1 00:00:06,940 --> 00:00:09,860 Ah, that much-talked-about... 2 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:12,150 You're telling me to disgrace myself? 3 00:00:13,130 --> 00:00:15,210 You best just give up. 4 00:00:17,130 --> 00:00:18,740 "Incompetent talented girl." 5 00:00:43,290 --> 00:00:46,540 Perhaps they've gotten lost. 6 00:00:59,710 --> 00:01:01,330 Where am I...? 7 00:01:02,630 --> 00:01:04,630 My outfit has changed yet again. 8 00:01:05,750 --> 00:01:08,420 Welcome to "Walter's Illusory Tale." 9 00:01:08,420 --> 00:01:09,540 Mule! 10 00:01:09,540 --> 00:01:11,790 Can you keep quiet and behave yourself? 11 00:01:12,250 --> 00:01:13,420 It's about to begin. 12 00:01:14,790 --> 00:01:16,170 "Begin"? 13 00:01:18,630 --> 00:01:19,550 Lita... 14 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:21,540 Elli! 15 00:01:24,540 --> 00:01:25,920 Quiet, please. 16 00:01:33,580 --> 00:01:34,820 What is all this? 17 00:01:35,170 --> 00:01:38,280 Welcome to the Queen of Hearts' court. 18 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,240 I presume you're Melida Angel, the girl in question. 19 00:01:43,250 --> 00:01:44,960 Yes, "Big Brother." 20 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:49,870 That is without question the daughter of the head House of Angel. 21 00:01:49,870 --> 00:01:51,040 Very good! 22 00:01:51,460 --> 00:01:54,830 Then, let the trial now begin. 23 00:01:56,330 --> 00:01:59,080 Pride of an Assassin-Instructor 24 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:04,790 "Trial"? 25 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,940 That man is the judge as well as the ringleader behind this conspiracy. 26 00:02:12,580 --> 00:02:17,740 It was under his instruction that I lead you and the others here, Melida. 27 00:02:19,380 --> 00:02:20,500 I see... 28 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,540 I don't know who you are or where you come from 29 00:02:24,540 --> 00:02:26,800 but I won't bow my head to a king 30 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,710 who hides his face with a mask and is unwilling to reveal his lineage. 31 00:02:31,170 --> 00:02:35,380 We're still in the middle of our certification exam, so I'll be going now. 32 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,000 You cannot flee, imposter daughter of the House of Angel. 33 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,750 Clerk, please prepare to start recording. 34 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,040 Once Upon a Time. 35 00:02:48,420 --> 00:02:52,120 "Anders' Codex" here is a magical text that will 36 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,690 accurately chronicle all the events as they unfold. 37 00:02:54,690 --> 00:02:58,690 So you best be careful about your choice of words of here. 38 00:02:59,250 --> 00:03:03,960 Otherwise you'll end up delighting the public with a Knight-Duke House-related scandal. 39 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,360 There is a single charge against you. 40 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:14,920 The defendant, Melida Angel, in spite of having no qualification to be in a Knight-Duke House 41 00:03:15,290 --> 00:03:17,250 is suspected of laying claim to the Angel family name 42 00:03:17,250 --> 00:03:22,840 and deceiving the people of Flandore over the course of 13 years. 43 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,540 You damn "incompetent talented girl"! 44 00:03:24,540 --> 00:03:26,930 Such a thing is unforgivable! 45 00:03:26,930 --> 00:03:28,540 Precisely! 46 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:33,210 However, the time to shed light on her crimes has finally come. 47 00:03:33,670 --> 00:03:38,980 The man who says he is her true father has appeared and taken center stage. 48 00:03:39,790 --> 00:03:40,900 And furthermore... 49 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,200 We have here proof that the defendant's lineage is improper. 50 00:03:45,500 --> 00:03:46,830 That's my... 51 00:03:47,750 --> 00:03:50,050 "Name: Melida Angel." 52 00:03:50,050 --> 00:03:51,880 Her Class is... 53 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:54,540 Oh my... 54 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,170 "Samurai." 55 00:03:57,290 --> 00:03:58,460 I knew it! 56 00:03:58,460 --> 00:04:00,330 So, that girl really is... 57 00:04:00,630 --> 00:04:03,120 While it may be true my Class is Samurai 58 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,680 that's not evidence that I'm not my father's daughter. 