Original subtitles

I'm glad that you came here on your own.

I was able to find the seal,

but I sadly don't know where the important key is.

But why?

Why are you here?

You look surprised.

The truth is, our goal is inside this seal.

Therefore, it is inevitable that I would be here.

But why?

Why are you here?

Oh, I'm sorry.

What you really want to know is

what happened to your mother and the Archpriest, right?

Please rest assured.

Both your mother and Archpriest Romanee-Conti,

whom you're worried about, are safe.

Really?

Yes, really.

Neither my believer nor I have any intention to hurt everyone.

Our goal is inside this seal.

Will you leave this forest once you finish your business with the seal?

Will you leave and not do awful things to everyone?

Yes, of course.

We also do not wish for needless sacrifice.

That's why, please hand us the key.

The key?

Yes, the key.

The seal has the shape of a door.

Therefore, it cannot be opened without a key.

And you should possess the key to this seal.

I don't know anything.

It is not a smart move to hide it from me at this point.

Oh, but I don't know.

I really don't know!

I don't have the key.

No one gave me a key!

Is that so?

Then I would have to rummage through this whole forest to look for that key.

I will open it!

Let me do it!

Oh, my. Are you sure?

Thank goodness.

So you do have the key.

I mean, no matter how you look at it,

you're definitely a witch's daughter.

Witch?

Well then, please open the seal.

Once you open the door, we will leave immediately.

Think of yourself as the key itself.

I am a key.

What?

What?

Can you see it now?

You can't see this?

Yes. I can't see that.

That key can only be entrusted to the one who has the qualifications.

Please open it.

Then your wish will surely come true.

Emilia, it's a promise.

I can't open this.

Why?

It's a promise.

I promised someone.

Is that so?

Promise is an important thing.

It's a promise you made with your mother, right?

But…

the time will come when you must do something

even if it means breaking a promise.

Which hope do you seek?

Which hope?

One is a hope to overcome this struggle

by defeating me and protecting your promise.

Another is a hope to end this situation peacefully

by breaking your promise and opening the seal.

Which hope do you seek?

Fate depends on you.

I promised my mother.

I will keep this promise.

I will keep it. That's why…

Mother!

You believed the words your mother said until the very end.

And it is none other than your soul that guided you to that answer.

I respect that.

What?

However, I also arrived at an answer to the means to open the seal.

-I want you to respect that, too. -What?

Pandora!

It's dangerous to attack

-without looking at the surroundings. -Take this!

Emilia?

Why?

Shouldn't you have left the forest already?

Isn't it a bit rude to ask why?

She ran all the way here out of sheer desire to help you.

You two are certainly alike, especially when you're making the same face as her.

-As expected from a mother and daughter. -I'm not Emilia's mother!

Emilia got her cute face from my sister-in-law!

Oh, so it's hers.

Then I've been very rude.

I'm sure her real parents will be happy.

Don't speak of my brother and sister-in-law with your filthy mouth!

Are you not tired of rejecting conversations with violence like this?

How about calming down first…

-and giving us a chance to speak-- -I told you not to run your mouth!

Emilia?

No, that was a mistake! I didn't mean to…

Could you not share just a little of that sentiment with an opponent you detest?

I'm not asking you to love everyone as if they were your daughter.

I'm sure something can change if you care to be a bit more considerate.

Nonsense!

Just who?

-Who would listen to what you say? -Then how about this?

Convince your daughter with your very own mouth.

I've confirmed that she has the key,

but she refuses to open the door no matter what.

All to keep the promise she made with none other than you.

Once the seal is lifted,

I promise we will leave this forest and do nothing else.

"Promise."

What a wonderful word.

I'm sorry, Emilia.

I made you go through all this.

Did you get here by yourself?

What about Arch?

Arch told me to run to the place beyond the white flowers.

That's why I ran a lot!

Emilia.

Emilia.

You did well keeping your promise.

You're a good girl.

A good girl.

Mother…

Mother…

I…

I…

Emilia.

You are my pride.

You are my treasure.

I have witnessed a very wonderful love between a parent and her child.

To love and be loved is marvelous indeed.

I won't let you break the seal.

I won't let you have this girl.

That's why I'll turn you into an ice statue and have you wither here!

I have finally caught up with you!

Geuse!

Lady Fortuna!

Al Huma!

Unseen Hand!

Mother?

Now it's over!

Finally!

That should do it this time!

Lady Fortuna, don't drop your guard!

Be careful!

I will check our surroundings--

Geuse?

What?

Lady Emilia?

No way…

It can't be…

It can't be helped.

You were just "mistaken," that's all.

It can't be!

It can't be!

