Let's have a rematch,
Devil Kuzunoha!
Devil?
Me?
Darn it.
I didn't want to have scales since they're very uncool.
But this is all your fault.
It's time for you to pay.
Kuzunoha!
You want us to give up on the heroes and Fort Stellar, right?
Very well. I accept the proposal.
I'm terrified.
It's no wonder he's called the Devil.
It's time to end this.
Mr. Larva!
You injured my master.
I'll make you pay for your crime.
You really know how to twist words.
TSUKIMICHI -MOONLIT FANTASY- SEASON 2
NIGHT 24: THE DEVIL VS. THE DRAGON
You'll be the first.
I'll start by slaying the Devil's squire.
Mr. Larva, dispel the mist.
That should let us join the fight.
Hero of Limia,
this isn't an uphill battle.
But aren't you covered in wounds?
Mr. Larva, I'll be honest with you.
I want to take down the dragon responsible for ravaging the capital.
That's not possible.
But if you manage to survive until the end,
I'll save that mage when the fight is over.
Even though you're a Lich?
Why would an undead save the living?
Do you mean it?
Do you have a way to save Woody?
Certainly.
I can easily heal a hole in a human's body.
Lady Hibiki...
I'll believe you.
Hey, Hibiki...
No, that is the right call.
What makes you say that?
That Lich...
reminds me of the outsider I met in Tsige.
He can walk his talk.
That's the aura I'm sensing from him.
Mr. Larva.
Make sure you hold up your end of the promise.
But just to be safe, dispel the mist for us.
A successful communication.
Nivlheim, undone.
Are you done talking?
Nothing you plan is going to work.
Now, you shall perish by my Swords of Truth.
Blade Dragon Lancer.
A dragon and a person.
A mutation with two lives, perhaps?
You are well informed.
Despite being a dragon, you maintain your human form...
to increase your strength.
I see.
Mr. Luto was right, after all.
Luto?
How do you know that name?
Surrounded by numerous legendary swords.
A Greater Dragon named Heavenly Sword.
Are these swords...
what became of the warriors who challenged you?
You know too much for your own good.
I can't allow you to live.
You shall become part of my arsenal!
I enshroud this body with grudges and hatred.
Grothia.
To disperse swords and arrows with a shaking silver cage.
Malgiri!
You withstood my Swords of Truth?
Lancer, I did a background check on you.
Of course, with the help of Mr. Luto, the dragon elder.
I never expected Luto to get involved with a Lich.
I think the greatest weapon available to a human is wisdom.
Well, I'm not a human anymore.
Address me with my sixth self.
Break free from the shackles and turn into my blade.
Ascalon!
Aren't you supposed to be a mage?
This is a sword filled with poisons and curses.
Ascalon.
I've looked forward to using it to slay you.
Hence, I named it the "Dragon Slayer."
It's overflowing with demonic aura.
There's not even a glimmer of a legendary sword's radiance.
Suits me just right.
I'm the one wielding it.
I don't go well with a legendary sword.
The Sixth Step, Fray! Unleashed!
Sword Spirit.
You insist on using that sword.
How dare a mage use a sword against me? That is disrespectful!
We're on a battlefield.
There are plenty of capital soldiers and elite demon warriors.
I have an abundance of warriors to become my strength.
We'll see how long you can keep up with this fight.
You dare use some small fries against the Ascalon?
Give me a break.
I'll show you the true form of terror.
Well? Did it hurt?
Curse you! You'll pay for this!
I heard that you cut off my master's fingers.
That's for him!
Is this...
The swords used by the heroes of the past...
They are more than that!
What...
What? I am a mage, after all.
There's no need to be so surprised.
The light of vitality shall pierce all creations.
Styaceloth!
You're chanting while swinging the sword?
The blade shall return to me.
Roth Counter!
Don't look down on me!
I won't allow you the time...
to count the number of swords you've broken before perishing.
I must thank those three for the training.
I wouldn't have been a match for him back then.
For the Young Master's sake, I can't show any weakness.
Curse you! You're just a servant of the Devil!
You're not even him!
Ascalon's poison is slowly invading his body.
His reflexes are getting slower.
You'd better not notice it.
You should die this way in despair.
Hero! Fight for me!
Chiya!
Mr. Ciri...
I missed.
Thank you, adventurer.
Had that priestess become his sword,
I just might lose this fight.
Until the very end, I am...
It's only natural.
You're not the hero or the priestess,
but I'll make use of your power.
Mr. Ciri!
Darn it.
After Sophia,
you're the first to make me so desperate.
You will be a very fine sword.
I'll never be yours.
I already have a master!
See this, squire of the Devil?
This is the might...
that commands the dragons and dominates the world...
Who is that?
This is embarrassing,
but this is the only way to do it now.
Using the Lich form as a decoy...
and strike him down with the sword from his blind spot.
That was a risky move.
I still have much to learn.
Who are you?
Are you Mr. Larva?
Huh?
No way!
The girl from the other world noticed it.
People don't normally sense that so easily.
How am I supposed to explain this embarrassing situation?
It pains me to even think about it.
What is going on?
Are you actually a human?
That was a long time ago.
Now, a promise is a promise.
Fifth Step, Keto, unleashed.
Argatoram, heal him.
His face...
That should do it.
Now, make sure he gets plenty of rest.
Thank you so much!
Mr. Larva.
