[Music] frier and the Mage returns to the Royal Capital with her adventuring companions himl the hero Eisen the warrior and Haider the priest after defeating the demon king and ushering in an era of peace they reminisce about their 10-year Journey and the good times and mishaps along the way with their Quest fulfilled the companions prepare to go their separate ways Freer and plans to continue collecting spells and learning about humans while Himel Eisen and Haider look forward to living out the
rest of their lives as an elf who will outlive them ferin struggles to understand the brevity of human life ferin reconnects with her now aged companions to watch the AA meteor shower together Himel passes away shortly after leaving frier and regretting not taking the time to know him better while she had the chance she resolves to build deeper connections with humans going forward 20 years after him's death feran visits Haider and agrees to decipher an ancient text on immortality for him as he
now fears death in his old age she also takes on his orphan Ward Fern as a magic Apprentice though she doubts her own Readiness for such a responsibility frein explains to Fern the three key factors for longrange magic Mana amount firing strength and Ma control she notes that while Fern's mana and firing strength need work her control is very high fan encourages Fern to be patient in developing her magic though Fern wants to continue her magic training frian convinces her that repaying Haider f
or saving her life is more important now as Hider nears death frian Muses on an old friend she lost she realizes that if she dies without using what she learned from him those memories and his impact would be lost this motivates her to to pass on what she learned to Fern after some time has passed Fern's magic abilities have progressed to the point she can be considered a proper Mage years after Hero him's death frian and fern clean his neglected statue they learned folk magic spells his payment
for tasks an old woman requests they restore himl statue overgrown with rust and weeds the villagers share that himl insisted on an elaborate statue of himself after saving the town from a monster this annoyed the village and sculptor ferin uses anti-rust magic to restore the statue ferin becomes intent on finding blue mooned a flower from him's Hometown she wants to acquire a spell to conjure them around himmel's statue though Fern worries Fan's obsession will continue for years frian reassure
s her after months of searching frian and fern discover the long lost blue mooned in an unexpected Place feran reflects that her passion for magic developed from an old friend who appreciated her spells Fern also realizes magic is deeply meaningful for her with the blue moon weed specimen ferin can now conjure the flowers around himl statue to honor his memory as she once promised him their journey together is remembered the elf Mage frieren and her companions stop in the trade city of War to re
supply for their travels frien wanders off on her own worrying her companions that she will waste their funds on unnecessary things Fan's companion the young female major Fern notices feran acting conflicted at an accessory shop Fern realizes she knows little about Fan's personal tastes and feelings fan meets back up with her party and treats them to dessert at a cafe with a nice view Fern gives fan a hair ornament for her birthday fan says she is happy Fern tried to get to know her better feran
explains she is on her journey to collect spells and retrace the adventures she had with her previous hero companion Himel before signs of him Fade Away Fern says this goal seems important to fan fan spars with Fern teaching her defensive magic she explains how to cast defensive Spells at the moment of impact to conserve Mana frean says defensive magic is very powerful despite consuming a lot of Mana fan and fern arrive at a village threatened by the demon Quail an ally of the previous Demon Ki
ng a village Elder explains how Quail created a deadly piercing spell called Su Trek but was sealed away 80 years ago by Fan's previous hero party led by Himel fan breaks coil seal his zre spell fails to pierce Fern's defensive spell ferin explains that in the 80 years Quail was sealed away human Mages studied and adapted zre into their own magic system defensive spells and Magic resistance improved enough to render zra ordinary offensive magic rather than the Unstoppable killing magic it once w
as Fon gives qu a quick painless death saving the Village from destruction again ferin a m agrees to help clean up a Village's Shoreline in exchange for a book supposedly written by the legendary Mage flam fren knows the book is a fake but helps the village anyway Fen struggles with waking up early relying on her Apprentice Fern to take care of her daily needs Fern helps frian in order to finish the shore cleanup before the new year Festival so frian can see the sunrise which fan has never seen
fan is unimpressed by the sunrise she wakes up early to see feeling her late compan Himel did not understand her in asserting she would enjoy it however seeing Fern's enjoyment of the sunrise leads ferin to feel it was not completely pointless traveling with her teacher Eisen ferin finds hints indicating the legendary Mage flam discovered Ariel the land where souls go after death Eisen convinces ferin to travel to Ariel to speak with her late companion Himel although eccentric Fern defends ferin
