The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible (2024) s01e03 Episode Script
A Super First-Rate Elite vs an F-Rank Ossan
1
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[flame hissing]
[whimpering]
[grunts]
- [fire crackling]
- [screaming]
Yeah.
Guess you can't expect any more
from the E-rank exam.
Hi, my name is Adolf.
It's a pleasure to meet you!
So, have you heard of the
Four Foundational Faculties?
They're physical strength,
body control,
your magical reserves,
or capacity and magic control.
Which you can add to make
a rough approximation
of an adventurer's power.
And luckily for me,
I can visualize
the Four Foundational
Faculties of others.
[ADOLF] It's possible
thanks to an ability
I've had since birth!
Now, check it out!
♪
[male examinee 1B screaming]
[Raster laughing]
As expected,
and what about the examiner?
♪
[ADOLF]
Whoa!
Nice, he's definitely A-rank!
He's way above average
for sure!
[grunting]
I strained my eyes too much!
It's dangerous to look
at anyone so strong.
Hm?
Who's that?
He looks so dreary.
Don't tell me he's taking
the test at his age.
Now, I'm curious
about his ability scores.
[screaming]
My eyes!
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
Trained to Death
by the Most Powerful Party,
Became Invincible.
- [ALISA] Um, excuse me?
- Hm?
Sorry to bother you,
but are you the woman I saw
walking with Rick yesterday?
He and I worked
at the Guild together,
so I thought
I'd introduce myself.
I'm Alisa Granger,
at your service!
Yes, my name
is Reanette Elfelt.
Nice to meet you.
He and I are
in the same party.
Ah, I knew it had to be
something like that!
Hey, Ray-ray!
We're over here!
Hey!
Would you be interested
in sitting down with us?
[ALISA]
Yes, thank you!
[gasps]
♪
Why is an orc here?
Hey, Reanette!
The space next to me
is still available.
Why don'tcha have a seat?
[REANETTE] I would rather
not be sexually harassed today.
Yeah, whatever.
So, who's she?
[REANETTE] Mister Rick's
former coworker, Miss Alisa.
Oh, where are my manners?
I'm Alisa Granger!
Hey, girl,
the space next to me is open!
Please, sit down!
[REANETTE]
Might I recommend not.
[footfall]
♪
Does our rookie fare well
considering all that
you've seen thus far?
Yes.
He will pass this exam
without incident.
Yeah, I hope, but Raster
might make that impossible.
Hm, is there
a problem with him?
Rick's examiner is an A-rank.
Frankly, he has a reputation
for getting violent
with the examinees.
Ah, if that's it,
he'll be fine.
- Quite.
- Huh!
Looks like they're starting.
[chomping]
Let's go, Raster!
Show that 40-something
year old who's boss!
Please get back at them
after what they did to me!
What did they do to you?
[RASTER] That you should
successfully get away
from our guards comes
as nothing less than a shock!
Of course, perhaps
it was poor judgment
to expect more
from peasants like those.
You should not draw any
false equivalency between them
and the genius nobleman
before you.
Right.
[RICK] I can tell
he's different at a glance,
and yet
[RICK]
Let me ask you one thing,
why did you decide
to become an adventurer?
Why?
Why not?
This way of life
is effortless for me.
Even as a noble,
being a former adventurer
is useful to raise
one's social rank.
I plan to quit when
I've decided my status
has gained what it can.
It's boring anyway.
♪
[deep breath]
Understood.
Well I am not gonna lose
to a guy like you!
[scoffs]
You should speak
to your betters
with greater deference.
Though after we're done here,
you won't be capable
of any speech
for quite a while!
Now, why don't we begin?
Here's Level-One
Nature Magic, Ice Shot.
[rumbling]
♪
[RASTER]
Come now, what's the matter?
Are you paralyzed by fear?
[RICK] You can't let your
anger take control of you.
Stay calm and rational.
First
If I may
I have one piece of advice.
[REANETTE]
After the match begins
just focus for one minute.
Observe what your
opponent intends to do.
[RICK]
To be honest, I am scared
but I trust Reanette!
If you won't fight back
then I'll do whatever I want.
Beat that whelp!
Show that 40-something
year old man who's boss!
Level-Three Nature Magic,
Flame Illuminate!
[RICK]
He doesn't need an incantation?
[fire crackling]
All right, keep observing!
