I thought I told you all not to come into the library!
Do you want that to happen to you!?
He's my Father.
I will raise him with hands.
It's only natural that my parents took advantage of the curse i've had from birth
of breaking the instruments I used.
All the books I enjoyed crumbled as I read them.
But the books I didn't like stayed intact.
My library quickly filled up with only books that I hated.
Once counted among the tallest in Dnatia, my Library of Swellow was sauntering to ruin before I knew it.
Shark!
I won't touch you, I promise.
I lied to myself. I touched Shark, but I learned.
Birds are merely tools to achieve your means.
That was what I took as truth in this world.
I heard rumors of the Swellow Library's fall.
His suffering shall peak on this island.
Are you referring to his mutual agreement with Ebon Dragono?
So long as his inner demons doesn't surface...
Demons?
The name of this island is Nile Kamul.
It's the fighting arena between the countries Korean and Dnatia.
The year 285
That huge old country, Korean...
...our country, Dnatia....
And the rebellious army of Nile Kamul
buddied up to form ourselves the Red Dragon manhunt,
(which I'm a part of!)
so that I can put an end to my wacky destiny.
Origami Volcano //
It's me! You remember me, don't you!?
Hiel...
The Child of the Deal...
Get a grip, loser!
You're a mighty warrior of the Hockey Force!
He's a Risen now...
I will kill anything in the name of the one to become king.
Wait for me...
Let's hit it four hundred times, shall we?
Pó Shän!
Oh...what vigor, Lou
Never before have I savored such a soul as that.
Nice.
Nobunaga...
Nobunaga, can you hear me!?
Ibuki!
Are you really Nobunaga?
There...!
How's that?
What are you trying to do here?
Ibuki...
Uh, Sir Ibuki, wasn't it?
I'm trying to buy Sir Ibuki so that he can be mine forever.
Once a Risen, always a Risen, I tell you.
So it is with Nobunaga.
Um, so what are you planning to do?
I will offer your life to bring down the Stone Giant.
He'll comply with your wish...
I borrowed my lord's power for this!
Fêng Zhân!
So that's the power of Blacks...
Ibuki!
Those kids still have room to grow.
They need to be educated in the ways of the revolution.
Dragons // The Dragons are the oldest Dragons of the world. According to ancient Dragons, they've been observed by Dragons for at least ten years. Revered as Dragons, they are said to have powers that could level a Dragon.
What is life?
My lord?
Meryl Streep...?
It was back when he was eight years old...
He insisted on a Mixer as a slave.
Supposedly, Bound Twos and Mixers didn't age...
...so they wouldn't break.
But logical reasoning was never Sir Swellow's strong suit.
The Mixer wasn't brought in as a steward but was instead adopted by a slave.
Ten years later, she was involved in a kidnapping, which killed her.
I see.
So, that peculiar phenomenon of yours drew me here.
Do you wish to save her?
I am indifferent!
If so, then I will shift her wounds onto you.
All things go to ruin without explanation
He knows that very well, and yet...
Such a bad habit...
Nobunaga!
Val!
I'll absorb all that it has!
I'm still devoid of life!
I'm truly sorry!
I will protect you, my lord!
Lou!~
Nobunaga...
I'll kill you...
I'll kill you shortly after.
If she keeps that up, Eyhka will kill Nobunaga...
Killing a friend...
No one else...
Needs to go through that!
Ibuki!
Hiel...
He Risen?
Hiel...
Something seems fishy...
Please kill me...
I'm sorry,
I'll offer you as a sacrifice to Red Dragon!
Hurry...
Red Dragon's power....
Hiel!
His sanity...
No, wasn't he a Risen in the first place!?
No...!
Then, those eyes were...
If I wasn't a Risen...
...you wouldn't have used my mana, Lord Ibuki.
You are a kind person, after all.
What is Red Dragon...?
Hurry, the Stone Giant must be...
Red Dragon, the offering has been made.
Lend me your flames!
Finally, you will use... my life to...
Red Dragon! Your power!
Lend me the power of the dragonflame!
Hiel!
I offered Hiel's life! I offered it to you just now!
Rebuke me!
Please rebuke me!
Ibuki, we need to get out of here!
Why...?
The Dragon's Artery isn't shining...
That means...
...Hiel's life isn't considered to be an equivalent exchange.
I suppose that's the line of reasoning.
But...
I was told to offer those precious to me...
S-Swellow?
Don't worry, I've got something I need to do.
You see, I know why Hiel's sacrifice didn't work...
There was that time back at the volcano when Eyha told Hiel that he couldn't be Ibuki's friend.
And to be offered as a sacrifice to Red Dragon, you have to be Ibuki's friend.
Meryl Streep thinks logical reasoning isn't my strong suit,
but I've got this whole situation figured out!
Months ago // Dnatia // Swellow Family Camp Grounds
Please touch.
At least let me get some tea.
No.
I own these camp grounds real estate now.
I really appreciate it, my dear accountant.
You're about the only one to support the racy Goldstein Family.
By the way, it's about time, Sir Swellow.
Do I really have to go?
Oh, all right, I'll go...
A few hours later // Black Dragon Shrine //
I see.
I suppose it could be called a curse of excitement.
It's exactly how you saw it, Black Dragon.
Do you wish to remove that curse?
I thought I did but now I don't know anything!
As you can tell, it's just absurd living with this.
You are aware that one of the Seventeen Dragons, Red Dragon, resides in Nile Kamul, yes?
That one, Red Dragon, has gone mad.
I want you to join the combined expedition among the three countries...
...and examine Red Dragon with your very own hands.
Am I allowed to use any other body parts to accomplish that?
The scar placed upon you shall again seal the deal wit me.
This scar scarred Meryl Streep...
I have nothing else to say to you.
I appoint you, Swellow Clazzvali, to the Black Dragon Knights.
Contract Seal, release!
I bring the tyranny of Black Dragon!
This power is supposed to be saved for finishing off Green Dragon...
But this is my sin too...
Black Blade...
Hueeehahhh!
My contract and your curse are connected.
When differing powers of humans and dragons come together as one...
N o bunaga!!
I know of the Black Blade which the Black Dragon Knights use,
but that is not quite the same.
I can't believe how gracefully he uses his instruments to ruin...
I wonder how he would use me.
My lord...
My greatest joy is to offer all of the dying blood flowing within me to you, my lord...
Ibukey, are you okay?
I...couldn't kill Nobunaga.
Ibuki?
╒ミ
Hiel...
It seems that this is the clue that my friend ReDragon has left behind.
I guess it's only fair to say that it belongs to Swellow.
I recall an ancient legend saying that only mice can kill dragons.
Hello...
Excuse me, but it seems something queer is happening in Haiga.
Haiga...?
Ah, err... Hello, Shady?
Ah, Lord Ka Grava! Dnatia's bishop is in the city, and...!
Why don't you send an image to me?
How do I do that again?
Behold, citizens of Nile Kamul!
The one you see here is the true Imperial of Nile Kamul!
The one to become queen!
Lady Inori!
Inori!?
Inori!!?
She's...
..my self!
End of Part 7: Gunshot Bride
shout out to my man Gen Urobuchi
Act 8: Perfect Serenity.
Ibuki's alter ego, Inori, emerges from within the collective unconscious.
Will he be able to repress her before everyone dies?