01x10 - A Powerful Mage

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Flamme.

You mean "Master."

What is it?

Do you really think it's unfair?

Frieren, do you remember Basalt's last words?

No.

Their kind uses words only to deceive humans.

That's right.

They're nothing more than monsterscapable of speech.

That's the true nature of thecreatures I call demons.

They don't play fair,so we must be even more unfair.

If it allows me to exterminate demonkind,then I will gladly embrace this dishonor.

Like a fairy tale

It's a sign the story has reached its end

Like a single passage taken from

A journey that was too long

Of the evil that once cast a shadow

Across this land

And the memories of the short journey

With the hero who defeated it

FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY'S END

The story ends

And the hero goes to sleep

Leaving this land with

Days of peace and quiet

The passage of time heartlessly

Makes people forget

Even the tracks left behind by his life

Begin to rust

Just the same

Your words and wishes and courage

Are still inside of me

And they live on

We chose the same path

That's all it was supposed to be

Why is it that at some point

I wanted to understand the reason for

The tears that fall down my cheeks

Even now

If I retrace the journey we walked together

Even though you're not there

I know I'll be able to find it

EPISODE : A POWERFUL MAGE

The bleeding won't stop.

This is the end.

Your plan has failed.

You're right.

But Frieren won't escape unscathed.

She must be fighting Lady Aura by now.

Previously, we were forced toretreat by the party of heroes.

But this time, there areno heroes to protect her.

It's true that Frieren is a thr*at to us,

but she has far less mana than Lady Aura.

If she engages her directly,Frieren will lose.

Then Frieren will win.

She'd never directly engage a demon.

I know she'll trick Aura and k*ll her.

Nonsense.

Frieren the Slayer has alwaysengaged us directly.

Why do I feel like something is wrong?

This girl's mana is weak,

and yet I was overwhelmed by thesheer number of her rapid att*cks.

But how was she able to do thatwithout exhausting her mana?

I understand now. Is that even possible?

So Frieren does the same.

What you've done isn't fair.

You're a disgrace to all mages.

Ms. Frieren knows that better than anyone.

What a dreadful sight.

Looks like an elf village.

Basalt the Throne,

a general of the Demon King's army.

He must've led his forces hereto destroy this village.

Are you the one who k*lled him?You seem nearly dead yourself.

That's a lot of mana.

You must be powerful.

Did you engage the demons directly?

What a fool you are.

Why do people always engagetheir enemies directly?

Run, hide, take your enemies by surprise...

There are plenty of other options.

I'll never understand strong mages.

But you do.

What?

You should understand how I feel...

because you're a far more powerful mage.

What makes you say that?

Just a feeling.

What's your name?

What happened to the village?

Its people are dead, down tothe last woman and child.

I was the strongest, but I stillcouldn't protect them.

You really are a fool.

If I'd been in your shoes,I wouldn't have hesitated to run.

Put me down.

No.

You have potential.You're going to be my apprentice.

And you know you wouldn't have survivedif I hadn't happened upon you.

On top of failing to protect the village,you nearly d*ed yourself.

Your death truly would've been in vain.

We're being pursued.

They're stronger than the general you k*lled.

Interesting creatures, aren't they?

They had every intentionof catching us off guard

by concealing their manauntil just before they struck,

but the moment they realized we were mages,they stepped out into the open.

They're cunning and they don't play fair,

but every last one of them has a ridiculoussense of pride when it comes to magic.

Human mage, leave the elf girl and go.

Will you let me go if I do?

"k*ll all the elves."

Those were the Demon King's orders.

Your life matters not to me.

I see.

Frieren, it's true that I'm painfully awareof what it's like to be a powerful mage.

I know exactly how these creatures feel, too.

I know the absolute confidence theyhave in the magics they've studied.

In other words, they're stupidlyproud and overconfident.

Frieren, unlike you,they judged me a weakling.

Though they were exceptional mages,their overconfidence cost them their lives.

You hid your strength by controllinghow much mana you release.

That's right.

Deceive and k*ll your enemies by allowingthem to miscalculate your strength.

It's a cowardly and unfair way to fightthat makes a mockery of magic.

Your injuries are looking a lot better.

Shall we begin your training?

Flamme.

You mean "Master."

Demons took everything from me.

Me, too.

I hate them so much that I wishI could exterminate every last one.

Me, too.

But I love magic.

So do I.

Which is why only you and I should becomecowards who make a mockery of magic.

What should I do to train?

Try limiting the mana you releaseto one-tenth of its normal volume.

Impressive. You're controlling it well.

Any elf can do this.

While you do that, we'll work on yourfundamentals and raise your base mana level.

That's all?

Simple, right?

By the way, how long shouldI keep suppressing my mana?

It starts to get tiringif I do it for too long.

As long as I do.

For life.

You'll spend your entire life fooling demons.

Lügner is dead.

Now all your executionershave been eliminated.

You've failed, Aura.

You're right. It's a shame.

But if I can defeat you here,then it won't have been for nothing.

In this battle, you've released numerousimmortal soldiers from my control.

Was it wise to expend so much mana against me?

The Scales of Obedience.

When two souls are placed on the scale,

whichever has more manaforces the other to submit.

Aura can only use such a risky spellbecause of her tremendous amount of mana.

Generally speaking,

a person's mana increases in proportionwith the time spent training.

I can feel it in the mana pouring off Aura.

She's a great demon who has livedfor over five hundred years,

and she's spent most of her life training.

Five hundred years, huh?

That's fairly long-lived for a demon.

I doubt she's been challenged before.

I can learn so much just fromthe mana flowing off her.

Regardless, demons don't concealtheir mana—nor can they.

A pity.

Auserlese.

Master.

Demons are cunning, aren't they?

