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Memories of the Fairy Queen

11 scenes, 840 lines

1. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.1

192 lines

A small island off western Britannia, Albanes.

This small town, bathed in warm sunlight year-round, has recently been buzzing with some unsettling rumors.

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Mom, why can't we go into the forest?

I wanna play with my friends too!

Because there's... a witch living in the forest right now.

The village chief is keeping an eye on things, so be patient just a little longer.

A witch...?

Yeah. A very scary witch.

If you run into her... you might never make it back to the village.

Are you sure you're okay with that?

Then... I'll wait.

I don't wanna never see you and Dad again!

The witch in the forest.

They say if you meet her, you'll never return.

But...

Morgan le Fay

...Boring.

Why are humans so awful at writing these days?

Rumors tended to swell in directions no one wanted, the farther they rode the wind.

Morgan le Fay

A princess and her bodyguard knight falling in love... a retired soldier's triumphant rebellion...

It's all the same story.

These pigs' imagination...

Morgan chewed her jerky and grumbled.

When she reached for the next piece, her hand cut through empty air.

Morgan le Fay

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Ah... I don't wanna go out...

But this is the fun part, and it feels wrong without jerky...

Aaaah!!!

Morgan le Fay

That voice... a human?

Morgan smiled, as if she'd just had a brilliant idea.

Morgan le Fay

Heh. Heh! I really am a genius.

The sound definitely came from... this way...

The plan was simple.

Save some humans in danger, then squeeze meat out of them as a reward.

No matter how stupid these pigs are, they can't just ignore their lifesaver...

She'd be able to make jerky in bulk.

Morgan le Fay

I was getting so sick of hunting every time...

This means I won't have to leave the house for a while, huh?

Girl

A troll... why is it in a place like this...!

Morgan le Fay

A kid, huh...

Even better.

There's no way a parent would pretend not to notice the one who saved their child, right?

Girl

Thank you, miss!

I've never seen magic that amazing in my life!

Morgan le Fay

Heh-heh. The forest is dangerous, so hurry home.

Girl

Okay! I will. Witch lady!

See you again next time!

Morgan le Fay

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A witch...?

A few days later, Morgan met the girl again.

Girl

It's been a while, miss!

I brought you something to thank you for last time!

Morgan le Fay

You didn't have to... Huh?

But the girl's parents were nowhere to be seen.

Morgan le Fay

Don't tell me... you came alone?

Girl

Yep! I wanted to give it to you right away, so I came as soon as I woke up!

The girl pressed a single flower into Morgan's hand.

Girl

Pretty, right? It's a flower called Lathea that blooms in our village.

If you put it in stew, it's super delicious!

Morgan le Fay

I see... is that so.

Morgan gave her staff a light wave, and sent the girl out of the forest.

Morgan le Fay

What a dud.

No matter how I look at it, it doesn't look tasty... What's so great about it...?

I really can't understand humans.

Girl

Miss! It's been a while!

I brought flowers again today!

Morgan le Fay

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Did you already forget what I told you yesterday?

Go home.

Unless you want those bears over there to eat you.

Girl

Huh? It's not dangerous at all, though?

You can just protect me, miss.

Morgan le Fay

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How are humans all like this...!

From that day on, the girl came to see Morgan every day.

Just like always, she'd give Morgan a flower, then take a walk through the forest with a bright smile.

Morgan le Fay

...Well. Once a day is fine, I guess.

At first, Morgan avoided her, but little by little, she started playing along with the girl's pranks.

Girl

Miss. Did you try eating the flowers I gave you?

Morgan le Fay

...No matter how I think about it, it's not to my taste.

So you don't need to bring them anymore.

Girl

Huh? That can't be right.

Miss... you put them in stew, right?

Girl

If you eat it plain, of course it won't taste good!

You have to simmer it with meat for a long time!

Morgan le Fay

...Too much work.

Why do I have to cook?

I'm a fairy. I can live just fine on a single piece of jerky with no...

Girl

Excuses!

That has nothing to do with cooking!

Morgan le Fay

But it's a hassle...

Girl

Hmm...

Then I'll make it for you myself!

Girl

You just thought, A kid like you can cook?

Girl

Hehe. No need to be so surprised.

Now I can tell what you're thinking just by looking at your face!

Morgan le Fay

What a scary kid...

Girl

Hmm... Your house probably doesn't have any ingredients, does it?

Girl

Then I'll bring the ingredients!

