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If someone would end up killing you,

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it would be the Demon King...

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...or a human mage.

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FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY'S END

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EPISODE 26: THE HEIGHT OF MAGIC

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It blocked it.

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It's still within our expectations.

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From here on,

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it will be a battle of attrition.

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They're really here.

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Just like Methode predicted.

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Don't get in my way.

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That's my line.

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Methode figured out
the exact location of the clones.

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We have no chance of winning
if it becomes a free-for-all fight.

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Before the clones can gather here,

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we have to split up
and hold them back.

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We have told each other
who our worst match-ups are.

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Any opponent you find difficult

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will also be a tough opponent
for your clones.

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Our advantage is that we can
communicate and cooperate.

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By choosing the right opponent,

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we can make the fight more favorable
for us to some degree.

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Against enemies
you can't win on your own,

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you fight them with numbers.

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It's almost amusing
how easy this fight is.

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This way, we can hold back the clones.

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All right, let's proceed with the plan.

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Very well.
I pray for your success.

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I have one concern.

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The number of clones I detected

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is slightly less than
the number of participants.

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Most importantly,

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I cannot detect Sense's clone,
which is our biggest threat.

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You're right.
I couldn't detect it either.

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We definitely cannot ignore Sense's clone.

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If we got hit by a pincer attack,
I wouldn't be able to protect Fern.

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Worst case, we might both die.

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I still haven't figured out the locations
of Fern's and Denken's clones either.

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Our only choice is to use more accurate
close-range detection methods.

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We wouldn't have to worry this much
if you weren't here.

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A first-class mage must be able
to overcome unreasonable odds.

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This is still nowhere near that.

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Besides, you can pass
by watching each other's back.

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It's truly a kind and peaceful exam.

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We defeated them.

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It doesn't exactly feel good, though.

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A surprise attack!

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You monster...

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I never even let up my mana detection.

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Lawine, break your bottle, too.

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You're old enough to know
when to quit, right?

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We can retake the exam in three years.

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Dammit...

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I didn't make it in time.

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That said, even if I helped,
the result probably won't change.

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Even when its back was facing me,
I couldn't feel any opening.

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In any case,
I need to at least buy some time.

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You're Denken,
the imperial mage, wasn't it?

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What's the situation here?

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Are you planning to fight that?

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I don't think you can win.

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I'm well aware of that.

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Say, Denken.

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Is doing this
necessary to beat the dungeon?

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Right now, Frieren is...

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No need for the details.
Is it necessary or not?

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It is.

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Then I'll defeat it.

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What are you talking about?

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Denken is the strongest amongst us here.

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You couldn't even beat Wirbel
in the first place.

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That's not the problem here.

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I certainly am a third-class,
inexperienced mage.

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I'm so much weaker
compared to Denken or Wirbel.

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But if it's against Sense,
I think I can win.

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This is the spell I'm best at.

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The spell that slashes
almost anything, Reelseiden.

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It can cut anything I think I can cut,

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and it can't cut anything
I think I can't cut.

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What's your point?

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That spell can easily be blocked
with defensive magic.

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Oh right, you were watching my fight
with Wirbel, Glasses Boy?

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Well, defensive magic is something that is
supposed to block other magic.

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Makes it hard to imagine
cutting through it, you know?

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I see. Then all the more reason
it won't work on Sense.

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Even from just what I can see,

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her hair has layers of spells equal
to defensive magic cast on it.

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I'm saying that logic
doesn't matter here.

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This is all about visualization.

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Hey, wait.

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I knew it.
Sorganeel doesn't work against it.

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Well, hair is still a part of the body.

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It's impossible to get
her entire body in sight.

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Reelseiden.

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As expected, Übel would be
the one facing my clone.

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I already know who will win.

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It's probably not even much of a fight.

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It was back at the second-class
mage exam two years ago.

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The examiner for the second exam
was Burg, a first-class mage.

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Ever since becoming a first-class mage,
he has never been injured even once

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because he specialized in defense.

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The Immovable Cloak.

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The cloak he created
with magic is embedded

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with defensive techniques that prevent
any offensive spells from getting through.

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In the second exam,

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the participants have to use offensive magic
on Burg who is wearing his cloak.

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If they can make him take a step back,
they pass. A very simple test.

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There is a rule
that disqualifies anyone who kills.

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It encourages the participants to at least
control their offensive magic,

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to ensure the safety of other candidates.

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Next.

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No one was worried about Burg.

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Oops, cut a bit too much.

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And yet a no-name girl who had
just become a third-class mage...

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...killed him like it was nothing.

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I'm getting disqualified, right?
I know.

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Can I go home now?

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I have just one question.

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Go on.

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How did you cut through
the immovable cloak?

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Let's see...

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Have you ever sewn anything, Sense?

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No. Why?

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Of course, you look like you come
from a good family.

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Or maybe you just take care
of those kinds of stuff with magic.

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Well, I've never sewn either
since I'm so clumsy.

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But I often watch my sister do it.

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When you cut fabric,

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you place the scissors like this
and cut it smoothly.

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It makes such a good sound.

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I always liked that sound.

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I don't see your point.

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It's about visualization, you see.

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You see, fabric is something
that can be cut.

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It's something meant to be cut.

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She lost her mind.

