Monsters threaten human life.
They are opposed by brave adventurers!
And I, Alvin, am one of them!
Now in a party with Carla, the healer,
my journey continues!
Don't Hurt Me,
My Healer!
This show is fairly unique in that Carla is the only recurring female character...
Another peaceful day.
Yeah...
But peace isn't exactly conducive to leveling up.
Wonder where we could find some monsters...
Weak ones, you mean?
Shut up.
Is that...
Someone's collapsed over there!
Attacked by a monster, perhaps?
Never mind that, Alvin-san!
Hurry!
Right!
Hurry up and bury them!
Don't jump to conclusions!
You can't just assume a person like that is dead!
But nine times out of ten, when you see someone collapsed on the road, they're dead.
We don't know that for sure!
Very well.
We just have to check first, then?
Of course we do!
And after we check, we can bury them?
That depends on what we find!
You think we might find that cremation is preferable?
Which is better, that or burial?
At least consider the chance that he might be alive!
Fine, forget you.
I'll check him myself!
Shoo, shoo.
Stop!
Hang on just a mushroom!
What now?
And have you been here this whole time?
It's not safe to approach so incautiously.
Some monsters pretend to be human to get your guard down.
There's no guarantee that's a person!
Good point.
Gosh. Shouldn't you do a little studying before you become an adventurer?
I don't like hearing that from a monster...
But there's also a chance that they really are human...
Then why not call out to them first?
By all means, Alvin-san, go ahead.
Me?!
Fine, but...
Hey! Are you alive?
That seems a bit insensitive.
Hey! How you doing?
More friendly!
Wanna go out for tea together?
Sorry. You're not my type.
I wasn't talking to you!
And why are you making me say these things?
Only a cockroach of a man would say exactly what he's told to.
He's moving!
Thank goodness! He's alive!
That means we won't have to bury him!
No, he really is dead!
We really should have buried him!
Hang on. Can this zombie not stand up?
Awesome! Even I can beat this thing!
Don't you dare!
Don't his attempts to stand inspire any feeling in you?
The feeling that I can beat him, sure!
Even zombies are just trying to live their lives!
But they're dead!
And you're the one who wanted to bury him!
I was moved by his passion!
Don't give up!
Don't let the rot take your spirit, too!
Give it your best!
Almost there!
One more time!
Come on, man! Give it all you got!
H-He stood up!
The zombie...
The zombie stood up!
The zombie—
The zombie... stood up!
I've never seen anything so moving!
It's awesome!
You...
You have true grit.
What?
H-His head!
I didn't...
I didn't do it on purpose!
Y-You killed him!
But he was already dead!
We did bury him, at least...
But aren't zombies supposed to come back to life?
There's no need to worry.
The prayers of one with a holy spirit can purify his soul.
So, not you, then?
Sorrowful being, wandering this world even after death...
Find peaceful slumber, and when the dawn comes...
Awaken!
Why are you waking him up?!
See? You woke him up!
Oh, drat!
I accidentally rejuvenated him.
That's not rejuvenation!
So, this is holy power!
I feel so refreshed!
But you're still decapitated!
Thank you for waking me up!
I am Zobita, the zombie!
What a lazy name.
I am Carla.
A bonafide healer!
Bonafide? Don't make me laugh.
And this is Alvin-san, the laughingstock.
I'm a warrior!
And I am the beloved mascot—
Shut up, would you?
A healer, a laughingstock, and a mushroom.
What an unusual party!
He just called us unusual, Alvin-san!
Isn't that a nice compliment, Carla?
Are you adventurers?
What a happy coincidence!
Can I ask you for a favor?
Very well. We'll do it!
Not so fast!
We don't take requests from monsters!
But we could earn his gratitude.
She's so damned obvious!
I'm obviously trying to get him in my debt.
Do you have any motives that aren't ulterior ones?
And you never got any better at that wink...
Now, what's the favor you wanted to ask?
It is...
Revenge!
Revenge
Let's review.
Review
Great idea. Shut up and do that.
Revenge is a messy business, though.
Care to fill us in on the story?
His grades must be down, since he didn't review enough.
Don't make fun!
Down this road lies a graveyard so old, that all people have forgotten its name.
That is where...
