04x21 - Yuusha Chronoa - Kouhen

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I shall be known as Chronoa
the Hero from now on!

What's this?

Did my Unique Skill just...

Chronoa, eh?

That's a good name.

Yeah!

Until next time, Chronoa.
Feel free to visit us anytime.

Thank you, Luminus.

If Veldora runs amok again,
I'll take care of it.

What? You can handle
that damn lizard?

Yeah, that's the future.

I see.
So that's the predetermined future, then.

Yeah.

What's wrong?

After I gave you the name Chronoa,
my Usurper skill disappeared.

About that...

I'm afraid I don't understand
the reason behind it,

but somehow, your power always
ended up merging with mine.

That means I'm going to
disappear one day...

Oh, well.

I can't believe a skill of mine would be
taken away just by giving a name.

I can't believe a skill of mine would be taken away just by giving
a name. You must be something akin to a monster-like creature.

You must be something akin
to a monster-like creature.

Hey!

I'm not sure I appreciate
what you've just said there, Hinata.

As pretty as you are, your razor-tongue
won't get you anywhere.

I'm already dead anyway,
so it doesn't matter.

Shall we just continue walking, then?

That'd be great, Chloe.
Thank you.



Hurry! This way!

Run, now!

Chloe, you're rushing
too far forward!

Start from the outside!

I had to, otherwise
I wouldn't make it in time.

We're... saved?

It's the Hero...

The Hero is with us...

Thank you for saving us!

Um...

May I ask your name?

I'm Chronoa, the Hero!

Lady Chronoa. The Hero.

As Chronoa the Hero,
we continued our journey...

...from kingdom to kingdom,
helping people along the way.

There are times when they would ask us
to settle down and rule their lands,

but we never stopped our journey.

And before we know it...

A hundred years went by
since we began our journey.

What the hell are you?!

Absolute Severance, eh.
Talk about devastating.

Just how strong is she going to get?

Wanna have a try?

What?

I think if I yield control,

I can bring out your consciousness
to the surface.

I would be more than glad, but...

Would that be all right with you?

Yeah.

It's better that I get used to it.

Huh? Did you say something?

Nothing.

Let's report to the villagers
at the bottom of the mountain.

We have to return
the treasure to them.

EPISODE 93: CHRONOA THE HERO, PART TWO

Don't hold your grudge
against me.

This would've never happened
if you hadn't asked for sacrifices.

You're amazing, Hinata!
You're controlling my body so well!

If anything,
you have an incredible physique.

You've got more power
and speed than I did.

This is the true hero...

This incredible physique would be
wasted on me...


Is that true? Well, then, Chloe.

Are you saying that Hinata,
my future friend, exists within you?

Yeah.

I do sense another soul within you.

So, that means I can talk
to Hinata from now on.

I'm counting on you, Hinata.

Yes!

We've been on our journey
for a really long time.

Centuries have passed.

There have been rumors about how many
generations Chronoa the hero had been,

or about whether
she's not even a human.

They've been spreading.

Thus elevated her status
from a hero to a legend.



I guess my edge does
get duller the less I fight.

I really wouldn't mind
switching places more often.

I'm merely a guest in your body.

Chloe is really amazing.

She bends like a willow
but never breaks.

Her mental fortitude is so strong that
she can repeat the same endless loop...

...spanning two thousand years
over and over again.

I could never do that.

I finally understand why someone
like me could never be a hero.




As our journey neared its thousand-year mark,

Granville, the former hero,
established The Council.

The Council is really something else.

But with more and more
new countries emerging,

there's been no end to conflicts
between nations.

This is the perfect time for us merchants
to rack up some cash.

It seems like the Council is mediating
to keep things in balance.

Every country seems to find some excuse
or another to pick a fight.

No wonder the Council's influence
keeps growing every year.

Granville himself is also active

as one of the Seven Days Clergy
of the Western Holy Church.

His purpose is the same as ours,
after all.

I think I've saved
many lives on this journey,

and I'm proud of that.

I've also seen plenty of things
so terrible I wanted to look away...

Yet even after all these experiences,

I don't feel like
I've changed deep down.

