I'm sorry.
I, uh... just thought you two were... in a relationship.
Sorry for jumping to conclusions!
Well, you didn't have to come so early just to apologise.
Relationship?!
What's this about being in a relationship?
Who with whom in what kind of relationship?!
Huh?!
It's nothing!
Like hell it's nothing!
Tell me! Got it?! Spit it out!
It was just a misunderstanding! That's what Shihoru's trying to say!
What kind of situation would make her jump to conclusions?
Well, you see, it's because...
I have a bad feeling about this...
Haru-kun was just hugging me really tightly, and Shihoru saw us.
Oh boy...
Hey, wait, wait, wait!
What the heck! What's going on?
For real?! Really?
Haruhiro, when did you step into that territory?!
What's that supposed to mean?
Anyway, it was a misunderstanding!
No way that's the case!
You were definitely trying to do something there!
Huh?!
Haru-kun... was crying.
I was too.
Yes! Tell me more!
And don't cut out the details!
They're very important, you understand?!
Ah! Ah, stop!
su
ri
ki
zu
da
ra
ke
no
ki
no
u
o
ku
ri
ka
e
shi
te
擦
り
傷
だ
ら
け
の
昨
日
を
繰
り
返
し
て
Reliving our scraped up yesterday,
su
擦
ri
り
ki
傷
zu
da
だ
ra
ら
ke
け
no
の
ki
昨
no
日
u
o
を
ku
繰
ri
り
ka
返
e
shi
し
te
て
bo
ku
ra
wa
hi
ra
ku
ki
bou
no
a
su
o
僕
ら
は
拓
く
希
望
の
明日
を
We'll open the way to a hopeful tomorrow!
bo
僕
ku
ra
ら
wa
は
hi
拓
ra
ku
く
ki
希
bou
望
no
の
a
明日
su
o
を
ko
no
chi
ppo
ke
na
ryo
u
te
ni
こ
の
ち
っぽ
け
な
両
手
に
What even remains,
ko
こ
no
の
chi
ち
ppo
っぽ
ke
け
na
な
ryo
両
u
te
手
ni
に
na
ni
ga
no
ko
tte
ru
da
rou
何
が
残
って
る
だ
ろう
Within these tiny hands?
na
何
ni
ga
が
no
残
ko
tte
って
ru
る
da
だ
rou
ろう
a
o
i
da
ko
e
wa
so
ra
e
chi
tte
i
tta
仰
い
だ
声
は
空
へ
散
って
い
った
My voice merely dispersed into the sky...
a
仰
o
i
い
da
だ
ko
声
e
wa
は
so
空
ra
e
へ
chi
散
tte
って
i
い
tta
った
te
ni
i
re
ta
ge
n
ji
tsu
wa
ku
su
n
de
te
手
に
入
れ
た
現
実
は
燻
ん
で
て
Even if the reality I've obtained is dim,
te
手
ni
に
i
入
re
れ
ta
た
ge
現
n
ji
実
tsu
wa
は
ku
燻
su
n
ん
de
で
me
no
ma
e
ga
mi
e
na
ku
na
tte
mo
目
の
前
が
見
え
な
く
な
って
も
te
て
And I can't see what lies in front of me,
me
目
no
の
ma
前
e
ga
が
mi
見
e
え
na
な
ku
く
na
な
tte
って
mo
も
i
ssho
na
ra
na
ga
ku
tsu
zu
ku
ko
no
mi
chi
o
一
緒
な
ら
長
く
続
く
こ
の
道
を
I feel like I can proceed on this lengthy road,
i
一
ssho
緒
na
な
ra
ら
na
長
ga
ku
く
tsu
続
zu
ku
く
ko
こ
no
の
mi
道
chi
su
n
de
yu
ke
ru
進
ん
で
行
け
る
o
を
As long as I'm with you!
su
進
su
n
ん
de
で
yu
行
ke
け
ru
る
ho
ko
ri
ni
ma
mi
re
ta
ki
zu
na
o
tsu
na
i
de
ku
埃
に
ま
み
れ
た
絆
を
繋
い
で
く
Even the bonds we left gathering dust connect,
ho
埃
ko
ri
ni
に
ma
ま
mi
み
re
れ
ta
た
ki
絆
zu
na
o
を
tsu
繋
na
i
い
de
で
ku
く
ka
ko
to
mi
ra
i
se
na
ka
a
wa
se
no
bo
ku
ra
wa
過
去
と
未
来
背
中
合
わ
せ
の
僕
ら
は
As our pasts and futures stand back to back.
ka
過
ko
去
to
と
mi
未
ra
来
i
se
背
na
中
ka
a
合
wa
わ
se
せ
no
の
bo
僕
ku
ra
ら
wa
は
ma
chi
ga
i
da
ra
ke
no
ko
ta
e
o
ku
ri
ka
e
shi
te
間
違
い
だ
ら
け
の
答
え
を
繰
り
返
し
て
Repeating an answer full of mistakes,
ma
間
chi
ga
違
i
い
da
だ
ra
ら
ke
け
no
の
ko
答
ta
e
え
o
を
ku
繰
ri
り
ka
返
e
shi
し
te
て
hi
ka
ri
o
mo
to
me
te
o
no
ba
su
yo
na
n
do
da
tte
光
を
求
め
手
を
伸
ば
す
よ
何
度
だ
って
I will reach out my hands to seek the light, again and again.
hi
光
ka
ri
o
を
mo
求
to
me
め
te
手
o
を
no
伸
ba
ば
su
す
yo
よ
na
何
n
do
度
da
だ
tte
って
Tch, that's it?
