The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (2024) s01e13 Episode Script
The Cornered
1
[Donny] Who's that?
That voice sounds like Mr. Ardd?
His outfits changed.
[Ardd] I am Ardbeg, a Holy Knight
in the service of King Arthur.
[all gasp]
I have waited for this day,
this moment, for so long.
This is the end of the demon race.
I shall punish you all.
[theme music]
So Mr. Ardd
is a Holy Knight of King Arthur?
Ah. The demon race?
[Nasiens] The race that terrorized
Britannia during the Holy War?
THE CORNERED
Hey, Percival, were you aware of that?
Hmm.
Actually, Dolchomonte just
told me about it.
All of the demon clan
present in this village
represent those who refused
to participate in that Holy War of yours.
[Ardd scoffs]
[Ardd] So what if they didn't fight?
What matters is whether or not
they belong to the demon race.
That's all.
They are in need of a lesson
on how many victims there were
in the Holy War 16 years ago.
They must learn.
Hm? Is that
[Ardd] Rosko, basura, merushito, metetoma!
[all exclaim]
[exclaims]
[grunts]
Wait, what just happened?
[grunts] The entire demon clan
has totally vanished.
Hmm.
[Ardd] This magical item known
as the "Amber of the Four Archangels"
will seal those bastards away.
It can seal away more than a dozen times
what the previous
Amber of the goddess could.
[Percival groans]
Wait, what? Where did Dolchomonte go? Huh?
[Ardd] You don't need to worry.
[Percival] Huh?
That demon, who was trying to crush you,
he's forever confined within this
[gasps]
Verdant hair that flares out
like the wings of a bird?
[gasps]
The thing he carries on his back.
It's the dragon relief.
The one stolen from Ironside.
Then, you must be
Wait, are you the one who did it?
[Ardd] Did what?
[Percival] Dolchomonte is
my newest friend.
And the others never did
anything bad to us either.
[Ardd] You consider
that demon your friend?
You believe that demon race are good guys?
[Ardd exclaims]
[grunting]
How dare you become friendly
with these monsters, you insolent brat?
[all gasp]
[grunts]
[Ardd] Your crime of befriending
those of the demon race
will not go unpunished.
In order to bring about
King Arthur's vision for the ideal world,
and for the sake of those who have died,
your life shall have to meet its end here.
[Percival grunts]
Please stop, Mr. Ardd!
You can't do this to him.
He's a dear friend of ours.
[Ardd] Please, children, be silent
and get out of here while you can.
Anne and Nasiens,
this doesn't concern you.
No, sir, I won't be quiet or run away!
[Ardd grunts in confusion]
You have your reasons for doing this,
but we have our own reasons as well.
[Nasiens] And that's Percival.
While we were suffering at the hands
of your fellow knights, he saved us.
He's a hero!
[Ardd grunts]
All you got to do is give me the Amber
and let me bring everyone back right now.
[Ardd] Shut your mouth!
[grunts]
[Ardd] Come, Kellie.
Or should I say, Cernunnos!
Deal with this pesky knight
from the prophecy!
-It's huge.
-[gasps]
[Anne] That thing is Kellie?
[growls]
[Ardd] Kellie is a mythical beast
said to dwell in purgatory.
[gasps]
[Percival grunts]
[grunts]
[growls]
Percival, get out of there!
[yelling]
Phew. That was a close call.
Look! Percival, the horns.
If you aim for his horns,
you'll stop his attacks.
All right, let's go!
It's time then,
let's see what this new sword can do.
Hi-yah! Huh?
[Percival] But how?
[Ardd] Those horns adorning his head
are hard as garnet
and tougher than steel.
[Percival] Well, in that case
Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah.
Chop, chop, chop, chop.
[snarling]
[screaming]
-Oh, no, Percival!
-[gasping]
I'm so scared!
Neigh!
[whimpering]
Alrighty then, he shouldn't be able
to find me while I'm holed up in here.
Huh?
[screams]
Master Sin, it's you!
Goodness gracious, Agnes!
What happened to you?
Master Sin! Are you dead? Sin! Master Sin!
