No!
This is...
It's too much!
Why aren't you here for me?
Ash!
Let us end this once and for all,
daughter of Avalon.
A dream?
Why are you up so early?
Uh, i-it's just... my bed... I...
You mean...
Fafnirite? The dragon discharge?
Lemme see!
No way!
It's too embarrassing!
Embarrassing?
Well, obviously.
It's okay. I promise I won't laugh.
I accept you just the way you are.
Really?
Yep!
All right.
Huh?
You... wet the bed?!
What did you think it was?!
I figured it'd be Fafnirite.
That would be even more embarrassing!
Seriously?
Between the Zepharos Empire to the north
and the Chevron Kingdom to the south
lies Lautreamont Knight Country.
Known as "Dragon-Rearing Land,"
it boasts the largest dragon population on the Arc Strada continent.
This small country with fewer than five million citizens is home to a unique school:
Ansullivan Dragonar Academy.
It aims to educate and guide dragon masters
and the so-called Breeders, those young men and women
who have entered into bonds with dragons.
sekai no domannaka de kimi to deatte
Meeting you smack in the middle of the world
kokyuu mo dekinai kurai ni natte
Leaves me breathless
chiisaku tokuntokun to hajimaru
The “something" between you and me
kimi to boku no nanika
Starts with small heartbeats
saa mou ikkai sora wo oshiete
Now teach me about the sky one more time
Seikoku no Dragonar
tori dake ga shiru habataku hane no omosa
Only birds know how heavy their flapping wings are
minna wa nani mo shirazu ni akogareteru
Everyone longs for wings without knowing it
kimi wa chotto setsunai kao de waratta
You smiled with a slightly sorrowful look
boku ni wa ne nani mo nai
I... I have nothing
demo kimi no namida ga hette
But if it makes you shed less tears
honki no kao de warau nara
And smile like you mean it
hero datte donnan datte
Then be it a hero or anything else
narikitte yaru kara sa
I'll become whatever you ask of me
zettai zettai zettai zettai hanasanai
I'll never, never, never, never let go
shindemo kimi dake no naito de iru
Even if I die, I'll be your knight
demo honki de naite kimi wa okotta
But you cried for real and got angry
tsumetaku nante sasenai
You said, “Don't be so cold to me"
to boku wa namida wo fuku
I wipe your tears
seiken nante nakutatte ii
I don't need a sacred blade
yuusha ja nakutatte kamawanai
I don't care if I'm not a hero
kimi hitori wo mamorikireru naraba
As long as I can protect you all the way
Lucca Sarlinen
Honestly!
Three employees up and quit, at a time like this?
This is our high season.
And all three are quitting to get married too.
This is no laughing matter!
And the icing on the cake?
"You should find yourself a man too, Miss!"
The nerve!
Well, Princess Veronica is single! And me?
My work is my life!
So, uh...
Oh, right, the interview!
Yes, yes, you're hired!
Thank you so much! I'll do my very best in the kitchen.
In the kitchen?
It'd be a waste to keep you behind the scenes.
Pardon?
You'll be working as a waitress!
Huh?!
What? Eco's taking the day off?
Yeah, she's pretty cranky.
We'll need a lot more interactions if we're gonna mend the rift between humans and dragonkind.
It's already Gemini. Almost time for camp.
Are they announcing the attendees at today's assembly?
Most of the glorious Order of the Sacred Dragonars of Lautreamont went to this training camp.
It's like a gateway to the elite track.
Well, it has nothing to do with us.
Yeah.
First-year Senios Jupito Dion!
Here!
First-year Senios Alis Vargan!
Here!
Please approach the stage.
And though she's absent today, our final camp attendee is...
third-year Junios Lucca Sarlinen.
Playing hooky again?
I guess that's how you get picked for camp.
What a crock!
Wow. Why all the backlash?
Well, she hasn't been to class in nearly three months.
Who is this... Lucca, was it?
How can you not know her? She's the Student Council secretary.
Maybe so, but I've never met her.
Lucca Sarlinen.
She's so talented that she's the youngest person ever chosen as a Dragonar.
She even beat Rebecca's record.
Rebecca's?! That's amazing.
Silence.
These, then, are our training camp attendees.