as a good Master touched that frian gives her birthday presents despite seeming is interested in her Fern realizes fan took her on as an apprentice to fulfill a promise to their Mutual teacher Haider Guided by writings left behind frian and fern set out on a long cold journey to follow the path Fan's old party took to the Demon King's Castle to find Oriel and speak to the soul of Fan's late companion Himel frian embarks on a journey to find Oriel the land where Souls rest to speak with her dece
ased friend Himel she is told it will be a 10-year Journey but to the near Immortal ferin it is only one 100th of her lifetime ferin declines taking on an apprentice for the journey believing it to be a waste of time since they would die so quickly compared to her she reflects on her Century long adventure with Himel and how impactful that short Journey was to her long life fren and her young companion Fern come across a mountain pass where villagers have gone missing taken by what Witnesses cla
im were ghosts Fen determines these ghosts are actually Illusions created by a monster called einom to lure humans the einom creates an illusion of frein's deceased Mentor Hider though momentarily shaken frian shoots through the Phantom knowing it to be fake she reaffirms her desire to see the real Hider in Ariel frean decides to recruit a warrior named Stark to Aid their Journey they find Stark defending a village from a dangerous solar Dragon though revered by the villagers Stark admits he has
no real Combat experience and was paralyzed by fear when he first encountered the dragon sympathizing with Stark's initial cowardice frian agrees to help Stark defeat the dragon in exchange for him joining their party she gives Stark until morning to contemplate his options as frian reflects on Stark's kindness toward the villagers Stark trains intensely to overcome his fears and decides he can fight the dragon to protect the people who took him in resolving not to run away again Stark prepares
to stand against the threat frier and the Mage arrives at The Fortress city of wall hoping to pass through the checkpoint to the northern lands however she finds that the checkpoint has been closed for some time due to monster activity with no passages allowed for at least 2 years though frustrated fan resigns herself to waiting in the city for the situation to improve eager to continue her journey North frian tries to find another route inquiring with the black market thieves guilds and guard
stations but the northern lands are heavily protected by barriers shutting down even flight and trade with defensive battles being fought there seems to be no way through Stark Reveals His Master Eisen tasked him to accompany frean North and have ridiculous fun adventures to later recount as Eisen grows too old to travel Stark feels indebted to bring back stories before Eisen passes away Stark worries about taking too long and wants to make the most of eisen's remaining years after fan is pursue
d for visiting magic shops the apologetic castellan offers her immediate passage upon realizing she plans to to travel North believing fan possesses the kindness of a hero in wanting to help the northern lands battle demon forces the castellan permits her and her companion Stark to proceed through the checkpoint with an easy passage secured by the castellan's aid frian and Stark prepar to depart for the dangerous Northern lands though frian would prefer more time to study magic Stark is eager to
emulate his master and prove himself on a heroic Adventure they steal themselves for the conflicts and challenges that await Fri and the elf Mage and her companion Stark and fern arrive in a Northern Town on the day of its annual Liberation Festival the festival celebrates the Deeds of the hero Himel and his party who defeated the demons that once Ruled the Land frein explains that elves like herself have long lifespans but lack reproductive drives causing their kind to slowly go extinct over l
ong periods of time the town is filled with visiting merchants and preparations for the festival Fan's appearance causes some to note her her resemblance to the Statue of the Mage frian in the town Central Plaza part of the monument to himmel's party it is revealed that one of the great demon generals ARA the guilotine has regained her power and her forces have been battling the town for years exhausted the demons have sent envoys suing for peace one Envoy group faces hostility from a local Lord
named lugner his Manor was attacked by the elf Mage frian who sensed the blood lust and hostility in the demons the demons discussed their ploy to convince the town's ruler graph grenat to lower defensive barriers and allow the main demon forces to attack fan recounts her past experience trying to reason with demons and how she realized their speech mimics that of humans in order to deceive a young Envoy named drat Slips Away to attack frian believing she is the sole obstacle to their plan drat
arrogantly claims he is stronger than the demon ruler ARA or anyone else when he attacks the elf Mage the guards realize ferin is the legendary Demon Slayer who traveled with the hero Himel years ago her fearsome and legendary strength becomes apparent as she dominates the fight the episode concludes by naming frian as a legendary Slayer of demons presumably setting up the coming confrontation with the other demon envoys and their forces her casual and modest demeanor hides Fan's fearsome power
and history battling demons in the age of Himel the hero the demons lugner Linea and drat came to the town posing as peace invo but revealed their true motives to abduct graph granat and force him to lower the town's protective barrier lugner grievously injured the graph while searching his home two visiting adventurers attempted to rescue the graph on their own but were overpowered however the escaped fan helped by catching lugner offg guard with a powerful spell allowing the adventurers and g
