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Hey! What are you doing, bastard?!

Go! Forget me and protect the demon sword!

Like hell I can!

I have to take you with me, or it's pointless!

Then... save me.

If your duty is to take me with you,

then protect the demon sword!

Come and save me!

Why did I do this...

It's too reckless.

That's correct.

I know everything about you.

Hope doesn't suit you.

This base and the witch are both mine.

And in time, the demon sword, too.

Up to this point, and from now on...

There is no hope for you.

I've always been alone all this time.

No one will save me.

There is no hope for me.

I... know that.

Hey, so you're Ashgan?

I guess demon swords aren't as big of a deal as I thought.

(The Witch and the Demon Sword - Act III)

Without Helga, there is no way to break my seal!

Turn back, now!

Shut up.

No need to order me around.

I'll bring back that witch with my blood, sweat, and tears.

Where are you going?

How the hell am I gonna fly?

We'll reconvene with Ashaf.

What?

You can't even use a single spell?

The wall is disappearing.

Did they kill each other?

Huh. So you're not dead yet.

Well well, if it isn't Guideau.

Good to see that you were able to run away.

I'm like this, as you can see.

But I'm fine, I guess.

He saved me.

He's still breathing. I'll treat him now.

Huh? Why should you? Leave him.

Guideau. Did the Executioner show up?

Yeah, he did.

I've convinced him that Executioners exist.

He'll be of help to us.

Are you letting me live?

Why did you hold back?

A great elemental's power isn't that weak.

There are various forms of magic.

Did my subordinate betray me out of her own will,

or has she been controlled with magic?

I couldn't determine that.

If I didn't restrain the great elemental's power,

I would've killed her.

That's not all.

You also went pretty easy on Guideau right here.

The Man of Ice, Matt Cugat.

You're softer than I thought.

That softness will cost you your life.

The demon sword and girl that should've been brought to the base...

Is the witch not around?

What happened up there?

Everything has fallen to the hands of the Executioner.

Your battalion has been completely wiped out.

How pathetic.

I see.

Now, then. The Executioner is after the demon sword.

In that case, he'd probably come running here soon to chase after it.

Meanwhile, over here, we have one person on the brink of death

and a spellcaster who's spent his energy on healing him.

I'm not in a condition where I can cook up something grand.

If that's the case, can you at least hide the demon sword somewhere?

We can't do that.

That demon sword will enthrall someone.

What? Then don't enthrall anyone.

Unfortunately, it's not something that happens because I willed it to.

So, in short...

It means fighting back won't really achieve much.

Huh. I thought you'd be stealthing around by now.

And I took all of this manpower with me.

This is kind of embarrassing, now.

Mind control...

Is that the power of your forbidden instrument, Executioner?!

Hm? Oh.

That's precisely the case, Lieutenant Colonel.

Created by the powerful leader of a lost ancient nation,

sewn together from the skin of seventeen ancient kings.

The Demon Hand, Ishlingen.

To add to that, an enchanted royal ring

is put on the right index finger, the symbol of authority,

enhancing its power.

By caressing someone with this hand,

they all will start obeying my orders.

But witches don't seem to listen to me no matter how much I touch them.

It's quite the trouble.

I've used too much power, and now it's about time to offer my payment.

Stop!

Phew.

This is the hassle that comes with using a forbidden instrument.

Don't let her escape!

You did set something up, after all.

This is just some makeshift solution, not something I set up!

Take Helga with you and run, Guideau!

I don't know if I can be the help you expect me to be..

We didn't have to turn back in the end.

Oh? Did you want to come save me?

Stop yapping.

Come on, let's run!

Behind you.

Look out!

No matter how much I touch them, witches won't listen to me.

I'm sorry.

That was...

...a lie.

I'm sorry, I guess.

Even if you didn't want to do it,

you did save me again and again. But...

I made it all go to waste. Sorry.

You did so well, Helga!

Come here.

It's finally in the hands of who it should belong to.

Now, then...

Stop! Don't unsheathe it!

Think this over.

If that demon sword's power is as the legends say,

then why have the witch been facing danger all this time...

...yet stubbornly not unsheathe it?!

It's because it will create a more dire situation than this!

So noisy.

Are you surprised?

Nothing will happen out of just unsheathing a demon sword.

I know everything about demon swords.

For example, these girls.

The Dauntless Witch's clan,

who has been strictly isolating and protecting the demon sword.

Why is she strolling around here with it, then?

Of course, I know the reason.

That's because their hideaway was burned to the ground.

The clan was made to reveal the secrets of the demon sword,

and they were all killed.

The sole survivor, Helga,

embarked on a journey to run away and protect the magic sword.

Why do I know this, you ask?

Let me answer that for you.

That's because

us Executioners were behind all of that.

You were...

You were the one who...

Oops, I wavered.

Witches sure have a strong resistance.

Now, lastly, I will tell you the one thing you all want to know the most.

Stop.

You shall not unsheathe me!

The necessary thing to break the seal...

...is a witch's heart.

Scumbag!

What have we been doing all of this for?!

Don't let her die no matter what!

And now, the seal has been broken!

Demon sword, Ashgan!

Helga.

Helga, you can't.

How many times do I have to tell you?

You have to let the demon sword rest in slumber underground.

