King's Raid: Successors of the Will (キングスレイド 意志を継ぐものたち)

Are you only planning on attacking me head on?

If that's so...

...you'll never become a full-fledged knight, Kasel.

I'm not just trying to become a full-fledged knight!

I want to be a knight who protects everyone!

Not this again.

Talking a big game, are we?

All right then, you should have no problem beating me!

You're too headstrong, Kasel.

If you keep charging right in, it could cost you in the end.

Dammit!

I'm always one level above you.

You've got a long way to go before you can beat me.

It's only because you're taller than me!

I'm going to surpass you someday soon!

Just watch!

All right, it's time for work now, apprentice.

Gran, Flegg, you two should get to work as well!

Yeah, I know.

Well, seems Clause won again.

See, I told you it wouldn't be that easy to beat him.

And if I recall the bet,

you owe me for lunch today, Flegg. Pay up.

Come on, you need to hurry up and get stronger, Kasel.

After all, my lunch is at stake, you know.

Why is that my problem?

You're an honest and hard worker,

I guess we can give you that.

Huh?

But you should practice your technique

and try to build up some more stamina.

Well... you're not bad, as far as apprentices go.

Besides, I'm pretty sure you'll find you'll get stronger soon,

since Clause is training you every day.

Great, so both our lunches are gonna be on you today, okay?

Right, buddy?

Huh? Why do I have to buy lunch? That doesn't make any sense!

Man, am I bored!

Hey, are you sure you should be saying that

while we're on patrol?

Oh, it's a good thing.

If we're bored on patrol,

then that means it's peaceful right now.

Ah! How joyful to bored!

Well, then maybe don't say it so loudly.

Oh, yeah.

I'll have to take a trip to May's place later today

just to make sure nothin' happened while I was away.

Hey, is that--?

Huh?

A dark elf.

What's a dark elf doing in Orvelia?

Well, that was unsettling.

Yes. What could he possibly want?

The two of you are guardian knights, aren't you?

So why don't you throw them out of here?

Huh? But he hasn't done anything wrong or broken any laws.

Who cares? It's a dark elf!

There's no way he's here for a good reason!

Yeah, and dark elves are the very embodiment of bad omens.

Now, hold on, everyone, calm down!

I'll make sure my superiors hear about this as soon as possible.

You can go on and head back. It's your break now, isn't it?

Yeah.

No need to worry.

The Guardian Knights will protect the peace in this town.

That looks delicious.

Huh?

Yes, this batch here is very fresh!

For an adorable priestess like you,

I'll even toss in another one for free.

Oh? Are you sure?

Of course! Take an extra!

Thank you very much.

May the holy light protect you.

Frey!

Kasel.

I'm so glad I ran into you.

I haven't seen you in quite a while,

so I was wondering how you were doing.

You really don't have to worry about me.

I've been doing just fine,

and besides, Clause is with me, you know.

That's good to hear.

Since you're always eating such weird things, Kasel,

I was worried that you'd upset your stomach again.

Tell me, when have I ever eaten anything weird?

You always do. Like centipedes and spiders.

There's nothing weird about eating that.

No, it is weird.

Oh.

Do you remember when we were younger,

and you, me, and Clause would go insect hunting until sundown?

Yeah, we completely lost track of time

and got dragged straight back to the orphanage.

The priest was so angry at all of us

that both Clause and I started crying,

but you fell asleep, tired from the day.

Fell asleep?

You did!

Clause was surprised that you could sleep through

all of us getting yelled at.

You're working hard to become a knight. I'm glad.

Yeah, but I'm still stuck at the apprentice level, though.

See, earlier today...

...there was a little incident that happened in town,

but I couldn't do anything about it.

I'm sure you'll finish your apprenticeship very soon

and look really cool!

I wanna be a knight that can protect everyone.

That's my goal. Nothing else matters to me!

You really haven't changed, have you?

Please, you may enter.

My king, I have some news.

Behl. What is it?

Our recent scouts have sent word to us of Demon sightings

within the King's Forest.

They saw them?

Yes, sire. We will send out knights immediately.

We must not allow a single Demon to enter Orvelia.

Yes. I understand.

A century ago, we were ready, but now, if they...

I'm counting on you.

Sire.

Lord Moriham?

Is this one with you?

Yes, he's with me. Let us through.

That's a dark elf.

Yeah.

What are you waiting for?

[BOTH Yes, sir!

Although you'll have to turn in your weapon.

Naturally.

There were demons spotted in the King's Forest.

Could this mean the Dark Lord's armies are in Orvelia?

I thought King Kyle destroyed the Dark Lord

100 years ago in the Battle of Galluah Plains.

This is impossible!

Even if it's not the actual Dark Legion,

we have no idea how many Demons there are in the forest.

We cannot gauge just how many men we need

to investigate the situation out there.

I believe we limit the sacrifice to a minimum.

Send a small group of knights to investigate the forest for now.

But if none return to give a report,

that would be completely useless!

Greetings and salutations, everyone.

Lord Moriham. Who is this?

This man is one of my soldiers, Sir Chancellor.

Huh? But he's a dark elf!

How dare you let this one into the castle!

This is a grave insult, Lord Moriham!

As far as I recall, there is no law barring dark elves

from entering the castle.

Am I mistaken?

Or did someone commit the unspeakable act of making rules

without the king's consent?

So why exactly did you bring him here to the castle?

I heard you're planning to send scouts to investigate.

These men are called the Black Edge

and should be very useful to us.

What is the Black Edge?

They are a band of fierce mercenaries

who have been growing in fame.

This man is Riheet, and as the leader of the Black Edge,

he can take on 100 men alone.

What?

I must ask you.

The animosity between Orvelia and dark elves runs deep,

so then why are you choosing to assist us now?

We are simply men for hire.

And I have no interest or care in who hires me.

Oh? And what do you ask in return for your assistance?

Nothing.

As long as you pay us, I'll ask for nothing else.

They are quite straightforward.

And this is why I consider them so trustworthy.

So different from those who claim to work for the nation,

yet concentrate on political and financial gains

that benefit only them.

Chancellor, sir,

I ask you to please make full use of the Black Edge.

We cannot let these suspicious strangers

take on such an important mission.

We do not need these dark elves to assist us

with Orvelia's defense!

I also disapprove!

They are all correct.

We will be the ones to defend our nation ourselves.

As you wish, Chancellor.

You have my sincere apologies

for speaking out of line about the situation.

Ugh.

Hey, wait a sec, you're actually gonna eat that thing.

I'm starting to get heartburn just from looking at it.

Whole-cooked spider is actually really delicious.

Ugh.

Kasel eats everything and anything.