Are you dead?
[Sylvan crying]
-[gasps]
-[sighs in relief]
Oh my, thank goodness.
You're still with us.
Honestly, weren't you supposed
to let me catch some peaceful sleep?
-Huh?
-[loud bang]
-[yells]
-[yawns]
[Sin] What the hell is this commotion?
[grunting]
[grunting continues]
He's enjoying tormenting Percival.
That old man is a mean bastard.
Even with my magic,
I won't be able to get him at that speed.
[Ardd] Hurry, Kellie!
Quit fooling around
and take him out already.
I won't allow it. Not Percival.
[Ardd] Anne
You had me completely fooled.
My magic allows me
to see through any lie I hear.
So how?
[Ardd] A lie never once left my tongue.
You lied when you claimed to be a hunter!
[Ardd] That was no lie.
I truly was a hunter in the past.
But now,
instead of hunting mountain beasts,
my only prey are those of the demon race.
You also lied outright
when you told us you'd help us
rescue our friends, didn't you?
[Ardd] I did not lie.
If they were your friends,
I felt it was right to lend aid.
However, I never imagined
that one of them would turn out to be
one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
[Elder] But it wasn't purely
out of goodwill.
[gasps]
Without these four children,
you were incapable
of entering the village.
[Elder] After all, the barrier
not only made the demon race appear
as though they were human,
but it also had the effect
of repelling those
with murderous intent and hostility.
[inaudible dialogue]
[gasps]
[Ardd] That's exactly right.
I needed to enter this village,
so I took advantage
of your pitiful feelings.
[Anne grunts]
The Amber! Hand it over!
[Ardd] And what if I do comply?
I'm gonna release everyone
you trapped in there, of course.
And all those creatures.
It doesn't matter that they're demons,
they had no intention
of harming us at all!
[Ardd] A child like you
wouldn't understand.
In the Holy War against the demon race,
humans were forced
to witness countless atrocities.
[Ardd] A mother crying her eyes out,
cradling the hand of her son
who was buried under rubble.
Young siblings searching for their parents
as they walked through a blazing fire.
[dramatic music playing]
And a vacant-eyed father
tightly clutching a cradle charred black.
[Ardd] Listen, Anne!
The emergence of a knight
from the prophecy
will bring about tragedy
that far surpasses
the horrors caused by the demon race.
It will be the end of the world.
To that end, I must destroy him,
even if he is just a child!
[grunts]
[groans]
[Sin] What are you doing, Percy?
-[growls]
-[Percival grunts]
[Sin] Don't waste the potential
of your new sword on this.
I had to. Those horns he's got
are super duper hard, you know?
'Cause this dragon sword
and my magical hand sword
couldn't even make a dent in them.
Then why are you using them separately?
Uh, what?
Instead of only using one,
I should use both of them?
Merge the two together.
[thrilling music playing]
[uplifting music playing]
[gasps]
[Percival] This should work.
-[growls]
-[grunts]
[attack yell]
[roaring]
Woah, I did it.
When your weapon is enchanted with magic,
it not only inherits
the magic's properties,
its destructive ability
will be more than doubled in power.
[Sin] Especially, when the weapon's
enchanted with "destroyer" magic,
it amplifies almost tenfold.
[growls]
[exclaims]
I did it.
-Wow.
-Go, Percy! That was awesome.
[both gasp]
Hey, you guys, did you all see that?
Don't let your guard down!
-Huh?
-[roars]
[both gasp]
[Ardd] Kellie!
Stop playing with him and crush him!
Percival!
[Donny grunts]
The monster doggo stopped.
Now, Nasiens, your move!
Right.
Misty Rain, Belladonna.
[Percival babbling]
[grunting]
[all pant]
Are you doing okay?
Oh, yeah. I'm all good now, Nasiens.
[Anne] You had me so worried.
[laughs]
I got a little carried away there.
None of this is funny.
-Now, now
-Well, that's over.
All that remains now
is this Holy Knight Ardbeg guy.
[Elder] Hm?
[Donny] Hey, he's making a run for it!
[Ardd] It's called a strategic retreat!
