Chapter 9 Episode 1/3-4 - Storyline

To Exorcise Impure Wishes

Logi Dias Kamui	...
Edgar Amane	...
Lisbeth	Dias! And everyone else! Wow, aren't you covered in scratches?
Dias	I'm sorry, thank you.
Tina	By the looks of it, we're in temporary retreat. What's the situation?
Kamui	Yes, we managed to get Avis to give us the power of the Sacred Stone Lucifer, and we succeeded in blocking its power, but... I underestimated his resolve. I never thought he would gouge out his own heart to break free of our restraints.
Lisbeth	You mean he killed himself?
Logi	No, he still did it. I think it was a technique he had originally prepared.
Dias	Was it a preordained end? He was going to die in the middle of creation... If so, why did he kidnap Agatha?
Logi	I don't know, but the only way to save Agatha is to defeat Avis and move on.
Dias	And Avis himself seemed to want to settle things with us here. The "key" to creation he was talking about... And to get it, we're in the way?
Kamui	The mystery is still there, but our job remains the same. We will defeat Avis here and break his pseudo Sacred Stone. Then the ceremony will be completed and we can save Agatha.
Amane	In other words, we should win.
Edgar	Then let's have a strategy meeting. This thing is slowly but surely approaching. We don't have much time to talk about it.
Logi	Alchemy... To me, Avis's fighting style seems to have its basis in a combat theory that combines alchemy and hand-to-hand combat.
Dias	Yes, it is true that his fighting style is similar to that of a knight of the Holy Guard and Corpse. Even if he calls himself the Holy Order of Babel, his essence is the same, strong, but not unknown. But the problem is that corruption that it spreads around. Avis was only able to escape earlier because he himself was being tossed about by the "sin", but...
Kamui	If he uses that corruption consciously, our movement will be greatly restricted.
Tina	I see... That's why you came back. You need my purification technique, right?
Kamui	Yeah, we need you to stabilize the "area" that will be the battlefield. In other words, to maintain our foothold.
Tina	Basically, I'll be in charge of the backstage. While you fight, I promise to keep any and all "sins" at bay.
Kamui	Lisbeth and Edgar will be your long-range support. Avis always "wears" a large number of Phantom Soldiers. We need your help to cut down this defense.
Lisbeth	You'll leave it to me!
Edgar	Well, that's what a musketeer does, right?
Kamui	Amane will work with me to deal with the "great demons" and "false dragons" that Avis is going to trasmute again. We're basically in charge of unexpected problems, so be ready to deal with any situation that may arise.
Amane	Isn't my role too heavy?
Kamui	As I showed in the previous battle, the alchemy of your "knot" is undeveloped, therefore it has many possibilities.
Amane	In other words, you use it up because it is useful?
Kamui	This is the fate of the talented. Be patient, for it is only with your resourcefulness that this lineup is possible.
Amane	My wit! Well, well... In that case... I have no choice, do I?
Edgar	Wow, he's trying to make the kids feel useful...
Dias	Oh, he's still a man who does vicious things with a straight face...
Kamui	I can hear you, can't I? Well, okay. And then, to face Avis directly and catch that black sword...
Logi	The role of Dias and I. Leave it to us. We have a lot of experience fighting with Holy Guard Knights and Corpse. Besides, I'm good at fighting to protect. That's what I've been fighting for all my life.
Kamui	Oh, please.
Dias	We've decided on a policy, but do you have any ideas on what we should do? It's a battle for the fate of the world. If possible, I'd like to increase our chances of winning as much as possible.
Kamui	I agree. I have an idea.
Dias	You have an idea! Then you should be the first to say it.
Logi	Well, well... So what's the idea?
Kamui	Yes, this is just to start with... We are alchemists, then there must be a more "typical" way to fight, right?
Logi Dias	...