Shadow Skill (SHADOW SKILL ~影技~)

When the sun rises in the heavens, shadow is born upon the earth.

The shadow becomes a mirror of nature.

The mirror pushes you.

You must improve yourself and become the Sevalle, who has no equal.

The Sevalle exclaims, " The power of my blow has no equal,"

and the people honor her

as one who governs unparalleled glory and fearfulness.

The Power of My Blow Has No Equal

I can only express my feelings by hurting others

Some die too soon, without knowing peace

Kindness becomes a shield and strength becomes a sword

Understanding true pain gives the power to realize all

To confuse, to worry, darkness will come for sure

To embrace, to love, the time to scream will come

Amidst sorrow, amidst hope, learning the meaning of life

The legend entrusted only to you now begins

Elle!

Come on, ELLE!

Huh? We're already in Kuruda?

Hey, hey!

What's that? A fire?

Damn it!

Did they attack us because they found out we're a Kuruda caravan?

Evacuate the children!

And don't let them take any of the goods!

There's no way I'd risk my life for these guys.

Elle, what should we do? The caravan camp is under attack!

Let's go!

Whoops!

Elle!

Stop it!

You bastard!

Take this!

Wow...

She's ... She's a monster!

Aw, man... I'm gonna make you pay for this!

Huh?

What are you doing? Can't you see there's a...

I'm gonna stop it.

Stop it?

Huh?

Elle Ragu, she's my older sister.

I see, so you guys are brother and sister.

Err, yeah... I'm Gau Ban.

Thank you for saving the children.

Don't mention it.

But it looked like things were pretty bad over here too.

Well, as you can tell, we're a big group with a bunch of rowdy people.

Every now and then we'll find a wanted person mingling in the crowd,

so we're kind of used to dealing with hassles like that.

What were those bastards after anyway?

Most of the time, they're after food for their Demon Beasts.

The Demon Beasts they use for the fighting competition in Kuruda.

But sometimes they want the goods we bring from different places.

Then they sell what they stole at the square.

You would've fought at the competition, right, Dad?

Huh? Is that true?

That's a thing of the past. You bigmouth!

Elle?

Oh, so you two are from Kuruda too? But...

What are you doing here?

Well, we needed some money, so we were just...

Hey!

Don't say anymore.

I hope you don't get in our way.

The other day I heard that the 59th Sevalle has been chosen.

Oh... Really?

Look, that's Kuruda.

Wow!

Whoa!

Here you go. Put it over there.

Got it!

Elle!

Mmm... Elle!

Mmm...

Mmm... Elle!

Elle!

Mmm...

C'mon, get to work! You know they're paying us for manual labor too!

But I don't like that kind of stuff.

Excuse me? We wouldn't have to do this if you didn't owe so much money.

Okay, okay! I'll do it. That's what you want, right? Excuse me? We wouldn't have to do this if you didn't owe so much money.

Okay, okay! I'll do it. That's what you want, right?

Wow! Check it out! It's cool!

That's the Demon Beast Hunting Unit, Phantom.

Wow!

It's a unit of the best Demon Beast hunters, called Septia. Wow!

It's a unit of the best Demon Beast hunters, called Septia.

Deliver the food to them tonight.

Sure.

Among all the fighters who have received the title of Sevalle,

I think the 57th Sevalle, Scarface, is still the best.

The 55th, lba Sutra, the current king of Kuruda, isn't bad either!

What about the 59th Sevalle?

She's still new.

She still hasn't even got her own statue made yet.

Strange incidents?

The details are still unknown at this moment.

I hope it has nothing to do with the Annihilation of the Holy Nation.

King of Kuruda, lba Sutra...

Either way, it sounds like a hot wind has started blowing in Kuruda.

No, more like it's started blowing over the whole Holy Country of Ashlianna.

And the city that's located at the forefront

is Kuruda.

There you go, good boy.

It looks like you've finally revealed your true colors.

She was beating up the bandits left and right!

Then she lifted the caravan like this! It was so cool!

It was no big deal.

My dad can use Kuruda Style Annihilation Techniques too!

I see.

But he's no match for the Sevalle though!

Hey! You should never talk about your father that way!

Listen! Being strong isn't about physical strength.

Everyone has something to protect.

It's about having courage to step forward to protect it in a pinch!

Your father is taking charge of the caravan and protecting his family!

That's what real strength is all about!

You sure sound impressive when you're lecturing other people.

Did you forget we still have work to do?

De-li-ve-ry! Delivering the food!

It's time for you to go to bed.

Why?

Come on.

Oh, okay...

Goodnight.

Is that true? What your son just said?

Well, sort of...

I might not look it, but I was born in Kuruda.

I work as a merchant, but at the same time,

I'm a petty Valle who'd be drafted as a mercenary if anything happens.

There was a time when I wanted to become a Sevalle, but...

You fell in love with a woman.

And your beloved wife won over your desire.

Nah, I just didn't have what it takes. That's all.

By the way, about " everyone has something to protect..."

Sometimes I think that

the guy who becomes a Sevalle is the one who trains himself on his own,

even if he doesn't have others to protect.

And I don't mean he does it for his own sake.

He keeps fighting like it was second nature, like a bird flying.

That's the living testimony of the men who become Sevalle.