Taichi...
Taichi, it's morning.
Morning, Taichi.
Rin...
Wow, so b...
B...?
Beautiful?
Barf. I'm gonna barf.
Episode 10 Turning Point
Jeez...
The sight of my face makes you want to barf, does it? How rude can you be?
I'm really sorry about that.
You just happened to be there.
I wasn't saying it because of you.
Yes, yes, I know. Good grief.
You went overboard and ate too much last night.
Think they have stomach medicine?
Jeez, get yourself together already.
Yes?
Morning, Taichi.
Are you ready?
You look like you woke up on the right side of bed, Taichi.
Gee, thanks.
By the way, why are you all here together?
We've been summoned by King Gilmar.
By the king?
That's the guy from yesterday.
The one that split the earth?
Your performance during the battle was truly commendable.
My daughter has said she would like to reward you for it.
I see.
Charlotte...
Yes, Father.
Bring them here.
What are these?
These are splendid items.
The royal family's collection.
You may each choose whichever one you would like.
We can?
We'll take you up on the offer, then.
This feels good.
It's easy to wield too, being mithril.
Yeah, I think this feels best to me.
This is rare!
Have you decided, Taichi?
That one.
Oh!
A katana.
That blade was forged in an eastern island nation.
An eastern nation?
Yes.
None of our nation's smiths
could figure out what materials were used or how it was forged.
I'm told it's a high-quality weapon, though.
The blade is awfully thin.
Our soldiers also said that made it seem frail.
I'm not surprised they'd say that when long swords are the mainstay here.
But you know...
A katana is a man's dream.
All right, I've decided.
I've been waiting for you, Taichi!
General Sumella!
Why?!
I imagined you'd want to test out the weapons you received from His Majesty,
so I waited here, ready for you!
Come on, Taichi! Cross swords with me, your future wife!
You don't mind, do you, Lemia?
No, go ahead.
Yeah!
I wanted to test out the power of this thing, too.
Hmm, I see.
Incredible!
Rin!
Let's get started, too!
Yeah!
Taichi!
Let's get started ourselves!
What are you holding back for?!
What happened to your energy from the other day?!
You should unleash your hot passion for your new sword onto me,
your future wife!
Hold on!
I'm still sick from overeating!
I'll take everything you've got!
Ah, that helps!
You look like you've finally gotten some relief.
I was worried about what was going to happen when General Sumella came after me.
Luckily, I managed to escape by saying I'd go buy some medicine.
What'll you do now?
Well, since we're already downtown now...
Aery...
They're really staring at you.
Shouldn't you hide?
Huh?
I know I made it so only you could see me.
Hey, that's the black-haired boy.
Yeah, the one who protected this town yesterday.
I heard he's an amazing magician summoned by the king.
Wow.
Th-They're staring at me?!
Mister?
Hey, you're strong, right?
Shake my hand, strong guy!
Mine, too!
Y-You guys shouldn't fight.
Take turns, turns.
Yay!
Hooray!
Thank you!
See you later, strong guy!
Yeah, later!
Later!
Bye-bye!
Now, then...
Come out. I know you're there.
The hero who drove off the army of the king's younger brother
is going to bother facing someone like me?
Cassim, what happened to your arm?
Why ask now?
You're the one who blasted it away.
I did?
That...
Damn it!
Back then?
You've finally remembered?
Laughable, isn't it?
My frustration at my loss to you never ends,
yet you didn't even know what you'd done.
Cassim...
I'll kill you.
I'll make sure I defeat you.
I'll make you bow before me.
I have every right to that.
If you want to fight, let's do it elsewhere.
I don't want to risk innocent people's lives.
You're more worried about others than yourself?
Look at you, playing the perfect hero.
I'd much prefer it if we didn't have to fight at all.
You don't have the right to refuse.
I've made arrangements
for all the wells in the royal capital to be poisoned if you refuse.
You'd poison the wells?!
What do we do, Taichi?!
You will come with me, yes?
You're good, Rin!
You too!
Thanks.
Huh?
For not going easy on me.
Of course not.
I'm up against you!
I really love that part of you!
I could say the same!
I'm so glad I met you, Muller!
You've become a great general, Sumella.
Wow.
Huh?
You held these matches to alleviate some of the soldiers' concerns, right?
You see through everything, Mage of Fallen Leaves.
We received a report that Duke Dortesheim and his forces
are nearly 60% done preparing for battle.
So war is unavoidable?
I imagine we'll get the order to move out tonight.
I don't know how many of the soldiers here
will manage to return safely to the royal capital.
That's a hard job.
Yeah.
You want to fight here?
Yes.
But I have no chance of beating you as-is,
so I'm going to limit your powers.
What is that?
It's a magic item that will make your magic power the same as mine.
A magic item? That thing?
Once I use this, you and I will evenly matched.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a fair fight.
I have a really bad feeling about that.
