02x23 - Love Me Down to My Blood and Guts

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Wonderful!

Wonderful! Wonderful!

That one's already—

Ah... That hurt.

This is pain.

It makes me feel so alive.

Damn it...

This ain't funny.

Boss did say this bitch wouldn't die easy, but still...

Do you dislike women such as me?

My wounds heal instantly, meaning I can fight forever.

Do you feel there's any point in fighting a woman like me?

Don't be dumb!

I'll just keep kickin' your ass, no matter how many times you heal!

How truly wonderful...

And that's exactly why it's so sad.

Huh?

You sense the presence of mabeasts, don't you?

And it appears someone else is here besides your sister.

Isn't your concern dulling the force of your att*cks?

Hah! Like hell it is! Not for Boss and his buddy!

No matter how many mabeasts show up,

he's just gonna laugh as he sends 'em all flyin'!

Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Can't! No way!

Did letting Garfiel work by himself backfire on us?

Don't sound so disheartened.

He might be out there right now, screaming that we're all just fine!

Subaru, are you all right?

I guess it's time...

to make use of my unparalleled knowledge of the modern world!

Bring it, you giant dog!

Taste the very spirit of science!

Dust expl*si*n!

Er... huh?

Wait!

What did I tell you?!

Instead of doing weird stuff like that...

It's faster to do this!

I spent all my money on this! It's the best oil out there!

Help yourself!

Spocha?!

Did that... k*ll it?

Damn, why didn't that work?

Not enough dust? Not enough firepower?

Oh, come on!

You used too much oil!

Well, I couldn't very well be stingy with it!

We can't put that out! We gotta run!

Otto!

The escape route in the office should still be intact.

Get Rem out.

Right. I'll take good care of her.

Subaru?

Sorry, but I can't escape with you guys.

We have to split up.

But why?!

Sorry, Petra...

but there's one more left to save.

Beatrice-sama?

Once I bring her back, be her friend, okay?

I know you'll like her.

She's really fun to tease.

I'm counting on you guys! If I burn to a crisp,

write on my gravestone that the cause of death was Otto's oil.

I have no interest in walking on that bed of nails.

Just come back alive, or I'll throttle you.

Subaru! Be careful!

Face the disaster that is yet to come.

I hate you. I hate you.

I hate you so much.

Since the day I met you, I've hated you so much,

I can't bear it.

The disaster that is yet to come?

Does that mean this is the future?

You're a hero.

A hero is all you can be.

I...

Thanks for the help!

...you cannot even wield the sword without it, thief?!

Subaru, I know you and Emilia-neesama are both tired.

I'm sorry.

And yet I ended up just weighing you down further...

My precious granddaughter has grown into such a fine young lady, no?

I'm sorry.

If that's the case, I should've just been wrapped up in that cave and left for dead!

I'm sorry I couldn't k*ll you.

Under no circumstances shall I be k*lled by something as nonsensical as a curse!

There, you see? I win again.

To think someone I wanted to k*ll so badly turned out to be a kind person.

If I bend my knee and lose my sword, what is left for me?

What a nightmare.

What's so hard about sayin' "I don't want to be alone"?

I'm gonna k*ll you just like I promised, Natsuki Subaru!

I made the realization

that I have not walked alone all this time, that is all.

I suppose we must shed every last drop of blood in our bodies to atone.

You can just stand there running in place!

Magic, dragons, whatever stands in my way, I'll destroy it!

Why won't the soul take hold?!

I believe praying to ask for a favor is arrogant.

Prayer should be for seeking forgiveness.

Is this...

Echidna?

You will regret reaching out so readily

for a feast offered by a witch.

Good girl. Not turning around is the right choice.

Wh-Who are you?

I'm, um... you know...

a witch so terrifying, it'll make your hair stand on end!

Where's Echidna?

Well, she said she doesn't want to see you.

She must have had a terrible time in the trial.

I guess so.

I hurt her really badly at the end of it.

How did the third trial look to you?

I saw lots of very sad worlds.

Was that really the future?

It was a possible one.

Of course, showing you only unpleasant futures

was undoubtedly her way of bullying you.

Yeah. Echidna is definitely a mean girl.

You're content with just calling that "mean"?

How can you look so relaxed?

Huh?

Well, it's just weird.

You saw all those terrible futures, and yet...

But it's not guaranteed, right?

A future like that is possible,

but there's a chance it won't be like that.

As long as I know that, it's fine.

I can always fight it.

You don't think you'll break right away?

If I was alone, maybe.

But they won't let me be alone.

You're pretty strong.

That part of you is nothing like your mother.

Huh?! Are you saying you know my—

Yes, I know her well, but I can't tell you more.

I promised I wouldn't.

I understand.

I won't ask you anything, then.

You're sure?

I know what it's like when you can't say something,

rather than just not wanting to.

Besides...

My mother is Mother Fortuna.

I see.

I guess her evil plots do good things sometimes.

Are you... crying?

I'm not crying!

I don't cry. I don't have the right to cry now.

Nobody needs to have the right to—

What did I tell you? Not turning around was the right choice.

You're a bad girl.

Go straight ahead, and the trial will be over.

The barrier will be opened.

Hey, witch...

If you see Echidna, could you tell her something for me?

What?

Next time we meet, let's have a tea party.

With you and the other witches, if possible.

Sure, I'll tell her.

If she doesn't want to come, I'll drag her there by the scruff of her neck!

It's open...

Who is this?

This should be Echidna's grave...

Wow... This is the spell generating the barrier?

It's so incredible, I have no idea what it's doing.

I think... right here.

Yeah. It just ended.

I need to tell all the people who are waiting for me.

Huh?!

What did I tell ya?

