I am the Lord of Death.
By my hands this abhorrent seal shall be destroyed.
Sunda sora ni yasahii kaze ga
Shiawase o tsutsumikomu aratana hibi
Mebuita yume ga
Sasayakana nichijou o
Terashiteru kara
Kinou yori motto
Tanoshiku naru ki ga shite
Kokoro hazumu yo
Nagai michi no tochuu
Tachidomattari nayandari shitemo
Yukkuri shinkokyuu shite
Jibun no pace de yukou
Beautiful life
Aruku tabi ni
Mita koto nai keshiki ga hirogaru
Deai wa futo totsuzen
Omoi ga kasanari au toki
Sore wa kitto kakegae no nai
Minna ga warai aeru suteki na hibi
It's a beautiful story
By the time dawn broke,
the Progenitor and his team returned from their underground survey.
It was quite some work, you know.
Did you learn anything about why those monsters emerged?
Yes, you might say so.
It seemed there was someone of wicked sort up to terrible deeds.
But Hakuren kicked them.
Kicked them?
There were countless undead, but she kicked through them all.
Okay?
I tried to learn more.
But it was no use.
All that was left was ash.
Where's Hakuren now?
Over yonder.
Tired, she claims.
Likely from all that kicking.
But we should be free of all danger thanks to her.
Yeah?
So uhh...
Who is this child?
The leader of the aforementioned monsters.
What?!
She looks nothing of the sort.
Well...
she looked like any other undead at the start.
Hiyah!
But Hakuren kicked and smashed her.
Then unleashed her fiery breath upon her.
And instead of purging her...
It left her like this?
It would seem she has lost all her memories.
She's in no shape to do more harm, and we could not simply leave her there.
Okay, so, what's your name?
Guess you don't remember it, huh?
She was left this way before ever offering up her name.
Hmm, what should we call you?
Urza!
Oh! So, tell me Urza, what else do you remember?
Nothing!
No, huh?
Nothing we can do about that.
I'm Hiraku, nice to meet you.
Yeah!
I am the Lord of Death.
At last awakened from my long slumber.
No longer aware of who or what I once was.
All I know is I was called to be the Lord of Death.
Whatever woke me from my slumber gave me an order.
I was to break the seal on this land.
With nothing else to do, I chose to follow that order.
With my powers, I would build an army and shatter the seal.
My first soldier was weak.
I would need greater numbers.
I ordered the earth golems to dig endlessly.
For some reason it seemed to me the seal was in this direction.
And so, it was. An ominous black stone.
The thrill of success washed over me.
But I sensed this could not be the end.
That there were more stones to uncover.
And so, the digging began again.
The earth golems worked ceaselessly and without complaint.
Their silent nature is most unfortunate.
But eventually we found a cave.
One filled with skeletons.
By my power, they were reanimated to serve me.
They seemed far more powerful, though just as silent.
At my order, they all continued to dig.
As lord, I commanded my people.
But is digging holes the work of a lord?
The thought itself was a waste of time. I had nothing else to do.
Eventually, our numbers grew again.
We were joined by expert monster diggers.
Their addition would boost our speed.
We continued to dig for years.
Decades even.
But at last, we found the next black stone.
Together we celebrated the fruits of our efforts.
We knew not how many stones remained,
but that we would certainly find them all.
Or so I thought.
Now what might this be?
This seems an odd occurrence for my near silent troops.
Huh? What? Wait!
Hiyah!
Where am I?
Who am I?
I feel like a whole lot just happened...
Are you well?
I don't remember a thing.
The lady with a horn and the tired-looking man...
led me out of the cave!
Wha?!
I think I hate this lady!
Oh, oh, and then and then!
Yes? What is it?
Good question!
So, we're keeping her here?
At least until she remembers something.
She calls herself Urza, yes?
Yup. That's all we know about her.
Hearing that name reminded me of something.
"Her shining, jewel-like hair changes color as the rays of the sun pass through it."
The legend of the hero queen?
Queen Urbraza? Could it be?
Perhaps it's mere coincidence.
Is that someone famous?
Hey, hey!
She does have peculiar hair.
Come on!
She does have peculiar hair.
Come on!
Mayor, I've heard you had a bath built here.
Might I use it to clean up Urza?
Of course. Use it all you like.
What's a bath?
Why don't you go too, Progenitor?
