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.
Some time has passed since the turmoil in Rumble Town,
and we've finally returned to our peaceful lives.
But...
Seth has been acting strangely.
The World That You Changed -Relief-
"The World That You Changed."
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
Oh... my!
Welcome back, all of you!
Thank you, Miss Melba, Mister Melba Papa!
Hey, you kids! Good to see you back safe!
Oh, dear... But where is Doc?
Come to think of it...
U-Um, Doc, well...
Doc is...
here.
Oh, boy...
Oh, my goodness!
You're saying this baby is that nasty bug?
A lot happened, and he reverted to a baby.
Gosh, that's...
I-It's over. It's all over.
Doc, how... how...
How adorable you are!
Huh?!
Wow, you are so adorable!
M-Miss Melba?!
Smoosh, smoosh, smoosh, smoosh...
My beloved Miss Melba is this close to me!
Th-This never would have been possible when I was an adult!
I have mixed feelings about that, but I'm so happy!
Wait, Doc... Do you need a diaper change?
Huh?!
There's no need to be shy.
N-No! Don't!
Say, is it all right if I change Doc's diaper?
Are you sure you don't mind?
Just leave it to me!
N-No... W-W-Wait...
How nice for you, Doc!
N-Nice?
M-Miss Melba's going to see me in my birthday suit?
No! It's too soon!
But...
All right, Papa, go ahead!
Sure.
Huh?!
I have experience in this.
I'll wipe your bottom all clean.
Wha... No... Wai—
Boom! Wipe, wipe, wipe!
That was absolutely delicious!
Mister Melba Papa's cooking really is the best!
Well, obviously!
Oh, Papa.
Still, I'm so glad you liked it.
And of course, I washed my hands before cooking it.
Papa put extra effort into his cooking today.
Really?
We knew it would be eaten by the heroes who saved Rumble Town, after all!
The heroes... who saved Rumble Town?
Oh, you didn't know?
You guys are the talk of Artemis Academy right now.
Oh, look! See?
It's right here.
Oh! We're actually in the newspaper!
Let's see.
"Artemis's King of Debt defeats Inquisition to liberate Rumble Town."
"The King of Debt is the hero who saved the people from an evil sorcerer, the Domitor,"
"and her army of Nemesis."
Who's the "King of Debt"?
I guess it must be Seth.
I didn't know we would end up in the spotlight like this.
It feels a little strange.
Evil sorcerer...
So that's what everyone says about her?
Seth...
Oh, my...
Master Lord Majesty!
Oh, my!
Ah, ahem!
My beloved children of Artemis Academy,
your papa is immensely proud of your recent achievements!
On that note, to show my thanks to you,
I will hold a party for you this evening at my castle!
A party?
So come and attend with tears of gratitude for my love welling in your eyes!
Well, so long!
A party at the castle!
I bet it'll be so glamorous!
But Master Lord Majesty is throwing it.
He's probably going to saddle us with more debt.
Surely he won't take money from us this time.
I have a bad feeling about this.
A party? That sounds wonderful!
Huh?
You should come with us, Miss Melba!
Huh?!
What do you think, Papa?
M-Miss Melba's going to the party?!
Oh, yeah!
My, he's handsome!
Oh, yeah!
Miss Melba, would you please dance with me?
Oh, Doc, I'm sorry.
You're a little too small to dance right now, aren't you?
Wait! Don't go!
Miss Melba! Come back!
Come back! Come back!
Come back!
I agree! We could learn a lot from seeing the food they serve at the castle.
Perhaps we should go and be wallflowers.
Yay! I'm so happy!
Then it's decided!
Let's all have fun at the party together!
Yeah!
I wonder what I should wear.
Mister Boobrie!
Come back!
Stop! Stop!
That's not food!
[Boobrie Sandwich] Boobrie tries to eat meat between slices of bread, but ends up stuffed between them...
Look at all the people!
And they're all dressed so beautifully!
Do I have to wear this?
It looks great on you!
I feel like it's suffocating me, though.
Hey! No complaining!
That's my best outfit!
