Please excuse me, Princess.
Cosette, I'd like to ask you something.
Yes, what is it, Princess?
Even though my dress is being altered,
is it really necessary for me to bathe now?
What are you saying?
Ladies are expected to demonstrate exemplary cleanliness at the masked ball.
I brought my personal lotion with me just for the occasion.
What do you plan on doing with that?
An upper-body massage that will be better than last time.
Now, Princess, shall we begin?
Wh-What are you doing with those hands?!
How about this?
Not bad.
Then what about this?
It's all right.
It doesn't exactly scream "pick me," though.
Oh, it doesn't?
Everyone will be dressed up real fancy at this ball thing, right?
Even though I'm just after the meat,
this daughter of dragonkind isn't gonna be outdone by any nitwitted human!
I understand!
I'll find just the right gown for you, Miss Eco.
I'll crush you if you don't.
I'm bored stiff.
It's not like it matters what a man wears to these things.
Yes?
It's me.
Princess?!
May I?
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
What's going on here? Wh-What is all this?
Why am I sitting beside the princess... on my bed?
And what's that supposed to mean?!
Uh, P-Princess, don't you have a fitting right now?
M-My gown is being altered.
It's become tighter across the chest this past year, so...
Now look what you made me say!
S-Sorry!
Is something bothering you?
Yeah. Will you hear me out?
Yggdrasil Rising
Nope.
Nope!
Are you messing with me or something?
N-Not at all!
You're just so demanding, Miss Eco.
I told you. As a dragon, I have to be better than those humans!
Especially that Silvia.
Do you dislike Princess Silvia?
Not exactly,
but she's been getting awfully friendly with Ash lately.
It makes me feel all mixed-up inside.
You certainly have it rough, Miss Eco.
How so?
Well, Ash is human, and you're a dragon.
One day he'll fall in love with a human girl, get married,
have babies, and...
Ash is human, and you're a dragon.
One day he'll fall in love with a human girl, get married,
have babies, and...
Miss Eco?
Milgauss... is Prince Julius?!
Father could never bring himself to go through with the execution.
The way Father was acting yesterday...
The stolen ashes...
What Milgauss said at the Willingham Mausoleum...
That first Necromancia...
The clues were all there.
I just didn't see them.
I'd be genuinely happy if my brother were still alive...
but what should I do now?
You know, my dad...
He packed up and left right after my little sister was born.
We were forbidden to talk about him after that.
But one day, I asked my mom,
"Why did Dad leave?"
And?
She didn't answer.
But she promised she'd tell me when I was older and could understand better.
So I stopped obsessing about it.
What I mean is this.
Rather than spending your time worrying and wondering,
it'd be faster to corner the guy and ask him.
Right?
That would make my life easier.
You're right.
Thank you.
It's nothing.
U-Um...
U-Uh, Princess?
A-Are you all right?
The lightning's pretty far off now, so you can let go.
N-No! No, no, no, no, no!
What the hell are you thinking?!
She's the fourth princess of Lautreamont Knight Country!
She's preoccupied with this whole Prince Julius thing!
I can't...
Pardon me, Princess.
The alterations to your gown are finished.
I-Is that so? I'll be right there.
Pardon the intrusion.
Say...
What's keeping Eco?
I knew full well.
I knew all along, and yet... this tightness in my chest...
One day he'll fall in love with a human girl, get married...
One day he'll fall in love with a human girl, get married,
have babies, and...
Ash is a human, and I'm a dragon.
When he starts a family, I'll...
But... that's...
Eco?
She's gone. And with the ball starting any minute too.
Is something wrong, Master Ash?
Where...
I'm so lost.
What the... What are they doing there?
It's her.
Where are you?!
Miss Eco!
Stay back! Get out of here!
Eco's gone?
Yeah. Prim can't find her, either.
I understand.
Please attend the ball as planned.
But...
We servants know this castle like the backs of our hands.
Please don't worry.
We'll find her before you know it.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Where could she be?
Ash?
I heard about Eco and Prim.
No need to worry. Cosette will find them right away.
Yeah, you're right.
Milgauss!
What are you doing here?!
Dear me! You have business with my servant?
Just a case of mistaken identity.
Wait!