Oh, gladly.
Hey!
Oh, gladly.
You'll see soon enough.
Oh, now this is luxury.
The baths in the village are spectacular, but this outdoes even those.
Sure does.
Ah, now then, about those tunnels in the dungeon.
Yeah?
Turns out they're quite important for this reason and that.
I see...
To summarize all he told me...
Black Stone
The tunnels looked something like this.
Encounter with Lord of Death
The black stone sounds suspect.
With the Lord of Death gone, we have no need to fear the earth rats.
But we may want to seal off the tunnels for the safety of the giants.
Though, before we do that...
Can I bask in the comfort of this bath a bit longer?
Yes, by all means.
Perhaps I'm getting tired.
I sometimes forget how old I am.
Not that you look it.
Here goes.
I'm tired of this!
We cannot stop until you are fully clean.
It would be a shame to dirty such beautiful hair.
There. All finished.
Goodness.
You'll need to endure it a bit longer.
We wouldn't want you to get cold.
Why aren't you coming in?
I am but the maid.
That's not fair! Why do I have to stay in?
Fine, would you like to see which of us can stay in longest?
Why do we have to take a bath now?
Seemed like a good opportunity.
Blaah!
And another big blaaah blaaah to you!
You cannot run in the bath!
You need to dry off.
Fine.
Now sit still.
Is thinking that a lovely show of energy a sign I'm growing old?
Maybe, but I thought the same thing.
Ahhh!
I've now treated myself to all this hot spring offers.
Unfortunately, I now need to make my return.
To the Great Tree Village?
The Kingdom of Garlet.
I have priestess work there.
I hold such high status that even kings call upon me, you know, so I am quite busy.
Yeah? Sounds tough.
Yet despite such pressing matters, you took the time to stir up trouble at the village.
I simply happened to have time off.
So long! I'll return one day!
And with that, Kiabit was gone.
As construction of the hot spring settled down,
I decided to go see the black stone the Progenitor mentioned.
It sure looks like it's there for a reason.
What's with all the sand? Or is it ash?
Our two dragons went ahead and eliminated all the monsters, it seems.
Turned them to dust, by the look of it.
What's with this black mist?
What's wrong?
I don't like the look of this.
Does Lu not see it?
Is something amiss?
There's some sort of dark haze coming out of that stone.
Like, a monster or something?
I didn't see a thing.
A dark strand extended out from the stone and was searching around.
Perhaps burying this stone will not solve our troubles after all.
What if we were to destroy it?
All right!
Wait!
I laid a hand on it when we found it,
but it seems ultra tough.
I think if we try breaking it,
Expectation
we might destroy everything around it instead.
Are we left with no options?
Hey, can I try carving it?
Is that possible on a stone not even dragons can break?
I'll give it a go.
I figured the power of god might help keep whatever this was sealed away.
So, I tried carving something.
Oh! Results already?
What do you think?
I guess that means it's good.
What will we do with the statue now?
Might be best to bury it so no one tries to move it.
We cannot bury the god of creation!
It would be a tragedy for all the world if such a beautiful statue were lost!
Okay?
Brought him to tears, huh?
We decided against burying it
and instead had the progenitor help us make statues to ward off evil.
Apparently, they would spring to life to fight off evil if need be.
More were placed above ground as well.
Thanks for all the help.
It was I who asked that it not be buried, after all.
More importantly...
I believe there to be more to this tunnel.
If any further stones are found, I'd like you to carve them too.
Sure. No problem.
Truly?
Wonderful!
Right...
I will now return to the hot spring
to prep for a deeper expedition into the tunnel.
I ask that you look after those two.
They've both worked quite hard.
Shall we then?
Let's.
Hey!
What's with her?
Mayor!
Hmm?
So, umm...
You need our help exploring below?
I am ready whenever you need.
You want me to come too?
If you would.
Helping hands are quite a relief.
Right...
What's the matter? Is there trouble?
I'm sorry...
For what? You did nothing wrong.
For not being any use.
That's not true.
You defeated many monsters, from what I heard.
The woods burned down because I used fire even when told not to.
The fires are out now, so all we need to do is till this land.
It was my fault for sending you into such a dangerous place.
Sorry about that.
No! Don't apologize!
Huh?
You didn't do anything wrong!
We wanted to be helpful.
But now I'm making you apologize.
