I don't want anymore...
This is...
...too much.
Why you won't come here for me?
Ash!
Let us end this once and for all,
Daughter of Avalon...
A dream?
What are you doing up so early?
Y-You see... in the bed... uhm...
By any chance...!
Fafnirite?
That dragon discharge?
Lemme see!
No way!
It's 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... you wet the bed?
What did you think?
I figured it'd be fafnirite.
That would be even more embarrassing!
Is that so?
In between the Zepharos Empire to the north
Zapharos Empire
and the Chevron Kingdom to the south,
Chevron Kingdom
Lautreamont Knight Country
lies Lautreamont Knight Country.
Known as "the 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, young men and women
who have entered into bonds with dragons.
Lucca Sarlinen
Honestly!
At this time, for three employees to quit at once...
During the busy season!
And all three quitting to get married, too.
This is no laughing matter!
And the icing on the cake?
You should find yourself a man, too, miss!
They say!
Well, Princess Veronica is single! And me?
My work is my life!
So, uh...
Oh, right, the interview!
Of course, you passed.
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?
Please, be in charge of the front!
Whaaat?!
What? Eco-chan is taking a day off?
Yeah... she's pretty cranky.
To fix the rift between human and dragonkind,
a lot more communication is required.
It's Gemini's Moon. Finally, a training camp.
They're going to announce the selected members at today's assembly, right?
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.
Not that it has anything to do with us.
Yeah.
First-year Senios Jupito Dion-kun!
Here!
First-year Senios Alis Vargan-kun!
Here!
Called students, approach the stage.
And though she's absent today, our final camp attendee is:
third-year Unios Lucca Saarinen.
Playing hooky again?
I guess that's how you get picked for camp!
I just can't agree with that!
What is it? The criticism is quite strong...
No wonder. She hasn't attended class for three months now.
Who is it? Lucca... was it?
How come you don't know her? She's the student council secretary!
Maybe so, but I've never met her.
Lucca Saarinen.
She's an outstanding talent and is the youngest person ever to be chosen as a Dragonar.
She even beat Rebecca-neesan record.
Rebecca-san's?! That's amazing!
Silence!
These, are the selected members of our training camp.
Like I said, nothing to do with us.
Yep.
And finally, we have a student attending by special invitation.
Special invitation?
This time, for the students not selected to attend,
we created this new category.
Now for the head of the selection commitee, Rebecca.
Yes, sir.
I have chosen one student to attend by special invitation:
first-year Senios Ash Blake.
Huh?
Why would you choose me?
The fact that you've been given a unique pal in Eco.
Furthermore, you've defeated Necromancia
and driven out Avdocha, the Condemned.
You definitely have talent.
Huh...
But under the old selection criteria,
you wouldn't have qualified for sure.
So to let you attend the training camp,
I created a new special invitation.
All that, just for me?
Yes. Just for you.
I want to develop that talent of yours.
Can I expect great things from you?
Y-Yes...
Miss President!
Eavesdropping isn't admirable, you know?
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 the worst.
What do we do?
In short, the smoke source was the incense?
I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused.
No. As long as you're okay, it's fine.
Just be careful not to burn too much at once.
You're always right about the things you say.
So, I will be careful.
There's a limit to a ruckus that can be made.
Generally, what's with this coffin?
A coffin? It's not.
It's an Ecbladian bed.
A high-end bed you can also use at you funeral.
So it is a coffin!
Lucca's sensitive. Don't be too hard on her.
Lucca? So she's the Unios that got picked for training camp?
You, who have just joined the student council,
meets her for the first time, right?
Lucca Saarinen is an Ecbladian. They're called the forest fairies.
Her people have a knack for herbal medicine,
and their pharmaceuticals are highly valued the world over.
The Ecbladians are also a warrior clan,
with many Dragonars amnog them.
Of course, Lucca's skill is no secret.
She's broken my record
and become the youngest Dragonar in history.
By the way, Lucca, how are things with your pal, Gawain?
It seems that it's still not good.
Any idea what could be causing it?
