H-Hello.
Alicia Glenfall
I'm from Hiden. My name is Alicia—
Alyssa Sleihunt.
Alyssa Sleihunt
I'm also from Hiden.
Clevatess
My name is Klen Vatiss.
Klen Vatiss
Nice to meet you all.
Good.
Starting today, you're all fifth-year students.
So there are Horned people here besides me.
You won't get special treatment just because you're transfer students.
Compete with and better one another.
CLEVATESS
Episode 2: Another World
I suppose this is my first time meeting you exchange students.
Lang Feiss
I'm Lang Feiss, the magic instructor.
This is Miss Chiffonlits, a new teacher, and my assistant.
She'll be teaching your practical section.
She's the most successful Crystal Magic user in recent years.
She already has spells that are useful in combat.
But only a few percent of people are capable of using Crystal Magic.
It can't be used in class.
So we'll be teaching you the newest type of magic,
which anyone can use once they learn it.
Wand Incantation Magic.
Wand Incantation?
Not the Crest Incantation that guy used?
You're the exchange students who've been causing problems?
Crest Incantation is the ultimate magic,
so it can only be used by those who fully master Wand Incantation,
and are chosen by God to receive it.
Two little brats can't learn it in two years.
Let's start class.
Hand out the wands.
O-Okay!
The fifth-years have magic first period, huh?
A Slada boy, an Orggite girl.
They shouldn't know the real reason for this exchange program.
Is that...?
A Hiden boy?
So Queen Regent T'ala entrusted this to him?
And the other is the hero Alicia?
No, just someone who looks like her?
Well, that's fine.
My job is to bring back as much information as I can for Eslinn.
I've got Miquel looking around too,
but we've found nothing yet.
Oh? Professor Shawn?
What are you doing here?
Oh, I'm still finding my way around.
Miquel Mendes
So I got lost...
Teddy Shawn
But there's something in this school.
Professor? Professor Barnes?
I'm done.
Oh, thanks.
That's correct.
Return to your seat.
Rhode Royes
Okay.
Matthew Barnes
No, no, no. Wait.
There are two really dangerous people here.
That's the hero!
I have no idea why she's smaller now, but that's definitely the hero!
And this guy is really, really bad news.
Just receiving their gaze makes my heart ache,
like a slug that's been sprinkled with salt.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, what do I do? Do I run? No, report this, but to who?
I'm here on the Emperor's orders but I don't know who's on my side.
I'm here in secret, so I can't tell the staff...
Professor? My wand.
So then, who do I...?
Right!
You'd better keep your mouth shut, for your own sake, Professor.
Yay! A wand!
It's just a stick.
That's right.
I never had a place at school to escape to, ever.
Hmm, so this is a wand.
It has an orb made of polished crystal at its base.
You can think of this wand as an amplifier.
It makes up for any lack of mana and
magical aptitude needed for the spells you cast.
This enables even those without magical ability to cast spells.
That's amazing.
The more magical aptitude you have, the more you can
use it and the more powerful your spells will be.
That's just talent.
Effort and skill can't change it.
Let's move on to the practical section.
Professor Chiffonlits, if you would.
All right.
Your goal for today is to use an incantation
to light this lamp without opening the door.
Watch carefully.
Draw a perfect circle with the wand and chant the word "Fel."
Your circle and pronunciation must be perfect.
Fel.
Beautifully done, and a perfect example for the class.
Everyone, applaud.
Glad I practiced in advance.
Those who wish to try, come forward.
This is the most basic of all spells.
You won't be able to move on until you've mastered it.
Go, servant.
Me?
I want to see if even you can do magic with this wand,
since you have zero magical aptitude.
Okay.
Hey, looks like the exchange student's gonna try.
She's brave.
Can someone from Hiden do it?
She came here after the war. She must be confident.
For the honor of Hiden, I can't embarrass myself here.
You can do it!
I'll just have to believe in the wand!
Fel!
It didn't work at all!
Fel.
Well done, Gilbert. Next.
I couldn't feel anything at all from the wand!
There was nothing to be gleaned from that.
Fel...
Fel!
It's actually pretty tough.
Your circle isn't even, Bome.
Um...
Nathan Franc
I'm Nathan. Nathan Franc.
Practice drawing a perfect circle on paper a thousand times.
Are you sure it's a good idea to be so chummy with us exchange students, Nathan?
Next...
I was pretty nervous about you guys, too.
But now I feel better, knowing you're like me.
"Like me"?
Your magical skill is all that matters here.
Look.
Fel.
Mary Merryweather
A beautiful, stable light.
Mary Merryweather, you pass.
Fel.
Andrew Hwyp
Andrew Hwyp, you pass.
Your light is fascinating. It's like it's dancing.
Those are the school's #2 and #3 students.
And the most amazing one is...
Fel.
He's the strongest, even without his Crest.
The reason he avoided trouble after this morning's event is because he's special.
Your place at school is almost entirely determined by your magic skill.
Ray Forester, you pass.
Well done.
He really is amazing.
He may have more of a knack for magic than Meynard.
This school truly believes that magic is going to
be at the center of everything from now on.
I can't be like him. I'm always at the bottom.
Off I go.
Though I know it probably won't work.
I don't want to be at the bottom forever—
Out of the way, loser!
He finished, so now it's our turn.
Fel!
Yes!
How's that?
You fail, fools!
You're not supposed to yell your incantation, or do it two at a time!
Your two spells collided with each other, that's all.
That's the most pathetic attempt at this I've ever seen.
We can't continue the practicals like this.
We'll use the rest of our time in the classroom, studying.
Take their wands back, Miss Chiffonlits.
Okay...
What's with those twins?
