01x05 - The Lady's Training Session, with the Slimes

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Elia, how's it going?

It's almost done.

I'll wake Mr. Ryoma up.

-Yes, please.
-Sure.

My lady, did you wake up early
to make me this?

Yes, my mother and the others
also lent me a hand.

Well…

I have a favor to ask of you.

Please teach me
how to play with magic, Ryoma.

Of course.

It's a deal.

That's great, Elia.

Right.

Is this why you prepared breakfast for me?

Yes.

I'm so happy. I'll start eating then.

What do you think?

-It's very good.
-That's great.

It's really good.

Of course, it's actually harder
to mess up ham and eggs.

If you don't mind, Mr. Ryoma,
why don't we teach you some magic?

Really?

Well, I'm not very good at attack magic.

If so, the one to teach you that…

That would be me.

Leave it to me, Ryoma.

Thank you, Camil.

Now please teach me
how to play with magic.

You're familiar
with ice and fire magic, right?

Yes.

Is there a problem?

There aren't many ways to play
with those two types of magic.

For ice magic,
it's pretty much just ice sculpting.

If it's fire… Darkness!

Take a look.

Little Fire Flower!

It's so pretty!

Would you like to try?

It's pretty,
but it feels lonely at the end.

It's a little depressing somehow.

That's true.
It's just a sparkler after all.

What about water magic? Can you use it?

Not very well, but I can try.

-Please take a good look.
-Okay.

Bubbly Water!

Breeze!

That looks fun!

The secret is to make the water sticky
using Bubbly Water.

My turn.

Bubbly Water!

Breeze!

Your bubbles haven't burst yet.

Imagine the mucus of the Sticky Slimes,
its stickiness and poor fluidity.

Then try again.

Stickiness…

Okay. Bubbly Water!

Breeze!

It's working!

That's great!

With enough practice, you can try this.

Bubbly Water!

Breeze!

It's so big!

Catch it. My lady, give it a go.

This one doesn't burst.

Stronger magic makes them stickier
so they don't burst easily.

I see.

This one looks like a Slime.

That's great.
They seem to enjoy themselves.

By the way,
would you like to put it to good use?

Good use?

Yes! Water!

Wave!

You can change the shape
of water like this.

It's a fish!

It's swimming in the air!

This is so cool!

That's wonderful.

What an interesting idea.

What do you think, my lady?

I can have fun with magic now!

Thank you!

I'm happy to oblige.

Go on, you can do it!

Yes!

Shall we get started?

Yes, of course.

Let's start with fire attack magic.

Fire Arrow!

This is the easiest and most used
fire attack magic.

Let me try.

Imagine the appearance of an arrow.

Fire Arrow!

Impressive! You did it on your first try.

Next…

Water Shot!

Camil taught me several spells.

Water Shot, Wind Hammer, Rock b*llet,

Stun Arrow, and Ice Arrow.

There are defensive spells too.

Fire Wall, Water Wall, Wind Shield,
and Ice Shield are just a few.

What's next, Camil?

You've already learned everything
I was going to teach you today.

What now?

Why don't you let me
teach you some space magic?

Is that okay?

Of course.

That's great, Ryoma!

Please teach me.

Do you know any other space spells
besides Item Box, Mr. Ryoma?

I know Teleport.

May I see it?

Of course.

Teleport!

That's it.

Very good.

In that case,

you can easily master intermediate spells
like Dimension Home and Warp.

Really?

Yes, it's because
all space spells are related.

Take Warp, for example.

Think of a vivid image
of your Warp destination.

Then, with enough magic power,
you can go as far as you wish.

An image…

It should work. I'll give it a go.

Please go ahead.

Here I go.

Warp!

I did it!

Congratulations.

You have mastered
the intermediate space spell, Warp.

Thank you, Mr. Sebas!

Let's practice Dimension Home next,
shall we?

Dimension Home is an upward
compatible spell of Item Box.

It can create a much bigger space
for storage.

This has air inside it unlike Item Box,
so you can store living things.

With this spell,
I can bring Slimes with me more easily.

Dimension Home!

I did it, Mr. Sebas!

Congratulations,
you have mastered Dimension Home.

I can use it to store Slimes now!
Thank you very much!

Mr. Ryoma, you've worked hard for it.

I'm also happy for you.

We should return to Ms. Eliaria.
It's getting dark.

I didn't notice that it's already…

You were too focused on your practice
to notice the time.

-Shall we?
-Yes.

-Warp!
-Warp!

Worgan and I are not dating.

It's so soft
that it's making me feel lazy.

The next day,
we left for North Gimul Mine,

which is now a dead mine,

to help Ms. Eliaria practice
fighting real monsters.

It is the duty of a nobleman
to protect his land and people.

So, when monsters and bandits appear,
we'll have to go into combat.

The young lady too?

Of course, every member
of the Duke's family has to do it.

There are different types of magic
for combat training

like etiquette, law,
politics, and economy.