See you tomorrow, miss!

Morgan le Fay

...

Meat... I've got plenty of that...

Girl

Miss! Look, does this suit me?

Morgan le Fay

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Why all of a sudden... are you going on an adventure?

There are plenty of people besides you who can protect the Empire.

And those people...

They're not worth you throwing your life away to save.

Girl

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Hehe. Actually, me... I was chosen by the Holy Sword.

Girl

The Holy Sword is a really important thing, so it can't just change owners whenever it wants.

I don't want to leave my hometown...

And I don't want to be separated from you, miss...

But if I'm the only one who endures, I can save everyone!

That's... reason enough to try.

Girl

Don't worry, miss!

I'm your one and only disciple, right?

I'll finish it quick and come back. And I can spread your name while I'm at it!

Morgan le Fay

...Hmph. Can't be helped.

Girl

Huh? W-Wait, did the sky just change?!

Morgan le Fay

Now, this is your last lesson.

Before you leave the village, master this spell perfectly.

Girl

This is... spatial transfer magic.

Before, you said... humans could never learn it with human mana...

Morgan le Fay

Ordinary humans can't.

But you... you're this Fairy Queen's disciple.

For a disciple of the Fairy Queen, nothing is impossible.

Girl

Ugh... Do I really have to learn it?

I only glanced at it and... it already looks way too hard...

Morgan le Fay

There's no such thing as an easy path in this world!

Holy Sword hero or village nobody, once you die, that's the end!

If you've got time to whine, start already!

Girl

Waaah! I-I'm sorry, Master! I'll work hard, I swear!

Morgan le Fay

...

Well, I knew it would come to this.

When everything you see is new, and everything you experience gets boring so easily.

That girl... she probably wanted to become a hero too, like other humans.

And so Morgan regained her peaceful daily life.

No more having to drag herself out for walks, or humor a child's whims.

But...

Morgan began walking through the forest again, as usual.

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Ten years later, somewhere in eastern Britannia.

Morgan le Fay

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Seriously... she never learns, all the way to the end.

I told you.

These foolish pigs... aren't worth you protecting with your life.

Morgan lifted the helmet slightly, then closed her disciple's eyes.

Morgan le Fay

But even if I ask again... you'll answer the same way.

Girl

Miss. Even so, I... I still want to do my best.

There are bad people sometimes... but not all humans are like that.

Morgan le Fay

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I'll be watching.

Whether the humans you want so badly to protect... are actually worth it.

...So it's you.

The stupid pigs who dared to lay a hand on my disciple.

?

You can't stop... the ordained end.

O cursed clan born of the primal fairy's malice.

Repent for your foolishness... and accept salvation.

Morgan le Fay

...You'd better brace yourselves.

Because soon... you'll be begging for death with your own hands.

Shop Owner

Welcome! What can I get you?

Morgan le Fay

...A bowl of chicken stew.

Shop Owner

Coming right up!

Morgan le Fay

Wait. Take this first.

Morgan set the flower she'd kept tucked away onto the table.

Morgan le Fay

Could you... cook it with this mixed in?

I'll pay double.

Shop Owner

This is... a Lathea flower!

If anything, I should be the one asking. Are you sure I can accept something this precious?

Morgan le Fay

Even if I keep it... it's useless to me.

You can have all the leftovers.

Just make me the best dish you can.

Shop Owner

Yes! Please wait just a moment!

Soon, the chicken stew arrived.

Shop Owner

Here you go. Eat up before it gets cold!

Morgan le Fay

...

Tastes bad.

Shop Owner

Huh? That can't be...

I'm sorry... It's been a while since I used this ingredient, so I'm not used to it...

If you'd like, I can make it again.

Morgan le Fay

Don't worry. I'm just talking to myself.

After finishing the stew, Morgan stood up.

Her footsteps, vanishing beyond the Veil of Stars, looked endlessly heavy.

2. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.3

76 lines
Clarisse

Please... please...!

Decades later, in a small pub in a back alley.

A young girl pressed her hands together and prayed with all her might.

At the end of her gaze, slimes of every color were racing toward the finish line.

Village Woman

Blue... just a little more!

Villager

Hey, Red! You got first last time! Why are you dead last now?!

Clarisse's bet was on the Dark Slime.

A ruler of the field that hadn't dropped below third place in the last five races.

This time too, it took third.

Clarisse

Just hold it there... I don't even have money to buy stew anymore!!!