♪
Oh, no!
♪
[grunts]
He's okay?
[BROUGHSTON] For Rick,
something so insignificant
doesn't count as taking a hit.
That's insignificant?
Do you know
the Four Foundational Faculties
that determine someone's power?
Yes, of course.
[ALISA] Physical strength,
body control,
magic reserves,
and magic control, right?
[BROUGHSTON]
Correct.
Of the four,
one's magic reserves
must be developed in youth
or there is no hope
for later growth.
[ALISA] Yeah, if I recall
you have until you're 20
before it's too late.
So then, since Rick started
as an adventurer at 30
- [slurps]
- doesn't that mean?
You understand then.
Rick's magic reserves
are quite low by any standards.
Instead
[BROUGHSTON]
Listen well, Rick.
The only thing you can
consistently rely on
is your own body.
[RICK]
Sir!
Now, to begin our training
let's go one village over.
Sir!
But, how can I get there
with these things on my legs?
Easily, that's just
a mere 100 kilograms.
That's extremely heavy!
Make sure
you don't fall behind.
[BROUGHSTON]
Around these parts
there are many
carnivorous monsters.
- [RICK] What?
- [hissing]
[screaming]
To make up for his reserves
he trained exhaustively
in the other three areas.
Huh?
The next one will hurt a little
more than the previous.
Level-Four Nature Magic,
Hurricane Cutter!
[wind gusting]
[gasps]
I developed his physical
strength from scratch.
Ah?
Mizett taught him
magic control.
[BROUGHSTON]
He hates hard work,
so I'm surprised
he saw it through to the end.
Whatever, man.
Thought I'd leave my bro
without defensive magic?
Ricky and I used magic
to play big, explosion-y games!
[chomping]
[MIZETT]
Imagine if I had slacked off.
My man would've wound up
as a pile of ash.
[BROUGHSTON]
And Reanette was in charge
of training his body control.
[gasps] But I thought
you were a regular maid!
[MIZETT] She's not a maid,
she just dresses like it!
We trained.
Through it all, Rick adapted
to everything we threw at him.
[BROUGHSTON] He already stands
with us as an S-rank.
It would appear that
your body's built
as hard as your head!
Let's keep this moving!
Level-Four Nature
Composed Magic,
Shock Burn!
S-rank?
For real?
Though, of course,
he remains utterly unaware
of his own power.
[grunting]
You have a long way to go.
[BROUGHSTON]
Even for an F-rank
this should only take
one blow to shatter.
[RICK]
Sir.
[MIZETT] Of course
that's our captain's fault.
Hmm.
Now, watch!
This is all
you third rates deserve!
[RASTER] You and that
geriatric examiner
refuse to face reality.
Your only purpose is to be
tormented by elites like me!
[rumbling]
- [laughs]
- Knock him out!
[gasps]
[wind gusting]
[exhaling deeply]
Hah, perhaps I got
a little too worked up there.
- [rumbling]
- Huh?
[grunts]
♪
[exhaling deeply]
[scoffs]
Nothing annoys me
as much as a commoner
who won't accept
the inadequacy of their birth.
What's with this 40-something?
Who is he?
Very well, then!
I shall deliver the finishing
blow with my own two hands!
[RASTER]
Forceful Fist, Quadrillions!
Flickering Feet Thousandths!
It's the end for you!
[grunts]
♪
Impossible
Now, I see.
Oh?
[RICK] I finally understand
what Reanette meant.
He's so convinced
his natural talents are enough
he's never put in the time
and effort necessary
to refine them!
It's true he has
vast reserves of magic,
but his other fundamentals
are sloppy!
If this is all you have to show
then I'll take the free win!
♪
♪
[RASTER] Lucky you, managing
to counter that attack.
But your luck runs out here.
O blazes of hell,
fires of this world,
sacred flames of the heavens.
By your heat,
return all things in nature
to the ash from
whence they came!
Whatever hope he had is gone
with the full incantation!
Level-Three Nature Magic
Flame Eliminate!
[fire roaring]
[all gasping]
♪
I considered
using more to block that,
but this was all your sloppy
magic warrants from me.
[gasps]
[MIZETT] He only needed
a small amount of magic,
focused very accurately.
He blocked it with less
than a hundred thousandth
of the magic his opponent used.
Not an easy task, but my boy's
gotten precise enough
with his magic control
to make stuff like that work.