raph to escape lugner realized the Mage was Freer and The Slayer an old enemy who killed many demons in the past he swore to get revenge for for his previous defeat against her frian was also identified as a former companion to the powerful Mage flam who originally set up the town's protective barrier in the aftermath the demon Sage ARA the guillotine was spotted observing events near the town making the situation more ominous it's clear the threat to the town remains High fan is introduced as a
powerful Elven Mage who contributed greatly to Humanity's understanding of demons through her analysis of the demon zra she has slain more demons than any other Mage in history earning her the title frein The Slayer she was considered a genius even among other great Mages of her time frian confronts one of the seven sages of Destruction the demon ARA ARA uses a magical spell called the scales of obedience to turn humans into her Eternal magical puppets fan engages ARA seeking to defeat her with
out killing the controlled humans though risky and Mana intensive frian chooses to directly dispel ARA's Magic from each puppet ARA mocks Fan's method as two roundabout and questions why frian does not use powerful attack spells as in their previous encounter 80 years ago this reveals the fundamental difference between Fan's respect for life and the Demon's complete disregard for it concurrently fan student Fern faces off against another demon named baltry though initially overwhelmed Fern lever
ages her magic sensing and mimicry skills to gain an advantage showcasing ingenious Tech techniques taught by frein it is revealed that AA and the other stages of Destruction have terrorized Humanity for over 500 years only Mages of immense power and magical control have ever been able to face them frean stands as one of the few capable of opposing the sages though Victory remains uncertain the episode ends portraying the dire stakes and immense scale of the conflict with the sages of Destructio
n as well as hints about Fan's difficult past a demon's Mana represents their power and Status suppressing it would be debasing themselves so demons constantly flaunt their Mana instead flam trained ferin in Magic to get revenge on demons for killing elves ferin asks flam to teach her a flower magic spell which was flam's favorite spell that originally got her interested in Magic the elf Mage recognizes Fan's great hidden strength fron criticizes the Mage for directly engaging the demons and say
s she would have fled instead frin engages in battle with AA a high-ranking demon who has lived over 500 years and trained extensively in Magic ARA looks down on frian believing her to only have 100 Years of magical training based on her Mana levels confident in her Superior Magic from centuries of honing her skills ARA uses a risky spell the scales of obedience placing both of their souls on a set of scales whichever Soul has more Mana will force the other soul to submit despite appearing weak
fan has actually suppressed her Mana for most of her over 1,000-year life this allows her to conceal her true strength and catch opponents off guard on the scales Fan's Mana begins overpowering ARA shocked at Fan's immense Mana far beyond what she anticipated ARA loses control of the spell Fen forces ARA to kill herself with her own magic defeating the Arrogant demon frein Embraces trickery and deception forgoing the prideful ways of demons in order to more easily defeat them the Mage ferin has
defeated the demon ARA bringing peace to the land frin reflects that while the evil that once plagued the land is gone people will inevitably forget even the hero's Legacy as time passes feran now travels north towards the Demon King's former Castle she is accompanied by her Apprentice Fern and the warrior Stark they aim to reach the northern magical city of oerst so that frian can obtain a first class Mage certification required for travel in the North on their way to thewar mountains the party
gets lost and caught in a blizzard they take shelter in an emergency Hut where they meet the monk craft craft shares his food supplies with the group it seems they will have to wait out the blizzard before attempting to cross the mountains as they wait for the storm to pass frian has a conversation with craft about faith and purpose though frian does not believe in Gods herself craft says he needs to believe there is a goddess who will praise him in heaven for living a righteous life otherwise
there would be no one left to remember all he has done feran reflects that she does have friends who praise her thinking of the now deceased hero Himel when the blizzard finally ends Fan's party prepares to set off for the mountains again she and Craft part ways guessing they will see each other again in a few centuries their long lives mean this is unlikely to be their last meeting frian has a dream where she sees Himel carrying her as they travel she mentions how it reminds her of something sh
e's seen before when she wakes up she's being carried by Fern the group arrives at the Village of the sword located deep in thewar mountains The Village Chief tells them this is where the hero's sword was kept and that himl was the one who pulled it from the stone 80 years ago Stark reveals that the sword himl carries is just a replica when he was young a merchant gave it to him and told him it was for the future hero this inspired Stark to become a hero one day The Village Chief asks the group
