"I can't..." "I can't take it anymore!" "We have no use for those who can't survive!" "Be strong for Roland!" "That is all the reason you have to exist!" "Idiot!" " Ryner..." " I'll beat the crap out of you!" "There are tons of people who want to live, but die anyway." "Don't act so spoiled!" "But I don't want to see it anymore!" "Not everyone dying..." "I don't want to see that either." "So..." "Listen." "Hold on tight to my hand, and whatever you do, don't let go." "Staying asleep" "Losing sight of you" "It makes me want to break everything right now" "If I can't hear the words I yearn for again" "I'd carelessly offer my life" "Desires that cuddle" "With a fading light" "It's lonely" "Will the morning sun come before me?" "Answer me" "Is there a love that binds us?" "Stand and face the despair we invited" "The wills of the people" "Born and destroyed" "Choose the future and open the lock" "Huh?" "Huh?" "How odd..." "So basically, this means there aren't any hero relics here." "If they had to go so far as to build this fortress to guard it, you'd think it could be a hero relic, right?" "And yet..." "What they're hiding here are just records of tax evaders?" "You're kidding me." "I've gotten a general idea of the situation." "Well?" "Any last words?" "H-Hold on, wait a second!" "A place more likely to have a hero relic is actually right here." "The truth is, the position of this fortress is just a little ways off from the resting place of a sword belonging to a hero recorded in literature." " And?" " And, uh..." "Remember the place where we camped yesterday?" "In the woods..." "To be honest, the map had an "X" mark right around that area..." "Oh?" "And you didn't tell me this?" "W-Well, if we couldn't spot the hero's sword, that would mean someone drew it already, or it got buried in the ground." "Digging up a relic from thousands of years ago would be a huge hassle." "You didn't want to bother?" "That's why, uh..." "I'm sorry!" "See, uh..." "And who are you people?" "You've been skulking around the past few minutes." "Yeah." "If you're gonna attack, can't you just get it over with?" "Ah, geez..." "Brother Sui, you got us noticed with all your shuffling around!" "Eh?" "It's my fault?" "Of course it is!" "Geez, geez, geez!" "All right, the treasure's right in front of us." "Our opposition looks tough, so be ready to flee at any time." "Oh, Brother Sui, you've turned 26 and still can't earn a living!" "This poor 14-year-old keeps looking after an artist who does nothing but dream, unable to fall in love, unable to get married, just spoiling away!" "Well, I can't have that." " I want you to be happy, Kuu." " On that note may we ask for a portion of the treasure?" "!" "Spare us a bit, for the sake of Kuu's wedding expenses." "An opening!" "What's all this?" "!" "There isn't a single treasure in here!" "Hey!" "Where did you hide the treasure?" "It's been like that the whole time." "Huh?" "!" "Then what the heck are you guys doing here?" "Well, you see, uh..." "H-Hero rel..." "We're investigators, here under secret orders from the King of Imperial Nelpha." "I see." "Then there's no need to stick around here." "Let's go, Brother Sui." "Sorry for the bother!" "Investigators from Nelpha, huh?" "Time to eat!" "Lear?" "Are you feeling sick?" "You don't look like you've eaten much." "No..." "It's just that we haven't had any success at all since coming to this town." "If only that taboo-breaker guy would use some flashy magic, we could get some rumors." "Do you realize what you're saying?" "If that happens in an outside nation, that would lay Roland's magic bare for everyone to see!" "Moe's right." "If other countries learn the secrets of our magic it could lead to Roland's downfall." "That is how dangerous the existence of taboo breakers is." "Yeah..." "A taboo breaker, who mastered our magic and absconded to another land without permission." "Our taboo breaker pursuit mission is pivotal to the fate of our nation." "That's why Lord Sion directly..." " We'll do our best!" " Leaving aside more complicated matters how would you like some dessert?" "It looks delicious!" "Thank you!" "I love it when she does that!" "When the captain gets that melting expression!" "Captain?" "Is something the matter?" "It's because you were mocking her, Lach!" "Hey, you said it first!" "No, no." "I'm fine, okay?" "I was so happy that we could all enjoy a nice meal together like this, I just..." "Um..." "Please pardon us for interrupting your meal!" "Are you the ones gathering information on taboo breakers?" "Y-Yes." "We encountered two people who seemed an awful lot like taboo breakers." "Tell me everything!" "Fiole." "I'm sorry I took so long to come here." "My power is never enough..." "I keep speaking so conceitedly, yet even now, I can't lay a finger on the nobles of this land!" "Again..." "Give up that habit already." "This is Fiole Folkal's younger sister, Eslina Folkal." "Please don't keep such an expression." "It will make my brother sad." "My brother was happy." "He spoke so much of how happy he was to be of service to His Majesty, in the letters... he sent me..." "There he is!" " It's just like the siblings said." " Yeah." "Ryner, that violent, twisted woman must be exploiting some weakness of yours, using you in all kinds of wicked ploys." "I am the only one who can save Ryner now!" "And then!" "Um, Captain?" "Yes?" " Your orders?" " Ah, right." "First, I'll draw their attention with magic." " Moe, back me up." " Roger, Ma'am." "Luke, Lach, and Lear, you'll all attack with swords." "Reduce the taboo breaker's combat capabilities and apprehend him." "Understood." "All right, commence the operation!" " Ma'am!" " Ma'am!" "Ryner, I'm going to save you now, just watch!" "What I seek is thunder!" "Izuchi!" "This is trouble!" "Protect the captain!" "So, this girl is an acquaintance of yours?" "No way, you still don't remember?" "I'm Milk!" "You