I will repay your kindness.
I swear in the name of my honor.
I shall consider it.
I think I overused the rings a little.
It's best to get some rest for now.
Wait.
Are you really the squire of the Devil?
Forget about it.
A hero has more pressing matters she should deal with.
The evacuated citizens might be terrified because of the fighting.
You have more important matters to tend to rather than questioning me.
Yes, you are right.
You heard Verda.
I'll repay your kindness someday.
I'll hold you to that.
Hibiki, let's move Woody somewhere he can rest.
There should be some camps outside the city.
The Devil's cosplay armor...
likely has a connection to the world I came from.
Besides...
By the way,
was that sword bought at the Kuzunoha Company in Tsige?
They might be connected to the Kuzunoha Company too.
What's wrong? Did you hurt your brain?
Nah. There are two things that I find really amusing.
Is that so?
First off,
no matter how long I've known my partners,
there is always a chance they can die so easily.
Lancer is dead?
Now, the other thing.
You should be surprised by how fortunate you are.
It seems I won the bet.
A bet with Lancer?
Yeah.
I'd become part of his collection if I got killed off first.
And if he died ahead of me,
his remaining life force will be mine.
That's the bet we had.
Remaining life force?
Lancer only had one life, right?
Well?
What more can you do at this point?
It really gets on my nerves when you look down on me in a fight.
But I do that a lot too. I should reflect on it sometimes.
Is that so?
I think the strong should do however they please.
That's the law of the battlefield.
I'll show you...
the ultimate skill that defeated and killed two Greater Dragons!
Is this another dimension?
Welcome to the Prison of Swords.
This dimension is connected to the space Lancer used to store his swords.
It also...
...functions as an execution ground.
Impressive.
You have swords and the ability to drag someone into another dimension.
But that's about all that you can do.
Don't worry, you'll have a great time in here.
You won't be bored.
Sounds exciting.
I see.
This space can raise the conjurer's strength.
It looks pretty ordinary to me.
Wait, perhaps it coexists with all these swords.
How does he know all that?
It's clearly not a sudden realization.
It's something different.
I get it now.
These swords are your lives.
With these swords,
you can inherit the skills the heroes once used.
Numbers were your advantage, but you didn't skimp on quality.
Even if you know all that,
there's no way you can take down the Prison of Swords.
Too bad.
Until the very end,
you're still fooling around with this petty trick.
Kuzunoha, is that...
Neither warrior nor mage...
...is the answer.
You got it all wrong from the start.
I'm actually...
...an archer.
You scoundrel!
That slash was nothing like her previous attacks.
I'll strengthen the mass with my Realm. Just to be safe.
What?
The name of this weapon is Azusa.
It's named after the sacred Azusa Bow that has existed for ages.
The tip of the arrow might be a bit dangerous.
With this, I'll vanquish the evils.
No!
This... This can't be happening...
You monster!
What in the world...
What in the world are you?
Just as I told you.
I am an archer.
I never got the chance...
I never got to meet Luto!
I can't die just yet.
Don't make me laugh.
You don't even realize he's been using you as his camera.
It's just sad for you to die while remembering my alias.
Here's my real name.
My real name is Makoto Misumi.
Farewell, Sophia Bulgar.
No, there's another way!
Even now, you're still keeping secrets from me.
Well done, Lancer.
It's not over yet.
This won't be my demise!
A katana?
Surprisingly enough, I don't mind taking a leap of faith.
Lancer's secret weapon.
A hero who became a katana.
Was it someone from Japan?
Another Sage?
What an amazing sword.
It's incomplete without its blade inscription,
but it's still filled with power.
Unlike devouring dragons,
this feels like the next level of evolution.
The next level of evolution?
Is that the same goal Shiki mentioned?
It's called Glont, if I'm not mistaken.
All the shortcomings earlier feel like a dream now.
The tide has been turned.
Should I be impressed by that blade?
I'll end this quickly.
Not with archery, but with my arrows.
My attacks are going to look like a fantasy.
Luto.
You owe me this much.
Next stop, Fort Stellar.
I should be careful with the trajectory.
After all, the Star Lake was the result of my messing up.
All right, somewhere around here.
The mana mass comes in handy.
This thing is very neat.
Now, expanding the Realm to maximum range.
Focus on the terrain and the situation on the ground.
Rona evacuated the soldiers.
I gauge the range with the best precision, but...
...I don't think I'll miss.
Yeah! The goddess's request is completed.
This is finally over.
I even got used to free-falling.
Oh my.
All right.
Young Master!
Huh?
Shiki, your face is all exposed.
Sorry about that.
The foe was more challenging than anticipated.
The hero party got to safety in one piece.
I see. Glad to hear that.
I got a pretty good picture of how strong I am now,
but I'm also totally exhausted.
Let's head back now.
Are you sure about this?
I think the hero knows you.
I do know her.
We can talk about it after we're home.
Tomoe and Mio should be in the Subspace by now.
By the way, I saved the hero's friend.
They want to repay me.
What should I ask for?
I'll think about it.
They are too busy with everything going on in the city.
Understood.
Limia is going to have a tough time ahead.
But they have Hibiki on their side.
She can probably deal with most of the problems.
Let's head back.
Back to our home.
Yes!
NEXT EPISODE: CELEBRATION UNDER THE MOON Night 25: "Celebration Under The Moon."