to deal with monsters around the village led by one known as the lord of the mountain fan agrees to handle it the next day the group finds a large Gathering of monsters near a cave realizing this so-called Lord is just a new monster trying to assert dominance frean and Stark easily defeat them frien reveals that himl was actually unable to pull the hero's sword from the stone the story was made up by people who wanted to protray Himel as more heroic the real sword still rests in its Sanctuary at
tracting monsters who wish to destroy it Stark reflects on his past failures and questions whether he can become a true hero frean reassures him that himl proved heroes are defined by their actions not objects like legendary swords later when Stark says he might run away in the future frian and fern promise to not let him while Gathering herbs frian rescues a boy stuck in a swamp who asks her to take his hand and change his fate just as her friend tried to change hers she refuses because his han
d is dirty Fan's party member Stark is bitten by a snake and poisoned they take him to the boy's village where the boy's brother a priest named s instantly cures Stark s is revealed to be an exceptionally talented priest who gave up his dreams of being an adventurer s declines joining their party multiple times preferring to gamble and drink however frian persists relating to his regrets about not going after his childhood friend who left to Adventure 10 years ago she pushes him to stop living i
n the past and make a change ultimately s agrees to join them to look for his friend hoping to still make their childhood dream of becoming adventurers come true the episode opens with frian Fern and Stark arriving in the town of Rod feran notes that the town seems Lively with many shops and bars in a flashback him will suggests going shopping together later pointing out the nice shops fre and agrees indifferently Stark and frier and watch as Fern angrily storms off after arguing with Stark for
not getting her a birthday present Stark defends that he is not good at remembering things like birthdays feran says she didn't get Fern a present either and that men don't care about such things for which she kicks s s agrees he will buy ferin a gift to appease her frian feels sympathy for Stark's position and suggests SE go after him to talk s agrees and finds Stark in the town Plaza but Stark is too upset to talk s returns and deduces that rather than disliking Stark Fern simply doesn't know
how to interact with with boys her age s encourages Fern to go shopping with Stark and advise her to make up with Stark explaining that he is just a kid and slow to understand relationships San takes Fern shopping and advises her that Stark likely forgot her birthday unintentionally encouraging Fern to pick out a gift together with him to make up Fern agrees she overreacted and decides to apologize to Stark F and andin spy on the kids reconciling Fern apologizes to Stark for being too harsh and
asks if they can pick out a gift together Stark accepts her apology and they go shopping frein and SE discuss how arguments are a privilege of Youth that adults learn to avoid s Surprises frian by praising her maturity and Advising the kids in turn fan Praises sign's growth into a Dependable adult from the lying drunkard he once was the scene shifts to ferin Fern Stark and sane traveling through the band Woods in a carriage when the carriage is attacked and wrecked by a monster they are forced t
o evacuate while San and Freer and fly the merchant to safety Fern uses magic to carefully lower herself inane with no other option Stark reluctantly jumps from The Carriage despite protest that it will kill him frian is confused by his fear noting that her previous companion eizen was never injured from Great Falls after surviving the fall Stark is furious at frian over her insensitive disregard for his safety with the carriage damaged the party continues on foot while the merchant repairs it f
rean notices her ring from is missing and begins nightly searches for it to no avail when the merchant informs them the carriage is repaired fan decides to give up her search though the ring is precious to her Fern reveals she knows a spell that can help locate lost jewelry and is determined to postpone their departure to find the ring together finally the ring is located and Fen allows Fern to assist her Fen thanks Fern for helping her locate the Lost ring which has a mirrored Lotus design repr
esenting eternal love Fern reveals she now wears a matching bracelet birthday gift from Stark though he was oblivious to its meaning when he chose it the episode concludes with the party departing the woods to continue their Journey the episode opens with a group of adventurers traveling together consisting of the Mage frieren the priest sign and the Warriors Stark and fern they come across a village where all the villagers have fallen under a sleeping curse after determining it is the work of a
monster they track it down to a chaos flower that has merged with the local Flora S to remove the curse but requires special tools so they decide it's faster to defeat the source they hide the sleeping Fern and head into the forest Humanity's magic cannot grasp the principles behind curses to remove them but the clergy can via the goddess's magic recorded in scriptures only those born with the knack for it can use the goddess's magic s explains M's sense but cannot detect curses while the godde