I don't know.
It's not just that I can no longer ride him.
Gawain won't let me ride him.
So it's been three months since Lucca last rode Gawain...
Until we know the reason of that rejection,
we won't be able to help her.
No. I wouldn't say that.
The problem is that the the astral flow that connects Lucca and Gawain is being interrupted.
If this goes on much longer, Gawain's life will be in danger.
There you go!
Smells like sunshine!
Let us end this once and for all,
Daughter of Avalon...
Dragons draw lifeforce from humans through the astral flow.
If that's been interrupted for three months now...
Dragonar Academy
It's been two weeks since I infiltrated school cafeteria.
I still need to do some thorough investigation
and find their weaknesses!
You better prepare yourselves!
Ouchie!
Why did I think about him?
Anya-chan?
Coming!
What?
Help in the invitation traning camp?
And I can't close this place down either...
Why don't you let me do it then?
What?
Please, let me do it!
I'm coming in, Eco.
W-What happened?
You're late!
Calm down and eat.
What's wrong?
Are you all right?
Eco?
I had a scary dream.
Scary... dream?
And the bad guy in my dream... he looked like Necromancia,
but it wasn't.
He had nine eyes, too.
He was super-huge and totally bizarre...
It felt like... absolute evil.
And, even if I don't know him,
it feels like we've met a lot of times in the past.
Pardon me.
W-What?
What's wrong?
This is what someone did for me 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!
Don't get so cocky!
If you're feeling this good, it means you're okay.
Why are dragons seen in a different light?
Why do we consider them sacred?
The usual Eco-chan is back.
There are many reasons, to be sure, but chief among them is their capacity for magic.
Yep. Sleeping like a baby.
The human-dragon rift you were talking about...
It seems you fixed it.
No, it still requires a lot of communicating.
Ow, my back...
Still a lot, you say?!
All those late-night "discussions"...!
It's 100% not the thing you're imagining.
I wonder what Eco-chan's like at night...
Probably would say something like "Don't...!".
Lucca?
Gawain...
Lucca...
Rebecca-san,
how can we get Lucca and Gawain back the way they were?
Why, so sudden?
I didn't see my pal for the longest time...
...and then I met Eco.
Because of that I understand how Lucca must be feeling.
That's why, I can't just leave her like that.
I want to help her!
It's not like there is no way...
Please, let me hear it!
It could be very dangerous, but...
You must ride Gawain.
Huh?
When you rode Necromancia,
it looked like you could sense his intentions.
Well... yes, vaguely...
I want you to try the same thing with Gawain.
All right, I will try.
But first...
Lucca, can you try communicating with Gawain again?
Hmm... maybe not "communicate".
"Try talking with Gawain again".
Is that better?
What are you mumbling about? Let's go!
I'm still not ready yet...!
Hey!
Stop that...
It'll melt...
Quit staring!
Lucca, we have something important to talk about.
How cute!
Those horns!
Gimme!
Please, can I have them?
Of course you can't!
Then can I taste them?
No! Not the horns!
I belong to the p-proud dragon race!
H-How dare you...
I'll c-crush...
N-No, please... forgive me!
Cut that out.
Well, I guess I'll go back to sleep.
Lucca, please listen.
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, because we're meeting Gawain.
Lucca, good job on coming here.
Ash is about to ride Gawain.
It's for asking the reason he's rejecting you.
But first, could you try talking with Gawain one more time?
That'd be the best way to solve this.
Gawain?
Are you okay with it like that?!
As I thought.... it's not working.
Let's begin.
Bujeta, hombrera, brazal, guarda, escarpe!
Espolazo!
Ooh! Silver Knight-sama!
Just don't do anything rash.
I won't.
Thanks, Eco.
Save you 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!
Next Time
Ash?
What's up, Lucca?
Do you hate girls who aren't wearing underpants?
Why so sudden?!
So you hate me...
I didn't say that!
Then you like me?
Well, uh... I don't... hate you?
Next Episode
Moonlit Roar
You're nasty.
Why is there no middle ground?!