Just what…

Just what have I…

What have I done?

What have I done?

Why?

For what reason?

It's all for love.

You offered your very own soul just to save the person you love.

All you have done so far are products of love.

It's a very wonderful path of love.

Love?

Yes, there's no need to be afraid of or regret.

It's all inevitable.

Everything leads up to this outcome.

Your love is not a mistake.

All for love?

Emilia…

Mother?

Brother…

I'm sorry.

Mother…

I couldn't protect anything

you told me to.

Sister-in-law…

will surely be angry.

She won't forgive me, right?

Mother, I forgive you.

You're my mother.

You always treat me so kindly.

You loved me just as much as Father and Mother would.

That's why you don't have to apologize.

There's no need to.

I will…

always love you!

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Lia…

Mother?

You're such a crybaby.

I really…

love you.

Now then, are you prepared to choose the hope of lifting the seal?

Lift the seal?

You made a promise to your mother.

However, she has, unfortunately, passed away.

Finally, the shackles of promise that bind you no longer exist.

How about it?

Die.

-What a violent thing you have done-- -Die.

What's wrong?

Please calm down. I'm sure we can understand each other if we talk.

Die.

You're a kind person at heart.

-Your mother will surely be sad about-- -Die.

How troublesome.

It seems whatever I say will backfire.

Die.

Die!

Die.

Die.

Die.

It's a shame considering my goal is right in front of me.

-But I shall leave it as it is for today. -Die!

It seems I will only make you push yourself harder if I continue.

Die!

Die!

From the looks of it, it seems you're about to enter a very long slumber.

Die!

Your power will cover this entire forest in ice that shall never melt.

At some point, your mana shall reach its limit,

Or perhaps…

It shall be offset by someone whose power rivals your own.

But until then…

Die!

-It's unfortunate, but I will not die. -Die!

When the snow melts and this icy winter comes to an end,

-we will surely meet again. -Die!

But I would feel really lonely if you still hated me when that time comes.

-Die! -You will completely forget

about my existence in your memories up to this day.

What?

Feel free to fill the gap yourself.

Let's see you keep your promise with all your heart and soul.

Crave this deeply into your heart.

I would be pleased if you remain just as you are now.

I will be looking forward to our inevitable reunion.

Mother…

If you wish to blame yourself for the falsification of your memories,

then you would be gravely mistaken.

The woman you and your family faced was the Witch of Vainglory.

Your warped memory is undoubtedly due to her Authority of Vainglory.

If I ask about Pandora, will you tell me about her?

I am fond of conversing with others.

However, when it comes to you, I would have to decline.

I see.

Thank you.

So I was the one who turned everyone into ice stone.

Everyone who tried to save me.

You have remembered your past and seen your regret until the end.

All that's left is to hear your answer.

My answer for the trial…

The first trial is a test on whether you can break your greatest regret.

Be it affirming your past self or denying it.

It is no other but your sin that caused all this.

Your mother, your friend, your family, all turned into ice statues because of it.

Your decision to save everyone was nothing more than wishful thinking.

Just what answer is left in you?

It's something people have already taught me.

My mother loved me.

I wanted to save my mother.

I wanted to have her hug me and sleep together with her.

I wanted to tell her how much I love her over and over.

So do you regret it?

I won't regret it.

I won't regret the decision I made to keep my promise and stay in that place.

If there's something I regret,

then that would be how I wasn't strong enough,

smart enough, and couldn't do better.

There is no way I would regret not following Pandora's words

and not breaking my promise.

After all…

My mother stayed with me until the end.

She was proud of me for keeping my promise.

She told me I was her treasure.

But you lost your mother.

Didn't you lose the reason to fight?

That's not true.

I couldn't save my mother.

But I still have everyone else in the village.

They are still waiting for me, inside the ice.

Only I can save them out of there.

The forest is contaminated by the Black Serpent.

Even if you do manage to undo the freezing,

what if their bodies have been eaten away by the plague?

What if nothing remains in this land of your ancestors?

You're just imagining a worst-case scenario.

They are still waiting for my help.

I must wake them up fast so that they can scold me.

Then I will smile at them, happy by the fact that they are alive.

What a foolish delusion.

No, it's a happy prediction of the future.

My mother told me that the time will surely come

when everyone can leave the forest and live a normal life.

Just like how Geuse and his friends became friends with everyone.

Just like how Subaru told me that he loves me.

The world where Mother and Geuse are meant to live in will surely come!

And you're telling me in that future the frozen villagers will also be there?

You're the one who froze them, you know.

I will apologize properly.

I will apologize over and over until they forgive me.

And once they forgive me, I will introduce the world to everyone.