ss's blessing allows priests to resist them fan says her old companion Himel never required Mutual understanding between adventurers she simply trusted his promise to defeat the demon king though they lacked those things s realizes he must trust Fan's promise to defeat the monster despite her seeming unreliable s wakes the sleeping Fen when they locate the monster it is a subspecies of chaos flower feeding off the Villager Mana chaos flowers always have a core as their weakness but this one refl
ects magic s worries about collateral damage if Fan's magic is reflected but they have no time to communicate a plan s decides to trust Fan's promise to defeat it and wakes her frien destroys the core dispelling the curse on the villagers continuing their Journey the group arrives at The Fortress city of vorig running low on funds they encounter a noble named Orton who wishes to hire Stark Orton's son wart who resembles Stark recently died in battle to maintain morale while rebuilding their forc
es Orton wants Stark to impersonate W for 3 months until a gathering of regional leaders he offers money in a grimus payment though reluctant Stark agrees for the sake of the money he endures etiquette training from oron's assistant Gable Orton tries to persuade Stark to stay permanently but he declines wanting to return home Stark hails from a warrior Village in CLE destroyed by demons Orton's family originated there too Orton often argued with W over trivial things once saying he never wanted
to see W's face again Orton regretted this after W's death seeing was like a miracle to replace his son but Stark cannot stay wanting to bring stories of his travels to the man who raised him fan takes a long time choosing a grimoire as reward distressing Gable after departing vorig the group camps in Stark reflects on Orton and his air mut though less talented than wer mutt works hard according to Gable Stark wishes Orton had expressed more confidence in mut fan observes that with W gone and St
ark refusing the role mut is now ord's Undisputed air their Journey continues the episode begins 29 years after the death of the legendary hero Himel two characters fan the elf Mage and her human companion Stark are traveling in the northern lands they stop to visit Fan's old friend V who has protected a village there for many years feran wants to chat with v before he dies as there are not many people left who can talk with her about the past Stark thinks fall simply appears old and decrepit bu
t frian reveals is a ruse and that V is still a formidable Warrior after spending some time in the village doing odd jobs frian prepares to depart thanking V for introducing her to Himel and her other adventuring companions long ago when asked why he has protected the village alone all these years fall says he made a promise to his late human wife that he would defend her Village though he can no longer remember her face or voice he continues to honor that promise feran says she will carry F's m
emory into the future just as she does himmels that he is searching for his childhood best friend who left their Village 10 years ago the only photo of his friend was taken by a visiting Mage though Stark only knows him by his nickname gorilla Warrior they ask Travelers along the road and learn gorilla headed north after defeating a monster near one Village an old woman there tasks them with errands in exchange for information on gorilla's whereabouts after completing the errands the old woman r
eveals gorilla went to the northern city of tur this is far east of their current destination the magical city of oerst while gorilla gave himself that nickname when they were younger hoping it would help make him an unforgettable hero like Himel one day the events reflect on fame's impermanence including how even the Great Hero Himel will one day fade from memory the episode begins with frian and her companions staying in a village cabin during a blizzard they debate whether to continue traveli
ng during the harsh winter weather The Village Chief advises them to remain in the cabin until the cold wave passes as the region experiences month-long cold spells frian invites her other companion sign the priest to mediate a dispute between Stark and their third companion Fern s speaks to Stark privately first Stark explains he touched Fern's cheek with his cold hands as a joke but she became upset Saint advises Stark that girls don't like having their faces touched without permission he enco
urages Stark to apologize sincerely next s speaks to Fern privately she says she knows Stark didn't mean harm but his strength frightened her when he grabbed her shoulder s tells her to communicate her feelings so they can reconcile afterward s tells fan that mediating conflicts is a priest role though she often asks him to handle interpersonal problems in the group frian says she wanted to give s a reason to Adventure with them when s challenged Fan's solitary lifestyle it reminded her of herse
lf before traveling with the hero Himel she wanted s to experience the joy of friendship that himl showed her s acknowledges he has enjoyed their time together he declares he will become an unforgettable hero like himl Fen emphasizes living in the present not the future the next day s departs alone to travel to the city of tur and find their missing companion gorilla feran and fern continue traveling together toward the city of iser sometime later feran is surprised that Fern remains asleep late
