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[whimpering in fright]

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No, don't you dare
close that bag!

3
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Let me out of here right now!

4
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Hey!

5
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[gasps]

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[yells in fright]

7
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Not again! More bugs?

8
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No! No, no, no!

9
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[whimpering] I can't take
any more of 'em!

10
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Let me out!

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[muffled squeaking]

12
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Hmm.

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[♪ opening theme song playing]

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CLEVATESS

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[VORDIN] Hmm.

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EPISODE 4: THE DARK TOWER

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A student
captured Alicia Glenfall,

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the girl
who calls herself a hero.

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[ROMAIN] Yes, her soul is now
trapped inside the mirror.

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Until this book is opened,
she will be unable to escape.

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[VORDIN] I see you are making
full use of the Book of Toah.

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Yes, of course.

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It's in my blood,
passed down by my family

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of spiritual leaders
in the Village of Origin.

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I met with General Drel,

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grew enlightened
by your teachings,

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and now the book has reclaimed
the power it was meant to hold.

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All that I do, I do
to fulfill our greatest desire.

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[VORDIN] And to fulfill
that great desire,

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we must gather every book.

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The final volume,
the Book of the Forge,

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is in the hands of Clevatess.

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Take it no matter the cost.

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It will surely be done.

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Why, Solsein stands
where the Village of Origin did.

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Here, none can defy
the awesome power of the book.

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- None.
- [cracks]

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Not even a Lord of Dark Beasts.

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[shatters]

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Give me a little more time,
great Lord of the North.

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[laughs]

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To think Hero Alicia,
slayer of Drel,

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would transform
into such a small dark beast.

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And the one who captured her
was none other than Andrew Hwyp.

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How intriguing.

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[door opens]

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Hello, Andrew. Welcome back.

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Hello, Ray. Thanks.

49
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Were you able to
catch something again?

50
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Yes, a rat.

51
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I have a feeling
this one will live a long time.

52
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Hmm.

53
00:04:04,119 --> 00:04:06,747
Your dedication
to your research impresses me.

54
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You even constructed
your very own basement

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in which to conduct it.

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Does it bug you?

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[RAY] No, not at all.

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As a matter of fact,

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both Merry Merry and I
find your silent devotion

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to your work quite endearing.

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[water dripping]

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And Fel.

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[ALICIA] I can hear
voices sometimes,

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but in an unfamiliar tongue.

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So I can't tell
what they're saying.

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Am I dreaming?

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Is what I'm experiencing
even happening?

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[exclaims]

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Was I just put down?
On a floor? A desk?

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[whimpering]

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Where the hell am I?

72
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What is that thing
planning to do with me in here?

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- [thuds]
- [yelps]

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[gasps]

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All right, what's going on here?

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What is this monster doing?!

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Mm.

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[ZAVTHIER] Huh?

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[RATHWELL]
What is it, Clevatess?

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[KLEN] Since we've arrived
in this land,

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my dark ichor connection
felt weak,

82
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but now it's totally gone.

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Did something capture her?

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[ZAVTHIER] Clevatess.

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Let's adjourn these talks.

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I've learned
all I need to of the past.

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And also, you're an ancient
piece of shit, you old hag.

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[ZAVTHIER] I apologize
for withholding a story

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from a time
that predates your birth.

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I thought the tribulations
of man were over.

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I couldn't have been more wrong.

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[RATHWELL] So, the legend
is coming back?

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We must cut down this tree
before its limbs bear fruit,

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even if it costs everything.

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Eleven hundred years ago,

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before the world
took its current form,

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countless lives were lost,

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including those
of your predecessors.

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But one remained.

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Vordin, Lord of the Dark Beasts
of the North,

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who put an end
to the heroes' battle

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which had raged
for two centuries.

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[RATHWELL] I wondered what force
could be strong enough

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to leave Vordin so battered.

105
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They must have been
truly formidable

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to leave scars like that.

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Upon reaching
their final evolution,

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the hero's strength
surpassed even our own.

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It was a true nightmare.

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Vordin knows this
better than anyone in Edthea,

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for it is he who barely
survived their encounter.

