Fire Arrow!
Good grief. Who would have imagined this?
Cavalry, spread out on their right flank!
Liberate Spell: Shock!
Until just a few months ago, Rin and I were both normal high school students.
We lived mundane, peaceful, yet fulfilling lives.
To think...
Too slow!
...we would end up here.
I-It's the Mage of Falling Leaves!
Oh? You've heard of me?
Well done.
I'll give you a reward.
Wha?! That's...
Y-You...
No way...
You can't be...
Man, this always feels like
I'm cheating, you know?
Episode 1 Lost Ones from Another World
Taichi!
Good morning!
Yeah, good morning.
You have tennis practice after school again today?
Yeah, the tournament's coming up soon.
Oh, sounds rough.
Aren't you gonna join any clubs or whatever?
Nah. Can't be bothered.
What? But you've always been athletic, if nothing else.
You're wasting your talent like that.
"If nothing else"?
Taichi...
Rin!
Finally...
It's finally completed, isn't it, Your Highness?
Yes. Now, as my father instructed—
Who goes there?!
Why?
How did you discover—
No way!
No!
You can't!
Y-Your Highness!
No!
That was close.
Are you okay, Rin?
Huh?
Oh, yeah.
Jeez, he should watch where he's going.
Hey...
Huh?
What's this?
Wha?!
What is this?
Is it targeting me?
What's going on here?
This is like something out of a game.
Taichi...
Rin, step outside of it!
But...
Just get outside of it!
Huh?!
Taichi!
Rin!
Rin, wake up!
Taichi?
Thank goodness. Are you okay?
Huh?
Uh... yeah.
Um, you're not injured, are you?
Does it hurt anywhere?
N-Nah, I'm fine.
Thanks.
I'm all right,
but where are we?
Home
No Connection
No luck, huh?
No Service
Well, then...
We should find some houses and make some calls.
Dunno if that's gonna work.
What kind of boonies doesn't have cellphone coverage nowadays?
This one right here.
Oh, come on...
I mean... Is this place even in our world?
Huh?
You saw that magic circle thingy, right?
That wasn't a CG effect or whatever.
I felt some kind of special power coming from it.
Stop that.
Even I know that stuff only happens in games.
But I really think this is—
Stop it!
That's just not possible...
What's wrong?
What is that?
Run!
Get down!
That's no ordinary horse.
Is it after us?
No way!
Can you run, Rin?
Huh?
Get as far away from me as you can, and then hide somewhere.
Taichi, what are you saying?
I'll be the bait.
You use that chance to escape.
But...
Go!
No!
If you do that, then you're going to die!
That's why!
That's exactly why.
It's better if only one of us dies out here.
Now hurry up and go.
Let your childhood friend show some courage in moments like this, at least!
Taichi!
Hey! Over here, you ass!
Sorry, Rin.
But I...
Eat this!
Seriously?
That didn't affect him at all.
How do you like that? I'm your prey!
Now come on! Chase after me!
That's it! Get mad, you asshole!
Bring it on!
Is that big body of yours just for show?
Rin!
Air Cutter!
Hmph.
That wasn't bad taunting, boy!
These Obsidian Horses sure are tough.
Using a mithril arrow was the right call.
Obsidian Horses?
Those horns on their heads? Those are made of obsidian,
so Obsidian Horses.
They're the strongest monsters in this area.
They're just horses, and yet they breathe fire, eat meat, and attack people.
They're real troublemakers.
But they fetch good money.
I'll grill it up, so step back.
Don't go too crazy.
Come this way, young lady.
Flame Lance!
Wow.
Splendid.
Well done, Mejilla. That was brutal.
Raquelta, you retrieve the horn.
What? But the hard labor is Barada's job.
Well, we'll be eating for a while now.
At that moment, I became certain.
Between the monster, mithril arrows, and magic,
this world might be straight out of an RPG,
but it's still a real world that actually exists.
Also, I don't know what twist of fate led to it,
but we were transported to this world through that magic circle.
This might be a crazy, impossible setup,
but one thing at least is clear.
Which is that
Rin and I are going to have to find some way to survive in this new world.
That's for sure.
By the way, where are you two from?
Well, you're not from around here, right?
You didn't know about the Obsidian Horses, after all.
Well...
Your clothes are strange, too.
The tailoring is perfect, and they look great, but...
Uh...
Stop prying so much, Raquelta.
Everyone has their secrets.
If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to.
Sorry.
Still, it's dangerous to travel unarmed,
especially since this area has seen an increase in monster attacks lately.
Well, that's a good thing for adventurers like us, since it means more work.
Adventurers, huh?
No, it's not good.
The wagons heading into town are being attacked,
and people are disappearing, too.
Yeah. Everything's just been getting worse and worse lately.
Um, you just mentioned a town, right?
Hmm? You mean Azpire?
This might be presumptuous to ask after you already saved us, but...
Don't hold back.
Of course we'll take you with us!
You'd be one thing,
but we can't leave a beautiful young maiden like Rin out here unarmed.
Helping others is part of an adventurer's job.
You guys...
But in return...
You make sure you make up with the missy before morning.
Rin...
Why have you been angry this whole time?
