1 00:00:01,585 --> 00:00:03,252 {\an8}[♪ suspenseful music playing] 2 00:00:03,253 --> 00:00:05,922 {\an8}[narrator] The True Demon King has died, 3 00:00:05,923 --> 00:00:09,091 {\an8}but their story is one few have heard. 4 00:00:09,092 --> 00:00:12,136 {\an8}This tale begins in the True Northern Kingdom, 5 00:00:12,137 --> 00:00:14,263 {\an8}21 years ago. 6 00:00:14,264 --> 00:00:16,098 {\an8}[explosion] 7 00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:18,100 {\an8}[screaming] 8 00:00:18,101 --> 00:00:20,604 {\an8}- [explosions] - [panting, whimpers] 9 00:00:22,397 --> 00:00:23,815 {\an8}[growls] 10 00:00:24,650 --> 00:00:25,733 {\an8}[roars] 11 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:27,151 {\an8}[youth panting] 12 00:00:27,152 --> 00:00:29,655 I'm gonna die! I am so gonna die! 13 00:00:30,989 --> 00:00:33,074 Oh, no, this is it! 14 00:00:33,075 --> 00:00:34,368 [blade slashing] 15 00:00:37,704 --> 00:00:40,748 - [loud crash] - [splattering] 16 00:00:40,749 --> 00:00:43,543 [youth panting] 17 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:44,710 [youth] Damn it! 18 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:47,129 You know, I think I've had just about enough of this. 19 00:00:47,130 --> 00:00:48,214 [breathes deeply] 20 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:50,466 [amused laughter] 21 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:53,094 I swear, you never cease to entertain! 22 00:00:53,095 --> 00:00:54,971 [youth] Uh, Lumelly? 23 00:00:54,972 --> 00:00:56,597 Were you just watching? 24 00:00:56,598 --> 00:00:58,557 Oh, come on, I could've been killed! 25 00:00:58,558 --> 00:01:01,143 [Lumelly] Oh, please, you act like you're fighting for your life, 26 00:01:01,144 --> 00:01:03,312 whether it's an elder dragon or a field mouse. 27 00:01:03,313 --> 00:01:05,856 That's because I am always fighting for my life! 28 00:01:05,857 --> 00:01:08,943 {\an8}We can't all be natural-born geniuses like you, Lumelly. 29 00:01:08,944 --> 00:01:12,029 {\an8}Alena, have you gone and rushed headlong into yet another fight 30 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:13,322 {\an8}you were unprepared for? 31 00:01:13,323 --> 00:01:15,283 {\an8}"Fight" is an understatement! 32 00:01:15,284 --> 00:01:18,787 {\an8}[exasperated sigh] I knew I should've stayed with Psianop. 33 00:01:19,413 --> 00:01:21,873 [♪ light music playing] 34 00:01:23,625 --> 00:01:24,960 - [Lumelly] Yugo! - [Yugo gasps softly] 35 00:01:25,544 --> 00:01:28,463 [Yugo] Lumelly! I've not seen you since Tileet Ravine. 36 00:01:29,047 --> 00:01:30,548 {\an8}[Lumelly] You still remember that fight? 37 00:01:30,549 --> 00:01:32,091 {\an8}Remember our promise? 38 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:34,552 {\an8}"Conceal the blade in your heart," you said. 39 00:01:34,553 --> 00:01:36,887 {\an8}Well, just you wait. I've been practicing! 40 00:01:36,888 --> 00:01:39,016 {\an8}[Yugo laughs] I'll bet. 41 00:01:41,852 --> 00:01:43,854 [associate groaning] 42 00:01:44,396 --> 00:01:46,105 I'm not liking this. 43 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:47,690 It's gonna be one hell of a fight. 44 00:01:47,691 --> 00:01:49,734 Don't say I didn't warn you-- What the-- [grunts] 45 00:01:49,735 --> 00:01:51,193 Quit being a wuss! 46 00:01:51,194 --> 00:01:52,486 Get it together, Izick! 47 00:01:52,487 --> 00:01:54,990 [Izick] I'm not a wuss! And that hurt! 48 00:01:55,741 --> 00:01:58,075 All right, maybe I lied. 49 00:01:58,076 --> 00:02:00,286 I'm just... scared, I guess. 50 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:01,997 [Yugo] What about you, Fralik? You in? 51 00:02:02,581 --> 00:02:04,374 [Fralik] Uh... yeah. 52 00:02:05,292 --> 00:02:07,002 [Yugo] Fralik says that he'll go. 53 00:02:07,711 --> 00:02:09,253 Which means I'll go too. 54 00:02:09,254 --> 00:02:11,297 [chuckling] 55 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:13,467 Well, either way, we need to do this tonight. 56 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:16,052 There's a large city just ahead. 57 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:19,013 If the Demon King advances, it will be destroyed. 58 00:02:19,014 --> 00:02:20,640 Of course it will. 59 00:02:20,641 --> 00:02:22,892 Fine, you wanna risk your lives? I'm in! 60 00:02:22,893 --> 00:02:25,020 But if this is how we go out, we better make it count. 61 00:02:25,687 --> 00:02:27,396 [narrator] 21 years ago, 62 00:02:27,397 --> 00:02:30,776 there was a group of seven known as the First Party. 63 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,571 {\an8}The unparalleled prodigy of the spear and scion of misfortune, 64 00:02:35,572 --> 00:02:37,783 {\an8}Alena the Benighted White Wind. 65 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:42,036 {\an8}The black-hearted Word Artist, forsaken by the world, 66 00:02:42,037 --> 00:02:44,455 {\an8}Lumelly the Poisoned Ground. 67 00:02:44,456 --> 00:02:48,709 {\an8}The pioneer of medical technology and master of minian meridians, 68 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:50,671 {\an8}Romzo the Star Map. 69 00:02:51,380 --> 00:02:54,965 {\an8}The visitor who commanded Dark Arts from another world, 70 00:02:54,966 --> 00:02:57,844 {\an8}Yugo the Moving Decapitation Blade. 71 00:02:58,387 --> 00:03:03,099 {\an8}The self-proclaimed Demon King, feared the world over for his evil deeds, 72 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:04,685 {\an8}Izick the Chromatic. 