Everyone, display your Crest of the Six Flowers.
There are seven of us...
Long ago, the Saint of a Single Flower
split her power into six pieces, for the generations to come.
Every Brave bears one piece.
In other words, one of us is a fake.
If they aren't an enemy, what would they be?
One of us is an enemy!
Rokka ~Braves of the Six Flowers~
Taken by the sinkin' blue
Gonna understand, don't hide your truth
Understand true meanings of love
Death in their hand until the end comes
And the people get replaced again
But this keeps on building up and up
Another start
A wind prearranges the fall
You won't get far
Can't escape
If you gotta let cross a Black Swallowtail
karamitsuita ima ni shigamitsuku jibun firewall
Until the rust upon your entangled, still clinging, self-firewall,
sabi nurikaete made
Is painted over anew,
me ni shita mono ga mieru ni utsurikawaru
The things you lay your eyes upon will change the moment they come into view,
kono sekai koete ii no
And you can go beyond this world.
Earlier, we were attacked here.
Episode 5: The Seventh Brave
And so, I went on to the temple.
Nyaa...
Adlet!
Let's go.
Hans,
I've never heard your name before.
Where did you live? What did you do?
Well, if you knew, it'd be bad for me.
What does that mean?
The barrier's active, huh?
Welcome back.
How did it go?
We'll have to shut down the barrier.
I see...
Flamie...
No need for sympathy.
Maura, how are things looking with you?
The Book of Divine Words says nothing of how to disable the barrier.
Well, that sucks, doesn't it?
But there are two ways.
First, the person who activated the barrier can deactivate it.
Second, if they die, the barrier will be disabled.
Nothing, neither human nor fiend, can penetrate the barrier.
Can the barrier be activated from outside?
Impossible.
Can only a human activate the barrier?
Only a human can.
In other words, one of us
is on the Demon God's side.
So I'm telling you that it's Flamie!
If we kill her, the barrier will disappear, and everything will be fine!
Wait.
I believe that Flamie is one of us!
You're a pain...
Well, wait, Chamot.
Let's introduce ourselves first.
There are still some names I cannot match to faces.
Nyaa, nyaa. You're bad at remembering things...
Fine.
Tell us what you were doing until we met.
Why?
It may tell us something that will help us find the fake,
the seventh Brave.
Adlet?
I'll start!
My name is Adlet Myer.
The strongest man in the world!
I'm eighteen years old.
I was born in Wooro, the Nation of the White Lakes.
When I was little, I lost my family.
And all alone, I, the world's strongest man, headed for the temple.
Strongest in the world, strongest in the world...
How many times will you say that?
What does "strongest in the world" mean, anyway?
It seems he thinks he's stronger than Chamot.
S-Strongest in the world...
The strongest in the world...
In other words, me!
Nya-ha ha ha! An idiot! He's just a huge idiot!
So someone strange was selected for the Six Braves...
Should I tell you what happened when the barrier activated?
No, you can tell us later.
Who's next?
I'll go next.
I'd like to take my time listening to the bunny girl.
Hans, was it?
This is the Crown Princess of Piena.
Normally, someone like you would never be allowed to speak to her.
Nyaa I'm even more interested...
Nachetanya, go ahead.
Very well.
My name is Nachetanya Loei Piena Augustra,
Crown Princess of Piena,
and the Saint of Blades.
Nachetanya was the first Brave I met.
Looking back, it was a strange meeting.
So Goldov, Flamie, and I
defeated the fiends and headed for the temple.
When we arrived, the barrier was already active,
and the whole area was surrounded by fog.
You're next, Goldov.
Goldov, huh?
I can't imagine such a loyal man betraying the princess, but...
Goldov Auora, leader of Piena's Blackhorn Knights.
I was carrying out a mission to find the Brave-Killer.
When I acquired the Crest, I was in the Country of Holy Rivers.
After I rejoined the princess,
we were on our way to meet the other Braves,
when we heard about the barrier, at the fortress.
After leaving the fortress,
we encountered Adlet and Flamie.
The rest is as Adlet and the princess have said.
I cannot believe the Braves were fighting one another.
All right, I'll go next.
My name is Maura Chester.
I am the Saint of Mountains and leader of All Heavens Temple.
The temple that supervises the Saints?
Our task is no more than to keep an eye on them, ensuring that their power isn't misused.
Nonetheless, I've memorized the names, faces,
and abilities of all seventy-eight Saints.
When we get our powers as Saints,
the rule says we go to greet granny Maura.
Do you know Flamie?
No, I do not.
Most likely, she is a newly created Saint.
But that hasn't happened for a century or so.
Back to the point...
Ten years ago, I replaced the previous leader, the Sun Saint Riura.
Since then, I believe there haven't been any real problems.
It's been a bit difficult to keep Chamot under control, though.
When the Demon God awoke, I was in the Country of Red Peaks.
I left immediately, and heard about the phantasmal barrier at the fortress.
I decided on a plan two days ago.
I waited, in hiding, at the rendezvous point,
when Hans arrived yesterday.
And then, when I saw the explosion earlier, I ran here.