A nobleman has to learn a lot of things.

I see.

That's right.

When this journey is over,
I'm going to a school in the capital.

I see.

Is that so? You're going to the capital?

Dimension Home!

Ms. Eliaria, Ryoma, are you ready?

Yes!

-Yes!
-Let's go!

Be careful, everyone!

Good luck, Elia!

We'll be waiting for your return.

We said goodbye

and went on to investigate
the monsters in the tunnel.

Depending on the amount and variety
of the monsters,

we'll decide if we should ask
the Adventurer's Guild to send troops.

Yes, Lord Reinhart, his wife,
and Lord Reinbach are all very powerful.

They don't really need our protection.

No monster in this dead mine
can hurt them one bit.

You don't have to worry about them at all.

You should worry about yourselves.

That's right, Ms. Eliaria and Ryoma.

People worked in this tunnel,
so it's fine.

Usually, there will be traps
in a labyrinth.

It is our duty as scouts
to uncover the traps.

Please stay behind us.

Understood.

Okay.

A praying mantis.

It's huge.

It's a Cave Mantis.

We've got a troublemaker.

Trouble?

Is it strong?

No.

But they reproduce very fast.

If you see one,
there are probably 30 more nearby.

Ms. Eliaria, it's your turn!

Okay!

Its sickle attack is fast.
Be very careful.

Don't use fire magic.
Smoke will be trapped in the caves.

Understood.

Ice Arrow!

Ice Arrow!

I did it!

You're fast,
but you have to be more accurate.

All right, I understand.

You did it!

Yes, I did!

Ms. Eliaria's done,
so it's Ryoma's turn now.

Isn't it too much to have four at once?

Let me try.

Good luck.

Don't push yourself too hard.

Okay!

Physical Hardening!

He's also good at close combat.

Ms. Eliaria, insect monsters are tough.

Never let your guard down
before you cut off their heads.

All right.

After that,
we continued exploring the tunnel.

Ms. Eliaria and I defeated
a lot of Cave Mantises.

That's all for now. Let's head back.

That's a Metal Slime!

There's a Metal Slime?

I'm going to catch it!

Ice Shield!

Ice Shield!

You can't escape now.

I got it!

Congratulations.

Bond with it now.

Here you go, Ryoma.

This is to thank you for teaching me
how to play with magic.

You're letting me keep it?

Of course!

Thank you! This makes me really happy.

You should bond with it now.

You're right.

Really? So it's now a Cave Mantis lair?

On our side, it's the Cave Bats.

It looks like we have to ask
the Adventurer's Guild to send troops.

That's right.

It's so heavy. Do I just feed it metal?

Metal?

The crimson soil looks rusty.

Even when no iron ore is produced,
there is still some iron left in it.

Let's see.

Using alchemy…

extract the iron from the soil.

Separation.

Remove the oxygen that causes the rust.

Combination.

Solidification.

It's done.

What was that spell?

That was amazing!

Is this alchemy?

Yes, I was trying to extract iron
from the crimson soil.

This is the first time I've witnessed
real alchemy and not some hoax!

So it's real!

This is surprising to me.

This is a beautiful piece of iron.
It looks like a mirror!

By the way,
there's someone I'd like you to meet.

Meet?

Reinbach took me to a store
called the Morgan Trading Company.

Here.

I see, this is…

Mr. Ryoma Takebayashi,
you're a genuine alchemist.

You don't have to bow to me!

There are also
other exquisite items like the raincoat.

Lord Reinbach, I promise you this.

I, Serge Morgan of Morgan Trading Company,

will sell these items for you.

If they're sold,
there should be an increase in profit.

Excuse me…

Please don't tell anyone
that I made these items.

Why would you say that?

If people find out Ryoma is an alchemist,

some might start questioning him.

Besides, he's only 11 years old.

There might be bad guys
who would want to take advantage of him.

I would also like you
to give Ryoma all your profit.

But that's…

They are your ideas and products.
The profit should be yours.

You should accept it.

Right, it's rightfully yours.

Besides, we have enough money already.

Thank you so much, everyone!

Serge is an honest businessman.
You don't have to worry at all.

Okay.

Mr. Serge, thank you.

I should thank you, Mr. Ryoma.
You're welcome in my store anytime.

Everybody is so kind.

They accept me, worry about me,
and genuinely care for me.

I'm so happy.

That's about it.

After the Duke's investigation,

we've arrested the people who embezzled
the public toilet administrative expenses.

That's great!

The Duke's family is the best.

You don't have to worry
about this anymore.

Now I would like to send you on a mission
to clear out the abandoned mine monsters.

The abandoned mine?

The one in North Gimul Mine?

Yes.

Are there any tough monsters?

Most of them are low-level monsters,
but we don't know what else to expect.

That's why you have to work together.

You will start tomorrow morning.

-Yes!
-Yes!

-Understood!
-You can count on me!

And so, that's my next mission.

I have to do my best
so I won't be a burden to everybody.