [12:36] Ashaf     It's a compression spell. [12:37] Guideau     I didn't ask. [12:39] Guideau     But she can't be the bitch I'm looking     for if you can lock her up in there. [12:45] Guideau     She's weak as hell. [12:46] Guideau     You sure she's the real deal? [12:48] Ashaf     Oh, she's a witch, all right. [12:51] Ashaf     For reasons I won't go into,     she can't wield her full power. [12:56] Ashaf     I wouldn't have let you charge      head-on at a witch otherwise. [13:01] Guideau     Huh? How can you tell what her deal is? [13:05] Ashaf     Because I know. [13:07] Ashaf     I recognized what type of witch she      was the moment I saw her Ultoma. [13:16] Executioner     As a matter of fact,     she's the weakest witch I know of. [13:20] Executioner     But she is still a witch. She may still     defy your expectations now and then. [13:27] Matt     Our expectations would be more accurate     if you stopped withholding information. [13:34] Executioner     I realize I'm not welcome here. [13:37] Executioner     I was worried you'd kick me out      if I told you all I knew. [13:42] Executioner     But very well. [13:46] Executioner     Creating weapons and controlling them      doesn't require a witch to achieve. [13:53] Executioner     But only one witch's mark—her     Ultoma—takes the shape of swords. [14:01] Matt     You don't mean... [14:06] Executioner     She's a descendant of an Origin,     the Dauntless Witch, Quena Velvette. [14:13] Executioner     Helga Velvette. [14:16] Executioner     Due to a certain factor, her entire lineage     has very little in the way of combat ability. [14:22] Executioner     But you must take care. [14:28] Executioner     I know this sounds strange,     but while she may be the weakest witch, [14:32] Executioner     she also possesses the     ability to destroy the world. [14:38] Ashaf     Come on. You must be joking. [14:41] Ashaf     Don't tell me she brought... [14:46] Ashaf     the Demon Sword. [14:50] Executioner     Yes. [14:51] Executioner     The true danger in this case     is not the witch herself. [14:57] Executioner     It grants its wielder the     power to rule the world, [15:00] Executioner     and brings ruin to everything else. [15:03] Executioner     The witch is most likely carrying     the Demon Sword Ashgan. [15:09] Matt     Mobilize every unit you can. [15:12] Matt     If this witch has the Demon Sword,     we can't afford to bide our time. [15:17] Matt     We'll hit her with everything. [15:18] Paladins     Yes, sir! [15:20] Matt     Farmus, remain here and take     command of the Seeker forces. [15:24] Farmus     Yes, sir. [15:25] Matt     And one more thing. [15:27] Farmus     You want me to keep an eye on him? [15:29] Matt     He doesn't try to hide     how suspicious he seems, [15:33] Matt     but that doesn't strike me as     the confidence of an innocent man. [15:36] Matt     And he's also a mage.     Don't let your guard down. [15:48] Ashaf     Well, I give up. [15:51] Ashaf     I doubt my compression spells can hold her. [15:55] Ashaf     Compressing her alone took     quite a toll on my magical energy, [15:59] Ashaf     and I didn't count on her     having the Demon Sword. [16:02] Ashaf     It simply has too much mass. [16:04] Ashaf     That's why my spell came undone. [16:07] Guideau     What the hell is this Demon Sword thing?      Is it really that big a deal? [16:11] Ashaf     Oh, yes. An enormous deal, in fact. [16:15] Ashaf     The Demon Sword can't do much     unless someone draws it. [16:18] Ashaf     But once unsheathed, it becomes too much      for anyone to handle, even a witch. [16:26] Guideau     So it's strong as shit? [16:29] Ashaf     Exactly. [16:31] Guideau     Stronger than me? [16:33] Ashaf     Who can say? [16:34] Ashaf     But I'd be fascinated to learn     which of you comes out on top. [16:40] Ashaf     Whoa, there. [16:46] Helga     Found you. [16:48] Helga     For now, would you do something     about those annoying crows? [16:53] Ashaf     I'd like to talk. [16:55] Ashaf     No more violence. [16:56] Helga     Excuse me? Don't you think     it's a little late for that? [17:00] Helga     If you wanted a friendly chat,     you should've said so before attacking me. [17:04] Ashaf     And for that, I apologize. [17:07] Ashaf     I would have preferred other methods,      but I had no choice. [17:10] Ashaf     You see... How do I put this?     We don't look particularly trustworthy. [17:15] Helga     Right. [17:15] Ashaf     So would you honestly have     listened to us in this situation? [17:21] Helga     No way. [17:22] Ashaf     Well, there you have it. [17:25] Ashaf     We'd like to shelter you in a safe place. [17:28] Helga     "Shelter" me? [17:29] Ashaf     Yes, shelter you. You have my word. [17:32] Ashaf     We aren't your enemies. [17:35] Ashaf     We came to help you escape     from the Paladin Corps. [17:45] Ashgan     Interesting. [17:47] Ashgan     Don't be so hard on them, Helga. [17:51] Helga     Hey! [17:52] Ashgan     So what if you can't trust them? [17:54] Ashgan     You must be ready to grasp     at straws now. So no matter what— [17:58] Helga     Ugh, stop talking! [18:00] Ashaf     What a surprise. The Demon Sword speaks? [18:05] Ashgan     Why act so startled? [18:07] Ashgan     Swords talk. Everyone knows that. [18:09] Helga     Ashgan! Don't make me repeat myself. [18:12] Helga     You know I'm always     warning you to keep quiet. [18:15] Ashgan     Speech is in a sword's nature— [18:16] Helga     Can it! [18:18] Ashaf     May I ask you something? [18:20] Ashaf     I thought you descendants     of the Dauntless Witch [18:24] Ashaf     kept the Demon Sword under     lock and key in a secret location. [18:28] Ashaf     Bringing it out into the open carries risks.     I assume you have good reasons for doing so? [18:33] Helga     That's none of your business. [18:35] Helga     Right now, I refuse to trust anyone. [18:39] Ashaf     Then you should finish us off quickly. [18:42] Ashaf     Why don't you? [18:44] Ashaf     If you doubt our sincerity,     then we're nothing but enemies in your eyes. [18:51] Ashaf     This incident began with murders      committed by a witch. Six victims in all. [18:57] Ashaf     If you did that, then why hesitate now? [19:02] Helga     Stay back! [19:05] Ashaf     It appears you lack the cold heart     required to kill defenseless people. [19:11] Ashaf     You didn't kill them, did you? [19:15] Ashaf     In which case, I'm all the     more eager to help you. [19:19] Ashgan     What do you get out of it? [19:21] Ashgan     What do you want?     I doubt you're just being charitable. [19:26] Ashgan     This woman's life? [19:28] Ashgan     Fine. Take it. [19:31] Helga     Don't speak for me! [19:33] Ashgan     Whatever they want, don't refuse them. [19:37] Ashgan     Accept their terms. [19:39] Ashgan     It will be more fun that way. [19:50] Ashaf     What a rude interruption. [19:52] Ashaf     Here comes the second wave. [19:53] Guideau     What the hell are these guys? [19:55] Ashaf     The paladins' avatars, essentially. [19:59] Ashaf     Destroying them won't     do much to the paladins. [20:03] Ashaf     They'll resupply with magical energy from     their base's tanks and come back for more. [20:08] Guideau     So they just send in an endless supply     of soldiers that don't stay dead? [20:12] Ashaf     Yes. That's the Paladin Corps's     standard playbook for hunting witches. [20:19] Ashaf     Against the Seekers' guns,      two layers should suffice. [20:31] Ashaf     Hurry! This way! [20:35] Ashgan     Take his hand and stay with him. [20:39] Ashgan     You can't survive alone. [20:45] Helga     Sorry, but I have to go it alone. [20:50] Helga     I don't need your help. [20:53] Helga     But... [20:57] Helga     Thanks anyway. [21:01] Ashaf     I'd call that a rejection. [21:03] Guideau     Hah! Serves you right. [21:05] Ashaf     Why are you talking like     it's not also your problem? [21:08] Ashaf     Go after her. [21:10] Ashaf     I trust you understand, Guideau. [21:12] Guideau     What? [21:13] Ashaf     She's not the witch you're after. [21:16] Ashaf     So switch gears and focus on     our mission to bring her back. [21:21] Ashaf     Protect that witch for all you're worth. [21:24] Guideau     I don't need you telling me to do my job. [21:38] Ashgan     What a stubborn woman. [21:41] Ashgan     Still, I'll enjoy seeing just how long      you can bear your solitude. [21:46] Helga     Shut up! If it wasn't for you, I'd— [21:52] Helga     This chill... [21:54] Ashgan     Yes. [21:55] Ashgan     It looks like he's here. [22:00] Matt     Stop fighting the inevitable, witch. [22:08] Matt     I've made up my mind not     to let you get away again. [22:17] Guideau     Well, well. Here in the flesh this time? [22:21] Guideau     Then you'll stay dead when I kill you. [24:00] Ashgan     Everyone loses themselves     in pursuit of my power. SIGN    The Witch and     the Demon Sword SIGN    Act II [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "The Witch     and the Demon Sword: Act II." E7 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Act II 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] Paladin 2     Huh? Did you lose your way? [00:07] Paladin 2     I can get out a map, if you'd like. [00:10] Ashaf     Don't kill him, Guideau. [00:22] Ashaf     Come here, Guideau. [00:23] Guideau     You come here. [00:29] Ashaf     Recognize the insignia? [00:31] Guideau     Nope. [00:33] Ashaf     Good grief. You really have no interest     in anything but witches, do you? [00:38] Ashaf     Armies normally rely on strength in numbers. [00:41] Ashaf     Against witches, in particular,     having an elite few makes no sense. [00:45] Ashaf     They require a quantity     so vast, it seems infinite. [00:49] Ashaf     But annoyingly, this force     is built not on numbers, [00:52] Ashaf     but on overwhelming individual might. [00:56] Ashaf     If you encounter someone     who looks like their commander, [00:59] Ashaf     don't assume you can beat him. [01:01] Ashaf     The Third Continent Paladin Corps's     6th Battalion is led by the "Man of Ice," [01:06] Ashaf     Matt Cugat. [01:08] Ashaf     His power rivals that of a witch. [01:12] Guideau     This must be him. SIGN    The Witch and     the Demon Sword SIGN    Act II [02:58] Ashaf     Stop, Guideau. [03:00] Ashaf     Save the kiss for later. [03:02] Guideau     What? Why? [03:04] Guideau     This guy's gotta be the boss, right? [03:06] Guideau     If I take him out here, our job's done! [03:09] Ashaf     Guideau, your strength     is our ace in the hole. [03:12] Ashaf     We haven't gotten the     full picture of this case yet. [03:15] Ashaf     Always hide your ace in the hole     until all the cards are down. [03:20] Ashaf     For the moment, buy her time to escape. [03:24] Ashaf     Just concentrate on that. [03:27] Ashaf     Now... [03:29] Ashaf     I believe my attention is needed here. [03:32] Helga     What are you muttering to yourself for? [03:34] Helga     Wait, were you talking to that hot—     uh, that guy from before? [03:40] Helga     Hey! Put up a decent fight! [03:42] Helga     He'll focus on me if you go down. [03:45] Guideau     I'll help you escape. [03:47] Guideau     Get lost while I keep him busy. [03:50] Helga     What? But what will you do      once I've gotten away? [03:53] Guideau     Shut up and move it. [03:56] Guideau     Having a witch next to me     makes my damn skin crawl. [04:00] Helga     Well... [04:01] Helga     That works out great for me. [04:05] Matt     So that's the Demon Sword? [04:07] Matt     He was telling the truth. [04:10] Matt     All the more reason to finish this now. [04:12] Guideau     Look this way! [04:13] Matt     I already am. [04:25] Helga     What? She lost already? [04:43] Guideau     Shit. [04:45] Guideau     I heard you were bad news, [04:46] Guideau     but you're not even a witch. How do     you fire off spells without moving? [04:50] Matt     You surprised me, as well.     I didn't expect you to be so fast or strong. [04:56] Matt     That weapon in your right     hand must be magical. [04:59] Matt     Is it the secret to your superhuman strength? [05:02] Matt     I have a lot of questions, but you can wait. [05:11] Matt     Witches don't die easily,     even when you strike to kill. [05:16] Matt     I hope that holds true. [05:21] Helga     What the... [05:31] Ashaf     It really is stunning     what an elemental can do. [05:36] (Flashback) Guideau     He's on par with a witch? [05:38] (Flashback) Guideau     How? You mean he's not human? [05:41] (Flashback) Ashaf     No, he's human. [05:44] (Flashback) Ashaf     But he made a pact. [05:46] (Flashback) Guideau     A "pact"? [05:48] (Flashback) Ashaf     Exactly. [05:50] (Flashback) Ashaf     Matt Cugat forged a pact with a     primordial force to rival witches: [05:53] (Flashback) Ashaf     a great ice elemental. [05:58] (Flashback) Ashaf     He's an elemental mage. [06:12] Helga     Ow. [06:13] Helga     Who is this guy? [06:16] Helga     He's practically a witch. [06:19] Helga     Ashgan! Where are you? [06:21] Ashgan     I'm here. [06:23] Ashgan     Come to me. [06:26] Helga     Thank good— [06:27] Ashgan     No. [06:28] Helga     Huh? [06:29] Ashgan     I wasn't calling you. [06:32] Ashgan     I meant... [06:33] Ashgan     you. [06:38] Matt     The Demon Sword. I'm glad I secured     it before you could try anything. [06:43] Helga     Give it back! [06:44] Matt     Really? Return a weapon this     dangerous to a murderous witch? [06:55] Helga     I know I can't beat him.      