01x11 - Jade's Last Word

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It's done.

What is done, Jade? Your will to live?

Guisarme, you won't get what you want.

You will be defeated.

By whom?

He's dead.

Jade did something right before he died.

What was it?

His ability

I can still use it.

I'll look through his memories.

His friends, and something beyond it.

I can't get a good look

with all this mess.

Oh, well. What's important

is that I've acquired this flesh.

Congratulations, Lord Guisarme.

You've finally taken Jade's powers!

What shall we do next?

Let's see.

Jade feared w*r, didn't he?

Then let's have a big one.

Before the demons took over your body,

back when you were alive,

you must have been

a highly respected fighter.

I wish I could've fought

a real master of the Lordost style.

Did you know him?

I didn't.

But I think

he must be happy now.

You people aren't fit to be assassins.

Now I remember, that maid is

The Silver Blader.

What's with all this fog?

Hot! It's steam?

Look at the river!

Lloyd!

Oh, boy, I can't see anything

thanks to the steam.

I shouldn't have done that.

Mana Spears, Mandala.

All right, then.

I wonder if there's a more efficient way

of dealing with his attacks.

First, there are the Mana Spears.

There are several variations,

but they're functionally the same.

They easily pierce a couple of barriers.

They have high power and speed,

and if it hits me, it's certain death.

It's actually not a problem as long as

I use reinforced layers of barriers.

But

If I rely too much on them,

these things would start coming.

The second type, the invocations.

This spell doesn't have

a physical manifestation,

so it goes through barriers.

It's also instant death on hit,

but it's slower.

Then again, he's putting them

on his spears.

I need to keep my barriers up

while also dodging.

What a bother.

And then, here comes

the most annoying attack.

The Shadow Wolf.

Because of that thing,

I have to keep moving at high speed.

If I slow down for two seconds,

he would confirm my position

and teleport them.

As for what he himself is doing

He's fully focused on trying to wear down

my stamina and focus from far away.

It's super annoying.

In fact, it's so annoying,

I might go on the offensive.

Before he can use Shadow Wolf,

I'll use Rapid Spell Activation

in under two seconds.

Dual Incantation.

-Infernum Immorcier.

-Seismo Terracier.

I won't die even if it hits me,

but I'd rather not have my clothes burned.

Right, of course he would dodge it.

Qi-Technique, Spectral Detection.

He can move anywhere he wants

thanks to Shadow Wolf.

Every time, I have to track him down

using Spectral Detection.

It's honestly mega annoying.

There he is!

Around there, huh? What is he doing?

Master Lloyd, this is dangerous!

You have to keep moving!

Right, I forgot. If I stop moving,

he'll attack me with Shadow Wolf.

That Shadow Wolf is really annoying.

Shadow Wolf.

Shadow Wolf, huh?

Wait, hang on a sec.

I stopped for a while just now,

but he didn't attack me with Shadow Wolf.

Why?

How does he locate me in the first place?

What about when he sent the letter?

He probably could do that because he

already knew the coordinates of the place.

What are you doing, you lot?

Why did you think

we needed all this charade?

They're experts

at running away and hiding.

If you lose sight of them,

even I will have a hard time finding them.

He said that if the Guild members escaped,

he'd be unable to locate them.

Then that would mean

He was simply locating me by sight?

Then this fog is actually a good thing?

Master Lloyd, why are you stopping?

He's not attacking?

Did he actually lose us?

Yeah, he can only do all his attacks

as long as he can see me.

That said, I'd like to get close enough

to hit him with this sword.

But if I get too close, he'll notice

and I'll lose the advantage.

Now then, what do I do?

I didn't expect him

to evaporate the river.

I can't see anything.

All I need to do is wait.

And there you are.

You're not getting away.

Parade of Dolls!

Copies made out of clay, huh?

The real one is

I can't tell.

You're the only one whose sword

doesn't feel like it was made from clay.

It was a good plan,

but you shouldn't have attacked

with your main body.

Sorcery doesn't work on me,

that's why you tried a physical attack.

I suspected you would use the sword

to engage in close combat.

Unfortunately, physical attacks

are useless against me as well.

You can crush my brain or heart

and I will still regenerate.

That's how I dealt with Jade's suicides.

Let me tell you, I could have

turned myself as hard as metal.

But I let myself be stabbed

so I could find your main body.

At least you managed

to lay your hand on me once.

You can die in peace knowing that.

So, when are these things

supposed to disappear?

He passed the real sword to a dummy

and made it attack me?

Then where is the real one?

What would I do in his position?

Somewhere that is safe.

A place where I can observe

the whole thing and collect information.

He must be above!

THE REAL ONE

Shuffle! Shuffle!

All right.

I just made up this plan on the spot

But it seems to be working pretty well!

Do you really think so?

Like these clothes,

as long as I know the location,

I can teleport things without seeing them.

But I can't send things

to somewhere I don't know.

Shadow Wolf is useless

against these dummies.

Well, I can deal with them regardless.

Now then, these replicas

can only listen to simple instructions.

THE REAL ONE

He can easily take care of them.

To be honest,

this plan comes with some risks,

but I only need a little bit more.