Hey, Doc...
When did you get bigger?
You just noticed that?!
Actually...
Doc, are you really returning to your full size?
Well, I can't dance with Miss Melba as a baby!
Huh? Dance?
The point is, I'm going back to my adult size!
Are you folks customers?
Yeah! Give me a growth potion right now!
We do have those, but...
They are quite expensive!
Hmph! If you want money...
I've got it!
One moment, please!
Doc, where'd you get that money?
It's what little I had stashed away!
Thank you for waiting, good sir!
This is the growth potion.
Oh! Now I can go back to my handsome self!
And then...
Take note! This handsome man is Doc!
Oh, Miss Melba...
You are as charming as a watermelon and as fragrant as a banana.
For just one song, shall we dance?
Oh!
Of course! I'm your princess and no one else's!
Your princess!
Oh, my princess...
Down the hatch!
Doc!
Th-This is...
So that's what happened!
So why is Doc still a little kid?
The growth potion's effect is random, apparently.
Random?
That means there's no way to know what age you'll grow to!
Huh...
Then you should've just tried it one more time.
Y-You think I could do something that scary?!
Just think! What if I drank another and ended up a doddering old man?!
Shall we dance?
Oh, yeah.
But I won't look right next to Miss Melba if I look like this!
Cheer up, Doc.
Here, come and eat something sweet!
Look at all these pastries made by the most famous pâtissiers in Artemis!
Wow, those look delicious!
Our coffee would go great with these!
There are so many fancy foods, too!
I see some well-known researchers here, too.
It's just how I'd expect a party at a castle to be!
Seth, let's have a fun time tonight!
Y-Yeah.
Is something about to start?
Ladies and gentlemen!
Welcome to this outstandingly happy, majestic party!
Let's have the star of this party come up here right now!
Our very own King of Debt...
Seth!
King of Debt! King of Debt! King of Debt!
Come, brave hero! Step up onto the stage!
Seth!
Wow! A face-first landing!
What a spectacle of an entrance!
That's our hero for you!
He knows how to make a little mischief!
Ow...
What the heck is the big idea?
Listen up, everyone!
Before he came to Artemis Academy,
this boy was just an ordinary infected one from Pompo Hills.
And this boy from the countryside came here to meet the great, awe-inspiring me!
But... Everyone, who am I?
Master Lord Majesty!
Precisely!
I am your generous king, Master Lord Majesty!
I kindly extended my hand to him.
Wh-What the heck's going on?!
And that is when his life truly took off.
He defeated an Inquisitor...
fought a Domitor...
defeated a Thaumaturge...
and even managed to capture dozens of Nemesis alive!
And above all, he is the one
who broke the record for the biggest debt in Artemis!
King of Debt
Seeing this boy mature has been a gift to Artemis Academy!
Now, let us all extol our hero's magnificent deeds!
King of Debt! King of Debt! King of Debt!
I'm... a hero?
Of course! You are the hero who liberated Rumble Town!
Not that this will decrease your debt at all!
You're wrong. I'm no hero.
Seth...
Young people shouldn't be so modest!
We are overjoyed by your deeds and have high hopes for your future!
Aren't we?
Yeah! King of Debt!
You're on a different scale from us in every way!
What kind of legend are you gonna create next?
The fans have great expectations!
Ahem! Now, what is your next goal?
My goal...
I want to destroy Radiant.
Huh?
Radiant? What's that?
Isn't that a fairy tale?
I'm not sure... but our hero can destroy ten or twenty Radiants!
Nah, I'd say a hundred!
King of Debt! King of Debt!
Go on! Give them a little fan service!
King of Debt! Look this way!
What cute horns! And his bandages are so cool!
Whoa! S-Stop! Cut it out!
S-Seth is in trouble!
Y-Yeah... But there's no way we can get closer to him.
Scurry, scurry, scurry, scurry...
That was horrible.
It's been a while, Seth.
You're...
who, again?
Nick!
It's me, Nick! The guy who clobbered you in the broom race!
Oh, that guy! It has been a while!
Yo!
