SISTANA SHAKEN
Thank you for coming,
Sir Ironside.
Allow me to cut to the chase.
Is the search for the thing I asked for going well?
All that is known about it is that it is located within this city.
I'm afraid we haven't been able to find it yet.
I will continue to direct our best efforts toward the search.
- Father is lying. - Thank you, Duke Kalden.
- I have only gratitude for your efforts. - But more than him...
I swear by the name of my king,
I promise to protect this city from the evil hand of wicked Liones.
This man hasn't spoken a single truthful word.
He gives me the creeps.
Anyway, your daughter
has become beautiful during the time I haven't seen her.
I would love to introduce her to my son.
What do you think? If you would like, I will arrange it.
As if anyone would want to meet your son.
Anne, answer him.
Anne!
You were spacing out again.
It is all right.
She must be going through a difficult stage.
I'm sorry, Father.
If you happen to discover it, young lady, please inform your lord father.
It is an ancient relief carved with figures of people offering prayers.
The fragment of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness.
That is what we call it.
Britannia.
Once in this realm, the Holy Knights of Liones Kingdom staged a coup d'état,
The devastating fires of war threatened to consume the entire continent,
but the emergence and active involvement of the legendary heroes
known as the Seven Deadly Sins brought an end to the war.
This story takes place 16 years after those events.
I did it!
It's a big one!
Line up! Count off!
- I'll win. - I'll win.
They won't move as I want them to!
Magic reflects one's personality and mental state, after all.
Please look at this!
The mini Percivals changed color when I gave them poison!
They're so colorful!
You shouldn't give them poison.
By the way, Percy.
Huh?
When you defeated Talisker...
The weapon you imagined was a sword?
Oh, that.
Ouroboros!
It's a kitchen knife I got from Grandpa.
That's clearly a magic sword.
It's a kitchen knife. Grandpa said so.
As I recall, you said your helmet and cape were keepsakes.
But who exactly was your grandfather?
I don't really know.
All I know is that he was a Holy Knight just like Ironside.
By any means necessary, I must go to Cammymott...
And find Ironside!
I have my doubts about that, to be honest.
How could Camelot still exist after being destroyed 16 years ago?
And how can one reach it from the Liones Kingdom?
Sin isn't lying!
I can tell!
If you say so.
After a break, I feel too sluggish to start walking again.
It'd be so easy if we could just whoosh and fly there with magic.
Sin! The magic orb you used that day!
With that, we could reach Liones in a flash.
I don't have one anymore. That was the last one I had.
Then why didn't you take us to Liones?
I was in a rush then, so I couldn't help it.
Do you mean an incantation orb?
You know about it?
Yes...
It's said to have been crafted by the mage Merlin,
one of the legendary order of knights, the Seven Deadly Sins.
It's an orb imbued with various magic.
Speaking of Merlin, an ancient document comes to mind,
with a record of all poisons from various ages and cultures!
Oh, I wish I could see the ancient document of Boar's Sin,
the legendary mage, just once!
You're bleeding!
So we're stuck with walking, huh?
Are we there yet?
I'm craving a bed to sleep in tonight.
It's beyond this hill!
So this is Sistana!
It's here.
- It's here. - it's here.
What's gotten into you guys?!
- It's here. - it's here.
Is there something here?
There are signs that it's been dug up and buried again.
You even have a "searcher" ability?
What's this?
Hey, is that for real?
Who on earth are you guys?
Put that down and get out of here at once!
Huh?
If you plan to hand it to that man,
I'll butcher you.
What's the deal with this girl?! Is that how you speak to strangers?
As I recall, this woman...
We just happened to find this by accident!
How can you find something buried in the dirt by accident?
A hidden rapier!
You wanna fight?!
- Are you okay? - Ow. No.
Wait a minute. We don't want to fight with you.
Are you saying you can't fight with a woman?
Don't belittle me!
Nasiens!
Pathetic.
And you call yourselves companions of the Holy Knight?
The Holy Knight? Who do you mean?
Don't pretend you don't know! I'll have you return that!
Here.
Huh?
It's yours, right?
