The key was stolen?
Yes.
It will rise again if the two keys are brought together...
Fear not.
I've already ordered those valiant humans to find it.
Hmph. So it was your beloved maiden, then?
We are gods.
It is unwise to offer excessive support to humans.
Jeanne d'Arc, of the Orléans Knights...
Push the demons back!
We are blessed by the gods!
Release the golems!
Bahamut...
Rage ofBahamut
Wh-Wh-Wh...
What the hell?!
Is this a dream? I'm dreaming, right?
Yeah, definitely.
Yup, has to be a dream.
Dreaming is great!
They're so nice and crazy...
Full of surprises!
I'm not dreaming at all!
I bet this won't even hurt!
Ow!
I-It won't come off...
I-It's the girl from last night!
You promised me.
Huh?
You said if I kissed you, you'd tell me about the shortcut to Helheim.
Huh?!
I cast a spell.
It's like a contract.
You did this?!
It'll go away once you tell me.
Huh?! O-Oh, uh...
Hey, it's pretty stuffy in here, don't you think?
I could really use some fresh air.
Damn it! Damn it, damn it, damn it!
I'm so screwed. Seriously screwed.
Calm down, calm down! I need to stay calm.
First, I need to deal with the tail...
He's here!
There's a demon upstairs!
All right, all right.
Kaisar?! What incredibly bad timing!
Well it's got a big head and looks human!
It's in a human form?
I totally just broke something, I know it!
Going somewhere?
Tell me the shortcut, now.
It's not like I can just tell you!
Why not?
Don't tell me you're...
I-I'm not lying!
Look me in the eye!
Are these the eyes of a liar?
There he is! It's him!
Shit!
Come on, let's go!
Get on! Hurry!
Where?! Where's the demon?!
That hurts!
Don't push me!
What is this? Sit on it properly!
Favaro!
Have you stooped so low that you're kidnapping a lady now?!
Quit shoving me, I said!
Ow, ow!
Hurry! He's getting away!
What are you gawking at?
You're a knight, aren't you?!
I need to break this curse...
Should I kill her right here? Right now?
No, not now.
I'll have to wait for a better chance.
Now, tell me the shortcut to Helheim.
Oh, uh...
I know! I'll take you to Helheim myself!
You will?
It'd be much easier than trying to explain it.
Y'know?
I had no idea Favaro was actually a demon...
I can't believe I've been fooled this whole time!
The Orléans Knights!
What are they doing here? They serve the royal capital!
We have come to this land by order of Saint Jeanne d'Arc.
Answer me, knight.
Have you seen a demon in human form around here?
I cannot say.
What?
It is my mission to catch him.
I must fulfill it, even at risk of life and limb.
But if you so desire, I will deliver the demon to you without fail!
I swear on my pride as a knight—
Knave!
You wear the wristband of a bounty hunter!
Indeed, I do now...
But I was a legitimate member of the distinguished and noble Lidfard—
You swear on your pride as a knight?!
Don't make me laugh, plebeian scum!
Some proud knight you are!
You're a damn disgrace!
This is his fault, too...
It's all his fault!
A man's desire is what makes him strong.
Never forget it.
Yes.
I must reestablish our house, at all costs.
I will catch him.
I swear it.
Livian
Aren't we going to Helheim?
Take it easy.
It's gonna be a long, expensive trip.
We need to obtain some funds.
Eesh. Talk about terrible taste...
Oh, looks like we're in business!
Two thousand rupies...
Is this you?
Are you a ram? A goat, maybe?
You could be a ram.
I meant goat!
Damn.
Careful! He's stronger than he looks!
S-So I wasn't dreaming yesterday.
She's actually a demon. A real one.
Let's go then.
S-Sure.
Well, that settles it.
Trying to kill a demon girl
won't happen.
Here you go. Your reward.
You took down a big one this time.
Yeah, I guess.
U-Um...
Could you stop looking at me that way?
Oh, don't even think about eating him.
You look delicious.
Hey, stop. That duck is Hansa.
It's this hedonistic god's pet.
Don't call me that!
