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To the world, he's just a harmless old man—frail, slow, and seemingly useless. Even he believes it. But behind his quiet demeanor hides a legendary swordmaster, unmatched in skill and power. ⚔️ When danger strikes, his true strength is revealed—and everyone is left in awe! Watch this powerful underrated hero anime recap filled with secrets, action, and epic sword fights!
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00:00Beryl is a middle-aged swordsman who runs a dojo in the middle of nowhere and lives a peaceful life.
00:05One day while he is training, his father turns to him and says he really wishes he had some blankets to look after.
00:11It's been years since Beryl took over as the instructor here, but he still is maidenless as he was before.
00:16Beryl says he's been too busy with the family dojo to think about having kids, but his dad still wants him to at least try.
00:22He even suggests that Beryl should try rising up one of his female students so he can get married, but for ethical reasons he refuses.
00:30This dojo has been in Beryl's family for generations, and he has been diligently working as the instructor here ever since he took over from his father.
00:37Once he dreamed of achieving great things, like becoming a famous swordmaster.
00:41But while he is definitely a better swordsman than the average person, he doesn't think his skills are worthy of the swordmaster title.
00:48With that said, he thinks of himself as a good teacher, since many of his students have gone on to become successful swordsmen after graduating.
00:55Once practice is over for the day, Beryl goes home to have dinner with his parents.
00:59But his dad is still insisting that he get married already.
01:02Beryl's dad tries to get his wife friend to pressure Beryl into finding a wife, but she says these things take time, so there's no need to rush him.
01:10However, she is still expecting Beryl to give her a grandbaby.
01:13Beryl chokes on his food a little because that's a lot easier said than done, especially since he doesn't even have a girlfriend yet.
01:20And it's not like a pretty girl is just going to show up at his door.
01:23A few seconds later, there's a knock at the door, and Beryl opens it to find a pretty girl standing there.
01:28She greets him as her master, and after taking a closer look at her, Beryl realizes that she's one of his former students, Alucia's citrus.
01:36Beryl invites her inside and offers her a cup of tea so they can catch up.
01:40Beryl remembers Alucia being a gifted student back when he trained her, but he never could have expected that she would become the commander of the royal knight order.
01:47Anyway, Beryl asks her why she came to visit, so Alucia explains that part of her duty as knight commander is to train new recruits, so she took it upon herself to recommend Beryl as a special sword instructor.
01:58She even got approved as an imperial order, so she came to inform Beryl of the good news.
02:03Beryl never asked to become an imperial instructor, so he considers declining the offer, but his dad tells him that people can get executed for disobeying an imperial order, so he can't just ignore it.
02:13Alucia assures Beryl that he won't be killed if he refuses the offer, but he would probably face severe consequences for it, so he had better just go along with it.
02:21She already has a carriage waiting to take them to the capital, so they can leave now, and tomorrow she'll give him the details of his new job.
02:28Beryl can't believe Alucia expects him to leave right now, but his dad is already on board with the idea, so he wishes Beryl good luck and tells him to find a wife for himself while he's in the capital.
02:38In fact, he says Alucia would make a great wife for Beryl, but Beryl tells him to stop saying stuff like that because it's making Alucia uncomfortable.
02:46There's way too much of an age gap for him and Alucia to become a couple, but Alucia mumbles under a breath that she wouldn't mind.
02:52Anyway, Beryl doesn't want to find out what the severe consequences are, so he agrees to the offer and accompanies Alucia to the capital.
02:59While the two of them are sitting in a carriage, Beryl notices that Alucia is still using the sword he gifted to her.
03:05This is a sword Beryl gives to all the students that graduate from his dojo, and Alucia has taken special care of hers ever since she got it.
03:13Beryl is glad to see that she values his gift so much, but he doesn't think that sword is good enough for a knight commander like herself to use.
03:20He says she could find something better at any other blacksmith, but Alucia says this sword is the perfect one for her.
03:25Beryl assumes she must be so attached to that sword because as her former master, she still believes that anything she gets from Beryl is superior,
03:33but he is just an ordinary swordsman, so he'd never be able to cut it as a special instructor.
03:37Just then, Alucia speaks up and says she is so excited that the hillbilly swordmaster is finally coming to the capital.
03:44Beryl has no idea who she's talking about because he's not a hillbilly and he's definitely not a swordmaster,
03:49but she tells him that he is well known in the world of swordsmanship.
03:52He has trained dozens of students who went on to become legendary swordsmen and adventurers,
03:57so he's a bit of a living legend, although Alucia isn't happy with the nickname he got.
04:01Beryl finds the story interesting, but he's convinced that Alucia is the only one who thinks of him as a swordmaster.
