Clevatess (クレバテス-魔獣の王と赤子と屍の勇者)

Zefeld!

It went over there!

Damn it!

Over here!

The Emperor said that if something happened, he'd send in the military.

Does that mean he did?

Does it, Professor?

Don't call me that.

I mean, you're supposed to have snuck in as a professor, right?

Why aren't you going?

'Cause, of course...

anybody could tell by looking at me that I'm not a professor.

For now, I'm fine staying out of it.

It'll be time for some banditry soon.

CLEVATESS

Episode 7: The World We See, And the Hidden World

That's Klen...

If I take you all the way to the Dark Tower,

I won't be able to learn anything.

So I'm dropping you off here.

Hey, wait!

I don't work for Clevatess, after all.

I can understand what she says.

I'll interpret for you.

I guess I'll have to believe you.

So, what is the hero Alicia saying?

For starters, thank you for saving her.

O-Oh. You're welcome.

The meeting place is underground.

How long has it been since we've been summoned?

Two years... It wouldn't hurt us to have more of these.

From the perspective of the Church of Elds, we're a cult.

It's unfortunate that we're not able to be more public with our activities.

I assume this place is perfectly secure, Associate Dean?

You have nothing to fear.

The school building is protected by a powerful barrier.

Only those who have been invited can enter.

And I'm having them confirm that all the students are fast asleep.

It's safe.

Good.

Good.

This is the last one.

Impossible!

You...

That's a death mask, fool.

A type of herbal magic where you make

a mask of someone's face using arcanacite powder and clay.

And the next faces we'll be taking are yours.

We don't have time for wigs...

But no one will be able to tell with our hoods up.

I'm interested in the Dark Tower...

But this is a much better place to go looking.

And the students?

They were all asleep.

I saw the same thing.

Good.

Go inside.

Is that fog at the front a barrier?

I didn't know this place had a basement.

It's been so long since we've met!

Did you see the tower outside?

Big crowd.

I recognize a lot of these people.

Tons of VIPs from Eslinn and Boelate.

As a mage, I knew there were secret societies out there.

But I didn't think one would be this big...

Surprising, huh?

Who's there?

Shh! Shh!

Sorry! It's me!

Tygel! Leon!

How'd you get in here?

And how'd you know it was us?

Sorry. I was watching you the whole time...

So, what is this gathering?

You came without even knowing?

And without a disguise?

Get your head down or they'll see you!

If our intuition and knowledge are correct...

These guys are the Union.

The Union?

Head down, damn it!

The Union is a society that's existed since magic was mere parlor tricks.

Their goal is to perfectly replicate the magic described in the hero legends.

Whenever modern magic has advanced, they've always been there in the shadows.

To the Union, war between nations is just a chance to test magic.

They're that dangerous.

I expected the Union to be involved in this school somehow, but...

It's more than that.

The dean of the school is the leader of the Union.

That, I didn't see coming.

Comrades!

The holy grounds of Solsein are in dire peril!

The appearance of the Dark Tower...

The mysterious fog barrier...

My magic has enabled you to enter,

but entering on foot is likely impossible.

As for why I summoned you during this emergency...

The answer is simple.

The hour has come!

The hour our long-held wish,

the complete revival of the hero legend, comes true!

The complete revival of the hero legend?

This is getting pretty crazy.

I knew coming here was the right choice.

Boelate, Capital City Baleth

Emperor.

What brings you here tonight?

I don't need a reason to visit my daughter, do I?

I wish to speak to Milea, the chairwoman of Solsein.

But, Sire...

Eslinn, Capital City Esleburg

I knew it.

Something's not right with Cardinal Elro Romain.

When he still worked at the Eslinn church, before becoming a cardinal,

he seems to have been a humble, devout priest.

There's no sign of his involvement with magic, or the Union.

The change took place...

after he arrived at Solsein?

No, after he started meeting with General Drel.

He's like a completely different person.

And at the same time, there's another...

In this moment,

all power has gathered here at Solsein!

By power, I mean our holy text!

The source of human history, that which we call the Book of Toah!

It is no exaggeration to say that humanity was born alongside this book!

It is the domain of humanity itself!

And inside the book is a way to expand that domain!

I speak of the hero legend!

And the words of God that we must obey!

This is getting too big to handle.

The second chapter, the book of the Village of Origin,

lies in my hands!

And as you know,

all the other books but one are gathered as well!

And the most well-defended of them all,

the last one, the one that was most difficult to acquire...

The third chapter, the Book of the Forge,

has appeared alongside the Dark Tower!

Everyone!

Let us use our power to make our wish come true!

The wish of the Union!

I don't need to hide my true form anymore...

Something suddenly came to mind.

An image of myself standing in front of a mirror.

A mirror...

That word seemed significant somehow.

Drel...

He had a mirror in his room that didn't seem to fit his personality at all.

I think it had been in Milea's room earlier.

Why was the same mirror in Drel's room?

Is Milea in her room?

If she's asleep, slap her awake.

I just spoke with her a moment ago.

She told me to let no one in...

The Emperor orders you!

Out of my way!

Look at that!

Yeah.

A death mask...