01x07 - Battle with the Heroes

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So you're the Black Wind?

Those guys were pathetic.

I gave them just the slightest

bit of punishment,

and they started screaming

and begging for their lives.

For Rank A adventurers, they sure

screamed like little girls.

Being weak doesn't mean you're good or bad,

but I certainly wouldn't

want to end up like them.

Wouldn't you agree,

um

Toya Kanzaki, Hero of Deramis!

And his companion, Setsuna Shiga!

Nana Mizuoka!

Miyabi Kuromiya.

Our job is to protect the people from

th*gs like you—to deliver justice!

Bandits of the Black Wind, we will defeat

you in the name of justice!

What's so funny?

You're gonna have to get a

lot stronger first, kid.

You b*stard!

Toya, he's trying to provoke you!

Let's play a game.

A game?

A battle between me and the four of you.

And the loser has to grant

the winner any one wish.

How about that?

Our side has too much of an advantage.

What are you thinking?

We can't fight you in such a cowardly manner!

I'll take you on alone!

No, Toya!

Setsuna

He's hiding something.

You can't fight him alone.

We have to do this together!

But

I can't tell how much magical power he has.

But it's probably more than me.

We should be careful.

Kanzaki, we need to work

together like we always do!

Nana, Miyabi

Okay!

We accept your challenge!

Black Summoner

Black Summoner

Here you go.

Thanks, Gerard.

I still can't believe it's

going this well, though.

If you use your wish to have the

heroes testify about the slavers,

Christoph and the others won't be

able to have Trycen protect them.

That's the plan, right, Master?

Correct!

We're lucky the kid's so thick.

Still, you went through all the trouble

of taking the Black Wind's place,

just to have a fight with the heroes?

You're a real uh

Battle junkie!

That's the one!

Guys, focus.

We need them to be serious,

or there's no point, right?

How come you're the only one that

gets to fight, though, Kelvin?

You got to beat people up

on the way here, right?

I wanted to fight, too!

Efil, go get the basket.

Okay!

Here you are. Eat up.

What are these? They look delicious.

For this one, just eat some

sandwiches and watch.

But, Master, I don't think you

should be fighting alone either.

Efil?

It's true that all of them

are lower level than you.

But you're not a front-line fighter.

Name: Toya Kanzaki

Level: 53 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 753/753

MP 431/431

Age: 18 | Strength 265

Race: Human | Endurance 258

Sex: Male | Agility 269

Class: Sword Saint | Magic 264

Luck 530

Skills:

Absolute Gospel (Unique Skill) | White Magic (C)

Swordsmanship (S) | Military Leadership (B)

Dual-Wielding (C) | Amazing Luck (B)

Assist Effects:

Lightfairy's Grace | Concealment (B)

Name: Setsuna Shiga

Level: 52 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 477/477

MP 318/318

Age 18 | Strength 316

Race: Human | Endurance 219

Sex: Female | Agility 573

Class: Samurai | Magic 155

Luck 214

Skills: Zantetsu-can (Unique Skill)

Swordsmanship (A)

Mind's Eye (B) | Heavenswalk (B)

Detect Danger (B) | Fast Reflexes (B)

Assist Effects

Windfairy's Grace | Concealment (B)

Name: Nana Mizuoka

Level: 48 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 294/294

MP 589/589

Age: 18 | Strength 143

Race: Human | Endurance 493

Sex: Female | Agility 95

Class: Tamer | Magic 347

Luck 191

Skills:

Talks to Animals (Unique Skill) | Blue Magic (B)

White Magic (B) | Taming (A)

Diplomacy (C) | Iron Wall (B)

Assist Effects:

Waterfairy's Grace | Concealment (B)

Name: Miyabi Kuromiya

Level: 53 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 270/270

MP 810/810

Age: 18 | Strength 105

Race: Human | Endurance 211

Sex: Female | Agility 204

Class: | Magic 794

Luck 156

Skills: Parallel Thought (Unique Skill)

Black Magic (A)

Magic Reserve (B) Detect Magic (C)

Concealment (B) Boost Magic (A)

Assist Effects:

Darkfairy's Grace Concealment (B)

It's too dangerous to

take them all on alone.

They each seem to have some kind

of strange unique skill, too.

Part of the goal of this

battle is to test solutions

to one of my weak points,

which is fighting against groups.

So you'll be using that thing?

Yup.

That's why I have this

new item, the Skill Eater.

Skill Eater (Rank S)

Look at how evil he is!

He's the boss of a g*ng that kidnaps

people, steals, and tortures!

We can't lose this battle,

even at the cost of our lives!

Lightfairy, lend me your power!

Windfairy, help me!

I'm counting on you, Waterfairy!

Help me out a little, Darkfairy.

So that's Fairy's Grace skills?

Interesting.

Here I come, Black Wind!

So you decided to try and get in

close, assuming I'm a caster?

Good choice.

Radiance Lancer!