I served as leader of the all-zombie dance troupe, Be Zombitious!
We are talking about revenge, aren't we?
Then one day, out of the blue...
a terrible necromancer arrived!
It wasn't me!
Remember, I'm a healer!
I didn't say anything.
The necromancer's level was so high...
And one after another, my fellow zombies became taken in...
I have heard that high-level necromancers can enslave the souls of the dead...
Taken in by her amazing dance skills!
Oh!
So cool!
She sounds more like a dancer!
I can't let her dancing be better than mine, the group leader!
I want revenge against her for humiliating me!
This sounds more like a petty grudge.
Whatever the reason,
we can hardly leave a necromancer at large.
We will help you achieve your revenge!
I know someone even worse is being left at large, myself.
Still, I do think this job is for us.
How so?
Necromancers are weak against holy power.
In other words, I hold the advantage!
You don't have holy anything.
And you're a master dancer, Alvin-san!
When someone's pulling your strings, you dance so good!
Wee, wee!
Don't want to be good at that!
Now, let's go!
To the unknown graveyard!
Wait! You're really going?!
Thanks for the help!
W-Wait a minute!
Wait a minute! Stop!
Why are you running away?
This fast zombie trend is such a problem for me.
Hey, Carla. What in the world are you—
What is that in your hands?
I call it the flame of salvation.
It purges the souls of the dead with fire.
It's the holy magic of Hell.
There is no holiness or salvation in anything you're saying.
And have you forgotten that we came to this graveyard for the necromancer?
It's all right.
If we start enough trouble, she'll come to us eventually.
Excuse me.
I heard a bit of noise out here.
Is something the matter?
See? She came to us!
Wait... are you the necromancer?
O-Oh, I beg your pardon!
I do indeed work as a necromancer.
My name is Maria Deathflame.
It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
She's not exactly what I was expecting.
She's totally ripping me off.
Only on the "Deathflame" part.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
I am Alvin.
This is Carla.
Alvin-san and Carla-san.
What lovely names!
Y-You think so?
You're making me blush...
I think Alvin is a wonderful name, too!
It's better than you deserve!
Oh, really? That pisses me off.
What brings you two here?
This is a forgotten graveyard, so I doubt you're here to see a grave...
We are here to see a grave, actually.
Yours!
Just a moment, please!
Why are you threatening violence?
Are you trying to start a war?
Zobita-san asked us to get revenge, remember?
That's just him being petty!
Besides, we're currently trying to convince him to reconsider!
Wait! The warrior is that weak?
You'd have a better chance in there than Alvin.
So you should really just ditch this whole revenge idea.
Fair enough.
But a necromancer uses the dead! It's blasphemy!
We can't just leave her at large!
I don't want to hear that from someone who blasphemes both the living and the dead.
I know she looks beautiful,
but she's evil inside!
What's that supposed to be, your new introduction?
L-Look!
And keep your voice down already!
She's controlling all of those zombies!
Maria-sama, hello!
Hello!
It's Maria-sama!
Dance for us again, won't you?
It looks more like they just really like her.
I think she has blackmail material on them!
Why would she bother?
It's what I'd do.
Maybe you should think about that!
Hey!
Are you guys badmouthing Maria-sama?
No, I...
What's that?!
Hey, she's the one who was chasing us around earlier!
And she's a healer, isn't she?!
The enemy of undead everywhere!
You're here to hurt Maria-sama, aren't you?!
Hold on a minute.
We can talk this out.
That's right!
With our fists!
Just shut up already!
Maria♥
You've shown your true face!
Malevolent healer!
We won't let you lay one hand on Maria-sama!
No fighting, everyone!
And remember, Carla is a holy woman!
There's no way you can beat her!
Even if it's a bad match-up for us,
we will protect Maria-sama!
Get to safety while you can, Maria-sama!
Bring it on!
They're totally making us the villains here.
They're like knights protecting their princess.
We won't run this time!
You won't beat us!
Fighting to protect someone important to you...
It's pretty cool.
It is cool.
Alvin-san.
You have someone you could protect, too.
Right, got it covered.
So...?
Shut up!
Fine, I'll play along.
I'm technically a frontline fighter, too!
I won't let you harm Carla!
Is that what you wanted?