04:07Soon they arrive at the royal capital, so Alucia drops Beryl off at an inn so he can rest,
04:12and she says she'll come pick him up tomorrow morning.
04:15The next day, Alucia takes Beryl to the castle and introduces him to the knight's order.
04:19She informs all the recruits that Beryl is so strong that even she would be no match for him,
04:24so they should feel honored to have such a skilled man as their teacher.
04:27However, a couple of the knights don't think Beryl deserves to be in such a high position,
04:32and one of them is particularly unhappy about this.
04:35A little while later, Beryl is talking with Alucia in the halls,
04:38and she's congratulating him for officially becoming a special instructor.
04:41She tells him only needs to come in to train the recruits three or four times a month,
04:46so it shouldn't interfere too much with his usual lessons at the dojo.
04:49Just then, a girl comes running up to Beryl,
04:52and she's so excited to see her master again that she can hardly contain herself.
04:56Her name is Karuni, and she was a student at Beryl's dojo two years ago.
05:00He recalls that her dream was to join the knight's order,
05:02so he's glad to see that she actually made it happen.
05:05Although Karuni is still only a trainee,
05:07so she's still got a lot of work to do before she can become a proper knight.
05:11With that said, she is happy that she'll get to train under Beryl again,
05:15and the same goes for Alucia.
05:16Later that day, Beryl returns to his home,
05:19but as he opens the door,
05:20he finds that yet another one of his students has come to pay him a visit.
05:24His name is Randrid,
05:25and he came to introduce Beryl to his wife and newborn child.
05:28Beryl is happy to see that Randrid is doing well,
05:31but his father cuts him off and says Beryl shouldn't bother coming home
05:34until he has a wife and kid like Randrid over here.
05:37Speaking of Randrid,
05:38after graduating from Beryl's dojo,
05:40he went on to become a platinum rank adventurer,
05:42but now that he has a child,
05:44he wants to retire and move back into the village.
05:47Platinum rank is pretty hard to achieve,
05:49so Beryl is surprised that Randrid is willing to give it up so easily.
05:52But that again,
05:54being an adventurer is dangerous works,
05:56so he probably doesn't want to risk it while he has a child to take care of.
05:59While he's here,
06:00Randrid promises to do his best to run the dojo,
06:03but Beryl has no idea what he's talking about.
06:05Beryl's father tells him that since Randrid is decently skilled,
06:09he can take over as the dojo's instructor,
06:11and that means Beryl won't have to stay here anymore.
06:14So his father is kicking him out,
06:16even though Beryl owns this house.
06:17The next day,
06:18Beryl explains the whole situation to Aluxia
06:21and explains that he needs to find a house here in the city.
06:24The and he slept it yesterday was a little too luxurious for him to stay there permanently,
06:28so he wants to find a place that's more affordable,
06:30and Aluxia is more than happy to help him look.
06:33She asks him if he'd like to come and live at her house,
06:36but Beryl doesn't think that would be appropriate,
06:38so much to Aluxia's disappointment.
06:40He turns her down.
06:41Aluxia then asks him if he would like to get some food with her since it's lunchtime,
06:45and Beryl is fine with that,
06:46so they start heading for a restaurant.
06:48However,
06:49while they are walking,
06:50someone calls Aluxia Shingles for walking around town with a man
06:53and calling him master without a second thought.
06:55The girl and Aluxia seem to have an unpleasant history together,
06:59and the girl thinks it is outrageous that a proud knight commander would be running around with a random man.
07:03Beryl has been trying to hide his face so he can avoid conflict,
07:07but the girl wants to see his face,
07:08so she pulls the map down,
07:10and as soon as she recognizes Beryl,
07:12she calls him master too.
07:14Beryl is confused by this because he has no idea who she is,
07:17so she reminds him that her name is Serena,
07:19and he once saved her and taught her how to use a sword.
07:22It takes a while for Beryl to remember,
07:24but he eventually recalls finding an injured girl 20 years ago.
07:27He took her and nursed her back to health and eventually taught her how to fight,
07:31but he hadn't seen her in over a decade,
07:33so he's pleasantly surprised to see that she's a black rank adventurer.
07:36Serena apologizes for not visiting Beryl all these years,
07:40but she's also curious as to why he is suddenly in the royal capital.
07:43Aluxia explains that Beryl has been appointed as a special instructor for the knight's order,
07:48so he is moving to the capital,
07:50and she is here to help him find a suitable inn.
07:52However, Serena says she'd be much better at finding accommodations
07:55because as an adventurer, she was used to staying in inns.
