Clevatess (クレバテス-魔獣の王と赤子と屍の勇者)

We know you're in there, Hero!

We've been playing out here since we were kids!

You're wasting your time trying to hide!

Come on out!

You thought you were hot stuff just 'cause you knew how to use a sword!

And then you challenged the dark beast king with

no chance of winning, and now look what happened!

Hey, are you listening?

Get your ass out here!

We've always hated you heroes!

You never do any real work.

You just kill a dark beast once in a while and everyone acts like it makes you special!

They used our tax money to give you that fancy sword,

and what did you do with it?

That's right!

Did you plant the trees in the forest?

Did you cut down trees and carry logs, and use them to make houses and furniture?

You heroes aren't special at all!

Right, everyone?

That's right! That's right! Come on out!

You are special, Miss Alicia!

You saved my life!

Get away from the window, Nelluru.

But...

The most important thing here is keeping you and Luna safe.

Get out here!

Since we couldn't leave town, I knew this would happen at some point.

Come on out!

But I didn't think they'd find us so soon.

It doesn't seem like the wizard with the bugs is here yet...

But even if we run here, it won't make a difference if we don't have a place to hide.

Hey! Get out here!

What do I do?

Hey! We're done waiting!

If you're not coming out, we'll have to smoke you out!

Take this!

What's wrong, brother? Don't try to stop me!

Enough, Phil.

CLEVATESS

Dad! And Mom!

Our forefathers built this waterwheel over two centuries ago.

Episode 8: Current of Insects

I'm not letting you burn it down.

But Dad!

We have to hand them over to those guys, don't we?

Ow!

Why do we have to listen to what outsiders say?

This is our problem. Our country's problem, and our town's problem.

We've got those two waiting in the middle of town so we can keep an eye on them.

To keep them from causing trouble.

Then what do we do?

Just back off.

Let me handle this.

I'm Mark! I run the town guard!

Come on out, Hero!

I have a question for you!

I promise that until we're done talking, I won't let them hurt the ones inside.

I'm only interested in talking to you!

Come on out!

Miss Alicia...

Wait here.

What does he want to ask them?

I dunno!

Just shut up and watch, you two.

So you're the hero.

That's right.

Where's your Regalia?

I'm afraid I lost it.

You lost it?

By "lost it," you don't mean you sold it, right?

No.

I dropped it when I was fighting Clevatess.

So it's true that you fought him.

And you lost.

Yeah. We were utterly annihilated.

It's only natural for you to hate me for things ending up like this.

I'm sorry. But for now—

Then there's no problem.

Huh?

If you'd sold the Regalia and run away, I'd've killed you.

But if you fought and lost, then I have no complaints.

It was our king who sent you off.

Because that's our tradition.

Dad, are you really okay with that?

You don't hate me?

The question is, Hero, what comes next?

Do we continue the tradition?

Is it worth continuing, after the price we've paid?

When the next king is decided, should we citizens support him?

You're the only heroes to make it to the Lord of Dark Beasts in the last thousand years.

You saw what was beyond Luna Mountain, right?

What lies beyond the edge of the world?

Well? Was the cost worth paying for?

I was flung into the air, and I only saw it for a second.

But I did see it.

It was round.

There was no end to the world. The horizon stretched on forever.

Was it worth it?

Of course it was!

I don't know if I have the right to say this after having failed,

but there are so many things you can't learn when your world is small!

There're so many things you can't obtain unless you've got the courage to take the leap!

There are people you'll never meet...

I learned that only recently,

from someone arrogant and terrifying,

and who treats me like a dishrag...

But if I'd never met him,

my world would've ended without ever getting bigger.

So...

There's meaning in making the world bigger!

It's worth trying to go beyond those peaks!

For the sake of the heroes who died in the attempt, too...

I won't let anyone say there isn't!

It seems the one thing the last king didn't screw up was his choice of heroes.

You can go, Hero.

We elders will calm the young ones behind me down.

We need our next king to give it their all, after all.

Wait, does he know...

You'll have to deal with the wall of bugs yourself.

We'll handle the soldiers...

That's...

Honey!

Dad!

You didn't think you could let them go without talking to me, did you?

You bastard!

How could you!

He ruined my game!

Of course I'm mad!

"Game"?

The game where I got to watch the Hidenean hero get lynched by the people of Hiden!

Rising Dragon!

Heh. No warning at all, huh?

Get into the building!

The bugs are coming!

Bugs?!

They really are coming!

Into the building! Now!

Hang in there, Dad!

Shit! They're here!

Close the doors!

U-Um...

Dragonfly!

So strong.

Just what I'd expect from a hero.

You killed all those bugs. Amazing!