Otherwise, it's dangerous.

You can't take it outside.

Do you know how important the duty of our clan is?

Only you and I inherit the powers of a witch.

Get ahold of yourself.

I mean...

I mean, it's because...

What's going on?

Stop!

Mommy! Stop!

What in the world...

Big sis...

You've been hiding here,

so that means you're still yourself, right, Helga?

You have to sword with you, so you have to run away all by yourself.

You can't stay here anymore.

Those people... Mom called them Executioners.

Because of them, everyone's acting all strange.

Even mom has fallen to their hands.

Listen. Whatever happens, don't let them have the demon sword.

You have to protect it. Protect the demon sword.

I'll go and be a decoy for them or whatever I have to be.

So, please...

This is quite the problem.

She's not speaking at all.

Master taught us to not take away too much hope or cause too much despair.

That's a difficult thing for me.

Hey, you.

Just let me know this one thing.

Even if you don't say anything,

with my forbidden instrument, the secrets about the demon sword...

...will all be coughed up by your mommy, I'm sure.

What's the point of putting so much effort?

Hey, Helga.

Sealing the demon sword and protecting the world...

Putting that much effort for the people outside you've barely ever seen before...

I'm sure you don't get the point of it.

Even so, we all risked our lives for it.

Do not ever throw it all away.

Do you hate those people?

If you seek revenge, unsheathe me.

Yes. I want to seek revenge.

I want to kill all of those people.

But I will never unsheathe you!

Mommy and my big sister will never want that!

Even if that brings danger upon you?

Even so, I won't unsheathe you.

If you got released,

what kind of terrible thing would happen?

What happened?

Did it... slice that?

Yes, it sliced that.

And not just the town or the base.

The barrier, too!

He didn't decipher the spell or anything.

He tore through the Paladin Corps' barrier with brute force.

I see, now.

The power that's going to destroy the world, huh?

Now I understand.

This is the demon sword!

Amazing! What amazing power!

Demon sword! First, you shall kill Matt Cugat!

- Hm? - Executioner.

You have misunderstood something.

About the demon sword's true nature.

Misunderstood?

No, I think there's no problem with my understanding of it.

"Its wielder will have power that can rule the world,

bringing destruction to everything else."

That's just superstition. I know that.

What the demon sword grants to its wielder

is the guarantee of their own survival!

The one who unsheathes it

is the only person the demon sword will not be able to harm.

That's their privilege. But that's the only thing.

That's the only thing granted to them.

But even so,

I still have this demon hand that can turn the demon sword into my loyal servant!

This forbidden instrument was even able to bend the will of a witch

and I've sacrificed over a hundred of Cugat's subordinates to it!

The witch and the demon sword both indeed have powers beyond human capabilities.

However, their hearts are the exception to that!

I said that's where you've misunderstood.

The thing the witch sealed

was its power and its beastly nature.

Even I also know a little bit about unsealed demon swords.

Taking down so many witches must have made you arrogant.

Stop!

That forbidden instrument

works by using the respect and fear people have for its user.

It enhances those feelings to its maximum limit. That's how it works.

But demon swords originally don't have any sense of reason.

They only have their bodies and their impulse for destruction.

Monsters that don't have any sort of will to respect or fear others.

How can you control that?

This is a demon sword's true nature.

What you unleashed is something that humans can't ever match up to.

It's a monster.

O great elemental...

I will give you my left arm if that is what you wish.

Do not let a single person die!

My mind control doesn't work...

No, I'm sure that's not the case.

Sacrifices! Not enough sacrifices! I'm sure that's the case!

Hey!

What's going on?

Aren't you supposed to be controlling the demon sword?

Why do you think I've been working with you all this time?!

Do something alrea...

More.

I need more sacrifices!

Many more!

The demon sword will not harm me.

I can try as many methods as I want.

I'll bring more sacrifices, and it'll go back to me!

Oh, that's right.

Where did the citizens evacuate, again?

You can go wild as much as you want,

demon sword Ashgan.

Ashgan...

You're awake.

The seal...

Has it been broken?

Yeah.

It's all over now.

Nothing can stop Ashgan.

Hurry... leave me and run.

You shouldn't be around me.

He must hate my clan so much.

In the end,

I guess I'll end up dead without even fulfilling my duty.

I'm pissed.

At least... at least...

I wanted to at least know what a kiss feels like!

You haven't had one?

No, I haven't! Got a problem with that?!

Hey, treat my legs, too.

I can't even walk straight.

Guideau.

Seems like all the cards are on the table now.

We thought it was just the Paladin Corps at first,

but now there's also a great elemental, and an Executioner...

...and an unsealed demon sword, as well.

Good grief. They're all on the table, all right.

Now, then.

Should we also use it?

Helga.

That wish of yours... will you let us fulfill it?

Huh?

Huh? What?!

Now, close your eyes...

Eek! Wait a minute! Wait just a minute!

You can't! I mean, you can, but...

Wait... You'll fulfill my wish, so that means...

You can't mean... for real?!

Yes, of course.

That's exactly what I mean.

The power to destroy the world...

There are countless of those things out there.

(The Witch and the Demon Sword - Epilogue) Next episode, "The Witch and the Demon Sword - Epilogue"