Hey, guys, don't you think
we should just let that bastard go
and move on from all this?
No, we can't!
Everyone's still trapped in the Amber
so we got to stop him
and get it back quickly.
I forgot about that.
Idiot.
We totally lost track of him.
Quite a pickle we're in.
It might be wise to assume
he headed toward the Crystal Grotto.
[all] Huh?
This helmet belongs to you, does it not?
It's a valuable item of mine.
Thanks so much, Mr. Elder.
[Percival] Anne, lend me a hand.
-[Anne] I don't have a choice, huh?
-Hey, what's this Crystal Grotto?
It's a cave that can be found
near the village.
More than likely, he set up
a base camp at that location.
[Anne] There.
Thanks a lot, Anne.
Now, then.
Let's go and rescue Dolchomonte.
So it's Percival, is it?
Now that you know
the villagers are of the demon race,
do you still intend
to lend them aid however you can?
Yeah.
Dolchomonte has become a good friend
and everyone else here
has been super kind to me.
Nevertheless,
the connection you've made with them
does not change the fact
that their race has been caught up
in a gruesome conflict
for generations with you humans.
[all grunt nervously]
[Percival] Oh, is that so?
Well, I don't really see it that way.
-Huh?
-You don't?
Sure, I mean, just because my dad
who killed my grandpa is a human,
it doesn't make me
hate every human that ever existed.
[Elder] Hm.
[Percival] And just because
my dad is a bad Holy Knight,
it doesn't discourage me from wanting
to become a Holy Knight myself.
-After all, look at Howzer.
-[Donny chuckles]
There are good Holy Knights
like him out there, too.
It's the same thing.
If you're a good person,
it doesn't matter what race you are.
I understand
your perspective very well, Percival.
[Elder] Well then,
I trust you'll rescue everyone.
[Percival] Leave it to me.
I'm experiencing abdominal pain.
Okay, fine. You stay here.
All right, everyone,
let's hurry to the Crystal Grotto.
I'm the leader, so follow me!
-Since when is she in charge?
-[pants]
I have no choice. I gotta babysit them.
That boy is certainly peculiar, isn't he?
He's just a country bumpkin.
[Elder] But I see now.
He's the knight from the prophecy.
One of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
The very one destined
to bring hope to this world.
[all panting]
[panting]
[Percival] This has to be the place.
[Nasiens] Crystal bedrock.
It certainly looks that way.
[Sin] I'm sensing some eerie magic here.
That old bastard must have rigged traps.
-Don't go rushing in recklessly
-[Percival] Let's go!
-[Donny] Yeah!
-[Percival] Come on, hurry, hurry, hurry.
-[Donny] No, not so fast, Percival.
-[Anne] Hey, I'm the leader, remember?
[shimmering]
Wow, wow, wow!
These crystals are so beautiful.
Bet they're worth a fortune.
-[Anne] You have no sense of romance.
-[Donny chuckles]
All right, everyone,
watch your step in here.
-[Donny] And your head too.
-[groans]
[Anne] We're pretty deep
inside the cave now.
How much farther does this go?
[Nasiens] The path is becoming
quite narrow as well.
[Percival chuckles]
The Elder won't fit through here.
Get out here!
You can't hide forever, you milksop!
The Great Donny's
got two fists with your name on them.
Wow, Donny. You sure do become a bold lad
when you have the upper hand, don't you?
Since that's the case,
why don't you go ahead
-and take the lead on this one?
-[whimpers]
Woah. Hey, cut it out!
But still, Donny might be onto something.
What do you mean?
Just think, out of all the Holy Knights
we've fought so far,
I get the feeling he's the weakest.
Yeah, that's true.
[Anne] Compared to Ironside,
his combat skills
seemed almost amateurish.
And that's not all, either.
The whole time that he was fighting
with Percival or Anne,
I never once saw him use a drop of magic.
It's rather puzzling.
-[Ardd] Well, you figured me out.
-[all gasp]
Fighting has never been my forte.
[all gasp]
Mr. Ardd, where are you?
The reverberation from the crystals
is masking his true location.
[Ardd] What's more, my magic takes time
before its effects begin to show.
