02x05 - Jibun to no Tatakai

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This is a drill.

Those who cannot resist this voice,

return to your dormitories immediately.

Lock your doors
and fall into a deep sleep.

Yes, understood…

Are you alright, Miquel?

I… I'm fine.

Don't mind me. That was the Dean's voice.

Please go ahead.

We cannot let this chance slip by.

Were you in the shower?

Yes.

This is so annoying.

Those who still have their wits,

please assemble at the main building
and prepare for battle.

Over.

This is an act against the book…

No, it is blasphemy against God.

Tell the soldiers stationed
at the outer gate.

No matter what happens inside the academy,
they are forbidden to interfere.

This is the will of God.

Y-Yes.

Oh, not now.

Good, now go and seize it.

Just as it wishes.

Oh? The fog suddenly rolled in?

This mist… Is it Zavtier?

Clevatess.

It has been a while, Gart.

The last time I faced you
was in the Elbe Shaft.

Back then, you lied
and claimed to be a subordinate.

I'm not obligated
to tell an outsider my true identity.

That does not matter now.

What are you trying to do?

You deliberately draw attention to yourself,
and even provoke them with words.

I simply found it too much of a hassle

sneaking around to gather information.

Did you not decide to use that form

to witness the human infant Luna
grow into an adult?

How do you know about that?

If you did not want me to know,

you should have avoided
talking near the trees.

It is not hard for me to imagine

the expectations you place on that child.

Ever since the hero perished,

for you,

it is as if you have lost
the thousand years you have lived.

All that remains is your duty
as the Lord of Dark Beasts,

and a sense of emptiness
from losing your purpose.

But through a chance encounter,
you found another purpose.

Now,

it seems you have rediscovered
the color of life.

What are you getting at, darn hag?

I am telling you
not to forget your purpose.

Now is not the time to expose
the Haiden boy, Clen, as Clevatess.

I do not need you to remind me.

Then why are you making a fuss?

I have two objectives.

First, because searching is a hassle,

I decided to lure them out with bait.

The other is to cause chaos onsite,
so my servant could slip away.

If I create the opportunity for her,

she is capable of escaping on her own.

Despite everything, she is the only hero
who managed to land an attack on me.

I see.

I am starting to want to witness

how your encounter
with that infant and Hero Alicia

will unfold from here on out,

and how that will change
your thousand-year sense of loss.

Suit yourself.

Vordin's motives are likely tied
to this thousand-year sense of loss as well.

Which side is truly right?

So, what is with this mist?

Just a little bit of support.

It should prevent them
from engaging you all at once.

After all, I want to minimize casualties
among the students as well.

You still favor the human race, I see.

Because that is who I am now.

She has wings,
but does not fly on her own.

She must be at her limit too.

Though I cannot maintain
much longer either.

Now get out here, servant.

Thank you all for gathering here,

arcanists of the future.

The black tower
that appeared in the southeast

is a filth that should not exist
on this sacred ground.

We must eliminate that filth.

The culprits are the foreign
transfer students from Haiden,

Clen Vatiss,

and Alyssa Sleihunt.

It is because they stole holy scriptures
from the treasure vault

and foolishly attempted to break the seal

that the tower has appeared.

We must reclaim that book
and bring them to justice.

In these extraordinary times,
you may take them dead or alive.

All those who carry out this justice

shall receive
even greater blessings from God.

Feels like it's spiraling out of control.

Now, please raise your
"runic" symbol incantations!

A mirror?

May God's protection be with you.

Arcanists of the future,

I shall bestow power upon you.

What is going on?

The power
of the arcane crystal is surging.

Miss Shifonlitz.

Yes.

There is no time to daze around.

With our combat experience,
we must guide the students.

R-Right.

Let's… Let's move out.

Ray Forester.

Now is the time to show your true power.

I shall release
all restrictions placed upon you.

If you can retrieve the stolen book,

I will appoint you as
the official successor to General Drel,

and entrust the Chamber of Secrets to you.

That is your goal, right?

Yes.

Sacrifices are irrelevant.

Just get the Book of the Furnace.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Andrew.

I have another task for you.

This thing is absorbing nutrients from me

for its thriving.

This cage is already packed to the brim.

But I am still alive and kicking.

You have not even tasted a drop
of the Lord of Dark Beasts' blood within me.

Keep on sucking.

Keep on growing.

I do not care if you crush me.

I cannot die anyway.

Show me what you have got.

I finally got out.

Five or six of my ribs
are broken and not yet healed.

Though I will not die,

I cannot contact Clen right now.

My injuries don't seem to be healing.

It's not attacking me.

Is it an adverse effect
of growing too fast?

Whatever.

Just escape before it starts moving again.

What I see is probably not
what the real world looks like.

This must be where that guy
stores his rare plants.

Alright.

Maybe it's because I'm a mouse in reality.

My body feels very light.

The scenery and the colors

are all reflected on the glass truthfully.

Huh?

Was my tail always this big?

It's the snail I saw
before entering this world.

What is it?

It is a sign, idiot.

You are so small,

Me.

Me?

It's me before I lost my left eye.

You are so small and pathetic.

That's exactly what you are,

hiding behind others,

barely scraping by.

It suits you best.

You are just so small.

Shouldn't a hero be more powerful?

Your cry is quite loud, though.

What is going on?

What is this?

Why am I seeing myself?

Me?

No, listen here,

you kept making a fuss
about broadening your world.

You said you would become a hero
and defeat the Four Lords of Dark Beasts.

Come on. How would you even do that?

When you got crushed
by the first Lord of Dark Beasts,

you should've seen the reality.

You are always clinging to those dreams
that are far beyond your reach.

