01x08 - Farewell

[bunniefuu]

["One Room Adventure"

by MADKID plays]

[tenants screaming]

[Zenia coughing]

[building crumbling]

[Zenia gasps]

[soft, dramatic music]

- What in the world

happened just now?

Nevermind. I need to

get out of here.

[footsteps tapping]

[handle clicks]

[soft piano music]

- [Past Demon Lord]

Humans are fragile.

They shall never awaken

from death's sweet slumber.

You mustn't k*ll them

so hastily, is that clear?

[Zenia grunts]

[handle clicks]

- Come on, you hang in there!

Can you hear me?

[hand tapping]

[Lim grunts]

Time for Seven Spy Tools

number eight:

First-aid Kit Wrap!

Don't you worry, Lim.

I'll get you out of here safely.

[sirens blaring]

- [First Responder 1]

Everyone stand back!

- [First Responder 2]

Go! Keep moving!

[sirens blaring]

- [Zenia Voiceover]

I can't just leave like this.

I'd be a disgrace to

the demon race.

There's gotta be

something, anything!

What can I bring back?

- Oh, I know!

[Max yawns]

[door slams]

- Hey, Max! We've got trouble!

- [Newscaster] A surprise

to officials,

there was a mysterious expl*si*n

at the Royal Bureau of Magic

at approximately 4:00-

- What?

Wait, is this stuff live?

- [Newscaster] We're being told

that most personnel

have been accounted for-

- Gotta be a t*rror1st

attack, right?

- Isn't that the building

where Fred works?

- Knowing him, he'll be fine.

Blasts like that ain't nearly

enough to k*ll that guy.

- Um, that's good.

To tell you the truth,

I might've asked Zenia

to do some digging at

the Magic Bureau.

- Huh?

Wait, you don't think she's

the one who did this?

- Why would she do that?

I mean, I never told her to

actually go to the Magic Bureau,

and I'd never ever tell her

to blow it up.

- Yeah, I figured that.

- [Newscaster] Mr. Oi-

[TV static crackling]

- Uh.

- [Mr. Oi] Things for years-

[Demon Lord laughs]

- [Newscaster] I'm very sorry

[Max chuckles]

for our technical

difficulties, folks.

For those of you just tuning in,

there was a mysterious-

- Let's watch a variety show.

- [Newscaster] Royal Bureau

of Magic

at approximately 4:00

this afternoon.

- Good idea.

[door creaks]

- Hmm?

- Huh?

[Zenia panting]

- Your Grace!

[Max and Demon Lord scream]

I've returned from

my visit to the

[Zenia and Lim thud]

[Max and Demon Lord scream]

[soft music]

[bird squawking]

- Oh, something

smells like Ah!

What? What the

[Lim gasps]

- Oh, are you feeling better?

Good to see you up.

How ya doing?

- What?

Um, sorry, but just who are you?

[soft music]

[Lim grunts]

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.

- You got a bump on the head.

Don't overdo it.

You were injured pretty badly.

I found you passed out outside.

- Oh.

[expl*si*n rumbles]

That's right, the expl*si*n.

I must've lost consciousness

after that.

But how did I end up here

instead of the hospital?

- [Demon Lord] You should

take it easy

and try to get some rest.

I'll make you something to eat.

- [Lim Voiceover]

This apartment.

Where have I seen it before?

[water splashing]

[dishes clanking]

- Thank you.

Are you the one

who dressed my wound?

- I am.

- Do you live here

all by yourself?

- Oh no, I live with my husband,

but he's not home now.

- [Lim Voiceover] Is that

some sort of work uniform?

It seems unreasonably small.

- Anything in particular

you'd like to eat?

- No, and unfortunately though,

I should be

getting back to work.

Excuse me.

- What? Oh, but you shouldn't!

You really oughta lie down.

- That's not an option.

You see, I-

[Lim sighs]

- Just relax for

a little while longer.

