04x02 - Childman Network

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The Thirteen Apostles.

The most powerful group
of sorcerers on the Continent

that works for
the royal court of Meverenst.

Normally,

becoming a member of the apostles
is the highest honor for a sorcerer.

In addition,

their elite members are known as Numbers.

SORCEROUS STABBER ORPHEN:
DOOM OF DRAGON'S SANCTUARY

Green Impact!

CHILDMAN'S NETWORK

Long time no see, Leticia Macredy.

It has been two years, right?

I think so, Irgitte.

My name is Irgitte Sweetheart now.

Just like you,
I'm taking after my family name now.

Don't underestimate me.

I'm not underestimating you.

After all, you have been to the palace.

You went there together with Miss Maria?

Is she still the same as always?

Are you trying to insinuate
that I was only invited there

because of our teacher?

No. That wasn't what I meant.

I'm sure you've noticed

that we are sent here
by the Thirteen Apostles.

It seems like Irgitte
is not going to introduce us.

So, let me ask you then.

Are you Leticia Macredy?

I was just about
to make the introduction, Seek.

I mean, Mr. Seek.

Leticia, he's our
temporary team leader for now.

He's Mr. Seek Marrisk.
An instructor of the Royal Academy.

And that frivolous man over there

is Kakorkist Isthan. His disciple.

Are you saying that I'm
relaxed and light-hearted, Sweetheart?

She is Leticia Macredy.

She's a sorceress from the Tower of Fangs.

We are done with our introduction here.

Can you introduce that person to us?

What?

I knew

you would ask.

What do you mean?

It's not surprising
that you can't recognize him.

He has changed a lot.

He's Krylancelo.

Are you kidding me?

Long time no see!

Before I went to the royal capital,

I already left Tafrem for quite a while.

So, you don't know about that, right?

You didn't sound as pleased
to see me just now.

Don't get so hung up on that.

If we don't get along with each other,

we'll leave a bad memory for Krylancelo.

We are in a hurry.

Mr. Seek, he is Krylancelo.

He was from the Tower of Fangs.

I heard that he had gone missing.

Long time no see, Krylancelo.

Although you probably don't remember it,

we met once.

If you had passed the test back then,

you would've become my subordinate now.

I see.

After all, the test from
the Thirteen Apostles is quite difficult.

There's always another chance, Krylancelo.

My name is Orphen now.

Looks like we are in trouble.

I won't call it trouble.

If you are talking about those dwarves,
I think we can get rid of them easily.

Do you have any idea what they are?

To put it simply,
what we saw just now were all spirits.

What?

A catastrophe
is approaching this continent.

And the lord of the Closest Domain
is provoking the Dragon Clan.

As a member of the Thirteen Apostles,
what are you going to do?

You know how dangerous it is.

If we agitate them too much,

we may wake up the ouroboros
that can devour the whole continent.

To fight the Dragon Clan,

I've sent my reliable agents
to do the deed.

I think the destruction of Urbanrama
has something to do with the Deep Dragon.

Let me get straight to the point.

Let's work together.

The Tower, the Thirteen Apostles

and the Sorcerous Alliance

must stop the recklessness
of the Closest Domain.

Master!

This is bad!

Over there right now...

This means that he is real.

That's painful.

What are you doing?

Don't be mad. I don't have a choice.

How can you say that
when you suddenly hit me?

No. It's not the time for this now!

What is it? Why are you panicking?

Winona shot Claiomh over there!

I saw Claiomh fall onto the ground.

-So, I ran here right away!
-Three points.

What?

You got three out of ten.

It doesn't mean that you'll die
even if you are shot.

How can you be so calm?

Have you forgotten
that you are a sorcerer?

What could you have done
if you didn't run away?

Go back and look again.

What?

Is it okay to send him there by himself?

He'll be fine.

Now, Claiomh is
the furthest away from danger.

She has the protection
of the Deep Dragon that can

annihilate anyone who has the intention
to k*ll her in an instant.

So, the probability that Claiomh is k*lled

is close to nil.

I don't know why Winona

chose to do this.

But if something happens to him,
I won't forgive the perpetrator.

Krylancelo.

I don't recognize the name Claiomh.

That's the name of a woman, right?

She was entrusted to me
by a benefactor of mine.

Are you sure that's it?

That's it.

We've been
traveling together for half a year.

Anyway, she's someone
interesting to talk with.

Is that so?

Surprisingly,
you know quite a lot of people.

