What a cruel thing to do, assaulting the city from both inside and out.
You're saying that now?
More importantly, how many of them have been prepared?
Five hundred underground and two hundred above ground, I would estimate.
Five hundred underground, huh?
Considering that young man's strength, that's appropriate.
Your Eminence, are you really sure about all this?
By my calculations, this plan has a 90 percent chance of success.
I think those figures are enough to afford a few sacrifices.
Now...
The monsters should be felling the northern fortress by now.
The battle will come in the morning.
That's the perfect time.
Episode 6 Defense of Azpire
Are you okay?
I won't let you die as long as I'm around.
So don't give up so easily.
Besides...
I'm supposed to be keeping you up all night long, remember?
You made a promise, didn't you?
That you would keep me up all night long.
That was...
Stay right there.
I'll punch right through!
That's strange.
Usually Golems have a core.
Whatever.
Taichi...
Yeah, it's over for now.
L-Look...
Wow, you really are strong.
You're Taichi?
What's this?
Goblins?
Welcome to Milo...
...and Melo's room!
Over a thousand monsters?
Yes. We don't have a moment to waste.
He didn't lay out any demands to get him to call off the attack?
No.
The way he spoke...
It seemed like attacking the city was his goal to begin with.
Marie...
Yes?
I'm issuing an order as the guild master.
Summon all the adventurers in Azpire.
Make contact with the watch, too.
Understood.
I don't know who he is, but he's a terrifying enemy.
They're most likely the ones who masterminded the thefts of goods, too.
So they reduced the city's stores to weaken us in a siege.
Yes.
I wish we had Taichi here for this.
They told us to try and protect the city.
Besides, even without Taichi, this city still has the guild.
There are many battle-tested adventurers here.
You're right.
We're adventurers.
We protect people and the town from monsters.
That's the duty we've tasked ourselves with.
On our pride as adventurers...
...let's protect our city!
Yeah.
Mind if I join in on this, too?
Lemiya!
I detected some abnormal magic power to the north,
so I thought something might be up,
but I wasn't expecting this.
Still...
Listen to you roar, my apprentices.
Makes me proud to be your teacher.
It's not the same, but I'll fill in for Taichi while he's absent.
Let's show them the power of adventurers.
Children?
I'm not a child, I'm Milo!
I'm not a child, I'm Melo!
Hey, Milo, Melo...
Did you two do this?
We did! Milo...
...and Melo made more of them!
We made that Golem together, too!
These girls are earth magicians?
Looks like it.
So, what are you planning to do now?
Awaken the Goblins!
And release them in the city!
Do you know what'll happen if you do that?!
We know.
The Goblins have orders to rape women until they break.
The Goblins have orders to kill and eat men and children.
Then won't you two be in danger, too?
Huh? That won't happen.
We have this on our side!
We can use this to give orders to the Goblins.
Listen, you two, Goblins don't—
We're not giving it you!
You and that lady are going to perish, after all!
Let's go, then.
Everyone, wake up!
Taichi, these aren't normal Goblins.
The Crimson Pact...
Looks like they're Red Goblins, fortified by forbidden magic.
Red... Goblins?
Fall back to the door.
Don't worry.
I won't let them lay a finger on you, Ana.
Huh?
Wow, you're strong.
But that's still not enough.
Shit, this is bad.
If I enhance myself too much, I'll crush the whole room.
It's not efficient, but I'll have to hold back a bit.
Still, how many of these are there?
Not me!
Not me, either!
Why?!
Jeez! I told you so, didn't I?
Now do you two understand what you've done?
We're sorry...
So how many of these are there?
Lots.
Be more specific!
There are lots...
...of rooms like this...
...throughout the city.
Seriously?
Ana! I'm coming!
Taichi?
Sorry to leave you by yourself.
It's fine, I'm a former assassin.
Milo, Melo... you can use a bit of magic, right?
Don't be stupid!
We just slipped up before!
I can't enhance myself any further.
But I have to protect these three while crushing the Goblins.
This is like some cruel game to drain my magic power.
Ana...
Huh?
Looks like you'll be getting what you asked for.
Yes, you're right.
I'm happy, Taichi.
All right!
I'm gonna keep you up all night!
According to a report from a runner,
the fort in the northern woods was wiped out.
There are roughly 3,000 enemies.
The front lines are composed of primarily woodland monsters like Fenwolves,
while a brigade of Orcs and Ogres brings up the rear to deal the finishing blow, huh?
Good grief. I'm surprised they got all that together.
What are our forces?
One hundred and fifty adventurers above D-Rank and thirty men from the city watch.
One hundred and eighty...
There's no choice.
We'll have to open fire with a huge shot to wipe out the weaklings.
Lemiya, are you suggesting the use of tactical grade magic right off the bat?
Yeah.
One of those spells will shave away most of my magic power,
but we'll want to focus our forces on the Orcs and Ogres.