How've ya been?
I see you're as puerile as ever.
You ended up so famous only because you got lucky!
Don't get a big head!
What do you mean?
It was only a coincidence that you went to Rumble Town!
If I had been the one to go,
I would have been smarter about taking care of that whole mess!
Nick!
So, Seth...
Face me in a duel!
A duel?
It'll be your strength against mine in this contest!
And I'll show you that I'm the greatest hero in Artemis Academy!
Not interested.
What?!
I said I'm not interested in a competition like that.
I don't care about who's stronger.
I get it!
You're afraid to let your true nature be exposed!
What?
What he said about all those Nemesis that you captured alive
was just a lie, wasn't it?
I haven't lied about anything.
Hmph! That Domitor must have been incredibly weak, then!
A Domitor is just a low-level sorcerer, anyway.
That's what hopeless scumbags become.
None of them have any power worth—
Nick!
Don't talk trash about her!
You don't know what she felt that made her want to destroy that town.
You don't know anything!
So just keep your mouth shut!
She was only doing her best to keep living!
But it was so painful, so hopeless...
that she ended up becoming a Domitor!
There are so many sorcerers in the outside world who are suffering as she was,
and so many people living in fear of Nemesis!
That's why I have to destroy Radiant as soon as possible!
Hey... Do any of you know anything about Radiant?
All these sorcerers here, and none of you know?!
They aren't evil.
Don't treat them like monsters.
So Nemesis aren't evil monsters that infect people?
What am I supposed to do?
Those are some pretty Nemesis.
They have such nice fur.
A-Alma?!
It's been a while.
Why? Why are you here?
Well, that's a surprise! You actually remember me?
Well, then...
Ow, ow, ow!
Why the hell didn't you get in touch even once, you stupid pupil?!
Do you even know how long it's been since you ran off? Huh?!
Then, you finally see me again,
and you can't even give me a decent greeting!
Seth, your head has gotten even emptier, hasn't it?!
I'm sorry, Alma! I was wrong!
If that Melie girl hadn't contacted me,
I never wouldn't known what became of you.
Melie did that?
Yeah. She was worried about you refusing to come to your senses.
She's a nice girl.
Yeah.
Seems that you had a rough time in Rumble Town.
I couldn't save Hameline. I'm no hero.
In fact, I turned into some kind of monster and went berserk.
What have I been doing since I left Pompo Hills?
Wasn't I just causing trouble for everyone?
Ow!
Quit acting like a spoiled brat!
Ow! Wh-Why do you keep doing that?!
I got this letter. Read it.
"To Seth"...
It's from Taj!
To Seth.
Rumble Town has been in chaos since all that happened.
But because you took out Konrad,
the people here finally came around!
We're going to think about things for ourselves
and build a new Rumble Town.
And we'll never forget who it was that saved us.
Thank you, Seth!
Someday, I'll go to Artemis
and become an amazing sorcerer like you!
We'll meet again for sure!
From Taj.
Seth, there may have been some you couldn't save.
But some things changed because of what you did.
It's the same with the people of Pompo Hills.
After what happened, I've been getting along pretty well with them.
It's nothing like it was before.
Really?
And then there's Melie.
Huh?
She put off treating her own wounds to look after you.
She did?
"Because he saved me," she said.
Seth, are you still going to make another gloomy comment?
No. I'm okay now.
Thanks, Alma!
Whatever it takes, I'm gonna destroy Radiant and change this world!
Oh, really?
But first, aren't there some people you need to thank?
Melie! Doc! Boobrie!
I'm okay now! Sorry I worried you so much!
Hey! Quit clinging to me!
I've already got my heart set on someone!
To Be Continued
Next Time
Trust in the Inquisition has wavered since their misdeeds were exposed.
When Captain Dragunov is unable to restock his supplies,
the situation takes its toll on him.
Meanwhile, the fall of Rumble Town has also affected trade and distribution there,
and Doc struggles in his mission to acquire coffee beans.
Next time on Radiant, "Omen."
Omen -Sign-
I said quit clinging to me!!
End