07:59Serena and Aluxia start arguing over who gets to go house hunting with Beryl,
08:03and Beryl has no idea why the two hate each other so much,
08:06but with their help, he eventually manages to find an inn that suits him.
08:10He thanks both of them for their help,
08:11but he asks them to please stop arguing with each other for his sake,
08:15because he can't listen to any more yelling.
08:17Out of respect for Beryl,
08:18the two of them stop arguing with one another and quietly walk home.
08:22Beryl watches them from a window,
08:23and while he can't say he will enjoy all the excitement of city life,
08:27he thinks it's nice that he will have so many of his students around to take care of him.
08:30The next day, the knight's order is training as usual,
08:33and the vice commander,
08:35Henbritz,
08:35is absolutely dominating all the others with his skill.
08:38After defeating his aspiring partner,
08:40Aluxia suddenly makes an announcement
08:42and informs everyone that there has been a change to the schedule.
08:45Instead of once a week,
08:47Beryl will be instructing them starting today,
08:49so she expects them to work harder than ever before.
08:52Beryl tells them all that he's happy to be here,
08:54but before he can begin his first lesson,
08:56Henbritz approaches and says he has something to say.
08:59To be a special instructor for the knight's order,
09:01Beryl would need to possess a certain level of strength,
09:04so he is challenging him to a duel.
09:06Henbritz isn't trying to be disrespectful,
09:08he simply wants to make sure that Beryl is good enough for the position,
09:11and as the vice commander,
09:12he is within his rights to ask for a duel,
09:15so Aluxia sanctions it.
09:16Beryl really wishes she would stop agreeing to things on his behalf,
09:19but since Henbritz challenged him,
09:21he has no choice but to get ready for the duel.
09:23Henbritz is sure that Aluxia only thinks highly of Beryl
09:26because he was her instructor when she was a kid,
09:28but that doesn't mean Beryl is cut out to be a special instructor for the knight's order,
09:32so Henbritz is going to prove that by defeating Beryl right now.
09:36Beryl agrees with Henbritz because he doesn't think he's good enough for this job,
09:39but it would look bad for Aluxia if the man she recommended lost easily,
09:43so he decides to do his best against Henbritz.
09:45The duel commences and Henbritz charges in to attack Beryl.
09:49Beryl begins parrying the attacks,
09:51and he is amazed by the sheer power and speed that Henbritz possesses,
09:54but he knows that if he can deflect one of the strikes just right,
09:57then it will leave Henbritz wide open and he can close it for a strike.
10:00That's exactly what he does,
10:02and Henbritz is left speechless because in a real battle he definitely would have died just now.
10:07That counts as a point for Beryl,
10:08so the two of them return to their starting positions and Henbritz begins attacking again.
10:13Beryl still can't believe how strong Henbritz is,
10:16but all his moves are predictable,
10:17so it was pretty easy for him to parry.
10:19Henbritz realizes he won't hit Beryl if he doesn't go all out,
10:23so he uses his signature move to attack.
10:25The roaring blade technique has so much power behind it that it can't be blocked or parried,
10:29so there should be no way for Beryl to win here.
10:31However, after Henbritz swings his sword,
10:34Beryl disappears and reappears behind him with his sword next to Henbritz's neck.
10:38With this, Beryl has officially won the duel,
10:40and Henbritz isn't even mad about it.
10:42He is just amazed by the skill Beryl just displayed,
10:45and he apologizes for being sober earlier.
10:48Later on, Henbritz holds a party to welcome Beryl as the new instructor,
10:52but he still really wants to know how Beryl managed to counter his signature spin move.
10:56Beryl explains that all he did was move along with Henbritz's rotation,
10:59which is how he ended up behind them,
11:02but doing it is a lot harder than Beryl makes it sound.
11:04In any case, Henbritz is looking forward to training under Beryl,
11:08and so are the others.
11:09The story continues,
11:11a week has passed since Beryl became an instructor here,
11:14and while two of the knights are practicing together,
11:16he comes over to give them some advice.
11:18He's been watching how they fight and their sword play is decent,
11:21but he thinks they need to work on their distance.
11:23He demonstrates that if you focus too much on watching your opponent's sword,
11:27then your opponent can get closer without you noticing.
11:29It may not seem like much,
11:31but in a real sword fight,
11:32half a step of distance can be the difference between winning and losing.
11:36Beryl thought he was just giving basic advice to his students,
11:39but with how everyone is looking at him,
11:41you would think he just spit the greatest bars of all time.
11:43Ever since Beryl's duel with Henbritz,
11:46the knights have treated every word Beryl says as gospel,
11:48and he has to admit that it has made his job a lot easier.
11:52Once practice is over for the day,
11:54Beryl sits down to relax,
11:55and Henblitz hands him a towel to wipe his sweat with.