But as if mocking her desperation,

the true star of the show appeared.

Village Woman

W-What...?! Why's it acting like that all of a sudden?!

Villager

That's it, Red! Show me what you've got!

And just like that, the Red Slime went berserk and shot straight to first.

Clarisse

Noooo...! My last chaaance!!!

I thought I could finally win this time...!

Morgan le Fay

...

So I was... fighting for these stupid pigs...

Boom!!!

With a casual flick of Morgan's hand, the Red Slime transformed into a goblin.

Village Woman

W-What the...?! It wasn't a slime, it was a goblin!

Villager

Give me my money back!!!

Clarisse

Wow. You totally saved me!

Pulling a filthy trick like that in a sacred slime race!

If it weren't for you, I would've starved again today.

Clarisse

Here, eat some.

It's not much, but it should fill you up.

Morgan le Fay

Hero Pendragon.

How long are you planning to keep up that stupid act?

Clarisse

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I-I have no idea what you're talking about...

I'm Clarisse, master of slime racing!

I've got nothing to do with the Hero...

Morgan le Fay

Of course those stupid pigs wouldn't notice, but...

you can't fool my eyes.

Haven't you heard it screaming this whole time?

From that scabbard hanging at your waist.

Morgan le Fay

Don't worry.

No one around us will hear it.

Clarisse

...So it was you, the one who kept following me.

I thought the Empire sent an assassin... so I didn't know whether to call that good news or not.

Morgan le Fay

...It's about time you answered me.

Why is a Hero like you rolling around in a back alley like this?

Clarisse

Just like it looks.

I have no reason to save the world, so I'm simply not saving it.

That's all.

Morgan le Fay

Why?

For the owner of the Holy Sword to save the world... that's not a choice. It's an obligation.

Even if you're a stupid pig, you can't possibly not know that, can you?

Clarisse

...That's just what you think.

If you want to save the world that badly, then go do it yourself.

Can't even the Fairy Queen do that?

Morgan le Fay

I wanted to.

But without the Holy Sword, I can't find the place where the God of Destruction is sealed.

Morgan le Fay

All I need... is the Holy Sword.

And believe me, I don't want to work with humans either.

Especially not someone who can stare the end of the world in the face... and still gamble like it's nothing.

Clarisse

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When you don't know anything... acting all high and mighty.

Clarisse

I don't want to travel with an auntie like you, either.

Morgan le Fay

A-An auntie...?

Clarisse

If you want to seal the God of Destruction, handle it yourself.

Whether the world ends or not, it has nothing to do with me.

Or kill me right here and go find a new Hero.

That's how you fairies do it, isn't it?

Clarisse shoved her chair back and stood up.

Morgan le Fay

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No reason to save the world, huh...

Morgana picked up the spoon Clarisse had been using and began chanting.

Morgan le Fay

Shall we check?

Why the Hero Oberon chose... turned into such a ruined human.

3. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.4

39 lines

Clarisse... I'm sorry.

Forgive us... for placing the heaviest responsibility in the world on you, while you're still so young.

You'll face countless trials ahead.

There will definitely be times you want to give up.

But remember this.

Even if everyone doubts you...

Clarisse. You are my proud daughter.

Imperial Soldier

Burn it all!

They're no longer the Hero's family!

They're traitors who betrayed the Empire!

Clarisse

...

What... have I been fighting for?

To become the Empire's loyal hunting dog?

Or... to protect those filthy beasts?

Clarisse collapsed right where she stood.

Clarisse

Mother... please answer me.

Why... was I chosen by the Holy Sword?

Even with this Holy Sword everyone envies...

I still couldn't protect the family I love... so why me?! Why!!!

Clarisse's scream vanished beyond the flames along with the ashes.

Clarisse

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I'm sorry, Luna.

I... I'm too late, aren't I?

Don't worry. I'll never... leave your side again.

Until then... rest peacefully.

I'll... keep waiting.

Morgan le Fay

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Parents executed for treason... the surviving sister left unconscious from the shock of that day...

Someone who chased justice being crushed by reality... that's nothing unusual.

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No reason to save the world, huh...

Then I'll just make one for you myself.

Thief AAA

Clarisse. This is bad!

Clarisse

...

Sorry, but I'm not in the mood to talk right now...

Thief AAA

No time to mope!

That fairy you ran into earlier... is heading to your house!

Luna's in danger!

4. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.5

68 lines
Morgan le Fay

You heard fast.