r than usual one morning she realizes Fern has a fever and uses medicinal herb notes to identify ingredients for medicine Fern questions how ferin can perform healing magic without being a priest frin reveals she possesses a Holy Scripture though only uses it as a pot stand its basic spells allow her to diagnose simple illnesses feran takes the IL Fern to an isolated Mountain Home the owner informs them the surrounding region once had a prosperous Village visited by the hero Himel frian recalls
a rare medicinal plant growing nearby called the icicle cherry blossom she leaves Fern at the home and searches for the cherry blossom tree Stark accompanies her questioning why fan held Fern's hand earlier fren explains she wanted to comfort Fern's pain as she did when Fern was a child Stark suggests doing what feels right based on his master's approach fan realizes people need emotional support regardless of age after Gathering medicinal mushrooms feran uses the ingredients to brew medicine fo
r Fern the N later Fern admits she felt embarrassed being treated like a child in front of others ferin acknowledges Fern is becoming an adult and can no longer be considered a child the episode begins with frian Stark and fern traveling to the city of oyers so that frian can take the exam to become a first class Mage they need ferin to pass this exam so that the group can travel to the dangerous Northern Plateau Stark explains that only the most skilled Mages ever passed the first class exam Fe
rn doesn't have a high enough Mage certification to take the exam himself when the group reaches the city they learn that the exam only takes place once every 3 years Fern has a certification that will allow fan to take the exam even though she doesn't belong to a magic Guild or have proof of her abilities besides an old holy emblem necklace the exam administrators recognize Fan's immense magical abilities there are 57 Mages taking the exam this year for the first test the Mages are split into t
eams of three and given bracelets to identify their teammates each team is tasked with capturing a small bird called Atilla and keeping their whole team together until sunset the next day the test begins in a large Basin where the stilla birds live fan meets her teammates Len and Cana two volatile Mages who bicker constantly fren takes on a leadership role instructing them to observe the birds first before trying to capture one the three Mages spend the day observing the still as abilities inclu
ding their supersonic speed Fen comes up with a plan to capture one by working with her teammates abilities she instructs them to use coordinated ice and water magic to trap Atilla when La wanders off alone she finds a Stila but is then attacked by a monster fan saves loen who admits she's afraid of many things but that kana's roughness helps push her forward frian realizes that despite their squabbling loen and Kano work incredibly well together with seamless teamwork the episode describes even
ts surrounding a magic exam being administered to Mage candidates hoping to attain the first class Mage certification the exam consists of teams of three Mages working together to complete tasks the first task is to capture a rare magical bird called a Stila Stills possess incredible speed and magical resistance making them very difficult to capture in another team one member wants to Simply hide until the exam ends to easily pass the first task but his teammates want to fight the other Mages on
e team realizes all the water sources have been cut off by a magical barrier around the exam site except for one main Lake they deduced the Stillers will be drawn to that Lake for water however another team freezes the entire lake with magic as part of a mysterious plan the lake being frozen causes distress since it removes the main water source several teams Converge on the lake to unfreeze it but it becomes clear that the SAS will now avoid this location one team analyzes the situation and det
ermines the team that froze the lake must have a plan to capture atila elsewhere they set out to unra this plan another team finds their search for the stilla fruitless since all known water sources have traces of magic which the SAS can sense in aoid they deduce there must be an unknown body of water the Stillers could use that is free of Mana one team comes across the corpses of another team that was killed by monsters the monsters have magical traps set on the bodies to lure more victims the
team avoids fighting the monsters and triggering The Traps realizing the exam site was deliberately set in a monster Habitat to test the candidate's abilities Fan's team thoroughly scatters Trace Mana in all water sources they can find to drive away the SAS their plan is to force any stillus to go to the one location they left untouched frian Waits at this location fully concealing her Mana to attract a Stila another team eventually detects them despite their efforts to hide one member of each t
eam begins an intense magical duel the combatant on the detecting team is surprised at the skill and discipline of the other Mages basic fight fighting style the other Mage reveals her master taught her to only use fundamental spells in combat to defeat modern Mages her opponent does not believe basic techniques can overcome his strength the battle continues and the detecting team's Mage realizes his opponent is highly experienced despite her simple magic the team discusses that she is the most
powerful Mage among the exam candidates the opponent team reveals they have a former military Mage among them with vicious combat magic meant solely to win fights they believe the Mage currently battling their teammate will be killed the episode describes events taking place during a magic user certification exam the exam involves capturing a rare Magic bird called atila at the start a female magic user ambushes another magic user ERA with an unpredictable offensive Spell era is unable to block
