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Let's go.

What?! What's going on?!

Hajime-san?! Yue-san?!

Calm down! Kaori, focus.

Huh? Oh, right! I'll check on them right away.

Episode 16: The Key to the World

What are you doing, Yue?

Hmm? A good morning kiss.

I guess we got carried into some room after we collapsed.

What happened to the others?

Sorry, I just got up too, so I don't know.

How long have you been awake?

About ten minutes?

Are you telling me you've been like this that whole time?

Well, you were in front of me when I woke up.

Yue, I believe it might take us a while longer to wake up.

Yes. Shea and the others will know after we wake up.

You're already awake!

Hajime-kun, Yue. What are you doing? Hmm?

We're going to need two hours.

Idiots!

No way we'll allow that!

Both of you, control yourselves.

Hey, what happened back there?

I think I figured it out.

That's for looking at Yue for an instant.

How is that at all fair?!

Hmm? Feeling possessive?

How cute, Hajime.

Do you two really not feel bad at all?!

How worried do you think we were?!

Shea's right!

I was really worried.

Yes.

If you're all right, it would've great if you'd showed up as soon as possible.

Yeah, I feel really bad.

When I woke up, Yue was kissing me.

That made me lose all control.

Yes. It's all Yue's fault for being so cute.

Yes, I should have let you know as soon as possible.

I couldn't control myself, seeing a defenseless Hajime next to me.

It's all Hajime's fault for being so handsome.

You don't feel bad at all, do you?

Enough already. This can only get more tiresome.

After admitting to myself my feeling for him,

seeing this does a new type of damage to me.

Oh, Master and Yue are safe.

Good, good.

Sorry, Tio-san. I forgot to let you know.

That's fine.

I'm sure there was some banter about the two of them doing you-know-what in bed,

or something along those lines.

Your insight is astounding.

Yes, of course.

If I was in Yue's place, I would have done the exact same thing.

As I lose control, the master, looking down on me,

will do this and that and the other thing.

So, what happened to you two anyway?

Oh, Master!

It must have been something serious, for you two both

to scream in pain like that and lose consciousness.

Yeah, well...

To put in simple terms, our brains and minds overheated, so to speak.

Hmm. A load so heavy that not even you could withstand it.

You must have learned the details of concept magic, correct?

Yes, I knew you'd figure it out first, Tio.

Not bad for a pervert.

A magic that would realize any concept imagined by the user.

With that, we can go back to Japan, right?

No, not quite yet.

What we learned was, kind of like, the prerequisite.

Prerequisite?

Yeah.

In order to learn concept magic, it's absolutely necessary

for us to have a complete understanding of all the ancient magics.

For example, creation magic.

This isn't a magic that allows the user to imbue magic into inorganic matter.

It's a magic that interferes with inorganic matter.

Gravity magic interferes with the energy of the stars.

Spatial magic interferes with boundaries.

Restoration magic interferes with time.

Spiritual magic interferes with the immaterial elements within organisms.

Evolution magic interferes with information.

And finally, metamorphosis magic can be defined as interfering with organic matter.

Yes. In order to truly understand all of that,

one would need to be strong enough to be able to conquer all of he labyrinths' tests.

Otherwise, our minds would simply break down.

That sounds super difficult.

It is hard, for sure.

On top of that, the main ingredient for turning

a concept into magic is extreme willpower.

Yes.

We would need Hajime's creation magic to imbue it into an object, like with the compass.

Yeah.

Yue's control of magic plus my transmutation.

We kind of have to combine our powers to create an artifact with the desired power.

So, it's not impossible?

Of course.

I'll succeed no matter what.

That's what everything has been about.

Are you going to give it a go?

Yeah.

Talking about it let me sort out the information in my head.

I have to try it out.

Hey, Nagumo-kun.

If this is going to take some time,

I think I should set out to achieve my other goal.

No, this shouldn't take long.

I see. In that case, I'll rest now.

I want to practice using metamorphosis magic.

I'll head out to the demons' realm after that.

Um, what are you guys going to do?

I'm going with you, of course.

Me too.

Thanks, guys...

Oh, and about Kouki-kun.

Hmm? Oh yeah, where is he?

You've finally noticed.

Kouki is asleep in another room.

It might take him a while longer to get up.

Yeah, I don't care about him.

We're going to stay in the room with the magic circle.

If Amanogawa wakes up while we're working, make sure he doesn't interrupt us.

If you're trying to make us a way to get home,

he wouldn't mess with you, would he?

I hope so. Just trying to be safe.

Don't worry, Hajime-san!

Nobody will bother you, ever!

Yes. Counting on you, Shea.

I feel safe with Shea on the job.

Is everything all right?

Suzu-chan, what do you mean by everything?

Well, everything, really.

Will Nagumo-kun collapse again?

Will we really make it back to Japan?

Is Kouki-kun going to be okay?

And about the demons' realm that we're going to soon.

Don't worry.

Hajime-kun has always overcome all obstacles.

He can make the impossible possible for sure.

Kaorin...

As for Kouki-kun, he's the only one who can solve his own problems.

About Eri-chan...

Well, all we can do for now is charge forward!

It's not like we have any other choice. Overthinking it would just tire us out.

Kaorin, you're so awesomely macho.

You must be under the influence of Nagumo-kun!

Actually, Suzu...