[RASTER] It's wild
how inflated your ego is
after a series of coincidences.
But that's over, now.
- Flickering Feet Thousandths!
- [RICK] Too slow.
[RASTER]
Iron Body!
[grunts]
Our brother used
strengthening magic right there
but the 40-something didn't?
[ANGELICA]
I knew this guy wasn't normal!
All right, then.
It seems you may actually
possess abilities
that exceed that of an E-rank,
and I'm willing to accept that.
Furthermore, I've grown
somewhat exhausted
after testing more examinees
than expected.
[RASTER] And on top of that
chance has repeatedly
taken your side
during our little bout.
Add all of these
factors together,
and we have quite
the lucky third-rate oaf!
How many levels
of justification do you need?
That wasn't a magic punch.
My control over my body
just lets me hit that hard.
But you?
No matter how deep
your magic reserves,
you lack the mastery
to actually use it properly!
Then let me ask you.
Your magic is barely good
enough to use
a handful of spells,
so what's this?
How did someone your age
become strong enough
to survive my attacks
in two years?
You really wanna know?
You're sure?
[RICK] I wasn't allowed
out of the dragon's lair
until I managed to beat it.
I ran through a literal
minefield to train.
I'm gonna die.
I'm gonna die!
I swam through
monster capture fluid.
I could feel it as it got
inside my lungs!
Wait, there's no
way he could have survived
any of that, is there?
[BROUGHSTON]
No, he died.
Then, how is he here?
If it's applied
immediately after death,
my Heal is strong enough
to resurrect the fallen.
[whimpering]
[BROUGHSTON] We break
ourselves down to rebuild.
It's through overcoming
our physical limitations
that we become strong.
And boy, did we really break
this guy down, or what?
[whimpering]
[MIZETT]
What are you waiting for?
Go ahead, bro!
- Ah, but it's too high
- [grunts]
And pay attention to how
the wind feels on the way down!
You should have no problem
seeing its movements
after this!
- [thuds]
- Ah?
- [choking]
- Yo, cap!
He's gonna need a Heal!
♪
[laughing]
Here ya go!
Level-One Nature Magic,
Air Sho--
[grunting]
[ground rumbling]
[groaning]
♪
[water burbling]
[tapping]
[thudding]
♪
There's a trick.
You can use the object's weight
to your advantage.
Ah, I see!
♪
[growling]
[gargling]
[RICK] I believe you may have
left out a trick or two.
[laughs]
You should at least
come up with a convincing lie.
[RASTER] Even if such
a severe training regimen
really did exist
what would have possibly been
your motivation to continue?
[RICK] Laurotte and I have the
exact same thing motivating us.
We have our dreams
to keep us going.
Yes, yes, how lovely.
So, what dream
must I beat out of you?
To slay the strongest monster.
Kaiser Alsapiet
will be my prey!
[laughs]
Listen to that idiot,
still believing fairy tales
at his age!
[cackles]
Now, seriously.
You must be joking,
saying that!
I'm almost certain that
I've heard that name before.
"Alsapiet?"
From The Legends
of the Hero Yamato?
Wasn't that the main monster?
- Yes, that's right.
- It is.
All of us in Orichalcum Fist
see it as our ultimate goal.
[laughs]
Legends of the Hero Yamato
are bedtime stories!
Defeating Alsapiet
is the sort of dream
you'd expect a child
to outgrow!
You're welcome to keep thinking
that they're just stories.
My dream has nothing
to do with you.
You have a point.
And similarly, you have
no more to do with me.
It's about time
we put an end to this.
Level-Seven Nature Magic,
Forest Rope!
Level Seven
without an incantation?
That's pretty impressive.
[RASTER] Don't be
too impressed quite yet.
I plan to show you
what genuine talent looks like.
We'll see what kind
of "impression" is left on you
after this one!
[gasps]
O trembling woods,
o wailing groves,
tree of calamity.
Sprout thy tragedy
before all things in creation!
When confronted
by the laws of impermanence,
let all bow their heads!
[gasps]
What an incantation.
Now, watch and learn!
This is the greatest magic
any mortal can utilize!
Level-Eight Nature Magic!
The greatest magic
that I have in my arsenal
as the Man
of a Thousand Abilities!
[rumbling]
♪
[laughs]
♪
[all gasping]
That's it!