73 00:03:05,310 --> 00:03:08,020 {\an8}The lycan warrior who mastered fighting techniques 74 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:10,564 {\an8}passed down in his tribe for generations, 75 00:03:10,565 --> 00:03:12,192 {\an8}Neft the Nirvana. 76 00:03:12,776 --> 00:03:16,737 {\an8}The one who rose from slave to champion with only his bow, 77 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:18,198 {\an8}Fralik the Heaven. 78 00:03:18,907 --> 00:03:20,950 They were life's last hope. 79 00:03:20,951 --> 00:03:24,955 They alone stood between the world and oblivion. 80 00:03:29,292 --> 00:03:30,793 So what now? 81 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:33,712 The trip to Okahu turned out to be a big waste of time. 82 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:34,880 Huh? 83 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:37,716 [Yuno] Maybe I should have spent more time doing research. 84 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:41,345 I could've looked into camping equipment, or what plants are edible. 85 00:03:41,346 --> 00:03:44,641 [Soujirou] Long as we can sleep safely, that's all I care about. 86 00:03:45,183 --> 00:03:48,227 [Yuno] What was it like in your world, before you came here? 87 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,478 [Soujirou] What do you mean? 88 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:53,107 [Yuno] Your home. The Distant World. Was it at all like this? 89 00:03:53,108 --> 00:03:56,068 To be honest, there just isn't much to say. 90 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:57,194 I don't really know. 91 00:03:57,195 --> 00:03:58,946 You don't know? 92 00:03:58,947 --> 00:04:00,823 About the world you lived in? 93 00:04:00,824 --> 00:04:04,076 [Soujirou] Things were a mess since before I was even born, all right? 94 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:07,455 It was basically endless fighting, so who the hell knows? 95 00:04:07,456 --> 00:04:08,831 [Yuno] Endless fighting... 96 00:04:08,832 --> 00:04:11,167 Wait, do you mean war? 97 00:04:11,168 --> 00:04:13,712 Soujirou, your home, did it get... 98 00:04:14,296 --> 00:04:17,215 Blown to bits? Yeah, but I wasn't really there for it. 99 00:04:19,843 --> 00:04:23,263 [Soujirou] They say it was destroyed by someone called Shiki Aihara. 100 00:04:23,805 --> 00:04:27,726 Episode 24 Shiki, Enemy of All 101 00:04:29,811 --> 00:04:31,896 [in echoing voice] From Lumelly to the eyes of Haresept. 102 00:04:31,897 --> 00:04:34,231 Hollow light of rippling green waves. [gasps] 103 00:04:34,232 --> 00:04:37,735 [all exclaiming] 104 00:04:37,736 --> 00:04:41,239 [surprised, confused grunts] 105 00:04:43,784 --> 00:04:46,994 [resident] Oh? I wasn't expecting guests. 106 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:50,081 [♪ eerie music playing] 107 00:04:53,210 --> 00:04:54,502 Welcome. 108 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:57,005 [all gasping] 109 00:04:57,589 --> 00:04:59,548 [Izick] What am I doing? She's right there! 110 00:04:59,549 --> 00:05:01,384 This doesn't make any damn sense. 111 00:05:01,927 --> 00:05:04,762 I should be tearing this whole place in half with locust revenants, 112 00:05:04,763 --> 00:05:07,264 so what's stopping me? [heavy breath] 113 00:05:07,265 --> 00:05:10,685 You! Stop messing with me! 114 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,315 [wind whistling] 115 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:17,608 [strained grunt] 116 00:05:17,609 --> 00:05:19,109 My power... 117 00:05:19,110 --> 00:05:20,903 Is this Word Arts? 118 00:05:20,904 --> 00:05:23,280 Uh, hey, Lumelly! See if you can rewrite them! 119 00:05:23,281 --> 00:05:25,282 [whimpering] But they're not Word Arts! 120 00:05:25,283 --> 00:05:26,450 They're something else! 121 00:05:26,451 --> 00:05:28,244 I don't... I don't know what this is. 122 00:05:28,245 --> 00:05:29,954 [heavy breathing] 123 00:05:29,955 --> 00:05:31,080 [Yugo] She's right. 124 00:05:31,081 --> 00:05:32,998 This isn't Word Arts. 125 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:35,000 Or any other technique for that matter. 126 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:36,877 It's just fear. 127 00:05:36,878 --> 00:05:38,797 Our own fear overwhelming. 128 00:05:39,923 --> 00:05:41,925 [heavy breathing] 129 00:05:42,425 --> 00:05:44,177 Go on. What's wrong? 130 00:05:44,761 --> 00:05:46,887 [resident] Here. This will be much easier. 131 00:05:46,888 --> 00:05:50,892 [Yugo gasping, grunting] 132 00:05:51,643 --> 00:05:54,687 [Yugo] The fear... This fear! This fear! 133 00:05:54,688 --> 00:05:56,146 [gasps, groans] 134 00:05:56,147 --> 00:05:59,150 - [First Party gasping] - [agonized screaming] 135 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:01,402 Better, isn't it? 136 00:06:01,403 --> 00:06:02,653 [giggling] 137 00:06:02,654 --> 00:06:04,655 What... What are you? 138 00:06:04,656 --> 00:06:06,907 This isn't... possible... [chokes] 139 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:09,994 What? No. No, my voice is hoarse... 140 00:06:09,995 --> 00:06:11,954 [resident] I'm a human, silly. 141 00:06:11,955 --> 00:06:13,456 Don't be scared. 