The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest (2022) s01e01 Episode Script

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This won't work.
My crest has no room for growth anymore.
My crest is the First Crest,
the Crest of Creation.
On that note,
the Second Crest is the Crest of Might.
The Third Crest is the Crest of Rapid Fire.
To become stronger,
I need to obtain the Fourth Crest which is
the most suitable crest for solo magic combat.
Humans are born with the crest.
They can't change it after birth.
So
STRONGEST SAGE WITH THE WEAKEST CRES
EPISODE 1: THE RISE OF THE STRONGEST SAGE
We'll reach the royal capital soon.
Why are you leaving your territory at
the age of 12 to take part in the examination?
Because I want to enter the academy sooner
to become more powerful.
You shouldn't rush it.
Although you are considered quite strong
back in your home town,
your crest
There's a demon nearby.
It's coming towards us.
I think it's a gigantic one.
It's probably several times larger
than this carriage.
That's funny.
If it's that gigantic, it'll be disastrous.
Fight complete.
For a weak demon like this,
I can defeat it with just
the Body Boost and Iron Cutter.
This is indeed the royal capital.
It's totally different
from my family's territory.
My friend's sword is broken!
Please make the same sword for her!
Don't shout so loudly. I'm not deaf.
I'm sorry.
My friend broke her Magiblade to protect me.
Magiblade?
You want me to create the same sword for her?
It's beyond my power.
Please make one for me!
It's pointless for you to beg me.
The quality of these weapons is not bad.
Although his Magic Enchantment is weak,
the other swords are
Like I said, it's impossible.
Please! She has to take
the entrance examination tomorrow.
At this rate, my friend
Since you need it so badly,
why don't you get it from another shop?
Besides, I can't create a Magiblade alone.
This shop is my last hope!
What about the other swords in my shop?
I need it to be around this length.
And it needs to be a sword that can be wielded
single-handedly by a girl.
If you want a replacement sword like that,
you'll need a Magic Enchantment Magiblade.
But it's really difficult to make one.
I can perform the Magic Enchantment.
Really?
No. I understand that you want to act cool.
But you shouldn't make a promise
that you can't keep.
It's true that the Magic Enchantment of
the Fourth Crest is not that powerful.
But I can still make a simple Magiblade with it.
What? You have the Crest of Failure?
Then, it'll be even more impossible.
I want to purchase a sword.
Please create a hole on the sword
for me to embed this Magistone in.
Don't tell me that
I'm going to put my hope in him.
Are you sure?
Although your sword will still be usable
if he fails, your Magistone will be destroyed.
But I think he can do it.
My intuition is quite accurate.
So, young man.
I'll leave the Magic Enchantment to you.
Comes to think of it,
I haven't introduced myself.
I am Alma.
Alma Lepucius.
I left my territory because
I don't want to marry a weirdo.
I am Matthias.
Matthias Hildesheimer.
Please call me Matty.
Nice to meet you, Matty.
By the way, my friend is a swordsman.
We left the territory together.
Alma?
Speak of the devil.
Lurie.
Alma, how did it go?
Hi
She's so cute.
I had asked the other swordsmiths.
All of them turned me down.
Looks like it's quite impossible
to make a good Magiblade by tomorrow.
This young man is called Matty.
He's willing to perform
a Magic Enchantment on our sword.
Please allow me to introduce myself.
I am Matthias Hildesheimer.
Why do you suddenly sound so formal?
Does she think
that my introduction is disgusting?
Is she going to refuse to be my friend?
What's wrong, Lurie?
My name is Lurie Abendroth.
I don't have a fiance or boyfriend
for the moment.
Please call me Lurie.
Boyfriend?
Well
Am I the only one who doesn't know
that I have to include my relationship status?
It's done!
Let's start the enchantment now.
Please pass me the Magistone.
Are we going to do it here?
It'll be over pretty soon.
Let's start.
I'll leave it to you then.
