Satoru!
Saki!
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
We're lucky we weren't buried alive.
I don't think we can get out, though.
Well, at least we're safe from the poisonous gas.
We could start chipping away at the ceiling to get out.
Don't think so.
I can't hear anything outside, so I'd say we're buried in pretty deep.
I see.
Hey.
Hmm?
Do you think the others got away?
Yeah, I think so.
Thank the Heavens.
Yeah.
I'm glad I'm not alone.
Happy that I'm in the same mess as you, huh?
I think this would've been too much to bear alone.
I wouldn't have made it this far without you.
Me neither.
Episode 06
Getaway
I don't want to die here.
Of course not!
We're not supposed to tell anybody our mantras!
Come on, we're friends!
I won't tell anyone else.
No.
Aren't you curious?
Don't you want to know how it's different from your own?
Then you tell me yours.
Okay.
Then how about this?
We write down our mantras on pieces of paper and show them to each other on the count of three.
Nah, I'd rather not.
Come on! We don't have to show it long enough for the other person to remember it.
Just flash it for a split second.
Where's the point in that?
It'll be enough. We'll get a sense of the length and feel.
Ready? One, two, three!
Could you read it?
Not at all.
But I know how long it is.
It's really not that long.
Yeah. Neither is yours.
Could you read any of it?
Nope.
Your handwriting is impossible to read even when I get a good look.
Shut up.
Satoru...
Satoru?
Everyone... they're...
Asahina Satoru. Asahina Satoru.
You have violated the rules and gone where you were not supposed to.
Furthermore, you have allowed your mind to be poisoned by a demon.
The real problem, however, weighs far heavier.
You have violated the tenth precept of the Platinum Code, the very basis of the Code of Ethics: The Four Tenets Against Evil.
You have listened to the demon and turned against the Buddhist teachings.
Therefore, I am left with no choice but to seal your Cantus immediately.
Look at the flames.
Your Cantus is sealed inside this emblem.
Can you see the emblem?
Yes.
I will now cast the emblem into the fire.
May your worldly desires be burned away.
The ash returns to the vast and wild earth.
Look! The emblem has burned away!
Your Cantus has been sealed here!
Cast away your worldly desires.
You must cast all of them into the purging flames to reach enlightenment.
Asahina Satoru.
You have shown great devotion and abandoned your Cantus.
Now I shall teach you a pure mantra, summon a new spirit and bestow Cantus upon you once more.
Satoru!
Satoru, you're doing this, right?
I know it!
Your Cantus is back!
Yeah, looks like it.
Quick! Blow a hole into the ceiling!
Blast those rocks sky high!
Okay.
Wait! The poisonous gas might be covering the ground outside!
Don't worry.
I'll blow it all away.
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You did it!
Yeah.
Wait!
I'll go ahead and look around.
Don't!
The Feral Spiders might be outside with their bows.
That's why I'm going first.
Well?
There's no one around.
I bet they're somewhere in the area.
There's no way that little gust killed them all.
Look! There!
Something moved!
Sorry. Maybe I was just imagining things.
If someone wanted to spread poisonous gas, they'd do it from there.
I knew it!
Then let's escape the other way!
Don't be stupid.
Running away will only make them pursue us.
Do you want to be attacked from behind?
We have to take the fight to them.
We're not safe until they're all dead.
That's crazy! I can't help you in combat!
You saw what happened to the monk!
Cantus isn't suited for defense.
We must use it offensively to survive.
But you can run if you're scared.
I can do this alone.
Do you expect me to just accept that and run now?
We're probably in range of their bows now.
What now?
Let's fire some bullets.
Fly!
Morons.
I'd love to make a blade storm like the monk...
Too bad I can't.
Satoru...
Go.
Look at how scared they are.
Let's make this more interesting.
Burn!
Let's go.
Okay.
Look!
Aren't those the machines used to make the poisonous gas?
Yeah.
Let's have some fun here.
I see.
Fear is more effective against them than brute force.
Why? They won't chase us anymore.
Let's run away now!
No.
It's a long walk to our canoes.
We're not safe until all the Feral Spiders are dead.
But—
Trust me.
Nothing to be afraid of now that my Cantus is back.
Satoru, what's gotten into you?
You're like a different person.
Really?
You never used to...
Do you even know where the Feral Spiders' nest is to begin with?
You don't even know where it is.
You can't just launch an attack blindly.
Gods.
I am afraid that crossing this clearing is extremely dangerous.
You would be completely visible from the other side,
and there is every possibility that Feral Spider archers are hiding somewhere.
But their colony is over there in the woods, right?
I could attack from here,
but I'd be shooting blind and they'd just get away.
I could just set the clearing on fire, too...
It is just as you say.
However, imagine if even a single surviving Feral Spider were to hide in the soil.
I am afraid it would attempt to target you with poison arrows.
They use an extremely deadly poison taken from frogs foreign to these lands.
Our scouts have discovered a way to circle around them.
