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Even when twilight arrives and the darkness swallows all,

may the ever-twinkling stars in my heart burn like the morning sun!

Even if there is an astonishing amount of anger seething

where their unyielding eyes are focused,

people will always be able to stand up, again and again,

using the lives they were given to their fullest

The hot flames burning in the palms of my hands

are a strength that everyone has deep down inside them

If instead of wavering about the distant future

you break down the realities in front of you now one by one

they'll change into ordinary sand

We can't be worried about appearances

Let's break in through the front gate

Front breaking

Our encounter with a mysterious puny animal named Pokota

dragged me, Lina Inverse, and my self-appointed guardian Gourry

into some strange incidents!

He claims he was trying to save Taforashia, a city shrouded in mystery,

so why did he frame me for crimes he committed?!

Plus, my arrest warrant was for the crime of being Lina Inverse!

Some shady assassin and even a rich old hag tried to kill me,

and then, to top it all off, the legendary demon beast Zanaffar was revived!

Seriously, enough is enough!

However...!

For Lina Inverse, legendary beasts are no sweat at all, piece o' cake!

Or so I thought, but plenty of unanswered questions still abound.

Who knows what's going to happen next!

"Newcomer? A New Journey!"

That goes like this, and...

Ms. Lina!

It looks like these are the last of the sorcery books about magical items.

Yeah? Thanks.

Amelia! What's the big idea?!

S-Sorry!

Sheesh.

So, did you figure anything out?

Nope, nothin'...

I guess it's not going to be that easy to find

any clues about the jar Ozzel spoke of.

Yeah...

I want you to find and destroy the jar

in which the spirit of Red Priest Rezo sleeps.

The jar in which Red Priest Rezo's spirit sleeps...

Red Priest Rezo...

A blind sorcerer who was known as a legendary sage...

Using his matchless magical power and abundant knowledge,

he saved countless people...

And when a plague struck Taforashia,

he put everyone to sleep and sealed them away.

I owe him my life!

But, in truth, his one and only care was to heal his eyes...

And in the process of opening his blind eyes,

he wound up reviving the Dark Lord and destroying himself instead.

And a jar with Rezo's spirit is somewhere in this world...

Yeah. So I have to look for it.

To break the seal on my hometown of Taforashia!

Makes sense!

Let's just hope it's that simple.

What do you mean?

There are still tons of unanswered questions.

Why did Ozzel want us to destroy this jar with Rezo's spirit in it?

Not to mention, just who was Ozzel anyway?

What connection did she have with Rezo?

And one other thing...

Xellos' involvement in the whole incident.

At first I thought he had something to do with the Zanaffar,

but in the end it looks like he didn't.

That "it's a secret!" guy?

He's not the type to act without a reason.

Given the fact he has taken action, he must be up to something.

Something big enough for him to neglect a Zanaffar...

Wait, so things could get even worse than the Zanaffar incident?!

Maybe, if we aren't careful how we handle things.

Pardon the intrusion. I've brought your meal.

How are you feeling?

But man, a jar...

Not even the Seyruun Sorcerers Guild's Great Library

seemed to have any clues about it...

How and where are we supposed to find it?

The only jar that I can recall is...

Cast off the shackles of your flesh

and give your spirit unto a transient vessel.

...that jar he used when we changed into these bodies...

Is something wrong?

Ouch!

You dimwit!

- What are you doing?! - What I want!

That's the jar we're looking for!

Sheesh...

Honestly, using a Sword of Light must really suck away your intelligence!

Oh, you're too kind!

Ouch!

He wasn't complimenting you!

Huh? He wasn't?

We haven't seen anyone at all for a while now...

Well, the Zanaffar did cause major damage throughout this province.

So, going back to our discussion earlier,

one jar can hold and transfer one person's spirit?

Yeah. Rezo called them "Hellmaster's Jars."

Hellmaster? As in Hellmaster Phibrizzo?

It is a suitable name for something that can store people's souls...

So maybe Rezo set things up so that if something happened to him,

his spirit would be transferred to one of those jars?