59 00:04:07,210 --> 00:04:09,420 My instructor taught me that. 60 00:04:10,420 --> 00:04:12,330 Even when one is born into a Knight-Duke House 61 00:04:12,330 --> 00:04:15,210 there are cases in which they don't inherit a higher-ranked Class! 62 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,040 You are indeed correct. 63 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,780 However, there is something I just can't wrap my head around. 64 00:04:21,780 --> 00:04:25,420 Why is it that you were an "incompetent talented girl" who didn't have any mana? 65 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:31,330 And why only now at the age of 13 did your mana suddenly awaken? 66 00:04:31,330 --> 00:04:33,130 Th-that's because... 67 00:04:34,460 --> 00:04:35,920 That's because what?! 68 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,790 Why did your mana manifest all of a sudden?! 69 00:04:38,380 --> 00:04:41,080 If anyone finds out about what happened... 70 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,920 See! She can't offer a reply! 71 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,630 She has a guilty conscience, after all! 72 00:04:45,630 --> 00:04:47,000 Th-that's not true! 73 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,510 Sure about that?! 74 00:04:48,510 --> 00:04:51,000 Deep down even you know, don't you? 75 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,330 That, having been labeled an "incompetent talented girl," 76 00:04:53,330 --> 00:04:56,020 you're unworthy of being part of a Knight-Duke House! 77 00:04:56,020 --> 00:04:57,630 It's clear as day now! 78 00:04:57,630 --> 00:05:00,730 Melida Angel's father is not Duke Felgus! 79 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,130 This is absolutely unbearable! 80 00:05:03,130 --> 00:05:05,740 When the two of them married 81 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:08,780 Duke Felgus had people from all quarters running him ragged. 82 00:05:08,780 --> 00:05:12,000 What a little hussy she was to betray that devotion! 83 00:05:12,330 --> 00:05:15,070 Sure enough, shouldn't the vulgar commoners be expelled to 84 00:05:15,070 --> 00:05:17,340 the lower-social-stratum living quarters 85 00:05:17,340 --> 00:05:21,210 and Flandore kept as the domain of us nobles alone?! 86 00:05:21,210 --> 00:05:22,090 Shut up... 87 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,380 SHUT UP! 88 00:05:26,380 --> 00:05:29,000 Don't you speak ill of my mother and father! 89 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,350 I remember it all. 90 00:05:31,580 --> 00:05:35,850 My mother sincerely loved me and my father! 91 00:05:35,850 --> 00:05:38,280 I refuse to believe I'm the product of an affair! 92 00:05:38,280 --> 00:05:39,670 Then, why is your mana- 93 00:05:39,670 --> 00:05:41,710 I will prove that to you! 94 00:05:42,250 --> 00:05:46,000 I'll get more and more powerful, join Crest Legion 95 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,050 become the kind of child of the House of Angel who's acknowledged 96 00:05:48,050 --> 00:05:49,660 by people all over the country 97 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,880 and attest to the love that my mother and father shared! 98 00:05:54,460 --> 00:05:55,540 Lita... 99 00:05:56,290 --> 00:05:58,960 I will absolutely not give in! 100 00:06:00,830 --> 00:06:04,460 I'll be damned if I lose to you all! 101 00:06:10,630 --> 00:06:12,630 Then you should prove it to us. 102 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,790 Let's see whether you're truly a match for someone from a Knight-Duke House. 103 00:06:21,580 --> 00:06:22,960 Salacha...? 104 00:06:23,330 --> 00:06:26,210 Go now, my loyal knight Jack! 105 00:06:26,790 --> 00:06:29,750 Expose the deception that has grown rampant in the House of Angel! 106 00:06:30,170 --> 00:06:33,250 If possible, I wanted to put a stop to this before it went this far... 107 00:06:36,290 --> 00:06:36,960 Wait! 108 00:06:37,540 --> 00:06:39,080 Cut it out, Salacha! 109 00:06:39,580 --> 00:06:40,170 Lita! 110 00:06:42,580 --> 00:06:43,290 Thanks! 111 00:06:46,460 --> 00:06:49,220 Now that it's come to this, I'm left with no choice. 112 00:06:49,220 --> 00:06:52,630 At best I can end this quickly by my own hand. 113 00:06:53,130 --> 00:06:55,580 I can at least take pride in that! 114 00:06:59,080 --> 00:06:59,770 Lita! 115 00:07:01,790 --> 00:07:03,960 Please don't put up a struggle. 