But what else can I do? [07:03] Guideau     This time... [07:04] Guideau     I got you! [07:07] Helga     You survived? [07:08] Guideau     I bought you a few dozen seconds,     so why the hell are you still here? [07:11] Guideau     You're a witch, right?! [07:13] Helga     Well, excuse me for not being much of one. [07:20] Guideau     Huh? [07:22] Helga     No! Don't let them take it! [07:27] Lowell     What strength. [07:31] Matt     Hand over the Demon Sword. [07:34] Guideau     Hah! You want this thing that bad? [07:42] Guideau     I don't really give a shit about this thing, [07:45] Guideau     but you assholes aren't     getting anything out of me! [07:50] Lowell     Huh? [07:53] Helga     What's wrong with you?! [07:55] Matt     Of all the pointless.... [07:59] Helga     I don't believe it. She picked up     Ashgan, then let it go again. [08:04] Helga     I've never seen a human do that before. [08:14] Helga     Damn it! [08:18] Ashgan     You again? [08:19] Helga     Hey! Give it back! [08:21] Helga     You've got no right to carry that! [08:24] Ashgan     Yes, let go already. I can't stand you. [08:27] Guideau     You want it? Do what I say.     Now, shut up and follow me. [08:30] Helga     Excuse me?! [08:31] Guideau     We're gonna meet up with Ashaf! [08:34] Helga     Why should I listen to this brat? [08:36] Guideau     Ashaf, where do you wanna meet? [08:39] Ashaf     So you're safe, Guideau. What about her? [08:41] Guideau     She's with me, and she'll do what I say. [08:44] Ashaf     Come again? [08:45] Guideau     Now we've just gotta get away and— [08:49] Ashaf     Is something wrong? [08:52] Guideau     Hey! Run like hell! [08:59] Helga     Wha— [09:05] Helga     Is he trying to freeze the whole city?! [09:09] Guideau     Move it! He's gonna catch up to us! [09:11] Helga     Over here! [09:13] Guideau     What's your plan? [09:15] Helga     Once we're through here, no matter what,      don't let go of my hand! [09:24] Guideau     Hey, what's with these puny-ass spells? [09:28] Helga     Never call them "puny" again, you hear me? [09:30] Helga     I hate that word. [09:33] Ashgan     You always say a woman's size isn't every— [09:35] Helga     Shut up! Both of you! [09:40] Helga     What? [09:45] Helga     You're kidding me! [09:52] Helga     What am I supposed to do against that? [10:02] Helga     Pontevert. [10:03] Helga     This city in the south of the Third     Continent is blessed with great weather. [10:09] Helga     The food is delicious, too. [10:11] (Flashback) Waiter     On the house. [10:13] (Flashback) Helga     Goodness! [10:13] Helga     And passionate men. [10:16] Helga     My witch blood makes me such     a people magnet, it scares me. [10:20] Helga     I love this town. [10:23] Newscaster     Six corpses were discovered     in the city early this morning. [10:27] Newscaster     All six bear cuts from     some kind of edged weapon, [10:30] Newscaster     and the wounds show signs     of extreme magical corrosion. [10:33] Newscaster     Reports suggest a single killer     using powerful magic. [10:39] Helga     The victims are all people I met yesterday. [10:44] (Flashback) Helga     Ashgan, did you do something again? [10:48] (Flashback) Ashgan     What could I do, sealed away like this? [10:52] (Flashback) Ashgan     But, Helga, if you want to     make me do something... [10:59] Ashgan     Draw me, Helga! [11:02] Ashgan     You have no other way out this time. [11:05] Ashgan     Unless you draw me, you'll die. [11:09] Matt     Save your breath, Demon Sword. [11:12] Matt     The witch can't move. [11:14] Ashgan     An elemental's protection? [11:16] Ashgan     I don't like you, either. [11:19] Matt     Put the witch and her ally in Armor. [11:28] Matt     I doubt you've ever been put in Armor before. [11:32] Matt     It hits pressure points that restrict     the release of magical energy. [11:35] Matt     The perfect restraining      device for witches. [11:40] Lowell     Come to think of it,     didn't they have an accomplice? [11:43] Lowell     And quite a skilled one,     according to the reports. [11:45] Ashaf     Quite skilled? You're too kind. [11:49] Ashaf     You're astonishingly powerful yourself. [11:53] Ashaf     I'll be in a real bind if you cart off     those two and the Demon Sword. [11:57] Matt     Is that so? [12:00] Matt     Too bad for you, then. [12:10] Matt     Take them to the Castle.      I'll take care of this one. [12:15] Lowell     I'll rendezvous with the commander. [12:18] Lowell     Take the witch and her friend to base. [12:21] Ashaf     I suppose I can't stop you from taking them. [12:26] Ashaf     Still, this works out well.     I was hoping for a word with you. [12:31] Matt     What? [12:32] Ashaf     I have a good eye for people. [12:35] Ashaf     Matt Cugat, the Man of Ice, [12:38] Ashaf     you strike me as the type to listen     to an argument in good faith. [12:42] Matt     Don't give me that. [12:44] Matt     You obstructed our mission,     and now you talk about "good faith"? [12:52] Ashaf     Speaking of that mission, [12:55] Ashaf     don't you think it smells fishy? [12:59] Ashaf     A witch and six victims. [13:02] Ashaf     Each has a convenient witness, [13:05] Ashaf     and the witch committed every murder     with her magical swordsmanship? [13:09] Ashaf     If a witch simply wants to kill a human,     she has so many other ways of doing it. [13:15] Ashaf     She's practically asking you     to send her to the gallows. [13:18] Ashaf     A taunt like that shows true confidence. [13:21] Ashaf     A typical witch, you might say. [13:23] Ashaf     Fear of witches may have lessened,     but it remains deeply rooted in society. [13:28] Ashaf     People are so on edge that     a witch just being near a death [13:31] Ashaf     is enough to create a "witch incident." [13:35] Ashaf     Framing a witch for a crime is simple.      No hard evidence is required. [13:40] Ashaf     And that's just what happened here. [13:43] Ashaf     Someone set a trap for Helga Velvette. [13:50] Paladin 1     What? [13:53] Ashgan     I'll teach you to put me on ice. [13:56] Ashgan     Don't think a trick like that     will keep me asleep for long. [14:00] Ashgan     Nothing can imprison me [14:03] Ashgan     except a witch. [14:04] Helga     Oh, no! [14:06] Paladin 2     What are you doing? Don't struggle! [14:08] Helga     Stop! Don't touch the Demon Sword! [14:10] Helga     Don't even look at it! [14:15] Paladin 4     What's gotten into you?! [14:17] Paladin 3     Let go! It's mine! [14:18] Paladin 5     Enough! Stop! That doesn't belong to you! [14:21] Paladin 5     It belongs to me! [14:23] Helga     It's begun. [14:25] Helga     Even sealed, the Demon Sword's immense     power tempts and captivates people. [14:32] Helga     Once it takes hold,     the temptation spreads like ripples. [14:37] Ashgan     Everyone loses themselves     in pursuit of my power. [14:42] Ashgan     Mere humans can't help themselves. [14:46] Ashgan     The problem is that woman. [14:49] Ashgan     Why isn't she tempted? [14:51] Ashgan     What in the world is she? [14:54] Farmus     What is all this? [14:56] Farmus     What's happening here? [14:59] Executioner     You seem to be having trouble. [15:02] Executioner     Allow me to sort this out. [15:05] Farmus     I instructed you to remain     in the command center! [15:08] Farmus     That goes for all of you! [15:10] Farmus     I didn't order you to deploy seekers! [15:15] Farmus     Stop! Have you lost your minds, too? [15:18] Helga     Ashgan? [15:19] Helga     No. Humans tempted by Ashgan     aren't so well-organized. [15:25] Executioner     Open fire. [15:30] Matt     Someone framed the witch? [15:33] Ashaf     Speaking from experience,     I have a good idea who. [15:36] Ashaf     It's their oldest trick, after all. [15:38] Ashaf     You couldn't know about them, [15:40] Ashaf     but you do share a connection. [15:44] Ashaf     This group targets all witches,      good and evil alike, [15:49] Ashaf     and uses any means to     hunt them to extinction. [15:51] Ashaf     The dark side of the      righteous Paladin Corps. [15:56] Ashaf     A secret force of witch hunters: [15:59] Ashaf     the Executioners. [16:04] Executioner     I knew this would happen if you     brought the Demon Sword here [16:07] Executioner     without knowing what to expect. [16:11] Executioner     So, all according to plan. [16:13] Executioner     Even amid all this chaos, [16:16] Executioner     I can create loyal soldiers who won't fall      under the Demon Sword's influence. [16:23] Executioner     With this Forbidden Instrument. [16:30] Executioner     Now, where's Helga? [16:33] Farmus     Where could she be? [16:34] Executioner     Find her. [16:40] Matt     The Executioners set up this witch incident? [16:43] Ashaf     Yes. [16:44] Matt     Impossible. [16:46] Matt     The Executioners epitomize the Dark Ages. [16:49] Matt     A detestable product of a millennium ago. [16:51] Ashaf     The survival of the dark side would     never make it into the history books. [16:55] Ashaf     Due to my work, I know the Holy Church      at least as well as you do. [17:00] Ashaf     I can't prove the Executioners     orchestrated this. [17:03] Ashaf     I'm merely speculating      based on experience. [17:06] Ashaf     But are you sure my theory     doesn't ring any bells? [17:10] Ashaf     Did no one approach you with a smile     plastered on their face, posing as a helper? [17:19] Matt     You said you were speculating? [17:21] Ashaf     Yes. Nothing more. [17:24] Matt     You're talking nonsense. At least, for now. [17:27] Ashaf     Yes. For now, that will do. [17:32] Matt     Come in, command center. [17:37] Matt     What's wrong? Come in! [17:39] Ashaf     Does it sound a bit less like nonsense now? [17:48] Lowell     Since you house a great elemental,     I wasn't sure I could run you through. [17:53] Lowell     But thank goodness. [17:54] Lowell     I see you're still weak to heat, Commander. [17:58] Matt     Lowell... [18:04] Lowell     Harming you provokes the     great elemental's wrath, yes? [18:09] Lowell     Now that you've learned too much,     you won't make such a good pawn anymore. [18:14] Lowell     Then again, I believe he always     planned to dispose of you. [18:23] Lowell     Apparently, being so     righteous and by-the-book [18:25] Lowell     made you harder for the     Executioners to make use of. [18:29] Lowell     He said you're perfect for     sending against witches, [18:32] Lowell     but still not worth as     much as the Demon Sword. [18:35] Lowell     Heartless, don't you think? [18:38] Lowell     Goodbye, sir. [18:48] Helga     I have nowhere left to run     and no way of escaping. [18:52] Helga     This is it for me. [18:55] Helga     My life is going to end like this,     slandered as a serial killer. [19:00] Helga     Ah, I so wanted a boyfriend. [19:07] Executioner     What a nimble girl. [19:09] Executioner     Vice Commander, I'll let you handle her. [19:26] Executioner     I wonder who you are. [19:30] Executioner     You can tell me the whole story later. [19:37] Helga     Stop! [19:39] Executioner     Oh? So that's where you were, Helga. [19:44] Ashgan     Helga. [19:46] Ashgan     Draw me. [19:48] Ashgan     It's only a matter of time     until I'm unleashed now. [19:53] Ashgan     If you can't avoid it, then the     smart choice is to draw me yourself. [19:59] Ashgan     Drawing me is the only way you can survive. [20:05] Helga     True. [20:07] Helga     That man wants the Demon Sword. [20:09] Helga     And in the shape I'm in, [20:11] Helga     I won't be able to resist     telling him how to unleash it. [20:16] Helga     But I won't let that happen. [20:19] Helga     Anyone but me needs something     to draw the Demon Sword, [20:23] Helga     and they'll never get it if I die. [20:27] Helga     As long as I die, you won't be     able to have things your way. [20:32] Helga     I wanted a boyfriend. [20:35] Helga     I wanted to be happy. [20:37] Helga     I don't want to go out like this, [20:40] Helga     but there's no way I'll abandon my duty now! [20:43] Helga     I keep the world safe     from the Demon Sword. [20:46] Helga     That's the whole reason I've had     such rotten luck all this time! [20:53] Executioner     How is she moving on her own? [20:55] Executioner     Does my control have no effect on her? [20:57] Executioner     Is she really human? [21:01] Guideau     Hey! Cast some kind of spell! [21:03] Helga     I can't yet. I only just got it off. [21:11] Executioner     Naughty, naughty. [21:13] Executioner     The witch and the Demon Sword?     