Why don't they constantly suppresstheir mana like you do?

They can't.

Demons are individualists,

but they form the barest connectionsneeded to fight against humankind.

What do you think an organizationneeds to function?

Order?

That's right.

In other words, you need someoneimportant to lead an organization.

In the case of humans,

importance is determined by statusand wealth, like they do in this nation.

That well-dressed man exitingthat palace is a man of importance.

It's hard to tell which humans are important,

so they dress themselves upto make it obvious.

Demons are different?

They haven't changed a bitsince they were monsters.

Might makes right.

It's far easier to understand than humans.

You can tell who's strongjust by looking at them.

You mean mana.

Mana is to them what statusand wealth are for humans.

It's dignity itself.

They may temporarily suppresstheir mana for the sake of stealth,

but none are foolish enoughto suppress their mana all the time.

It's the difference between a noblesneaking out into town incognito

and that same noble debasing themselves byabandoning their status and wealth entirely.

The world of demons is cruel.

They'd never grant any dignityto those with little mana.

So the stronger they are, the more desperatethey are to show off their mana.

For them, there's no benefit toconstantly suppressing their mana.

It doesn't even occur to them to do it.

It's a pity, isn't it?

Just as humans are bound by statusand wealth, demons are bound by mana.

Despite their pride inand unparalleled love for magic,

they can't control their own mana.

Frieren, you're lucky you're not a demon.

You're right. I wouldn't be ableto deceive them if I were.

It's been three years since youstarted suppressing your mana.

Looks like I was right about you.

You've grown much better at that.

Frieren, do you still love magic?

Where did that come from, Master?

Somewhat, I suppose.

Long ago, you once confidentlyanswered that you loved magic.

That was only fifty years ago.

You're right.

In the end, all I could dowas teach you to fight.

Magic for revenge.

Do you regret it?

No. I'm glad I taught my magic to you.

Given how long you'll live,

you might eventually become strongenough to defeat the Demon King.

Frieren, I have one request.

What is it?

Plant flowers around my grave.

That doesn't seem like you.

I know.

Frieren, my favorite spellcreates a field of beautiful flowers.

My parents taught it to me when I was little.

It's what made me love magic.

Huh.

Teach me that spell.

Listen to me, Frieren.

You must never seek to leaveyour name in history.

Live in obscurity.

You won't leave your name in historyuntil you defeat the Demon King.

I've heard there's a long-livedmage in these woods.

Are you her?

I've lived a long time, but I haven'tdone much with my life.

I'm not exceptional.

Huh. What do you think, Heiter?

She has roughly one-fifth of my mana.

It's not bad.

Who's this irritating guy?

Leave. You don't have businesswith a mediocre mage, do you?

No, you're stronger thanany mage I've ever met.

What makes you say that?

Just a feeling.

Auserlese.

You seem happy, Aura.

Are you certain you'll win?

You'll see.

Frieren the Slayer.

You made your first majorappearance eighty years ago.

With the party of heroes,you defeated the Demon King.

You're a mysterious elven magewhose age is unknown.

But it doesn't matter howlong-lived a mage you are.

Your mana tells me everythingI need to know.

I can see it quite clearly.

You're an exceptional mage,but your mana itself is unimpressive.

You can't have had more than ahundred years or so of training.

Not only that, but you've barelychanged since eighty years ago.

Were you honing other skillsinstead of working on your mana?

Or were you simply wasting your life away?

Either way, you are no match for me.

I win.

All that's left is to sever your head myself.

It wasn't even necessaryto exhaust Frieren's mana.

I needn't have been so cautious.

She defeated many of myimmortal soldiers, too.

I'll have to replenish their numbers later.

What's this?

The scales are starting to tip toward Frieren.

You placed my soul on the scales, Aura.

Honestly, I would've been in troubleif you'd tried to overwhelm me with numbers.

I'm glad you're so confident in your own mana.

Now I can finally defeat you.

What do you mean?

You should've figured it out by now.

I've been suppressing my mana.

You misjudged the situation, Aura.

That's impossible. That wouldn'thave escaped my notice.

There was no hint of the instabilityor variation in mana output

that comes with suppression.

I'm surprised. Demons are capableof observing mana that precisely?

Sounds like my master made theright call with her methods.

I've spent most of my lifesuppressing my mana.

This state has become natural for me.

Are you stupid? Why would youdo something so pointless?

You're right. It's stupid.

But it lets me b*at your kind.

This is absurd.

I'm a great demon who's livedfor over five hundred years.

Aura, the person standing before you...

is a mage who's livedfor over a thousand years.

Frieren.

Just as demons deceive humankind with words,

you must use your mana to deceive demons.

Aura,

k*ll yourself.

Impossible.

H-How could I...?

And you alright

Can you hear me

Trailing along deserted train tracks

Crying excessively

Wanting you to smile

I hold on to memories I'd like to keep fresh

There's something I'd like to tell you

With words more precious than a goodbye

Unremarkable yet special

See, things that couldn't have been

Seen if it weren't for these eyes

Why? They begin to overflow

So, if I were to be born again

I would surely choose this place once more

So, if we were to meet again

I'd never let you go, I'd choose the present

Even if no promises were made

Even if I'm lost in days of loneliness

Those tears will be alright,dawn will surely break

I'm whispering our lullaby

for you to come back home

- Do you have someone to praise you?- You're traveling to heaven, then?- I'm not sure I understand...

- You've got a nice body, old man.- The largest magical city in thenorthern lands, Äußerst.

- What's a first-class mage?- The largest magical city in thenorthern lands, Äußerst.

- What is that trinket?- It means we're elves.

EPISODE WINTER IN THE NORTHERN LANDS- It's the winters of the northern lands.