Chapter 50

Reflective Water Demon, Spiegel is the fiftieth chapter of Yamada Kanehito & Abe Tsukasa's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

Summary
Denken's party retreat from the circular hall where Frieren's clone resides. Genau and an unnamed mage are seen discussing the exam, it is revealed the demon that resides in the dungeon is called Spiegel, a water-mirror demon that can create identical clones, and that Sense chose it since the examinees will need to work together to avoid casualties. Ubel and Land fight Ubel's clone. Frieren arrives at the entrance of the circular hall, and learns of her clone.

Plot Details
Right after the events of the last chapter, Denken's party stand before Frieren's clone in a circular hall inside the The King's Tomb. Frieren's clone casts a unnamed offensive spell. which causes the group to retreat out of the hall.

As the scene changes, we see Genau and another mage in a conversation. Genau reveals to his companion that the lord of The King’s Tomb is a water-mirror demon, a mythical monster from a bygone era. This fearsome creature can peer into the memories of anyone who enters the dungeon and create their exact copies. He says that there are other monsters like the Einsam that can do something similar, but Spiegel, the water-mirror demon, makes flawless replicas. His clones not only look like the original person, but also have the same strength, mana, and skills. That’s why no one has ever mapped The King’s Tomb, he says. The other mage wonders why Sense would choose such a place for the exam. Genau says that the clones are perfect matches for their opponents, so to defeat them without losing anyone, the examinees have to calmly analyze themselves and cooperate as a team. It’s a test that only a pacifist like her would devise.

The chapter shifts to Ubel and Land, who are trapped in a dead end with a clone of Ubel around the corner. Land is badly wounded and his golem in a bottle has been taken by the clone. Ubel asks Land,who she calls four-eyes, an expert in duplication magic, how perfect the clone is. He reminds her to call him by his name, not Four-Eyes. Land says that she talks too much even when they are in danger, as if she'll die if she stopped. She admits that he has a good point and that she might. She observes that her clone is silent, so it probably doesn’t have her memories or personality. Land disagrees and says that it might just be unable to speak. He remembers how it attacked him and stole his escape golem from his pocket. Ubel says that’s exactly what she would have done too. Land then speculates that the clone knows about them aswell and is cautious of Ubel’s Sorganeel spell. Ubel jokes that maybe it just enjoys toying with its prey, but Land doesn’t find that amusing. Ubel sees that Land is bleeding a lot and tells him he won’t last long. She also asks him if he is really Land and not a clone. Land says there is only one way to know and Ubel tells him to use her bottle. Land refuses and says it’s for her survival. Ubel leaves the bottle next to him and tells him to wait while she gets his bottle back.

Ubel sees that the clone does what she expected and comes closer. She says that the condition for using Sorganeel is to see the target’s whole body. She thinks that since they are equal in strength, this fight will depend on luck. She hates fights that depend on luck, since luck has never favored her. They clash and Ubel is caught by Sorganeel. She says that she is unlucky, but the clone is even more so. Ubel calls out to the real Land, who has just arrived, and says he was fast. Land casts a spell that destroys the clone. He asks why she took such a risk when his clone was dying. She says she knew he would save her. He asks her if he seemed like such a nice guy. She says no. She remembers that his clone refused her bottle, so she knew he didn’t want to have someone else's blood on his hands. She says that’s why she created a situation where she would die because of him. She thanks him and says she learned something new about him. He says he’s glad and asks if she can syphatize with him better now. She says it will take her more time for that.

The chapter returns to Frieren’s Party, who have reached the entrance to the circular hall where Frieren’s clone is. She sees Denken’s Party gathered there and asks them what they are doing. Denken says that according to his knowledge of the dungeon’s layout, the hall leads to the deepest level. Frieren wonders why that matters. Denken points to the clone of Frieren in the hall, which has been there for half a day. Frieren’s eyes light up and she says that this is what dungeon raids are all about.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Frieren
 * Denken
 * Scharf
 * Methode
 * Laufen
 * Genau
 * Ubel
 * Land
 * Sense
 * Fern

Locations
The King's Tomb

Battles

 * Denken's Party escaping Frieren's clone
 * Ubel and Land vs Ubel's clone

Events

 * Genau and an unnamed mage discuss the dungeon and why Sense selected it.
 * Frieren's Party arriving at the circular hall.

Spells

 * unnamed offensive magic.
 * Sorganeel, a spell that binds a target if they are completely in the user's line of sight.