01x06 - Sisters, Monsters, Spellbound Swords, and Brothers

[bunniefuu]

Sit.

FLUFF

Shake.

Stand.

Well done!

Shiro quickly learns

simple tricks like these, but

Let's say I want Shiro

to spin three times and then bark,

how can I give precise commands

regarding how fast, where, and how loudly?

I tried inscribing the instructions

into my spells, but

Shiro can't understand my spells to begin

with and just starts dancing in confusion.

I see.

It'd be great if someone knowledgeable

about monsters could teach you

A monster expert

There is one with such knowledge!

I'm probably thinking

of the exact same person

Perhaps we should pay a visit

to Princess Alieze's nursery tower.

I'm not so keen on this

She owns a tower like this?

Just what kind of person is this Alieze?

She's the sixth princess of Saloum,

Alieze de Saloum.

My sister, older by three years.

As you can see, she's a huge animal lover.

She keeps everything here,

from cats and dogs,

to reptiles, birds, and even monsters.

Lloyd!

BAM

Lloyd! Lloyd! Lloyd!

Long time no see, Alie

SMOOCH

Prince Lloyd! Please hang in there!

This is an emergency! I must give him CPR!

I was wondering why you suddenly ran off

Eris!

Why do you always

immediately kiss Prince Lloyd

the moment you see him?

Because he's so cute.

So?

Is this bearwolf the reason

you came to see me?

His name is Shiro.

I'm surprised you immediately know

that it's a bearwolf.

Just from intuition!

He got affected

by this "mana" thing, didn't he?

Let's leave.

It doesn't seem that Princess Alieze

even understands what mana is.

I doubt she can teach how to communicate

heart-to-heart with monsters.

Now, now, let's wait a little longer.

Alieze, can we see your monster, too?

She's already here.

Let me introduce her.

This is Liru, a lesser fenrir.

It's a monster of a tier higher

than bearwolves!

It somehow managed

to evade my Spectral Detection

But more importantly

Here, you can have it back.

When did she even give the command?

She must've given the order to come here

while the fenrir was still behind us.

Or more precisely, "Take Sylpha's hairband

without her noticing and stand there."

If that was the instruction Alieze gave

that means she managed to send a lot

of information without any movement.

Incredible! How does she do that?

I need to know!

Alieze, please teach me!

I want to be able to communicate

with Shiro like you!

It will not be easy, mind you.

Great! I love a good challenge!

Then I shall teach you

how to communicate with animals.

The secret is

Is?

Love!

Huh?

Indeed, love!

Yes, as long as you have love,

you and any kind of monster

will be able to understand each other!

FLOP

See?

It's pointless to try to be like her.

She might be a genius, or maybe

just like a bait to the animals.

Bait? You're so mean, Eris!

Everyone can do it if they try!

You just need to fwoomph

and then go bwaah!

What?

Hey!

Please stop messing around!

Let's leave, Prince Lloyd!

Love is too vague to be of any help!

Prince Lloyd?

I see I didn't think about that!

Oh my!

Prince Lloyd

is interested in love?

Sylpha!

HUG

Prince Lloyd!

You're always so kind and warm.

Yes perhaps that is because of my love!

Love is so intriguing.

Teach me more, Sylpha.

If that is your wish, by all means

I've been trying to give orders to Shiro.

But what you did to the animals

it's not giving orders,

you were empathizing with them.

When all the animals

started moving just now,

I saw mana radiating

from your head to the animals.

Not from your fingers,

but straight from your head to theirs.

You unconsciously link your mind

with the animals with magic

and send the thoughts directly.

Not giving orders

RUN RUN RUN

but transmitting my thoughts

TWIRL, TWIRL, TWIRL

WOOF

Sync

our feelings together!

What?

But he hasn't given any orders!

Spin three times, and then

Great! That was perfect, Shiro!

The speed, the location,

the bark, everything!

Prince Lloyd must be a genius!

Linking your mind with them

That's just like a monster tamer!

Indeed, though it was a bit

different than what I imagined.

You're wrong!

POU

It's love! I'm not linking, controlling,

or anything that complicated!

Yes, of course love is important.

You only have your abilities

because you love animals.

And besides,

you can share your thoughts,

but the animals won't do anything

unless they empathize with you.

Love is so incredibly deep!

Lloyd!

Wait, Alieze! Your mind is still

linked with the animals!

Cut it out! Cut it out now!

