Lailah! Inside the tornado...!
- Impossible... - No way!
A dragon!
It's on the move!
Alisha! Alisha!
Alisha, it's coming this way!
Guards! Where are the guards?!
It's heading towards the palace!
Alisha!
#07 To Each His Own Thoughts
Allow anyone seeking shelter into the palace!
- Understand? - Yes!
Huh? Look...!
Sorey!
It's too dangerous!
Sorey, do you have a plan?
No... No, I don't! But...
Sorey!
Are we safe?
The dragon, a symbol of bad luck, that brings death and destruction.
Say, Lailah... Is that dragon also the manifestation of Malevolence?
Yes, probably.
But I can't believe my eyes... that a dragon actually appeared.
Sorey!
Alisha!
Thank you for saving Ladylake!
N-No, I...
Sorey, look!
The dragon disappeared!
It's the Shepherd!
Master Shepherd! Master Shepherd!
The Shepherd!
Wait! Calm down, please!
Oh, Shepherd!
Thank you!
You stopped that dragon with your powers, Shepherd.
I didn't do anything.
Such modesty.
Shepherd, I have a request to ask of you.
As a token of our appreciation, will you join us for a meal?
What do you say?
Lord Bartlow, what are you up to?
Why, it's just common courtesy.
All I'm doing...
is offering the Shepherd a little repast.
Sure, I'll take you up on it.
Oh! The Shepherd has accepted my invitation!
Sorey...
Will you come too?
Master Shepherd!
I'm sorry, can you stop?
- Lailah... - Yes.
Malevolence hasn't consumed Ladylake yet, but there's not much time.
That's the feeling I get.
We must do something.
Welcome!
Please stay right there, Princess Alisha. I will escort you.
Escort?
I have a message from His Majesty the King...
"Come immediately to the Palace."
- No one told me! - His Majesty...
awaits.
It seems you are not wanted here, Lady Alisha.
Forgive me, Sorey, but...
I'll be fine.
Master Shepherd...
Welcome, Shepherd.
Hello.
How are you acquainted with Princess Alisha?
We're friends.
Friends?
It hasn't been long since we met, but I consider her a good friend.
I see. Can we be friends too?
You want to be a friend?
That's not the impression I get.
Here's a toast.
Sorey...
Be careful of what you partake.
It's good.
Yeah, this tastes good.
Is it to your liking? It's the pride of Hyland.
Although with one disaster after another, the harvest has been small lately.
Why did you want to see me?
What are you going to do from now on?
We would be most happy....
if we could rely on your help.
I'm sorry, I have plans.
May I ask what they are?
I'm going to pursue the dragon.
Pursue and do what?
I don't know what I can do, but...
if the dragon is the symbol of bad luck...
I may be able to find a clue to make the world better.
Sorey...
Alisha!
Here you are.
The sun is setting. I guess we'll call it a day.
Sorey, I am being sent to Marlind.
It's a direct order from His Majesty.
Is that because of that Bartlow fellow?
I don't know. But even if it is...
I can't ignore the people who are suffering from the epidemic.
Was it wise to let the Shepherd leave like that?
If he's leaving Ladylake, there won't be any bloodshed here.
Then what about the war preparations?
Of course, we proceed.
Lailah, can we talk?
What's wrong, Mikleo?
Watching Sorey today made me think...
That since becoming a Shepherd, Sorey is facing his destiny head on.
Do you feel that he's become unreachable?
I wonder... I'm not sure.
Well then, what do you feel you must do from now, Mikleo?
I don't know that either.
I don't know, yet...
I feel like this current relationship isn't going to work.
Sorey has become a Shepherd, so what am I supposed to do?
I left the village thinking I would travel with him.
Will you return to Elysia?
No, although it did cross my mind.
If Sorey is going to travel the world as a Shepherd,
I cannot let him go alone.
You really love Sorey, don't you, Mikleo?
We're stuck with each other, that's all.
What you can do for Sorey?
There's definitely something.
Lailah, we're going after Mikleo right away!
What if a hellion appears? He can't handle it alone!
He should know that by now!
Why'd he go alone...?!
I guess Mikleo had a reason...
to go alone.
You don't have to go after him?
I have things to do if I'm to become a real Shepherd.
If you leave the town of Ladylake
and keep heading all the way north, you'll come to a huge lake.
And you'll find the Galahad Ruins.
A Divine Artifact that can suppress evil spirits slumbers there.
