The Witch and the Beast
Guideau is a young woman who was cursed by a witch, forced to carry a dark secret. Ashaf is a tall, soft-spoken man with a coffin strapped to his back and secrets yet untold. Together they venture across the land on their quest for vengeance. Appearances can be deceiving, and each step could be their last. In a dark fantasy filled with adventure, will unlikely heroes find the vengeance they seek?
- Season 1
- E1 - The Witch and the City of Blazing Red
- E2 - The Witch's Pastime: Opening Act
- E3 - The Witch's Pastime: Final Act
- E4 - Beauty and Death: Opening Act
- E5 - Beauty and Death: Final Act
- E6 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Opening Act
- E7 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Act II
- E8 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Act III
- E9 - The Witch and the Demon Sword: Final Act
- E10 - Origin Witch
- E11 - Eloquence and Silence: Opening Act
- E12 - Eloquence and Silence: Final Act
Season 1
E1 - The Witch and the City of Blazing Red
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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
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[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."
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[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
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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
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[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
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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
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and the Demon Sword: Act II."
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[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
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[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."
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[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
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[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."
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SIGN Opening Act
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[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."
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[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.