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Which is why their quest
to revive this legend

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is completely unfathomable
to me.

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I don't care about Vordin
or his desperate quest.

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He is an enemy
who entered my territory

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and bared his fangs at me.

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Therefore, anyone who
stands with him is my enemy.

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Plain and simple.

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I'll do what I please,
as always.

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[ZAVTHIER] Please remain
vigilant, Clevatess.

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You're outside your domain.

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Things will not unfold
as they did in Hiden.

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[Klen chuckles]

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Which is why I brought
a contingency, my servant.

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Same strategy as you, Zavthier.

126
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You have always been perceptive.

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It didn't take much.

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[RATHWELL] For what it's worth,
I didn't bring anyone.

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Though as it happens, I seem
to have lost communication

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with my servant at the moment.

131
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What foolish deed is she up to,
I wonder?

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[RATHWELL] Oh, shit, Clevatess
is releasing the barrier!

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[Edison groans, gasps]

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I have to say,
my head's feeling kinda funny.

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[SARASA] So, we've lost contact
with the hero, Alicia.

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Pardon, I mean Alyssa.

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I wonder if she'll be okay.

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- [bell tolling]
- [birds chirping]

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It would appear
that Miss Alyssa Sleihunt

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is absent yet again.

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Well, then.

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Klen, have you heard
anything of her whereabouts?

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Not a word.

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Ah, yes, very well.

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Perhaps she grew weary
of the challenges here

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and returned home.

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Sometimes, we see children who
struggle with our curriculum,

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and so, they run away.

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Do you seriously believe that?

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[panting]

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[gasps]

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[insects chittering]

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How many days has it been

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since I've had
anything to eat or drink?

155
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Everything around me looks
as though it's rotting.

156
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But what I'm seeing isn't real,

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and the main thing leading me
to that belief is right there,

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the look of my reflection
staring back at me.

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The stark image
of a dark beast rat

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with some pretty normal-looking
scenery behind it.

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So if I'm right,

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is that the real me now?

163
00:09:01,375 --> 00:09:02,376
Which would mean,

164
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the giant thing
who imprisoned me

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is more than likely human-sized.

166
00:09:07,797 --> 00:09:10,591
It's gotta be the kid
who's third best in the school.

167
00:09:10,633 --> 00:09:11,676
He was there.

168
00:09:12,386 --> 00:09:15,514
And the frog he chopped up,
I'm guessing that's my food.

169
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Does this kid
wanna raise me as his pet?

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[spiders chittering]

171
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That's not right.
I think I get it now.

172
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Oh, great.

173
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[plant growls]

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That's his pet,
and this place is his garden!

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He brought me here because
I'm actually this thing's food!

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[whooshes]

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[RHODE] Must you always sail in
among the shadows, Gart?

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Welcome back.

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I take to the skies to help you.

180
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You gather and provide
information to help me.

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That is what we've agreed to.

182
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So, Rhode of Eslinn,

183
00:09:57,347 --> 00:09:59,349
justify exhausting these wings.

184
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[RHODE] When we're on campus,
call me Barnes.

185
00:10:02,685 --> 00:10:05,105
I'm Solsein's
new history professor now.

186
00:10:05,604 --> 00:10:07,023
No matter what mask you wear,

187
00:10:07,065 --> 00:10:09,443
I know you're here
to uncover Drel's secrets.

188
00:10:10,151 --> 00:10:11,694
I'm here for the same reason.

189
00:10:12,070 --> 00:10:13,363
Have you found anything?

190
00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:16,074
No, nothing concrete.

191
00:10:16,575 --> 00:10:19,369
All I know right now
is that there are no rooms

192
00:10:19,411 --> 00:10:21,662
hidden inside
the school building itself.

193
00:10:22,747 --> 00:10:24,458
I had Miquel search for them.

194
00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:27,668
He's an expert when it comes to
tracking and surveillance,

195
00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:30,088
so if he says
there are no rooms,

196
00:10:30,130 --> 00:10:31,172
I trust him.

