Clevatess (Kurebatesu) (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

What's this black liquid, Nelluru?
It's coffee, master.
It's very expensive.
Master Vroko would sometimes drink it.
Supposedly you need to get the beans
from Slada, beyond the eastern seas.
I put in a lot of sugar,
so it should perk you right up!
Humans get the strangest ideas.
Hot!
I forgot how thin
the skin of my tongue is now.
No, Luna. It'd burn your tongue off.
By the way, where did the scary man go?
Gart? He
I'm off to go report what I've learned
on magic and wizards.
he said, and then he flew off.
He flew?
He's no longer suspicious of you,
so you don't need to be afraid.
This isn't bad the scent is pleasant.
I'm glad you like it.
Klen!
I talked to the merchants in town.
Just like I thought,
Hiden's a complete mess right now.
CLEVATESS
Episode 6:
Insect Controlling Wizard
The neighboring country of Boelate
broke past the border and invaded.
Hiden's fighting back,
but with their king dead and capital
destroyed, there's no way to stop them.
Eslinn tried to stop them at the border,
but I'm told it didn't work.
Why would Eslinn want to stop them?
Eslinn and Boelate
have been at war for ages.
Eslinn is now the weaker of the two
when it comes to magic,
so they don't want to lose
Hiden's forge to them, too.
Of course, even if
Hiden still had the forge,
they lack the magical knowledge
to use it without their king.
They never had any wizards.
Why not?
Because the king of Hiden forbade
the use of magic within his borders.
That's probably one reason
you didn't know about it.
Here's some for you too, Hero.
Coffee?!
I made it specially for you!
What, you've never had coffee either?
Sh-Shut up!
I grew up in a village!
I've never even seen it!
It's sweet.
It's delicious, Nelluru.
I thought it was bitterer.
I made it extra-sweet!
Okay, Lord Luna, it's time for your meal.
Let's go over there so we don't
bother them while they work.
Nelluru's so great.
She's so considerate, and looking
at her just makes you feel happy.
I know the only feminine part
about you is your body,
but you still can't have
a child with Nelluru.
That's not what I meant!
What did you mean, then?
This is actually the first time I've brought
a smile to someone with my sword
And I'm finally feeling like
I did something heroic
Don't make me say it all, damn it!
Let's get back to the point!
What do we do now?
You said you wanted to make Luna king,
but it's only a matter of time
before the whole country's wiped out.
Because somebody destroyed the capital!
Even if Hiden were to become Boelate,
it's all the same to me.
What's the problem?
When Boelate takes over, since Luna is
from Hiden, he couldn't become king.
Well, that's a pain.
And what's worse, if he's found,
he'll be captured.
Pure-blooded Hiden babies are rare,
and you can tell by looking
that Luna's of royal blood.
If Hiden disappears, Luna will
lose his place in the world of men.
The Hiden royal bloodline holds
the secrets to refining arcanacite ore.
Of course, Boelate will be after that.
And there's only one person who could
command a whole army to achieve that goal.
Drel. The Dragon Slayer, right?
Yes.
My father had retired and lived in secret,
and Drel went out of his way
to find and kill him.
By defeating the man who mastered the sword,
my magic has reached a form of completion.
But it's not enough.
You fought my father to see
how strong your magic was?
Who are you, even?
My name is Drel!
His former friend.
And one who seeks true power.
W-Wait!
Wait, Alicia.
He's a soldier. A warmonger.
If you fight, you'll be caught up in a war.
War is the furthest thing
from the path of a hero
War just makes the world of man smaller.
So never fight him.
You're going to be a hero, right?
Alicia
You're going to see what lies
beyond the edges of the world.
Let your father see that too
So if you really want Luna
to live in the world of men,
you'll have to drive off
the Boelate army and protect Hiden.
Hmph.
What a pain.
To think I have to protect something
I'd already decided I'd destroy someday.
You're going, then? Then I'll go as well.