He's using his strongest spell!
And we get to see it!
I've never seen
something like this.
[ALISA]
Level-Eight Magic?
[gasps]
Now, grovel before your master!
[RASTER]
Just try to endure this one!
♪
[laughs]
What can you do with
a level one spell like Air Shot
against the power
of my level eight?
[RICK] I'm going to punch
straight through it.
[smirks]
[RASTER]
Is this your ego again,
or have you grown desperate?
Tell me, with practice,
how many times
have you used this spell?
I couldn't say!
Why keep track,
when I mastered it
with almost no effort?
As for me, I've cast this
a hundred million times,
at least.
A hundred million?
Does the 40-something
believe he can fool us
with a bluff like that?
[ALISA] There aren't even
that many seconds in a year.
Isn't that physically
impossible?
It is possible with the use
of space-time magic.
Rick has actually done
what he claims.
[gasps]
Enough!
I'm tired of listening
to this drivel!
Now, I'll do as I did
to that fossil of an examiner
and shatter that dream
into a hundred million pieces!
[grunting]
♪
Level-Eight Nature Magic,
Yggdrasil God Impact!
Level-One Nature Magic,
Air Shot!
♪
[both gasping]
[RASTER] Now, you will die,
you third-rate oaf!
[laughing]
[Raster grunting]
[growling]
♪
No, it can't be!
I'm special!
This can't happen
to a noble like me!
[screaming]
[both whimpering]
[grunting]
[ANGELICA]
He lost?
♪
[sighs]
[RICK] What's wrong,
Mister First-Rate Elite?
My dream's fine.
Can the same be said for you?
[indistinct chatter]
That was incredible.
He did it!
Hmm.
♪
[gasps]
You've done well,
that was a good showing.
Your form has improved.
Yeah, dude, I was impressed
by your level of control and--
- Congratulations, Ricky!
- Hey, it's my turn!
- [giggles]
- Thank you all so much.
Great job, you were
simply amazing out there!
Oh, it wasn't anything special!
[chuckles]
I guess I've gotten stronger
than I thought
these last couple of years.
Actually, I don't know
what made me think
I was so weak to begin with.
Truly, it's thanks to you.
Please, raise your head.
Hold it high.
Yeah, c'mon.
Thanks are nice,
but we're not interested
in stuffy formalities.
I agree!
Let's celebrate
with food instead!
You did well today, be proud.
[footfall]
[RASTER]
I'm fine, let me go!
[ANGELICA] Nothing about you
looks "fine" right now!
You need to find
some medicine or a healer!
[grunting]
I told you, I'm fine.
[RICK]
Hey, North, er, Raster!
I bet you have
unanswered questions
like how could a genius lose
to some geezer like me.
Am I right?
[RASTER]
How dare you?
Come to kick me while I'm down?
All right, 40-something,
my big brother is
What's happening?
I limited the number
of techniques that I use
and focused my training
on the few I chose.
[RICK] First,
refine a single technique.
Practice it
until you wanna throw up.
[groans]
Well, just take it as some
advice from an old man!
I have high hopes for you!
[RICK]
Get back out there, sport!
[grunting]
♪
At your next promotion test
I will go
to any lengths necessary
to ensure that
I'm your examiner again.
And that day I'll be the one
who comes out on top.
You'd better be ready,
third-rate.
Wait, slow down!
[whimpering]
♪
Huh?
[ANGELICA]
Now, let's get you to bed.
♪
[Rick sighs]
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A]
Thank you all for waiting.
We will now announce
who has passed the E-rank test.
4-0-0-1.
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-0-3.
- Huh?
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-0-4.
- Ha!
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-0-8.
4-0-1-0.
4-0-1-4.
4-0-2-1.
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-2-7.
- That was me!
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-2-8.
- I'm good too!
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A]
4-0-4-1.
You know, maybe we should've
waited for the announcement.
It's okay.
[MIZETT] Why not have
the table ready in advance?
- Huh?
- Yo, excuse me!
- What time do you get off work?
- Hmph!
♪
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] Moving on
to numbers above 4-0-5-0.
4-0-5-5.
4-0-5-7. 4-0-6-0.
[REANETTE]
Mister Rick, you seem calm.
What happened
to that nervousness
from the preliminary exams?
Oh, well.
[RICK]
Talking about my dream,
I remembered some stuff.