Chloe, back to you.

Huh? Yeah.

Hey, Chloe.

What?

Two thousand years is
sure a long time, huh.

What's wrong?
You're being unusually down.

I'm not.

The thought just came to mind.

I guess you're right.

It really is long.

I can't wait to meet
Rimuru already!

You really never change, do you?

You're really strong.

I'm glad I have you as
my partner on this journey.

Thanks to you,
I've managed to stay sane.

Say, Hinata...

What?

Uh, never mind.

You know...

I also think it's because you're here
that I can keep going.

If I'm the world's hero,
then you're my hero.

D-Don't you feel
embarrassed saying that?

Oh, look who's blushing.

I'm not!



What's wrong?

That damn lizard is running amok
in the Great Forest of Jura.

I see.

I'm going to seal Veldora.

What?

Oh, yeah.
You did say that a while back.

You think you can do it?

I've got Hinata with me.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of Veldora.

What is it?

Actually, I've challenged
Veldora once before...

So weak, utterly weak!

And you call yourself
the protector of humanity?

How laughable!

Oh well, look who's raring
to taste sour defeat.

All right.

It's about time we wrap this up.

I don't have that
much time to spare.

Hinata said she won't be satisfied
until she totally crushes him.

I know how you feel.

I've been wanting to make
that lizard cry for a while now, too.

Go on, Hinata!

Back then, I did manage
to make him reveal his hand.

With this body, I won't lose anymore.

Don't go too rough on him, okay?

Veldora is actually a good person!

Hmph! Weak!

I saw that coming miles away.

Talk about futile attempts.

Are you sure about that?

Gotcha!

O-Oh, no!

Back to you.

Geez...

You really went too far.

Good job, Hinata!

This is truly the sense of satisfaction!

Hinata said she's happy
that you're pleased, Luminus.

Hinata, the sweetheart
that you are.

All right! We're drinking
until we drop today!

It's not like you can get
drunk anyway.

I've figured out how to get drunk
just for times like this.

What?

I'm going to get dead drunk today!
Come on, Chronoa, drink up!

Whoa, you're pouring
way too much!

Until next time, Chloe, Hinata.

Next time you come,

get ready for the festival celebrating
the defeat of that damn lizard.

Listen...

I haven't mentioned this before,
but I think I'm about to disappear.

What are you talking about, Chloe?

Disappear might be
an extreme way to put it.

It's more like falling asleep.

Hinata will stay for a while,
so just think of it as a switchover.

Switchover?

What do you mean?

Big Bro Leon and I are about
to be teleported to this world.

I lose consciousness at that point.

It seems like two versions of me
can't exist at the same time.

What happens after
you lose consciousness?

Does the focus shift to Chloe,
who has just arrived?

I, who have been teleported to this era,

will be sent into the future
along with my body.

That's true.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain...

...why you were at the academy
when I met you.

Is this a backlash
caused by the same entity...

...overlapping in the same space-time?

What will become of your remaining body?

I don't remember anything after that,
so this is just a guess.

But I think Hinata will take over
and continue as the hero right after.

I see.

So that's what you mean
by switchover?

Wait a minute!

Then, does that mean the hero
who saved Ms. Shizue...

...is me?

Yeah.

I think that's how it'll turn out...

What a twist of fate...

Chloe, could I take over
for a moment?

I've been wondering.

What will the world be like
after we start over?

Will we be heading to the timeline
of the world we know?

That'd be a concept that Chronoa
the Time Traveler could come up with, no?

But based on what Chloe said,
it seems like the world is being rebuilt.

Otherwise, the world wouldn't need to
prevent the contradiction...

...of the same being existing
in the same spacetime.

Well, that's complicated.

So it means that there's
only this one world...

However, that's still good news.

It is precisely because
that there's only one world...

...that your desperate efforts
to restore your original world

...holds its value, is it not?

You sure have your way with words...

However, that also means one thing.

I can only be active for 300 years...

...until another me who knows
nothing arrives, right?

Indeed, such would be the case.

What would happen if Hinata's consciousness
were to fall asleep as well?

