01x09 - THE RULER OF RELICS

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EPISODE 9: THE RULER OF RELICS

Silver Axe! Blow away the enemy before me!

What the hell?!

- This is humiliating, you villain!

- Show your true form, relic.

Well, that's a damn fine sword.

- THE VALIANT PIRATE'S SWORD BESTOWED BY THE KING [GRADE
A - EPIC / CONSUMABLE RELIC] USES: [2,594/5,000]

- A pirate's sword, huh?

What's taking him so long?

You think something happened?

Jump in, Boss!

Later! I'll be sure to use this!

Hey! Stop! Give me back my relic!

- You b*stard! Just you wait!

- They're all yours!

There it is. Bring the boat
over to that big tree.

Got it.

Spreading that foul relic stench
all the way out here...

You're awfully bold.

You actually found me.

I acknowledge your abilities.

However, to obtain my power,
you must offer a sacred prayer.

Just try and satisfy me.

Don't make me laugh.

What?

I don't make friends with relics.

What do you think you're doing?!

Impossible...

MAP OF ZHENG HE'S TREASURES OF THE WEST [GRADE
A - EPIC / CONSUMABLE RELIC] USES: [2/500]

Zheng He's Treasures of the West, huh?

"Zheng He"?

Zheng He was sent by the emperor
on a voyage to the southern seas.

This map was essential

for finding all the treasures in the sea.

Cutting down the whole tree
cost it some durability.

Restore this, too, while you're at it.

Be more careful with these things!

I gave Edward the fake map, like you said,
but isn't this way too dangerous?

We're dealing with
General Kiera Clark, after all.

It'll be fine. Irene-san,
put your hand on the map.

Oh, um... All right.

Show us everything connected
to this misfortune relic.

Turkey.

That's exactly why we needed this map.

We'll have to go there
to solve your problem.

This map will still come in handy.

I see.

Kiera is collecting all the map relics,

so she probably has
Columbus's Map, as well.

It shows where tombs are
and what relics are in them.

She's probably using it to monitor
every relic site in the world.

Flying to Turkey now
would be too dangerous.

Then what do we do?

We destroy every map
relic in Kiera's possession.

That's... all?

Unbelievable! There's
something wrong with you!

Did you forget that the fake
will disappear in time?

We should start running right now!
What are you thinking?!

I know a way.

You do?

Goriki Ryoga, you damn fraud!

What did you give me?!

Hey, what's all this about, Edward?
Just calm down.

The relic you gave me disappeared.

The general is furious and wants my head.

It disappeared? Please, tell me more.

It just suddenly vanished
while the general was using it!

See? Sounds like it was working just fine.

I would never give you a fake.

Could she have destroyed
the relic by accident?

What?

The copies can imitate the
originals to a certain degree.

Then... it wasn't a fake?

What on earth happened?

That doesn't explain why
the relic disappeared

or why everyone who was nearby
at the time vanished along with it.

Including the British prime minister.

What?! Why was he there?

Apparently, he was secretly
meeting with the general.

This could lead to w*r.

What do we do now, Boss?

Perfect. This is my chance.

Hey, Edward, why don't
you let me talk to Kiera?

What? T-To the general?

Hello, General.

It's a pleasure to meet you.
My name is Goriki Ryoga.

Likewise. Though I had imagined
our first conversation differently.

I hear you overpowered my
people and stole their relics.

And now there's a problem with
the relic you delivered to me.

I'll need to hold you
responsible for that.

Tell me the truth if you want to live.
What did you do to that relic?

Absolutely nothing.

I merely handed the relic over to Edward.

- GENERAL KIERA CLARK

- And you expect me to believe that?

I understand your doubts.
That's why I called.

I hear the British prime minister
disappeared, as well.

Since this problem arose
from our transaction,

I'd like to help as part of my service.

As part of your service, you intend
to find the British prime minister?

Edward told me that you
possess several map relics.

Unfortunately, none of them have
the power to locate a person.

Many believe relics only possess
their predetermined functions.

That is not the case.

I know how to draw out
a relic's full potential,

maximize its abilities,
and even create new ones.

- SERIOUSLY?

- Seriously?

- NOPE.

- Obviously not.

New abilities? And that's possible?

That's the only reason
I managed to shake off the CIA.

Very well.

Well? Do you think you can convince her?

Piece of cake.

Wow, this is one fancy hotel.

No less than expected from
someone like Kiera Clark.

May I help you?

She's concerned because you were
walking around with that spaced-out look.

Thank you, but that
won't be necessary, Jamie.

Oh, I saw your name tag.

Are you Goriki Ryoga?

Yes.

Thank you, Jamie.

Of course.

Welcome, Goriki.

So this is Kiera Clark.

She's pretty young for a general.

Where are the maps?

You're just as insolent as they say.
Follow me.

There's the A-grade Columbus's Map relic.

And B- and C-grade relics, too.

Well, show me your magnificent skill.

Of course.

Could I borrow a pen?

As long as you don't try
anything funny with it.

What are you doing?!

This is necessary to draw out
the relic's true potential.

Let him do his thing, John.

Don't make me regret
giving you free rein, Goriki.

Just watch.

What are you writing?

Tomb glyphs—the language of relics.

Oh? You can use the
language of relics, eh?

With these incantations,
the relics will display their talents.

