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No way! Impossible!

That's a Quadscythe Mantis!

The drying trail

And the mystifying sky

Come together as a guide

At the hour of death

The fate reeled in by hand

Is a haze of countless lies

Abruptly there come whispers

The falsehoods of sinners

What are they asking?

Where is the trust?

Worlds connected

By tears that flow

The sound of solitude

Was supposed to change

If we joined hands

Now it fights incessantly

To reach for you

The beat simply dances

Do not resist

Life has already

Slipped right through

These hands that snatched the shell

EPISODE 5

A SMALL WISH

This doesn't make any sense!

It was supposed to have been exterminated 10 years ago!

Oh man! We are so screwed!

Miya! Hit it with some magic!

O-okay, I'll try!

Please help us out! We just need to throw it off balance, then we can all make a run for it!

Well, since you're planning to run away,

then you won't mind if we hunt it for ourselves?

I bet that bugger packs a decent wallop.

It looks to be around level 500.

Wh-what are you talking about?

Fighting that thing is a death sentence! We have to hurry back to town and let the guild know!

We'll be just fine.

Uh-oh, here it comes!

Let's do it.

It's time to squash this bug.

Jolly good! Then I'll take the first crack at it!

Hey! That's not fair!

Blimey, it took the brunt of my blows without a scratch.

Those are some bally good scythes it has!

You're just a sore loser.

Let's see how it fairs against this.

Release.

Fire Arrow!

Crap, it really is hopeless!

Miya! Back them up with a spell!

Miya?

Did you see what he just did, Big Bro?!

Huh?

He cast a combat-class spell with no incantation!

It's totally crazy! How are you guys not floored by that?!

Uh, I don't really get it, but they need our help right now!

Don't get your kickers in a twist!

Just watch and learn. I'll teach you lot how a proper knight wields their weapons on the battlefield.

Defending with a shield and attacking with a sword.

While that's not the wrong approach, it's not the best one, either.

Lesson one:

All it takes is a well-timed counter to turn your shield into a mighty weapon!

Lesson two:

Strike with your sword when you catch your opponent on the hop!

Battles are all about creativity and skill.

Amazing.

Hot damn. This guy is way more than just an attention hog...

All right. It's my turn now.

Release. Fire Arrow!

I took total control of the arrows this time.

You can't just swat them away like before!

He can control 30 arrows at one time?! That's unreal!

Assemble! And incinerate!

I suppose it's time to end this.

Wow, it actually chose to flee instead of fight. It's smarter than I gave it credit for.

But even so...

Release. Fire Wall!

And now he's casting tactical-class spells with no incantation?!

No way! This can't be real! I'm beyond blown away!

Calm down, Miya.

I just saw a human do something that even elves struggle to pull off! This is going down in the history books!

I've never seen Miya wig out like this before...

Nowhere to run now, you bugger.

Nemumu!

I'm all over it!

Whoa! She flew!

Be grateful you got to serve as a stepping stone for Lord Dark...

AND DIE!

Tut-tut-tut.

Dammit, Gold! I was just following Lord Dark's orders!

Don't, "tut-tut-tut" me! You fathead!

Now, see here, m'girl.

You made a right mess of all the useful parts.

How're we supposed to sell any of it now?

Talk about a massive cockup.

Holy cow.

Oh god! How am I ever going to make up for this?!

I can't believe the three of them actually beat a Quadscythe Mantis...

You're telling me. Who are these people?!

Lord Dark! Please accept my utmost apologies!

It's okay.

I found it, yo!

We hit the magic gem jackpot!

You should thank your lucky stars that it didn't end up in a million pieces, wot!

It all worked out.

Now we can turn in that magic gem to rank up.

Excuse me.

Yes?

I just have to know, are you guys from a famous party of adventurers or what?

If you need that to rank up, then... are you B-rank? A-Rank?

Or maybe even S-Rank?!

Nope. We're all F-Ranks who just got our start.

HUH?!

They're F-Rank newbies? Who beat a Quadscythe Mantis?

Magic power! Flow before me and be bound into a shape that is round!

Water Ball!

Here. Please use this to wash your hands.

My armor is still as pristine and radiant as ever,

but milord's muddy hands could certainly use a good cleaning!

Thank you.

I would feel bad hogging this to myself. Please join me.

No, we couldn't-

Sweet! Don't mind if I do!

Jeez, Gimra.

I really appreciate it. Using up precious mana just to provide us with water...

It's okay, we owe you far more for saving our lives!

Thank you so much.

Thanks, yo!

Hey, Big Bro?

Right.

We're going to make camp for the night around here soon. Would you guys care to join us?

We don't have much beyond a tent and some simple food, though.

That's okay. We don't want to be any more of a burden to you.

But the sun will set soon. It's dangerous to wander at night.

Plus...

my sister here is just itching to talk with you about magic.

Okay, the food's ready.

Time to dig in!

Oh, wow! So both of your parents are mages too, Mister Dark?

That explains why you have such a talent for it!

Well, you seem to be quite good at magic yourself, Miya.

Gosh, no! Far from it!

I can't even cast voiceless spells, much less use tactical-class ones.

I'm still confused, is that supposed to be impressive?

Big Bro!

Yes?

Impressive hardly begins to describes it!

Listen up! There are three classes of spells in magic!

Uh-huh...

Combat-class spells such as Fire Arrow and Ice Sword are designed for use against a single target.

While tactical-class spells such as that Fire Wall from earlier are designed to effect a much wider area.

Finally, strategical-class spells are ones powerful enough to have a global impact,

like tsunamis, earthquakes, and meteorites.

But it takes a whole group of mages compiling mana and reciting an incantation to pull those off!

For dragonutes, elves, dark elves, and demonkin, casting advanced spells is easy.

But not humans.

And yet...

Mr. Dark here cast one without so much as saying the incantation!

That's unheard of for a human! This guy is legendary! An epic in the making!

Indeed. You're spot on, m'girl.

You really know your stuff.

Okay, Miya. Settle down, would you?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't really understand this magic stuff.

But it's easy to tell that Mr. Dark here is a kind-hearted gentleman.

Anyways, Miya,

you're good enough to get a referral to the Duchy's Academy of Magecraft.

I'm sure the day will come when you're casting tactical-class spells yourself!

Cut it out, Big Bro! You'll mess up my hair.

Oops, sorry.

The Duchy?

Are you talking about the nation that was mutually created by all the races? The Principality of the Nine?

Yes.

Your sister must be a bally good mage to get invited to the world's most prestigious academy for magecraft.

Well, sadly, we lost both of our parents to an epidemic.

So, she never got to go...

That's why Miya and I formed this adventurer party with our childhood friends, Gimra and Wordy,

to make what we need to get by.

I'm sorry to hear that.

But right now, my goal is to earn enough money from exploring the dungeon

to send Miya to the Duchy's Academy of Magecraft!

Hey, that's not fair, dude!

You know it's our goal, too!

I'm happy just being together with you guys.

So please, don't do anything crazy, okay?

Of course. I'll be careful.

Ain't nothing to worry about! Cuz we've got his back!

C'mon, Big Bro. I told you to leave my hair alone.

My man just can't help himself.

Sorry, force of habit.

It will all work out.

Huh?

I know that you'll succeed in your endeavors.

Especially since it's clear just how talented Miya is.

Thank you!

I'm happy to hear that, even if you're just being polite.

No, I really mean it.

You heard him.