Unless I lead you into a maze
and stall you like this,
I will surely be the loser.
The effect takes time?
Hold us up all you want.
There's no way we'll lose to you.
Yeah, what Percy said.
We'll have you cornered
like the rat you are.
[Ardd] You little brats are
clearly a spirited bunch.
But you should be careful.
The one doing the cornering may end up
being the one who's cornered.
Just come on and show yourself
[yelps]
[Percival] Hey, I can't see anything.
[Anne] What on earth are you doing?
It's like my helmet
suddenly got bigger and
[Nasiens] Huh?
It's quite apparent
that we've run out of light ahead of us.
[Donny] Oh, not you too.
[screams]
What's the problem now?
[whimpers]
[baby Anne] Percival's a baby.
[babbles]
Hey, Percival,
what the heck happened to you?
Ask yourself that, Donny.
Wait, is that you? Nasiens?
[baby Anne] N-No way.
[gasps]
This can't really be happening.
Are we actually turning
into babies right now?
Whoa, I'm feeling all wobbly.
You're going to be okay?
[babbles]
[Ardd] Seems you realized a bit too late.
[baby Anne] Mr. Ardd!
[Ardd] I have the ability
to rewind the passage of life
turning whoever's within range
into infants.
This is my magic, "Reverse."
You can no longer fight
in your current state.
Looks like I win, children.
[both gasp]
Hey, Percival! Donny!
We should all retreat for now.
-[crying]
-[laughing]
[Anne] Come on!
Seriously, you two. Why are you
both acting like a couple of babies?
The pace may be a bit different,
but eventually,
each of your minds will regress
to infancy just as your bodies have.
This can't be happening.
[suspenseful music]
[all crying]
All that remains is
just fulfilling my mission.
[babbles]
[Ardd] You're quite impressive,
young Knight of the Apocalypse.
Even as an infant, you won't cry.
You sure have some nerve.
Before I get rid of you for good,
I must retrieve the dragon relief.
-[baby Percival cooing]
-[soft gasp]
Hm?
[baby Percival cooing]
[Ardd grunts]
Hey, let go!
He may be just an infant,
but he's ridiculously strong.
-[giggling]
-[Ardd grunting]
[Ardd] I'm not trying to play with you!
Hey! Where do you think you're going?
[yelps]
Why, you little brat!
How dare you mock me!
-I swear I'll
-[babbles]
-Ugh
-[baby Percival giggles]
[baby Percival cooing]
[determined grunt]
[baby Anne grunts]
[gasps]
-[Ardd] Anne.
-[sobbing]
-[Anne sobbing]
-[hesitates]
[Ardd grunts]
Don't you move from this spot.
Understand, Anne.
-Whatever the cost may be
-[sobbing]
the Four Knights of the Apocalypse
must be dealt with.
I don't ever want to go
through that pain again.
Or be the one
to put anyone else through it.
So please, Anne, do not cry. Okay?
-[crying]
-[Ardd sighs]
[baby Anne crying]
[crying]
[Ardd] Oh, what's wrong?
What's wrong, my princess?
Don't worry, your daddy's right here.
Now, now, don't you cry.
Bleh!
Bleh!
[laughing]
[both laugh]
Mm. You're happy now?
Ouch, hey, hey. Be careful with Daddy.
You sure like your daddy's nose,
don't you, Connie?
-[Connie giggling]
-[laughs]
[male villager] Ardbeg!
This village is doomed to hell!
Before that horde of demons
goes back for another attack,
take your daughter and run for your
[gasps]
[dramatic music playing]
[Ardd crying]
Anne
Could it be that
you're trying to comfort me?
[babbles]
[Ardd] Oh, the sweet girl you are.
But still, I can't forget the mission
that I promised to fulfill.
[baby Percival babbling]
[yelling]
You brat.
Even in your current state,
are you still trying to do
whatever you can to protect Anne?
[grunts]
Well, you can relax.
The only baby I'm killing here is you.
I won't hurt Anne or the others.
Hmm?
[gasps]
I cannot allow you to kill that child.