Alvin-san!
I don't think you can win, though.
Is this a joke?
Okay!
Is he trying to get himself killed?
Now, bring it!
Traitor! How dare you?!
Shut up! Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Damn it! Let me out!
Goodness me.
Struggling won't get you anywhere.
Conserve your strength.
It's your own fault for betraying me back there.
And, speaking of which...
Why am I the only one in here?!
Because I'm the one who arrested you.
Why would the person doing the arresting up in the jail?
Uncle! Uncle!
I've captured the traitor!
Throw him in jail!
But thanks to you, we avoided a fight,
and nobody got hurt!
Except for my pride, which is in tatters.
Oh, goodness!
Maybe you'd be better off without it?
Hey!
At any rate, the zombies are currently discussing what to do with you.
Once they realize you're worthless, they'll release you.
Phrasing, please!
Maria-san?
I'm sorry, you two.
I didn't mean for this to happen.
Really, there's no need for you to apologize!
That's right.
Just be more careful in the future, all right?
You should be careful all the time!
I'm sorry.
But I...
They had a discussion earlier, and they're considering...
"That warrior... maybe we should turn him into a zombie."
Hang on! Are you saying they're going to kill me?
But he's already in jail! That's dead as far as society is concerned!
I'm not dead!
And you're the one who threw me in here!
They all appear to want to make new zombies for my sake.
But I don't think it's right to make someone a zombie without their consent.
So I brought the key to the cell.
I want you to escape!
You're sure?
I haven't told the zombies.
This will be our little secret.
What an angel!
You called?
Not you!
Wait just a minute.
As Alvin-san's companion, it is my duty to save him.
You're the reason I'm in here!
And you don't even have the key!
I do have an unlock spell!
It works by blowing up the lock!
What are you, a saboteur?!
This is a good opportunity.
Let's compete to see who can save Alvin-san first!
Against a necromancer of darkness,
a healer of light could not possibly lose!
You got the darkness and light backwards.
But all Maria-san has to do is unlock the door, so...
Except...
I'm not sure which key it is now!
So many!
What will I do?!
N-No problem!
Just remain calm and try them one at a time!
That's right.
Just stay calm and go slow.
I'll enjoy my final conversation with Alvin-san the same way.
This was a competition to save me, wasn't it?!
Let me recite my chant.
Let me see... Let me see...
This one doesn't fit, either...
You're doing fine.
Just try the next key!
Ten...
Nine...
Eh?
Eight...
Maria-san, I think you tried that one already!
Seven...
What? What?
Which is it? Which is it?!
Four...
Why did you skip a number?!
Stop the countdown!
Three...
Th-The pressure is...
Two...
Are you all right?
One...
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry...
Let me see...
I'm sorry.
Um... Um...
I can't watch this.
Carla-san, what about your chant?
Never mind that.
Let's start by eliminating the keys that obviously won't fit the hole.
R-Right.
Is this even a key?
You really should put labels on these things.
Or maybe split them up based on purpose.
Yes, you're right.
I'll start doing that from now on.
Watching you has made me think.
You're actually rather hopeless, aren't you?
What's so funny?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I was thinking, you're kinder than you seemed.
Thank you.
Hang on a minute.
Carla, kind?
Yeah, right. Don't make me laugh!
Kind? More like bizarre!
Uh, what just happened?
Stay over tonight, would you?
If it comes with food, sure.
H-Hang on, you two!
You haven't unlocked the door yet!
Why?!
Hey!
Hey...
Unlock the—
Next Time
Are you sure you want me doing the preview?
As you know, I work as a necromancer,
and my name is Maria Deathflame.
I'll be introducing the next episode now.
I hope you please watch it!
See you then!
"Thanks to Altargaia (reminder: this is the mushroom's name), Alvin gets out of the cell safe and sound but now that Carla and Maria are unexpectedly getting along they continue leading him around by the nose and it happens that Maria has a sweet little sister named Ellie and while avoiding spoilers regarding what trouble Ellie's gotten into it does concern Maria's status as a necromancer but I hope you won't get your hopes up for another cute female character to appear but in exchange Carla will attempt an unusual cosplay so that's the part you can look forward to and that's the deal with episode 8."
Now! Next week's title is—