Kaori has always been the type to charge like a bull once she makes a decision.

Nine times out of ten, Kaori's decisions end in a bull rush.

Suzu-chan, Shizuku-chan, that's not nice!

What does that make me, another Ryutarou-kun?

Hey Kaori, why is it not nice for you to be the same as me?

Do you realize you're stepping on my toes here?

Anyway, I'm coming with you to deal with Eri-chan.

If all else fails,

I'll just disintegrate everything around me so that we can escape in the confusion.

Um... Kaorin, you can come too?

Of course. I can't leave you hanging.

Since we came this far, I want us all to go home together.

Thank you!

If Kaori is with you, you should be fine.

I should go home once before I travel to the master's home world.

I am on a mission after all.

Oh yeah, you're on a secret mission from your clan, right?

Shea, you want to see your father too, don't you?

You're right.

Oh, you're awake. How are you?

I'm fine. I'm sorry I worried you.

That's all in the past. I'm fine as long as you're all right.

It's good that you seem to have recovered.

I'm so glad!

If you're looking for Hajime-kun, he's holed up in a different room right now.

I see...

After all the trouble I caused, I wanted to apologize to him, but...

Sounds like you've regained your sanity.

Or do you still think Nagumo-kun brainwashed us?

Kouki, don't look away.

Right... I don't think that anymore.

I had really lost my mind back there.

I see.

So, everyone but me got the ancient magic.

Kouki...

I fell in love with Nagumo-kun.

I want him to see me as a woman.

So...

Does that mean you'll follow Nagumo from now on?

Nagumo already has a woman, and Kaori too.

Maybe you should re-think this.

Honestly, I think—

I wasn't asking for your opinion.

That was just to let you know as a childhood friend.

Hah. Everyone's on his side.

Someone who can easily take lives and give up on others.

Kouki!

If I knew this would happen, it would have been great

if I was the one that fell off that bridge—

Kouki-kun, I see you as a precious childhood friend.

So...

Please.

Kaori...

Hajime-san?! Yue-san?!

Sh-Shea?! What's going on?

I don't know.

But it doesn't seem like anything bad happened to them.

If they're all right, we should probably leave.

Indeed. If they fail because of us...

Oh dear! I'd get punished!

Tio-san, you shouldn't say that in such a happy tone.

Oh, how terrible that would be, to be punished...

Kouki?

"This looks like Orcus."

Yes.

A great cave lit up with green lightstones.

Yes, that would be the Great Orcus Labyrinth.

This emotion... Is it anxiety? And impatience.

I also sense fear.

This footage must be a memory.

Hajime-kun!

Oh no...

Someone... Help...

Why is this happening to me?

Why... Why... Why...

What do I desire?

Anything that gets in the way of that, I will...

I will...!

I want to go home.

I want to go home.

I want to go home...!

I will go home.

No matter what, I'm going home alive...!

Going home...

Is that...

a key?

Open a door to the place we desire.

Hajime-san! Yue-san! Are you all right?!

Kaori-san, how are they?

Yes, they're fine. Just unconscious.

They just used up their magic power.

How did it go?

Where's the artifact?

I shared my magic power with you, so you should be fine.

I don't know anything about the artifact, though.

I see. Thanks, Kaori.

I didn't know how much power I needed, so I just gave it my all.

Do you think you can make adjustments next time?

Yes, I think so. I got the hang of it, I think.

I don't know if I can muster the willpower to manifest a concept, though.

This is perfect. I feel a tremendous force.

It's similar to the Compass of Eternal Paths.

Thanks, Yue.

Yep!

Let's give it a try.

Success!

We now have a way to get home!

Yay!

Oh yeah!

Now what we need is an artifact to prevent getting re-summoned.

Hopefully we can make that while we go get Myu and Tio does her homecoming.

But I can't say for sure.

For the time being,

we'll start working on the artifact to prevent getting re-summoned

while we go pick up Myu.

In that case, we'll go to the demons' realm.

Since we got this new ancient magic,

I'd like to take some powerful monsters with me, but...

Taniguchi.

That gate key is connected to the gate hole in Verbergen.

Why don't you go tame some monsters from the forest?

I see.

The monsters there are good at controlling their presence.

If you can tame them and train them, they should be pretty useful.

Right, I'll try. Thanks, Nagumo-kun.

Suzu-chan, I'll go with you.

Yue and I will rest until we get our magic power back. Right, Yue?

Yes.

So, why are you guys still here?

Especially you, Shea.

Yes.

I thought you would go back to Verbergen with Kaori and the others.

I wanted to see if I could master my dragon form using metamorphosis magic.

I, uh... I'm not comfortable around that elder's granddaughter.

Oh yeah, that princess.

Well, let's get going, then.

Oh, right.

Hajime-san, take this.

The proof of conquest! I totally forgot about it.

What a fancy shortcut.

Yes. A reward?

How nice of them to take us all the way to the edge of the Schnee Snow Fields.

Judging from the position of the sun, we're going north-west, it seems.

The demons' realm is near.

I won't run away anymore.

I will talk to Eri, properly!

We have to get her back.

We have to go pick up our other classmates too.

Yes. We'll all go home together!

Right.

I can't wait to get home.

I'm sure everyone will be surprised.

Yes, to see their comrade return as a pervert.

Hajime.

I want to meet your family.

Yeah. It won't be long!

Come, irregular.