01x12 - I Shall Cut Through the World's Evils!

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Is that Could it be?

A hydra!

Hi there. It's me, Arc.

We had traveled to the Holy Revlon

Empire in search of kidnapped elves,

and now we have to fight this abomination.

That must be the infamous

ruiner of nations

Do you suppose the man from

before is controlling it?

There can be no doubt.

To think humans can control

a beast of such scale

And there are the rings, again.

We need to prepare more

before engaging this foe.

I propose a retreat.

It's noticed us!

Wiped off the bloody map! Serves 'em right!

How's that?!

How do you like a taste of my power?!

What don't you geezers understand?!

Why won't you give me the credit I'm due?!

No one in this clan can compare to me!

Fumba

You are weak.

What?!

In your weakness, you seek

out superficial strength.

How can you expect our approval

when you are devoid of discipline?

Fumba, a cur of your

standing would ordinarily

never be allowed an audience

with His Imperial Highness.

You needn't be so caustic, Velmoas.

Sire!

A monster sorcerer How amusing.

If your abilities benefit the empire,

I will not question your standing.

Show me your power, Fumba.

This is the hydra's power!

And with it, I'm unstoppable!

Everyone who looked down on me

will all be bowing to me!

It's feeding time!

Go and gorge yourself on that city!

Your Imperial Highness,

I'm helping myself to one of your towns

because a pet needs

to have a healthy diet

where it can eat its fill!

We're alive?

I'm glad the shield was

able to activate in time.

You defended against an attack

that could level a fortress with a shield?

What in the world are you, Sir Arc?

Just the traveling mercenary

hired by Lady Ariane

Wait, where is Lady Ariane?

Lady Ariane! Lady Ariane? Lady Ariane—

L-Lady Ariane?

I wasn't unconscious at the time, you know.

But I was under a layer of illusions

that kept being re-cast

And couldn't move.

Which means I could hear what

he said. I know what he did.

Come on, Arc.

Let's find him.

And then

for making me angry

and especially for what

he's done to my kin

we'll fill him with regret.

I agree with wanting

to defeat the monster tamer.

His control over that hydra makes him too

great a threat for my people to ignore!

He'll think that we're dead already.

That'll provide the perfect

opportunity for an ambush.

Arc, let's go.

Arc?

What about the hydra?

It's heading towards town.

There's little that can be done.

It's a giant monster that's earned

a reputation as a ruiner of nations

It's like a force of nature itself.

We can't

No, I'd say it's nothing like that.

Nothing can be done

to stop earthquakes and cyclones,

but a hydra can be k*lled.

Th-That's technically true, but

You think you can handle it, don't you?

But of course!

Chiyome, let's find the b*stard.

Right!

Arc.

Take care of it.

I have an update, Holy Emperor Domitianus.

The ruiner of nations has grown as expected,

and will be ready to be fielded shortly.

That is good to hear.

The employ rings being crafted from analyzing

Fumba's sorcery are nearly complete, as well.

Though control over the hydra

still requires that we use him.

But all the same, I should decide

what I'm going to do with Fumba.

Wh-What is that beast?!

Prepare the men for battle!

Have all the citizens evacuate

to the northern side of the city!

Seal the interior gates

once the soldiers have taken to the field!

We will defend the land and citizenry entrusted

to us by His Imperial Highness!

Wyvern Slash!

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Not a scratch after an attack like that, eh?

Shield Bash!

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And then chained into an

Armor Lariat!

Armor

Lariat

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What the hell is that rust bucket made of?!

It's bizarre enough he's alive

after taking the hydra's breath!

Dimension Move!

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The breath attack was a feint, then?

Sacrificing a head in order

to defeat me, eh?

Oops!

From the top-tier class, Sacred Knight

Combat Skill: Judgment!

Regenerating, as expected.

How very resilient.

It's easy to see how this creature

left its mark on mythology.

I've never used this

particular magic skill before

It is powerful, and its scale is grand,

meaning I cannot maintain it for long.

This will be over in five minutes!

I summon the Infernal Demon, Ifrit!

Now, ruiner of nations, you will

go no further, and know no escape!

Episode 12

I Shall Cut Through the World's Evils!

What in the world is that?

Ponta!

What the hell is that?

Did the rust bucket summon that thing?

Hydra! Show that monster—

There you are.

Oh, if it ain't the dark elf beauty.

What's this about?

You here to be mine, after all?

No. I'm here to k*ll you.

Look, sweetheart,

I know you're a tough customer

but don't get too c*ck!

c*ck?

Well, yeah!

You've seen what the hydra can do, right?

Compared to it,

you're less than a fart in the wind!

You're right.

The hydra is strong.

Its power is beyond comprehension.

But that power isn't yours.

What?!

You, yourself, are weak.

Weak?!

Me, the master of the bloody hydra?!

That's right.

You're weak, so you try to make a display

of strength by controlling that abomination.

You trample over the powerless in an attempt

to distract from your own weakness.

Fumba

You are weak.

Show me your power, Fumba.

Damn it. Her, too, eh?

The truly strong do not become conceited.

And they don't hesitate to use

their strength to defend the powerless.

I've learned that from the people around me.

That's the kind of strength I seek!

You're pissing me off.

Every last one of you is pissing me off!

No one wants to admit how good I am,

so I'll crush you all!

You're pretty fast, all right! And yet

This is the power you were talking about?

I'm not forgiving enough to fall

for the same trick twice.

You piece of trash!

Stop looking at me like that!

Maybe I'll let the hydra

take another shot at you!

Stupid brat!

The pattern!

I thought as much.

Those complex cursed markings

were what let you control monsters.

It's a remarkable technique.

But because of their intricacy,

the slightest disruption

is enough to make them stop working, right?