I see. So that's what happened...

- So, where do they sell these jars? - They don't!

The only option for now is to try digging up

any place in Gioconda's castle that could be related.

I have to?!

No complaining! Work your arms off!

I'm not cut out for manual labor like this!

Are we really gonna find the jar in a place like this?!

I told you, our only option is to check places one by one!

Pokota's hometown of Taforashia is sealed away,

so we start with this place first.

- Here! - Right!

Visfan Rank!

Found something!

Isn't this?

It should lead to the underground lab.

No question about it! Duclis was here!

It looks like they were conducting some rather high-level research...

They were using research materials stolen from Taforashia.

Meaning it's possible they took the Hellmaster's Jar, too.

They used these to produce high-level chimeras to use as catalysts...

Which would mean...

Come on, now.

I understand how you feel, but we're here to find the Hellmaster's Jar.

Yeah. I know.

- Gourry! - Right!

Bingo!

I never would've imagined there was more here...

Were they trying to hide something?

Or did they seal something away?

Shh! I hear something!

Singing?

Now, I wonder what kind of devil might lie in our path!

A singing devil?!

This way!

- It's beautiful singing, though! - Beautiful roses have thorns! Just like me!

Hey! What's with that reaction?!

- Ms. Lina! Up ahead! - Sounds like it's coming from there!

- Let's go! - Yeah!

- These are... ...suits of armor...

Huh? There's an armor storeroom in a place like this?

Shh!

This suit of armor...

There you are, monster! Sudden Blam Gush!

- H-Hey, now, Lina... - Whoops...

It could've been some sort of clue about the Hellmaster's Jar!

What were you thinking?!

l-It was some kind of conditioned reflex, I didn't mean to!

Conditioned reflex?

It looks like it's empty.

Huh?

Huh? Wasn't the singing coming from that suit of armor, though?

- That's how it seemed, but... - But see for yourself.

How can that be?

That's weird. I definitely felt some resistance...

- Th-The armor! - It's floating!

Hey, you! What's the big idea?!

- l-It can talk! - Wh-What's going on?!

That hurts! You've made me angry! Mad, mad!

- "Mad, mad"? - Wh-What is this?

A suit of Living Armor?

- Did anything get bent? - Living Armor?!

- Uhh, what's that? - There!

Living Armor...

Armor that is given life somehow and can move around of its own will.

- Given life somehow? - Oh, the dust collects so easily...

Like with the Hellmaster's Jar?!

A-All right, you!

I have no desire to talk with someone who suddenly does painful things!

Mad, mad!

l-It looks like she's mad, Ms. Lina!

Listen! Anyone would bust out an attack spell or two

if they ran into suspicious suit of armor that sings and laughs!

Hmph!

You're so not cute!

Really? I think she's pretty cute myself.

Huh?!

All right, all right. We're the ones at fault for attacking.

So please talk to us. Who are you?

Who?

Yes, who is Nama?!

That's what we're asking!

Anyway, I take it your name is Nama?

Na? I don't know. It might be, or not, I'm not really sure...

Your name doesn't matter. Do you know anything about the jar?

Jar? Hmm...

Anything at all! Do you know anything about it?!

Let's see...

Oh! The jar!

You remember?!

I do! I was searching for treasure!

Treasure!

I passed out after that, and when I came to, I was singing a song here!

What's with the singing anyway?!

It's lonely being all by myself!

Is that how it is?

In any case, this means that you haven't always been Living Armor;

you used to be a normal person, right?

Normal, huh...

I could swear I've heard that voice somewhere before

and that I don't want to remember where...

What's wrong?

I swear I recognize Nama's voice from... But it couldn't be...

Huh?! You know her?!

No, the voice is similar, but they talk nothing alike...

Oh, her voice? Well, I'm sure there are many people with similar voices.

And who knows, maybe it's Ms. Nama's parents or siblings you know!

Parents and siblings, huh...

Though I'd love to see what the family of a suit of armor looks like!