I'm not angry.
Liar.
We've been together since we were kids.
I know you go silent when you're mad.
If you're angry about something I did, then I'll apologize.
What did I do wrong?
Don't.
Huh?
Don't do that ever again.
Do what?
Things that'll get you killed, all by yourself.
Well, that was in the heat of the moment...
You idiot!
Don't try to show off just because you're a boy.
Don't...
Don't leave me alone!
Rin...
I'm sorry.
I promise.
No matter what happens from now on,
I won't leave you alone.
Good.
When we find ourselves in trouble, we'll always work together to overcome it.
Right.
Good. Then that's settled.
It's how we've always made up.
Fine. Sheesh...
So then he fell into the hole!
Welcome, welcome!
This is the town of Azpire.
This is the main street.
It's nothing compared to the royal capital, Wennifix,
but it's pretty active, isn't it?
This may be the frontier,
but it's an important part of the Elistain Magic Kingdom.
We use this town as our base of operations, too.
The adventurers' guild is up ahead.
It stands out, so you'll recognize it right away.
Are you two really planning on becoming adventurers, though?
Just so you know, it's a rather dangerous line of work.
Yes, we know.
We still need some kind of job either way,
and we want to be able to earn our own keep.
I figure we'll start with what we can handle and steadily build up our strength.
I see.
Thank you so much for taking care of us!
Thank you very much!
We'll never forget what you've done for us!
It's a parting gift.
Use it to get by for a little while.
If you're going to be adventurers, then you'll need proper equipment, right?
No need to worry about it. We've got this here.
All of you...
We're operating out of the inn, Mithril.
If you're ever in trouble, pay us a visit.
See you later, Rin!
I'll be praying for your success.
Well...
Let's go!
You're new faces.
Are you registering as adventurers?
Uh, yes.
Will you both be registering?
Yes.
Your race is human?
Human?
Is she asking if we're people?
Hey!
You know more about game stuff like this, Taichi!
Y-Yeah, right.
It's just so similar that I was shocked.
Sheesh!
Now, as for the particulars of the contract, please read this.
What are these symbols? I can't...
About the Adventurers' Guild.
We can read them?!
What's going on here?
I don't know.
But when you think about it,
we've been talking to the people of this world without any issues.
Now to finish up, we'll conduct the magic aptitude test.
Huh?!
Magic is essential to being an adventurer.
Those without any magic...
cannot be registered, unfortunately.
There's nothing difficult about it.
You just need to touch this crystal here.
What's the matter?
N-Nothing.
Now, go ahead.
I'll try it.
I knew it wouldn't go that well.
Hold on!
R-Rin, who in the world are you?
Huh?
Taichi, are you also...?!
Uh, I'm not following what you're talking about.
Place your hand on the crystal!
Y-Yeah, sure.
Huh?!
N-No way...
P-Please wait here for a moment.
Do you think this means...
We're about to face a hassle?
Hey, look.
Wow, he's coming out himself?
Even the Golden Fencer's with him.
Are you the two in question?
I'm the Guild Master, Gerard.
The guild master...
Someone important, right?
Unfortunately we can't register you two as adventurers here right now.
Huh? Why not?
You can't register us?
Does that mean we won't be able to work?
Don't panic.
Myura...
Yes.
She's going to take you two someplace right now.
A place where you'll both receive the advice you need.
And where is that?
What?
You're asking us to go without any explanation?
You'll understand if you go.
And if you don't go, then you can't become adventurers.
My, am I that untrustworthy?
I've returned.
Oh, you're back?
You can't look!
Ow! Your fingers!
You can't look!
Your fingers are digging in!
How can you be dressed like that?!
It's my home.
I'm free to dress as I please.
You have guests.
Huh? Oh, welcome!
I'm the owner of this place, Lemiya.
Come on in, boy and girl.
I see.
So the measuring device at the guild couldn't handle it, huh?
Yes.
That's why the guild master would like you to conduct the test, Lemiya.
So, what should we do?
We'll try this.
What's this?
It measures the strength of your magic and your capacity.
I made it.
Magic capacity is a measure of how much magic power that person can contain.
Magic strength is exactly what it sounds like.
This is just like an RPG...
Arr pee gee?
I've never heard that phrase before.
Taichi!
Sorry.
Well, it's fine.
In short, the device will help you learn how much liquor your glass can hold
and how strong a liquor you can handle.
Display that one's power.
Symbols!
Wow...
Lemiya?
Well, this is shocking.
Um, is there something wrong?
Don't tell me my magic capacity is zero?!
Your capacity is zero? What a joke.
No way! These numbers are absurd!
So?
Can we become adventurers?
Yeah, you can.
But Taichi, Rin...
Starting today, you two are going to be my apprentices.
Huh?
Huh?!
So you're saying the summoning was successfully sabotaged?
Yes.
But because the caster was powerful,
the spell still activated despite going awry.
And the search for the lost ones?
We've already cast a wide net in every town.
We believe we'll receive a report in a few days.
That's good.
Our leader has high expectations as well, so strive hard.
Sir.
Lost ones from another world, huh?
Hmph.
Magic Training
Next episode: "Magic Training."