That's definitely dangerous, Taichi!
The time has finally come.
If not for the difference in our power levels, I would never lose.
What makes you so confident about that?
If our powers were equal, then wouldn't it be a draw?
Idiot.
If our powers are equal, then hard work makes all the difference.
Of course, the ability to work hard is something gifted people like you never develop.
You think I haven't put in any hard work?
Of course not!
Do you have any idea how hard I've had to work?
Don't you dare compare your efforts to mine!
I've put in far more time than you have!
Fine.
Taichi, don't!
What if your magic power never returns?
Let's do this.
I'll give you a real fight without using any cheats.
Hmph.
You'll come to regret those words.
Taichi!
Looks like you weren't lying about it limiting my power.
Don't come crying to me later!
I'm grateful, Your Excellence.
It seems it's finally time to get my revenge.
Well, now your power has been suppressed.
I won't be holding back, then.
I've waited for this, boy!
I'll beat you into the pits of despair!
Taichi...
Not bad.
Think you can stop me with that knife?
Chat all you want while you still can.
Tsk, you didn't take the bait.
I'm not that easy!
Shattering Water Bullet!
Taichi!
What a fool.
You're quite stubborn, too.
We've both been run ragged.
I haven't been pushed this hard since that day.
What now?
We keep going?
Yes.
Let's finish this with the next exchange.
So I'll win if I manage to do something about that, huh?
I really don't have enough power.
At this rate...
Bring it on!
Think!
How can I beat him with the power I have right now?
Think back!
Remember what you've learned!
Taichi, focus!
Imagine your magic power manifesting as firmly as you can.
I have to imagine my magic!
Wha?!
Well?
My hard work's pretty good too, isn't it?
You leave me no choice.
I have to admit it.
I've lost.
Well, I might have had a one-arm advantage.
That hardly counts as an excuse.
Battles always require you to work with the cards you've been dealt.
Jeez!
Now hurry up and return Taichi's power!
You want to know how to undo it?
It's simple.
Just destroy that magic item.
You're awfully agreeable.
I challenged you to a duel and lost.
If I withheld that information, I'd just be pathetic.
Taichi!
There's something wrong with it!
Huh?
What on earth is that?!
Tch! No one said anything about a round two.
Damn it!
What is going on?!
Taichi!
Grammy, you were here?
Destroy the magic item!
That's the core!
Hurry!
Why is this happening?
Did His Eminence plan this all along?
We broke the main body, but it's not disappearing!
What now?
I'll have to blast it all away at once.
You can do that?!
Yeah, now that I can use my cheats again!
Aery, compress the surrounding air!
Roger!
You're finished.
Be gone for good!
Phew.
It's all back, right?
Yeah, you're back to normal.
I was worried for a moment there.
You saved me at the last minute.
Hmph.
Use it.
Hey, brat, don't torture him any further.
Why do you say that?
I'm helping—
His pride's already in shreds.
Huh?
That man regrets it, you know.
Regrets it?
Yeah.
He lost to you.
Which means regardless of how much effort you put in,
the quality of it was the real deal.
But he was convinced that the difference in your strength lay solely in your gifts.
He didn't accept your hard work.
So that's what he regrets.
You talk too much.
One more thing while I'm saying things I shouldn't.
He knows how hard it is to put in real effort.
So, apparently, he likes people who work hard.
Grammy!
Hard work, huh?
The person who taught me was extremely strict.
You were defeated so completely it feels good, doesn't it, Cassim?
Shut up.
You had a good teacher, didn't you?
Huh?
Hey, what's happened here?!
You haven't heard?!
The rebel army's declared war!
The war has begun!
He cleaved the monster from that magic item in two with lightning?
Yes.
You're quite the mean one, aren't you?
Whatever do you mean?
Are you telling me you didn't foresee this outcome?
Well, I only passed that magic item along to him, as I was asked to do.
As you were asked to do, huh?
It is hard to refuse a request from a dear subordinate.
Wouldn't you agree?
Indeed.
If that is what they truly wish,
then it is difficult to stop them, no matter what fate may lie in store for them.
Preparations for your guidance are complete.
All that remains...
Yes.
Go on and fulfill your true desire.
It's time.
Yeah.
Rin, I'll protect you no matter what.
That won't do, Taichi.
I'm fighting, too.
So I'm also going to protect you!
Rin...
Let's do the best we can together, then.
Yeah!
Preparations are complete.
The army is ready to advance at any moment.
Good.
Duke Dortesheim...
Marquis Marchese?
There's a matter upon which I wish to beseech your favor.
Would you please allow me to handle the Mage of Fallen Leaves,
and that young man and woman from a foreign land?
I have already made preparations for them.
I will not allow any unsightly failures, as Marquis Nilgan did.
I promise you that I shall bring you the heads of those insolent magicians.
Battle of Marwalt
Next episode: "Battle of Marwalt."