Mabeasts are a piece o' cake for the boss!

Don't you think you might be overestimating him?

Come on, Rock Piggie! Get up already!

Maylie, I was hoping you'd stay out of my way.

Elsa?!

Ugh! I had to go through so much work because you rushed things!

Show a little remorse, would you?!

Garf!

This is where you were?

Big Sis?! Why the hell are you still here?!

Where's Boss and the kid?!

I have completed the mission entrusted to me.

You know why I remain here, do you not?

You sisters sure are givin' us hell!

Sisters?

Yes, we are sisters.

So it seems that, oddly enough, both of our sibling duos are complete.

Can I assume this is a good time for a fresh start?

Garf, do not worry about my—

Hah!

They say the Master Swordsman Reid laughed as he drew his sword against a dragon!

That's an idiom used to describe someone who's crazy.

Yep, I know!

That's my divine protection of earth spirits.

So long as my feet are on the ground,

everything I can see is within my strike range!

Maylie, don't take a single step forward.

Big Sis, stay behind me and watch.

Garf! I will handle this one!

Rock Piggie!

Get crushed flat!

N-No...

No!

Elsa!

Do something!

What a sl*ve-driver you are.

While your body becomes injured all over,

my wounds continue to heal themselves.

Are you starting to find it unfair?

Huh?

I ain't broken yet.

If I just keep killin' ya until you die, you'll die.

Right, vampire?!

You know?

I always liked readin' books.

One of the witches was a vampire a long time ago.

That witch is dead, so I can k*ll you, too.

If you swear you'll never do bad sh*t again,

I might just let ya off the hook.

You really are absolutely precious.

Gusteco, the land to the north where I was born,

was a very, very cold place.

I was abandoned as a child.

I hurt people and stole from them day after day.

I had no time to think about things like living or being happy.

One day, during a blizzard, I was stealing from a shop,

and its owner captured me.

Shut up! No one asked!

Since I was a girl, he took off both my clothes and my underclothes...

But I just happened to find a shard of glass.

I didn't give it any thought.

I just drove it into his belly.

At that moment, even as I felt like I might freeze in that blizzard,

I had a thought...

Blood and innards are so very warm.

If there is happiness in this world,

it is the warmth that makes one forget the cold.

It was the first happiness I ever found.

You can't understand that, can you?

If ya know that, why the hell did ya blather on about it?

Why, indeed...

It must be because you're so very endearing.

Sorry, but there's already a girl I like.

I ain't got time for some psycho bitch!

How cold.

But that's all right.

It's only your insides that I have business with.

I will k*ll you, Elsa Granhiert.

My love for you will begin after I k*ll you, Garfiel Tinzel.

Elsa!

What a thrill.

You all right?

Being too reckless is bad for you, y'know.

No need for concern.

Thanks to you, Great Spirit, at least I'm able to fight.

I was correct to bring you outside.

I can't have that place—specifically, that magic crystal—destroyed.

Of course, you should still be able to achieve your goal.

Will you not attempt to do so?

You mean I should ask the great spirit to stall you,

and use that opening?

You jest.

Even if I do that, my wish will never be fulfilled.

That said, things will only get worse if we continue.

You did strike terror in me, but even a great spirit is not perfect.

I have to commend your meticulousness.

When did you put the spell on Lia?

Before heading for the Sanctuary.

Doctoring the contract between you and Emilia-sama

while she was depressed after a fight with Subaru-kun was simple.

You wanted Lia to stay discouraged?

Yes.

Restricting Subaru-kun's actions took more effort than anything else.

He is the last key to the unlocking of my dearest wish.

Unlike you, I am not merely testing him to see if he is worthy of my dear daughter.

Don't get cocky, witch's disciple.

Am I correct in guessing that you now remember what happened before your contract?

There are plenty of guesses you could make.

But...

I was remembering a man who spoke a lot like you.

Is it so I'd remember that wound, or perhaps a warning?

Either way, it's just backward-facing.

Backward-facing, indeed...

Yes, of course. I am forever looking back upon the past.

For me, all the wonderful things that ever happened were in the past.

All that exists now is a phony standing atop a pile of corpses.

I'm not going to find fault with what you are.

But...

What?

You're going to make Betty sad, Roswaal.

Ul Goa!

What a childish way to react just because I hit the bull's-eye!

El Fu—

Too late.

Get back!

If you don't get up now, the next one'll hit you, and you'll lose.

You make it sound so simple...

I could not be more disappointed, Ram.

I wanted your wish to come true.

I wanted you to exact justice for your brethren and find happiness.

Ram?

After repeating it so many times,

after touching upon it so many times,

you still haven't realized my true intentions.

I only wish I was just a demon

burning with hatred in her wish to avenge her brethren.

If I were only out for revenge,

my heart would not hurt so.

But...

Roswaal-sama,

I...

love you.

Is something wrong?

Wrong?

Are you making fun of me? After all this?

I only said what I truly feel.

I know that can't be true!

You love me? How dare you say that?!

I am the one you hate!

I am the man who caused the destruction of your homeland!

I know you hated me so much that you wanted to k*ll me!

That was true at first, but not now.

What's true now is...

I love you.

Who would believe in such a cheap emotion?!

What of your revenge?

Did you not swear on the souls of your brethren to achieve it?!

I do feel as if I've wronged my brethren.

But I cannot help that I love you.

I will prioritize my own feelings over those of the dead.

Great Spirit!

You got it!

Next to my beloved daughter, it's girls in love that I'll always side with!

Petty tricks!

Where are you looking?

It can't be...

Surprise! I just got bigger, that's all!

Wh-What...

That's—

As far as I'm concerned,

this is the root of all evil.

Now, at last...