03x11 - British Labyrinth

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[REPORTERS chattering]

All right.

Now we just take the domestic flight to London from here.

Easy enough.

[INDEX] Toma...!

[INDEX growling]

[KAMIJO] Wha--?!

You never told me if I was getting beef or fish

and then I never got anything at all!

It's been ages and I'm about to collapse here!

I'll die if I don't eat soon!

[BOTH yell]

Yes, it has been too long.

Uh... Hold on.

What is the fallen angel sexy maid doing here?

[VILIAN] Yes, I see.

Being right after a t*rror1st incident,

I understand that they have quite a bit

of investigating to do.

I only ask that the liquid food is still distributed

to the households in need as quickly as possible.

[SERVANT A] Princess Vilian?

The leaders of the Knights and the Puritans,

as well as our young guests from Academy City,

have arrived at the palace.

It is nearly time for their audience.

Please prepare yourself.

I understand.

William.

[KAMIJO] Oh, wow.

So... I don't suppose you happen to know

why we were called here.

[KANZAKI] Tsuchimikado was supposed to do your orientation.

Did he not?

Not unless orientation includes gassing us

and leaving us at the airport.

[KNIGHT LEADER] You're here.

[KANZAKI] Knight Leader.

[KNIGHT LEADER] You've been brought here to Buckingham

Palace to participate in a strategy meeting.

Though, officially, it will be called an audience.

As such, I would have hoped you'd be dressed more formally.

More formally?

[coughs]

[INDEX] Now when you say "strategy meeting,"

what sort of strategizing will we be doing?

We want to discuss the possibility that magic

was involved in the recent Eurotunnel blast.

Her Majesty can answer your questions.

Like the queen?

[INDEX yawns]

[ELIZARD] Oh! Dresses are a pain!

Can I just wear a track suit?

One moment, please.

[ELIZARD] Oh! Can't you at least knock before entering?

[KNIGHT LEADER] I do apologize, but first...

This is official business!

How dare you ask to show up in a track suit again,

you gormless prat!

Now that my tummy's finally full,

I'm feeling a little sleepy.

[KAMIJO] But the main event's about to start!

[INDEX whiness]

The queen has seen the light.

We're ready now.

Please, won't you come in?

Sword?

[ELIZARD] It's not just a sword.

It's a royal sword known as Curtana.

Thank you for coming. Please, join us down here.

[KAMIJO] Is that sword some kind of big deal?

It's extremely powerful.

And whomever possesses it can obtain the same quality

of power as the archangel Michael.

Archangel?

[INDEX] That's right. He's not only the strongest

and most important of the angels--

he's their leader as well.

[KAMIJO] Oh, wow!

Also, if by some twist of fate

this were to be destroyed, no one would be that upset.

You see, this beauty is actually Curtana Second.

Unfortunately, just telling me the name

doesn't really explain anything.

It means this is the second one.

The Curtana Original was the first to appear,

but it's gone missing somehow.

So even if this Curtana were to break,

a new one would immediately emerge.

[RIMEA] For goodness sake, that's absolutely untrue.

Curtana Second is a second sword

and was crafted with great precision.

But the method of forging it has been lost,

so we couldn't make a third or fourth so easily.

That would be the First Princess Riméa.

f you would have asked one of my men--

No. I would have come to get you, Princess.

Oh, no, we can't have that!

What good would it do to make myself

vulnerable to deception?

You think I'd enjoy being stabbed in the back?

I will never place my trust in the hands

of those who know me.

Feeling dark and gloomy again, are we, sister?

If you refuse to have faith in anything,

then you may as well end your life here and now.

We'd all be better off.

[KAMIJO] Sister?

I'm the Second Princess, Carissa.

Perhaps you should study your history, young man.

Don't tell me. Vilian's here too?

My younger sister, the third princess.

Quite boring, wouldn't you say?

Now then, the others will be gathering soon.