[closing theme music]
THE GOAT SIN
[Donny] Who's that?
That voice sounds like Mr. Ardd?
His outfits changed.
[Ardd] I am Ardbeg, a Holy Knight
in the service of King Arthur.
[all gasp]
I have waited for this day,
this moment, for so long.
This is the end of the demon race.
I shall punish you all.
[theme music]
So Mr. Ardd
is a Holy Knight of King Arthur?
Ah. The demon race?
[Nasiens] The race that terrorized
Britannia during the Holy War?
THE CORNERED
Hey, Percival, were you aware of that?
Hmm.
Actually, Dolchomonte just
told me about it.
All of the demon clan
present in this village
represent those who refused
to participate in that Holy War of yours.
[Ardd scoffs]
[Ardd] So what if they didn't fight?
What matters is whether or not
they belong to the demon race.
That's all.
They are in need of a lesson
on how many victims there were
in the Holy War 16 years ago.
They must learn.
Hm? Is that
[Ardd] Rosko, basura, merushito, metetoma!
[all exclaim]
[exclaims]
[grunts]
Wait, what just happened?
[grunts] The entire demon clan
has totally vanished.
Hmm.
[Ardd] This magical item known
as the "Amber of the Four Archangels"
will seal those bastards away.
It can seal away more than a dozen times
what the previous
Amber of the goddess could.
[Percival groans]
Wait, what? Where did Dolchomonte go? Huh?
[Ardd] You don't need to worry.
[Percival] Huh?
That demon, who was trying to crush you,
he's forever confined within this
[gasps]
Verdant hair that flares out
like the wings of a bird?
[gasps]
The thing he carries on his back.
It's the dragon relief.
The one stolen from Ironside.
Then, you must be
Wait, are you the one who did it?
[Ardd] Did what?
[Percival] Dolchomonte is
my newest friend.
And the others never did
anything bad to us either.
[Ardd] You consider
that demon your friend?
You believe that demon race are good guys?
[Ardd exclaims]
[grunting]
How dare you become friendly
with these monsters, you insolent brat?
[all gasp]
[grunts]
[Ardd] Your crime of befriending
those of the demon race
will not go unpunished.
In order to bring about
King Arthur's vision for the ideal world,
and for the sake of those who have died,
your life shall have to meet its end here.
[Percival grunts]
Please stop, Mr. Ardd!
You can't do this to him.
He's a dear friend of ours.
[Ardd] Please, children, be silent
and get out of here while you can.
Anne and Nasiens,
this doesn't concern you.
No, sir, I won't be quiet or run away!
[Ardd grunts in confusion]
You have your reasons for doing this,
but we have our own reasons as well.
[Nasiens] And that's Percival.
While we were suffering at the hands
of your fellow knights, he saved us.
He's a hero!
[Ardd grunts]
All you got to do is give me the Amber
and let me bring everyone back right now.
[Ardd] Shut your mouth!
[grunts]
[Ardd] Come, Kellie.
Or should I say, Cernunnos!
Deal with this pesky knight
from the prophecy!
-It's huge.
-[gasps]
[Anne] That thing is Kellie?
[growls]
[Ardd] Kellie is a mythical beast
said to dwell in purgatory.
[gasps]
[Percival grunts]
[grunts]
[growls]
Percival, get out of there!
[yelling]
Phew. That was a close call.
Look! Percival, the horns.
If you aim for his horns,
you'll stop his attacks.
All right, let's go!
It's time then,
let's see what this new sword can do.
Hi-yah! Huh?
[Percival] But how?
[Ardd] Those horns adorning his head
are hard as garnet
and tougher than steel.
[Percival] Well, in that case
Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah.
Chop, chop, chop, chop.
[snarling]
[screaming]
-Oh, no, Percival!
-[gasping]
I'm so scared!
Neigh!
[whimpering]
Alrighty then, he shouldn't be able
to find me while I'm holed up in here.
Huh?
[screams]
Master Sin, it's you!
Goodness gracious, Agnes!
What happened to you?
Master Sin! Are you dead? Sin! Master Sin!
Are you dead?