116 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,110 I have no desire to see your blood. 117 00:07:06,380 --> 00:07:08,080 How very kind of you. 118 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:12,160 But you best not underestimate the Samurai Class! 119 00:07:21,250 --> 00:07:23,130 The Dragoon ability of flight... 120 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:26,590 Springily Rain! 121 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,130 Lita! 122 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,960 She seems to be trying her best, at least. 123 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:37,180 Too bad Melida doesn't have a chance in a million of winning. 124 00:07:37,670 --> 00:07:42,380 I mean, right from the beginning she's getting pinned down by Sala, a Dragoon Class. 125 00:07:44,540 --> 00:07:49,040 She's not a Paladin Class, and if moreover she suffers an overwhelming defeat 126 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,630 to a fellow daughter of a Knight-Duke House who's her same age 127 00:07:51,630 --> 00:07:56,800 there will be no one left who believes she's descended from the House of Angel. 128 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,500 You reek of lies. 129 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:02,710 Lita boasted about you to me. 130 00:08:02,710 --> 00:08:05,750 She said she had gotten to know a really pretty girl. 131 00:08:06,250 --> 00:08:08,790 She said she felt like you might become a special kind of friend. 132 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,000 Oh, I see. 133 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,460 But, I bet she hates me now. 134 00:08:13,970 --> 00:08:15,470 That's your real intention. 135 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:22,750 So long as she has a friend like you by her side, I'm sure Melida will be fine. 136 00:08:22,750 --> 00:08:25,600 You really like Lita, don't you? 137 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,920 If you think of Lita and look down on her 138 00:08:29,330 --> 00:08:32,610 I will stand behind her and support her. 139 00:08:32,610 --> 00:08:35,170 I take pride in that! 140 00:08:37,380 --> 00:08:39,000 She's dominating. 141 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,920 Take a look at that! 142 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,960 How unsightly it is to be unable to do anything more than run away! 143 00:08:44,460 --> 00:08:47,290 Those with addled eyes see that and think she's dominating? 144 00:08:49,670 --> 00:08:51,080 Just who the hell is he? 145 00:08:51,670 --> 00:08:53,800 That man who trains her... 146 00:08:57,130 --> 00:08:58,080 No, Salacha! 147 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:06,100 No more taking refuge in the sky! 148 00:09:09,020 --> 00:09:10,020 Sala! 149 00:09:11,330 --> 00:09:13,740 Lady Salacha lost?! 150 00:09:15,330 --> 00:09:16,860 Now, you all listen to me! 151 00:09:20,630 --> 00:09:24,630 I take pride in being Samurai Class! 152 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,790 It is because I'm a Samurai that I was able to pick myself up 153 00:09:27,790 --> 00:09:29,810 and it's because there's someone I want to catch up 154 00:09:29,810 --> 00:09:31,750 with that I can find the courage to push forward. 155 00:09:32,630 --> 00:09:34,210 Staying true to myself 156 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:38,090 I'll get everyone to accept me just as I am. 157 00:09:39,350 --> 00:09:42,670 I am a Paladin of the House of Angel! 158 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,330 U-uh, If... by any chance at all... 159 00:09:52,330 --> 00:09:55,500 Lady Melida truly is the daughter of Duke Felgus 160 00:09:55,500 --> 00:09:59,880 and the late awakening of her mana and difference in Class was simply bad luck... 161 00:10:00,460 --> 00:10:04,580 Wouldn't it mean we've done something extremely treasonous? 162 00:10:06,330 --> 00:10:09,170 Once she's backed into a corner, she's of no use at all. 163 00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:12,790 I suppose I'll make it as if this never happened. 164 00:10:23,830 --> 00:10:25,000 Is that...?! 165 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:38,500 Melida! 