I suppose it's time we should be dashing off.

[KAMIJO] Huh?

[ELIZARD] There are occasions when fewer people

in a shorter amount of time can be more effective

in carrying out a discussion.

Then what was the point of inviting the two of us

out here in the first place?

Really?

I've got the queen and some princesses here.

With so many famous people in one place,

I feel like I should take a picture.

Um, can I help you?

I thought I heard you say you wanted to take a photo.

[RIMEA] You didn't think I'd allow you to leave me

out of the picture, did you?

I'll move in a little closer.

Here, as long as we're taking photos,

I would prefer it if you would allow me

to stage it properly.

[VILIAN] Would you mind if I joined you?

How dare you take a photograph without including

the ruler of the country you are visiting!

Have you no manners--?

[ELIZARD] The topic of discussion will be France.

France, yes.

And more specifically,

I'd like to discuss the Eurotunnel blast.

I've made a decision.

This was an act of subversion by the French government.

[CARISSA] Really? Do you have proof?

[ELIZARD] That is the reason I summoned the List

of Prohibited Books.

If a French Roman Orthodox spell was used

in the destruction, she should be able

to correctly identify that.

We should change our perspective.

This isn't a quarrel between Britain and France.

It appears to be a great power struggle between Britain,

Academy City, Rome, and Russia.

What's more,

presently, Britain is being isolated.

That's true.

However, it is not the only issue at hand.

In the thick of this latest hijacking incident,

I came across a fact that was quite concerning.

[KAMIJO] Wait, concerning how?

[ELIZARD] We enlisted Necessarius's help

to create an illusion spell.

We later found traces of something

that had caused it to jam and fail.

What troubles me most is that evidence shows

the source of this jamming came from Scotland,

right here in the United Kingdom.

So we have more than just our outside enemies.

As if it wasn't enough of a headache

dealing with Britain and France squabbling as they are.

Now you're saying we have independent t*rrorists

inside the country, too? Blast.

The identity of the t*rrorists has been revealed.

Their organization's name is "New Light."

It's comprised of four members.

They also appear to have just completed an archeological dig.

I wonder if they mean to bring whatever they dug up

back to London in order to carry on

with some sort of subversive activity.

If so, there are two things we must do immediately.

First, deal with the external thr*at from France

by determining the true cause of the Eurotunnel blast.

Then determine affiliation of the sorcerer

who is the internal thr*at

so that they can be eliminated if necessary.

Heading up the Eurotunnel investigation

for our external thr*at will be the knights.

The Puritans will take the lead in scrutinizing

British sorcerer societies in order to find

the internal thr*at.

However, the List of Prohibited Books

will be acting separately to help

with the investigation here.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Um... May I ask what I'm supposed to do?

There you go again!

You have this terrible habit of wanting to be involved

in every incident that comes along!

[CARISSA] Really? I don't see why not.

Necessarius appears to be pretty shorthanded these days.

I disagree.

I don't think it's advisable to expose civilians to such danger.

Yes, I see your point.

There's no need to force civilians to help us.

He should stay back until the situation is resolved.

Lucky me! I can just sit here and relax until you're done.

Now then. Should anyone not serving the national interest

run up a bill during their stay here,

we will request payment for those expenses

at a later date. You don't mind, do you?

[ELIZARD] I must say, it's quite the bargain when you think of it

as having two or three suites to yourself

at a gaudy five-star hotel.

It would be my honor to work alongside all of you

for the sake of British peace.

[BAYLOUPE] Tell me, does it feel like the game is on yet?

Lancis, you are our goalkeeper.

[LANCIS giggles] I'm ready for it!

This magic is tickling me!

[FLORIS] Whatever, our half will strike hard and fast.

We'll get this done quickly.

[BAYLOUPE] Hey, Lessar,

You haven't forgotten that you're a part of that half,

have you?

If you screw this up, you'll answer to me.

I'm not going to.