That is why you are so small.

That is right. I am small.

There is absolutely no way I could ever
defeat the Four Lords of Dark Beasts.

For someone like me to broaden the world,

it is nothing but a pipe dream.

You're quite self-aware, Me.

But…

I gained something from the challenge.

Something I would never have gained
if I had not taken the challenge.

That is, a way to broaden the world.

You are me, right?

But you are the me from before I died.

It is only natural you do not know.

What are you talking about?

Just as I thought.

I knew it would be like this.

What is this freakish strength?

I have been feeling
an itch near my tailbone.

The more you hit me,
the stronger the sensation gets.

This must be what they call a trial.

The one that awakens your talent.

The more pain you endure,

the stronger you become.

That is how this power works.

Thanks to you, I was able to notice

the flame quietly burning within me.

Don't get c*ck!

Indeed.

I was k*lled by the Lord of Dark Beasts,

and revived as an undead sl*ve
by his power.

I can never defy him.

He can turn me back
into a corpse on a whim.

But he once told me that

he has never commanded me
to give up being a hero.

It is funny, really,

but those words made my world broader.

Even though I was the one who kept
talking about broadening the horizons.

I actually have an aptitude for magic?

It vanished.

I will go show off to Clen,
who always mocked me.

That was no ordinary magic.

That voice… Drel?

Go on, pass through here.

By doing so,
you will gain a practiced skill.

But you will forget
everything you experienced here.

Split into three groups.

Group A will follow the road,
Group B will go around the forest,

and Group C will push forward.

Group A will be led by Miss Shifonlitz,

with Mary Merryweather as her second.

You must advance while checking
the evacuation status along the road.

Group B's leader will be Ray Forester.

You are the main force.

Lead the elites through the forest,

and launch a surprise attack
from the other side of the lake.

Our Group C will be composed
mainly of long-range fighters.

We will attack from the front,

observe the enemy,
and draw their attention.

If our enemy, Clen Vatiss,

possesses the holy scripture,
The Book of Toah,

then his power is immeasurable.

The mere fact that he holds that book
makes him a monster.

During my research,
I touched it only once,

and it burned half of my body.

Therefore, even if you find the book,
you must absolutely not touch it.

This will be your first real battle.

No matter what,
achieve victory and survive.

I will take the lead.

Three-part incantation.

Long-range targeting magic.

Sinel.

Ostren.

Ferula.

It seems they are worth
my effort to annihilate.

Summon a familiar.

Shadow vanguard.

I have no interest
in anything besides Vordin.

Clean them up.

You can hold up to two practiced skills.

It is an introductory method to magic
that does not rely on magic ore.

Those who possess practiced skills
can utilize magic formulas and incantations,

creating infinite possibilities for magic.

This voice sounds just like Drel,

but something is off about it.

What he says makes a lot of sense though.

The fates of Nathan
and the other students with runes

depend on whether they pass through here.

Come on, pass through.

Since I have overcome the trial,

I should be qualified to pass through.

Why did you stop?

Well.

I would be troubled
if I passed through and lost my memories.

Not to mention,

this is clearly a trap.

Your sticky, suspicious smell
is practically reeking.

I guessed right.

How did you see through it?

Who would be dumb enough
to give me a chance to gain power,

and then just let me go back?

Am I right, Dean?

You probably used the power of the book,

Chapter 2 of the Book of Toah,
the Village of Origin,

to create this space.

You also set up
the Chamber of Secrets for Drel, right?

And the one backing you

is the Northern Lord
of Dark Beasts, Vordin.

I hit the nail on the head.

Next time you try to deceive someone,

you should eliminate that scent,
which is as thick as heavy makeup.

Can you catch me?

He is not chasing me?

Whatever.

It was only for a moment, but I saw it.

On the other side of the mirror,

there is a crimson world.

That is probably
Drel's Chamber of Secrets.

This mirror world
might have more than one layer.

What's this…

Oh, no!

Got you.

It was a surprise
that she passed the trial.

But she still cannot escape my grasp.

Sending him over was the right call.

He shows no mercy to anything but plants…

The Dean told me to k*ll you on-site.

So forgive me.

Darn it, I can't muster any strength.

Did I use up all my power?

Come to think of it.

Why is this mouse still alive?

I can understand what it's saying now.
- I'm sure I put it into

Is it because I overcame the trial?
- the seedbed of the rare rose variant.

Well then…

Hey, listen to me.

Why are you suddenly screeching?

Gross.

It's not working.

There's no other way.

Ouch.

I don't want to fight someone
I know is a student.

I'll just run away for now.

Get behind him from his blind spot.

I am already used to walking on all fours.

If he can't see me, he can't catch me.

Buelo, Cesrios.

An incantation?

What?

So you ran over there.

You are quite good at escaping.

A "runic" symbol incantation?

Is this also the power of
a "runic" symbol incantation?

Everyone's "runic" symbol incantation
is different,

and the names are just given arbitrarily.

I call it Garden Words.

It can listen to the voices of plants

and guide them.

By combining Garden Words
with a magic formula of growth acceleration,

I completed my magic.

Explaining this to a mouse
is rather meaningless,

but you might not be a mouse.

The trees entangling you right now

are called strangler figs.

I sowed their seeds
around here beforehand,

and asked them to grow
upon finding the target.

It's squeezing very tight.

But this slow, creeping pain

gives the chance to use that power again.

I have been wondering

how you destroyed
the cage of the variant rose?

I just can't figure out how it was broken.

Do you have some kind of ability?

The variant rose grew abnormally
and became weak.

I can't let things keep deteriorating.

So,

snipping your head off

should make things much simpler.