197
00:10:32,757 --> 00:10:34,842
After conducting
my own investigation,

198
00:10:34,884 --> 00:10:36,761
I've discovered a trend
at this school.

199
00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:40,098
Students here go missing often
and without any warning.

200
00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:41,141
Often?

201
00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,603
From what I've seen so far,
most of the students return.

202
00:10:45,312 --> 00:10:48,315
Apparently, the phenomenon is
a common rite of passage

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to earn one's magic.

204
00:10:50,442 --> 00:10:52,486
So nobody seems
to worry about it.

205
00:10:52,944 --> 00:10:54,821
If anything,
the more talented students

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00:10:54,862 --> 00:10:57,073
look forward
to getting their chance.

207
00:10:57,616 --> 00:11:00,076
The children come back
in one of two states.

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00:11:00,118 --> 00:11:02,996
They arrive with some kind
of new magical talent,

209
00:11:03,037 --> 00:11:04,038
or worse,

210
00:11:04,498 --> 00:11:07,000
they come back disturbed
and broken like Nathan Franc,

211
00:11:07,542 --> 00:11:10,753
and they take a long break
from school or simply quit.

212
00:11:10,795 --> 00:11:13,214
So some are chosen
and some aren't.

213
00:11:13,714 --> 00:11:14,966
I still don't know what happens

214
00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:17,051
between when they leave
and when they come back.

215
00:11:17,093 --> 00:11:18,303
What's becoming clear to me is

216
00:11:18,345 --> 00:11:21,181
that this is somehow related
to Drel's room.

217
00:11:21,222 --> 00:11:25,393
I see now. The missing students
are the key to finding it.

218
00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:27,812
Which student's missing
right now?

219
00:11:28,522 --> 00:11:30,273
The exchange student
from Hiden.

220
00:11:30,898 --> 00:11:32,691
Her name is Alyssa Sleihunt.

221
00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:34,235
If we can find her,

222
00:11:34,277 --> 00:11:37,071
then I believe we can
finally solve this mystery.

223
00:11:37,696 --> 00:11:39,574
She's been gone for three days.

224
00:11:39,907 --> 00:11:42,160
The "choosing" could happen
at any moment.

225
00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:45,079
I'm more worried
about her being killed as a spy.

226
00:11:45,455 --> 00:11:48,124
It's too cruel a fate
for someone as young as she is.

227
00:11:48,749 --> 00:11:51,878
[GART] He doesn't realize that
Alyssa Sleihunt is the hero.

228
00:11:52,504 --> 00:11:55,423
If you learn anything yourself,
let me know.

229
00:11:55,798 --> 00:11:57,842
The only thing I can do
is watch from the skies.

230
00:11:57,884 --> 00:12:01,471
Fortunately for us,
nothing can escape my gaze.

231
00:12:02,721 --> 00:12:04,683
I'll let you know
if I find anything.

232
00:12:06,017 --> 00:12:07,101
Thank you.

233
00:12:07,561 --> 00:12:08,603
Hmm.

234
00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:12,566
[whooshes]

235
00:12:13,107 --> 00:12:14,234
Strange bird.

236
00:12:14,609 --> 00:12:17,111
It wouldn't be appropriate
to call him an ally...

237
00:12:18,196 --> 00:12:21,074
but I'm glad to have him around.

238
00:12:21,115 --> 00:12:23,117
[Naie groaning]

239
00:12:27,038 --> 00:12:28,540
What am I supposed to do now?

240
00:12:28,582 --> 00:12:30,542
[yelling]

241
00:12:31,125 --> 00:12:33,002
She can't have
a revelatory thought like that

242
00:12:33,044 --> 00:12:34,713
and give me no explanation!

243
00:12:35,171 --> 00:12:36,964
[mockingly] "Yeah, so I think
I finally figured out

244
00:12:37,006 --> 00:12:38,341
what the secret room is."

245
00:12:38,717 --> 00:12:40,594
And then get up
and run off. [grunts]

246
00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:44,097
How could you disappear
after we had that conversation?

247
00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:47,058
I'm also looking for
Drel's secret room, you know.