I've decided.

This is the simplest solution.

Yeah, I figured he would do that.

Raven Storm.

Found you.

Of course, you would protect

your own body with a barrier.

This one is also a clay doll?

I see, so he scattered dummies

with the others.

THE REAL ONE - DUMMY

Then the ones with barriers are all fakes.

Or maybe not?

There's no way he's bracing my attack

without any protection.

It would be best

to prioritize the ones with barriers.

To think I actually have

my mind preoccupied

with this lowly creature's "sorcery."

Not even a legion of demons

could excite me so much!

You feel the same,

don't you, Seventh Prince?

Can't you please use a barrier?

He's only using Obscure to hide himself!

This is way too risky!

We're in the middle of a storm

where one hit would blow us away.

Must he really go this far?

The Spelltaker?

Yeah. I've inscribed "Spelltaking"

on this Spellbound Sword.

Spelltake!

Just like its name,

Spelltaker can absorb spells.

POP

It can use the absorbed spell

to be converted into your own mana.

MANA CONVERSION

Spelltake!

Or even analyze them!

I SEE

ANALYZE SPELL

That sounds super strong!

Yep.

With this, I can research

even more spells!

Are you going to analyze it?

The Shadow Wolf spell that Jade studied

his whole life and still couldn't decode?

And all that in the middle of this fight?

It's ludicrous! It's impossible!

Please don't do it!

Just run! You can't win against him!

He still hasn't realized

you're hiding using Obscure!

This is your chance to run!

No, he won't run!

There's no way this kid

would leave behind an unknown spell!

This kid is the only one

I will acknowledge,

the biggest sorcery nerd

in this whole world!

Do it! Save him!

Save Jade's last will!

Jade!

Where are you?

Are you really gone?

Ren and the others are here to see you.

Come on.

I'd like to see you as well.

Yeah.

I understand very clearly now.

So, he was hiding with a spell

that made him invisible.

There's blood on his cheek.

What? So that's it?

So this child really didn't put

any barrier on himself?

What's wrong? Did you get bored

playing with your dolls?

Master Lloyd?

Yeah.

Because I understand now.

Took you long enough.

That's right.

You cannot beat me.

Say, Seventh Prince.

Why do you fight?

Surely it's not out of pity for them.

You are different from them.

Something in you is broken.

Just like me.

Come with me, Seventh!

We will make this world our playground!

I doubt you will understand

no matter what I say.

A lion doesn't question

why he has teeth and claws.

Because they have

never suffered limitations.

That's why they're so simple and dull.

It's the same with all your attacks.

You were born with great strength,

but that's all you have.

People are weak.

They live with their limitations.

That's why they always strive for more.

The same goes for sorcery.

One wishes to fly,

another wishes to conjure flames.

Each spell is born

out of someone's wishes.

That's why it's limitless.

Sorcery is so infinitely intriguing.

I don't understand, but it matters not.

Now then

Die.

That wasn't an attack using sorcery.

It was a burst of power beyond

human limits attained through breathing.

It was Qi.

Though I did use sorcery

to strengthen my lungs

and enhance my Qi output.

Qi? What is that? But more importantly

Sorcery takes in all kinds of techniques

and phenomena in order to advance.

This child

He immediately went to

where I was teleporting to.

So, what will you show me now?

I'm waiting.

Your spears and invocations

are just stronger versions

of what Grim and Crow do.

Hurry up and do something.

Hurry up and do something, you say?

Don't mess with me.

How dare you piece of trash

say that to me, a Demon Lord?

Don't get so full of yourself

because of a lucky shot!

Say

What did Jade say to you

in his last moments?

Nothing important.

You will be defeated.

You will be defeated.

You will be defeated.

You vermin!

Wait, hold on.

Calm down.

This much damage isn't a problem.

The pain is extreme, but I can regenerate.

The problem is The prob

Damn it, this hurts!

How can this child

Infernum Immorcier. Tempesta Ventercier.

Dual Incantation.

Infernum Tempesta Vorticium!

Magma?

Where am I? I can't even tell where I am!

Getting immersed in magma

would be bad even for me!

I need to move somewhere!

Shadow Wolf!

Both in my current and previous life

my fantasies always run wild

with sorcery books.

Just what kind of person

invented this spell?

What were their thoughts?

What were their dreams?

This person was kind.

This person was scary.

This person was jovial.

And so on.

After all

fantasies were all I had.

I might be able

to meet a sorcerer like them

only once or twice in my whole life.

So

So

So it might not even matter in the end.

What's wrong?

I'm still not having fun here.

Or is that really all you've got?

In that case,

you have no choice but to die.

Worry not.

There is a huge difference

between demons and Demon Lords.

And that is our ability

to manipulate mana in the atmosphere.

This is the concentrated accumulation

of the surrounding mana.

Magic barriers and the like will

simply be transported to a pseudo-realm.

This is the ultimate form of mana.

Everything and anything it touches

turns into nothing.

Its name is

The Umbral Mortisphere.

This fight is about to come to an end.

But I still can't think of an excuse

to fool everyone!

Next on episode 12: "Lloyd's Answer."

You shall witness the abyss of sorcery.