- Oh.

- Relax.

- But, but I-

- Such promising talent

with such strong magic powers.

[Lim whimpers]

What a pity it would be

to let you stay human.

Forget about being

Fred's underling.

Come work for me instead.

You shall live seven

lifetimes just like us,

plus biannual bonuses,

a flexible insurance package,

and a substantial

housing allowance.

What's your name?

- It's, um, my name's Lim.

- Very well.

Come along, Lim.

Take a hold of my hand

and walk the honorable path

of eternal life by my side.

- Stop it!

[pan thuds]

- Ow!

What the hell, Max!

That's domestic violence!

- This ain't the time

for your unethical sh*t.

I never shoulda let you

handle all of this.

- All right sign the pact.

- Before anything else,

I'd like to apologize

for this whole mess.

- You're saying that

Ms. Long Hair over here

ordered spandex glasses girl

to sneak in and infiltrate

the Bureau of Magic?

- That's exactly right!

Except the decision to

infiltrate the Bureau

was my own.

The blame rests on my shoulders.

- Forgive me.

It was my vague instructions

that caused the whole confusion.

She is not at fault.

And so you know, Max may be

the one who owns this apartment,

but he had absolutely

nothing to do with this.

So please, please

don't be mad at him.

[Lim grumbles]

- [Lim] The two of you,

you are demons, aren't you?

- We are. That's correct.

[Max sighs]

- So Max, would you care to

explain yourself?

- Uh, please allow me

to explain.

After the sad death

of our beloved Demon Lord,

[soft, somber music]

we underlings had nowhere to go.

We were forced to live a hard

life of poverty and starvation.

Going hungry every night

exposed to the elements

and nearly freezing to death.

- [Max And Zenia] Literally

none of that happened.

- It was a well deserved karma

for all the trouble

we'd caused, yes.

But you can imagine

how hopeless we felt.

But then, much to our

utter astonishment,

Max, the world's greatest hero,

took pity on us poor,

master-less wretches

and saved us from the streets!

After what us demons did,

he had every right

to leave us to die!

Our hearts were deeply moved

by Max's pure,

unwavering generosity.

From then on, we vowed to

dedicate our lives to mankind

and to society at large!

Right, Zenia?

- Yeah, sure, you're correct!

- All I wanted was to

investigate the Bureau of Magic

so that we could

learn more about

humans and their professions,

but it went downhill fast!

It's my fault!

I'm so ashamed of myself

right now!

- I see.

I understand the situation.

- [Max Voiceover]

You bought that crap?

This woman's way too trusting.

- So the expl*si*n

at the Bureau,

I take it that was not

your doing, Ms. Glasses?

- No, of course

I didn't do that!

- I would never allow

my dear Zenia

to handle something

as dangerous as a b*mb!

- To be honest, I thought

for sure your fire magic

had ignited some gas

or something.

- My magic flames

would never catch gas

or oil on fire like that.

I'm in complete and

total control

of when they burn and stop.

- Wow!

- [Demon Lord Voiceover]

I gotta get this woman

on the team!

- But if that's the case,

then who on Earth could've

[phone chiming]

That's right! I totally forgot!

I have your phone, Ms. Lim!

Here you go!

- [Lim] Huh? Oh.

- We noticed that you

received quite a few calls

while you were unconscious.

- Do you mind?

- [Max] Go ahead.

- Hello, Chief?

- [Fred] Lim, where

are you right now?

[sirens blaring]

[bystanders chattering]

- My apologies, Chief Secretary.

I was injured in the blast

and lost consciousness,

so, um, I'm being treated

as we speak, sir.

- [Fred] You're at the hospital?

Doesn't sound like it.

Where are you?

- My location?

- It's fine. You can tell him.

- I'm at Max the Hero's

apartment, sir.

- Put him on.

[Max grunts]

- Hey, Fred.

- Okay, Max.

[soft, guitar music]

Would you mind giving me

an explanation please?