What a greedy girl. [21:20] Guideau     Hey! What the hell are you thinking?! [21:25] Helga     Go! Forget me and protect the Demon Sword! [21:28] Guideau     Like hell I will! [21:29] Guideau     I've gotta take you with me,      or I've wasted my time! [21:34] Helga     Then rescue me. [21:37] Helga     If bringing me back is your job,      keep the Demon Sword safe! [21:42] Helga     Come back and rescue me! [21:48] Helga     As if that'll ever happen. [21:52] Executioner     Quite right. [21:54] Executioner     I know everything there is      to know about you. [21:57] Executioner     Hope doesn't suit you. [22:01] Executioner     This base and the witch are now mine. [22:05] Executioner     And soon, the Demon Sword will be, too. [22:08] Executioner     There's never been any hope for you,      and there never will be. [22:13] Helga     I've gotten by on my own all this time. [22:16] Helga     No one's coming to save me. I have no hope. [22:20] Helga     I know all that. [24:00] Ashaf     Now, shall we show our own ace in the hole? [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "The Witch and     the Demon Sword: Act III." SIGN    The Witch and     the Demon Sword SIGN    Act III E8 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Act III 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] Guideau     Hey! What the hell are you thinking?! [00:08] Helga     Go! Forget me and protect the Demon Sword! [00:11] Guideau     Like hell I will! [00:12] Guideau     I've gotta take you with me,      or I've wasted my time! [00:16] Helga     Then rescue me. [00:19] Helga     If bringing me back is your job,      keep the Demon Sword safe! [00:25] Helga     Come back and rescue me! [00:31] Helga     As if that'll ever happen. [00:34] Executioner     Quite right. [00:37] Executioner     I know everything there is      to know about you. [00:40] Executioner     Hope doesn't suit you. [00:44] Executioner     This base and the witch are now mine. [00:47] Executioner     And soon, the Demon Sword will be, too. [00:51] Executioner     There's never been any hope for you,      and there never will be. [00:56] Helga     I've gotten by on my own all this time. [00:59] Helga     No one's coming to save me. I have no hope. [01:02] Helga     I know all that. [02:42] (Flashback) Helga     Hey, are you Ashgan? [02:48] (Flashback) Helga     I kind of figured the Demon Sword     would look like a bigger deal. SIGN    The Witch and     the Demon Sword SIGN    Act III [03:05] Ashgan     Without Helga, lifting my seal is impossible. [03:09] Ashgan     Turn back at once. [03:10] Guideau     Shut up. [03:12] Guideau     I don't take orders from you. [03:13] Guideau     I'll drag that damn witch back     even if it leaves her spitting up blood. [03:18] Ashgan     Where are you going? She's up there. [03:21] Guideau     What do you expect me to do? Fly? [03:23] Guideau     I'm gonna meet up with Ashaf. [03:25] Ashgan     Oh, so you can't cast even one little spell? [03:33] Ashgan     The wall has disappeared. [03:43] Ashgan     So they fought to a draw. [03:47] Guideau     You'd better not have died on me, jackass. [03:55] Ashaf     Hi there, Guideau. [03:58] Ashaf     I'm delighted to see you escaped. [04:01] Ashaf     As you can see, I... [04:04] Ashaf     Well, I'll be fine. [04:08] Ashaf     He saved me. [04:13] Ashaf     Still breathing, I see. I'll begin treatment. [04:16] Guideau     Huh? What for? Just leave him. [04:19] Ashaf     Guideau, did an Executioner show himself? [04:22] Guideau     Yeah, he did. [04:24] Ashaf     I convinced him they exist. [04:27] Ashaf     He'll help us fight. [04:36] Matt     So they left me alive. Barely. [04:40] Ashaf     Why did you hold back? [04:42] Ashaf     That can't have been the extent     of a great elemental's power. [04:46] Matt     Magic comes in all types. [04:49] Matt     Did my subordinate willingly betray me,      or was she controlled? [04:55] Matt     I couldn't be sure. [04:58] Matt     The elemental would have killed     her if I hadn't restrained it. [05:05] Ashaf     That wasn't the only time. [05:07] Ashaf     You pulled your punches quite a bit      against Guideau here, too. [05:13] Ashaf     Matt Cugat, for a "Man of Ice,"     you're surprisingly soft. [05:19] Ashaf     That soft heart will get you killed. [05:25] Matt     I know I sent that girl and     the Demon Sword to base. [05:29] Matt     And I don't see the witch. [05:32] Matt     What happened up there? [05:34] Guideau     An Executioner took over the     whole Castle. Your unit's done for. [05:40] Guideau     Talk about pathetic. [05:43] Matt     I see. [05:47] Ashaf     Now, the Executioners      want the Demon Sword, [05:51] Ashaf     so they'll most likely track it straight to us. [05:55] Ashaf     Meanwhile, we have     one man at death's door, [05:58] Ashaf     and a mage using up the last     of his own magic to heal him. [06:02] Ashaf     We'll never manage to prepare a major spell. [06:06] Matt     Then can't we at least hide     the Demon Sword somewhere? [06:10] Ashaf     I doubt that would work. [06:13] Ashaf     The Demon Sword would draw someone to it. [06:16] Guideau     What the hell?     Don't draw people here, asshole! [06:18] Ashgan     Unfortunately, I have no say in the matter. [06:23] Ashaf     So what it all comes down to is... [06:26] Ashaf     Struggling won't do us any good at this point. [06:30] Executioner     What's this? I expected you     to scurry around out of sight. [06:35] Executioner     I even mobilized all these     forces to hunt you down. [06:38] Executioner     I feel a bit embarrassed. [06:41] Matt     Mind control. [06:43] Matt     So that's what your Forbidden     Instrument does, Executioner? [06:47] Executioner     Hm? Oh, yes. [06:49] Executioner     That's right, Commander. [06:52] Executioner     Seventeen ancient kings, the ablest leaders     of a great but long-vanished nation, [06:57] Executioner     had their skins sewn together to make this: [07:01] Executioner     the Demon Hand Ishlingen. [07:04] Executioner     And by placing a royal ring     imbued with mystical power [07:07] Executioner     on the right index finger, a symbol     of authority, I enhance its effects. [07:13] Executioner     One brush with this hand makes     everyone do whatever I tell them to. [07:21] Executioner     But it seems that no amount of caressing     will make it work on a witch. [07:26] Executioner     What a dilemma. [07:27] Executioner     I've overused its power,     so I think it's time I paid the price. [07:35] Matt     Don't! [07:45] Executioner     I suppose this is the downside     of using Forbidden Instruments. [07:53] Executioner     Don't let her get away! [07:57] Guideau     What happened to not having anything ready? [08:02] Ashaf     A makeshift spell like that     hardly counts as preparation. [08:05] Ashaf     Take Helga and run, Guideau! [08:11] Matt     I don't know if I'll be as much     help to you as you'd hoped. [08:17] Ashgan     I see we didn't even need to go back for you. [08:20] Helga     Oh, were you planning a rescue? [08:23] Guideau     Cut the chitchat. [08:24] Guideau     Now, get running! [08:26] Helga     Behind you! [08:27] Helga     Watch out! [08:46] Executioner     "No amount of caressing     will make it work on a witch." [08:50] Executioner     Forgive me. [08:52] Executioner     That was a lie. [08:59] Helga     Sorry, I guess. [09:02] Helga     You did save me a bunch of times,     even if it wasn't out of kindness. [09:13] Helga     Sorry for wasting all that. [09:24] Executioner     Well done, Helga. [09:27] Executioner     Come here. [09:42] Executioner     In the proper hands at last. [09:46] Executioner     Now... [09:47] Matt     Stop! Don't draw it! [09:50] Matt     Think this through! [09:51] Matt     If the Demon Sword     does what the legends say, [09:54] Matt     why did the witch refuse to draw it     when she was in so much danger? [09:59] Matt     Because it could have taken things     in an even more horrible direction! [10:06] Executioner     Oh, do pipe down. [10:12] Executioner     Surprised? [10:14] Executioner     Simply unsheathing the     Demon Sword means nothing. [10:19] Executioner     I know all there is to know     about the Demon Sword. [10:23] Executioner     For instance, her clan, the Dauntless Witches, [10:27] Executioner     kept the Demon Sword under strict guard. [10:31] Executioner     So why was she roaming around     with it in a place like this? [10:35] Executioner     Naturally, I know the answer. [10:38] Executioner     Because their hidden refuge burned down. [10:43] Executioner     They were all forced to give up the     sword's secrets, then slaughtered. [10:47] Executioner     The lone survivor, Helga, went on     the run to protect the Demon Sword. [10:54] Executioner     And how do I know all this? [10:57] Executioner     Well, I'll tell you. [11:00] Executioner     I know because we Executioners were there. [11:05] Helga     You... [11:08] Helga     You! [11:10] Executioner     Whoops! My control slipped. [11:12] Executioner     Witches do put up quite a struggle. [11:16] Executioner     Now, at last, let me tell you     what you most want to know. [11:21] Ashgan     Stop! [11:22] Ashgan     Don't you draw me! [11:27] Executioner     Lifting the Demon Sword's seal requires... [11:32] Executioner     a witch's heart. [11:37] Guideau     Damn you! [11:38] Guideau     What the hell do you think     we did all this crap for?! [11:41] Guideau     Don't you dare let her die! [11:43] Executioner     Now, come! I have released your seal, [11:47] Executioner     Demon Sword Ashgan! [11:56] (Flashback) Mother     Helga. [11:57] (Flashback) Mother     Stop this, Helga. [12:00] (Flashback) Mother     How many times must I tell you? [12:02] (Flashback) Mother     Leave the Demon Sword asleep     in the basement. It's dangerous. [12:07] (Flashback) Mother     Don't carry it around. [12:11] (Flashback) Sister 1     Don't you realize how important      our family's duty is? [12:16] (Flashback) Sister 1     Only you and I inherited witch powers,      so show some responsibility. [12:22] (Flashback) Helga     But... [12:24] (Flashback) Helga     I mean... [12:51] (Flashback) Helga     What was that? [13:02] (Flashback) Sister 2     Stop! [13:02] (Flashback) Sister 2     Mom, stop it! [13:10] (Flashback) Helga     What's going on?     What in the world could have... [13:20] (Flashback) Helga     Big Sis— [13:22] (Flashback) Sister 1     You were hiding,     so you must still be sane, Helga. [13:26] (Flashback) Sister 1     If you've got the Demon Sword,      just take it and run. [13:30] (Flashback) Sister 1     This place is doomed. [13:33] (Flashback) Sister 1     They... [13:34] (Flashback) Sister 1     Mom called them "Executioners." [13:37] (Flashback) Sister 1     Everyone went crazy because of them. [13:45] (Flashback) Sister 1     They even got to Mom. [13:49] (Flashback) Sister 1     Listen. No matter what,     don't give them the Demon Sword. [13:53] (Flashback) Sister 1     You have to protect it. [13:56] (Flashback) Sister 1     I'll be a decoy or whatever     you need to get away. [13:59] (Flashback) Sister 1     So please. Do this for me. [14:20] (Flashback) Executioner     Oh, dear. She won't say a word. [14:25] (Flashback) Executioner     My teacher warned me not to take away     too much hope or inflict too much despair, [14:30] (Flashback) Executioner     but I have trouble     striking the right balance. [14:38] (Flashback) Executioner     Listen. I'd at least like to know one thing. [14:42] (Flashback) Executioner     Even if you won't talk,     I have my Forbidden Instrument. [14:47] (Flashback) Executioner     Someone else, like your mommy, will     tell me all of the Demon Sword's secrets. [14:54] Executioner     So why did you try so hard? [15:09] (Flashback) Sister 1     You know, Helga... [15:12] (Flashback) Sister 1     Sealing the Demon Sword     to keep the world safe, [15:15] (Flashback) Sister 1     and working so hard for outsiders     we've barely even seen... [15:20] (Flashback) Sister 1     It never really clicked with me. [15:22] (Flashback) Sister 1     But we still put our lives on the line. [15:27] (Flashback) Sister 1     Never throw that away. [15:35] (Flashback) Ashgan     Do you hate them? [15:39] (Flashback) Ashgan     If you crave vengeance, draw me. [15:42] (Flashback) Helga     I want to get back at them. [15:46] (Flashback) Helga     I want to kill them all. [15:49] (Flashback) Helga     But I'll never draw you. [15:53] (Flashback) Helga     My mom and sisters would never want that. [15:57] (Flashback) Ashgan     Not even if you are in danger? [16:01] (Flashback) Helga     I still won't draw you. [16:03] (Flashback) Helga     Who knows what horrible things     will happen if I let you loose? [16:18] Matt     What just happened? [16:20] Matt     Don't tell me... that was a slash? [16:23] Ashaf     Yes, it sliced them. [16:25] Ashaf     And not just the city and the     Castle, but the wards, too. [16:29] Ashaf     It didn't decipher the spell. [16:32] Ashaf     It tore the Paladin Corps's barrier      apart by brute force. [16:36] Ashaf     So this... is the power to destroy the world. [16:41] Ashaf     I'm convinced. [16:44] Executioner     This is the Demon Sword. [16:46] Executioner     Magnificent! What magnificent power! [16:49] Executioner     Demon Sword! Start by     putting an end to Matt Cugat! [17:00] Ashaf     Executioner. [17:01] Ashaf     You're laboring under a misconception     about the Demon Sword's nature. [17:05] Executioner     A misconception? [17:08] Executioner     No, I understand it perfectly. [17:12] Executioner     "It grants its wielder the power to rule the     world, and brings ruin to everything else." [17:19] Executioner     Mere superstition, I know. [17:22] Executioner     Whoever wields the Demon Sword     gets one thing: a guarantee of survival! [17:28] Executioner     The sword can strike anyone     except the person who drew it. [17:33] Executioner     It's a privilege, but that's all. [17:37] Executioner     I gain nothing else. [17:40] Executioner     But no matter. [17:41] Executioner     I have this Demon Hand that will     make the sword my loyal servant. [17:46] Executioner     This Forbidden Instrument     bends even witches to my will, [17:49] Executioner     and I've already sacrificed a     hundred of Cugat's men with it. [17:54] Executioner     Both witches and the Demon Sword possess      power beyond human comprehension, [17:59] Executioner     but the same can't be said for their minds! [18:04] Ashaf     And I'm telling you that's a misconception. [18:13] Ashaf     The witches locked away two     things: power and bestiality. [18:19] Ashaf     I know a little about the Demon Sword      from before it was sealed. [18:25] Ashaf     Besting so many witches with     that hand made you conceited. [18:31] Matt     Stop! [18:35] Ashaf     That Forbidden Instrument acts on     reverence and awe for those in power, [18:39] Ashaf     amplifying those feelings to the     extreme before playing on them. [18:44] Ashaf     But in its natural state,     the Demon Sword has no rationality. [18:47] Ashaf     It has only a body and an     impulse for sheer destruction. [18:51] Ashaf     How can you brainwash a monster     with no sense of reverence or awe? [18:58] Ashaf     This is the Demon Sword's true nature. [19:00] Ashaf     No human can hold a candle     to the monster you've unleashed. [19:11] Matt     Great elemental,     take my left, too, if you want it. [19:16] Matt     But don't let anyone else die. [19:22] Executioner     My mind control doesn't work? [19:25] Executioner     No, that can't be it. [19:27] Executioner     Sacrifices! I need more sacrifices!     