But since we're picking positions,

I'd like to be a forward.

[LANCIS] Are you finished getting the Skidbladnirs ready?

After all it took to dig that up,

we need to be careful with its container, too.

[LESSAR] Yes, I understand.

We're transforming Britain today, aren't we?

Big day for "New Light" members!

[KAMIJO] You know, I never thought I'd run into you.

Well, a lot has happened since we last spoke.

Let's just say I made a little deal.

And now, I'm using my skills for Britain instead, you see?

[KAMIJO yelps]

All right. Now I just carry the suitcase into position,

and then wait here for the signal.

What the--?

Uh... This is my suitcase.

I think yours is the one down here.

Uh... Oh, so sorry, miss.

[LESSAR] That was close.

Wait. Which one is that?

[LESSAR gasps] Everybody freeze, now!

[KAMIJO yells]

[ORIANA] Sounds to me like one of them just screwed up.

[KAMIJO] What's going on there?

[ORIANA] An obvious expl*si*n of suspiciousness.

[LESSAR] Let's see, which one is it?

This one?

No, this one!

First, we clear the area.

And then, we handle the other thing.

[KAMIJO gasps]

Kinda overdoing it, aren't you?

[ORIANA] On the contrary, this could be bad.

Hey, wait!

[LESSAR] You don't mind, do you?

[KAMIJO yells]

[LESSAR grunts]

You're kidding me, right?

[LESSAR chuckles]

[LESSAR yells]

[LESSAR yells] Why'd I do that?

I hid behind the most important thing!

[KAMIJO] Hey, Oriana.

I get the feeling that we should be going after

that rectangular case.

I think you're right.

And if it also happens to be a magical item,

wouldn't it be interesting if you were to punch it

with your right hand?

Yeah, that's a good call!

I can't afford to be outdone right now!

[glass breaks]

[KAMIJO] Damn it.

How are we s'posed to follow that?

Easy. We don't.

[LESSAR] Help me!

Help me, please!

[BAYLOUPE] Well, worst-case scenario,

I'll make sure at least one of these activates.

[ITSUWA] English Puritan Church.

th Parish. Necessarius.

I need you to come with us to the Tower of London.

Would you like to know the charges against you?

No, that's all right.

I have no intention of getting caught

until I can activate this case.

--Itsuwa! --I got it!

[ITSUWA] Your spear.

From its magical glyph,

I'm sensing it's of the Thunder God, Thor.

Don't be so naIïve to immediately think it's Mjoöllnir.

It's not.

The thunder god has used other weapons before--

at least once.

After dissecting the accounts,

we unearthed these magical items.

The Steel Gloves.

As it turns out,

these weapons are much easier for women to use!

[ITSUWA] Is it grasping something?

Like wind from the air?

Dust particles?

[ITSUWA yells]

Have you had enough yet?

'Cause I can keep going.

But I think I'll change it up and use Gjallarhorn next.

Unless you want to be turned into cinders,

you should stay right where you are.

This thing is about to alter the course of British history.

You can expect to see all sorts of changes start to come about.

Under whose orders are you doing this?

Is it France?

Is it the Roman Orthodoxy?

France or the Roman Orthodoxy?

Right.

[CARISSA] As it turns out, our sister didn't come.

What's Riméa doing?

I don't know. She's just always had a difficult time

trusting others.

I recognize that France has been involved

in a series of incidents.

But that doesn't mean the Roman Orthodoxy

didn't influence them somehow.

Is seeking m*llitary action against France

the only dialogue we can hope to have?

[CARISSA] If you'd like to see it go a different way,

you'd better come up with a specific solution.

Our sister is the brains.

I specialize in w*r. And you, in virtue.

Perhaps it's your calling to come up with

a more effective method of dealing with this.

Sister.

[CARISSA] Brace yourselves.

We're nearly to Folkestone.

[BAYLOUPE] Ridiculous.

That idiot Lessar has managed to mess up

everything somehow.

