The Continental Congress.
Held every five years among the leaders of five nations,
this most critical conference determines the future of the entire Arc Strada continent.
This time, Lautreamont Knight Country was chosen to host.
Why would Eco and I be summoned to such an important event?
And this city we're going to, this Fon...
Fontaine?
Yeah, that. What kind of place is it?
The capital of Lautreamont Knight Country.
Cappy-tall?
It's so big that Ansullivan looks like a village in comparison.
So they might have crepes I haven't tried yet!
Maybe.
There it is.
That's it?!
Yes.
Our nation's capital, Fontaine.
In between the Zepharos Kingdom
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
Assembly in Fontaine
Welcome home, Princess Silvia.
I know you've just arrived, but the Paladin awaits.
I'll show my guests around first.
That won't do.
First you must greet the Paladin.
Sorry about this.
If there's anything you need, just ask Frieda here.
Princess?
Yeah. Let's get this over with.
Please follow me.
Security's pretty tight.
The host country must be careful,
taking every possible step to ensure the visiting leaders' safety
and providing them with hospitality during their stay. It's only natural.
Yes, of course.
You understand we have little time to entertain people like you.
Huh?
If you need anything further, please contact the attendant
provided by Her Highness Princess Veronica.
Princess Veronica?
In here.
I-I'm so sorry!
Prim?
Why, you...
Prim!
What is the meaning of this?
My clothes get really dirty while I clean,
so I work in my underwear.
You're allowed to get your maid uniform dirty!
I-I'm sorry!
I thought I was doing the right thing!
Hey! Quit staring!
Why do you have so many of these?
I get my clothes dirty all the time,
so I carry plenty of spares with me.
I see.
This is way too tight.
How can you wear this?
Prim, please take care of the two of them.
Okay!
But cleaning comes first.
R-Right!
Now, if you'll excuse me...
Cleaning...
Butt...
O-Oh, of course.
It'd be unpleasant to wear wet underwear.
Look!
I'm not wearing any either!
I said quit staring!
Prim...
Sorry!
Silvia Lautreamont has returned.
How long I've waited for you,
my darling daughter!
This old familiar pain...
The bite of your fist...
How closely you resemble your late mother Elizabeth!
How irritating.
And you sound just like her too!
You should be ashamed, getting off on your daughter scolding you!
Now, where were we?
Father, to what do I owe the pleasure of my invitation to the Congress?
I am a mere student, still in training.
You're the fourth princess and a Dragonar.
You're quite qualified.
I'm not the one who recommended you.
That was Veronica.
My elder sister?
She talks tough, but she recognizes your skill.
Then why bring Ash Blake and Eco here at such a busy time?
It is indeed a busy time for our nation.
But as you know, I'm just a figurehead.
The more everyone buzzes around me, the more free time I have!
In other words, you wanted someone to kill time with.
And I've been hearing so many rumors about those two!
You're such a child.
Thank you so much.
Now, then.
Let's check it out, okay?
Well, if you insist, I suppose I could go with you.
Let's do it!
Then allow me to lead the way!
Ugh! Let's hurry up and change so we can get out of here!
Whoa, stop!
Father, there is one more matter about which I must inquire.
Why so stuffy?
It's about my brother Julius.
Was he really executed?
Of course. What are you saying?
He was a dragonslayer who killed his Pal by his own hand.
Such a crime is unforgivable, even for a prince!
Yes, of course.
Princess?
He's a terrible liar.
Wow!
This place really is nothing at all like Ansullivan!
Five hundred years ago, King Lionel III of Chevron
named Durham the very first Paladin.
This statue commemorates that ceremony.
After that, Durham became independent of the Chevron Kingdom
and went on to establish Lautreamont Knight Country.
Oh, what's that?
Hey, reel it in, would you?
Sorry for running you ragged today, Prim.
Not at all. I apologize for lacking the energy to keep up.
Ash!
Hurry up, or I'll pop ya one!
I can't come all the way to the capital and not have crepes!
What kind of logic is that?
Got it! I'll have a chocolate mint and a cheese and raspberry!
Say... why are those people so stuck on each other?
Huh?
And why are you staring at them like you're jealous?
W-Was I?
Like a starving dog.
That hurts.
So why are they all over each other like that?
W-Well, uh...
probably because they're lovers.
Lovers?
Is that so...
You... can hold my hand if you want.
Okay, if you say so.
Hands only! Hands only! That's as much as I'll allow!
I-I know!
But do you? Do you really?!
I do, really!
That's...
That crest...
It's the crest of the House of Witershausen.
He's attending the Continental Congress from the Zepharos Empire,
as a representative of the emperor.
Cosette! Wh-Where'd you come from?!
I'm here to pick you up.
Seikoku no Dragonar
Banquet time! Time for meat!
Guess I'm not used to these clothes.
Banquet time! Time for meat!
They just feel so stiff.
Meat, meat, meat!
Don't make a scene, okay?
If we offend the head of state...
I'll be good.
I've gotta make it through the very last dessert!
What is it, Ash?
Uh...
It's just... I was just thinking how beautiful you are.
Now you listen here...
You didn't say a thing about my dress!
Y-You're beautiful too, Eco!
