I bring news.
Our scouts are telling us that the Spirit Tortoise has become active again.
The Shield Hero's party and the Haikazuya army's dragon riders,
along with the Melromarc cavalry, have begun preparations for the attack.
Order Lowhirot's siege units and the Spirit Tortoise Kingdom's sappers to take positions.
Understood!
I will take command of the sappers.
Good luck to all of you.
Episode 3 Shaking Land
You're one of the queen's aides, right?
What do you want?
I've been told to serve as your messenger, I daresay.
You...
You're one of Melty's shadows, aren't you?
Shouldn't you be with her?
She's asked me to help you.
I see.
Iwatani-dono!
We'll do this as planned, then.
Yeah.
We need your skills as an instructor.
Don't stand at the front of any charges and get killed.
That's my line.
See you on the battlefield, then.
Raphtalia, help me.
Okay!
Let's hurry up!
Battalion!
Company! Company!
Draw swords!
Ready!
Forward!
That's...!
Look! That flag!
The Hero! The Shield Hero!
Shield Hero!
We're counting on you!
Amazing.
He's raised the morale of the troops just by doing that.
I see!
That's why he wanted the flag.
That's part of it.
But later, it's going to serve as a warning: "Don't get close to the flag."
I'm about to summon it, after all.
Rishia-san!
Right!
Okay, let's get to it!
Filo!
Right!
Hate reaction!
It worked!
For now.
Floor it, Filo!
Don't let them catch us!
On it!
We're counting on you, Iwatani-dono!
Stay in formation!
We're going to lure the Spirit Tortoise away!
Get the weapons ready!
It's here!
Tactical column!
Prepare to fire!
Naofumi-sama!
Well, we've got it where we want it.
W-We can't keep this up any longer!
Shit! Filo, stop!
We'll take down the familiars now!
Okay!
Against a-a-a-all of them?
They might take all of us down!
Rishia, my student, show me what you can do!
O-Okay!
I, Ost Hourai, give my orders to the heavens and the earth.
Sever the laws of reality,
bind them together, and make them spit out the pus within.
By my power, may the gravity of those before me be amplified!
Ultra-Gravity Enhancement: Sinking Temple!
Is she... controlling gravity?
I've never heard an incantation like that before...
Only a few monsters can use it.
Now! Hurry!
Raphtalia! Filo! Rishia! Old woman!
Right!
Fire!
Ying-Yang Blade!
Hengen Muso Secret Technique: Crescent Moon!
Drifa Tornado!
Everyone... you're all amazing.
But it doesn't mean a thing if they just keep coming!
Reporting, I daresay.
The Spirit Tortoise's advance has not stopped.
The siege weapon attack was ineffectual.
The siege weapon teams have not retreated, however, and are continuing the assault!
Concentrate attacks on its right foreleg!
We'll knock out one of them, at least!
The right leg!
Concentrate on its right leg!
Fire!
The siege units have sustained over 50 percent casualties, I daresay.
What about the sappers in the fort?
Preparations are complete.
The bombing teams have withdrawn.
The Spirit Tortoise Kingdom's commander remained alone.
What?
Don't be in such a hurry, Spirit Tortoise.
I'm about to send you back to bed.
Now all that's left is to cut off its head.
That's beyond even me.
If only my two students had completely mastered Hengen Muso style,
then perhaps...
What's wrong?
The queen found this record for me just before the battle began.
And it says...
Th-This! This is it!
This is...
Ost-san! What's wrong?
We should get close and...
Naofumi-san!
Even when the Spirit Tortoise stops moving, it's still dangerous!
What?
Getting close to it may have awakened some information in my mind.
When the Spirit Tortoise can no longer take souls directly...
What?
It begins a long-range assault.
Look.
Don't tell me...
It's too dangerous!
Have them all fall back!
Get moving! Now!
This is insane!
Is it that hungry?
It's taking far more souls than it needs.
Whoever's controlling it is probably...
Meteor Shield!
Th-Thank you!
It's going to slaughter us!
I guess I don't have a choice.
Everyone, get in the carriage!
Okay!
And... Shadow!
I'm right here.
Give this message to the queen and the others at main HQ immediately.
What do we do?
Iwatani-dono? What are you...
We will now charge the Spirit Tortoise!
Eclair-sama, that's suicide!
Look.
Those thorns aren't landing anywhere close to it.
It's probably trying to avoid hurting itself.
But the soldiers will take casualties.
This whole area is inside its firing range.
If we fall back now, when our formation has collapsed, we'll be wiped out.
Follow the Shield Hero!
Ready... charge!
Charge!
The Spirit Tortoise was stopped,
but it launched some kind of thorns from its shell at our troops!
We've taken massive damage!
Reporting!
The remaining troops are charging the Tortoise at the Shield Hero's orders!
Madness! What is he thinking?
Knowing Iwatani-sama, he must have a plan.
The Shield Hero has a message for HQ.
"I'm moving the plan to stage two." That's all.
I guess it's our only choice.
Mideus's mage units are to prepare the high-class multi-caster ritual magic.
Initiate the incantation immediately!
Don't clump up!
If we do, we'll all be wiped out at once!
Don't... Don't die on me!
Multi-caster ritual magic?
Don't tell me...
Yeah.
Our last option.
Casting it is hard on the mages, so we can only use it once,
but we can use the spell like a mine to blast off its foot.
Even if the spell doesn't kill it,
there will be a hole we can knock it into to stop it from moving further.
Yeah. As big as it is, it might not even fit all the way in the hole.
But we'll follow up immediately by taking its head.
That's the best option.
Are you sure about this?
If the Spirit Tortoise goes, you'll also...
I don't mind.
That's why I asked you for help.
Naofumi-sama, something's coming!
What is that thing?
A parasite?
It's a bunch of familiars stuck together?
Damn it! We're so close!
Its familiars are weak enough that I can stop them.
You...
What are you doing?
We'll handle this!
You attack the Tortoise!
Sorry! Thanks!
Of course!
You're...
Hurry, Filo!
Roger!
Here and now we unlock the truths,
and bring down the lightning of God's judgment!
Naofumi-sama, isn't that...
Yeah. Judgment.
The one the p-pope used?
You're using something so powerful and dangerous?
Saint, you must not let this chance go to waste!
Yeah! I know!
Raphtalia! Filo!
Eight Trigrams Blade of Destiny! Spiral Strike!
Raphtalia did it!
And now you're going to try and run?
I, Ost Hourai, give my orders to the heavens and the earth.
By my power, may strength be granted to the holy shield before me!
Go! Raphtalia! Filo!
Right!
I-I'll help, too!
We did it!
Yeah...
But if we defeated the Spirit Tortoise, that means that Ost-san is...
Yeah.
She did her duty as a familiar...
Ost-oneechan, Rishia-oneechan is crying.
Thank you...
Ost... you...
If you're still here, that means...
Huh?
Oh, right... That's right.
Looks like you haven't defeated the Spirit Tortoise yet.
Ruins in the Fog