Colluding with demons and

attacking government buildings?

My, how the Hero has fallen, hm?

- Fine, I admit it.

I hang out with demons.

But me and them had nothing

to do with that expl*si*n.

- Oh yeah? A likely story.

What's to stop me from telling

everyone you were responsible?

In fact, that'd be

much more convenient,

letting you take the fall.

[Max grumbles]

- [Max] Look, I can

explain everything.

Can we meet up?

- Fine by me.

You just wait there.

I'll stop by.

And no hiding the demons

this time.

- Yeah, yeah, sure thing.

But answer this.

Last time you came to my place,

you sensed the demons

almost immediately, right?

So why'd you-

[static drowns out Max]

- Huh?

- [Ghost] Who's there?

[Fred gasps]

[Fred yells]

- Fred? Hello?

Can you hear me?

[ghost growls]

[Fred whimpering]

- Yeah, on second thought,

your apartment's

a little too cramped.

- What?

- [Fred] I, uh, know

a good restaurant.

I'll make the reservations, so,

uh, why don't we meet there?

- Sure.

- You better show up.

- I'll be there.

- I should've known.

You're not one for this

type of petty behavior.

[phone vibrating]

[Fred gasps]

- You can hear me, can't you?

Answer the damn phone!

[Fred whimpers]

- This area is directly

below the blast.

Be careful of the ceiling.

- Roger!

- Roger!

[door clicks]

- Hey, we've got

a survivor over here!

- [Ghost] Coward!

[Fred whimpering]

- [Emergency Staff]

Chief Secretary Fred!

He must've gotten

caught in the blast.

- [Captain] Oh, God

We need to get him outta here!

[Emergency staff grunt]

- I don't get it, Captain.

How could something like this

happen at the Bureau?

- I don't know.

But if this really was

a t*rror1st attack

carried out by the Republic

[dramatic music]

then things are gonna get ugly.

[soft, ominous music]

[Grimms sighs]

- A dreadful mishap.

You were at the

Magic Bureau, yes?

- Unfortunately so.

Barely made it out.

A harrowing episode.

- We're relieved that

you're safe.

However, we now have a very

serious problem on our hands.

- I knew this would happen

the day you lot opted to

expel Leo from the Kingdom.

Happy with yourselves?

Finally got your excuse for w*r.

- This isn't the

underhanded scheme

you're making it out to be.

It is clear t*rror1st behavior

on behalf of the Republic.

They're endangering the

Kingdom and its people.

- I do wonder

if there's some way

that we could reach

an amicable agreement.

- And just what are you

suggesting we do?

Bow our heads and politely

ask them to stop attacking?

- We are prepared to mobilize

our troops at a moment's notice.

However, the purpose thus far

has been to "exercise our

territorial claims."

Because of that, we have

avoided full-blown w*r

as well as a loss of

human life on both sides.

But this time is much different.

If our Royal Army were to invade

using its full force,

they would respond in kind.

Though chances of defeat

are slim,

there would be tremendous

casualties,

and I refuse to let any men die.

- "The chances of defeat

are slim?" Oh, really?

You might as well be out there

poking 'em with a stick, George.

Quit your tough talk.

It's just sad.

- That was unnecessary, Sezek!

- You know it's true.

- So what we need

is enough power

to be able to take on

Leo and his friends.

The only people

who can challenge

one of the Hero's companions

are the Hero's other companions.

Minister Grimms,

you and Fred are particularly

close, are you not?

Can you convince him to do it,

seeing as the rest of them

are useless?

- Dear, dear.

Not sure, but I'll see

what I can do.

[Grimms chuckles]

[car rumbling]

- [Demon Lord] Wow.

This place seems pretty fancy,

don't you think?

- Uh, it's one of the

Chief Secretary's

favorite restaurants.

- Shave your frickin' beard,

ya slob!

They're not gonna let ya in

looking like a hobo!

