Damn it! You just had to make a ruckus as soon as we got to town!
Monsters called Nemesis bring disaster.
The only ones who can fight these dangerous foes are the sorcerers.
However, the sorcerers are considered tainted beings and feared by most.
Seth, Melie, and Doc headed to Rumble Town
to accept a job request received by Artemis.
While pursuing the Nemesis they found in the oddly deserted town,
Seth encountered Grimm, a mysterious sorcerer covered in bandages.
With Melie's help, Seth escaped danger,
but they were then pursued by Inquisitors.
Get out here!
Where'd those sorcerers go?!
Did you look over there?
Not yet!
Then let's go that way!
Are they gone?
It seems so.
W-Well, at any rate...
This stinks!
I told you!
I was chasing the Nemesis when that bandaged guy attacked!
I was in big trouble!
And what idiot gets violent enough to blow away a house in the middle of a city?!
And there were so many Nemesis.
There were?
Yeah, at least fifteen, I'd say.
F-Fifteen?!
W-We can't capture that many!
No, wait... If we can bring that many back alive,
I'll do more than repay our debt! I'll be stinking rich!
And my bright future with Miss Melba will...
Hey, Doc, let's hurry up and go find the Nemesis.
Hold your horses.
We need to talk to the client who sent the letter first.
Um...
Can we get out of this thing first?
The Shadow Lurking in the City -Darkness-
"The Shadow Lurking in the City."
Damn it.
Those blasted sorcerers, hiding like rats.
It would seem I have no choice but to head out myself.
I'll mop up every inch of that filthy slum.
Hey there, Konrad.
Dragunov?!
A luxurious castle, polished furniture, well-aged wine...
Seems that you're enjoying life as much as ever.
Captain Dragunov, what is your business here?
My business?
We've known each other for ages. You're such a stiff, Konrad.
It's "Captain Marbourg"!
Have you gotten even beefier, Kon-kon?
It's Captain Marbourg!
I bet you spend twelve hours a day working out, don't you?
I do not spend twelve hours—
But that's what was written in your journal.
What?!
How dare you read that?! And get your feet off the table!
Now that sounds more like the Konrad I know.
Captain Dragunov, you are no longer my superior.
You should treat me with more respect.
I am the leader here, and it is I who makes all the decisions!
Fine, fine.
Here, have a seat. I'll shut up.
You have a seat! I'll shut up!
Actually, I'd prefer it if you would shut up.
Now, what are you doing here?
I wasn't informed that you were coming.
Say something, would you?!
You told me to shut up.
Fine! I permit you to speak! Now tell me why you're here!
I'm after some sorcerers who are somewhere in this town.
Oh... They're in the slum.
They may be the ones who blew up a building on Twelfth Street.
I'll use this opportunity to arrest every last one of those filthy infected!
Yeah, actually, could you just forget about that?
Don't you dare try to give me an order!
I'll rip your eyeballs out through your nostrils!
It's not my order. It came from above me.
What? The commander?
Try two levels higher.
General Torque? But why?
Can't tell you. You'll just have to wait here.
But there are sorcerers in my city!
Am I supposed to just sit here idly watching this?!
Calm down.
No, you calm down! Stop giving me orders!
You're about to explode.
You're about to explode!
Just stay here and take it easy.
You take it easy!
I'll go out there and solve this whole thing for you.
I'll be the one to go out there!
Why do I have to go out there?!
Looks like this is the place.
Excuse me!
Who is it?
Would you be Mr. Zeda?
Nope.
I said I'm not Zeda!
You people are the ones who called us here!
If you don't want your house blown to bits, let us in right now!
Huh?!
Thank you so much for coming all this way.
You stink!
Such lively children you have.
Dear, why must you be so grumpy?
You're being rude to our sorcerer guests.
Hmph!
I'm so sorry.
Your letter said that your son encountered a Nemesis.
Yes, our eldeset son, Taj, was the victim of a demon... no, of a Nemesis.
You mean he came in contact with a Nemesis?!
Yes.
Then your son is already...
I don't know anything about any Nemesis.
And, um...
That's our eldest son, Taj.
He's alive?!
Of course I am! Don't go killing me off!
You're extremely lucky to have come in contact with a Nemesis and survived!
Like I said, I don't know anything about any Nemesis.
What's that purple stuff, then? It's a curse, isn't it?
I just have a cold.
No, that's clearly a curse.
It's just a cold!
Wh-What?!
The Inquisition doesn't believe what you've said about the Nemesis?
It was all in our letter, wasn't it?
I thought it must be some kind of mistake.
I can't believe anyone would just ignore Nemesis in the middle of town!
We told them over and over, but they won't even look into it.
That's quite a problem.
We need to get the Inquisition's permission,
or we won't even be able to stay on the island, let alone use magic.
It won't work. They won't do a thing for immigrants like us.
Immigrants?
There are large factories in Rumble Town.
People have long migrated here looking for work.
We came here more than twenty years ago ourselves.
But many of the people already living here don't think very highly of us.
Just try telling them our son is infected! Do you know what they'd do to him?
I told you. I'm fine! I just have a cold!
That's right! It's just a cold!
So there you have it. I'm sorry you came all this way,
but I'd like you all to leave now!
Dear, if we don't do something...
Hmph!
Okay, then.
We'll destroy the Nemesis!
No! We're capturing them alive!
We are?
Don't you ever listen?!
Well, it doesn't matter.
I saw them. There are definitely Nemesis here.
We can't just ignore them!
Hey... Are you guys really gonna do something about this?