11:58A few minutes later,
11:59Karuni approaches Beryl and asks him if he has any plans after this.
12:03Beryl wasn't really planning to do anything,
12:05so Karuni asks him if he would like her to show him around town.
12:08Now that Beryl thinks about it,
12:10he hasn't had a chance to see much of Baltrain yet,
12:12so he takes Karuni up on the offer,
12:15and she excitedly runs off to go change her clothes.
12:17Meanwhile,
12:18Aluxia is busy meeting with the royal officials
12:20to give them a report on the state of the knight's order,
12:23especially with the new special instructor who was hired recently.
12:26Aluxia assures them that Beryl has exceeded all expectations,
12:30and since there is nothing more to discuss,
12:32the meeting comes to a close.
12:33People had warned her that if she wanted to continue developing her swordsmanship,
12:37she should avoid becoming knight captain because of all the bureaucracy.
12:40The only reason she took this job was because she needed a position of power
12:44to bring Beryl to the capital.
12:46Back when Aluxia was still a kid,
12:48her parents brought her to Beryl's dojo so she could learn how to defend herself,
12:51and from the moment she met Beryl, she knew he was a kind person.
12:55After she joined the dojo,
12:56Beryl had her practice her sword swings and jump across tree stumps to train her mobility.
13:01He also had her do some basic strength training,
13:03and while his methods may have been a little unorthodox before long,
13:07Aluxia felt very comfortable using a sword.
13:09One day, Beryl asked Aluxia if she would like to have a mock battle with him,
13:13and she excitedly agreed because she wanted to show off everything she learned.
13:17However, when she actually went up against Beryl,
13:20she couldn't find any openings in his stance.
13:22Since Aluxia grew up learning from Beryl,
13:24she thought all sword instructors were as good as he was.
13:27But one day, when Beryl took them out to participate in a mock battle against another dojo,
13:32she realized she was wrong.
13:34The person she was up against was fold openings
13:36and had the patience of a toddler because he blindly attacked Aluxia without a plan.
13:40As expected, Aluxia mopped the floor with him,
13:43and it was barely even a challenge for her.
13:45Once the mock battle is over,
13:47Beryl and his students start walking back to their dojo,
13:50and Beryl is glad that his students got a chance to face people who had different fighting styles.
13:54Speaking of which,
13:55Aluxia asked Beryl if his dojo happens to be better than average compared to the others,
14:00but he doesn't like to think of it that way.
14:02Sure, they may have won the mock battle today,
14:04but it's more important to focus on what you learn from the experience rather than whether you win or lose.
14:09Aluxia understands the point Beryl is trying to make,
14:11but then she notices that her hairpin is missing.
14:14She realizes she must have dropped it back at the dojo,
14:17and it's really important to her,
14:18so she tells Beryl that she's going back to get it.
14:21Aluxia eventually arrives back at the other dojo,
14:24so she starts looking for the hairpin she dropped,
14:26but unfortunately it looks like the guy she defeated found it before she did.
14:29For a second, it looked like he was going to be nice and handover without causing trouble,
14:34but that would make too much sense.
14:36Instead, he throws the hairpin into the dojo and says Aluxia is going to have to take all of them at once
14:41if she wants to get her pin back.
14:42She may have beaten him in the mock battle,
14:44but there's no way he can lose when he has all his friends jacked him up.
14:48Considering how trashed their sword skills were earlier,
14:51Aluxia might have a good chance of beating them all on her own,
14:53but she knows Beryl wouldn't want her to use her skills to beat other people up,
14:57so she just stood and was totally ready to get clobbered.
15:00However, before the jerk could smack her face,
15:03Beryl steps in front of Aluxia and takes the hit instead.
15:06The strike did no damage to him, but it still hurt a little,
15:09so he asks the boys if this is really how they want to use their swordsmanship.
15:13The jerk still doesn't understand that what he is doing is messed up,
15:16so he tries to strike Beryl on the head this time.
15:19However, Beryl easily ducks down and disarms the jerk in one swift motion.
15:23He then goes on to parry a bunch of the jerk's friends,
15:26but before things get any worse, the master of this dojo shows up.
15:29He heard a commotion and ran over as soon as he could,
15:32but he's very disappointed to see his students behaving in such an uncivilized manner.
15:36He kneels down to sincerely apologize to Beryl and promises to make sure this never happens again.
15:42Beryl and Aluxia begin walking home together,
15:44and Beryl explains that he got a bad feeling when Aluxia went to get her hair cut,
15:48so he followed her to make sure she was alright.
