01x01 - The Demons that Lurk in the Moonlight

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"The Demons that Lurk in the Moonlight"

Coming straight at me--

is that all you can do?

If that's the case

You'll never become

a full-fledged knight, Kasel.

What I'm trying to become

isn't a "full-fledged" knight!

I'm going to become a knight

that can protect everyone!

There he goes again.

Always with the big mouth!

Then you should at least be able to beat me!

You're too straightforward, Kasel.

That could cost you dearly.

Dammit!

You've still got a long way to go

before you can beat me.

I'm always one level above you.

You're just taller, that's it!

I'm going to jump over that

easily!

All right, time for work, Mr. Apprentice.

Gran, Flegg, you too--get to work.

I know.

Dang, so Clause wins again.

It won't be easy, obviously.

You owe me lunch, Flegg.

Come on, Kasel. You need be strong enough

to protect my lunch, at least.

That's not my concern.

You're honest and a hard worker,

we'll give you that.

Huh.

You just need to work on

your stamina and your technique.

I mean, you're not bad,

as far as apprentices go.

With Clause training you every day,

I'm sure you'll get stronger soon.

Okay, and thus, lunch is on you, Kasel.

How does that follow?!

You're just making stuff up!

So boring, as always.

Are you sure you want to be

saying that while on patrol?

It's fine. If we're bored,

that means it's peaceful.

Oh, how joyful it is to be bored!

But you don't have to announce it so loudly

Oh, I know. I have to stop by May's place

to make sure nothing dangerous happened!

Hey, is that

A dark elf.

What's a dark elf doing in Orvelia?

That's unsettling.

Yes, what does he want?

You're Guardian Knights, aren't you?

Why won't you throw him out?

Huh? But he hasn't done anything wrong

It's a dark elf! Obviously he's up to no good!

Yeah, they're like

the embodiment of bad omens.

Please, folks, stay calm. I'll make sure

my superiors know about this.

It's break time, right?

You go ahead and return.

Yes

Don't you worry now. The Guardian Knights

will maintain the peace in this town.

That looks delicious.

Yeah, it's very fresh.

For a pretty priestess like you,

I'll toss in another one for free.

Oh? Are you sure?

Sure! Take it.

Thank you very much.

May the holy light protect you.

Frey.

Kasel.

I'm so glad I ran into you.

I haven't seen you in a while.

I was wondering how you were doing.

Don't worry about me.

I'm doing fine, and Clause is with me.

That's good to hear.

I was worried that you'd eat something

strange again and upset your stomach.

When have I ever eaten

anything out of the ordinary?

You always do. Like centipedes, spiders

There's nothing weird about that.

It is weird.

Remember when we were small, you, me,

and Clause went insect hunting until sundown?

Yeah, we lost track of time and

got dragged back to the orphanage.

The priest was so mad,

both Clause and I cried.

But you just fell asleep, exhausted.

Really?

Yes. Clause was surprised

that you had such nerves of steel.

Kasel, you're working very hard as a knight.

I'm still stuck at the apprentice level, though.

Earlier today

Well A little incident happened in town,

but I couldn't stop it.

I see.

Well, you should finish

your apprenticeship soon, and look sharp.

I just want to be a knight

that can protect everyone.

Nothing else matters.

You really don't change, do you?

Please enter.

My king, I have news.

Behl. What is it?

We have received word of

Demon sightings in the King's Forest.

Demons!

We will send out scouts immediately.

We must not allow

a single Demon to enter Orvelia.

Yes, I understand.

We are not where we were

100 years ago If they do

I'm counting on you.

Yes.

Lord Moriham.

This person

He is with me. Let us through.

That's a dark elf.

Yeah

What are you waiting for?

Y-Yes, sir!

B-But you'll need to hand in your weapon.

Naturally.

Demons in the King's Forest

Could the Dark Lord's armies be in Orvelia?

King Kyle destroyed the Dark Lord

a hundred years ago,

in the Battle of Galluah Plains.

That's impossible.

Even if it's not the actual Dark Legion,

we still aren't sure

how many Demons there are.

We have no idea how many men

we would need to investigate this.

Shouldn't we limit the sacrifice to a minimum?

The size of the force to send

should be as small as possible.

If none return to give a report,

that would be completely useless!

Greetings, everyone.

Lord Moriham.

Who is this?

He is my soldier, Chancellor.

But he's a dark elf!

Why would you let someone like that

into the castle, Lord Moriham?!

There is no law barring dark elves

from entering the castle.

Or

Did someone commit the unspeakable act

of making rules without the king's consent?

So why did you bring him here?

I have heard that we must

send scouts to investigate this.

These men, the Black Edge,

should be useful to us.

Black Edge?

A band of fierce mercenaries,

who are growing in fame.

This man, Riheet, the leader of the Black Edge,

can take on 100 men alone.

--What?!

--What?

I ask you. The animosity between Orvelia

and the dark elves runs deep.

What made you think of lending us aid?

We are men for hire.

I have no interest in who hires me.

I see And what do you ask,

in return for your aid?

Nothing Pay us our rewards,

and I ask for nothing else.

They are simple and clear.

That's what makes them trustworthy.

