Basara!
No!
Hang in there! Hey!
Though he was a member of the hero clan,
he was but a ruined one in the end.
He was more fragile than I expected.
Hey!
I'll never forgive you!
How dare you!
Oh? You're not bad.
You need to treat him soon,
or it might be too late for him.
Do you understand?
This is the result of your decision.
My...
Will you involve others, get them hurt,
and still continue fighting your futile battle to carry out your own revenge?
However, depending upon your decision,
all of this could end in an instant.
Basara...
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry!
hikari wo shinjita kibou no saki e
光を信じた希望の先へ
Past the hope which believed in light
ashita e no michi wa owaranai Never ends
明日への道は終わらない Never ends
The road towards tomorrow never ends, never ends
hitomi ni utsushita chikai no kakera
瞳に映した誓いの欠片
The fragments of the vows which reflected on my eyes
ankoku no uzu wo kirisaku Testament
暗黒の渦を切り裂く Testament
The testament which tears apart the maelstrom of darkness
kami sae mo koete sakendara sagashidashite
神さえも超えて叫んだら 探し出して
If I shout surpassing even gods, go find it
mamoru beki mono nigirishimeta migite de Far Away (Far Away)
守るべきもの 握りしめた右手で Far Away (Far Away)
With my right hand, with which I clutched the things I have to protect, far away
donna tooku demo todoku yo
どんな遠くでも届くよ
No matter how far, it'll reach
daiji na mono nakusanai omoi nara Every way (Every way)
大事なもの無くさない想いなら Every way (Every way)
Feelings of not wanting to lose what's important to you, every way
kareta sekai kara susumeru hazu sa
枯れた世界から進めるはずさ
Should be able to go on from the withered world
mirai e hashire
未来へ走れ
Run towards the future
Until Sadness Reaches Zero
How is he?
His wound has closed, and his pulse is normal.
That's good.
Think it over well.
If he just gets some rest and recovers his stamina...
Mio-sama?
Oh, I just felt a little hot.
That's not good. We should get medicine...
Don't worry.
I'll be resting in my room for a bit.
Take of the rest here, okay?
Oh, yes.
Basara-san!
I'm sorry. If only I'd arrived a bit sooner.
No, you helped enough.
But you're incredible.
You're conscious already?
Our clan undergoes special physical training for our bodies.
Starting as kids.
No!
Good! Basara, that's enough.
Incredible, Basara!
That's Jin's son for you.
It's more than just his swordsmanship.
The power he was born with, too...
That child is the hope of our next generation.
Bad news!
What happened?
The sacred demon sword!
The seal on Brynhildr has been undone!
"Sacred demon sword"? You mean...
The sword that sealed the evil spirits long ago.
But who?!
Seito!
Him?
He always has shown discontent with our ceasefire with the demons.
Don't tell me he tried to go to the demon realm on his own?
Worse than that!
His body's been possessed by the evil spirits that were sealed,
and he's heading for the village!
What?!
The children!
Get the children to safety!
Dammit!
It had to happen while Jin was away!
Yuki!
Basara-san?
Right, where's Mio?
She said she was feeling hot and went to her room.
Hot? Was it the curse again?
When the curse activates, she's more...
squirmy and embarrassed.
Oh, I'll go call Mio-sama.
What? Something's nagging at me...
There's trouble! Mio-sama's-!
That idiot!
This is my fault.
If you could just tell me where she is...
You're the only one who can sense Mio-sama!
Let's go, Maria.
Absolutely not! Basara-san, you aren't fully healed.
I'll go alone...
Maria.
The spell to keep people away is complete.
This is for the best.
Maria, Basara... I'm sorry.
It would seem...
you've reached your decision.
If you're willing to be the sole sacrifice, then...
all of this will end.
That's right. I'm the only one...
who should get hurt fighting!
Not yet!
Now...
Are you satisfied now?
Your flames are quite pretty.
Shall I order my subordinates to try and see?
Huh?
Your fire spell or the home where that former hero sleeps.
Which do you think will make the prettier flame?
You coward!
You're the one who got him involved.
If you're blaming anyone, you should blame yourself.
You're after me, aren't you?
Please, don't lay a hand on Basara or the others.
That's a wise decision.
You have a deal.
Give me your hands.
Shall we go, then?
Where do you plan on taking me?
The demon realm.
Our master is expecting your vis-
Nonaka?!
Why?!
I'm surprised you would ally with her.
I...
I simply can't forgive you after you hurt Basara.
Naruse Mio, you apologised to Basara over and over as you cried on that roof.
And now, you're even trying to offer yourself up.
I think I can understand why Basara is trying to protect you.
You can't defeat me on your own.
You should already know that.
Then... take this!
How did you break the barrier?!
If you can't cut it down in one stroke,
keep cutting until it breaks.
That's all.
Can't be...
