The stars are twinkling.
This is a place of perpetual night—a land called Amberground.
Note: Gaichuu - Armored Insect(s)
In this land inhabited by dangerous creatures called Gaichuu,
there are civil servants...
who travel through the depths of darkness.
The people have entrusted them with every one of their "hearts."
It's the postman!
I've come to deliver a letter!
I'm coming.
Here's your mail.
Please sign here.
I've never seen you before.
Are you new?
Yes!
I'm Lag Seeing, a novice Bee.
This girl is my partner... I mean, my Dingo, Niche, and—
And Niche's "Steak" is delicious when fried!
Thanks.
Thank you very much!
What's with the Letter Bee this time?
He doesn't look very reliable at all.
And that little girl is supposed to be the Dingo that protects him...
Entrusting my precious letters to a young child that can't even master a strong beast...
Now I'm worried about whether or not they'll be delivered properly.
Come in.
Excuse me!
Hey. I've been waiting for you, Lag.
I was told that there's a special delivery...
Take this package to a woman named Elena Bran, who formerly worked as one of the Beehive's Bees.
And I'd also like you to take a letter to her younger brother, Bart Bran.
I understand.
Sender: Largo Lloyd.
Wait, this your letter, Director?
This may be your first delivery to the Yodaka region,
but you're from Yodaka, so you have some experience.
Well, frankly speaking,
we're a bit short on hands right now.
Can I entrust this to you, Lag Seeing?
Of course! I'll do my best!
Just as well—mannered as usual, I see.
The package to Miss Elena is a pair of pendants and... "other?"
For her younger brother, just the letter.
Why is the postage so expensive?
How do I put this? It's something... important.
Right?
There are various reasons.
More importantly, Lag Seeing...
Yes?
Although the destination, the valley town of Silencio, can be reached in two short days,
the path is dangerous.
There are many places where you could be accosted by Gaichuu if you take a single step off the path.
Be extremely careful.
I will.
Well, having the Child of Maka with you will be reassuring. You should be fine.
I'm not "Child of Maka!" I'm Niche the Dingo!
Niche!
Oh, and Lag...
This time, we'll being sending a special veteran guide along with you.
A guide?
He's supposed to be quite familiar with Dagwards Cliff, which is in the middle of the route.
His name's Darwin, apparently.
They said he's always around the Olympia River.
I wonder what kind of person he is...
Excuse me. You aren't Mr. Darwin, are you?
No, I'm not.
What about you then?
Me? Nope.
What a stink!
Excuse me!
I'm delivering a letter to Elena Bran in the valley town, Silencio, Blue Garret, 2774—4—5.
Mr. Darwin!
Are you here?
Lag.
What? Okay...
It says "Darwin," right?
Darling?
It's "Dar—win."
You're Darwin?!
I think he's telling us to follow him.
Is that really the way?
Niche, what's wrong?
I'm mad!
Lag's Dingo is Niche!
Why's he acting so much like a Dingo?!
Only Niche is Lag's Dingo!
Well, that's true, but...
I'll turn him into steak and eat him before Steak!
Wait, Niche!
Darwin is just a guide!
Plus, he looks like a veteran, so he'll definitely be able to help us out—
Darwin!
Lag Seeing, one Dingo,
the Dingo's live bait,
and a guide—acknowledged.
Please pass through.
Thank you,
Mr. Gatekeeper Signal.
Director,
why didn't you tell Lag Seeing?
About the fact that Darwin was Miss Elena's Dingo when she was working, that is...
And...
the fact that the real letter that's being sent to Elena is Darwin himself?
Darwin is a smart fellow.
If he were to realize that he's the letter,
he would abandon the journey and return to the Olympia River before anyone noticed.
No matter how decrepit he's become, Darwin is proud that he was Elena Bran's Dingo.
But...
do you have to keep him in the dark even now?
If they're attacked by a Gaichuu...
what would have to be done to defeat it?
Of course,
you would use a heart bullet and make the heart resonate within the Gaichuu's body...
The heart bullet is a fragment of the Heart.
In the middle of battle, everything is visible through its image.
In other words,
if we told Lag the truth,
there's the possibility of Darwin learning Lag's true objective.
You mean that it's not possible to lie to Darwin, right?
From the very start, he absolutely wouldn't get emotionally attached to anyone except Elena.
He probably intends to remain as Elena's Dingo until he drops dead.
Going this way, Silencio is still 50 keels away.
On the way, there's a small village called Georges, so let's take a short rest there.
Darwin!
How does he look?
In human years, he's about a hundred years old.
If he pushes his body, he could die at any time.
For the time being, there's nothing we can do but let him rest.
Here's some milk to warm you up.
Thank you very much.
