They're the ones who set the fire!
These guys are from the Night Mist Troop!
There now. Looks like the safe is all right.
Are you sure?
Sure about what?
Leaving things like this.
It's fine.
If I stood up to them, those guys would follow me.
And someone might get killed if we challenged them.
We wouldn't all come out of it safely.
So I'm gonna leave before that happens.
Wh-What's goin' on?
You're all...
Why are you here?
Atelier, be careful where you... step.
Thinkin' of runnin' off in the night? We're not lettin' that happen, Boss!
I never imagined you were such a weak lazybones, Boss.
A-All of you are... But why?
Dennis-san, I finally understand exactly what kind of person you are.
Dennis-san!
You can't stand it when you see someone else getting hurt,
but when you're the one getting hurt, you don't care at all!
Please just look at everyone here!
Do you know why everyone in town came here this late at night?
They all came here to help you, Dennis-san!
If you're sad, then we're all sad, too!
Boss, when you get hurt, it hurts us, too!
Why can't you understand that?
All of us were cast out of different places and ended up here.
Dennis-san, you were cast out, too, weren't you?
When a person really isn't needed, then maybe getting cast out is unavoidable.
But it's different this time, right?
Dennis-san, people who need you, who want you to stay, are standing right here!
Boss! This is where you belong!
You're not gettin' cast out again! We won't let you!
You have us! You know that, right?
No one who hurts Atelier-chan will get away with it.
Polvo!
I mean, we wouldn't be able to take it if we couldn't eat your cooking anymore, you know?
I guess we'll help you out, too.
Pigtails and Ponytail!
Green, my big brother, shall we join them as well?
Of course we shall accompany them.
And you two!
Who are you?
Let's fight 'em together, Boss!
Stop trying to act cool now, Boss!
If it's important to you, then please don't let go of it!
How pathetic can I get?
I've told people not to let go of what's important to them.
Now here I am, trying to let go.
Seriously.
You decided to just say whatever you wanted, huh?
Guess I've got no choice.
Let's give it a try!
Dennis-san!
Boss!
All right! Well said! Let's do this!
I don't want to be called a weak lazybones, now, do I?
Urk!
I-It just sort of popped out because I wanted to stop you, Boss.
R-Right! A team name! Let's decide on our team name!
What are you talking about?
Havin' a team name will bring the whole thing together, don't you think?
Is that how it works?
Outcast's Restaurant.
Th-The Outcast's Restaurant? That name's kind of intense, isn't it?
What's wrong with it? We're pretty much all outcasts anyway, right?
I mean, anything's fine, but...
Then, as the leader of the Outcast's Restaurant, give us a few words.
Team Outcast's Restaurant and our band of merry townspeople!
We will destroy the villains!
Evil will not succeed in this world!
Since we're doing this, let's take it all the way!
Begin the counterattack!
Yeah!
So, what's the plan?
Well, that would be...
Dennis!
Katie?
I didn't make it in time.
Regarding the arson, on behalf of Silver Wing, please allow me to apologize.
It's not your fault.
Still...
About that other matter... Has the Night Mist Troop been informed?
Yes, exactly like you told me.
"Other matter"?
But do you really want to set fire to that restaurant?
Restaurant?
You seem to have misunderstood. I simply told them the situation.
How the Night Mist Troop chooses to act upon it is their own decision.
But—
Is there something else?
N-No.
I have to tell Dennis!
If I'd gotten here a little sooner...
That's enough of that. More importantly, there's something I want to know.
Something you want to know?
I want you to tell me Vigo's movements.
I'm not letting it end like this.
Dennis, Vigo may have done this on his own,
but I didn't stop his rampage, so I'm also responsible.
I'm sorry.
But...
despite my imperfections, I'm still vice captain of Silver Wing.
It's my duty to protect Silver Wing.
I'm sorry, but I can't help you.
I'm sorry.
I know that dealing with Vigo's whims is tough on you, too. I asked too much of you.
This is nothing more... than me talking to myself.
Level 100?!
I-I-It really exists?
Head chef of Blacks' Restaurant, Jeane Blacks.
She's my foster mother.
Dennis-san, does that mean she's your teacher?
That's terrifying!
What are you all imagining?
B-But level 100 is the limit of human capacity, the highest anyone can reach.
The highest an average person can reach is level 60.
Of the rare talents that break through that limitation,
only a handful reach higher than level 80.
And of that handful, very rarely, someone extraordinary will reach above level 90.
However, in the vast majority of cases, they will end their lives at level 99.
Which is why the name of anyone who reaches level 100 will go down in history!
Do you understand that?
I know! Why are you getting so worked up about it?
And anyone who reaches level 100 is called a Rank Sovereign!
Rank Sovereign
You're still going?
The progenitor of magic, King of Strange Devices, Yuzot!
And, said to be the progenitor of adventurers, the Adventuring Sovereign, Natura!
Also, the progenitor of skills and monarch of the first nation, the first king, Yungfrei!
All of them are said to have been Rank Sovereigns!
It means you stand shoulder to shoulder with people like them! Do you understand?!
It's been a while since you've been this intense.
I understand, so just calm down.
I mean, you're right about all of that,
but the head chef has only honed skills for cooking.
Only skills for cooking?
That's right. Compared to me, her combat abilities are pretty low.