That must be the answer! [19:35] Lowell     Hey! What's going on? I thought     you could control the Demon Sword! [19:39] Lowell     Why do you think I went along with your plan?! [19:42] Lowell     Do something about— [19:45] Lowell     Hey! [19:46] Executioner     More. I need more sacrifices. [19:49] Executioner     So many more. [19:53] Executioner     The Demon Sword can't touch me.     I can try as many times as it takes. [19:58] Executioner     I'll just add more sacrifices and come back. [20:02] Executioner     Oh, I know. [20:04] Executioner     Where did the townspeople run off to again? [20:08] Executioner     Go on. Rampage to your heart's content,     Demon Sword Ashgan. [20:23] Helga     Ashgan. [20:25] Ashaf     Have you come to? [20:28] Helga     I broke the seal, didn't I? [20:32] Ashaf     Yes. [20:33] Helga     That's it, then. [20:35] Helga     I can't stop Ashgan. [20:38] Helga     Hurry. Leave me and run. [20:42] Helga     You'll be better off far away from me. [20:46] Helga     Ashgan... [20:48] Helga     must carry one hell of a     grudge against my family. [20:53] Helga     In the end, [20:55] Helga     I failed in my duty,     and now I guess I'll die here. [21:01] Helga     What a letdown. [21:02] Helga     If only... If only... [21:06] Helga     I could've at least gotten a kiss at the end! [21:11] Ashaf     You've never kissed anyone? [21:13] Helga     No! Is that a problem?! [21:15] Guideau     Hey. Fix my legs, too. [21:18] Guideau     I can't walk right. [21:20] Ashaf     Guideau, it appears     all the cards are down. [21:26] Ashaf     We only expected the Paladins, [21:29] Ashaf     but a great elemental and      the Executioners turned up. [21:31] Ashaf     And then the Demon Sword slipped its bonds. [21:38] Ashaf     Anyone and everyone has joined the game. [21:42] Ashaf     So what do you say we show     them our ace in the hole? [21:48] Ashaf     Helga. [21:49] Ashaf     Would you permit us to     grant that wish of yours? [21:55] Helga     Huh? [21:55] Helga     Wait, what?! [21:58] Ashaf     Now, close your eyes. [22:00] Helga     Huh?! Hold on! Not so fast! [22:02] Helga     No! No way! I mean, not that I'd mind... [22:05] Helga     But, um, when you say      you'll grant my wish, [22:08] Helga     do you... really mean it?! [22:12] Ashaf     Yes, of course. [22:14] Ashaf     I mean just that. [24:00] Ashaf     Power great enough to destroy     the world is hardly unique. [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "The Witch and     the Demon Sword: Final Act." SIGN    The Witch and     the Demon Sword SIGN    Final Act E9 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Final Act 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] Executioner     My mind control doesn't work? [00:04] Executioner     No, that can't be it. [00:06] Executioner     Sacrifices! I need more sacrifices!     That must be the answer! [00:13] Lowell     Hey! What's going on? I thought     you could control the Demon Sword! [00:18] Lowell     Why do you think I went     along with your plan?! [00:21] Lowell     Do something about— [00:24] Lowell     Hey! [00:25] Executioner     More. I need more sacrifices. [00:28] Executioner     So many more. [00:32] Executioner     The Demon Sword can't touch me.     I can try as many times as it takes. [00:37] Executioner     I'll just add more sacrifices and come back. SIGN    The Witch and     the Demon Sword SIGN    Final Act [02:16] Helga     Ashgan. [02:18] Ashaf     Have you come to? [02:20] Helga     I broke the seal, didn't I? [02:24] Ashaf     Yes. [02:26] Helga     That's it, then. [02:28] Helga     I can't stop Ashgan. [02:31] Helga     Hurry. Leave me and run. [02:34] Helga     You'll be better off far away from me. [02:37] Helga     Ashgan... [02:39] Helga     must carry one hell of a     grudge against my family. [02:44] Helga     In the end, [02:45] Helga     I failed in my duty,     and now I guess I'll die here. [02:51] Helga     What a letdown. [02:53] Helga     If only... If only... [02:56] Helga     I could've at least gotten a kiss at the end! [03:02] Ashaf     You've never kissed anyone? [03:04] Helga     No! Is that a problem?! [03:06] Guideau     Hey. Fix my legs, too. [03:08] Guideau     I can't walk right. [03:11] Ashaf     Guideau, it appears     all the cards are down. [03:16] Ashaf     We only expected the Paladins, [03:19] Ashaf     but a great elemental and      the Executioners turned up. [03:22] Ashaf     And then the Demon Sword slipped its bonds. [03:26] Ashaf     Anyone and everyone has joined the game. [03:30] Ashaf     So what do you say we show     them our ace in the hole? [03:38] Ashaf     Helga. [03:39] Ashaf     Would you permit us to     grant that wish of yours? [03:46] Helga     Huh? [03:47] Helga     Wait, what?! [03:49] Ashaf     Now, close your eyes. [03:52] Helga     Hold on! Not so fast! [03:54] Helga     No! No way! I mean, not that I'd mind... [03:58] Helga     But, um, when you say      you'll grant my wish, [04:01] Helga     do you... really mean it?! [04:03] Ashaf     Yes, of course. [04:05] Ashaf     I mean just that. [04:10] Helga     Blood's filling my mouth, [04:13] Helga     so I can't tell what     my first kiss tastes like. [04:24] Helga     But wow. A man's lips... [04:28] Helga     sure are soft. [05:16] Helga     Huh? What? [05:31] Matt     What is this awful chill? [05:36] Matt     Even the Demon Sword has stopped dead. [05:41] Matt     What on earth are we in for now? [06:16] Executioner     What's going on? [06:23] Helga     Where'd that guy come from? [06:27] Ashaf     Guideau. [06:30] Ashaf     I'd prefer to take the Demon Sword alive. [06:33] Ashaf     Don't use your right hand. [06:35] Helga     Don't tell me he's going to fight! [06:37] Ashaf     Of course. Someone has to put a stop to this. [06:40] Helga     It's impossible! Why do you think     the Dauntless Witches kept it sealed? [06:45] Helga     We weren't kidding when we     said it can destroy the world! [06:48] Helga     There's nothing it can't cut if it tries. [06:52] Helga     The Demon Sword Ashgan is     a blade that slices all creation! [06:56] Ashaf     Yes, I realize that. [06:59] Ashaf     The Demon Sword has immense power. [07:01] Ashaf     We've established that beyond doubt. [07:04] Ashaf     But you see... [07:07] Ashaf     You have one thing wrong. [07:17] Ashaf     It's not one of a kind. [07:19] Ashaf     Power great enough to destroy     the world is hardly unique. [07:24] Ashaf     Not in this world of ours. [07:30] Matt     It's on its guard? [07:33] Matt     The great elemental is warier of this     man than it is of the Demon Sword. [08:22] Matt     Demon Sword... [08:25] Matt     You must feel the same way. [08:28] Matt     Just like the great elemental,     something unfathomable about this man [08:34] Matt     fills you with fear. [09:05] Matt     Now's my chance to finish it! [09:50] Ashaf     It unleashed even more power. [09:52] Ashaf     Could it be... [09:54] Ashaf     But of course. [09:57] Ashaf     The Demon Sword was just unsealed     for the first time in centuries. [10:00] Ashaf     Of course it had lost its edge. [10:03] Ashaf     So we've yet to witness     what it's truly capable of. [10:10] Guideau     So it's strong as shit? [10:13] Ashaf     Exactly. [10:15] Guideau     Stronger than me? [10:18] Ashaf     Who can say? [10:22] Ashaf     But I'd be fascinated to learn     which of you comes out on top. [11:02] Guideau     Don't worry. [11:04] Guideau     I won't hit you with a right. [11:07] Guideau     Now... [11:09] Guideau     Grit those teeth! [11:31] (Flashback) Quena     Ashgan, [11:34] (Flashback) Quena     I'm going to seal you now. [11:40] (Flashback) Ashgan     Damn you. [11:45] (Flashback) Quena     You'll remain conscious      but unable to move. [11:49] (Flashback) Quena     You'll live out an eternity of impairment,      denied even of sleep, Ashgan. [11:56] (Flashback) Ashgan     You tricked me, Quena? [11:59] (Flashback) Quena     Yes, I tricked you. [12:02] (Flashback) Quena     You did too much killing. [12:06] (Flashback) Quena     I can't make excuses for you anymore. [12:10] (Flashback) Quena     I'd like to let you die quickly, [12:13] (Flashback) Quena     but the others don't want that. [12:18] (Flashback) Quena     I'd like to let you die,     but I also want you to suffer. [12:23] (Flashback) Quena     I feel torn between hating you      and another emotion. [12:31] (Flashback) Quena     I pray that my children, at least,     inherit the feeling that isn't hatred. [12:48] Ashgan     I'm surprised. [12:51] Ashgan     There's enough of the city left to recognize. [12:56] Ashgan     I never dreamed someone would exist      who could stop me so quickly. [13:02] Ashgan     Still... [13:04] Ashgan     Thanks to them, I was spared killing you. [13:09] Ashgan     No matter how much danger I brought you, [13:12] Ashgan     you refused to draw me to the bitter end. [13:17] Ashgan     Nothing goes my way with you. [13:21] Ashgan     Helga... [13:23] Ashgan     What an extremely     headstrong woman you are. [13:50] Resident 1     It's the end of the world! [13:52] Paladin 1     Calm down! Please remain calm! [13:54] Resident 2     We're safe here, aren't we?! [13:55] Paladin 2     Yes. Rest assured,     we have wards protecting us here. [14:00] Paladin 3     The sky split apart, the earth quaked,     and the city is in shambles. [14:04] Paladin 3     What the hell is going on? [14:06] Paladin 4     We've lost contact with base, too. [14:09] Paladin 3     Hey, look! [14:13] Executioner     Help me! [14:15] Executioner     Let me in! [14:21] Ashaf     Guideau, straight ahead. [14:37] Ashaf     Whoops. He started running. [14:40] Ashaf     One millimeter to the right and three down. [14:43] Guideau     As if I can aim that precisely. [14:46] Ashaf     Oh, right. You lack your     other body's dexterity. [14:51] Ashaf     Well, then, just pray he doesn't die, [14:56] Ashaf     and go to town. [15:12] Executioner     S-Stop... [15:16] Executioner     P-Please, no more... Stop... [15:26] Matt     Tell me, Executioner.     Why did you need to attack us? [15:31] Matt     If your orders were to     retrieve the Demon Sword, [15:35] Matt     you could easily have carried     them out with fewer sacrifices. [15:40] Executioner     Not my mission. It was my personal goal. [15:44] Executioner     Matt Cugat is inflexible, [15:47] Executioner     and his elemental may     protect him from mind control. [15:52] Executioner     That left one option:     take the sword by force. [15:55] Executioner     I wanted the Demon Sword. [15:58] Executioner     I spent such a long time trying to get it. [16:01] Executioner     But I'm not the only one     who covets the sword's power. [16:06] Executioner     Other Executioners! The Holy Church!     They all have their sights on it! [16:11] Executioner     If Cugat retrieved the sword,     it would never make its way to me again. [16:18] Executioner     So I... [16:20] Ashaf     I see. [16:21] Ashaf     I believe Executioners     typically operate in pairs. [16:25] Ashaf     Given that his partner hasn't appeared,     he doesn't seem to be lying. [16:29] Ashaf     And this appears to be all he can tell us. [16:32] Ashaf     Executioners have their lips     sealed with contract magic. [16:37] Ashaf     We can't hope to get more out of him. [16:39] Ashaf     The only remaining use for them [16:42] Ashaf     is to bear responsibility     for this unmitigated disaster. [16:47] Ashaf     But the Executioners     belong to the dark side. [16:49] Ashaf     They don't exist, so arrest them as     the true culprits and nothing more. [16:56] Ashaf     Oh, but of course,     you don't need them alive. [17:01] Ashaf     After a magical battle on this scale, [17:03] Ashaf     no one would be surprised     to find them finely minced. [17:06] Lowell     N-No, wait. [17:09] Lowell     Please wait, sir! You have it all wrong! [17:12] Lowell     I was only being used! [17:15] Matt     You called me soft, didn't you? [17:18] Ashaf     Yes. You are. [17:21] Matt     You're right. I am soft. [17:26] Matt     My form of justice won't     permit a good person to die. [17:30] Matt     Or an evil person to die while     they might still turn out to be good. [17:37] Matt     So I try to keep everyone alive as long     as I can, no matter who they are. [17:42] Matt     But... [17:45] Matt     Once someone crosses     the line, I have no mercy. [17:50] Matt     Even so, the people I lost were soldiers. [17:54] Matt     They died in the line of duty. [17:57] Matt     I believe they took your family from you. [18:01] Matt     What do you want to do? [18:06] Helga     Nothing much. [18:07] Helga     I'm as sensitive as the next person,     and I've had all I can stomach. [18:12] Helga     I don't want to see any more.     