You focused all your attacks on the exact same spot without erring?
Don't underestimate the hero clan!
Fine.
Then allow me to toy with you a bit more.
Look out!
Oh? You managed to evade that?
In that case!
Nonaka!
I can...
I can still fight. After all, he...
Basara saved this life of mine.
That's how I managed to withstand the harsh training and become strong!
This is the end.
Stop!
Nonaka isn't involved!
I don't care what happens to me! So!
That's not possible.
Anyone who interferes with my mission will be eliminated.
No!
Leave it to me, Mio!
Let's go!
Banishing Shift.
It renders all forms of attack meaningless.
Because it eliminates the phenomenon... the power's very existence...
and sends it to the zero dimension.
Don't be afraid.
It eliminates everything, even the remains of its victims?
It's dangerous!
It's frightening!
It's too dangerous!
We should confine Basara and the demon sword Brynhildr...
in order to prevent a repeat of this tragedy!
Give up.
Don't run!
I've learned from Mio!
Protect what you want to protect!
B-Basara, that power!
It's incomplete, but I can handle doing this much.
I won't be able to fight for long.
I see.
Then I'll readjust my evaluation.
The biggest hindrance to my mission...
is you, Toujou Basara!
Now!
Not a scratch?!
You're mine!
The power to eliminate my attacks...
What on earth is that?
It looks as though it activates only as a counterattack.
But if it were to activate without limits,
it would have the potential to destroy this entire ci-
Shut up!
However, a counterattack is meaningless here.
Unfortunately, this is as far as you go.
Yeah, it is unfortunate.
For you.
Maria!
A succubus?!
Too slow!
Toujou!
Basara!
Basara.
It's over.
Mio-sama!
I was so worried!
I was so, so worried!
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
Looks like you're safe.
Yes. Th-Thank-
What's wrong?
Basara!
No!
Wh-What happened?
Mio!
Is this the Demon Lord Wilbert's power?
B-Basara!
Calm down. See? I'm fine.
It's all over now.
No!
What?
You can't!
Holding this power back is all I can do,
and I can barely do that!
A gravity field.
If it keeps going out of control...
Please, Basara...
I can't keep this power under control any longer. So...
Wait! Don't give up!
There's no time!
Before I end up destroying this world...
Please... kill me!
I refuse!
Y-You idiot!
It should be clear what you're supposed to protect!
I'm not a hero anymore.
However, I am your family!
Your brother!
And brothers protect their little sisters,
even if it means turning against the entire world!
I'm bringing you home.
Huh?
I'm definitely bringing you home.
You and I are going home together!
If you're my little sister,
shut up and let your brother protect you!
Yes... Yes...
Please,
help me, Onii-chan!
I should be able to save Mio with a complete Banishing Shift.
I need to discern the root of the power going out of control.
Then eliminate only that.
Just hold on, I'll get rid of it.
I'll reduce all your sadness and suffering to nothing.
Banishing Shift.
Let's go home.
Yeah.
Yes?
Oh, hello.
About earlier...
Umm, where's Basara?
He's sleeping.
He pushed himself so hard even though his wounds hadn't finished healing, so...
What's this?
A medicine passed down in our village.
Since Basara bears the blood of us heroes,
it should be especially effective.
Thanks you for going so far.
Come in, come in.
I just wanted to bring this by.
Take care.
Banishing Shift.
That...
Was that the same as before?
No.
He controlled its power.
So he's finally...
he's finally facing it.
Welcome back,
Basara.
It's been a week since we were at school.
You didn't have to take off, too, Mio.
Wh-Who cares?
I told them we both came down with a summer cold.
That's right.
Thanks to the medicine we received from Nonaka Yuki-san
and Mio-sama's warm, oh so warm and tender care,
he didn't need to be hospitalised.
M-Maria!
When you analyse this passage from the beginning,
the subject of the first line-
Hey, Basacchi.
Is it okay for someone who just recovered to be skipping out?
Weren't you the only one who could open this lock?
Well, this is a big school.
I'm sure there's someone.
Were you all right?
Hmm? Oh, you mean that night?
What happened there?
You suddenly elbowed me in the sternum and then ditched me.
Not that part.
I cut you up quite a bit there at the park, didn't I?
What are you talking about?
If you plan on acting innocent, you'll regret it.
When did you notice?
That night at school you were talking about how Mio collapsed, right?
I was surprised when she suddenly collapsed.
Her face was bright red... She seemed awfully embarrassed.
Wouldn't one normally think she had a fever,
if she was wobbling and had a flushed faced?
No, seeing Naruse's unusual reaction,
I knew her succubus attendant must have been involved right away.
I had trouble holding in my laughter, so...
Ahh, I really did it now.
So?
What are you going to do, Basacchi?
Nothing.
Right now, I'm not sure I can beat you for certain, and in fact...
I want to negotiate with you.