[sighs]
♪
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[flame hissing]
[whimpering]
[grunts]
- [fire crackling]
- [screaming]
Yeah.
Guess you can't expect any more
from the E-rank exam.
Hi, my name is Adolf.
It's a pleasure to meet you!
So, have you heard of the
Four Foundational Faculties?
They're physical strength,
body control,
your magical reserves,
or capacity and magic control.
Which you can add to make
a rough approximation
of an adventurer's power.
And luckily for me,
I can visualize
the Four Foundational
Faculties of others.
[ADOLF] It's possible
thanks to an ability
I've had since birth!
Now, check it out!
♪
[male examinee 1B screaming]
[Raster laughing]
As expected,
and what about the examiner?
♪
[ADOLF]
Whoa!
Nice, he's definitely A-rank!
He's way above average
for sure!
[grunting]
I strained my eyes too much!
It's dangerous to look
at anyone so strong.
Hm?
Who's that?
He looks so dreary.
Don't tell me he's taking
the test at his age.
Now, I'm curious
about his ability scores.
[screaming]
My eyes!
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer,
Trained to Death
by the Most Powerful Party,
Became Invincible.
- [ALISA] Um, excuse me?
- Hm?
Sorry to bother you,
but are you the woman I saw
walking with Rick yesterday?
He and I worked
at the Guild together,
so I thought
I'd introduce myself.
I'm Alisa Granger,
at your service!
Yes, my name
is Reanette Elfelt.
Nice to meet you.
He and I are
in the same party.
Ah, I knew it had to be
something like that!
Hey, Ray-ray!
We're over here!
Hey!
Would you be interested
in sitting down with us?
[ALISA]
Yes, thank you!
[gasps]
♪
Why is an orc here?
Hey, Reanette!
The space next to me
is still available.
Why don'tcha have a seat?
[REANETTE] I would rather
not be sexually harassed today.
Yeah, whatever.
So, who's she?
[REANETTE] Mister Rick's
former coworker, Miss Alisa.
Oh, where are my manners?
I'm Alisa Granger!
Hey, girl,
the space next to me is open!
Please, sit down!
[REANETTE]
Might I recommend not.
[footfall]
♪
Does our rookie fare well
considering all that
you've seen thus far?
Yes.
He will pass this exam
without incident.
Yeah, I hope, but Raster
might make that impossible.
Hm, is there
a problem with him?
Rick's examiner is an A-rank.
Frankly, he has a reputation
for getting violent
with the examinees.
Ah, if that's it,
he'll be fine.
- Quite.
- Huh!
Looks like they're starting.
[chomping]
Let's go, Raster!
Show that 40-something
year old who's boss!
Please get back at them
after what they did to me!
What did they do to you?
[RASTER] That you should
successfully get away
from our guards comes
as nothing less than a shock!
Of course, perhaps
it was poor judgment
to expect more
from peasants like those.
You should not draw any
false equivalency between them
and the genius nobleman
before you.
Right.
[RICK] I can tell
he's different at a glance,
and yet
[RICK]
Let me ask you one thing,
why did you decide
to become an adventurer?
Why?
Why not?
This way of life
is effortless for me.
Even as a noble,
being a former adventurer
is useful to raise
one's social rank.
I plan to quit when
I've decided my status
has gained what it can.
It's boring anyway.
♪
[deep breath]
Understood.
Well I am not gonna lose
to a guy like you!
[scoffs]
You should speak
to your betters
with greater deference.
Though after we're done here,
you won't be capable
of any speech
for quite a while!
Now, why don't we begin?
Here's Level-One
Nature Magic, Ice Shot.
[rumbling]
♪
[RASTER]
Come now, what's the matter?
Are you paralyzed by fear?
[RICK] You can't let your
anger take control of you.
Stay calm and rational.
First
If I may
I have one piece of advice.
[REANETTE]
After the match begins
just focus for one minute.
Observe what your
opponent intends to do.
[RICK]
To be honest, I am scared
but I trust Reanette!
If you won't fight back
then I'll do whatever I want.
Beat that whelp!
Show that 40-something
year old man who's boss!
Level-Three Nature Magic,
Flame Illuminate!
[RICK]
He doesn't need an incantation?
[fire crackling]
All right, keep observing!
♪
Oh, no!
♪
[grunts]
He's okay?
