01x06 - Guild and Monster Suppression

[bunniefuu]

♪

-Hmm.

-Hmm.

♪

[inhales shakily]

[electricity crackling]

[exhales]

Uh!

[SHION]

Bolt!

[electricity crackling]

Perfect!

Another direct hit!

You're doing great, Shion!

That was the most distance

you've gotten yet!

I'm finally feeling

familiar with Bolt.

I couldn't have made it

this far without your help.

[MARIE] That's what

big sisters are for, silly!

If you need me, I'll be there!

[chuckles softly]

He's special.

Consider

who entrusted him to us.

There's no question about it.

♪

[SHION]

As it turns out,

my sister and I aren't

related by blood.

That means

Shion is clearly the male

and I'm obviously the female.

I guess that works.

I wonder

if I'll start laying eggs soon.

No, you won't!

And a brother and sister

can never get married!

Or, maybe they can!

If I'm adopted,

then marriage could be

Hm?

Hello?

[whimpering]

[SHION] Good grief, I'm a creep

for even thinking about it!

Hm?

EPISODE 6

GUILD AND MONSTER SUPPRESSION

[SHION] When I think about

my new understanding

of my relationship with Marie,

it feels like

my head might explode.

So, I've turned my focus

to compound magic instead.

♪

My newly discovered

compound magic

works as follows!

Combining magic

that boosts energy

and magic that

ups concentration,

makes synergistic magic,

and it's intense!

If you opt for

synergistic magic

when casting Flare,

you get Twin Flare!

A synergistic version of Bolt

results in a superpowered

state of the spell

I call Line Volt!

Energy plus Flare

equals big ol' b*mb Flare!

If you emitted a second round

of magical energy,

you would get

a Double b*mb Flare.

[exhales sharply]

[SHION]

Combining Flare and Bolt

doesn't seem to do anything.

Same goes for Flare with Flare

and Bolt with Bolt,

nothing changes.

[water burbling]

[ROSE] Well, then,

what's on today's agenda?

I have a strong feeling

we'll be researching

some new type of magic.

Hmm.

Now, gather!

♪

Um, uh

-Uh?

-Huh?

Gather again!

[bubbling]

I must be missing something.

You're not the only one,

Brother.

I'm not even sure

what you're trying to achieve.

We know that magical energy

emitted in open air

takes on the properties of air.

I was curious to see

if something similar

would happen with water,

but as I'm sure you could tell,

I didn't exactly

get the dramatic response

I was hoping for.

[MARIE] It looked the same

as energy in the air.

[ROSE] I didn't see

any difference either.

When it floated up, there was

a little bit of resistance,

so I thought

something had changed.

-Oh?

-Hm?

[SHION]

Hold on.

When sending magical energy

from the air into the water,

there was no reaction.

If the reverse is true,

then maybe

unlike when dealing

with fire and lightning,

I shouldn't expect

some massive response.

Well, there's no

slowing him down now.

You gotta

get used to the madness.

Could it need

a different approach?

Now, gather!

[bubbling]

You saw the water move,

too, right?

Must've been

a trick of the eyes.

Marie's right, it did move!

I ordered my magical energy

to lift the water to the sky!

If this is actual proof

that magical energy

reacts with water,

that's a huge discovery!

So, with this information,

can you add water magic

to your repertoire?

Yeah, I can.

Cool stuff, huh?

[snickers]

[SHION] It's nice to know

that water magic exists,

but there's no practical use

for what I just did.

What would be great is

if I could pull the water

out of the air.

[birds chirping]

-[SHION] Marie. Rose.

-[BOTH] Huh?

Check this one out.

[Shion grunts]

-Uh?

-Uh?

Uh, I was trying to gather up

the water in the air,

but I guess

I'm not quite at that level.

But, hey, my hand does feel

a bit damper than normal.

[ROSE]

Curious.

[MARIE]

Hmm.

[SHION]

A little moisture makes sense.

I can only gather

a basketball-sized

amount of magic

in my right hand.

The amount of water

within that volume of air

would be negligible.

[birds chirping]

[gasps]

Gather!

-Oh?

-What is it now?

[gasps]

[ROSE]

It's enormous!

[SHION] I hope this is

big enough to do the trick.

Now to concentrate

the magical energy.

♪

[water gurgling]

[both gasp]

[splashing]

Nice!

I knew it would work!

[MARIE]

That was seriously amazing!

One second there was nothing

and the next second

there was a big ball of water!

You didn't take it

from the lake, right?

[SHION] No!

I just spread

my magical energy

out really thin.

-[ROSE] Calm yourself, Marie!

-[MARIE] Tell me your secrets!

[SHION] I spread my energy

as thin as it could go

and collected water droplets

from a larger area this time.

It seemed to

take less magical energy

than applying it

directly to water.

That's why I could gather

a visible amount of water

without expending

any more energy.

So, what's the name

of your new spell?

You've gotta have one!

Well, let's see,

it's water magic, so

[gasps]

How about Aqua?

[BOTH]

Ah!