You too, Sylpha! Eris! Let me go!

RAGGED

What an ordeal

My deepest apologies.

But now I understand

how to communicate with monsters.

That's great.

Now then, let's do our best

at sword training as well!

Nope.

I have business with Lloyd.

Albert.

No, no. We're about to do

some sword practice.

RUMBLE

No, you've been keeping him

to yourself for too long.

What do you want to do today?

There's someone I want you to meet.

Who is it?

You remember him, don't you?

It's your brother,

Dian, the fourth prince.

Hey, it's been a while.

Dian?

Lloyd, I've heard the news of

how you enchanted Al's spellbound sword.

Well, yes

Sorry, but I find that hard to believe.

I want to see with my own eyes

if you can back up your claims.

You see, he's a blacksmith.

He transferred at the age of ten

to Bartram Kingdom

that's famous for smithing,

so he's got an interest

in enchantments as well.

I remember that.

He studied abroad to contribute to

the nation, even though he's a prince.

That's so admirable!

Enough about me!

Just start enchanting that sword already!

All the necessary stuff is already here!

It's impossible.

Enchantment by itself is already

an advanced technique,

and he applied it into

a spellbound sword of all things?

Not even the sorcerers in Bartram

are capable of that.

Damn you, Lloyd. You've turned into a liar

in the seven years I was gone.

I'll have to whip

some manners back into him.

Would this do?

Dian?

I can't blame him.

Even an amateur can tell.

The enchantment process is abnormal.

It's so fast, and yet so precise!

What's with all these layers of spells?

There's Reinforced Strength, Elasticity,

Cleansing, and even Self-Repair?

This This means

You're the real deal, Lloydy-boy.

Lloydy-boy?

With your help,

we might be able to realize it!

My dream of making

the ultimate spellbound sword!

The ultimate spellbound sword?

It's different from

just an enchanted sword!

You inscribe magic into them

during the smithing process,

so you can apply

even more advanced spells!

It can only be crafted by the union

of a sorcerer and a blacksmith!

You see, Lloydy-boy,

I've always been fascinated

with magic since I was a kid.

But it wasn't for me.

I have no talent for it.

But spellbound swords are amazing!

Anyone can sh**t fire

and cause a storm with a single swing!

I wish that everyone in this nation could

own a spellbound sword and use magic!

A spellbound sword that

allows everyone to use magic

It won't help me much,

but I'm curious about how to make one.

Let's do it, Dian!

Yeah! Call me "Boss"!

-I have a business to attend

-Boss!

Boss, what spell should we apply?

Let's do fire. I want a sword

that shoots fire when you swing it.

Nothing cooler than that.

Then let's use Infernal Fireball.

That's impossible.

Infernal Fireball is 14 verses.

A spellbound sword can only

have five verses at most.

Then I'll compress it into two verses.

Done.

-Here comes the first half.

-Okay

It broke the moment it was placed!

Was the spell too heavy?

I'll try to make it less dense,

that means three verses, no, four verses

Let me try again!

I'll make another one!

STARE

It broke again.

I'm sorry.

I've wasted so much mana essence

But why?

I already simplified it into

a regular fireball.

Why does it keep breaking?

It's not like him to have so much trouble

Don't worry, Lloydy-boy!

I'll hammer your spells into the steel,

no matter what.

Boss

TOUCHED

Master Lloyd.

What is it, Grim?

This mana essence

No need to feel bad!

Just keep going at it!

Besides, that mana essence

was super cheap anyway!

OH! I'LL BUY IT!

SUPER SALE

Water-class spell, Purification!

As expected, there's barely

any haematide in it.

SLUDGE

It's usable for normal enchantment,

but it's not pure enough

for spellbound swords.

So mana essence also has

varying qualities, huh?

Do you have any haematide around, Boss?

The stuff that's made

from monster cores, right?

Don't have any. They're rare, after all.

I thought so

No choice, I'll probably sneak into

a dungeon and hunt monsters again

DUNGEON

Oh, then how about we go

to a dungeon and hunt monsters?

What are you saying, Sylpha?

I'm a prince. There's no way I'd ever

After our monster hunting expedition,

I made a suggestion to the king.

In order to broaden your horizons,

it would be useful for you to see

more of the world outside.

His Majesty was very

agreeable to the idea.

Why not take your first step

as an adventurer

at the Adventurer's Guild!

So, how it's going?

Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild.

My name is Katarina.

To register, we will need your name,

age, residence, and job.

You can put your real information.

Once you finish filling out the form,

please place your hand on this crystal.

It'll measure your abilities

and determine your adventurer rank.

The ability-meter crystal

Right, they also used this when I entered

the Magic Academy in my previous life.

It's imbued with a minuscule

amount of mana.

When touched,

the mana courses through their body,

and uses that info

to measure their status.

It's off the chart?

BAM

If I touch it now,

I'm sure it'll blow up in my face!

That is not good! I'll stand out too much!

In any case, I have to further suppress

the mana that I've always kept down.

Make it smaller, even fainter

Compress it down

to the level of a plankton

TAP

ENDURANCE: F; STAMINA: F; DEXTERITY: F

STRENGTH: F; MAGIC: A

OVERALL: E

Look at that! An overall E!

Even the biggest chump

would at least get a D!

No, this is actually incredible.

An A in magic?

That's the level of an expert sorcerer!

That's odd.

I already suppressed my magic

to even less than a tenth

There's no mistaking it!

Mr. Lloyd has potential

to rival even the Silver Blader!

He can rival the Silver Blader?

You mean the mythically powerful warrior

that vanquished innumerable dungeons?

The legendary swordswoman

who rose to rank A

who then suddenly quit adventuring?

There's no way some rank E kid

can be her equal!

Miss Katarina, we would like to apply

for a dungeon quest right away.

Dungeon quests are only available

if you have at least a rank B

adventurer in your party.

I can re-register to fulfill

that requirement.

Now, now,

why don't you leave the kid behind

and go with us on a dungeon date?

You picked the wrong person to hit on.

Miss Sylpha is the Silver Blader

you just spoke of.

What?

Unfortunately, Ms. Sylpha,

if you re-register,

you'll go two ranks down to rank C.

I see.

If you need help,

then I don't mind lending a hand,

Lloyd.

How unfortunate. Let's go home.

Don't go!

How come you always show up?

Didn't you go on a journey

to search for Lloberto?

-About that.

-About what?

I can't find him at all.

I searched through all kinds of dungeons,

and ended up becoming stronger.

Before I knew it,

I was already close to reaching rank A.

So in exchange for my help,

please introduce me to Prince Albert!

Set me up on a tea party with him!

You're such a handful

So, how about this quest?

Hand that poncho back.

Heck no.

But still, I didn't know you were

such a prolific adventurer, Sylpha.

Pardon me.

I became an adventurer in order to train.

I was still learning back then.

Besides, there were some foes

that I even couldn't defeat as well.

You couldn't beat them?

Yes, I believe they were called

the Assassin's Guild.

SOME RANDOM DUNGEON

How is it going, Dian?

Doing great, Al!

Lloydy-boy should be back

in a couple of days.

Hopefully he'll get the materials then.

I see, so it'll take a couple of days

Wait

Is there a w*r coming?

Things are certainly not looking good.

Hang on a sec!

We just need a bit more time!

Once Lloydy-boy is back,

we'll mass-produce

the spellbound swords, and

The reason I brought you two together

was simply to see you two

get along together like old times.

You don't have to worry about the w*r.

But

But perhaps one day your swords

can help save our people.

And that would be wonderful.

So please continue

your spellbound sword research.

We might still make it in time.

Boss!

Al, that Lloydy-boy

No. Lloyd is one heck of a guy!

I know.

You see, Dian,

whenever I see Lloyd smile,

it gives me strength.

I feel like there's nothing I can't do.

Even all my worries get blown away.

See? It got blown away

More like it got obliterated

I went too far

I should tone it down from now on

THE SPELLBOUND SWORD NAMED

AFTER DIAN AND LLOYD: DILLORD

So tired!

So many things happened lately.

There's the material gathering,

the creation of DiLlord,

and then the mass production

of spellbound swords,

after I downgraded to a fireball spell.

Albert seems to be in a hurry as well.

I wonder if something's coming up soon.

There's something

in the courtyard.

What's this?

There's absolutely zero presence.

It's as if there's a blank void there.

Shiro is sensitive to this kind of thing,

but he hasn't noticed anything.

Alieze here! I'm going to teach you

something important!

It's love!

If there is love, then it's okay

to lump herbivores with carnivores!

Next on episode 7:

"Fighting the Assassins."

You shall witness the abyss of sorcery!