02x11 - Kagami ni Utsurumono

[bunniefuu]

Wait.

Dad.

What's wrong, Alicia?

This isn't even half my strength yet.

Darn it. Even the voice is identical.

It's the gentle voice of my dad.

Fly, Alicia.

Say no more.

You know why I'm here, Vordin.

Let's settle this.

Then let's spare the talk.

Ancient ruins?

This space is indeed special.

I can even use the power of my domain.

The condition for entering here
is to take human form, right?

That's why you appear in that form.

This is not where you belong.

Don't get in my way.

Weren't you the one who interfered first?

My domain has long extended to Hydlart.

I've ignored it all these years

because it simply didn't matter to me.

But I won't tolerate outsiders
meddling in my domain.

You truly haven't noticed

why the King of Haiden
tried to eliminate you.

The King of Haiden was already under the control
of the Book of Toah at that time.

Re-entering the book's domain
after so many years,

as a defense mechanism,
he had no choice but to do it.

It was all Toah's will.

Toah's will is not extinguished.

Toah must be destroyed.
Not even ashes can remain.

What you say contradicts what you do.

If you want to destroy Toah,
why are you reviving this hero legend?

That is even less your business.

I'll k*ll you first.

Then I'll bury that true hero
on the other side of that door.

As for what Toah really is,
I'll figure it out later.

As expected, within this space,

I'm prevented from regaining my full form.

The structure here is like a pyramid.

Pyramid?

Darn it.

I need to calm down.

Is that all you've got, Alicia?

This guy isn't my real dad.

I taught you to use your legs.

Use your legs.

Especially, don't rely only on your arm strength
when swinging the sword.

Your mom's legs
were also strong back then.

She once squeezed me so hard
I almost passed out.

That was before you were born.
- This is a fake.

This is…

A fake!

Darn it.

Why does a fake bleed?

That was a good hit.

But your feet were unguarded.

Now you're dead.

Alright. Let's go back.

Training is over for today.

Why?

Get up now.

What's going on?

What's happening?

Didn't she say that
if I don't defeat my dad,

I can't leave this space?

Dad in his prime
was even stronger than Drel.

What should I do?

It's so cold.

This cold is real.

Please, Clen.

I'm asking you only this once.

Take me away from this place.

Of course you're cold, dressed like that.

You don't need to
go this far for training.

Come on. I'll carry you home.

Hop on.

Hup.

Alicia, you've grown up.

Dad's back is still so broad.

Is it?

So warm.

We're home.

It's home. So nostalgic.

Alright, Alicia.

Come by the fire and warm up.

Honey?

Can you heat up the morning soup?
- He called Mom…

Hey, honey.

Shut up. I'm coming.

Ouch.

You don't do housework
and practice this late.

Geez, you two are always like children.

Alicia, come help.

Alright, don't just stand there.
Put down the pot holder.

Alicia's frozen from the snow.

Let her rest.

Then why did you take her there?

You won't have meat for three days.

Hey, isn't that too harsh?

Four days then.

Please, have mercy.

What's wrong, Alicia?

Did something get in your eye?

Let me see.

No, it's not…

Take your time.

But…
- Open your eyes.

Don't worry. It's not red.

But…

Why…

What was I going to say?

Sit down, or the soup will get cold.

We still have training tomorrow afternoon.

We can't train without meat.

Don't overdo it, will you?

And don't go to such cold places again.

Understood?

Got it, honey.

No. Don't you dare sneak meat.

Come on, just bread
won't last until morning.

Please?

No.

Please, just this once, okay?

Dad, just give it up.

Hey…

Alright, it's decided.

Tomorrow's training will be even stricter.

Okay.

Just bask in your warm dreams

and freeze to death.

Alicia Glenfall.

Looks like we shook them off.

Lucky we could fool them with this.

So, where are we supposed to go?

That woman told us to go up.

Never mind us.

This princess probably can't get out.

Yeah.

I can't leave?

This is the world inside the mirror.

It's your other personality
trapping you here, right?

Two personalities in one body.

I don't think
you can separate them easily.

If the other one has control of the body,

then you probably can't leave
even if you want to.

That's probably why your other personality

ordered others to k*ll anyone
who looks exactly like her.

To completely take over this body.

Actually, I've somewhat sensed it.

When I was thrown into the mirror,

our positions were swapped.

When I was little,

she was the one inside the mirror.

What happens
if you pull the wings off a bee?

It becomes an ant.

It becomes an ant and lives in the dirt.

Back then, she was a presence
who voiced my dark thoughts.

Really?

Yeah. Try it if you don't believe me.

One day, I couldn't see her anymore.

I thought it was just because I grew up.

But actually, I had gradually
fallen under her control,

and I didn't even notice it.

This is all my fault.

Forget about me. You two should run.

Run? What are you saying?

What we want to know is

which one is correct.

Should we turn our backs
to the mirror, or face it head-on?