248
00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:48,309
Plus, if I don't find it,

249
00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:50,228
the emperor might
put my head on a spike,

250
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:52,771
so that's kinda, like, a lot.
[retches]

251
00:12:54,733 --> 00:12:56,735
[vomiting]

252
00:12:57,402 --> 00:12:58,528
[groans]

253
00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:01,406
If he finds out I gave her
any info that helped her

254
00:13:01,448 --> 00:13:02,865
solve the mystery before I did,

255
00:13:02,907 --> 00:13:04,743
I think he's really
gonna kill me.

256
00:13:04,992 --> 00:13:06,453
I just know he will.

257
00:13:06,953 --> 00:13:09,664
Oh, no! I'm done for!

258
00:13:09,706 --> 00:13:10,998
I'll die of shock just seeing

259
00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,501
what awful contraption
he plans to kill me with!

260
00:13:13,876 --> 00:13:16,254
They know I can control iron,
so they'll surely devise

261
00:13:16,296 --> 00:13:18,673
a horrific murder machine
that doesn't use it!

262
00:13:18,715 --> 00:13:19,758
[screaming]

263
00:13:19,798 --> 00:13:21,468
[shivering, hyperventilating]

264
00:13:23,386 --> 00:13:26,847
[screams] My constitution
is too frail for that!

265
00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:28,933
I need to find her.
I need to find her.

266
00:13:28,975 --> 00:13:30,644
I need to find her. I need to--

267
00:13:30,685 --> 00:13:32,395
Think, Naie Chiffonlits!

268
00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:34,855
What else did she say
before she disappeared?

269
00:13:35,898 --> 00:13:38,151
Hmm? She mentioned
that the school

270
00:13:38,192 --> 00:13:39,193
would become a war zone

271
00:13:39,694 --> 00:13:41,613
if anyone found out the secret,
which she wants to avoid,

272
00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:43,490
and that she's working
with the Eslinn twins

273
00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:45,074
to gather intel.

274
00:13:45,784 --> 00:13:47,118
Why the twins?

275
00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:48,161
Wouldn't it make more sense

276
00:13:48,453 --> 00:13:50,330
to work with the two
posing as professors?

277
00:13:50,664 --> 00:13:52,248
Since she's trying
to stop a war,

278
00:13:52,290 --> 00:13:54,167
why would she choose to work
with the two kids

279
00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:56,210
instead of some actual soldiers?

280
00:13:56,252 --> 00:13:58,755
I won't be able to find her
on my own.

281
00:13:58,797 --> 00:14:00,340
I'll need someone
who's willing to help

282
00:14:00,381 --> 00:14:02,091
without asking any questions.

283
00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:04,469
That freak?

284
00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:05,512
Hell no!

285
00:14:05,886 --> 00:14:08,723
Just looking at his face
scares the shit out of me!

286
00:14:09,599 --> 00:14:12,185
Maybe I should enlist the help
of a student, then?

287
00:14:12,226 --> 00:14:14,312
Nah, the kids who have
been here for a while

288
00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,063
will only make things worse.

289
00:14:16,105 --> 00:14:17,440
The exchange students?

290
00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:19,651
Idiot! What's the point
of having a secret

291
00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,444
if everyone finds out about it?

292
00:14:21,486 --> 00:14:22,737
What can I do?

293
00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:24,280
I have to do something.

294
00:14:24,322 --> 00:14:26,282
Come on, Naie, think, think!

295
00:14:27,116 --> 00:14:28,075
I've got it.

296
00:14:28,117 --> 00:14:29,369
Yep, time to run away.

297
00:14:29,410 --> 00:14:30,745
Naie Chiffonlitz.

298
00:14:31,245 --> 00:14:32,913
- [screams]
- Tell me what you know.

299
00:14:34,499 --> 00:14:35,916
Wait, it's you.

300
00:14:35,958 --> 00:14:37,627
What?! No, not you!

301
00:14:37,669 --> 00:14:39,504
How the hell
did you get in here?

302
00:14:39,838 --> 00:14:42,298
I shut all the windows,
and then I locked the door,

303
00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:44,759
and also, you know this is
the female faculty dorm,

304
00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:45,802
don't you?