If you finish the job, do it elsewhere. [18:17] Matt     I see. [18:19] Helga     I do have one request, though. [18:22] Helga     Make them hurt so bad that     they wish they'd never been born. [18:29] Matt     Understood. [18:37] Helga     He left without even asking     who you shady guys are. [18:42] Ashaf     He must have some inkling. [18:44] Ashaf     We have a tacit understanding     with the Paladin Corps. [18:49] Ashaf     Sparks that might ignite     a war are strictly taboo. [18:52] Ashaf     So he feigns ignorance. [18:54] Helga     Why? [18:55] Ashaf     Because an all-out war between     us would annihilate the world. [19:00] Helga     You've got to be kidding. [19:02] Helga     Oh, well. Too late for second thoughts. [19:06] Helga     You'll look out for me, right? [19:08] Ashaf     Yes, of course. [19:10] Ashaf     We can guard you like a precious gem. [19:17] Ashaf     But we'd also welcome your help,     if you should feel so inclined. [19:23] Helga     My help? [19:24] Helga     You're after a witch's power, right? [19:28] Helga     No can do, then. [19:30] Helga     Most of my power goes to Ashgan's seal. [19:33] Helga     I can only actually use     a teeny bit of it, so... [19:39] Helga     Oh, right. I won't need the seal anymore. [19:47] Ashaf     Guideau only threw left-handed punches. [19:52] Ashaf     A monster of the Demon Sword's     caliber must have survived them. [19:56] Ashaf     And our organization     should be able to repair it. [19:59] Ashaf     It will take some time,     but the sword will revive. [20:04] Helga     I'm sure the world would     be better off if it died. [20:07] Helga     I thought that would've     been better for Ashgan, too. [20:16] Helga     But what do you know? It's alive. [20:24] Ashgan     Ah. This is a curse. [20:31] (Flashback) Helga     Hey, are you Ashgan? [20:34] (Flashback) Helga     I kind of figured the Demon Sword     would look like a bigger deal. [20:38] (Flashback) Helga     Hey, can you hear me? [20:40] Helga     Hello! [20:40] Ashgan     Thinking back, I realized it the     moment I first set eyes on her. [20:42] Helga     Is it sleeping? [20:43] Helga     Actually, can it even talk? [20:48] Ashgan     But I couldn't bring myself to admit it. [20:52] (Flashback) Mother     Stop this, Helga. [20:54] (Flashback) Mother     Leave the Demon Sword     asleep in the basement. [20:58] (Flashback) Mother     It's dangerous. [21:00] (Flashback) Helga     But... I mean... [21:04] (Flashback) Helga     Don't you feel super bad for it? [21:07] (Flashback) Helga     It was a big, scary sword.     People used to call it a disaster. [21:10] (Flashback) Helga     But now it looks like this,     and all it can do is roll its eyeball around! [21:14] (Flashback) Helga     And how can I "leave it asleep"      when it can't sleep? [21:17] (Flashback) Helga     It just stares at the wall all day, right? [21:20] (Flashback) Helga     And it's all dusty!     You've gotta feel bad for it! [21:22] (Flashback) Helga     See here? Look at all the dirt     built up in these grooves! [21:26] (Flashback) Mother     I get it, all right? Just put it back right now. [21:29] (Flashback) Helga     Hey, there's even more dirt here. [21:31] Mother     Enough, Helga. [21:32] (Flashback) Sister 1     Being so earnestly pitied by a little girl     probably stings worse than anything. [21:37] (Flashback) Sister 2     You said it. [21:40] (Flashback) Sister 1     It's laughing. [21:42] (Flashback) Sister 2     That was a laugh? [21:43] (Flashback) Sister 3     Maybe it's one of those things, like when      you get so scared, you start laughing? [21:47] (Flashback) Sister 4     Oh, so it's laughing because it blew its top? [21:50] Helga     C'mon, say something for yourself! [21:51] Ashgan     She's making a fool of me,     yet I don't feel even a twinge of anger. [21:52] Helga     Hey! Are you listening? [21:53] Helga     Are you not even capable of saying "thank you"? [22:02] Ashgan     She could be Quena's double. [22:05] Ashgan     And something that isn't hatred... [22:09] Ashgan     Must I accept it at this point? [22:13] Ashgan     No, never. [22:17] Ashgan     This is a curse. [22:22] Ashgan     A witch's curse. It must be. [24:01] Angela     Long time no see. [24:02] Angela     I've missed you. [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "Origin Witch." SIGN    Origin Witch E10 - Origin Witch 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] Ashaf     I see. [00:03] Ashaf     I believe Executioners     typically operate in pairs. [00:07] Ashaf     Given that his partner hasn't appeared,     he doesn't seem to be lying. [00:11] Helga     Make them hurt so bad that     they wish they'd never been born. [00:16] Matt     Understood. [00:21] Helga     You'll look out for me, right? [00:24] Ashaf     Yes, of course. [00:26] Ashaf     We can guard you like a precious gem. [00:33] Ashaf     But we'd also welcome your help,     if you should feel so inclined. SIGN    Origin Witch [02:20] Helga     Hey. [02:21] Ashaf     Hm? [02:22] Helga     I missed my chance to ask earlier,     but did I have my precious first kiss with... [02:36] Helga     Huh? [02:37] Helga     Was there always a door here? [02:39] Ashaf     No. Not until just now. [02:42] Ashaf     But never mind that. You were saying? [02:44] Helga     Never mind. I'd rather not know. [02:48] Helga     So what is this place? The infamous     Order of Magical Resonance's HQ? [02:55] Helga     No way, right? It's way too small. [02:58] Ashaf     You're right. It isn't. [03:00] Ashaf     For starters, we don't have a headquarters. [03:03] Ashaf     At least, not one that anyone knows about. [03:05] Ashaf     This is an entrance to the Corridors. [03:08] Ashaf     Helga, this route is just for us,     so that I can escort you safe and sound. [03:15] Helga     Huh. [03:17] Ashaf     Anyway, I'll be right back. [03:19] Ashaf     Be good and wait here, Guideau. [03:23] Guideau     Patch me up. Moving like     this is a pain in the ass. [03:26] Ashaf     You'll only be waiting. [03:28] Ashaf     Why do you need to move? [03:40] Helga     Are you sure about leaving her behind? [03:42] Ashaf     Yes. The Order demands     confidentiality on several points. [03:45] Ashaf     I know you agreed to a magical     contract to keep our secrets, [03:50] Ashaf     but Guideau refused. [03:52] Ashaf     As such, the Order's inner     workings remain off-limits. [03:54] Helga     All the more reason not to risk leaving her. [03:57] Helga     I can't see her sitting tight     and staying out of trouble. [04:00] Ashaf     Don't worry. [04:01] Ashaf     Following the mission and my orders is the shortest path to Guideau's goal, [04:05] Ashaf     and Guideau knows it. [04:08] Helga     Really? [04:09] Ashaf     My partner is more rational     than you might think. [04:12] Ashaf     We shouldn't need to worry     about pointless mischief. [04:15] Ashaf     Then again, Guideau has been known     to act on instinct despite knowing better. [04:20] Ashaf     A few exceptions fall into that category, [04:23] Ashaf     but I hardly expect one to turn up      in a country town like this. [04:31] Boy 1     A witch! [04:33] Boy 2     I saw her! I saw her! A witch! [04:35] Boy 3     For real? [04:37] Boy 1     Yeah! I saw her brewing some kinda potion. [04:40] Boy 2     She's really there!     A witch with a big cauldron! [04:43] Boy 3     She's brewing up poisons to curse people! [04:46] Angela     See? What did I tell you? [04:49] Angela     And you didn't believe me! [04:51] Boy 3     Yeah. That was our bad. [04:53] Boy 3     So what do we do now? [04:55] Boy 1     The grown-ups won't     believe us if we tell them. [04:57] Boy 2     We'll have to get her ourselves. [04:59] Guideau     Hey! [05:00] Boy 1; 2; Angela     Huh? [05:03] Boy 1     Did you hear something? [05:05] Boy 2     Hey, look! [05:10] Boy 1     Wh-What the... [05:11] Guideau     Where? [05:12] Boy 2     Huh? [05:14] Guideau     Where's the witch? Take me to her. [05:18] Boy 3     What?! Where'd you come from?! [05:19] Boy 1     You're not making sense! [05:23] Guideau     What a pain. I'll kill you one at a time. [05:26] Guideau     Make up your minds before     there's only one of you left. [05:31] Boy 3     W-We'll do it. We'll take you to her. [05:48] Boy 3     Uh, this is the place. [05:57] Boy 3     Huh? Y-You're going in? It's not safe! [06:09] Old Woman     Oh? What charming little visitors. [06:18] Old Woman     Oh, goodness gracious. [06:21] Guideau     What the hell? [06:22] Guideau     It won't move! [06:24] Old Woman     Your leg froze up? That's serious. [06:28] Old Woman     I'd better put it right for you. [06:36] Guideau     Hey! What's your problem?!      Get out of my way! [06:39] Guideau     Now my left arm's busted, too? [06:41] Old Woman     Hey, now. Stop that. [06:43] Old Woman     Injured people need care. [06:49] Old Woman     No need to act so skittish. [06:51] Old Woman     Customers love this ointment.     It's my secret recipe. [06:55] Old Woman     Dear me. [06:58] Old Woman     You certainly heal quickly. [07:01] Guideau     This smell... [07:02] Guideau     You're not a witch, are you? [07:12] Receptionist     Welcome back.     Will you be using the Corridors? [07:15] Ashaf     Yes, I'd like to. [07:18] Ashaf     Where do these connect to? [07:20] Receptionist     We're in contact with     rooms 5010, 6288, and 7006. [07:26] Ashaf     And room 7006 would be? [07:29] Receptionist     On the Sixth Continent, sir. [07:31] Ashaf     Yes, that will do nicely. [07:34] Helga     I have no clue what you're talking about. [07:37] Helga     This will make sense to me one day, right? [07:40] Ashaf     Of course. And unlike Guideau,     I'm happy to say you'll be worth teaching. [07:44] Receptionist     Mr. Ashaf, this just arrived for you. [07:49] Ashaf     Black... [07:55] Helga     What's that? [07:58] Ashaf     Excuse me. Wait here for a moment. [08:00] Helga     Huh? [08:02] Helga     Hey! [08:03] Helga     What's wrong? [08:08] Old Woman     Now, listen here. I do use magic, [08:12] Old Woman     but I'm still only a humble herbalist. [08:15] Old Woman     Calling me a witch is an insult to witches. [08:20] Boy 2     We're sorry. [08:22] Angela     This is so heavy. Hold it for me. [08:24] Boy 3     Do your fair share. [08:26] Boy 3     Your silly stories got us     into this mess, remember? [08:34] Old Woman     Oh? [08:37] Old Woman     My, my. So many visitors today. [08:40] Guideau     Hey, where the hell did you come from? [08:44] Guideau     I didn't sense you till the door opened. [08:47] Boy 3     Huh? [08:54] Guideau     You're... [08:55] Guideau     an Executioner! [09:15] Executioner     You must be wondering where we are. [09:20] Executioner     This is my private world. [09:23] Executioner     An alternate dimension reached     by passing inside this cloak. [09:27] Executioner     You can't even perceive it     unless you have the cloak on. [09:33] Executioner     Your senses don't function.      I doubt you can even think clearly. [09:38] Executioner     But you're special. [09:41] Executioner     I'll allow you a bit of freedom. [09:45] Executioner     I have questions for you. [09:48] Executioner     Executioners work in pairs.      I have a partner. [09:54] Executioner     He started acting strangely,     so I followed him. [09:59] Executioner     But I suppose I caught on too late. [10:02] Executioner     By the time I arrived,     everything seemed to be over. [10:08] Executioner     You stayed at the scene, so I shadowed you. [10:11] Executioner     But what a surprise. [10:13] Executioner     I could never have managed it     without this Forbidden Instrument, [10:17] Executioner     which lets me vanish from the world. [10:20] Executioner     The Order of Magical Resonance     lives up to its reputation. [10:24] Executioner     Now you see where you stand.      On to business. [10:29] Executioner     I have two questions for you,      both quite simple. [10:34] Executioner     Where is my little brother     and his Forbidden Instrument? [10:43] Angela     Hey, are you done now? [10:47] Angela     I'd like to chat with this little one, too. [10:58] Helga     Ashaf! [10:59] Helga     Ashaf! [11:00] Helga     What happened? What could     have rattled you this badly? [11:04] Ashaf     Yes, I'm rattled, all right. [11:07] Ashaf     There's a witch in this city. [11:10] Ashaf     And not just any witch. [11:13] Ashaf     The "hateful witch" who cursed Guideau. [11:17] Ashaf     Her name is... [11:26] Guideau     Angela! [11:38] Guideau     You bitch! [11:42] Angela     Long time no see. [11:44] Angela     I've missed you. [11:45] Executioner     Since this space isn't affecting you, [11:49] Executioner     that cloak must be more     than a fashion statement. [11:52] Executioner     I thought mine was one of a kind. [11:55] Angela     Oh, this? I made one just like yours. [12:00] Angela     Nice, right? It comes in handy. [12:02] Executioner     Does she mean she copied it?! [12:04] Executioner     This is no mere magical bauble.     