I see.
But as a chef, she's at the pinnacle of her craft.
And, of course, she's got a lot of influence in the royal capital.
If we're looking for help, there's no one more powerful.
But will she really help us?
That's the question.
What if we get turned away at the door?
That's highly likely.
I'm worried.
But, once we get to the capital, the boss's gonna go see her, right?
That's right. The rest of you, please carry out the plan exactly as we discussed.
It's kind of a lot,
but can I ask you to take care of it?
Y-Yes, of course.
We were told not to stand out too much,
but he's really got people staring at him.
Thank you.
Please come again! We'll be waiting!
There. Errand complete.
Now, let's go help the others.
Which is why...
We're goin' to go 'round and contact all the wizards and well-known sages in the capital!
But if it's just people like us...
Will they even meet with us?
If we stick to the plan, it'll all work out!
Everyone else is workin' hard, so we've gotta give it our best, too!
Right.
I see.
All of that has transpired.
I believe I understand what you intend.
Could we build a criminal case around it?
We captured the arsonists, so maybe they could lead us to the others.
Even if we thoroughly cornered them and the leader of the Night Mist Troop were arrested,
reaching Silver Wing, with their strong connections to royalty and powerful nobles...
would be difficult.
I kinda thought so.
With that in mind...
The thing is, we have a plan.
Do you?
Will you tell me about it?
Hup!
Doing it that way, the sun will set before you're finished!
You must mentally calculate the number of tables and chairs that can be loaded onto each cart!
Come on! Move faster!
That perv Polvo sure is lively.
Within a few months, anyone hired by him is able to run a shop by themselves,
but they turn into pervy, talented merchants. That's the rumor.
And they get worked nearly to death, so his personality and speech patterns rub off, too.
That's terrifying.
What did you say?
Oh, uh, nothing!
What's wrong, Atelier-chan?
This. It's an interesting shape.
Oh, this?
It's a magic item imbued with wind magic, but...
Hello! Hello!
It's broken.
I'll have to find a way to fix it, won't I?
Oh!
Y-You're the one with the grimoires!
Owner!
I'm sorry to disturb you when you're busy. I know this is a rude and irrational request.
But please, this book, I...
Special permission to borrow it granted.
I was just on my way to return it, so I have it with me!
Thanks to this book, my wife was saved.
Thank you. Truly. Thank you!
If it was helpful, then that's all that matters.
If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to show my gratitude somehow.
No need.
Hey! Can you take this?
Ready, and...
I-Is there anything I can help with?
Despite my appearance, I'm fairly well-known as a wizard.
As far as wind skills go, I can use nearly all of the high level skills.
In that case...
we could use your help.
I've had enough!
There's nothing else for me to learn here!
Hey!
I'm so sorry! We aren't open yet.
H-Hey. How've you been?
Sous Chef Dennis?
S-So, the thing is...
Sous Chef Dennis is back!
What? Wait!
For real?
Did she say Dennis?
Sous Chef, how have you been?
We heard that you'd left Silver Wing, but...
They say you're running your own place.
Dennis! You're back.
Wait! Wait! I came by today to see the head chef!
The head chef?
Yeah, so, um...
Welcome back.
Hezmochi?
Sous Chef Dennis.
You're the sous chef now, aren't you?
I've never thought of myself as a sous chef.
At most, I've probably only thought as far as "acting sous chef."
Now, Head Chef Jeane is this way.
Hey.
Um, so... How have you been?
I've been, you know...
My, I was wondering who it was.
If it isn't the Fried Rice Idiot.
I'm back.
Really?
What?
The look on your face has improved a little.
What?
What's that supposed to—
Did you find your answer?
No, I still have no idea.
Maybe I'll never make it to level 100, just like you said.
I've traveled around and experienced a lot...
and now that's what I think.
I see.
Now, what else?
Huh?
You're not just paying a simple visit home, right?
Right.
I heard from someone I know in the Silver Wing Battalion, Katie...
This is nothing more... than me talking to myself.
Huh?
I heard that soon, a bunch of important people will be gathering for a meal together.
Katie, is that...
A judge of the Royal Court of Law...
the current head of the House of Workstatt, Joseph Workstatt...
the leader of the Night Mist Troop, Hopper...
and Vigo of the Silver Wing Battalion.
As for the rest...
You understand, don't you?
I think things are about to get busy, so I've got to hurry up and get back.
Thanks.
I'm counting on you.
A judge of the Royal Court of Law...
the current head of the House of Workstatt, Joseph Workstatt...
the leader of the Night Mist Troop, Hopper...
and Captain Vigo of the Silver Wing Battalion.
That's quite a gathering of villains.
I don't know what they're after,
but I do know there's a moment when they'll all be together.
I want to aim for that moment.
And what is it that you want me to do?
I want information.
Information?
I want to know the place and time.
You're the greatest chef in the capital. With your connections, you can find out.
What do you plan to do there?
As a chef, I can't say that I approve of disrupting a meal.
I am fully aware that it's a low blow.
If It's Important to You, Then Please Don't Let Go of It!
It's time for the Outcast's Restaurant and the band of merry townspeople to counterattack!
Give it everything you've got, Atelier!
Episode 10 The Higher and Further Away a Place Is, the More I Aim to Reach It
Raring to go!
Let's go give 'em a shock!