That's right.
This is the power of a demon that has obtained divinity.
It doesn't even compare to the power provided by 130 kids who died.
Come forth, human.
The fun starts now.
Damn, you've really powered up, just the way I like it.
I'm happy, avatar of the Weser River.
No...
You're the real Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Episode 10
It Seems That the Problem Children Prove Who's On Top?
Did you find the stained glass?
No, it's not here.
Hurry to the next one!
Right!
So you're the one who solved the riddle, after all.
Yeah, other than you, the rest are fakes
who were added later, modeled after Black Plague.
In the inscription, the joker who controls the rats,
Rattenfänger, doesn't make an appearance.
By the time that the joker
who controls rats appeared in the "Pied Piper of Hamelin,"
it was already the 1500s, at the height of the plague.
This means Ratten, who represents rats,
and Pest, who represents the plague, can be written off.
Strom, which means storm,
is really just another fake pretending to be the one.
The hill mentioned in the inscription
represents the hill that feeds into the Weser River,
and symbolizes the children's death in a natural disaster.
In other words, Strom also points to the Weser River.
So you can basically get from all of the above that you're the real one.
What?
If you've got any corrections to make, go ahead.
No, not at all.
Actually, how about coming to our side?
You'll have a much larger field to play on
if you're on the Demon Lord's side.
Sorry, but I have to decline.
Being with a Demon Lord sounds fun,
but I have a different goal right now.
I see.
Guess I have no choice, then.
You'll have to die, boy!
That's my line, you worthless demon!
Where have you been hiding this whole time,
my cute red mouse?
Rattenfänger was protecting me
so that I could defeat you.
I see, so you've finally shown yourself, fake.
Time for me to get even.
Try it, if you think you can.
Shatter them, Deen!
Destroy them, Strom!
To the right!
Strom!
Deen!
Wonderful!
I've got you now!
That's enough, Deen.
I've paid you back for what you did to me.
But it just doesn't feel like I've done enough.
How about we play a game?
I will allow you to play one song.
Enchant Deen, who is currently under my control.
I see...
Very well. I will play one song.
The song of illusions, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin."
Listen carefully now.
Don't you understand by now?
Black Percher...
You're a type of deity, are you not?
Yes, that is correct.
Izayoi-san told me that your divinity does not come from
the death of the 130 children recorded in the "Pied Piper of Hamelin,"
but rather from those who died in the ravaging Black Plague
from the 14th to 17th centuries.
You are responsible for the deaths of 80 million people,
so I do believe you are a demon.
Well, I suppose I shall tell you, just to buy some time.
I represent 80 million evil spirits.
I am the embodiment of their malice and resentment.
The sun entered a cooling period,
and because there wasn't as much heat,
the Black Plague spread, and many died.
I have the right.
I have the right to take revenge upon the lazy sun
that was the source of the evil that allowed the Black Plague to spread
and call forth poverty and starvation across the land!
Only a Demon Lord could declare revenge upon the sun.
Now let us resume our game.
I shall have lots of fun with you until the time limit comes.
Oh, what's wrong?
You've gotten pretty quiet over there.
I don't like this.
What?
Stop holding back, Weser.
You have something.
You have an ace up your sleeve you keep trying to use
every time I jump at you.
I don't like the fact that your eyes keep saying you'll win
if you hit me with that one shot!
Okay.
Die, you stupid kid!
All right! All right! Nice! Now this looks like it'll be good!
Here I go!
This is a little bit unfair.
I want to indulge in
this sweet melody, even if it means abandoning everything.
But...
Yes, that's right.
We have to make our own Halloween happen.
It was a wonderful song.
Oh well, I guess I lost.
But that last hit to me was nearly fatal anyway.
See you around, cutie.
Tell master I said bye.
Let us go forth to defeat the Demon Lord, Deen.
Hey, kid.
What is it?
Are you really human?
Taxonomy says so, yes.
Now, let's keep going.
You can still fight, right?
No, it doesn't seem like I can.
Damn, I guess this had to happen, if what was used to summon me broke.
You're going to fade away?
Yes...
Damn it, I shouldn't have given in to your provocation.
Don't talk like that.
I had a lot of fun.
There hasn't been anyone who could fight me head-on until now.
I couldn't stand it if there were humans like you everywhere.
Stay well out there.
It seems the two of them were defeated.
I'm done.
I'm done buying time.
I will take Shiroyasha, and kill everyone else.
What is that?
I-I don't know.
Anyway, let's get indoors!
Hurry up and get in!
This isn't like the little sideshows we've seen up to now.
The moment this wind touches someone, they die.
How dare you kill my friends in Salamandra?!
Calm down, Sandora-sama!
Black Rabbit!
No, I won't make it!
Hold on tight!
You-san!
Asuka!
Kasukabe-san, use this chance!
R-Right!
Thank goodness.
Don't look away, you lame rabbit!
Izayoi-san...
So everyone's here.
Looks like that didn't faze her at all.
Now that Izayoi-san and the others are here...
