Blade Dance of Elementalers (精霊使いの剣舞)

Winner, Ren Ashbell!

Blade Dance of the Elementalers

Blade Dance of the Elementalers

Blade Dance of the Elementalers

Don't go.

I'm sorry.

Don't.

I'm sorry.

Restia!

Episode 1

The Sword, the School, and the Fire Cat-Girl

Don't be afraid.

I'm a normal young boy.

I'm not going to do anything.

I'm not after little kids.

I'm...

Huh?

I'm sixteen!

No way,

you can't be sixteen with boobs that small.

Inexcusable...

You've got absolutely no excuse.

T-Trying to catch a peek, you perv...

You lewd beast!

Wind?

No, this is...

Keeper of the Red Flame,

watcher of the never-sleeping furnace,

I compel thee to follow our contract of blood,

and appear before me now!

An elemental waffe?

She's a spirit elementaler!

I-I'm impressed...

V-Very impressed.

You dared to try to watch me, Claire Rouge, bathe?

Wait. It was an accident!

Let me talk to you first—

I don't want your excuses!

I'm going to burn you into cinders, you pervert!

Hey!

Stop dodging, pervert!

You've got to be kidding.

You know, you should really cover yourself

better than that!

You're exposing a few spots!

You idiot!

Uh, are you okay?

Not hurt or anything?

What...

What are you doing?!

Wait. You're going to kill me.

I'm burning you to cinders!

What's going on?

So, you're finally up, peeping tom.

Hmph, you'd better thank me.

If I didn't restrain myself, you'd be ashes by now.

You know, I did save you.

Well, I guess I have to give you a little credit, then.

You're a bit better than your standard pervert.

You're a high-grade pervert.

I think that sounds worse.

You acted like you were trying to save me, and touched my chest instead...

That uniform.

You're a shrine princess from Areishia Spirit Academy, aren't you?

Wh-What about it?

Only chaste maidens can interact with spirits from Astral Zero.

An extremely sheltered girl hasn't been around many men.

Are you making fun of me?

No, I just think you're pretty bold, considering.

Huh?

I mean, having them match your hair.

I'm not wearing red ones! I'm wearing white ones!

I see...

White, huh?

Hey, my bad.

I guess I went a bit too far, there. Sorry.

What...

What's your problem?

Why is a guy here if he's not a pervert?

Greyworth asked me to come.

Greyworth?

You mean the headmaster?

Well, this does seem to be a top-level crest from someone in the Empire.

But, why would the headmaster call a man here?

Who knows?

Ask that old Greyworth lady.

"Old Lady"?

All of the shrine princesses who want to become spirit knights

idolize her more than anyone else!

I didn't think the school grounds would be this big.

Did a forest spirit trick you into coming here?

What were you doing out there, then?

I was purifying myself for a spirit contract.

A spirit contract...

A barrier?

This is said to be a shrine

dedicated to the legendary holy sword, Demon Slayer.

Demon Slayer...

You mean the one that defeated the Demon Lord, Sulaiman?

Supposedly, no shrine princess has contracted with it successfully

since the school was founded.

Even if it's not the real thing, it's still a powerful spirit.

You're contracted with that fire spirit, right?

Scarlet is a treasured partner of mine.

What I need is power, though.

Do you understand what's going on?

Sealed spirits are

so dangerous that they try to kill their own elementaler if they get a chance.

You sure know a lot for a guy.

But, I have a goal.

I need a strong spirit to reach it.

Jeez.

Flame, light this place.

Why are you following me?

Don't blame me for what happens to you.

You're completely confident you'll be able to tame the spirit, right?

Of course.

You shouldn't have a problem with me coming along, then.

Do whatever you want.

That's it, huh?

Stand back.

Hey, don't be reckless.

You don't have to tell me.

Here we go, Claire Rouge.

Noble spirit sealed within this old, holy sword.

Form a contract with me, and recognize me as thine master.

In turn, I will be thine scabbard.

This godly power is overwhelming.

This is no joke.

I command thee.

Form a contract with me!

I took it out!

I got it out!

Seriously?

What are you doing?

The spirit's over there.

That's the sealed spirit?

This is bad!

W-Wait!

What are you doing?!

Get down!

Crap... That wild spirit acts like another spoiled brat I know.

Do you ever keep your mouth closed?

I guess we have a rebel here.

I'll just have to break her.

Stop.

Let's get out of here while

that spirit's still waking up from her long slumber.

No, you can leave by yourself.

I'm going to take her.

Why do you care about this spirit so much?

You wouldn't understand.

I need power.

I need a strong spirit that will never lose to anyone.

Keeper of the Red Flame,

watcher of the never-sleeping furnace,

I compel thee to follow our contract of blood,

and appear before me now!

Now, let's begin.

Scarlet, bite her!

So that's the primary body of the flame spirit.

Now I see why she's so audacious with her words.

Try and withstand my Ball of Exploding Fire!

Now!

What's going on?

Scarlet!

Scarlet...

That can't be...

Looks like she's completely awakened.

Guess it's my turn.

Noble spirit sealed within this old, holy sword,

form a contract with me, and recognize me as thine master.

In turn, I will be thine scabbard.

That's the spirit contract...

I command thee,

form a contract with me!

Are you okay?

Get a hold of yourself.

I thought you were dead.

I've really done it now...

Why...

Why can a man form a contract with a spirit?!

Answer me!

Only the shrine princesses can contract with spirits!

There was a man who made a contract with a spirit before.

In all of history, just one man.

A thousand years ago,

a spirit elementaler drove the world into ruin and chaos.

The Demon Lord, Sulaiman.

I don't care if you don't want to answer me,

but you're going to take responsibility for taking that spirit away from me.

Responsibility?

I want you to become my contracted spirit.

Huh?

We're here.

Welcome to Areishia Spirit Academy.

I appreciate you showing me the way,

but it feels more like you're taking me into custody...

That's because you don't want to become my contracted spirit.

You peeping tom.