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ORIGINAL STORY BY
KANEHITO YAMADA / TSUKASA ABE

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THE NORTHERNMOST POINT OF THE CONTINENT

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I REACHED AUREOLE,
THE LAND WHERE SOULS REST,

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A PLACE WHICH
THE PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD CALL HEAVEN

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THERE WERE MANY SOULS GATHERED THERE

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AND I TALKED TO MY FORMER COMRADES

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THE GREAT MAGE FLAMME

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Frieren.

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The royal capital is within sight now.

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The party of heroes is making
a triumphant return home.

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I bet they're filled with excitement.

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Once we get back,
I have to look for a job.

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You're thinking about that already?

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It's important.

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It doesn't end
just because we took down the Demon King.

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We have our whole lives ahead of us.

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-A job, huh?
-I want a job where I can drink.

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Excuse me, you're a priest.

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That's true…

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Frieren,

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you are probably going to
live for so much longer

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than we can even imagine.

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Maybe.

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Himmel, the hero.

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Eisen, the warrior. Heiter, the priest.

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Frieren, the mage.

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You did well in taking down
the Demon King.

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Now, an era of peace
will come upon this world.

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The king is apparently going to
erect statues of us in the plaza.

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Although, I'm still very skeptical
whether they can accurately depict

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how handsome I am.

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What a self-serving man, that king.

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He's the one who only gave us
ten copper coins when we departed.

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Now, now, Frieren.

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Now we get to drink for free.

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Let's call it a deal.

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Corrupt Priest.

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So it's over, huh?

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Yeah.

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Our adventure ends here.

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Ten years, huh?

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So many things happened.

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Like the day we departed…

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when Himmel and Eisen

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spoke disrespectfully to the king
and were almost executed.

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In the worst-case scenario,
our adventure could have ended there.

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There was that time when Heiter
was useless because of a hangover.

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You look like an undead, but are you okay?

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-I'm not.
-You're not, huh?

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He was like that at least once a week.

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Compared to that, I'm a model student.

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When you were almost eaten by a mimic,
we thought about leaving you behind.

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How many times did we say
that it was a trap? Seriously?

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Can we leave this elf behind?

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Jeez…

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We only have lousy memories.

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But it was fun.

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I'm glad I was able to
go on an adventure with you all.

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I agree.

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Although it was only a short while.

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Short? What are you talking about?
It was ten years.

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Look at Heiter.
He's become such an old man.

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-That's rude.
-He was always like that.

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That's rude.

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It's about time.

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The Era Meteor Shower, was it?

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A meteor shower that happens
once every 50 years.

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It's a perfect start to an era of peace.

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How beautiful.

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It's hard to see
in the middle of the city.

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We're getting emotional over here.
Can you try to read the mood?

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Then, next time…

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In 50 years, I'll show you to a place
that I know with a better view.

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-What?
-No…

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It's nothing.

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Okay, let's all go to see it.

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All right, I'm going this way.

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What are you going to do now?

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I'll continue my pursuit of magic.

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I plan to travel around the central lands
for about 100 years.

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So, I'll visit from time to time.

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An elf's perception of time
is unfathomable.

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Seriously, how long has she been alive?

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I bet to her,

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50 years and 100 years
don't make much of a difference.

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A shadow dragon's horn?

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We don't sell that here.

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I haven't seen a shadow dragon around
for two to three decades.

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I see. What should I do…?
I need it to summon…

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That reminds me,
I entrusted the one I found

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in the Demon King's castle to Himmel.

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Um, it's exuding some kind of evil aura.

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It's not harmful, is it?

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-I don't know.
-You don't know?

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It's almost time
for the Era Meteor Shower anyway.

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I guess I'll go get it.

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The townscape is quite different
from the last time I was here.

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It should be around here.

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Frieren?

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Himmel…

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-You're a feeble old man…
-Well, that's rude.

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I've grown old,
but I'm still handsome, aren't I?

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It's been 50 years.

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You look just like you did back then.

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I thought I would never see you again.

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The Era Meteor Shower, huh?

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That brings back memories.

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Also, about that thing I found
in the Demon King's castle…

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The shadow dragon's horn, right?

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Not a day went by
without me thinking about it.

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After all, there was constantly
an evil aura coming out of the drawer.

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Sorry about that…

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You could've just tossed it
into a shed or something.

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How could I do that?

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You may have left it with me
without much thought,

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but to me,

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it was something important that was
entrusted to me by a special comrade.

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It was something I needed to
return to you one day, just like this.

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It's really not that important.

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Himmel, are you ready?

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You're bald,
so there's no point in caring too much.

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Bald people still have their preferences.

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All right,
let's go see the Era Meteor Shower.

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You look so distinguished now, Heiter.

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I'm a bishop in the Holy City now.

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You haven't changed at all.

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Stop patting my head.

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Eisen, you haven't changed much.

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-Yeah? You think so?
-You're a dwarf after all.

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So, where is this place with a great view?

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We're going there now?

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It's still a little early
for the Era Meteor Shower.

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Yeah, so we'll walk
for about a week from here.

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-It's that far?
-Jeez…

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What a way to abuse the elderly.

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This brings back memories.
When we're like this,

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I feel as if I've gone back in time.