The fact that they're from Eslinn is bad enough.
Honestly.
I hope they go home soon.
I wanted to try it too.
I hear ya.
They do everything together 'cause alone they're worthless.
Hey, who said that?!
Who are you calling worthless?
Was it you?
N-No!
Enough.
Class isn't a game.
And I like silence.
If you keep making noise that rots my ears and brain...
I'll hunt you both.
And if you're a Solsein student,
don't let people like that push you around.
Pathetic.
Sorry that happened to you, Nathan.
Yeah. It's my fault for being pathetic, though.
Is he going to be okay?
What's wrong? Is it your hero sickness?
What do you mean by "hero sickness"?
A sickness that makes you want to always side with the weak.
No, no. That's normal. As a human being.
I don't know what's normal for humans.
But if your magic skill is really what determines your rank here,
you'll be stuck at the bottom.
You should be more concerned about yourself.
What about you?
Can you use magic?
Me?
Fel.
Looks like this "wand" and I don't get along.
It blew up?!
What? So you can't do it either?
You'll be stuck at the bottom with me, then.
It looks like I need to learn exactly what "magic" is,
in order to teach Luna someday.
It's faint, but I can sense the same presence as Toah here.
I feel it in the magic they use, too.
If the solution to this mystery is hidden in Drel's secret room...
I'll just have to find it.
I heard every word they said!
They don't care if I hear everything, do they?
Lost lambs, pray to your God.
Now, confess your sins.
That concludes today's lesson.
Make sure you practice proper breathing and pronunciation.
No practicals today either, huh?
No fun...
I was worried Nathan wouldn't show up...
"You were worried," you say?
Um, you're...
Mary Merryweather.
They call me Merry Merry here.
I'm the class rep.
My responsibility is to know what the students are up to.
And to keep an eye on you outsiders.
Well, keep up the good work, I guess.
If you know anything about Nathan Franc's unexcused absence, tell me.
He was really stressed. He said he was at the "bottom."
So I was worried about him.
Maybe I went too hard on him.
I'll go see him for myself.
Wait. I'll go too.
Why are you coming?
Why shouldn't I?
We're all in the same dorm.
Even if we're in the same dorm,
I don't want to be friends with a failure like you.
Don't say that.
For the moment, I'm a student in this class,
Class Rep.
Quiet.
They left.
Why don't the three of us go home together?
We don't know each other well yet.
I agree!
Very well.
Is this it?
Nathan. Nathan Franc.
Answer, if you're there.
He's not there?
No, wait. I smell blood.
Blood? Is this Nathan's...?
No. This is animal blood.
And from the sheer amount of it, it's more than one or two.
Nathan did this?
He didn't look like someone capable of doing this, though...
This hair is from a larger beast.
Nathan was likely attacked.
We should tell the professors and have them go searching.
This is the second floor!
What's her deal?
Even though she can't use magic at all...
I... I...
What?
Where's the Crest?
Where's my Crest?
If you want a Crest, then remember.
The memories of Toah. Your own desires.
My desires?
Hey! Where'd you go?
You're going to pay for what you did to Tygel!
Come out!
I'll kill you!
I'll find you and kill you!
Entrust everything, Nathan Franc, to the power of Toah...
Fel!
Well? That's the most firepower Herbal Magic has to offer!
Fire won't work on it?
No!
Gust!
I won't let you touch him, monkey!
She's insane!
Are you okay, Leon?
Yeah.
What about you, Tygel?
I'm just fine.
If only I had a sword. Even a cheap one...
Hey, Klen!
I know you're watching!
Give me my sword!
My sword!
Hey!
Klen!
He can't hear me?
Get away, you guys!
Leave me alone!
Damn it! I took that head-on!
Hey, Tygel!
Huh? I can't hear anything!
More importantly...
He just said "Leave me alone."
Get lost!
Again!
"Get lost"!
Is that the monkey talking?
Kill them, or they'll kill you, Nathan Franc.
If you want power, kill them all.
Show me.
Here it comes again!
Dodge!
No!
Save me!
My head feels like it's going to burst!
But now I'm sure of it.
You can only hear the voice at the center of its roar.
And it just said, "Save me!"
Mirror Storm!
Reverse!
That's the twins' magic?
Run while he's confused!
Are you stupid?!
I'm a hero, for better or worse.
Even without a sword...
I know I've got strong legs.
And I'll steal his technique!
Hey! You're Nathan, right?
Are you Nathan?
Are you?
He lacks obsession with his desires and the resolve to pursue them.
He'll get nowhere near Toah.
He fails.
The right Crest for you is...
Merry Merry...
His aura changed.
This is the aura of a dark beast!
Oh no!
No! Stay away!
She's walking straight through it?
Who is that girl?
I don't like noise.
If you can't quiet down, then disappear from this world.
Lort.
Ow!
My Crest, "Ataraxia,"
forces anything within its domain into a state of calm.
If I spread it out, it becomes a barrier that blocks wind and sound
and keeps those outside from knowing or interfering with what's happening within.
Is that why Klen couldn't hear me?
He's suffering because I compressed the domain and placed it inside his heart.
And the more excited he gets, the more he will suffer!
You're brutal.
Poor Nathan.
If you'd ignored my words and known your place
this never would've happened to you.
So you did know that Nathan was the dark beast.
This is a good opportunity, so watch carefully.
This is what happens to those who try for a Crest when they're not ready, and fail.
He'll lose his memories from the last few years,
and what little magical aptitude he had will be completely lost.
He's better off than some, since he at least returned to human form.
If you're killed in dark beast form,
you're recorded as having been killed by that dark beast.
And nobody asks questions.
Welcome, once again...
For those who truly wish to master magic, that's what this place is.