Did you hide an informant somewhere?

Clarisse

In the end, you're... just like the Empire.

For your own world...

you think it's fine to trample someone else's world without mercy... that arrogance...

It's enough to make me sick.

Clarisse

You thought taking my sister hostage... would make me obey you?

If you really thought that, I'm sorry.

I've been through that trick so many times, it doesn't work on me at all.

Clarisse

Stop playing games and come at me.

I'd rather die here than live miserably as your puppet.

Morgan le Fay

Fine... It wouldn't be bad to check your skill while I have the chance.

One piece of advice, though...

You should fire your informant right away.

With news this slow... do you really think you can respond to an ambush?

Holy Sword Excalibur... it really is as incredible as the rumors say.

You're the first one who's ever held out against me this long.

Clarisse

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Why... why won't anyone just leave me alone.

I didn't... want to be chosen by the Holy Sword.

I only wanted... to protect my precious family.

Am I asking for too much?

Why, just because I'm the Hero...

Just because I was chosen by the Holy Sword!!!

Do I have to give up everything...

Clarisse

Answer me.

Answer me, Fairy Queen!!!

The justice you pursue... the world you claim to protect!

Why do I...

Why can't my family... be together...

Morgan le Fay

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Ugh. This is why you don't take in black-haired pigs.

It's only been three hundred years...

and you've already forgotten every last one of this Fairy Queen's exploits.

Clarisse

What...?

Morgan le Fay

Don't you dare mock the Fairy Queen's name.

A hostage? I've never even thought of that.

If I was going to do something that annoying...

it'd be much easier to wipe this vast city off the map.

Clarisse

Then... why did you come all the way here.

Morgan le Fay

Rolling around like idiots for someone else, sacrificing yourselves...

That's what you humans love, isn't it?

So I just made one.

Someone you'll have to protect with your life for the rest of it.

Clarisse

...!

Don't tell me... Luna...?

Morgan le Fay

If you're curious, go check for yourself.

Explaining any more would just make my jaw hurt.

Luna

Sister!!!

Clarisse

Luna...?

Luna

Just now... a pretty fairy told me.

How hard you've been trying... for me.

Thank you... for not giving up on me, sister.

I'm so happy I can see you... being amazing again!

Morgan le Fay

So? Do you feel a little more like saving the world now?

Clarisse

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Why didn't you tell me from the beginning?

Morgan le Fay

I wanted to see what you could do.

It was a little disappointing, but... you barely pass.

Clarisse

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Fine! I lost.

I'll grant your shameless, pushy request.

But don't get the wrong idea!

I'm not cooperating because I want to save the world, like you said...

I'm doing it for Luna's future.

5. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.7

69 lines
Clarisse

So... where are we going now?

Morgan le Fay

To find your companions.

Even if you're the owner of the Holy Sword, with your current skill, you're nowhere near good enough.

At this rate, you'll die before you even face the God of Destruction.

Clarisse

Yeah, yeah. Sorry for being such a pathetic Hero!

I'm just dying to see what kind of incredible companions you're gonna bring me!

Morgan le Fay

Whatever you're imagining, it'll be even more than that.

Because from here on... we're going to find the legendary Holy Grail.

I finally found the spirit of the Holy Grail, Eva.

To think she'd be hiding in a cramped place like this...

Eva

...

This time it's a fairy...

Sorry, but go back.

I have no intention of handing this Holy Grail over to anyone.

Morgan le Fay

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The God of Destruction's revival is close.

To reach the sealed place, I need your power.

As the spirit of the Holy Grail, you don't have a reason more important than the world's fate, do you?

Eva

I do.

There's... a place I have to return to.

Until I find a way to get there, I can't hand over the Grail.

Morgan le Fay

...

Sigh... Nothing ever goes smoothly.

Get ready.

Clarisse

Huh...? Don't tell me... you want me to fight?

Morgan le Fay

No need to kill her, just stall for time.

I'm going to scout around for a bit.

Clarisse

That's... the spell you used on me before, isn't it?

Peeking into someone else's memories... what a nasty hobby.

Not a Fairy Queen, a Demon Queen...

Morgan le Fay

...If you want, I can show you an even cooler spell.

For example... a spell that can turn you into an orc...

Clarisse

Have a safe trip, love ya!

Clarisse quietly drew her sword and charged at Eva.

Morgan le Fay

(This memory is unstable, but... I can tell at a glance.)