all of her attacks the female Mage reveals she went too hard on era thinking this was a fight to the death worble ambushes the other Mage with a binding spell immobilizing her he demands she surrender her Stila to pass the exam's first test the bound Mage realizes worble needs to maintain eye contact for his spell to work she determines he should have killed her by attacking the neck if he truly wanted her dead worble admits he uses the spell to delay killing the bound Mage recounts her experien
ce fighting in Wars killing women and children worble is surprised by her bloody past he opts to let her live no longer needing to kill since he failed the first exam C test the female Mage who fought era appears having lied about killing era she bests worble recognizing his Spell's weakness worble finds ER alive but paralyzed nearby her companion worble carries era the three discuss the hopelessness of passing the first test now worble shares his past motive for becoming a mage was to impress h
is childhood Love by killing demons nightfalls as the rain starts outside the exam barrier worble stumbles upon the rare Stila they need to passed the first test luck finally goes worble way the Stila was unrestrained third of the exam participants Will Survive the intense night battle he and the Proctor sense discussed famous Mages partaking including the legendary female elf Mage frein frein's companions captured the Stila earlier using an invisibility spell denin refuses to battle frein for t
he privilege of becoming a first class Mage another Mage named RoR insists denin keep feran distracted so he can kill freance Companions and sabotage their exam eligibility danin continues refusing to harm others over the exam's title RoR explains those who pass gain an audience with the mighty Mage Siri to receive any spell of their choosing making the exam's reward invaluable denin remains uninterested in the privilege seeing the exam title as just a meaningless title fren recognizes denin as
a true Mage who has retained his Humanity despite being powerful in the world of magic power and ethics are sometimes inversely related an older Mage named Siri reflects on how quickly time passes noting that her former student has returned with a student of her own she is introduced to frein an elf Mage whom her student Praises as being capable of defeating the demon king and ushering in an era of Peace since she is a mage of that peaceful era flam decides to test frian by offering to Grant her
any spell she desires from the grimoire she has collected Bron declines saying the joy of magic lies in the search not the reward impressed flam agrees this is the proper mindset for a mage the scene shifts to frian spectating a battle between two younger Mages Kaa and RoR rtor easily overpowers Kaa lecturing them on the history of attack and defense magic he explains how defensive magic is purposefully not designed to be invincible so activation time stay practical modern attack spells focus o
n controlling physical objects to overwhelm defenses as he prepares to knock Cana out to win frian intervenes criticizing his contradictory battle philosophy and lack of water magic when RoR dismisses her threats due to his Superior Mana fan reveals she destroyed the barrier preventing magic earlier as an act of respect for ka's magic at the central Battleground the mag's sense and janal react with shock that frian destroyed Siri's barrier they realized from records that she was the Mage who ass
isted the heroes Janelle reflects that this is why he cannot retire from Magic the world is sometimes turned upside down feran explains to ROR that she wanted to even the playing field for Kana to show water magic strength she criticizes RoR for underestimating his opponents and acting cowardly with the rain Cana uses water magic to defeat RoR rtor admits defeat realizing there were still Mages more powerful than him the scene cuts to two other Mages denin and Lain who have lost to frein out of
Mana jenin persuades RoR to stop relying on Magic and resolve conflicts with their fists when another defeated party refuses to surrender their artifact though initially skeptical RoR agrees to try denk's idea when the test ends 18 Mages have passed the first round Stark Fan's other student is shown relaxing at home Overjoyed to have free time without Fan's supervision the first test of the Mage exam concluded with six parties and 18 individuals advancing to the next round the second test will t
ake place in 3 days with the participants receiving details at a later time fan returns to the Inn where her party is staying running into Stark who had been napping Fern scolded Stark for sleeping all day instead of going shopping like he was supposed to to make amends Stark suggests they go out to eat at a nice restaurant frian visited decades ago with himmel's party they run into RoR who is recovering from a fight with a crazy old man RoR agrees to join them in finding the restaurant hoping t
o gain favor with fan as a powerful Mage even though RoR and frian were in separate parties for the exam frian doesn't view him as an enemy yet on the way to the restaurant UB confronts Lan to learn more about him and explains why she didn't kill wble during the first test UB reveals she can use the magic of those she empathizes with but finds land's magic incomprehensible land refuses to indulge ub's curiosity and warns that if UB kills him she'll lose her chance at empathy forever UB decides t
