All language subtitles for 02 - The Right Seat Of God

Now,

you already know what we're going to ask you,

Biagio Buzoni, Lidvia Lorenzetti.

If you wish to have the Roman
Orthodox Church lecture you on the Bible,

ask us on Sunday.

Acting tough is pointless.

If necessary, we will use
whatever means we have to

to extract the information inside your heads.

Don't take Necessarius too lightly.

Tell us what you know
about the Right Seat of God.

Before we do, I'd like you to tell us one thing:

What is going on outside right now?

You can pretty well guess, can't you?

It's either that, or it's even worse.

"Saint Pietro slips through the evil
clutches of the emperor and sorcerer."

Oh, no--

Lidvia!

Let's hear it.

Oriana Thompson.
I request that you release her,

and let her lead away those
who are caught up in this unrest.

So that's it. Even now,
you insist on relief for the weak.

Still, are you in any position to demand that?

Oriana has currently entered
a temporary partnership

with the English Puritan Church.

One condition of this partnership

is for protection of the weak
by her leader, Lidvia Lorenzetti.

Even if you order her to be released,
Oriana herself would never agree to it.

Don't let her resolve be for nothing.

If this unrest has been drummed up
by the Roman Orthodoxy--

or rather, the Right Seat of God,

then it's in bringing them down
that the key to resolving this lies.

Am I wrong?

What is it that you want?

Our objective is clear--

to rescue the lost sheep
who have been swallowed up

by the overwhelming power of magic.

That remains the same, now as in times past.

I have never personally met them,

but I have had occasion to
hear bits and pieces about them.

According to that, the Right Seat of God is...

"A Certain Magical Index III"

"#02 The Right Seat of God"

I-I'm being strangled...!

Huh?

Um, are you all right?

Y-Yeah.

And you're the Amakusa's... Itsuwa, was it?

Oh, yes. It has been too long.

Hmm? Did Tsuchimikado call
you over here? Where is he?

Huh?

You know, the demonstrations
that are popping up all over

supposedly involve the Document of C.

H-How do you know about that?!

Listen here, Kami.

Originally, the Document of C, you see,

was kind of like a deed,
which said that the land rights

to all of the vast territories of Europe
that Emperor Constantine controlled

were given over to the Roman pope.

In fact, if you use the
Document of C, its seal emerges,

which is said to prove that the
land belongs to the Roman pope, see?

However, as a magical item,

the Document of C has an
even more off-the-wall power.

That would be that everything
that the Roman pope declares

ends up becoming "accurate information."

Uh-huh?

Like, say, if the pope declares something

even though there isn't any basis for it,

for followers of Roman Orthodoxy,
it ends up being correct.

B-But that's...

...too good to be true? All it can
actually do is make people believe,

so it isn't able to alter
any of the laws of physics,

and it has to be set up in the heart
of the Vatican for it to be used.

Anyhow, the Roman Orthodox Church
is currently using the Document of C

to make everyone blindly believe
that Academy City are the bad guys.

And that's what's causing the demonstrations?

Could be.

Didn't anyone contact you about this, Itsuwa?

No. Those of us in the Amakusa Church

received a request from
the English Puritan Church

to survey the magical merit of the
geoducts and geography of France...

France?!

Yes. This is Avignon, a city in southern France.

Huh? But if the Document of C
can only be used in the Vatican...

Um...

Is it okay if I go get my bag?
I left it up there on the bridge.

Then, you jumped off of there to save me?

I sort of lost my head.

Oh, yeah? If you hadn't helped me,
I would have been done for. Thanks.

O-Oh, no! It was nothing, really!

By the way, do you have
a change of clothes in your bag?

Yes, just in case I need a disguise.

You do? That's good.

I-I'm sorry you had to
see something so unsightly!

Hmm, I'd feel less anxious
if she'd at least go "Gah!" or something.

"Tsuchimikado Motoharu"

It doesn't seem to be broken.

Th-Thanks for waiting.

Um, Miss Itsuwa?

Th-This is supposed to be
a disguise worn over my tank top

to create a different impression,
so I can't help it!