Of course, this has nothing to do with
finding the British prime minister.

I located him in advance
with Zheng He's treasure map.

Found him. The prime minister
is in the Sahara Desert.

What?

Contact the nearest base to this location.

I authorize the use of relics
to expedite the search.

Yes, ma'am!

Since I've now kept my promi—

You will not move from this spot until
the prime minister has been found.

What? But we don't know
how long that'll take!

Didn't you say you wanted
to continue negotiating?

I suppose I have no choice.

General, we've found
Prime Minister Albert.

Good. Is he safe?

Yes. He's exhausted,
but his life isn't in danger.

What a relief. Then I'll be—

Hold it.

Don't move.

General.

It seems you never intended to let us go.

That power you have strikes
me as rather dangerous.

Very perceptive of you.

A bit too late, though.

What?

What is going on?!

My maps are burning!

Put it out!

I'm on it!

Stop!

What are you doing, you idiot?!

What are you playing at?!

Goriki, you...

They're gone. Both of them.

He'll pay for tricking me.

What the heck?

Phew. We actually made it out.

Yeah. We're soaking wet now,
but at least the mission succeeded.

Right after the expl*si*n,
Kotaro used the confusion

to draw this fountain
on the floor with his ink.

- MONTMARTRE PAINTER'S INK [GRADE B -
RARE / CONSUMABLE RELIC] USES: [49/100]

- It used to belong to Ogawara's lawyer.

- It was a pain to use, so I'm glad
I have an artist on my side now.

How did you cause that expl*si*n?

That was easy.

I made Shakespeare's Pen

look exactly like the general's
pen and switched them.

Then I wrote orders for a
t*rror1st attack on the map.

What is going on?!

For that, I had memorized the names
of several employees beforehand.

Those names were among
the tomb glyphs I wrote.

When the order was activated, extreme
stress drove Jamie to make the attack.

John, on the other hand,
saw an evil spirit on the map.

The general won't be able
to track us anymore.

So let's head for Turkey.

W-Wait for me!

It's been a while, Jean Richard.

My relics were damaged.

I'm heading back to the US. I'll need
a restorer immediately once I'm there.

Restoration jobs are piling up.

TKBM just made the same kind of request.

I suspect the guy who came to me
was also involved in TKBM's case.

He'll become a problem
if we leave him unchecked.

I understand. But please don't worry.

Pandora will soon be established,

and we'll make sure ordinary people
can no longer own or use relics.

The tomb is still there?

But it should have belonged
to the misfortune relic.

Once the relic attached itself to
Irene-san, it should have disappeared.

Part of the tomb has collapsed.

There are a lot of people there.

That's the American Tomb
Special Operations Force.

And those look like
Turkish soldiers over there.

Apparently, they're working together.

Not even an ant could sneak past them.

What do we do now?

We still have a way. Follow me.

Normally, a tomb is protected
by the relic's aura.

The direct entrance is blocked to us,

but with this, we can still get inside.

Hm? What is that?

How are you going to use a sweet potato?

It belonged to the little girl
from the American squad.

The Brother's Sweet Potato.
It causes gas.

That ain't gonna do sh*t for us!

But in this situation,
it will be most useful.

What do you think you're doing?!

- Okay, potato, explode already.

- It's hot! Too hot! I'm burning!

- I need your energy.

Why are you doing this?!

Ow! It hurts! I'm going to explode!

What was that?

An expl*si*n in the cave!

Hurry! Move!

Did you find something?

This is the tomb of the Hand of Midas.

"Midas"?

Didn't everything he touched turn to gold?

That makes no sense.
She's already plagued by bad luck.

The golden hand ultimately
becomes the hand of misfortune.

That's how the story ends.

The wine god Dionysus once gave
gold-obsessed King Midas a golden hand.

Any food he touched with it
turned to gold at once,

leaving Midas at risk of starvation.

Dionysus explained that
he had to give up the gold

and bathe in the Pactolus River
to turn his hand back to normal.

Right. The Pactolus River.

Here it is.

A lake this huge underground?

Midas bathed in the river to
rid himself of his golden hand.

The same might work with your relic.

There doesn't seem to be a trap.

Then what should I do?

Well...

You don't mean...

Boss, is it necessary
to watch her like that?

You said there aren't any traps.

I'm just making sure.

A rejected relic can
quickly become fickle.

I wonder if this will really help.

Search everything!

This way! Hurry!

Boss! The soldiers are here!

Keep an eye on Irene.

What? B-But how am I supposed to... Wait!

Calm down, Kotaro.
Why is my heart racing?

It's fine. This isn't peeping.

I'm only doing this to protect Irene-san!

- Hey!

- Ow!

B-Boss! You're back so soon...

Um, I mean... Wh-What about the soldiers?

They were all small fry.
I took care of them.

Whoa.

Maybe the method was too simple after all.

At last, my other half has returned!

- A RELIC SLEEPING IN
THE LAKE HAS AWAKENED.

- Hey, what now?

- THE GOLDEN RELIC IS
EMITTING AN OMINOUS AURA.

WARNING IMMENSE LUCK IS FLOWING TOWARD YOU.
LUCK OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING GREAT DANGER.

Damn it!

Get out of there!

I can't control my body! Ryoga-san!

What's happening?!

sh*t!

Why is this happening?

Think! Think of something now!