(This place isn't Britannia. It's a space from another world.)

(Heh. Heh! Looks like I can offer a better deal than I thought.)

Surprised.

To think the spirit guarding the Holy Grail... is a human who crossed between worlds.

Eva

...

Morgan le Fay

If I can offer you one piece of advice... don't cling to futile hope.

Even if you borrow the Holy Grail's power, that kind of miracle won't happen.

Eva

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Then how... am I supposed to live from now on?

Dozens of times a day... those memories come back.

I know the me in those memories is already dead... but the feelings still remain.

But what's even scarier is...

even those aching feelings... are slowly fading away.

Morgan le Fay

Yeah. It'd be hard to endure with a clear mind.

Still, you're lucky.

Because I happen to know how.

Eva

...! Really?!

Morgan le Fay

I can open the Gate even now.

The problem is... finding the exact coordinates in the vast sea of stars.

Even as the Fairy Queen, it's impossible to do in a short time.

It could take decades... and if you're unlucky, it could take hundreds of years.

But I can be sure of at least two things.

That for me, the Fairy Queen, nothing is impossible...

and that the world will be destroyed before we ever find it.

Eva

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Fine. I'll cooperate.

Morgan le Fay

Heh. Heh! Glad you catch on quickly.

Eva

But you'd better keep your promise.

If you fail... I'll curse you with everything I've got.

No matter if you're the Fairy Queen, you can't escape the Holy Grail's curse.

Morgan le Fay

Yeah. I'll remember.

Clarisse

...

How is that anything like a Fairy Queen...

No matter how I look at it, she's obviously the bad guy...

6. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.10

52 lines
Clarisse

...There's something I'm curious about.

Morgan le Fay

Keep it as short as possible.

I'm eating.

Clarisse

Why do you help humans?

You usually look down on them and call them stupid pigs.

Eva

...I was wondering that too.

Morgan le Fay. You were once famed as Oberon's reincarnation, but...

at some point you vanished to avoid humans.

So much time has passed that barely anyone even remembers that name anymore.

Why did you change your mind?

Morgan le Fay

I got curious about something.

Clarisse

About what?

Morgan le Fay

You don't need to know.

It's a boring story.

Clarisse

You're shameless... You peeked into other people's past whenever you wanted.

Morgan le Fay

And who was it that got help from that shameless fairy... again?

Morgan le Fay

And I've got something I'm curious about too.

Morgan le Fay

I've thought this since we first met...

Why on earth don't you wear clothes?

Eva

Even if the times have improved...

I don't think it's a good idea to put yourself on full display like that.

Clarisse

W-What are you talking about?!

I'm not into that!

There's... a very deep reason!

Morgan le Fay

What is it?

Clarisse

I-It's a boring story...

Morgan le Fay

Spit it out.

Or should I check for myself?

Clarisse

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...It was taken from me.

Clarisse

I lost my armor betting it on a race, okay?!

A-And this isn't underwear!

It's a groundbreaking product that does the full job of clothing with just a single thin cloth!

Morgan le Fay

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Ugh. Why would Oberon choose a ruined woman like this...!

Eva

Then... why don't you just buy another suit of armor?

Clarisse

No, absolutely not.

Then I'd be admitting I lost.

I haven't lost yet!

I'm just... a little short on funds... so I retreated for now, that's all!

Eva

...

Clarisse

Just you wait!

When this adventure's over, I'll show you what I can do!

Eva

...

Then... wouldn't you not need armor anymore?

Eva

...

7. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.11

47 lines
Eva

The city's mood... feels strange.

It feels like they're searching for someone.

Clarisse

I heard their Saintess disappeared.

No wonder the city's in an uproar.

Morgan le Fay

Hehe... perfect timing.

Disappearing without a word means...

Whichever fairy finds her first wins.

Clarisse

Don't tell me... you're going to kidnap the Saintess too?

Morgan le Fay

Human bodies are fragile... they die so easily, right?

It can't hurt to have a backup plan, just in case.

Clarisse

So you're not denying the kidnapping part...

So how are we going to find her?

If the whole city searched and still couldn't find her...

That means she's hiding on purpose.

Morgan le Fay

Hah. Hah! Have you forgotten who I am already?

I even tracked down that hopeless hero addicted to gambling...

This will be a breeze.

Clarisse

Slime racing isn't gambling!

It's sacred and fair... a battle of warriors!

And so the three set out to find the missing Saintess.