142 00:06:14,165 --> 00:06:15,332 - Hello. - Huh? No! 143 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:17,293 Stay back! Don't look at me! 144 00:06:17,294 --> 00:06:20,421 [Neft groans, screaming] 145 00:06:20,422 --> 00:06:22,673 [choking] 146 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:24,091 [retches] 147 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:25,467 - [resident] Hmm. - [Alena gasps] 148 00:06:25,468 --> 00:06:27,052 - And what do you want to do? - [shuddering] 149 00:06:27,053 --> 00:06:28,137 [Alena] I... 150 00:06:28,138 --> 00:06:31,599 I want to kill... Fralik. 151 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,894 May I... kill him? 152 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:35,895 Of course you can. 153 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:38,397 Go ahead. You have my permission. 154 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:43,277 [Alena whining] I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Fralik. 155 00:06:43,278 --> 00:06:46,530 - [Alena] Oh, Fralik. No. No! - Huh? Uh... 156 00:06:46,531 --> 00:06:49,533 [Alena] Forgive me! 157 00:06:49,534 --> 00:06:51,369 [groans, retches] 158 00:06:51,995 --> 00:06:54,997 - [Alena gasping] - [Fralik groans] 159 00:06:54,998 --> 00:06:57,791 - [stunned breathing] - [choking] 160 00:06:57,792 --> 00:07:02,047 - [Fralik gasping] - [heavy breathing] 161 00:07:02,881 --> 00:07:04,381 - [startled gasp] - [body thuds] 162 00:07:04,382 --> 00:07:07,217 [horrified screaming] 163 00:07:07,218 --> 00:07:08,802 - [loud bang] - Hmm? 164 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:12,806 [Alena wailing] 165 00:07:12,807 --> 00:07:14,809 [Alena sobbing] 166 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:19,063 Easy. So easy. It's just so easy. 167 00:07:19,064 --> 00:07:21,065 [Alena sobbing] 168 00:07:21,066 --> 00:07:25,569 [♪ dramatic music playing] 169 00:07:25,570 --> 00:07:27,989 [screaming] 170 00:07:28,698 --> 00:07:29,866 [chokes] 171 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:33,202 - [Romzo] So easy... so easy... - [Alena wailing] 172 00:07:33,203 --> 00:07:36,372 So easy. So easy... 173 00:07:36,373 --> 00:07:37,581 [resident] That's right. 174 00:07:37,582 --> 00:07:40,543 I was in the middle of reading my book, wasn't I? 175 00:07:42,712 --> 00:07:44,464 [Hiroto] You know, don't you? 176 00:07:45,048 --> 00:07:47,550 The True Demon King's identity. 177 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:49,969 Whoever could it be? 178 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:52,722 Simple. They're a visitor. 179 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:54,599 [exhales] 180 00:07:55,892 --> 00:07:58,728 In this country, I'm the only one who knows. 181 00:07:59,354 --> 00:08:03,357 [Morio] Even the people I have sealing off the Final Land have been kept in the dark. 182 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:06,318 You understand why this affects all of us, don't you? 183 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:09,530 I do. If that truth were to ever come to light, 184 00:08:09,531 --> 00:08:11,866 the world as we know it would unravel. 185 00:08:14,828 --> 00:08:16,412 [fire crackling] 186 00:08:16,413 --> 00:08:18,247 You burned it without hesitation. 187 00:08:18,248 --> 00:08:21,251 Yes, because I know how serious this is. 188 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:24,754 [♪ tense music playing] 189 00:08:25,422 --> 00:08:28,882 [narrator] She was the one without any past or motive 190 00:08:28,883 --> 00:08:31,386 endowed with no powers or skills. 191 00:08:32,137 --> 00:08:34,263 The one without Word Arts, 192 00:08:34,264 --> 00:08:38,434 without special abilities, and possessing no magical items. 193 00:08:38,435 --> 00:08:41,145 The one who was nothing but a minia, 194 00:08:41,146 --> 00:08:45,275 for whom there existed no rhyme or reason for any phenomena. 195 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:49,695 She is but a lingering shadow of a long-defeated past. 196 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:52,449 For she is already dead. 197 00:08:55,744 --> 00:09:01,458 Demon King. Minia. She is Shiki, Enemy of All. 198 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,000 ISHURA 199 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:05,919 Demon King: The enemy to all beings who live in this world. 200 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:07,004 {\an8}Aureatia 201 00:09:07,005 --> 00:09:09,089 {\an8}[Rosclay] Well, it looks like the Gray-Haired Child 202 00:09:09,090 --> 00:09:10,924 {\an8}has infiltrated the Royal Games. 203 00:09:10,925 --> 00:09:14,511 {\an8}And not merely by sponsoring a Hero candidate, mind you. 204 00:09:14,512 --> 00:09:19,059 {\an8}It would seem he intends to put forward the entire Free City of Okahu as one Hero. 205 00:09:19,684 --> 00:09:21,393 {\an8}Certainly unexpected. 206 00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:23,521 {\an8}Quite the interpretation of the word "Hero." 207 00:09:24,022 --> 00:09:26,900 {\an8}Ask me, we simply don't accept them. 208 00:09:27,484 --> 00:09:29,568 {\an8}They're foreign enemies of Aureatia. 209 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:33,238 {\an8}Have to admit, it's a little concerning to know the Gray-Haired Child 210 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:35,408 {\an8}has allied himself with that bastard Dant. 211 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:38,494 {\an8}With Okahu in play, it really makes you wonder, 212 00:09:38,495 --> 00:09:40,829 {\an8}how long before the Queen decides to step in? 213 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:43,749 {\an8}[Jelki] No doubt we could defeat them in a pitched battle. 