[both chuckle softly]

[both chuckle]

♪

Oh.

[both scream]

-Uh?

-Uh?

♪

[both laughing]

-[MARIE] Shion!

-Uh?

[chuckles]

Uh-huh.

[SHION]

Fire, lightning, water.

I doubt I have many more

huge developments

like this to make.

[horse neighs]

[carriage rumbling]

[SHION]

Could be time to move on

to the next stage

of my research.

Ah.

[GRAST] If you want to take on

a monster suppression quest,

you have to

register with the guild.

I hope you're sure about this.

-Hmm.

-Hmm.

[SHION]

I need to find out

if magic is effective

against monsters,

and the only way to know

is to fight them.

There's no shame in

turning around, my friends.

We can come back here

another day.

-That's not an option.

-Hm.

If I run away today,

I'll keep on

running away forever,

and I won't grow up

to be big and strong.

I'm tired of being weak.

I want to be strong enough

to protect myself,

my friends, and my brother!

I don't have any intention

of turning around, either.

With that settled, let's do it!

-Hey, Mister Grast?

-Hm?

Do you mind not telling

my parents about this?

About what?

[indistinct chatter]

[GRAST] The name's Grast,

platinum-rank adventurer.

[FEMALE RECEPTIONIST]

Hello, Mister Grast.

How may I help you today?

These three kids,

they need tags.

[FEMALE RECEPTIONIST]

Sure thing.

And are the two of you here

to endorse them?

[GRAST] Huh?

Two of who?

-Huh?

-[all gasp]

[SHION] Wait.

Father?

-Huh?

-I'm happy to

endorse these three.

Are you a diamond rank?

[MALE ADVENTURER 1]

Did she just say diamond rank?

I've never met

anyone ranked that high.

[GAWAIN]

I trust that's not a problem.

[RECEPTIONIST]

No, of course not.

That'll be fine, sir.

If it's a quest you want,

you may take it.

We'll talk after.

You four have anything

you'd like to say?

I'm sorry.

Sorry, Father.

I'm sorry.

My deepest apologies.

[GAWAIN] I can't say

I didn't see this coming.

Did you really know

we were planning

to have Mister Grast take us

on a monster hunt?

[GAWAIN] Not a monster hunt

specifically,

but I did have a feeling

you were plotting something.

For the past few days,

Marie has avoided

eye contact with me.

Emma says

she's noticed the same.

Uh-huh.

Hm?

Hmm-mm.

-[Shion laughs awkwardly]

-Oh! Whoops. I goofed. Sorry!

Honestly.

It's concerning

that I was never informed.

Hunting monsters is

a very dangerous undertaking.

[SHION]

I have no good reply to that.

[MARIE] We should've told you

from the start.

Trust me,

the kiddos have thought through

every piece of their

big quest to exhaustion.

I wouldn't be that hard on them

if I were you.

Well, you aren't me!

That solves that!

[whistling awkwardly]

Explain.

Why this?

♪

I see.

So, you didn't come here

for entertainment.

And you brought along

someone experienced.

-Well done.

-[all gasp]

While that may be the only part

of this I can praise,

traveling with a strong escort

is far safer than going alone.

If I weren't here,

you would likely still be fine

with Grast at your side,

but your safety

is never a guarantee!

Next time,

you will come and tell me.

Two highly ranked adventurers

are better than one.

Are you saying

I shall join you on your quest.

[all gasp]

♪

[monster growling]

Hmm.

[growling]

[footsteps approaching]

[monster snarling]

[growling]

[grunts]

[grunting]

[grunts]

[thuds]

[all gasp]

And here I was,

worrying you'd let yourself go

in your old age.

All clear.

It's safe now.

[SHION] I had no idea

Father was this strong.

Will there be

anything left for us to fight?

[GAWAIN]

I reduced their numbers,

But the kobolds

that went out hunting

will soon return to their base.

I'll let you three

handle the rest.

[SHION]

All right.

It looks like

the enemies are right on cue.

[stomps]

[growling]

They're much easier opponents

than goblins.

Perfect for your first battle.

Goblins, huh?

[growling]

[whimpering]

What's wrong?

Don't worry about it.

[stomping]

[growling]

Marie and Rose,

you take the front!

Shion, take the rear!

[ALL]

Yes, sir!

[GAWAIN]

Shion,

they don't appear to have

any long-range attacks.

Understand?

That means I have

plenty of time to use magic.

Precisely.

[SHION] Marie! Rose!

I'll hit them first!

[BOTH]

Hmm.

♪

First attack.

[growling]

Go, Flare!

b*mb Flare!

[expl*si*n]

[rumbling]

Uh

[SHION] The power

is greater than I predicted!

[stomping]

Fall back, I'm not ready

to cast again!

[gasps]

I'm coming!

[roars]

[swords clang]

I won't let you

touch my little brother!

Watch out!

[gasps]

A weak attack like that

will never find its mark!

[stomping]

Line Volt!

[groaning]

Oh, no, you don't!