It's a Forbidden Instrument! [12:07] Executioner     And she recreated it,     function and all, just by looking at it?! [12:14] Angela     But the ones I make wear out in no time. [12:19] Angela     So, if you wouldn't mind... [12:22] Angela     give me yours. [12:33] Executioner     Impossible! How is she standing?! [12:35] Executioner     I only granted this woman     minimal sight and hearing. [12:40] Executioner     She's been deprived     of all her other senses! [12:43] Executioner     So how?! [12:46] Executioner     They're both freaks! [12:52] Helga     Can you get in touch? [12:53] Ashaf     No, unfortunately. What rotten timing. [12:58] Ashaf     But even if I could, it wouldn't help. [13:02] Ashaf     It's too late for that. [13:06] Ashaf     The thread is already pulling. [13:08] Helga     What? What are you talking about? [13:11] Ashaf     A force that pulls people together. [13:15] Ashaf     The cursed and the curser     develop a special type of bond. [13:21] Ashaf     Those threads of fate     draw them to each other. [13:26] Ashaf     We call that the threads' pull. [13:29] Ashaf     While their power is in play,     I won't find it so easy to intervene. [13:35] Ashaf     In any case, this doesn't look good. [13:38] Ashaf     When I healed Guideau's body,      I left it fragile in places, just in case, [13:42] Ashaf     so the kid couldn't cause any trouble. [13:44] Ashaf     Of course, even in perfect health,     Guideau wouldn't stand a chance against her. [13:50] Ashaf     But in this condition,     even escape will prove difficult. [13:53] Ashaf     Not that Guideau would ever     try to run from her in any case. [13:56] Helga     H-Hang on! Calm down! [14:04] Ashaf     I'm quite calm. I sent out crows. [14:07] Ashaf     Flailing blindly will get us nowhere. [14:10] Ashaf     Regardless, you should go back inside. [14:12] Helga     Why? I'll help you look. [14:15] Ashaf     I've been entrusted with your safety. [14:17] Ashaf     And this is Guideau's problem.     I can't drag you into it. [14:22] Helga     But I owe you two for saving me. [14:25] (Flashback) Guideau     I've gotta take you with me,      or I've wasted my time! [14:29] (Flashback) Helga     Then rescue me. [14:32] (Flashback) Helga     If bringing me back is your job,      keep the Demon Sword safe! [14:36] (Flashback) Helga     Come back and rescue me! [14:40] Helga     So just this once, [14:42] Helga     Guideau's problem is my problem. [14:45] Helga     She means a lot to you, right? [14:51] Ashaf     Yes, a great deal. [14:54] Ashaf     Far more than my own life. [15:03] Angela     Funny, isn't it? [15:06] Angela     I wanted to see you,     but not that guy who's always with you. [15:13] Angela     So I hid in this town, [15:15] Angela     and spread rumors the Church, the Order,     and the townsfolk would brush off. [15:20] Angela     Rumors only you would     take seriously, Guideau. [15:24] Angela     Just a few tall tales. [15:28] Angela     And look how perfectly that little     bit of scheming worked out. [15:32] Angela     We can see each other anytime,     as long as we both feel like it. [15:36] Angela     Fate's handy that way. [15:40] Angela     So, Guideau... [15:41] Angela     How does it feel, using my body? [15:45] Angela     A witch's flesh is all about adaptability, [15:48] Angela     so I bet it adjusted to your soul     and made things a lot easier for you. [15:56] Guideau     Hands off. [15:59] Angela     You don't like being touched? Even though     you have no problem throwing punches? [16:04] Angela     Talk about picky. [16:27] Angela     You look so upset. [16:29] Angela     Do you hate me? [16:32] Angela     You know, I was playing with     someone else until recently, [16:36] Angela     but maybe I got bored. [16:38] Angela     It just wasn't much fun anymore. [16:42] Angela     Tell me, Guideau... [16:44] Angela     Is it about time we went at it for real? [16:55] Angela     That was a close one. [16:57] Angela     You were going for a kiss, right? [17:00] Angela     Wow. So you know about that trick. [17:03] Angela     But no. [17:04] Angela     If you really want to undo     my curse, that isn't the way, [17:08] Angela     and this isn't the time. [17:12] Angela     Chase me, Guideau. [17:14] Angela     I'll give you signposts. [17:16] Angela     If you reach them all and catch up to me, [17:19] Angela     I'll live up to your expectations, too. [17:21] Angela     I forget how many decades it's been,     but let's pick up where we left off that day. [17:29] Angela     The Order must have caught on by now. [17:32] Angela     Oh, right. They can't     find me while I have this. [17:36] Angela     What a lucky find. [17:41] Angela     I mean, seriously... [17:44] Angela     You just never break, do you? [17:47] Guideau     I swear, Angela... [17:50] Guideau     I'll kill you if it's the last thing I do! [17:55] Angela     I like that look in your eyes. [18:11] Ashaf     Guideau! [18:15] Ashaf     Still breathing. Nothing to worry about. [18:16] Helga     You call that "nothing"?     She's hanging on by a thread. [18:19] Ashaf     As long as Guideau's breathing,     the rest works itself out. [18:23] Helga     Hey, what's that? [18:29] Helga     An Executioner! [18:31] Helga     We weren't gone long,     and I don't see any sign of a struggle. [18:34] Helga     Angela... [18:35] Helga     Who in the world is that witch? [18:39] Ashaf     A celebrity. You've heard of her, too. [18:43] Ashaf     Angela the Origin Witch.     That should be all you need to hear. [18:48] Helga     No way! [18:49] Helga     You mean the Angela?! [18:51] Helga     That can't be right!     There's no way she could still be alive! [18:55] Helga     Witches are destined to     only live for 200 years! [18:58] Ashaf     Oh, she's alive, all right. [19:01] Ashaf     The "Eternal Witch," Angela Anne Huell, [19:05] Ashaf     one of the world's most powerful witches, [19:08] Ashaf     continues to live on in it to this very day. [19:11] Helga     If that's true, Guideau chose one     hell of a person to pick a fight with. [19:17] Ashaf     You said it. [19:20] Ashaf     I suppose it was Angela     who carved those letters. [19:25] Ashaf     I see. [19:27] Ashaf     So it begins at last. [19:39] Ashaf     Guideau, are you awake? [19:43] Ashaf     I'm coming in. [19:51] Guideau     Did you find her? [19:53] Ashaf     No, can't say I have. [19:56] Guideau     Then get lost. [19:58] Ashaf     Why won't you touch your food? [20:00] Ashaf     Just look at you, still covered in wounds. [20:03] Ashaf     You eat and you heal, remember?     How could you starve yourself all this time? [20:08] Ashaf     If you won't eat, at least let me treat you. [20:11] Ashaf     Give me a look. [20:13] Guideau     What kind of crap are     you gonna pull this time? [20:18] Guideau     Back there, my arm and leg gave out on me... [20:26] Guideau     because you did something     to them, didn't you? [20:29] Ashaf     Stop, Guideau. [20:46] Ashaf     You seem full of energy. [20:49] Ashaf     I guess you won't need healing. [20:53] Guideau     You won't get another chance. [20:55] Guideau     Try it again, and I won't wait     to undo the curse to kill you. [20:59] Ashaf     I'm sorry. [21:01] Ashaf     But I had no intention     of setting you up to fail. [21:06] Ashaf     I'm doing my best to     assure things go smoothly. [21:11] Ashaf     Nothing I do is pointless, and I won't     do anything against your interests. [21:16] Ashaf     You're a valuable human resource. [21:18] Ashaf     I would never do anything     that might result in losing you. [21:25] Ashaf     You understand that our interests align. [21:28] Ashaf     That's why you've obeyed my orders. [21:32] Ashaf     When you suspect I'm "pulling     something" in spite of that, [21:36] Ashaf     I'm only doing so for the sake      of the larger picture. [21:40] Ashaf     Let me repeat myself: [21:42] Ashaf     I'm not your enemy,     and I won't do anything to harm you. [21:47] Ashaf     I don't need your faith or trust. [21:51] Ashaf     For now, just understand that with your head. [21:59] Guideau     Get out already. [22:01] Ashaf     Oh, I can't go anywhere until I heal up. [22:04] Ashaf     I have broken bones, you know. [22:08] Ashaf     Oh, that smarts. [22:11] Ashaf     Dear me, what a mess you've made. [22:18] Ashaf     This takes me back. [22:21] Ashaf     To three years ago, when we first met. [24:00] Ashaf     Lady Witch, would you return     to the Order with me? [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "Eloquence     and Silence: Opening Act." SIGN    Eloquence and Silence SIGN    Opening Act E11 - Eloquence and Silence: Opening Act 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] Ashaf     You're a valuable human resource. [00:05] Ashaf     I would never do anything     that might result in losing you. [00:11] Ashaf     You understand that our interests align. [00:15] Ashaf     That's why you've obeyed my orders. [00:19] Ashaf     When you suspect I'm "pulling     something" in spite of that, [00:22] Ashaf     I'm only doing so for the sake      of the larger picture. [00:26] Ashaf     Let me repeat myself: [00:28] Ashaf     I'm not your enemy,     and I won't do anything to harm you. [00:34] Ashaf     I don't need your faith or trust. [00:37] Ashaf     For now, just understand that with your head. [02:16] Guideau     Get out already. [02:18] Ashaf     Oh, I can't go anywhere until I heal up. [02:21] Ashaf     I have broken bones, you know. [02:25] Ashaf     Oh, that smarts. [02:28] Ashaf     Dear me, what a mess you've made. [02:34] Ashaf     This takes me back. [02:38] Ashaf     To three years ago, when we first met. SIGN    Eloquence     and Silence SIGN    Opening Act [02:56] Ashaf     A village on the Fifth Continent. [02:59] Ashaf     Being so far from the Global Holy Church's     headquarters on the First Continent, [03:06] Ashaf     this place hasn't developed     a magical civilization. [03:09] Ashaf     A remote, utterly un-magical village     in an ordinary, utterly un-magical country. [03:18] Child     A coffin! Hey, that was a coffin, right? [03:21] Mother     Yes, yes. I'm sure it was. [03:37] Ashaf     It couldn't be less remarkable. [03:39] Ashaf     But a witch calls this village home. [03:43] Ashaf     She's apparently lived here a long time, [03:46] Ashaf     but until now, she's never caused a fuss. [03:50] Ashaf     Which explains why her presence     went unremarked upon. [03:53] Ashaf     But lately, it's been one     odd incident after another. [03:57] Ashaf     And finally, the fuss drew attention. [04:02] Ashaf     Now that this has happened, we must     take the witch under our wing at once, [04:07] Ashaf     before someone turns up dead. [04:11] Owent     Let's go. [04:25] Owent     Well, this should do it for groceries.     Do we have anything else to buy? [04:30] Owent     Falvell, do you want anything? [04:36] Owent     Aw, come on. Don't hold back. [04:38] Owent     The latest batch of tea leaves and dyed stuff     were a hit, so the mayor paid us extra. [04:44] Owent     Treat yourself once in a while. [04:47] Cowherd     You there! [04:48] Owent     What do you— [04:48] Cowherd     Look what you've gone and done! [04:51] Cowherd     My cows! [04:53] Cowherd     Those were my cows! [04:55] Owent     I don't know what you mean!      We didn't touch them! [04:57] Friend     Hey, lay off. We've got no proof,      and the mayor's on her side. [05:01] Friend     You'll catch hell if you try anything. [05:03] Cowherd     Who else but a witch could've     done something like that?! [05:05] Cowherd     No human could've, that's for sure! [05:08] Cowherd     A crazy witch must've done it! [05:12] Craig     That's prejudice. [05:14] Craig     Ideas like that belong     in the past, if you ask me. [05:17] Owent     Craig. [05:19] Craig     This is about what happened     two days ago, right? [05:22] Craig     I didn't witness it myself,     but I hear livestock fell from the sky. [05:28] Villager     Hm? Huh? [05:31] Villager     What the... [05:36] Cowherd     That's right. And in pieces, too. [05:39] Cowherd     Could a human do something like that? [05:42] Craig     I doubt it. [05:44] Craig     But the same goes for her. [05:47] Craig     She couldn't do something like that      in a million years, either. [05:50] Cowherd     What?! But she's a witch! [05:52] Cowherd     What makes this pair     of monsters so different?! [05:56] Ashaf     Hi there. Excuse me. [05:59] Ashaf     I hate to butt in on a quarrel, [06:02] Ashaf     but yours involves someone      I came here to see, [06:05] Ashaf     and your discussion piqued my interest. [06:08] Ashaf     Why do you say that she, a witch,      couldn't have done it? [06:14] Cowherd     Wh-Who are you? [06:16] Owent     Why? Because it's true. [06:19] Ashaf     Oh? [06:21] Owent     Everyone calls my big sister a witch, [06:24] Owent     but Falvell Farmington     can't cast a single spell! [06:30] Ashaf     Well, now. [06:30] Cowherd     What?! You expect me to believe she's     innocent because she can't use magic?! [06:35] Cowherd     Anyone can make an excuse like that! [06:37] Ashaf     Not so loud. [06:39] Ashaf     I'm afraid I must ask you to leave us. [06:52] Ashaf     Put him down. [06:53] Cowherd     Sure. [06:54] Ashaf     Go home. [06:56] Cowherd     Sure. [06:57] Friend     All right. [07:00] Ashaf     Oh, are you