Clarisse

Hmm... weird.

You said we could find her in half a day.

Clarisse

Don't tell me... you were just confident for no reason?

Even the great Fairy Queen can't do everything, huh?

Sure, sure. That happens!

Eva

Clarisse. I'd recommend you stop there...

Clarisse

Why?

After everything I've been put through, this much is...

Crone

Are you looking for Lueira?

Crone

I think I know where she might be.

Follow me.

Clarisse

...This is suspicious.

Eva

Still, it doesn't seem like she's lying.

Clarisse

What do you think, Morgan? Should we follow for now?

Morgan le Fay

......

Who is Lueira?

Clarisse

That's the Saintess's name!

You were searching without even knowing that?!

Morgan le Fay

Do I really need to know that?

I can identify people just by their mana wavelength.

Clarisse

......

Sure. Of course you can.

Eva, let's leave that smug fairy and follow her.

At this rate, it'll be night before we know it.

8. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.12

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Clarisse

......!

Until just now, it was a normal forest... but only here, snow is falling.

Crone

In the past... this was an ordinary village.

But sadly, it got caught up in a dragon's power struggle.

Lueira used her power to strike back against a venomous dragon's ambush, but...

Lueira was still a young dragon, and couldn't control her own power.

As a result... innocent people were harmed.

Clarisse

This devastation... was done by the Saintess?

Crone

Humans, afraid of the dragon's power, began to attack Lueira.

But I knew that in the end... it would only lead to another tragedy.

So I took Lueira in and cared for her.

So that she could control her power,

and further, so that she could use it to save others.

Morgan le Fay

Okay... I get that part, but...

Why did you suddenly hide yourself in the ice too?

Crone

......

Because I discovered... that this village was my homeland.

Clarisse

......!

Crone

The guilt of destroying your parents' homeland with your own hands.

As that overlapped with memories of the past, she ended up making this choice.

Everything... is my fault.

I should've kept it secret for life...!

Morgan le Fay

......

So if we just restore this village...

Everything gets solved, right?

Crone

That's... impossible.

Lueira's curse is so strong she can't undo it even with her own will.

Morgan le Fay

Is it, though?

Haaah!!!

With a dazzling light, the village began to return to its original form.

Morgan le Fay

Hah. Hah! See that?

Nothing is impossible for the Fairy Queen.

Clarisse

But you... suddenly turned into a kid.

Morgan le Fay

Because I turned the village's time back into the past.

Of course it would affect me too.

I'll be back to normal soon.

Clarisse

......

If we fight now... I could win, couldn't I...

Lueira

......Mm?

Crone

Lueira!

Lueira

...!

Why... is the curse lifted?

Crone

Lueira... calm down.

I'll explain everything...

Lueira

Don't come closer!

I... I shouldn't be alive!

Morgan le Fay

Hmm... this isn't getting through.

Clarisse. Go calm her down.

I can't use magic right now.

Clarisse

...I'm pissed.

The way you say that while looking like that makes me even more pissed!!!

Lueira

Why did you... wake me up?

I'm... someone who brings misfortune.

No matter how much I atone... my sin won't disappear...

Thud.

Morgan le Fay

Calm down and look around you.

Do those people still... look like ice to you?

Lueira

......!

The village is back to normal...?

Crone

Lueira!

The old woman threw down her cane and hugged Lueira tightly.

Crone

I'm sorry...

Because I kept hiding it... you ended up making this choice...!

Lueira

......

sniff...

Mother... why did you take me in?

To you, I'm... nothing but an unforgivable monster... so why...?

Crone

If I'd left you, you would've come to hate humans.

Someone has to break the chain of hatred. If not, the tragic history of dragons and humans will repeat.

So I chose the path of forgiving you.

And I've never regretted that choice... not even once.

Lueira

......!

Crone

Lueira. No matter what anyone says... you're my proud daughter.

So now... move forward.

You don't... have to be bound by the past anymore.

Lueira

Thank you so much.

Thanks to all of you... I could stay by Mother's side until the end.

Morgan le Fay

It's fine. We didn't help for free, after all.

Lueira

.....?

Morgan le Fay

From now on... we're setting out on a journey to stop the resurrection of the God of Destruction.

As Britannia's Saintess, you can't just pretend you didn't see it, can you?

Lueira

......

Of course.

If my help can save everyone...

I'll cooperate with everything I've got!

9. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.15

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Five years later, the central Labyrinth of Britannia.

After defeating Flame Emperor Agnes, the hero party set out to find the path to the Abyss.

Clarisse

Lueira... can I get one more bowl, please.

Lueira

Huh? You're done already?

Clarisse

I didn't eat it...

That glutton fairy took all my stew!

Morgan le Fay

I didn't take it.

That drumstick was already reserved for me.

If I had to explain... it simply returned to its owner.

Clarisse

That's what taking it is!

It's not like I can read your mind...

How was I supposed to know about meat you decided on in your head?!

Morgan le Fay

Then you should've learned when I said I'd teach you.

Why do you hate magic so much?

It's so convenient and easy.

Clarisse

Ugh... This makes me so mad!!!

Why are you like that whenever you see chicken stew...

Lueira

There, there. Calm down, Clarisse.

There's still plenty of stew left.

Clarisse

sniff...! Thank you, Lueira!

You're the only one who worries about me...!

Lueira

Morgan. You can't take other people's food.

Morgan le Fay

I'm a fairy, you know?

Lueira

Nice try, but that wordplay won't work!

We're companions.

It's a lot more fun to eat together than to eat alone.

Lueira

And I already know you like meat.

I prepared extra on purpose, so if you need more, tell me.

Eva

Lueira. Could I... ask for one more bowl too?

Lueira

Of course! As much as you want!

And so the journey was racing toward its destination.

Filled with everyone's hopes,

for Britannia's tomorrow.

10. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.19

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Morgan le Fay

All right, it's finally the final battle.

Clarisse

......

Morgan le Fay

Why are you so stiff?

Don't tell me you're nervous?

Clarisse

Of course I am!

After seeing that thing... no human could stay calm!

Morgan le Fay

Really? I'm not worried at all.

In Britannia, there won't be a party stronger than us.

Clarisse

Even now, you're bragging about yourself?

Maybe you're fine since you're the Fairy Queen, but I...!

Morgan le Fay

What are you talking about?

Of course you're included too.

Clarisse

......

Lueira

That's right. Be confident, Clarisse.

You're the Holy Sword's wielder, aren't you?

Eva

If you were an ordinary human, you would've given up long ago, even with the Holy Sword.

You can be proud.

Morgan le Fay

All right, from here on, it's your stage.

With your own hands...

You'll seize Britannia's future.

Lueira

We did it!

Morgan le Fay

That ended more easily than I expected.

I thought it'd at least curse us as it died.

Clarisse

Seriously. My companions were so strong I didn't even get to use the Holy Sword.

......

Morgan. Now the world is... safe, right?

Morgan le Fay

Yeah. The God of Destruction has been completely eradicated.

Congratulations on becoming heroes who saved the world.

Clarisse

...Hehe.

Like you said, it doesn't feel like much.

I just... want to hug Luna with all my strength...

and rest comfortably at home.

Morgan le Fay

......

For the first time, we agree.

Me too. Eating Lueira's stew... quietly watching the night sky...

Slice.

Lueira

Morgan!!!

Aaaah!!!

Eva

Ghk...?!

I felt the aura disappear... so why...

God of Destruction

......

Foolish mortals...

With your dull struggle, you cannot stop me...

Worship me. And despair.

A brilliant civilization will be buried in the earth and vanish...

Everything... shall fall to ruin!!!

Clarisse

......

You talked big. Look at you now.

This party really can't do without me.

Morgan le Fay

What are you doing...?

Stop... the chant... now...!

Clarisse

You already collapsed, and you're still telling me what to do?

Rest.

I'll handle that thing.

Lueira

Clarisse... don't...

Even with the Holy Sword's power, you can't... do it alone!

Clarisse

Lueira.

Thank you for always protecting us.

Without you, I... wouldn't have made it this far.

The party would've fallen apart long ago.

We have so many weird people in our party, right?

Of course I'm normal, though!

Lueira

Clarisse...!

Eva

You... don't have to... sacrifice yourself...

Let's go back first... it's not too late to think of a way...!

Clarisse

Heh! So it really is a crisis.

I think this is... the first time in five years I've seen you lie.

Eva

......

Clarisse

Don't worry. I'll never lose.

Eva, relax and just get ready to go back home.

Morgan le Fay

Can't you hear me... telling you to stop?

You said you didn't want to learn magic.

So why... now...!

Clarisse

Because every miracle started with your magic.

Clarisse

Like you said, I hated magic.