Izayoi-san, I have a plan.
It's okay now.
Yeah...
Everyone...
You're not going to come?
In that case, I'll go to—
Don't get your panties in a bunch, spotted loli!
You serious?
You think you can defeat me with your right arm like that?
Your friends were pretty strong.
But this is the perfect handicap for this fight!
It won't work.
Even if you can destroy gifts, if you cannot destroy the stars themselves,
you can't defeat a Demon Lord.
Black Percher!
Okay, we're counting on you, Asuka-san.
Sandora-sama!
You're going to face me now?
I may not be the sun,
but a Moon Rabbit is pretty strong, too, you know.
I don't think so.
Looks like you weren't good enough to face me.
You don't know when to give up.
That's enough. I'll finish you all off at once.
Man, if she uses that,
the people in town aren't gonna fare well.
Are we ready yet, Black Rabbit?!
Yes, the time has come!
I shall take all of you to the moon!
Where are we?
The Moon Palace, the Chandra Mahal!
Go 380,000 km into the air, and there's no way
you'd still be within the area of effect of Hamelin's grimoire.
Yes.
You damn rabbit!
It won't work.
This is the light from the sun?
Why does someone related to Indra have sun armor?
The Black Plague spread due to the sun entering a cooling period,
which means if the power of the sun is restored,
you lose your power.
What's wrong?
If you're not going to come attack, I'll go to you!
The resentment of 80 million will not be shaken by—
No, it's checkmate.
Asuka-san!
The Spear of Indra which is summoned from
this fragment of the Mahabharata is powerful,
but can only be used once per Gift Game.
You have the ability to bring out a gift's full potential.
Please have more faith in yourself.
Spear of Indra!
Do you think that I couldn't just dodge that?
I will avenge my friends...
Now, Deen!
This can't be...
I still haven't...
You all fought well.
I must convey my thanks and my apologizes
as the Eastern Floor Master.
I was overconfident of my abilities,
but instead was sealed away the entire time.
Thus I yield the final words to this individual.
The game with the Demon Lord has ended.
We have won!
The grimoire of Hamelin has vanished.
Was this what you wanted?
Yes, now we...
...will return to our original time, as we wished.
We wish you to listen, now that this is all over...
...to the one other possibility for the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
We sought out untrodden land while singing.
We left our parents, and went down the Weser River
while we played a flute.
We wanted to create a community of our own, a town.
We must return...
...to that day in 1284.
To the second homeland that we created.
I see. I guess you have no choice.
I will be here in the Little Garden hoping that you will
be able to create a good town.
Thank you, Asuka.
It is because you are you that we can entrust them to you.
The red giant of steel, Deen,
and our 131st friend.
Huh?
You're...
We have left her with the records of our pioneering
to be passed on to future generations.
It is the final proof that we lived, to be left here in the Little Garden.
We entrust her to you.
Asuka...
Guess we'll be together from now on, Merun.
Merun?
Yes, you are the gnome who has the proper records
regarding the Pied Piper of Hamelin,
and from this point on, you're one of us.
Yeah!
That's Thousand Eyes for you.
Can't do anything bad.
What is?
You're the no-name...
So what bad thing are you talking about?
It couldn't be the fact that Salamandra invited
the Demon Lord to the festival themselves, could it?
Come on now. They brought in over 100 pieces of stained glass
mixed in with their art displays.
Provided the hosts weren't simply pretending to not notice,
pretty fishy, right?
A rookie Demon Lord vs. a rookie Floor Master.
And if Sandora took out that Demon Lord,
she'd easily be seen as competent.
It'd be excellent advertising.
It seems that only people from Salamandra died this time.
If something had happened to one of my friends...
I would have taken out everyone, Sandora included.
Sandora had nothing to do with it!
Everyone knew about this except Sandora.
They knew about it and still gave their lives!
You've come from outside the Little Garden, so you don't understand.
You wouldn't understand what it means to protect
your community's flag, its name, and its honor!
Do what you must, but please,
limit it to just my life.
If the guys who died knew what they were getting into,
then there's no reason for me to get involved.
We're the ones who ended up getting our name out there, anyway.
I'm sorry.
Wait just a second.
We're going to keep fighting Demon Lords,
and if, by chance, something happens to our community,
I want you to be the first to come running to help us.
I'll let you off with that.
I will. I swear on our flag.
What do you think, Merun?
Do you think you can return the land here to normal?
I can't!
You can't?
I can't!
Sorry for getting everyone's hopes up.
D-Don't worry about it!
Yeah, Asuka.
We just have to try our luck in a different Gift Game.
Y-Yeah, I'm sure there's another way—
Hey, ultra runt.
Ultra runt?
If you had something that would
work as fertilizer for the soil, do you think you
could break that down and restore the land?
I can!
Really?!
Maybe!
But it's worth trying.
Deen, we're going to start right away.
I want all of the older kids to help out, too!
Okay!
Izayoi-san!
Help us out, too, Izayoi-san!
This is really heavy.
Sure.
Hm?