01x07 - I'm Going to Battle Some Assassins

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Good evening.

Wind-class spell.

Aerial Enclosure.

I've put up a barrier to simplify things.

I hope you can tell me many things.

After all, you're an intruder here.

I don't want to use it on children, but

Sorry.

Smells sweet. Floral scent?

Paralyzing.

Disorienting.

Is it poison?

Healing-class spell. Cleanse.

It won't work.

Black Fog.

Again, I said sorry.

My poison cannot be cleansed by anyone.

My poison

cannot be cleansed by anyone.

Cleanse is a spell that should work

on all known poisons.

If it's not working, then it must be

a type of poison not yet known.

A poison made of transmuted mana.

Some rare individuals

are born with unique mana.

And those among them that can cause harm

are scorned and called

The Blighted.

As you might've guessed already,

I'm the Poison Blighted.

My body always spread poison everywhere

since I was born.

People called me Ren, the Poison Moth.

She can break my barrier.

Did she melt it with poison

before shattering it?

You only absorbed a little bit of poison,

so it shouldn't k*ll you.

The next couple of days

will be painful, though.

Bye.

She did well

to completely erase her presence.

Hey! This isn't the time

to be admiring her!

Oh, Grim. You're awake.

More importantly, what about the poison?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I used the health-class spell,

Healing Breath,

to continuously heal myself.

It's not much, but it seems like

it's stronger than Ren's poison.

If you can move, why did you let her go?

I was just hoping she could

lead me to their headquarters.

Their? Headquarters?

I heard about them from Sylpha

at the Adventurers Guild.

I believe Ren

is part of the Assassins Guild.

The Assassins Guild.

They're a group consisting of six members,

each with a bounty on their head.

They're good at hiding their presence.

And also

Apparently, each one of them

possesses a special power.

They all probably have unique conditions!

Seriously?

I see, so she ran that way.

I'm surprised that you can detect her

when she completely removes her presence.

She hides her presence

like erasing the space around her.

Once you get used to it,

it's easy to detect.

Having no presence

actually stands out a lot.

Let's chase after her!

Prince Lloyd.

So

You got spotted, but you escaped

without k*lling them, Ren?

He was just a kid.

But I did find something.

They were mass-producing

spellbound swords.

They must be preparing for w*r.

We must

Ren.

Stop trying to be like Jade.

Our leader is no longer with us.

That's not true! Jade will come back!

-I'm telling you

-You two

I suggest you stop there.

Someone's watching.

So you found me.

But that's impossible!

My poison should still be working!

You got to be kidding me.

The kid you mentioned is The Seventh?

Oh, my, this sweet little boy

is responsible for the spellbound swords?

I hear that while he acts ordinary,

he has quite the abilities and ambition.

In any case, now that you've found

the Assassins Guild,

you won't escape so easily.

Deactivating barrier.

Hey, why did you turn off the barrier?

We have so many people

with unique abilities here.

It would be a shame to block their powers!

I need to taste them myself!

Tracing Tao, the Flowers of the Orient!

MARTIAL ARTS

Let's do this, Assassins Guild!

Stay out of this one, Grim.

Can't you at least put up your barrier?

Whatever!

So princes these days

actually train in martial arts?

Tao's tracing is working great.

She can defend herself well.

Still, his movement

is incredibly flexible.

Seventh, I haven't introduced myself,

have I?

I've always had a very flexible body

since birth.

I can twist every part of my body,

which allows me to enter

even the smallest gap like mice.

I'm the Warp Blighted,

Babylon the Giant Rat.

Some can be flexible by dulling the pain

using magic, but he's more than that.

He's extremely unique!

Sink.

What's this?

My body feels so heavy all of a sudden.

He is Crow, the Dark Raptor.

The Curse Blighted.

His words are innately imbued with mana.

He keeps silent to avoid causing damage.

And

Boost Power.

He used brute force

to overcome my command.

I'm Galilea the Spider.

My body turns mana into mucus.

I'm the Web Blighted.

Mana imbued directly into his words?

It's an invocation

rather than an incantation!

It's said to be the origin

of incantations!