166 00:10:42,710 --> 00:10:44,210 What's that?! 167 00:10:44,210 --> 00:10:46,380 An "Alternate Fountain Pen"! 168 00:10:46,380 --> 00:10:50,460 It's a super-rare non-standard item that can rewrite the effects of magical texts! 169 00:10:50,790 --> 00:10:52,750 What's Sala doing with something like that?! 170 00:11:04,290 --> 00:11:06,040 What should we be doing now?! 171 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,210 We're mana users, you know! 172 00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:14,330 Melida is absolutely right. 173 00:11:15,540 --> 00:11:17,420 Playtime is over now. 174 00:11:18,380 --> 00:11:19,330 Okay! 175 00:11:22,670 --> 00:11:25,630 Everyone in the gallery, this is the way out! 176 00:11:25,630 --> 00:11:26,830 Hurry, everybody! 177 00:11:26,830 --> 00:11:27,830 Get on the other side of the door! 178 00:11:32,330 --> 00:11:33,610 Mrs. Othello? 179 00:11:33,610 --> 00:11:35,290 Uh, I-I... 180 00:11:37,830 --> 00:11:39,710 Please quickly take refuge. 181 00:11:39,710 --> 00:11:43,500 Elli will be troubled if you don't return home to the mansion. 182 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,790 Quickly, now! We need to go, too! 183 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,080 Come, come... 184 00:12:00,790 --> 00:12:03,030 beautiful princesses! 185 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,830 Isn't it about time for the finale of this fairy tale? 186 00:12:14,250 --> 00:12:15,380 You're...! 187 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:21,510 My current role is not as "Melida Angel's imposter father." 188 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,750 It is as "complete unadulterated evil." 189 00:12:25,180 --> 00:12:26,710 Sure enough, you are an imposter! 190 00:12:26,710 --> 00:12:28,710 How dare you torment Lita like you did! 191 00:12:35,540 --> 00:12:36,750 It's eroding it? 192 00:12:37,250 --> 00:12:39,210 It's time to put an end to this! 193 00:12:39,210 --> 00:12:40,280 Elli! 194 00:12:45,780 --> 00:12:46,830 Lita... 195 00:12:47,580 --> 00:12:49,380 Elli, I'll protect you. 196 00:12:50,710 --> 00:12:52,250 Now let me hear... 197 00:12:52,580 --> 00:12:55,250 the despair-filled shriek of a young lady! 198 00:13:05,500 --> 00:13:06,750 Instructor... 199 00:13:08,380 --> 00:13:10,880 Sorry I took so long, Lady Melida. 200 00:13:11,830 --> 00:13:13,600 Leave the rest to me. 201 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,540 No, Instructor. 202 00:13:19,710 --> 00:13:21,440 I am also going to protect everyone! 203 00:13:24,330 --> 00:13:27,040 That's the kind of thing that makes you my pupil. 204 00:13:32,710 --> 00:13:34,500 Let's do this, milady! 205 00:13:34,500 --> 00:13:35,670 Okay! 206 00:13:36,290 --> 00:13:39,000 I suspected that you would come 207 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,830 private tutor of Melida Angel. 208 00:13:43,670 --> 00:13:44,920 As if I care. 209 00:13:45,250 --> 00:13:46,460 Now, scram. 210 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:57,850 When did you...?! 211 00:14:08,030 --> 00:14:09,080 Too slow. 212 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,380 It's taking you three seconds to unleash your mana. 213 00:14:11,380 --> 00:14:12,330 Understood. 214 00:14:15,210 --> 00:14:17,130 What's a bastard like you gonna- 215 00:14:17,750 --> 00:14:20,080 Don't make light of the Samurai Class. 216 00:14:44,790 --> 00:14:47,960 Thousand Blade: Brilliant Severing-Petal! 217 00:15:09,460 --> 00:15:10,500 Instructor! 218 00:15:45,750 --> 00:15:47,170 Miu... 219 00:15:47,670 --> 00:15:50,000 Oh my, how careless of me. 220 00:15:53,500 --> 00:15:57,040 Those two are so passionate they couldn't resist. 221 00:16:05,210 --> 00:16:08,880 Damn it! Ouch! It hurts! 222 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,130 Stop making a fuss and being so unseemly. 223 00:16:11,130 --> 00:16:12,510 Duke! 224 00:16:12,510 --> 00:16:18,040 Though it happened within a tale, you suffered death, so you bet it hurts. 225 00:16:19,460 --> 00:16:21,040 Save me, Duke! 226 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:24,710 I get it. 227 00:16:26,500 --> 00:16:27,630 Thank you for your service. 228 00:16:31,380 --> 00:16:32,830 Why...? 229 00:16:33,210 --> 00:16:36,630 I thought I'd give you one last role to play, you see. 230 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:45,490 The unforeseen ability and determination of the "incompetent talented girl"... 