[Sylvan crying]
-[gasps]
-[sighs in relief]
Oh my, thank goodness.
You're still with us.
Honestly, weren't you supposed
to let me catch some peaceful sleep?
-Huh?
-[loud bang]
-[yells]
-[yawns]
[Sin] What the hell is this commotion?
[grunting]
[grunting continues]
He's enjoying tormenting Percival.
That old man is a mean bastard.
Even with my magic,
I won't be able to get him at that speed.
[Ardd] Hurry, Kellie!
Quit fooling around
and take him out already.
I won't allow it. Not Percival.
[Ardd] Anne
You had me completely fooled.
My magic allows me
to see through any lie I hear.
So how?
[Ardd] A lie never once left my tongue.
You lied when you claimed to be a hunter!
[Ardd] That was no lie.
I truly was a hunter in the past.
But now,
instead of hunting mountain beasts,
my only prey are those of the demon race.
You also lied outright
when you told us you'd help us
rescue our friends, didn't you?
[Ardd] I did not lie.
If they were your friends,
I felt it was right to lend aid.
However, I never imagined
that one of them would turn out to be
one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
[Elder] But it wasn't purely
out of goodwill.
[gasps]
Without these four children,
you were incapable
of entering the village.
[Elder] After all, the barrier
not only made the demon race appear
as though they were human,
but it also had the effect
of repelling those
with murderous intent and hostility.
[inaudible dialogue]
[gasps]
[Ardd] That's exactly right.
I needed to enter this village,
so I took advantage
of your pitiful feelings.
[Anne grunts]
The Amber! Hand it over!
[Ardd] And what if I do comply?
I'm gonna release everyone
you trapped in there, of course.
And all those creatures.
It doesn't matter that they're demons,
they had no intention
of harming us at all!
[Ardd] A child like you
wouldn't understand.
In the Holy War against the demon race,
humans were forced
to witness countless atrocities.
[Ardd] A mother crying her eyes out,
cradling the hand of her son
who was buried under rubble.
Young siblings searching for their parents
as they walked through a blazing fire.
[dramatic music playing]
And a vacant-eyed father
tightly clutching a cradle charred black.
[Ardd] Listen, Anne!
The emergence of a knight
from the prophecy
will bring about tragedy
that far surpasses
the horrors caused by the demon race.
It will be the end of the world.
To that end, I must destroy him,
even if he is just a child!
[grunts]
[groans]
[Sin] What are you doing, Percy?
-[growls]
-[Percival grunts]
[Sin] Don't waste the potential
of your new sword on this.
I had to. Those horns he's got
are super duper hard, you know?
'Cause this dragon sword
and my magical hand sword
couldn't even make a dent in them.
Then why are you using them separately?
Uh, what?
Instead of only using one,
I should use both of them?
Merge the two together.
[thrilling music playing]
[uplifting music playing]
[gasps]
[Percival] This should work.
-[growls]
-[grunts]
[attack yell]
[roaring]
Woah, I did it.
When your weapon is enchanted with magic,
it not only inherits
the magic's properties,
its destructive ability
will be more than doubled in power.
[Sin] Especially, when the weapon's
enchanted with "destroyer" magic,
it amplifies almost tenfold.
[growls]
[exclaims]
I did it.
-Wow.
-Go, Percy! That was awesome.
[both gasp]
Hey, you guys, did you all see that?
Don't let your guard down!
-Huh?
-[roars]
[both gasp]
[Ardd] Kellie!
Stop playing with him and crush him!
Percival!
[Donny grunts]
The monster doggo stopped.
Now, Nasiens, your move!
Right.
Misty Rain, Belladonna.
[Percival babbling]
[grunting]
[all pant]
Are you doing okay?
Oh, yeah. I'm all good now, Nasiens.
[Anne] You had me so worried.
[laughs]
I got a little carried away there.
None of this is funny.
-Now, now
-Well, that's over.
All that remains now
is this Holy Knight Ardbeg guy.
[Elder] Hm?
[Donny] Hey, he's making a run for it!
[Ardd] It's called a strategic retreat!
Hey, guys, don't you think
we should just let that bastard go
and move on from all this?