Galilea's ability to turn mana into webs

is also incredible!

It seems to be similar

to how Ren makes her poison.

Reinforce Strength!

What is with you?

How can you be smiling in this situation

with your cute little thing dangling?

Did you lose your fear

and shame somewhere?

Why don't I help you look for them?

First, let's start with your fear.

I'm Talia, the Hundred Pains.

I share my injury with those I gaze over.

I'm the Pain Blighted.

Incredible! How does it work?

Now then, I suppose

we've introduced everyone.

No need to use your poison, Ren.

Is he an exhibitionist or something?

The same goes for you.

I'm not showing my skin because I like it!

It's just easier to

-spread my poison!

-Have you found your fear yet?

If you'd give up here,

we can start looking for your shame next.

I'd be lying if I said I don't have them.

But this is hardly the time for it.

What?

Was that a healing spell?

How did it heal so quickly?

It was pierced all the way through!

So if I heal my injuries,

you get healed as well? If so

Reinforce Strength!

Reinforce Strength!

What will happen if I injure you?

Will it be reflected to me as well?

Reinforce Strength!

No, don't answer.

I'll find out for myself!

Tracing Swordmaiden Sylpha!

Now then, assassins.

This time, show me

how good you are at defenses!

Just now, I think I felt something

like that nightmarish swordswoman

from that kid.

You mean the one Galilea and Crow fought?

The Silver

What is with this prince?

He can do martial arts as well as swords?

I heard the seventh prince

is a talented sorcerer,

so what is going on?

Don't run.

Use that flexible body of yours

to block this!

So he mitigated the damage by softening

his body at the moment of impact.

I see.

Be blown away!

BLOWN AWAY

Huh?

BAM

AHHHH

-Sorry!

-You're next, Dark Raptor.

How will you deal with this attack?

House of Langlis, Short Sword Craft.

Sto

Dragon Maw Rising!

He said "Sto" huh?

My body did feel a bit heavier.

Had he completely said "stop,"

I might have actually been unable to move.

Explo

Diving Sparrow!

Was he trying to say "Expel"?

Would I be vomiting or something

if he said that?

I already hit him,

but I'm also curious what will happen.

Would be disgusting, though.

That kid!

How dare he beat up Crow and Babylon?

Wait, stop, Galilea!

I'm stuck to your web, don't move!

Damn you!

You idiot! Why does your web

always stick to everything?

Well, I can't do anything about it.

Don't look here!

Let me tell you something, Seventh.

Even if I don't hurt myself,

you will get hurt if you injure me!

Our bodies are linked!

So I would suggest not hurting me.

I see.

I'd love to experience that!

Wolf Fangs!

Brilliant! The pain really

did come back to me!

That's incredible!

Got you, Seventh!

Your weapons are useless now!

I'll put you in a headlock and

What?

Hyakkaken, Single Point Focus.

Oh, no!

Shattering Thunderbolt!

So he cushioned the blow

with an armor of web.

You're all so intriguing!

All right, now, show me your poison again.

Come here as well, Ren!

This kid

He's crazy!

-If you won't come, then I'll go to you.

-Wait!

Galilea!

Ren cannot control the poison mana.

Once she starts spreading it,

everyone will be affected.

That's why she stays out of battle!

Now that he mentions it,

they don't seem to be

in control of their powers.

Of course.

If we could control these powers,

then we wouldn't be living like this!

They wouldn't label us like this!

We wouldn't be called The Blighted!

Galilea!

Stop it. Your poison is leaking.

Shut up! You'll pay

for what you did to Galilea!

Stop it, Ren!

I'm fine!

I'm fine.

In fact

My mana isn't going out of control!

I inscribed a spell

directly onto your body,

so you can control your powers.

If you can't control it yourself,

then it can be regulated externally.

I inscribed it so that the leaking mana

circulates back to your body.

It's the first time

I've inscribed a spell on a human body,

but it seems to be working well.

SLIMY

I can't believe it.

It's gone!

The damned curse is finally lifted!

Galilea

It's not gone, actually.

I made it so you can activate it

whenever you want to.

Come here. I'll do it for you as well.

I can feel it!