231 00:16:45,490 --> 00:16:49,540 The skill of her private tutor and his hidden background... 232 00:16:50,380 --> 00:16:54,150 It would seem there is still much that I have to do. 233 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,420 Lady Elise! 234 00:16:59,420 --> 00:17:00,580 Instructor Rose! 235 00:17:00,580 --> 00:17:02,490 I was so worried! 236 00:17:02,490 --> 00:17:04,540 Any injuries? You okay? 237 00:17:05,210 --> 00:17:06,250 I'm alright. 238 00:17:06,630 --> 00:17:09,750 Welcome back, Instructor Kufa, Melida. 239 00:17:10,130 --> 00:17:11,710 I'm so very glad you're safe. 240 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,110 I'm sorry to have worried you. 241 00:17:14,110 --> 00:17:15,960 Melida, you did a great job, too. 242 00:17:16,330 --> 00:17:17,080 Thanks! 243 00:17:17,670 --> 00:17:18,750 Truly. 244 00:17:32,330 --> 00:17:37,450 In the following days, a number of people claiming to be Lady Melida's true father 245 00:17:37,450 --> 00:17:40,250 wrote in to the various newspapers. 246 00:17:40,630 --> 00:17:44,250 Regarding the incident that had secretly shaken the Cardinals' Scholarship District... 247 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,880 The matter was resolved by Knight-Duke Serge Shicksal 248 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,080 who had moved forward with an independent investigation. 249 00:17:53,710 --> 00:17:59,130 The culprit behind the incident was a member of Crest Legion named Bijou Niese. 250 00:17:59,830 --> 00:18:03,920 The young elite knight is considered to have perpetrated the act of violence 251 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,810 due to harboring doubts about the current state of the nation. 252 00:18:07,710 --> 00:18:11,770 But he has gone into hiding and the truth of the matter remains in the dark. 253 00:18:12,790 --> 00:18:16,420 To deal with the aftermath of this crime unprecedented in the history of Crest Legion 254 00:18:16,830 --> 00:18:23,040 the commander of the unit, Duke Felgus Angel, is briefly staying with Lady Melida. 255 00:18:27,460 --> 00:18:29,000 Come on, get back up. 256 00:18:29,670 --> 00:18:30,830 Thanks. 257 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:32,790 Lita? 258 00:18:35,500 --> 00:18:36,710 Now, now... 259 00:18:47,630 --> 00:18:48,830 Father! 260 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,540 Regarding your Class that was shown on your certificate for passing the labyrinth-librarian exam... 261 00:19:03,580 --> 00:19:08,460 In your great-grandmother's generation, there was a relative who was Samurai Class... 262 00:19:08,460 --> 00:19:10,580 If I'm remembering correctly. 263 00:19:13,710 --> 00:19:15,960 You very much resemble Melinoa. 264 00:19:18,290 --> 00:19:19,830 Father... 265 00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:35,990 I leave the rest to you. 266 00:19:35,990 --> 00:19:37,080 Understood. 267 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,920 I'm happy for you, Lady Melida. 268 00:21:27,290 --> 00:21:29,080 Ah, look at the time! 269 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:30,330 We have to hurry! 270 00:21:30,330 --> 00:21:32,630 It's the opening ceremony, so we must get ready, too! 271 00:21:32,630 --> 00:21:34,710 Milady, it's time to go. 272 00:21:35,330 --> 00:21:36,380 Alright. 273 00:22:00,380 --> 00:22:03,250 You're the same color as my instructor, you know. 274 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:13,670 You're always together, aren't you? 275 00:22:23,790 --> 00:22:24,750 Milady. 276 00:22:25,330 --> 00:22:26,330 Instructor! 277 00:22:37,630 --> 00:22:44,040 For my reward for passing the certification exam, will you hear out my selfish request? 278 00:22:44,540 --> 00:22:46,000 Go right ahead. 279 00:22:50,750 --> 00:22:52,880 I'd like you to see it... 280 00:22:53,380 --> 00:22:59,170 The moment this world, which could be said to be cruel, acknowledges me someday. 281 00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:07,920 Then, rather than entrusting my life to you, I'd like to risk my life for you. 282 00:23:09,630 --> 00:23:12,130 Ah, sure enough... 283 00:23:16,130 --> 00:23:18,380 She is my little lady. 284 00:23:24,420 --> 00:23:27,080 Oh, dear! If we don't hurry we'll be late! 285 00:23:29,580 --> 00:23:31,470 Let's go, Instructor. 286 00:23:31,470 --> 00:23:35,040 You are, after all, my one and only... 287 00:23:35,460 --> 00:23:37,380 pride as an assassin.