What I vaguely remember is that
I seemed to be going wild...

That was most likely
a different personality from me.

What? There's another one?

You're quite the karmic character,
aren't you?

The one who took my powers
when I gave you a name.

Maybe it really is some kind
of monster-like entity...

Since Chronoa is the embodiment
of the Will of Destruction,

we can't let her surface...

Luminus. I'm sorry to
ask you this, but...

When the time comes, can you...

Leave it to me.

If we create the Ark using
the seal of the Sacred Spirit's power,

we'll be able to isolate her
from this world.

I promise to find your souls in the future
and break the seal completely.

I'm counting on you.



I think it's about time.

I'm going to miss you.

Thank you for everything.

I'm sorry for asking you
to do so many things.

No need to say more.

Let's meet in the future!

Yeah.

Hinata, the rest is up to you.

No problem.

You can leave it to me.

I feel at ease because you're
the one I'm leaving this with.

Go for it, Hinata the Hero!

I had no idea... it would be this bad...

And I have to keep suppressing this
all by myself for another 300 years...

How long are you planning
to keep clinging to me, Luminus?

Have you switched places, Hinata?

From now on, you'll be on your own,
but do your best as a hero.

Yes.

I'll do my best to live up
to the name Chronoa the Hero.

Behave... yourself!

It's okay. I've watched Chloe
keep it under control all this time...

Besides...

I've been dealing with
a bigger problem...

...than Chronoa even before I teleported.

It's almost time, Chloe.

You're the only person
in this world who's helped me.

Now it's my turn to
play that part.

My magicules...

There's no way I can win...

Have you calmed down?

Why is a girl like you
in the Demon Lord's castle?

I am...

...an Otherworlder.

Would you tell me your story?

How have you lived your life?

There was a w*r.

In the world I lived in...

There was a bombardment...

Fire rained down from the sky...

I see.

So you've become stable
after merging with Ifrit?

I have no choice.

Otherwise, I won't be able to survive...

You see, this mask can improve
your magic resistance.

It'll help keep the Ifrit
inside you in check.

How is it?

Yeah.

Ifrit's will has significantly weakened...

Huh? What is this feeling...

You're all right now.

Well done for enduring
this until now.

Go ahead and cry
as much as you want.

KINGDOM OF BLUMUND

ADVENTURER'S MUTUAL AID UNION

Come on, Shizue,
you have to greet him properly.

It's okay.

He's Heinz, the manager here.

Despite his looks,
he's actually very kind.

Are you taking the young lady with you?

Will she be all right?

Wouldn't it be better
if she stayed behind?

She'll be fine.

She is strong, after all.

Damn it! How dare you, human!

You've really grown up.

Man, when you first brought her here,
I wasn't sure what to expect.

Even the Conqueror of Flames
had a time like that, huh?

Can we not bring up
the past anymore, Mr. Heinz?

Still, with the duo of Chronoa the Hero
and Shizue the Conqueror of Flames,

let alone Calamity-class,

they could probably handle
even a Disaster-class threat.

You said it!

This is getting worse.

Chronoa's rampant consciousness
grows stronger with each passing year...

Another me will arrive
in this world soon.

I wish I could have
spent more time with you.

Huh?

Both your mind and body
have grown stronger.

It's time for you to leave the nest.

It's okay.

We will meet again someday.

Yes.

Thank you for everything.

And I look forward to
working with you, Luminus.

Don't mention it.
It's a favor for a friend.

I must say, though.

You look beautiful...

I'd love to let Chloe hear that.

I can picture the look
of disbelief on her face.

I'm sorry,

but I'm actually
cutting it pretty close.

If you could, please...

Understood.

Up until now, I thought of myself
as someone who can't be forgiven...

But that's not it...

I just hadn't forgiven myself...

But it's okay now.

Because I don't need to.

I'll carry this burden
and look forward.

So, I'm not hesitating.

I don't know what will happen
to me once I fall asleep.

The next one to wake up
will be Chronoa.

Even so...

I believe...

I believe that you'll find a way
to make things right,

Rimuru.

Next time: Where the Soul Resides.