03x02 - Howl, Mad Dog

[bunniefuu]

Hey, I heard she already did it
with her boyfriend.

Huh? Is that so...

He looks so handsome.
That makes me jealous.

I know, right?

Nina, do you have someone
that you're interested in?

Huh?

What about Gino?

Gino?

And suddenly, he started to panic.

I have never seen his face like that before.
- Gino and I aren't in that kind of relationship!

And I'm going to keep living
for the sword.

As expected of the Mad Dog's rival.

It seems Nina is not interested
in romance.

That Mad Dog is still
the same as ever.

Was she training with the Sword God?

I'm sure you won't be
able to attract a man!

I'm sure you'll be a virgin and live
with the sword until you die!

Wh-What?

Sorry, but I'm not a virgin anymore.

Wha...

You're lying, right?
Who was it?

A guy I grew up with
since we were young.

Rudeus is amazing, you know!

We traveled from the Demon Continent to
our homeland together as adventurers.

He was able to hit Orsted once!

No way! I heard from my father that
his battle aura is so great.

Half-baked attacks won't be
able to scratch him!

I'm not lying, and Rudeus is
not a half-baked person.

Rudeus and I aren't on
equal footing right now.

I have to become stronger.

I'm sure Rudeus is just Eris's delusion.

Rudeus?

Yes! There's no adventurer
with such a name, right?

Well, if you mean Rudeus the Quagmire,
then he is a famous adventurer.

Huh?

That Stepped Leader
invited him many times.

Apparently, he took down a stray red dragon
all by himself the other day.

Amazing, right?

A red dragon all by himself?!

That's insane!

What about the information on
that adventurer named Rudeus?

Yeah, since he's famous,
it's easy to collect them.

N-No way!

Rudeus Greyrat, a Water Saint
Magician at the age of five.

At the age of seven, he became a private
tutor of Eris Boreas Greyrat in Fittoa.

He went missing after that.
But not long ago,

he made a name for himself as an adventurer,
Rudeus the Quagmire.

He's currently enrolled at
the University of Magic as a special student,

and is reportedly staying
in the Magic City Sharia—

Rudeus is not a prince
in her delusion?

Even if his achievements are amazing,
he's just an adventurer.

Defeating the red dragon by himself
must have been exaggerated.

"Quagmire" is not that cool.

I'm sure he's not that great either.

Right!

Just wait for me, Eris!

I'm gonna defeat that Rudeus,

make him my sl*ve,
and parade him in front of you!

Magicians are surprisingly
full of muscle, huh?

Rudeus is over there, yes?

Thank you!

Rudeus?

Are you going to challenge
Rudeus to duel as well?

Y-Yes.

I assume you're Rudeus the Quagmire.

I request a duel of courtship with you.

Uh, is this that sort of duel?

The one of courtship

So that is Rudeus?
- that's been popular lately around this period?

Indeed.

His body seems to be in good shape,
- I'm sorry, I may look like this,

but there's nothing imposing about him.
- but I'm not interested in men!

His face is not bad.
- but I'm not interested in men!

But he doesn't have a charm as a man.
- You don't have any right to refuse!

But he doesn't have a charm as a man.
- From the letter of Miss Pursena,

He really suits Eris.
- we have confirmed, you're the Boss of the pack.

Okay,
- Therefore,

I will defeat him, and...
- you have the obligation to accept duels.

Let's fight fair and square!

Well, it's settled.

A magician defeated a warrior
in a close-range fight?

No way, that beastfolk
must be really weak.

You there. I'm looking for
a magician called Rudeus.

Oh, you're going to
challenge him as well?

Y-Yes.

Then, go to the back of the line.

What's with this line?
Is there a festival going on?

This is a line of people who want
to challenge Rudeus to a duel!

This many?

Is there a way to challenge him first?

Then, you have to defeat all of us!

That's good! I like it!

Well then, all of you,
come here and attack me!

My name is Badigadi,
the Demon King of Immortality.

If you win against me,
I'll bestow you the title of hero.

Don't joke around, you b*stard!

I'll do it!

W-What?!

Don't get c*ck, you b*stard!

Aww...

Here I go.

Yeah. Come at me!

He defeated that Demon King
in a single blow?

Eris is trying to stand beside him?

Thank you for coming all this way.

It must be hard to do long-distance
travel with those old bones of yours,

Water God.

Yes, it is.

Still, you're begging me for a favor.

I couldn't contain my curiosity
and came here.

So, who will I be teaching?

Excuse me.
I, Nina, have come.

Be calm.

Let me introduce them.

This old lady's the Water God, Reida Lia.

It's been a long time, Water God.

Is that you, Nina?
You've gotten so big.

Have you made it to Sword King already?

No, I still have a long way to go.

I may be the fastest,
but I'm not the strongest.

Hey, sit down!
It's rude!

Eris, this old lady's gonna teach you
all about the Water God Style.

Nice to meet you.

She's like a feral beast.

I'm sorry, Gal-boy.

But this girl's not fit for
the Water God Style.

You think I didn't know that?

What am I supposed to teach her, then?

You don't have to teach her anything.
Just spar with her.

Oh?

Are you planning to have her
assassinate me, or what?

Of course not.

Why would I need to k*ll a granny
who's one foot in the grave already?

Then, tell me.
Who are you planning to throw her at?