214 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:47,336 {\an8}But we lack the resources to govern Okahu in the aftermath, 215 00:09:47,337 --> 00:09:48,921 {\an8}were we to annex them. 216 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:51,341 {\an8}[general 1 scoffs] Money troubles? Embarrassing. 217 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:55,220 Bring them here. Let them immigrate to Aureatia. 218 00:09:55,762 --> 00:09:57,179 You can't be serious. 219 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:59,973 [Rosclay] We'll give the mercenaries Aureatian citizenship. 220 00:09:59,974 --> 00:10:01,976 We can put them to work supporting us. 221 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:06,106 Morio the Sentinel will stay behind in Okahu and govern. 222 00:10:06,606 --> 00:10:10,234 And as for the Gray-Haired Child, he'll accompany Dant here. 223 00:10:10,235 --> 00:10:12,903 [general 2] We'd be opening our gates to an enemy army, 224 00:10:12,904 --> 00:10:14,988 letting them infiltrate us. 225 00:10:14,989 --> 00:10:17,783 We'd be dividing their army, actually. 226 00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:21,746 And more importantly, we'd effectively be taking the Gray-Haired Child hostage. 227 00:10:22,372 --> 00:10:25,791 [Rosclay] Remember, he is the money behind Okahu's war effort. 228 00:10:25,792 --> 00:10:28,585 Which brings the threat of war to a standstill, 229 00:10:28,586 --> 00:10:30,337 but where does it end? 230 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:31,965 The Royal Games? 231 00:10:32,841 --> 00:10:35,718 [Rosclay] This is how we turn the tables to our advantage. 232 00:10:36,261 --> 00:10:38,387 As long as they fight in Aureatia... 233 00:10:38,388 --> 00:10:41,265 they'll fight alone, without public support. 234 00:10:41,266 --> 00:10:42,599 [Jelki] Clever. 235 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,769 However, they're not the only faction we need to be concerned about. 236 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:49,064 All of the Twenty-Nine Officials have a stake in this competition, 237 00:10:49,065 --> 00:10:50,941 and each is formidable. 238 00:10:50,942 --> 00:10:52,776 Don't worry, I'm aware. 239 00:10:52,777 --> 00:10:55,697 And rest assured, I'm keeping tabs. 240 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:58,782 [Mestelexil laughing] Wow! 241 00:10:58,783 --> 00:11:00,242 [laughing continues] 242 00:11:00,243 --> 00:11:01,785 [Kiyazuna] What the hell? 243 00:11:01,786 --> 00:11:04,289 You'd think they'd at least send someone to pick us up. 244 00:11:04,873 --> 00:11:08,042 Ballsy way to treat Kiyazuna the Axle, I'll tell you that much. 245 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:11,003 If you wanted a ride, you should have asked for one. 246 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:13,547 Mestelexil was chomping at the bit to get here, 247 00:11:13,548 --> 00:11:15,048 what was I supposed to do? 248 00:11:15,049 --> 00:11:16,341 [Mestelexil] Keite! Keite! 249 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:19,011 You gotta show me around! Show me around! 250 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:20,096 [Mestelexil laughing] 251 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:22,432 - [Tu] Nice to meet ya! - [♪ gentle music playing] 252 00:11:23,016 --> 00:11:25,184 [Krafnir] It's been a long time, Frinsda. 253 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:27,769 - Allow me to introduce Tu the Magic. - Mmm. 254 00:11:27,770 --> 00:11:30,190 I'd like to recommend her as a Hero candidate. 255 00:11:30,773 --> 00:11:32,192 [Frinsda chuckles] 256 00:11:32,775 --> 00:11:35,652 {\an8}Well, then I suppose introductions are in order. 257 00:11:35,653 --> 00:11:37,196 {\an8}Frinsda the Forerunner. 258 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:38,280 {\an8}A pleasure. 259 00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:39,365 {\an8}[Tu] Hiya! 260 00:11:39,908 --> 00:11:43,076 {\an8}Though Krafnir, must you still use constructs to communicate? 261 00:11:43,077 --> 00:11:44,828 [Frinsda] It's disappointing. 262 00:11:44,829 --> 00:11:47,039 - Right? He's such a coward! - [Krafnir] Huh? 263 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,832 What? This isn't cowardice! 264 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:51,668 My mastery of remote construct synchronization 265 00:11:51,669 --> 00:11:53,503 is on display for the world to see. 266 00:11:53,504 --> 00:11:56,715 I'm demonstrating in real time, the viability of Soul Arts-- 267 00:11:56,716 --> 00:11:58,967 Stow it, Krafnir, you're putting us to sleep. 268 00:11:58,968 --> 00:12:02,763 [Frinsda] So what you're saying is young Tu here is stronger than you. 269 00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:03,931 [Krafnir] That's right. 270 00:12:03,932 --> 00:12:05,641 - I'm leaving her in your care. - [surprised gasp] 271 00:12:05,642 --> 00:12:08,936 Don't be scared. I'll take very good care of you. 272 00:12:08,937 --> 00:12:11,855 Tell you what, I'll even treat you to snacks and tea every day. 273 00:12:11,856 --> 00:12:15,360 [Tu] That sounds nice, but there's something else I want. 274 00:12:15,944 --> 00:12:16,945 If I win... 275 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:19,155 I want to meet Sephite. 