15:50Aluxia feels bad because Beryl got hit because of her,
15:53but he tells her the hit wasn't that bad.
15:55And besides, she didn't do anything wrong,
15:58so she doesn't need to blame herself for what happened.
16:00If anything, he thinks this was his fault because as Aluxia's teacher,
16:04he shouldn't have let her go alone into a potentially dangerous situation.
16:08Years go by and Aluxia is in the middle of another mock battle with Beryl.
16:11Beryl's form is still as solid as ever,
16:13but this time, as he swings his sword,
16:16Aluxia is able to keep up with him and score a point against Beryl for once.
16:20Beryl is surprised by how much Aluxia had improved,
16:23but he believes she is finally ready to graduate from his dojo,
16:26so he presents her with her ceremonial graduation sword.
16:29By now, Aluxia had come to realize that Beryl was ignorant of how godly his sword skills are,
16:34and she really didn't want to leave his dojo because there was still so much she could learn from him.
16:38But at the same time, she didn't want to cause trouble for Beryl, so she didn't argue with him over it.
16:43Instead, she set out to prove that Beryl's techniques are superior to all others,
16:48so she enrolled in the Ninth Order program and took the entrance test.
16:51And just as she expected during the test,
16:53none of her fellow candidates were a match for the training Beryl gave her.
16:57Even the examiners couldn't keep up with her,
16:59so they would never stand a chance against Beryl.
17:01He possesses near-inhuman reaction time and observational skills that far exceed any normal person.
17:06So there's no doubt in Aluxia's mind that Beryl is the greatest swordsman in the world.
17:11However, Beryl isn't aware of his skill,
17:13and knowing him, he would happily live out the rest of his days as an unknown swordmaster.
17:18But Aluxia refused to let her master remain unrecognized.
17:22With her skills, she slowly rose through the ranks of the Ninth Order in hopes of gaining the power to support Beryl,
17:27and by the time she'd finally acquired the position of Knight Commander,
17:30it had been ten years since she'd left Beryl's dojo.
17:33And in that time, Beryl became even more amazing than she remembered him to be.
17:37She feels a little guilty about appointing him as an instructor without asking first,
17:41but it was the only way she could get him to leave the village and gain some recognition.
17:45She returns to the training hall and meets with Henblitz to ask how training with Beryl went.
17:50Henblitz tells her that it was amazing, and that they all learned so much for him today.
17:54Aluxia doesn't see Beryl around so she asks if he already went home for the day,
17:58but Henblitz tells her he actually left with Karuni because she said she wanted to show him around town.
18:03Aluxia gets a little jealous after hearing that because it means Karuni,
18:07basically asks Beryl out on a date and she wishes she had thought of it first.
18:11Meanwhile, on Beryl and Karuni's date, she's showing him all the wonderful shops they have in town,
18:16and Beryl is amazed by how lively this place is compared to his village.
18:20Although he wonders why Karuni brought him to the Western District,
18:23since all the tourist attractions like the Church Palace are meant to be in the Northern District.
18:27Karuni says he is right, but once you've lived in the city for long enough,
18:31you see the palace and church all the time, so it gets kind of boring after a while.
18:35But Beryl was actually looking forward to seeing it though.
18:38While they are still walking through the market, Beryl hears someone call out to him,
18:41so he turns and finds this girl walking towards him.
18:44She is calling in master, so she must have been one of his students, but he has no idea who she is.
18:49She also seems to be good friends with Karuni, but he still can't remember who she is.
18:54The girl is disappointed that her master has forgotten about her,
18:58so she points to her sword to remind him that she was one of his graduates.
19:01Beryl thinks about it for a few more seconds, and he finally remembers where he has seen the girl before.
19:06Her name is Faisal, and she was indeed one of his students.
19:09She spent two years training alongside Karuni, although she looked a lot different back then.
19:14It has been five years since Beryl saw her, so she was bound to grown up a lot since then.
19:19And she's been doing pretty well for herself in the capital, because she is now the ace of the magic corpse.
19:24Beryl is happy to hear that she is doing well, but he's a bit surprised that she joined the magic corpse
19:29because he doesn't remember teaching her anything about magic.
19:32Karuni asks Fais if she's here to do some shopping, so she explains that she came to buy some magic accessories.
19:38Beryl has never heard of magic accessories before, so Fais picks one up and explains that it allows anyone to use magic.
19:45Although she is capable of using magic without any accessories, Beryl is surprised that Fais can really use magic on her own.
19:52Then again, she did say she is part of the magic corpse, so it makes sense.
19:56Just then, Beryl hears a woman scream because her perch just got snatched.
20:00As soon as he sees this, Beryl gets ready to chase the guy down, but before he does anything, Fais tells him he can let her handle this.
