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Chapter 26 — Episode 26

# Frieren Season 1, Episode 26 – "The Height of Magic" **Beginning:** The second exam's combat phase opens with the examinees already engaged against magical replicas of themselves inside the Ruins of the King's Tomb. Acting on Methode's precise detection of enemy positions, the group strategizes: they split up, assign opponents based on each mage's known weaknesses, and agree to use numbers against any replica they cannot defeat alone. A critical concern arises immediately — Sense's replica, considered the greatest threat, cannot be detected by anyone. **Middle:** The examinees execute their coordinated plan effectively, finding the matched-opponent strategy gives them a clear advantage in individual fights. Meanwhile, Frieren faces a pivotal confrontation and must explain to Sense how she broke through the "Immovable Cloak" defense. Frieren describes using the intuitive image of cutting cloth — like scissors sliding through fabric — to visualize penetrating the supposedly impenetrable barrier, a feat others in a flashback marvel at as bordering on superhuman, since most mages cannot mentally overcome the knowledge that the cloak blocks all magic. **Finally:** The surviving examinees reach the deepest level of the Ruins of the King's Tomb, exhausted and barely able to move. The examiner declares that conquering the ruins is an achievement worthy of first-class mages and officially announces that all who reached the bottom have passed the second test. As the episode ends, a preview reveals the third test is about to begin, and a next-episode title card announces "An Era of Humans."