This is supposed to be a direct line.

Why's it curving?

[ITSUWA] You might learn something.

There are many magical training grounds in London.

[BAYLOUPE] It can't be.

[BAYLOUPE gasps]

[AGNESE] According to our intel,

New Light is made up of four people.

If there are still three more of them,

this could be a bit of a problem.

[ITSUWA] I think I have some good news on that front.

[ITSUWA] Two to go.

[alarm ringing]

Man, you like playing it fast and loose!

[LESSAR] By all appearances,

you are neither a sorcerer nor are you British.

What reason could someone like you

possibly have for pursuing me?

Whatever the case may be, not being British

means you're instantly out!

You have no stake in this!

[KAMIJO] Meaning what?

[LESSAR] You don't really need to understand.

All I can tell you is that we intend to steer Britain

in a different direction right at the breaking point.

Damn it!

[LESSAR grunts]

Don't tell me. It's tempered glass.

A fall from this height would k*ll me.

[KAMIJO laughs]

Will it be death or apprehension?

Apprehension! Uh...

Wah! I'm gonna die!

[LESSAR] If you don't catch me, I'm the one who's gonna die!

[screams]

[KAMIJO] Huh?

That's a major point deduction!

I'm going after her now, all right?

[KAMIJO] "Skidbladnir"?

[AGNESE] Yes. The cases they're carrying with them right now.

Its effect as a magical item

is to take whatever is placed in Case A

and teleport it to Case B, Case C, or Case D.

The item can be passed to anyone within kilometers.

So they can pass around an important object

as if they're playing a game of lacrosse?

[AGNESE] I suppose so.

But be aware that it could be a b*mb

or some other w*apon.

Yeah, I got it.

[AGNESE] New Light is made up of four members.

Two of them have already been brought down.

The main item must be in one of the two

remaining members' cases.

So hurry.

[KAMIJO yells]

[KAMIJO] Are you kidding me?!

[grunts]

[LESSAR] No!

[KAMIJO yells]

[BOTH yelp]

[KAMIJO] We know what it is you're after.

We've already caught the others.

[LESSAR] Sure, but it doesn't matter

if you haven't figured out where Lancis is hiding, does it?

The three of us are acting as relays.

You see, all I have to do is pass it to another member

and our mission will succeed.

[KAMIJO] Relays?

[LESSAR] I can't believe it never crossed your mind

from the moment you found out these were

mass produced.

You never imagined there'd be a fifth Skidbladnir, did you?

Guess not. Who'd you send it to?

Tell me who's carrying the fifth case!

[LESSAR] The objective has been achieved,

but I lost the race in the process.

And I'm okay with that.

So if you're going to shut me up, now would be the best time.

[ORIANA] A sn*per?

[KAMIJO] Damn it! Oriana, call an ambulance!

[ORIANA] Robin Hood?

[KAMIJO] What is that?

[ORIANA] A magical item used by the knights

for long-range sharpshooting.

It was developed by a well-known m*llitary unit

working directly under Carissa.

And if that same unit is involved in silencing New Light,

then that means...

It means you know what we were transporting.

Curtana Original.

It's the ceremonial sword used in coronations

once lost to history.

The greatest magical item in the United Kingdom.

Much stronger and far superior to Curtana Second.

No sword is worthier or more perfectly suited

to transform Britain.

Alert every knight hidden throughout the land!

Be ready to move quickly!

Let the invasion commence!

Curtana Original is now in our hands!

Those who do not wish to see their country befouled

are invited to rise up with me, Carissa,

as I am now your new head of state!

This is the start of a new United Kingdom.

We will improve whatever we see as necessary.

And whatever we don't need

will be destroyed!

[KAMIJO] An invasion by the knights?

Chaos brought about by all this fighting

will be slashed by one man's sword.

His name is William Orwell.

Next time, "Mercenary."

When science and magic cross paths, a story is born.