20:08She then draws her sword and covers it in magic before slashing in the direction of the thief.
20:12Her slash releases a burst of magic energy which ties the thief's legs up, and once he hits the ground, Karuni apprehends him.
20:19Beryl is impressed by how well the two of them handle the situation, especially Fais'el's magic, because he has never seen anything like it before.
20:27Fais'el explains that she basically covers the sword and magic whenever she fights, and Beryl's training is really useful when it comes to adapting the magic for combat, so she is thankful.
20:36And Beryl is equally thankful that Fais'el is still using all the techniques he taught her.
20:40The next morning, Beryl wakes up early to go for a stroll through the city, but while he is walking, he hears someone calling his name.
20:47He turns around and finds a little girl standing there, so he asks her if she's lost.
20:52The girl yells at him for treating her like a child because she is the head of the magic corpse.
20:56But Beryl thinks the girl is just playing a game, so he doesn't believe her.
21:00The girl is starting to get frustrated by the fact that Beryl doesn't believe her, so she demonstrates her power by spawning a huge fireball from her finger.
21:08Beryl finally believes that she is part of the magic corpse, but he is surprised that such a little girl could use magic like that.
21:15She tells him to stop calling her a little girl.
21:17Her name is Lucy, and she's a full-grown adult.
21:20Okay, maybe grown is a bit of a stretch, but she's a lot older than Beryl is, so she will not stand for him treating her as a child.
21:27Fais told her all about Beryl and how amazing he is, so she wanted to meet him in person.
21:32She is sure that Beryl must be an excellent teacher because Fais'el's skill with a sword is exceptional.
21:37But Beryl says Fais'el's success is due to her own hard work.
21:40All he did was teach her the basics.
21:42Beryl has been walking with Lucy to be polite, but she eventually leads him into a wide-open area and any gamer can tell where this is going.
21:49Lucy is very fond of her magic, so she trains every day to improve as much as possible.
21:54However, she doesn't have anyone worthy to practice with, but since Beryl is a legendary sword master, she thinks he will be a good challenge for her.
22:02Before Beryl can even respond, she tries to hit him with a blast of fire, but he jumps back to dodge at a time.
22:08Beryl would have preferred to avoid fighting altogether, but with the way Lucy is staring at him,
22:12it doesn't look like she will let him go until he gives her a proper fight, so he draws his sword and gets ready to face her.
22:18The story continues, we see Lucy launches a massive fireball at Beryl, so he jumps out of the way and starts darting around to evade her attack.
22:26Lucy continues throwing fireballs at him, but Beryl is able to dodge and carry everything she shoots at him,
22:32so she decides to switch things up and uses ice magic to create three ice balls.
22:36She throws the ice balls at Beryl, and despite their science, he is easily able to cut the ice in half with one spear and the sword.
22:43After seeing what Beryl can do, Lucy is even more invested in his fight, but Beryl wants to end things as soon as possible, so begins charging towards him.
22:51He doesn't want to actually hurt her, so he intends to just use the hill with his sword to knock her out.
22:56But just when he gets within striking distance, Lucy covers herself in playing to force Beryl to back away.
23:02He had her worried for a second there, because she knows she would get knocked out instantly if she let Beryl get too close.
23:07Beryl is really starting to wish he could use magic too, because it's really hard to fight against him with a sword, but Lucy is just getting started.
23:15She summons even more fireballs behind Beryl, so he's forced to start running again.
23:19Lucy finds him using how Beryl is just running around without a plan, but this is his first time facing a wizard, so he doesn't exactly have a book of strategies for this.
23:28The fireballs eventually stop raining down, but just when Beryl thinks he is safe, Lucy drops a massive ice ball on top of him.
23:35He spots it in time and parries it back at Lucy, but she is easily able to destroy it with her fire magic.
23:40As a result, there is now a layer of mist obstructing her view, so Beryl tries to take advantage of this opening to attack.
23:47But Lucy isn't out of tricks yet, and uses lightning magic to knock him back.
23:51Beryl hasn't managed to land a solid attack on Lucy yet, but she hasn't landed a hit on Beryl either, and she's starting to get frustrated by it.
23:58She was hoping to end this with basic spells, but since Beryl has held out for so long, she decides to use her trump card.
24:04Beryl notices her pause for a moment, so he thinks this might be his chance to attack, but a second later he freezes in his tracks because Lucy just summoned a black hole.
24:13He isn't exactly sure what that thing is supposed to do, but he can tell that it'll be bad if he rushes in, so he patiently waits for Lucy to make a move.
24:20However, she suddenly gives up and dispells her magic.
