Original subtitles

Before the Raid

That's the lair of the Count of the Venusian Veil...

This calls for a forthright, direct charge, as befits a Brave!

How exciting!

Be less stupid.

That's not how the job works.

Don't "eh?" me.

Didn't I tell you all this before?

You get a deduction of ten "You Did Pretty good" points.

You're supposed to get sneaky when tackling a fortress.

You pretend to be delivering cargo to get them to open the door...

Got a delivery!

Or disguise yourself as a maintenance worker to get inside...

Hey there, I'm here to check the gas lines.

Transform!

You take enough time to mask who you really are.

Fighting the grunts who fill up the lair doesn't earn you extra money.

I see... An admirable attempt to avoid violence!

My point is this kind of loud approach isn't typical for Braves...

Hey, Indo, wake up!

Well, guess that's better than being all wound up.

Chill out.

You've got good help tonight.

Let's see what this smug Dark Lord is working with.

Mr. Reaper! I think I'm gonna get to see you in action.

Bite me, baldy, and fly this thing a little smoother!

Move out!

Yeah!

Coming!

Okay! We should move on as well!

Scum

Scum of the

Scum of the Br

Scum of the Brave

Scum of the Brave

Scum of the Brave

Scum of the Brave

They might be Braves, but you shoot 'em and they die like anyone else!

A Brave's Melee

A Brave's Melee

Fire, fire, fire, fire!

Oh. I'm out of ammo.

Psyche!

That hurt, asshole!

Keep up the pressure! Go!

Over there! Let's hurr—

Wait.

How about it, Indo?

There aren't any big openings around here.

That way.

Master! We must aid our comrades!

Leave 'em. They're professionals, too.

They'll be a distraction while we find the Dark Lord.

It's first come, first served with kill bonuses.

Savages...

How'd this happen? Did you sell me out?

Of course not. We only came here on business for our teacher!

We haven't even received the merch yet.

Why would she sell you out now?

No matter. Nothing I have here is so valuable I'd miss it.

Although I'm not thrilled about losing the library.

I agree! We should probably worry about escaping first!

I wouldn't worry about it too much!

If you and I team up, Count Veil, it'll be easy!

Oh, Seki, look after Drit, okay?

Gimme a break here...

Hey, what're you doing?! Fire!

It's just... my aim is...

P-Please don't look!

An ability to force you to look away...

Medusa-style vision powers!

If it wasn't for ether enhancement, I would've died too...

But it won't be an issue.

I don't need to see to hit a target...

With my Flash Arrow.

So cold.

Wha—?!

This is Shikizaki.

The Dark Lord's chambers are on the fifth floor basement.

You'll find it at point D-1, directly below the tower to the northwest.

Hotta is going to check it out.

Do I get a ten billion yen bonus?

Get a move on.

Our scouting has revealed this place has complicated subterranean layers.

Heavy duty partitions, along with barricades.

Stuff that normal methods won't breach.

Say again. There is a direct path from point D-1 to the fifth basement level.

If you're not occupied, rendezvous with the team searching for the Dark Lord.

Three levels underground and it looks like radio doesn't work anymore.

It's hard to move in this.

Deal with it.

This kind of remote lair tends to be heavily defended.

If you get shot through the heart,

it won't matter how much of an ether boost you've got.

You oughta be grateful for my connections.

More like Malta-san's.

I loaned them

some gear

Grateful is what I am!

My chest also feels rather constricted, but I'll bear it!

Why in the hell are you bragging about your boobs all of a sudden?

Very annoying.

Less chitchat, people.

If you're not looking sharp, you're gonna get cornered and die.

Is Malta-san gonna be okay on his own?

He was pretty nauseous on the chopper.

He'll have it easier than I do, escorting you three.

He's got a different job than ours.

He's getting intel on the Half Dragon before the mercs sweep the whole lair...

Hell, we don't even need to take on the Dark Lord.

His power for searching through memories works great,

but it takes time to sift through everything someone's got in their head.

The best approach is to neutralize someone before searching them.

He'll be going after low-level techs and researchers.

And by now, he's probably already well underway.

You should be more worried about yourselves.

We don't know what kind of ether perception the count has.

So, if we run into him, be extra cautious early on.

Especially you, Jogamine!

Yes, sir! Leave it to me!

As your first apprentice, I will display courage as I fight resiliently!

Courage isn't really what I'm looking for...

We're going in.

What the hell is this?

This place...

Are they...

humans?

Or...

Nephilim?

I'm guessing... we're in the factory.

