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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

I'm the beautiful and genius sorceress, Lina Inverse!

My showdown with Zuuma finally reached its climax!

Or so I thought, but it turned out Zuuma was actually Radock!

So it was all an act so he could kill me?!

Then Xellos took care of him after he struck his own son Abel!

You gotta be kidding me! What kind of conclusion is that?!

"Voice What's Inside the Jar?"

Well, I guess this means you're free, Ozzel.

The person you were serving is gone now.

No. That isn't so.

Master Rezo's orders were to serve this jar's owner and to protect the jar.

Then I'll be the jar's next owner! Give me the jar!

It's an important jar to the Taforashia Kingdom!

If it's the real thing, then it might help me to turn back to normal.

As such... I will take it!

What?!

Mr. Zelgadis... Mr. Pokota...

Ugh!

If you're just gonna bicker about it, then I'll take it!

All right, I'm the new owner of the jar now!

Yes. It will be a pleasure to serve you, Ms. Lina.

So, now what do we do?

Are you serious?

You became the jar's owner without even thinking that through?

What do you mean, what do we do? Isn't it obvious?

We go straight to the Taforashia Kingdom

and wake the people from their sleep!

How?

We break the jar's seal and revive Rezo, of course...

- Again, how? - How?

Yes. We've finally obtained the Hellmaster's Jar,

but if we can't break the seal...

Who knows how we can revive Rezo anyway...

The proper ceremony is needed first.

Huh?

The power of the jar's seal must be removed through said ceremony.

Ozzel, don't tell me you knew how to break the seal from the very start?

Yes. Of course I knew.

Then why didn't you say so before?!

I serve the jar's owner.

Unless asked by the owner, I need not say anything.

Oh, is that so?

Then your great master will ask again! How can we revive Rezo?

Right. Once the seal is broken via the proper ritual,

you break the jar to free his spirit.

Oh! I knew it involved breaking it!

A "vessel" will also be needed to hold his spirit.

Vessel?

So it's the same way that Mr. Pokota's spirit was put in his current body?

What happens if we break the jar without a vessel?

With no place to stay, the spirit will immediately disperse like a mist and disappear.

So, tell us more about this proper ritual.

This is as far as I can answer.

You will have to ask Master Rezo himself for the rest.

You can't be serious...

- Zel! - The jar!

Do you hear me, Rezo?!

How can we break this seal?! We could revive you! Tell me, Rezo!

Mr. Zelgadis...

Who speaks my name?

It really answered?! Wait, that voice!

Master Rezo!

Rezo?! Is that really you?!

I recognize that voice.

Kin of my bloodline, Zelgadis.

Rezo! Tell me! What do we have to do to revive you?!

There exists an ancient art that is neither white magic nor black magic

and therefore encompasses the flow of all creation.

An ancient art?

Yes, I have heard about a forgotten system of magic that existed long ago.

But don't tell me Rezo found it!

If so, that would be amazing!

Is that the key to the seal?

For reasons numerous, I shall now bestow upon you the ancient knowledge

and the great truths I have learned. Namely...

The early bird catches the worm.

Huh?

The ancients said, "Do not doubt thyself."

"If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him your left fist."

Yes, how true.

The ancients said,

"A friend has come from afar. It is not time to bring up old debts."

Oh, you're so wise, Master Rezo.

The ancients said...

Oh, you're too much, Master Rezo.

What's going on?

It looks like Rezo isn't fully awake yet. He's acting senile.

That's a brutally honest way of putting it...

He doesn't seem anything like the last time I met him...

More like, is that really even Rezo?

Did you say something?

No, nothing at all!

Anyway, unless we can break the seal,

there's no way to know if the real Rezo is spouting that crap or not!

It's obviously him! Why else did we go through all this trouble?!

Yes, yes. We can compare answers after we break the seal!

Ahem.

Master Rezo would like to share some of his wisdom.

Please listen closely.

Are you ready?

- Ozzel seems like a different person now. - She's technically a doll, though.

Please cease your whispering.

Y-Yes, Ma'am...

She seems high and mighty now, despite being Ozzel...

Would you rather not hear it?

I'm talking to you, "girl with a chest as flat as the calm sea."

What did you say, Ozzel?!

...Is what Master Rezo says.

I think we should probably do what he says.

Otherwise he won't tell us how to break the seal.

Will you listen?

Yeah! We'll listen! Please let us listen!

You're nice and straightforward.

I'd expect no less from "the man with a slime's intelligence."

Is that referring to me?! Oh, you're too kind!

Why're you so happy about that?

I will now hand down to posterity

the fantastic art passed down since antiquity!

Gather the following items immediately!

Oh!

From the bottom of the tumultuous ocean,

the eye of a giant, millennia-old sea cucumber!

Got it!

"From beyond a perilous mountain peak,

the nest of a Dark Swallow, which mates with thousands of birds!

And, from the endless plain,

the tusk of a warthog with the power of tens of thousands of horses!

Simmer these with seasonal foods for three days and three nights

and your Bizarre Stew will be ready."

...Is what he says.

That was a cooking recipe?!

- Oh, it's good! - No! No! Don't eat it!

It would seem Rezo's enormous intellect has sprung a leak.

He really is acting senile...

But we might hit the jackpot eventually!

If it's the real Rezo, anyway...

Master Rezo would like to share some of his wisdom.

He's gonna say how to break the seal this time, I hope?

Would you rather not hear it,

"girl who can try her best but will never compete with her sister back home..."

Okay, I'll listen! I'll listen!

Let's go!

I'm sorry for all the fuss.

No, it's okay!

Say... Your eyes...

Oh, these?

I'm fine!