That's so boring...
Boring.
You're a boring guy, Haruhiro.
Yeah, yeah.
So you see, me and Shihoru are going to try to be nicer to Mary-chan.
I-It would be nice if she would just heal us...
Impossible! Not with her.
She has no intention of doing that.
I know we can't immediately treat her as part of our group,
but if we always think of her as an outsider, she'll never have a chance to become part of our group.
Well, Mary-chan hasn't been friendly with us, but me and Shihoru haven't exactly been friendly to her either.
Th-That might be true.
S-She actually might be a good person.
We added her to our party, so doesn't that make her a friend?
Well, having her is better than having no Priest.
Wait, does that mean... maybe she'll fawn over me?
Obviously.
That's not half bad!
O-Obviously... no way she would fawn over you.
Shut up, Moguzo!
Moguzo?!
Did you just make a comeback at me? For real?
I can't believe it!
Good morning.
See what I mean?
She gives me that look when I'm just greeting her.
Good morning.
Hurry up and go.
I'll follow.
So Mary-chan, what did you eat for breakfast?
Food.
H-How long have you been a Volunteer Soldier?
Who knows.
Are there any snacks you like to eat?
I like-
I don't care.
Moguzo, Ranta, I'm counting on you to each get one.
Yume and I will get the third.
Shihoru and Mary will back us up from the rear.
Marque, Em, Parc!
Don't pull back from such a weak attack!
Aren't you a Warrior?
Y-Yeah. Sorry.
Damn, she's so stuck up.
You're not even helping!
Anger!
Cheers!
Ohm, Rel, Ect, Well, Dash!
There!
Got him!
I can tell I hit a critical spot by the resistance I feel.
I'll take my Vice!
All right!
Our teamwork wasn't great, but what a huge victory.
I defeated it in one fell swoop, so it was all thanks to me!
But man, my hand hurts! Mary, heal it!
Sit.
I'm sorry.
O light, return to Lumiaris' divine protection. Cure!
So you will heal us, as long as it's after the fighting.
Hey Mary, that's enough for Moguzo, isn't it?
You just have a scratch.
Nu-uh. Look at all this bleeding!
It's starting to clot up, though...
Why don't you spit on it?
Also, don't be so familiar with me.
I'm this close to losing my temper.
What?!
Maybe it's your method?
Mary, you have a set way in how you work as a healer.
Huh?
Well, I was just thinking that there are different types of Priests.
Manato was a perfectionist...
...so he couldn't sit still until we were in the best condition.
Who knows.
W-Will you tell us?
I'm a Thief, so I don't know much about Priests.
I think it's perfectly fine if you don't know.
No, it's not-
We won't pry into your personal life or anything.
But it'd be nice to talk about our roles and responsibilities in battle.
If you don't like how I work, just say so.
I'll leave.
That's not it!
I just wanted-
Then what's the problem?
Someone tell me...
...the way to properly communicate with Mary.
[Her Circumstances]
Hey now, calm down, all right?
It's just a tavern.
C'mon now, guys.
This place is so full of people.
Should I just get juice?
M-Me, too.
What's wrong with her?
Well, Mary-chan doesn't react the same way most people do.
But that did hurt a little just now.
B-But we didn't say anything either.
Maybe she was thinking we probably wouldn't say hi,
and then we really didn't...
Yeah, that's true.
Why do we have to be so considerate of her?
This is exactly why girls hate you, Ranta.
Shut up!
It's nothing a flat-chested girl has the right to say!
Don't call me that!
Flat-chest! Flat-chest!
Flat-chest! Flat-chest! Flat-chest!
They're not flat!
Yume definitely doesn't seem that small...
My breas-
What are you making me say?!
Someone's talking to Mary-san.
Eh?
You're right.
Isn't that Shinohara-san from Orion?
You serious?
That clan's famous.
And isn't Shinohara the master of Orion?
Manato... said he's entrusting me.
So, basically...
Manato was telling me... that I have to do it?
In other words... become a party leader?
Someone has to do it.
But truthfully, I don't want to do it.
I don't want to bear that burden.
This sucks.
You can do it... Haruhiro.
No, I can't.
Manato...
I'm not you.
Show me... Haruhiro.
How our party... will turn out.
Leader, huh?
Moguzo is more cautious than usual because he has no helmet.
If he had a helmet, he wouldn't die from a blow to the head.
I'm a Thief, so I usually attack from behind, but that's not an option for Moguzo.