[Demon Lord growling]

[shaver buzzing]

[water trickling]

- Uh.

- Hoo-boy, that's

quite a spread.

You always eat like a king?

[Fred sighs]

Weirdo.

- I don't make a habit of it.

It's been a long time since you

and I last had a meal together.

Please feel free

to help yourself.

- Thank you so kindly!

Whoa, this is amazing!

Look, Max!

The sashimi is see-through,

and it practically sparkles!

I can't wait to taste!

Mm-mm!

- You must be pretty powerful

to pull that off.

You're nearly indistinguishable

from a real human.

I'm surprised a dangerous demon

like you managed to live.

[Max sighs]

[Demon Lord groans]

Zenia, was it not?

The woman with the glasses?

She works for you, I take it.

- Yes.

- I'm sorry, Fred,

for all the trouble we caused.

- My sincerest apologies.

- Well, at least you seem

to be enjoying yourself.

[sake trickling]

I guess you just can't find

a respectable human woman

to settle down with,

mighty Hero or not.

- Shut up, jerk!

[Fred laughs]

- Can't say I'm not jealous.

I mean, who wouldn't

wanna live with

two drop-dead gorgeous women?

- Aw, you're making me blush.

- Yeah, if only he knew

what you really looked like.

[Past Demon Lord laughing]

I wanna explain everything,

you know, clear the air.

The expl*si*n at the

Magic Bureau wasn't my-

- I am more than well aware

that you played no part

in the expl*si*n.

After Zenia infiltrated the

Bureau through the roof,

she left evidence of her

presence all around the place.

If she had planted

the b*mb herself,

she wouldn't have just sat there

and waited inside the building,

no matter how stupid she is.

- Ah! Thank God.

You totally understand!

You are the man, Fred!

And thanks a million.

Everybody needs

a good friend like you.

- Knock it off.

- Well, I guess we got it

all sorted out.

Thanks for the grub.

Catch ya later.

- Hold it.

What I'm saying is

I'll let this little

incident slide.

But in exchange, you have to

do something for me.

- Oh, um

then how's about I let you

borrow her for the night,

no questions asked.

- What the!

You cannot be serious!

What the hell is wrong with you?

Chauvinistic pig!

- You know, for being known

as a great hero,

that was pretty gross.

- Oh, come on. Zenia's your

very own underling, isn't she?

Taking responsibility for

a subordinate's

incompetency is your job.

[Demon Lord growls]

- Uh, fine then.

If I must, I will do

whatever needs to be done.

- No! Put your damn clothes on!

We need to have a talk.

[mischievous music]

Now, sit your butt down.

- Gotcha.

- [Demon Lord]

So not even a peak?

- There's about to be

a full scale w*r

against the Gamma Republic.

All because they went and

pulled some stupid crap

like blowing up

a government building.

- Are you positive

they're the ones behind it?

- Well, of course.

Who else would it be?

- How would I know?

I just think it coulda

been a lot bigger.

[ominous music]

- Just what are you

trying to imply with that?

- Nothing much.

[Max slurps]

[Demon Lord groans]

- So hey, Max

I'm starting to get the feeling

that you think I wanna go to w*r

with the Gamma Republic.

Which is just dumb.

It's the complete opposite.

Though that's not to say

the Kingdom

wouldn't appreciate

your cooperation.

But if you continue to

refuse to help us,

then I might have to implicate

you and your demon buddies

in the t*rror1st attack

on the Bureau.

It'd allow us to avoid

all-out w*r with the Republic,

at least for the time being.

As far as I'm concerned,

I don't care what happens

either way.

So this is your final chance

to rethink your decision.

Return as the Hero, and fight

on behalf of the Kingdom,

or be an accomplice to demons,

be branded a criminal,

and kiss your life goodbye.

[Demon Lord whimpers]

[glass clinks]

- Ah! For real,

talk about a pain!