276 00:12:19,822 --> 00:12:22,742 [wind whistling softly] 277 00:12:26,204 --> 00:12:27,247 Hmm... 278 00:12:27,872 --> 00:12:28,998 And you are? 279 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,125 [Psianop] I am Psianop. 280 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:34,712 Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation. 281 00:12:35,213 --> 00:12:36,422 Psianop. 282 00:12:36,965 --> 00:12:38,049 Should I know you? 283 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:40,426 [Psianop] We met at the Sand Labyrinth. 284 00:12:41,469 --> 00:12:43,262 Since I've come to Aureatia, 285 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:46,266 I thought it only proper that I pay you a visit. 286 00:12:46,808 --> 00:12:48,642 [Alus] Well, you wasted your time. 287 00:12:48,643 --> 00:12:50,979 I have no memory of you whatsoever. 288 00:12:51,479 --> 00:12:54,815 [Psianop] Do you "have memory" of Toroa the Awful? 289 00:12:54,816 --> 00:12:57,734 The enchanted sword-wielding monster you claimed to kill. 290 00:12:57,735 --> 00:12:59,987 Rumor has it he's back in Aureatia. 291 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:03,282 He's a fake. Out for revenge. 292 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,702 Funny though, that he hasn't come to cut me down. 293 00:13:06,244 --> 00:13:07,453 Do you know why? 294 00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,540 Because, unlike the real Toroa, he's weak. 295 00:13:11,207 --> 00:13:14,418 [Psianop] Or perhaps he's strong, who knows? Could be. 296 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:17,880 Maybe he thinks the city wouldn't survive if you two came to blows. 297 00:13:18,506 --> 00:13:20,966 And what if you and I fought? 298 00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,135 Any ideas? 299 00:13:24,012 --> 00:13:25,387 [burbles] 300 00:13:25,388 --> 00:13:28,057 [Psianop] Hmm... Why don't we find out? 301 00:13:28,683 --> 00:13:31,144 [rattling] 302 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:33,603 {\an8}[voice] Aha! 303 00:13:33,604 --> 00:13:35,814 {\an8}If it isn't Toroa the Awful! 304 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:37,108 {\an8}Long time, no see! 305 00:13:37,775 --> 00:13:39,151 [Toroa] Mizial, right? 306 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:40,819 Don't you have work to be doing? 307 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,112 This time of year? 308 00:13:42,113 --> 00:13:43,781 Military officers are off duty. 309 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:45,532 [Mizial] So, you running cargo? 310 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:47,659 [Toroa] Yeah. I'm taking this down to-- 311 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:48,994 - [voice] Hey! - [both] Hmm? 312 00:13:48,995 --> 00:13:51,748 You the man calling himself Toroa the Awful? 313 00:13:52,331 --> 00:13:54,374 I represent the Great Tree of the Sun. 314 00:13:54,375 --> 00:13:57,003 We're the vigilante group in charge of this area. 315 00:13:57,628 --> 00:13:59,796 [vigilante 1] That's some costume you got there. 316 00:13:59,797 --> 00:14:03,508 Word is you're using Toroa the Awful's name to scare the locals. 317 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:06,887 On top of that, I understand you don't even have citizenship. 318 00:14:06,888 --> 00:14:09,264 As long as they have permission from the council, 319 00:14:09,265 --> 00:14:12,142 a non-citizen is allowed temporary residence in Aureatia 320 00:14:12,143 --> 00:14:14,019 for up to three months, you know that. 321 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:15,729 No one asked you. 322 00:14:15,730 --> 00:14:18,232 This here's between us and the big fella. 323 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:22,236 [Toroa] What will make you happy? Should I leave? 324 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:24,864 You think that's enough to settle things? 325 00:14:25,406 --> 00:14:27,949 Hand over the swords. All of them. 326 00:14:27,950 --> 00:14:29,326 [Toroa] What was that? 327 00:14:29,327 --> 00:14:31,578 Those are real enchanted swords, right? 328 00:14:31,579 --> 00:14:33,288 That part you're not faking. 329 00:14:33,289 --> 00:14:34,498 [Mizial] Stand down! 330 00:14:34,499 --> 00:14:36,875 I am the Twenty-Second General of Aureatia. 331 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:37,959 [vigilante 1] So? 332 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,878 So you've got some nerve. 333 00:14:39,879 --> 00:14:42,172 Where do you get off, causing trouble right in front of me? 334 00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:44,633 We're working for a Hero now. 335 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:47,385 That means we don't take orders from you anymore. 336 00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:49,513 - [whistling] - [Toroa groans] 337 00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:51,932 - [vigilante 2 snickers] Almost had him! - [chuckling] 338 00:14:51,933 --> 00:14:54,852 Now hand over the enchanted swords and be on your way. 339 00:14:55,478 --> 00:14:56,561 I'm warning you. 340 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:58,605 If you don't, I'll burn this whole city dow-- 341 00:14:58,606 --> 00:15:00,273 - [groans] - What? 342 00:15:00,274 --> 00:15:02,651 You thought you could talk down to a general and get away with it? 343 00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:03,735 [vigilante 2] He killed the boss! 344 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:05,695 - [vigilante 3] Get him! - [vigilante 4] Now you're in trouble! 