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00:05I finally got the 10,000th, Elias will be so pleased.
00:18Elias, the 10,000th level 8 essence. Today's the day you take human form.
00:27You have no idea how dangerous it was-
00:38We can form the bond now, can't we?
00:40Thank you, sister.
00:45Hilda.
00:47Thanks to 10 years of your devotion, we couldn't have bonded without you.
00:58Supreme essence!
01:01How dare you keep this from me all along!
01:04No! The Academy's shield relies on it!
01:10No!
01:16No!
01:16No!
01:21No!
01:29No!
01:48No!
01:48No!
01:48No!
01:50No!
01:51No!
01:52No!
01:56No!
01:58No!
02:02No!
02:03No!
02:04No!
02:05No!
02:06No!
02:07No!
02:07No!
02:09No!
02:10No!
02:12No!
02:12No!
02:14Everyone is still here.
02:16Good.
02:17That's good.
02:18That's good.
02:18As tradition dictates, I now proclaim the decennial bonding ceremony of Beast Word Academy underway.
02:29I have returned to the day it all started.
02:33Fire Dragon, he boasts a pure bloodline unseen in a decade.
02:39Elaine Tidesong, as our premier apprentice, you are the only one fit to master him.
02:47Though he is not easily tame.
02:50The Fire Dragon just refused her?
02:51He is of noble blood, proud beyond measure, but there's no one better than Elaine.
02:55Hilda, step away, it's dangerous!
03:03Professor, I know I'm nothing compared to my sister.
03:05It's just, I've never seen such a magnificent creature.
03:08And he seems to like me more?
03:11Professor Talon, since their hearts are already entwined, let them have each other.
03:16What? She's a mere initiate!
03:17I will not bond with the Fire Dragon.
03:19In fact, my choice lies...
03:24Feathered serpent!
03:25A lowly half-breed?
03:39Professor Talon, since the Fire Dragon refused to serve as my mount, I shall take this little serpent.
03:45Elaine, you're the premier! Only the Fire Dragon is worthy of you!
03:49Such lowly beast isn't even worthy of being the Fire Dragon's lackey!
03:53Professor, my decision stands.
03:55Then it's done. The Fire Dragon goes to Hilda.
03:59In three months, the Beastware Trials will judge your progress with the utmost rigor.
04:04Hilda, how could you do that? The Fire Dragon was meant for Elaine!
04:07Right! How can you steal from your own sister?
04:10I didn't. He chose me first.
04:17Brilliant. With that Fire Dragon, she'll be our new premier by morning.
04:20Hmph. The newest initiate, and yet she scoops the finest prize in the hall.
04:25A treacherous beast was never a good choice.
04:28In my past life, Alias was just as arrogant.
04:32He refused to forge the bond with me.
04:37To feed his growth, I risked death on every hunt, hunting man-eaters, just to secure the beast essence.
04:49He never once spared a glass for my wounds.
04:53He only had eyes for what he needed.
05:04When I was away, Hilda would come to him.
05:06I knew.
05:08I told myself she was just trying to help.
05:11But I never expected them to be this cruel.
05:19In this life, I won't let them betray me.
05:22Not again.
05:25I won't let them betray me.
05:30No!
05:32No!
05:34No!
05:34No!
05:34No!
05:35No!
05:37Elaine?
05:39Elaine?
05:40Elaine?
05:41Professor?
05:42Hmph.
05:46A familiar shares its master's magic.
05:49You and Alias.
05:51You would have made an unstoppable pairing.
05:53But as you saw, Professor, he has no desire to bond with you.
05:57A beast's will can be guided.
05:59I shall speak with Hilda again and have Alidas return to-
06:02Professor.
06:02I seek no mighty instrument of power, but a true companion.
06:10He is not so bad, after all.
06:14Fine.
06:15But remember, the beastward trials is in three months.
06:18Academy's judgment is absolute.
06:21Any beast that falls short of the standard will be stripped from its master.
06:39Oh, Elaine.
06:41If you truly wanted Alias, why didn't you just ask?
06:44What?
06:44No!
06:45Weren't you begging him?
