Tales of Zestiria the X

Mikleo!

That's...

the capital where the Lady of the Lake lives!

#03 The Sacred Blade Festival

Look at all the people!

Yes, it's unbelievable!

They're waiting for sword inspection.

Hmm? Well now...

You must've come to the capital for the Sacred Blade Festival.

Better hurry though.

Registration for the general public will close soon.

Even if you say so...

You have a pass, right?

What pass?

You don't have a pass?

They'll let you in, but it's going to take time.

Is that so?

I have a workaround...

We're merchants protected by the trade agreement...

We belong to Sparrowfeathers.

We're given free passage into any town.

Now you can walk around town all you like.

Okay...

What's that?

What do you mean?

Money. Hand over 500 gald.

I don't do this for free!

Gramps said humans need money.

You don't have money either?

No way!

Show that to me!

H-Hey!

Hey, I found something!

You can't have that.

I must return it.

Okay, I'll give it back.

Karma must've brought us together. So I'll take a rain check.

You're lucky, Sorey.

Yeah, thank you!

What's your first impression of Ladylake?

I heard it's the water capital, but it's more than I ever imagined!

- Lively, huh? - Yes!

It's the Sacred Blade Festival, so...

There are more people than usual.

Whoa!

I can't waste any time here!

I'm here in Ladylake on business.

Back to work, back to work!

Enjoy the festivities.

Thanks for everything.

Sorey...

We should start looking for Alisha.

Mikleo!

The Malevolence is strong.

This place, Ladylake, is teeming with Malevolence.

Mikleo, how do you feel?

It's subsiding.

Good.

That guy!

Mikleo!

Sorey!

Why are you after Alisha?!

You attacked Elysia because of Alisha, isn't that so?!

Her?

There's no need to make Princess Alisha my enemy.

Then why are you here?

'Cuz I've taken a liking to that princess.

If I stay close to her, I get to see interesting things.

But don't let your guard down.

I just said I'm no longer her enemy.

I didn't say no one else will target her.

The request hasn't been rescinded.

The request to assassinate the princess.

And as far as I know...

that person pulls through in every job, always.

I'm so looking forward to it.

Maltran, how are things in Guriel since then?

We couldn't find any survivors.

What you told me is very hard to believe.

It's all true.

And that's why...

You told Lord Bartlow such a story?

It wasn't just a snide remark at their plans to

conscript the youth who try out at the Sacred Blade Fest?

No, I'm serious, Maltran.

We should not wage war and take things from the other.

War breeds hatred even when you win.

Losing causes a chain reaction.

War should only be used as an argument, and never waged.

This should hold true...

even if the opposing side attacks.

When the military is at the core, no official would accept that.

Think hard, then act.

Is that a fact?

I didn't think the princess was such a fool.

The enemy is approaching, and she orders us to stand down until we are attacked.

Did you agree?

I opposed, of course.

But the princess wouldn't listen.

There's also talk that Princess Alisha is secretly allied to the Rolance.

So her opposition to war has an underlying reason.

The reason why we're here is...

to make sure that Princess Alisha is assassinated.

The criteria for that...

will depend on the number of citizens' deaths we can prevent.

We are the pride of the Scattered Bones.

If so...

There is no doubt that the princess' presence

is leading our kingdom towards disaster.

The citizens will be sacrificed for the princess' ideals.

In the princess own words, it is a non-aggressive defense.

So naive...

Lord Bartlow...

We accept the request...

to assassinate Princess Alisha.

Huh?

This is the final day of five-day Sacred Sword Festival.

We now enter the warrior phase.

Huh?

That's...

There's no doubt...

She's a seraph!

Which means...

she's the Lady of the Lake!

The legend is real!

So much Malevolence...

The world is...

Hear me, everyone!

The past few years, in light of events in the world,

we have postponed our traditional Sacred Blade Fest.

But this year...

it is being held due to Princess Alisha's full-scale guidance.

This is getting so interesting!

Extracting that sword means you're a Shepherd?

Probably it means that the Lady of the Lake

recognizes you.