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Of course, anyone can
visualize cutting fabric.

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Even an idiot can do that.

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But the world of magic
is not that simple.

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You can't make something happen with magic
unless you can visualize it perfectly.

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Just like how a small ant can't imagine
crushing a huge dragon with its foot.

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And against a cloak protected by
the iron-wall defensive techniques,

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barely any mage
can visualize cutting through it.

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If one is a mage,
they can tell from a single glance

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that no offensive spell
can get through that cloak.

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They would know
no matter how stupid they are.

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Humans cannot escape that
as long as they are intelligent beings.

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And yet, she followed her feelings.

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Even though she has the intelligence
to know that she cannot cut it,

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she managed to visualize slicing through
the Immovable Cloak with her feelings.

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I'm not sure she can even think
like a normal human being.

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This is in the realm of genius.

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Can I go now?

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Yes.

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By the way, Sense.
Your hair is so beautiful.

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It must be hard
to take care of them, right?

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Perhaps I already lost
to her at that point.

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I cannot imagine beating her.

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She's the worst opponent for me.

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Everyone thinks too much.

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Hair is something to cut, isn't it?

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Taking care of my hair?

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It's pretty much hell.

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I don't even want to think about it.

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You should've just cut them off.

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I think I get what
you're trying to say.

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You guys are buying time
for Frieren to defeat that Spiegel.

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Yes, that is correct.

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We also took out
three clones ourselves.

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Then I can cut to the chase.

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So...

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Oh my.

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I think Sense's clone
has just been defeated.

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This mana...

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Übel the third-class mage
must be the one who took it out.

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Quite surprising.

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You think? That thing
has no chance against her.

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A battle between mages is like
a rock-paper-scissors match, after all.

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But we have countless moves to win,

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so it's an extremely complex
rock-paper-scissors match.

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And that's why you want to increase
the number of moves as much as possible.

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Sure.

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I'll help you hold back the clones.

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I'm not the type to trust others easily,

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but I'm not stupid enough to let
a winning horse get away.

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Currently, there are two dangerous clones
that we must stop no matter what.

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And I've figured out the location
of one of them. Denken's clone.

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I'd like to ask you people
to deal with that.

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As for the other one, Fern's clone,
you can leave it to me.

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It seems she's especially good
at concealing her mana.

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If I don't find it, there will be
casualties from its ambush.

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Are you sure you'll be okay alone?

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I can focus my mana detection
better if I'm alone.

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She's quite strong, you know?

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I have many talents,

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but what I'm really good at
is stopping others.

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Also, I've made sure that...

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- There.
- ...restraint magic would work

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- I can't move...
- by testing it on Fern herself.

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All right then.

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Time to kick some ass.

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So, Übel...

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I'm not hallucinating, right?

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Probably not.

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I mean, you can't move, right?

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My clone has returned.

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Does this mean this will continue
until we defeat that Spiegel thing?

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It's a war of attrition.
Now things are getting exciting.

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Quite so.

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Shouldn't we just give up already?

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This opening is no good.

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Right now,
Fern isn't good enough to notice it.

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I guess I have no choice.

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Just an opening from lack of
mana detection won't be enough to kill it.

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You're right.

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We could've won if we can
create a bigger opening.

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You can beat it then, right?

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Then let's make that opening.

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Is that possible?

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If I let my guard down,

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it will let its guard down even more.

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But then you would...

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It won't be a fatal wound
if I focus on my defense.

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So the strategy in that situation is...

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I leave it to you.

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If you think you can win,
then you will.

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How can you be so certain?

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Because I have always
underestimated you.

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That's good then.

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That means we have more
than enough of a chance to win.

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It's still standing.

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But it has taken a fatal wound.

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I need to finish it...

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What happened?

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Was that an attack?

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I don't sense any mana.

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I don't recognize
this attack as magic.

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Incredible, Mistress Frieren...

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So this is the height of magic.

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But that's so unlike you.

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Your guard is completely down.

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You did great, Fern.

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It's been 80 years or so
since I was cornered into showing that.

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Now then, let's get this over with.

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So it is over.

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I can't move...

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Wirbel, carry me on your back...

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Why do you two always
end up collapsing?

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So this is the innermost depth
of the Ruins of the King's Tomb...

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You have successfully conquered
the Ruins of the King's Tomb.

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This is a historical achievement,

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enough to make you equal
to first-class mages.

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As promised, everyone who made it
to this innermost depth

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has passed the second exam.

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And where did the biggest
contributor to our victory go?

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It's dark in here!

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It's so scary!

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So dark! So scary!

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- So dark, so scary.
- Well, I guess I know the feeling.

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So dark, so scary.

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And with this,
the second exam is over.

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See, it can even use healing magic.

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Well? Isn't that amazing?

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Who are you again?

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- It has always been with me since I was little.
- You were unlucky this time.

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- The spell Flamme taught you, huh?
- You were unlucky this time.

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- Despite how it looks,
- You're severely depressed, huh?

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- I'm in the worst mood right now.
- You're severely depressed, huh?

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- The third exam will now begin.
- Let's go home already, Fern.

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- Just make fun of me like always.
- Let's go home already, Fern.

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EPISODE 27: AN ERA OF HUMANS
The era of humans has arrived.