They are quite unlike those who, for example,

claim to work for the nation,

yet concentrate on their own

political or financial gains.

Chancellor, please,

make use of the Black Edge.

We cannot allow these suspicious strangers

to take on such an important mission

There is no place in the defense

of Orvelia for these dark elves!

I also oppose!

They are all correct.

We will be the ones to defend our nation.

As you wish. My apologies

for speaking out of line.

How can you eat that thing?

I'm getting heartburn just from watching

Whole-cooked spider is quite delicious.

Kasel eats anything and eats a lot of it.

If nothing else, his stomach is strong.

Yeah, sure

By the way, I saw Frey earlier.

Frey?

Yeah, bumped into her in the street.

She's gotten very priestly.

I see Good to hear she's working hard.

Yeah.

Clause is a knight; Frey is a priestess.

You've both made your dreams come true.

Kasel, you'll finish

your apprenticeship in no time, too.

Well, you always say I still

have a long way to go

I'm changing my educational style.

From now on, it's positive reinforcement.

You should be thankful, Kasel.

Yeah, Clause's training style is a bit harsh.

What an understatement.

Kasel. I'm going off on a new mission.

You won't be training with me for a while.

Huh?

We got word that Demons

were spotted in the King's Forest.

Our squad is being sent to investigate.

Gran and Flegg are going, too.

Make sure to keep training

while we're gone, all right?

Do spiders sound good for your souvenir?

Yes

Don't look so glum, Kasel.

This is what we knights are for.

Yeah

Come on, eat up. You're buying tonight!

Again, why me?

H-Help me!

Sneaking in here was easy!

That went well.

Yeah. You had no trouble

getting inside that castle, Riheet.

Yeah.

So when are we doing this?! We're going to

k*ll all the rotten nobles, right?

You idiot. Think for a change.

But Tamm is right. If we're

going to do it, we're always ready!

--Yeah!

--Yeah, give us the order, Riheet!

We'll do it! Bring it on!

Shut up.

We just took the first step.

Yeah. We don't want to get

ahead of ourselves and mess this up.

We dark elves have been oppressed

by Orvelia for a hundred years.

We've finally been given the

opportunity to take revenge!

We follow you.

It'll be fun to see the looks on their faces

when we take control of this nation!

Until then, we'll pretend to be harmless.

So loud

This whole nation will be ours.

Good, you're keeping up with your training.

I'm just following orders.

Right, orders. I guess it's been a while

since the scouts took off

They do seem to be taking

longer than they should.

--Yes

--I wonder if something went wrong.

Clause is with them, I'm sure they're fine.

I don't see any Demons anywhere.

Are we sure those sightings are accurate?

Who knows? It's possible they saw wolves

or something and mistook them as Demons.

That sounds likely. I want to head back

and get something nice to eat

What's wrong, Clause?

There's something out there.

Prepare for combat.

Let's get out of the forest.

U-Understood!

Are these the Demons?!

Flegg!

I'm fine!

Thanks.

More coming!

Gran!

Stay there!

Flegg!

Gran, can you move?!

Flegg, he's

I'll hold them here!

You go to the castle and report!

Dammit Dammit!

Go!

I'm counting on you.

Nobody gets through me!

I-It's terrible!

What is it?

The scouts are back!

But there's only one of them!

Just one?! Why?!

I don't know!

Hey! Kasel!

What happened?

Did the Demons get them?

I-I'm here to report

We encountered Demons in the King's Forest.

Scouts have engaged this threat!

How many Demons were there?

The total number is unknown

Hey! Wake up!

Give him medical attention, immediately.

--Yes, sir!

--We must do something

or else Demons will enter the capital soon.

We must hold off the Demons,

no matter the cost!

Let us send more men into

the forest to defeat the Demons!

More soldiers would just lead to more deaths.

Besides, now is the time

to conserve our power.

There's a chance we could see a flood

of Demons like 100 years ago.

Then what do you suggest we do?

Use the manpower I have acquired.

The Black Edge.

We cannot trust the dark elves!

E-Exactly! On our honor,

we cannot accept their aid!

Do not lose sight of what our enemy is.

Our enemies are the Demons.

When our nation is under this grave threat,

we cannot waste time bickering

over differences in race.

Please decide, Chancellor.

Only Gran returned

So that's what that means.

I understand how you feel

but you have to let it go.

Kasel.

Frey, what are you doing here?

I heard the scouts returned, and

that only one of them returned

Only Gran came back.

Clause is safe, right?

I'm sure he is.

That's why I have to go.

Go? Go where?

To find Clause.

That's absurd! Kasel, you're just an apprentice!

If you go all alone, and the Demons attack

I'm still going! I have to save Clause!

Kasel!

I never want to lose anyone again!

I don't want to let anyone else

I care about die! Never again!

Kasel

I'm going with you.

--No!

--Yes.

I also don't want to lose anyone dear to me.

Besides, my skills as

a priestess should be useful.

Frey, you need to wait here!

Clause asked me to take care of you.

There is nothing you can say to stop me.

In order to protect those dear to us,

we took off on a journey and left Orvelia.

At our destination, the King's Forest,

we witnessed a sad reality,

and a surprising truth

"The Truth, Revealed"

we witnessed a sad reality,

and a surprising truth