[BROUGHSTON] For Rick,
something so insignificant
doesn't count as taking a hit.
That's insignificant?
Do you know
the Four Foundational Faculties
that determine someone's power?
Yes, of course.
[ALISA] Physical strength,
body control,
magic reserves,
and magic control, right?
[BROUGHSTON]
Correct.
Of the four,
one's magic reserves
must be developed in youth
or there is no hope
for later growth.
[ALISA] Yeah, if I recall
you have until you're 20
before it's too late.
So then, since Rick started
as an adventurer at 30
- [slurps]
- doesn't that mean?
You understand then.
Rick's magic reserves
are quite low by any standards.
Instead
[BROUGHSTON]
Listen well, Rick.
The only thing you can
consistently rely on
is your own body.
[RICK]
Sir!
Now, to begin our training
let's go one village over.
Sir!
But, how can I get there
with these things on my legs?
Easily, that's just
a mere 100 kilograms.
That's extremely heavy!
Make sure
you don't fall behind.
[BROUGHSTON]
Around these parts
there are many
carnivorous monsters.
- [RICK] What?
- [hissing]
[screaming]
To make up for his reserves
he trained exhaustively
in the other three areas.
Huh?
The next one will hurt a little
more than the previous.
Level-Four Nature Magic,
Hurricane Cutter!
[wind gusting]
[gasps]
I developed his physical
strength from scratch.
Ah?
Mizett taught him
magic control.
[BROUGHSTON]
He hates hard work,
so I'm surprised
he saw it through to the end.
Whatever, man.
Thought I'd leave my bro
without defensive magic?
Ricky and I used magic
to play big, explosion-y games!
[chomping]
[MIZETT]
Imagine if I had slacked off.
My man would've wound up
as a pile of ash.
[BROUGHSTON]
And Reanette was in charge
of training his body control.
[gasps] But I thought
you were a regular maid!
[MIZETT] She's not a maid,
she just dresses like it!
We trained.
Through it all, Rick adapted
to everything we threw at him.
[BROUGHSTON] He already stands
with us as an S-rank.
It would appear that
your body's built
as hard as your head!
Let's keep this moving!
Level-Four Nature
Composed Magic,
Shock Burn!
S-rank?
For real?
Though, of course,
he remains utterly unaware
of his own power.
[grunting]
You have a long way to go.
[BROUGHSTON]
Even for an F-rank
this should only take
one blow to shatter.
[RICK]
Sir.
[MIZETT] Of course
that's our captain's fault.
Hmm.
Now, watch!
This is all
you third rates deserve!
[RASTER] You and that
geriatric examiner
refuse to face reality.
Your only purpose is to be
tormented by elites like me!
[rumbling]
- [laughs]
- Knock him out!
[gasps]
[wind gusting]
[exhaling deeply]
Hah, perhaps I got
a little too worked up there.
- [rumbling]
- Huh?
[grunts]
♪
[exhaling deeply]
[scoffs]
Nothing annoys me
as much as a commoner
who won't accept
the inadequacy of their birth.
What's with this 40-something?
Who is he?
Very well, then!
I shall deliver the finishing
blow with my own two hands!
[RASTER]
Forceful Fist, Quadrillions!
Flickering Feet Thousandths!
It's the end for you!
[grunts]
♪
Impossible
Now, I see.
Oh?
[RICK] I finally understand
what Reanette meant.
He's so convinced
his natural talents are enough
he's never put in the time
and effort necessary
to refine them!
It's true he has
vast reserves of magic,
but his other fundamentals
are sloppy!
If this is all you have to show
then I'll take the free win!
♪
♪
[RASTER] Lucky you, managing
to counter that attack.
But your luck runs out here.
O blazes of hell,
fires of this world,
sacred flames of the heavens.
By your heat,
return all things in nature
to the ash from
whence they came!
Whatever hope he had is gone
with the full incantation!
Level-Three Nature Magic
Flame Eliminate!
[fire roaring]
[all gasping]
♪
I considered
using more to block that,
but this was all your sloppy
magic warrants from me.
[gasps]
[MIZETT] He only needed
a small amount of magic,
focused very accurately.
He blocked it with less
than a hundred thousandth
of the magic his opponent used.
Not an easy task, but my boy's
gotten precise enough
with his magic control
to make stuff like that work.
[RASTER] It's wild
how inflated your ego is
after a series of coincidences.
