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.
In this instance, could anyone enter the temple?
Except you, Adlet?
Rokka ~Braves of the Six Flowers~
Episode 6 A Trap and a Rout
Somehow,
there must be another way in!
I know...
They dug a hole!
They dug a hole into this chamber,
moved a stone in the floor to sneak in, and activated the barrier!
And when I destroyed the door, they escaped through the hole
and filled it in.
Nyaa? In an instant?
How?
Perhaps one of the Saints has that ability!
Unfortunately, that is impossible, Adlet.
The seal affects this entire building.
The entire building?
This temple is set up in such a way
that if someone breaks the seal and enters,
hiding that fact is impossible.
It's like sealing an envelope.
Even if it was carefully sealed,
if it could be easily opened and closed somewhere else,
it would be useless.
Of course the seal applies to the entire building.
It isn't only the door.
For example, if an attacker broke through the wall or ceiling,
or came up through the floor,
the seal would break and could not be restored.
What of it?
That just means I opened the door after the intruder!
There's evidence to the contrary.
The mantras on the armor cause the soldiers to attack
the first person who doesn't enter the right way.
If someone had broken through the floor or wall before you,
you would not have been attacked...
What about other Saints?
They could have opened the door or entered the temple!
There must be some Saint with that power!
Sorry, but there isn't.
There are some who could force it open,
but none who could restore its original state.
Then there must be a Saint you don't know about, one raised by fiends, like Flamie!
There aren't.
My mom told me
that I was the only one born of a fiend-human union.
It might not have been your mom.
It could've been another fiend!
A normal fiend cannot bear a human child.
My mother was specially created, over a long time, to acquire that ability.
There are no others like her.
Stop it, Hans! Chamot!
It's too early to judge!
Huh? I don't really understand...
What are you all saying?
I'll tell you, Princess.
Adlet is currently under suspicion.
That can't be!
Adlet-san...
Adlet-san is the one person who could not be our enemy!
Could nyot?
No one entered the temple until he did.
If no one else did,
who activated the barrier?
It can't be Adlet-san! You're lying!
You're quite the playboy, huh, Adlet?
You'd better hurry and clear away these doubts.
I'm surprised.
Our positions have rapidly switched, huh?
Until a moment ago, he was covering for you!
Don't you want to help him?!
No.
I have no intention of saving him, either.
Flamie-san!
Listen to me!
The one who did it opened the door, entered,
took off the door, and made a new one to seal the temple.
Then the intruder hid inside the temple.
When I arrived in front of the temple, they activated the barrier,
and when the door opened, they slipped past and escaped.
That would enable them to get in and out!
Then you're saying the Saint of Seals is an accomplice?
It isn't out of the question!
Adlet,
it was the last Seal Saint that built this building.
The current one is still inexperienced,
and would be utterly unable to make a seal like this.
So what?
Then the last Seal Saint made it!
The last one died four years ago.
It's impossible, Adlet...
You're the seventh, Hans!
Everything you're saying is a lie!
Unfortunately, Adlet,
Hans is telling the absolute truth.
They're lying, right?
This... This doesn't make sense!
It's a trap.
I've been set up!
Please understand, Nachetanya!
Then what do we do?
Let's hear everyone's thoughts.
Thoughts about what?!
Naturally, I think Adlet's the culprit.
I say kill 'em now.
I'm opposed!
Kill Adlet-san? No way!
Princess, please calm down.
How can I calm down?
Why aren't you trying to help him?!
I...
And the rest?
Chamot's more interested in Flamie...
I don't quite get what she said.
For now, why don't we torture Adlet?
I believe Hans is correct.
But before we kill him, we should gather more information.
What about you, Flamie?
No opinion.
Do what you all like.
Flamie...
Very well.
Then, Goldov?
Goldov, you understand, right?
Adlet-san can't be our enemy!
Princess...
This is what I think!
Goldov!
No one move!
This first poison needle will put you in a coma.
The next one
will kill!
No... This can't be...
You've dug your own grave.
N-Nyaa... That was a bit unexpected.
Out of the way!
Sorry, but I can't do that.
Obviously, if you tell me not to move, I'll want to move.
Leave this to Chamot.
Wait. Your power will kill Flamie, too.
Who said you could talk to the others?
Choose, Hans... Move or don't!
Nyaa...
Fine.
Don't let him escape!
Damn it.
Now, no one will believe me.
But there was no other way...
Did I lose them?
Okay, you have to remove the dagger, and stop the bleeding.
The poison you injected into Flamie will wear off soon, too.
The next needle...
Wait.
If you pass out, it's over!
Prepare for pursuers.
You're the strongest man
in the world, right?
It's nightfall.
That's all for today!
Any more would be dangerous.
We do not know what other tricks Adlet has.
The night is my time...
I wouldn't lose to him.
And he's going to kill Flamie.
Hans, show me your Crest.
Nyow?
Wh-What?
Flamie is alive.
That means Adlet recognizes her value as a hostage.
We shouldn't need to worry about her life for a while.
How could you tell?
Look at your Crest.
There are six petals, right?
When one of the Six Braves dies, a petal disappears.
That tells us whether our comrades are alive.
I had no idea!
We'll head back to the temple.
Got it.
It's Oba-chan.
How did it go for you, Chamot?
No good... I totally lost sight of him.
He's really fast.
Same here.