o let land go for now at the restaurant the chef leer rewards fan with a grand Feast for returning his family's heirloom knife years ago though the flavors have changed over time frian finds the food even more delicious than her distant memory she resolves to keep visiting leers's restaurant in the future to enjoy the evolving Cuisine after the indulgent meal fan has no money left Fern returns to the Inn in a terrible mood over Stark's failure to buy groceries Stark asks fan to mediate the dispu
te but refuses to get involved in their childish fight on the street fan crosses paths with two female Mages she teamed up with during the first test they thank fan for her guidance and give her sweets meanwhile the Assassin Mage worble recruit Stark to help slay a dangerous magical Beast for the magic Association not caring that they'll be enemies in the next exam Fen receives a notice that the infamous Proctor sense will be overseeing the second test her past exams have a 100% failure rate wor
rying the others about their chances Fen asks Fern why she helps people and fern replies that it's to be remembered after death fan wonders what she must do to be remembered the scene opens at the ruins of the king's tomb located in the northern lands 18 Mages have passed the first test to become first class Mages and are now facing the second test proctored by sense sense congratulates them on making it this far and explains the simple premise of the second test ra the ruins of the king's tomb
and reach the deepest floor sense will accompany the Mages but not assist them each Mage is given an escape Golem that will carry them out if needed but using it means failing the test the Golems will activate at dawn setting a time limit as the test begins some Mages suggest working together and splitting up to map the dungeon structure but others refuse to cooperate after the Betrayal and competition of the first test a pragmatic Mage named denin criticizes the others for not being pragmatic a
nd working together for the optimal outcome in the end only five Mages stick together denin Deo AA Len and worble fern chooses to join fen's group seeing it as the safest option to reach the bottom frein's group carefully Maps the dungeon with frian providing wisdom from her past dungeon experience with himl she explains that himl loved exploring dungeons which confuses Eisen Eisen insists on having fun adventuring and helping people when they find stairs leading down Eisen wants to proceed but
fan insists they fully explore the current level first as is the standard practice Eisen doesn't understand but continues wanting to have fun Fan's group also faces mimics which Fern ineffectively tries to rip off of ferin frian explains the proper technique is to push in and choke them Ka of questions how ferin escaped them alone in the past and she explains she blew them up from inside frizzing her hair meanwhile denk's group encounters is their first trouble when a trap restrains a young Mage
her companions urge her to use her Escape Golem eliminating her from the test danin remarks that one small mistake can cost your life here continuing deeper Den's group suspects they must be nearing the bottom based on the construction still they proceed cautiously Fan's group takes a break and sense asks Fern why she continues pursuing magic without passion Fern explains she devoted herself to becoming a proper Mage for someone else using up her passion but now continues to make fan happy s sa
ys she chose the right people to follow to find enjoyment even in a brutal dungeon both groups suddenly find themselves ambushed and trapped by Perfect magic replicas of themselves controlled by some unknown powerful entity dancin's group realizes teaming up was the right decision to handle this threat denin says the Saving Grace is the copies are identifiable as fakes still he says without this being a test he would have used his Escape Golem long ago the episode ends on a cliffhanger with both
groups surrounded and evenly matched with their replica selves the episode begins with Fen and her party entering a dungeon known as the ruins of the king's tomb they encounter dangerous monsters called spegel that can create perfect replicas of anyone who enters the dungeon the Spiegel copy both the appearance and abilities of their targets after being cornered by a Spiegel replica of one of the party members the group debates how to defeat it they determine the replica likely does not have a
mind of its own and will have to be defeated through brute Magical Force Fan's group continues debating how to defeat her replica blocking their path one member method suggests using restraint or hypnosis magic to create an opening but frian is resistant to both another member edel could potentially Hypnotize The replica but likely could not make it deep enough into the dungeon with no clear path forward the group struggles to create a winning strategy the fighters agree to team up to despite ha
ving doubts about their chances meanwhile another group of Mages enters the dungeon for Fan's advancement exam this group consists of Adel blle and Duna they also encounter a Spiegel replica Adel attempts to use her hypnosis Magic on it but realizes the replica has no mind to hypnotize after a failed confrontation blle determines they have no way to defeat the replica with their Modern Magic she convinces the others to flee and find help from the fighter Mages Fern believes she could potentially
defeat frian in a direct Mana Clash the others agree brute Magical Force is likely their only option against a Mindless [Music] replica
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