Oh, that gun...
The Spirit Amber is missing, isn't it?
I'm carrying it separately from the gun.
Heart bullet loaded.
Notes: Kurobari - Black Needle
Kurobari!
Against Gaichuu, which are covered in hard armor,
a regular weapon will have no effect.
For that reason, each Letter Bee carries a weapon that can oppose Gaichuu.
Mine is this shindanjuu.
Note: Shindanjuu - Heart Bullet Gun
And this is the bullet that it uses.
Huh? But it's empty.
That's right.
The bullets that this gun shoots...
contain fragments of my own heart.
Using a stone called Spirit Amber and the power that it holds, along with the gun,
I can use my heart as a weapon.
Lag! Shoot just like that!
My red eye is a stone my mother cherished, which holds strange powers.
But she said that I couldn't tell anyone about it,
except for the people who I can trust from my heart.
Thank you, Lag.
To those who know of the power of Spirit Amber, it's very valuable.
Be careful not to be targeted because of it.
Farewell, Lag.
Farewell, Gauche...
Farewell...
You know, I was thinking...
One day... One day, I want to become a Letter Bee just like you!
When you get to Dagwards Cliff, be very careful.
Huh?
About ten years ago,
a Letter Bee like you died from a fall there while in the middle of a delivery.
She was a girl from Silencio by the name of Elena Bran.
Elena Bran?
Her remains were buried in her hometown.
However, the people of the town have always wondered: "Why a place like that?"
They believe that something must have happened to her.
Ah, hold on. I'll be right back.
Elena?
Yeah. The recipient of the letter.
This is the place.
It seemed like her foot slipped at the edge of Walrus Cliff.
In this area, the earth is soft and crumbles easily.
Please be extremely careful.
Well, I'll leave Darwin to you.
All right. Be careful.
Darwin!
We have to go make the delivery.
We'll definitely come back, so just take it easy and rest here.
Hey! What's wrong, all of a sudden?
You just calmly wait here and—
Darwin...
Walrus Cliff...
Here, Miss Elena...
Lag! It's a dead end!
A landslide?!
Crap... And this is the only road that goes to the town from the West...
Where are you going, Darwin?
It's dangerous, so come back here.
Huh? A cave?
Darwin, is that a tunnel that connects to the town?
Lag!
Gaichuu Abson!
Thanks, Niche.
But why is there an Abson...
Darwin!
Niche!
Damn! The cliff is crumbling, so I can't climb up...
At this rate, I won't be able to deliver Miss Elena's...
I see.
Maybe Miss Elena ended up just like this...
She was attacked by that thing...
Niche, do your best.
Lag!
I'm coming!
Niche's going to protect Lag... as his Dingo!
Darwin!
Steak found it's weak spot!
Darwin! Can you hang on for a little longer?
Okay! Let's deliver that important letter to Miss Elena!
Shindanjuu, Nocturne Number 20.
Heart bullet loaded!
Resound, Akabari!
Note: Akabari - Red Needle
These are...
Darwin's memories?
No, they're the name tag's memories.
Look, Darwin! It's Silencio.
Isn't it a wonderful place?
From here, you can see the entire town!
Silencio is my hometown and I know the route well,
so I'll go by myself.
Make sure you let your wounds heal properly from the last battle.
I'll come back right away, so wait for me here, okay?
In exchange, when I get back,
the first thing we'll do is play in the waters of the Olympia River, all right?
Then, we'll go back to doing deliveries together.
You can protect me carefully again.
I'm asking you to hold the fort for now, so that I can have you by my side forever.
Darwin.
That's enough, already.
You don't have to wait... any longer.
The Bee that you've been protecting is no longer with us.
She's passed away.
Darwin.
This is Silencio!
My hometown!
This is...
Miss Elena's gravestone.
What do you think?
Isn't it a good name?
It means "beloved friend."
The name Darwin, that is.
That... That's a nice amulet.
Oh?
Where'd you buy it?
You want one that matches mine?
Who would want that?!
I just wanted Darwin and I to have a matching pair!
It's quite a rare artifact.
I'll find one myself.
Definitely.
Elena.
I finally found it.
The matching amulet.
Darwin...
You were Miss Elena's Dingo, weren't you?
Thank you for helping us.
When there's a Dingo like you around, a Bee can rest easy.
You'll be able to go on journeys with Miss Elena again.
Darwin!
Make sure you protect Miss Elena!
Take care of yourself!
Thanks for your hard work!
The stars are twinkling.
This is a place of perpetual night—a land called Amberground.
There are civil servants who travel through this region of unending darkness where the light does not reach.
The people have entrusted them with each of their "hearts."
Their job is to deliver.
To deliver letters.