305
00:14:46,177 --> 00:14:48,596
I followed the shadows
in which her smell lingered.

306
00:14:48,638 --> 00:14:51,850
A long conversation is enough
for the scent to transfer.

307
00:14:51,890 --> 00:14:53,142
Uh, the scent?

308
00:14:53,184 --> 00:14:55,936
Yes, but it fades
in three days' time.

309
00:14:55,978 --> 00:14:57,063
She hasn't come back,

310
00:14:57,313 --> 00:14:59,273
so I'm left with no choice
but to search for her.

311
00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,900
You're tracking her? Like a dog?

312
00:15:01,942 --> 00:15:02,943
[chuckles]

313
00:15:03,528 --> 00:15:05,321
More powerful than a dog.

314
00:15:05,780 --> 00:15:07,532
Far more powerful.

315
00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:09,784
But even my nose can't find her.

316
00:15:09,826 --> 00:15:12,953
I followed her scent,
but the trail goes cold.

317
00:15:12,995 --> 00:15:15,540
It disappears at the building
east of the school,

318
00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:17,542
the structure
filled with plants.

319
00:15:17,584 --> 00:15:19,878
Even death can't erase
one's smell.

320
00:15:19,918 --> 00:15:22,296
It doesn't make sense
that she'd disappear

321
00:15:22,338 --> 00:15:24,632
without leaving a trace
of any kind.

322
00:15:24,674 --> 00:15:27,677
She is a hero,
hard as it is to believe,

323
00:15:27,719 --> 00:15:29,888
but there were no signs
of a struggle.

324
00:15:30,513 --> 00:15:32,432
If she ran off
during your discussion,

325
00:15:32,473 --> 00:15:34,559
she must have had a reason
to do so.

326
00:15:34,809 --> 00:15:36,394
Her haste begets certainty,

327
00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:38,521
so she must have
uncovered something.

328
00:15:39,564 --> 00:15:42,650
Talk now. Tell me everything
you've learned thus far.

329
00:15:42,692 --> 00:15:44,569
What's the link
between the dark beasts

330
00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,738
and the power one can obtain
at this school?

331
00:15:46,780 --> 00:15:50,241
Tell me every word
that transpired between you.

332
00:15:50,742 --> 00:15:52,118
I'll get my answers,

333
00:15:52,159 --> 00:15:55,079
even if I have to rip them
out of your brain.

334
00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:58,165
What sort of cruel monster
are you?

335
00:15:58,207 --> 00:16:01,628
How could you say something
so awful and aggressive to me?

336
00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:03,755
From the way you're talking,

337
00:16:03,797 --> 00:16:05,757
I can tell you're serious,
aren't you?

338
00:16:05,799 --> 00:16:07,801
Shadows, scents, dark beasts.

339
00:16:08,175 --> 00:16:11,805
Tell me, are you...
actually human?

340
00:16:11,846 --> 00:16:13,222
[chuckles]

341
00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:14,808
What am I?

342
00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:18,937
Does seeing the real me
make you want to talk?

343
00:16:19,813 --> 00:16:22,690
You know what it means
that I've shown you this form?

344
00:16:22,732 --> 00:16:24,651
You shall obey me,

345
00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:26,402
or die.

346
00:16:27,528 --> 00:16:29,823
And your death
will be more painful

347
00:16:29,864 --> 00:16:31,449
than you can fathom.

348
00:16:31,491 --> 00:16:33,409
[NAIE] Today's just not my day.

349
00:16:34,285 --> 00:16:37,121
Yeah. Well, here we go.

350
00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:40,166
I suggest you tell me
what I want to hear.

351
00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:47,548
You don't have my permission
to pass out.

352
00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:53,888
- [electric crackling]
- [stuttering]

353
00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:55,055
[gasps]

354
00:16:55,097 --> 00:16:56,850
Ow! [groaning]

355
00:16:56,891 --> 00:16:58,601
You feeling awake now?

356
00:16:58,643 --> 00:17:00,144
Then talk to me.

