Seirei no Moribito – ep13
Seems that guy who recognized Balsa and Chagum is someone who has a grudge from the past with Balsa. The guy’s named Karbo, and wants vengeance, after she defeated him previously, yet left him alive. In fact, he has even switched from using a sword to a short spear. Balsa does not wish to fight, but Karbo threatens to kill the first person to pass the city gate every dawn until she fights him.
The first person passing through the gate next dawn is a teacher and her servant. Her horse suddenly goes wild, and can only be controlled when Balsa comes to help. Balsa ends up following them, without quite telling them why. Reaching a rest stop, all 3 of them end up seeing a well full of rotting fishes, just when they wanted to refill their water.
Resting for the night, the servant is very afraid of Balsa, but not the teacher. As conversation goes, Balsa introduces herself as a simple bodyguard. The teacher ends up telling a story of a warrior. The warrior had wanted to become like a tiger, always seeking out stronger opponents to fight, until finally, he really did become one.
In the end, Balsa opts to wait outside the shed, filling the servant with joy. The teacher indicates that this was not her intention, but she told the story because she felt so much killing intent from Balsa. Outside, Karbo and his mercenary continue to harass Balsa by shooting stones, not letting her rest.
The next day, the servant is disappointed that Balsa hasn’t left. Jumping onto the teacher’s horse, they start riding away. Suddenly stones start dropping from the hill, causing both teacher and servant to fall off the horse. Pissed, Balsa shouts for Karbo to show himself.
Balsa starts to fight Karbo, telling the teacher to run. But they end up meeting the mercenary. Surprisingly, the servant succeeds in knocking the guy out by charging him. The teacher refuses to run though, fearing that Balsa would turn into an animal.
Balsa is getting desperate and pissed, and explains to Karbo that she didn’t kill him because he was insignificant. A battle of rage thus starts.
The teacher ends up seeing Balsa strike Karbo down. Balsa is full of animal rage, and does not stop when the teacher tries to prevent her from leaving. When balsa is gone however, Karbo is seen rising back up, though his mind is gone already. The teacher immediately tells her servant to call Balsa back, for she should not leave thinking that she has broken her vow not to kill people.
Thoughts
The fight was incredible as usual. Thought Karbo turned out to be pretty weak. Just yet another vengeful weakling. Seeing a totally different side of Balsa was really scary though, with nobody to rein her in.