single? [07:03] Cowherd     No, I've got a wife. [07:05] Friend     Me, too. [07:06] Ashaf     Is that so? Then shower them with love. [07:10] Ashaf     Why not buy flowers for them on your way home? [07:12] Friend     Good idea. I'll do that. [07:15] Cowherd     Once in a while, you know? [07:18] Owent     Was that... magic? [07:21] Ashaf     Well, just a bit. [07:23] Owent     Yikes! Magic gives me the creeps! [07:26] Craig     Don't tell me you're behind everything? [07:31] Ashaf     I wonder. [07:33] Ashaf     Well, all joking aside... [07:35] Craig     He passed it off as a joke! [07:37] Ashaf     Lady Witch, I'd like a word. [07:41] Ashaf     I've been looking for you. [07:43] Ashaf     I'm Ashaf. A first-rate mage, as you saw. [07:48] Ashaf     As you are a witch,     I have an earnest request for you. [07:55] Owent     Suspicious. [07:56] Craig     You're super shady, Mister. [07:58] Owent     But, well, you did help us out,     so I guess we owe you a thank you. [08:10] Cowherd     Hey, watch it. [08:11] Cowherd     You just jostled me. [08:14] Cowherd     Are you listening? [08:43] Ashaf     Really, now? [08:53] Ashaf     I never thought I'd need three layers     against a flesh-and-blood opponent. [08:59] Guideau     Move! You're in my way! [09:00] Ashaf     How fierce. What exactly     am I stopping you from doing? [09:05] Guideau     Hand over that witch. [09:07] Guideau     She's my prey. [09:09] Owent     What's wrong with people today? [09:12] Owent     What do you all want with Falvell?! [09:17] Guideau     Remember this face? [09:19] Guideau     Or this mark?! [09:22] Owent     That mark... [09:25] Guideau     Sounds like a yes. [09:43] Owent     What's this freaky thing? [09:46] Craig     It vanished. [09:49] Ashaf     Did it protect her? [09:54] Villager     Did you see that? [09:55] Villager     What was that monster just now? [09:57] Villager     There she is. [09:59] Villager     The witch! The witch is right there! [10:01] Villager     Then that monster was... [10:03] Ashaf     Not good. People saw that. [10:05] Owent     What? [10:07] Owent     No. You're wrong! [10:09] Owent     Falvell didn't do anything! [10:11] Owent     She didn't! [10:32] Owent     We don't have parents. [10:34] Owent     The villagers don't treat us like people, [10:37] Owent     but the mayor's always been good to us. [10:41] Owent     Falvell uses plants from our garden and     the mountain out back for dyeing and tea, [10:47] Owent     and the mayor sells what     she makes to acquaintances. [10:51] Owent     Her stuff's popular. [11:07] Ashaf     Well, I'll be. [11:08] Craig     Hard to believe how good it tastes, right? [11:10] Craig     It's the best tea I've ever had. [11:14] Owent     She can't use magic, but she says this is     part of the witch knowledge she inherited. [11:19] Ashaf     I see. [11:21] Ashaf     Would you care for a cup, too? [11:23] Ashaf     It tastes wonderful. [11:30] Ashaf     What a surprise. [11:32] Ashaf     I expected you to scream at me to     undo the spell, but you've stayed calm. [11:37] Ashaf     I guess you don't like to waste effort. [11:39] Ashaf     And I examined you     while you were unconscious, [11:43] Ashaf     but I found no signs      of magical enhancement. [11:47] Ashaf     Yet you're tough enough to have barely     a scratch on you. And that brute strength... [11:53] Ashaf     You don't strike me as an ordinary human. [11:58] Ashaf     That mark on your neck. [12:00] Ashaf     It proves you're under     a witch's curse, doesn't it? [12:04] Owent     A witch's curse? [12:06] Ashaf     If my guess isn't wrong, you hoped     she'd give you a clue about the caster. [12:12] Ashaf     Or you suspect her of     casting the curse herself. [12:18] Ashaf     Why don't we start there? [12:21] Ashaf     But first, may I have a second cup? [12:27] Ashaf     Now, let me see. You are? [12:30] Owent     My name? Owent. [12:33] Ashaf     It's a pleasure, Owent. [12:35] Ashaf     I'd like your confirmation. [12:37] Ashaf     Falvell can't speak, can she? [12:39] Owent     No, she can't. [12:41] Owent     Not a single "witch" in our family ever can. [12:45] Owent     They can't even make     noises in their throats. [12:47] Craig     What? You told me she was sick. [12:50] Owent     Well, I mean, it's a weird story, right? [12:53] Owent     We just saw so many crazy things     that I figured I might as well come clean. [12:58] Ashaf     I see. And as such, she can't cast spells. [13:03] Ashaf     How much do you all know about magic? [13:05] Owent     Not much... [13:07] Ashaf     Thank you. [13:09] Ashaf     In that case, time for a lesson. [13:12] Ashaf     Generally speaking, [13:15] Ashaf     a person with magical energy     casts spells by tracing runes. [13:21] Ashaf     We either pour magic      into pre-written runes, [13:25] Ashaf     or write runes using magical energy itself. [13:37] Ashaf     Let me treat you. [13:40] Guideau     Listen, asshole— [13:46] Craig     She froze up? [13:47] Ashaf     Well, anyway... [13:50] Ashaf     As you can see,     writing forms the basis of magic. [13:53] Ashaf     Spellcasting relies on     special letters called "runes." [13:57] Ashaf     But there are exceptions. [13:59] Ashaf     And Falvell, I suspect your     bloodline is one of them. [14:05] Ashaf     Its Origin: the "Mystic Witch,"      Luna Farmington. [14:10] Ashaf     A practitioner of vocative magic     who cast all her spells with speech. SIGN    Invocation [14:17] Ashaf     But since you can't use your voice,     you naturally can't cast spells, either. [14:24] Craig     For real? [14:25] Owent     You sure know a lot. [14:27] Owent     Do all mages know so much about witches? [14:31] Ashaf     I don't believe so. [14:33] Ashaf     Very few have knowledge of     the Mystic Witch, in particular. [14:39] Ashaf     Well? [14:40] Guideau     Huh? [14:41] Ashaf     Falvell descends from the Mystic Witch. [14:44] Ashaf     Does that match the witch who cursed you? [14:47] Guideau     Being a different bloodline     doesn't prove shit. [14:51] Guideau     That bitch swaps bodies. [14:55] Ashaf     Oh? [14:56] Guideau     And you're telling me she can't use magic? [14:59] Guideau     What do you call that thing     that sent me flying, then?! [15:03] Ashaf     Yes, that's the problem. [15:05] Ashaf     I'm not saying it presents a contradiction. [15:08] Ashaf     The problem is that we may have enemies here. [15:12] Ashaf     That thing looked exactly     as though Falvell created it. [15:17] Ashaf     But Falvell can't use magic. [15:21] Ashaf     Working from that assumption, [15:23] Ashaf     someone must have orchestrated     it to appear that way. [15:27] Ashaf     Now that so many people have seen it,      if any more incidents occur, [15:33] Ashaf     all the blame will fall upon the "wicked witch." [15:38] Ashaf     Just to check, are there     any local spellcasters? [15:41] Owent     No. Not even one. [15:44] Ashaf     I hear these minor odd incidents     started about a month ago. [15:48] Ashaf     Did any outsiders come through around then? [15:51] Owent     Not really. [15:53] Craig     Well, I guess I might count. [15:58] Craig     My dad and I moved here half a year ago. [16:01] Craig     Of course, neither of us can do magic, though. [16:05] Owent     Craig and his dad help us out! [16:08] Owent     They protect us like the mayor does! [16:12] Ashaf     No need to be so protective. [16:16] Ashaf     I won't pounce on every suspect I find. [16:19] Ashaf     Half a year is too long ago.     He's in the clear. [16:22] Ashaf     Hmm... No clues, then. [16:25] Ashaf     Our guest still doesn't     seem convinced, either. [16:30] Ashaf     Are you scared? [16:32] Ashaf     A bestial woman,     a mysterious mage, the villagers... [16:39] Ashaf     You and your brother are     surrounded by too many enemies. [16:42] Craig     Do you have to spell it out like that? [16:47] Ashaf     Don't worry. I've come to     protect you two from now on. [16:54] Ashaf     Let me reintroduce myself. [16:56] Ashaf     I come from an occult organization     of magic, by magic, and for magic: [17:02] Ashaf     the Order of Magical Resonance. [17:05] Ashaf     Lady Witch, would you return     to the Order with me? [17:18] Craig     I'm back. [17:20] Sven     You're home late. [17:23] Craig     Hey! Are you drinking Falvell's tea again? [17:27] Craig     That's the last of it. [17:29] Sven     It's just so good, I can't help it. [17:34] Craig     Good thing I got some more. [17:36] Sven     Oh, that should keep us for a while. [17:39] Craig     Falvell ought to start charging us already. [17:43] Sven     We pay her, just not with money. [17:47] Craig     Oh, you won't believe what happened today. [17:51] Owent     What do you think? [17:54] Owent     I've never seriously     considered leaving the village. [17:58] Owent     It doesn't feel real. [18:01] Owent     I mean, can you imagine     this hell ever ending? [18:05] Owent     Then again, what's to say things     will get better if we go? [18:10] Owent     To start with, that guy's really shady. [18:12] Owent     I don't trust a word he says. [18:15] (Flashback) Ashaf     I'll come back tomorrow. [18:18] Owent     Don't worry. We're used     to having lots of enemies. [18:22] Owent     This is nothing new. [18:24] Owent     We can get by somehow. [18:28] Owent     Just like we always have. [18:31] Owent     It's all just like always. [18:38] Owent     Hey, Falvell... [18:40] Owent     Do you trust him? That Ashaf guy? [18:47] Owent     Yeah. You're right. [18:50] Owent     Okay! I'll whip up something     extra tasty tonight! [18:56] Ashaf     You can't understand it? [18:58] Ashaf     Sheltering a witch, you mean? [19:00] Guideau     A witch with no magic is just dead weight. [19:05] Guideau     What do you want her for? [19:07] Ashaf     Oh, so you believe she can't cast spells now? [19:12] Guideau     If I see someone up close long enough, I can     tell if she's that bitch or not on the inside. [19:17] Ashaf     Is that so? I'm glad she's     been cleared of suspicion. [19:21] Ashaf     But I wouldn't call her "dead weight." [19:25] Ashaf     Do you remember how she     reacted to seeing your mark? [19:30] Ashaf     It clearly rang a bell. [19:34] Ashaf     You forgot? [19:36] Ashaf     Maybe the hit that sent you flying     knocked a few memories loose, too. [19:40] Ashaf     If you ask me, we shouldn't     be surprised she recognized it. [19:45] Ashaf     She probably has a similar mark     somewhere on her own body. [19:50] Ashaf     Don't you find it strange? [19:53] Ashaf     Her voice is the source of her magic. [19:55] Ashaf     Generations of witches,     and only witches, losing their voices [19:59] Ashaf     couldn't be more contrived. [20:02] Ashaf     So, could she be under a type of curse, too? [20:08] Ashaf     Vocative magic boasts unparalleled power. [20:11] Ashaf     Perhaps another witch got scared     and sealed it away with a curse. [20:16] Guideau     So what? That makes her even more useless. [20:20] Guideau     A witch's curse is a pain in the— [20:22] Ashaf     True, it is a nuisance. [20:24] Ashaf     Undoing curses is a challenge. [20:27] Ashaf     Or it would be, if there     were only two ways to do it. [20:32] Guideau     Hey! What do you know about— [20:34] Ashaf     Not now. [20:36] Ashaf     I hear a commotion across the way. [20:42] Ashaf     Craig! [20:44] Ashaf     What's all the fuss? What happened? [20:47] Craig     It came back! [20:48] Craig     That monster showed up again! [20:51] Craig     And then, the mayor... [20:53] Villager     How gruesome. [20:54] Villager     Her greatest benefactor, of all people. [20:57] Villager     Then we were right all along. [20:59] Villager     That girl is a devil. [21:00] Villager     We can't leave her alive! [21:03] Craig     And it gets worse! [21:04] Craig     An "expert witch hunter" showed up     and led the villagers to Falvell's house! [21:11] Craig     He had this weird mask on and... [21:22] Ashaf     An Executioner! [21:24] Ashaf     This really is bad news! [21:25] Craig     I'll go with you! [21:27] Ashaf     That makes twice. [21:36] Ashaf     Executioners work in pairs. [21:40] Ashaf     I take it you're one of them. [21:45] Craig     That's all the proof you     needed to pull the trigger? [21:53] Craig     You said you'd cleared me, [21:57] Craig     but you suspected me this whole time. [22:00] Craig     Adults don't play fair. [22:19] Owent     What? [24:01] Ashaf     I want to teach you what love is. [24:05] Ashaf     Next time: "Eloquence     and Silence: Final Act." SIGN    Eloquence and Silence SIGN    Final Act E12 - Eloquence and Silence: Final Act 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.) [00:07] Ashaf     An Executioner! [00:09] Ashaf     This really is bad news! [00:10] Craig     I'll go with you! [00:12] Ashaf     That makes twice. [00:21] Ashaf     Executioners work in pairs. [00:24] Ashaf     I take it you're one of them. [00:30] Craig     That's all the proof you     needed to pull the trigger? [00:38] Craig     You said you'd cleared me, [00:42] Craig     but you suspected me this whole time. [00:45] Craig     Adults don't play fair. [01:04] Owent     What? SIGN    Eloquence     and Silence SIGN    Final Act [02:59] Ashaf     Hi there. [03:03] Guideau     Before you die,     tell me how to undo the curse. [03:07] Guideau     You know something, don't you, jackass? [03:10] Ashaf     Given the circumstances, I suggest     offering to save me in exchange. [03:17] Guideau     I've got no clue