The mana isn't going haywire!

I can control it!

And all my injuries have healed as well!

I can talk normally.

It's been so long!

Crow is talking!

Look, I'm not all wriggly anymore!

Me too! I can look at someone

and hurt myself without hurting them!

And Seventh said we can use our power

when we want it.

I want it now!

SQUEEZE

Ow!

I did it!

Yay!

Isn't this great, Ren?

Your poison isn't leaking

even without covering up!

Now you can wear whatever you want!

It's not that great.

Stop lying, you're crying.

I'm only crying because he touched me!

It's not because I can control my poison

and dress however I like.

That doesn't

That doesn't make me happy at all!

Looks like the spell worked on everyone.

Hey!

Why are we letting him get settled in?

Not to mention, those are my clothes!

What are you talking about?

We all owe a lot to Lloyd.

Come on. Ren, help us prepare

the welcoming party.

But he's an enemy that's amassing weapons

and infiltrated our hideout!

Listen here, I don't know

what w*r you're talking about,

but Lloyd made those swords

and snuck in here as a hobby!

What kind of prince makes weapons

and sneaks into a hideout as a hobby?

A flying goat is just as ridiculous!

Now, now.

Anyway, now that you

can control your powers,

I want you to show me your powers again!

No. Rather than that,

I think we need to tell you

something about us.

Huh?

I agree.

We've been stuck in a rut for so long,

and Lloyd showed us a new way.

I agree as well.

Nah, you don't have to.

It's kind of a long story,

but I want you to hear it.

About how we all came to be.

Nah, you don't have to.

The first thing we have to talk about is

how the Assassins Guild was established.

And about our leader,

the Phantom Blighted

who can teleport across spaces,

Jade the Shadow Wolf.

Let's hear it.

Hey, guys! It's been a while!

Jade! Where have you been all this time?

Well

I was flown to a sandy place

with pointy monuments.

Surprise present!

I don't need this.

Wait, isn't that a treasure?

The Phantom Blighted.

I can't imagine getting teleported

to faraway places

regardless of my own will.

You have the worst luck of all of us.

You don't have to praise me that much.

I'm not!

Everyone! Look at this!

A coin?

We are a group of blighted.

No, we're the Assassins Guild,

and this is our emblem!

Assassins Guild?

We're going to do jobs

that the Adventurers Guild can't handle,

things that need to be under wraps.

We'll leave one of these coins

at the scene

and let the Adventurers Guild know

we're helping improve the world!

If we keep doing that, then one day

We won't need

to hide underground like this.

We will live under the su

Jade!

He got teleported somewhere again.

It always happens

at these important moments.

Since then,

we've been dealing with problems

that the Adventurers Guild can't solve.

Can't he talk more

about the teleportation skill?

It might be faint,

but he shined a light on our future.

It was then that we heard news that

the Lordost Clan was preparing for w*r.

At that moment, Jade

Prince Lloyd!

I've come to save you!

Prince Lloyd?

He's not here? It can't be.

But I can smell his scent from here.

"I will be going to the Lordost Domain

with the Assassins Guild. From Lloyd."

What?

How could this happen?

Right when we're on the brink of w*r

against the Lordost Clan.

And the Assassins Guild?

Why is Lloyd with them?

Could it be that the Assassins Guild

and Lordost worked together

and kidnapped Lloyd?

He's taken as a hostage?

Then what should I

Calm down, Al! It's just an assumption!

You can't go to w*r against them

with that!

Besides, do you really think Lloyd

would let himself be kidnapped?

You're right.

w*r has to be the last resort.

I will never give up

on choosing to avoid bloodshed!

Lloyd is strong.

A crew of bandits will be no match to him.

I found these in their headquarters.

I see. Does this mean

That Lloyd is stripped

at this very moment?

It would appear so.

Also, these clothes seem to be sticky

for some reason.

Sticky, you say?

Very well, then.

To battle!

As you wish!

I'm Ren,

the assassin girl of love and justice!

Bad children plotting for evil will die

from poisoning under the cover of night!

Next on Episode 8: Meeting Jade.

You shall witness the abyss of sorcery.