What the hell was my master doing, being involved with this stuff?

Master...

Forgive me, but my head... It hurts.

I can hear... voices.

Many voices...

My head...

It hurts—

They're calling me...

No. I'm...

Sensei, we've got trouble incoming.

Three... no, four of them.

Collectively about as strong as us...

All of you, keep your mouths shut.

First... we negotiate.

They had someone waiting down this route as well?

Oh, nice, four-on-four!

Seki, you good to go?

That's the reaper!

Yashiro the Reaper!

You've seen a picture before, right?

Or were you not listening again, Tomoe?

Nice to meet you, Yashiro the Reaper!

Our teacher apparently had a run-in with you?

That whistle...

So, you guys know Levi?

And she's your "teacher"?

If that's the case, you're probably pushovers.

If you're willing to leave the Dark Lord behind,

I don't mind letting you go.

Tomoe, this is crazy.

Weren't we told to run if we ran into him?

But isn't our job protecting the client?

We need to get past them, either way.

Besides...

This is perfect.

An exercise to test our studies.

Okay, Count Veil, whenever you're ready.

I've already got them marked.

Jogamine, read the Dark Lord!

Get a grip! Don't conk out on me!

Right...

I can see...

That man has some kind of... switch.

Specifically some kind of string...

He takes light and...

No, illumination? And...

Gotcha.

Well, that's not good.

Scum of the Brave

I'm no stranger to trying to block the enemy's vision, myself.

Did something similar when facing the Count of Amber Thorns.

That said...

Fighting with only your hearing isn't easy.

The Count of the Venusian Veil...

is moving along the wall.

Trying to get a jump on Jogamine and the girls.

How very cautious.

Jogamine and Sara's detection will let them defend against an attack or two.

Indo can evade via teleport, so I don't need to worry about her.

Maybe.

Sara, over there!

Worry...

Am I worried about those three?

What a joke.

I need to focus on my own opponent.

An attack from a Brave can break the speed of sound,

but you can still react to it if you hear the tells beforehand.

How hard they step in...

The sound of their clothes rustling...

Their posture...

Wha—

Talk about a bad call.

What're you, an amateur?

Count Veil! Turn the lights back on! He can still see!

Seki!

I'm gonna need your backup, after all!

Good. Looks like not killing you right away is paying off.

This isn't exactly ideal, but...

Tomoe!

Are you okay?!

He's strong! We need to fight together!

The guy's footing...

he's using something that's like stairs.

Is that his ether perception?

One uses a spear at range, the other

uses a sword from above, which is hard to counter.

That's tricky.

And then there's the other one.

Hey! Hang on a bit longer!

Until I take care of these guys!

I'm impressed that you can cope with my darkness,

but your skills are not enough for it to make a difference.

He's got a point.

That shield is providing something of a defense...

but she's not setting up for a critical counterattack.

It's just gonna turn into a war of attrition at this rate.

This is nothing! Especially compared to my Master's blade!

You'd defend that dullard?

How pointless.

Defend comrades and defeat enemies!

These are natural aims for a Brave!

Your blade will be shattered by the power of our bonds!

Isn't that right, Master?!

Sara! What're you doing?! Go for it!

This is no time to chicken out!

I'll kill you myself!

I can understand why you'd back down after getting injured.

Especially if you can understand exactly how strong the other guy is.

But being a Brave is about overcoming that fear and killing Dark Lords!

I know! Damn it!

Not good. It's a wild swing—

Not yet, Yukine!

We're in check.

Our secret weapon, Indo, is out.

She'll need time to recover...

Sara is too scared.

And Jogamine is too badly injured.

Not sure how much longer she'll be able to stay on her feet.

Out of options.

I have to act...

Dummy!

Seki, we're out! We can't win this!

I already knew that, damn it!

What is with this guy?!

It was two-on-one!

Drit!

Stay on them, Indo! Follow the woman!

They left you behind to slow us down,

Count of the Venusian Veil.

You got any words you want me to tell them?

Considering you...

are about to die.

"Go to hell" comes to mind.

Translation: Lee Francis Timing: Henry Lin Editing: Gabriella Alabanza Quality Control: Riley Dalton Final Quality Control: Sho Stifler

Next Time

We found what we were looking for in this fortress.

Info on the Half Dragon. Along with...

Master! It's an actual hot spring episode!

Hot spring, hot spring, hot spring!

Pipe down.

Next time, Episode 16:

The Darkness of Braves

The Darkness of Braves

"The Darkness of Braves."