Cheers!
Our roles are different, so I never understood Moguzo's fighting style.
No, that's not right.
I never tried to observe his fighting style in the first place.
That's also unexpected.
I never thought Mary to be the type to pray over the dead.
But I don't actually know anything about Mary.
I never asked.
Moguzo.
I'll chip in, so buy yourself a helmet, even if it's just a cheap one.
What? No, you shouldn't.
You don't have to chip in.
Don't worry about it.
It's everyone's loss if you don't have proper equipment.
Once you get proper armour, you'd be able to fight all out, right?
So, it's for my own good, too.
Now that you mention it, that's a good point.
I'll contribute some, too.
Let's all look for a cute helmet together.
I want to help, too.
Thank you.
Don't just stand there, dammit.
I'm not just standing here!
Mary said her staff is just for show, but that's not true.
She's learned skills for her staff.
She just doesn't want to fight on the front lines, but she still protected Shihoru.
Thanks for earlier.
What are you talking about?
Oh, Mary, wait.
What is it now?
She's scary every single time.
Aren't we friends in the same party?
Isn't it better to be liked than hated?
I'd like to say that to her, but I can't.
If I say anything personal, she'll probably leave.
Well... it's not that important, but...
...wanna grab a bite with us?
No, thank you.
Huh? Why are you being so formal?
No reason...
Oh, I see.
Sorry.
It's not...
Hm?
See you...
Man, she's a real nasty one.
You think so?
She was a little different today.
I thought Mary-chan was kinda cute today, though.
"See you tomorrow."
I'm pretty sure Mary was about to say that.
That's what I decided to think today.
Hey, I want to go ask Shinohara-san from Orion something.
Will you all come with me?
You're asking about Mary?
Yes.
You were talking to her yesterday, right?
Yeah...
What about her?
Will you tell us about Mary?
I don't think she would tell us anything if we asked her.
Then... rather than me, Hayashi would be a better person to ask.
Hayashi used to be in Mary's party.
Mary and I were friends from when we were Trainee Volunteer Soldiers, just like you all are now.
Michiki and I were Warriors.
Mutsumi was our Mage, Ogu was our Thief, and Mary was our Priest.
Our party was one that had a smooth start.
We bought our badges after about ten days,
and we weren't exposed to real danger until we began our hunt for a kobold in the Cyrene Mine.
At the time, we took how easy it was for granted.
That's why we didn't realise how much of a burden we were putting on Mary.
She was always bright, cheerful, and smiling.
So much that our party was never gloomy.
She would heal us right away, even if it was just a scratch.
And if Mutsumi or Ogu were in trouble, she would help them right away, so of course we had it easy.
Mary was doing enough for three people.
The more battles we fought, the more our confidence grew.
We weren't afraid of anything back then.
But the difference between victory and defeat is paper-thin.
We didn't realise this.
We were arrogant.
But Mary always prevented the thing that could make us fall into utter defeat.
Other parties had also been trying to seize Cyrene Mine, and we didn't want to lose to them.
Deeper and deeper we went.
And in the fifth layer down, we met it.
It?
A giant, black and white-spotted kobold.
A great number of Volunteer Soldiers had died by its hand.
People called this kobold Death Spots.
We should have run away.
We had the chance to.
I regret that more than anything.
The kobold hit me, and I fell unconscious.
When I came to, Ogu and Mutsumi were dead...
...and Michiki, who was covered in wounds, was desperately trying to hold back Death Spots.
Over and over, I shouted to Mary to go and heal Michiki.
This has never happened before...
So why?
Why now?
Hurry, Mary!
I'm sorry, Hayashi...
I'm sorry.
I've used up all my magic...
That day, we lost three of our comrades.
And that's when she stopped smiling.
I've let three of my precious comrades... friends... die.
I have no right to be a healer...
That's probably what she was thinking.
tsumetai ameagari no
つめたい雨上がりの
When I touch the dry air,
kawaita kuuki furete mitara
渇いた空気 ふれてみたら
After the rain has lifted,
mebaeru hana no you ni
芽生える花のように
Like a budding flower,
omoi no kakera afurete kuru yo
想いのかけら 溢れてくるよ
Fragments of emotion come flowing forth.
kono te ni moraeta kimi no nukumori
この手に貰えた 君のぬくもり
Your warmth, received with these two hands,
takaramono ni naru mirai e michibiite kureta ne
宝物になる 未来へ導いてくれたね
Is leading me to a future I'll come to treasure -
zutto
ずっと
It has been all along...
kimi no koe o oikaketeita
君の声を 追いかけていた
I'd been chasing your voice all this time -
itsukara nandarou tsuyoku natta ne
いつからなんだろう 強くなったね
Since when did I become this strong?
hiroi sekai sagashita mono wa
広い世界 探したものは
But at the end of this journey,
tabiji no hate ni kitto mitsukaru kara
旅路の果てに きっと見つかるから
I'm sure I'll find what I've been searching this vast world for.
[They were called Goblin Slayers]