But...
We don't have any other options.
Can I count on you for that, Lemiya?
Yeah.
Please hold on.
We just need to wipe out the monsters on the front lines, right?
Well, yes...
Rin, what are you...?
There's something I'd like to try.
Could you let me do this?
This might be a reckless stunt,
improvising this completely on the spot, but...
I'm going to make this work!
Rin...
Don't worry. Have faith in what Rin told us.
Lemiya...
To be honest, I can't even imagine how far knowledge has advanced in Rin's world,
but...
I'm going to combine earth, water, and fire magic to create a big explosion.
Fire I understand, but why water and earth?
When water reaches high temperatures, it evaporates into steam.
When water becomes steam, it expands to over a thousand times its original volume.
I'm going to use this principle to make a bomb from water.
It's called a phreatic explosion.
I'm sorry, Rin, I don't understand.
Uh, well...
Okay, so for example...
If you throw a heated rock into a pot full of water, then it boils, right?
Yes.
If you then force a lid onto the pot,
everything inside will splatter everywhere with steam.
Like that?
You're talking about spells to exterminate our foes like you're cooking up a meal.
Uh, well, you have to imagine it on a much bigger scale.
It's like a volcano erupting.
A volcano erupting?!
Yes.
Something like that.
You'll use magic to bring about a symbol of the land and fire spirits' wrath?
What a startling young woman.
We're counting on you, Rin.
Here they come!
Be patient.
It's still too soon.
Imagine the spell.
Wha?! She's creating metal?! In a heated state, no less?!
Here it comes!
Incredible! It's a great success!
Yeah.
Rin?
I'm fine.
That took a great deal of magic power out of me,
but I can still fight!
Well said!
Now, let's begin our counterattack!
Men, get 'em!
Freezing Lance!
You're just big weaklings.
Now dance for me!
That's within expectations.
It was worth coming out here to see the Mage of Falling Leaves join in.
Still, that girl...
Between her efforts in the city and that blow she dealt at the beginning,
she's truly wonderful.
It would be a shame for her to fall here.
Your Eminence, it's time.
Yes.
Now the fun's about to begin.
Struggle and scrape.
Your destiny awaits beyond that.
We've thinned them down a lot.
Just a little more, huh?
But that's...
Thanks to her.
How do you feel about your first taste of war?
Good! Things are going smoothly so far!
Rin, how's your magic power holding up?
I'm fine!
Good! Then let's finish this—
What? Crimson monsters?!
Yes.
They numbered roughly 200.
They also looked different from normal monsters
and displayed twice, no, over twice their usual power.
They used the Crimson Pact?
Just what kind of enemies are we fighting here?!
U-Urgent report!
What is it?!
W-Well...
Hey.
Sorry I'm late.
What a truly vile sight.
How many corpses and how much blood did it take
to imbue this many monsters with the Crimson Pact?
Then all those incidents...
Yeah, just as you two suspected,
they put it all together for the sake of this battle.
How could they...
I see.
So you guys are the commanders, huh?
I guess you held off on attacking us to gauge our strength?
In that case, I'll just show you!
Scatter!
We won't get anywhere like this.
Rin! Myura!
Thirty!
Can you hold them off until the count of 30?
Lemiya, are you...
Yeah.
I'm going to ready a big one now
and change the tide of battle with a single blow!
Understood! Thirty, then!
Leave it to us!
Spirits of wind, what I desire is the fury of nature.
Display your might before these fools that know not fear.
Scarlet Flames!
Sword of the Lightning God!
Obey my commands and manifest your power,
overwhelming all far and wide!
Breath of the Night Queen!
Sorry for the wait.
A lot happened on my end, too, and I couldn't step away from it.
Who are those children?
Earth magicians.
These two are the ones that held me up.
Despite their looks, they're pretty powerful.
They said they'd come with me, so I brought them here.
Well, I'm heading out, then.
Where are Rin and Myura right now?
Well, about that...
That's...
What incredible magic power!
They're super strong!
Lemiya...
All right!
Milo, Melo, let's go!
Taichi...
I know I'd just get in your way, but...
Ana...
Stay here and help the other adventurers protect Azpire.
Taichi...
I promise I'll be back!
I figured they'd survive.
What an obvious taunt.
Lemiya!
Only three left.
Good grief, you're both astounding apprentices.
All right, let's go!
Inferno!
Spellsword, Scorching Heat Slash!
Railgun!
Please, let that be enough...
No way!
Rin!
Still...
Even if we fall here, I'm sure Taichi will come.
He'll protect the town and everyone.
We won't lose to you all.
Because...
Taichi is strong!
I'm sorry, Taichi.
I wonder why I never said it sooner?
Thank you for being with me.
Rin!
I wanted to at least tell him that...
Then why not just tell me?
Taichi?
Summoner
Next episode: "Summoner."