357
00:17:01,312 --> 00:17:03,690
Yes, sir. Master knows best.

358
00:17:04,732 --> 00:17:06,275
[laughing]

359
00:17:06,317 --> 00:17:08,152
I just don't care anymore.

360
00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:09,779
[laughing]

361
00:17:11,071 --> 00:17:12,114
[KLEN] I see.

362
00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,742
So some of the events that
are unfolding at this school

363
00:17:14,784 --> 00:17:17,370
align with a portion
of the hero's legend.

364
00:17:17,912 --> 00:17:20,080
Zavthier also mentioned
the Village of Origin

365
00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:21,541
during our last discussion.

366
00:17:21,958 --> 00:17:24,836
I suppose I'll ask my servant
directly what happened.

367
00:17:25,586 --> 00:17:29,131
Now, tell me how these humanoids
are turning into dark beasts.

368
00:17:29,590 --> 00:17:32,134
[NAIE] Well, when my generation
was going through the trials,

369
00:17:32,176 --> 00:17:33,761
those who couldn't
master their crests

370
00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:35,847
always got turned
into dark beasts.

371
00:17:35,889 --> 00:17:36,890
In many instances,

372
00:17:36,931 --> 00:17:38,975
they never turned back
into humans.

373
00:17:39,017 --> 00:17:41,769
But now it seems
that's not the case anymore.

374
00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:43,646
It never happened to me,

375
00:17:43,688 --> 00:17:46,524
so this is all information
I got from other people.

376
00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:49,736
The trial is just a test to see
if you can force your power

377
00:17:49,777 --> 00:17:50,987
to obey you.

378
00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:54,198
If you can bend it to your will,
the power becomes yours.

379
00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:55,742
If you succumb to it, though,

380
00:17:55,783 --> 00:17:58,036
the dark beast
takes over your mind,

381
00:17:58,076 --> 00:18:00,997
and then the professors
or the other students kill you.

382
00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:04,333
Well, then, my servant may have
been caught up in this trial,

383
00:18:04,375 --> 00:18:06,544
so I shall wait to see
if she turns up.

384
00:18:07,628 --> 00:18:10,088
If she turned into a dark beast,
there would have been reports

385
00:18:10,130 --> 00:18:12,174
of her presence
on the campus already.

386
00:18:12,216 --> 00:18:13,885
And if she managed
to get her crest,

387
00:18:13,927 --> 00:18:16,303
then I would assume that
she'd have been back by now.

388
00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:18,305
[KLEN] Perhaps you're right.

389
00:18:18,347 --> 00:18:19,807
But there's also the possibility

390
00:18:19,849 --> 00:18:22,476
that she's trapped somewhere
in dark beast form.

391
00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:24,270
- [thuds]
- [whimpers]

392
00:18:24,771 --> 00:18:27,690
If that's true, then our
next objective is to find out

393
00:18:27,732 --> 00:18:29,275
who trapped her and why.

394
00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,779
If they know that she is
the hero who slew Drel,

395
00:18:32,820 --> 00:18:34,989
and have chosen
to imprison her anyway,

396
00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:36,365
then that means...

397
00:18:36,824 --> 00:18:37,825
[chuckles]

398
00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:40,745
...they must be trying
to find this book.

399
00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:42,288
They may be under
the false assumption

400
00:18:42,329 --> 00:18:44,206
that without her by my side,

401
00:18:44,498 --> 00:18:46,918
they'll have a much easier time
stealing it.

402
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,963
[NAIE] Wait,
I know I've seen it somewhere.

403
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:53,507
Those fools
have clearly underestimated me.

404
00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:55,969
- [crashes]
- Uh...

405
00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:57,762
[gasps]

406
00:18:59,055 --> 00:19:03,392
My roof!

407
00:19:05,311 --> 00:19:07,145
[♪ ominous music playing]

408
00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:21,368
[whimpering]

409
00:19:26,958 --> 00:19:28,334
This cannot be.

410
00:19:28,375 --> 00:19:29,418
[gasps]

411
00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:31,253
Hmm.