Someone of your power didn't know about the barrier?
I'd heard of it, but didn't know the details.
If I had known this would happen,
I'd have talked with the Saints involved more carefully...
You're next, Chamot.
I'm Chamot.
The Saint of Swamps, and I'm fourteen years old.
I think I became a Saint at seven.
Chamot was a little too strong,
so whenever I used my power, granny Maura got mad at me.
I once entered a martial arts tournament in the Yellow Fruits Country.
In the first round, I screwed up and killed my opponent!
Then everyone else withdrew. Too bad.
That's a famous story that shows Chamot's strength.
If she's the seventh Brave, we have a problem.
When the Demon God awoke, I was at home.
Mom and Dad got me ready for the journey.
And I got a map, headed for the Land of Howling Demons,
defeated some fiends on the way,
and when I heard all the fuss and came here,
this fog showed up out of nowhere.
And when I came to the temple, Flamie was here.
I was surprised!
You've met Flamie?
Yeah.
We've met.
I failed to defeat Chamot.
You mean Chamot almost killed you!
Is that girl the Brave-Killer?
Hard to believe.
Hans...
You're up.
Right!
I am Hans Humpty.
Hans... He's definitely the most suspicious one here.
I'm from... Well, it doesn't matter.
I'm employed as an assassin.
Assassin?
Someone like that was chosen as a Brave?
Those who can defeat the Demon God are chosen as Braves.
Am I wrong?
B-But...
The world isn't as righteous a place as you think it is.
A lot of higher-ups
in your government have asked me to assassinate someone.
No!
Moving on for nyaa...
When I was chosen to be a Brave
I was pretty close to the Land of Howling Demons.
The first thing I did was to meet with this country's king,
and negotiate how much he'd pay if I defeated the Demon God.
Kings are big spenders!
I got a nice advance.
Then I hid the money, and came to the Land of Howling Demons,
where I met Maura.
You negotiated for money?
My policy is not to kill unless it pays.
No way. You guys are working for free?
The king didn't tell you about the barrier?
He mentioned something about going to the fortress.
I didn't think it mattered, so I ignored him.
I heard about it from Maura.
He met Maura without hearing about the phantasmal barrier?
There's nothing else to say.
And why didn't the king tell him?
Hey, why do you talk so weird?
Nyaa, nyaa! Good question!
My sword style is based on cats.
I created it by imitating how cats move.
You could say that cats were my masters.
So, out of respect, I talk like them, too!
Nyaa!
Everyone in this group of Braves is strange.
You've got that right.
You're one to talk, strongest moron in the world.
You don't need to call me a moron!
Flamie or whoever you are.
It's your turn.
It doesn't matter if you don't want to talk.
If you remain silent, that will only worsen your position.
Worse than it is now? How?
Flamie...
Remove the eye-patch and covering from my head.
That's...
A horn?
I was born of a fiend and a human.
Twenty years ago,
some fiends infiltrated the human world.
Their goal was to create a pawn who,
when the Demon God revived, could fight the Braves.
That was me.
My father was human.
I don't know what he looked like or why he did this.
After my mother was impregnated, he was killed.
I was born of a fiend mother, and raised by fiends.
Mother and her allies kidnapped many, taking them to the Land of Howling Demons,
and forced them to build a shrine to the God of Gunpowder.
That's where I gained the Saint of Gunpowder's power.
I grew strong, as my mother had hoped I would.
And in accordance with her orders, I left the Land of Howling Demons,
to further the Demon God's revival.
I never had a second's doubt.
I was half human, but I still considered myself a fiend.
I believed the Demon God was a wonderful being,
who would protect and guide us.
Why are you here?
Why did you decide to defeat the Demon God?
Even if I told you, I don't think you'd believe me.
But if you do not speak, we won't even have the chance.
You're the one under the most suspicion!
Wait, Maura.
Didn't you say that only a human could activate the barrier?
I did.
Then wouldn't it be impossible for a half-fiend like Flamie to activate it?
No, I think she could.
Why?
Did you know this temple has things that keep the fiends out?
The Saint of Salt's pillars?
But Flamie made it in.
That's...
That means she can do both things impossible for a human,
and things that are impossible for a fiend.
That's what you are, right?
Yes, that's right.
Flamie!
There's no point in lying.
Of course, I didn't activate the barrier.
But was what Maura said really true?
It's all fact.
From my perspective, you are simply another suspect.
There's no guarantee that what you're saying is true.
That's true.
We knew who Maura was, so I never doubted her, but...
I also heard about the barrier.
I was taught the same thing.
But you mustn't forget
that someone is lying.
So any one of us could be the seventh?
Right now, you're the most suspicious one!
If I'm not careful, they'll start to suspect me, too.
But now, what's more important is dispelling the suspicion concerning Flamie.
I am not the seventh.
At the moment, that is all I can say.
Chamot is bored.
Flamie's the seventh Brave,
and she also activated the barrier.
All we have to do is kill Flamie.
That again?
You wanna torture her, then?
T-Torture?
Wait! Stop!
