Let This Grieving Soul Retire (嘆きの亡霊は引退したい)

Let This Grieving Soul Retire

The adventure finally nears its end.

Telm and Kechachakka reveal their true identities

as members of the Fox and approach the Emperor.

Our Krai Andrey, are you friend or foe?!

Please watch on, as tonight will deliver the climax!

Episode 24

I Want to Have a Big Laugh at the End

I'm not a fox.

I'm a human.

I don't know why you think I'm one of you.

What?!

Puny human... you're...

I can't believe it.

You revealed yourself to be the Thirteenth Tail!

And you knew the password down to the letter...

How?! Where did you learn our secrets?!

I can't imagine what you're talking about.

Hehe!

No, I really can't.

Revealed? Password?

Secrets? What is he on about?

Don't underestimate the Fox!

Whoa, now. Hold it right there.

You know about my powers.

I imagine you don't want to become a frog.

What is going on?

Are you truly our ally?

My loyalty was proven by the True Tears, right?

That is true, however...

All right, Sir Killigan.

Restrain Telm and his friend!

Huh?

Sir Killigan?

Version Alpha?

I knew you weren't a member of the Fox!

That's the...

What was it again?

Get him, Sir Killigan!

Kill!

That reminds me...

I've been forgetting to feed him.

Thousand Tricks!

Everything about you makes absolutely no sense!

Die!

Puny human!

Wh-What?! He shrugged it off?

Heat and humidity, coldness and aridity...

Those things don't affect me.

Just give it up, Telm.

Or I'll turn you into something worse than a frog: orange juice.

What was that?!

You're the ones who should give up.

The engine has already been destroyed.

This ship's about to fall out of the sky!

Good thing I practiced getting on Carpy.

Not that I've fully mastered it yet...

I'm going to send you all straight to hell.

It's time to test this staff's power, honestly!

Burn him, Fire Storm!

What is with this staff?!

It's absorbing my magic power, honestly!

Yeah, it's for interpreting.

What, honestly?!

Face your demise!

Glacial Beyond!

Your Majesty!

Lucia, get us higher!

I'm going in first!

Over there!

Raise us up, Lucia!

Oh, shut up!

This is no ordinary storm!

Just controlling this thing is hard enough!

The magical energy's dissipating.

What's happening?

What are we going to do?!

Right.

Hey, over there!

Huh?

I see.

Things don't look good... and I don't just mean the weather.

Looks like your spell was a dud.

Impossible!

My magic!

Why won't it materialize?!

Puny human, could it be that this storm is...

This is magic turbulence!

You planned this, Thousand Tricks!

Huh?

I didn't do anything, though...

Are you satisfied?

Without your magic, you're just an ordinary grandpa.

Who are you calling a grandpa?!

Telm!

Let's retreat for now.

Once the storm has passed, we'll be able to use magic again.

The dragons I summoned should show up as well.

Fine.

Even if we do nothing, your fate is to go down with this ship.

W-Wait!

Kris.

Saving lives comes first.

Luckily, I packed a ton of potions.

Oh... right.

Honestly.

More importantly... Kechachakka can actually speak normally?

Looks like everyone's recovered.

But what will you do, Thousand Tricks?

Once this storm passes, those two will come after us again.

And we can't control the ship either.

At this rate, His Majesty and Princess Murina are...

I hear you, but...

Kill...

Here you go.

Kill?

Kill!

Huh?

Puny human!

Huh?

By your foot! Your foot!

A real one.

What is that?

Ti! Stop freaking out about everything!

But...!

The density of mana material is increasing at an incredible rate!

It can't be...

This is...

Why is this mana material so dense? Honestly...

I see...

It's just like before.

We've entered the Peregrine Lodge again.

Welcome.

I'm welcoming you.

Impossible.

You're a liar.

It's not a lie.

Really?

Really, really, I want ice cream.

Is that so?

But we don't have any ice cream.

I'm gonna puke.

You say the funniest things.

I want to retire.

What is your purpose here, human?

It is a grave sin to enter our territory without permission.

Unforgivable, utterly unforgivable!

Yup, yup. That's right.

Puny human, watch out! That's a...!

Please be quiet, Kris.

We're in the middle of negotiations.

Even thinking of fighting them is futile.

Actually, I'm a fan.

Please shake my hand.

Huh? Really?

Let's shake hands.

If you want to fight, take my hand.

I'll kill you.

I'm honored.

Shake my hand.

I'll easily kill you in one blow.

Puny human!

Huh?

Wh-What's happening? Honestly.

What did you do?

Uh, I'm not sure myself.

The last time we were here, there was something...

What was it again?

Thousand Tricks.

Are you familiar with this space?

What is this place?

The Peregrine Lodge.

It's a treasure vault estimated to be level 10.

I've been here once before.

Unbelievable...

The only way to get out of here is to negotiate with the boss.

It is what it is.

I suppose I'm the only one who can go.

Can I ask you to do it?

Yes! I'm used to this.

Even in such dense mana material, I'm unaffected.

I basically have negative talents as a hunter.

W-Wait, puny human.

I'm coming, too!

P-Puny human!

Give me a fried tofu pocket, or I'll attack you.

I don't have any fried tofu pockets.

Puny hu...

Huh?

Huh? This kid...

That reminds me, last time...

What? You want these fried tofu pockets?

Yes.

Then promise you'll never attack me or my friends again.

Yes, I promise.

I won't attack.

Gimme.

Here.

Yay!

Now I remember.