Stop. I've seen that noble before.
What?
He's representing the Zepharos Empire at the Continental Congress.
Margrave Klaus Vandenhul.
Seikoku no Dragonar
Stay back! Get out of here!
Huh?
If I can just carry out Master Milgauss's orders...
Quit glaring at him, Ash.
Huh?
He may be from the Empire, but he wouldn't dare start anything here.
But...
Focus more on your footwork. You're terribly out of step.
That's easy for you to say.
I've only learned the basics so far.
Thank you, Ash.
I feel better now that I've confided in you.
Princess...
M-Make no mistake.
I'm thanking you for listening to me. That's all.
Yeah, yeah.
No sign of Miss Eco on these floors.
Nor these.
So that leaves...
I was so nervous.
Do you think this is tougher than the Dragonar battle skills exam?
Maybe so.
What a marvelous dance that was!
Won't you dance another round with me?
Another dance? Gladly. But...
with that gentleman there.
Cosette!
It's Prim!
I've never seen anyone dance so beautifully.
Are you... my brother?
Why did you call me Silvie?
The Necromancia in Durham Square... Was that Mordred?
Answer me!
Is it considered proper in Knight Country to ask questions during a dance?
Princess!
How did it go? Is he...
I'm not certain. However...
he definitely dances in the Knight Country style.
Princess Silvia, Master Ash.
We've found Prim.
Please forgive me, Ash!
Why are you apologizing?
What happened?
If I hadn't said what I did...
Said what?
That Miss Eco was a dragon, and you were a human.
That one day you'd marry a human girl and have babies.
That must have made Miss Eco sad, right?
You imbecile!
Eco's a dragon, sure, but inside she may as well be a human girl.
Why was she born in human form, instead of looking like a dragon?
If I were Eco, I know I'd be fretting about that very question.
And you...
I'm so sorry!
That's all right, Princess.
Thank you.
Prim says Miss Eco was abducted at the old palace.
Abducted?!
Who was behind it? What did they look like?
They looked like they were from the palace.
Oh, but the maid who seemed like the leader was a Tantalos girl.
A Tantalos girl?
Milgauss!
Wait!
It's pointless to confront him directly.
But...
We scoured the castle for Miss Eco, but she's nowhere to be found.
If they've abducted her, they don't want to kill her.
Where would be a safe place to hide her during the ball?
Margrave Klaus Vandenhul's airship.
Beowulf !
There you are, Anya.
The experiment has begun, I see.
It's going smoothly so far.
Ubermana Beam No. 11, prepare to fire.
Cartridge loaded. Preparations complete.
Commence countdown.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two,
one.
Ubermana Beam No. 11,
fire!
We're shooting her with a concentrated beam of the immense amount of mana in Millennium.
Yggdrasil here can forcefully awaken adult dragons that never became Maestros.
Millennium, the mana-rich crystals said to come from thousand-year-old dragon fossils.
We give that mana to our subject...
...in order to make her reveal her true form.
Am I going to die like this?
Ubermana Beam No. 12,
fire!
Ow! It hurts!
It hurts!
Stop. Please... Please!
No change to Subject Alpha.
I guess we have no choice.
Set Millennium output to the maximum.
Eco!
No!
Ash!
Ash...
I can't feel it. My connection to Ash...
How stupid can I get?
This is what it took for me to realize...
my feelings... for Ash.
All Millennium engaged.
Final Ubermana Beam,
fire.
Wh-What's this?!
The mana detector has picked up an unknown mana reaction!
Yggdrasil is out of control!
It's not accepting the emergency shutdown signal!
Wh-What?
Quick, stop the device, before it runs wild!
No chance of that.
Huh?
All that energy harvested from the Millennium has been absorbed into Subject Alpha's body.
E-Eco?
Princess! Look!
Beowulf... What's going on?
Ash?
Ash! What is it?!
I don't know, but something's happened to Eco, for sure.
Ash!
It couldn't be...
Eco's in there?
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
Hang in there, Eco. I'll save you, I swear.
After all, you're my Pal, and I’m your Dragonar.
Our bond is absolute.
I won't let anyone tear us apart!
Next Episode
The Star-Branded Dragonar
So please... Please!