Based on the length and
the weight of this sword,
in order to make it work like a normal sword,
I just need to perform Durability
and Iron Cutter spells on it.
I think that's it.
Give it a try.
It was so quick.
Have you really enchanted it?
No matter what, it was too fast.
Yes. Usually, it'll take a longer time.
Besides, you didn't incantate the spells.
Let's give it a try first.
After all, it's not that easy to find out
whether or not the enchantment
The enchantment is successful.
It cuts through the table like butter.
You enchanted it in just a few seconds.
How did you do it?
It's just a normal enchantment.
It's not normal at all.
Matty, who are you actually?
Usually, you can't do an enchantment
in a short time.
But you enchanted the sword.
You didn't even need to incantate the spells.
I'm the one who made this sword.
So, I could tell right away
if you replaced it with another sword.
Hence, the conclusion is
The conclusion is?
Boy, do you want to become an Enchanter?
No.
Next, we have the practical test.
We'll assess your swordsmanship
and magical abilities.
Yes, Sir!
Matty.
Are you here for the exam too?
Yes.
The practical test is too difficult.
I hope I can do well in all the other tests.
Alma. Matty.
Let's work hard to pass the test.
Okay.
Okay.
You have too many weak points.
You tried your best.
But it won't be that simple
after this.
I surrender.
What kind of a sword is that?
Matty, I did it.
Lurie, congratulations!
It's all thanks to Matty's Magiblade.
No. It's nothing.
Next, Matthias Hildesheimer.
Finally, it's my turn.
All the best, Matty.
Okay.
Where's the examiner?
Matthias Hildesheimer.
I heard that you are the one who did the
Magic Enchantment on Lurie Abendroth's sword.
Yes. Who are you?
The examiner just now is too inexperienced.
I'll be your opponent.
I want to experience first-hand the ability
of the son of Castor, your father.
You know my father?
Yes.
If you can spar well with me,
no matter how you did in the other tests,
I'll recommend you to the academy.
Okay.
He's showing so many weak points.
It's obvious that he's going to go easy on me.
Just now, he used the word "if".
Looks like he has underestimated me.
This is the practical test.
I'm going to show them what I'm capable of.
What? You managed to block my attack.
I surrender.
Even the Knight Captain, Guile, lost.
Amazing! This is great, Lurie!
Yes. It was so quick.
I couldn't even see what happened.
Next, we'll proceed with the magic test.
Lurie Abendroth, come forward.
Yes, Sir.
Attack those five targets with Fire Arrow.
The fire magic that runs in my blood.
Turn into an arrow
and pierce the enemy in front of me!
That's it, Lurie.
Incantation Magic?
Just like its name,
you can only cast it
with a specific incantation.
It has nothing to do with the ability
of the spellcaster. Anyone can use it.
But the efficiency of it is too low.
The spellcasters can be easily defeated
if they are attacked during the incantation.
It's not suitable for combat.
They have negated it a long time ago
I did it!
That's the Crest of Glory for you.
She's an elite.
I hope that I can be born
with the Crest of Glory too.
But in this era,
they recognize the First Crest as
the Crest of Glory that is best paired
with Incantation Magic as
the most suitable crest for magical combat.
As for
the Fourth Crest that I have
Besides the Fire Arrow,
are we prohibited to use other magic spells?
That's not stated in the rules.
But Fire Arrow is the most basic spell.
Even with Crest of Failure,
you can still pass if you do well
in other subjects.
So, I just need to destroy those targets, right?
Yes.
The magic of the Crest of Failure
has a short range.
It can't even travel
a third of the distance from here.
Teacher, you better move further away.
-Although I haven't fully mastered it yet,
-What is he trying to do.
I know the direction that I'm going to take.
He didn't even incantate anything.
How did he cast the spell?
Could it be that he's using the Wordless Magic?
With the decline of the Wordless Magic,
the Fourth Crest is often discriminated
as the Crest of Failure.
