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I really hate you right now!

I despise you so much, I could kill you!

Hey, what's wrong with you two?

Don't make me friggin' kill you.

H-Hey, what are you doing to Nagumo?!

I won't let you lay one finger on him!

Seems like that magic flips emotions upside down.

The strength seems to be proportional to the original emotion.

Yes.

It's unfortunate that we have the same opinion,

but the logic makes sense.

I see.

Can we rely on our memories or our bond to shake off the upside-down emotions?

Or can we believe in ourselves and push on despite our bad emotions?

What a nasty challenge.

What's worst is, the deeper the bond,

the greater the hatred when it's flipped over.

Most of all...

They look so cute!

Yes, indeed.

Why was I so intent on killing these beautiful creatures?

The twiddling antennae, the glistening bodies, the scurrying legs.

Wonderful!

Yes. Indeed, so cute. Well then.

Yes. So wonderful. So now...

Die.

Episode 08: Grab Hold of Hope

So sad.

If we weren't enemies, we wouldn't have had to kill them.

Unfortunate.

Hey, little one.

I'll kill that big one. Stay out of it.

Who are you to order me around? Stay back or I'll kill you.

So cute...

Hey, Suzu!

Get your acts together, you all!

Why did you come all the way out here?

Is it to hand yourselves over to those who you need to defeat?

S-Sorry.

Don't apologize, do your job.

You're a Barrier Master, a protector, right?

Y-Yes.

You're like "The Legendary Dragonborn"!

Who are you?!

You guys, that's really rude...

Or, I guess I deserve it?

Anyway! Don't worry about me. The magic is wearing off.

Keep your eyes forward!

Ah, they must have gone to those two.

I guess they have to focus all of their forces to face them.

B-But, it's not like there aren't any enemies here.

Hey, we don't have time to complain anymore!

It's do or die!

What?! You want to fight those cute things?!

Kouki, we have to do it!

You heard them, right? Our emotions are flipped.

The emotions you're feeling right now are wrong.

We have to do it, or die.

B-But...

Wait, we have Nagumo!

We don't have to kill them.

Just focus on defense, and Nagumo would end this for us!

I won't let you leave me, little girl and sadist!

Oh, you lovely attention seekers!

I hate how I'm not built for wide-area extermination!

Shea is so impressive.

Mine is... Just a borrowed power.

I thought you got over that emotion back in Melusine.

Huh?

Whatever your method was, the powers you gained are yours.

Besides, you changed your whole body to get this power.

Don't give us that look.

Hold your head high, Kaori.

Your earnest feelings, your hard effort, the fact that you're here now.

You can be proud of all of that.

Shut up! I don't need you to remind me!

Besides, Shea is special too.

She can't be compared to others either.

That's not it.

I'm not talking about her powers. I'm talking about her heart.

Heart?

Yes, heart. Shea is a rabbit beastman.

She originally loves peace and rejects conflict.

But, Shea is...

She took a step forward, even though she was afraid.

She kept fighting, even while crying.

She continued to stand by the side of her friends and loved ones.

It seems like the world gave the title of "Hero" to Kouki,

but in my point of view, that title doesn't belong to Kouki, or even my master.

If being heroic means being brave, the true Hero is...

Hey Tio, your emotions are flipped right now, right?

Hmph.

I do really hate you. Hatred keeps boiling up from inside me right now.

But, well, who cares?

If I allowed myself to be swayed by emotional swings,

I wouldn't have lived for 500 years.

Compared to that which needs to be done, my personal emotions are trivial.

I also despise you, but my memories speak loud and clear.

I need to protect these people around me.

Kaori. I will also protect you.

In the name of Tio Klarus, the black dragon, whose job is Guardian.

N-No thank you! I can fight for myself!

Shizuku-chan!

Kaori...

Come on, get up, Shizuku-chan! No time to rest!

Oh, right, yeah.

Don't worry. I'll protect you, Shizuku-chan.

Thank you, Kaori.

Don't worry, I'll cover your back.

Yes! Tio!

Shizuku-chan and I will take care of this side,

you take care of the other side!

Yes, understood! Shea!

I'll take care of the ones up high!

Every motion is so cute. But die!

Dead?

Who are you asking?

It can't be me, can it?