Like I said, nothing to do with us.
Yep.
And finally, we have a student attending by special invitation.
Special invitation?
This year, we have created a new category for those students not selected to attend.
Now for the head of the selection committee, Rebecca.
Yes, sir.
I have chosen one student to attend by special invitation:
first-year Senios Ash Blake!
Huh?!
Why did you choose me?
Because you've been given a unique Pal in Eco.
Because you defeated the Necromancia and drove out Avdocha, She Who Condemns.
You definitely have talent.
I-I see...
But under the old selection criteria,
there's no way you would've made the cut.
Accordingly, I came up with a whole new category,
just so you could attend training camp.
All that, just for me?
Yes. Just for you.
I want to develop that talent of yours.
Can I expect great things from you?
U-Um...
Miss President!
Eavesdropping is most unbecoming.
Miss President! It's an emergency!
A fire?
Where?
Isn't that the Ecbladian's room?
A-A coffin?!
No way!
I-Is she dead?
Oh no! What are we gonna do? This is terrible!
What should we do?
So all that smoke was from the incense?
I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused.
No problem. At least you're all right.
Just be careful not to burn too much at once.
You're always right.
So yes, I will be careful.
There's trouble, and then there's trouble.
I mean, what's with the coffin?
It's not a coffin.
It's an Ecbladian bed.
A versatile bed you can also use at your funeral.
So it is a coffin!
Lucca's sensitive. Don't be too hard on her.
Lucca? So she's the Junios who got picked for training camp?
This is the first time you Student Council newbies have met her.
Lucca Sarlinen is an Ecbladian, a fairy of the forest.
Her people have a knack for herbal medicine,
and their potions are highly valued the world over.
The Ecbladians are also a warrior clan, with many Dragonars among them.
Of course, Lucca's skill is no secret.
She broke my record
for being the youngest Dragonar in history.
By the way, Lucca, how are things with your Pal, Gawain?
Not good.
Any idea what the problem is?
No.
It's not that I can't ride him anymore.
Gawain won't let me ride him.
So it's been three months since Lucca last rode Gawain.
We can't do much to help if we don't know why he won't let her ride.
I wouldn't be so sure.
The problem lies in an interruption of the astral flow that connects Lucca and Gawain.
If this goes on much longer, Gawain's life will be in danger.
So there!
Smells like sunshine!
Let us end this once and for all,
daughter of Avalon.
Dragons draw life force from humans through the astral flow.
If that's been interrupted for three months now...
Seikoku no Dragonar
It has been two weeks since I infiltrated the school eatery.
I'll investigate this place thoroughly
and find their weakness!
They'd better prepare themselves!
Ow...
Why did he come to mind?
Anya?
C-Coming!
Huh?
Your help is needed at the training camp?
I can't very well close this place down.
Why don't you let me run it, then?
What?
Oh, pretty please?
I'm coming in, Eco.
Wh-What was that for?
You're late!
Hey, slow down, okay?
What's wrong?
Are you all right?
Eco?
I had a nightmare.
A nightmare?
And the bad guy in my dream looked like the Necromancia,
but it wasn't.
He had nine eyes, for one thing.
He was super-huge and totally bizarre.
Just, like, absolutely evil.
And though I shouldn't have known this... this thing,
it felt like we'd met lots of times before, way back then.
Scoot over.
Wh-What?
What's going on?
This is what we did when I was little and too scared to sleep.
Ash...
And if we sleep together like this,
you probably won't wet the bed again, either.
Do you seriously think I'd commit such an indignity again?
N-No! I meant no offense, honestly!
Well, you'd better quit it!
Does this mean... you're feeling better?
Why are dragons seen in a different light? Why do we consider them sacred?
The old Eco is back, I see.
There are many reasons, to be sure,
Yep, sleeping like a baby.
but chief among them is their capacity for magic.
So you fixed that human-dragon rift you were talking about.
Now, then...
Trust me, we still have a long way to go.
Ow, my back.
A long way to go?
All those late-night "discussions"...
Whatever you're picturing, it didn't happen.
I wonder what Eco's like at night.
Probably all "No, don't."
Lucca?
Gawain.
Lucca.
Rebecca, how can we get Lucca and Gawain back the way they were?