It was our fault the dungeon collapsed.
But you bowed in apology for us.
That's been bothering you, huh?
I think it's a leader's job to stand in for his people.
No!
Important people can't go around saying sorry that easily!
R-right...
My bad, I guess.
Sorry, just a habit!
Thanks for all the help.
Sure!
I'll leave the rest to you.
Hakuren took it hardest.
I suppose today is just that sort of day.
Mind if I join you?
Do whatever you want.
So, uhh...
sorry for putting you through so much trouble.
Lasty told you to come here, didn't she?
Yup. That and more.
You were worried for me, huh?
It's hard to stand in for everyone here.
Always have to make sure you aren't making trouble.
Forget about all that!
The leader is the boss!
When things go well, they say so!
When they don't, they say so!
That's it! Easy.
Yeah? Okay...
Good work, Hakuren.
You should complement me, then.
So much for "that's it."
You've done well.
There's another of the same stones.
That makes two, hmm?
I'll ask the mayor to carve it later.
There's another tunnel over here.
A dead end.
Or an unfinished passage?
Yes, it does seem like there is more ahead.
Everything is in place!
Let it blow!
How much distance did that give us?
About 30 paces on foot.
We'll never get there at this rate.
Progress
It's time to use my most potent blast!
What if it all comes crashing down?
We'll need to use magic blades to slowly tunnel ahead.
Come, let's all work together!
What? There was another stone?
Two more?
So, three in all?
For now.
Meaning...
So...
those we've found are here, right?
Stone
Yes, precisely.
And if they all connect, it's probably something like this.
It is certainly a possibility.
We'd best dig down from above at the other locations.
Oh no...
Want me to help?
No, there's no telling what we might encounter.
It's far too dangerous.
Let us make way for the assumed locations!
Right away!
And so...
Our most difficult project yet was underway.
Stone
Stone?
The goal was deep underground.
There was no telling if we would find the stones we sought.
Yet the work continued in the darkness.
Colliding with unexpected springs.
Underground dungeons full of terrible beasts.
Go on, Granmaria! Time to live up to your reputation!
No! I can't!
You go and annihilate them all!
Still lower, hmm?
They knew not if it was night or day.
Their mental wellbeing was pushed to its limits.
Thank you for waiting.
Today's special menu...
is a magic-restoring hot pot.
Are you sure you're okay? Maybe I should help?
I mean, I won't insist...
I should have kept my mouth shut!
In order to break free of the torment which awaited,
a new secret weapon was implemented.
Secret Weapon
We just need to dig here?
It's all gonna crumble!
All our effort!
But it came at a great price.
We have no other choice.
Time for my best explosives.
I'll need to restrain my magic.
An inauspicious aura hung over the workers.
Their anger nearly boiled over.
But at last, light struck the final stone.
As expected, there were seven stones in all.
Well, that was much more work than anticipated.
I had chills running down my spine for some reason by the end.
I'm glad it's all done now.
I'm not sure a simple "good job" will suffice here.
I'll need to think of some way to reward them.
That settles that, though.
One less thing to worry over.
Yes, but now it is your turn.
Right...
I was thinking we shouldn't focus only on the god of creation.
Look at all these other gods you could carve!
The first is the god of creation, which means we have six more.
Now, which gods should it be?
Oh, it's so hard to choose!
This one? No, this one!
Oh, but what about this one?
This might be...
No, this one! Or this!
the real reason he sought out these stones.
Lala lalalala...
Pukatto ukabu shiroi kumo
Kiratto hikaru ichibanboshi
Atto iu ma ni hi ga shizumu
Chotto moya moya shita hi mo
Ippou susumeta no kamo ne
Asu mo ii hi ni naru yokan
Fuwari fukinukeru kaze ni
Kokoro mo arai nagasareteyuku
Donna koto datte
Ganbarerun da
Kimi ga tonari ni iru nara
Kyou o wasurenai you ni utaou
Ashita mata egao ni nareru you ni
Itsuka mata namida ga koboreta toshitemo
Itsudatte soba ni iru yo
Hora ichi ni no san de let's dacnce!
Miyou mimane de ii jyanai ka
Hetappi na step datte
Ki ni shinai yo
Tatoeba konna uta wo utatte
Minna de warattetai ne
Itsumademo konna hibi o tsuzuketeiyou
Next time
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Episode 9