Chamot has never tortured anyone before, but I'll do my best.
Don't waste your time.
I don't think Flamie's the seventh.
What are you saying, Cat?
If she's the seventh, why is Adlet alive?
Me?
Once we all gathered, it was clear that there was a fake.
For the seventh Brave, that was the worst possible situation.
Flamie's name and face are known as the Brave-Killer.
So obviously, she'd be the one killed.
That's right.
The fake would need to stop the seven Braves from gathering, no matter what.
From what I've heard,
she had plenty of chances to kill Adlet.
Even though I'm the world's strongest man?
Plenty of chances.
Flamie!
When we were together,
Adlet walked in front of me for a long time.
Adlet?
You walked in front of the Brave-Killer?
I believed in her!
So there you go.
But she came all this way without killing Adlet.
If she is the seventh, what is she trying to accomplish?
That makes sense.
If she is our enemy, too many of her actions are nonsensical.
Maybe so...
I see.
I never thought my own actions would clear her.
Hey, I can torture her, right?
Nyot yet.
I've never had so many people talk back to me.
Then what do we do now?
Princess!
I'm okay. Just a little dizzy...
Sit down. Don't push yourself.
Right.
Adlet,
would you give us as much detail as you can
about what happened when the barrier activated?
All right.
So there was a woman lying on the ground.
But she was actually a monkey-fiend.
A transforming fiend! If I find her and make her talk...
Killed it already!
It ran toward me!
We lost our chance to get information!
Fiends are loyal creatures.
They wouldn't talk, even if you killed them.
So I went up to the door, as she instructed.
It was locked, so I blew open the door.
I had the key.
Private Lauren did not anticipate this, I'm sure...
And this thing attacked me from inside.
Guards made by the Saint of Seals.
They attack any who open the door without following proper procedure.
Then that's why they attacked me?
It was quite well protected, wasn't it?
The King of the Iron Hills is a very secretive man.
I'm certain it was to prevent misuse.
It's being misused right now, though...
What about after that?
Oh, when I opened the door, the barrier had already been activated.
I think it activated right after I blew the door.
When I went inside, the sword was embedded in the dais.
Which means that the barrier was activated just before you opened the door?
Probably.
And there was no sign of
anyone inside the temple.
Are you okay now?
Yes. Sorry for worrying you.
Please don't think I'm unreliable.
I just got a little upset.
I understand.
It'd be more like you to play a trick than to be discouraged.
Jeez... What do you think I am?
Nyaa! Adlet!
Sure you aren't forgetting anything?
What is it? I don't think so.
If you want to change something, now is your chance.
After this, there won't be any take-backs.
No...
When you came inside, the sword was already in the dais.
You're sure about that, right?
Shut up already! I said I was sure!
I'm an assassin.
Basically, my specialty is sneaking in and out.
Good to know.
People in my line of work most fear the Saint of Seals.
The Saint made strange doors all over.
Either they won't open,
or once they close, you can't get out.
Or when you open them, iron bars descend.
They've caused me all kinds of trouble.
I know a lot about the Seal Saint's doors.
And?
What? What is he thinking?
This door's interesting...
It's incredibly strong,
but once it opens, it won't close again.
What do you mean?
I'm the one who's asking that, Adlet.
It's a strange story.
When you came here, the door was shut.
And the barrier activated around the same time you broke the door.
How did the one who activated the barrier enter?
What do you mean?
There are plenty of ways in—
Adlet!
Before you destroyed the door, entering the temple was impossible.
No one, no how...
Impossible.
Adlet?
Wait! That can't be!
How? How did they get in?
Adlet, you'd better think hard, or you'll die.
Once the door's been opened, it won't close.
And there are no other entrances.
You might use the power of fiends,
but thanks to the Salt Saint's pillars, they can't approach the temple.
We call this type of situation, in which you can't
get in or out, "a locked room."
In this instance, could anyone enter the temple?
Except you, Adlet?
yoru no saihate de nazo ga kemuru
At the farthest reaches of the night, this mystery grows hazy
tenchi no hazama de yureru warutsu
A waltz that sways in the divide between Heaven and Earth.
me ni mienu ito de karametorare
Entangled by strings invisible to the eye,
ugomeita marionetto
You're like a struggling marionette.
kasoku suru dauto hitei shiteiru yo
You're denying each of your doubts as they gather speed...
kuchibiru no messeeji shinjiteii no
But you should believe in the message told by these lips.
mune ni kuruisaita togedarake no hana wa
The thorn-covered flowers that grow wildly in your heart,
gekijou no kesshin de
Are an avatar of your passion!
shinjitsu o ooikakushiteku reeru o moyashite
Go forth, covering up the truth, and burn all traces you leave behind
shiroi doresu kegashi hajiru wa
Your white dress is befouled in shame.
The more you believe in it all, the more your pain screams forth
sono subete shinjiru hodo ni itami ga sakebu no
Knowing not of the end in store, Dance in the Fake!
owari shirezu ni Dance in the Fake
Episode 6
A Trap and a Rout
Next time: A Trap and a Rout.