You know, it really wasn't us who found it.
Who else could have found it? You liar!
I knew it. He's hiding something.
And this guy is full of lies!
I bet you're the same...
He doesn't have any lies or secrets?
Then who...
They found it!
I'm glad we could resolve this misunderstanding.
How can you say you're glad?
Hey, kid.
The Holy Knight you were talking about. Who is it?
How dare you call me a kid!
Wait, how can a fox...?
Lady Anne.
Please return.
His Grace is upset.
Oh, no! Hide this under your cape!
But you said...
Just do as I say! Make sure none of the citizens see it!
And don't ever hand it over to the guy called Ironside.
That name...
Well then, gentlemen, farewell.
That woman is Anghalhad, the daughter of the lord here.
I've seen her a couple of times
when I came here to sell medicine with Ordo.
So, what is that thing that this young lady was hiding?
Even I've never seen it in person before.
You know what it is?
It's a fragment of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness.
A magic item of legend made by a Giant craftsperson.
Of legend? How much could we fetch if we sold it?
Don't be stupid.
What's the matter, Percival? You've fallen silent...
I'm going to meet Ironside now.
Judging from the way she talked, that bastard is probably in this city.
What will you do then?
I'll ask him about Grandpa, of course!
Do you have any chance of winning?
If what you say is true,
he'll most likely entangle the inhabitants of the city as well.
First, you should make sure he's the real Ironside.
Can you exact revenge for your grandfather with your present abilities?
Why is your dad looking for the Coffin of Eternal Darkness?
It won't be too late even if you act after you figure things out.
Am I wrong, Percival?
Stop wandering out on your own!
Who knows what dangers may fall upon this city!
Is that what the guy called Ironside told you?
Why do you believe what that rogue says to you?
Everything he says is hogwash! He's lying!
Be quiet! What if he hears you?
You know about my strange power, don't you?!
Don't use your power! It will hurt you!
But Mother said it was a gift from God.
Ironside is a Holy Knight who protected people alongside your mother!
All we can do now is trust him and do as he says.
Who knows what he might do to us if we disobey?
We must do this to protect the inhabitants of the city from danger.
There's no guarantee we'll be safe because we do as he says!
You think I don't know that?!
Listen, Anne. You're still a child!
Just keep quiet and do as your father tells you!
I'm not a child.
I'm already 16.
One day, I'll become a Holy Knight!
If danger falls upon this city, I'll fend it off!
So stop letting that strange man boss you around, Father!
I've had enough!
Your Grace, it's almost time.
All right.
You stay in your room.
So that's Lord Kalden's friend, Sir Ironside.
They say he's a Holy Knight who serves a famous king.
What does a man like him want with us, anyway?
Could it be connected to whatever he's looking for?
Ironside!
Hey, stop!
Percival!
Control yourself, Percy.
Sorry.
Citizens of Sistana,
I thank you for gathering.
The purpose of my coming this evening is to inform you
of the catastrophe and salvation closing in on this city.
Catastrophe?
Is something going to happen to the city?
First, I want you all to see this.
The missing part of the relief...
The fragment Anghalhad entrusted Percival fits perfectly inside.
This is bad.
Huh?
If that relief becomes whole, something terrible will happen!
Something terrible?
What will happen when that relief becomes whole?
That magic item was originally made to seal away the demon clan.
Seal away?
That's right.
And to activate it, the goddess clan sacrificed themselves.
What is he planning to do with something like that now?
The demon clan vanished from Britannia after the Holy War 16 years ago, right?
I'll get around to explaining that later.
The problem is how it happened.
You mean the act of sacrifice by the goddess clan?
Yeah.
If he intends to activate the item, there is no goddess clan here.
It means your dad intends to sacrifice
the inhabitants of this city in place of the goddess clan!
Are you serious?
Quiet!
You know what, we should kick Ironside's butt right now!
Calm down.
Fortunately, the last fragment is in our hands.
We'll have to leave the city with the fragment.
But I finally found him!
Percy, I understand how you feel.
I understand...
but we have to put the lives of the inhabitants first.