Negotiate?
Yeah. You're the one the acting Demon Lord sent to observe Mio, right?
So, your goal is to help her awaken while observing her.
That's your mission, right?
Things nearly went well back there at the park, though.
But you failed.
If he finds out you failed in your mission,
the acting Demon Lord will probably send someone even more powerful.
And I'm not ready to deal with them yet.
I see.
So I either pretend nothing happened and continue observing her,
or you and that succubus will tell the acting Demon Lord I screwed up.
It's not a bad deal, is it?
We are enemies.
There's no telling when I might betray you.
I believe in you.
What makes you say that?
The fact that I'm still alive right now.
The shadow that attacked me didn't kill me.
The dagger it used was clearly avoiding my vitals.
That could simply have been luck.
Then there's Maria.
She's out hunting demons by herself, so there should have been plenty of chances to kill her.
Those are the reasons I believe in you.
You've got quite an imagination.
But well, things have gotten difficult for me after what happened.
I'll play along for now, Basacchi, with that idea of yours.
That's a relief.
Now, I need to be heading back.
Hey, Takigawa,
do you know who killed Mio's foster parents?
Hold on now.
It's not fair to expect information from me without anything in return.
It was Zolgia.
"Zolgia"?
He was Naruse's observer before me, but...
He's not the type to remain patient forever.
He will make a move.
Mio!
See ya!
I'm shocked.
Skipping classes here together...
The weather was so nice, we didn't realise the time.
What were you talking about with Takigawa?
Nothing really, just how nice the weather is.
U-Umm, you see...
I haven't thanked you yet for saving me.
What are you on about again?
So... So...
Stop!
Y-Yuki?!
N-Nonaka? Why?
I can't let my guard down.
Stop throwing yourself at Basara.
No one's throwing herself at Basara!
Basara, I would like you to eat this.
A bento?
Oh, I remember your food being delicious ever since we were little.
Hold on!
I was also planning on having lunch with Basara...
Empty-handed?
Leave it to me, Mio-sama!
M-Maria?
The bento is prepared!
Now Mio-sama, you can't lose to this expressionless childhood friend woman!
Do that with Basara-san! It's "Aah", "Aah"!
You must be joking!
Why should I do that for a guy like him?
Again?
There's no choice.
Since it's come to this, Basara-san, you'll have to do "Aah"...
...or rather, make Mio-sama "Aah"!
Now Basara-san, use this thick Frankfurter...
to violate Mio-sama's cute mouth a bit-
As if I could do that!
You're saying that now?
Haven't the three of us done even more amazing things together?
Just the other night, we even had a naked cake-play in the bath.
My...
What's she talking about?
You didn't know?
Basara-san recently became Mio-sama's master.
I won't allow that! Ever!
Mio-sama's body and soul have been enslaved to Basara-san.
It happened right in front of me.
Hey, why are you running your mouth, Maria?
I'll kill you a hundred times!
Will you two cut it out?!
Basara is mine!
Huh?! Since when is he yours?!
Stop talking nonsense!
You lot...
Yeah, I got a message from him.
Didn't I tell you?
Given the chance, he'd rise to the occasion.
After all, Basara's my, and their, son.
Yeah, that's right.
Please keep an eye on Basara and the others while I'm away.
Don't let yourself get complacent with this, Basara.
Mio's not the only one.
No one can run away from their past or their destiny.
mou ichido aitai nante omoi wa zembu tojikomete shimaou
もう一度会いたいなんて想いは 全部閉じ込めてしまおう
I'll shut off all feelings of wanting to meet you once more
kono mune no oku ni zutto
この胸の 奥にずっと
Deep inside my heart forever
yume no naka de wa sunao ni ieta kotoba
夢の中では 素直に言えた言葉
The words which I could bravely say in my dreams
nandomo renshuu
何度も 練習
I practice them again and again
kizukeba itsumo soba de waratteru kimi ga atarimae ni natteta
気づけばいつも 傍で 笑ってる きみが あたりまえになってた
Before I noticed it, I took you, always smiling next to me, for granted
Aa hitomi tojite mo kienai kage ni nandomo iu kara
ああ 瞳閉じても消えない 影に 何度も言うから
I tell them again and again to the figure which doesn't disappear even when I close my eyes
mou ichido aitai taisetsu na hito tomo ni ikite ikitai
もう一度会いたい 大切な人 共に生きていきたい
I want to meet my precious person again, I want to live living with him
tatoe sekai kara yaiba wo mukerarete mo
たとえ世界から 刃を向けられても
Even if the world points a sword at me
mou nidoto kono te hanasanai to yume no soto de ieta kotoba
もう二度とこの手 離さないと 夢の外で言えた言葉
I managed to say out of a dream that I'll never let this hand go
itsumade mo egao no ma ma
いつまでも 笑顔のまま
Always smiling
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