My name is Minamijuuji Sei.
I was your typical, average high school boy about to turn seventeen.
Save us.
Huh?
- Please save us. - A voice?
If you can hear me, then please answer!
- What's going on? - If you can hear me, then please answer!
Where are you?
I'll do anything I can to help!
I'll call an ambulance if you need one!
Oh!
Did we...?
W-We did it!
We did it, Your Majesty!
The Hero Summoning Ritual!
It succeeded this time!
Where...
am I?
...So there you have it.
Uh...
So this world is called Mizgarz,
and you want me to defeat the devilfolk
led by the Devil King as well as the conqueror, Lufas?
Yes.
You're the only one we can turn to now! Please!
Please!
Father!
When I grow up,
I'm going to be a police officer like you!
Hey, what do I have to do to become a police officer?
Well...
You should become the kind of person
who always extends a helping hand when people are in trouble.
Honestly,
I don't think I can handle the idea of killing others.
However,
I doubt I can achieve the future I long for if I abandon people seeking my aid.
Besides, I doubt my father
would abandon these people from another world!
I'll...
do it!
Thank you, Hero.
- Now our nation is secure! - Thank you so much!
- We'll be counting on your aid! - Thank you so much!
Right!
SEVERAL WEEKS LATER— - I hyped myself up in that moment, but...
my actual ability
isn't measuring up at all!
I yield, Mr. Friedrich.
This is Mr. Friedrich,
a master of the sword who is known as the Sword Saint.
I'm sorry.
I lost so quickly.
I don't have any complaints with the special treatment of getting to train
under the world's most powerful swordsman.
Except for one thing.
He won't speak the human language.
I've been told that beastfolk are capable of speaking our language, though.
Mr. Friedrich, umm...
About the way I'm handling this sword...
It's a little hard for me to use.
Is there some technique?
Thank you very much!
I still haven't ever heard Mr. Friedrich speak.
The captain is angry with you for getting distracted during your sparring match.
Vice Captain!
The Vice Captain has been translating Mr. Friedrich's words for me.
He's basically just a giant cat at this point.
I don't get it.
Sir Sei!
What's the matter, Mr. Kross?
We've finally gathered together the party for your journey!
Minamijuuji Sei.
- It's time for your journey to begin. - Yes, sir!
Equipment, talented men...
We've prepared the best in everything we can offer.
Now, allow me to introduce your team.
The first is the pride of our nation, the Sword Saint Friedrich.
THE SWORD SAINT FRIEDRICH
You'll also have the Vice Captain to assist Friedrich.
VICE CAPTAIN - Understood!
Then there's the master of the divine arts,
Kross the Acolyte.
THE KING'S ADVISOR / KROSS NOZAN - I vow to aid you, even if it costs me my life.
Next is the rising star who graduated top of her class from Svel's Magic Academy:
Alfie.
It's an honor to have been chosen for this, Your Majesty.
I've heard she's been taught swordsmanship by her father, the mercenary Gantz.
I'm sure she'll prove quite useful.
We've also received steel golems from Svel's Wise King Megrez.
Plus, you'll constantly...
...have a covert squad of ten Rangers to support your journey from the shadows.
When did they get there?
Amazing.
So these people are going to be my party.
Now, Hero,
the time to set out has come!
Oh, so I'm already heading out.
Go forth and strike down the evil Devil King and the revived conqueror
to bring light to these dark times!
Yay!
This is the beginning...
of my adventure to save the world.
Frankly, I don't think I'm the best pick for this,
and I think there's someone more suitable,
but even so, right now...
I'm the Hero!
Okay, so to keep everyone from worrying,
I'll take the lead!
No way!
Is that?!
Impossible!
That... That can't be...
Everyone?
THE CONQUEROR, LUFAS MAPHAAHL
THE DEVIL KING, ORM
W-W-Why are the Devil King and Lufas Maphaahl here?!
A WILD LUFAS MAPHAAHL
AND A WILD DEVIL KING
HAVE APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME!!!
EPISODE 11 / A WILD LUFAS MAPHAAHL AND A WILD DEVIL KING HAVE APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME!!!
SOMETIME EARLIER...
Laevateinn succeeded in summoning the Hero.
Apparently, they did summon a proper Hero.
In the game, no one knew about that until Alioth discovered it.
And as far as I knew, there were no other players aside from Alioth
who obtained that Class.
Taking the Hero Class made Alioth's abilities grow
so incredibly fast that it left his prior classes in the dust,
and he rapidly became the highest-ranking player.
This is bad.
The devilfolk know about the Hero Summoning.
At this rate, said Hero will be killed.
Precisely.
The devilfolk will likely send one of their Seven Luminaries to attack
when the Hero starts his journey.
That's true...
Although that country has the barrier created by the Sword King Alioth,
so the likes of the Seven Luminaries would just be beaten back.
- Barrier? - A Hero Skill, Soul Succession.
You should remember its effect, Mistress Lufas.
Soul Succession.
An AOE Barrier Skill that buffs allies' abilities within the area
while simultaneously severely lowering the abilities of enemies.
The nasty part about that Skill
is that the effect lasts until combat ends.
However, the price for that
is that the user then dies
and gets warped back to town without any chance for resurrection magic to be used.
In this world, its use must equal death.
I heard the Sword King Alioth was sent to an eternal slumber
after erecting the barrier to protect his entire nation.
So even now, Alioth continues to protect his nation?
At least that means it's safe there.
Even Aigo and I would struggle within it.
So it should be safe so long as the Devil King and his son don't show up.
The flip side of that is if the devil king or his son do show up,
then they could risk facing potential ruin.
After all, they're free to attack anything outside of the barrier.