This Eris here wants to defeat
Dragon God Orsted.

What? The Dragon God?

What a big ambition.

You think she can do it?

Yeah, I think she can do it.

So does Eris.

That's interesting.

But I'm not interested in hanging out
with someone who doesn't have talent.

Let's start with my disciple here.

If she manages to overwhelm her,
I'll think about it.

I've heard the situation.

I am Water King Isolde Cluel.

Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Sword Saint Nina Farion.
Nice to meet you.

Eris Greyrat.

I'll play along since
my master asked me to.

If you're only Saint,
this won't be much of a fight.

Yes, I'm asking for your guidance.

You can begin anytime.

I won?

Now, that's interesting.

It's not interesting.

Still, it seems to be a favorable start.

What would you say?

Do you want to learn
the Water God Style from me?

No, I want to focus on mastering
the Sword God Style.

I see, that's good.

Then, how about we have three of them
train as a group for a while?

Good idea.

Okay, spend the morning with
your instructor as usual,

and then three of you train together
when the sun starts to set.

Yes, sir!

Alright.

It's my victory again.

Isolde can beat Eris.

While I can beat Isolde.

And yet Eris beat me.

There's no decisive outcome.

Shall we have a debriefing?

What's the use of that?

In our Water God Style, we can grow
stronger by exchanging opinions.

I'm fine with that, but...

Okay, let's do that.

That's decided then.
But first...

Be louder!

Let's move to a quieter place than here.

I agree.

Well then, I shall be direct.

Eris, you radiate too
much of your hostility.

Water God Style practitioners
are sensitive to hostility.

It tells us exactly when you're going to attack,
which makes it easy to react.

Even if you say so,
what am I supposed to do about it?

Let's see...

Nina, you don't radiate hostility
before you attack.

How do you do that?

How?

If you can move your sword faster
than your opponent,

there's no need for hostility.

I don't understand.

Even so, why can't I ever beat you?

It makes me lose confidence.

It's because I'm making
you move after me.

What?

Ruijerd taught me this.

You can use eye contact to make
people move first, or later.

Ruijerd? Who's that?

My teacher.

In other words, you're deliberately
directing your opponent's actions?

That's right.

I see, and you've been using that
when facing me?

Yeah, but you never move.

That's how I was trained.

Next time, perhaps you should focus on
suppressing your hostility instead.

I'll give it a try.

Hey, I wonder what I should try
to beat her.

Good question.

Why don't you ask your master?

If I can do that, there's no need for
three of us to train together.

There's no point in having
this debriefing, is there?

Hey.

What?

How come you have the same
outfit as Ghislaine?

Huh? Oh, that?

We get that outfit created
when you become a Sword Saint.

I don't really wear it often
since it's not to my liking.

But I don't have one.

If you want one,
why don't you go get it yourself?

I'm sure you will be able to get it.

What do you mean by that?

As part of the Sword Saint exam,
we have to go hunt monsters.

We make a coat out of their hide as
proof of becoming a Sword Saint.

Where is that monster?

It's in the forest with the waterfall to
the west of here, it's not that far.

Show me the way!

About that...

Can I tag along with you?

I think both of you will be fine.

But still be careful, there are a lot
of them, and they're quite nimble.

I don't have much experience hunting monsters,
so this makes me nervous.

It's easier than dealing with
that beast over there.

Hey, where's the monster?

They will appear
when you light the fire.

Just wait for a moment.

This is strange.

Let the great protection of fire
be on the place thou seekest.

I call the bold heat of a torch
here and now.

Fireball!

You can use magic?!

I learned it from Rudeus.

He also taught me
how to write and read.

He taught you magic and literacy?!

And Ghislaine too.

He also taught me Demon-God language
when we were in the Demon Continent.

When we were in the Great Forest,
he could speak with the beastfolk.

Rudeus is really amazing.

You know...

Those are the monsters.

You're letting many of them
slip through!

It was really fun.

This is my first time training,

exchanging opinions on
our performance,

and hunting monsters with people whose
sword skills are on par with mine.

Yes, me too.

Then, I'll be on my way.

Thank you for today.

I'm glad we had that meeting.

I can also feel myself getting
stronger day by day.

And thank you as well, Eris.

Next time, I'll land a hit on you.

I'm looking forward to it.

Well then, have a good rest.

What?

You want to know how to suppress
that hostility of yours, right?

So what?

From now on, take a bath,
wash your body, eat properly,

and then sleep in a warm bed
while thinking about your man every day.

What the heck is that?
Rudeus has nothing to do with this.

Your hostility disappears
whenever you talk about him.

You should give it a try.

Besides, if you get too dirty,
he might hate you.

It's true that Rudeus was diligent about
doing laundry and keeping things clean.

Begin!

All things considered,
they all seem evenly matched now.

Even so, their power dynamic
hasn't changed.

Still, the fact that they can each win one
out of every match is progress, I guess.

Yes, they are improving.

So this is what you were
aiming for, Master?

Well,

it's true that they're getting stronger.
- You finally did it.

it's true that they're getting stronger.
- I thought I was going to die.

It's hard to hold myself back.

Next up is Nina and me, right?

That's it for today.

Why?

We were supposed to have
a debriefing after this match.

Oh, right!

Make sure you take a bath
before debriefing!

I know!

EPISODE 02
HOWL, MAD DOG

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