412
00:19:34,048 --> 00:19:36,134
[both gasp]

413
00:19:36,174 --> 00:19:38,970
Wait, Clevatess,
you can't mean...

414
00:19:43,181 --> 00:19:45,351
What-- What is that?

415
00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:49,229
A black spire?

416
00:19:55,235 --> 00:19:57,571
I hold in my hand
what you desire.

417
00:19:58,531 --> 00:19:59,782
[gasps]

418
00:19:59,824 --> 00:20:01,575
[KLEN] It's right here.

419
00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:03,911
If you want it, come and get it!

420
00:20:07,331 --> 00:20:08,624
[ANDREW] What is that tower?

421
00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:12,128
If I'm not mistaken,
the voice came from the top.

422
00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:15,255
- Andrew, it's him.
- Hmm?

423
00:20:15,297 --> 00:20:18,425
I can feel my crest aching
and shivering.

424
00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:22,096
It's a familiar ache.

425
00:20:22,930 --> 00:20:25,474
I've felt it
since I first laid eyes on him.

426
00:20:27,225 --> 00:20:28,853
That can only mean one thing.

427
00:20:29,395 --> 00:20:30,938
It must be him up there.

428
00:20:31,689 --> 00:20:34,150
- [Edison grunts]
- [RATHWELL] There we go.

429
00:20:34,192 --> 00:20:37,195
Looks like the Southern Lord
is up to something fun.

430
00:20:37,235 --> 00:20:38,738
Oh, my.

431
00:20:39,197 --> 00:20:40,573
Hey, check it out.

432
00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:41,741
What's that?

433
00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:44,202
[MIQUEL] Professor Barnes!

434
00:20:44,618 --> 00:20:46,286
I know, I'm looking right at it.

435
00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:48,706
And I heard the voice too.

436
00:20:49,456 --> 00:20:50,958
What is that thing?

437
00:20:53,127 --> 00:20:54,128
[students chattering]

438
00:20:54,670 --> 00:20:56,505
[STUDENT 1] Whoa, that wasn't
there this afternoon, right?

439
00:20:56,547 --> 00:20:59,133
- No. Why don't we check it out?
- No way!

440
00:20:59,842 --> 00:21:02,053
[STUDENT 3] Do you think this is
the trial we have to go through

441
00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:03,345
to receive our crests?

442
00:21:03,387 --> 00:21:04,555
[STUDENT 4] I hope not.

443
00:21:05,514 --> 00:21:07,307
- [ROMAIN] Remain calm.
- [students gasp]

444
00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:10,895
This is Headmaster Elro Romain.

445
00:21:11,229 --> 00:21:12,939
Release your fear.

446
00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:15,691
I am asking for both students
and faculty

447
00:21:15,733 --> 00:21:17,693
to stay tranquil and focus.

448
00:21:17,735 --> 00:21:20,238
This is a training exercise.

449
00:21:20,278 --> 00:21:21,488
Wait, this is training?

450
00:21:21,572 --> 00:21:23,824
[ROMAIN] Return to your rooms,
lock the doors,

451
00:21:23,866 --> 00:21:25,576
and fall into a deep sleep.

452
00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:26,911
Those of you with the strength

453
00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,747
to resist this command
shall remain behind.

454
00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:33,918
[ALL] Yes, understood.

455
00:21:39,297 --> 00:21:42,509
[MAN] Headmaster, is it okay
for us to act now?

456
00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:44,637
I know it's an emergency,

457
00:21:44,678 --> 00:21:47,265
but there are a great many spies
among us.

458
00:21:47,305 --> 00:21:48,766
I am unconcerned with that,

459
00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:51,727
for they are helpless
before the power of this book.

460
00:21:52,561 --> 00:21:55,606
But that,
that thing is different.

461
00:21:55,982 --> 00:21:59,277
That filthy invader has no place
on holy ground.

462
00:21:59,317 --> 00:22:02,905
For this is Solsein,
the sacred Village of Origin.

463
00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:03,948
[gasps]

464
00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:07,451
I will not allow
this abomination to remain!

465
00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:09,829
[grinding teeth]

466
00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:12,039
[♪ closing theme song playing]