Original subtitles

Even when twilight arrives and the darkness swallows all,

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

yurugi no nai sono hitomi misueteiru saki de

akireru hodo no ikidoori uzumaite itemo

nando datte nando demo hito wa tachiagareru

iki ataerareta inochi tokoton tsukatte

te no hira de moeru atsui honoo wa

kokoro no oku no oku de dare mo ga motteru chikara

tooi mirai e no mayoi yori mo

ima me no mae ni aru genjitsu hitotsu hitotsu kudaita nara

tada no suna ni kawaru

narifuri kamatcha irarenai

shoumen toppa de ikou

Front breaking

Tiny sweet bun...

Huge meat bun... Down the hatch!

Ouch! Ouch, ouch, ouch!

The meat bun can talk...

Who're you calling a meat bun?! That hurts, you know!

Act half-asleep, will ya?! Sheesh!

The jar! The jar's gone!

"Wisdom Seek the Time That Will Never Return!"

Don't think badly of me!

There is no telling what will happen on this path.

Do not lose your way.

There is no path before me. I leave a path behind me.

Be quiet!

Now tell me how to return to my original body!

If you don't, I'll shatter you where you sit!

Darn it! Zelgadis ran off by himself!

I can't believe this! I really let my guard down!

"Let your guard down"? Were you expecting this, Ms. Lina?

Zel's really intent on turning his body back.

I figured he wouldn't try anything funny if I held on to the jar, but...

- Huh? You actually thought of that? - So it wasn't just material greed!

Listen, you two!

But if he wants his body back, couldn't he just wait

until after we revive Rezo in Taforashia?!

Strictly speaking, I'm not sure Zel actually wants Rezo to be revived.

Huh?

It's hard to blame him, though.

Rezo was responsible for doing that to his body...

B-But, I'm sure there was a reason for it!

I have faith in Rezo, no matter what!

Zel apparently used to work for Rezo because he trusted him, too.

He did?!

I don't know a lot of the details either, though...

Piece o' cake!

That village today was a snap!

Wimps like them can't do nothin' to us!

Hey! Come over and drink with us!

You will return what you stole from the villagers!

Wh-Who the hell're you?!

Get 'em!

Who are these guys?!

- Run! - Help!

- Monster! - Nuh-uh! No running away!

It stinks!

Wow! She's all better!

Now, now! Wait your turn!

Hey! No cutting in line!

Stop that! Not there! Stop that!

The voices...

I hear the voices of happy children.

What they truly need now is food and water so they may live another day.

The meager miracles I work with magic are of no help in that regard.

I am sorry for always causing you hardship because of my blindness.

All we want is to help the weak however we can.

Even so...

Leave the dirty work to us.

Red Priest Rezo just needs to be a symbol of peace,

a great sage that guides the unfortunate to happiness.

It's not only food and water.

People also need a bright hope to continue living for!

Zelgadis...

We're proud to be of service to Red Priest Rezo, the great sage!

Thank you. I am truly grateful to you.

Q-Quit it...

In these times, doing great good also requires a little evil!

Which is why we must grow stronger!

Even stronger!

- They're escaping! - After 'em! - Catch 'em!

- Countries' national guards... ...are tough, all right!

So dry...

H-Hey! Are you all right, Zelgadis?!

No...

For the children waiting for our return...

Stronger! Stronger!

For that great man...

...I want to be stronger! Stronger!

Stronger!

Allow me to grant that wish.

What?!

Becoming a chimera was not what I wanted! Yet, you!

Do you hold a grudge against me?

Of course! How could I possibly forgive you?!

I did keep my promise.

Your promise?

Yes, being turned into a chimera did make me strong.

Then why?

Why?!

Do you even realize what you did?!

I'll never forget it...

It happened not long after I'd been turned into a chimera...

Wait up!

Are you all right?

Y-Yeah. I'm fine!

A m-monster!

Help!