Come on! Time to go

house shopping.

Guess I gotta move to

the Gamma Republic

with this little lass!

- Wait Huh?

- Come again?

Huh?

- Man, that water sure was nice.

[Demon Lord whimpering]

The Gamma Republic is a very

lovely place indeed, right?

Let's get outta this

sad excuse for a country!

Livin' out my golden years as

a prune in those hot springs

sounds great!

Plus, they got plenty of

magic ore mines over there!

For all we know, I can become

a frickin' billionaire!

- I can't turn a blind eye, Max.

[intense music]

I have to take this as

intent to aid t*rrorists.

You are going to make an enemy

out of the Kingdom.

- That's the whole point.

Don't wanna piss off

the big bad Hero,

who slayed the

Demon Lord, do ya?

So maybe you oughta try asking

me a little more nicely, huh?

- Egotistical b*stard!

You haven't been a hero

in a very long time.

You're just a lazy deadbeat,

who happens to be

annoyingly strong!

- Now ya done it!

I'm sick of your sh*t!

I'll f*cking do it now!

Don't you dare think I won't

move to the Gamma Republic!

- Even the Gamma Republic

wouldn't want

a useless piece

of garbage like you!

Wake up, you big stupid as*h*le!

- Hey, um, take it down

a notch, you guys.

- Shut your mouth!

You're the stupid assholes here!

Waging your stupid little wars.

Do whatever you want, but you

better leave me out of it!

- I wanna put

an end to this w*r!

Why can't you get that through

your thick meat-head skull?

- If we're lucky,

maybe you morons

will manage to k*ll each other!

If both you and Leo die,

I'll finally get

some peace and quiet!

- You son of a b*tch!

[foot thuds]

[table rumbles]

[Max and Fred growl]

[Demon Lord grunts]

- That's enough!

[power whirring]

[Fred gasps]

[Demon Lord grunts]

- [Max] Let go of me!

- Okay, Max, just,

who is this demon?

- Does it even matter?

We're done.

[footsteps thudding]

[door whooshes]

- You haven't heard

the last of us.

Your strength is a liability.

You know what happens

if we can't rein you in.

- Oh, that reminds me.

[soft, guitar music]

Forgot my wallet today,

so I'll let you

handle the bill.

That's what

taxpayer money's for.

- I should've poisoned you

when I had the chance.

[Demon Lord grunts]

[door whooshes]

- [Fred] d*ck.

- [Max] Home, sweet home.

[Demon Lord sighs]

[Max sighs]

- You shouldn't leave

your dirty clothes

on the floor like that.

- [Max] Mm.

- Especially not your

nice suit jacket.

- [Ghost] Welcome back.

[Max groaning]

[Demon Lord whimpers]

[Demon Lord gasps]

- Max! What's the matter?

No! Don't tell me!

[toilet flushing]

[Max yelling]

[upbeat music]

- [Max] Goddammit, he got me!

- You had me worried.

For a second there,

I thought he really did

sneak you some poison.

- [Max] Laxative, poison

same difference.

That jerk!

[Max groaning]

- Ah, I see.

It must've been mixed into your

sake from the very beginning.

- [Max] What exactly

was he gonna do

if I decided to comply

with his demands?

[Max cries]

- [Demon Lord] I have

a sneaking suspicion

he knew you'd never

go along with it.

It was probably payback for

the whole mess with Zenia.

Anyway, happy poopin'!

[Max screams and cries]

[water trickling]

[Anego, Joe, and Will gasp]

[ominous music]

- No frickin' way!

This is how they justify a w*r?

- They're a bunch of

evil damn b*stards!

Rotten to the core!

- I swear, boss.

We would never try to do

something dangerous like this!

- I know.

The time is upon us

[hand slaps]

[water sloshes]

If you think that I'm going to

let this go unpunished,

then you are no

motherland of mine!

So bring it on!

["Mirai=Teleport"

by Nenne plays]