But that's over, now.
- Flickering Feet Thousandths!
- [RICK] Too slow.
[RASTER]
Iron Body!
[grunts]
Our brother used
strengthening magic right there
but the 40-something didn't?
[ANGELICA]
I knew this guy wasn't normal!
All right, then.
It seems you may actually
possess abilities
that exceed that of an E-rank,
and I'm willing to accept that.
Furthermore, I've grown
somewhat exhausted
after testing more examinees
than expected.
[RASTER] And on top of that
chance has repeatedly
taken your side
during our little bout.
Add all of these
factors together,
and we have quite
the lucky third-rate oaf!
How many levels
of justification do you need?
That wasn't a magic punch.
My control over my body
just lets me hit that hard.
But you?
No matter how deep
your magic reserves,
you lack the mastery
to actually use it properly!
Then let me ask you.
Your magic is barely good
enough to use
a handful of spells,
so what's this?
How did someone your age
become strong enough
to survive my attacks
in two years?
You really wanna know?
You're sure?
[RICK] I wasn't allowed
out of the dragon's lair
until I managed to beat it.
I ran through a literal
minefield to train.
I'm gonna die.
I'm gonna die!
I swam through
monster capture fluid.
I could feel it as it got
inside my lungs!
Wait, there's no
way he could have survived
any of that, is there?
[BROUGHSTON]
No, he died.
Then, how is he here?
If it's applied
immediately after death,
my Heal is strong enough
to resurrect the fallen.
[whimpering]
[BROUGHSTON] We break
ourselves down to rebuild.
It's through overcoming
our physical limitations
that we become strong.
And boy, did we really break
this guy down, or what?
[whimpering]
[MIZETT]
What are you waiting for?
Go ahead, bro!
- Ah, but it's too high
- [grunts]
And pay attention to how
the wind feels on the way down!
You should have no problem
seeing its movements
after this!
- [thuds]
- Ah?
- [choking]
- Yo, cap!
He's gonna need a Heal!
♪
[laughing]
Here ya go!
Level-One Nature Magic,
Air Sho--
[grunting]
[ground rumbling]
[groaning]
♪
[water burbling]
[tapping]
[thudding]
♪
There's a trick.
You can use the object's weight
to your advantage.
Ah, I see!
♪
[growling]
[gargling]
[RICK] I believe you may have
left out a trick or two.
[laughs]
You should at least
come up with a convincing lie.
[RASTER] Even if such
a severe training regimen
really did exist
what would have possibly been
your motivation to continue?
[RICK] Laurotte and I have the
exact same thing motivating us.
We have our dreams
to keep us going.
Yes, yes, how lovely.
So, what dream
must I beat out of you?
To slay the strongest monster.
Kaiser Alsapiet
will be my prey!
[laughs]
Listen to that idiot,
still believing fairy tales
at his age!
[cackles]
Now, seriously.
You must be joking,
saying that!
I'm almost certain that
I've heard that name before.
"Alsapiet?"
From The Legends
of the Hero Yamato?
Wasn't that the main monster?
- Yes, that's right.
- It is.
All of us in Orichalcum Fist
see it as our ultimate goal.
[laughs]
Legends of the Hero Yamato
are bedtime stories!
Defeating Alsapiet
is the sort of dream
you'd expect a child
to outgrow!
You're welcome to keep thinking
that they're just stories.
My dream has nothing
to do with you.
You have a point.
And similarly, you have
no more to do with me.
It's about time
we put an end to this.
Level-Seven Nature Magic,
Forest Rope!
Level Seven
without an incantation?
That's pretty impressive.
[RASTER] Don't be
too impressed quite yet.
I plan to show you
what genuine talent looks like.
We'll see what kind
of "impression" is left on you
after this one!
[gasps]
O trembling woods,
o wailing groves,
tree of calamity.
Sprout thy tragedy
before all things in creation!
When confronted
by the laws of impermanence,
let all bow their heads!
[gasps]
What an incantation.
Now, watch and learn!
This is the greatest magic
any mortal can utilize!
Level-Eight Nature Magic!
The greatest magic
that I have in my arsenal
as the Man
of a Thousand Abilities!
[rumbling]
♪
[laughs]
♪
[all gasping]
That's it!
He's using his strongest spell!
And we get to see it!
I've never seen
something like this.