Yeah, that'd be checkmate.
Though it's also a perfect opportunity to defeat the Seven Luminaries.
Understood!
We're heading back to Laevateinn for a bit!
Are you planning to head there by yourself, Master?
Yes. If it's just the Seven Luminaries,
then we can strike them down even if the others attack together.
Farewell. We shall return tomorrow.
Of course.
The Seven Luminaries couldn't come close to that.
You agree with that too,
don't you,
Devil King?
That young man is probably the Hero.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Alcor.
I am Orm.
The one you people call the Devil King.
Alcor?
It's what we call you.
Anyone who meets you will die.
So with fear and respect we call you
Alcor: the star that portends death.
It seems there's no need to introduce ourselves,
but it would be disrespectful not to announce ourselves in return.
We are Lufas Maphaahl,
the one you all apparently call Alcor.
We're surprised you came here yourself.
Are you that afraid of the Hero?
What foolish drivel.
There are only two I fear both now and in the past.
One is the omnipotent Goddess,
and the other...
is you.
Are you suggesting this situation was unexpected then?
No.
I came here to meet you.
Allow me an honest confession.
I always avoided a direct confrontation against you.
Oh?
It was only after I lost you that I realized...
I realized you were the only one acting outside of the Goddess's Scenario.
We never should have let ourselves lose you.
What do you mean?
Do you want to know?
Then try drawing it out of me by force.
Bold!
Then we'll grant your wish!
Star of Death...
Let's test if your strength has waned over the years!
What on earth is happening here?!
Are they serious?
They're asking us to defeat those two?
How can we?
What are we supposed to do here?!
Impressive.
I haven't felt such strength
since my battle with the Seven Heroes two hundred years ago.
And we see you're worthy of calling yourself the Devil King.
Devil King too stronk! Please nerf!
I seriously want to apologize for treating him like a joke of an official last boss!
He's already shaved away fifty thousand HP!
The Devil King's HP is undoubtedly greater than Lufas's.
Even if we're equals in combat,
I'll lose.
Thank you, Mr. Friedrich.
Hmm.
As expected, Alcor.
However, that's not the full extent of your strength, is it?
Or are you suggesting that I'm not worth fighting seriously?
What do you mean?
Two hundred years ago...
The power of the conqueror who fought alone against the
Seven Heroes and many other great men was staggering.
The Lufas Maphaahl that I feared was more striking and enviously strong.
Does he mean Lufas was even more crazy strong before I possessed her?!
Do you really...
believe that's your limit?
We don't understand what you're suggesting.
So that's what this is!
That damn Goddess!
She already laid countermeasures.
What are you concluding on your own?
It means that it's still too early for us to fight.
You won't be able to overcome the Goddess's Scenario yet.
The Goddess's Scenario?
That's right.
This whole world is following the Goddess's Scenario.
It's true for the devilfolk too.
If anything, they're just the pawns used to bring excitement to the scenario.
Why do you think devilfolk kill people?
It's not to expand their territory?
That's part of it.
Though that's merely one reason.
The real reason...
is because they can't live without killing!
You must eat to live.
You must sleep to function normally.
It's the same kind of instinctual need.
The devilfolk
are defective beings who will disappear if they don't kill people.
Then the fragments of those who disappear scatter throughout the world
and become mana.
That's the truth behind magic.
No one could use magic without the existence of the devilfolk.
Yet because they exist,
the fruitless cycle of killing continues forever.
The Goddess created the devilfolk to be this,
and left me in charge of managing them.
That's a backstory I never knew about.
I always assumed that mana existed in this world
simply because that's how it is in a fantasy world.
Manage them?
Are you saying that you're different?
He's basically implying that he's not one of the devilfolk.
Hold on! It sounds like you're saying the Goddess herself desires this world's plight!
Are you trying to claim, Alovenus, the Goddess of Mercy,
desires this killing?!
That's right, weak peon.
That's why that battle happened all those years ago.
You must have found it strange.
You must have realized it was truly unnatural.
Lufas Maphaahl certainly was terrifying back then.
Though there was never any real need to defeat her before she clashed with us.
Letting Lufas defeat me first,
and then overthrowing her afterward was the best choice.
Yet the Seven Heroes
sealed Lufas away without waiting for that moment.
The Seven Heroes were defeated in their battle against the Devil King,
and that allowed the devilfolk to invade,
robbing mankind of most of its habitat.
Now they deeply regret it as a grave mistake.
Alcor.
You were most likely the one who reached the truth before anyone else.
That's why you tried to end the Goddess's Scenario
by stepping forward to exterminate the devilfolk when none other had,
and united the world behind you.
- However— - Exgate!
Morning Venus!
Program selection, Fire!
Libra?!
Master, I propose our best option is to retreat from this battle.
Wait a moment! The Hero and his party are still there!
- And the Devil King was about to— - Retreat!
Listen to us!
That was audacious of you.
Speak now. I've erected a barrier around us.
I expected no less, Your Majesty.
What did you think you were doing, Venus?
No, Dina?
Of course it was merely an act to gain their trust.
That golem was there watching me, after all.
Your attack lacked restraint for that excuse.
That's because I had faith in Your Majesty's strength.
You weave excuses well.
Did you know?
That Lufas Maphaahl was weakened?
Yes.
I strongly doubt it,
but surely that wasn't your doing, was it?
Of course not.
There's no way someone like me could pull off a feat like that.
If anyone could,
it would only be the omnipotent Goddess.
They're gone?!
TRANSLATION: JOHN PICKETT TIMER: ANDY ELLIS
EDITOR: GABRIELLA RAMIREZ QUALITY CONTROL: MEAGAN SMITH