Let's get back to the main topic.

What did you say about those dwarves?

They are spirits.

Are you being serious?

But I'm sure that they are
not some kind of apparition.

Fear not!

-They are more like ghosts.
-I unsheathe thee,

-They exist because of some kind of magic.
-Sword of Light!

Some kind of magic?

But we didn't see any spellcaster.

So, I don't think it's common magic.

I don't care who the spellcaster is.
If it can't be controlled,

we can't call it magic.

That's not true.

It's rare magic.

We call it the Childman's Network.

Krylancelo.

The user of the Network
can get information from the past.

Although there's a limit to it,

you can still use it to get intel
or communicate with someone.

Was Childman the user once upon a time?

That's right.

However, due to
the rampage of the Network,

the past intel that is referred to

as the ghosts by my teacher
materialized into the world.

It means that those dwarves
are materialized intel?

Yes.

Before this, I was sent on a mission
to eliminate some ghosts before.

That's how I know about them.

The ghost phenomenon
only occurs around a core.

If we destroy the core,
the phenomenon will disappear.

Before the core is destroyed,
the same thing will happen repeatedly.

Will that be very dangerous?

Yes.

The army just now can truly k*ll someone.

Let me think.

We have so many
sorcerers and sorceresses here.

If that army is the issue,

we can just destroy them all.

We can't do that.

Because two real dwarves

have joined the army too.

You said that the ghosts
would be affected by the area too, right?

Princess Silvermoon
was here 1000 years ago.

A long time ago, when the Dragon Clan
came to this continent,

some of the indigenous dwarves
planned to drive them away.

And their leader was
the legendary Princess Silvermoon.

The final battle
happened around this area.

I think I get it now.

What should we do next?

Mr. Seek, please give us the instruction.

The problem is, where's the core?

That Princess Silvermoon
is our prime suspect for now.

Let's split up.

The Tower of Fangs Team
and the School Team.

Why are we splitting up?

Teamwork.

You'll be our main as*ault team
as well as our trap.

When you keep them occupied,

we'll destroy the core.

It may seem like I'm bragging,

but the three of us

have gone through the stabber training.

I know that you've already made your move.

You sent Leticia Macredy
to the east, right?

At least

I don't plan to participate
in that game of yours.

That man is the one who wants
to bring that boring game to life.

The lord of the Closest Domain.

He has very powerful guardians with him.

I'm sure you've heard about Yuis Colgon.

I don't know everything about him.

Stop lying.

I'm sure Childman knows.

He's the lord's spy.

It'll be troublesome to go against Colgon.

I only know one sorcerer who can fight him

and have the chance of winning.

Are you talking about Krylancelo?

Wasn't it your intention
to send him to Kimluck?

He went there of his own will.

I even tried to stop him.

Another guardian of the lord is

Damian Rue.

Although he's always hiding in the dark,

he's the most powerful sorcerer as well as
the user of the Network on this continent.

The White Sorcerer.

He's an extraordinary Spirit Sage

who has never faced
the crisis of fading away

after becoming a spirit for decades.

We need to stop them.

I can't give you an answer to this request
as I'm just a teaching assistant.

If you really want to do this,

you need to talk
to the top executives of the Tower.

We have to do that if we want
a legitimate reason to wage w*r.

But I don't want to go down in history
with a bad reputation.

So, you want the Aristocrat Alliance,
the Thirteen Apostles and the Tower

to wage w*r against the lord
of the Closest Domain?

I'm sure the most powerful stabber
of the Tower can take him down.

Krylancelo has been
permanently removed from the Tower.

Ask your second most powerful stabber
to approach the Closest Domain.

I've sent a few
of my top fighters there too.

Now, we just need to cut Damian Rue
off from his Network.

Then, we can assassinate their lord.

I want to make a deal with you.

Isn't he too mean?

He should panic even just for a while.

The person who fell

was indeed Claiomh.

Does it mean

that Claiomh is dead?

Usually, there are only
three types of physical wounds

that can k*ll a person.

Master?

It's either damage to the nerves,
the blood vessels

or the organs.

Then, you can't live for long.

You'll die eventually.

It's either an instant death or death
after a few seconds or a few minutes.

Fool.

The difference between instant death
and non-instant death is huge.

Even at this distance,

I'll be able to hit you easily.

Oh no.

Claiomh?

What's happening?

This is too strange.

It is really different from reality.

This time...

It's the real me.

What happened to Claiomh?

Master Orphen told me
that she was with you.

