01x11 - Black Waves

[bunniefuu]

Warm and toasty Warm and toasty

I love the sun so much!

Soft and fluffy Soft and fluffy

I'm so proud of the fur on my tails.

Nice and shiny Nice and shiny

The people around me are all so nice.

Peace and quiet Peace and quiet

I hope that tomorrow

and the next day and every day after,

I can stay just this happy—

Someone help me.

Beast Tamer

Black Waves

Black Waves

Who are you people?!

Coming here, armed, at this time of night

Don't you realize that

this is the lord's mansion?!

I am Vice Captain Stella Enplace

of the Horizon Order of Knights.

I am here to inspect the lord's

domain on urgent business.

Let me through!

A Knight inspection?!

We weren't informed!

Wh-Where's Captain Gilet?!

Gilet and his men

were arrested for corruption.

You surely understand my implication.

A-Are you kidding?!

You think you can defy the lord's will?!

I do.

Don't go thinking they're the same

degenerate Knights of times past.

They fight for justice now!

Yeah!

Stella here took a stand for justice!

Pure, righteous, beautiful!

The honorable lady knight of justice!

Stella Enplace!

Vice Captain Stella!

Enough of that, you two!

And the rest of you,

don't look at me like that!

The Knights serve not the lord,

but His Highness, the King!

Throw in your lot with your lord,

or let me pass—

Make your decision now!

It's an attack!

Come out, everyone!

Yeah, figured that'd be the way.

Just as I'd hoped for.

There'd be no use for us otherwise.

Kanade, Tania.

Let me thank you anew.

I could not have done this without you.

Hey, no prob!

Like our master,

we're doing this quite enthusiastically.

Now, let's execute Rein's plan!

Right.

Yeah!

So they've come

That trash, enacting their

ridiculous ideas about justice!

So those are the ultimate

species serving Rein Shroud?

If I use this to take out Rein,

it will end their contract,

and they'll lose their reason to fight.

Perhaps I'll even become their new master!

Now, where is he?

Looks like things have started.

The diversion allowed us

to infiltrate with ease.

Now, we must locate the townspeople

kidnapped by the lord's son—

And save the heck out of 'em!

Runa, restrain yourself!

If we are to prevent their being used as

hostages, we must save them covertly!

So we'd better get searching.

You got it!

I'm gonna show what I can do!

I told you, restrain yourself!

You're not usually this violent, Sis

Material Search.

Tania used that spell before.

It lets you read the flow of magic, right?

All humans possess

some level of magical ability.

If we trace back its signature

We can find the kidnapped people!

Then we will use our teleport magic

to evacuate them.

Then the diversion team

can fight without concern.

Then we win by arresting

the lord and his son,

and finding proof of their wrongdoing.

What the heck is this?

What's the matter?

I'm picking up a huge magic signature below

us which is likely the kidnapped people

But there's another

super huge signature out there.

Definitely not a human.

This magical quantity

It's on par with our own.

On par with our own?

You mean an ultimate species?!

What do we do, Rein?

What would an ultimate species be doing here?

Was it kidnapped like the townspeople?

Or is it the lord

and his son's ace in the hole?

One way or another, I

All right.

Can I rely on you two

to save the kidnapped people?

Of course you can, but

What are you gonna do, Rein?

I need to check out

the source of the magic signal.

We can't just let it remain

unknown in this situation.

It's too dangerous!

Whatever it is, it possesses

magical power on par with our own!

Yeah, that's a no-go!

We're gonna go with—

Thanks for caring, you two.

But I don't have teleport magic, so I can't

help getting the trapped people to safety.

I'm sorry about this.

Even if it is to save all those people,

you'll have to reveal your secret.

Oh, you.

How can you be worried about others,

even at a time like this?

What a troublesome master we have!

For real!

Okay!

If you don't come back safe, as punishment,

you'll be forced to administer

a hundred head pats!

You take care, got it?!

You hear me?!

I hear you.

I won't do anything to aggrieve you.

Now, let's move out!

Is this the place?

A cell?

Fox-like ears three tails

I know what this is.

An ultimate species

A demigod.

Are you all right?

Heal!

It's okay.

I'm here to help.

I'm Rein.

Who are you?

Nina.

I'm Nina!

I didn't expect much

from this backwater burg.

To think I'd score myself

an ultimate species

and a child, at that!

S-Stay back!

D-Damn you!

You impudent beast!

Do it!

Sir!

Please go away.

I think even a beast like you

knows the right choice to make here.

D-Don't do that

Did you just give me an order?

Please don't do it

Please.

It's a sl*ve collar.

Put it on.

I will.

The ecstasy of tormenting

an ultimate species!

It's unparalleled!

Demigods, gifted a piece

of the power and name of the gods

With you in my service,

I'm as good as a god myself!

I've been all alone here ever since,

scared and in pain.

But I endured it

I see.

You're very strong and kind.

Don't worry. I'll save you.

N-No!

It has a powerful spell on it.

You can't take it off.

It'll be fine.

Trust me.

Rein, I trust you.

Thanks.

A spell to subjugate and control the target.

It's similar to the taming skill

in its fundamentals.

Which means

I can use my power as a beast tamer

to overwrite its control.

Rein?!

Stop it!

Please stop!

You've done enough.

No one would be sad to lose me.

Because I'm already gone.

It's okay.

I'd be sad.

Even though I've only just met you.

I think my comrades would be sad, too.

Yes. It's not just me here.

The strength Kanade gave me

The magic power Tania gave me

And the magical control

Sora and Runa gave me

They should be enough

It worked out.

Rein!

Thanks.

I guess it did tire me out a bit.