345 00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:07,114 [vigilante 5] Time to die! 346 00:15:07,115 --> 00:15:08,907 [Toroa] Wicked Sword Selfesk. 347 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:10,867 - [blades slashing] - [vigilantes groaning] 348 00:15:10,868 --> 00:15:12,787 [vigilantes grunting] 349 00:15:13,704 --> 00:15:15,623 - [chuckling] - [♪ music fades] 350 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:20,920 [Mizial panting] 351 00:15:21,504 --> 00:15:22,712 That was great. 352 00:15:22,713 --> 00:15:25,174 It's been a while since I've had a fight like that. 353 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,718 [Toroa] You know, that was reckless of you. 354 00:15:28,719 --> 00:15:29,887 [Mizial] How come? 355 00:15:30,513 --> 00:15:31,513 It's what you would have done. 356 00:15:31,514 --> 00:15:33,807 Those enchanted swords belong to you. 357 00:15:33,808 --> 00:15:36,394 It must get annoying when people try to take them away. 358 00:15:37,186 --> 00:15:38,562 [Toroa] Mizial. 359 00:15:38,563 --> 00:15:42,399 If I enter the Royal Games, could I become a citizen? 360 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:43,733 [Mizial laughs] 361 00:15:43,734 --> 00:15:45,986 [Mizial] Toroa, that was a simple street fight. 362 00:15:45,987 --> 00:15:48,030 You don't have to feel you owe me something. 363 00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:50,074 [Toroa] Suppose you're right. 364 00:15:50,741 --> 00:15:51,826 Still... 365 00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:54,537 it might be fun. 366 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,542 Lena? That's a surprise. 367 00:16:00,543 --> 00:16:01,918 [Kuuro] What do you want? 368 00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:03,170 You, of course. 369 00:16:03,171 --> 00:16:05,380 We would like you to return. 370 00:16:05,381 --> 00:16:07,048 [Kuuro] To the Obsidian Eyes? 371 00:16:07,049 --> 00:16:08,508 - [high-pitched ringing] - I've heard rumors 372 00:16:08,509 --> 00:16:09,927 that the leader finally died. 373 00:16:10,553 --> 00:16:12,680 Has his daughter become the new Obsidian? 374 00:16:15,850 --> 00:16:18,185 [Kuuro] I see. Got it. 375 00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:19,394 Well... 376 00:16:19,395 --> 00:16:21,189 I suppose that's an improvement. 377 00:16:21,898 --> 00:16:23,523 [Lena] You haven't changed. 378 00:16:23,524 --> 00:16:25,984 And that's exactly why we need you back. 379 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,111 [Kuuro] I have no intention of returning. 380 00:16:28,112 --> 00:16:30,573 Nor do I plan to side with Aureatia. 381 00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:33,491 They tried to kill you, didn't they? 382 00:16:33,492 --> 00:16:36,119 I heard it was after you observed the Particle Storm. 383 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:37,205 [Kuuro] Yeah. 384 00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:42,335 You know, the ones who shot me, I never saw them back at the base. 385 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:44,212 Tell me. 386 00:16:44,795 --> 00:16:46,838 [Kuuro] It wasn't your faction, was it, 387 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:48,965 - that tried to kill me? - [high-pitched ringing] 388 00:16:48,966 --> 00:16:51,760 [♪ tense music playing] 389 00:16:51,761 --> 00:16:52,845 [Kuuro] I see. 390 00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:55,722 Even with Clairvoyance, I can't read the truth 391 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:57,307 if you don't know yourself. 392 00:16:57,308 --> 00:16:58,976 [Lena] Kuuro the Cautious... 393 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:03,355 As a former comrade of ours, shouldn't you uphold your obligation? 394 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:04,606 It's only fair. 395 00:17:04,607 --> 00:17:05,732 I can't. 396 00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:08,361 I was injected with a serum when they brought me here. 397 00:17:08,945 --> 00:17:10,613 I can no longer be a corpse. 398 00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:13,657 [Lena] The Obsidian Eyes still need you 399 00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:17,035 even if you're no longer capable of becoming a corpse. 400 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:20,580 In fact, it's better that you're not a corpse. 401 00:17:20,581 --> 00:17:22,874 That's what the young lady would say. 402 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,793 [Kuuro] Is that so? 403 00:17:24,794 --> 00:17:27,129 Perhaps she is different from Rehart. 404 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:29,131 See you. 405 00:17:30,258 --> 00:17:31,926 [Kuuro] Take care of the young lady. 406 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:35,721 Master Kuuro... 407 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:39,558 {\an8}We should have disposed of him when we had the chance. 408 00:17:39,559 --> 00:17:41,352 {\an8}Now it may come back to bite us. 409 00:17:41,852 --> 00:17:43,145 This is a problem. 