We split up

to look for Lottecia.

After all,
she has a little dragon with her.

Don't move!

I told you that I'm the real deal, right?

Don't underestimate me
because I'm not my master.

You shot Claiomh just now, right?

Don't be a fool.

You saw the illusions just now, right?

It keeps happening around this area.

No!

I won't believe you until
I'm sure that Claiomh is fine!

Where's Claiomh?

You got 10 out of 10, boy.

But now,

it's nine,

eight...

I unsheathe thee...

Anyway, my mission here is completed.

Take him away, Damian.

There's something else that's weird.

I don't think that Maria Huwon

will tell anyone about
the existence of the Network.

Did you interrogate her?

Compared to you, I trust her more.

Where did you get this intel?

I'm getting tired of using
this fake identity to talk too.

No. That's not right.

After all, I can't get tired.

Who are you?

I'm sure you can guess.

Why did you pretend to be him?

I understand now after talking to you.

After reading your mind,

I know that you didn't send
your companion to the east on purpose.

I just wanted to make sure of that.

The fewer people
who use the Network, the better.

Now, the lord's power is close to perfect.

Then, he'll become the power that we need
before the battle with the Sanctuary.

The real Kurabe Rashille
will arrive tomorrow

to propose something similar
to the highest executives of the Tower.

But if you are not with us,
it'll be just a waste of time.

Just like how you can't k*ll me,

I can't k*ll you too. But...

I am Damian Rue.

Nice to meet you.

And then,

goodbye.

What should we do?

Our opponents are ghosts, after all.

We just have to tear them apart.

Enemies spotted!

We've found our enemies!

Has it started?

Let's go then.

After all, there's no need
for Irgitte to come with us.

The Closest Domain?

Attack!

With the speed of the wind!

Chase down our enemies!

What should we do?

Let's split up.

Fire!

Wind of Fire!

Mara!

Green expl*si*n!

Lightning!

Invisible Roar!

Wait!

No matter how powerful I am
as Volkano Volcan,

you are too pesky!

You keep casting spell after spell!

Please tell us earlier
if you plan to k*ll us.

We'll do our best to get ready for it.

The brainwashing has been undone.

It means that the princess is not here.

I shatter thee,

Primordial Silence!

Where's the princess?

I dance thee,

Castle in the Sky!

Shield!

What?

Attack!

Are you kidding me? How did he do that?

Is that a phenomenon
that is created by someone?

The person who can do this is...

I unsheathe thee,

Sword

of Light!

Has it ended?

So, the princess is not the core.

What is it then?

It has been strange since the very start.

If this phenomenon
is intentionally triggered...

Who are you talking to?

If you want to k*ll me,

it's better to ask your army to do that.

You damn giant!

How dare you comment on my strategy!
How impetuous!

You drove me here

but you didn't k*ll me.

I see.

Those who stand against me
will be k*lled without mercy.

You have no choice!

Wait!

Come out.

I'm not talking about you,
Princess Silvermoon.

But the one who's sniggering at us
while pretending to be you.

I'm not sniggering.

Why are you doing this?

This is my mission.

I'm just trying to drive away
the Thirteen Apostles.

Because of you, the ghosts over-multiplied
and I can't stop them now.

Yuis is gone.

Yuis?

Forget it.

I have other methods too.

After all, I've done whatever I can.

Ed!

It's useless to do that.
Put down your sword.

I'm not really here.

Are you really going to go
to the lord's territory?

You are with him, right?

That's why I'm going there.

I'm not with him right now.

There has been a miscalculation.

And that may ruin the balance.

I've taken the opportunity to talk to you
through the phenomenon of the ghosts

that they intentionally triggered
with the rampage of the Network.

Now, no one

should be able to eavesdrop on us.

Don't go.

You don't know yourself that well.

I know myself very well.

I want to k*ll you.

Then, do not let go of the magic sword.

Rely more on Krylancelo.

If they find out that I can't do it,

the lord is going to use you
as leverage against me.

Protect yourself!

What are you talking about?

You are the one who wanted

to k*ll me!

Where am I?

Am I being locked up?

I can't think well.

My brain has been damaged.

No.

They are doing this to subdue me.

Are you awake now?

I am the lord of the Closest Domain,

Almagest Betisletha.

We have to head to the Closest Domain.

Unforgivable.

Unforgivable.

Seek, Kakorkist.

"THE BLAST OF A SHOT ACROSS THE COURTYARD"
Come out now!