Like a forced compliment is going to make me happy!
You little shit!
The preparations are complete.
Huh? Commando girl!
Hey!
Follow me, please.
Ah, so you're Ash!
What a pleasant face you have!
And you must be Eco.
Just look at those horns!
Thank you both for coming all this way.
Please relax and enjoy yourselves.
And we were so nervous about meeting the Paladin.
I like him! This dude is super easy to talk to!
Eco!
Let me thank you again for handling that Necromancia incident
and the Willingham Mausoleum affair.
P-Please don't bow to me!
And so, Ash,
from this day on, you are a Dragonar.
Y-Yes, sir.
Huh?
What?!
That's why I called you here.
But, uh... isn't that title given to Maestro riders, like the princess?
Eco is a special dragon in the shape of a human.
It would be odd to measure her and regular dragons by the same yardstick.
Besides, given the splendid showing she's made so far,
can you swear she's not a Maestro?
Well...
And so I, as Paladin, have decided that you are a Dragonar from today on.
Frieda, if you would.
Certainly.
In the name of Paladin Oswald, Ash Blake...
is hereby appointed Dragonar.
I humbly accept.
Ash, a Dragonar?
If he goes on to become an Archdragonar,
he'll have the same standing as nobility.
That means he can marry royalty.
M-Marry?!
Your face is awfully red, Princess.
I-It's nothing!
So, Father,
I heard the emperor of Zepharos won't be attending this Congress.
He declined, citing his advanced age.
And they have sent a mere noble in his place?
They had no choice.
No one is immune to the ravages of time.
You're too trusting, Father.
First we talk.
We must not cause another war.
That's why tomorrow's masquerade ball is so important.
A masquerade ball?
Attendees cover their faces with masks and speak freely,
with no thought given to country or delegation.
Say, would you two like to go?
Us?
I know I'm going.
What about you, Eco?
If they have meat, I'm there.
Then it's settled!
Make the most of your evening at tomorrow's masquerade ball!
Y-Yes, sir.
By the way, Ash...
Yes?
There's just one thing I have to ask.
Wh-What might that be?
You're not in an impure relationship with Silvia, are you?
Huh?!
Father! What are you—
Ash, if you ever lay a finger on my darling Silvia...
I, Oswald, shall punish you myself!
Honest! There's nothing between the princess and me!
C'mon, Your Highness, tell him!
Master Milgauss!
You're looking well, I see.
Not bad.
Looks like you didn't know about Milgauss's arm.
Mahogany, the color of maturity.
Perfect for me now, at this particular juncture.
Are you that Tantalos girl he's got working for him?
Y-Yes. I'm Anya.
I am Klaus Witershausen.
Klaus... Military nobility from the Zepharos Empire.
This is ten years ago now.
A young man wandered throughout my country,
having lost his name, his rank, his reputation, and finally, his left arm.
He carried a curse, having committed a taboo in his homeland.
You talk too much, Klaus.
Whoops, a gag order.
Too bad.
Do you know what this is?
A magica-technica device?
Well, aren't you an observant girl.
I call this magic device Yggdrasil.
Who cares what it's called?
The question is, can we use it?
We can start testing it tomorrow.
All we need is a test subject.
A subject?
This device will force the young dragon Eco to awaken.
It was Milgauss's idea.
You mean... in there?
So your duty is?
To capture Eco.
Correct.
What a splendid little underling you have, Milgauss.
Is this a dream?
How did I fail to notice?
That face, that build...
That was none other than my brother's Pal, Mordred.
Silvia?
My sister! And Glen... and even Avdocha?
What do you mean, "even"?!
Are you saying you don't want me around you?
It seems I'll have to lay bare those udders of yours again!
Ow!
Since when have you ranked high enough to insult my sister?
I-I won't get taller if you keep doing that!
The very idea that you'd grow another inch past the age of twenty is absurd.
I heard that!
What business do you have here so early in the morning?
Oh, just something on my mind.
Mordred's ashes?
You too?
Yes. After the Willingham incident,
I investigated all of the dragon mausoleums.
And?
As expected, someone had removed dragon ashes from every mausoleum in the country.
Mordred's ashes, interred here, were no exception.
I knew it.
Did this Mordred thing ring any bells for you?
This man I saw at the Willingham Mausoleum the other day,
calling himself Milgauss...
We know of him.
This is just a hunch,
but I think that man might actually be our older brother.
Impossible!
H-He survived and became an Imperial army spy?!
It's just not possible!
There's more.
I sensed Mordred among the Necromancia that attacked Ansullivan.
Silvia...
Don't talk to anyone else about this.
The Lautreamont name stands to be deeply wounded just because Julius is alive.
I won't, sister.
How beautiful it is.
Yggdrasil is complete. With this, the dragonkind's power will be ours.
Soon the Imperial throne will be a dream no longer.
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
We meet at last, Ash Blake.
Shoo.
What?
This is where I have a fun time chatting with girls.
I don't need men in here. Go on now, scat!
You call me here only to treat me like this?
You've got some nerve.
Next Episode
Yggdrasil Rising
I'll have to show you a thing or two.
Wait, how exactly did you mean that? Hey!