He's supposed to be a caster!

Why is he getting so close?

Is he insane?

Come on out, Munnie!

A dragon?

Flame Breath!

Sonic Accelerate!

So fast!

An agility-buffing spell?

Yup!

I'll be borrowing that. Skill Eater!

So that's the power of the new

item he made from Victor's armor?

Skill Eater: a glove that can copy an

enemy's skill just by touching them.

He's got one on each hand,

so he can copy up to two skills at once.

But each time he copies a new skill,

he'll lose the old one.

Your unique skill,

Parallel Thinking, is mine now.

It's not fair he gets to copy unique skills.

Hey, you let him copy something, too, right?

Yeah, you'll just have to guess what.

Get away from Miyabi!

Whoa, there.

Wait!

Miyabi, are you okay?

Light Heal.

Miyabi?

He made me dirty

What did you do to Miyabi?!

Don't worry. I didn't do anything!

Nana, keep healing Miyabi!

Setsuna, protect them!

No!

Kanzaki!

I'll

handle him personally!

You gave up your numbers advantage without

having any idea how strong I am.

You'll never be able to win like that!

Shut up!

I'm better with a sword than you are!

I know that much!

I guess it'll take more training

than that to keep up with him.

I'll stay close to you

so you can't use magic!

Smart thinking.

So, how will you handle this?

I'm not done yet!

Too slow!

You're kidding me

Toya's got Rank S Swordsmanship

and he's fighting him bare-handed?!

So that's what you lent him?

Yup.

My Rank S Martial Arts skill.

Damn it!

Toya, you can't handle him on your own!

Reinforcements?

Adamantine Rampart!

That's the level above

Earthen Rampart, right?

Even I'd have to punch it a

few times to break through.

Hey, this meat in the middle's great.

Setsuna!

Right!

Executing Zantetsu-can!

Zantetsu-can

Seriously?! She destroyed it with one hit?

A unique skill, huh?

If it can cut through anything without

regard for its level or hardness,

it's quite the threat.

But Master can

No!

Setsuna!

Kanzaki!

Setsuna!

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Oh, no! I'll use a Light Heal!

I'm just fine.

But

I have to defeat the Demon King!

I have a duty to save

this world and bring peace!

I have to be able to beat

a thug like him by myself!

Setsuna?

Think about yourself for

once, justice-brain!

This is really awkward.

Setsuna

On that day, when we were all

talking in the classroom

A magic circle suddenly

appeared on the floor

And in our dreams, we saw a goddess.

We woke up in the Deramis Great Cathedral.

Heroes, I am Colette Deramilius, a priestess

of this land, and the one who summoned you.

Would you hear what I have to say?

I was so scared in this new world.

But I was able to make it this far because

the four of us were always together.

So, Toya, why do you

Setsuna

Setsuna is right, Kanzaki!

You're always trying to

do everything yourself!

I don't want that!

Nana

If we don't work together like we practiced,

we can't use our full power

Miyabi

Everybody thinks you're strong,

and righteous, and amazing.

But that's not enough!

You can't do it all yourself!

You need to let us help too,

or you'll never beat the Demon King!

You're not the only hero!

Please, calm down and think!

Setsuna

Everyone

Sorry. I wasn't thinking straight.

All four of us are heroes together!

Name: Setsuna Shiga

Level: 52 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 477/477

MP 318/318

Age 18 | Strength 316

Race: Human | Endurance 219

Sex: Female | Agility 573

Class: Samurai | Magic 155

Luck 214

Skills: Zantetsu-can (Unique Skill) Swordsmanship (A)

Mind's Eye (B) Heavenswalk (B)

Detect Danger (B) Fast Reflexes (B)

Assist Effects

Windfairy's Grace | Concealment (B)

Black Summoner

Um

You guys done?

Yeah. Sorry to keep you waiting!

Now, then

A light fairy to blind him?

Clever.

Fairies don't show up on

Detect Presence, huh?

But trying to blind me by getting

one close without me noticing

They're getting clever!

Frostbound!

Felony Crush!

The ground froze, and I can't move!

And this weight I'm feeling

A type of air pressure?

This is the end!

You can't dodge now!

Master!

Cleft Detonation!

He self-destructed?

Without the Lightfairy’s shield,

I would've been in danger.

Setsuna, are you okay?

I think so.

Without my Heavenswalk skill

that lets me move in mid-air,

and the Windfairy's speed boost,

I don't know if I would've survived.

Are you okay?

I'd like to think that expl*si*n

did some damage to him, too.

Blind Cure.

A white magic spell to

restore his lost sight!

That was good teamwork.

You had me scared for a second.

He's undamaged?

He destroyed the ground under

him to cancel my Frostbound!

I'm not ending the game

with my own spell, duh.

Of course I can control it.

Now, honestly, you two in the back.

Y-Yes?

After the debuff spells, I would've liked to see

you follow up with some attack spells.

