Y-You are...
from the village of the demon clan...!
I finally understand...
why you have settled in a place like this.
What?!
So, to heal the wound in your soul,
you came here, holding onto a plausible rumor.
The crystals hold spiritual power
and are a mineral said to exist even in the city of the dead.
That is why they are used for fortune-telling and spell-casting.
In other words,
the Crystal Grotto can be said to be the closest place to the other side.
You wanted to see your dead daughter.
That's why you are here.
How do you know about my daughter?!
T-That's not true.
I was just taking cover in this grotto for my mission!
Let's make a deal.
Undo the spell you put on those children
and hand me the amber that sealed away the demons.
If you do, your--
I refuse!
Are you saying that if I meet your demands,
you can offer me something of equal worth in return?!
I will reunite you with your daughter.
D-Don't mess with me!
I know you're just bluffing!
There's no way you can do that!
It's been five years since I settled here,
and I haven't even seen my daughter's ghost once!
Who the heck are you in the first place?!
You're not one of the demon clan...
And you don't even appear to be getting younger with my magic.
You're not even human!
The time required for these 16-year-olds to turn back into infants
was about 16 minutes.
By that calculation, one becomes a year younger every minute.
In that case, in order to render me powerless,
it will take around three thousand and a few hundred minutes.
In other words, almost three days.
Three thousand and a few hundred minutes?!
You're over three thousand years old?!
Who are you really?!
Very well.
I will tell you.
Sparkle!
W-What?
Sparkle!
Huh? W-What on earth?!
W-Who the heck are you?!
You know me as King Arthur's bitter enemy,
one of the Seven Deadly Sins,
Goat Sin, Gowther.
Y-You're one of the legendary sinners?!
I-If that's who you are, why did you appear as an old man
and create the demon clan village?
It's just as I explained earlier.
They dislike conflict.
Instead of living in Hell,
they wish to lead a peaceful life in Britannia.
And I'm the collaborator who offers them that place.
When did you do that?!
Concerning my appearance...
Regardless of the barrier around the village,
I've cast an illusion spell on all creatures within a 10-mile radius of me
to perceive me as an old man.
It's all because of you people
who constantly seek an opportunity to take out the Seven Deadly Sins.
It's such a nuisance.
You two wait here.
Dammit... This is bad...!
Right now, the only thing to do is run!
If I'm up against that legendary monster,
I wouldn't stand a chance no matter what I tried!
What a surprise!
I thought I sensed a sudden and massive surge of magic,
and what I discover is a whacking big shot!
Let's talk, Ardbeg.
D-Don't come! Stay away!
If you come any closer, I'll toss this kid
into the bottom of the ravine.
I'm serious!
Don't do it.
Shut...
Could you really do that before your own daughter?
This is what you wished for, isn't it?
This is my gift to you.
This is what I wished for, you say?
How dare you make a fool of me!
You're a terrible villain, just as the rumors say!
It's devil's work to toy with someone's emotions!
Papa!
My daughter...
died that day!
This thing is an illusion.
Everything must be fake!
The feeling of her in my arms...
the warmth of her tiny hands...
her smell...
That's right.
That girl...
is an illusion I created based on your memories.
Ow...
It's the truth that lies within your memories.
Once I return to the grotto, I'll lift the spell I cast on them.
I need to change them back to normal where their clothes are.
Otherwise, Anne will hold a grudge against me until I die.
That's a valid decision.
The shock of losing my daughter awakened me to my magic.
But it's a useless power that can't turn back time for my daughter,
the one who matters most.
Don't blame yourself.
Nobody can bring the dead back to life.
That's when it happened.
When I was deep in despair,
that man appeared.
Don't you want to see your daughter again?
Your living daughter that you long for.
At first, I didn't get what he was talking about.
And before long, his offhand manner got to me and...
You bastard!
But as soon as I looked into his eyes, I suddenly couldn't...
I want you to lend us your aid.
Arthur Pendragon.
So it really was him.
Relying on those words,
I became that man's knight.
And in order to make a world for humans,
I've been plotting to banish the demon clan.
But I finally woke up.
The dead can't come back to life.
Even if I could see my living daughter with that man's power,
I wouldn't be sure if she's the daughter I know.
But even if this might be an illusion,
you reunited me with the daughter I know and who loves me.
I thank you,
Gowther of the Seven Deadly Sins.
No problemo!
You're such an odd person.
Oh, butterfly...
I sense a powerful magic assault coming! There are two of them!
They'll reach us in three seconds and eight seconds!
Their targets are...
Gowther!
There's another one coming!
Papa!