410 00:17:43,688 --> 00:17:46,773 [Frey] If Kuuro has regained full control of his Clairvoyance, 411 00:17:46,774 --> 00:17:49,860 he'll be able to see through all of our plans. 412 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:52,028 [Linaris] He is of no concern. 413 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:54,906 Kuuro has already stated that he won't lay a hand on us. 414 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:57,242 [Frey] And you believe that lie, my lady? 415 00:17:57,243 --> 00:18:01,163 We'd do well to assume that Aureatia has some kind of leverage over him. 416 00:18:01,831 --> 00:18:03,665 I'll look into the matter. 417 00:18:03,666 --> 00:18:05,960 And if necessary, bring it under our control. 418 00:18:06,502 --> 00:18:08,628 [Linaris] You will do no such thing, understand? 419 00:18:08,629 --> 00:18:10,255 But my lady... 420 00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:14,676 Tell me, Lady Frey, in all your years, have you known Master Kuuro to get angry? 421 00:18:14,677 --> 00:18:17,554 [Frey] Not that I recall. 422 00:18:17,555 --> 00:18:20,015 It is an extremely rare occurrence. 423 00:18:20,016 --> 00:18:22,685 Kuuro doesn't get angry when his own life is in danger. 424 00:18:23,185 --> 00:18:24,770 Only those he cares about. 425 00:18:25,605 --> 00:18:29,108 The ones who should fear his wrath are the Aureatians. 426 00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:32,528 [associate] Regarding the Royal Games... 427 00:18:33,112 --> 00:18:35,655 The council intends to hold true duels. 428 00:18:35,656 --> 00:18:37,073 [Kuze] You're kidding? 429 00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:39,951 What happens when the True Hero dies in a match? 430 00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:41,953 Won't that ruin their "grand unveiling"? 431 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,955 [associate] Here's my theory. 432 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,541 I don't think the council's found the True Hero. 433 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:49,544 And I don't think they care who it really was anyway. 434 00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:52,298 They'll stick that title on whoever wins. 435 00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:57,469 You know, the Order can still withdraw its sponsorship if you'd like. 436 00:18:57,470 --> 00:18:59,680 [Kuze] You don't need to protect me. 437 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:01,974 I have no intention of losing. 438 00:19:02,516 --> 00:19:05,310 Nastique wouldn't let me lose even if I wanted to. 439 00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,062 - [carriage rattling] - [Kuze] Besides... 440 00:19:07,063 --> 00:19:10,274 there's a fellow disciple out there I've been meaning to see. 441 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,862 I can't shake this hunch... we'll end up meeting at the Games. 442 00:19:16,739 --> 00:19:17,947 [rumbles] 443 00:19:17,948 --> 00:19:21,451 {\an8}Outskirts of Aureatia, Gimina City 444 00:19:21,452 --> 00:19:24,871 Hey! Handle that with care, you hear me? 445 00:19:24,872 --> 00:19:27,832 [Mele] Watch those corners, and don't bump it! 446 00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:29,918 [Yuno] Mele the Horizon's Roar. 447 00:19:29,919 --> 00:19:32,672 I didn't realize he'd be competing in the Games as well. 448 00:19:33,381 --> 00:19:34,714 And not just Mele. 449 00:19:34,715 --> 00:19:39,220 There are powerful people from all over, and they've all gathered here. 450 00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:43,056 Soujirou is one of those powerful people. 451 00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:45,600 And I've brought him here under the guise of competing. 452 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,396 But the truth is... I want him dead. 453 00:19:49,271 --> 00:19:50,271 [cracks] 454 00:19:50,272 --> 00:19:52,191 [Yuno] Huh? [yelps] 455 00:19:52,983 --> 00:19:53,984 [thuds] 456 00:19:54,610 --> 00:19:56,404 - [Mele] Whoa, there. - Huh? 457 00:19:57,905 --> 00:19:59,907 - [Yuno gasps] - Are you okay? 458 00:20:00,574 --> 00:20:02,367 [Mele] Don't space out, minia. 459 00:20:02,368 --> 00:20:04,327 You might wind up dead! 460 00:20:04,328 --> 00:20:06,788 - [Mele laughing] - Oh. 461 00:20:06,789 --> 00:20:09,290 - Uh, thanks, I'll keep that in mind. - [heavy stomping] 462 00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:11,502 - [passerby] Hey, miss, your fruit. - Huh? 463 00:20:12,169 --> 00:20:14,254 Look. They've gotten pretty dirty. 464 00:20:14,255 --> 00:20:16,464 [Yuno] Oh. Thanks. 465 00:20:16,465 --> 00:20:19,175 [Yuno chuckles awkwardly] These were meant to be a gift for someone. 466 00:20:19,176 --> 00:20:21,220 Guess I'll have to go back and buy new ones. 467 00:20:21,804 --> 00:20:22,805 Don't worry about it. 468 00:20:23,305 --> 00:20:24,974 - You can have mine. - Huh? 469 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:28,268 It'd be a pain to have to go all the way back to the market. 470 00:20:28,269 --> 00:20:30,562 Sure, but... I can't take these. 