[ALISA]
Level-Eight Magic?
[gasps]
Now, grovel before your master!
[RASTER]
Just try to endure this one!
♪
[laughs]
What can you do with
a level one spell like Air Shot
against the power
of my level eight?
[RICK] I'm going to punch
straight through it.
[smirks]
[RASTER]
Is this your ego again,
or have you grown desperate?
Tell me, with practice,
how many times
have you used this spell?
I couldn't say!
Why keep track,
when I mastered it
with almost no effort?
As for me, I've cast this
a hundred million times,
at least.
A hundred million?
Does the 40-something
believe he can fool us
with a bluff like that?
[ALISA] There aren't even
that many seconds in a year.
Isn't that physically
impossible?
It is possible with the use
of space-time magic.
Rick has actually done
what he claims.
[gasps]
Enough!
I'm tired of listening
to this drivel!
Now, I'll do as I did
to that fossil of an examiner
and shatter that dream
into a hundred million pieces!
[grunting]
♪
Level-Eight Nature Magic,
Yggdrasil God Impact!
Level-One Nature Magic,
Air Shot!
♪
[both gasping]
[RASTER] Now, you will die,
you third-rate oaf!
[laughing]
[Raster grunting]
[growling]
♪
No, it can't be!
I'm special!
This can't happen
to a noble like me!
[screaming]
[both whimpering]
[grunting]
[ANGELICA]
He lost?
♪
[sighs]
[RICK] What's wrong,
Mister First-Rate Elite?
My dream's fine.
Can the same be said for you?
[indistinct chatter]
That was incredible.
He did it!
Hmm.
♪
[gasps]
You've done well,
that was a good showing.
Your form has improved.
Yeah, dude, I was impressed
by your level of control and--
- Congratulations, Ricky!
- Hey, it's my turn!
- [giggles]
- Thank you all so much.
Great job, you were
simply amazing out there!
Oh, it wasn't anything special!
[chuckles]
I guess I've gotten stronger
than I thought
these last couple of years.
Actually, I don't know
what made me think
I was so weak to begin with.
Truly, it's thanks to you.
Please, raise your head.
Hold it high.
Yeah, c'mon.
Thanks are nice,
but we're not interested
in stuffy formalities.
I agree!
Let's celebrate
with food instead!
You did well today, be proud.
[footfall]
[RASTER]
I'm fine, let me go!
[ANGELICA] Nothing about you
looks "fine" right now!
You need to find
some medicine or a healer!
[grunting]
I told you, I'm fine.
[RICK]
Hey, North, er, Raster!
I bet you have
unanswered questions
like how could a genius lose
to some geezer like me.
Am I right?
[RASTER]
How dare you?
Come to kick me while I'm down?
All right, 40-something,
my big brother is
What's happening?
I limited the number
of techniques that I use
and focused my training
on the few I chose.
[RICK] First,
refine a single technique.
Practice it
until you wanna throw up.
[groans]
Well, just take it as some
advice from an old man!
I have high hopes for you!
[RICK]
Get back out there, sport!
[grunting]
♪
At your next promotion test
I will go
to any lengths necessary
to ensure that
I'm your examiner again.
And that day I'll be the one
who comes out on top.
You'd better be ready,
third-rate.
Wait, slow down!
[whimpering]
♪
Huh?
[ANGELICA]
Now, let's get you to bed.
♪
[Rick sighs]
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A]
Thank you all for waiting.
We will now announce
who has passed the E-rank test.
4-0-0-1.
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-0-3.
- Huh?
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-0-4.
- Ha!
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-0-8.
4-0-1-0.
4-0-1-4.
4-0-2-1.
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-2-7.
- That was me!
- [MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] 4-0-2-8.
- I'm good too!
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A]
4-0-4-1.
You know, maybe we should've
waited for the announcement.
It's okay.
[MIZETT] Why not have
the table ready in advance?
- Huh?
- Yo, excuse me!
- What time do you get off work?
- Hmph!
♪
[MALE ANNOUNCER 3A] Moving on
to numbers above 4-0-5-0.
4-0-5-5.
4-0-5-7. 4-0-6-0.
[REANETTE]
Mister Rick, you seem calm.
What happened
to that nervousness
from the preliminary exams?
Oh, well.
[RICK]
Talking about my dream,
I remembered some stuff.
[sighs]
♪