Don't push yourself so hard.

I don't want you to suffer!

It'll make me sad if you do!

I see.

I'd better be careful, then.

Scatter them!

Don't let them get into the mansion!

Hold the line! Justice is on our side!

Yes, yes. That's enough out of you.

Holding back is such a bore.

I wish I'd been part

of the infiltration team!

That might not've been the best role

for a meathead like you, Tania.

In that case

Bring the women from the basement

and use them as hostages!

Fireball Multi-shot!

The stars take to the stage!

Sora! Runa!

We have taken all of

the prisoners to a safe location!

You need no longer fear

their use as hostages.

No more buyin' time for you!

Just what I've been hoping to hear!

Yeah! Let's do this!

The minute they eliminate the enemy force,

I want you to take them into custody!

I'll enter the mansion and arrest

the lord's family myself!

Yes, ma'am!

Damnation!

Those worthless fools!

Edgar!

What in the world is happening?

You said you'd handle this!

Father

You escape without me.

I'll dispose of the proof of our wrongdoing.

The Knights can't touch us without it.

Oh, how true!

You're so wise, my son!

I'll leave the rest in your hands!

Rein!

Hey, everyone!

You're all safe?

Yeah!

Oh, this is Nina.

She's an ultimate species

the lord's son had captured.

A demigod—

Rein picked up another girl!

Hold on a minute!

It's not unlike that, I guess

No, it's not like that!

We know you, Rein.

What's that supposed to mean?!

We're joking.

Sora and Runa informed us

of the ultimate species' presence,

and we had a feeling

you'd seduce her to our side.

Phrasing, please

It is curious, though.

Demigods are frequently worshiped by humans,

and rarely appear in their presence

Not that a shut-in species

like us are ones to talk, Sis.

Cease using that term, if you please!

Well, we can get into the details later—

So fluffy!

We're sisters in cuddliness!

You'll be okay.

We're all here for you.

Nothing to be afraid of.

Oh, so cute!

Hey! Don't hog her all to yourself!

Really, no need to fear!

To take a new ultimate species

under your wing

I'm very generous

with the weak and vulnerable.

You truly are exceptional.

She shares our ultimate species nature.

But I suppose

that's what's brought us this far.

Yet I cannot deny the cuddly appeal

I must thank you anew.

It's your determination, too,

that brought us this far.

Either way, it's not over yet.

Yes, you're correct.

Not until we arrest the lord and his son,

and find proof of their wrongdoing!

No! They've made it this far?!

Stella, is that

Yes.

Lord of Horizon!

Submit yourself willingly

to this Knights' inspection!

Y-You must be joking!

I'm the lord of this town!

You're all traitors—

I'm sorry, I should have asked first.

Please. You've made him easier to take in,

and shut him up to boot.

Rein Shroud!

Die!

Rein!

What's going on here?

A reaper?

No!

Rein!

It seems he used it after all.

The gamble paid off, then.

You can die like the pathetic trash you are.

Farewell, Rein.

At last, I'll be able to sleep well at night.

What?

I'm fine

A hallucination?

But it felt awfully realistic for that

Rein!

A-A-Are you okay?

That weird thing swung its scythe at you!

You're not injured? Any pain?

I'll cast a healing spell!

Show me your wounds! Hurry!

W-We're not gonna let you die without us!

Please don't die!

Hey, don't worry.

I'm really just fine.

B-But that was the epic magic "Deathscythe."

It's an instant-death spell that inflicts

the "death" status effect on anything!

But he didn't die instantly.

Therein lies the mystery!

I'm so relieved.

Even instant death spells

don't work on beast tamers! Awesome!

I don't think that's a beast tamer thing.

But it didn't work, did it?

Is it once more because he's Rein?

Exactly!

Precisely!

Which one is it?

Status effect because he's Rein?

Rein, mind if I try something?

Huh? Yeah.

Poison Drop.

Mission accomplished!

What kind of mission was that, you fool?!

What kind of familiar

casts poison magic on her master?!

Poison?

Explain yourself, Runa!

J-Just calm down!

I've been wondering for a while

why it is that Rein only got one power

from formin' a contract with both of us.

It seemed kinda unfair.

She's got a good point!

So I figured maybe our contract

gave him a second ability.

And it might be status effect nullification!

A contract with an ultimate species

could be enough for

nullification of epic instant-death magic.

And the poison didn't work, either!

Another powerful skill, huh?

My intellectual curiosity is satisfied,

and Rein learned about his new skill.

I'd call that a situation

where the ends justify the mea—

There are no ends that justify

unauthorized experimentation on Rein!

Sorry, Sis!

Hey, no worries.

Don't look directly at it!

I think Sora might be

a bad person to get

on the bad side of, yes.

Watching you people makes me question

my understanding of the world.

She lumped us in with Rein?!

You guys can be really mean.

Why? Why didn't he die?!

I'm the son of a lord!

I'm supposed to get everything I want!

So how can that fool still be alive?!

Are you going to take everything

from me after all?!

I won't accept it!

How pleasant.

I won't accept it!

Such a corrupt, ugly, repugnant soul.

I'll never accept it!

The foolishness of humans never changes!

Stop it!

Don't you know who I am?!

What's going on? It smells dangerous

I'm scared

I am this city's—

No!

Stop it!

S-Someone!

Stop it!

Someone h-help me!

This isn't good.

That can't be allowed to exist in this world!

Get back, everyone!

Fireball!

Are you the ones who reawakened me?

I owe you my gratitude

Thank you kindly.

I knew it.

That's

To express that gratitude, I'll k*ll you,

without pity, mercy, or dignity of any kind.

a demon!

Champion