The way he moved, even after being stabbed... We can't relax.
We'll resume the search in the morning.
Adlet-san, why?
Why did you...
Adlet!
Adlet, come on! Adlet!
You lose again.
Get stronger...
At this rate, you couldn't beat my mom, let alone a fiend.
Then let your mom join the Defense Force!
The Defense Force is you and me, right?
How can we have a Defense Force in a village like this?
All Rainer ever does is insist on practicing for the Defense Force!
What's wrong with that? He's a boy.
You should also study swordsmanship, Adlet.
Nope.
Picking mushrooms suits me better.
That smells good...
It'll be done soon.
Let's eat together.
Okay!
Why have you come here?
I heard that, if you teach me, I can become strong.
If you want to be strong,
join the knights or a mercenary band.
Then I'll never be the strongest in the world.
The strongest in the world?
I'm going to become the strongest in the world, and defeat the fiends.
Why do you wish to become strong?
I'll become stronger than anyone,
to take back what was stolen from me.
That which is gone cannot return.
Give up, and survive.
No!
Why did I survive?
If I can't become the strongest man in the world, and defeat the Demon God...
If I can't fight the fiends...
I don't deserve to be alive!
Smile!
If you want to be strong, smile!
He who can smile, even when he's so sad
that he wants to die, when it's so painful that he wants to
give it all up and run away,
is the one who becomes strong.
Smile more!
Laugh at despair!
You're up.
Did you patch me up?
Yes.
You were lucky. It didn't hit any vitals.
If you rest, you'll be able to move eventually.
Why did you...
I'm ninety-nine percent sure you're the seventh.
But I'm not completely sure.
I'm preparing for the remaining one-percent chance...
I thought you'd taken pity on me.
Don't act like a child.
I'm a real Brave.
I'm here to fight the Demon God.
I don't trust you.
Are you cold?
No.
Wait. I'll start a fire.
Damp, huh?
Burn.
Wow...
With this, couldn't you defeat an enemy without a gun or bullets?
It isn't that simple.
Compared to this morning, it's cold...
Whether due to the night or the fog.
It's the temple.
The temple?
The salt barrier?
Yes.
The barrier that keeps fiends out.
Because I'm human, I was able to get in,
but as a fiend, I felt pain.
Flamie, you...
Don't try to be sympathetic.
It's nothing.
I've gone through more powerful barriers
to kill many strong warriors.
I see.
So a fiend really couldn't enter that temple, huh?
Absolutely not.
The fiend that tricked you shouldn't have been within the pillars, either.
Yeah...
As pathetic as it is,
I have no idea how anyone entered the temple before me.
Probably not.
Since you're the one who did it.
Is what Hans said true?
Was there really no way to open the door?
I'm not as knowledgeable as he is, but I think he's correct.
Maura agreed with him.
There was no way to enter the temple before you.
Oh...
If only you, Hans, and Maura were conspiring to lie...
That would mean there were only four of the Six Braves.
Hans or Maura may have done it.
Regardless, until you can prove it wasn't you,
you'll still be suspected.
Let's go over it again.
First,
whether any of the Six, besides me, could have activated the barrier.
When I opened the door, the barrier activated at the same time.
At that time, you, Nachetanya,
and Goldov were fighting the fiends.
Maura and Hans were heading toward the temple.
What about Chamot?
I don't know where she was.
If her power would let her enter the temple more directly...
No, her power is more direct.
She could blast a hole in the ground.
But she couldn't fill it up quickly,
and if she tunneled into the floor, it would break the seal.
Right, you fought Chamot, didn't you?
Yes.
Then we have at least two enemies.
Huh?
One was among the seven that gathered at the temple,
and the other snuck into the temple, and activated the barrier first!
Let's say the fake in our group is the seventh,
and the one who activated the barrier is the eighth.
Of course, they're working with the fiends.
The fiends dropped bombs on the temple to lure the Braves there,
and attacked to divide me from the rest of you.
The plan is terrifyingly thorough!
Then what's the seventh for?
If they just want to seal us in, there's no need for a seventh.
Fool!
Without a seventh, they can't try to frame me as the seventh!
The plan isn't just to seal us here.
It's to set me up as the seventh, getting me, the strongest man in the world, killed!
I hadn't considered that,
since I thought you were the seventh.
You really don't believe me, do you?
Why would I?
Anyway, we can put off the seventh for now.
It's the eighth who should be our top priority.
Can you find the eighth alone?
Can I do it? Alone?
With the other five chasing me, can I find the eighth?
Flamie, will you help me?
No.
I see.
I suspect you.
It's impossible.
Yeah, maybe it is.
You're a strange man.
The situation is dire. Why are you smiling?
Of course I'm smiling.
I'm still the strongest man in the world.
Things are really bad,
and I won't let it get to me at all.
Laugh at despair!
I can't wait for tomorrow...
That's when I'll destroy the enemy's plan,
and both prove my innocence and the fact
that I'm the world's strongest man.
I can't wait for sunrise.
Delusion.
No! Willpower!
I don't know who the eighth is.
I have no idea how I'll escape from the other Braves!
But if you can't smile anymore, it's all over.
So I'm going to smile!
And I'll never give up!
Adlet...
Why...
Why did you want to be one of the Six Braves?
That's the first time...
Was Flamie just interested in someone other than herself?
Episode 7 The Reason of the Two
Next time: The Reason of the Two.