06:46Hoping the Professor hand Alias back to you?
06:50Ridiculous.
06:53My dearest sister.
06:55I'd love to return him, but...
06:59He refuses to leave with you.
07:01Drop the act, Hilda.
07:03I have no interest in your precious mount.
07:05Save that energy for the trials.
07:07Speaking of the trials...
07:09I have to apologize in advance.
07:12When Alias makes me the new premiere, where will that leave you?
07:22This time, let me see how Hilda gets this bloodsucker to take human form without me.
07:27Only if you can afford him.
07:32Of course I can!
07:34But can your little worm even survive three months?
07:59So you would defend your master, Alias?
08:02You just detest me?
08:04Elaine!
08:04The Fire Dragon is Academy's most precious beast in a decade!
08:07You will be punished if you hurt him!
08:09So my serpent deserves to die?
08:11It's just a lowly half-breed.
08:12There are hundreds like it in the Beast Pavilion.
08:14No wonder last time, he died at your hands in just a year.
08:22Hilda!
08:23Where is your familiar?
08:25It was too frail.
08:27It couldn't survive.
08:28I tried everything I could to save him.
08:30What did you try?
08:31What potions?
08:33What healing spells?
08:34I...
08:34I...
08:35You're an apprentice of Beast Word Academy.
08:37And you don't even know basic of beast care?
08:39How dare you question her!
08:44Hilda!
08:51Alasius!
08:52You never answered my summons, yet here you are for Hilda.
08:55Have you forgotten who your master is?
08:57I share no bond with you.
09:01You!
09:02It's my fault.
09:03It's her I refuse to acknowledge.
09:07Halt!
09:08At the Premier I speak for the Dean himself.
09:10I order you to stay, Hilda.
09:13As you wish, Elaine.
09:15For your incompetence and the death of your familiar.
09:17I sentence you to the Outer Valley to clear out the trolls.
09:21No!
09:22I can't, can't do that!
09:23Please!
09:24Please!
09:24Do not panic, Hilda.
09:25I will come with you.
09:26My flames will be your shield.
09:28I gathered essence all on my own.
09:30A thousand times!
09:31All for you!
09:32And you never came!
09:33Not once!
09:37As long as he chooses me and stands by my side.
09:40I will treat him right in return.
09:43A fallen Premier and a mutt from the gutter.
09:45Perfect match.
09:46I hope you can last five minutes in the trials.
09:48Keep yourself and your mountain check, Hilda.
09:50Next time, it won't be just a splash of water.
10:02Welcome home, little one.
10:04Deep wounds.
10:05Feigning manor.
10:06And yet you're still holding on?
10:08You're a stubborn little thing, aren't you?
10:12These feathers, just like raven wings.
10:15Curious.
10:16What kind of hybrid are you?
10:26Making yourself at home, are you?
10:28Aren't you afraid I'll poison you and find a better familiar?
10:37Tiny tail with a giant temper.
10:39Rest easy.
10:40If I could afford a leech like Alias, I can certainly take care of you.
10:59An adept mage?
11:00At least level seven?
11:01Maybe eight?
11:03Right beside me.
11:04And I never sensed him.
11:06Who are you?
11:11Behave yourself!
11:12This is the Beastwit Academy!
11:16You...
11:17You have two!
11:19Male Serpent.
11:21We all have two down there.
11:24Serpent?
11:25You're the Feathered Serpent?
11:31Don't you dare stand up!
11:33Oh.
11:33That's rude.
11:35I have a name.
11:37Nyxen.
11:39You...
11:40You're the little serpent from yesterday?
11:42Impossible!
11:43You were dying!
11:44How can you take human form?
11:45That was just a disguise for my enemies.
11:47I was wounded.
11:48And your professor happened to drag me into that...
11:51Ceremony.
11:52Enemies?
11:53Are they still after you?
11:56I just got rid of Alias!
11:58I won't trade one nightmare for another!
12:16Ten years of devotion won me nothing from Alias.
12:19Yet Nyxen...
12:22He laid the bond upon my heart on our very first day.
12:26The bond is sealed.
12:28I'm your servant now, Master.