Y-You! Were you going to take me out with it?

No way.

If you were that easy to kill, life would have been a lot easier.

Huh?

What?

So they can regenerate by taking in the small ones?

It's only obvious, because that's how they were formed in the first place.

Hey now...

Did it rot?

A blade made of wind, and a shockwave?

Damn it! Almost a kill.

Who are you talking about?

It can't be me, can it?

No way.

If you were that easy to kill, life would have been a lot easier.

Huh?

What?

Release.

I see.

It's a representation of the apostles.

Fine, then.

Did you get them?

Well, I did destroy all of the magic stones, but...

Looks like my hunch was correct after all.

Yes. Many Kaoris. What a nightmare.

Don't drag me down.

That's for me to say.

You won't get past me so easily!

Revival Reversal.

Heavenly Calamity.

Fire Bomb.

What about the Heavenly Dragon?

They're too fast. That spell is too big.

What are you, stupid?

You divided it up before.

Go for like, ten thousand dragons, not just five.

It's inefficient. Are you really that morbidly stupid?

With all that big talk, you must have an efficient alternative, don't you?

Of course, duh.

Then could you do it already?

I'm preparing it right now. It's very highly advanced.

Not on my watch!

So, Yue, your super special move, how long does it take?

If you'll protect me, twenty seconds.

Is it wearing off?

Yes. You too?

Yeah, I don't hate you anymore.

I just find you mildly annoying.

That's harsh. Sob sob.

Huh? That's how you react?!

You're worried.

Just do it already.

You won't touch Yue.

Limit Break - Overload!

Saved the best for last, huh?

I guess, in order to defeat the never-ending apostles,

you have to destroy the god at the source.

Wait.

If that's the case,

there must be a source down here that we're supposed to be blowing up.

Last five seconds.

Countdown, zero.

Cull.

Divine Purgatory!

Looks like you got the source too.

But anyway,

a spell that destroys just the things that Yue chooses?

What an awesome spell. I knew you could do it, Yue.

Hajime.

I'll help myself.

Yue-san! Hajime-san!

Are you all right?

Yeah.

We weren't all right at all.

Tio-san was super cool. It was really creepy!

Tio was such a good big sister, it was scary!

Y-You all, you're being too rude... But it feels good!

Seems like her usual perverted self?

I hope that was the last trial.

Hey, Nagumo! Is that it?

Just wait up, Amanogawa.

Well, well, master.

This seems like the top of the great tree.

I see.

I guess we couldn't see it from Fernir because of some sort of stealth magic.

Yes.

Either they used spatial magic to bend light,

or the space itself is shifted.

Or, it could be spirit magic, interfering with our perception at a spiritual level.

Seems like this is the finish line.

Congratulations on completing multiple great labyrinths,

as well as the trials that I, Lyutilis Haltina, have provided.

I express my most sincere respect to you,

and also, my deepest apologies for subjecting you to such a difficult series of trials.

I can assume that you are aware of our relationship with the gods,

the tragedies of the past, and what is going on right now, correct?

That's why I wanted you to know how bonds can be made firm,

but the heart could still be shaken.

The ancient magic I bestowed on you, Evolution Magic,

enhances every type of power by at least one level,

as described in the knowledge I gave you.

However, the true value of this magic lies elsewhere.

As the name suggests, Evolution Magic allows the evolution of all magic.

Creation, Gravity, Spirit, Metamorphosis, Spatial, Restoration. Lyutilis:

All of the magic types can be evolved by one tier, and when combined

can become magic more powerful than the gods' age magics.

They will become "Concept Magic," a power that could be considered an act of a god.

Concept Magic...

It is a form of magic that can realize and implement any and all concepts in this world.

This magic would not be easy to learn, however,

even after learning all of the ancient magics.

That is because Concept Magic is created through

extremely focused willpower, not through logic.

Even we the seven Liberators, with our combined powers,

were able to create only three Concept Magics.

I will bestow one of them to you now.

This is the Compass of Eternal Paths.

It is imbued with the concept of pointing in the direction of what the user desires.

If you desire something, the Compass will point you to it.

Whether it be a person you're looking for, a hidden object,

Or even... another world.

Episode 09: Changing Heart

Next episode, Changing Heart.