I'm fine with this...

This strength...

...is what I wanted!

I learned that you were conducting chimera research without telling us!

And what's more...

Why? Why?!

Using chimera fusion techniques, I should be able to restore my vision!

I'm even willing to completely alter this body of mine, and yet!

It was all to regain your sight!

To you, I was nothing but one of your guinea pigs!

All the supplies we risked our lives to get went into your experiments, too!

Y-You can't be serious!

- Zel! - Mr. Zelgadis...

Did Rezo really?!

Did Rezo really?!

You were listening?

Well, no matter. Now you know what kind of man Rezo really is.

B-But...

"But"? But what?!

Look. Rezo is willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to restore his vision.

He's a terrible villain in the guise of a benevolent sage!

Is that really the case, though?

What?!

Master Rezo said that true evil does not exist in this world.

Do you even know what Rezo's done?! Don't be a fool!

However...

There's no getting through to Zel right now.

Ms. Lina...

H-Hey! Is what he said true?!

Kinda. Whether he's actually good or evil aside,

it is true that Rezo'll do whatever it takes to heal his eyes.

It's caused a whole lot of trouble for me too, in fact.

R-Really?

And, while we're chatting like this,

I just realized we've forgotten to ask a very basic question!

Very basic question?

Rezo!

Why did you create the Hellmaster's Jar to begin with?!

Come to think of it, because of what happened with Taforashia,

we've been focused entirely on getting the jar and breaking its seal...

A great man like Rezo would never make something like this for show or on a whim.

You wouldn't by any chance be planning to use it to transfer your spirit

into another body to see again, would you?!

I needed one thousand test subjects.

What?!

- One thousand test subjects? - What does that mean?!

Just as she says.

After many failed experiments,

I hit upon the idea of seeing through another's eyes,

and thus embarked on the creation of a Hellmaster's Jar to do just that.

Fortunately, my experiments using the jar to transfer spirits were a success.

However, transferring a spirit from one body to another is not easy.

At least one thousand test subjects were necessary

to obtain a vessel able to contain my capacity.

Hey, wait a minute...

Don't tell me those 1000 test subjects were...?!

I obtained more than enough material.

After that, I conducted an exhaustive search for a suitable spirit vessel

and at last found one.

However, before I could transfer my spirit,

Lina Inverse destroyed Shabranigdo, as well as me,

and my spirit wound up sealed inside this jar.

Who cares about that?!

Were your 1000 test subjects the people of Taforashia?!

Were they?!

Th-This can't be real...

That's horrible! 1000 people, all for one person's body?!

So you used the plague that struck Taforashia to get your guinea pigs?!

Used?

Let's hope it's only that...

Wait, Lina. What do you mean?

I told you, Rezo will do anything to achieve his goal.

I don't really want to think it, but...

You're not seriously suggesting?!

Hey, now...

Sometimes even a great good requires a little evil.

What?!

- You can't be serious! - Wh-Wha?!

A little evil?

How is that "little"?! What about the lives that were lost to the plague?!

What about the Taforashians who were put to sleep

not realizing they were being used as guinea pigs?!

You're saying all of them are "littler" than you seeing?

With sight, I can help people dozens of times more than that.

And for that, you don't care what happens to Taforashia?!

That is correct.

Rezo...

This can't be real!

D-Damn you!

Y-You almost had me there! That's so ridiculous!

Th-That couldn't possibly be true! Right?

It sounded so believable that y-you almost had me fooled there! Sheesh!

Mr. Pokota...

I understand how hard it is to believe, but...

There's nothing to believe or disbelieve!

It's like, if you're gonna lie, at least make it something more realistic!

You just don't know the real Rezo yet!

Shut up!

If all that stuff is true,

then who was the vessel that you found?!

- Actually... - "Actually"?!

If you can say it, then say it! Then I'll start to believe you!

- The person's name is... - Who is it?!