12:32Keep up with me, Master.
12:34I'd hate to leave you behind.
12:35No...
12:47No...
12:53You're the worst.
12:57You're the best.
12:59No,o.
12:59No!
13:00No,no!
13:03It's good.
13:04Yeah!
13:04You're the best!
13:05No, no.
13:05No, no friend.
13:05No, no.
13:06You master water, I wield wind.
13:09They are naturally bound.
13:12Now, follow my rhythm.
13:14Try to channel the water elements.
13:16Focus.
13:29I feel...
13:31Much stronger?
13:33Precisely.
13:34That's the bond working. My strength is yours.
13:37Give it three months, you'll stand far above your peers.
13:40We must beat that wicked fire drag in the Beastwood Trials.
13:43Then work harder.
13:44You can admire me after we win.
13:47Admire? Don't flatter yourself!
13:59Unleash your full strike.
14:12This is...
14:14The power of a level seven major.
14:27This is all the Academy's quota. I gave it all to you. What am I supposed to use?
14:39It's coming from Elaine's cottage.
14:43She got unwanted mixed blood feathered Spurpin. How can she be this strong?
14:53Everyone knows mages share mana with their fulfillers.
14:56With that half-dead hybrid worm, there's no way Elaine could manage that.
15:01Elaine is gifted and hard-working. It's not impossible.
15:03Right. And your dragon is still... the same size?
15:16Stand down.
15:19Strong enough to crush you at the Trials.
15:25I need to find out if that was really Elaine.
15:27I need to find out if that was really Elaine.
15:43Hide!
15:44Don't let anyone see you can shift form. Go!
15:46Hmm.
15:49Elaine...
15:51I'm here to apologize.
15:53I shouldn't have let Alias ruin our sisterhood.
15:56Sisterhood?
15:56It was nothing but a lie that cost me my past life.
16:00Save it, Hilda.
16:01Elaine, do you really have to be like this?
16:03Before Alerius, you always got the best of everything.
16:06Stop the fake lines, Hilda.
16:07What do you actually want?
16:08I was just wondering, how's your training?
16:10I saw massive waves on the lake. Was that you?
16:12No, of course not.
16:14Only a level 7 maze could perform something like that.
16:17Rot with your overgrown lizard.
16:27See?
16:28It's still weak.
16:30Leave us alone.
16:32Actually, I need a favor.
16:35Help me raise Alelius, Elaine.
16:38I really can't do this without you.
16:41Excuse me?
16:46The Beastwood Academy exists to forge powerful familiars.
16:49As the premiere, it is your duty to help Alacius.
16:54Stop pretending you care.
16:56You just realized you can't feed his hunger, didn't you?
16:58Dear sister, your tiny worm will never take human form.
17:03Why throw your gifts away on a filthy creature of the mud?
17:06You should be supporting Arius!
17:09Don't dare me.
17:10Leave.
17:12Now.
17:21Then rot with your mixed breeds, scum!
17:23In three months, you will regret everything about today!
17:32Trust me.
17:33She is the one who shall regret it.
17:36Good morning!
17:38May the elements empower the Beastwood Academy.
17:41Let the trials begin!
18:04Let the trials begin!
18:11You have a shared manner and bond between Master and Beast.
18:16Now, step onto the platform and prove the worth of your past three months.
18:46D for a distinct fail.
18:55handshake.
19:01C for a close miss.
19:17B. A pass, but below expectations.
19:34A for Alessa and her ally. Well done.
19:46Have you seen Elaine? She's in seclusion. Maybe she's just scared. Don't be absurd. Look!
20:05How did he get this big in three months?
20:19No suspense left. Hilda is going to be the new premiere.
20:23How can you say that? Elaine hasn't even shown up yet.
20:27Just stating facts. How could Elaine's mud snake compare to a fire dragon?
20:31It's not over yet.
20:40We're still there.
20:41It's over yet.
20:43Look at the sword.
20:44It's over yet.
20:46We see.
20:49Is that bad?
20:55It's over yet.
21:04By the elements, it's an S for a supreme beast.
21:11The strongest familiar in a decade.
21:13She is way, way stronger than her sister now.
