01x15 - A Brave's Melee

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That's the lair of the Count
of the Venusian Veil...

This calls for a forthright,
direct charge, as befits a Brave!

How exciting!

Be less stupid.

That's not how the job works.

Don't "eh?" me.

Didn't I tell you all this before?

You get a deduction of ten
"You Did Pretty good" points.

You're supposed to get sneaky
when tackling a fortress.

You pretend to be delivering cargo
to get them to open the door...

Got a delivery!

Or disguise yourself as a maintenance
worker to get inside...

Hey there, I'm here to
check the gas lines.

Transform!

You take enough time to
mask who you really are.

Fighting the grunts who fill up the
lair doesn't earn you extra money.

I see... An admirable
attempt to avoid violence!

My point is this kind of loud
approach isn't typical for Braves...

Hey, Indo, wake up!

Well, guess that's better
than being all wound up.

Chill out.

You've got good help tonight.

Let's see what this smug
Dark Lord is working with.

Mr. Reaper! I think I'm gonna
get to see you in action.

Bite me, baldy, and fly this
thing a little smoother!

Move out!

Yeah!

Coming!

Okay! We should move on as well!

They might be Braves, but you sh**t
'em and they die like anyone else!

Fire, fire, fire, fire!

Oh. I'm out of a*mo.

Psyche!

That hurt, as*h*le!

Keep up the pressure! Go!

Over there! Let's hurr—

Wait.

How about it, Indo?

There aren't any big openings around here.

That way.

Master! We must aid our comrades!

Leave 'em. They're professionals, too.

They'll be a distraction
while we find the Dark Lord.

It's first come, first served
with k*ll bonuses.

Savages...

How'd this happen? Did you sell me out?

Of course not. We only came here
on business for our teacher!

We haven't even received the merch yet.

Why would she sell you out now?

No matter. Nothing I have here
is so valuable I'd miss it.

Although I'm not thrilled
about losing the library.

I agree! We should probably
worry about escaping first!

I wouldn't worry about it too much!

If you and I team up,
Count Veil, it'll be easy!

Oh, Seki, look after Drit, okay?

Gimme a break here...

Hey, what're you doing?! Fire!

It's just... my aim is...

P-Please don't look!

An ability to force you to look away...

Medusa-style vision powers!

If it wasn't for ether enhancement,
I would've died too...

But it won't be an issue.

I don't need to see to hit a target...

With my Flash Arrow.

So cold.

Wha—?!

This is Shikizaki.

The Dark Lord's chambers
are on the fifth floor basement.

You'll find it at point D-1, directly
below the tower to the northwest.

Hotta is going to check it out.

Do I get a ten billion yen bonus?

Get a move on.

Our scouting has revealed this place
has complicated subterranean layers.

Heavy duty partitions,
along with barricades.

Stuff that normal methods won't breach.

Say again. There is a direct path from
point D-1 to the fifth basement level.

If you're not occupied, rendezvous with
the team searching for the Dark Lord.

Three levels underground and it looks
like radio doesn't work anymore.

It's hard to move in this.

Deal with it.

This kind of remote lair
tends to be heavily defended.

If you get shot through the heart,

it won't matter how much
of an ether boost you've got.

You oughta be grateful for my connections.

More like Malta-san's.

Grateful is what I am!

My chest also feels rather
constricted, but I'll bear it!

Why in the hell are you bragging
about your boobs all of a sudden?

Very annoying.

Less chitchat, people.

If you're not looking sharp, you're
gonna get cornered and die.

Is Malta-san gonna be okay on his own?

He was pretty nauseous on the chopper.

He'll have it easier than
I do, escorting you three.

He's got a different job than ours.

He's getting intel on the Half Dragon
before the mercs sweep the whole lair...

Hell, we don't even need
to take on the Dark Lord.

His power for searching through
memories works great,

but it takes time to sift through
everything someone's got in their head.

The best approach is to neutralize
someone before searching them.

He'll be going after low-level
techs and researchers.

And by now, he's probably
already well underway.

You should be more worried
about yourselves.

We don't know what kind of ether
perception the count has.

So, if we run into him,
be extra cautious early on.

Especially you, Jogamine!

Yes, sir! Leave it to me!

As your first apprentice, I will display
courage as I fight resiliently!

Courage isn't really
what I'm looking for...

We're going in.

What the hell is this?

This place...

Are they...

humans?

Or...

