Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers (六花の勇者)

Legends say that

when demons awaken from the depths of darkness,

and turn the world into a living hell,

the Goddess of Fate will select six heroes

and give them the power to save the world.

It is always six that are chosen.

And for this reason, they are known as the Braves of the Six Flowers.

Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-

Episode 1 The Strongest Man In The World

Buy 'em to take back home as a present!

Piena's famous apples!

Betting for the semifinals will end in ten minutes!

The ritual tournament semifinals will now be held

before the great King of Piena and his people.

To the west, Captain of the Royal Guard Batoal Rainhawk,

of the Nation of Prosperity's Source, Piena!

To the east, representing the Red Bear Mercenaries,

Quato Gain, of the Nation of Verdant Green, Tomaso!

Both of you,

this is no normal duel.

This match is held in the presence of the great King of Piena

and the Goddess of Fate,

who protects the world and its peace.

You are to have a fair fight.

The victor will battle Princess Nashetania,

winner of the last tournament.

A craven coward

does not have the right to face her!

You will pit your full strength against one another to determine—

Excuse me, guys...

Who are you?!

My name is Adlet Mayer,

the strongest man in the world!

Who is he?

We're changing the rules...

You two will fight me, Adlet,

the strongest man in the world.

Your impudence goes too far!

Hey, get rid of that fool.

Let the battle begin.

Well done.

Water?

The arrogance...

What?

A magician?

It won't be that easy!

Sorry.

That poison hurts, doesn't it?

Your shoes were made of cloth, after all.

Well? See that?

I win!

My name is Adlet Mayer,

the strongest man in the world!

Can you hear me, Goddess of Fate?

If you don't choose me to be one of the Six Braves, you're gonna regr—

Arrest him!

You don't feel remotely bad about it, do you?

That was a holy tournament you ruined.

I'll never forgive you for this.

I found you!

You're Adlet-san, right?

Who are you?

I saw the way you fought at the tournament grounds.

I was so impressed!

Now I'm a fan of yours.

Please shake my hand.

What a weird maid...

Your heart's pounding, isn't it?

Are you not good with women?

What are you talking about?

The strongest man in the world is good with everything!

Your face is bright red.

I'm glad I came...

I want to learn more about you.

Can we talk for a bit?

Adlet Mayer, age 18.

Born in Wooro, Nation of the White Lakes.

My master's name is Atro Spiker.

Atro Spiker?

At ten,

I left my homeland to live with him.

I lived in the mountains for a long time,

spending every hour training to defeat the Demon God.

The way of fighting that he taught me

exists only for that purpose.

And I'll do whatever it takes to succeed.

That was interesting!

I think I've heard the words "the strongest in the world" enough to last a lifetime.

Because it's an undeniable fact that I'm the strongest in the world.

You haven't beaten Princess Nashetania, the Saint of Blades, yet.

No...

I was hoping she'd show up, but...

Well, I'm better then she is.

There are many strong people in the world.

Of course there are!

But I'm sure that no one's stronger than I am.

What makes you say that?

I know I'm the strongest in the world.

That's all.

That's all?

The Goddess of Fate knows it, too.

Now I just need to teach it to the Demon God and the rest of the world.

You really do have an amazing amount of self-confidence...

Because it's the truth.

I see...

Can I ask you something?

What is it?

What happened with the tournament?

Oh, they held the match again yesterday.

Quato-san won the semifinals by a hair,

and Nashetania destroyed him in the final round.

Nashetania?

Ah! I mean the princess...

The old guy was the better of the two, though.

They said he hurt his shoulder when you threw him.

I feel kind of bad about that.

Why do you call yourself the strongest in the world, Adlet-san?

Because it's a fact that I am the strongest in the world.

And because, if I'm the strongest in the world,

I'll be inevitably chosen as one of the Six Braves.

You want to be

one of the Six Braves?

Yeah.

I have to defeat the Demon God.

And that's why you came to the tournament in this country?

That's right.

You know the Saint of the Single Flower, right?

Of course!

Everyone in the world learns that story.

Even a maid?

Even a maid, yes.

A millennium ago, a demon appeared on this continent.

It was called the Demon God, and it began attacking people.

It would kill and kill,

and then split its body,

creating new demons called fiends

that killed even more.

The great Eternal Empire Rohane's armies