21:16It's the fire dragon, nothing to do with her.
21:18Elaine could have had the dragon.
21:20She has only herself to blame.
21:21You're all taking Hildy's side now?
21:22Have you forgotten who actually helped?
21:23Last favors don't win battles.
21:25Powerless means useless.
21:28Professor Talyn, is there anyone left to take the trial?
21:32Only Elaine and her familiar.
21:34We will wait.
21:36My sister is too proud to bear losing her position as premier.
21:40She's probably too ashamed to come at all.
21:43Elaine never runs away.
21:44There must be a reason.
21:45She realized the gap between us.
21:48That's the reason.
21:55Aleylius is stronger than them all.
21:58He possesses the power to protect and to lead.
22:05Once I am premier, Aleylius' full power will be unleashed.
22:10The whole kingdom of Verne will respect Beast World Academy.
22:27Elaine is here.
22:30But where is her snake?
22:39Nyxen, come forth.
23:00Nyxen, come forth.
23:03He hasn't grown an inch.
23:06Can they even make the pillar flicker?
23:09Elaine is finished.
23:14Elaine-Ale, you knew you'd be a joke.
23:18Three months and you're still holding that worm.
23:22It's pathetic.
23:24Elaine, what is this?
23:25Have you been training him at all?
23:27I have.
23:28Trust me, Professor.
23:29Professor, this is pointless.
23:31Declare their failure now.
23:32It'll save everyone's time.
23:34Elaine, perhaps he'll be a bit bigger by next year.
23:37Every bonded apprentice must attend.
23:39Rules are rules, Professor.
23:41Dear sister, I know it's hard to accept.
23:43But don't worry.
23:44Aleylius and I will protect you.
23:46No need.
23:47No need.
23:50You're under the delusion that you're the strongest one here.
23:53Let me correct you.
24:23Aleylius and I will protect you.
24:24That worm, it can take human form?
24:30Unbelievable.
24:30It takes a premier at least ten years to guide a familiar towards a human.
24:34You've performed a miracle, Elaine.
24:37Impossible.
24:39Aleylius is the strongest.
24:41No.
24:53Don't hurt them!
24:59No!
25:00You must have cheated!
25:03Elaine, the pillar will never acknowledge you!
25:25The pillar is no longer able to contain the scale of your bond, nor the mana you share.
25:32Nyxen is the strongest femilation in the history of this academy.
25:37He is beyond measure!
25:43I made the right choice in choosing Nyxen.
25:53That's not him!
25:54That's not the same creature from the bonding ceremony!
25:57It is him.
25:58Always has been.
25:59Don't forget, you were the one who said we were a perfect match.
26:02He was dying.
26:04No, Elaine, it was you!
26:06You knew he was powerful all along!
26:09You stole him on purpose!
26:12Stop fooling yourself.
26:14Nyxen was mortally wounded.
26:16Even if you had taken him, with the meagre mana you have, you could never keep him alive.
26:22I belong only to you.
26:25I said if, Nyxen.
26:28I...
26:28I just didn't expect him to take human form!
26:31You kept this secret!
26:33Just for humiliating me in front of everyone!
26:36I am not like you, Hilda.
26:38I wouldn't covet what isn't mine.
26:43This is only the first of many defeats.
26:46Get used to it.
26:50Trying to speak?
26:53But you don't even have a human voice yet.
27:03Trials are competitive by nature.
27:06But not at the expense of your bond as sisters.
27:11Perhaps this is a chance to rebuild your sisterhood.
27:15After all, you are both exceptional.
27:17What?
27:18That's not fair!
27:19Elaine and Nyxen are miles ahead of them!
27:21Professor, perhaps you'll reconsider.
27:25Once you know what Hilda has been hiding from you.
27:33Elaine, explain yourself.
27:35She's talking nonsense!
27:37I'm not hiding anything!
27:39Professor, check Hilda's mana level.
27:43Please.
27:48Level two?
27:50No progress in three months!
27:52If she's level two, then where did all that Mina come from?
27:56Was the pillar broken?
28:00Help me raise Alias, Elaine.
28:02I really can't do this without you.
