Guys, hurry!
We need to catch the train, or we won't get away!
We're almost at the station!
Right!
Ewe, how's it looking?
All clear. No one's around yet.
What do I do?
Everyone thinks it was the enemy's magic that turned the professor into a cat...
Should I tell them the truth?
It'll cause confusion if I tell them everything, though.
I tried giving him some magic power when nobody was looking,
HUFF
but he didn't turn back.
I guess I can't use Rebirth Magic twice in one day.
I might need all my magic power to do it.
I can still use my Plant Magic, though...
Spica, are you all right?
Oh, yeah.
Chiron, are you okay?
You look pale. Are you scared?
Sh-Shut up!
I'm just tired from all the running!
Sorry I couldn't protect you earlier.
My knees buckled when I saw the enemy.
I promised I would serve the Aradia family and protect you to repay my debt.
I won't fail you again.
That thing freaked you out?
Wow, sad. It didn't scare me one bit!
You're teary-eyed, Chiron.
Am not!
My eyes just got dry!
Are you one of the Aradia family's guards, Tarf?
My job is to guard and serve Chiron.
Are you sure he didn't turn out so spoiled because of your pampering?
TOXIC
I'm right here!
I pamper him, huh?
Professor Claude said something like that to me, too.
He did?
F-rank...
You spend too much energy on Chiron.
Focus on yourself.
I apologize.
If you truly care about Chiron, it's important to have faith in him, too.
So he said.
The professor said that?
Faith, huh?
Look, the station!
All right! We've almost outrun them!
Boy oh boy, we sure got blown away.
I knew Claude wouldn't disappoint.
Is this really the time?
They're going to take the train out of here.
Well, well...
You would have been blown up if I hadn't saved you with my Shadow Snake.
What do you say?
Thanks.
Very good.
Anyway, there's no way they can escape by train.
I took care of it while you were busy trying to catch Spica.
No way...
Oh, no...
They got us.
The tunnel's been caved in!
There's no escape for them, and no help coming.
Now, time for the manhunt.
Shit! The train's gone, and there are no carriages!
There's no way out!
Should we run to the foot of the mountain?
That'll be difficult.
Night's coming.
It'll be challenging to flee from them in the dark.
I-I know!
What if I use my Sagittarius magic to fly back to town?
You can take all six of us out of here?
Er, no way. Just me. Maybe one more.
Then fly home by yourself!
Wait, wait! Hear me out!
I'll go back and call for help.
That might work.
I can't fly for more than ten minutes, though.
I won't get past the mountain.
You're useless.
Hey! Stop looking at me like that!
Come on. I'm trying to help.
Chiron...
Maybe we just have to fight.
In any case, we need to lay low and come up with a plan.
I see you.
Run!
Where to?
Capella!
Aries Magic: Flame Burst!
I-It's draining my strength!
Ewe! Are you okay?
The Aries girl has potential.
Not that she's any match for us.
Sacrificing herself to protect her friend...
What a beautiful bond.
Claude isn't here, though.
He's there. That black cat.
So cute.
Just as the boss said.
We have to fight, even if we can't win!
Cancer Magic...
Fulad al-Haram!
I was waiting for you two to stand together.
Now you're both stuck.
Wow!
You trapped the enemy!
Good going, Tarf!
Thank goodness.
I managed to protect everyone this time.
But maybe he can use his shadow magic to escape.
This is just a hypothesis, but I think he can't move to a shadow he can't see.
Which means he can't get out of here.
But the enemy's strong.
I don't know how long my magic will last.
Marvelous!
The magic power it takes to create so much steel so quickly!
The strength!
Claude's is a coven of elites!
This sucks.
It's pitch black in here.
Relax.
I'll get us out in a jiffy.
We have to come up with a plan for fighting them.
To be honest, we can't fight them head-on. They'll just take us all out.
Our only hope of defeating them is for our professor to be restored.
I can make him human once my magic power's fully replenished.
But we don't have time to wait.
Think...
How...
How do we do this?
Of course!
We need to get there!
Do you have an idea?