That blessing the Gods gave humans... ironically stole everything precious from me.

My parents were killed by an imperial mage...

The companions I went adventuring with died at the hands of heretics.

I couldn't understand it.

Why give us this kind of power, just to make us fight each other?

But... after meeting you, I changed my mind.

The reason Luna came back to my side...

The reason we could gather like this... was all thanks to your magic.

So I wanted to learn at least one thing too.

Magic that could protect my companions.

Morgan le Fay

Clarisse...

Clarisse

Pfft! Looking at that empty expression...

It was worth holding it in and learning.

......

Thank you for everything, Fairy Queen.

Take care of Luna... for me.

11. Memories of the Fairy Queen Ep.20

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Karishara

S-Stop hitting me!

Aren't you the Fairy Queen?

You should be attacking the Death Dragon, why are you hitting me?!

Morgan le Fay

Because you're doing something useless.

Why are you suddenly summoning dragons?

Karishara

Th-The humans... founded a new kingdom.

Then they'll come to beat me up again, won't they?!

Morgan le Fay

Humans... you? Why?

Karishara

When a new kingdom appears... a new king appears too...

And those new kings... come trying to kill me, saying they're the strongest in the world...!

S-Sob...! I'm not some goblin... why do they only do this to me?!

Morgan le Fay

......

That's... kind of shocking.

The legendary Dragon Lord... is actually this big a coward.

Karishara

S-So... I called my kin.

If we smash it before they come... then that annoying stuff won't happen, right?

Karishara

S-So... could you just go back now...?

I... I'm not interested in fairies...

If we just deal with one kingdom... I promise I'll live quietly again...

Morgan le Fay

Hmm...

You don't need to use such a troublesome method.

I have a good idea.

Karishara

Huh? What is it...?

Morgan le Fay

The Kingdom of Britannia.

Give your blessing to Pendragon, the king of that kingdom you're worried about.

Make it strong enough to pass down even to his children.

Then the kingdom will worship you as its guardian deity.

Karishara

Give my blessing to a human...?

That's ridiculous!

D-Do you think this is like some priest's blessing?!

The Red Dragon's Blessing can only be given to someone acknowledged by I, Karishara...

Morgan le Fay

...Then we have no choice.

Even if all your scales get ripped off, will you be able to say the same?

Karishara

Eek...!

......

Y-You can really... be sure, right?

Morgan le Fay

Of course.

I never forget a promise I make.

Karishara

...O-Okay.

I don't know why you look after humans, but...

I'll give the blessing, so... hurry up and go back!

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Lueira

Morgan. Did you hear that?

Luna... founded her own kingdom.

When we first met, Luna was a child who didn't know anything... Humans really do grow up fast.

Morgan le Fay

Because Luna wants to... restore her sister's honor.

Lueira

Even now... it makes me so angry.

It's true we couldn't fully stop the God of Destruction's curse, but...

Clarisse gave her life... and saved the world.

Morgan le Fay

Humans are just that kind of species.

Stupid pigs who only see the world the way that's convenient for them.

If it weren't for Clarisse...

It wouldn't have ended with just one continent's humans being wiped out.

Eva

But... she is also the hero who saved the world.

Lueira

Hehe. That's right.

All of us were saved... by a single human.

Morgan le Fay

......

Are you two... going to be okay?

I can't really say this, since I'm the one who dragged you in, but this is a fight with no end in sight.

You could die of old age while waiting...

Or something could happen to your memories.

Are you sure you won't regret it?

Eva

The contract terms were to subjugate the God of Destruction.

Now that we don't know when it might revive again, I can't run away from it.

Lueira

Hehe. I can't leave you all behind when none of you can even cook a bowl of stew.

I'll rest... inside the ice for a while.

Wake me when the next Holy Sword's wielder appears.

Eva

I'll guard the Holy Grail.

So, Morgan. You too... don't ever give up.

We'll always be with you.

Morgan le Fay

......

Hah. Hah. Hah! Did you forget who I am?

I am Morgan le Fay, the Fairy Queen.

The word 'give up' isn't in my dictionary.

Lueira

Hehe. I figured Morgan would say that.

Eva

Everyone, see you later.

Lueira

It's not 'later,' Eva.

We'll meet again tomorrow, won't we?

Eva

......

Yeah. We promised we'd call it that.

Then... see you tomorrow.

Lueira

Yes! Everyone... let's meet again tomorrow morning.