Just wait a little, Connie.
Your papa will come and join you soon.
Anne...
Ardbeg...
Grow up to be
a splendid adult.
Ardbeg...
Grow up to be
a splendid adult.
Oh my. I don't believe it.
Ardbeg shielded one of them.
I still can't confirm whether one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse
and one of the Seven Deadly Sins are still alive, though.
After all, my vision is obscured by all this dust...
Well done.
If I'd known it wasn't your familiar,
I'd have dealt with it much earlier.
That said,
if that guy's spell hadn't been lifted,
I wouldn't have been able to stroll into the grotto.
This time around, I had to count on you, Gowther.
I can identify who launched the attacks by tracing the residual vibes on the spear.
It's Tamdhu, the Knight of Chaos, who serves King Arthur.
I sense several others around him as well.
They're 9.2 miles away from here.
I haven't felt this way in a long time.
I still can't bring myself to like it.
The Sacred Treasure, Twin Bow Herritt.
Hey, Tamdhu,
how come you caught them off guard and still ended up missing both shots?
But I got rid of Ardbeg, who got in the way.
He doesn't count!
Now that they've caught on to our presence,
they'll definitely up their guard.
Ironside, Talisker, and Ardbeg, each and every one of them failed their mission...
Each of their reason was underestimating their target because they were kids.
No, another thing they have in common is that they're all middle-aged men.
Tamdhu, where's the familiar who disappeared?
Just around the valley, a little beyond the peak of Dalflare.
They really are heading to Liones.
Let's hurry and go after them.
A mysterious flying magic object!
It's going after you, Tamdhu!
Then I'll simply intercept it!
What?
It slipped past my attack?
Hey, hey, what's going on?
Are you all right, Tamdhu?
It's just an empty threat.
Whatever.
I'll just teach them another lesson...
on my magic, Homing!
You made me angry.
What the hell are you doing, Tamdhu?!
No... It wasn't me!
My body is being controlled!
Invasion: Jack.
What a terrifying ability.
So this is the magic that controls the mind,
wielded by one of the Seven Deadly Sins,
Gowther.
Fiddich! Do something!
Now is not the time to be impressed...
You understand, don't you?
Never underestimate them.
Let's deal with them quickly and decisively.
Anne...
Mr. Ardd...
Gah!
What is it, Anne?
Don't you dare... look this way!
She slapped me.
You saw us naked, too, didn't you?
Huh?!
I would never
look at something so dirty!
Anyway, I wonder what happened while we were babies.
Hmm... Oh!
It's the staff that guy had!
Mr. Ardd... I wonder where he went.
Since Percival is safe, it must mean he changed his mind.
More importantly,
where's the amber that sealed Dolchomonte and the others?!
Don't worry about it. Mission accomplished.
Allow me to explain the details.
It's the amber!
W-Who is this?!
What a beauty...
Sparkle!
These horns make good medicine.
Take all with you.
Nah. We don't need them all because they'll be in the way.
Hey, Nasiens.
Apparently, this horn is a good ingredient for medicine.
Oh, is that so?
In that case, I'll shave some off.
I'd rather have something to eat as a souvenir.
Percival, come again, play.
Yeah! Let's meet again, Dolchomonte!
In other words...
Gowther...
You made an illusion of Mr. Ardd's daughter,
and he was satisfied with it.
And so he gave up on killing Percival.
And he handed you the amber that sealed away the demon clan and left.
Is that what happened?
Yes, that's right.
You're lying...
You are lying about just one thing.
I can tell with my magic.
Tell me... What is the lie?
Even if I told you the truth,
I doubt you'd understand Ardd's actions.
Huh?
To get an answer you can really be satisfied with,
you must see Ardd's memories that I glimpsed.
They are very painful memories.
I had a daughter, you see.
She was attacked by a monster when she was small.
I've got a promise that I can see my daughter again once this job is done.
That's why
this is for me as well.
Tell me.
What kind of person was Mr. Ardd?
Everyone, gone...
Yes. There they go.
Let's pray they reach Liones safely.
Even though there are pursuers hot on their tail,
I can't accompany them.
Because I have an important job
to protect you guys.
It's all right.
Your dear Percival is
one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse from the prophecy.
I'm sure he'll overcome any challenge that comes his way.
That said,
they are still immature children in body and mind.
Given the skill and numbers of the pursuers,
along with their serious intention to kill,
the road ahead is going to be even tougher.
In the worst-case scenario...
No.
I'm quite the worrywart, aren't I?
THE DARK TALISMANS
Subtitle translation by: Ai Matsuoka