02x07 - Mash Burnedead and the Musical Maestro

[bunniefuu]

Sorry to keep you waiting, my dear Mash Burnedead.

How splendid. It's like we're going on a field trip.

Nalcos.

It's heavy like a bowling ball.

What the... Mash can't return the serve!

He'll hit the wall!

Mash!

Mash!

Surely this isn't the end?

He's gone.

Where did he go?

Spine Magic...

Hell Fall!!

Look!

What?

He's unhurt! How in the world...

Just before slamming into the ground, Macaron created a sound cushion.

Whoa, I've never heard of Spine Magic before!

He was able to use magic.

Also, is no one going to call out Mushroom Head on naming a throw like a magic spell?

More... Let me enjoy this a lot more!

Nalcos.

Nalcos Conte!

Uh-oh! If they hit an att*ck at point-blank range...

He stopped it?

What's going on?

It's obvious you're attempting to guard something.

If you have something to guard, we cannot fight our utmost.

Go set it aside.

No way. Can this be?

Is this what you call chivalry?

No, this is for my own enjoyment.

A-Amazing!

This is truly a back-and-forth match! The entire venue is on edge!

What was that useless exchange there?

So freaky. I want those wasted seconds back.

Neither of them have gone all out yet.

They're still testing each other.

Macaron's Secondth would put them a step ahead.

But if both sides go all out, the match will end in an instant.

Now, I'll have you let me enjoy all this, Mash Burnedead.

'Kay.

Do show me what you're capable of.

Sounds Fa!

Don't treat it like it's some parlor trick.

My spells are not something that you can punch to topple.

What now?

In other words, you are most poorly matched against me.

Sounds Fa!

That's useless.

So one-sided.

So much difference in their personal magic.

I can't block it. It feels like it comes from within.

This is quite a letdown.

How unfortunate.

It seems you weren't my tartare after all.

Sounds Surround Orchestra!

That's...

...not good!

This is the finale.

Mash!

Mash!

He didn't stand a chance after all.

That was overwhelming.

Macaron indeed is a true genius.

Macaron didn't even need to go all out to finish this match.

He disappeared?

What the? They're suddenly buried!

What the hell is going on?

He emerged from underground!?

You can't possibly have done that so sound doesn't reverberate.

What's going on?

I watched it happen.

Right before being hit with the spell, Mash dug into the ground and jumped down.

Sound waves oscillate.

But that oscillation decreases as it meets with obstacles.

So he dampened the sound by diving underground?

No, sound travels super fast. Freaky.

Quadriceps Magic...

It can't be...

Guillotine Kick!

- Whoa. - Sick.

No way.

He took out Macaron in one blow!

Mash Burnedead is such a champ!

Mushroom Head is still claiming that is really magic?

H-He's on top!?

I didn't think I'd ever see anyone pinned down in magic school!

I-It's a beatdown!

What a fierce rush falling down onto Macaron.

I-It's not stopping!

Does he need to go that far?

No. Mash Burnedead understands.

This is what I have been seeking.

I will take you on in my serious form.

Sounds Metamorphosis!

H-Hey, that's...

A child?

You have hair.

To make me look like this...

You really are...

guilty.

They transformed.

So that's...

Margarette Macaron's true form.

They're making the pinky X.

I wonder how Mushroom Head is doing on the selection exam.

As usual, I'm hot stuff today.

Mr. Ryoh, there's big trouble!

There's a report that Innocent Zero is on the move again!

Innocent Zero is?

W-We are... Innocent Zero.

That boy belongs to us.

Hands off.

They're after Mushroom Head.

What should we do?

Get security on it immediately.

For now, we'll need Orter and Kaldo over at Easton to buy us some time.

So, who's on the move?

One of the leaders?

Actually...

it's Innocent Zero himself.

Well, that's really bad.

Um... You've turned into a child.

I haven't simply turned into a child.

This is my form when I unleash my innate magical power.

I will let you take a good look at my magic now.

No!

What's this about?

Macaron teleported!

Anyway, is Mash's ear his weakness?

Unleashing magical power also unleashes more spells I can use.

- Which means, in my current form— - That's enough.

Huh?

They disappeared?

Over here.

Way over there?

I told you. As my current self,

I am sound itself.

A muscle-type human like me?

Of course not!

What the... They're moving super fast!

Magic that allows them to travel via sound.

They're literally moving at the speed of sound.

Trying to catch them without magic means you have to move faster than sound.

An att*ck that lands at the same time when you hear it...

All things considered...

You really are a tough one.

But...

Now I have you.

He's gone?

What the...

How'd he dodge that?

How did you...

He used the properties of sound transfer.

Sound travels faster through liquids than gases, and even faster through solids.

GAS / LIQUID / SOLID - Sound travels faster through liquids than gases, and

even faster through solids.

By touching the wall,

Mushroom Head felt the sound slightly faster than the att*ck landing.

But, it was his otherworldly reflexes that pulled it off.

It's useless. I have this on my side.

Tartare sauce?

When did he...

I can't make any sound like this.

Did Mash get 'em?

It's a temporary solution at best.

It's still anyone's game.

I have no idea how things will turn out from here.

No, but Macaron has their Secondth.

It's only appropriate to see them at a disadvantage.

I accept you.

I'm saying you are a worthy opponent.

Sounds Secondth...

Death Gong.

What's this?

This will incapacitate anyone who hears it. Call it a death knell.

In one minute, it will ring out, covering an area two km wide.

The only way to stop it is to take my wand away from me.

Which means, you have to catch me fleeing at the speed of sound within one minute

or you lose.

Even though Mash really runs fast...

Aren't we gonna get caught in it too since we're within two km?

The only saving grace is that it's limited to within the arena.

That said, if it's against a fleeing opponent, he can't use the same tactics as earlier.

You're in an absolute crisis, Mash.

Now, here goes.

Useless. So useless. You only have seconds left.

Crap! Time just keeps ticking.

Twenty...

Mash!

Fifteen...

Mash!

You have less than ten seconds left. This match...

He forcefully blocked off their front escape route!

I have two choices to run right or left.

Right!

You gambled, sensing that you can't deal with me with just reflex.

A feint?

But still weak.

I gained enough distance for him to barely not reach.

It's impossible to get a hold of me.

With just the power of his pinky? No way!

That Mushroom Head won the sonic chase!

Now he's one step away from Divine Visionary.

Without using magic... Quite the fellow we've got.

I'm smitten.

I accept defeat.

I'm glad... I'm so glad, Mash.

Don't you be crying!

Dot, you're crying too!

You overcame your biggest obstacle.

Congratulations, Mash!

To think he'd win against Macaron without using magic.

Interesting. You really are an interesting one.

Wh-What's this tremor?

What's going on?

Hey, over there! Look at the sky!

There's a cr*ck in the sky!

That's...

Greetings, everyone.

I-Innocent Zero.

I've been looking for you, Mash Burnedead.

Oh, how beautiful. I didn't think I'd find you alive.

I felt despair thinking I would never obtain you.

My dear, sweet...

...son.

By incorporating you into me, I will become complete.

Now, shall we?

You shall not.

I cannot simply hand that child over to you...

Innocent Zero.

Right when he won against the powerful Margarette Macaron, Innocent Zero invaded.

Innocent Zero, who called Mash his son. What is he up to?

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