how to help you,     and I'm gonna kill you anyway. [03:22] Guideau     Hurry up and tell me,     unless you want it to hurt. [03:25] Ashaf     That won't do at all. [03:28] Ashaf     Threats can't get you everything. [03:32] Ashaf     To get what you want,     you need to learn how to give, too. [03:35] Guideau     Yap, yap, yap. [03:39] Guideau     You sure don't know when to shut up. [03:42] Ashaf     There is a way to undo a witch's curse. [03:47] Ashaf     If you want to know what it is,     accept my terms. [03:52] Ashaf     Protect the girl. Protect Falvell. [03:56] Guideau     You expect me to guard a witch? [03:59] Ashaf     You have to! [04:01] Ashaf     You'll never undo the curse without her! [04:24] Sven     Hi. You're home late. [04:27] Sven     I had hoped to at least     let you say your goodbyes. [04:42] Sven     Seize her. [04:44] Villager 1     But... [04:45] Sven     Don't worry. She won't resist. [04:56] Sven     You're rather late. [04:59] Craig     Did you kill Owent? [05:01] Sven     Yes. The villagers wouldn't listen to me. [05:09] Sven     Owent told me before he drew his last breath. [05:12] Sven     She can't use her power     because of a witch's curse. [05:20] Sven     Yes, there's the curse's mark. [05:24] Sven     Good grief. [05:26] Sven     We spent half a year investigating     in case she was hiding her power. [05:34] Sven     What a shame. [05:35] Sven     Undoing a witch's curse is beyond us. [05:38] Craig     I guess we can't steal Falvell's power, then. [05:42] Sven     Right. We'll just have to dispose of her. [05:45] Sven     I hate to lose the Mystic Witch's power,      but it is what it is. [05:51] Sven     But my biggest regret of all, Falvell, [05:57] Sven     is that I won't be able to     enjoy your tea anymore. [06:06] Craig     Sven, if you mind that much,     want to call off the execution? [06:10] Sven     Craig, when it comes to tea,     the last drop in the pot is always the best. [06:19] Sven     I've sheltered and supported you myself. [06:22] Sven     You're a stranger to mistrust,     my sweet, innocent Falvell. [06:28] Sven     I savored my days as your dear neighbor. [06:32] Sven     Now, more than anything,     I want to taste the last drop. [06:46] Guideau     Stir up hatred against a witch and     toss everything she's got into a fire. [06:52] Guideau     "Dispel evil with purifying flame"      or something like that, right? [06:57] Guideau     You really stick to that     playbook of yours, Executioners. [07:02] Craig     What? I figured you had run away. [07:05] Sven     Craig, is this the woman     with the coffin you mentioned? [07:09] Craig     Yeah. [07:10] Sven     Well, now. [07:11] Sven     Don't tell me you came to protect Falvell? [07:16] Sven     Where did you come from? [07:24] Sven     How do you know how Executioners operate? [07:28] Sven     Just who are you? [07:34] Guideau     Out of my way! [07:35] Guideau     Get lost already! [07:37] Sven     A metal coffin? [07:39] Sven     Carrying this thing around     makes you stranger than ever. [07:43] Sven     What's inside it? [07:54] Sven     Well, the woman can wait. [07:57] Sven     I don't want anything     interrupting Falvell's execution. [08:02] Guideau     What's wrong with you?! Run for it! [08:07] Sven     How irritating. [08:19] Sven     You couldn't possibly escape, could you? [08:22] Sven     Kind little Falvell could never leave     Owent and run, even if he is a corpse. [08:33] Sven     Do you hate me? [08:35] Sven     I've never seen you make that face before. [08:45] Ashaf     You can't possibly escape the     Executioners without magic. [08:50] Ashaf     I know I promised to protect you.     I'm sorry it turned out this way. [08:55] Ashaf     But Falvell, you're our only hope now. [08:59] Ashaf     Now, listen closely, understand? [09:11] Guideau     Huh? What're you doing here? [09:15] Guideau     How many times do I have     to tell you... to run for it? [09:19] (Flashback) Ashaf     To get what you want, you need to give. [09:25] Guideau     Man, what a pain in the ass. [09:29] Guideau     You hate those bastards, right? [09:33] Guideau     I'll kick their asses for you. [09:37] Guideau     So do what I say and get lost. [09:41] Guideau     How will I undo this curse if you die on me? [10:09] Sven     You've seemed to be in pain since you got here. [10:15] Sven     As much as I hate to put you out of your     misery by dealing the coup de grâce... [10:30] Craig     What? [10:34] Craig     Who are you?! [10:47] Craig     Who are you?! [11:01] Guideau     Shit. I've gotten rusty. [11:06] Ashaf     Now there's a surprise. [11:09] Ashaf     I see. This means... [11:15] Sven     What are you all standing around for?! [11:17] Sven     Hurry up and grab the witch! [11:19] Sven     They're desperate to protect her! [11:22] Sven     Take her hostage! [11:24] Villager 3     That's right! [11:25] Villager 4     Quickly! [11:27] Guideau     A hostage? [11:30] Guideau     Like I give a shit. [11:33] Guideau     I'm done with you. [11:35] Guideau     I'll get revenge for you,     but protect your own damn self! [11:41] Falvell     People, I command you: [11:42] Falvell     don't move! [11:46] Villager 5     Huh? [11:47] Villager 4     I... I can't move a... [11:53] Falvell     Fire, I command you: [11:55] Falvell     go out. [12:02] Sven     What? [12:04] Sven     What's going on? [12:05] Ashaf     Oh, I see now. [12:08] Ashaf     So she has a witch's body, too. [12:14] Ashaf     By kissing a witch,     they undid each other's curses. [12:21] Ashaf     And you'd best brace yourself. [12:23] Ashaf     You're witnessing vocative magic.     A true rarity. [12:26] Ashaf     Everything in existence     is now hers to command. [12:33] Falvell     Executioner... [12:35] Sven     W-Wait! [12:37] Sven     Don't be hasty, Falvell! [12:40] Sven     Stop, Falvell! [12:41] Falvell     I command you... [12:42] Sven     Falvell! [12:43] Falvell     Perish! [12:54] Craig     Talk about power. [12:58] Craig     Both Falvell... [13:00] Craig     and that monster. [13:03] Craig     Forget curses. Those were more like seals. [13:09] Craig     Damn it. The whole world's full of monsters. [13:24] Owent     No matter how many times I hear about      Falvell's magic, it still blows me away. [13:29] Owent     It's only a day later,     and I couldn't be healthier! [13:33] Ashaf     I'd say things worked out because     you only had a stopped heart. [13:38] Owent     "Only"? [13:40] Ashaf     Falvell's still a child. [13:42] Ashaf     When she grows up, I doubt even     the dead will be beyond her. [13:48] Ashaf     Now, what will you do? [13:51] Ashaf     As I already told you, kissing a witch     only undoes a curse temporarily. [13:59] Ashaf     And the power to dispel     curses dwells in purity, [14:03] Ashaf     which means it only works once per witch. [14:09] Ashaf     So that just leaves the conventional method. [14:12] Ashaf     You need to find the one who cursed you. [14:15] Ashaf     And the Order can teach you about witches     plus lots of other things you don't know. [14:23] Ashaf     So what will it be? [14:27] Guideau     Lift the spell first, then. [14:29] Ashaf     What spell? [14:31] Guideau     That weird broth you fed me. [14:33] Guideau     I've been dying to have it      again for a while now. [14:36] Guideau     What kind of spell was that? [14:39] Guideau     Nothing I've eaten before     has ever made me feel like this. [14:44] Guideau     You did something to my body! [14:46] Guideau     Unless you've got a death wish, undo it now! [14:50] Ashaf     Do you mean you really can't tell? [14:55] Ashaf     Well, well. Dear me. [15:00] Ashaf     I see you have a lot you need to learn. [15:04] Guideau     Huh? [15:05] Ashaf     Listen. [15:07] Ashaf     No spell or curse caused that     strange sensation you're feeling. [15:12] Ashaf     It's something everyone experiences. [15:15] Ashaf     Given the way you speak,     I can guess how you'd describe it. [15:20] Ashaf     Namely... [15:21] Ashaf     "It was damn tasty." [15:33] Ashaf     Guideau, you have a will of steel. [15:37] Ashaf     You'll never bend or soak up     others' ways of seeing things. [15:43] Ashaf     Your fierce sense of self can even     shake off magical brainwashing. [15:50] Ashaf     Even so, you've learned a lot     in the three years since we met, [15:53] Ashaf     and you've changed of your     own free will, albeit gradually. [16:01] Ashaf     Yet just one unfortunate meeting     has sent you right back to that day. [16:07] Ashaf     Angela Anne Huell.     What a despicable witch. [16:14] Ashaf     I'm not fully recovered,     but I can more or less move now. [16:19] Ashaf     I have faith that what we've     built up hasn't crumbled, [16:23] Ashaf     and that this was just      a temporary outburst. [16:27] Ashaf     I still have something I want      to teach you more than anything. [16:34] Guideau     Wait. [16:36] Guideau     What does that mean? [16:38] Ashaf     Do you imagine I'm still keeping     useful information from you? [16:46] Ashaf     It's nothing like that. [16:49] Ashaf     Love, Guideau. [16:52] Ashaf     I want to teach you what love is. [17:05] Ashaf     I assume you know that     our world has eight continents. [17:10] Ashaf     The world's most influential     organization, the Global Holy Church, [17:14] Ashaf     has its headquarters on the First Continent. SIGN    First Continent [17:17] Ashaf     The Second Continent lies east     of that, followed by the Third. SIGN    Second Continent SIGN    Third Continent [17:24] Ashaf     The farther you go from the progenitor     of magic, the Global Holy Church, [17:30] Ashaf     the lower the level of     magical civilization grows. [17:34] Ashaf     But the Eighth Continent,     the farthest from the First, [17:38] Ashaf     flourishes through its     own distinctive sorcery. [17:42] Ashaf     You live on the Seventh Continent, [17:45] Ashaf     but you likely find it quite comfortable,     thanks to having the Eighth next door. [17:51] Ashaf     Well, that aside... [17:54] Ashaf     This world of ours also     includes a few anomalous areas. [18:00] Ashaf     Like the isolated island between     the Seventh and Eighth continents. [18:06] Ashaf     It has a hole in it. [18:08] Ashaf     A bottomless pit. [18:15] Ashaf     You might think,     "Where that pit leads, no one knows." [18:20] Ashaf     But not in the least. [18:22] Ashaf     That question has already     been thoroughly answered. [18:26] Ashaf     You can even book a tour, if you like. [18:29] Ashaf     Although for that,     you'd need privilege, wealth, [18:35] Ashaf     and the resolve to risk your life. [18:39] Ashaf     The Order has all three,     so we got approval. [18:44] Ashaf     This is the entrance to a hole     out of this world: the Fall. SIGN    (Tiered Worlds)     The Fall [18:59] Receptionist     We appreciate your visit, Mr. Ashaf. [19:05] Receptionist     Please proceed to your right. [19:16] Ashaf     The Fall has seventeen levels. [19:21] Ashaf     Each one connects to a     different, independent world. [19:27] Ashaf     The letters Angela carved     into that Executioner... [19:32] Ashaf     are part of a writing system from the Fall. [19:34] Ashaf     To outsiders, this is the only     place that comes to mind. [19:38] Ashaf     If we're going to pursue Angela,     we should find her or another clue here. [19:50] Guide     Welcome to Level Four. [19:53] Guide     Or the final floor leading     to Level Four, to be precise. [19:58] Guide     This level can be rather dangerous. [20:02] Guide     Even more so if its residents     recognize you as travelers. [20:07] Guide     This floor offers services     including changes of wardrobe [20:11] Guide     and local coordinators     well-versed in the level's customs. [20:17] Ashaf     No, thank you. [20:20] Ashaf     Show us to the dressing rooms. [20:26] Stylist     What may I do for you? [20:28] Ashaf     Let me see... [20:29] Ashaf     We'd prefer middle-class outfits, [20:32] Ashaf     and we'd like to visit     upper-class venues, as well. [20:36] Stylist     Certainly, sir. [20:38] Ashaf     Give us outfits for ten days,      plus a few spares. [20:42] Stylist     That will be a lot to carry. [20:45] Stylist     I'll prepare a servant and carriage, as well. [20:49] Stylist     Or will you store them in that bag? [20:53] Ashaf     No, I'd like the carriage for this coffin. [20:57] Ashaf     As you guessed, my case can fit most things, [21:01] Ashaf     but this has too much mass to compress. [21:05] Stylist     Understood. [21:07] Ashaf     And one last request. [21:10] Ashaf     We'd like some all-black outfits. [21:14] Ashaf     Several sets of those, too. [21:17] Stylist     Um, wearing all black on this level signals... [21:21] Ashaf     Oh, don't worry. [21:24] Ashaf     I know. [21:27] Stylist     Please wait a few moments, then. [21:32] Ashaf     Now we're ready. [21:36] Ashaf     How does your outfit feel? [21:38] Guideau     Who cares? It's just cloth. [21:41] Guideau     It's all the same as long as I can tear it up. [21:44] Ashaf     You will, of course,     keep it all clean and intact. [21:47] Guideau     In that case, it's a pain      in the ass to move in. [21:51] Ashaf     Comfort aside, it suits you to a T. [22:01] Ashaf     That said... [22:03] Ashaf     You'll have no shortage of chances     to ruin your clothes in this world. [22:09] Ashaf     Now, shall we go? [22:13] Ashaf     Level Four: Orlencia Sett. [22:17] Ashaf     A world where vampires dwell.