Nephilim?

I'm guessing... we're in the factory.

What the hell was my master doing,
being involved with this stuff?

Master...

Forgive me, but my head... It hurts.

I can hear... voices.

Many voices...

My head...

It hurts—

They're calling me...

No. I'm...

Sensei, we've got trouble incoming.

Three... no, four of them.

Collectively about as strong as us...

All of you, keep your mouths shut.

First... we negotiate.

They had someone waiting
down this route as well?

Oh, nice, four-on-four!

Seki, you good to go?

That's the reaper!

Yashiro the Reaper!

You've seen a picture before, right?

Or were you not listening again, Tomoe?

Nice to meet you, Yashiro the Reaper!

Our teacher apparently
had a run-in with you?

That whistle...

So, you guys know Levi?

And she's your "teacher"?

If that's the case,
you're probably pushovers.

If you're willing to leave
the Dark Lord behind,

I don't mind letting you go.

Tomoe, this is crazy.

Weren't we told to run
if we ran into him?

But isn't our job protecting the client?

We need to get past them, either way.

Besides...

This is perfect.

An exercise to test our studies.

Okay, Count Veil, whenever you're ready.

I've already got them marked.

Jogamine, read the Dark Lord!

Get a grip! Don't conk out on me!

Right...

I can see...

That man has some kind of... switch.

Specifically some kind of string...

He takes light and...

No, illumination? And...

Gotcha.

Well, that's not good.

I'm no stranger to trying to
block the enemy's vision, myself.

Did something similar when facing
the Count of Amber Thorns.

That said...

Fighting with only your
hearing isn't easy.

The Count of the Venusian Veil...

is moving along the wall.

Trying to get a jump on
Jogamine and the girls.

How very cautious.

Jogamine and Sara's detection will
let them defend against an attack or two.

Indo can evade via teleport, so
I don't need to worry about her.

Maybe.

Sara, over there!

Worry...

Am I worried about those three?

What a joke.

I need to focus on my own opponent.

An attack from a Brave can
break the speed of sound,

but you can still react to it if
you hear the tells beforehand.

How hard they step in...

The sound of their clothes rustling...

Their posture...

Wha—

Talk about a bad call.

What're you, an amateur?

Count Veil! Turn the lights
back on! He can still see!

Seki!

I'm gonna need your backup, after all!

Good. Looks like not k*lling
you right away is paying off.

This isn't exactly ideal, but...

Tomoe!

Are you okay?!

He's strong! We need to fight together!

The guy's footing...

he's using something that's like stairs.

Is that his ether perception?

One uses a spear at range, the other

uses a sword from above,
which is hard to counter.

That's tricky.

And then there's the other one.

Hey! Hang on a bit longer!

Until I take care of these guys!

I'm impressed that you can
cope with my darkness,

but your skills are not enough
for it to make a difference.

He's got a point.

That shield is providing
something of a defense...

but she's not setting up for
a critical counterattack.

It's just gonna turn into a
w*r of attrition at this rate.

This is nothing! Especially
compared to my Master's blade!

You'd defend that dullard?

How pointless.

Defend comrades and defeat enemies!

These are natural aims for a Brave!

Your blade will be shattered
by the power of our bonds!

Isn't that right, Master?!

Sara! What're you doing?! Go for it!

This is no time to chicken out!

I'll k*ll you myself!

I can understand why you'd back
down after getting injured.

Especially if you can understand
exactly how strong the other guy is.

But being a Brave is about overcoming
that fear and k*lling Dark Lords!

I know! Damn it!

Not good. It's a wild swing—

Not yet, Yukine!

We're in check.

Our secret weapon, Indo, is out.

She'll need time to recover...

Sara is too scared.

And Jogamine is too badly injured.

Not sure how much longer she'll
be able to stay on her feet.

Out of options.

I have to act...

Dummy!

Seki, we're out! We can't win this!

I already knew that, damn it!

What is with this guy?!

It was two-on-one!

Drit!

Stay on them, Indo! Follow the woman!

They left you behind to slow us down,

Count of the Venusian Veil.

You got any words
you want me to tell them?

Considering you...

are about to die.

"Go to hell" comes to mind.


We found what we were looking
for in this fortress.

Info on the Half Dragon. Along with...

Master! It's an actual
hot spring episode!

Hot spring, hot spring, hot spring!

Pipe down.

Next time, Episode 16:

"The Darkness of Braves."