If you would please be so kind as to follow us...
Is your queen all right?
Yes.
Luckily we, her elite guard, carried her to safety.
That's good to hear.
Regrettably, all other members of the Robber Fly colony have fallen victim to the poisonous gas.
I beg you, gods, to teach the wicked Feral Spiders a lesson for using such cowardly means!
I will.
Will we really be safe on this path?
You need not worry.
We dispatched scouts in this direction earlier, and there were no signs of enemy movement.
They believe we have all been slain by the gas,
so they will not be expecting an attack on their main base.
I see.
Hang on!
Happy now?
Yeah.
Are you sure this will do the trick?
It's better than doing nothing.
Why would we need a stand-in?
What's going on?
Gods, please hide yourselves!
The stand-in has been killed!
Take cover, gods!
Where are they?
Atop the trees!
Those are poison arrows! Be careful!
Protect Satoru!
Satoru! Shake that tree!
What is this?
Don't be so surprised.
Remember last night?
Their troops had all sorts of monsters.
But then...
Are you saying they can take all sorts of forms?
Why?
I don't know.
I have a theory, though.
We should be careful.
There's no telling what form they'll take to ambush us.
Then let's turn back! It's too dangerous here!
It's too late to turn back now.
They'll give chase if we run.
Wait!
I'm getting a really bad feeling about this.
Do you think it's a trap?
I'm not sure...
Don't worry. Let's go.
But...
There's no way mammals could stay underwater for so long.
Damn it! Those bastards!
All right. Just stay hidden.
I'll turn you into a stew.
Satoru...
Satoru, behind us.
Underground...
Where?
One is right behind us, about six or seven meters.
Two others to its right and one more to its left about a meter behind it.
So the frogs were just a distraction?
We've gotta stay alert.
Ambushes are their strong suit.
You look a bit tired, Satoru.
Not at all! I can do this.
I think you should rest a little...
Watch out!
Don't worry. Stay put.
More incoming!
Go back.
Did you get them?
I don't know.
Satoru!
Damn it!
Let's retreat!
Where the hell are they?
They must be watching us from somewhere!
Saki, find them for me!
Okay!
Where are they?
They've stopped attacking.
It probably takes them a while to get the rocks ready.
There!
There's their lookout!
We should move while we can!
Should we fall back?
No, we advance.
Satoru... Wait!
Gods! Gods!
I am delighted to see you are unharmed.
Victory is within our reach now.
Please bring down the iron hammer of judgment on the wicked Feral Spiders!
Don't sweet-talk us!
You said this path would be safe!
How is this safe?!
It's been nothing but ambushes!
I am terribly sorry.
We sent scouts ahead to find a safe path,
and there were no attacks whatsoever.
Of course not!
They weren't trying to ambush your scouts! They were waiting for us!
It's okay. What matters is that we've made it this far.
Let's finish this and go home.
But we can't go this way.
We don't know where the rocks are coming from.
We should turn back!
We can't do that.
We're already at war.
Running from the enemy is tantamount to suicide.
But if we venture beyond that bamboo forest, the rocks will come flying.
So the forest is off limits, and who knows what else awaits us?
We shall scout out the enemy.
Once we know wherefrom they are targeting us with the rocks,
you can purge them one by one with your powers.
You make it seem so simple!
Satoru's tired!
Oh no!
They might realize that I can't use my Cantus.
Excuse us.
On the other side of the bamboo forest, there is a wide space unobstructed by trees.
The enemy forces have congregated there.
But isn't it to our advantage if they're out in plain sight?
It is somewhat difficult to explain.
Please be so kind as to look yourselves.
We have made sure that no enemy is hiding in the forest.
Whoa...
How many of them are there?
Nakisou na aoringo kakaeteru mune no oku
泣きそうな 青リンゴ 抱えてる 胸の奥
In my chest, I carry a green apple that wets my eyes
Korogatte tsuyogatte
転がって 強がって
I fall over yet pretend to be strong
Kyuukutsu na sora niramu
窮屈な空睨む
I glower at the sky and it seems to suffocate me
Unmei ni juujun ni
運命に 従順に
Do I look like I'd wait quietly
Jukusu no wo matsu mon ka
熟すのを 待つもんか
For destiny to ripen it?
Sen no kaze
千の風
The winds
Agaite sakende
足掻いて 叫んで
I struggle and scream
Fuke fuke
吹け吹け
Blow and blow
Watashi wa shabondama
私はシャボン玉
I'm a soap bubble
Soredemo shinjiteru
それでも信じてる
And still I have faith
Yokisenu arashi ni
よきせぬ 嵐に
In a sudden storm
Joushou shite kakou shite
上昇して 下降して
I rise and fall
Aragau shabondama
抗うシャボン玉
I fight, soap bubble that I am
Soredemo ikiteku
それでも生きてく
And still I live on
Hajikeru shunkan niji hanate
はじける瞬間 虹放て
I make a rainbow when I burst