24:23There's no point in continuing the fight if Beryl can maintain his composure like that in the face of a black hole, so she apologizes for taking things too far and says they can end things here for today.
24:33Beryl is just relieved that he doesn't have to fight her anymore because it's really nerve-wracking to go up against someone like Lucy, but out of curiosity, he wants to know what would have happened if she decided to launch her spell.
24:44And Lucy explains that in theory, the spell should have shredded Beryl's body of pieces.
24:48Granted, she can see why Faisal looks up to Beryl so much because most people who saw that spell would have passed out from fear immediately, and this is the first time she had come across a swordsman like Beryl who could put up such a good fight.
24:59That said, she really is sorry for randomly forcing him into a duel, so she tells him to come to the magic institution later, and she'll personally make up for all the trouble she caused.
25:09Late that day, Beryl heads to the training hall as usual to instruct the students, and while he is on his break, he happens to run to Faisal in the hallway.
25:17She is here to deliver magic healing potions on behalf of the magic institute, and she tells Beryl he can have one for himself.
25:23He tries to turn her down since healing potions are really expensive, but Fais tells him this one is free as her way of apologizing for what happened with Lucy this morning.
25:32Beryl was still half convinced that Lucy was really just a little girl, but Fais explains that Lucy uses magic to keep herself looking young, so no one actually knows how old she is.
25:42Even so, Beryl is surprised that Lucy could fit so much power into such a tiny body because he was really worried that he might die when she was attacking him.
25:50He never wants to fight another wizard again after what happened, but Fais tells him that Lucy is a special case.
25:56Normal wizards can't cast magic continuously like she can, so he would probably be able to beat most wizards in a fight.
26:02Just then, Alucia shows up and she tells Beryl that he has just received a special request.
26:07He is curious about it, so Alucia leaves into a room where they both meet with Serena.
26:11She tells them that the adventurers guild would like to hire Beryl to organize some special training for the new adventurers in preparation for their first ascent into a dungeon.
26:20Hearing about the new adventurers makes Beryl think back to his younger days when he wanted to be an adventurer.
26:25Items found in a dungeon can be pretty valuable, so Beryl was eager to conquer one, but then he got beaten up by monsters on his first day, so he ran home and never attempted adventuring again.
26:35He tells the two that he thinks adventuring is a dangerous business.
26:39That's exactly why they wanted to train the new adventurers.
26:41They've already made all the necessary preparation, and it won't interfere with his job as a special instructor here, so there's nothing stopping him.
26:49But at the end of the day, Beryl still needs to agree to do the job, so Serena invites him to come to the adventurers guild and meet with the guildmaster to talk about the job.
26:57The adventurers guild is nearby, so Serena takes Beryl there immediately, and once they arrive, they enter the guildmaster's office.
27:05However, to Beryl's surprise, he finds Lucy sitting on the couch waiting for him.
27:10She heard about the job the adventurers guild offered him, and since she is good friends with the guildmaster, she rushed over so she could meet Beryl again.
27:17The guildmaster, Nidus, then introduces himself, and with everything he has heard about Beryl from both Serena and Lucy, he has no doubt that picking him was the right decision.
27:27Beryl tries to remind Nidus that he hasn't accepted the job yet, but his words are completely ignored.
27:32Nidus points to his assistant Magon and tells Beryl that he can discuss the details of the job with him.
27:37But before any of that, Magon wants to clarify something.
27:40He asks Beryl if he has any prior experience as an adventurer, and Beryl answers no, so Magon begins to question whether Beryl is really suitable to train new adventurers.
27:49Beryl is really happy that Magon said that because now he might not have to accept the job anymore, but Magon's comment pissed off Serena and Lucy since they both already vouched for Beryl, yet Magon is still doubting him.
28:00With all due respect, Magon is just looking out for the safety of the adventurers because there have been reports of strange monster behavior recently.
28:07Nidus understands the point that Magon is trying to make, so he asks what Beryl would need to do to earn his approval.
28:13Magon says that if Beryl can win a duel against the black-ranked Serena, that he will prove himself to be a qualified teacher.
28:20That seems simple enough, and since Serena is on board with the idea, much to Beryl's dismay, Nidus says he will organize the duel right away.
28:28Before long, Beryl and Serena are both on the training grounds, and a huge crowd is already gathered around them.
28:34They are all eager to see who the legendary Serena is going to be fighting, and Serena is equally excited to get to fight her master again.
28:41Back when Serena was a little girl, she and her parents were on a trading caravan, but midway through the journey, they were attacked by a beast that tore the carriage to shreds.
28:49In a desperate effort to save their daughter, Serena's parents threw her off the nearby cliff, so she was the only one to survive the incident that day.