A Divine Artifact?
It's like what the Sacred Blade is to me.
A sacred relic.
If you are able to take possession of it...
I will acquire the power to assist Sorey.
I believe so.
You're going then?
Sorey!
The spread of disease doesn't wait for anyone.
Here, Alisha.
This is...!
I'm sorry, I meant to return it sooner.
Mikleo found it in the ruins.
Thank you! This makes me so happy.
It's very precious to me.
Sorey, if it's possible, even part of the way...
would you accompany us?
Sure thing!
People saw for the first time that dragons really do exist.
The legend was unveiled and became a reality.
Do you know about this legend?
Yes. Rayfalke Spiritcrest.
It's mentioned often in dragon folklore...
A steep mountain where people rarely go.
Okay, I'll head out there.
They're called trangelongs and are found only in these woods.
Aren't they dangerous?
Don't worry. They're gentle creatures.
Damn, what kind of hellion is it? A snake? Or lizard?
- Eat your fill. - Thanks.
What about Lailah? Doesn't she need to eat?
She says not to worry.
Have something to drink at least.
I found some ripe fruits nearby.
I grated them and added hot water.
Sour! But...
Right?
Yes, delicious!
Sorey...
Alisha, are you ready?
Alisha?
Lailah!
-Thank you, Alisha. - Don't mention it.
Trangelongs never attack men!
Sorey...
I know. That's...
a hellion!
Two more towns and one large river to cross to get to Marlind.
What kind of place is it?
It's the most populated city after Ladylake and is the secondary capital.
It's a very cultured city with the highest literary rate in the land.
Father was proud of it.
"Was"?
Are the effects of the epidemic that terrible?
We don't know what we can hope for even if medical troops go there.
Can I ask about you, Sorey?
Sure.
You told me once that you had never left Elysia.
There was a great fire when I was a baby,
and apparently, Gramps rescued me.
I've lived in Elysia ever since.
I wasn't able to talk to them, but they seem like wonderful people.
Yeah... We've been in a cage protected by Gramps.
I know that now that I'm here.
Sorey, you're...
- You're human, right? - Of course!
So...you've always been able to see seraphim?
Now that you mention it...
I guess I have.
Gramps said living together taught me to perceive seraphim.
I want to know more about seraphim. Will you teach me?
It says in the Celestial Record,
"in ancient times, people perceived seraphim and coexisted with them."
Seraphim existed in towns and villages, as earth in the land,
as wind in the sky, water in the rivers,
fire in the hearths, protecting life's equilibrium.
Earth, wind, water, fire...
Yes. Seraphim are not omnipotent. They have strengths and weaknesses.
Lailah is the fire seraph and Mikleo controls water.
And yet, we humans can no longer perceive seraphim.
Why?
Is that why this age of calamity was born?
Man lost their reverence for seraphim.
Their hearts became consumed with suspicion, wickedness and conflict.
That's what Gramps told me.
Then...
Does that mean humans are the cause of calamities?
I don't know.
But it's a fact that this world is overflowing with Malevolence.
And there's no mistaking that the calamities are growing worse.
You want to make a world where humans and seraphim can exist together.
You said that in Elysia, Sorey.
Strange how I remember that so clearly.
You probably said so because you've lived with seraphim since childhood.
A human all alone, but not lonely.
You're perfect as a Shepherd.
That's true. I never felt lonely.
Because I had everyone.
Because I had Mikleo.
If Lailah was right, the ruins should be around here.
I'm not going to lose.
We're getting close.
That's Rayfalke.
Let's go.
I win again today, Sorey.
I win today, Mikleo.
The moon is beautiful tonight.
Somewhere, Mikleo is gazing at the same moon.
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Lailah, why the serious look?
Sorey, I've been thinking about purification.
- Purification. That's difficult. - Yes.
I've just become a Shepherd.
To be honest, I'm not sure just how much I can purify this world.
Sorey...
But as I journey, I want to gain more power as a Shepherd,
to purify the Malevolence in this world as much as possible.
I didn't know you've been thinking of purification.
Well, I am a Shepherd, after all.
What is it, Lailah?
- It suddenly came to me! - Huh? What did?
To purify! Here goes!!
Sorey, you had an ALTARcation with Mikleo? How purgatorial.
It's definitely a purification.
Were you only thinking about puns?!
Next time: "Rayfalke Spiritcrest" Don't miss it!
Lailah, who is that child?