No, we can't!
Everyone's still trapped in the Amber
so we got to stop him
and get it back quickly.
I forgot about that.
Idiot.
We totally lost track of him.
Quite a pickle we're in.
It might be wise to assume
he headed toward the Crystal Grotto.
[all] Huh?
This helmet belongs to you, does it not?
It's a valuable item of mine.
Thanks so much, Mr. Elder.
[Percival] Anne, lend me a hand.
-[Anne] I don't have a choice, huh?
-Hey, what's this Crystal Grotto?
It's a cave that can be found
near the village.
More than likely, he set up
a base camp at that location.
[Anne] There.
Thanks a lot, Anne.
Now, then.
Let's go and rescue Dolchomonte.
So it's Percival, is it?
Now that you know
the villagers are of the demon race,
do you still intend
to lend them aid however you can?
Yeah.
Dolchomonte has become a good friend
and everyone else here
has been super kind to me.
Nevertheless,
the connection you've made with them
does not change the fact
that their race has been caught up
in a gruesome conflict
for generations with you humans.
[all grunt nervously]
[Percival] Oh, is that so?
Well, I don't really see it that way.
-Huh?
-You don't?
Sure, I mean, just because my dad
who killed my grandpa is a human,
it doesn't make me
hate every human that ever existed.
[Elder] Hm.
[Percival] And just because
my dad is a bad Holy Knight,
it doesn't discourage me from wanting
to become a Holy Knight myself.
-After all, look at Howzer.
-[Donny chuckles]
There are good Holy Knights
like him out there, too.
It's the same thing.
If you're a good person,
it doesn't matter what race you are.
I understand
your perspective very well, Percival.
[Elder] Well then,
I trust you'll rescue everyone.
[Percival] Leave it to me.
I'm experiencing abdominal pain.
Okay, fine. You stay here.
All right, everyone,
let's hurry to the Crystal Grotto.
I'm the leader, so follow me!
-Since when is she in charge?
-[pants]
I have no choice. I gotta babysit them.
That boy is certainly peculiar, isn't he?
He's just a country bumpkin.
[Elder] But I see now.
He's the knight from the prophecy.
One of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse.
The very one destined
to bring hope to this world.
[all panting]
[panting]
[Percival] This has to be the place.
[Nasiens] Crystal bedrock.
It certainly looks that way.
[Sin] I'm sensing some eerie magic here.
That old bastard must have rigged traps.
-Don't go rushing in recklessly
-[Percival] Let's go!
-[Donny] Yeah!
-[Percival] Come on, hurry, hurry, hurry.
-[Donny] No, not so fast, Percival.
-[Anne] Hey, I'm the leader, remember?
[shimmering]
Wow, wow, wow!
These crystals are so beautiful.
Bet they're worth a fortune.
-[Anne] You have no sense of romance.
-[Donny chuckles]
All right, everyone,
watch your step in here.
-[Donny] And your head too.
-[groans]
[Anne] We're pretty deep
inside the cave now.
How much farther does this go?
[Nasiens] The path is becoming
quite narrow as well.
[Percival chuckles]
The Elder won't fit through here.
Get out here!
You can't hide forever, you milksop!
The Great Donny's
got two fists with your name on them.
Wow, Donny. You sure do become a bold lad
when you have the upper hand, don't you?
Since that's the case,
why don't you go ahead
-and take the lead on this one?
-[whimpers]
Woah. Hey, cut it out!
But still, Donny might be onto something.
What do you mean?
Just think, out of all the Holy Knights
we've fought so far,
I get the feeling he's the weakest.
Yeah, that's true.
[Anne] Compared to Ironside,
his combat skills
seemed almost amateurish.
And that's not all, either.
The whole time that he was fighting
with Percival or Anne,
I never once saw him use a drop of magic.
It's rather puzzling.
-[Ardd] Well, you figured me out.
-[all gasp]
Fighting has never been my forte.
[all gasp]
Mr. Ardd, where are you?
The reverberation from the crystals
is masking his true location.
[Ardd] What's more, my magic takes time
before its effects begin to show.