Eat and you're a goner!
You have some nerve!
H-How rude! I'm neither a duck nor his pet!
You bitch!
I'm a god! I'm the incarnation of a god!
Hey, Bomber.
Later, Bacchus.
Yeah.
Let's go.
The door.
Hey! Shut the goddamn door!
That girl ol' Bomber Head has with him...
She's strange, all right.
Your clothes smell gross!
Let's take care of it before dinner.
You smell like the ram.
Oh, I wonder why?!
What's that?
Huh? Oh, some alcohol.
Hey!
It's good.
Wait, is this the first time you've ever had a drink?
Then you need some more!
Hey! Bring some more booze!
The local stuff is the best!
What's that?!
Dancing.
The local dancers are the best!
Drinking is the best!
Dancing is the best!
This water is the best...
Hey.
Look up there.
All those pretty stars.
You're right.
So pretty.
Yeah, right?
This is my chance!
If I kill her now,
I'll break the curse for sure!
Huh? Is it broken or something?
What's wrong?
Oh, uhh... It's nothing!
C-Come to think of it, I don't even know your name yet!
I'm Favaro. Favaro Leone.
How about you?
Amira.
Amira, huh? That's a pretty name!
My old lady's name is Bunyan, by the way.
Bunyan?
So Amira, why do you wanna go to Helheim, anyway?
That place is just an icy hellhole, y'know?
Damn, did she see through my lie?
Helheim is where I'll find my mother...
Your mother?
My mother has one just like this, too.
Whenever I hold this pendant,
I can faintly recall the gentle look on her face...
My teacher said that I'd meet her someday, as long as I kept this with me.
So I want to go to Helheim to see her.
Teacher?
Favaro!
Wh-Wh-Whoa! Hold it!
You heinous kidnapper!
And you concealed the fact that you're a demon!
Huh?! You couldn't be more wrong, man!
Silence!
On my pride as a knight, I will make you pay!
No!
Let's go!
Such beauty...
These look good too.
Knights from the royal capital?
I beseech you all!
Have any of you seen a one-winged demon?!
A girl!
Let's move on.
We'll split into two groups here.
Sir!
The rest of you, follow me!
We must retrieve the stolen God Key!
Demon? God Key?
Excuse me!
Regarding this demon of yours...
Do you have a mother?
There she is! That's her!
A one-winged demon...
No question about it.
She's the one who stole the God Key!
Enchantment formation!
It's over for you, vile demon.
Oh, look at 'em go!
Once those useful royal knights kill the demon for me,
I can say goodbye to this cursed tail.
Helheim is where I'll find my mother...
Yeah, right. She's just a lousy demon.
Not that way.
Hey!
This way!
Hey!
Wh-Why?!
Why doesn't the enchantment work?!
That tingles...
Hey! Increase the power!
We can't increase it anymore!
Stop!
Stop, you damned thing!
Ow!
Now I'm in real trouble.
I'd better get out of here before—
Y-You're alive?
It was all tingly!
Tingly...?
Find the one-winged demon! Don't let her get away!
Let's get out of here!
Seriously?
You have some nerve, trying to conspire against us, bounty hunter.
Prepare to die.
I have no idea what you're talkin' about!
I wouldn't move if I were you.
Unless you wanna lose what you're looking for.
You filthy liar!
Liar?
Amira.
What do you say?
You up for taking another swim?
Yeah!
Just what I wanted to hear!
Y-You cur!
Wait! Don't kill them!
Why?
Why did I go and save her?
If I just ignored her, the curse would be broken by now
and I'd be free of this horrid tail.
Hey.
Are you a liar?
I-I'm not a liar!
Believe me! Look me in the eye!
Later, Hammer Head.
Lady Amira...
I'll rescue you, I swear.
Doesn't seem to be in town anymore!
Let's hurry after her, ruff!
Let's catch her and kill her, ruff!
No need to be hasty.
She'll turn up soon enough.
What matters most
is who she intends to give the God Key to, and where.
Let's Bahamut to the max again next week!!
Illustration: Tsunekun
Let's Bahamut to the max again.