The ancients said, "The scales of a fierce dragon contain hidden power."

"Drinking this after brewing it will instantly cure even stubborn hangovers."

...Is what he says.

The ancients said,

"The tail of the terrifying sea serpent has the power to seal evil."

"Hanging that over the entrance will bring peace to husband and wife."

...Is what he says.

The ancients said, "The truly menacing... Whatever. It has power."

"Thus, one can choose the gender of farm animals before birth."

...Is what he says.

What in the world was the guy in the jar studying such weird stuff for?

Yeah. Rezo's much greater and wiser. Especially greater.

Fool.

Rezo is actually gloomy, and a doll collector, not to mention...

Fool.

You "hard-headed and hard-bodied wannabe cool guy who everyone finds irritating"!

...Is what Master Rezo says.

I'm irritating?

N-No...

I can't take it anymore!

I'm gonna break this stupid jar!

What do you think of that?! I'm gonna break it now!

But if this senility is an act that Rezo's putting on to fool us...

Let's see what you do, Rezo!

Stay calm.

Act on emotion and the truth will slip through your fingers.

Open your eyes. Listen closely.

The answer you seek is at your feet...

- At my feet? - No, I mean over there.

- "Over there"? - I mean over here.

"This is the best exercise for stiff shoulders"...is what he says.

Oh, neat! No wonder my neck feels so nice and...

Hey!

Master Rezo would like to say something.

A treasure jar?

That's the info you picked up in town?

Yeah.

I dunno much, but it's an ordinary-lookin' jar everyone was fawning over.

Apparently it can talk...

- A talking jar? - A jar that talks?

Let's team it up with a pot to be a comedy duo!

Shut the hell up!

A jar that talks would definitely be treasure.

Sounds like this could earn us a lot!

The jar... The jar...

Stupid Rezo...

Oh, Ms. Lina...

Huh? Ms. Ozzel?

Ms. Ozzel! This is bad, everyone! Wake up! Hurry!

Well done.

So, what's with the girl?

Well, she refused to let go of the jar, no matter how much we threatened her...

It is my duty to protect the jar.

Cut the crap!

No matter.

Just goes to show how important of a treasure it is.

Sounds like we can get a lot for it! Hey, wait!

Wh-What are you doing?! Isn't it important to you?!

Yes. Master Rezo is my life.

Huh?

Fire Ball!

That jar may be a pain in the neck, but if I let lousy bandits steal it,

my name of Lina Inverse will be tarnished!

Get 'em, men!

- Oh, here they come! - How brave of them.

All right, let's make quick work of 'em!

- Don't be stupid! - Do you think you can beat this many?!

Fire Ball!

Come, light!

Mega Brand!

N-No way...

Now give us back the girl and the jar.

Do it now and I won't be too cruel.

I think it's too late for that...

I was a bit careless.

Looks like you guys know how to use a little magic too.

- What? - "Too"? Then you?!

Don't take me for an ordinary bandit.

I'm gonna show you hell up-close and personal.

Oh! Magic!

Jars?

How do ya like that?! Good luck telling which jar is real now!

Uhh, Boss? It's pretty obvious the real one is right here...

Why didn't you go and hide it?!

Now it looks like my magic was a fool's strategy!

I'm not sure what to say!

You idiot!

Good luck guessing which one's real now!

Not even I know, actually!

B-Boss?

- J-Just find the real one! - Y-Yes!

- Is this it? - No, it's this one.

- No, this one's it! - I think it's this one!

That one seems suspicious, too.

Jars, jar, jars! I can't take it anymore!

That's it! I've had enough! Free me from this hell of jars!

- Ms. Lina snapped... - Sheesh...

There's no stopping her when she gets like that...

Wh-What now?! She's gonna break the real one too!

I hate jars! I hate jars!

I hate jars! I hate jars! I hate jars!

Master Rezo...

There's the real one.

So! What shall I do with you evildoers?

It's been so long since I last tormented bandits! I'm excited!

Wait!

"Only love exists in this world.

Love is something that is given generously or taken away.

People. Wash your soiled hands and love one other."

...Is what Master Rezo says.

Not this random crap again...

l-I've never heard anything so stirring!

Okay! I've decided! We're washing our hands of this business completely!

- Is that understood, men?! - Yeah!

- What's going on? - N-No idea...

Excuse me...

Who said that just now? I found it very moving!

Huh?

I can... I can see...

I can see!

Is this... for real?

Me, too!

My sick child became perfectly healthy after eating that stew!

And that magic charm brought peace to my household!

My stubborn hangover is gone, too! It's like I'm reborn!

- My stiff shoulders! - I've grown twice as tall!

I've found a girlfriend!

Thank you!

I guess that nonsense wound up helping everyone!

- That's Rezo the sage for you! - It seems that way.

I'm not satisfied somehow, but looks like we can make a lot off of this!

Hey, now...

So, I guess we'll just have to take our time finding a way to revive him

while we make our way back to Taforashia.

There's no time for that! We gotta revive the citizens right away!

I need Rezo's knowledge too, to return to my original body!

Master Rezo would like to say something.

I will now impart the fantastic knowledge passed down since antiquity.

"The early bird catches the horse."

...Is what he says.

This is gonna be a long trip...

- His proverbs are slightly off, too. - Huh? How so?

Well, you see...

All things are like a fleeting flame.

Good fortune and calamity are two sides of the same coin.

Do you understand, Ozzel?

Yes, Master Rezo.

Ozzel! Hurry up!

Yes! I'm coming!

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

Some desire revival, others revenge. Will it be given, or taken away?

You sure did some bad things in your time!

On the next Slayers Evolution-R:

"Wisdom Seek the Time that Will Never Return!"

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