28:56And when she finally woke up, she found Beryl standing over her, he took her back to his house to treat her wounds, and once she was feeling a little better, he started asking her a few questions.
29:06He got her to tell him that her name was Serena, but when he asked about her parents, she started having a panic attack, so Beryl told her to just rest up some more until she felt better.
29:15Since Serena has nowhere else to go, Beryl asks his parents if they would be willing to let her live here, at least until they can find a new home for her, and his parents agreed.
29:23So from that day on, Serena was practically part of the family.
29:27At first she was hesitant to open up to them, but then one morning she happened to see Beryl training with a sword.
29:33Beryl could tell that she was intrigued, so he asked her if she wanted to join him.
29:37Serena then began training with Beryl every chance she could get, and as he taught her the basics of swordmanship, the two of them bonded a lot.
29:44As a result, Serena became more outgoing.
29:46And one morning, as Beryl was getting ready to be in classes at his dojo, he saw Serena waiting outside with her sword in hand, so he invited her to join in.
29:55Serena took her sword training very seriously, and she would have loved to stay with Beryl's family forever, but eventually a family came along who were willing to adopt her, so Beryl and his parents encouraged her to go with them because that's what they thought was best for her.
30:07Serena really didn't want to leave, but at the same time she didn't want to cause trouble for Beryl, so she thanked him for everything he had done for her and then went their separate ways.
30:16A few years after that, Serena had already become a gold-ranked adventurer and she was out on an escort mission when the caravan was suddenly attacked by a group of bandits.
30:24The leader of the bandits was known to be a dangerously skilled swordsman, so her teammate warned her to be careful.
30:30But before he knew it, Serena had already jumped into the air to attack the bandits, and before long they were all unconscious on the ground.
30:36There are two main reasons that Serena chose to become an adventurer.
30:40One, because she wants to prevent as many tragedies as possible, so no one has to go through what she did.
30:46And secondly, she wants to put all the skills that Beryl taught her to good use.
30:50So now that she has the chance to face Beryl again after 20 years, she plans to show him just how much she has improved since he last saw her.
30:57Beryl isn't exactly thrilled about this duel, but he can see how excited Serena is, so as her master, it is his duty to give her a good fight.
31:04As the duel begins, Serena charges forward and starts attacking Beryl with a relentless barrage of sword strikes.
31:11She's incredibly fast, but Beryl is still able to keep up with her attacks, so she can't land a single hit.
31:17Serena is overjoyed by how this fight is turning out because it has been so long since she was able to fight someone at full strength without needing to worry about hurting them.
31:25And Beryl is pleased to see that Serena has grown so much in strength since the last time he saw her.
31:30He can tell that she has been diligently training non-stop to get to her current skill level, but she still isn't perfect yet because he has identified a flaw in her combat style.
31:39Her attacks with her left hand are a little stiff, so Beryl is able to stick his sword through the handle of hers and disarm her.
31:45Serena tries to counter him with her other sword, but in the process, Beryl sweeps her leg and points his sword to her neck while she's on the ground.
31:52With this, Beryl has officially won the duel, so the others come down to congratulate him on his victory, and Magon sincerely apologizes for doubting Beryl's skill.
32:01Beryl tells him there's no need to apologize since it's normal to be skeptical of a teacher whom you have never seen before, but now that he is satisfied with Beryl's skill, there's nothing stopping Beryl from becoming a special instructor here.
32:12The next day, Beryl meets with the adventurer's students in front of the dungeon, and their names are Porta, Nidri, and Sarlacats.
32:20As they step into the dungeon, Sarlacats' magic watch warns him that there are six monsters up ahead, so everyone gets ready for battle.
32:27Beryl and Serena are just here to make sure nothing bad happens, so they sit back and let the kids handle the fighting, and when they clash with the first set of goblins, they are able to defeat them in record time.
32:37The group continues to move forward, and before long they have finished exploring the dungeon without any major incidents occurring, so they all head back to the entrance.
32:46Once they return to town, the training will be complete, but Beryl finds it strange that there weren't many monsters in the dungeon.
32:52Just then, as Porta is about to leave the dungeon, Sarlacats' magic watch detects something so powerful that it shatters, and Beryl yells out for Porta to stop, but it was already too late.
33:02Lil Bro got snatched. Porta is still alive, but he is badly wounded and needs immediate medical attention.
33:09However, Beryl and Serena won't be able to help him until they've taken down the monster, and that's not going to be an easy task.
33:15This monster is a specially designated target called the Xeno Grable, and it is so strong that even the best adventurers would stand no chance, but the two of them have no choice but to fight it.
33:25That brings the episode to an end.