Well, this is rather sudden.
I didn't see my Pal for the longest time,
and then I met Eco.
I can relate to how Lucca must be feeling.
Therefore, I can't just leave her like that.
I want to help her!
There is a way, but...
Please tell me!
It could be very dangerous.
You must ride Gawain.
Huh?
When you rode the Necromancia,
it looked like you could sense its intentions.
Well, yes, vaguely.
I want you to try the same thing with Gawain.
All right. I will.
But first...
Lucca, can you try communicating with Gawain again?
Hm, maybe not "communicate."
Try talking with Gawain again.
Is that better?
What are you mumbling about? Let's go!
I'm still psyching myself up.
Hey!
Stop that.
It'll melt.
Quit staring!
Lucca, we need to talk. It's serious.
How cute!
Those horns!
Gimme!
Can I have them, please?
Of course you can't!
Then can I taste them?
No! Not my horns!
I belong to the proud dragon race!
Wh-What are you...
I'll c-crush...
N-No, please... please, stop!
Cut that out.
Well, I guess I'll go back to sleep.
Lucca, listen to me.
Rebecca's waiting at Dragon Pen 7.
What are you going to do to Gawain?
Don't worry. We're not doing anything.
This is for you and Gawain.
All right. I'll get ready.
Why are you undressing?!
I'm changing to go meet Gawain.
I'm glad you came, Lucca.
Ash is about to ride Gawain.
That way, we can ask why he's rejecting you.
But first, could you try talking with Gawain one more time?
That'd be the best way to resolve this.
Gawain?
You're giving up already?!
It's just...
not working!
Let's begin.
Bujeta, hombrera, brazal, guarda, escarpe!
Espolazo!
Oh! Sir Silver Knight!
Just don't do anything rash.
I won't.
Thanks, Eco.
Save your words. Thank me with crepes.
We're counting on you, Ash.
Gawain, why are you rejecting Lucca?
Tell me how you feel!
Gawain?
Ash! Above you!
Ash!
Can you feel the intensity?
cho cho cho cho cho chou eguin ja nai
Our hardcore love in training
chouzetsukyuu no choukyou love
I'm about to kiss you
chu chu chu chu chu chuu shichau kurai
Pay attention
youchuumoku
Joy! Joy! Joy! Bring it on
joy joy joy joutou jan
Bomb! Bomb! Bon! Cute! Bon! Bon! Bonsoir?
bomb bomb bon cute bon bon bonsoir
Give me your supernova by the name of love
ai no iu na no supernova choudai yo
Joy! Joy! Joy! That's cheesy
joy joy joy joutouku
After some awkward scat singing, I snatch you away
dabadaba pappii papou sukyatto shichatte touhikou
Bomb! Bomb! My carnal desires are taking over
bomb bomb bonnou bakka zoushoku
I might appear mannish
manisshu na ura ni kaima miseru
But I have my girly moments, so how's that?
gaarii na cherisshu ika hodo
You must say it in your own words
jibun no kotonoha de iwanakya
Agreed! Acid? Neutral?
sansei sansei chuusei
And you call yourself Homo sapiens ?!
anta sore demo homo sapiens
There will be a storm of love
makiokose koi arashi
An avant-garde rhapsody
avant-garde rhapsody
I'm competing for your heart
sette sette sette
Let me tell you how much I love you
koigokoro koushin
I love you the "mostest,” not just "most”
most ijou no mostest
I was born a dreamer
sentensei no dreamer
I won't let the love fade away
sakibosori wa iya iya
If you won't come, I'll just pull you closer
konai nara hiku wa
I have it all planned out
kakushinhan da yo
Can you feel the intensity?
cho cho cho cho cho chou eguin ja nai
Our hardcore love in training
chouzetsukyuu no choukyou love
I'm about to kiss you
chu chu chu chu chu chuu shichau kurai
Pay attention
youchuumoku
Yes! Rockin' on!
Next Time
Ash?
What's up, Lucca?
Do you hate girls who don't wear underpants?
That's pretty random!
So you do hate me.
I didn't say that!
Then you love me?
Well, uh, I don't... hate you?
Next Episode
Moonlit Roar
You're nasty.
Geez, put me between a rock and a hard place!