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We traveled to many places, didn't we?

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Everything was so new

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and appeared to be sparkling.

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All of you were always
a part of my beautiful memories.

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You know,

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I've always looked forward to the day
when we could all get together again.

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Thank you, Frieren.

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Thanks to you,

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I was able to enjoy one last adventure.

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How beautiful.

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I'm sure Himmel was happy.

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You think so?

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That girl was Sir Himmel's comrade?

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She doesn't even look sad.

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How heartless!

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My, my! We don't look sad either!

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-Bishop, take it more seriously!
-How heartless!

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They're so harsh.

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I mean,

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I don't know anything about him.

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We traveled together
for merely ten years, that's all.

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Humans have a short lifespan.

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I knew that.

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So why didn't I try

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to get to know him better?

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Stop patting my head.

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All right,
I'd better head back to the Holy City.

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Let me get a good look at you two.

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I'm sure this will be the last time.

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Are you ill?

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My drinking habits have caught up with me.

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It must be punishment.

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If you ever visit the Holy City,

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leave some alcohol by my grave.

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Heiter, you're not afraid to die?

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We're the party of heroes
that saved this world.

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After I die, I'm promised
a lavish life in heaven.

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That's the reason why I fought
alongside you all in the first place.

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Corrupt Priest.

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Well then, I'll be off.

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All right, I'll get going too.

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A trip to pursue magic?

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Yeah, that too.

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But I also want to
get to know humans better.

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I see.

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I have something to ask you.
Since I'm a mage,

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I could use a strong vanguard.

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Give me a break.

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I'm too old to be wielding an axe.

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Don't look at me like that, Frieren.

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Once you start aging, it's a surprisingly
long journey from there.

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I see.

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-See you, Eisen.
-See you.

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THE JOURNEY'S END

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I just saw this tree.
I always get lost in this forest.

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Where am I?

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20 YEARS FROM THE DEATH OF THE HERO HIMMEL

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THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE HOLY CITY, STRAHL
IN THE CENTRAL LANDS

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Are you looking for something?

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Is something wrong?

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No, I was looking for the house
of someone named Heiter.

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Then you must be a visitor.

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You are still alive, Corrupt Priest?

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Turns out, it's not so easy
to die in a dignified way.

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I bought alcohol to leave at your grave.

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You want to drink?

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-I've stopped drinking already.
-I see.

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I think it's too late to start behaving
for the goddess to forgive you.

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Thank you.

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-Who is that?
-Her name is Fern.

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She was a war orphan
from the Southern lands.

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How surprising.

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You're not the type
to voluntarily help people.

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That's Himmel's job.

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Frieren, why did you visit me?

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I'm on my way to the Holy City.

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I make it a point to keep in touch
with whoever I meet on the road.

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Plus, I owe a lot to you, Heiter.

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I wanted to return the favor
before you died.

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Then let me ask you for a favor.

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Will you take an apprentice?

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Fern has the potential to become a mage.

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Will you take her along with you
on your travels?

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Sorry, Heiter. I can't do that.

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She'll just be a burden.

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You know the mortality rate
of mage apprentices on the battlefield.

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I'm not going to let a friend's child
left in my care die like that.

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I see.

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Then I have another favor.

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This was excavated from
the grave of Ewig the Sage.

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They say this grimoire contains
long-lost spells regarding

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the resurrection of the dead
and immortality.

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I doubt such magic really exists.

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That's why I want you to decipher it.

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Can you do that?

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It's encoded in pictures, right?

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People of this era
sure loved this kind of stuff.

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It'll only take five to six years.

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I see.

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What's the point
in deciphering this anyway?

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I thought you weren't afraid to die?

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I have two reasons.

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One, I was just trying to act cool
in front of you two.

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Two, compared to then,
I am more afraid of dying now.

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Well, even if I can't become immortal,
I just wanted…

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I just wanted
a little more time, that's all.

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Besides, the scriptures tell us
to live in good health.

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Longevity is
the prime example of that, Frieren.

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Corrupt Priest.

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Also,

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if you have time
in between your efforts to decipher that,

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will you be able to teach Fern magic?

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I'm a priest,
so I'm not very good with that.

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Sure, I can do that.

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There you are.

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I had trouble finding you.
Do you always train in the forest?

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Mistress Frieren,
even you had trouble finding me?

255
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Master Heiter always says
that my presence is undetectable.

256
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It is a very good thing.

257
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Yeah.

258
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Just as I thought…

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I can barely detect her mana.

260
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That requires remarkable mana control.

261
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How hard did she study to be able
to do that at her age?

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Master Heiter

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said that he'll consider me
fully qualified if I can pierce that rock.

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Heiter knows what he's talking about.
That is--

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As you can see, my mana disperses
and doesn't reach it.

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I see.

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What kind of training do I need to do?

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Hey, can I ask you something first?

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Do you like magic?

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To a moderate degree.

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That's just like me.

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-Trying to act cool again, Heiter?
-How is your training with Fern?

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-Magic is so amazing.
-It's worth looking for.

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-It'd be a waste to die.
-One day I want to show you.

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"It didn't have to be magic…"

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Subtitle translation by: Kiko Morita