I will tell them there's no need to live in hiding anymore,

that this is the world Mother Fortuna always talked about.

I'll preach her dream until my voice gives up

and until Mother can hear me up in the sky!

I will tell her that I'm happy to be in the world she loved!

I see.

I understand.

I thought I understood you well enough, but you're beyond my expectation.

You're pushy, insolent, conceited,

self-centered, and a full-on hypocrite.

I suppose. Is that bad?

With this, the trial is over.

Regardless of how conceited your conclusion was,

you have come to terms with your past.

You've used your mother's sacrifice to boost your resolve.

You may push that selfish wish of yours through.

You can say whatever you want.

I'm already used to your insults.

Two trials remain.

I would expect some pathetic anguish from you, but…

What? Wait. There are still more trials left?

Two more of them? So three in total?

I'm sure the remaining trials won't mean much to you.

Is that so?

It's ill-suited against your current defiant attitude.

You have abandoned logic, in a sense, after all.

That's very rude.

I hate you.

But I don't hate you that much.

Thank you very much.

I'm sorry, Mother.

Mother…

Mother…

Sorry for making you force yourself.

But now I've learned more than I planned to ask.

Thank you.

To break the barrier was Ryuzu Meyer's wish,

so I feared that going against that wish would be an act

of betrayal towards our originator.

I understand how you feel.

But once Emilia did that and everything went off smoothly,

I'm sure this place will be a sanctuary even to other people in this world.

I'll leave the rest to you, Young Su.

I have certainly received it. That wish from 400 years ago.

That said, I want to let Shima rest.

Ram, can I leave her to you?

If that's the case, better take her to Granny Shi's hideout instead.

-I can take her with you-- -Oh, please wait!

You shouldn't force yourself, Garfiel.

-Let's just leave her to Ram and Ryuzu. -What?

We want to let her rest, not torture her with your loud noises, Garf.

I will come with you, then.

That would be a big help.

I can't relax leaving Lady Ryuzu

with these crude men who don't know how to treat a lady.

Yes.

Wait! Did you just count me in on that--

Could it be that Ram already noticed?

Considering she let us slide…

That's not it.

The very fact that she decided to help us out already gives us the answer.

Hey, don't go and understand stuff without me!

Don't you cast me aside like "One and Ten Morgrelo."

It would be troublesome

if you're not with us and we want to have Ram out of this.

Ram?

Hey, you're not making any sense now--

We're now heading to Margrave Mathers's place.

What?

You have two arms and two people as a burden.

This should be enough, right?

We better get back to welcome Emilia when she's finished.

To think you would come to visit me at this time.

Just what business might you have with me?

You are fully dressed just to welcome us.

That attitude would make me blush.

You are the one who told me in the first place

that you want to see me in my makeup the next time we meet.

Oh, yes, I did, come to think of it.

I usually put on makeup to psych myself up for a battle where I can't lose.

I see.

It's basically a war paint for you.

And so, Subaru,

what are you here for?

I'm sure you know about this already.

The game board you made is starting to crumble.

Certainly.

I can tell the situation has changed seeing your companion this time.

He sure has tamed you well, Garfiel.

What?

However, what concerns me more would be…

Me?

I have wondered about this since you first entered, but…

Who are you, and where did he come from?

Isn't that amazing, Otto?

Looks like you weren't in his future-seeing book of prophecy.

I'm not pleased, and I can't hide my shock that no one informed him about me!

And such a person is standing here in the middle of my contest with Subaru.

I see.

Then he must be "that."

-Yes, the first slip of the gear. -What?

An unknown piece has entered the game board

you so meticulously built.

That's how the flow changed.

All thanks to my friend

who's too insignificant to be in your book of prophecy.

Allow me to formally ask for your name.

My name is Otto Suwen.

I am honored to have this opportunity

to set eyes upon the noble margrave in person.

I am just a traveling merchant, but I hope to become your acquaintance.

I shall remember you, Otto.

The "next me" will surely not lose sight of you in the future.

You did it, Otto.

Just like you wanted, you left a serious impression on Roswaal.

This is not how I wish to be remembered though!

You're able to stand up once again thanks to Otto.

And you've got enough spirit to challenge me in one more showdown.

That's it.

Or so I thought, but isn't it weird?

Don't main heroines usually help at a time like this?

Yet I have male characters who don't know how to read the mood.

You can look at me, but how am I supposed to respond?

I'm just joking, okay?

Let me ask you once again.

What are you here for?

I'm here to demand your surrender.

I heard from Shima.

The true reason…

behind the creation of this sanctuary.

Subtitle translation by: Itqan Madani