Vinland Saga (ヴィンランド・サガ)

A TRUE WARRIOR

Don't get cocky.

Who is he?

He's coming.

What are we going to do, Bjorn?

This is bad. Bjorn's gone mad.

Stop him. He'll destroy the ship.

You're crazy.

How are we supposed to stop a monster like that?

Run. No one can stop him now.

He's eaten a berserker mushroom.

All with his bare hands...

He's stronger than a monster.

The Troll of Jom.

All right. One more ship.

They're here.

-What are we going to do? -Surrender?

Damn it. Come on.

I'd rather die fighting than be a slave.

Listen. Capture the kids alive.

If they get hurt, they won't sell for a high price. Be careful.

We're going to have some fun with you.

Bjorn?

Thors.

Listen. You've already lost half of your forces.

Leave now, and I won't take your life.

Be gone, pirates.

You cannot defeat me.

-That bastard. -Stop.

Don't shoot until Askeladd gives the signal.

What are they doing?

We've got the high ground.

What are they stalling for?

What a crazy man.

He's not afraid to take on two whole warships alone.

Let's fight too.

Fool. You amateurs will make things worse.

Their archers are waiting up on the cliff.

He's the one who knows how to handle this.

But...

Don't you understand?

Except for Thors,

we're just a bunch of kids and amateurs.

All we can do is let him handle this.

It looks like they're not the type of men to leave when I say so.

The archers up on the cliff aren't firing yet.

There's 30 men to the front.

I know I could kill that many myself.

But our ships are close.

If they all jumped over to our ship, it'd be a free-for-all.

I'd be fine if I was alone, but...

Are you the leader?

In the name of Odin, the Almighty,

I challenge you to a duel.

If you win, you can do whatever you want.

If I win, you must withdraw at once.

If you refuse,

then you're going to lose three times as many men

to capture a mere 12 slaves.

Can I ask you something?

Why do you think I'm their leader?

I can smell it.

Impressive.

All right. I accept the duel.

I, Askeladd, son of Olaf, swear in the name of Odin.

Stay back near the ship's bow.

Okay.

I too

can smell something about you.

You have the same smell as me,

Troll of Jom.

He knows who I am?

Did Floki do this?

You're quick. I like smart men.

My father isn't a bad man like you.

Hey. Stay back.

My father is strong. Die, you pirate.

You idiot. You idiot. Your armor looks weird.

What an energetic boy. Is that your son?

Stop. You fool.

Askeladd. Do you have a wife and children?

No.

I see.

Let's begin.

He's closing up the distance carelessly.

Too shallow.

You're amazing.

No one can beat Askeladd.

Father.

He dodged it. My moment of opportunity...

A surprise attack won't work on him anymore.

Coming all this way was worth it.

He's an incredible man.

Thors...

You're strong.

Forgive me, Askeladd.

I can't go easy on you.

I'm happy to hear that, Thors.

What?

Hey, hey.

Amazing. It's a one-sided fight.

Askeladd is in trouble.

But he's able to block all his attacks.

Father. Kill him.

Oh, no.

He's going after my sword. It won't hold up for long.

That must mean...

His sword is also...

This is it.

Since I know his target,

I can predict the arc of his sword.

This is it. A wide swing.

I fell for his trap.

He was waiting for me to get careless, and swing wide.

He was planning to have me snap his sword, all along.

Everything went according to his plan.

Unbelievable.

I can't believe I fell for it.

You did it.

-Thors. You did it. -That was amazing, Father.

You won.

What's wrong? Kill me.