Please don't say anything!
Please don't say anything!

W-Well,

that's sort of the way Kanzaki dresses, so...

The priestess wouldn't wear
such a slutty outfit as this!

H-Huh?

So, um, if you're after the Document of C, too,

would you join me until you
meet up with Mr. Tsuchimikado?

I'd appreciate that, too, but are you sure?

Yes!

These are big-name shops;
we even have them in Japan.

Aren't there any well-established,
out-of-the-way shops?

We'd stick out in those kinds of stores.

Oh, is that the issue?

Come on, let's go inside.

Hold on, let me contact Tsuchimikado.

"New message"
"To: Tsuchimikado Motoharu"
"Sub: No subject"

"Sending message"

Could he be from Academy City?

Are they some of the demonstrators?

Yes.

So, why Avignon and not the Vatican?

Are you familiar with an incident
in the late 13th century,

known as the Avignon Papacy?

Hmm?

There was a dispute between
France and the Roman Orthodoxy,

and when the king of France won,

he incarcerated the
Roman pope here in Avignon.

For the next 68 years,
the functions of the Roman Holy See

were moved to the Papal Palace in Avignon.

But then...

Oh, just a moment, please.

I'll get you a wipe right away...

Thank you. I mean, merci.

Sorry for interrupting your story.

Hmm? What's wrong?

N-Nothing. It's nothing, really.

Tell me, is the pope's work something
that can be done easily anywhere

and not just at the Vatican?

No. There are a number of things
that couldn't be done away from home.

The best example would have been
using the various magical items

that are within the Papal domain.

Using geoducts between
the Vatican and Avignon,

they established an enchanted pipeline,

making it possible to control the
facilities in the Papal domain remotely.

That makes sense.

Then you're saying that they can
use the magical items here in Avignon?

That's right.

Still, that's a hell of a
roundabout way to go about it.

Why not just use them from the Vatican directly?

It's because they can abridge
or just ignore some arrangements

that are required to use them at the Vatican,

--so the pope can use them
at his own discretion, maybe.
--Hey...

--so the pope can use them
at his own discretion, maybe.
--Wha--?

However, the trade-off is that it seems
to take some time before it can activate,

so we may still be able to stop
them from using the Document of C.

May still be able to, huh?

I'm sorry! This is all just supposition.

Say, Itsuwa, is there
anything I can do to help--

There's one of them! Him!

--Where?!
--Grab him!

Hey, we can't have this!

There's a guy from Academy City over there!

Academy City?

Who, him?

This way!

Don't just stand around, get him!

Hey, that little boy!

It's all right. The way they were moving,
no one will get killed.

Come on, quickly!

Damn it! The ones who are really
suffering are those caught in the middle!

I'm going to put an end
to this insanity as fast as I can.

Hey, Itsuwa, have you ever been
caught up in a riot like this here before?

No. If I ever sensed anything like this coming,
I always got away from there.

I figured. This timing is too convenient.

I'll just bet that this
violence is an enemy ambush.

Could it be?

It doesn't look like we have time
to wait for Tsuchimikado to contact us.

We'll have to head for
the Papal Palace on our own.

Those horrible people
can still use the Document of C

if they return to the Vatican.

We have to quash this thing here,
while we have the chance.

When we charge through there,
please, keep your head down.

All right, let's take off.

The Right Seat of God

is said to be an organization for
the purpose of overcoming original sin.

The sin that Adam and Eve took
on by eating the fruit of knowledge?

The story is that their children,
all of mankind, also carry the same sin.

However, there is also
an exception to that story.

The Holy Mother Mary?
The Immaculate Conception--

That sin was removed from the Holy Mother,
who would bear the Son of God.

What that shows is that normally,

there is no other way to wash away original sin,

except through having
a firm faith in the Son of God,

and yet, there is a loophole.

Are you saying they've
obtained the means to do so?

Word is that they have successfully
diluted their sin as much as is possible,

and though it is incomplete,
with their sin removed,

it's said that they can use even
the techniques of the angels or the Lord,

which are normally unavailable to humanity.

If they've done that,
then their very essence as humans

would transform into
something approaching angels.