Yeah! I promise we'll take care of it!
In that case, I'll show you the way.
Taj, this bread your mom made is so good!
Hmph.
Move it! Clear the way!
Arrest all suspicious characters!
What's their deal?
They're always like that. Let's go.
By the way, Taj, what did the Nemesis you saw look like?
It was huge.
How many were there?
One, I think.
Just one huge one?
So the one Taj saw must have been the Source Nemesis.
"Source Nemesis"?
It's the Source Nemesis that infects those it touches with a curse.
The ones we saw must have been Echo Nemesis that split off from the Source.
They're smaller and weaker than the Source, and they don't infect anyone.
They're a bit like scouts, you might say.
"Echo"?
It was over there.
That's where I saw the Nemesis.
Over there, huh?
It was dark when it attacked me, so I couldn't see it well,
but it had two huge, gleaming eyes.
Thanks, Taj.
You can leave the rest to us.
Uh, I'm getting dizzy.
Are you all right, Doc?
Since we got here, I've been smelling this awful odor.
This must be the right place.
A Nemesis could definitely hide in a huge place like this!
It's...
A tree with feathers!
[A Tree Which Grows Feathers] A mysterious tree which inhabits a place where Nemesis exist. Its branches and feathers are used to make sorcerers' tools.
It's so big!
Have you ever seen one before, Seth?
Yeah, Alma showed them to me a few times.
They grow where Nemesis are, right?
I've never seen one this big, though.
That's an insane amount of feathers.
The Source Nemesis must have holed up in here for several days.
Yeah, those things move around frequently.
Normally, it'd be unthinkable for one of these trees to grow this big.
Wh-What's that?
The ground is shaking!
Come on, move! Hurry it up!
The ground's gonna fall out from under you!
Hey, you little twerp!
Can't you see the clock map?
The shelter is on Fifth Street!
Okay...
Obey the evacuation orders or face fifteen years behind bars!
To Gate 12, on the double!
Evacuation? Where are they all going?
This tremor is no mere earthquake.
I-It couldn't be...
Years of digging up the earth have made the island unstable.
So are they moving people elsewhere to try to re-balance it?!
Oh, that would explain why no one was around when we arrived.
Yeah.
That tower is giving the people their orders.
All right, we've gotta run, too!
Okay!
No!
Hey, if we stay here, we'll be in danger!
When we encountered the Nemesis, there was no one around.
You don't think... the Nemesis are waiting until the town is deserted to come out?
I don't know.
But they might show up again.
The ground might fall out from under us!
We just need to keep watch from the sky, then.
Taj, don't get separated from us again.
Okay.
Bingo! I see one!
There are more than fifteen of them.
We can't handle all these on our own.
They're coming this way!
Couldn't we at least do something about those three?
If we can corner them all in one spot...
Got it!
Titan Punch!
You're crazy!
Are you all right, Seth?
Hup!
They won't be able to move for a while!
Meteor Drops!
Seth!
Over there!
Are you all right?!
Yeah...
Your nose is bleeding!
Forget that! The Echoes!
They're gonna run away!
Try to keep them in place, just for a few moments.
I'm on it!
Is this good enough, Melie?!
Yes!
What's this?
Seth! Get out of the circle!
R-Right!
Gravem Carserem!
We did it, Melie!
Yeah!
We caught one, two, three...
Three Nemesis alive?!
We can make a fortune off those!
And then...
Three?! How brave you are!
It was no big deal.
With my skills, it was a piece of cake.
Let's get married three times!
And we'll have three houses, and three children!
You do think ahead, don't you?
We haven't even kissed yet.
If we do get lots of money for this...
Everyone! Eat lots and have a good time today!
Yay!
You're all my precious friends, so eat all you like.
All right!
Now we can repay our debt!
Yeah! At last, I won't have to eat wild plants to survive anymore!
Let's finish this up and have a party together every day!
Huh? We haven't caught them already?
We need to seal them inside those scrolls.
It takes a bit of energy, so I'll need to focus.
There's no chance they'll get away, is there?
That's all held together with connecting spells, so it'll be fine.
Plus, when they're touching the ground, they're heavier and can't fly.
Melie, you're a genius!
Oh, please...
Hooray for Melie! Hooray for Melie!
Another one!
Four, five, six, seven...
We've captured seven alive?!
Yahoo!
My friends! My party!
My wife! My children!
Hey! You're the bandaged guy from before!
We meet again.
Though it is not you three that Grimm was looking for.
Well, I didn't want to see you, either!
Butt out!
Let's see...
Veneficium Revelare.
Your goal was to capture them alive?
What was it that woman entrusted you with?
Quit spouting that nonsense!
I'm gonna knock you into orbit!
Apologies. Grimm has no time to waste on you three.
Don't you run away!
Melie, grab him with your chain!
Right!
Farewell.
Hold it!
He got away!
It's all right.
I put a mark on him, so he won't take us by surprise again.
Melie!
This journey has been quite long and unpleasant.
Forgive Grimm for that.
But you can rest easy.
Your journey ends here.
Gentlemen,
please show them your utmost hospitality...
just as Grimm did for you.
To Be Continued
Next Time
Driven by the fear instilled in them by Konrad of the Inquisition,
the people revolt, calling for the expulsion of all immigrants.
But that is exactly what Konrad had planned.
The people grow violent.
Can Seth stop this chaos?
Next time on Radiant, "Overture of Turbulence."
Overture of Turbulence -Storm-
Young Dragunov and Konrad
You're really going at it.
Hngh! Hngh! Hngh!!!
End