[clanking]

[thuds]

[both panting]

Come on, Twin Flare!

[kobold groans]

Uh?

That one almost snuck up on us.

[exhales]

[MARIE]

Thank you, Shion!

[ROSE]

Excellent save!

It seemed to me like you two

did more of the saving.

[MARIE]

That's my job!

Big sisters are

built-in protectors!

Besides,

I was only able to fight

because you were here.

I feel a little bit

more confident now.

Do you really?

Good!

[SHION] Even though

we're not bonded by blood,

she's always thinking of me.

It's clear how much she cares.

[chuckles]

[SHION]

My sister's one of a kind

and she's mine!

Your first battle

was a success.

You fought

and communicated well.

[all gasp]

[GAWAIN]

Now we'll head to the next den!

[ALL]

Uh?

We don't get out

in the field very often,

so you three should get

as much hands-on experience

as you can bear!

Let the journey continue!

I spotted a few other sets

of footprints on our way in!

[ALL]

Uh?

Classic Gawain.

Oh.

[kobold growling]

[SHION]

Line Volt!

[all panting]

I'm so exhausted!

Right there with you.

I can't even lift my arms.

[GAWAIN] Good.

Looks like they're all dead.

You're sure

that was the last of them?

I hardly broke a sweat.

Something tells me that

keeping up with those two

won't be easy.

Maybe not, but now we have

real-life proof we can fight!

We do. Even if that's

the only thing we learned,

it made today well worth it.

[ROSE]

I agree,

and we also found out

where we need to grow.

We'll take care of collecting

the spoils this time around.

You three rest up

for our walk back home.

[sighs]

Huh?

-Hm?

-What is it?

I'm getting the sense

that something's in there.

Yikes, how creepy.

[ROSE]

I doubt that your father

would want us

venturing very deep.

It's getting

harder and harder to see.

What's that light?

[both whimpering

[ALL]

Hmm?

[gasps]

♪

Is this

I think it's a fairy.

It doesn't look like

any of the monsters I've seen.

[Shion gasps]

What are you gonna do?

I'd like to set it free.

I'd like that, too.

I'm with you!

[cage clanging]

♪

[ALL]

Ohh.

[all gasp]

So, they really can fly.

[MARIE]

It's beautiful!

[ROSE] I've never seen one

so up close before.

♪

I hope our friend

gets home safely.

[crickets chirping]

-[SHION] We're home!

[MARIE] We're home!

I was starting

to worry you got

[both whimpering]

[coughs]

[footsteps approaching]

Say, Gawain.

Uh!

Yes?

Come here.

[GAWAIN]

Please, Emma, stay calm!

Forgive me!

I know I did you wrong!

Put the candlestick down,

that's a serious

bludgeoning instrument!

[Gawain screaming]

[chuckles softly]

I need details.

[both screaming]

[EMMA] WellI hope you had

fun hunting monsters.

Your father told me everything

before he left,

so you don't

have to worry about

getting into

any trouble with me.

If you knew,

then why were you so upset?

[EMMA]

I didn't expect my babies

to come home

with bumps and bruises.

He said he'd be careful.

Huh?

[EMMA] When your father gets

absorbed in something,

he can lose sight

of what's important.

I'm sure

he took the opportunity

to pack in as much

monster fighting

as humanly possible.

Your first quest should've

been nice and easy,

but he got excited

and worked you to the bone.

That's the reason

I was angry with him.

Don't misunderstand me.

As long as you aren't

thoughtlessly hurting

or tricking others,

you may do as you like.

I'll support you.

I just have one small request.

Please treat your minds

and bodies with care.

Your lives are precious

and mean

the entire world to me.

Don't do anything

to put them at risk.

Huh?

I apologize for

making you worry, Mother.

I'm really sorry we went off

without telling you.

[EMMA] It's fine.

That's enough of that.

Now, who wants to take

a quick bath before supper?

Me!

I do!

You, too, Shion.

What?

[fire crackling]

[MARIE] Ow!

That stings.

Washing properly will help.

[MARIE]

Yeah, I know!

By the way, today,

we were fighting,

and my hair got all in my face.

[SHION] They're my family.

They're my family!

Family!

Taking a bath together

is completely normal.

[Marie giggles]

[EMMA]

Come now, Shion.

Let's get you nice and clean!

Scrub-a-dub-dub,

three friends in a tub!

Scrub-a-dub-dub.

[laughs]

That's enough scrubbing,

I'm clean!

Baths are supposed

to help you relax.

Hmm.

This feels so nice!

[EMMA]

I agree.

[SHION]

I've gotta get out of here!

Some might call this heaven.

But it's closer to hell!

It's funny.

We had to

k*ll a bunch of monsters

to find out how fun baths are!

Guess it was worth it

after all.

Yeah, for sure!

You happy, Shion?

[SHION]

Spending time with them.

♪

♪

There's true magic

in this world.

And I get to share it

with my amazing family.

[chuckles softly]

[both chuckle softly]

[SHION]

I'm happy.

Really happy.

[crickets chirping]