I'm not certain, but...
Just tell us!
I might be able to restore the professor
if we can get to the Selene spring to restore my magic power.
Can you undo the cat transformation if you have full magic power?
We don't have time for me to explain,
but I know how to turn the professor back.
Basically, we need to get you and the professor to the spring.
But the spring's way up the mountain.
It'll take at least half an hour of running.
30 MINUTES
They might break out in that time.
What if...
What if I fly there with Spica and the prof?
It shouldn't take more than ten minutes if we fly.
Why do you keep looking at me like that?
Do you not trust me to do it?
It's Spica they're after.
Once they're out, they're going to come after you.
Can you really protect Spica on your way to the spring?
Y-You don't need to tell me that.
I'm scared, sure.
I'm about to piss myself.
I can't promise we'll make it, either.
But...
I don't want to be a useless sitting duck anymore.
Let's go with that plan!
Don't worry.
I'm confident you'll pull it off.
Tarf...
Why are you so surprised?
Er, I just thought you'd be the first one to say no.
It's true that my job is to protect you.
But as terrified as you are, you always make an effort to move forward.
And just now, you were thinking of ways to save us.
So I've decided to have faith in you.
Change our fortunes and guide us to victory!
Sorry for questioning you. I wanted to be sure you were prepared.
Abandon Spica, and I'll kill you.
Don't worry.
I can look after myself.
Let's do this together.
Stay safe.
You, too.
Run away as soon as you're in danger.
All right. Let's go!
We're counting on you, Chiron.
The rest of us will keep the enemy locked in until the professor returns.
Here they come!
Capricorn Magic!
Now!
Fix the hole!
Cancer Magic!
Done.
Your plan's working out so far, Capella.
We stop them from all three sides as soon as they tear through the walls,
and Tarf quickly fixes the hole.
This tactic ought to buy us enough time.
Looks like they can't keep using Grand Magic, either.
We just need to keep this up.
Look out!
The enemy can control real snakes, too!
When did they get here?
I got distracted!
Shit!
They're gonna get out!
Hello!
I hope they're all right.
Whatever happens, they'll figure it out.
Damn it... Where is the spring?
We've been flying for nearly ten minutes.
His hand's trembling.
What are you looking at?
Is it my sweaty hands?
I wasn't thinking about your sweaty hands!
How are you so calm about this?
I thought you were a wussy, talentless loser like me!
That's what he thought of me?
I'm not calm.
I'm about to cry at any minute.
But I have to stay strong so we can all make it back.
Anyway, given how stuck-up you are, I didn't think you knew you were a wuss.
You're pretty sensitive, huh?
Don't tell anyone else!
I'm the second prince of Aradia.
I can't let anyone see me being vulnerable.
I'm pretty sure we all saw.
My brother would have gotten out of this easily.
Your brother? The first prince?
Yeah.
He's strong and talented.
He's a hero loved by the people.
Nothing like me.
Er, well, you're good in your own way, too.
Don't bother trying to make me feel better!
I wasn't born with much magic power.
I only really got into Diana because of my connections.
He's spiraling...
I tried working on other stuff that wasn't magic, too.
People here look down on you if you're royalty and can't use magic.
I get it.
Knowing you don't have talent sucks.
You compare yourself to other people and feel terrible about yourself.
Why did I tell you about this?!
Forget everything I said! Got it?!
And here I was, hearing him out!
Look over there! The spring!
We can bring Claude back now, right?
Yeah!
Well, well.
I was wondering why you two snuck off.
You're trying to revive Claude.
No...
Why is she here?
The snakies watched you fly away.
They're so smart, aren't they?
What have you done with the others?
They held on for a while,
but Rigel's probably shredding them with his magic about now.
No!
Not that you two are getting away, either.
Ow... Chiron, are you all right?
Is it true?
Are they all...
There's no way.
I won't believe it.
Tarf would never die.
He's my guard!
You're right.
There's no point in worrying about them right now.
All we can do right now is restore the professor quickly.
Let's get to the spring.
Right.
Chiron!