That's the knowledge that this era has.
Oh my goodness.
I think I overdid it.
The size is just right.
Matty.
She looks so cute in her uniform.
What's wrong with the two of you?
Nothing.
If we don't hurry up, the school
entrance ceremony is going to start soon.
Next, please welcome
our headmaster to give us a speech.
I am the headmaster, Edwart.
I hate long-winded speech.
-He's the headmaster.
-Leave the speech to the First Royal Academy.
In the Second Royal Academy,
your strength is everything.
This place is different
from the First Royal Academy.
Your family background and crest
are not important.
My fellow newbies.
Train hard.
That's it.
It's really a short speech.
I forgot to say this.
Matthias Hildesheimer.
Come to the headmaster's office
after the ceremony.
Why did he ask me to come to his office?
Is it because I destroyed
the school's compound during the exam?
Will they kick me out
on the first day of school?
But I had already fixed the place with magic.
Matthias, hurry up and go in.
Yes, Sir.
He's indeed going to
Matthias Hildesheimer.
You defeated the Knight Captain
during the practical test.
And you effortlessly used the Wordless Magic
during the magic test.
Even if you are Castor's son,
there must be a special reason
for you to be so powerful at such a young age.
I don't plan to get to the bottom of it.
I just hope that you can help us.
Help you?
Yes.
As you can see,
all the students here use Incantation Magic.
Yes.
Why do we have to do something so ineffective?
Wordless Magic is more efficient.
Inefficient?
Matthias, unfortunately,
Wordless Magic is a lost art.
Looks like I'm right.
We don't even know if there's anyone
in this country who can use it.
The Second Royal Academy hopes
to revive the lost Wordless Magic
and pass it down to our students.
I agree.
But we are prevented from doing that.
Prevented?
Yes.
There's another academy in the royal capital.
The First Royal Academy.
They have higher academic achievements
and they are supported by the aristocrats.
And now, we are forced to follow their lead.
Academic achievements?
These are the research achievements of
the First Royal Academy.
These are the academic achievements?
But it has only the Incantation Magic in it.
In this era, our magical research
only focuses on Incantation Magic.
They don't recognise the Wordless Magic.
How can we make them recognise it?
One student will be chosen
from each school to compete.
I want you to show them
how powerful Wordless Magic is.
Is that what you want me to help you with?
Yes.
I hope that you can teach them
the art of Wordless Magic.
Matthias, please do this for us.
Okay.
Let's start the class now.
Today, we'll focus on Wordless Magic.
-Wordless Magic?
-Wordless?
-Does it exist?
-I've never heard of it.
I can understand your confusion.
So, we have invited a special lecturer today.
He'll be teaching you about it.
He's the one who passed
the entrance examination.
Yes. He's Matty.
Alma, you don't have to be so proud about it.
Matty, please show us how
to use the Wordless Magic.
Okay.
This is Wordless Magic?
He really doesn't need the incantation.
He has the Crest of Failure, right?
Could it be that he's from the demon tribe?
Matthias is not the only one who knows
how to use the Wordless Magic.
-Mr. Gaizal.
-Okay.
Even though I'm not good at magic,
with Matthias's guidance,
I managed to achieve this in just a day's time.
Let's start with your training now.
Yes, Sir!
Matthias, I did it.
Really?
Let me show you.
What do you think about my magic?
You don't have to roar.
What about you, Lurie?
I think I can feel it better now.
But I still can't get rid of the habit
that comes with the Incantation Magic.
I think I've used up my magic.
Everyone has mastered it so quickly.
When I found out about
the power of Wordless Magic,
I wondered why we were
so focused on Incantation Magic.
Indeed.
What's the reason behind
the decline of Wordless Magic?
Matty?
By the way, give me your hand.
Okay.
Matty.
I have to do this to transfer
some of my magic to you.
You can transfer your magic to others?