And anyway, you don't stand a chance against him with your current abilities.
This Coffin of Eternal Darkness
features a fairy, a Giant, a goddess,
a dragon representing chaos, and a human...
It is an ancient ritual artifact formed of five fragments.
The assistance I have been seeking since the other day
involves locating the final fragment that fits in here.
Once this ritual artifact becomes whole,
he says he can perform the ritual to protect Sistana from catastrophe.
I ask for your cooperation.
Sir Holy Knight, what is this catastrophe?
The Four Knights of the Apocalypse, prophesied to destroy the world...
Liones Kingdom is gathering these fearsome devils in order to destroy Britannia.
What?
Liones Kingdom?
Everyone, don't let this man fool you!
What he says is almost all lies!
Anne!
It's Lady Anne.
Sir Holy Knight is lying?
How dare she insult him!
Anne, stand down!
There, there.
It's common for someone her age to mistake make-believe for reality.
Too bad.
I can distinguish the truth from a lie in someone.
Stop it!
Young lady, you shouldn't lie yourself.
I'm not lying. It's my magic.
In that case, I cannot overlook it.
Sir Ironside! Forgive my daughter.
I will scold her sternly later.
Good grief, how undisciplined.
Let's head back while they're busy quarreling.
R-Right.
Percival!
Stop!
That idiot.
Come on!
Who's that?
He's not from around here.
You.
So he was really alive.
That helmet and cape...
Have you come to exact revenge for Varghese?
Why is he here?
Or have you come to take the Coffin of Eternal Darkness?
What are these?
Anne!
Ironside! My daughter could've been caught in the crossfire!
It will be but a small sacrifice for a great cause.
What? I see. Well done!
Percival still hasn't come yet.
What do we do? Do we turn back?
In his current condition, he won't go down so easily.
Anyway, securing the fragment is the top priority.
Hey.
Isn't that the maid of the girl Anne?
Hey, stop!
It flew!
It was Ironside's familiar.
It was keeping an eye on what the kid was up to.
Hey, guys!
Are you all right, Percy?
Where's the item Anne left with us?
It was taken.
What?
Ironside! What are you...
Now that it's come to this, there's no point in panicking.
A blood sacrifice is necessary to activate the ritual artifact.
In other words,
if he slaughters everyone in the city, he wins.
If he slaughters everyone?
Before that happens, we break the Coffin of Eternal Darkness.
Or if we can manage to take even a single fragment of it, we win.
What do you say?
Will you take on this challenge?
Of course, I will! I'll never let that bastard have his way!
It's always like this with Percival. I can't stand it anymore.
I will assist you.
You are my important guinea pig.
Nasiens! Yay!
Stare.
Fine! I'll do it, okay?
Thanks, Donny.
I'll go as well.
As the daughter of the city's lord, I have a duty to protect this city.
It's settled, then. Ironside should start the ritual right away.
We have no time to lose!
I want you all to hurry and stop the ritual!
I'll get ready for whatever might happen during this ritual.
And Percy, don't try to engage in a real fight with that bastard.
Keep in mind that he's at least ten times stronger than you imagine.
G-Got it.
Begin the mission!
Anyway, I'm glad you were safe.
It was stupid of you to rush in headlong! Stupid!
My body acted before I could even think.
I never asked you to rescue me!
But thanks.
My pleasure.
I'm Anne, Anghalhad.
I'm Percival!
And this is Donny and Nasiens!
And the fox back there is Sin!
Still, I can't believe it.
Is he really planning to sacrifice all the city's inhabitants?
What's your connection with that man?
He's an enemy who killed my grandpa.
Your grandfather was killed by that man?
What a horrid man!
He wanted to set me up with his son as a potential spouse,
but I bet he's a scoundrel, just like his father!
Your embrace that is a wedge, and your kiss that is a chain.
I offer the blood and souls of these children of mankind
to seal away those beings again.
Now, arise, creatures of chaos.
Use the city's inhabitants as sacrifice
and pour their blood into the Coffin of Eternal Darkness.
THE NAME OF THE MAGIC
Subtitle translation by: Ai Matsuoka