Yeah...

You appear to be suffering from impaired memory.

I don't know if it was caused by the Hellmaster's Jar, though.

Wh-Where did you find that jar?! Was it in the tunnels down here?!

Where? Let me think...

What a pain in the butt!

Just remember already!

M-Ms. Lina!

For some reason, my conditioned reflexes spring into action around her...

Sh-She's acting odd!

Hitting me in the head with a slipper... Now you've gone too far!

Now I'm not gonna tell you anything!

H-Hey! Apologize!

Ms. Lina! We might finally have a clue!

Yes, if she bows down and puts her head to the ground

and says, "I'm sorry, I'll never hit you or defy you again,"

then maybe I'll reconsider telling you what you want to know...

Wh-What?!

But you don't have to take me up on my offer.

If you want to wander aimlessly in search of the jar, be my guest!

- Hey, Lina! - Be mature this once, okay?

As if I'd ever bow to this teapot head!

T-Teapot head?! I refuse to sit by quietly as you call me that!

I'll have to shut you up by force!

Just you try it! I'll make you tell us where the jar is by force!

That's assuming you actually remember where it was, of course...

Eep...

O-Of course I remember where!

All right, a fight it is! Let's take it outside!

Talk about convenient...

You impertinent little!

This is your last chance to apologize!

No, this is your last chance to tell us where the jar is!

H-Hey, shouldn't we stop them?

Nah, there's really no stopping Lina when she gets like that...

But why is Lina so uptight with Nama?

Good question. Maybe it's in their chemistry?

I just hope neither one gets hurt...

I'll start things off! Flare Arrow!

That's so weak it's not even worth dodging!

Curse you and your freakiness!

Now it's my turn!

Freeze Arrow!

Sh-She can use spells too?!

This is as easy as pie! Freeze Arrow!

Flare Arrow!

Huh?

Gotcha!

Freeze Arrow!

This is insane!

Why, you!

Yes, running around like a headless chicken suits you very well!

Why, you!

Still, she'll probably recover from a regular-level spell right away,

so in one sense, she's even more of a pain than the Zanaffar!

Now, why don't you give it up?

If you don't come out, then I'll just wipe out everything!

Supreme King with the frozen soul! Grant me the power of your icy rage...!

I'll beat you to that major spell! Digger Bolt!

Hah! That spell won't work on me!

Now it's my turn! Dynast Bras...!

What is this?!

How does it feel to be a jury-rigged magnet?

M-Magnet?!

That's right! That lightning bolt turned your metal body into a magnet!

That phony body of yours worked against you!

Now to melt this scrap metal and turn it into a real teapot!

Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows!

Buried in the flow of time, in thy great name

I pledge myself to darkness!

Run!

- She always has to be so reckless! - Then stop her!

All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed

by the power you and I possess!

I don't wanna be a teapot!

Dragon Slave!

She did it...

There goes our big clue...

There was nothing we could do.

What's the big idea?

Geez, you're stubborn!

What's it gonna be? Still wanna fight?

No, no!

Oh! I just remembered where the jar is!

I hope that's the truth.

If you're just saying that, I really will turn you into a teapot!

It's the truth!

So, please! Anything but a teapot!

Just be patient for a little longer...

...Until your new arms set in.

Lina...

Find out what Lina Inverse is up to...

Understood.

I will... I will accept a number of jobs.

As a way to test out these arms... Any jobs at all... From anyone...

What can save this grieving heart?

I've driven myself into a corner

and am steeped in my own broken tears

I know how not to give up

I believe in the path I've chosen

Even so, what if I come across pain that won't go away?

I want to be strong always,

so that I can take in your sadness

Even the meaning of my continued life has been called into question

I have no answer at all to give

I'm simply going to walk forward with my head up

We're looking for the Hellmaster's Jar, so what's the deal with Nama?!

Huh? Another suit of armor? This one's a headless dulluhan?

On the next Slayers Evolution-R:

"Oh My Head! Where's My Head?"

If you don't watch, I'll go berserk!