Yes.
It's called Magic Transferring.
Usually, we use it with the Magic Enchantment.
Magic Enchantment.
I did it!
Matty, I did it!
That's it.
That's how I started teaching the students
about Wordless Magic.
-One month later.
-The First Royal Academy will win for sure.
-Finally, this day has come.
-Show them our strength.
Hopefully,
there's no Magical Chosen One this year.
Magical Chosen One?
The leader of the First Royal Academy
is powerful. So, he's referred to as that.
Whenever the Second Royal Academy
is about to win,
the Magical Chosen One will appear.
I think the former Mage Captain
has that title too.
Looks like the Magical Chosen One
is indeed here.
He's around 10 times more powerful than me.
Ten times more powerful?
That's the level of a demon tribe.
Demon tribe.
By the way,
the demon tribe is against humans, right?
Of course.
Humans' biggest threat is the demon tribe.
Even if all of our mages fight against them,
I don't think we can win.
Matty, why did you ask?
It's nothing.
Demon tribe.
The demon tribe still exists in this era.
Look. The Crest of Failure is here.
The Crest of Failure is going to fight us alone?
What happened to your companion?
Have they run away in fear?
The Crest of Failure, let us show you
how powerful Devilis is, our Magical Chosen One.
Headmaster. Looks like
the Second Royal Academy has given up.
This will be our school's 65th win.
Please do your best, Matthias.
What's wrong?
Aren't you going to defend yourself?
Are you afraid of me with the Crest of Glory?
I'm right.
He's not human.
He's a demon.
He is using Physical Manipulation Magic
to change his appearance.
Even the crest on his hand is a disguise for him
to infiltrate the human world.
The 65th Royal Inter-School Contest
is going to start now.
Start.
The fire magic that runs in my blood.
Leisis and Giaas are out.
You brat!
The fire magic
He fell into my trap.
He used his magic before his incantation.
-He used his magic before his incantation.
-Go, Devilis.
Same with the Defence Magic just now.
Who is
He's just pretending to incantate.
Your enemy!
The weakness of a demon is its neck.
What happened to your incantation?
Fire!
It means
that the demon tribe that uses magic purposely
popularise the Incantation Magic.
So, the demon tribe is behind
the decline of Wordless Magic.
For the demon tribe, the weaker
the magical abilities of humans, the better.
So, they infiltrated the First Royal Academy
and pulled some strings
to turn the Fourth Crest
into the Crest of Failure.
Fire!
Why? How can you be so strong?
That's because you can't fight at all.
What happened?
Don't tell me that you used
the Magic Cancellation on me.
Yes.
In order to hide it from you,
I used the Magic Concealment together with it.
Don't tell me that he's
Devilis is a demon.
-What happened?
-Look at his form.
Is this true? Devilis is a demon?
Send words to the palace.
All students should take refuge now!
-Help!
-What are you going to do next?
Darn it!
When a demon retreats,
it'll activate its High-Speed Flight.
It'll take it one second and a half to spread
its wings and leave the ground.
It'll take me 0.8 second
to do the Magic Enchantment.
I have 0.7 second left.
This is a piece of cake.
This is the end for you.
He defeated the demon.
He defeated the demon alone.
A demon has infiltrated the academy.
In my past life,
Gaius the Sage has almost
annihilated the demon tribe.
Looks like the situation now
is graver than I thought.
Alma, please answer me.
Which crest can perform better
Magic Enchantment?
The Crest of Glory.
Which crest can enhance your might?
The Crest of Standard!
Matty.
Hurry up and list out all four crests.
Crest of Glory, Crest of Standard,
Crest of Lesser, Crest of Failure.
Crest of Glory,
"EPISODE 2: THE STRONGEST SAGE, INTO THE MAZE"
Crest of Standard, Crest of Lesser,
"EPISODE 2: THE STRONGEST SAGE, INTO THE MAZE"
Crest of Standard