Unless I lead you into a maze
and stall you like this,
I will surely be the loser.
The effect takes time?
Hold us up all you want.
There's no way we'll lose to you.
Yeah, what Percy said.
We'll have you cornered
like the rat you are.
[Ardd] You little brats are
clearly a spirited bunch.
But you should be careful.
The one doing the cornering may end up
being the one who's cornered.
Just come on and show yourself
[yelps]
[Percival] Hey, I can't see anything.
[Anne] What on earth are you doing?
It's like my helmet
suddenly got bigger and
[Nasiens] Huh?
It's quite apparent
that we've run out of light ahead of us.
[Donny] Oh, not you too.
[screams]
What's the problem now?
[whimpers]
[baby Anne] Percival's a baby.
[babbles]
Hey, Percival,
what the heck happened to you?
Ask yourself that, Donny.
Wait, is that you? Nasiens?
[baby Anne] N-No way.
[gasps]
This can't really be happening.
Are we actually turning
into babies right now?
Whoa, I'm feeling all wobbly.
You're going to be okay?
[babbles]
[Ardd] Seems you realized a bit too late.
[baby Anne] Mr. Ardd!
[Ardd] I have the ability
to rewind the passage of life
turning whoever's within range
into infants.
This is my magic, "Reverse."
You can no longer fight
in your current state.
Looks like I win, children.
[both gasp]
Hey, Percival! Donny!
We should all retreat for now.
-[crying]
-[laughing]
[Anne] Come on!
Seriously, you two. Why are you
both acting like a couple of babies?
The pace may be a bit different,
but eventually,
each of your minds will regress
to infancy just as your bodies have.
This can't be happening.
[suspenseful music]
[all crying]
All that remains is
just fulfilling my mission.
[babbles]
[Ardd] You're quite impressive,
young Knight of the Apocalypse.
Even as an infant, you won't cry.
You sure have some nerve.
Before I get rid of you for good,
I must retrieve the dragon relief.
-[baby Percival cooing]
-[soft gasp]
Hm?
[baby Percival cooing]
[Ardd grunts]
Hey, let go!
He may be just an infant,
but he's ridiculously strong.
-[giggling]
-[Ardd grunting]
[Ardd] I'm not trying to play with you!
Hey! Where do you think you're going?
[yelps]
Why, you little brat!
How dare you mock me!
-I swear I'll
-[babbles]
-Ugh
-[baby Percival giggles]
[baby Percival cooing]
[determined grunt]
[baby Anne grunts]
[gasps]
-[Ardd] Anne.
-[sobbing]
-[Anne sobbing]
-[hesitates]
[Ardd grunts]
Don't you move from this spot.
Understand, Anne.
-Whatever the cost may be
-[sobbing]
the Four Knights of the Apocalypse
must be dealt with.
I don't ever want to go
through that pain again.
Or be the one
to put anyone else through it.
So please, Anne, do not cry. Okay?
-[crying]
-[Ardd sighs]
[baby Anne crying]
[crying]
[Ardd] Oh, what's wrong?
What's wrong, my princess?
Don't worry, your daddy's right here.
Now, now, don't you cry.
Bleh!
Bleh!
[laughing]
[both laugh]
Mm. You're happy now?
Ouch, hey, hey. Be careful with Daddy.
You sure like your daddy's nose,
don't you, Connie?
-[Connie giggling]
-[laughs]
[male villager] Ardbeg!
This village is doomed to hell!
Before that horde of demons
goes back for another attack,
take your daughter and run for your
[gasps]
[dramatic music playing]
[Ardd crying]
Anne
Could it be that
you're trying to comfort me?
[babbles]
[Ardd] Oh, the sweet girl you are.
But still, I can't forget the mission
that I promised to fulfill.
[baby Percival babbling]
[yelling]
You brat.
Even in your current state,
are you still trying to do
whatever you can to protect Anne?
[grunts]
Well, you can relax.
The only baby I'm killing here is you.
I won't hurt Anne or the others.
Hmm?
[gasps]
I cannot allow you to kill that child.
[closing theme music]
THE GOAT SIN