You stay here.
Protect Luna and Nelluru.
Why?
I don't want anyone to know
that I, a Lord of Dark Beasts,
am working on behalf of a particular human.
I'll need a reason if I want to do this.
The wizards and Drel
If they're secretly
kidnapping dark beast children,
then it's very natural
for me to question him about it.
And while I'm at it, I'll see
how strong these "wizards" are.
I'm sure you want revenge for your father,
but there's nothing for you to do here.
And you were told not to fight Drel, right?
That was my promise to my father.
He said war goes against
the path of the hero.
But I'm no longer a hero.
I'm a walking corpse,
driven by your dark ichor.
Isn't it okay for me
to want revenge for my father?
Is it up to you to decide
if you're a hero or not?
Does having a sword make you a hero?
Does killing a dark beast
make them call you a hero?
Why did you become a hero to begin with?
Because I wanted to make the world bigger.
I see.
Nelluru's world is bigger now.
I don't think I've ever told you
to stop being a hero.
If you want to quit,
though, I won't stop you.
Wait, Klen!
Be careful out there.
Who do you think I am?
Wow, Luna!
Nelluru.
Hero!
Where did the master go?
He'll be back soon.
Whether we want him to come back or not.
Second Fortress of Hiden,
Sareet
The Second Fortress
It fell so easily!
What do we do, Rhode?
They crossed the border without permission,
but they're going so fast that
they'll be at Hiderat in no time!
The reinforcements won't make it in time!
We have to try to stop them, Miquel!
There's a wide, shallow river up ahead!
We'll stop them there!
Yah!
He fell asleep.
Yup.
Filthy bandits!
S-Stop stop!
I'm shocked you had
the guts to show up here!
Shiron belongs to us carpenters!
I was just running away
A Raven survivor, huh?
She's still scared of them
Don't worry, Nelluru.
No one would recognize you now.
I'll never do it again
That's her!
She's the hero who set
that octopus loose on our fortress!
If it weren't for her
"Hero"? What the hell are you talking about?
If the heroes were still alive,
this country wouldn't be
in this state right now!
I don't care what he says!
Hang him from a tree!
Please, no!
Nine Ravens just today.
Maybe that story about a huge octopus
in the Shaft of Elbe was true.
An Ancient One?
What's happening to this country?
Clevatess's attack, the Boelate army's march
It's all bad news these days.
It's the end of the world.
No matter what, we'll protect
our town with our own hands!
Give weapons to anyone who can hold them,
from the oldest to the youngest of us!
Everybody's on edge, of course.
Nelluru, I need to ask you something.
Yes, Hero?
Please call me "Alicia,"
not "Hero," when we're in town.
Did it upset you?
Right now, I want to hide what I am.
Who are you people?
You're not with the bandits, are you?
No, we're
Knock it off, boys.
Mom!
You'll wake up the baby.
But Mom, she's got an eyepatch! A sword!
You can't even walk outside
these days without a sword.
Phil, you're so wimpy
for somebody your size.
Just like your old man.
And Pete, stop saying nothing
but "Nnh" when you get nervous.
Sorry, miss.
I'm Kari. I run this place.
That child's a pure-blooded Hidenean.
Light pink hair and pointy ears.
Pure-bloods are rare
out here in the country.
Care to tell me what's going on?
Depending on your answer,
I may have to set these two idiots on you.
We're guards in service
of an important person.
Right now, we're trying
to protect this child.
I'm not lying.
All right.
M-Mom!
I'm sure your employer is a noble who
fled from Hiderat or something.
I don't care what your goal is,
but it'd be helpful if
you spent some money here.
So, do you need booze? Food?
We'd like a room.
A bed a child can sleep in safely.
And food for two.
Two silvers a night.
Payment up front. For two nights.
All right.
Thanks.
The room's up the stairs,
furthest on the right.
Thank you.
Just so you know, we don't trust outsiders.