What have you b*tches done?!

Don't blame me for what happens now!

The hydra's beyond my control!

It's not gonna stop until it's

eaten everyone in that town!

It's all right, Chiyome.

That monster will never k*ll again.

Not with Arc around.

Now Now, hold on a tick

I was just doing what

the damned emperor ordered me to!

I'll apologize for k*lling

my share of elves, even!

I don't need your apologies.

You can give them to the people

you k*lled, when you see them.

W-Wait

Blazing embers, heed my call.

Consume all to ash!

sh*t! sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!

sh*t!

Though I doubt you'll be seeing them,

since you'll be in Hell.

You're not escaping!

Ifrit! Flame Hellion!

Flame Hellion

Um do you suppose that's?

For someone who talks

about wanting the quiet life,

he never hesitates to make a spectacle.

It seems that's the end of it.

Hey!

I'm glad to see you two are all right.

Did you settle things on this end?

Yes, thankfully.

Putting that aside what exactly is that?

A creature summoned from another dimension.

No worries, it should

disappear after another minute.

You don't do anything in half-steps, do you?

After a display like that, you'll be lucky

if people don't start worshiping it

Oh, I highly doubt that!

Oh

A Whispering Fowl?

It's from Danka.

This is Danka. I have news.

News?

Rhoden's second princess, Yuriarna,

has met with one of the great

elven elders, Lord Fangas.

You're saying the Rhoden

Kingdom will take responsibility

for searching for our missing kin?

Yes, Lord Fangas.

The persecution of these elves,

and the breaking of our

long-held pact, are crimes of men.

I swear, by the honor of the Rhoden

royal family, to atone for them.

I gratefully accept your offer.

I can't help but think

that there's more to it, however.

My older brother, the first prince, Sekt,

has the Great Revlon Empire's backing.

And my late brother,

the second prince, Dakares,

had the Holy Revlon Empire backing him.

I've heard as much.

Eastern and western Revlon are both heirs

to their shared culture and history,

where other races have faced

all matter of subjugation.

Should a monarch with their

backing take the throne,

I fear that cases such as these,

that threaten elves, will continue.

I see.

Then, in order to prevent such an outcome,

you'd ask for our backing

to make sure that you obtain

succession to the throne?

And in exchange,

should Revlon invade elvish territory,

our kingdom will stake its

survival on defending your lands.

With this arrangement in place,

I could ask for nothing

more than a future where

our nations, and peoples, grow closer!

Your offer sounds good.

You're mistaken, Lord Fangas

You've already heard how the

Lord of Lamburt has taken an elf wife, yes?

Humans and elves

The time for mutual co-existence

may already be at hand.

I have the feeling we will be

great neighbors, Princess Yuriarna.

Thank you so much.

Lady Ariane

Is the news from Sir Danka

not sitting well with you?

I can imagine being dismissed

from your duty so abruptly is unsettling.

Well yes.

I know I don't have to search

for our missing kin anymore, but

It's just so sudden.

True enough.

Of course, it's wonderful that Rhoden will be

taking action to find the missing elves.

But

I'm surprised that humans would be willing to take

that kind of action for elves.

Do you remember what Carcy said before?

A time will come where humans

and elves can live hand-in-hand.

At the time, I thought

there was no chance, but

It seems the time Sir Carcy envisioned

may be here sooner than anyone had thought.

This just feels so strange.

Since meeting you, Arc,

I, and the others

No, it's like the entire

world has started to change.

You have such a vivid

imagination, Lady Ariane!

I don't see how it's funny!

Still, a world where judgment

is delivered to the wicked,

and salvation is offered to the just

With Sir Arc, a world

that makes the right kind of sense

Seems like it may be possible.

Yuriarna survived?

Yes, sir.

Her negotiations with the elves

have been successful, as well.

It seems she's on the verge

of winning the people's favor.

And at this rate, the throne

The assassination failed? No.

Someone working for me must

have sided with Yuriarna.

Still

If that's the case, so be it.

Rhoden's prosperity will

simply take a alternate path.

I know that, in that moment, I died.

If I am alive again,

it means there is something

I must accomplish in this world.

Which means I must seek

that goal out, without hesitation.

Isn't that right, my angel?

The hydra was k*lled?

Yes, and Fumba, as well.

I see.

Well, it won't be a problem.

The employ rings have already

proven their usefulness.

Of course.

Although I am curious about

who exactly slew the great beast

What was that, Arc? Are you getting sick?

No

Perhaps someone, somewhere,

is talking about me.

What are you talking about?

Well, this matter has been brought

to a successful close.

I suppose I will quietly,

inconspicuously, continue my adventures.

Quietly?

Inconspicuously?

After what you just did,

how can you say that with a straight face?

See for yourself!

S-S-S-Skeleton?!

What's the matter, Lady Chiyome?

Oh, right, you've never seen

Arc unmasked before

He's apparently under some kind of curse

that makes him look like this.

Uh, Chiyome?

So, Lady Ariane, what will you

do after returning to Lalatoya?

I'll show you the way to the Lord Crown.

We need to make sure you get to the spring.

The spring

The one that can break any curse.

Did you forget?

Oh, that's right!

The spring near the lair of the dragon lord!

How truly fantastical!

F-Fantastical?

I know, Lady Chiyome!

If it's possible,

I'd love to visit your ninja village!

Uh Well right.

We'd love to host you Yes.

So, here we are again. It's me, Arc.

My journey that began

with a goal of living the quiet life

will now continue,

after making many new friends.

I still have no idea why

I have come to this world.

But it's of no concern right now.

I'll simply enjoy my adventures

here for a bit longer.

A lot of stuff got done here, and now the final episode is complete! We're grateful!

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Director: Katsumi Ono