...Posel Korba Taforashia.

What?!

- Me? - Yes.

Ironically, the vessel I found was your body,

which I had used in my spirit transfer experiments.

I'm the vessel? If you use my body, all the others will be saved...

If I sacrifice myself...

- Yes. Or so it would have been. - "Would have been"?

However, good fortune and calamity are two sides of the same coin.

All things are like a fleeting flame.

I'm?!

I won't let you!

- He ran off! - Master Rezo!

Again?!

Amelia! Let's go, too!

Right! Ray Wing!

Sheesh!

W-Wait for me!

I'm?!

I guess this puts us back where we started...

What are your intentions?

You don't need to ask.

I'm going to settle things between us once and for all, Rezo!

- Settle? - That's right!

All right, I'll ask one last time.

Tell me how to turn my body back!

If you don't, then I'll sink you and this jar deep underwater!

You intend to prevent my revival?

That depends on your answer.

What will it be?! Answer me, Rezo!

Such an obvious bluff. You cannot put an end to me.

What?!

Cast me into the sea

and the method to turn your body back will remain in darkness forever.

Can you cast me into the sea anyway?

Don't mock me! If you won't tell me, then I'll take you down with me!

If I can't be human again, then you can forget about being revived!

I never wanted you to be revived anyway!

I see.

Then I suppose it is time to tell you the truth, too.

Good.

Oh! There he is!

- Master Rezo... - Zel...

Zelgadis.

Do not hesitate. Go ahead and cast me into the sea.

What?!

Master Rezo?!

What are you saying?!

I do not know the information you wish to know.

Wh-What?!

I'm saying there is no way to turn a chimera body back to normal.

Th-That can't be! You're the one who turned me into this!

You can't "not know"!

Not even with the Claire Bible could one discover a way.

Because there exists no such method in this world.

You're lying! Quit making things up!

I am not lying. It is the sad but simple truth.

That can't be... It's not true! It's not true!

It's not true! It's not true! It's not true!

Mr. Zelgadis!

Please! Tell me it isn't true, Rezo!

Don't tell me you knew this when you?!

And if I did?

And if you did?!

Rezo!

D-Damn you!

Master Rezo!

Why?

Because he's human.

However much hate you have, things are never that black-and-white.

Uncertainty will emerge, even if you don't want it to.

Uncertainty? Because you're human?

I don't understand.

Zel doesn't seem to be the only confused one, though.

He's ordered you both to protect the jar and to break it...

And now he's told Zel...

Rezo, You want to be revived, don't you? So why?

What's the matter? Are you not going to do it?

Oh, I will! Just you watch!

What?!

Bom Di Wind!

- Mr. Pokota! - Hold on! What are you doing?!

I'm your vessel?! Amusing!

If it'll save Taforashia, then you can have my body!

Huh?! But if he does that, you'll be!

Being stuck like this the rest of my life isn't so bad!

Now come on! There's no time to waste! Let's go, Rezo!

Stop, Pokota!

Geez, why do they have to be so hasty?

Let's go after 'em, guys!

Oh! Wait for me!

Now we're going this way?!

Hold on, everyone! I'm coming to save you now!

I don't know what Rezo is thinking.

Is it possible there's yet another side to this incident?

kanashimi ni kureru kokoro o sukueru mono wa nani

jibun de jibun oikonde

kudaketa namida ni somatteiru

akiramenai koto wo shitteru

jibun de kimeta michi shinjiteru

sore demo nuguenai itami ni moshimo deatta nara dou suru no?

tsuyoku aritai donna toki mo

kimi no kanashimi uketomerareru you ni

tada ikitsuzukeru koto sae imi o towareteiru

kotae nante ari wa shinai

tada kao o agete aruite yuku

After overcoming countless ordeals and an eternity of time

the legendary red one with his long-held wish arises once more!

On the next Slayers Evolution-R:

"Xeno The Price of Revival!"

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