Episode 11

**Episode 11** **"**Did... None of the Praise Come My Way?**"** is the 11th episode of She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man anime series.

## Synopsis

On her way back from the Primal Forest, Mira runs into Cyril, Emella, Flicker, and Zef, who are escorting caravans.

## Summary

Blue and White explain that Chimera Clausen are capturing spirits, but they don't know why. However, they finally managed to capture one of their men and hope to learn more from him.

The next day, Mira leaves them, but hopes to one day visit the Isuzu League base. As she flies on Pegasus, she sees caravans and decides to check if she can get a souvenir. There she ends up meeting Sero, Emera and Frikka, who are escorting the caravan. The group then goes to an inn to celebrate their reunion with Mira. They tell her that everyone is fine and Zef is also with them, while Tact is studying for a priest. Sero explains they are heading west and plan to go through the forest to Osstein. Mira explains she fought a tyrant spikeback in the Child of Prayer Forest, a monster not typical for the area, and wonders if they have heard of Chimera Clausen. Sero had received information about them from the Union. Mira reveals she captured one of them and left him to an opposing organization. However, his friends may show up to save him. Sero thanks her, stating they will be more vigilant. Sero then tells Mira various stories of adventures. He also asks her if she had heard of the City of the Hero in Black. Sero explains that ten years ago, a city was attacked by demons, but a single man dressed in black, showed up and defeated them all. As he left without saying his name, they called him Hero in Black and named their city after him. Mira believes that must be Valentin, one of the Wise Men, who is shy and not good at talking to people. Zef comes and informs Sero that the unit in the back was attacked by monsters.

The caravan chief explains that unit 8 was attacked by large number of monsters and they had no choice but to leave. While units 5, 6 and 7 had provisions, unit 8 had stones. Mira and the rest the head back, where they encounter a man being attacked by a monster, but Mira saves him. As the cargo was taken deeper into the woods, Sero tells the man to head back to the caravan, while they go look for the cargo. Before going, the man tells them that the deeper they go, the denser the fog becomes and more monsters appear. The group heads into the forest, but soon realizes they returned to the same spot and are in a loop. Mira then summons two Korkokkurs, Uneko and Etenoa, kin to spirits and experts on the land and woods. Mira states Uneko haven't changed, but barely recognizes Etenoa, who says that Mira have changed herself quite a lot too. Mira asks them to locate any spirits, but as they try, they are unable to locate any. Realizing the spirits who maintain the circulation of mana are gone, Mira wonders if that is even possible, but recall White and Blue, stating that due to Chimera Clausen, some areas are experiencing disturbances. With Uneko and Etenoa's help, they are able to sluggish mana place and head towards it.

Proceeding, they encounter a large group of lion monsters, led by Ash Silver Lion and Golden Lion. Mira decides to take on the golden lion, while Sero on the silver one. They end up defeating them easily. Mira then wishes to help defeat the rest of the lions, but Sero asks her to provide minimal help, so that the adventurers can grow themselves. When all the lions are defeated, Mira sees a back and a stone plate in it, with a symbol similar to Demon's Blessing. As she touches it, she finds herself on a green field and sees some men in white robes. She goes to them, but the man already knows that Mira feels her senses are dulled, stating that everyone who comes in this era, ends up feeling it. She asks what he means by this era and the man explains its a past era and that Mira got caught in a distortion in space-time and her soul travelled in the past. She will soon return back, but something must have triggered her coming here. Mira explains she touched an odd stone tablet in a forest with stagnant mana, and the man states this must be the reason, the distortion in mana interfered with space-time and created the wrinkle in time. The man shares a bit more knowledge about mana and Mira wonders who are they. The man then explains they are Devils, but Mira had only heard of the Devils' Labyrinths in her era. The man finds it interesting that labyrinths bear their name. Mira starts to disappear and the man states he wished they had more time to talk, but is sure they will meet again. Mira asks where are they headed and the men tells her its toward the Reincarnation Gate, where they will be reborn into a new species, Angels. Mira returns to her era, but only recalls she felt she was talking to someone. Uneko and Etenoa then restore the mana flow in the forest.

Mira tells her goodbyes with the group and heads back with Pegasus. She eventually reaches a burning city, where she finds Garret, who explains that a horde of monsters appeared within the kingdom's borders. Garret asks her to go and join King Solomon, but as more monsters appear, Mira summons her knights and states she will clear some monsters first.

## Characters

* Mira
* Cait Sith
* Blue
* White
* Sero
* Emera
* Frikka
* Valentin (flashback)
* Zef
* Uneko
* Etenoa
* Garret