Mirrors

only reflect the truth,
whether good or bad.

We're twins.

Where there's a mirror,

two people are reflected.

That's the truth.

Since we were kids,
others said we were like reflections.

But we're not mirrors.

It's always been like that.

Here you are.

You're like looking in a mirror.
It's disgusting.

Only one can inherit the family business.

We don't need two.

If you're always neck and neck,

you'll be driven out.

If you don't want that,
you have to be the better one.

We could have gone our separate ways.

The reason we didn't

was to defy that punk of a dad

and to face the fact that we're twins.

We decided to make a name
for ourselves together

to take over his position
as the head of the family.

What about you, Princess?

Do you have the courage to face the truth?

Do you have the guts
to face your other self again?

I…

Dad, it's too hard.

I can't watch the stones under my feet
and your sword at the same time.

No matter how hard it
is, you have to do it.

Don't you want to be a hero?

Huh?

Why did I want to be a hero?

A… Again.

It's 100% the wrong route.

The ideal image
given by the person you respect most.

Who can refuse that?

Even if you do refuse,
it's still the wrong route.

In other words,

you're at a dead end.

But it's so frustrating
that I can't interfere with the final result.

Just die, fake hero.

I wish it could stay like this forever.

But…

Oh, well.

I really don't understand
why she wants to be a hero so badly.

Isn't it obvious? It's because

everyone has the virtues of a hero
hidden deep inside,

just like in the stories
adults tell us when we're young.

And…

The heroic deeds
of those chosen as heroes.

Who wouldn't admire that?

What nonsense.
- Ouch.

Alright, how about this?

Singular Dragonfly.

Why did I want to be a hero back then?

Why?

Ouch.

Hey! Alicia!

Hey!

Alicia!

I'm going to be a hero

to make the world bigger.

Make the world bigger?

Why?

Okay, story's over.

Was the hero's story good?

It was fun.

What was fun about it?

The hero was strong.

And the hero met so many different people,

like companions, the king,

people in town, and all kinds of enemies.

I want to meet
lots of different people too.

Lots and lots.

Do you?

In that case, you must…

Alicia!

Auntie?

It seems there was a landslide.

Was it caused by days of heavy rain?

Margo crawled out on his own.

But his wife…

Mom.

Is she hurt?

No…

Hey, Samantha!

Samantha, hang in there!

Hey, Samantha!

Alicia.

Alicia, come here.

Mom…

Don't cry.

You'll be fine.

In the days ahead,

many people are waiting to meet you.

You'll have many wonderful encounters.

If you make the world bigger,

you'll meet even more people.

You must head straight towards that.

Mom.

Mom…

I remembered.

Are you awake?

Geez, you're always so careless.

It made me sweat just watching.
- The real reason I wanted to be a hero.

Can't you make the training easier?
- The real reason I wanted to be a hero.

No.

If it's too easy, it's not training.
- It would have been nice if I hadn't remembered.

It seems

you've come to.

How do you feel?

You're the foreign transfer student
from Orgg.

I'm Sarasa.

You're the second to wake up.

Second?

Praying makes me especially hungry.

Your souls were about
to leave your bodies.

I had to ask Lady Zavtier
to reattach your souls.

Zavtier…

Who woke up first?

I did.

Merry Merry.

I woke up not long ago.

Forester, you're awake too?

Miss Shifonlitz.

You actually…

You actually fought that monster…

The opponent probably went easy on you.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have
come back alive.

I only got minor injuries.

But my rune has disappeared.

I can't feel any magical power anymore.

Mine

is still here.

The opponent went easy on me too.

About that,

I heard that only you
passed the second trial

and even got two runes.

And only those who passed the trial

can retain the memories of that time.

Did Merry Merry tell you?

At this point, there's no need to hide it.

Just tell us. What kind of trial was it?

The first trial

was to overcome your own weakness.

And the second trial was…

Hey, don't fall behind, Princess.

We have to go.

Okay.

A battle to accept your truest self,
and then move forward.

Why all of a sudden?

Mom, is it okay?

I've always wanted to try it.

Really?

Then go ahead.

It feels great to be a good daughter.

Dad.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

You're ready, right?

Good.

I'm not cold anymore.

Because I've received enough warmth.

Yes.

No more lingering regrets, right?

No.

Whether happy, painful,

or sad,

going through all of that
made me who I am now.

So I don't want to deny
any of those memories.

I see.

I'm still a little reluctant.

I understand.

But I still have to go
make the world bigger.

And there are some people
I can't leave behind.

I can't pretend I didn't hear that.

But I understand.

Dad?

There's no need to fight anymore.

You've grown up a lot.

Mom.

Alicia.

You're already stronger than me now.

Alicia.

We're so glad we got to see you.

Me too.

I'm so glad I got to see you.

Thank you.

Farewell.

By the authority of the rightful heir
of the Book of Chapter 2: The Village of Origin,

I forcibly terminate the trial.

You won't get anything!