471 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:33,232 - Didn't you buy them for yourself? - [Kia] I dunno, did I? 472 00:20:33,816 --> 00:20:36,776 It's fine. Like I said, don't worry, just take 'em. 473 00:20:36,777 --> 00:20:39,113 I can whip up some more in the blink of an eye! 474 00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:44,242 - So you're Shalk the Sound Slicer. - [♪ closing theme music playing] 475 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:46,245 Your reputation precedes you. 476 00:20:46,829 --> 00:20:51,167 About the Royal Games, I've been given the slot meant for the Black Tone. 477 00:20:51,876 --> 00:20:55,796 So I'm leaving Okahu, much as I hate to break a contract. 478 00:20:56,338 --> 00:20:58,798 [Morio] Right. Well, I won't stop you. 479 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:01,593 A soldier is free to find their own battlefield. 480 00:21:01,594 --> 00:21:04,554 {\an8}Hell, if you killed me right now, it'd be quite the achievement. 481 00:21:04,555 --> 00:21:07,975 {\an8}[Shalk scoffs] All I want is information about the True Hero. 482 00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:10,351 {\an8}So why did you come here? 483 00:21:10,352 --> 00:21:13,856 {\an8}Shalk the Sound Slicer could've gone to the Final Land himself. 484 00:21:16,525 --> 00:21:17,860 What's stopping you? 485 00:21:18,486 --> 00:21:20,362 [Shalk] What, indeed. 486 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:21,947 The truth... 487 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,241 is that it frightens me. 488 00:21:24,825 --> 00:21:26,117 [Yukiharu] Oh, man. 489 00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:28,912 I'm lucky I made it outta that in one piece! 490 00:21:28,913 --> 00:21:30,331 That was terrifying! 491 00:21:30,831 --> 00:21:33,876 [Hiroto] Yukiharu Shijima, you did admirably. 492 00:21:34,668 --> 00:21:37,295 {\an8}So much so, that there's no more need 493 00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:40,090 {\an8}to investigate the True Demon King or the Hero at all. 494 00:21:40,841 --> 00:21:43,176 {\an8}For now, our first-phase goal is complete. 495 00:21:43,177 --> 00:21:45,136 {\an8}[Yukiharu] Oh? And you're okay with that? 496 00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:48,723 {\an8}If we keep this momentum and reveal the identity of the True Hero, 497 00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:51,267 {\an8}we could blow away all their schemes along with the Royal Games 498 00:21:51,268 --> 00:21:53,144 {\an8}- in one fell swoop! - [Hiroto chuckles] 499 00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:56,398 {\an8}I suppose, but that would only bring about Aureatia's collapse. 500 00:21:56,982 --> 00:21:58,858 {\an8}Instead, we've mobilized Okahu. 501 00:21:58,859 --> 00:22:01,861 {\an8}And we've even turned the Royal Games to our advantage. 502 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:04,155 {\an8}Quite the peaceful infiltration, don't you think? 503 00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:05,698 {\an8}Oh, come on. 504 00:22:05,699 --> 00:22:07,951 {\an8}That's just statesman talk for invasion. 505 00:22:07,952 --> 00:22:10,411 {\an8}I swear, all you politicians are alike. 506 00:22:10,412 --> 00:22:12,705 - [♪ music stops] - [Hiroto] We're nothing of the sort. 507 00:22:12,706 --> 00:22:14,707 Pay attention, Yukiharu. 508 00:22:14,708 --> 00:22:16,835 Invasions are bad for business. 509 00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:18,921 I want an outcome where everyone wins. 510 00:22:20,381 --> 00:22:21,923 A happy ending. 511 00:22:21,924 --> 00:22:24,300 [♪ epic choral music playing] 512 00:22:24,301 --> 00:22:27,178 [narrator] The True Demon King has died. 513 00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:30,932 The enemy of the world, that filled the horizon with fear, 514 00:22:30,933 --> 00:22:33,309 was defeated by an unknown Hero. 515 00:22:33,310 --> 00:22:38,106 To this day, powerful beings still walk the world in great numbers. 516 00:22:38,107 --> 00:22:40,817 Unable to be subdued with ordinary strength, 517 00:22:40,818 --> 00:22:43,319 these demons are known as shura. 518 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:48,742 And so, the people seek a True Hero, one who will bring peace to the world. 519 00:22:49,493 --> 00:22:52,955 It is now time for such a champion to be chosen. 520 00:22:54,248 --> 00:22:57,083 There are 16 names for those shura. 521 00:22:57,084 --> 00:23:00,086 Soujirou the Willow-Sword. 522 00:23:00,087 --> 00:23:02,088 Alus the Star Runner. 523 00:23:02,089 --> 00:23:04,090 Kia the World Word. 524 00:23:04,091 --> 00:23:06,718 Nastique the Quiet Singer. 525 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:09,095 Mele the Horizon's Roar. 526 00:23:09,096 --> 00:23:11,598 Linaris the Obsidian. 527 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:13,725 Toroa the Awful. 528 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:16,728 Mestelexil the Box of Desperate Knowledge. 529 00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:19,105 Kuuro the Cautious. 530 00:23:19,106 --> 00:23:21,482 Rosclay the Absolute. 531 00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:23,860 Lucnoca the Winter. 532 00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:26,738 Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation. 533 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:28,865 Uhak the Silent. 534 00:23:28,866 --> 00:23:30,993 Shalk the Sound Slicer. 535 00:23:31,577 --> 00:23:33,119 Tu the Magic. 536 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,789 And Hiroto the Paradox. 537 00:23:36,665 --> 00:23:40,961 ISHURA