Ew!
What's that smell?
A dog? Maybe a raccoon?
It collapsed in the street?
Isn't it dead?
Hey... It's been a while.
Letter Bee and Dingo
I'd like you to take that small package to a woman named Elena Bran.
The ravine town, Silencio, Dacquoise Bluffs, in front of Walrus Cliff?
That's not a very a specific address.
The sender is... the Master?
I-I'm sorry!
You're from Yodaka, and you have experience.
Can I count on you, Lag Seeing?
O-Of course!
I'll do my best!
Always so polite, you are.
The contents are a pair of pendants...
Um, isn't the postage a little high for such a small package?
Well, let's just say it's something very important.
Isn't that right, Aria-kun?
There are various reasons.
The route this time is quite dangerous, so we have assigned you a veteran guide.
A guide?
They said the guide always hangs around this place, but which person is Darwin-san?
Excuse me!
Might you be Darwin-san?
No, that's not me.
Then, are you?
Us? No.
He's supposed to always be around here...
Is it dead?
We could cook it, but it'd taste bad.
Excuse me!
I'm taking a letter to a Ms. Elena Bran at Dacquoise Bluffs in the ravine town of Silencio!
Darwin-san, are you here?
That's strange...
A dog? A raccoon?
Lag! It looked dead and bad-tasting, but now it's alive!
A name tag?
It says "Darwin..."
Darling?
DarWin, Niche.
Wait, you're...
Darwin?
I think it's telling us to follow him.
I was quite shocked when he asked about the postage.
It was because the postage included the rate for a second package.
Well, I've failed so many times before.
Darwin's a smart fellow...
If he knew he was the letter, he'd give up the trip and return to the Olympia river before long.
When Lag shoots a shindan at a gaichuu, Darwin might see Lag's heart.
That's why he can't lie, right?
No matter how senile Darwin might be, he still has his pride.
As "Elena Bran's dingo."
So to keep the plan from Darwin,
we have to hide the truth from Lag, and tell him Darwin is a guide.
I think it's a pretty good idea, myself.
I hope it works.
Yeah...
What's the matter, Niche?
I'm angry...
I'm your dingo, Lag!
So why is he acting like your dingo, too?
You only have one dingo, me, and I'm angry!
He doesn't look tasty, but I'm gonna make him steak before I make steak of Steak!
Don't worry!
You're my only dingo, Niche!
Darwin is just a guide, okay?
Connor Culh, delivery complete!
Largo Lloyd, delivery complete!
Fast as usual, Largo.
Elena Bran, finished with her delivery!
I win again.
And I was so close this time!
I suppose my natural talent made the difference.
Are you saying I don't have any talent?
I didn't say that.
Just that my talents are far superior.
Good work, Darwin!
Darwin!
You two are more like friends than partners.
Well, that's true.
The name Darwin means "faithful friend," after all.
Isn't that right, Darwin?
Hey, Largo... Why don't you have your own dingo?
Even without my own personal dingo, I can still get the job done.
You really don't get it, do you Largo?
Our goal is Dacquoise Bluffs... It should be around 50 keels west?
Lag!
D-Darwin!
It's milk. To warm you up.
Thank you very much, Reverend Weller.
Sorry for causing you all this trouble.
He must be over 100 in human years.
First, we let him rest.
There's nothing else to be done.
No, I just remembered something.
It's already been ten years since then.
There was a great rainstorm like before,
and a Letter Bee not unlike you fell to her death on the Dacquoise Bluffs up ahead.
A Letter Bee?
Her name was Elena Bran, and she was from the town of Silencio.
Elena...
It couldn't be... The one the letter's addressed to?
I gave her a proper burial and erected a grave where she died.
However, there was no need to go past such a dangerous bluff on her way back from Silencio...
Did she take a detour there for some reason?
The earth of the bluff up ahead is loose and collapses easily.
You be careful, okay?
Thanks.
Please take care of Darwin.
Wait! His eyes are open!
We have to go on the delivery. Get some rest, okay?
We'll make sure to come back here on our way back.
So, will you wait for us, Darwin?
I'll be back before you know it.
Wait for me, Darwin.
Darwin?
Thank you very much, Reverend Weller.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Darwin, go a little slower...
Dacquoise Bluff's Walrus cliff?
That's it...
Lag!
The path's gone!
There's been a landslide from the rain yesterday.
I guess we'll have to go back and try to get there from the other direction.
Darwin, that's a cliff!
It's dangerous!
A cave?
Are you saying we can get through that hole?
Lag!
It's the gaichuu, Absynt!
Thanks, Niche.
Why is there an Absynt here?
Did it leave its territory because of the landslide?
Darwin!
Damn it!
Darwin, wake up!
Snap out of it!
That's it! Elena-san was suddenly attacked by this gaichuu, just like me!
Niche!
You can do it, Niche!
Lag, I'll be there soon!
I'm going to protect Lag!
As his dingo!!
Darwin?
Steak's found the gap.
If I aim for his voice from here, then...
Darwin, can you hold on?
Thank you, Darwin!
I'm going to deliver Elena-san's important package!
Shindan loaded...
Resound, Red Needle!
This is...
Darwin's memories?
No... It's the name tag's memories...
So, Darwin was Elena-san's...
Silencio is my hometown, so I know the route well.
I'll go by myself.
You heal those wounds you got from that last battle.
I'll come right back, don't worry.
Wait for me, Darwin.
If you do that, then when I come back we'll play in the water of the Olympia river, okay?
After that we'll go on more deliveries!
Because you protect me so well.
You stay here now, so you can always be by my side protecting me in the future.
Darwin, that's enough.
You needn't wait.
She's...
The Bee you protect... is gone.
Darwin?
Darwin...
This is Elena-san's... grave?
How do you like it?
The name Darwin means faithful friend.
Darwin. You were Elena-san's dingo...
Thank you for saving me...
I'm sure any Bee would feel safe to have a dingo like you by their side!
You're going on another journey with Elena-san, right?
Make sure to protect Elena-san, okay, Darwin?
Farewell!
And a job well done!
I'm glad you stopped by here again.
After that, I remembered that Elena had something with her when she died.
Something with her?
It only had a name written on it and no postage.
Maybe it was for a friend of hers?
Largo Lloyd...
It's for the Master...
Good job.
What is it?
That charm...
It's a pendant of the Empress.
That's nice.
I won't give it to you, Elena. sation I feel like somthing is off}
I don't want yours, Largo Stupid Lloyd!
I'll buy my own!
And a matching one for Darwin! I suppose?}
H-Hey!
I-I'm sorry... I'll buy you a new one.
They don't sell them around here.
I bought it from a craftsman around Cerca village.
Cerca? You mean the village over the mountains from Silencio?
You know of it?
I'm from Silencio, after all.
My next delivery is over there, so I'll go and buy it.
Don't worry about it. It's not something that expensive.
But, it's my fault!
So wait for me, Largo Lloyd.
U-Um...
What is it?
It's just... Elena-san was a Letter Bee, right?
And Darwin was also...
Yeah.
They were really one fine team of dingo and Letter Bee.
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