28:05I refuse to let her leech off of me this time.
28:08So who else was left to bleed?
28:11Professor, Alias' growth is strange.
28:13Perhaps the resource logs might tell us why.
28:19Hilda, in three months you have claimed 14 extra essence rations as a premier candidate.
28:25That is triple the allowed limit.
28:27I did it for the Academy!
28:29Alias is so strong, I just wanted him to reach his full potential faster!
28:33And yet you remain at level two.
28:35Not a single drop of that essence was used on yourself.
28:39But Elaine has reached...
28:41Level seven!
28:43Hilda, you are disqualified from the trials.
28:47The excess resources will be deducted from your future allowance.
28:51The position of premier apprentice remains with Elaine Tideswap.
29:04Hilda, you stay.
29:14I'm pleased with the trial results today.
29:16But that's not the reason I asked you here.
29:21Disturbances are increasing at the borders.
29:23Dark forces are seeping into the wilds.
29:26Tainted beasts lose their sanity, turning into man-eaters.
29:29A nine-tailed Vorkhraf has been spotted here.
29:32We must bring it back before it's fully corrupted.
29:35Professor Willow will come with you.
29:36This is why I urged you to choose the Fire Drakon.
29:39We need powerful Beastmasters for what's coming.
29:42I have reasons, Professor.
29:44And I hope you'll be careful with him as well.
29:46Why?
29:51I don't have substantial proof yet.
29:53Then you should guide Hilda.
29:55The infiltration is accelerating and we...
29:57Professor, the nine-tailed Volpel owns the priority now.
30:01I will bring it back.
30:02Your parents died in a similar riot back then.
30:04I've always felt it all happened too sudden and unnatural.
30:11The infiltration is accelerating.
30:13It all happened too sudden and unnatural.
30:21I never understood what Alias had done.
30:23We had no bond.
30:25He could have simply killed me and taken Hilda.
30:27Why destroyed the entire academy?
30:29It wasn't freedom he wanted.
30:31What is he really after?
30:53Elaine, don't you think Professor Talon is being far too stringy?
30:57I fell for this nine-tailed spirit fox the second I laid eyes on it, yet he refused to hold
31:01it for me.
31:02Now I have to come all this way myself.
31:05This nine-tailed spirit fox bears an exceptionally rare bloodline.
31:08It's lethally dangerous in the wild and must be strictly contained.
31:11Do this as a favour to the academy if you would.
31:16My, my, Elaine.
31:17Your little slither is quite clingy, isn't he?
31:30Nyxen.
31:31What are you doing here?
31:33Hilda came to me today.
31:36I sent her away.
31:40Scent of a fox.
31:41We just secured Premier's seat and you're already planning to find a familiar.
31:44It was a mission from...
31:47It's fine.
31:48Once I eat the fox, your bond is still only mine.
32:17You hit me for that fur ball?
32:19Professor Talon entrusted this Vulpry to me.
32:22If you lay a finger on it, I will never forgive you.
32:31Elaine!
32:32What brings you here?
32:34Where is Hilda?
32:38She took Alias to the valley.
32:40For training, I guess.
32:41She's been acting weird since the trials.
32:44The valley.
32:45It's strictly off limits.
32:46What is she doing there?
32:52I told you.
32:53That's the guys away from me.
32:55I'm not going anywhere.
32:59Don't stare at me like that.
33:02The trial was not my fault.
33:06Hunt for essence?
33:08Go outside?
33:09Are you insane?
33:10I'm a level two.
33:11I'd be eaten alive.
33:12Are you trying to kill me?
33:16Human form?
33:17With what?
33:18We have no quata left.
33:19I can't pull essence out of thin air.
33:20If you're looking for someone to blame, blame Elaine.
33:23Her serpent is already speaking with a human voice.
33:25And you?
33:26All you do is scribble with your claws.
33:27I'm sick of...
33:28In my past life, he wouldn't give me a single look.
33:31Now, look at him.
33:33Writing for Hilda stroke by stroke.
33:36It was a long way to find you, Hilda.
33:41Elaine?
33:42You...
33:43Why are you here?
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