Which would mean the ultimate goal
of the Right Seat of God

is to rid themselves of what
little original sin remains within them.

That is but a single avenue
that is open to them.

Their true objective has
always been broadly laid out.

What's that?

The literal "Right Seat of God."
That is where they aspire to reach.

It would have to be like this.

Yes. We must get through
that group to get to the Papal Palace.

Then, we have to go through them!

Hey, Kami, you made it okay?

Tsuchimikado! Where are you?!

Ah, I'm on my way to the Papal Palace.

--I knew it.
--Hmm?

I don't remember explaining
that part of it to you.

Itsuwa from the Amakusa told me.

But the rioting is too
severe for us to get through.

Is this due to the Document of C's power, too?

Bingo! Well deduced.

So no matter how long you wait,
the situation will never improve.

Isn't there anything else we can do?

Yes.

Here's a question:

Why is the Papal Palace of Avignon
regarded as being so important?

Because they can remotely control
the facilities in the Vatican, right?

Bingo!

That's it! The geoduct pipeline!

Bingo, bingo!

Yes, if we sever the geoduct
connecting Avignon and the Vatican...

...then even if it's too hard
to reach the Papal Palace,

we can get close enough
to the pipeline on the way there.

And then all I have to do
is wreck it with my right hand.

It would be safer if you avoided doing that.

Hmm? But geoducts are a
magical sort of thing, right? So then...

"Connected"

It's awfully hard to identify
what exactly your right hand does.

It's supposed to cancel out magic,
supernatural, and all other powers,

but there are probably some exceptions.

Itsuwa, was it?

Do you know how to demolish the pipeline?

Y-Yes.

If the Amakusa way of doing things will work...

That will suffice.
I'm going to make my move now,

but if you discover the pipeline,
you guys take care of it.

"Closed"

A museum?

It looks like the rioting
spooked them into closing early.

Poking around in there is fine
and all, but how do we get in?

Hyah!

Come on, quickly!

O-Okay...

H-Hey!

It looks like this is the place.

This power has been processed
in the Roman Orthodox style.

This duct is distinctly for western
church-of-the-cross societies.

It doesn't look like anything to me.

That's because it's fairly cleverly concealed.

Let's take care of it before
the enemy realizes we're here.

So the Amakusa use those kinds
of household items to make their spells?

Yes.

The pamphlet, the mineral water,
and the white pan--

What's the matter, Itsuwa?

It's...

The framework of this
spell absolutely requires these.

O-Oh...

It's impossible to sever the geoduct outright,

but I can manage to make
the pipeline unusable.

Here goes.

Get away from there, Itsuwa!

--Itsuwa!
--Don't! Stay there!

Outside, quickly!

Well, well...

I guess accuracy really does drop off
when not launched from short distances.

Magic? You're Roman Orthodox?

You're not wrong about that,
but if you call me anything,

I really wish that you'd
call me Right Seat of God.

My name is Terra of the Left.

It looks like my time has finally arrived.

You see, we can't use the regular
sort of magic that humans use.

Enacting the Document of C
must be left to other spellcasters.

With that in mind, perhaps you
would indulge me in killing some time.

I would certainly appreciate it
if you entertain me for a little while!

That's a ridiculous amount of force.
But with my right hand...

Ordinarily, that attack should have killed you.

I see, so that's Imagine Breaker.

I heard that you tormented Vento of the Front.

Itsuwa...

Let me apologize in advance.

Seven Teachings Seven Blades!

Precedence.

Precedence.

Outer wall lower; physical body higher.

Precedence.

--Outer wall lower; blade motion higher.
--Itsuwa!

I'd heard tales of the
Imagine Breaker beforehand,

so I did have expectations
of you, to some degree,

but honestly, I am disappointed.

If Vento had been at her best,
she would have had no trouble against you.

So this is...

This is... the Right Seat of God...

"Preview"

Unrest breeds more unrest, and the city
is enveloped in the flames of science.

What is the secret of
my right hand as told by Terra?

Next time, "The Document of C."

When science and magic cross paths,
the story begins.