I told you, you aren't getting away.
Look at you, trembling like a puppy. How cute.
Say "arf, arf"!
With your tongue out!
Get away from Chiron!
Piss off.
Her magic absorbs life force.
I'm a bad match for her.
Ow! I'm still bleeding!
It's hopeless. She's out of our league.
We don't stand a chance.
Spica!
I'm curious to see how long your Rebirth Magic lasts.
M-My body won't move!
Someone...
Someone help!
Ch-Chiron...
Run.
Run!
What's wrong with her?
She's more worried about me than herself.
Yet here I am, still trying to depend on other people.
What do I mean, "someone"?
It's me.
I have to do it!
Just die.
I might as well die if I'm going to be so cowardly!
I'm confident you'll pull it off.
My friends are counting on me!
Sagittarius Magic!
You aren't blowing me away with that kind of wind.
Or, what, are you trying to lift my skirt?
Wind Blow!
He used the wind he made to launch the stick like a spear.
He was trying to protect Spica from the start.
Chiron...
I never knew you had so much talent.
I don't have much magic, so I've always had to make up for it with other skills.
I'm not a puppy!
I'm the second prince of Aradia, Chiron Sagittarius!
You'd better watch it, goth loli lady!
Thanks for the help.
Yeah.
Don't ever forget that you owe me.
But what do we do now?
The Selene spring is right there.
We just need to get there, and we can restore the professor to human form.
You make it sound easy, but we're going to have to get past her.
Damn it. I'm being pushed back by these weaklings.
Why am I having such a hard time abducting one girl?
No... No...
I can't fail!
I need to be perfect!
Ophiuchus Magic: Envy Hellfire!
Black flames!
She can use Fire Magic, too?
It bent like a snake!
Anima!
Are you okay?
It hurts!
No, it doesn't.
But what is this chill?
This flame is stealing my life force!
Take it off!
The flames are imbued with the black snake's power.
How is that even fair?!
The fire's spreading.
Oh, no!
We have to get the professor back before it spreads to the spring!
Hey, wait, Spica!
Where are you going?
No way...
She can fly using fire like Ewe can.
Her magic's too powerful. We can't even fight back.
What do we do?
How do we get out of this?
Get it now? I'm a lot stronger.
Stop resisting and come with me.
Do that, and I'll spare that prince there.
But...
Not him.
That was when she took him!
I'll kill Claude with my own hands.
Give him back!
Nope.
You were part of Claude Coven before, weren't you?
Why are you treating him like this?
Why?
Fine. I'll tell you.
This man tried to use me.
He tried to use my Rebirth Magic.
Huh?
You don't know anything, do you?
You weren't born with your Rebirth Magic. You acquired it later.
Poor you, Spica.
Claude seems to have taken quite a liking to you,
but try not to get the wrong idea.
He only wants your Rebirth Magic.
This asshole is a con man. He swindles you with his smile.
He's just using you.
Using me?
Spica!
Don't listen to the enemy!
I don't know what she's talking about,
but the professor risked his life to protect us!
Nothing can change that!
You don't need to tell me that.
Arc...
Let me tell you something, too.
I know the professor is using me for my Rebirth Magic.
And I'm using the professor to become a first-class magician.
That's how our relationship is.
I don't know what happened between you two.
But I...
I'll protect you this time.
All of you.
I decided I'd trust the professor no matter what!
Anima!
Trust him? You dumb girl!
Your magic won't work on me!
What is she...
The professor always helped me.
It's my turn to help him!
Enough!
Spica!
You idiot! What did you think you were doing?
Chiron!
Do me a favor.
We need to defeat her!
Defeat me?
Just try!
Envy Hellfire Cobra!
You won't survive this time.
Here we go, Chiron.
Wind Cross Magic!
Plant Cross Magic!
Arc...
You're going down!
Arc...
We're taking you down with our magic!
Everything hinges on this magic!
Next episode: "The Superior Magician."
Spica is mine.
I can't wait to see Claude's face.
EPISODE 12 THE SUPERIOR MAGICIAN