Shut up!
Ow!
Stop messing around and carry their stuff.
That's why you guys can't get a girlfriend!
I'm just fine.
Just let me hold it.
I want a girlfriend.
Brother, are you trying to flirt
with her before I can?
All right.
What's wrong?
I'm happy for you, Nelluru.
Thanks!
Don't just stand there! Help!
O-Okay
What's in this thing?
It weighs so much!
Well? Is it to your liking?
Yes, it's great.
Nice iron beds, too.
You're confused why there'd be an
iron bed in a town of carpenters, right?
The king gave them to us decades ago,
as thanks for making him
some chairs for the castle.
And now look where we are
The king's dead. A war's started.
Who knows what happens now
I'm sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
Anyway, relax and enjoy yourselves.
Let me know if there's something you need.
For now, let's get Luna to bed.
Yeah.
Oh my it looks like
I've found you already!
Now, my beautiful insects!
Your target is the missing prince of Hiden!
Go!
I can see Luna Mountain from here.
Has Clevatess arrived at the battlefield?
How's Luna?
I think he'll wake up soon.
Look, Alicia.
He's got his first tooth!
You're right!
It's so tiny!
Everything about him is tiny
Your meal's ready.
If you're not going to eat it downstairs,
come get it.
Okay!
I'll go.
Otherwise Luna will wake up.
More booze!
Sorry it's so noisy at night.
No way!
So I told the guy!
It's on the far end
of the counter. Go grab it.
Who's the lady, Kari?
Whoever she is, she's not
interested in you, Gabby.
She's got a baby with her,
so don't cause trouble.
Aww, she's got a bastard kid?
Anyway, is it really true
that the king died?
Yeah, I heard he failed to kill a Lord
of Dark Beasts and was killed himself.
What were the heroes doing?
The title of "hero" doesn't
actually mean anything.
They just became heroes
'cause they wanted the king's regalia.
I heard of one guy who sold it
the day he got it!
You can make the swords, but no one
will challenge the Lords of Dark Beasts.
That's the reason the king
stopped forging weapons for 15 years.
But then suddenly, he chooses 13 heroes.
I heard he even had
a parade in front of the castle!
Seriously?
I'm sure they were all swearing up
and down they'd kill the Lord of Dark Beasts!
A parade and then they all
get killed! Pathetic!
What a bunch of screw-ups.
The king's death, the castle's destruction,
it's all the heroes' fault.
Same with Boelate being here.
It's all the fault of those dreamer heroes.
All that talk of seeing
what's outside Edthea
This is what happens when you dream too big.
The only reason they can
have stupid dreams like that
is because they don't work hard, like us.
This is the current opinion of the heroes
Dark beasts?
Who broke our window?
What is this?
Don't touch that!
A bug?
Bro!
Not just a bug.
Bugs who live in dark beast lands,
and who are on par with them
Amazing bugs, in other words.
You shouldn't move too much.
If you startle it, it'll attack you
whether or not I tell it to.
It's a bug, after all.
A wizard who uses bugs?
No! I left my sword in my room!
I'm running! I'm going to run!
Gabby!
I can't handle bugs with lots of legs!
Bugs!
Oh, right.
I forgot to mention, but there's
a lot of them outside, too.
I've also had them surround the town
so that not even a rat can escape.
What are these bugs?
If you don't want to die,
don't get any ideas about running.
Who are you? What do you want?
My apologies. I hadn't given my name.
My name is Meynard Swan.
Boelate Army Highest Wizard
Meynard Swann
The Highest Wizard of General Drel's army.
Boelate? They're out here already?
And I'm here for one reason:
to see if the Hiden baby here
is of royal blood or not!
Nelluru!
I'm only going to bother saying this once.
I'm Naie Chiffonlits.
Boelate High Wizard
Naie Chiffonlits
A Boelate High Wizard.
Next Time
Episode 7
Secrets of Magic