I'll never forgive you for

humiliating me twice.

Wow, you're the type to hold a grudge, huh?

You with the ponytail, you should be trying

to work Heavenswalk into your attacks.

They're too easy to read right now.

And you, when are you going

to use your dual-wield?

Appraising Eye?

Very well I'll show you!

To be honest, I never dreamed that

a bandit could be so strong.

But now, I'll use my full strength!

Holy Sword Wil, reveal your true form!

There he goes again

But fine.

Toya, I'll help you!

Me, too!

Frozen Temple!

What's this?

Get ready! This is the most

powerful spell I have!

Your whole body will be frozen

stiff as long as you're inside it!

Your assist magic won't activate, either!

I see.

I can move a little, but I can't fight.

And that assist canceler is a problem, too.

You'll pay for the years of

humiliation I've endured!

Gravedeath Ogre!

Gravedeath Ogre

I'm pretty sure we just met today.

Oh? Are you in trouble?

Want some help, Kelvin?

Hey, that's not funny, Sera.

Gloom Lancer!

It's finally getting fun!

Wake up! Adamantine Guardian!

Adamantine Guardian

Golems?

Delay them for just 30 seconds!

This Frozen Temple that's stopping

me from moving is bad news.

I've never tried this before,

but I'll have to go for it.

Sharpen your senses.

Steady your breathing. Focus!

Is Master?

Yeah, that's probably why he copied

Parallel Thought from the girl.

Impossible

Miyabi?

He's making something.

Making what?

A new spell!

What I'm doing now is creating the

incantations needed for a new spell.

Normally, creating the precise mental images

and necessary incantations for a new spell

is a long, complex process

with many difficult steps,

but with Parallel Thought, I can do

all of that at once, at hyperspeed!

And

Setsuna, hurry! He's making a new spell!

Roger!

Executing Zantetsu-can!

Creation complete!

Radiance Crossfire!

How did he know how to defeat Frozen Temple?

How did he know that you had to

destroy the ice pillars all at once?

I can analyze anything with my

Appraising Eye, including magic.

I already had the answer before you

were finished explaining the spell.

It's not over yet!

So you're already incorporating

Heavenswalk into your attacks?

You've got the best combat

sense of any of your party.

Take this!

But I'm far faster!

Setsuna!

Don't let your guard down.

That Gravedeath Ogre is incredibly powerful!

And she's put status-effect-inducing

black magic on it!

Dangerous, but!

All of them are far weaker than Sera's.

Miyabi!

Kanzaki! I'll shield you, so go for it!

Wait, Nana!

Protect us! Icicle Shield!

Huh, her Endurance rivals Sera's.

But

Glory's Sanctuary!

That barrier's capable of

temporarily sealing a Rank S demon.

You're not strong enough to break it yet.

Hyper Impact!

How dare you hurt my friends, you b*stard?!

As for you, you're a bit of a disappointment.

If you have all this strength, why don't

you use it for the sake of the world?

The way you think is how a hero should be,

but don't try to force your ideals on me.

That won't cut it in this world.

If you want to change the world, get stronger.

And if you can't

then just lie there and whine!

I'm sorry, everyone

Name: Nana Mizuoka

Level: 48 Title: Hero from Another World

HP 294/294

MP 589/589

Age: 18 | Strength 143

Race: Human | Endurance 493

Sex: Female | Agility 95

Class: Tamer | Magic 347

Luck 191

Skills:

Talks to Animals (Unique Skill) | Blue Magic (B)

White Magic (B) | Taming (A)

Diplomacy (C) | Iron Wall (B)

Assist Effects:

Waterfairy's Grace | Concealment (B)

Black Summoner

And Mom makes the best stews!

Oh, yeah? But our Efil's a good chef, too

I've heard these voices somewhere

Toya!

He's awake!

I'm so glad!

I

I still think Mom's is best!

But if you insist, we can compare them!

Get away from the girl!

Oh, you're awake, young lad.

You're even putting your

filthy hands on young girls?

No, idiot. Look carefully.

A slime?

Wait, so the adventurers who came

to rescue the people here

This is my slime, Clotho.

So you're the adventurers

who came ahead of us, then?

That's right! I told you,

he was the one who saved us!

Yeah, that's how it is. Sorry.

I'm Kelvin, an adventurer.

No Then we were wrong from the start?

Well, Kelvin went through a lot of trouble

to make sure you'd get it wrong.

Sera, shh!

But then, why did we have to fight?

We could've talked it out!

You should be trying to work

Heavenswalk into your attacks.

When are you going to use your dual-wield?

Don't tell me

That's right, Toya.

You're probably right.

Kelvin! You win!

You're a better fighter, and person,

than we are! I'm so sorry!

No sense in worrying about the past.

Anyway, if you'll grant my wish from

the game, I won't have any complaints.

Of course! I'm prepared to endure any trial!

Kelvin, no Teacher!

I see.

Then start stripping.