Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride)

Stop.

Stop.

Stop.

Stop.

I want to go home.

I want to go home!

That girl, Hatori Chise, is officially dead in Japan.

So I chose a location here and plugged her in.

Thanks, Adolf.

No, I'm glad you told me.

Sleigh Beggies are valuable.

The ones with potential and ambition are treasures, aren't they?

Of course.

Go home!

Don't you like it?

I don't want to drink with you!

It's a Christmas gift from Alice.

Just one shot, then.

You got a minute?

Tory.

What's up with you?

You both look terrible.

Couldn't you come in here more quietly?

Hey, you're drinking.

Don't mind if I do.

I never said you could touch that.

You still haven't fixed that arm of yours?

Cartaphilus, was it?

Have you had contact with him since?

Nope.

Lucky you.

Hook me up.

Here we go again.

A sorcerer that's been wandering for centuries, huh?

Eternal life is a timeless theme.

What a pathetic dream.

You're so stuck-up.

Brilliant, but you'll make enemies being like that.

I don't need more than a few people on my side.

Anyway, anyway...

Tory, that's too much!

Come on, just a little!

No!

I'm not brilliant.

If I were brilliant, I wouldn't have let myself be threatened by him.

What the heck?!

This is hilarious!

That's going to go on for another four hours, at least. Good luck.

What the heck?

What a huge pain.

Drink with me!

Help me!

Don't tug on me!

Huh?

What is this, it's not just Adolf?

Merituuli.

A fairy?

He's my former master's familiar.

London...

Weird, I don't feel groggy.

I'm not coughing, either.

I'm neither warm nor cold.

Hey, are you all right?

Ow!

Sorry, thanks.

Cartaphilus.

You know my name?

Huh?

My name...

Was my name Cartaphilus?

Miss, I can see through you.

Are you a ghost?

You need to go where you belong.

Right?

Otherwise, it's just not right, is it?

I'm...

Ow!

Ow!

I'm sorry!

Sorry! Sorry! I'm sorry!

But...

But, he...

Carta—

I don't have such a cursed name!

Cartaphilus...

I'm...

I'm Joseph.

Help me.

Forgive me, Cartaphilus.

What do we need to do to be saved?

That wasn't a dream.

Who'd you go to see?

It's him...

Cartaphilus...

Help me...

I can't get his voice out of my ears.

How many days has it been now?

You've only been sleeping for two days.

So, why is Lindel-san's Selkie here?

You're finally awake.

Hey, you're awake.

Alice.

Why...

I'll go let everyone know.

We've got a nasty situation... A pretty bad one, actually.

Huh?

Can I just pick out any outfit for you?

Th-Thanks.

By the way, Alice, how old are you?

Eighteen this year.

Oh, that's fine, then.

Morning, Chise.

Good morning.

How do you feel?

Well, thank you.

How about you?

Well, thank you.

I've never been able to get a good look at a living Sleigh Beggy!

I'm so glad I got to meet you.

Thank you for being alive!

U-Um...

Alice.

I hate to admit that he's my colleague, but sorry about my colleague.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Adolf Stroud.

Nice to meet you.

Long time no see.

Sorry about my disrespectful behavior last time.

It's fine.

I'm Tory Innis.

You can call me Tory.

We're from the college.

College?

You haven't heard?

You can cut the small talk.

Can you get to business?

As we've already explained to him,

dragon hatchlings were poached from the land of dragons.

Two were taken.

The poacher left this behind.

What's that?

It's a transportation device I made.

Cartaphilus is likely behind this incident.

He seems to have stolen the know-how behind the device when he took my arm.

This is my failure.

Master...

Don't worry about that.

I understand well that you didn't mean for this to happen.

The question is why we need to join you in finding Cartaphilus and the dragons.

You have a friendship with the land of dragons, and you're familiar with Cartaphilus.

Why is the college in the business of looking for dragons, anyway?

Lindel-sama and the college have an agreement.

With Lindel-san?

Could you help us to bring the dragons back to Lindel—to your friend?

He's bound to that land. This is for his sake, too.

Elias...

Nope.

Why not?

This isn't our business, and it's dangerous.

But...

Have you forgotten how fragile your body is?

I think you've forgotten, too, Elias.

It was also extremely painful and agonizing,

that day.

That day?

That day?

"That" day?

You're right, we're neither obliged nor responsible.

But unlike us, the dragons left the land of dragons against their will.

I don't want those kids I played with

to suffer.

All right.

I'll cooperate.

Th-Thank you.

Have you changed a little?

So, do we have any leads or ideas?