know, Milk!" "We were at the same orphanage!" "Who was that again?" "Aw, come on..." "I can't believe this!" "And after you even promised to marry me!" "Eh?" "Marry you?" "Really, you were using marriage as bait and devouring young girls at such a young age?" "The hell I did!" "And?" "If that promise is true, would you want to marry Ryner?" "W-Well..." "Promise or not, it was back when we were kids, I guess..." "Still..." "To meet again like this, there must be threads of fate involved." "Don't you think?" "And the boy from that day, that you've finally reunited with, has grown into an all-time degenerate!" "Yes, a degenerate..." "Hey!" "Stop making weird interjections!" "This is an act of mercy." "I'll sever the threads of fate that bring you misfortune, along with this man's head." "No!" "Ryner, run for it!" "I'm not sticking around for this." "I suppose if we don't get back to work soon, the day will pass on." "Hold on, wait a minute!" "Ryner!" "Ryner!" "If Sion gave them those orders, why do I have to get chased around?" "Our relic search is a top-secret mission." "Instructions concerning us probably haven't spread that far." "But, still..." "No way!" "It's no use." "The Alpha Stigma can't get a read on it." "There are traces indicating that it's been bestowed with some kind of power, but..." "Yes, that's the spirit!" "Hang in there, Lach!" "It must be a Nelphan army patrol garrison." "If we call out loudly, we might get some help." "Indeed, we do have permission from Nelpha in our pursuit of taboo breakers." "But if we have to spend time verifying our identities, the taboo breaker will get away." "This is bad..." "They must be going to capture Ryner!" "I have to protect him." "Captain Milk?" "This time..." "This time..." "It's my turn to save Ryner!" "For that, I would..." "I-I have to pee!" "Hey!" "Tying a girl up, have you no shame?" "!" "Girls have complicated circumstances!" "There they are!" "What's the meaning of this?" "!" "That was Roland magic, Izuchi!" "It's Ante." "A spell which works by stopping vibrations in the air to prevent sound transmission." "A simple spell, but..." "An optimal one for causing disruption on a battlefield." "What's going on?" "Damn you!" "Ouch..." "You okay?" "Ryner..." "Ryner, you dummy!" "Why'd you come to save me?" "!" "I went through all that trouble giving you a chance to run away!" "Geez, and here I saved you." "Way to burst my bubble." " Captain, are you all right?" " Ryner!" "If we have to protect the girl you abandoned plus these men," "I can't guarantee we'd win against these numbers!" "I did not abandon anyone!" "You're holding the hero's sword." "That makes you the hero." "If you're a hero, do something about this right now." "What's with that reasoning?" "I don't even know how to make this thing work." "Find out now." "For crying out loud..." "I don't get it at all." "I don't see a thing!" "Well?" "!" "There's no way I could analyze this thing in a situation like this!" " What in the world?" " Ryner!" "What did you do?" "Who knows?" "R-Retreat!" "Impressive." "Is that a legendary hero?" "No, it's clearly a dragon." "Whatever the case, let's put an end to this pointlessly dangerous being." "How?" "Are you kidding?" "How could you just walk away from the dragon?" "!" "Hey!" "You brought it out, you should take care of this!" "Isn't that common sense?" "!" "I have no right to be called captain." "I mean..." "I..." "Back there..." "I said that this time, I would save Ryner." "For that, I would throw away everything." "That would mean betraying all of you, whom I greatly care for." "Captain Milk." "Please don't look so sad." "Do you remember it, Captain?" "The day this squadron was formed?" "I, Milk Callaud humbly accept the mission of pursuing taboo breakers!" "Very good." "What you are embarking upon is a dirty job, killing those who used to be brethren." "In the future, others may use that as a reason to single you out." "I am grateful for your concern." "But I'll accept whatever injury may happen." "I once gave up on life." "I sought to escape my harsh reality, to ease everything." "But a boy, a childhood friend of mine, gave me the courage to live." "I want to repay that boy one day." "And I want to protect Roland, the place where I met him." "That's why I shall accept the mission to pursue taboo breakers with pride!" "Back then, we made a decision." "We decided to believe in Captain Milk, and stick with her." "So, Captain, it's okay for you to just assume you're doing the right thing." "There's no need to let yourself be troubled." "If you commit an error, we'll correct it." "Whatever happens, we're on your side." "You are our captain." "Let's enjoy another fun meal together." "After all that's what families do." "Families?" "Right!" "It's my fault that Fiole wasn't protected..." "no, that he was murdered." "I really do think my brother was happy." "Ever since he met you, Your Majesty, he never stopped talking about you." "That's why I also wish to be of use to the king who made my brother so happy." "You're saying you wish to serve me?" "Yes, sir." "Your Majesty." "The nobles of Estabul, our vassal state to the east, have started a revolt." "When I close my heart" "To the scent of impending darkness" "A refrain of a far-off day of resurrection" "Seeking to overcome resounding pain" "For that transparent future I saw with you" "Off in the sweeping emptiness" "If you stay by my side..." "I'll stretch my hand out" "Towards the soaring skies of our oath" "I want to be the light that protects" "Your fleeting dreams, your tears" "Break free from your cruelty-stained destiny" "I believe in it" "The other truth of my destiny" "To another world" "Revolts pretty much suck." "Nations, royalty, ambition, all of it." "Sion, quit agonizing so seriously over every little thing." "Just tell them, "You all suck!"" "Ah, this sucks." ""The legend of the dango god continues...""